PAGE 16 April 3, 2016 Nation Handmade vestments used around the world and even as Goldade explored Benedictine brother’s weaving, jewelry making and other inter- artistic craft began ests, he gradually learned how to make liturgical vestments, altar and lectern 50 years ago cloths, church banners and other items. By Joe Ruff “It’s not me I’m News Service representing. It’s Blue SCHUYLER, Neb. (CNS) — Brother Se- Cloud Abbey, and now bastian Goldade’s hands are steady as he lines up a Lenten liturgical vestment on it’s Christ the one of his workshop’s six sewing machines King .” at Christ the King Priory. At age 74, the Missionary Benedictine Brother Sebastian Goldade, doesn’t miss a stitch, but he can’t move as quickly as 50 years ago, when he began On his work his vestments ministry at the now-closed Blue Cloud Abbey in northeast South Da- Brother Roznowski was a wonderful kota. Age and circumstance have reduced mentor in tailoring, Brother Goldade said. his output from hundreds of handmade Another mentor was Benedictine Broth- stoles, albs, chasubles, dalmatics and er Benet Tvedten, who moved to the or- copes each year to several dozens of such der’s Assumption Abbey in Richardton, items annually. Brother Sebastian Goldade, a member of the Missionary , irons a cha- , when Blue Cloud closed, But service to God, the church and his suble designed for Lent in his liturgical vestments workshop Feb. 19 at the Christ but over the years had encouraged Broth- community continue to drive his work, he the King Priory in Schuyler, Neb. He began his vestments ministry 50 years ago er Goldade’s fascination with the fine arts. said. at the now-closed Blue Cloud Abbey in northeast . (CNS photo/Joe Ruff, “I think I’ve always been drawn to the “It’s not me I’m representing,” Brother Catholic Voice) arts,” Brother Goldade said. “But whether Goldade told the Catholic Voice, news- — the sleeveless outer vestment worn by The move has worked well for the I would have had the opportunity (out- paper of the Archdiocese of Omaha. “It’s priests and bishops — from Brother Gol- Schuyler community, as well, said Father Blue Cloud Abbey, and now it’s Christ the side of the ) that I have a now, I dade costs $600 to $700. Mauritius Wilde, . King Priory.” don’t know.” “I know many parishes don’t have a “It’s wonderful,” Father Wilde said. And his customers — clergy from Cath- Brother Goldade said he isn’t sure what whole lot of cash,” he said, explaining why “Brother Sebastian is an artist. And Father olic and Protestant denominations — keep turns his life might have taken had he not he doesn’t use more expensive materials. Hillenbrand was an (leader of the coming back. Many are from the Midwest, joined the Benedictines. Brother Goldade served 54 years at Blue community). They are enriching us” with attracted to the Native American and The congregation’s have South American patterns he uses in dec- Cloud and when it closed in 2012 moved their experiences and gifts, he said. given him a fulfilling life and many op- orations and trim work. Others hail from to the Benedictine priory, mission house The son of a railroad worker in Aber- portunities, he said, including traveling to across the United States and Canada, and and retreat center in Schuyler, along with deen, South Dakota, Brother Goldade was Guatemala in the late 1960s as he blended he has received orders from England, Ger- Father Thomas Hillenbrand. accustomed to hard labor but had an in- North and South American traditions in many and Tanzania. Brother Goldade said he helped build terest in the arts. He studied at a seminary patterns and materials, going to Rome in Customers have included Blue Cloud Abbey in the 1950s, pouring for one year, decided it wasn’t for him and 1985 for a Benedictine renewal program Blase J. Cupich, an Omaha native now concrete, putting up walls and tarring joined the Benedictine order in formation and at one point seeing the Gulf of Mexico. archbishop of , who ordered a mi- roofs. The move to Christ the King Prio- as a brother when he was 16. He received “God uses ordinary things,” Brother ter and alb when he was bishop of Rapid ry was difficult because he thought Blue his high school diploma while studying at Goldade said of his own contributions to City, South Dakota, and Benedictine Fa- Cloud would be his permanent home, he St. John’s University in Collegeville, Min- the monastic life and community of 10 ther Michael Liebl, abbot of Mount Mi- said. nesota, and took college courses in paint- priests and brothers in Schuyler. chael Abbey near Elkhorn. “It’s almost like Abraham being called ing, sculpture and ceramics in Minnesota And he loves and is grateful for what he Brother Goldade said he tries to keep out by God: ‘Go to another country,’” and New Mexico. is able to do, Brother Goldade said. the costs down. Depending on decora- Brother Goldade said. “But things work The late Benedictine Brother Thomas “It’s a craft. It’s artistic. It’s a talent you tions, a cotton-polyester blend chasuble out. You just have to be patient.” Roznowski introduced him to tailoring, can be proud of.” Supreme Court seeks details on alternative contraception coverage By Carol Zimmermann groups are challenging the Affordable Care contraceptives and went on to suggest that may have “other proposals along similar Catholic News Service Act’s mandate that most religious and oth- the groups could contract a third party to lines,” but they should avoid repeating er employers must cover contraceptives, provide health insurance for their employ- what they mentioned in previous briefings. WASHINGTON (CNS) — Less than a sterilization and abortifacients through ees, but they would need to inform the in- The additional information should be week after the Supreme Court heard oral employer-provided health insurance. surance company that they did not want submitted by April 12 and should be lim- arguments about the Affordable Care Act’s Religious groups who did not fit the the plan to include contraceptive coverage ited to 25 pages for the petitioners and contraceptive requirement, the court re- narrow exemption to the contraceptive that they find objectionable. April 20, and no more than 20 pages, for leased an order requesting that additional mandate given to churches and religious The insurance companies, the order respondents, the order said. briefs be submitted showing if and how groups argue that they cannot participate said, could “separately notify petitioners’ Many have speculated that with Justice contraceptive insurance coverage could be obtained by employees through their in providing contraceptives without vi- employees that the insurance company Antonin Scalia’s death in February, the insurance companies without directly in- olating their beliefs and that the Obama will provide cost-free contraceptive cover- current court of eight justices will result in volving the religious employers objecting administration’s “work-around” allowing age, and that such coverage is not paid for a number of split decisions. to this coverage. them to acknowledge their opposition and by petitioners and is not provided through After the oral arguments in Zubik v. The order was released the afternoon of thereby trigger an arrangement for a third petitioners’ health plan.” Bur­well, there was plenty of speculation March 29, just six days after the justices party to provide the coverage is still objec- With the plan, the objecting religious that the court seemed poised for a split de- heard oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell, tionable. employers would not have to submit a cision in this case as well, which would up- a consolidated case involving the Little Sis- The court’s March 29 order specifical- form to the government or their insurance hold the lower courts’ decision and mean ters of the Poor, Priests for Life, the Pen­ ly outlined the procedures that objecting companies about the coverage. the contraceptive mandate for religious nsylvania of Pittsburgh and Erie, religious employers must follow if they do The Supreme Court’s order also pointed groups will be interpreted differently in and the Archdiocese of Washington. The not want to provide insurance coverage of out that the parties involved in this case different areas of the country.