Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal to be announced this weekend

Archbishop J. Francis Stafford will ask Colorado the three great theological virtues,” Archbishop Staf­ we must commit ourselves to the ACA for Christ.” Catholics in 136 parishes and missions to reflect on ford said. “It is Christ who calls us to hope. I believe 'The AC A generates funding for 50 ministries spon­ the virtue of hope as he sored by the Archdiocese of launches the 1996 Denver. ACA-funded minis­ Archbishop’s Catholic Ap­ tries fall under the following peal (ACA) the weekend of Hearts on Fire and ACA fiind separate needs eight categories: Youth/ April 13-14. Young Adult Ministry; Tlie ACA is the primary What is the difference between the Hearts on Fire ond phase of the campaign will begin in pari.shes this Catholic Schools; Religious fund-raising vehicle for the campaign and the Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal? fall. Seven pilot parishes are currently launching Education; Catholic Chari­ Archdiocese o f Denver. It is Support for the AC A is crucial to 50 ongoing min­ Hearts on Fire to determine the best way to commu­ ties & Community Ser­ separate from the $64 m il­ istries of the archdiocese. Among these are: nicate the needs to be funded. vices- Hispanic, Black and lion Hearts on Fire cam ­ funding for the promotion of vocations and Hearts on Fire w ill fund case elements Native American Minis­ paign, which addresses education of seminarians; the Respect including: the renovation of the John Paul tries; Assistance to Par­ II Center for the New Evangelization; a seven vital needs during the Life Office; Catholic Charities; youth, ishes; Institutions and the Catholic schools tuition assistance fund next five years. young adult and campus ministry; the Monteria Mission; V’oea- This year’s ACA theme Colorado Catholic (jonference; the t t " for families in need; the construction tional. Spiritual and Min­ r - m and renovation o f Catholic high schools; is “By His great mercy, He Catholic Biblical School; the permanent isterial Development; and an endowment to ensure the future of has given us a new birth into diaconate program; Catholic School E)du- Community Involvement. cation Foundation, and many others. Catholic education; a capital assistance a living hope ...” (1 Peter Last year’s ACA contri­ Hearts on Fire is the first m ^or fund­ fund for parishes in need; enhanced fund­ 1:3), and the goal is butions topped $5 million raising drive conducted by the archdiocese in ing for Catholic Charities; and providing for $4,425,000. for the first time, a sign of 40 years. The m ^ or gift portion o f the campaign priestly retirement. “Our Catholic tradition Catholics continuing com­ was recently launched and has already resulted in Please prayerfully consider offering your support mitment to putting faith ranks hope — along with more than $3 million in gifts and pledges. 'The sec- to both Hearts on Fire and the ACA. faith and charity — among into action. APRIL 10. 1996 PA G E 2 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER

Imprisoned need Catholic involvement Shame o f betrayal BY KEITH COFFMAN healed by the cross When Bob Sylvester, director of Dismas House — a transitional resi­ BY FATHER JOHN KRENZKE dence for paroled offenders in Den­ ver — says “the criminal justice sys­ A reflection on the Gospel reading for the See tem is broken,” he speaks from per­ ond Sunday of Easter — John 20: 19-31. sonal experience. The resurrection event is the dawn of a new “I was convicted of a white-col­ age of God’s definitive act of establishing His lar crime and served 15 months in reign of love. Fear and joy, the Gospel tells us. prison,” he said at a luncheon dur­ are the mixed reactions of the disciples to the ing the annual Day at the Legisla­ events that will take a long time to assimilate ture, March 27. “ I lost my family and The disciples fear that they too may lose their ever>-thing 1 had — it was then 1 de­ lives — the fear is not unfounded. They are also cided to devote my life to prison re­ filled w ith joy in seeing and hearing the Lord form.” The disciples are quite ashamed of their be More than 250 people partici­ trayal of the Ixird in running off under the cover pated in this year's Denver Archdi­ of darkness in the Garden of Gethsemane. They ocesan Council of Catholic Women’s have all sinned. Peter has sinned grievously by Day at the Legislature under the denying his relationship with Jesus and taking theme, "Am I My Neighbor’s Keeper? a false oath. Prisons: Fact and Fiction." ..lesiis wishes them peace. Tb give them and It was while incarcerated that M A R Y Rausch, legislative chairperson for the l)At'C\^. addressed the an us the power to forgive effectively is to endow Sylvester met Jesuit Father James nual Day at the Legislature at the State Capitol. ;« us w ith the heart of divine power. We gaze with Sunderland, archdiocesan chaplain wonder at the magnificence of the divine power of prison ministry. A friendship developed that changed funding for prison construction He urged the assem­ in the creation of the world, but to forgive is to the course of Sylvester’s life. blage to become active in the plight of the imprisoned I use a far deeper divine power than the j>ower “There are 2,200 people paroled a The 1996 Day at the Legislature year and most of them have no support began at the Cathedral of the Im­ that brought the physical world into existence system awaiting them,” Sylvester said. maculate Conception with an invo­ God created the world; we disrupted it with "The prison system doesn’t prepare cation led by Father John .-\nder- sin and now in being given the gift of the Spirit, p>eople for release. It all starts with giv­ son, rector. Welcoming statements we have the ability to renew and recreate this ing them dignity and resp>ect — our hope were made by L).-\CCW President earth in God’s holiness. The purpose of the story in Genesis — man V is to restore the soul and mind to make .•Mice .-\nne Pilkington; Loretto Sis­ that person whole again.” ter Ixiretto .-\nn Madden, spiritual and woman created in God’s im age — is now seen 7 Operating as a non-profit corpora­ moderator; and Mary Rausch, leg­ and understood in its ultimate potential. God’s tion without government funds, Dismas islative chairperson. spirit in us and the ability to forgive and heal boasts a success rate of 75 porcent since Sister of Mercy Peggy Maloney, and grow allow humanity to realize its destiny its oponing three years ago. The recidi­ archdiocesan secretary for sexual con­ Thomas’s doubts are easily understandable vism rate for ex-offenders statewide is cerns. gave an update of vital social When Jesus is again present a week later, He 68 porcent within three years. issues, including the statement that invites Thomas to touch Him or rather to “put “We do nothing to stop crime by 45 piercent of children in Colorado are out your hand and place it in My side.” Thomas building more prisons.” Fatlier Sunder­ growing up in pxiverty. IS invited to experience a renewed fidelity to the land stressed to the gathering. “There The gathering reconvened at the person of Jesus. Jesus does not condemn is a lack of funding for programs in pris­ Capitol to join in a panel discussion Thomas’s doubt. Jesus invited Thomas to be ons. and long waiting lists for the pro­ J a m r $ B o c a ' I H 'H p h o to with.\rapahoe County Judge Stephen lieve again Thomas responds to the invitation grams that they do have.”’ FATHER James Sunderland Ruddick; Dianne Tramutola-Lawson to believe by confessing, “My Lord and My God " Father Sunderland also said law­ of CURE, a prison reform group; .Sen .-\ blessing (spiritual prosperity) is pro makers have ignored the “spiritual element” of the in­ Lloyd Casey. D-Northglenn; and Larry Trujillo, chair noil need on us who have not seen Jesus in the carcerated by eliminating funding for the state’s prison man of the State Board of Parole. flesh but have acknowledged Him in the heart chaplain program, while at the same time increasing Continued on [Xige The core of believing is trusting and putting one’s security in God. It is good to be able to put one’s Memorial Mass for Father Gottschalk scheduled hand in the wounds o f Jesus, but it is better to be able to put one’s life in His divine heart. In a 1989 interview with the Denver Catholic Reg­ nera 1 M ass. It offers them an opportunitv to offer ister, Father .Andrew Gottschalk recalled prayers of thanksgiving for the mini.'try and ser\ice being present for his father’s death. Father Gott.schalk provide at 7 p.m.. at St. Helena Church •’tractorcaclc" to Washington. 1) ( ’ , which grade. Ttie Register apologizes for any confusion in Fort Morgan, 917 W. 7th Ave. He died he recalled in the same/fegi.Bishop George Fitzsimons of proudly accompanied the tractorcades to Washington the Salina Diocese, priests of the Archdiocese of Den­ about ten years ago." 200 Josephine Street ver. and Capuchins of the Province of Mid-.America. For more information on the .Memorial .Mass, Denver, CO 80206 The Memorial Mass ha.s been planned in Fort please call St Helena Church at '970- S7G-2885. (303) 388-4411 Morgan for those who were unable to attend the Fu- PRESS Editor Peter James Droege OFFICIAI. Advertising Director I^urie L. LawTcnce Mass to commemorate tragedy AKCHBISHOP .S OFFlCn (ieneral Manager; Francis X. Maier On April 19, the one-year anniversary of the 200 Josephine Street riir Ik-nvrr ( atholic Register (USPS 557-020) Is pub bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City Denver. Colo 80206 llstird weekly except the last week of December and the llrst week of .J.-uuiary by the A rch d iocese o f D enver and will be observed at the Church of the Holy Ghost, Appointments printed by I’ubllcatlon Printers. Second-class postage paid 1900 California St. in Denver. Archbishop J. Fran­ In Denver, t'olo. Subscriptions: $18.75 per year In Colo­ cis Stafford will celebrate a Memorial Mass for the Reverend Ronald G. Kreul. O P. granted rado. $27 |>er year out of state. Foreign countries: $29 sur- victims of the bombing tragedy at 12; 10 p.m. Presbyteral Faculties of the Archdioce.se of Denver, (me. all countries. 6-8 weeks for delivery; $135 air, all other The Oklahoma City bombing trial will take effective immediately until his assignment in the countries (average) Mexico. $48 air, Canada $66 air. place at the Federal Courthouse, blocks from Holy Archdiocese of Denver is completed He will l>e in Postmaster Send addrena change* (o;(Circulation Depi.)Th* Ghost Church. residence at St. Dominic Priory, Denver, Colo. Denver Catholic Register, 200 Josephine St.. Denver, CO 80206, I Phone .388-4-1I I . ext. 132 APRIL 10. 1006 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER PA G E 3

BETHLEHEM Father Walter Huber confirms a youth at Notre Dame Church FATHER John A. Canjar, assisted by Deacon John E. Pontillo, washes the feet of Harriet Storrs during Holy Thursday services at St. Mark Church in Westminster

THE WAV of the Cross is celebrated in downtown Denver FATHER Leo R. Horrigan, pastor of Notre Dame Church, presides during the blessing o f the Paschal fire as a public witness against violence. at the church. Gina Packer holds the small candle at front. Holy Week celebrated in northern Colorado BY CHERM. DOYLE-RUFFING though she was raised in a “basically Christian home,” her fam ily did not go ith approximately 1,015 persons to church. “ I always wanted to go to receiving the sacraments of bap­ church on a regular basis, but I never Wtism, confirmation and First Eucharist had the opportunity," she said. in parishes throughout the archdiocese Her father’s death a few years ago, on Holy Saturday, the however, affected her Church of Northern life in a way that even­ Colorado experienced tually led her to Ca­ rapid growth over­ tholicism. “I just felt night. more and more that According to Jan there was something Bottelsen, director of that needed to be Christian initiation at brought out,” she indi­ Notre Dame Parish, cated. Although she where 28 were received wasn’t sure what that into the Church on Sat­ “som ething” was. she ARCHBISHOP J. Francis Stafford celebrates Easter Mass at the Adams County Jail. urday, “People just and her husband come.” Their reasons started attending Mass, for participating in the and she found her an­ Kreutz, noted composer, dies April 7 Rite of Christian Ini­ swer. Noted Catholic composer Robert vigil took place at Our Lady of Fatima tiation of Adults (RCIA) and entering Since enrolling in Notre Dame’s E. Kreutz died on Easter morning sur­ Church in Lakewood on April 9, at 7 the Church vary from individual to in­ RCIA program. Heifer has felt very rounded by his family singing his fa­ p.m. The Funeral Mass will be cel­ dividual. welcome in the church. “I’m extremely vorite hymns. An article about Mr. ebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow (April 11). Bobbi Heifer got baptized, con­ comfortable there,” she said. Kreutz will appear in the next issue The church is located at 1985 Miller St. firmed and received First Holy Com­ o f the Denver Catholic Register. The For information call (303) 233-6236. munion at Notre Dame because she felt Photo* by Jam e* Baca she needed to do it. She said that al­ AFIUL 10. 1996 PAG E 4 DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER New superintendent gained experience at Boys Town kids,” Dr. Bidder said. “We've become the best, be­ sistant professor of education at Creighton Univer BY CHERYL DOYLE-RUFFING sity have given him approximately 24 years cause those types of kids challenge you the of experience in education. He holds a most. So we are very good at education; we Dr. Norman F. Bidder brings to his new position master's degree and doctorate degree from are very good at treatment; we are very good as archdiocesan superintendent of Catholic schools the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. many years of experience in education and Catholic at training jjeople to be good workers with Although Dr. Bidder has general ministry. theories about education, he will not de Since 1987, he has served as director of education sensed and heard a lot about the velop any specific plans for the archdi o f Boys Tbwn Schools in Omaha, Neb., where he su­ opportunities and potentials of the ocesan school system until he learns pervised educational programs, youth employment I Catholic schools here in Denver. I more about it. and recreation. want to be on the firont edge of that. “1 get a sense that we have a very Dr. Bidder feels that the experience he has gained solid school system, but nothing is so at Boys Tbwn will make him an effective manager of kids.' good that it can’t be improved,” he said Denver's Catholic schools. Along with his work at Boys Tbwn, Dr. DR. S'or man Raider Although he has epjoyed his work at “Boys Tbwn is just so full of energy, focusing on Bidder's positions as a Catholic high school Boys Tbwn, he and his wife, Nadine, are both ready making things better for kids, really focusing in on principal, public school superintendent, teacher of hu- | for a change. “ I think it’s time for me to look for an kids who have great needs: abused kids, neglected u.anities, English, social studies and religion and as­ other mission. We feel there’s another chal lenge, and I sensed and heard a lot about tlie op portunities and poten tials of the Catholic- schools here in Denver I want to be on the front edge of that." Dr. Bidder and Nadine have five chi! dren: Tim, 19; Theresa. 17; Mary, 16; Sarali. I I. and Tbd, 12. Dr. Bidder 4 ^ was ordained a pienna nent deacon for the .\rch diocese of Omaha m 1991 Dr. Bidder w ill as­ sume his new responsi­ bilities in June.

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7 4 4 - 6 3 1 1 181 Vallaio Keturil to Wc'si dJilel .\\e'niie'. lle'llM 'i. (T )lor,iei() .SiiJ 1 •'-ll o. I >1 e .ill I t I. IX R 4. KV96 APRIL 10. 1006 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER P A G E 5 Pope prays for victims of NATION "war, poverty during Easter Hundreds urge Clinton Pope appeals for monks WASHINGTON — Struggling to BY CINDY WOODEN the pope said. VATICAN CITY — Appealing to keep candles lit under umbrellas in a Also on Good Friday, as has been Algerian kidnappers’ “sense of human heavy downpour, several hundred people VATICAN CITY (CNS) — From his custom. Pope John Paul walked brotherhood," Pope John Paul II — mostly Catholics — prayed at an April Bosnia to Rwanda, from the Middle unannounced into St. Peter’s Basilica pleaded for the release of seven 1 White House vigil aim ^ at persuad­ East to Haiti, Pope John Paul IPs shortly after noon to hear confessions. Trappist monks who were taken .March ing President Clinton to sign a bill to prayers were with the victims of war In the early evening, he presided 27 from their monastery. ban the partial-birth abortion procedure. and poverty as he celebrated Jesus’ pas­ over the solemn liturgy of Christ’s pas­ The pope asked for “the immedi­ Ix;d by Ek>ston Cardinal Bernard F. sion, death and resurrection. sion, venerating the cross and listen­ ate liberation of those religious who, l^ w and Washington Cardinal James “The Lord is risen and gives to ing to the homily of Capuchin Father as witnesses to the Absolute, cho.se to A. Hickey, young families, teens, college those who participate in his victory Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher of remain among a Muslim population students, retirees, parish groups and over death the courage and strength to the papal household. with whom they had established bonds priests gathered in a steady rainfall build a new humanity through the re­ Austere solemnity gave way to the of friendship and mutual respiect ” outside the White House to encourage fusal of every form of violence, sectari­ light of fire and candles in St. Peter’s Algerian security forces and mem­ Clinton to sign the bill, which would ban anism and injustice,” Basilica as the popie bers of the Trappist order believe the one type of late-term abortion. the pope said April 7 is Gospel is the light began his celebra­ monks may have been kidnapped be­ cause one of them, 82-year-old Brother Fast supports victims in his Easter bless­ which does not bring tion of the Easter ing. H Vigil. Luc Dochier, is a doctor. Government death but which develops and troops and members of the Armed Is­ I WASHINGTON — A Maryknoll Jesus has risen “The light of lamic Group — known by its French priest said a recent fast he and other with jx)wer, he said, brings to full maturity what­ Christ is for all initials as the G IA — had several skir­ activists held in Washington shows ever is true, good and beauti­ peoples and you, “bringing with him mishes in the area near the monastery support for those who have become the love and justice, re­ ful in every human culture. who, in this celebra­ victims of soldiers trained at the U.S. just before the kidnapping. spect, pardon and tion, are in a way the Army’s School of the Americas. — Pope J oh n P aul II reconciliation.” response of the na­ Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois, Auschwitz site of mall While a fever and digestive ailment tions of the world to the new evangeli­ of Columbus, Ga., was one of about 60 WAR.SAW, Poland — Building a zation,” he told the 10 adults he wel­ people who completed a 10-day fast forced him to cancel several engage­ shopping mall at the site of the Auschwitz March 28 at the U.S. Capitol in an ef­ ments in mid-March, the pope cut noth­ comed into the Catholic Church. concentration camp is a case of “bad taste” fort to push Congress to close the U.S. ing from his traditional Holy Week and The group, ranging in age from 19 to make a profit, said tlie priest in charge Army’s training school for I.atin Ameri­ Easter schedules. to 41, included five men and five women of an interfaith center close to the World can military at Fort Benning, Ga. The popie’s Holy Week and Easter from South Korea, Vietnam, China. War II Nazi deatli camp. “It's a way to express our solidarity liturgies were filled with prayers and Japan, France, Italy and the United “Auschwitz should be protected in with the poor of I^tin America who have gestures of solidarity for suffering States. view of its deep sensitivity for Jews,” become victims of the School of the Ameri­ people throughout the world. The Vatican listed the American as said Father Piotr Wrona, director of the cas," the priest, leader of the group, told The suffering of Christ continues 25-year-old Kishore Jayabalan. ( ’enter for Information and Dialogue ('atholic News Service in an interview. in modern-day martyrdoms and war, “Let no one be afraid of the light of "'fhe aimpany building the supc^r- but also in the “striking plot against Christ,” Pope John Paul said. “ His Gos­ market merely wishes to profit from Detroit papers addressed life which threatens persons and pel is the light which does not bring .•\u.schwitzs commercial attractivene.ss. DKTRtMT — Detroit archdiwesan peoples, especially when life is weak death but which develops and brings It has shown a total lack of g(X)d taste spokesman Ned McGrath has urged and defenseless, and which are mul­ to full maturity whatever is true, good in the process." he said the struck IX*troit daily newspapers to tiplying and becoming more acute,” and beautiful in everv human culture." heed their own arguments against us­ Walesa to get peace award ing strikebreakers as permanent re­ NEW YORK — Lech Walesa, placements for striking workers. Mother Teresa released from hospital named to receive the 1996 Path to Ijist July 2,500 workers from six Peace Award, will receive the award m unions struck the Detroit Free Press after fracturing collarbone .New York .May 22, according to the and the Detroit Xews. Before Labor CALCUTTA, India (CNS) — Charity. Vatican nuncio to the United .Nations. Archbishop Renato H. .Martino, the Day the papers began hiring perma­ Mother Tferesa of Calcutta was released Mother Vatican nuncio, told Catholic News nent replacement workers. "Maybe the from the hospital April 2 after falling 'Tbresa, who won Service .March 28 that Walesa was cho­ answer to this nine-month stalemate and fracturing her collarbone. tile Nobel Peace can be found in what the newspapers sen for the Path to Peace Award be­ Sister Priscilla Lewis, speaking P rize in 1979, Uiemselves had to say about the base­ cause "he was the one who brought his from the Missionaries of Charity founded the Mis- ball strike and replacement players just country back io democracy peacefully" one year ago," McGrath wrote He said motherhouse, said the 85-year-old nun sion.'tries of In a statement, he also praised the that back then “The editorial-page edi­ would need “at least two weeks’ com­ Charity in 1950. fornier president of Poland for “his ef­ tor of the Detroit News opined ‘... the plete rest" and that the sisters were The order, based forts on behalf of the rights of workers” players are right. {Organized baseball! glad to have her back. in India, runs or­ as leader of the Solidarity movement. attempts ... to coerce labor into work­ A spokesman for Woodland Nurs­ phanages and or- James Baca! DCH photo ing for the greater glory of the whole."” ing Home said the frail missionary had fallen during tlie night March .31 but ganizes relief for the Srikers get support had not fractured her left hand, as be­ “poorest of the poor” in QUINCY, Fla. — Mushroom work­ lieved earlier. India and more than 100 ers on strike and locked out of their jobs Mother Teresa had been scheduled other countries. e r t i l o m e at a plant in Quincy, near Tallahassee, to visit Calcutta airport the morning In 1989, M other F * have found support in Catholic parishes of April 1 to witness the arrival of 50 Teresa received a pace­ Lawn & Garden Products and in a union call to boycott their tons of medicines and supplies worth maker, and in late De­ employer’s Prime brand mushrooms. In more than $12 million. cember 1991 she under­ Florida, union representatives announced The gift, sponsored by the U.S.- went angioplasty. In the boycott M a r^ 27 on the steps of the based humanitarian organization 1993, she was hospital­ V.-;: Gadsden County Courthouse. It was the Heart to Heart International, was for ized for several days af­ second week of a worker lock-out. health care facilities run by Mother ter a fall in which she Teresa’s order, the Missionaries of broke three ribs.

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Klenda, CEP (SOO) 762-4980 Colorado Native* 15 Nears in Business* Member of Christ the King DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER APRIL 10. 1096 OPINION Message in sitcoms misleading not much like the real life I see around me. C r im in a l MARY BETH BON ACC I Another problem. It is extremely misleading to Okay. 1 confess I watch pxirtray young, single adults this way. If I were a teen­ in ju s tic e Friends. And Seinfeld. And ager watching these shows, I would assume that all occasionally if I ni bored, single adults have sex with everyone they date. 1 would Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a Caroline in the City and The think that this must be normal behavior. I might even light blue bus from the Department of Correc­ Single Guy. assume that when I became a single adult 1 would do tions stops at the corner of Potomac and East .All funny shows. Very the same thing. Colfax Ave. in Denver and newly released funny, espiecially in the case News flash: The world of young, single adults doesn’t look like tlie world of NBC’s Thursday night lineup. TVust prison inmates step out into freedom. With a of Seinfeld me. I’m a single adult. 1 know. Most of us date — but not $100 check in their pockets and little prepara­ But I’ve noticed that all of every weekend. And very few of us have sex with every­ tion, 68 percent will return to prison within these shows have .something one we date. We still consider pieople like that promis­ three years. in common. No, not the fact that they’re all based in New cuous. Many of us (we consider ourselves the smart ones) Can we, as a society, simply drop former don’t have sex with anyone at all. We’re waiting for mar­ inmates off on the street and expect anything York. No, not the fact that they arc all set in apart­ riage. Try to find someone on TV doing that less than a return to the cycle of violence that ments far more beautiful and expensive than the char­ It’s funny, but TV didn’t use to pxirtray single led them to prison in the first place? And how acters could actually afford. 1 1 once read that the apart­ pieople this way. Look at G illigan's Island. Seven pieople much suffering is caused to innocent victims ment on Friends would rent for over $6,000 a montli in alone on a desert island. Five were single. Ginger through this negligence? New York City.) Not even the fact that they all feature Grant may have pranced around the palm trees, but In times of great crisis, leaders are impxissibly beautiful pieople. Well, except Seinfeld. in the end everyone slept in their own huts. burdened with the resp>onsibility of finding No. TTie feature all of the.se shows have in common Then shows like Soap arxl Cheers came aloi.g. some kind of appropriate response. In many is that they all equate sex with dating. Have you no­ These shows piortrayed promiscuous pieople, but they ways, Robert F. Sylvester is an unlikely ticed this? Every time a character on one of these shows were identified as promiscuous. No one pretended that leading figure in welcoming ex-ofTenders is dating someone they immediately begin having sex they were the norm. (Norm? He’s a different story.) Now back into society. During a fiery exhortation — even if they have just bt“en out a few tunes. When It seems like most single characters on most shows at the 1996 Council of Catholic Women’s Day Ross and Rachel got together I thought. “Please, no. are promiscuous, but instead o f calling them promis­ at the Legislature, he spoke of his own Let them be chaste." But. alas, it was not to be. On cuous. they are piortrayed as average. They aren’t. imprisonment and why the Church must step their first date, they were already going at it. Monica .My pxiint? Don’t believe that all of the other single forward in prison ministry and follow-up IS already sexually involved with Tom SellcHrk’s char­ pieople m the world have gorgeous apiartments, size outreach. acter, a man old enough to be her father. (.-\nd who is in two waists and unlimited wardrobes. And don't be “The criminal justice system is broken. fact, a friend of her father’s. There* s realism for you. i lieve that they are all having sex on a regular basis The question is, what are we going to do .And when a couple isn’t having sex it becomes an It just isn’t true. about it?” he asked the assembly (see the issue for the show — a problem to solve. Phoebe ago­ It’s often easy to let the media aflfixt our view of the article on page 12). In his early 30’s nized over a guy who wouldn’t sleep with her: she was world. After all, how many o f you actually know young, Sylvester was a happily married, self-made afraid he wasn’t attracted to her. i Personally. 1 was single pieople in New York? If you’re rxit there and “they” millionaire. He lost it all after being con­ thinking maybe he was just a nice guy.) On Seinfeld, are, then “they" must know. OrJy “they” aren’t real. They are just imaginary characters in some sitcxim writer's victed of a “white-collar” crime. Jerry actually considered breaking up with someone fantasy of what tlie world should look like. While in prison, he was visited by the because she was too “good.” “You can't have sex with someone you admire," was the exact quote. Nice guy. Don’t pattern yourself after Ross or Rachel. (And chaplain. Jesuit Father Jim Sunderland. He These pieople are essentially promiscuous. .All of please don’t pattern yourself after Kramer.) Their lives recalls unloading all of his anger and frus­ them. aren’t real, their problems aren’t real and their prob­ tration on the priest, simply because he was I have a few problems with this. First of all. I don’t lem-free sex definitely isn’t real. present. “When he left, I thought to myself: see too many consequences to ali of this sexual activ­ well, he’ll never come back,” he recalled. But ity. No pregnancies. No diseases. Mary Beth Bonacci, a Colorado native, is a syndi­ Father Sunderland did return, and kept No devastation at a broken bond. .-Xmazing — and cated columnist. returning throughout Sylvester’s incarcera­ tion. The support and encouragement Sylvester received from Father Sunderland steeled his ‘We behave as we believe’ resolve to do something about the problems he BY CRAIG M. BOW.MA.N I^rmuda shorts, sandals, a tank-top shirt and sun encountered in the criminal justice system. tan lotion in such weather. Today. Sylvester is the executive director of Mullen classmates have long So it IS with faith. We behave as we believe. asked, and for every one of my For instance, one major tenant o f the Catholic faith Colorado Dismas House, which olTers a home 20 years in public education, proclaims that we are children of God. This gives us and supportive community for former prison­ my students wonder, too: all such dignity as no man may seek to take from us, ers. He receives no salary, only the satisfaction How did you do it’’ How except at the jienl of his own immortal soul. that he is responding to a crisis situation and did the black man go from Yet. how many Catholics do we see struttin’ their bringing 'nope to as m any lives as possible. orpihanage *o editorial page’’ stuff, proud of who tliey are — without resort to put- Dismas House is named for the “good thieC .So far only about 3.5 downs’’ \Mien even we Catholics see one anoth^*r show­ crucified with Jesus. Launched with seed years I. three gifts — each ing pnde in oneself, we immediately call for “humility," money provided by Archbishop J. Francis freelj- given by a gr<*at and putting oneself down, denying God’s gifts to one and all. Stafford, the facility provides a home and gracious (!od — begin to .Am I judging? Certainly not; I am observing some em ploym ent counseling for some 65 pieoplo make some seii.se: Faith, hu­ strange behavior from us folks who say we believe. every year. The program has a 75 piercent mor. and a hfetniie obsession .Are we the same folks who pity the family that didn’t success rate in helping former inmates avoid with beauty Nfore about listen to, or bc*lieve, that frigid forecast and perished returning to prison those last two in the next couple of rolumn-- in the ensuing, horrid blizzard? The cost p>er year for an inmate in the b'irst. a couple of problem.- with the faith issue The Catholic faith is practical, too, because it tells Department of Corrections is $21,000. Since One faith problem is that we segregate it from us that life is relished in the lacrimarum vale, the opiening in April 1993, Dismas House has the rest of our "real" life. So. we rarely take it to \alley of tears. Simply put, everybody suffers. No maintained an average cost pier px?rson. per our jobs, to school or even to church with us. That matter the skin color, the money, the sexual prefer­ year o f $1,350. This is m ade piossible by dona­ Credo in ununi Deuni sure sounds great on FWTN, ence. the talent, the family, the fame or power. tions and volunteer services. but will it work in the Catholic or public school class­ Tlianks. .Mamma Church, for the decades o f reality In 1980, the Colorado Departm ent of room’’ lessons. Fiut now, please, instruct us Catholic teach­ Corrections had a pxipulation of 2,500 and an You bet! But flashing our '-onservatism or liberal­ ers ill the public and Catholic schools on how we tell annual budget of $30 million. Currently, they ism isn’t faith — it’s partisanship. .Mother .Angelica young people that suffering is a normal part of life — have an inmate population of 11.500-plus and isn’t going to save mt any more effectively than some and not the result of racism, sexism. Eurocentrism, of-the-wall liberal blackrobe an annual budget of $269 million. Sadly, Afrocentrism, bathroomcentrism, homophobia, or just The genuine article called faith has .saved me and building prisons is one of the nation s biggest plain slothfulcentrism. countless others. And, frankly, I would much appreci­ growth industries. This last faith-reality is, for me, the most beauti­ ate it if we Catholics — bishops included — stopped Anyone despairing of hopie that anything ful; Along with uncounted others across time and using it as a pxilitical trump card. We get to .sounding space, I am a sinner, and rny pride-statement remains can be done to turn the system around needs to too much like Johnnie Cochran pulling the “race card." the ConCiteor Deo. And o f all the lines this proud, pub­ meet Bob Sylvester. He is an unconventional Example: Belief and trust drive behavior. If we be­ lic figure stands in, that Saturday morning confes­ blast of fresh air, but he needs lots of volun­ lieve the weather forecaster who predicts that sional line at Risen Christ is the greatest. teers and lots of help. Contact him d o P.O. Box tomorrow’s high temperature will be minus 10 degrees, If faith works for this angry, black, orphan 784, Denver, Colo., 80201, or call (303) 861- we will behave in the appropriate manner. We ll wear manchild, you others oughta’ try it sometime. 9441. the longhandle underclothing, plus gloves, boots, and so on. In fact, folks would think us odd if we wore Craig Bowman is a public school educator. APRIL 10. 1006 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER PA G E 7 OPINION A Catholic voice in the debate over immigration

As Catholic bishops of Colorado, we are deeply • Undocumented immigrants pay $7 billion per year address its root causes are not only ineffectual, but troubled by the growing hostility toward immigrants. in taxes, and legal immigrants pay an additional $63.3 permit the continuation of the political, social, and Legislation designed to deny rights and benefits to billion. The combined group receives only $42.9 billion economic inequities that cause it.” * immigrants and unfair portrayals of immigrants in in services such as education and public assistance. In addition to addressing matters of public policy, the media combine to form a climate of suspicion to­ • In 1990, undocumented immigrant workers paid the Catholic Church in the United States must con­ ward any person who looks or sounds “foreign.” Im­ $2.7 billion in Social Security taxes, and $168 million tinue its vital role in welcoming the stranger. The migrants have been scapegoated for such social and in unemployment insurance, yet they are ineligible immigrant is our brother and our sister, and as it says economic problems as crime, drug trafficking, welfare for benefits from these programs. In fact, undocu­ in the Rule of St. Benedict, “In the stranger we en­ fraud, and poor job opportunities for U.S. citizens. mented immigrants are eligible only for emergency counter Christ.” Some practical suggestions that in­ Such simplistic and hateful tactics move the commu­ medical care under Medicare and for nutrition ben­ dividuals and parishes can do to welcome immigrants nity away from the public discourse which must take efits through the Special Supplement Food Program are: place over the root causes of poverty. for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). • to participate in community organizations that When the Holy Father visited the United However, most do not uti­ offer English as a Second Language, citizenship States last October, he (minted to tlie Stntue lize these programs for fear classes, affordable housing, and emergency assistance. of Liberty and said, “Is present day America of detection by the Depart­ • to resp>ect the cultural traditions of Catholic im­ becoming less sensitive toward the poor, the ment of Immigration and migrants by making sure they can worship in their weak, the stranger, tlie needy? It must not! Tb- Naturalization. ’ native tongue. day, as before, the United Sates is called to be Catholic tradition defends • to initiate a study group on immigration issues. a hospitable society, a welcoming culture.” ' basic human rights, includ­ Resources are available on the diocesan and parish In the 1995 pastoral message, “A Decade ing the right to work. "The levels. For further information, contact the Colorado After Economic Justice for All,” the U.S. United States bishops sup­ Catholic Conference at i 303 i 388-4411. ext. 145. Catholic bishops addressed the economic re­ • to participate in a legisla­ alities that our country faces. We called for tive advocacv network a closer scrutiny of economic policies. The w as a stranger and We commit ourselves to con­ poor suffer disproportionately from any in­ tinue to reflect on the issue of im­ justice. Masking these economic injustices you m ade m e w elcom e.^ migration through the lens of Catho­ by blaming the poor and immigrants for lic social teaching and the Church’s these realities is morally wrong and grossly exjjerience in this country. We will inaccurate. As we said, “ It remains clear that port a generous immigration continue to stand in solidarity with the immigrants in the moral test o f our society is how the poor, policy and a U.S. commitment our community for “w’e are one human family, what­ the w'eak and the vulnerable are faring. And to providing a safe, temporary ever our national, racial, ethnic, or economic differences. by this standard we are falling far short.” * haven for those in need. We We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepiers” (cf Gn 4:9).* Colorado is a state very rich in its diver­ measure any policy on the sity of people and landscape. We are Native basis of whether it enhances, J. Francis Stafford, Archbishop of Denver Americans whose ancestors have resided affirms, or undermines the Arthur N. Tafoya, Bishop of Pueblo here for thousands of years. We are from families of basic protection of human dignity. We hold five basic Richard C. Hanifen, Bishop of Colorado Springs Mexican and Spanish heritage who never crossed the principles with regard to immigration reform: border, but who were themselves crossed by a border. • Persons fleeing persecution have a special stand­ 1. Pope John Paul II. Homily in Giants Stadium. Octobers. 1995 We are people of wide cultural and spiritual tradi­ ing and thus require special consideration as emi­ 2. United States Catholic Conference. “A Decade After Economic tions, many of us either immigrants ourselves or de­ grants. Justice for All," November 1995 scendants o f immigrants. • Workers have the right to live and work with­ 3. “Many Gifts — One People of God.' information packet for The following facts reflect that immigrants are out exploitation. National Migration Week, USCC. 1995 not to blame for the ills of our society: • Family reunification remains an appropriate ba­ 4. “One Family Under God, A Statement of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Migration," July 4, 1995, United States Catholic • Ninety-nine percent of the U.S. population con­ sis for a just immigration policy. Conference, Inc., p 9-10. sists of legal immigrants and citizens. • Every effort should be made to encourage and 5. “A Century of Social Tbaching: A Common Heritage, A Con­ • The foreign-bom population in the U.S. is de­ enable highly skilled and educated persons to remain tinuing Challenge, A Pastoral Message of the Catholic Bishops clining, from 15 percent in 1870-1920 to about eight in or return to their homelands. of the United States on the 100th Anniversary of Rerum percent in 1990. • Efforts to stem migration that do not effectively S 'o i'a ru m ' November 1990 ‘Hear my cries’: reader offers poem for the unborn

1 wrote the following poem in the The Church and her popes have would be refused the sacraments. ture or office are obliged to teach and hope that if it helped to change the continuously condemned freema­ AMY R WAGNER educate others” — is a “grave offense"; mind of even one woman contemplat­ sonry and associated groups for over Arvada that is. mortal sin. ing abortion, it would have served its two hundred years. Membership in Editor’s note: The Shrine Circus TOM LONGUA purpose. Hopefully, that one woman the Masonic groups alienates one raises funds which help provide care Westminster w ill read it: from the Church: the Church declares for hospitalized children and other Thanks to Lincoln bishop Prayer o f the Unborn that a Catholic/Mason may not re­ charitable causes. The issue o f accept­ Oh, my mother, think it through. ceive Communion. ing advertising from the organization We thank the Nebraska bishop for Is this what you want to do? It is time to make a genuine ef­ is currently under study. clarifying that one cannot belong to I heard you crying in the night. fort to be obedient to the TVuth, and groups which hold views contrary to the You seemed so lost and gripped by represent Christ who died for the Invitation was a ‘scandal’ teaching of the Catholic Church and fright poverty of our souls, our salvation. When I read in the Register that continue to call oneself a Catholic. O f all your future has in store BRIAN GAMACHE three pro-abortion politicians had We hope more bishops w ill be en­ For you and me and many more. Denver been invited to participate in the couraged and stand up for the teach­ “Day at the Legislature” of the Den­ ings of the Catholic faith. We, like many For friends and family you hold dear ver Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Catholics we know, hope that this is a You might succumb to your great fear Women (DACCW), 1 meant to send a signal to a return to a better under­ Ignoring urgent pleas I send LETTERS letter to the editor protesting their standing among the faithful of why the Church teaches what it does. Tb you, my one and only friend. selection, but 1 was preoccupied with We must not try to adapt the teach­ Separate, yet connected still other matters and the opportunity Must DCR run Shriners ad? ings of the Catholic faith to suit our I’m growing, moving at your will. slipped by. Then I read the letter by Must the Denver Catholic Regis­ (>ersonal needs. David Rusch of Boulder, doing exactly Tliis prayer’s for you, my mother dear. ter accept advertising from any group JAMES AND DOROTH\’ WIESMANN that. That only God might interfere that requests space? I think it is Wheat Ridge I wish to thank Mr. Rusch for his I f you should choose to be so bold scandalous to let the Masons use our letter, and also the editor for noting •lb cast me out into the cold. Catholic paper to give themselves Oh, my mother, hear my cries. publicity for their Shriner’s Circus, that Mr. Rusch had also sent a copy Letters policy Contribute not to my demise. given that the Church’s teachings re­ of a document proving the pro-abor­ Letters to the editor should be Name withheld upon request garding the Masons are that it is a tion stance of these politicians. brief and to the point, and must in­ cult and no Catholic may be a mem­ Mr. Rusch said, “The invitation clude the writer’s name, address Quit clowning around ber of it lest he be excommunicated. to speak at a Catholic function rep­ and phone number. Send to: Edi­ Can we please quit clowning Only last week in fact, the bishop resents a scandal of the highest mag­ tor, Denver Catholic Register, 200 around? The Denver Catholic Register of Lincoln, Nebr. issued a warning to nitude.” Josephine St., Denver, Colo. 80206. repeatedly (year after year), endorses his flock that anyone calling them­ The Catechism of the Catholic All letters will be edited for freemasonry by running Shrine Circus selves Catholic, yet belonging to the Church explains (No. 2284-7) that scan­ space and clarity. advertisements. Masons (and some other groups) dal — especially *1>y those who by na­ PA G E 8 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER APRIL lO. 1996

y brotliers M and sisters, pray for your priests. Ask the Lord to bless them with the *4- fullness of his love, to help them be faithful minis­ ters to Christ the High Priest, so that they will be % able to lead you to Him, the foun­ tain of your salvation. — A rch bish op J. Francis Stafford Zirn mer presents the O il o f Catech umens to Arch bishop J. Francis Stafford

PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS r Residents of Mullen Home for the Elderly Margaret Kalnanek Kathleen and Louis Van Beek

OIL BEARERS PRIESTS serving the Archdiocese of Denver process into Oil of Catechumens the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Joanne Zimmer Sacraments of Initiation Committee Sacred Chrism -earW Michael Cerbo Church of the Good Shepherd Oil of the Sick -m Sister Andrew, M.C Seton House

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50 Years (1946) o f commitment Reverend Herbert Banigan (not present) Iteverend Thomas Flynn, O.P. acred oils used throughout MICHAEL Reverend Walter Huber, S.M.B. Sthe year for baptism, confir­ Ct’rbo from Reverend Thomas More Janeck, OFM, Cap. mation, holy orders and the Church o f Reverend John Karssen, C.M. anointing of the sick were blessed the Good Reverend E. Hartrick Sullivan, C.M. during the Chrism Mass, April 2, Shepherd at the Cathedral of the Immacu­ presents the 40 Years(1956) late Conception. Oil o f the Reverend John M. Gibbons < not present) Archbishop J. Francis Stafford Sick for the Reverend Andrew Gottschalk (who died April 1) was joined by more than 100 fel­ blessing. low priests who renewed their 25 Years (1971) commitment to lives dedicated in Reverend Robert Staes. O.P. service to the people o f God. Nine Reverend Anthonv Short, S.J. jubilarians were honored for 50, 40, and 25 years of priestly service. Father Andrew 1.1 Gottschalk, who died April 1, was recalled on the occasion he was to be honored for 40 years a priest. NECROLOGY Eighth-grade youth from parishes including Blessed Sacrament; Good Shepherd; Holy Family; Reverend John J. Regan — February 7, 1995 St. Dominic; St. James; St. Louis, Englewood; St. Reverend Walter R. Jaeger — June 24, 1995 Therese, Aurora; and St. Vincent de Paul were Reverend Daniel Bohte — August 26, 1995 present to witness the blessing of the sacred oils Reverend Joseph J. Lievens— November 3, 1995 that will be used in the sacrament of confirmation Reverend Donald McMahon — November 18, 1995 this year. The archbishop reminded the youth that Pope John Paul II lived during very difficult times as a young offered his adult. He pointed out p ro fo u n d that Krakow, the city where the Holy Fa­ gratitude to the ther was a seminar­ priests, calling ian, priest, bishop and cardinal, was them , **the best also the setting de­ in the country.” picted in the film, “Ikhindler’s List.” He recalled visiting Poland and seeing “Yemnants of the horrors,” endured under the Nazis. “One might think [the Holy Father) would have become hardened,” reflected the archbishop. “But if one reads his poetry and plays, one sees a man not overwhelmed by the horrors, but in the midst of the horrors, he affirmed life and Jesus.” On Nov. 1, Pope John Paul II will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. The archbishop related a conversation with the Holy Father in which the pope joyfully described his priesthood as an “office o f praise.” Archbishop Stafford asked the assembly to pray for all those who will be confirmed in the com­ ing year and for all priests. He offered his profound gratitude to the priests, calling them, “the best in the country.” JUBILARIANS honored during the celebration are pic­ After the homily, the archbishop led the renewal tured in the sanctuary, above. A t right, students and their of the commitjnent to priestly service. The Very Rev. teachers witness the blessing o f the sacred oils. Martin J. Lally, V.F., chairman of the Presbyteral TENSE? ANXIOUS? Council, then introduced the jubilarians. “On behalf OVERLY STRESSED? o f the men, women and children whose lives have been enriched, liealed and whose search for God has We are conducting clinical research trials on an investigational been realized — on behalf of the hundreds of souls medication which may help symptoms such as excessive worry, who have beirefited from your ministry — I offer a anxiety, tearfulness, irritability, restlessness, muscle tension, deep and sincere word of gratitude,” said Father Lally. insomnia, sweating, tension headache and other related problems. Volunteers will receive free medical evaluation and some compensation if they quaiify. Leave message for Dr. Patrick at FAMLY (303) 3974>S51 CARE AT HOME

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PICTURED i.4 left to right are Jeanne . J 1^‘rew and Nancy Bergman at the Catholic Figurine creator Charities Thrift Shop. to sign works h\ f\ttrick HainrU if iMtrn Sam Butcher, whose simple drawings have evolved into the Enesco Precious Moments Collec­ tion. will be signing figurines from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. at Colorado Stationers in Greenwood Village on Tues­ day, April 23, Butcher, cre.ator and artist of Precious Mo­ ments, calls the teardrop children with soulful expressions his “messengers of love, caring and Thrift shop: ^diamonds in the ro u ^ ’ sharing" ... the theme of the Precious Moments collection. BY PATRICK R.\1NVILLE DORN toys and games, bicycles, paintings, notebooks and hand tools. Sometimes the most exciting part of a treasure Furniture of all kinds may be found as well, in­ hunt comes from tlte seeking, especially when an ir­ cluding baby cribs, high chairs, playpens, children's resistible Item is discovered in an unlikely place — furniture, tables, chairs, bookcases, desks, mattresses, like a thrift store. bedframes and more. “Browsing thrift stores is an excellent way of sift­ Jeanne Lerew, assistant manager at the Thrift ing through 'cast-offs' in search of a diamond in the Shop, at one time worked at an antique shop and is rough," says Catholic Charities TTirift Shop manager also a collector. “I once took a late V"ictorian-style chair Nancy Bergman. home, refinished it and brought it back to sell," she “We get a lot of people said. “We had a 1940's in here who look at some of t’s always fiin when something Duncan Phyfe-style coffee our treasures, especially table that an antique the furniture, and say. 'Oh, comes in that you know is good dealer picked up a few this would be just perfect!' silverplateI or copper. I clean it up a weeks ago, and we have a 1 may think it looks dread­ few Victorian plates. It’s ful, but they are picturing bit and then sell it, although a lot always fun when some­ the piece after its been re- thing comes in that you of buyers want to refinish things S A M Butcher, creator o f the Ertesco Precious M o­ finished or reupholstered." know is good silverplate ments Collection she explained. themselves these days. or copper. 1 clean it up a Bargains galore can — Jeanne Lerew bit and then sell it, al­ Butcher's Precious Moments have evolved be found at the spacious though a lot of buyers since 1978 to become America’s most popular col­ Catholic Charities Thrift Shop. The store carries want to refinish things themselves these days." lectible. The collection is supported by the Pre­ used men's and women's clothing in all sizes and The old saying, "beauty is in the eye of the be­ cious Moments Collectors’ Club, the world’s larg­ for all seasons, bed and table linens, jewelry, small holder," is never more true than when searching for est club of its kind with nearly 500,000 members appliances, lamps, televisions, stereos, answering collectibles at a thrift store. In addition to the sig­ worldwide. machines, cassette decks, sports trading cards, nificant savings accrued from buying used items, Butcher began his artistic career as a “chalk riirurines, flatware, elassware. books, children's and the good stewardship this practice entails, it minister" — using illustrations to teach young chil­ is frequently possible to find that special dren about God. In 1984 he embarked upon the most “whatchamacallit" or indispensable “thingamabob" ambitious artistic undertaking of his life, design­ Meet PRECIOUS MOMENTS you just can't get anywhere else, she said. ing and building the FVecious Momenta Chapel near The Catholic Charities Thrift Shop is open Tues­ Carthage, Miss. Creator Sam Butcher! days and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Sat­ Butcher, who calls him self an “artist in the work urdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. of the Lord." enjoys enormous popularity because The shop is located at 1020 Yosemite, on the of his devotion to his faith and responsiveness to east side of Lowry Air Force Base in Building 811 the thoughts and feelings of collectors. Visitors should enter the base from 6th Avenue He makes several personal appearances every through the Dayton entrance, continue to a yellow year, drawing thousands. He says collectors’ needs flashing light (Yosemite). turn north, and go two and expieriences have become the basis for Precious blocks. Moments figurines over the years. For information, call (30.3) 344-9474.

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SIIK- s.scn. A ■ - ^ Book collectors search for illusive treasures BY CHERYL DOYLE-RUFFING

The Firm by John Grisham for $175. A paperback ( opy of The Unvanquished by William Faulkner for >100 I 'lysses by James Joyce for $10,000. There are no decimal points missing from these ft prices. The Grisham novel — his second — is a first (■(iitioii, the paperback is a rare Leipzig edition and I 'lysses was signed by the author along with the art­ ist Henri Matisse, who illustrated it. Chances are, few people would pay those prices inr just a “good read." Most book collectors, on the other hand, would not think those prices outrageous. .\ccording to Joanne Weiss, manager of The Her- tiiitage Bookshop in Denver, a store spiecializing in rare BOOKS are collected for the sheer physical presence of the tomes or for the thrill o f finding elusive till. s. Above are ami antiquarian books, people collect books for many antique books in the library at the John Paul I I Center in Denver. Jarru* iiara / IX'H phftto different reasons. Some do it to build a library — for highly desirable. This means that the copy was part of re.st'arch or to pass on to family. Others collect bmks for the first batch of books printed. As Weiss put it, “It’s the the sheer physical presence of the tomes or for the thrill closest you can get to the creative moment.” Miramont Castle offers of finding elusive titles. Limited editions can also be worth a great deal of .Although the various reasons for collecting may money. Heritage Press published illustrated literary International Museum lead individuals to ascribe value to books in different classics in boxed hardcover bindings. Although they of Miniatures ways, the pricing o f collectible books is rather stan­ are handsome, they are not especially valuable. Liter­ dard throughout the trade. Weiss and Hermitage ary classics published by Heritage Press under the The Miramont Castle in owner Robert Tnpp often name Limited Editions Manitou Springs offers not refer to Bookman's Price factors are considered in Club, however, fetch a rela­ only a col'ection of Victorian Index, Book Collecting, furniture, clothing and X V X the pricing ofoollectSble books. tively high price. The reason ,\uthor Price Guides and being that Limited Editions cooking utensils, but on its records from book auctions In general, thouj^, a book's scarcity, Club books were published first floor one can visit “The International Mu­ when appraising volumes. desirability and the importance of in small quantities, 1,500 Many factors are con- copies, and the printing seum of Miniatures.” -idered in the pricing o f its contents are the main consider­ plates were destroyed after The collection con­ collectible books. In gen­ ations in establishing value. the press run. tains dolls and miniatures eral. though, a book's scar- Physical condition has a representing nearly every ■ iiy. desirability and the importance of its contents large impact on a book’s monetary worth. Dealers use comer of the globe as well ire the main considerations in establishing value. standard terms to designate condition, with “mint” as miniatures of historic Tlie first pricing factor to consider is the book itself, describing a book in perfect condition (no scuffs, tears Manitou Springs buildings. riie works of some authors are highly collectible, while or stains on the book and dust jacket, among other Peering into the numerous min­ t he works of others are noL Stephen King, John Grisham considerations) and “reader’s copy” describing a book iature structures, one can see a Victo and Tom Clancy are examples of modem collectible au­ desirable only for reading and holding no value for rian symphony preparing for a concert, a 1940s bar­ thors. but not all of their works are valuable. A first collectors. ber ready to give a trim, or a family of Native Ameri­ edition, first printing o f Grisham’s latest novel probably Inscriptions can enhance or detract from a book’s cans gathered near a fire. isn't worth more tlian the publisher's price because his value. I f a previous owner’s name is inscribed in a book, A French born Catholic priest. Father Jean jxipularity demands l a i ^ print runs, which make first that generally decreases value. An author’s signature Baptist Francolon, designed Miramont and commis­ printing copies very common. According to Weiss, how­ in the book increases its value. sioned a Scottish contractor, Angus Gillis, to con- ever, a first edition, first printing of A Time to Kill, Weiss has advice for anyone considering book col­ stnret it. The priest and his widowed mother first occupied Miramont as a private home in 1895. Hnsham’s first novel (which was published before he lecting: “Do it organically. Build on your interests, The castle is located at 9 Capitol Hill Ave. in Ix'carne a bestselling author), can bring $1,500. whether they include detective fiction or ancient his­ Manitou Springs, which is west of Colorado Springs. iNhere a particular copy stands in a book's printing tory.” Buying books simply because they may increase For information, call (719) 685-1011. liistory affects its value. A first edition, first printing is in value is tricky and could backfire.

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Father Vincent Smith had his hope fulfilled when forth from their everyday St. Mary Parish in Breckenridge and its mission, Our life and made time to put Lady of Peace in Dillon, held their confirmation cer­ Christ first in their busy emony during a weekend Mass. schedules. On Saturday, March 16 at St. Mary’s 5 p.m. Mass, One of the extraordi­ the special sacrament was incorporated within the nary circumstances high­ celebration of the Holy Eucharist. “It is vital for the lighting the ceremony was parish to reinforce the candidate’s decision to take up reception of the sacrament Christ’s cross as adults and to hear them pronounce by three generations in one the baptismal promises that their parents and God­ family. Teenager Bellamy parents once did.” Father Smith said. Hart was joined by her fa­ A parishioner agreed, saying, “It is overwhelm­ ther, Kent Hart, and her ing to see people standing in a packed church w it­ grandfather, William Cole. nessing and welcoming these soldiers o f Christ and Father Nickless asked then doing them the honor to mingle with them after Bellamy, “How is your fam ­ the ceremony.” ily going to handle all this Father Smith proudly presented 22 candidates to grace?" F"ather K. Walker Nickless, vicar general for the arch­ It was not the first time diocese. .-Mong with 15 teens, seven adults stepped three members of this fam­ ily had received a sacra­ ment together. Cole, Kent CA$H FOR YOUR OID WINDOWS and his oldest son, William, REPUCEMENT WINDOWS ALCOA C O N F IR M A N D ! from St. Mary in Breckenridge and Our Ixidy of Peace in Dillon 5 ^ U Factory Rebate For Each 19/d by Msgr. Inomas , . § D 0 * Your OkJ Windows VINYL SIDING Barry in Golden. Kent said, in age from IS-SO. 5 WINDOWS 10WINOOWS ISVflNDOWS $1795°® “We were blessed with three wonderful children, and observe the confirmation candidates participating in $375 $750 $1,125 it is fitting that I closed the circle by receiving confir­ a wide variety of sei'vices within the parish. Besides Never Paint mation with our youngest, Bellamy.” being part of the Active Tbens, they shared their tal­ Exclusive Distnbutor of A g a in ! When asked why he waited so long to be con­ ents as musicians, lectors, teachers, teacher’s aides, the ALUMAX Cardinal P rice a pplies to Vinyl Replaceinent A verage 3-Bdrm firmed. Cole responded, “ It took me this long to get ushers, babysitters and song leaders. One o f the 15- Windows & Doors Ranch Style Hip this far." year-old candidates, Michael Bunchman — who is a Roof House One is never too old to be confirmed and receive musician — played his own composition during the PariilhORtrt tl Roirt 0 « « « I Si -3 9 x 2 5 x 8 the Holy Spirit. The candidates ranged from 15 years Offertory. FREE ESTIMATES ALS(0 [ARDIflil of age to 80. Octogenarian Alice Gormely said, “1 al­ Director of religious education Christy Hart 777-3444 HOME IMPRO'.EMEtllS ways wished to be confirmed, but never had the op­ voiced her pride in this group of fine young adults. 24 HR.ANS. SERVICE : portunity. I was invited and accepted.” She stated, “These teens are dynamite! They are very Father Smith expressed that it is exhilarating to active in the parish. 1 feel God was testing the cour- ______age and fo rtitu d e o f these teens before He sent the Holy Spirit upon them. Often these candidate drove 40 Ordo Spring miles round-trip in ad­ Saint Joseph Hospital verse weather condi­ tions to prepare for this {ncscnts sacrament. ^ Otto's Casino In Black Hawk "Now, with the Holy Spirit ever present in their hearts, their paths The Health Show are unending. Tliis class f Spin For FREE Money really grew, not only in April 11 dmi 28di number, but in spirit." 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For deteile, etop et The Hub ties’ Northeast Emer­ which ie loceted oa the eocoad Soar of the ceeino. program for seniors and their gency Assistance Cen­ ter, will take place Sat­ fam ilies, The Health Show features urday, April 13 at 1:30 260 Gregoiy Street In Black Hawk □ □ 642-0415 p.m. Registration is from noon-1 p.m. experts discussing topics such as The ruti/walk will begin from the parking i Betty, look at all the PERK S Memory Loss, Managing Aches lut at Our Lady Mother \ that you get at Otto's Casino of the Church, 6690 E. j every Wednesday fo r just CLUB and Pains, N utrition and Exercise. 72nd Ave., and will fol­ 55 being over 55! low a route through Each show also includes a call-in Commerce City and /\dvantage conclude back at the question and answer segment, and church. A registration Every Wednesday packet can be picked up from 8:00am. information about senior events. at the emergency assis­ until 11:00 pm. tance center at 6621 E. FREE prizes & 72nd Ave., Commerce odier valuable City, or by calling (303) The Health Show 287-1127. A registration perks for Players fee o f $15 ($20 the day 55 & over. Thursdays 5-6 pm of the race) includes a Play 9 Senior Days, “ N am e T h a t Run” T- the lOtfa is on us! KEZW 1430 AM shirt, a roast beef din­ See Casino For Details. ner served from 5-8 p.m., live entertainment from 6:30 p.m.-midnight \ and dancing from 8 ? Saint Joseph H ospital p.m.-midnight. Tb par­ ticipate in the dinner, We're worth asking for. dance and entertain­ 260 Gregory Street In B la A Hawk □ □ 642-0415 ment only is $5. APRIL lO. 1996 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER P A G E 13 First class of Vincentian \^lunteers reflects on service BY PETER DROEGE room apartment,” recalled Bradley. “We checked their people move into higher-paying jobs.” credit and determined they were eligible for the pro­ The Vincentian Volunteers is open to single young By dedicating a year of service through the gram. The family put in 300 hours o f ‘sweat equity in adults ages 22-30. After orientation, volunteers are \’incentian Volunteers, a pioneer group of young adults helping renovate their new home, and they moved in assigned to work in areas including: inner city schools, has made a lifetime of difference to area food banks, parish people in need. ministries, community Thi.s summer, the 10 single men AT LEFT 'L to R/ Kristine service agencies, lit­ in(i women who comprise the inau- eracy programs, home­ i,'ural class of Vincentian V'olunteers Wolfe and Mary Rakowski less p.'‘ograms and will conclude their ser\-ice and return health care. '(> homes across the nation to con­ take care o f business at N'lncentian Volun­ tin u e education or careers. The teers are provided room Neigh borh ood w h irlw in d experiences of working and board, health insur Housing ith the poor and shared community ance, a stipend of $int) Partners. At living left a powerful impression on right is Tara per month and other the group. Bradley with benefil.s. During their Tara Bradley, 23, from Evansville, service, they stay at Natividad and Wi.s , and Mary Rakowski, 22, from “Woody’s Place.” a com­ Maria del Hrvmen, Ind., Ixith applied to the Vin- Rosario munity home named for icntian Volunteer program while at the late Msgr. C.B. lechuga. college, responding to the call to Chris- Woodrich, located on tian servace. Assigned to Neighborhood jamrs Hiu'a ix'Hptunv. Pearl St. in Denver. Housing Partners, both provided assistance to low-in­ last week, she explained. Along with prayer and community meals, the come families seeking to purchase their own homes. T a ra and Mary will leave a lasting legacy,” said young people, “hang out, play piano, tell jokes, laugh,” J "Last year, I didn't kixiw a thing about mortgages; Kristine Wolfe, administrator for Neighborhood Hous­ explained Rakowski. now I could help anyone buy a home,” Bradley said. ing Partners. Tara set up a system of forms we will Single young adults interested in the Vincentian When asked what they would remember most continue to use, and Mary has helped us move closer Volunteers are encouraged to contact Bill Jaster, ex­ alxnit their experience as Vincentian Volunteers, Bra­ to our dream of helping provide job training to help ecutive director, at (303) 863-8141. dley and Rakowski looked at each other and both said, "Nato." "Nato" is short for Natividad Lechuga, who was aide to purchase a home for his family through Neigh­ borhood Housing Partners. Shortly after Bradley and Rakowski began their volunteer service, Nato entered t he program hoping to improve the living conditions for his wife and their three children. "They were paying $400 per month for a one-bed- Sponsor a ohild Day at the Legislature at a Calliolic mission for just $10 a month Frnrri page 2 Trujillo acknowledged that programs for prison- i rs are a low political priority and that funds ear­ marked for specific purposes by the General Assem­ his IS Conchita She lives m Through CFCA. you can sponsor a bly cannot be reallocated. "Capital punishment funds have to be used for just Guatemala in a one room child with the amount yOu ca"" afford • hat — It can't be shifted around," said the former state house With a tin roof, a Ordinarily't taxes S20 a month to eiiator from Pueblo. T h e legislature sets its priori- dirt floor and no electnci provide a child with the life chang t les - this is a democracy — and the fact is that most ty Only four years old, mg oenef'ts of sponsorship But ;>e<>ple want longer sentence.? for violent criminals." she must help her 1* this 'S not possible for you, we While stopping short of calling for drug decrimi­ mother carry water for cooking invite you to do what vou can nalization, Trujillo suggested that current sentenc­ and bath.ng She gets very C K A .vorks hand in hand ing laws for non-violent drug possession offenses need tired but finds lifle comfort on w'th dedicated trusted I In lx* reviewed. her stiff wooden bed wuh a Catholic missionaries and .ay HERITAGE straw mattress Because tier leaders who know then com Middle father earns only S2S per munities and labor tirelessiv to School month as a day laborer, there is improve conditions for needy students no money for playthings, and children and then fan-'ilies Your attending even basic necessities are a sponsorship dollars help them the DACCW luxury to her family of S ix do the work Jesus has called us Day at the to do Legislature When you become a sponsor include (L But there Is hope! you receive a photo of your child to R ) Luis You can help one very poor child like their personal family history, a descr'p Quintana, Conchita through Christian Foundation tion of the country where your child lives, teacher for Children artd Aging (CFCA), a Catholic and the CFCA newsletter Your new friend Carla O ’ sponsorship program assisting needy children at will write you - and you may write them, as often Boyle, Jose Catholic mission sites around the world as you like But most of all, you have ’he satisfaction of de La Hoya, For as little as SIO a month, only 33 cents a day. you helping a child in reed Sarah can help a poor child receive nourishing food, medical care, Please don't miss this opportunity to make a difference Senna and the chance to go to school and hope for a brighter future Carmellc You can literally chartge a life! Gomez. J a m r * B a c a / U C B photo Name “In all but a very few cases, violent crimes are Yes, i'ii help one ctiiid at a Catiioiic mission site; ipi^ase pnnil committed by a person on alcohol, not drugs,” he said. J Boy -1 Girl J Teenager -I Boy/Girl m most need Address______“We do have too many people in prison, and perhaps My monthly pledge is vs e need to find different ways to deal with drug prob­ JStO JSIS J$20 JS25 _l O thers______City/State,. 2ip. lems by focusing more on rehabilitation for those who I will contribute Phone ( ______) don’t need to be incarcerated.” J monthi-, J quarterly -I semi annually J annually Trujillo said he is attempting to reform the way Send to Enclosed IS my first contribution of $ ______D R 4 ^ 6 Christian. Foundation for the parole board operates by moving the hearings to various sites around the state and vowed to “continue J Bill my first sponsorsnip payment to my credit card Chidren and Aging (CFCA) One Elriiwood Ave / PO Box 3910 to dialogue" with interested parties by attending simi­ CFCI , J 3 E J 6 K Credit Card No ______-______Catholic Kansas City, KS 66103-09 f 0 lar forums. Child Exp Date______1-800 875-6564

At the conclusion of the event, the 1996 DACCW Sponsorship 11 cannot sponsor now, but I enclose my gift of S , ----- Mombep U S Caihol*; Mrss«n Association National Cathokc Outstanding Service award was jweaented to the Patty Conference. CatholK Networt of Volunteer Serw e _l Please send me more information about sponsorship National Cathok Councn fo Misparx Mintstry Hrophy family o f ^ftuna. For the past several 3rears, the FOUNDED AND DIRECTED BV CATHOLIC LAY PEOPLE ftn s n c is l re p o rt ava»ia£We on ' D o n affcrrj anp S ta» J e d u c tib k * family has prepared the luncheon for the annual event Hrophy is the immediate past DACCW president PAGE 14 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER APRIL 10. 1006 El Pueblo C atdlico Spanish language section of the Denver Catholic Register Jovenes de San Jose, am igos entorno a Jesiis

POR MAR MUNOZ jovenes y cada seinana un par de ellos se conipromete desde su reconstitucion en julio del 95, un grup>o de a preparar la siguiente reunion. Esto hace que todos jovenes ilusionados y con mucha esperanza ostan F]s sabado por la tarde y un griipo de jovenes de se sientan responsables de que le grupo funcione y tratando de que las actividades del grupo lleguen a la Parrocpiia de San Jose en la Sexta Avenida se ban sientan que tienen algo que aportar al grupo. No todos cuantos mas jovenes. Aunque el grupo se ideutifica reunulo como cada seinana para conipartir sus pueden reunirse el sabado asi que algunos han fijado con la linen pastoral y misionera de los Reuentoristas, fxpenencias, siis preocupaciones y. por supuesfo, su sus reuniones los miercoles. uno de su miembros, Gerardo Marmolejo, reconoce I'e I'nos buscan aceri arse mas a Dios, otros reconocen Pero ademas se trata de jovenes comprometidos que “el grupo lleva solo nueve meses fun'-ionando y que se acercaron sunpleinente para poder jiinlarse en diversas actividades de la parroquia, colaboranuo todavia esta en periodo de definir su ideniidad". Sin I on "su gente" en un en el manteniiniento de pais extranjero C'ada las instalaciones y parti- uno ha temdo sus cipando muy activa- rnotivos para arercarse mente en la preparacion al grupo y cada uno y animacion de las tiene sus propias celebraciones htiirgicas. expectativas con res- Algunos participan en la pecto a lo que espera de catequesis de los nines el. Pero en algo si pequenos y tambien en coinciden todos: se trata cainpahas como la que de un grupo abierto. en esta realizando ahora la el que todos pueden parroquia para acercar a opinar. en el que los la gente que por diversos nuevos se sienlen motives se alejo de la acogidos desde el pimer parroquia en algiin mornento y donde la momento. En visitas Foto por Mar Muhot oracion y la convivencia infonnativas, los jovenes son los pilares basicos. ayudan al grupo que ha embargo el aspecto misionero es importanle. Pues El esquema ha­ F oto p o r .War Mufkat preparado la campaha, cuando uno se acerca al grupo acaba dandose cuenta (iR l 'PO Jovenes de San Jose bitual de las reuniones yendo piersonalmente a que hay muchas cosas en la parroquia o en el barrio es comenzar con algun las casas informando de en las que puede ayudar y comprometerse. La misibn luego o dinamica; luego se pasa a la discusion por las actividades que hay en la parroquia y la entienden pues no solo como las personas que grupos de los temas preparados para la Jornada, preguntandoles que otras les gustan'a que hubiera. ayudan en las misiones a los Padres y Hermanos siempre con alguna cita evangelica o bibltca para Otros, aunque menos, ayudan a los Hermanos en las Redentoristas sino, que cada joven puede hacer de la iluininar la discusion; Iras presentar a todos las misiones y van con ellos por todo Colorado para revivir parroquia y del barrio su propio campo de mision. Si conclusiones lie cada grupo, se termina con un y formar grupos juveniles en parroquias donde no los estas interesado en participar en el grupo solo tienes momento de oracion con cantos y peticiones. Las hay o apenas funcionan. que acercarte un sdbado p>or la tarde a las 6.30 y seras reuniones y los temas son preparados por los mismos El grupo ha pasado por diversos altibajos, p>ero bienvenido. Documento dc solidaridad con los inmigrantes Nuestra Fe Una Fam ilia en Dios en Jesiis

La declarcion de los Obispos sobre Ademas de recordar la tradicion judeo-cristiana El sacerdote Jesuita J. Juan Diaz Vilar inmigracion > emigracion. en el cua! reafirinan la referente a los inmigrantes, los obispos tambien presentara durante la semana del 6 al 10 de .solidaridad de la Iglesia con los recien llegados y articulan sus posiciones en politica piiblica. Advierten mayo el curso “Nuestra Fe en Jesiis, la Iglesia exirangi ros. esta ya disponible en espanol. contra la lendencia a confundir procesos con perso­ Catolica y otras religiones”. Las reuniones "One P'ainily Under God" fue apro'bado por el p>or nas en la d'seusion de la politica, y realizan tendran lugar en el Centro L.U.P.E. (3600 Zuni el Comite de Obispo.s sobre Migracion y fue publicado distinciones entre politica del inmigrante y politica St., Denver) a las 7 p.m. ei Dia de la Independencia, en julio del 95, en un de inmigracion. El Padre Diaz Vilar nacio en La Guardia e.sfuerzo por elevar el actual debate sobre politica de La politica del inmigrante, de acuerdo con los (Espahai. Realizd sus estudios de Antropologia inmigracion en los Estados Unidos, y para mejorar Obispos, deberia ser disenada para incrementar y Cultural, Filosofia y Teologia en las algunas delas cuestiones morales relacionadas con ello. afirmar la proteccion basics de la dignidad humana. universidades de Salamanca, Comillas, Madrid, I'na Familia Fn Dios es cl En lo que respecta a la Granada (Espaha) y Haytrop College titulo de la traduccion politica de inmigracion, (lnglaterra).Durante doce anos fue el Director espahola. afirman que “los procesos y del Departamento de Evangelizacion en el En su declaracion, los “No tratareis al procedimientos que regulan la Centro Regional “Northeast Catholic Pastoral Obispos escnbieron: "Si bien entrada ordenada de refugia- Center" de New York. Actualmente trabaja en la Iglesia reconoce el derecho extranjero que reside dos, inmigrantes legales y el campo do la evangelizacibn, principalmente de las naciones a controlar visitantes, asi cemo las medi- con los lideres y las bases de las comunidades. sus fronteras, el Papa Juan donde vosotros de una das disuasorias para frenar la Tiene su oficina y residencia en Saint Peter’s •XXllI dejo claro que 'las inmigracion ilegal deben ser College en New Jersey. Esta asociado como con- autoridades publicas injusta- forma diferente que a transparentes, razonables y suitor y profesor al institute “Fe y Vida” (Stock- mente deniegan los derechos generosas”. Recientemente la ton, CA). de las personas humanas si los nativos nacidos Conferencia Catolica de los Sus principales publicaciones en los bloquean o impiden la emi­ entre vosotros”. EE.UU., que asiste a los Obis­ EE.U U. son: El Dios de nuestros padres; gracion, excepto cuando pos en asuntos de politica Miriam, la mujer de Galilea; Las sectas, un graves requerimientos para publics, afirmo que la reuni- desafio pastoral; Buscando nuestra identidad; el bien comiin, consider ados ficacion de las familias Servir como Jesiis; Hoy tambien es Navidad; objetivamente, lo demanden’". deberia ser un objetivo principal en la politica de Nuestro Hennano Jesiis; Dna Petra y sus Los Obispos destacan que hay numerosas inmigracion. rebeldias contra la Iglesia; Dna Petra se hace imagenes de migracion en la Escritura, incluyendo Para obtener copias de la version en Espanol o T^stigo de Jehovd; Maria canta la esperanza; una admonicion en el Antiguo Tbstamento, Libro del en Ingles de la declaracion, pueden contactar con la Parroquia, Comunidad Misionera; y otros. Levitico; “No tratareis al extranjero que reside donde Oficina de Publicaciones y Servicios de Promocion la El lema escogido por el P. vilar para esta vosotros de una forma diferente que a los natives Conferencia Catblica en Washington. Telefono; 1-800- ocasibn es ‘ Jesiis no nos pide que cambiemos nacidos entre vosotros”. 235-8722. de religibn, sino de vida.” APRIL 10. 1006 P A G E 15

Rinc6n B ib lic o *Feliz Pascua de Resurrecion! FOR EL PADRE TOMAS FRAILE siempre sera un misterio. El morir para el ser transformacion en medio del mundo. humano, siempre sera un enigma indescifrable, un Jesucristo vive y esta presente en la historia de la Estos dias de abril son profundo interrogante; pero para un creyente en Iglesia. Hace el camino con nosotros, como los dos dias de resureccion. Cristo Cristo nunca podra ser un interrogante trigico. Para dicipulos de Emaiis (Lucas 24, 13-35). El mensaje de ha resucitado y ha vencido un cristiano la muerte no es algo que ocurre Jesiis, el resucitado, es un mensaje de fraternidad que a la muerte. Y esta resu- fatalmente, sino Alguien que viene y se acerca a permanece vivo en la entrana mas profunda de la rreccion de Jesiis es para nosotros con la realidad de una promesa: la existencia humana. nosotros una firme realidad Resurreccion. Y con una garantia; la felicidad eterna El sigue viviendo entre nosotros y su ensenanza de liberacion y de salvacion al lado de nuestro Padre Dios. •■eviste una palabra de actualidad y una enorme fuerza total. El gran mensaje del Por todo eso la Iglesia es una comunidad, una trcnsformadora. Capaz de liberar al hombre de la cristianismo es que hemos familia de creyentes en Cristo resucitado. Una esclavitud del pecado y de las trabas egoistas que nos V\ sido salvados por la muerte comunidad que, por lo mismo, no puede ser una impiden un pleno desarrollo como seres humanos hijos y resurreccion de Jesiis. Y la comunidad triste, ni una comunidad conformista, de Dios. Jesiis resucitado nos ofrece una alternativa fe consiste fundamental- ni mucho menos una comunidad esclavizada por el de transformacion, de sentido y de vida. El es, para los inente en esto: en saber egoismo. Quienes viven tranquilos sin amar al que creemos firmemente en su resurreccion, la razon h'oto pot Jarmt Hoca asimilar de forma projimo se excluyen a si rnismos de la Iglesia, pues de nuestra esperanza y quien hace posible que nosotros, consciente, generosa y libre esta es fundamentalmente una comunion en la su familia, seamos una comunidad que alegre y •i.lvacion de Cristo. fraternidad. esperanzada le sigue a El, el Sehor Resucitado. jFeliz E! hombre no esta destinado a perecer con la La comunidad de creyentes en Jesiis resucitado Pascua de Resurreccion a todos! erte. Y nuestra vida, en vez de quedar aniquilada ha de ser una familia alegre, unida, inquieta, y libre Padre Tomas Fraile es Purroco Adjunto en la la muerte, se traiisfoima. Aliora bien, la muerte de todo egoismo: una familia que abra caminos de Parroquia de San Cayetano en Denver La Pasion en Guadalupe ESTA ES SU OPORTUNIDAD DE AYUDAR A UN NINO TULLIDO O QUEM ADO

El Jebel Shriners Patrocina un MINI-CHEQUEO CUNICO GRATIS

el sabado 20 de April 1996 9 a.m. asta los 3 p.m.

ARRIBA- Bendicion de Palmas Uzq.i y la EL JEBEL SHRINE C’-ucift.xtdn I den. Una multidud de gente se AUDITORIUM 1 congrego el Domingo de Ramos en la Parroquia 4625 West 50th Avenue de Nuestra Sehora de Guadalupe para pre- Denver, CO 80212 senciar la represen- tavion viva de la 455-3470 Pasion.

A la uq. Jesiis reparte el pan a los discipulos. pot \tar \fuAai El proposito de esta Mini Ch'nica es para proveer un l.as escenas de la examen fi'sico preliminario a un nino con un problema l'(i>ion discurrieron '■irito en el escenario otropedico o quemadura. El resultado del examen, junto • "tni' por los pasillo.s la Iglesia. Kl gru/x) con la aplicacion del hospital, es mandado a un hospital Ir linenes de Guadu- Shrine para evualcion y posible tratamiento medico. El ‘pe fueron los • nvargados de la personal de la ch'nica son medicos competentes de El puesta en escena, que Jebel. NO HAY NINGUN COBRO por que un niho asista represento varias 1 eves a lo largo del dia o por consecutivo tratamiento mantenido por el hospital en todas las misas. Shrine. Si usted conoce a un niho menor de 18 ahos con

La tradicional lectura de la Pasion hizo que los asistentes revivieran con un problema ortopedico o quemadura - sin tener en su '1 Domingo de Ramos fue sustituida especial intensidad todos los religion, raza o credo - traiga a este niho esta Mini-Clinica. [x'r la escenificacion de la misma en la acontecimientos de la Pasion de I’arnxiuia de nuestra Sehora de Guada­ Nuestro Sefior, segiin estd narrada en lupe La juventud Guadalupana, con la el Evangelio de San Juan. lyuda de la Hermana Basilia, fue la Un numeroso grupo de gente, Si usted no puede venir a esta ch'nica hacemos enc:^rgada de preparar la obra que fue venida de toda el 6rea metropolitana e examinaciones. A lo largo de todo el aho. rcpresentada en cada una de las misas incluso de mAs lejos, acudieron a las del domingo. El realismo y la calidad distintas celebraciones litiirgicas del Llame a este niimero. de los jovenes que hicieron de actores domingo para presenciar la obra. PAG E 16 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER APRIL lO. 1996

Marriage Retomo weekend Religious Education Mass Praying with St. Francis of Assisi A Marriage Retorno weekend for couples who The 23rd Annual Archbishop’s Mass for Special A workshop that presents the Spirituality of St. want to pray together with Scripture w ill be held April Religious Education students, teachers, families and Francis, the ideal man for our times, will be held on 12-14 at the Abbey of St. Walburga in Boulder. friends of developmentally disabled persons will be Saturday, April 27, from 9-4 p.m. at Queen of Peace Couples who have exp>erienced a M arriage En­ celebrated by Archbishop Stafford on Sunday, April Oratory, 5360 Columbine Rd. counter weekend and are looking for more, and/or any 14 at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Con­ Presenters are Franciscan Sisters, Elenius couple who wants to deepen their couple spirituality ception. The theme this year is “God’s Patchwork Mas­ Pettinger and Alicia Cuaron. 'Ihlks will show how St. is invited to attend. For more information and regis­ terpiece.” Francis struggled to live the Gospel in his day as we tration, call Roxanne or Chuck King, (303) 433-5730. do in today’s secular society. Guadalupe prayer group Cost for the day is $30 and includes lunch and Charimatic Praise Mass The Guadalupe Prayer Group is meeting every snacks. For more information, call Sr. Elenius at (303) The Archdiocesan Charismatic Ministries is spon­ second Sunday of the month at 12:30 p.m. for an hour 458-8968 or (303) 458-6270. soring the montlily Charismatic Praise Mass, which of prayer at Mother Cabrini Shrine at the Sacred Rosary for life will be celebrated on Saturday, April 13. at 7 p.m. at Heart Statue. The next meeting will be held on Sun­ Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 3900 Pierce St. day, April 14, and all are welcome. For more informa­ Father John Hilton will lead the praying of a 15- in Wheat Ridge. tion, call Dick at (303) 232-4567. decade rosary for the unborn babies in danger of abor­ The celebrant will be Dominican Father Tbm tion on Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 a.m. at Planned N’oesen. pastor of St. Dominic Church in Denver. Ev­ Vocations awareness night Parenthood, 20th and \5ne. For more information, call eryone IS invited to attend. The Serra Club of Northwest Denver will present Marcia and John at (303) 691-9215 or Fred at (303) 985-8638 or Leo at (303) 985-7637. DeMello Easter celebration “Vocations Awareness Night,” a program for senior high school students and young adults who are inter­ Morning of prayer The Jesuit Xavier Center. 3450 W. 53rd Ave. is ested in learning abc>ut religious vocations. the location for the “DeMello on Life” retreat. The program will be held on Monday, April 15, at The monthly Vincentian Morning of Prayer at The retreat will be held on Saturday, April 13, 6 p.m. in the Orleans Center at St. Joan ofArc Church, “Woody’s Place,” home of the Colorado Vincentian from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Included in the day is a Mass, 12V35 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. For information, call Dick Volunteers will be held Friday, April 26, from 9 a.m. sharing and lunch A freewill offering will be taken. at (303) 422-0404 (home) or (303) 424-4491 (work). to noon. “W’oody’s Place” is located at 1732 Pearl St. For more information and for reservations, call Dr. Susan Backu.s Brown will be the retreat fa­ (3031480-4940 Gathering of strength cilitator. The morning is open to all. To register, call A Gathering of Strength at Shrine of St. Anne Bill Jaster at (303) 863-8141. Secular Franciscans Church, a spiritual support group for those living with St. Elizabeth's fraternity of Secular P'ranciscans or affected by HIV/AIDS will meet on Monday, April Workshop on RCIA will meet on Saturday, ,-\pril 13 at noon m Marycrest 15, at 7 p.m. at the Shrine of St. Anne Parish Center, The Sacraments of Initiation Committee will of­ Convent, 28.51 W. 52nd .Ave. 7555 Grant PI. in Ar\'ada. For more information, call fer a workshop on the Kite of Christian Initiation The Franciscan Crown will be prayed after the Carolyn at (303i 343-4770. Adapted for Children on April 27, 8:30 a.m - 1 p.m.. at "sack " lunch, to be followed with a discussion on the the John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization. Letter of Pope John Paul 11 to Women. Sacred Heart retreat 1300 S. Steele St. The monthly Day of Prayer, a group experience of For information, call Joanne Zimmer. (303) 979- An evening of entertainment talks and sharing, will be offered at the Sacred Heart 8284 or the Office of Liturgv', (303 i 388-4-111. ext. 285. St Thomas More Parish. s0.'?5 S. Quebec in Engle­ Jesuit Retreat House in Sedalia on Wednesday, April wood. will host “.An Evening On Broadway " on Satur­ 17. and repeated on Tnursday, .April 18, from 9:30 a.in. Samaritan House needs volunteers day. .April 13 at 7 .30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Persons who can volunteer four hours one day Lou and Pat Flaim. missionaries in .Africa, are Jesuit Feather James Costello will present the each week during the day are needed by the Sai.iari- giiest.s. Guest speaker is .Maryknoll Father Francis topic. “The Paschal Mystery. " Lunch is provided and tan House Employment Resource Center to work with Higdon, who will speak about Maryknoll Missions. there is celebration of the Eucharist. homeless and hard-to-employ persons. Tickets are .8 10. For more information, call Paula Cost of the day is $15. For reservations, call the Volunteers will help clients learn how to complete Suhr at i 30.‘1 7,'10-7 148. Retreat House ofTice, (303) 688-4198. applications, interview for a job, set goals and con­ duct a job search. They will also provide support, guid­ Nine steps to Wellness program Sidewalk sale/craft fair ance and resource referrals. Tb volunteer, call Sarina The “Nine steps to Wellness for Cancer Patients" Holy Family Grade School, 4343 Utica St. will at Samaritan House, (303) 294-0241. IS a highly effective program that helps improve the hold its annual Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, May 11, health and well-being of cancer patients and their fam­ from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Interested vendors can re­ St. Joseph Hospital needs volunteers ily members as th.ey learn skills to attain the best serve a table or get more information by contacting St. Joseph Hospital, 1835 Franklin St., is in need quality of life possible, during and after treatment. Janet Ross at (303) 477-7029. Tables are $20 each. of volunteers to help out in the gift shop, the gift cart, The nine-week program will begin at Spirit of the cafeteria and the family waiting room in the In­ (Hirist Catholic Community on Saturday. April 13, Dinner and dance tensive Care Unit. There is also an opening for volun­ from 1:30-3:30 pm . A $15 workbook is required. For St. Bernadette Parish, 7240 W. 12th Ave. in Lake- teers on Saturdays in the Surgery Waiting Room. more information and to register, call ( 303 > -122-9173 wood. is hosting a dinner and dance on Saturday. April For more information, call Terry Polakovic at 20. Cocktails from 6:30-7 p.m.; Lonardo’s Family Style (303)837-7674. Dinner/dance and silent auction chicken and spaghetti dinner will be served from 7 un­ St Louis Scho,il in Ixiuisville will hold its second til 8:30 p.m. Dance to the mu.sic of “Squad 4” from 8:30- Christ is Risen! annual “Dinner Dance and Live Silent Auction” Sat- 11:30 p.m. Cost for the evening is $16.'person. For more ur;ia\, .April 13 at the Clarion Harvest Hotel in Boul­ information, call <303) 238-1657 or (303) 233-1523 Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! der The evening -.vil! begin with dinner at 6 p m. and end at midnight. Tickets are .$50 each and include cocktails, din­ ner. entertainment, the live silent auction and danc­ BORN AGAIN ing. .All proceeds will be used to help decrmise the I Part ill - With Fr. Michael McDonash school burdens on the parish and to ludp d.efray the eos; of tuition for needy families. For more informa­ tion. call St Louis P irish at ■ 30.3'66O-6 }0 1. CATHOLIC LPDATE ACA 1996 • With Kevin O ’Connor

DISCERNING THE WILL OF GOD Prod'jced by the Department of Communications Part III • With Fr. Tom Forrest O f fe e of Telev'Sicn & Radio • Archdiocese of (Denver

• • TUESDAYS • • THE WORD TODAY • • SL^JDAYS • ' Channel 22 •TCI o< Wheat Ridge, 5 to 6 PM An inspirational 1 5-minute radio program Channel 12-KBDI, 10 to 11AM Channel 61* TO of Littleton, 8 PM featuring Archbishop J. Francis Stafford Channel 11 • In Boulder, 10 to 11 AM Channel 42* Unite(d Cable, 10 to 11 AM • • WEDNESDAYS • - TUNE IN EACH SUNDAY; Channel 58 • CXTV, 6 to 7 PM Channel22- TO of Wheat Ridge, 6:30 to 7:30 PM KQXI, 1550 AM at 10:45 a m. Channel 4* Cablevision of Colo. Springs, 7 PM Channel 15* TO of Thornton, 6:30 to 7:30 PM & KNAB, 1140 AM at 9.00 a m. • • MONDAYS • • ..THURSDAYS • • Channel 16 • CTVA, UHF 4 to 5 PM Charnel 12 KBDI, 4 to 5PM Hosted by Michael Keller Channel 38 • CTVA, UHF 4 to 5 PM • . SATURDAYS • • ■ ^ Office of Television and Radio • Archdiocese of Denver 96 ChamdSe. DCTV,5to6PM APRIL lO. 1996 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER PA G E 17 Falana released ‘Dead Man Walking* nun among from hospital signers of Declaration of Life Former Las Vegas performer Lola Falana was re- - ntly released from the hospital aftor suffering from WASHINGTON (CNS) — A\ ing,” the declaration says. ,1 (iemyelinating disorder of the central ner\'ous sys- Sister Helen Prejean, whose ex­ Other signers include actor ti-m that resulted in difficulty in breathing, swallow­ periences with inmates on and activist Martin Sheen, ing and speaking, along with balance problems. The death row led to the film “Dead former New York Gov. Mario I aiise of her illness is undetermined, and she remains Man Walking” and a best ac­ Cuomo and Carolyn McCarthy, iiuier close observation. tress Oscar for Susan Sarandon a nurse from Mineola, N Y., "lyola Falana has remarkably improved and is March 25, knows she would not whose husband was killed and want her own killer to be on son severely injured by Colin death row. Ferguson during a shooting Sister Prejean, a Sister of spree on the Long Island Rail St. Joseph from New Orleans, Road in December 1993. is among some 2,400 people who “1 believe that it is morally •hankful for all the good wishes and prayers,” said have signed the Declaration of wrong for my death to be the Dr Jacobs, her physician in Las Vegas. Life. The document says that if reason for the killing of another Falana was scheduled to appear at a Rocky Moun- the signer dies as the result of human being,” the declaration i.iin Marian Center event at St. Ignatius Loyola a homicide, he or she does not reads. “I request the court to I hurch in Denver on Friday, April 12. The Marian want the person responsible to allow this declaration to be ad­ I . liter will still hold its multicultural Mass at 7 p.m., receive the death penalty. missible as a statement of the ; llov.ed by an 8 p.m. presentation featuring lay evan- “During my life, ! want to victim at the sentencing of the •i li.st Kristin Taylor. feel confident that under no cir­ person or piersons charged and The Marian Center asks for continued prayers for cumstances whatsoever will my convicted of my homicide; and, 1- .ilaii'i’s health, and a freewill offering will be collected death result in the capital pun­ to pass sentence in accordance i! Friday's event to help defray the medical costs in- ishment of another human be- S ISTE R Helen Prejean with my wishes." iirred by her hospitalization. SINGLES’ EVENTS

“>t. .Michael’s April 16 — 7 p.m.; Faith Group meets weekly for six April 12 — 7:30 p.m.; Monthly meeting at St. Thomas .April 11— 6 :30 p.m.; $1 line dance lessons at the weeks in the Parish House at Light of the World. Space More. April 13 — 7:30 p.m.; Highlands Ranch Chorus '•.im[H*de. Call Sue, (303) 766-4086. A p ril 13 — 8 IS limited. Call Nikki, (303) 761-8820, (303) 850-8888. Spring Concert. Call Marie, (303) 773-1456 for tickets. 1 in . Multiple Sclerosis walk at Cherry Creek Reser- College and Career, St. Thomas More John Paul II Center ir Call Rose, (303)690-4063. Singles ages 20-39 are invited to the following: April 11 — 7 p.m.; “John Paul II Discussions." Frit" nds in the Spirit Each Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. the group meets for Bible Included are themes; “The Resurrection in the Gar­ .'^ingles support group meets Thursdays at 7:15 discussion followed by “fun time. ” April 19-20 — Over­ den,” and “Our Fladiance of Light to the World." Singles |i in at Spirit of Christ Church followed by a get- night retreat: “Seven Essentials to Growing Faith.” of all ages are welcome in the chapel. For more infor­ • i.i-ther at Denny’s Restaurant (80th and Cost is $15. For information on these events, volley­ mation, call Jeff at (303) 690-2050. The John Paul II A .id,

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