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Jean Canatsey ministers to the imprisoned by writing Newly ordained Deacon Kenneth Vianale, right, is People holds candles in a prayer for peace during the notes and Christmas cards to send to inmates and congratulated by Deacon Lee Levenson Sept. 10. ecumenical prayer service for peace and healing Sept. their families. (LINDA REEVES | FC) 7 in Fort Myers. (BOB REDDY | FC) Parish puts Four men Residents mercy ordained as gather for in motion deacons peace, healing

Parishioners of St. Mary Magdalen united for a Four men received the grace of the sacrament “Knowledge, respect, encounter and dialogue” “Morning of Mercy” event Aug. 27. In the parish of holy orders and joined the diaconate here Sept. are the key ingredients for progress to be made in hall, stations were set up where people could per- 10. ishop Gerald M. Barbarito was main celebrant society and in local communities to end the cycle form all seven corporal works of mercy to benefit for the ordination at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius of violence that has become commonplace. local organizations and ministries. Loyola of Rodney Brimlow, David Licata, Michael Bishop Frank J. Dewane said these words dur- The effort was part of the parish’s active chal- Miller and Kenneth Vianale. It was a grand cele- ing an ecumenical prayer service for peace and lenge in the Jubilee Year of Mercy to complete bration, and faithful, friends, family members, re- healing, which took place at St. Francis Xavier 2,016 corporal works of mercy. The works were set ligious, priests and deacons from parishes across Parish in Fort Myers Sept. 7. The goal of the prayer to be completed by the Sept. 4 canonization of St. the diocese and beyond attended and showed service is to start a conversation that works toward Teresa. support and love for the four men. people and reconciliation in the community. Click on the ORLANDO DIOCESE above for Click on the PALM BEACH DIOCESE for more Click on the VENICE DIOCESE above for more more on this story. on this story. on this story.

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Quotes from Mother Teresa placed throughout Kristina, far right, works with her daughters Teresa and Almae, left to assemble Jean Canatsey ministers to the imprisoned reminded participants that they are making a toiletry kits which will be given to the homeless men and women served by by writing notes and Christmas cards to difference. Pathways to Care and other local charities(PHOTOS BY ANDREA NAVARRO | FC) send to inmates and their families. in motion GLENDA MEEKINS less, clothe the naked, visit the sick and imprisoned, and bury the parish, said the attraction of “Morning of Mercy” was that ofmercy the Florida Catholic staff the dead. He encouraged parishioners to act on their own and you could do all seven corporal works in one place, in one day. at the “Morning of Mercy” event. “It made me become more aware of what was going on around ALTAMONTE SPRINGS | In one of her prayers, St. Teresa Molly Yuska helped envision, plan and execute the event. us,” she said. Since the event, she has had a chance to deliver of Kolkata said, “Let me preach you without preaching, not by She attended with her entire family — husband David and several lunch bags to the homeless in her area. “It helped me words but by my example.” children Michael, 12, Andrew, 9, and Abby, 5. They joined over see the big picture,” she said. “It made me feel like I was mak- Parishioners of St. Mary Magdalen in Altamonte Springs 300 participants and helped contribute to the more than 1,500 ing a difference.” came together to do just that at the “Morning of Mercy” event works of mercy done at the three-hour event. “People want to do this,” Yuska said. “You just need to make Aug. 27. In the parish hall, stations were set up where people “We made lunches, toiletry kits, Christmas cards for the im- it easy and accessible, otherwise it seems overwhelming. could perform all seven corporal works of mercy to benefit lo- prisoned and blessing bags, and we helped decorate the bags People came, had a really good time and I think they made a cal organizations and ministries such as Catholic Charities of we would put lunches into,” Michael said. “It was lots of fun. It difference. I think they walked away grateful that the oppor- Central Florida’s Pathways to Care, and refugee services and felt good when you were doing it and once you finished, know- tunity had been presented to them.” prison family support ministry. ing that you helped dozens and dozens of people. … You can’t At the time of this article, the parish has more than doubled The effort was part of the parish’s active challenge in the Ju- really not feel happy about that.” its original goal with over 4,600 works of mercy recorded by bilee Year of Mercy to complete 2,016 corporal works of mercy, “I am a big believer that faith without action is only half of parishioners. To multiply its efforts, the parish has commit- one for each year since the birth of Christ. The works were set what we’re here for,” Yuska said. “I think that the fullest ex- ted to donating $5 per act of mercy done by the community to be completed by the Sept. 4 canonization of St. Teresa. pression of our faith is when you see it in action. And I want up to 2,016 acts of mercy. These funds, taken from the parish The parish began in late July with “The Magnificent Seven” my kids to understand that it is one thing to proclaim that they tithing fund, will be given to St. Teresa’s Missionaries of Char- mission series. Father Charlie Mitchell, pastor, discussed the believe in God and Jesus and that they have a purpose. It’s an- ity to support the corporal works of mercy done by the order. seven corporal works of mercy based on Matthew’s Gospel: other whole thing to let their words and actions speak to that.” Representatives of the parish will present the donation to the feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the home- Jeanne Cassady, whose parents were founding members of superior of the order while in Rome for the canonization. n brevard county catholic schools attend baseball game At far left, Alexa, a second- grader from Ascension Catholic School, holds her Manatees game ball during “Brevard Catholic Schools Night” at the Space Coast Stadium Aug. 16. More than 500 students and families from nine Catholic schools enjoyed a fun evening of baseball as the Brevard County Manatees played the Lakeland Flying Tigers. At left, Brevard County Catholic school students enjoy running across the outfield during the “Kid’s Run” at the bottom of the fifth inning during the game. (PAM STIMPSON | FC) Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic YOUR ORLANDO COMMUNITY A2 Making a vote of confidence Catholics seek LEARN MORE election this year. “We are try- Visit www.faithfulcitizenship. ing to be faithful Catholics,” she to form their org or attend an upcoming Faithful said. “We came from a commu- Citizenship workshop: nist country and this country (America) allowed us to come in consciences this • Oct. 20, 7-9 p.m., St Thomas Aquinas Parish, St Cloud. and we want to leave it better for our children and grandchildren. election year • Oct. 22, 9 a.m.-noon, St Fran- We have been praying to God for cis of Assisi Parish, Apopka. JENNIFER POWERS our hearts and minds to be clear Florida Catholic correspondent and know how we are supposed to vote. Having Deacon Dave as lics carefully study the issues a resource has really helped us.” OVIEDO | Dozens gathered and read party platforms, seek- To promote civil discourse Sept. 1 for a “Faithful Citizen- ing sources that challenge one’s during this polarizing political ship” workshop at Most Precious current thinking, not just those season, Deacon Camous had Blood Parish in Oviedo, seeking that reinforce those already held some suggestions. First, recog- guidance in voting their con- beliefs. “Sometimes it hurts to nize that each person is a child sciences in the upcoming na- grow,” said Deacon Camous. of God; second, presume that the tional election. “So it is with our consciences as other person, who may not agree Deacon David Camous offers guidelines on how Catholics are called “This presidential election is well.” with you, is seeking the good to discern their vote based on Catholic social teaching at a “Faithful really weighing on people,” said “I never realized the extent and has the best intentions; and Citizenship” workshop at Most Precious Blood Parish in Oviedo Sept. 2. (PHOTOS ANDREA NAVARRO) | FC) Francis Stadler, parish coordina- of the bishops’ guidance before; finally, speak the truth in love. tor of marriage preparation and with the documents, catechism, “There is no perfect candi- family life. “They are hoping for papal information all wrapped date. We can be tempted to suc- clarity and really want to make into one,” said parishioner Frank cumb to despair and throw our Say to the LORD, the right moral decisions in this Milmore, who attended the ses- hands up,” said Deacon Camous. “My refuge and my election. To assist with that, we sions with his wife, Phyllis. “It “But remember that even in de- developed this program, using focuses on a larger field of issues spair, the promise of God does fortress, my God, the (U.S.) bishops’ document that we didn’t think that hard not go away. He knows the plans to help people form their con- about before.” he has for us. Trust in God and in whom I trust.” sciences.” Amanda and Hector Garcia the Holy Spirit. It’s better to live (Psalms 91:2) Deacon Dave Camous, the attended the sessions as well. in hope than in despair. And, it’s parish’s director of operations Amanda Garcia said that her better to be an informed person and a former high school civics family is a bit nervous about the than an uninformed one.” n teacher, led the two-part work- shop using the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ document titled, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.” “We are not here to tell you who to vote for,” said Deacon Camous. “If we do, then we are not respecting the right of your conscience.” Please join us for the Bishop John Noonan invites you to the The discussion focused on four principals of Catholic social JMJ Pregnancy Center th teaching: dignity of the human 15 Annual Blue Mass person, subsidiarity, the com- 2016 Lifting Lives Gala mon good, and solidarity. The Our largest fundraiser of the year– Thursday, September 29 document summary reminds Working together to protect life in Central Florida Catholics of the duty to be a part 12:10 p.m. of political decision-making, Saturday, Oct. 1 St. James Cathedral aided by a properly formed con- 215 N. Orange Ave., Orlando science, saying, “We Catholics 5:30 p.m. Cocktail reception have a lifelong obligation to form 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dinner and Comedy our consciences in accord with Free parking is available at the N.W. corner of 36457-0916 human reason, enlightened by West Robinson Street and North Orange Avenue. the teaching of Christ as it comes Hyatt Regency Orlando Please arrive early. to us through the Church.” 9801 international Drive, orlando “Sometimes people go with their gut, check off the boxes, but what I learned is that we have to study the issues,” said parishio- All are invited to pray for the ner Tanya Amrhein, who attend- safety of local law enforcement, ed the workshop. “We are called fire/rescue personnel and public to vote; that is what really stuck safety officials who serve and with me. My goal is to vote with protect us daily. a clear conscience, so a lot has to happen before this vote.” Deacon Camous invited those attending to be open to the influ- ence of the Holy Spirit, to study Scripture and Church teachings, Please visit Prolove.org/Events for additional information, and to pray as part of forming

to purchase tickets or to make a donation. Contact Kelly locke 36505-0916 their consciences before vot- with any questions at [email protected] or 321-945-0523. ing in November. In addition, Sept. 29 is the feast day of St. Michael, he recommended that Catho- patron saint of public safety personnel. A3 YOUR ORLANDO COMMUNITY Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016 A new home for St. Rose of Lima Parish GLENDA MEEKINS 127, “If the Lord does not build the of the Florida Catholic staff house, in vain do its builders labor.” He added, “Whenever we look to KISSIMMEE | Almost 200 the interests of our neighbor or the parishioners gathered Aug. 13, community and serve them, we are, singing “All Are Welcome” in the in a sense, God’s own co-workers.” sun-bathed field that will soon be Situated on 33 acres, the new the new home for St. Rose of Lima 12,834-square-foot sanctuary will Parish in Kissimmee. Bishop John accommodate 650 people, 200 more Noonan blessed the ground where than the current space. It is sched- construction is set to begin thanks uled to be completed by August to the Alive in Christ campaign. 2017. The original building has been St. Rose of Lima began in 1993 as sold to a charter school and the par- a mission under the auspices of St. ish is leasing the space until its new Ann Parish in Haines City. Then- home is built. Bishop Norbert Dorsey announced This is the first phase of the par- the mission in response to the grow- ish’s planned expansion. It hopes ing Hispanic population of the area. to add a hall and meeting rooms in By 1995 it was officially established Phase 2, and eventually increase as a parish in its own right. the sanctuary capacity to 1,100 peo- The parish, now located in a ple. The property has an office that crowded neighborhood, is once Father Tim LaBo, parochial administrator, and Bishop John Noonan, center, share the joy of breaking is already operational and a food again growing to meet the needs ground on the future site of St. Rose of Lima’s new church building with parishioners and Darryl pantry that shares space with other of its community. Father Tim LaBo Podunovac, far right, head of design and construction for the Diocese of Orlando. (GLENDA MEEKINS | FC) ministries. was appointed two years ago as pa- Parishioners carried umbrellas rochial administrator for the par- “We wanted to get everything on tures such as social halls and a cen- not be expanded due to its location to shield them from the heat and ish with the mission to get the new the same campus — build a larger ter for pastoral care,” Father LaBo and parking is difficult. sang to the tune of a guitar and or- sanctuary built. church, build community struc- said. “The current sanctuary can- St. Rose of Lima’s new home is gan with their voices ringing out in approximately 15 minutes from joy over portable speakers. Past and St. Rose of the original parish. “The parish present priests and deacons shared Lima Parish will grow tremendously once the in the celebration. in Kissimmee church is built and people see that Fernando Valverde, a parishio- will be all the structures are coming to- ner for 12 years, was happy to be a moving to a gether in one place,” Father LaBo part of the celebration and said it new location said. “People will also be able to meant a great deal for the entire allowing see the church from the road. community. room for Many people do not know where “This is the only Catholic church growth. the current church is or that it even in the area and it’s a miracle. I think The new exists. When it becomes more vis- it is in great part due to Bishop sanctuary ible here, I think it will become a Noonan. He said, ‘Do it,’” Valverde will seat 650 growth phase for the church and said. “But really it depended on St. people and is scheduled to the parish itself. I think that the Rose of Lima. As she was known be completed community at large will see that to say, it’s not for her; it’s for all the by August we have a church to serve.” people who need it — multilingual, 2017. Bishop Noonan, clad in a straw multicultural, at all levels of Chris- hat and sunglasses for the outdoor tianity. So it is a gigantic step for our blessing, affirmed Father LaBo’s faith.” n words as he quoted from Psalm

Father Jorge Priests have saintly connections Torres distributes Eucharist in GLENDA MEEKINS He watched as many of the Mis- Just a few rows behind him was St. Peter’s of the Florida Catholic staff sionaries of Charity, who had come Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla, daugh- Square dur- from all over the globe to honor ter of St. Gianna Molla. St. Gianna ing the can- ORLANDO | As thousands of their founder, rejoiced at the re- died in 1962 after a tumor developed onization pilgrims gathered in the twilight union. “The feeling was of joy all during her pregnancy. Faced with Mass of hours before dawn, St. Peter’s around,” he said. the decision to choose between sav- St. Teresa square slowly became alive. Father Diocesan priest Father Dominic ing the life of her child or her own, of Kolkata Jorge Torres, vocations director for Buckley, who is studying in As- she insisted that all be done to save Sept. 4. the Diocese of Orlando, had been sisi, Italy, was also in the crowd. He her child. In 2004, Pope John Paul II (COURTESY) invited to distribute Holy Commu- reached Rome with an American canonized her. nion during the Mass celebrated for tour group and sat in front of the pa- “We were honoring Mother Te- the canonization of Mother Teresa pal altar, amidst the throngs of ad- resa and what the Lord did through of Kolkata. As he waited for Mass to mirers who had come to celebrate her,” Father Buckley said. “Then I the course to the sisters, but could said in his homily. Father Torres said begin, he observed groups of 20 to this century’s most famous saint. also was able to meet the daugh- not go and asked Father Garcia to the pope spoke of the universal vo- 30 people speaking in various lan- As a student in Miami, Father ter of a saint. I walked away with a take his place. cation to charity and “that each of us guages, sharing stories of their con- Buckley often spent his Saturdays deeper sense that saints are real.” When Father Garcia was a young is called, regardless of which is our nection to the small figure that has working with the Missionaries of On the other side of the world, man discerning his vocation, Moth- lifetime vocation, to be charitable to become synonymous with love and Charity there, feeding the home- Father Esau Garcia, pastor of Holy er Teresa had a great influence on the person next to us.” charity. less and mopping floors. “It was Cross Parish in Orlando, was in him. “For me, it was that love and The pope often speaks of our call- “Some people went seeking mir- really the sisters who touched my Kolkata teaching a class to the Mis- that commitment. … I wanted to do ing to be saints and they may not be acles,” Father Torres said. “Others life,” he said. “They helped me want sionaries of Charity at their moth- something like her, to give my life for as rare as one might think. As Father went to thank the Lord for the gift to be holy, to want to devote my life erhouse. “It was a miracle,” he said something bigger. We are all called Buckley concluded, “It is possible to of Mother Teresa’s teachings, of her to Christ and to the Gospel. They regarding his opportunity to travel in our mission to be like her,” he be a saint in today’s world and they witness and of her testimony.” showed me that it was possible.” to India. Another priest was to give said, affirming what Pope Francis just might be sitting two rows be Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic YOUR ORLANDO COMMUNITY A4 S couts honored at Our Lady of Lourdes Mass

Laura Dodson “This was a big ‘(These families) have gone over and above for Florida Catholic correspondent thing to finish,” said Bradley, a the boys to study for this award. They are good MELBOURNE | At the 10:30 fourth-grader Catholic families who want to instill our faith a.m. Mass Aug. 21 at Our Lady of at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Melbourne, Lourdes School. even through this secular organization.’ Father Karl Bergin, pastor, an- “I liked it that in- nounced that the virtue of the stead of writing stuff down, they — Father Karl Bergin week would be love. He provided asked us to make a banner. We a visible example to the congrega- made a Celtic cross on my Mom’s tion, saying, “The essence of love embroidery machine. This knot is dying to self for the sake of oth- is a knot that would hold me and ers and two of our boys have taken God and anyone else together.” the opportunity to die to self and Adam, a second-grader, said sacrifice for others.” he liked to earn badges. “I Deacon Rick Beauton called to liked reading with my mom the sanctuary Adam and Bradley, about the Bible stories. My members of Central Florida Coun- favorite is the book of cil, Brevard County Space Coast Genesis.” Cub Scout Pack 520, chartered at Both of the St. Joseph Parish in Palm Bay. Scouts’ mothers “These two boys have been were actively in- working all summer on their volved in the comple- Parvuli Dei — ‘Children of God’ tion of the activities. — emblem,” Deacon Beauton ex- “When we started read- plained. “Its purpose is to help ing through the passages young boys discover the presence from Scripture, I was very The of God in their daily lives through impressed with his knowledge Parvuli various activities and also to de- of every story,” said Bradley’s Dei (Children velop a good self-image through mother, Summer, “which tells me of God) their contributions to the com- his school does a wonderful job medal that munity.” teaching them and filling them was awarded to Each Scout receives an emblem up in the Catholic faith. Our Lady the two Scouts. showing the Holy Family as well of Lourdes has wonderful faith Father Karl Bergin, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Melbourne, as the Boy Scouts of America re- formation.” blesses Cub Scouts Adam and Bradley as they receive the Parvuli Dei ligious knots badge that they are Adam’s mother, Toni Marie, Samaritan — to show that we love (Children of God) emblem. (PHOTOS BY PAM STIMPSON | FC) now entitled to wear over the left also found her son’s experience of God by loving others. pocket of their uniform. Require- Scripture inspiring. Throughout “My 7-year-old Scout is now ing along the faith is the “parents’ opportunity to show us something ments to earn the emblem include five weeks, they covered the cre- convinced the sycamore tree is initiative.” very powerful. I congratulate completion of the Scout’s Parvuli ation from the book Genesis, the the best tree for boys to climb,” “(These families) have gone Adam and Bradley on achieving Dei activity book with their parent Good Samaritan, the story of Zac- she said. “After all, that is the tree over and above for the boys to this award.” or guardian, and the creation of a chaeus and more. Toni-Marie said Zacchaeus climbed and since it’s study for this award. They are At least half a dozen boys ap- banner. she was delighted to hear her son’s God’s word written in the Bible, it good Catholic families who want proached Adam after Mass to find The boys were asked about the take on Bible stories. She found it must be true.” to instill our faith even through out how to become a Scout. His project and the significance of the inspiring how her young son un- Father Bergin said the two this secular organization,” Father mother said, “Adam felt like a su- religious knot badge. derstood the message of the Good families demonstrated how pass- Bergin said. “They’ve taken this perstar.” n

Priest professes final vows food drive at Blessed trinity

LaSalette Father William Slight receives a donation of food during the weekly Franciscan Father Anthony Aarons lays prostrate before the altar at St. Patrick Parish food drive at Blessed Trinity Parish in Orlando. The drive helps to keep the shelves in Mount Dora Aug. 22 during his solemn profession of final religious vows. (ANDREA at the Catholic Charities of Central Florida Semoran food pantry full and feed NAVARRO | FC) people who are hungry. (ANDREA NAVARRO | FC) A5 YOUR ORLANDO COMMUNITY Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016

ow much do you Grow each day in love owe my master?’ ‘H (Lk 16:5) My Sisters and Brothers in Christ, St. John Paul II said of Mother Te- In the Gospel parable of the In the Scripture readings of resa at her beatification, “Satiat- dishonest steward, we are taught sage of life is so important Catho- the 25th Sunday in Ordi- ing Jesus’ thirst for love the prudent use of one’s material lic Charities of Central Florida nary Time, God offers us and for souls in union goods in light of an imminent cri- Adoption Services are enlivening Florida instruction about being a with Mary, the Mother sis. Certainly, as you generously that message with the launch of a Catholic true disciple by helping us of Jesus, had become donated for those affected by the new website. to see the consequences of the sole aim of Mother crisis in Louisiana, you learned Pope Francis said, during the DIOCESE OF ORLANDO our straying from God. 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Oviedo. asked questions for birth parents, “The overall goal is to let women Effective Sept. 1 adoption testimonials and stories in unexpected pregnancies know Send statewide news releases to Father Willie Neumann to paro- from birth parents who have de- that adoption is one of their options, [email protected] Effective July 1 chial vicar of St. Stephen Parish in Winter cided to pursue an adoption plan and to know who to call to get good Father Dominic Buckley approved Our staff meets for prayer each work day at Springs. for their child. information about it,” explained 9 a.m. Send prayer intentions to prayers@ for higher study in Rome. Father Ivan Olmo to parochial ad- The website also includes an in- Leesa Elliott, adoption services thefloridacatholic.org Carmelite Father Francis Arakal ministrator of St. Mary Parish in Rockledge. troduction to families who are wait- manager for Catholic Charities. 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The meaning of the Mass H oly Communion: the Sacrament of love and unity BRUCE CROTEAU Special to the Florida Catholic

ORLANDO | Understanding the Communion rite is the fourth part of the meaning of the Mass series. Part of the Liturgy of the Eucha- rist, the Communion rite serves to prepare Catholics for the reception of Holy Communion. In the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ resource, “The Introduction to the Order of Mass (IOM): A Pastoral Re- source of the Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy,” the bishops state: “This rite expresses the mutual love and reconciliation that are both the condition and the fruit of wor- thy communion and the unity of the many in the one symbolized at both the natural and the sacramen- tal level” (IOM, 125). The Lord’s Prayer Jesus himself taught the faithful to call God “our Father,” revealing that we are sisters and brothers of the one Father who is the source of all that we are and all we have been given. By baptism into Christ we received the Spirit of adoption, in which we cry, “Abba, Father!” (Rom 8:15). Parishioners at St. James Cathedral lift their hands in prayer. During the Lord’s Prayer, the community prays together as one family. It is a In the Lord’s Prayer, the commu- prayer that calls us to right relationship with God and each other. (LINDA CALDWELL | FC) nity prays together as one family. It is a prayer that calls us to right rela- the exchange of peace is the ac- God,” (echoing the words of John The tionship with God and each other. ceptance of a challenge: a gesture the Baptist who announced the procession to We pray for our daily bread, for for- expressing the belief that we are Messiah). “Behold him who takes receive Holy giveness as we strive to forgive, and members, one with another, in the away the sins of the world. Blessed Communion for freedom from evil. We pray that body of Christ” (IOM 129). are those called to the supper of the symbolizes through mutual love, reconciliation Lamb.” In this sacred meal, in this the and the Holy Communion which The Fraction Rite time, in this space, we receive the communal we are about to enter, we will be- The “breaking of the bread” was foretaste and promise of heaven at nature of the come one with the Father as Christ the term used in the early Church the wedding feast of the Lamb. Sacrament is one with the Father with the Holy for celebration of the memorial of We respond with the words, and the Spirit. The Lord’s Prayer helps to the Lord’s Supper (Acts 2:42). At the “Lord, I am not worthy that you idea that prepare our souls “so that what is Last Supper, Jesus broke the bread should enter under my roof, but the people holy may, in fact, be given to those and gave it to his disciples, saying, only say the word and my soul of God are a pilgrim who are holy” (General Instruction “This is my body.” The symbol- shall be healed,” in the hope that people on of the Roman Missal, 81). ism of the “one bread” broken and we might hear Jesus’ response in a journey. shared is central to this ritual. As our hearts, “Amen, I say to you, in (LINDA The Sign of Peace St. Paul writes: “Because the loaf of no one in Israel, have I found such CALDWELL In the earliest days of the bread is one, we, though many, are faith” (Mt 8:10). | FC) Church, the sign of peace was in one body, for we all partake of the As we come forward to receive the form of a ritual kiss, echoing one loaf” (1 Cor 10:17). the sacred body and blood of Our St. Paul’s teaching to the Romans The Lamb of God (Agnus Dei) is Lord Jesus Christ, we observe his “greet one another with a holy kiss” the prayer to be sung or recited dur- command to “take and eat” and tivity and responsibility, for not keenly aware of the sacredness of (Rom 16:16). In today’s liturgy, the ing the fraction rite and it should ac- “take and drink.” The General only do we enter into unified song our actions and the great mystery sign is determined by the confer- company the entire action. The in- Instruction of the Roman Missal during the procession, but we also we have received, we offer a per- ences of bishops in accordance vocations of the Lamb of God call to (GIRM) states that “Holy Com- show reverence to each other as sonal prayer of thanksgiving. We with the culture and customs of mind that it is through Jesus Christ munion has a fuller form as a sign brothers and sisters on the jour- become engulfed in a unique and the people. God gives us his peace that our sins are forgiven and we when it is distributed under both ney. Together, as a people, we come profound way with Christ’s pres- through Christ — not as the world are reconciled to God. As the sup- kinds. For in this form the sign of forward in humility and charity, ence in his body — broken, shared gives peace, but a divine peace; a plication “have mercy on us” gives the eucharistic banquet is more aware and responsive to each oth- and risen in his people now mani- foretaste and promise of the heav- way to the final “grant us peace,” clearly evident and clear expression er as we encounter the Shepherd fested in the Church. enly kingdom where all will live in our hearts and minds are attuned is given to the divine will by which whose hand feeds us and who an- perfect union with the triune God to God’s mercy through which we the new and eternal Covenant is swers all our needs. The Prayer in the absence of all evil. This ges- have the promise of peace. ratified in the blood of the Lord” Just as the Israelites were fed with After Communion ture is the perfect sequitur to pray- (GIRM, 281). manna in the desert, we are fed on The priest calls us to prayer, ask- ing the Lord’s Prayer. C ommunion The Church also indicates that our journey to the Promised Land ing the Father to make the spiritual The bishops of the United States Having been led to the most we come forward in a procession, — the new and everlasting Jerusa- effects of the Eucharist continually explain: “The exchange of peace sacred moment of the Mass with which has symbolic meaning. Not lem. The words are simple: “The present in our lives so that sent out, before the reception of Holy Com- hearts and minds conformed to only does it express the commu- body of Christ,” and, “The blood of we may be the body of Christ for the munion acknowledges that Christ Christ, we hear the invitation to nal nature of Holy Communion, Christ,” to which each communi- life of the world. n whom we receive in the sacrament come and share in the Sacrament but also the notion that we are a cant responds, “Amen.” The ges- is already present in our neighbor. of love and unity. The celebrant pilgrim people on a journey. This ture is simple: a reverent bow of the Croteau is the diocesan director of … Like the ‘Amen’ at Communion, announces, “Behold the Lamb of journey requires a certain sensi- head. Then returning to our place, liturgy. A7 YOUR ORLANDO COMMUNITY Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016 father norMan farland Priest with hispanic heart served Wahneta for 24 years

STAFF REPORT Father Farland was the only ‘Bishop Dorsey asked priest to serve there and, assisted WAHNETA | Father Norman him to go (to Wahneta) by many volunteers, he helped the Farland, 77, Missionaries of Our community to flourish. In 1992 Lady of La Salette, the parochial ad- and he fell in love with there were 30 children enrolled ministrator of Centro Guadalupano the place. He enjoyed in catechesis; now there are more Mission in Wahneta, died Sept. 11. than 300. Mass attendance in 1992 He served as a priest in the Diocese working with the people.’ wavered from 300 to 350, a number of Orlando since August 1991. that has now quadrupled. He was ordained July 28, 1966, in — Father Joseph O’Neil “It is the people who make this Ipswich, Mass. He served in Fitch- mission thrive. I have witnessed a burg, Mass., for seven and a half asked in 1992 to move to Wahneta, whole, tremendous change in at- years before being sent to serve a farmworker community in Polk titude, outlook and commitment. in Argentina. For 18 years, Father County to serve Our Lady of Gua- We’ve been blessed,” Father Farland Farland worked with the poor and dalupe Mission and he ministered said during an interview in March with youths, which at the time was there until his death. 2016 in celebration of his 50th an- a dangerous ministry during Ar- Father Joseph O’Neil, a fellow La niversary as a priest. “I’ve really en- gentina’s Dirty War, from 1974 until Salette priest and pastor of Good joyed my priestly ministry. For me 1983. Shepherd Parish in Orlando, knew it has been very fruitful and worth- While in Argentina, he met a fel- Father Farland for 26 years. “I re- while. I thank the good Lord that I low La Salette priest who worked member when he went to Wahn- was fit that he called me. I try to help in Florida. Father Farland asked eta,” said Father O’Neil. “Bishop people, be there for them and give his order about ministry there and Dorsey asked him to go and he fell what I can give.” after a sabbatical year, he came to in love with the place. He enjoyed The funeral Mass was scheduled LaSalette Father Norman Farland stands at the lecturn at Centro Florida. After serving at Blessed working with the people. He en- to be celebrated Sept. 15 at Centro Guadalupano Mission in Wahneta, where he served joyfully since Trinity and Good Shepherd, two joyed doing the family things: the Guadalupano, and interment will 1992. This past July, Father Farland celebrated his 50th year as a Orlando parishes ministered by La baptisms, the quinceañeras, the be held at a later date in Hartford, priest. He died Sept. 11. (FC FILE PHOTO) Salette Fathers, Father Farland was weddings.” Conn. n Saints of mercy show us the way

St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent himself always in- dren, five of whom took religious Feast day: Sept. 27 sisted, “The main purpose for vows. Her parents, St. Louis Martin This saint reminds us of the which God has called us is to love and St. Marie-Azelie Guerin, were corporal acts of mercy to feed the Our Lord Jesus Christ. If we de- canonized by Pope Francis in 2015. hungry, give drink to the thirsty, part even slightly from the thought She played at being a nun while she shelter the homeless, visit the sick, that the poor are members of Je- was young, and at 15, was granted visit the prisoners and give alms to sus Christ, infallibly they will di- entrance into the Carmelite mon- the poor. minish the sweetness and charity astery. St. Vincent de Paul was born within us.” She is significant because she in France in How do we become more like St. approached her faith as that of a 1581, the third Vincent de Paul? Many parishes child — simple and straightfor- of six children have St. Vincent de Paul societies. ward. “The Story of a Soul,” the au- born to peas- Members work tirelessly to help tobiography of her faith life, told of ant farmers. the poor by collecting food, paying her innocent, childlike view of her When he was rent and utilities, and finding ad- relationship with God. 15, his father equate housing for those in need. Late in her life she exchanged sent him to For information on how you can letters with a missionary priest, the seminary get involved with the St. Vincent de and he confessed his spiritual anx- and paid for it Paul Society, consult your parish or ieties regarding God’s Judgment by selling the visit www.svdporlando.org/. Day. St. Therese replied: “I know family’s oxen. one must be very pure to appear He was ordained a priest at the age St. thereSe of liSieux before the God of all holiness, but I of 19. Feast day: Oct. 1 know, too, that the Lord is infinite- In 1612 he became a chaplain This saint reminds us of the ly just; and it is this justice which and tutor to the Gondi family. In spiritual acts of mercy to counsel frightens so many souls that is the preaching to the peasants on the the doubtful and instruct the inno- object of my joy and confidence. … estate, he realized he should di- cent, or share the faith with others. I expect as much from God’s justice rect his vocation to the poor. In St. Therese was born Jan. 2, 1893, as from his mercy. It is because he 1617, Vincent founded the “Ladies and died at the age 24. Although is just that he is compassionate and of Charity” from among a group of her time on filled with gentleness, slow to pun- women in his parish. e a r t h w a s ish, and abundant in mercy, for he He directed these wealthy wom- short and her knows our frailty, he remembers en to collect money for missionary contributions we are only dust. As a father has projects, hospitals, relief funds for may be seen tenderness for his children so the

36308-0916 victims of war and to ransom 1,200 by some as lit- Lord has compassion on us (Ps galley slaves from North Africa. tle, this French 103:8, 13-14)” (Letter 226). With the help of St. Louise de Discalced How do we become more like St. Marillac, this group would come Carmelite nun Therese of Lisieux? Start in your * Supporting subscribers are those who pay $26 directly to the to be known as the Daughters of is one of the own family. Give yourself in ser- Become a Florida Catholic. Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. He most popular vice to others, and do not expect supporting So Subscribe Today! also founded an order of priests, saints of our anything in return. Pray for your subscriber* the Vincentians, whose work was time and was named a doctor of family members, and those who solely devoted to those living in the Church by St. John Paul II. are not well-liked. Choose the sim- To subscribe visit: www.thefloridacatholic.org Or call 1-888-275-9953 small towns and villages. St. Therese was one of nine chil- ple path of love. n Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic YOUR ORLANDO COMMUNITY A8

414-3151. DIOCESAN EVENTS 35th annual arts and crafts FYI DIOCESAN EVENTS “Triad of Love”: Oct. 7, 5:30-9 show: Saturday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m.-4 To submit parish, school, dioc- WITH BISHOP JOHN NOONAN p.m., The Club at Eaglebrooke, p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 23, 8:30 a.m.-1 esan or related event information 1300 Eaglebrooke Blvd., p.m., Prince of Peace Parish, 600 to be considered for publication in Ministry Formation Conference: mercy and evangelization. Sponsored by Lakeland. Annual fundraising S. Nova Road, Ormond Beach. the Diocese of Orlando and Florida Saturday, Sept. 17, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Over 40 booths of original works dinner for Catholic Charities Catholic calendar of events, please of art, creative crafts and hobby Bishop Moore Catholic High School, Pro-Life Coordinating Committee. Tickets Adoption Services. Includes silent visit www.orlandodiocese.org/ 3901 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. Theme: and registration: www.orlandodiocese. auction, entertainment and crafts. Held indoors with food and refreshments available. our-diocese/events-calendar/ and “Disciples of Mercy.” Bilingual keynoter: org/rlc-welcome/. testimonials. Tickets: $50, must be click “Suggest Event.” Submissions purchased in advance. 863-686- Sponsored by parish’s Council of Dr. Hosffman Ospino. Conference is 13th annual Harvest Ball to ben- 7153, ext. 3018. Catholic Women. Free admission. should be received 4-6 weeks prior for anyone serving in parish or school efit Bishop Grady Villas: Saturday, 386-672-5272. to the date of the event. Not all ministry, such as catechists, pastoral care Oct. 22, 6-11 p.m., Rosen Shingle Creek, Celebration of cultures submissions will be printed due to volunteers, staff members, pastoral or 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando. Includes MASSES/PRAYER Saturday, Oct. 22, 6-9 p.m., space limitations and other consid- finance council leaders, educators. Cost: silent and live auctions, special perfor- Most Precious Blood Parish, 113 erations. $40, includes lunch and workshops. mance by the Bishop Grady Villas Chime SESSIONS Lockwood Blvd., Oviedo. Taste www.orlandodiocese.org/disciplesof- food from all over the world, Choir, live entertainment, dancing, and mercy/. gourmet dinner. Lifetime Legacy Award Interpreted Mass for the enjoy a Marian procession and N. Orange Ave., Orlando. Part deaf: Sundays, 11 a.m. Mass, share in fellowship. Tickets: $5, of the Friends of Music Ministry 15th annual Blue Mass: Thursday, will be presented to Father Ed Waters, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 1014 adults; $3, for children under 12. concert season. Irish-born multi- Sept. 29, feast of St. Michael the Arch- pastor of St. Timothy Parish, Lady Lake. N. Halifax Ave., Daytona Beach. 407-365-3231. instrumentalist has toured with angel, 12:10 p.m., St. James Cathedral, Fourth annual Community Service Award An American Sign Language the Chieftains and recorded with 215 N. Orange Ave., Orlando. Pray for will be presented to St. Timothy Parish. interpreter will be provided to the Boston Pops. Tickets: $15, the safety of dedicated first responders 407-892-6078, www.bishopgradyvillas. sign. Meet in the café, 10:15 a.m., RETREATS/DAYS includes coffee and dessert. www. who put their lives in harm’s way for the org. for a “deaf coffee chat” with stjamesorlando.org/ministries-2/ pastries. 386-255-0433. OF REFLECTION protection of people. Reception follows in 4th annual “Soup Bowl Sup- fomm-friends-of-the-music- parish center. Limited free parking avail- Taizé prayer service: Tuesday, ministry. per”: Saturday, Oct. 29, 6-10 p.m., St. Sept. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. San Pedro San Pedro Center retreats: able on corner of North Orange Avenue Mary Magdalen Parish Life Center, 861 Center, Mary, Mother of God Various dates, 2400 Dike and West Robinson Street. Maitland Ave., Altamonte Springs. Enjoy Chapel, 2400 Dike Road, Winter Road, Winter Park. For more information or to register: www. ANNOUNCEMENTS Respect Life Conference: Friday, gourmet soups from local restaurants, Park. Candlelit, contemplative Oct. 14-Saturday, Oct. 15, Sts. Peter and silent and live auctions and more. Ben- prayer. Suggested donation: $5. sanpedrocenter.org/retreats- programs, 407-671-6322. 40 Days for Life: Sept. Paul Parish, 5300 Old Howell Branch efits Pathways to Care, which provides Registration required: www. 28-Nov. 6. A focused pro-life • Retrouvaille, Sept. 23-25. Road, Winter Park. Theme: “Merciful safe place to heal for homeless who are sanpedrocenter.org/retreats- campaign with a vision to access Weekend retreat for troubled Like the Father.” Variety of workshops recovering from serious illness and injury. programs, 407-671-6322. God’s power through prayer, marriages where separation or designed to help energize, educate and Tickets: $100. 407-831-1212, www. fasting, and peaceful vigil to end divorce is a possibility or has abortion. https://40daysforlife. engage all Catholics on the mission of soupbowlsupper.org. already occurred. Couples are COMMUNITY com/local-campaigns/altamonte- taught skills to help put the springs/. EVENTS past behind them and begin Bilingual Spanish/English is phones, greet guests, schedule “rediscovering” one another. helpful but not necessary. appointments, operate copy and Interfaith prayer service: Patrick and Monica Griffin, 352- Program runs Sept. 1-July 2017 fax machine. Monday-Friday, 9 Sept. 20, 6:30 p.m., United 274-4614, www.retrouvaille.org. VOLUNTEERS and requires 35 to 40 hours a a.m.-noon. Martha.Murphy@cflcc. Church of Christ at The Villages • Transitus, Monday, Oct. 3, NEEDED week. Laura Firtel, 407-484- org; 863-299-7983, ext. 103. in Oxford, 12514 County Road 7 p.m., Mary, Mother of God 7736, [email protected]; Hope • Refugee youth mentor in 101, Oxford. Pray for peace in Chapel, Join the friars and the Sign language volunteers: CommUnity Center, 407-880-4673, Orlando to help refugee children the troubled and violent world. local Franciscan Fraternity in Parishes throughout the diocese ext. 231; ndmva.org and click on learn to speak English and learn Sponsored by the Interfaith commemorating the passing of need volunteer American Apopka. American culture. One-two hours Peace Partners, a committee of St. Francis. Sign Language interpreters to Catholic Charities of Central weekly, flexible schedule. Must be Christians, Jews, Muslims and • Senior day, Thursday, Oct. help deaf or hearing-impaired Florida seeks volunteers for the 21 or older. Baha’i faiths. 13, 9 a.m., St. Francis Hall. “The individuals fully participate in following programs. Visit www. • Refugee resettlement 40th annual fall festival: pardon of Assisi.” Learn about the celebration of Mass each cflcc.org /volunteer or contact mentors in Orlando to “adopt-a- Friday, Sept. 30, 5-8 p.m.; St. Francis and treasure of God’s week. Position requires yearlong [email protected] or 407- family” to help introduce newly Saturday, Oct. 1, 9 a.m.-close, mercy. Concludes with Mass. Cost: commitment to serving one 658-1818, ext. 1026. arrived refugees to American St. Theresa Parish, 11528 $15, includes lunch. Saturday or Sunday Mass per • Hospitality volunteers are culture and help them learn and S.E. Highway 301, Belleview. • Franciscan retreat, Oct. 21, week, and a diocesan background needed to staff front desk of practice English. Entertainment, games, events 5:30 p.m.-Oct. 23. “Becoming a screening. Must be 18 and older. the food pantry in Orlando. • Furniture pickups and for adults and children, live and voice for peace.” Follow in Jesus www.cflcc.org/volunteer. Volunteers are needed three-four apartment setups in Orlando: silent auctions, raffle, white Christ’s footsteps through his Notre Dame mission hours each week to greet guests, Volunteers help staff pick up elephant, international food preaching and example, and learn volunteer/AmeriCorps gather food bags, organize the furniture and set up apartments court. www.mystcc.org, 352-245- to imitate St. Francis. program based at Hope reception area and restock the for refugees before they arrive. 2458. CommUnity Center, Apopka, front counter. Must be 18 or older and able to Society of St. Vincent is recruiting a new team of • Pantry needs individuals lift furniture. de Paul walk for the poor: volunteers for the 2016-2017 or groups (maximum of five) to • Volunteer medical Saturday, Oct. 1. Registration: CONCERTS season. Spots still open to serve sort and stock food donations. professionals such as MDs, PAs, 8 a.m.; walk starts 9 a.m., Fort “Amen 2”: Shows for your community while gaining Volunteer shifts are Monday- RNs, OBGYNs, EKG technicians, Mellon Park, Sanford, at Lake thanksgiving, togetherness and job skills, earning a stipend of Friday, 9 a.m.-noon, and 1-4:30 endocrinologists, orthopedic Monroe. Proceeds from 3.5-mile inspiration by Filipino priests of $12,530, an education award p.m. surgeons, certified health walk benefit society’s emergency the diocese. Tickets: $20 per show. of $5,775, as well as health • Emergency Family Services educators, general and nurse fund and food pantry. Walkers http://filipinoministryorlando. insurance. Service sites in Apopka clerical/administrative volunteers practitioners needed at each receive T-shirt, light breakfast, com. and Orlando include teacher in Orlando to assist with data clinic. [email protected], drinks, and goodie bag. No • Friday, Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m., Holy assistants, tutors for elementary entry, copying, filing and Lazarus Free Medical Clinic in registration fee, but sponsors are Family Parish hall, 5125 Apopka- school and high school students, organization. Monday-Friday, 10 Wildwood; [email protected], required. Register: www.fopwalk. Vineland Road, Orlando. Father adult education, immigration a.m.-2 p.m. St. Luke’s Free Medical and Dental org. For sponsorship: Judy Mariano Catura, 407-724-2848; and citizenship services, domestic Clinic in Eustis; Kelly.Bender@ Wilhelm, 407-375-6580, wilhjs@ • Receptionist with Family Vickee Carino, 407-847-2500, ext. violence centers, and worker cflcc.org, St. Thomas Free Medical aol.com. and immigrant rights education. Empowerment Program in 220; Efren Paule, 321-246-0707. Winter Haven: Volunteers answer Clinic in St. Cloud. JMJ Pregnancy Center 2016 • Friday, Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m., “Lifting Lives” gala: Saturday, St. Joseph Academy auditorium, Oct. 1. Cocktail reception, 310 Frank Lloyd Wright Way, 5:30 p.m.; dinner and comedy, Lakeland. Father Cromwell 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency Program expands to Palm Bay parish Cabrisos, 863-397-9214; Father Orlando, 9801 International Ramon Bolatete, 407-406-0745; StafF report fied clients to provide services such ity Program at Holy Name of Jesus Drive, Orlando. Tickets: Prolove. Connie Moraleta, 863-272-3689. org/Events; Kelly Locke, klocke@ as emergency financial assistance Parish in Indialantic, Blessed Sac- jmjpc.org, 321-945-0523. • Friday, Nov. 11, 5 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 5323 E. Catholic Charities of Central for rent, mortgage and utilities. rament Parish in Cocoa, St. Luke Faithful citizenship County Road 462, Wildwood. Florida has started a pilot pro- The Family Stability Program Parish in Barefoot Bay and Daily workshop: Thursday, Oct. 20, 7-9 Father Peter Puntal, 863-594- gram to serve more families in the also involves identifying what Bread in Melbourne, as well as p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas Parish 7350; Merly Lavengco, 352-753- social hall, 700 Brown Chapel southern part of Brevard County. other community resources can serving the community through 6086; Esmeralda Ringer, 352-430- Through a partnership with Our assist clients through their situ- the food pantry at Blessed Sacra- Road, St. Cloud. Get informed 4685. about Catholic perspective on Lady of Grace Parish in Palm Bay, ations and budget counseling for ment in Cocoa. To request an ap- important questions of the day. An evening with Gabriel case managers from the Family long-term stability. In addition to pointment for services of the pro- R.S.V.P.: Debby Delaney-Mullett, Donahue: Saturday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m., St. James Cathedral, 215 Stability Program will be available Our Lady of Grace, Catholic Char- gram in Brevard County, call 321- [email protected]; 407- twice a month to meet with quali- ities also offers the Family Stabil- 636-6144. n www.thefloridacatholic.org | Sept. 16-29, 2016 FLORIDACatholic PALM BEACH DIOCESE PERMANENT DIACONATE ORDINATION

Newly ordained Deacon Kenneth Vianale, far right, is congratulated by Deacon Lee Levenson, second from right, as another deacon of the diocese, far left, congratulates Faithful in the pews at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola Sept. 10 clap as the new David Licata, second from left. Four men were ordained deacons at the Cathedral of deacons of the Diocese of Palm Beach are ordained and presented. St. Ignatius Loyola Sept. 10. (PHOTOS BY LINDA REEVES | FC) Four men become images of mercy LINDA REEVES of the Florida Catholic staff

PALM BEACH GARDENS | Four men received the grace of the sacrament of holy orders and joined the diaconate here Sept. 10. Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito was main celebrant for the ordination at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola of Rodney Brimlow, David Licata, Michael Miller and Kenneth Vianale. It was a grand celebration, and faithful, friends, family mem- bers, religious, priests and deacons from parishes across the diocese and beyond attended and showed support and love for the four men. (See their bios, page A3). They now carry the title deacon and join the diocese’s 100 permanent deacons, including 11 seasonal deacons, and the estimated 15,000 permanent deacons in the U.S. Church, ac- cording to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. During his homily, Bishop Barbarito spoke about the dia- Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito lays hands on Deacons David Licata, at left, and Kenneth Vianale, at right, in solemn conal ministry being rooted in the early Church and stem- silence as the Spirit of God is invoked upon the candidates and the office of the diaconate is conferred. ming back to the apostles. “They choose seven men of high repute to work closely with them but in a different manner,” explained Bishop Barbarito. “What is significant is that both were images of God’s mercy that enabled the good news of Christ to be proclaimed and to make a difference in the lives of others.” Here in the Diocese of Palm Beach the diocesan Diaconate Formation Program started in 2002. Permanent deacons are men who normally have no intention or desire of becoming a priest, but have the call to help the Church in a greater way. Ordained deacons generously give of time and efforts and make sacrifices. They baptize, distribute holy Communion, read the Scriptures and preach, preside at marriages and fu- nerals, and perform works of charity and acts of justice. Becoming a permanent deacon requires five years of stud- ies and a great deal of dedication. “I feel really good and at peace,” said Michael Miller shortly before he was ordained. “I have no second thoughts. I know I am right where I am supposed to be.” n At left, New deacons of the diocese process out of the cathedral after their ordination. Deacon Rodney Brimlow leads, followed by Michael Miller. Above, the Bishop Barbarito’s full homily can be found on page A2. new permanent deacons stand before the altar during their ordination Sept. 10. Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic YOUR PALM BEACH COMMUNITY A2 The deacon: An image of God’s mercy Deacons of Homily at the the Diocese of Palm Beach permanent line the pews at the diaconate Cathedral of St. Ignatius ordination Sept. 10 Loyola Sept. 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A3 YOUR PALM BEACH COMMUNITY Florida Catholic -Sept. 16-29, 2016 M eet the diocese’s four new permanent deacons Deacon served on a diocesan review board Rodney Brimlow and as a special adviser. From left, Our Lady Queen of the Apostles Five years ago, he entered the di- Kenneth Parish, Royal Palm Beach ocesan formation program, study- Vianale, Rodney Deacon Brimlow is a native of ing at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Brimlow, north Florida, husband and father, Seminary in Boynton Beach where David who heard the call to serve the he graduated this year in May with Licata and Lord when he was a youngster, but a master’s degree in theology. “I Michael finally decided to answer the call thoroughly enjoyed the seminary,” Miller after some gentle nudging from he said. “The spirituality, love gather priests. and generosity of the professors, moments “I think I have been called since priests and administration, as well before high school,” he said. “It just took as the interaction with so many their 20 years to figure out exactly what wonderful men preparing for the ordination that would look like. Serving is priesthood invigorated, refreshed to the deeply integrated in my person- and excited my soul to continue diaconate hood.” He and his wife, Mimi, have throughout my discernment pro- Sept. 10 been married for 19 years and have cess. St. Vincent de Paul Regional at the four children: Nathanael, 16, Mari, Seminary is one of the truly great Cathedral 14, Andrew, 11, and Rebekah, 10. blessings in our diocese.” of St. Deacon Brimlow’s father served Ignatius in the U.S. Navy and his mother Deacon David Licata Loyola. worked as a civilian for the U.S. St. Peter Parish, Jupiter (LINDA Navy. The family travelled quite a Deacon Licata was born on the REEVES | FC) bit and lived in Asia and Europe. east side of Manhattan, N.Y., and Deacon Brimlow attended Catho- he and his wife, Carol, will cele- lic school in Tokyo, studied Cathol- brate a silver wedding anniversary icism for three years and became a next year with their six children. Mass like it was yesterday.” FYI ated from St. John Paul II Academy Catholic at age 16. (His wife is also After attending school in New- He recalled the first time he in Boca Raton. Deacon Miller also a convert to Catholicism.) ton, N.J., Deacon Licata headed read about the permanent dia- Permanent deacon information has two older children, Jaime and After high school, he returned out to pursue his life’s dream and conate. He was 55 at the time and night: Oct. 26, 7 p.m., St. Vincent Jeff, and three grandchildren. to the United States to attend the ambition in the business world. “I attending Mass at St. Francis de de Paul Regional Seminary, 10701 Deacon Miller attended Catho- University of Florida, where he worked hard, old school mental- Sales Parish in Vernon, N.J., when S. Military Trail, Boynton Beach. lic school as a youngster, and set pursued microbiology and cell sci- ity, went into business and accom- he spotted the brochure. “After Information about the ministry and out to pursue a career in the busi- ence studies. His undergraduate plished much to be thankful for,” reading the fine print, I concluded formation program is also available ness world. “I began working for minor was East Asian language he said. that I was too old for the program,” at www.diocesepb.org/permanent- Tire Kingdom 35 years ago, and and literature. In 1985, he founded a New Jersey he explained. “The interest did re- deacons or 561-775-9540. now work for the parent company, He has worked in law enforce- wholesale food service company main with me and resurged after TBC Corporation. I have worked in ment for the past two decades, and with two business partners. “We I moved to Florida and attended many varied positions, currently at the present time works for the have been together now going on Mass at St. Peter Church. I was and have fun in retirement. And working in data and IT-related Broward County Sheriff’s Office, 40 years,” he said. “Though two of overwhelmed (when I learned not the least, I mention my men- segments of the business.” He went serving as executive officer in the us are now retired from the day-to- that) St. Peter had six permanent tor, Deacon Steven Scienzo, and all back to school in 2005 and earned Weston and West Broward Dis- day full-time company activity, I deacons. That is when I more for- the clergy and staff at St. Peter who a bachelor’s degree in business ad- tricts. continue to work and support the mally inquired about the program, put up with this ‘old guy’ going ministration from the University of When asked about his experi- business from Florida on a part- after first speaking to my pastor, through, at times, a difficult learn- Phoenix in 2008. ence of hearing the call, he said, time, online basis.” Father Donald Finney.” ing process in seminary and also About 15 years ago, he felt the “The first time I specifically con- At St. Peter in Jupiter he has He entered the program five instruction at the church altar.” call to ministry. He looked into the sidered the permanent diacon- served in various parish minis- years ago and hung in there even When asked about any visions permanent deacon program, but ate was when a priest spoke to tries. “Being semi-retired has al- though he confessed that it was as a new member of the clergy, his sons were only 6 and 7 at the me about it approximately 10 lowed me to become very involved “very challenging.” Deacon Licata said, “When I ask time. The demands of raising chil- years before I began the forma- with my parish in the capacity of “It was like I needed to learn myself what exactly is a deacon dren and the daily routine of work tion program. Another priest and server, sacristan, heading up the how to learn,” he said. “Who would supposed to do, the answer can were keys to his decision not to en- I discussed my calling about three bereavement ministry in addi- have thought that I would have become so complicated when you ter the program at the time. years before beginning the pro- tion to many other non-liturgical been given the opportunity to do itemize all the various possibili- At Holy Spirit, Deacon Miller gram, and then a third priest as- functions. The experience I gained this? I am most grateful. What I ties. However, in truth to self, the serves as a lector and extraordi- sisted me in my discernment to from this complemented the aca- enjoyed the most was the oppor- answer is to simply bring people nary minister of holy Communion. realize God’s calling.” demic part of the training pro- tunity to understand, through the to Christ. Beyond this, what re- He also has been teaching con- Support from his loved ones has gram I received at the seminary.” professionalism and patience of ally can there be? Not that this is a firmation classes for the last five helped him make it through chal- His studies began five years ago, the professors at St. Vincent de simple and easy task. My goal is to years. lenges on the long path of study decades after he first received the Paul (Regional) Seminary, the truly do my best for all the parishioners “Father Kevin Nelson asked me and formation. “My wife has abso- call to serve the Church. remarkable history of our Catholic of my parish and to hopefully be six years ago to think about (the lutely been my greatest supporter, As a young child growing up in faith.” successful in the responsibility of diaconate formation program),” along with my children,” he said. Catholic school, Deacon Licata He explained that the support properly addressing salvation — he said about the former pastor of As far as any ministry goals as said he “developed an intensely he has received has encouraged that which ordination ultimately Holy Spirit. “I was not sure I was a new permanent deacon, Deacon close relationship with God and him along the path. “It’s amaz- entails.” deacon material, but I was open to Brimlow explained that his vision Church. For me, it was a very pri- ing to think of all those who have enter into the formation process to is clear. “I hope to serve the bishop, vate friendship. I recall wanting sincerely supported me through Deacon see if I could be formed into some- support our priests and aid our to be an altar server so badly, that this five-year journey. I would be- Michael Miller thing useful for the Church.” people in bringing about the king- I studied and memorized all the gin with my two business partners Holy Spirit Parish, Lantana He said his wife has been at his dom of God through God’s grace Latin liturgy (pre-Vatican II) even who were eager to fill my shoes Deacon Miller was born in side with support as he journeyed and for his glory,” he said. before I made my first Commu- on responsibility while I attended Mount Clemens, Mich., about 15 on the long path to ordination. In 2003, Deacon Brimlow joined nion.” seminary. They agreed that I would miles east of Detroit, and was 11 “Debbie has been my greatest sup- Our Lady Queen of the Apostles in It was a joyous Saturday morn- forgo my monthly business trips to years old when his family moved porter,” he said, adding that his Royal Palm Beach, where he is an ing when the 7-year-old walked up New Jersey so that I could attend to Florida. children have also been there ev- active member. “Throughout my to the altar, knelt before the Lord St. Vincent de Paul Seminary. My He is celebrating 25 years of ery step of the way along with Fa- life as a Catholic, I have been a lec- and received the sacrament of holy wife, Carol, who was most sup- marriage with his wife, Debbie, ther Nelson and Father Guiseppe tor, CCD teacher and extraordinary Communion. “Two days later, I was portive of my decision, adjusted to and they have two sons: Deven, 22, Savaia, Holy Spirit parochial vicar minister of holy Communion,” he at the altar serving at the 6 a.m. this ‘new way of life’ at a time when and Justin, 21. Both boys attended said. Over the years, he has also Mass,” he said. “I remember that the expectation was to vacation Catholic grade school and gradu- Please see DEACONS, A4 Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic YOUR PALM BEACH COMMUNITY A4

BISHOP From A2 worthiness in order to help others accept unworthiness as well. The pope stated that “meekness is one of the virtues of the deacon. When a deacon is meek, then he is one who serves, not trying to ‘mimic’ priests; no, he is meek.” Meekness imitates God by serving others. God is ever ready to serve us and is always pa- tient, kind and always there for us. Alain Waterman Nicholas Zrallack Marc Gustinelli Thomas Van Otteren Armando Leon These are the characteristics of Christian service which is always welcoming, patient, tireless in sym- pathy and always making others Five join diocesan formation program feel welcome and at home in the Church. The pope expressed to the deacons, “This, dear deacons, is Staff report ty in Delray Beach. He is studying the area of education and is a pa- riod of discernment. He moved to how your vocations as ministers of pre-theology at St. John Vianney rishioner of St. Anastasia in Fort Palm Beach County and the Dio- charity will mature: in meekness.” PALM BEACH GARDENS | College Seminary in Miami. Pierce, where he has been active cese of Palm Beach. This year, he Finally, Pope Francis empha- Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito ac- Cuban-born Armando Leon, over the years in numerous min- is enrolled at St. Vincent de Paul sized how the deacon must be cepted five new seminarians for a parishioner of Our Lady of istries. He entered St. John XXIII Regional Seminary in Boynton in constant dialogue with Jesus the Diocese of Palm Beach, who Lourdes in Boca Raton, comes to National Seminary in Massachu- Beach and hopes to become a di- through prayer. This dialogue real- have answered the call of voca- the Diocese of Palm Beach after setts to begin theology studies. ocesan priest in 2019. izes the need for having a healthy tions to the priesthood and are entering the Salesians of Don Alain Waterman is from Haiti Thomas Van Otteren is a grad- heart which is open to healing by now involved in studies, forma- Bosco order in Cuba. He stud- and a parishioner of the Cathe- uate of Cardinal Newman High God and which knows forgiveness tion and discernment. In all, 13 ied and lived with members of dral of St. Ignatius Loyola in Palm School and a parishioner of St. and is never closed nor hardened. seminarians for the diocese will the community for eight years, Beach Gardens. In 2006, he en- Juliana, both in West Palm Beach. Again, St. Peter is a good example of be in the diocesan seminarian completing philosophy studies. tered the Redemptorists order He begins studies this year at St. one who had to learn to be healed program this year. This fall, he is enrolled at St. John founded by St. Alphonsus Maria John Vianney College Seminary of his many shortcomings. His The new men include Flori- Vianney College Seminary and de Liguori, which is dedicated and is the youngest seminarian words to Jesus refusing to have his da native Marc Gustinelli of St. involved in English-language to spreading the good news of on the path to priesthood. feet washed are quite indicative of Vincent Ferrer Parish in Delray studies. Christ the Redeemer. He com- The faithful are encouraged to his pride which caused him to brag Beach, who is also a member of Nicholas Zrallack is also a pleted theological studies, but left pray for and support the diocese’s that he would never leave Jesus, and the Emmanuel Parish communi- Florida native. He has worked in the community in 2014 after a pe- seminarians. n then is one of the first to deny Jesus. However, Peter is always open to the DEACONS: Diocese of Palm Beach’s four new permanent deacons ready to serve forgiveness of the Lord and does not let his shortcomings stand in the another, prayed together, and to- and graduated summa cum laude on me to stick with it to the end. way of God’s merciful love. It is in From A3 gether completed the greatest feat in 1979 with a B.A. in English.” I couldn’t have finished without receiving this merciful love through of our lives. After college, Deacon Vianale that loving push. the healing of our heart that we be- and personal spiritual adviser. “The formation program was began a career in education, “I’m also very grateful to Dea- come more and more involved in “I have been blessed by the different than what I expected. It teaching seventh- and eighth- con Bill Ferguson (of St. John the the relationship with God which support of many members of Holy was a far better experience than graders at St. Thomas Aquinas- Evangelist), my deacon-mentor, we foster each day in our dialogue Spirit Parish,” he said, adding that I could have ever imagined. The Holy Family School in Brooklyn. for showing me the ropes, and with Jesus. The pope expressed to his mentor from St. Matthew in classes were difficult at times, but Two years later, he left teaching to to (Carmelite) Father Guy Fiano the deacons, “Dear deacons, this Lantana, Deacon Andy Plucinski, the educcation we received has study law at St. John’s University (of St. Jude Parish in Boca Ra- is a grace you can implore daily in and Holy Spirit’s Deacons Mike given me a solid understanding School of Law. ton) for his spiritual direction all prayer. You can offer the Lord your Prestera and Steve Dove contin- of my faith, the Bible and the path “I was an editor of the Law Re- those years. And in particular, work, your little inconveniences, ued to express support and confi- the Church has taken to get to view, the school’s legal publication, I’m thankful for Father Alfredo your weariness and your hopes in dence in him, inspiring him as he where we are today. I should have and got my J.D. degree in 1984. In Hernandez, our diaconal forma- an authentic prayer that brings your pursue ministry. studied my Catholic faith long 1998, my wife and I left New York tion director last year. Father Her- life to the Lord and the Lord to your “The diaconate is so much ago; so should others. My studies for Florida. We had vacationed nandez is an expert in liturgical life.” more than just being useful for will continue.” here and I was fed up with com- service (among other things), and My brothers, Rodney, David, the Church,” he said. “We have muting to Manhattan from our plainly has a gift for teaching. His Michael and Kenneth, we all come been called and we are now pre- Deacon Kenneth home in Westchester. We were ad- insights on how to perform rites together as a family this morn- pared to serve. At some point in Jerome Vianale mitted to the Florida Bar in 1999. and services with comfort, even ing as the Lord ordains you to the formation, I realized my life was St. John the Evangelist Parish, The move was a good one.” grace, were a godsend. I’d say that ministry of being an image of his fully more satisfying and com- Boca Raton Active at St. John the Evangelist his practical, liturgical training mercy in a unique manner. You plete than I had ever known be- Deacon Vianale is a native of Parish in Boca Raton, Deacon Vi- was my favorite part of formation, become part of a great fraternity fore. I knew I was right where I Brooklyn, N.Y., and he and his anale serves as an extraordinary followed by biblical studies and of deacons in the Diocese of Palm was supposed to be.” wife of 25 years, Julie, are both minister of holy Communion and homiletics, key subjects taught Beach. We assure you of our sup- When asked to share any min- practicing lawyers, focusing on lector. by other top-notch priests at the port and prayers as you assist us istry visions, he said,” I want to civil and criminal litigation. They “Looking back, I got the call to seminary.” in our relationship with the Lord. serve my parish to fill their needs. have two children: Catherine, a diaconal ministry near the end In May, Deacon Vianale gradu- All of us, deacons, priests, religious I am interested in helping others senior at Florida State University, of 2010. It was then, at a weekday ated magna cum laude from St. and lay faithful, are called to ex- who may be interested in a life and Matthew, a senior at St. John morning Mass, that my pastor, Vincent de Paul Regional Semi- perience the merciful love of God serving God and the Diocese of Paul II Academy in Boca Raton. Father Michael O’Flaherty, asked nary with a master’s degree in in our lives and to share that love Palm Beach.” Catherine and Matthew both me in his light, off-hand way, theology. with others. While we all have dif- He explained that the for- graduated from St. Joan of Arc ‘Have you ever thought of becom- “I feel fortunate to have com- ferent roles in ministry within the mation program has been a re- School in Boca Raton. ing a deacon?’ His question plant- pleted my studies, to have had the Church, we are all equal and the warding experience and he has “As a boy, I went to Sts. Simon ed the seed. I began to answer the support of my wife, my pastor, my same before the Lord as we do our enjoyed getting to know his fel- and Jude Elementary School and call a few months later.” fellow parishioners and my broth- best to also be images of his mercy. low deacon brothers, seminary Bishop Ford High School,” said The seed blossomed and Dea- ers in formation,” he said. “And so, This morning, as we exit the Door instructors and the seminarians Deacon Vianale. “I attended col- con Vianale entered the diocesan I hope that as a deacon I’ll come of Mercy of this cathedral, may at St. Vincent de Paul. “We gained lege in Brooklyn too, taking the formation program to begin stud- to be of real help to my pastor, our deacons be that image to oth- friendships that I hope and be- F train every day to St. Francis ies and discernment. “Over the my parish and the diocese. I look ers and may we all go forward re- lieve will last a lifetime,” he said. College on Remsen Street. I was next five years of formation, my forward to preaching the good newed in the same spirit. n “We grew together, helped one active in the college’s drama club wife lavished encouragement news.” n 5 YOUR PALM BEACH COMMUNITY Florida Catholic -Sept. 16-29, 2016 locals share reflections on Mother teresa KENDEL JORDAN Florida Catholic correspondent

WEST PALM BEACH | The re- cent canonization of Mother Tere- sa has prompted much reflection on her influence in the world, and of course special reflection from those blessed to have known her personally including two priests here, who shared their thoughts on the saint and the impact she had on their vocations. FRANCISCAN FAtheR ChINNAppAN DevARAjA Father Chinnappan Devaraja was selected shortly after his 1995 ordination to go to India. As part of his work there, he ministered in the same city as Mother Teresa. His mission included helping lead Father Nobert Jean-Pierre of Sacred Heart Parish shows a photo Kendel Jordan of Holy Spirit Parish in Lantana walks the streets a novena reflection series at St. album of Mother Teresa. (KENDEL JORDAN | FC) and visits with the people of India during her mission trip there. Joseph Chapel, which just hap- (COURTESY PHOTO) pened to be located next to Shishu similar to mine are often tempted why he had come, he was moved Bhavan, Mother Teresa’s home for to get tired,” he said, “but I was through prayer and through the He still cherishes his time with I had once rested my own hand on abandoned street babies and chil- completely blown away by the example of the religious women Mother Teresa. His daily reflection that banister in the very same way. dren. person of Mother Teresa. She was working there to commit to serv- includes flipping through a collec- The scene was from the Mis- India has a great devotion to a person who never ran out of re- ing at the home on a weekly basis. tion of Mother Teresa’s quotes, and sionaries of Charity Motherhouse St. Anthony, the Franciscan saint sources, who always gave herself These regular visits lasted sev- he also has on display a photo al- in Kolkata, India, where in 2012 I known for his preaching and as the to the people of the gutters, with- eral years, and during this time bum and first-class relic of her hair. had accompanied Jim Towey, Ave patron saint of finding lost things out ever getting tired. Even in the Father Jean-Pierre was touched “When I left home, I had two de- Maria University’s president, and or lost people. Father Devaraja darkest times she gave and gave, profoundly by his experiences. He sires: to meet Mother Teresa and to 12 classmates on a mission trip. soon found the Missionaries of and in fact seemed to have even had a great desire to meet the great meet Pope John Paul II,” he said. “I I had opened the same doors as Charity sisters and Mother Teresa. more to give.” woman who began the charity that met both.” Mother, walked the same streets, “Kolkata was a place where was filled with the love of Christ At this writing, Father Jean- and knelt on the same chapel floor poverty was very much in your FAtheR NobeRt and Mother Teresa’s spirituality. Pierre had traveled to Rome to be every day for Mass. Though at the face,” reflected Father Devara- jeAN-pIeRRe He even felt called to serve as a a part of Mother Teresa’s big day time Mother Teresa’s canonization ja. “Through the way the sisters When Father Norbert Jean- Missionaries of Charity priest and Sept. 4, 19 years after her death. was still awaiting the confirmation cleaned and dressed bodies, Pierre, parochial vicar of Sacred entered the seminary. “To think that this is someone I of a second miracle, I knew even through the way they loved those Heart Parish in Lake Worth, was It was 1996 at the Missionar- knew, someone I talked to, who is a then that I was surrounded by the discarded by society, I learned to asked about Mother Teresa, he first ies of Charity Fathers seminary saint,” said Father Jean-Pierre. relics of a saint. step away from my aversion and to leaned back in his chair and closed in Tijuana, Mexico, when he met Today, Father Jean-Pierre takes Yet looking at that same photo- love the poor and outcast.” his eyes for several silent minutes. Mother Teresa. Father Jean-Pierre vacation time to present retreats graph, I see also the hurried pace Father Devaraja believes that his “Where do I start?” he asked. The remembers the busy preparations meant to further Mother Teresa’s and focused expression on Mother experiences in Kolkata and the wit- serene smile on his face revealed of the priests and seminarians. charism. “I thank God for the Teresa’s face. She isn’t smiling or ness of Mother Teresa’s example of that he was recalling memories too He had the privilege of greeting chance to have met Mother Te- even looking at the camera. Moth- selfless service were among many precious to be interrupted. Mother Teresa at the airport. “That resa,” he said. “She has shaped my er Teresa had never been interest- inspirations on his life path that He opened his eyes and began was my first time meeting this tiny spirituality. ed in drawing attention to herself, helped to lay the foundation for his to recall experiences from back woman,” he said, “I remember sit- “As a diocesan priest, rather but had rather been consumed present vocation as chaplain for home in Haiti. It was 1992, before ting on the floor while she gave a than a priest from an order, I don’t with wanting everything she did the residents of Lourdes-Noreen he became a diocesan priest, when talk on holiness. She counted on have a founder from which to draw to only point others to Jesus. In- McKeen, a senior living communi- a Marian group inspired him to her fingers to help us remember my spirituality. We have to look for stead of being amazed that I was ty in West Palm Beach founded by make a visit to the Missionaries these words: ‘I wish, I want, with our own. I found mine in Mother touching her banister, I imagine the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged of Charity’s home for the dying in God’s will, to be holy.’” Teresa. Mother is in my heart. I feel Mother Teresa urging me to be and Infirm in 1960. Port-au-Prince. Father Jean-Pierre recounted her presence with me, making me amazed about those moments “People in places of ministry After a struggle of doubt as to how he was handed a prayer card aware of the poor. when I was touching Jesus. There from Mother Teresa. He lost the “When we see her life, her sim- was an encounter with him when card during his many travels, plicity, the way she worked for life, I was spoon-feeding the bedrid- but still proudly holds onto a Di- justice and equality, it is an icon for den woman, carrying the handi- vine Mercy prayer card which she us. I hope people learn to be hum- capped child, or giving my water signed and gave to him on another ble and see that the Church wants bottle to the homeless man on the occasion. This is just one of the us to understand the thirst of Jesus. street. I imagine her also encour- many “treasures” which he has in This will help us on our journey aging me to have this same awe his office. home. Just as Mother Teresa was at home, seeing Jesus in my own After further discernment, Fa- faithful to the call of holiness and family, in my classmates, in the William E. Boyes ther Jean-Pierre did not become is now praying for us, I hope that waitress at the restaurant, the ca- a Missionaries of Charity priest. this future generation will follow shier at the store, the stranger who John Farina He felt God had other plans for in the same way.” passes me on the street. Instead Peter Matwiczyk him that led him to the Diocese of of looking at a building and mar- Palm Beach and an appointment WRIteR’S ReFleCtIoN veling that, “Mother Teresa was • Wills, trusts and guardianship litigation to St. Joseph Parish in Stuart July 1, I remember a classmate once here,” she would want me to look • Estate and trust planning and administration 2009. He celebrated five years as a pointing out to me a black-and- at my neighbor and say to myself priest in 2012. Before coming to Sa- white photograph of Mother Te- instead, “Jesus is here.” It was this cred Heart Parish in 2012, where he resa. In the photo, she was seen perspective, after all, which led 3300 PGA Blvd., Suite 600 [email protected] also teaches middle school religion rounding the corner of a staircase, her to become a saint. And it is

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 [email protected] 35448-0916 classes at Sacred Heart School, he her right hand resting on a wooden this perspective which will lead 561-694-7979 [email protected] served as parochial vicar of Holy banister. I realized suddenly that me and my neighbor toward saint- Name of Jesus in West Palm Beach. the spot seemed familiar, and that hood as well. n Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic YOUR PALM BEACH COMMUNITY 6

FYI Knights call all to show mercy and Catholic Charities responds to call for help Since the August flood, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) and the various reach out to neighbors in time of need Louisiana Catholic Charities have helped victims by providing disaster Linda Reeves and posted other signs on the par- assistance to individuals and families. of the Florida Catholic staff ish property. In August, the Diocese of Palm Beach sent out information about ways to “They really are a great example help. The response represented the dio- PORT ST. LUCIE | Follow- of the corporal works of mercy,” Fa- cese’s and the local Catholic Charities’ ing the catastrophic flooding in ther Szanyi continued. “What really stand of solidarity with parishes and Louisiana last month that dam- impresses me is that they are strictly Catholic Charities agencies through- aged nearly 60,000 homes leaving hands-on. They want to be the ones out Louisiana. The diocese posted a families devastated, a Knights of who do the work, who complete the direct link on two of its websites to Columbus council here called for task. They don’t want to send help the CCUSA donation page. People fellow Knights and people of good- to Louisiana. They want to be the may donate online at www.catholic- will to participate in a Labor Day help, collect the donations, pack charitiedpb.org/floods or at www. initiative focused on God’s mercy the truck and drive the truck with diocesepb.org. People may donate by and helping brothers and sisters in the donations themselves. They credit card over the phone by calling distress. will be in Louisiana to make sure CCUSA at 1-800-919-9338. Checks Members of the Knights of Co- everything goes to those who need can be sent to: Catholic Charities USA, lumbus Council 7514 in Port St. Lu- it. They always step up to the plate.” P.O. Box 16066, Baltimore, MD 21297- cie organized the Labor Day project The Florida Catholic visited 1066, and mark “Louisiana Flood” on to collect hard-to-obtain items for Rod Downs, grand Knight of Knights of Columbus Council 7514, loads Downs Sept. 2 at the council hall lo- the memo line. Catholics in the Diocese disaster victims in Louisiana, who a trailer with donations from a drive he headed up for the council to cated near St. Lucie Church. Items of Palm Beach may also make a check in August were hit with what ex- help flood victims in Louisiana. This month, the items were delivered to were trickling in before the project donation through their parish. perts are calling “a thousand-year brother Knights in Louisiana, who in turn distributed the items to people even officially started. Joseph Sex- flood” because of its enormity. and parishes in need. (LINDA REEVES | FC) ton pulled up in his vehicle with People of the community at large At the time of this writing, Loui- several boxes of cereal and other stopped by St. Lucie Parish to give siana Gov. John Bel Edwards said collection plan in place, working letter to President Barack Obama at nonperishable food items and sup- to the cause. Members of the ladies the state has more than $8.7 billion with Franciscan Father Mark Sza- the beginning of September asking plies. auxiliary helped sort and package in damage, and the figure will in- nyi, St. Lucie pastor. that Congress approve $2 billion in “I heard about it and wanted to the donations on Labor Day. crease as officials finish assessing “After Katrina, I went to Louisi- federal aid for Louisiana for hous- help,” said Sexton, a resident of Fort “I’m proud to be a Knight of Co- damage to roads and other public ana to help,” said Downs about the ing, economic development and Pierce. Word about the project was lumbus,” said Mark Pamer, deputy infrastructure. other big Louisiana tragedy in 2005, infrastructure. The aid will add to spreading. “I am here in support. grand Knight. “Many gentlemen “I was in prayer and medita- the costliest natural disaster as well other federal programs assisting in That is what you have to do. Every- stepped up to help and hundreds of tion when it came to me,” said Joe as one of the five deadliest hurri- Louisiana’s flood recovery. People one is called to help people in need.” parishioners dropped off items. The Duffy, a parishioner of St. Lucie in canes in U.S. history. are filing aid applications and in- We also spoke to Pauline Ma- trailer kept filling up. By the end of Port St. Lucie. “I wanted to help the “With this flooding in Louisi- spections continue. More than 80 son, a parishioner of St. Lucie. “The the day, they had made 11 trips people of Louisiana affected by the ana, I said, ‘I am going to reach percent of damaged homes lacked Knights of Columbus responded to keep emptying (the truck) so it flooding. Then, I found out that our out,’ and that is what we are do- flood insurance because most were immediately,” she said. “They orga- didn’t overflow. The news shows a grand Knight was getting a project ing,” said Downs about people in outside the flood plain. nized a collection and this week, we lot of bad stuff, but here is a story of started for our Knights of Columbus need of essentials and basics and The Knights set up a collection are all collecting socks and under- human decency. (It is a story about) council. It was right in front of me, building supplies. “We need to do site at the council hall the week wear, diapers and toothbrushes. We helping those in need.” all set up, and I walked right into it. something. We will put the items before Labor Day weekend. There love our Knights here.” Downs said that council mem- I felt called and this project is an an- that we collect in a trailer and take were also drop-off areas organized The Knights of Columbus col- bers will drive to Louisiana Sept. 9, swer to my call.” them over there. Every council in at St. Lucie Parish over the week- lection was a success during the where they will be meeting with fel- Rod Downs, grand Knight of the state of Florida needs to do this.” end. On Sept 3, the council held a Labor Day weekend. Several other low Knights in parishes in Lafayette council 7514, took the first step by A government report states that fundraiser dinner dance and in- Knights councils contributed to and surrounding areas. calling all to action. First, he con- more than 6,000 businesses were vited the public. the drive. Parishioners of St. Lucie “We need to help these people,” tacted fellow Knights in Louisi- flooded by rising waters and shut “Our Knights are amazing, al- and faithful of other parishes gen- said Duffy. “The main thing is a lot ana, asking them about needs. He down, making the purchase of es- ways ready to help anyone and ev- erously contributed bags of items. of prayers.” n reached out to Knights of Columbus sentials difficult for those living eryone in need,” said Father Szanyi, leaders at the state and district lev- in hard-hit areas. People are still who also responded to the call by els, and members of other councils struggling to restore life in the after- placing a sign about collection ef- in the Diocese of Palm Beach. He math of the flood and to repair their forts in front of the church near and fellow Knights organized a La- badly damaged homes. busy Prima Vista Boulevard. He bor Day benefit and put a relief item The Louisiana governor sent a ran announcements in the bulletin REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK The great flood this summer personally was truly an amazing, positive message of to inspect it to see if it can be repaired. hits close to home and to heart for this hope in the midst of such tragedy and as The house is over 100 years old and writer. I was born and grew up in the area, our world continues to be unsettled. constructed with techniques not used in and I have family and friends there, and One morning, my brother woke up this day and time. It may be declared a a brother living in the Baton Rouge area, early, made 40 sandwiches and packed total loss. For now, he has purchased a hit hard by the flood. Luckily, my brother, chips and drinks and delivered them to his travel trailer to live in. He will park it in his Kenneth Gilbert, did not have water in his friend in Denham Springs where he spent driveway and live there until whenever. house or at his workplace. the day helping in the cleanup effort. “This is such a horrible thing we are go- He responded to the call to help one of “A group of Mormons from Florida ing through here,” my brother continued. his friends, who is not so blessed. “I went was there to help along with some other “I just hope that other people in America and helped my friend in Denham Springs,” friends,” he said. “We managed to get realize just how bad this was and continue he said. “He received 4 feet of water in everything out of the house: furniture, to send help. I consider myself so fortunate his house, and it was already 2 feet off the appliances, belongings, etc. The Mormon not to have been flooded. So many of my ground.“ group was a big help. One of the guys friends and acquaintances were flooded. It My brother witnessed the Holy Spirit only had one arm, but that didn’t hold is very sad and disheartening, but we will working in Louisiana as he drove through him back. There were kids and teenagers survive. People here are looking up and some of the flooded areas. People of helping too. trying to move forward. Please pray for the all situations, faiths and cultures came “Now that the house is empty, my people of south Louisiana.” 35692-0916 together, pitching in to help each other. It friend has to wait for a structural engineer — Linda Reeves 7 YOUR PALM BEACH COMMUNITY Florida Catholic -Sept. 16-29, 2016 Parish celebrates pastor’s life with surprises LINDA REEVES of the Florida Catholic staff

JUPITER | St. Peter Parish cel- ebrated a major milestone in their pastor’s life with a big community celebration, an apparent reflection of the parish’s love and respect for their shepherd. On Aug. 27, staff at St. Peter Par- ish organized a dinner with enter- tainment in the parish hall in cel- ebration of Father Donald Finney’s birthday. Father Finney turned 50, and the theme of the evening celebration was “Hawaii Five-0.” St. Peter Parish staff gather with Father Don Finney during Members of the entire parish com- celebrations Aug. 27 at the parish. The staff organized a surprise munity were invited to join in the Father Don Finney, pastor of St. Peter Parish in Jupiter, is amazed “Hawaii Five-0” celebration for Father Finney’s birthday. celebration. Aug. 27 as he looks around the parish hall which was transformed Staff dressed in black and greeted into a tropical Hawaii setting with everything from beach umbrellas and planted them on the parish gave him hugs and handshakes. He dinner guests as the evening began. to water gear. He had no idea what his staff and parishioners were grounds,” said Christian about an- has served as a priest for more than Everyone was welcomed inside the planning for his 50th birthday party. At right is Becky Miklos, director other surprise. “The trees are a gift 20 years, having been ordained May hall, which was transformed to re- of religious education at the parish. (PHOTOS BY LINDA REEVES | FC) from our St. Peter Parish family.” 28, 1994. He served several parishes create tropical Hawaii with potted The Royal Poinciana tree with in the diocese before joining St. Pe- palm trees, colorful lei necklaces, rich orange-red flowers is a classic ter, a stewardship community, April balloons, streamers and outdoor is a gentle soul and a pleasure to be tending to be Father Finney’s third- symbol of tropical South Florida. 3, 2003. Over the years, he continues beach gear. Guests were encour- around. We wanted to do something grade teacher. “It was a lot of fun and The trees will be a wonderful addi- to help grow ministries, encourage aged to wear informal clothing and for him, but he doesn’t know what a lot of laughs,” said Christine Mac- tion to the parish and certainly add parishioners to get involved and Hawaiian shirts and dresses with we are doing.” donald, parish secretary. to the beauty of the grounds located spread the city of God in Jupiter and flower designs. Staff served throughout the eve- On Aug. 28, the parishioners next door to All Saints School. The the Diocese of Palm Beach. “He usually goes on vacation for ning and parishioners volunteered were treated to coffee and break- trees will also be a reminder of the Apparently, the parish commu- his birthday,” said staff member to prepare the dinner. The menu fast treats after Sunday Masses as a parish get-together of August 2016 in nity admires and looks up to their Giovanna Christian as she busily included various Hawaiian items way to continue the celebration of the spirit of community and in cel- parish leader. “He respects our tal- prepared the hall moments before and four birthday cakes. The eve- Father Finney’s life throughout the ebration of the pastor. ents and encourages us to run our the opening of the evening celebra- ning also featured games, choreo- weekend. During the evening, Father ministries as the Lord moves him,” tion. “Six months ago, we told him graphed dance, a slideshow and a “In honor of his birthday, we pur- Finney was all smiles as members said Becky Miklos, director of reli- that we wanted to do something. He Skype visit from a parishioner pre- chased two Royal Poinciana trees of his flock wished him well and gious education. n 36388-0916 Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic YOUR PALM BEACH COMMUNITY 8

FYI TV MASS BISHOP’S SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS To find more information on events, Sunday televised Mass airs 9 a.m. Sept. 18 — noon, Confirmation, St. lation of Carmelite Father Antony Pulikal Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito has please visit www.diocesepb.org/ on CW34 WTVX. Produced by the Edward Parish, Palm Beach. as pastor, Holy Name of Jesus Parish, made the following appointments: events or www.catholiccharitiesdpb. diocesan Office of Communications. Sept. 20 — 10 a.m., Meeting, West Palm Beach; 5:15 p.m., Blessing of org/events. Questions: www.diocesepb.org/tv- Presbyteral Council, Pastoral Center, Palm Stations of the Cross, Our Lady of Florida Effective Sept. 1 Mass or 561-775-9529. To support Beach Gardens; 1 p.m., Meeting, College Spiritual Center, North Palm Beach. the televised Mass or to request a of Consultors, Pastoral Center; 2 p.m., Sept. 29 — 8:30 a.m., Blue Mass/ Father Glen Pothier to dioc- DIOCESAN EVENTS free Mass missal: 561-775-9529 or Meeting with deans, Pastoral Center. breakfast, law enforcement and first re- esan adjutant judicial vicar, from Office of Communications, 9995 N. sponders, Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola, judicial vicar. Permanent deacon Sept. 24 — 4:30 p.m., Mass/installa- Military Trail, P.O. Box 109650, Palm tion of Father David Downey as pastor, St. Palm Beach Gardens. Msgr. Thomas Klinzing, pastor applications available: Men Beach Gardens, FL 33410. of St. Edward Parish in Palm Beach, interested in applying to become a Thérèse de Lisieux Parish, Wellington. Oct. 1 — 5:30 p.m., Mass, Birthline/ to judge and diocesan canonical permanent deacon of the Diocese Sept. 25 — 10:30 a.m., Mass/instal- Lifeline walkathon, Emmanuel Parish, of Palm Beach are asked to speak Delray Beach. consultant, from diocesan judicial through Sept. 30: www.diocesepb. vicar. to their pastors for permission org/fanthefireflorida. After to apply and download the Father Michael Edwards, deadline or for information: 561- p.m., St. Vincent Ferrer Parish, 840 application from the diocesan 775-9559 or ksullivan@diocesepb. COMMUNITY pastor emeritus of St. Helen Parish website, www.diocesepb.org/ George Bush Blvd., Delray Beach. org. Title: “Christ Looks at Us With in Vero Beach, to episcopal delegate deacon-formation. 561-775-9540 or 30th annual Respect Life EVENTS for retired priests. [email protected]. Mercy and Calls Us to Discipleship.” Conference: Oct. 14-15, Sts. Refreshments and book-signing Divorce survival ministry Social and quarter auction: Father Albert Dello Russo, Peter and Paul Parish, 5300 Old Sept. 23, 6 p.m., Holy Family Parish reception in parish hall with diocesan tribunal judge, to episcopal program: Parishes in the Howell Branch Road, Winter Jeff Cavins following forum. All Diocese of Palm Beach. 12-week 2330 S.E. Mariposa Ave., Port St. delegate for extern priests. Park. Theme: “Merciful Like the Lucie. Fun, food and socializing. invited. 561-665-8566, familylife@ program features 30-minute Sister Veronica Schueler, Fran- Father.” Sponsored by Florida Proceeds go to parish Council of stvincentferrer.com. DVD segments on challenges of a Conference of Catholic Bishops’ ciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, to broken marriage. For the recently Catholic Women. Free admission. Seminar: Dec. 10, 7:30 a.m., St. Pro-Life Coordinating Committee. 772-335-2385. Vincent Ferrer Parish, 840 George assistant to the diocesan chancellor. separated and divorced and those Speakers: Bishop Felipe J. Estevez Presentation: Oct. 15, noon, Bush Blvd., Delray Beach. Presenter: divorced for many years. Sponsored of St. Augustine; Bishop John St. Patrick Parish, 13591 Prosperity Jeff Cavins, well-known speaker by Office of Marriage and Family Noonan of Orlando; Father stated. Location: 1300 U.S. Highway Farms Road, Palm Beach Gardens. and creator of Great Adventure Life. Registration suggested; space Tadeusz Pacholczyk of National 1, North Palm Beach. 561-626-1300 Speaker: Sister Helen Prejean, Bible Study program, and author limited. To register: 561-775-9557. Catholic Bioethics Center; Msgr. J. or www.ourladyofflorida.org: Sisters of St. Joseph, a leading and host of Holy Land pilgrimages. 2016-2017 School of Christian Brian Bransfield, general secretary advocate for abolition of the death Title: “Walking Toward Eternity.” • Centering prayer: Wednesdays, Formation: Learn more about of the U.S. Conference of Catholic penalty. Theme: “The Power of Registration and 8 a.m. Mass 4-5 p.m., main chapel. Catholicism and prepare for Bishops. Cost: $90 adults; $55 God’s Mercy.” Organized by Pax followed by 9 a.m.-3 p.m. seminar. • Day of reflection: Oct. 5, 10 ministry work. Available in English students; $170 couples. Registration Christi Palm Beach. Limited seating. Cost: $39, includes materials, a.m.-2:30 p.m., led by Passionist and Spanish. Cost: $10. For required. www.orlandodiocese. Reservations suggested. Light breakfast and lunch. 561-665-8566, Father Melvin Shorter. Theme: schedule of classes: 561-775-9544, org/rlc; 407-658-1818, ext. 1086; refreshments. 561-568-0124. [email protected]. “Into the heart of mercy: Where www.diocesepb.org/schools-of- [email protected]. Flea market: Oct. 15, 8 Ascension young adults do we go from here?” Reservations christian-formation. Diocesan Grandparents a.m.-noon, St. Clare Parish, 821 group meeting: Mondays, 7 p.m., required. Charismatic Renewal Pilgrimage and Mass: Oct. Prosperity Farms Road, North Palm St. Patrick Parish, 13591 Prosperity • Day of reflection: Nov. 2, 10 Convention: Sept. 16, 6-10 22, 4:30 p.m., Cathedral of St. Beach. New and gently used items. Farms Road, Palm Beach Gardens. a.m.-2:30 p.m., led by Passionist p.m.; Sept. 17, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Ignatius Loyola, 9999 N. Military Council of Catholic Women white All young adults are invited and Father Patrick Daugherty. Theme: Sept. 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. John Trail, Palm Beach Gardens. elephant booth. Refreshments welcome. 561-626-8626 or nicole@ “From the table to the cross.” Paul II Academy, 4001 N. Military Main celebrant: Bishop Gerald available. Proceeds benefit charity. stpatrickchurch.org. Reservations required. Trail, Boca Raton. Organized by M. Barbarito. Performance by 561 622-7477. • Silent retreat for men and diocesan Haitian Ministry. Theme: children’s choir. Reception follows women: Nov. 11-13. Theme: “Be merciful as your Father also Mass. Sponsored by Office of Luncheon and music “Reflecting Christ.” Led by retreat is merciful.” Speakers: Father Luc Marriage and Family Life and local presentation: Oct. 23, 1-4 p.m., RETREATS/DAYS team. Cost: $195. Deposit and Philogene and Father Pierre-Marie Catholic Grandparents Association. St. Mark Parish hall, 643 St. Mark OF PRAYER registration required. France of Haiti. Music by the Good Families are invited to attend. Place, Boynton Beach. Jazz, Angels. 772-466-9617. Chartered bus transportation from and stage and screen classical Our Lady of Florida Spiritual • Day of reflection: Dec. 7, 10 Mercy and family lecture: north and south available, but numbers. Entertainment led by Center: Retreats and programs a.m.-2:30 p.m., led by Passionist Sept. 16, 7 p.m., Cathedral of St. reservations requested by Oct. 7. Matthew Farmer, artistic director available for clergy, religious, men, Brother Edward Hall. Theme: Ignatius Loyola, 9999 N. Military Transportation cost: $10. 561- of Old School Square, a center for women, married couples, singles “Peace is a person.” Reservations Trail, Palm Beach Gardens. 775-9524, www.diocesepb.org/ arts in Delray Beach. Cost: $25. and people in recovery programs. required. Organized by the diocesan Office grandparentspilgrimage. Reservations: 561-752-2988. Season theme: “Reflecting Christ.” of Marriage and Family Life in Catholic Charities events: Free forum: Dec. 9, 7-8:30 Reservations required except when keeping with the Jubilee Year • Healing Mass and sacrament of Mercy. Featured presenter: of reconciliation: Sept. 16, 6 p.m., Marcellino D’Ambrosio, a professor St. Anastasia Parish, 407 S. 33rd of theology, business owner, New St., Fort Pierce. Men and women York Times best-selling author, touched and hurting from abortion Obituaries who will discuss the Holy Year of are encouraged to attend. Mass Mercy. Free admission, but free- begins 7 p.m. 561-602-4887, Sister Hull dies ministering in Illinois, Michigan, Adrian Dominican Congregation. will offering appreciated. All are [email protected]. Florida and Puerto Rico. Sister Hull Sister Dillon was born in Royal invited. Next program is October. • Elder Affairs fundraising Sister Audrey Hull, formerly served St. Anastasia School in Fort Oak, Mich., and graduated from St. Evening of healing and luncheon with awards: Oct. 18, forgiveness: Sept. 19, 7 p.m., St. known as Sister Raymond Clare Pierce from 1954 to 1961, and Car- Joseph Academy in Adrian, Mich. noon, West Palm Beach Marriott Hull, died Aug. 28 at the Dominican dinal Newman High School in West She received a bachelor’s degree in Jude Parish, 204 U.S. Highway 1, Hotel, 1001 Okeechobee Blvd., Tequesta; Oct. 17, 7 p.m., Ascension West Palm Beach. Andrew F. Life Center in Palm Beach from 1962 to 1975. She English from Siena Heights College Parish, 7250 N. Federal Highway, O’Connell Award recipient: Michigan. She became a resident of the Dominican (University) in Michigan and a mas- Boca Raton; Nov. 9, 7 p.m., St. Meals on Wheels of the Palm was 93 and in Life Center in 2010. She is survived ter’s degree in English from the Uni- Thérèse de Lisieux Parish, 11800 Beaches. Tickets: $75. Sponsorship the 68th year by loving nephews. A funeral Mass versity of Detroit. Sister Dillon spent Lake Worth Road, Wellington. opportunities available. Theme: Discovering a way to of religious was celebrated Sept. 1 at St. Cath- 63 years ministering in education Proceeds benefit Elder Affairs profession in erine Chapel in Adrian, and Sister in Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, freedom through faith, repentance Program services, which provide and forgiveness. Sponsored by comprehensive guardianship and t he A d r i a n Hull was buried at the congregation West Virginia and Puerto Rico. In Office of Marriage and Family Life. case management. 561-345-2000, D o m i n i c a n cemetery. Florida, her ministry included 14 561-775-9557, www.diocesepb.org/ [email protected]. Congregation. years at Rosarian Academy in West events, [email protected]. • Mandatory guardianship Born in Mi- Sister Dillon dies Palm Beach from 1972 to 1986, and “Fan the Fire Florida” youth education course: Approved by Sister Audrey ami, Sister Hull Sister Pa- nearly 25 years at Barry University rally: Oct. 8, 10 a.m., St. Patrick Palm Beach County Circuit Court Hull Parish, 13591 Prosperity Farms graduated from tricia Dillon, a in Miami Shores from 1986 to 2010. and sponsored by Palm Beach Pa l m Beach former teach- She became a resident of the Do- Road, Palm Beach Gardens. County Bar Association. Training For middle school students is designed to help guardians High School in West Palm Beach. er at Rosar- minican Life Center in 2010. She in grades six-eight and youth understand their legal duties to She received a bachelor’s degree in ian Academy is survived by loving nieces and leaders. Keynote speaker: Fan both their ward and the court. biology from Barry College (Uni- in West Palm cousins and was preceded in death the Fire founder Scott Anthony Court-appointed guardians are versity) in Miami Shores, and a Beach, died by her sister, Helen Dillon, also an of Pennsylvania. Daylong event required to successfully complete includes talks, lively music, master’s degree in education from Sept. 6. She was Adrian Dominican. A funeral Mass training within four months after DePaul University in Illinois. Sis- 88 and in the was celebrated Sept. 8 at the Adrian reverent prayer, adoration, Mass being appointed. Fee: $75. Call for and sacrament of reconciliation. course dates, times and location: ter Hull also received training and 70th year of her Dominican Sisters chapel and Sis- Registration opens 9 a.m. Free 561-345-2000, ext. 208. was a licensed dietitian/nutritionist Sister Patricia religious pro- ter Dillon was buried in the congre- admission. Registration online as well as an educator for 27 years, Dillon fession in the gation cemetery. www.thefloridacatholic.org | Sept. 16-29, 2016 FLORIDACatholic VENICE DIOCESE Residents gather for peace, healing Bishop Dewane calls for prayer, mutual respect at ecumenical event Bob Reddy of the Florida Catholic staff

FORT MYERS | “Knowledge, respect, encounter and dia- logue” are the key ingredients if real progress is to be made in society and in local communities to end the cycle of extreme vio- lence which has become so commonplace that we are becoming desensitized. Bishop Frank J. Dewane said these words during an ecumeni- cal prayer service for peace and healing, which took place at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Fort Myers Sept. 7. The goal of the prayer service is to start a conversation that works toward people and reconciliation in the community. The location of the prayer serve was symbolic as it was located near where several recent acts of violence toward young people have taken place in recent months, including a shooting at a local club in late July which left two teens killed and 18 others wounded, and the murder of high school student in late August and more. Fort Myers Councilwoman People holds candles in a prayer for peace during the ecumenical prayer service “We gather as women and men of faith to enliven and renew Teresa Watkins-Brown reads for peace and healing Sept. 7 at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Fort Myers. (PHOTOS our community with a spirit of peace and reconciliation,” Bishop during the service. BY BOB REDDY | FC) Dewane said. Churches, synagogues and mosques in the downtown Fort PRAYER Myers area were invited to attend and pray for peace in the com- munity, including more than a dozen priests from Catholic Par- Prayer for healing ishes throughout Lee County. More than 400 people attended the God, we come to You wounded prayer service including Fort Myers Councilwoman Teresa Wat- kins-Brown, who gave a reading; Fort Myers City Manager Saeed and in pain; violence has been done Kazemi and his wife; the principals from St. Francis Xavier, St. to our community. We are in need of Andrew and Bishop Verot Catholic schools; as well a delegation healing, of Your gentle touch, Your of students from Bishop Verot Catholic High School. tender voice and compassionate Fort Myers Police Chief Derrick Diggs was at the event along heart; help transform our pain into with 10 fellow officers. He noted afterward that the prayer service new life. was an appropriate step in creating healing within the commu- Give us the strength and courage nity. to live life vigorously again and to “We must continue to work together as a community; this in- not be afraid of stranger or friend. cludes the faith-based groups, the citizens, the politicians and Turn despair into hope, hate into the public servants,” Diggs said. “Bringing peace to the commu- love and anger into joy. nity requires a unified commitment and action to work together God, let us seek to be reconciled to find reasonable solutions to complicated problems.” with those who have caused harm. Bishop Dewane agreed, saying act of hatred and brutality can bring upon despair. “But it is in demonstrating the power of dia- Help us to forgive, as You forgave. Help us to love our enemies and pray logue and mutual respect that we can march forward toward the Fort Myers Police Chief Derrick Diggs, left, and members of the Fort Myers for our persecutors. Bring justice and goal of one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice Police Department particpate in the service. for all.” peace to the lives of those who have The prayer service appropriately began with a “Prayer for done harm. Let all see Your face and Healing,” and included several Scripture readings, music from feel the warmth of Your love so that the Our Lady of Light Parish choir, and petitions read by students we may never injure another. from Bishop Verot Catholic High School. There was also a Litany God we pray for Your mercy and for Peace, calling on the Lord to stay with us in times of despair. compassion; we live in troubled Bishop Dewane and Father Anthony Hewitt, St. Francis Xavi- times, and the answers to our er Administrator, then lit candles from the altar and shared the problems are not simple or easy. flame of peace with all present. Strengthen our resolve to root out Once all of the candles were lit and the lights lowered, Bishop the violence, hate and fear in our Dewane said, “Let us all pause for a moment of silence and pray lives. Replace it with Your fortitude for all who have been affected by violence, and for family, friends and love. Create in us hearts of and those who have no one to pray for them.This was followed courage, grace us with the ability by everyone reciting the Lord’s Prayer, a concluding prayer and to stand against the violence of our the closing hymn. The ecumenical prayer service for peace and healing was in day: the violence in ourselves, our keeping with what the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops had homes, streets and communities. In your name we pray. Amen. suggested to U.S. dioceses, that events be organized for a “Na- Bishop Frank J. Dewane shares the flame of peace during an ecumenical tional Day of Prayer for Peace in our Communities” to promote prayer service for peace and healing Sept. 7 at St. Francis Xavier Parish in peace and healing after the unrest that has taken place. n Fort Myers. Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic YOUR VENICE COMMUNITY A2 School arts and athletic facility blessed Zazarino Center cornerstone of St. Martha and St. Mary Academy Bob Reddy of the Florida Catholic staff

SARASOTA | Bishop Frank J. Dewane was joined by honored guests for a Mass, blessing and rib- bon-cutting ceremony Sept. 12 for the new Zazarino Center for Ath- letics and Arts that will serve as a multiuse facility for St. Martha and St. Mary Academy Catholic schools in Sarasota. The Zazarino Center is approxi- mately 26,000 square feet and is a multifaceted enrichment facility built to meet the ongoing demand for a gymnasium with bleachers; basketball and volleyball courts; four additional classrooms; locker rooms; a concession area; perfor- mance and event hall; stage and backstage area; community room; music room; physical education of- fice; and much-needed additional storage space. A 15-foot Celtic cross stands outside the front doors and a memorial garden sits between the new center and the original facility. Bishop Frank J. Dewane leads the ribbon-cutting ceremony and blessing of the new Zazarino Center at Bishop Nevins Academy for St. “This is a special day,” said Siob- Martha and St. Mary Academy Catholic schools in Sarasota Sept. 12. (BOB REDDY | FC) han Young, Principal at St. Martha Catholic School, during her remarks inside the new facility. “We are so proud of what we have here. We can now have a true ‘home’ game here for the St. Martha Knights!” Prior to the center’s comple- tion, school home games were held at other facilities off-campus. Gym classes were held in St. Ann Hall and were not large enough to handle the growing enrollment at the school. For the ceremony, the students of both schools filled the bleachers and were excited to be enjoying their spacious new multi- purpose facility. During the ceremony, Father Fausto Stampiglia, Pallottines, Pas- Bishop Frank J. Dewane blesses classrooms of the new Zazarino Bishop Frank J. Dewane with Ann Crowley, Louis Zazarino and Father Fausto tor of St. Martha Parish, noted how Center at Bishop Nevins Academy for St. Martha and St. Mary Stampiglia, SAC, after the dedication of the new Zazarino Center at Bishop the new center is the culmination Academy Catholic schools. Nevins Academy for St. Martha and St. Mary Academy Catholic Schools. of his prayers, more than 15 years in the making. “We are so blessed to laborative effort. This effort is from Bishop Dewane also challenged be here,” he said. “It is through the benefactors who know the value of a the students to make the most of the Students grace of the Lord that generous peo- Catholic education and the impor- new Zazarino Center, as it is a gift enjoy the ple came forward and wanted to be tance of state-of-the-art facilities. from the heart of many to ensure dedication ceremony To donors and benefactors, Bish- they are able to have best educa- a part of something so very special. of the new Thank you! Jesus loves you.” op Dewane said: “Your generos- tional possible. Zazarino Recognized during the cer- ity has come together to create this The project was designed by Hall Center emony for their commitment and beautiful building for the greater Architects, PA, under the project at Bishop dedication to the project’a success good of the students who will be at- management of Willis A. Smith Nevins were Louis Zazarino, for whom the tending St. Martha Catholic School Construction Inc. The ground- Academy building is named, and Ann Crow- and St. Mary Academy for years to breaking for the Zazarino Center for St. ley and her late husband, Kevin, come. You should be applauded for for Athletics and Arts took place in Martha and whose contributions helped to en- your efforts. But it is the parents and October 2015. St. Mary sure the success of the project. the families that make today possi- Academy Bishop Dewane, who led the ble. They committed their children For information, call 941- Catholic dedication ceremony and blessed to a Catholic education, and we are 953-4181 or visit www.st- schools. the facility with holy water, noted grateful for your confidence in what marthaschool.net or www. that such projects are part of a col- we do.” stmarysarasota.org. A3 YOUR VENICE COMMUNITY Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016 Football rivals gather for Mass before big game

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sarasota | The Cougars of Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School in Sarasota and the Vi- kings of Bishop Verot Catholic High School have a long-standing rivalry as foes in many sports, but they are united in their faith. Bishop Frank J. Dewane cel- ebrated a pre-game Mass for the two football teams just prior to their annual clash on Aug. 26, which was the first game of the season for both teams. While a game-day Mass for the football team is a tradition at both Catholic high schools, the joint Mass began in 2014 as the game alternates be- tween the two schools each year. The winner gets bragging rights until the next contest. In an effort to remind these Above, Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School players particpate in a football Mass with Bishop Frank J. Dewane Aug. 26 in Sarasota. young men of their common faith Also present were the players from Bishop Verot Catholic High School in Fort Myers, who are pictured below receiving the Eucharist from and respect they must have for Bishop Dewane. (PHOTOS BY BOB REDDY | FC) each other as brothers in Christ, Bishop Dewane said he prays that tions may try to pull them away. that you may be good athletes, but the healthy rivalry does not get in “If you were ill or injured, you you must turn to Christ to help the way of who they all are: men would make every effort to prac- you become great men,” he said. of God. tice and participate in games. The During the game the Bishop The Bishop Verot players and desire and commitment to your split his time evenly between coaches arrived to Mass dressed faith and going to Mass each Sun- cheering from the Cardinal in shirts and ties, while the Car- day should be greater. It is a sign of Mooney side and the Bishop dinal Mooney players arrived in your love for God. Recognize that Verot side. When asked who he tan slacks and polo shirts, but God works in you.” was rooting for, the Bishop coyly with their game uniforms on top. The young men were told by the responded with a big grin. “I’m Throughout the Mass the two Bishop, who played high school neutral. I’m just rooting for a good sides responded with great enthu- football as well, that they are game and pray that all of the play- siasm. blessed to have certain athletic ers remain healthy.” Bishop Dewane emphasized gifts. But more importantly, they Cardinal Mooney earned the that the young men must remain have been blessed to be men of bragging rights in football for the committed to their faith even God. “Remember that you are part year as they defeated Bishop Verot when football or other distrac- of the works of the Lord. Know 46-15. n 40 Days for Life to begin Jeanne Berdeaux FYI Special to the Florida Catholic For details or to sign up to fill VENICE | This fall people in the hours that are still open, visit Diocese of Venice will have an op- www.40daysforlife.com or call 941- 374-1068 for Sarasota, 239-994-2849 portunity to participate in 40 Days for Fort Myers, and 941-740-4497 for for Life campaigns Sept. 28 to Nov. North Fort Myers. To learn more about 6 in three cities: Sarasota, Fort My- the 40 Days for Life campaign, watch ers and North Fort Myers. This is a a short video at www.dioceseofvenice. time of prayer for an end to abortion org/offices/respect-life/40-days-forlife and public witness outside abortion or visit www.40daysforlife.com. centers. No one wants to have an abor- The new national 40 Days for Life bus will be making a quick stop Nov. 3 at approximately 2:15 p.m to tion, but women are often coerced began in College Station, Texas, greet participants in front of the Planned Parenthood at 736 Central Ave. in Sarasota. or feel they have no choice. They in 2007 the prayer campaign has resign themselves to going through expanded to 636 cities in 36 coun- Life in the fall in Sarasota, Fort My- Join Bishop Dewane for a prayer are traveling to visit campaigns in with the procedure, many times tries. The results have been amaz- ers and North Fort Myers, and in the walk Monday, Oct. 3, in Fort My- all 50 states in 40 days. Bishop De- asking God for a sign that they ing: 75 abortion centers that have spring in Naples and Port Charlotte. ers, beginning with a 9 a.m. Mass wane plans to pray at the Sarasota shouldn’t do it. Seeing people pray- been sites of previous 40 Days for Bishop Frank J. Dewane has at St. Cecilia Parish, 5632 Sunrise location Friday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m., in ing for them on the sidewalk outside Life campaigns have closed forever; called on local parishes to take re- Drive, followed by a rosary outside support of the campaign. the abortion center when they arrive more than 125 workers left their sponsibility for covering several Planned Parenthood at the corner of A new location for a 40 Days for is often seen as that sign from God. jobs; and, most importantly, 11,796 days during the campaign. The College Parkway and Winkler (8595 Life prayer vigil will take place in If no one is there, they may as- babies have been saved from abor- Bishop also challenged church College Parkway). front of the Southwest Florida Wom- sume that it is what they are meant tion, with their moms spared a life- organizations to adopt one hour The new national 40 Days for Life en’s Clinic, 1890 N. Tamiami Trail, to do. Being there sends a message time of regret. during their parish’s days, engag- bus will be making a quick stop to North Fort Myers. n not only to these women, but also The Diocese of Venice was the ing their members in the peaceful, greet participants in front of the to the community and the workers second Diocese to join the national prayerful public witness for life. It Planned Parenthood at 736 Central Berdeaux can be reached at that there is something wrong with movement of 40 Days for Life which can make a difference between life Ave. in Sarasota on Nov. 3, approxi- [email protected], what is happening inside. began in the Spring of 2008. Since and death for a child. Will you be mately 2:15 p.m. Come and meet 941-374-1068 or www.diocese In the time since 40 Days for Life then there has been a 40 Days for there? members of the national team who ofvenice.org/respectlife. Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic YOUR VENICE COMMUNITY A4 15th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks remembered Staff Report and EMS were present for the Mass. A Southern Manatee Fire District SARASOTA | To honor the brav- truck was parked in front of the ery and sacrifice of those who per- Church with the ladder extended ished and to comfort those who and a large U.S. flag hanging from were affected in the Sept. 11, 2001, it, blowing in the breeze. terror attacks on the United States, The Mass included special inter- commemorations, remembrances cessions to St. Florium, the patron and Masses were held across the of firefighters and emergency med- Diocese of Venice. ical services personnel, and St. Mi- At the “Standing With Our Fall- chael the Archangel, the patron of en: 9/11 Fifteen-Year Commemo- law enforcement. Candles were also ration” ecumenical service in Pa- lit in honor of each first responder triots Plaza at Sarasota National agency in the area. After the Mass, Cemetery, Bishop Frank J. Dewane Franciscan Father Joseph Connolly, prayed the Benediction. The Bishop Pastor, blessed the first responders spoke about the need to remember and the fire trucks, ambulances the fallen, to console the grieving and police vehicles. and to seek comfort in the embrace A 9/11 memorial Mass was cele- of the Lord who always stands by brated at St. Peter the Apostle Parish our side, no matter what. in Naples. The Parish has had a me- During the ceremony Johnny morial Mass each year and is home Schroeder, a retired New York City to a cross made from steel from the firefighter and Sarasota resident, Twin Towers. Father John Critch, shared his story of bravery, survival Pastor, volunteered as a chaplain and grief. “It was the day the angels at ground zero in the weeks follow- cried.” he said. “It was the day the ing the attacks, providing spiritual world changed forever.” comfort for rescue workers. At Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Similar ceremonies were held at Parish in Sarasota, a Blue Mass was other parishes, including at St. John celebrated to honor all Manatee XXIII Parish in Fort Myers where Bishop Frank J. Dewane prays the Benediction during the “Standing With Our Fallen: 9/11 Fifteen-Year and Sarasota county first respond- the first responders who died or Commemoration” ecumenical service in Patriots Plaza at Sarasota National Cemetery. (PHOTOS BY BOB ers. More than 40 representatives were injured on that fateful day REDDY | FC) from area law enforcement and fire were remembered. n

At left, a flag hangs from a fire truck outside Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish in Sarasota during a Blue Mass celebrated in honor of first responders on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Above, Bishop Frank J. Dewane prays the Benediction during the “Standing With Our Fallen: 9/11 Fifteen-Year Commemoration” ecumenical service in Patriots Plaza at Sarasota National Cemetery.

St. Ann welcomes new students St. Ann Catholic School Principal Gina Groch and Francisan Father Michael Vannicola, Pastor of St. Ann Parish, welcome new students with a pizza party Aug. 26 in Naples. The school, which has served the Naples community for 60 years, welcomed 70 new students. (COURTESY) A5 YOUR VENICE COMMUNITY Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016 Bishop Dewane rededicates school

Susan Laielli “Since this is one campus, we Special to the Florida Catholic can have Jasmine’s needs met, Bishop Frank while our two youngest children at- J. Dewane SARASOTA | The Catholic tend St. Martha’s. It’s so nice to have particpates in a ribbon- school formerly known as Dreams everybody together, which is huge cutting Are Free in Sarasota is now official- for our family to keep us as a com- ceremony at ly St. Mary Academy, following a re- munity as well,” Antico said. the newly dedication ceremony of the special- Jasmine, who spoke at the cer- renamed needs school Aug. 29. emony, was diagnosed with broad- St. Mary Students from kindergarten spectrum autism, sensory process- Academy through eighth grade from St. ing and sensory interaction disor- in Sarasota Mary Academy and its sis- der, all of which were predicted Aug. 29. ter school, St. Martha’s to affect her reading skills. (COURTESY) Catholic School, lo- “Before we adopted cated at 4380 Fruit- Jasmine I encouraged ville Road, were the state to place her joined by parents, here at St. Mary Acad- teachers and fac- emy, and it’s liter- ulty at a Mass cel- ally changed her life,” ebrated by Bishop Antico said. “She was Frank J. Dewane, quiet and reserved, not who then blessed the speaking well. But now, doors and rededicated the she is reading the St. Mary school with a ribbon-cutting. and St. Martha prayer to us before “Martha and Mary — to me it dinner. The Catholic perspective was just a natural,” Bishop Dewane has also helped her heal and grow with other third-graders — to the mig said. She explained Kadyn from both St. Mary Academy and St. said. “They were two sisters who as a person to completely open her 32nd percentile, compared to oth- suffers from speech and language Martha’s Catholic School patiently complemented each other. They world and has changed her life.” ers in fourth grade.” difficulties, requiring occupation- listened to Bishop Dewane as he sat together before Jesus. They were Parents of John, age 11, also said “That’s a 113 percent increase in al therapy daily. “He likes the fact encouraged the new school to con- very different in their spirituality St. Mary Academy is making an six months,” said Ed Scott, John’s that he can go to school and people tinue to move forward with a theme and how they approached the Lord, enormous difference in their son’s father. “We are so thankful for this understand him, and won’t make of togetherness. yet each with their own grace and life, a boy they adopted from China school. It has made a big difference fun of him.” “Just as Mary and Martha sat uniqueness.” six years ago. in John’s ability to read, and he Rebecca Reynolds, St. Mary before the Lord — women of faith, Parents said they love how the “John has a reading disability, has shown a lot of leadership skills Academy Principal, said the school, women of God, and women of special-needs Catholic school is lo- possibly stemming from Japanese here, largely due to how the faculty under its previous name of Dreams strength — so all of us need to be cated on the same campus as a tra- encephalitis which he contracted encourages the kids and loves the Are Free, began as a Diocesewide together,” he said. “The students ditional Catholic school. Jenna An- at age 2,” said Teri-Jo Scott, John’s kids.” school-based program in 1994, of St. Mary and St. Martha need tico, a mother of three children who mother. “His first year at St. Mary Nancy Helmig’s 8-year old son, and moved into the Bishop Nevins to be together and be before the attend both schools on the campus, Academy he was in a third-grade Kadyn, is in his first year at St. Mary Academy in 2000. It was the first Lord as children of God who are of said she and her husband adopted reading class despite being a Academy, but already she sees school in the Diocese of Venice strength.” n Jasmine, a special-needs child, fourth-grader. After six months of changes in him. dedicated to educating students from foster care over a year ago, intense reading curriculum at St. “I finally had to put Kadyn with learning disabilities from kin- For information about St. Mary and knew this is where they wanted Mary, he improved from reading where he needed to be to get the dergarten through eighth grade. Academy, call 941-366-4010 or their daughter to go to school. at the 19th percentile — compared education he really needs,” Hel- During the ceremony, students visit www.stmarysarasota.org. Diocesan schools excel on 2016 ACT Annual Respect Life Collection set for parishes Oct. 2

Staff Report on science, technology, engineering Jeanne Berdeaux where they can find financial end” of the life issues, helping and math (STEM), ACT introduced Special to the Florida Catholic services in their community. our youth make better choices VENICE | Diocese of Venice additional test scores to provide When a young woman finds for their lives. One county that Catholic high schools come out on insight into critical aspects of col- VENICE | The first Sunday herself in an unintended preg- implemented such a program in top, according to the 2016 ACT Col- lege and career readiness. Dioc- of October is Respect Life Sun- nancy, she usually has no idea its schools has seen a tremen- lege Readiness test scores released esan Catholic high school students day across the United States, a where to turn for help and what dous drop in sexually transmit- in late August. Diocesan high earned a 23.2 on STEM prepared- tradition begun in the 1970s. resources are available to her. ted diseases and pregnancies. school students earned an average ness, while the state average was It is a time set aside to pray for These pregnancy help centers It’s not a coincidence; it is the composite score of 23.6, compared 19.7. life, to learn about the “life is- usually can show her the de- result of education through the to Florida’s public high school stu- The ACT and the SAT are the sues” and do something posi- veloping baby in her womb via schools in cooperation with dents, who earned an average com- most widely administered col- tive to support life. ultrasound, creating an inde- parents. The workbooks for this posite score of 19.9. The national lege entrance exams in the nation. Here in the Diocese of Ven- structible bond between moth- program are an investment in average for 2016 is 20.8. Components of the ACT test are ice, parishioners are given the er and child. our future. The test results confirm Dioc- English (writing), math, reading opportunity to support life If parenting does not appear If you have a packet of enve- esan high schools exceed college- and science. A student’s raw score through a special Diocesan col- to be the best option for the lopes from your parish, look for level preparedness benchmarks, for a section is converted to a scaled lection Oct. 2. There are many mother, the professional staff a separate envelope for this spe- once again surpassing both state score, which ranges between 1 and worthy organizations and pro- at the pregnancy centers can cial Respect Life Sunday Col- and national averages. In Collier 36, with 36 being the highest possi- grams in the Diocese address- assist in making an adoption lection, or plan to give as gener- County, the students from St. John ble score. Students receive a scaled ing the needs of people that plan, placing the baby with a ously as you can to the second Neumann Catholic High School score for each of the four multiple- can help them choose life, even loving family. Funds from the collection on the weekend of achieved a composite score of choice test sections. when faced with difficult cir- collection have been used for Oct. 1-2. Let’s work together to 22.5. In Lee County, Bishop Verot “Through the dedication of our cumstances. the special needs that some of build a “Culture of Life.” n Catholic High School students teachers and school administra- It is a blessing that there are these centers face so they can had a composite score of 24.2, tors, Diocese of Venice graduates more pregnancy help centers continue their life-affirming Berdeaux is the Diocesan Re- and in Sarasota County, Cardinal continue to thrive through rigor- than abortion centers in our work. spect Life Director and can Mooney Catholic High School ex- ous and challenging curriculum Diocese and across the coun- Instilling values in young be reached at Berdeaux@ celled with a composite score of grounded in our Catholic faith,” try. These centers offer women people through abstinence edu- dioceseofvenice.org, 941-374- 23.2. said Dr. Kristy Swol, diocesan su- the emotional help they need to cation is another way the funds 1068 or www.dioceseofvenice. In response to a national focus perintendent of schools. n choose life, as well as resources have been used on the “front org/respectlife. Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic YOUR VENICE COMMUNITY A6 Remembering St. Teresa of Kolkata Staff Report

VENICE | Poignant moments and unique encounters made a lasting impact on the people who were blessed to meet the Catholic Church’s newly canonized St. Te- Florida resa of Kolkata. Those who met St. Teresa explained that the briefest Catholic encounter was powerful because DIOCESE OF VENICE the love of Christ poured out from her. Vol. 77, No. 21 Bishop Frank J. Dewane, who met the saint on several occasions, 1000 Pinebrook Road said Mother Teresa is a modern-day Venice, FL 34285 example of how 941-484-9543 • Fax 941-483-1121 one can live life. “She was coun- PUBLISHER tercultural and Bishop Frank Dewane what she saw is DIOCESAN EDITOR what is valued Bob Reddy in life.” [email protected] As a semi- 941-484-9543 narian studying in Rome in the • SUBSCRIPTIONS, CIRCULATION: Bishop Dewane mid-1980s, the Contact Tammy Osborne at 1-888-275-9953, Bishop went to guided him as a priest and Bishop. or customerservice@theflorida Above, a Mass at a Missionaries of Charity “They professed their faith strong- catholic.org students House with a priest and fellow sem- ly. They had a vision of what faith from Notify us of address changes (temporary inarian. They were told, “Mother could and should be in the world Epiphany or permanent) as soon as possible. Please might be here today,” and after and how it was to be lived. 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She was O ther reflections of Kolkata, determined in what she did.” Father Michael Orsi, Parochial who is State Offices: 50 E. Robinson St., Suite That meeting left a lasting im- Vicar of St. Agnes Parish in Naples, pictured at G, Orlando, FL 32801-1619; P.O. Box 4993; left holding Orlando, FL 32802-4993; 407-373-0075; pression on the seminarian as the recently shared a story about an Toll-free 1-888-275-9953; Fax 407-373-0087 Bishop made a point to devote time encounter he had with St. Teresa in a candle in to helping the needy in Rome by as- Philadelphia. Father Orsi was run- an undated EXECUTIVE & EDITORIAL STAFF: sisting the Missionaries of Charity. ning down the street to get to Mass, photo. General Manager: Ann Borowski Slade and other social service organiza- and that’s when he knocked into Editorial/Online Director: Jean Gonzalez Business Manager: Pat Spencer tions. During the following years someone who at first he thought Advertising Sales Manager: he continued to assist at Mission- was a child. Jane Radetsky aries of Charity homes, sometimes It was, in fact, Mother Teresa. “I Copy Editor: Mary Rose Denaro celebrating Mass after becoming a thought to myself, ‘I’ve got pick her of the trim on the habit of the Mis- sionaries of Charity. An on-campus Marketing Advertising Associate: priest, and he occasionally encoun- up. I hope she didn’t break any- sionaries of Charity. museum showcases her life and Michael Carlock tered Mother Teresa, who would thing,’” Father Orsi said. “So I went More than 120,000 followers at- relics. Advertising Graphic Designer: Michael Jimenez compliment him on his work and down and picked up Mother Teresa, tended the canonization Mass in St. In honor of the new saint, the Advertising Sales Associate: Valerie Casko commitment to helping others As and she looked at me and said, ‘Fa- Peter’s Square Sept. 4, paying trib- university held a “A Week for Moth- for the fellow seminarian who was ther, can I have your blessing?’ She ute to the religious woman known er,” celebration beginning with Have a comment/want more info/ with him at the initial meeting, he was the sweetest thing in the whole for her work with the underprivi- the live broadcast of the canoniza- have a story suggestion? Leave your left seminary at the end of the year world, and it really was a moment of leged. tion, and then included a number feedback at www.thefloridacatholic.org; and is now married with three chil- grace.” Among the crowd was a del- of events at the museum and con- click reader feedback button on left of dren. Known as the “Saint of the Gut- egation from Ave Maria University cluded with a Sept. 10 festival. screen. “I am truly blessed in life having ters,” the Roman Catholic nun de- which included 30 students and a Ave Maria University President Send statewide news releases to met this woman,” the Bishop said. voted her life to helping the poor, number of university trustees and Jim Towey, who served as Mother [email protected] “Certainly a strong woman of faith, the sick and the marginalized. She family members. Ave Maria Uni- Teresa’s legal counsel in the United of determination, of dedication to received the Nobel Peace Prize for versity is home to the Mother Tere- States and Canada from 1985 to Our staff meets for prayer each work day at others, and certainly a woman of her work in 1979 and died in 1997 at sa Project, a program of study and 1997, gave the first reading at the 9 a.m. Send prayer intentions to prayers@ God. It brings great joy to me per- the age of 87. community service that honors the canonization Mass. thefloridacatholic.org sonally and to the Church that this Students at Diocese of Venice new saint. Students participating “Typically, great figures of the All contents copyright © 2016, The Florida day (of canonization) is happen- Catholic Schools paid tribute to in the Mother Teresa Project go on Catholic Church are canonized Catholic Inc., except stories and photos from ing. You have to pinch yourself for the new saint in different ways. mission trips throughout the coun- long after their death, not 19 years Catholic News Service. moment to know that you knew a At Epiphany Cathedral Catholic try. In Collier County, they mentor later,” Towey told the media. “I saint.” School in Venice a school assembly children in Immokalee and volun- think I’m beginning to realize the Bishop Dewane said the example included prayers, reflections and a teer in several nursing homes. The great gift God gave me of having her of St. Teresa of Kolkata and St. John history of the saint, and each stu- project began in 2013 with the per- as a friend, traveling with her and Paul II (with whom he worked) have dent wore a blue ribbon, the color mission and blessings of the Mis- doing legal work for her.” n

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Sarasota National Cemetery, Young adult opportunities. DIOCESAN EVENTS 9810 State Road 72 (Clark Road), The Diocese of Venice offers many com. CLS offices are located at 237 to the school. Emily Sumpmann, Sarasota (five miles east of I-75). opportunities for young adults N. Nassau St., Venice. Follow on Development Office, 3000 53rd St. Giving challenge, Sept. 20- Bishop Frank J. Dewane will be to build communities. Through Facebook at Cenacle Legal Services. S.W., Naples; 239-455-3044. 21. Catholic Charities, Diocese of the principle celebrant along with programs like Theology on Tap, Television Mass for the Join Knights of Columbus. Venice Inc. in Sarasota, Manatee, priests and deacons of the Diocese. intramural sports teams, and homebound in the northern Are you interested in doing more Charlotte and DeSoto counties is Held in honor of men and women Parish-organized social events, portions of the Diocese, 9:30 in service to the Lord and service participating in the challenge in who have served the country and there is something available a.m. on the CW Network; in the to all? Knights work in Parishes, which the Patterson Foundation continue to serve today. All are for everyone throughout the southern portions of the Diocese, collect coats for children, provide will provide a 2-to-1 match for invited to attend; active military Diocese. Young adults (18-39) are 10 a.m., on WFTX-TV (FOX-4). food for families, do untold contributions from new donors personnel are encouraged to encouraged to participate in these Check your local listings for channel charitable work, support pro-life up to $100. (New donors are wear uniforms. Event is held in opportunities to enrich their faith information. Leaflet missals are activities, and assist in community those who did not give in the amphitheater, but wear sunscreen and make friends: available upon request by calling works. Jim Clark, 786-317-1342, 2015 challenge.) The Patterson and bring a hat. Ample seating and 941-484-9543 and asking about [email protected]; FloridaKofC. Foundation also will provide a • Naples area, Theology on Tap, parking available. Gail Ardy, ardy@ the TV Mass or by writing: TV org. 1-to-1 match for contributions Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. First dioceseofvenice.org, 941-484-9543. Tuesdays, St. John the Evangelist Mass, Diocese of Venice, 1000 from returning donors for Pinebrook Road, Venice, FL 34285. donations up to $100. Visit www. Mass honoring Diocesan Parish; second Tuesdays, St. Agnes Volunteers, Nov. 19, 11 a.m., Parish; third Tuesdays, St. Peter the Gail Ardy: 941-486-4714, ardy@ VOLUNTEERS givingpartnerchallenge.org Sept. dioceseofvenice.org. 20, noon-Sept. 21, noon, and Epiphany Cathedral, 350 Tampa Apostle Parish; fourth Tuesdays, St. NEEDED Ave. W., Venice. Bishop Frank William Parish. Safe Environment training. search Catholic Charities Diocese As part of the Safe Environment J. Dewane invites all volunteers • Venice area, “Upper Room AFCAAM, a program of of Venice Inc., or visit www. Program, the Diocese of Venice to the Mass, an opportunity to Coffee House,” Fridays, 7-9 p.m., Catholic Charities, 3681 Michigan catholiccharitiesdov.org. requires that all employees and extend gratitude and appreciation Santa Maria Chapel, Epiphany Ave., Fort Myers, needs volunteers Study the Bible. “The Bible those volunteers who work with to those who generously give of Cathedral Catholic School, Venice. for reception desk. Requirements: and Prayer” program, Sept. 24, children and/or vulnerable adults their time and talent. All priests, personable, basic computer and 8 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Patrick Parish, • Sarasota area, St. Patrick be fingerprinted and trained in deacons, religious and the faithful copier knowledge, excellent Sarasota. Sponsored by the Diocese Parish, Sarasota, has a weekly Safe Environment. For class times are invited to participate. Lunch phone skills, can lift 25lbs. Strong and presented by St. Paul Center young adult kickball team. Tom and locations, contact your local will follow in the Parish hall. All preference for bilingual (Spanish/ for Biblical Theology. Space limited. Lelyo, youth@churchofstpatrick. parish or Diocesan school or visit are welcome, but registration English) candidates. 30 hours: Cost: $40. Register now. Space is org. www.dioceseofvenice.org. Report is required. Further details Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 limited. http://dioceseofvenice. Switch to “Choose Life” all abuses against minors to the forthcoming. p.m.; Thursday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; org/bible-study; 941-484-9543; license plate for free and help Florida Department of Children Marriage preparation Friday 9 a.m.-noon. 239 461-0233. evangelization@dioceseofvenice. promote adoption. For a limited and Families at 1-800-962-2873. To org. instructors needed. The Office time, $85 fee to switch to Choose Catholic Charities Diocese of of Marriage and Family is seeking report abuse by Diocesan personnel 40 Days for Life fall Life license plate is waived if you Venice Inc. annually serves about married couples who are willing to or volunteers, call the Diocesan campaign, Sept. 28-Nov. 6, outside agree to keep it for five years. 40,000 people in need in the 10 teach a one-day workshop up to Victims Assistance Coordinator Planned Parenthood in Sarasota Special fee of $25 will provide $20 counties of Southwest Florida. The three times per year. Training will Barbara DiCocco at 941-416-6114. and Fort Myers, and new campaign to a local agency to support life agency has 31 service locations be provided on basics of Theology site outside abortion center in and adoption. russ@choose-life. throughout the Diocese of Venice of the Body and teachings of Weaver’s Corner, North Fort Myers. org to request free gift certificate that offer a variety of programs. the Catholic Church. A stipend is COMMUNITY For the first time, 40 Days for to switch. Jeanne Berdeaux, Catholic Charities depends greatly given to those couples who assist. Life will be held simultaneously [email protected], EVENTS on volunteers and volunteer Contact Kim Elsmore, elsmore@ in all 50 states as well as many 941-441-1101. opportunities are always available. dioceseofvenice.org. other countries around the world. Year of Mercy information. Epiphany Moms present For more information: judyb@ Sign up on your parish’s days or Project Rachel post-abortion Dec. 8 marked the start of the Matthew Leonard, Sept. 23, 6:30 catholiccharitiesdov.org, www. online, www.40daysforlife.com. healing retreat, upcoming dates Jubilee Year of Mercy, called by p.m., Epiphany Cathedral Parish catholiccharitiesdov.org, 941-488- [email protected], being scheduled and shared Pope Francis to spread the message center, 224 Harbor Drive N., Venice. 5581. 941-374-1068. anonymously. This Year of Mercy of mercy throughout the world. Leonard is an internationally Disaster Amateur Radio is the perfect time to experience known speaker, author, podcaster, Youth Rally, Nov. 5, Charlotte The Year of Mercy continues until Network (DARN) of Catholic a Project Rachel retreat. For filmmaker, and vice president of St. Harbor Event Center, Punta Gorda. Nov. 20, the Solemnity of Christ the Charities seeks volunteers to confidential information, contact Paul Center for Biblical Theology. For seventh- to 12th-graders. King. For more information: http:// provide emergency and backup Fonda, 1-888-456-4673 or 239-719- Books will be available. No Presenters include Chris Padgett, dioceseofvenice.org/jubilee-year- communications for disaster 7210; [email protected]. admission charge. 941-484-3505. Justin Fatica, Lisa Cotter and the of-mercy/. response teams in their community Josh Blakesly Band. Mass will be Novena of Masses for Visiting the Holy Doors of Church festival, Sept. 24, in the immediate aftermath of celebrated by Bishop Frank J. Life. Masses will be celebrated Mercy. Pope Francis is encouraging 11 a.m.-7 p.m., St. Michael the any type of disaster. All volunteers Dewane. Registration only through throughout the Diocese monthly everyone to make a pilgrimage to Archangel Parish, 5394 Midnight are licensed FCC amateur radio local Parish youth group, religious Dec. 25, for a greater respect for all all diocesan cathedrals and other Pass Road, Sarasota. Water slide, operators or agree to take the education program or Catholic human life. For complete schedule, designated churches to visit a bounce house, dunk tank, fire steps required to obtain a license. school. George Smith, gsmith@ visit www.dioceseofvenice.org/ Holy Door of Mercy. In Diocese of truck, food concessions and Volunteers are needed in the 10 dioceseofvenice.org. respectlife. Join in this special Venice: Epiphany Cathedral, 350 games. Free admission. Tickets for counties of the Diocese and can observance of the life of Jesus in amusements, food and beverages. serve from a fully equipped radio Memorial Mass on Veterans Tampa Ave. W., Venice, 941-484- the womb of our Blessed Mother. George Haviland, 732-614-2411. base station or be a member of the Day, Friday, Nov. 11, 2:45 p.m., 3505, Monday-Thursday, 6:30 a.m.- noon; Friday, 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; State Respect Life in-residence group and operate Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m., and 3-5 Conference, Oct. 14-15, Winter from their home or personal p.m.; Sunday 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Park, Diocese of Orlando. www. vehicle using their own gear. and Our Lady of Mercy Parish, 240 orlandodiocese.org/rlc, 407-658- Radio base stations are in Venice, Park Ave., Boca Grande, 941-964- 1818, ext. 1086. Sarasota, Bradenton, Fort Myers, 2254, Wednesdays and Saturdays, “Mary and Me” morning Naples, Arcadia, Port Charlotte Help us reach our goal of 11 a.m.-noon. conference, Oct. 22, 9:30 a.m., and Immokalee. Only one general Parish Vocation Ministry St. Katharine Drexel Parish hall, meeting a year and network meets Team is a new initiative of the 1922 S.W. 20th Ave., Cape Coral. on air once a month to make sure Vocations Office to promote a Speaker: Father Peter Zugaj, all channels are loud and clear. NEW Supporting culture of vocations in every parish Parish Administrator. Sponsored Anyone interested can contact in the Diocese. These lay teams will Council of Catholic Women. Light Andy Durette, 508-641-2074 or be dedicated to raising awareness refreshments provided. Cost: $5 [email protected]. Subscribers for vocations to the priesthood at the door. Marguerite, 239-540- English for Speakers of 500 and religious life, promoting 9480. Other Languages (ESOL). prayer for vocations, and inviting Carnival spectacular, Nov. The Family Resource Center of young people to consider the call 10-13, St. Joseph Catholic School, Catholic Charities in Naples is Supporting subscribers are God has for them. To be part of 3100 26th St. W., Bradenton. looking for volunteers to teach this ministry, speak to your Pastor Amusement rides, games, ESOL twice a week, 5-7 p.m., or contact Father Eric Scanlan, food, entertainment and more. for six months. Materials will be those who pay $26 directly Vocations Director, scanlan@ Veterans will be honored with provided. Allegra Belliard, allegra@ dioceseofvenice.org, 941-486-4720. special admissions and special catholiccharitiescc.org, 239-793- to the Florida Catholic. Legal help available for presentations. sjscarnival.org; 0059. needy. Cenacle Legal Services Inc. Melanie Teves Bell, kmcgators@ Prison ministry. Join a team (CLS), a not-for-profit legal aid gmail.com. of volunteers who share God’s organization, in partnership with Helping the homeless. love and mercy with those the Diocese of Venice, serves legal During the 2016-2017 school year, incarcerated in any of the 23 jails/ SUBSCRIBE TODAY! needs of its income-eligible clients the St. John Neumann Catholic prisons throughout the Diocese. Call toll free at: 1-888-275-9953 in South Sarasota County without High School Creative Arts class No previous experience required; regard to creed, race, age, sex, will create sleeping mats for the newcomers are paired with Order safely online: www.thefloridacatholic.org disability, ethnicity or status in the homeless by using plastic shopping experienced volunteers. Contact U.S. CLS attorneys volunteer pro bags. Project will require roughly Robert Hiniker: 863-558-0407, P.O. Box 4993 • Orlando, FL 32802-4993 bono. 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Student artwork on diSplay at airport As part of a cooperative art project, students at St. Andrew Catholic School in Cape Coral created a one-of-a-kind masterpiece on canvas titled “Sherbet Skies.” The piece reflects various colors of the sunset with a silhouette of palm fronds and birds of flight. The canvas is part of the “My Sky” exhibit at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, on display until July 2017. Students in grades four, six, seven and eight participated in creating patterned pieces that were then combined into the one canvas. The “Art in Flight” program is sponsored through 35129-0916 the Lee County Alliance for the Arts and the Lee County Port Authority to provide public art displays at the airport.

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Spiritual exercise the community who are experi- events include speakers, oppor- SAVE THE DATE encing a financial hardship. For tunities for sharing of the faith, beginning Oct. 5 information and tickets, visit Mass and much more. Specific “The Consecration to Jesus www.veniceperformingartscen- details on the conferences and Through Mary” program is an ex- ter.com. registration information will be Sunlight h ome’S AnnuAl ercise to increase spirituality and available in the coming months. the ability to serve Jesus Christ Men’s and Women’s Call the Office of Evangelization based on the teachings of St. Louis at 941-484-9543. Fall Benefit Dinner Marie de Montfort. The program conference begins Oct. 5, 6:30-8 p.m., at St. dates set Change in date Saturday, Nov. 19 Agnes Parish, 7775 Vanderbilt Originally planned for Sep- Beach Road, Naples. Father Luis Both the Diocese of Venice tember, the Diocesan Catecheti- The Naples Sailing and Yacht Club Pacheco, St. Agnes Parochial Vic- Men’s and Women’s Conferenc- cal Enrichment Day has been 896 River Point Drive, Naples, FL 34102 ar, will serve as spiritual adviser. es are scheduled to take place moved to Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. For information and to register, at Bishop Verot Catholic High National speaker and author call Jeanne Fedrowitz at 978-979- School in Fort Myers. Presented Kathy Hendricks will present 3401. by the Office of Evangelization, on “The Faith Prayed.” Location the Women’s Conference will be details and registration will be- Holiday bazaar Feb. 11, 2017, and the Men’s Con- come available as the date ap- Nov. 12 ference will be March 4, 2017. The proaches. The Council of Catholic Wom- en of St. Peter the Apostle Parish, 5130 Rattlesnake Hammock Road, Naples, will host a holiday ba- zaar Nov. 12, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be crafts, art, baked goods, raffles and more. Admission is free. Space for vendors and artists Keynote Speaker: Matt Birk, is limited. For information, call Super Bowl Champ, Chrissi at 239-207-7656. Former Center for The Baltimore Ravens • Basics of arthritis pain ‘Show of Shows’ • Surgical and non-surgical treatment and Pro-Life Activist set for Nov. 13 • Minimall invasive surgical treatment • Anterior Hip Replacement $100 per Ticket (Limited Seating) Tickets are on sale for the Sug- ar Bowl Show of Shows Nov. 13, • What to expect before, during and after surgery • Partial and ACL sparing knee replacement Make your Reservation early! 2 p.m., at the Venice Performing 36463-0916 Arts Center. Sponsored by Catho- Visit jointimplant.com for seminar dates and to reserve your seat. Contact Linda at 239-352-0251 lic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc. and the Knights of Colum- bus Councils of South Sarasota Board Certified (AOBOS) Orthopedic Surgeon Specializing in Joint Replacement and Reconstruction of the Hip and Knee County, it will feature the At- lantic City Boys performing the hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, the Drifters, Beach Boys and more. Tickets are $25 or $35 34765-0916 per person. All proceeds go to the Sugar Bowl Fund for families in A9 NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL NEWS Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016

Pope prays for Sisters committed lives to serving poor, nun murdered vulnerable people in Mississippi in Haiti Junno arocho esteves Marnie Mcallister valiant women.” Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Sister Gatz noted that St. Vincent Sister Margaret de Paul, co-founder of the Sisters of VATICAN CITY | Remem- Held, 68, NAZARETH, Ky. | The Sisters of Charity, “invited his early sisters to left, and bering religious women who too Charity of Nazareth commit in their really live in tune with those who Sister often are the targets of violence mission statement to “risk their are the poorest. That charism was Paula around the world, Pope Francis lives” in their ministry to the poor very deep in Paula’s heart. She took Merrill, led prayers for a Spanish sister and vulnerable. her skills as a nurse practitioner and 68, are murdered Sept. 2 in Haiti. “You don’t know what that’s put them at the service of the poor pictured “At this moment, I would like going to be like or look like,” said and at the service of the charism. in to remember those who spend Sister Susan Gatz, president of the She loved it. It wasn’t a burden for undated their time in the service of our religious order. “But now we are ex- her.” photos. brothers and sisters in difficult periencing that.” As the sisters and their families or risky environments. Let us Sister Paula Merrill, a member mourn the slain women, they’ve pray especially for the Spanish of the congregation since 1979, was asked for people to pray — not only missionary sister, Sister Isabel, found murdered Aug. 25 along with for the victims and their loved ones, who was killed two days ago in Sister Margaret Held, a member but also for their attacker. It’s a way the capital of Haiti,” the pope of the School Sisters of St. Francis “to be faithful to their memories,” Sister Merrill joined the Sisters called her sister and asked, “Have said Sept. 4 before concluding in Milwaukee, in the home they said Sister Gatz. of Charity in 1965, but left the novi- we decided which of us is Martha the canonization Mass for St. Te- shared in Durant, Miss. Both wom- Both religious communities is- tiate in 1968 only to return in 1979. and which is Mary?” By the end resa of Kolkata. en religious worked at the Lexing- sued a statement after the arrest She began her ministry in Mis- of the call, they decided they both Sister Isabel Sola Matas of the ton Medical Clinic as nurse practi- emphasizing their opposition to sissippi in 1981, serving in several have a little of Martha and a little of Congregation of the Religious tioners, caring for the impoverished capital punishment. impoverished rural communities Mary inside them, Rosemarie Mer- of Jesus and Mary was killed in people of Holmes County, Miss. “We want to reiterate our beliefs until her death. rill said. Port-au-Prince. Investigators The Mississippi Department of as women of faith, that we value “She was from Massachusetts, “Her faith was very strong. And said two unidentified men shot Public Safety announced late Aug. life,” the statement said. “For years that’s a big leap to move down she was a wonderful nurse,” Rose- her twice in an attempted rob- 26 that Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, of now, the Sisters of Charity of Naza- south,” noted Sister Gatz. “There marie Merrill said of her sister. “I bery after she left a bank, re- Kosciusko, Miss., had been charged reth and the School Sisters of St. was something about the people feel so bad for the people of Holmes ported Agence France-Presse. with two counts of capital murder Francis have worked to abolish the there and the need of the people County because they’ve lost so Another person with her was in connection with the deaths. death penalty, even as we seek jus- there that drew her heart.” much. The care they provided shot but survived. The bodies of the sisters, both 68, tice and truth. Let us hold everyone Sister Merrill’s older sister, Rose- leaves a huge void. They would do Pope Francis called for an were found by police Aug. 25 after involved in prayer.” marie Merrill, still lives in their anything for their patients.” end to “such acts of violence and co-workers asked law enforcement Sister Held was a member of the hometown of Stoneham, Mass., but Sister Gatz said the deaths do greater security for all” in Haiti. to check on the women when they School Sisters of St. Francis for 49 the two spent winters together as have one silver lining: They help He asked the people present in failed to arrive for work at the clinic years. She served in Mississippi as Rosemarie Merrill traveled to Du- the congregation to be in solidarity St. Peter’s Square to “also re- in Lexington, about 10 miles from a social worker at a health center rant and volunteered at the Lexing- with others who have lost a loved member other sisters who have the house they shared in Durant. in Holly Springs in the mid-1970s. ton clinic. one to violence. recently suffered violence in “It’s a huge loss for the people She went to work as a community She described her baby sister as “What we are experiencing is other countries.” there,” said Sister Gatz during an health nurse in Nebraska from 1981 fun, stubborn and sarcastic. The what so many people around the In a statement released, Sister interview on the motherhouse cam- to 1983 and then returned to Mis- two often quibbled, she said, about world are experiencing. It puts us Monica Joseph, superior general pus Aug. 26. “They were really the sissippi. She became a nurse prac- which one was Martha and which in touch with the pain, the hurt and of the congregation, announced heart of the clinic there. titioner in 1994 and subsequently one was Mary. When the biblical the bewilderment that so many Sister Sola Matas’ death, saying “The loss to our congregation served in health care in Tupelo, sisters were the subject of a Sunday have experienced in deaths that she was “saddened, pained and is huge,” too, she said. “They were Marks and Lexington. liturgy not long ago, Merrill said she come violently,” she said. n still in shock.” n

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Bronwen Dachs in a village about 60 miles from In Kindjani, Catholic News Service Diffa before he moved to the city 11 Niger, a years ago. “Everyone here knows youth girl CAPE TOWN, South Africa | people who have been killed in this drinks When aid worker El-hedji Gombe violence, and too many have seen water Abba was growing up, very little people killed.” delivered happened on the road that runs The U.N. has recorded 46 inci- to the through Niger’s Diffa region into dents related to Boko Haram in community the city, but nowadays people flee- Niger this year, including armed at- by Catholic ing Boko Haram violence form a tacks, mine explosions and suicide Relief seemingly endless line along it. bombings. Services. “This is a new and terrible way of “Boko Haram wipes out whole (PHOTOS life,” Abba told Catholic News Ser- villages; they kill everyone they BY MICHael vice in a Sept. 8 telephone interview find,” Abba said, noting that “many STulMaN, from Diffa, the regional capital of a other militants leave children un- CRS | CNS) territory of 600,000 people situated harmed, but Boko Haram kills ev- close to Niger’s border with Nigeria. eryone; even animals are killed.” Abba, who is in his mid-30s, Children, among the trauma- works for a nongovernmental or- tized people who manage to flee, ganization called Demi-E, which “cry when they hear loud sounds,” partners with Catholic Relief Ser- he said. “They hear almost any- vices, the U.S. bishops’ internation- thing and think it is guns.” al aid and development agency, in Working with CRS, Abba and helping local and displaced people others run projects that include large area of land and, instead of in the region. helping people access clean water. taking the excess to sell at a market, Michael Stulman, CRS regional “We do what we can to help lo- she now gives it away to children information officer for West and cal populations receive these dis- who need the nutrition,” Stulman Central Africa, told CNS in a Sept. 7 placed, vulnerable people,” Abba said. telephone interview from Diffa that said, noting that much depends on Hassane is one of many local the agency has prioritized helping “how good the rainy season has residents who have taken migrant those affected by Boko Haram vio- been.” children into their homes, he said, lence. Stulman said CRS wants to in- noting, “She hosts two children, More than 20,000 people have crease its support in the entire feeding them and sending them to been killed in attacks by Nigeria- region. He recently visited Chad, school with her own children.” based Boko Haram, and some 2.6 where he said the security situation In helping more than 1,000 of the million people have been forced to has improved, which allowed CRS poorest households in the region, flee their homes. The conflict that “to reach people we haven’t been CRS and its local partners organize began seven years ago in Nigeria able to get to before.” food fairs, has spilled into Niger, Chad and About 70,000 people in Chad “People get vouchers and can Cameroon, all of which have joined have been uprooted through Boko choose what they need from the Nigeria in fighting the Muslim mili- Haram violence. market,” Stulman said, noting that tant group. Stulman said that in the region “choice is what people tell us they People fill water jugs delivered by Catholic Relief Services at a camp Abba said people making their near Lake Chad, “the generosity of appreciate most.” n in Garin Wanzam, Niger. way to Diffa set up temporary shel- the local people, who have so little ters at the side of the road, “where themselves, toward those who ar- it is safer than many other places.” rive with nothing was overwhelm- “They flee, leaving all their pos- ing.” sessions behind. They don’t even In Kaya, which saw an influx of take water with them,” he said, not- people fleeing attacks within Chad ing that “many die on the roads be- as well as from outside its borders, cause they have no water.” “villagers have opened their homes Looking down the main road and hearts, provided food, helped that runs through the region, “one newcomers to build shelters and sees thousands and thousands of given them land on which to build people walking, all seeking safety these structures,” he said. and shelter,” he said. A 55-year-old woman, Bay Has- “I never thought I would see this sane, grows fruit and vegetables, happening,” said Abba, who lived including corn and papaya, “on a 36127-0916

In Kindjani, Niger, people collect water that was delivered to the community by Catholic Relief Services. A11 VATICAN NEWS Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016

At left, Pope Francis greets Giuseppe Chiolo, 16, in St. Peter's Square during a Year of Mercy general audience at the Vatican Sept. 10. The pope administered the sacrament of confirmation to the young man, who is being treated in the oncology ward of a Florence hospital. (L'Osservatore Romano | CNS) Above, Pope Francis delivers a blessing upon Guiseppe. Pope confirms sick teen; Jesus suffers with all

CINDY WOODEN a special Year of Mercy general au- we are called to fix our gaze on the treats sinners with tenderness and pel stories about the shepherd who Catholic News Service dience in St. Peter’s Square. crucified Jesus who suffers for us compassion,” he said. finds his lost sheep and the woman The young man’s parents, Car- and with us as proof that God will The most striking thing about who finds her lost coin — ends with VATICAN CITY | In a brief melo and Maria Giuseppina, and never abandon us.” the parable of the prodigal son, he celebrations because that which outdoor ceremony, Pope Francis his sister, Dafne, also were present, “The love of God is boundless,” said, “is not so much the sad story was lost has been found, he said. administered the sacrament of as was the chaplain of Meyer Chil- he said. “Our whole life, although of a young man who falls into deg- “I want to ask you something,” confirmation to 16-year-old Gi- dren’s Hospital, where Chiolo is re- marked by the fragility of sin, is radation, but his decisive words: the pope told the crowd. “Have you useppe Chiolo, who had come to ceiving treatment. placed under the gaze of God who ‘I shall get up and go to my father.’ ever thought that each time we ap- the Vatican by ambulance from In his audience talk, Pope Fran- loves us.” The path of his return home is the proach the confessional, there is joy Florence. cis said that in God’s mercy he sent Pope Francis continued talk- path of hope and new life.” and celebration in heaven?” Chiolo, who is being treated in Jesus into the world “so that we ing about the reality of sin and the Like the father in the parable, the The parables, he said, should fill the oncology ward of a Florence could receive a new life marked by greatness of God’s love Sept. 11 pope said, God awaits the return of people with hope and courage be- hospital, had written to Pope Fran- pardon, love and joy.” when he led the midday recitation his children, not so he can take the cause, with the grace of God, there cis with a request to meet him. “Certainly, it is true that life puts of the Angelus prayer with visitors opportunity to scold or humiliate is no sin from which a person can- The teen was given his wish, and us to the test and sometimes we in St. Peter’s Square. them, but so he can shower his love not rise again. the sacrament, Sept. 10 before the suffer because of it,” the pope said. “Jesus shows us the true face of on them. “No one is past redemption,” the pope joined about 30,000 people for “Nevertheless, at those moments God: a father with open arms who The parable — like the day’s Gos- pope said. “No one!” n Pope: Care for creation could be new work of mercy Junno Arocho Esteves wonderful handiwork which he has unites religious leaders and organi- conversion,” one that recognizes tends to spread and encourage a Catholic News Service entrusted to our care.” zations and draws attention to “the “our responsibility to ourselves, our prophetic and contemplative life- Presenting the pope’s message moral and spiritual crisis” that is at neighbors, creation and the Cre- style,” he wrote. VATICAN CITY | Calling for at a news conference Sept. 1, Cardi- the heart of environmental prob- ator.” A change of course also requires concrete actions that benefit hu- nal Peter Turkson, president of the lems. The first step on the path of con- governments to take steps to protect man life and the environment, Pontifical Council for Justice and “Christians or not, as people of version is to reflect on the harm the environment. While praising Pope Francis proposed adding the Peace, said the day of prayer fol- faith and goodwill, we should be done to creation by lifestyles in- the adoption of the 2015 Sustainable care and protection of creation to lows the example of the Orthodox united in showing mercy to the spired by “a distorted culture of Development Goals, Pope Francis the traditional list of corporal and Church, which initiated the prayer earth as our common home and prosperity,” which brings about called on world leaders to honor spiritual works of mercy. day in 1989. cherishing the world in which we a “disordered desire to consume their commitments in halting the As a spiritual work of mercy, Pope Francis’ message, the live as a place for sharing and com- more than what is really necessary,” rise of global temperatures and on the pope said, care for creation re- cardinal told journalists, calls munion,” the pope said. he said. citizens to hold them accountable quires “a grateful contemplation of on Christians to be “honest with Pollution and global warming, Ecological conversion, the pope and “advocate for even more ambi- God’s world,” while as a corporal ourselves” and acknowledge that due partly to human activity, he said, requires a serious examina- tious goals.” work, it calls for “simple daily ges- “when we hurt the earth, we also said, has turned the beauty of God’s tion of conscience, recognizing Pope Francis said that adding tures which break with the logic of hurt the poor” and thus commit creation into a “polluted wasteland” one’s sins “against the Creator, care for creation to the corporal and violence, exploitation and selfish- “a sin against creation, against the that impacts the world’s poor, who against creation and against our spiritual works of mercy acknowl- ness.” poor and against those who have have suffered the brunt of “irre- brothers and sisters,” and sincere edges human life and everything The pope reflected on the need not yet been born.” sponsible and selfish behavior.” repentance. that surrounds it as “an object of for an integral ecology in Christian “This means that we must ex- “As an integral ecology empha- Sincere conversion and repen- mercy.” life in his message for the World Day amine our consciences and repent. sizes, human beings are deeply tance are shown by a firm resolve to “In our rapidly changing and in- of Prayer for the Care of Creation, I realize that this is not the way we connected with all of creation. change course and bring about con- creasingly globalized world, many Sept. 1. traditionally think about sin. These When we mistreat nature, we also crete actions that respect creation, new forms of poverty are appear- The message, titled “Show Mercy are sins, Pope Francis says, that we mistreat human beings,” the pope such as energy conservation, recy- ing,” Pope Francis said. to our Common Home,” reflects on have not hitherto acknowledged said. cling and caring concern for others. “In response to them, we need to the day of prayer as an occasion for and confessed,” Cardinal Turkson The Year of Mercy, he added, “We must not think that these be creative in developing new and Christians to “reaffirm their per- said. offers Christians an opportunity efforts are too small to improve practical forms of charitable out- sonal vocation to be stewards of In his message, the pope said to experience not only an interior our world. They call for a goodness reach as concrete expressions of the creation” and to thank God “for the concern for the planet’s future conversion but also an “ecological which, albeit unseen, inevitably way of mercy.” n Sept. 16-29, 2016 Florida Catholic VATICAN NEWS A12 Pope: St. Teresa of Kolkata will always be ‘Mother’ Teresa

Junno Arocho Esteves many martyrs.” tears to shed for their poverty and and Cindy Wooden Born in 1910 to an ethnic Alba- suffering.” Catholic News Service nian family in Skopje, in what is For all Christians, especially vol- now part of Macedonia, Mother Te- unteers engaged in works of mercy, VATICAN CITY | With a large resa went to India in 1929 as a Sister the life of the saintly nun remains tapestry bearing the portrait of the of Loreto and became an Indian cit- an example and witness to God’s woman known as the “Saint of the izen in 1947. She founded the Mis- closeness to the poorest of the poor, Gutters” suspended above him, sionaries of Charity in 1950. he said. Pope Francis proclaimed the saint- Mother Teresa, Sister Valdete “Today, I pass on this emblem- hood of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, said, is a shining example of how atic figure of holiness,” Pope Fran- hailing her courage and love for the “Albanian women are strong and cis said. “May this tireless worker of poor. our people are hardworking.” mercy help us to increasingly un- Despite the formality of the oc- In his homily, Pope Francis said derstand that our only criterion for casion though, “her sanctity is so God’s will is explained in the words action is gratuitous love, free from close to us, so tender and fruitful, of the prophets: “I want mercy, not every ideology and all obligations, that spontaneously we will contin- sacrifice.” offered freely to everyone without ue to call her ‘Mother Teresa,’” Pope “God is pleased by every act of distinction of language, culture, Pope Francis kisses a prayer card presented by a Missionaries of Francis said to applause at the can- mercy because in the brother or sis- race or religion.” Charity nun at the conclusion of the canonization Mass of St. Teresa onization Mass Sept. 4. ter that we assist, we recognize the As she made her way through of Kolkata Sept. 4. (Paul Haring | CNS) “Mother Teresa, in all aspects of face of God which no one can see,” the tight security and past several her life, was a generous dispenser he said. “Each time we bend down closed streets to St. Peter’s Square, of divine mercy, making herself to the needs of our brothers and sis- Maria Demuru said, “I couldn’t available for everyone through her ters, we give Jesus something to eat miss this. Even if there’s no place welcome and defense of human life, and drink; we clothe, we help and left for me to sit.” those unborn and those abandoned we visit the Son of God.” The small Italian woman said, and discarded,” the pope said in his Like Mother Teresa, he said, “Mother Teresa is a sign of the homily during the Mass in St. Pe- Christians are called not simply to times. In her smallness, she re- ter’s Square. perform acts of charity, but to live vealed the calling we all have. She An estimated 120,000 people charity as a vocation and “to grow said we are all saints by our baptism packed the square, many holding each day in love.” and we must recover our original umbrellas or waving fans to keep “Wherever someone is reach- holiness. She lived in humility and cool under the sweltering heat of ing out, asking for a helping hand simplicity like the poor of the earth the Roman sun. However, upon in order to get up, this is where our and was never ashamed of that.” hearing Pope Francis “declare and presence — and the presence of the Mother Teresa’s simplicity did define Blessed Teresa of Kolkata to Church which sustains and offers not keep the powerful away from be a saint,” the crowds could not hope — must be,” the pope said. the Mass, though. Some 20 nations contain their joy, breaking out in Mother Teresa, he said, lived out sent official delegations to the Vati- cheers and thunderous applause this vocation to charity through can for the canonization. Queen before he finished speaking. her commitment to defending the Sofia of Spain led a delegation. The The moment was especially unborn and bowing down “before president and prime minister of sweet for more than 300 Albanians those who were spent, left to die on Albania attended, as did the presi- who live in Switzerland, but came the side of the road.” dents of Macedonia and Kosovo to Rome for the canonization. “We She also “made her voice heard and the foreign minister of India. are very proud,” said Violet Barisha, before the powers of this world so President Barack Obama sent a a member of the Albanian Catholic that they might recognize their delegation led by Lisa Monaco, his Mission in St. Gallen. guilt for the crime of poverty they assistant for homeland security and Daughter of Divine Charity Sister created,” Pope Francis said. “For counterterrorism. The U.S. delega- Valdete, a Kosovar and one of the Mother Teresa, mercy was the ‘salt’ tion also included Ken Hackett, am- Albanian group’s chaplains, said, which gave flavor to her work, it was bassador to the Holy See; Carolyn “We are so happy and honored. We the ‘light’ which shone in the dark- Woo, president and CEO of Catholic are a small people, but have had so ness of the many who no longer had Relief Services; and Dominican Sis- ter Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA. The first reading at the Mass was read by Jim Towey, who served as Mother Teresa’s legal counsel in the United States and Canada from 1985 to 1997, and as director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, 2002- 2006. After the Mass, 250 Missionaries of Charity Sisters and 50 Missionar- ies of Charity brothers served pizza to about 1,500 poor people who had come to the Mass from shelters, dormitories and soup kitchens the order runs throughout Italy. Pope Francis, through the of- fice of the papal almoner, funded the lunch, which was prepared by a team of 20 pizza makers, who

Pilgrims speak to a Missionaries of Charity nun before the brought three ovens with them 36490-0916 canonization Mass of St. Teresa of Kolkata celebrated by Pope Francis from Naples and cooked behind the in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 4. (Paul Haring | CNS) Vatican audience hall. n A13 NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL NEWS Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016

COMMENTARY Talking to kids about porn, human sexuality A growing concern today in- for parents to share and discuss im- turing, restrictions and limitations ‘(A)void internet access in the bedroom. Sometimes volves the role of pornography as portant value assessments regard- can be scaled back. the next generation’s instructor in ing human sexuality with their chil- Fifth, monitor internet usage. parents will say, “The kids have access at school and human sexuality. For many young dren arise often. Driving by a bill- Check browser history and make everywhere else ... — they’ve got to learn how to people, pornography has board with a risqué picture use of monitoring software, even become the only guide to or seeing something on TV though a particular child may be an handle it anyway.” But the home setting needs to sexuality they have ever might, for example, serve angel. Keep the family computer in known. For Catholic par- as an opportunity to note a shared space like the living room differ from the outside world, serving as an oasis and ents, this raises the criti- how it’s against the love of with the screen visible so fam- a protected environment for children.’ cal challenge of how best women to use them as sex ily members can be aware of each to approach these matters objects. Passing through a other’s online activities. Laptops serious threats from internet porn. Talking to kids and helping them with their children, given part of town where prosti- and tablets can pose an inadvertent Sixth, set appropriate rules re- to become good stewards of the gift that kids as young as 8 or tutes are plying their trade temptation in this respect as teens garding relationships, and be in- of human sexuality bestowed by 9 may already be acquir- might spark a discussion sit cuddled up on the couch with volved in the kids’ dating practices. God is hard work. In a culture that ing information and view- OPINION about how many women screens not visible to others. Too often parents are tempted to forcefully communicates a porni- points about human sexu- involved in prostitution are In family life, we are called to take a “hands-off” approach to this fied counter-gospel, though, it is al behaviors from internet Father Tad victims of human traffick- serve as our brother’s keeper. Set area of their children’s lives. When certainly one of the most important pornography. I would like Pacholczyk ing and the vast majority limits on “screen time” for chil- I was growing up, we knew (and and enduring gifts a parent can to present six practical wish they could break free dren, and maintain password/ac- eventually appreciated) my father’s seek to provide for the happiness suggestions for parents, of it, etc. cess control over devices. Have the rule that we couldn’t date until we and well-being of their children. n culled from parental testimonies Third, avoid internet access in neighbor’s kids deposit their elec- were 18. Setting appropriate rules and insights, from other experts in the bedroom. Sometimes parents tronic devices on the kitchen table for kids serves as a sign of a parent’s Father Pacholczyk, Ph.D., earned his the field, and from ex-users of por- will say, “The kids have access at during visits to diminish the temp- love and concern for them. When- doctorate in neuroscience from Yale nography. school and everywhere else, so I tation to slip away to a private part ever parents determine that dating and did post-doctoral work at Har- First, steer away from “the talk” let them have unrestricted access of the house and surf the net, per- should begin, it offers further op- vard. He is a priest of the Diocese of toward a more integrated ap- at home — they’ve got to learn how haps with younger siblings in tow. portunities and occasions to dis- Fall River, Mass., and serves as the proach. Having “the talk” relies on to handle it anyway.” But the home Such practices may also serve to cuss problems and scenarios that director of education at the National the misguided notion that parents setting needs to differ from the out- indirectly evangelize other families can help teens set moral boundar- Catholic Bioethics Center in Phila- have educational content or fac- side world, serving as an oasis and in the neighborhood regarding the ies. delphia (www.ncbcenter.org). tual knowledge that they are duty- a protected environment for chil- bound to try to deposit into their dren. If someone offered to install children’s brains. This approach is a pipe into your child’s bedroom not only awkward and paternalistic, that could be turned on to pump in but can convey a sense that sexual raw sewage, you would not agree to USCCB objects to plan to fund part- education is a one-time, get-it-over- it. Yet many parents fail to restrict with ordeal. Kids require ongoing what is entering their children’s guidance and support from their bedrooms through the internet and human, part-animal embryo research parents — an expressed willing- TV. ness to enter into these important Fourth, be wary of internet CatholiC News serviCe The bishops’ statement said that spectful use of animals in research discussions that stress the beauty access on cellphones. “Due dili- while the plan calls for review of can benefit humanity, the bishops of sexuality in marriage and what gence” with cellphones for chil- WASHINGTON | The U.S. some research proposals by a NIH stressed, however, that the unique it is really for, rather than just tell- dren might mean looking for hand- Conference of Catholic Bishops steering committee, “the bottom dignity of the human person puts ing them what not to do or scaring sets that function strictly as phones objected to a National Institutes line is that the federal government limits to what can morally be done them away from sexually transmit- without internet access, or maybe of Health proposal to authorize will begin expending taxpayer in the field. ted diseases. the kids should be given a phone federally funded research on part- dollars on the creation and manip- “Herein lies the key moral prob- Second, be attentive to oppor- only at those times when they are human, part-animal embryos in ulation of new beings whose very lem involved in this proposal, be- tune moments to share wisdom and dropped off at events like piano comments submitted to the agency existence blurs the line between yond the already grave problem of stories. Because we live in a highly practice, soccer, etc. As children Sept. 2. humanity and animals such as exploiting human embryos as cell “pornified” culture, opportunities grow older and show signs of ma- The bishops made ethical and mice and rats.” factories for research. For if one legal arguments in opposing the By funding such research, the cannot tell to what extent, if any, plan, saying that such research bishops argued, the NIH would be the resulting organism may have NOW ACCEPTING NEW ADVERTISERS! result in “beings who do not fully ignoring laws that prohibit it. They human status or characteristics, belong to either the human race or said such research “is also grossly it will be impossible to determine the host animal species.” unethical.” what one’s moral obligations may Current NIH guidelines for hu- On the moral and ethical side be regarding that organism,” the man stem-cell research specifi- of the issue, the statement said the bishops said. cally prohibit introducing human bishops are concerned about the “We submit that producing new pluripotent cells — those capable destruction of human embryos organisms, regarding whom our AD SPECIAL of giving rise to several different that serve as a source of “raw ma- fundamental moral and legal ob- • Health care providers cell types — into nonhuman pri- terial” for research. They said the ligations are inevitably confused mate blastocysts, which are cells at NIH proposal for producing hu- and even contradictory, is itself • Fitness providers an early stage of development. NIH man/animal hybrids raises “new immoral,” the statement said. • Home care services has proposed funding scientists re- and troubling questions of its “NIH should give far more serious • Nutritionists searching such embryos, known as own.” consideration to this and other chimeras. Acknowledging that the re- moral problems before seeing to • Retirement communities fund human/animal chimera re- • Travel search.” ... and more! 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Scripture Management skills readings Friday, Sept. 16 Sunday, Sept. 18 The parable of the dishonest 'When we generously how much more clever should Sts. Cornelius, pope, and Cyprian, bishop, Am 8:4-7; Ps 113:1-2, 4-8; 1 Tm 2:1-8; manager, found in Luke 16:1-13, is enlightened spiritual people be martyrs Lk 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 one of the more difficult parables give from our own in using their money, skills and 1 Cor 15:12-20; Ps 17:1bcd, 6-7, 8b, 15; Lk 8:1-3 to interpret. In this parable the resources, people will time in building up the kingdom “Good management skills” is master (think of him as a major of God. The problem is that we Saturday, Sept. 17 a popular phrase we hear bank owner) is owed remember us not only often waste our time on pointless 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49; Ps 56:10c-14; Lk 8:4-15 at business meetings and money and expects to in this life, but will ventures; we squander our money company presentations. be repaid. The man- on material things and banal ac- Sunday, Sept. 18 Management skills, or the ager who he hired to form the welcoming tivities. We don’t put to work the Am 8:4-7; Ps 113:1-2, 4-8; 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13 lack thereof, can make or collect the money from good skills that God has gifted us committee for our or 16:10-13 break one’s personal fi- his borrowers appar- with. God wants us to get clever nances, a small local café, a ently isn’t doing his job entrance into the world — not in a bad way, but in a good Monday, Sept. 19 large manufacturing com- very well. He is lack- way. If we hear the warning in our pany, a political campaign, ing good managerial to come.' first Scripture reading how Amos Prv 3:27-34; Ps 15:2-4b, 5; Lk 8:16-18 even a Church ministry. skills. Instead of taking the Prophet excoriates his fellow When looking for a good job Sunday the tough cues from Hebrew businessmen for cleverly Tuesday, Sept. 20 we naturally want to know Word his good Sicilian cous- will be his friends and get him taking advantage of the poor in- Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, priest, and “the scoop” on how things Father in Vito, the manager into another cushy job, for them. stead of helping them, then we Paul Chong Ha-sang, and Companions, are managed at the compa- seems to have learned So one who owed $100,000 is will hear the blessing of Jesus who martyrs ny, so that we can feel com- Brian his debt collecting told to pay back $50,000, the one challenges us to expend our ma- Prv 21:1-6, 10-13; Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34-35, 44; fortable working with and Campbell skills from Bambi. who owed $80,000 is told to pay terial wealth (unrighteous mam- Lk 8:19-21 for someone. A successful Once the master re- back $40,000. What a deal! When mon) cleverly in order to enrich household, church, busi- alizes that he isn’t be- the master discovers what the bad other people’s lives for the better. Wednesday, Sept. 21 ness or any other organization, ing paid back and is losing money manager had done, he actually When we generously give St. Matthew, Apostle and evangelist has that important “something” quicker than it’s coming in, he praises him for his cleverness. At from our own resources, people operating behind the scenes — confronts the bad manager and the least, the master got back 50 will remember us not only in this Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19:2-5; Mt 9:9-13 it’s called good management tells him to pack his bags. In this percent of his investment which life, but will form the welcoming skills. In this week’s Scriptures for parable, the debt-collecting man- is better than 0 percent, and his committee for our entrance into Thursday, Sept. 22 holy Mass, God draws our atten- ager quickly calls in the master’s bad manager has shown himself the world to come. This week, let Eccl 1:2-11; Eccl 1:2-11; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17bc; tion to the spiritual life in terms of debtors to cut a deal. Why? The to be a bit of a clever/shrewd busi- us pray to the Holy Spirit to help Lk 9:7-9 good management skills. We are manager knows how wealthy nessman, making friends with us work on those good manage- called to use all of our time, talent some of these debtors are. If he the debtors by means of a money ment skills in every aspect of Friday, Sept. 23 and treasure to build up others can cut a deal with just the right deal. our lives, making us positively St. Pius of Pietrelcina ("Padre Pio"), priest and ourselves, moving all the way ones on the debt they owed to his Jesus makes the point that if clever, successful in what really Eccl 3:1-11; Ps 144:1b, 2abc, 3-4; Lk 9:18-22 up together to the top. master, then once he is fired they shady people can be so clever, matters. n Saturday, Sept. 24 Eccl 11:9—12:8; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:43b-45

The rich man and Lazarus Sunday, Sept. 25 Sunday, Sept. 25 voring smoked lamb chops with 'Notice how Jesus gives a name only to the Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16; Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16; mint sauce and puréed crème Lk 16:19-31 Lk 16:19-31 of potato, washed down with a poor man. His name is Lazarus; his name will be 10-year-old Chilean Malbec? Af- remembered forever. As for the man who “had it Monday, Sept. 26 I once heard a preacher say ter that hourlong pedicure, are Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd, 2-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50 that the Gospel is proclaimed “to you treating yourself to the latest all” but failed to live his life centered in faith and comfort the afflicted and to afflict soap opera on that new 65-inch Tuesday, Sept. 27 the comfortable.” If you spend LED 3D TV? Are those bags of love, his name we will never know. ' some time thinking about this shopping mall items beginning St. Vincet de Paul, priest short statement, it does seem to to pile up in your living room and the pad, the grub and the hottest to live his life centered in faith Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-8; Lk 9:51-56 encapsulate the various nuances you’re just not sure where you chariot in town. As he eats his re- and love, his name we will never we find when reading the Scrip- can find more room for those ex- fined menu items with the who’s know. How quickly the who’s who Wednesday, Sept. 28 tures. That statement rings very tra clothes in the closet? Are you who of the in-crowd, he doesn’t of the in-crowd becomes yester- Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10b-15; Lk 9:57-62 true in this Sunday’s Mass read- enjoying yourself so immensely, notice the hungry homeless man day’s has-been. Time is fleeting, ings. Some people live their lives wrapped up in these things while outside his house who hopes to eternity is forever. The message Thursday, Sept. 29 forgetful of what lies beyond the others go hungry and homeless, eat the scraps falling from his of Amos and Jesus are clear: to af- Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, veil of death, suffering from spiri- the nation is falling into utter food-laden marble table. The flict the comfortable and to bring archangels tual amnesia and moral inebria- moral ruin and soon to collapse poor man also has some major comfort to the afflicted. Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a; Ps 138:1-5; tion. Others live the life of faith, to the most horrifically brutal en- health issues too; he has infested You and I know deep down Jn 1:47-51 awakened to the bigger picture, emies imaginable?” wounds that are being licked by that God is sending us the witness realizing that there will indeed If that caught your attention, dogs. Dying of hunger and poor of these Scriptures to awaken us Friday, Sept. 30 be a final reckoning of which rest assured that Amos’ prophetic health, the poor man, Lazarus, to the big picture all around us none of us can escape. Nothing critique was noticed by some of is carried by the angels to “the — people in need, faith to be be- St. Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church speaks more true to this spiritual Israel’s elite. He was afflicting bosom of Abraham,” the Jew- lieved, actions that speak louder Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10, 13-14b; awakening than today’s warning the comfortable. His words were ish afterworld’s place of rest for than words. This week let us ask Lk 10:13-16 from the prophet Amos and the not intended to be mean or con- the righteous. Next on the grim the Holy Spirit to change our Gospel story of the rich man and trarian, but to awaken people to reaper’s chopping block is — yes, lives in such a manner so that our Saturday, Oct. 1 Lazarus. the bigger picture. Interesting you guessed it — the rich man. names may be remembered in St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and In the first reading from the enough, within 20 years of Amos’s The rich man ends up in the af- everlasting memorial with Laza- doctor of the Church Old Testament, Amos critiques fiery prophesies, the kingdom of terworld’s place of torment for the rus of old. n Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, those who were living the com- Israel was savagely conquered by unrighteous. He is in hell. 130; Lk 10:17-24 fortable life in Israel at a time of the Assyrian empire. Notice how Jesus gives a name Father Campbell is a priest of relative political and economic In today’s Gospel we hear the only to the poor man. His name the Diocese of Palm Beach and Sunday, Oct. 2 stability. His critique would story of the rich man and Laza- is Lazarus; his name will be re- parochial vicar at Our Lady sound something like this today: rus. The rich man has everything membered forever. As for the Queen of the Apostles in Royal Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; 2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14; “Hey, you! Yeah, you! Are you sa- going for him. He’s got the money, man who “had it all” but failed Palm Beach. Lk 17:5-10 A15 QUICK READS Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016

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In a historic change of for- hurt reason include keynote speakers, work- tune, current university president VATICAN CITY | Because sci- shops, Masses and a youth night, John J. DeGioia announced Sept. 1 entists can never be neutral in their and focus on many different tenets that the building will be renamed research, they must not be tempted of respect life ministry. after one of the men the university to suppress the truth and ignore Friday night’s speaker will be Sis- sold as a result of the priest’s deci- the divine, Pope Francis told health ter Helen Prejean, author of “Dead sion. It was one of several steps De- care professionals. “Openness to Man Walking: An Eyewitness Ac- Gioia detailed as part of a plan to God’s grace, which comes through count of the Death Penalty in the begin to deal with what he called faith, does not weaken human United States,” Her address at 6:30 “Georgetown’s participation in reason, but rather leads it toward p.m. will be followed by the “Requi- that disgrace,” meaning slavery. knowledge of a truth which is wider em for the Innocents” prayer ser- With descendants of the slaves sold and of greater benefit to human- vice, a reflective prayer and music watching nearby, DeGioia formally ity,” he said Aug. 31 in an address to experience on the effects of abor- apologized for the university’s past experts taking part in a world con- tion and the importance of mercy, actions. gress on cardiovascular research. hope and healing. The prayers are “There were two evils that took More than 32,000 professionals, created from Scripture and poems place,” he said. “The sale of slaves including cardiologists, from 120 by women who have had abortions. and the breakup of families.” In countries attended the weeklong Saturday’s schedule includes 1838, Jesuit Father Thomas Mulle- gathering in Rome. presentations from representatives dy, who was then the head of the of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Maryland province of the Society Missionaries stay Bishops, local and national clergy, of Jesus as well as Georgetown’s including Father Tad Pacholczyk, president, authorized the sale of the in South Sudan director of the National Catholic southern Maryland slaves, which after attack Bioethics Center, and a local phy- the university said was “controver- sician who will speak on women’s sial even by the standards of the CAPE TOWN, South Africa | health care. day.” It violated conditions set by While most expatriate aid work- The Florida Catholic has been online for several years, and now we Costs for the conference are $55 the Vatican, including that no fami- ers left South Sudan after a brutal are celebrating a new look. 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We face so many challenges Be kind and in life: poverty, distress, merciful. humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the Let no one difficulty of daily conversion, the ever come to effort to remain faithful to our you without call to holiness, and many others. coming away But if we open the door to Jesus better and and allow him to be part of our happier. Be lives, if we share our joys and sorrows with him, then we will the living experience the peace and joy that expression only God, who is infinite love, can of God’s give. kindness. — Pope Francis, World Youth Day, April 13, 2014 — Mother Teresa Always keep the of Classrooms might be just • Reflectalive on your own joys and sorrows. Do you feel like you are SPIRIT MERCYopening up again for the new school year, but educators are taking those journeys of joy and sorrow alone? Could you ask God to always finding ways to con- be on those journeys with you? tinually feed our minds with • We always have opportunities he Year of Mercy will be coming to nourishing lessons. to serve others within our families. a close before students will celebrate their Thanksgiving Where do you feel overwhelmed Throughout the Jubilee of Mercy, and lack joy as you serve? break. Designated by Pope Francis, the Extraordinary Jubilee the National Catholic Educational • Instructing the ignorant is a of Mercy runs from Dec. 8, 2015 (the feast of the Immaculate Association (NCEA) posted “ Year spiritual work of mercy. Do you feel Conception) until Nov. 20 — the feast of Christ the King. of Mercy Weekly Reflections” on shy talking about your faith with While the jubilee might come to a close, the spirit of mercy is its website. It took that week’s Gos- others? Do you think it’s OK to share something that could — and should — be alive for a lifetime. pel reading and tied its message to the faith, even though you might reflections and questions of mercy. not be an expert? But how does someone continue to put mercy into action? Although tied to a weekly read- • How does God’s mercy give you One could spread positive messages through personal media ing, the questions are timeless. hope? Pray with confidence that pages, but are words enough? With all the demands of Check out some examples here: God continues to hear your prayers. everyday life is there time to put mercy into action? • The word “compassion” comes Live with confidence that he gives from the Latin word which means you grace to overcome your weak- Those are the types of questions that challenge every “to suffer with.” Think about your nesses, even when you fall. person of faith. But many times asking ourselves own life and ask, “Who am I called • How do you open your heart to the correction questions can spark that to suffer with?” Do the thought of God? Do you speak to God about fire of change within ourselves. suffering with someone scare you? your life and take time in silence to • Where does it have a hold on be with God? Are you ready to ignite that your heart, your happiness, and • Do you view others as brothers fire of mercy within you? your ability to give mercy to others? and sisters, or do you remain indif- Has money become an idol to you? ferent before their needs? Showing Why is showing MERCY so important? MERCY That’s a good question. Here’s a good answer. Check out this piece of wisdom offered as a Gospel at school... reflection from the National Catholic Educational Mercy can be done in Association website: small, friendly ways. For instance, maybe “At times, we can be so focused on there is someone the external and material world that sitting alone eating lunch. Ask we don’t take time to consider the if you can join that spiritual reality around us. Take time person. Even if that person might say, “No thanks,” he or she might do to care for your soul. Acts of mercy so with a smile upon their face. And isn’t that help us overcome sin and give us Shown is the Eighth Station in Ted DeGrazia’s Way of the Cross series what MERCY can be all about? Showing goodness on exhibit at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun in Tucson, Ariz. How to others and revealing goodness in others. Can you the grace our souls need.” often do we think of the ultimate act of mercy demonstrated by think of other ways to show mercy in the classroom? Christ? (NANCY WiECHEC | CNS) B3 BACK IN SCHOOL Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016 University dedicates project to Mother Teresa

Jean Gonzalez pose service opportunities in the The Mother of the Florida Catholic staff campus’ “backyard,” such as the Teresa Project farmworking community of Immo- at Ave Maria ORLANDO | How would a man kalee, and nursing home, assisted University go from a high-profile legal position living and elderly projects located organized a in the nation’s capital to a full-time in nearby Naples. service day in volunteer at a hospice for AIDS pa- Before Towey could begin Ave Immokalee tients? Maria’s Mother Teresa Project, he where students Two words: Mother Teresa. had to gain permission from the prepared “Mother changed my life and Missionaries of Charity. The re- more than I have a real debt to her,” said Jim quest made perfect sense to Towey; 100,000 meals Towey, president of Ave Maria Uni- as Mother Teresa’s legal counsel one for families versity. “She opened my eyes to ma- of his responsibilities was to protect in need. (COURTESY terial poverty around us.” the use of her name, so that it would PHOTO) Students once again fill the class- not be abused and mishandled by rooms at Ave Maria for its latest fall others. semester, and on the morning of In 2013, the religious order grant- Sept. 1, Towey took a brisk walk ed the university official permission around a rosary path on the univer- to establish the project, a first of its sity’s grounds. He said he needed to kind. No college campus in Amer- stretch his legs before embarking ica has a program of study and ser- on a flight to Italy to participate in vice that honors Mother Teresa and the canonization Mass of his friend her works of mercy. The goal is to from Ave Maria’s founder, Tom with the impoverished of nearby “The Mother Teresa Project fa- and mentor Mother Teresa. He was offer students a chance to spread Monaghan, when developing a communities. The project also has cilitates for students an encounter chosen by the Missionaries of Char- the compassion and teachings of relationship with Immokalee. To ties to an assisted living facility in with Jesus Christ. I’ve seen how it ity to do the first reading. Mother Teresa in the same manner Towey, the proximity of Ave Maria Naples. It is in working with the affects these students. It changes Towey had served as legal coun- she did — one person at a time. to the Collier County farmworker elderly that students discover the their lives,” Towey said, remarking sel to the founder of the Missionar- Service opportunities also break community (some 14 miles) was not spiritual poverty Mother Teresa on one recent Ave Maria gradu- ies of Charity for the last 12 years of that “bubble” when students expe- serendipitous but hardwired when spoke about so often. ate who postponed going into the her life. He was there when she lay rience only what is familiar to them. the school was established. While “I think the students are growing workforce to serve as a full-time in a Calcutta hospital bed, as he re- Towey said that is not just a danger it could have been built in the heart in an understanding that poverty is volunteer at a home for people liv- called her saying, “going home to among young adults of this genera- of Naples, a wealthier community, more than food, shelter and cloth- ing with AIDS. “The best part of die.” While the 60-year-old joked tion, but any person who might nev- instead it was built some 30 miles ing. There is the need to love and this job is witnessing these young he would love to try to get a plug in er come out of their comfort zones. northeast of Naples on the cusp of be loved, and there are so many, es- people grow. … At the end of the day for Ave Maria somehow as he of- “It is easy to live in a ‘closed’ life, tomato farms and swampland. pecially elderly, who feel unloved,” it is the student who has to make a fered the first reading, he quickly or a bubble. But in my five years “Our campus is in proximity to Towey said. “I think students are choice. Do nothing or choose light became serious about the impact here at Ave Maria, we wanted to the poor; that’s why (Monaghan) recognizing that truly is the great- and do as Mother said and be light Mother Teresa has had on his ser- pop that bubble. We are rooted in choose the location,” Towey said. est poverty.” into the world.” n vice at the university located just Catholic faith and open to engage- As president, Towey took the The university is celebrating north of Naples. ment in the world where we put love reins to harness the students’ Mother Teresa’s canonization in The Mother Teresa Project of Decades ago, Mother’s Teresa’s in action, just like Mother did.” youthful enthusiasm into 10,000 a special way with a week full of Ave Maria University includes a urging prompted Towey to estab- Service opportunities include volunteer service hours. Hundreds activities at the beginning of Sep- 3,000-square-foot space showcasing lish Aging with Dignity, a nonprofit volunteering with Habitat for Hu- of students perform the acts of tember. On Sept. 10, sisters of the displays of St. Teresa’s life and mem- organization that helps families manity, Our Lady of Guadalupe service, and they serve as power- Missionaries of Charity in Miami orabilia, featuring an authentic rep- plan for and discuss end-of-life Parish in Immokalee, Immokalee ful examples to their peers, inspir- were scheduled to bus those who lica of Mother Teresa’s private room care. And now her example and soccer school, Immokalee Hous- ing more members of the some frequent their soup kitchen to Ave in Calcutta and an exhibit on the spirit prompted Towey to establish ing and Family Services, and Har- 1,000-member student body to be- Maria. Students plan to visit with Missionaries of Charity sisters who the Mother Teresa Project on Ave bor Chase Memory Care Center in come active in the project. their visitors and share a meal with were martyred this year in Yemen. Maria’s campus. Its goal is to ex- Naples. Towey said he took a page But the project doesn’t just work them. For information, visit avemaria.edu. FLORIDA APPEALS COURT RULING Court dismisses suit against school vouchers Catholic News Service teacher and education workers’ la- Writing for the unanimous court, An earlier school voucher pro- money is used to pay tuition, fees bor unions. Judge Lori Rowe said in the 30-page gram was struck down by the Flori- and other related expenses. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Flor- In dismissing the suit Aug. 16, ruling: “At most, (the opponents) da Supreme Court, which said that it According to the program, quali- ida Conference of Catholic Bishops McCall v. Scott, a three-judge panel quarrel with the Legislature’s policy violated the state constitution. fying students must come from applauded a decision by a state ap- of the 1st District Court of Appeal judgments regarding school choice Backed by Americans United families with an income of no more peals court to dismiss a 2-year-old upheld an earlier decision by the and funding of Florida’s public for Separation of Church and State, than $44,122 for a household of four. lawsuit challenging Florida’s larg- Circuit Court that found the Florida schools. This is precisely the type of the Florida Education Association Currently, more than 69,000 stu- est voucher program for private Education Association and other dispute into which the courts must brought suit against the current dents receive the scholarships and schools. plaintiffs lacked standing in the decline to intervene under the sepa- program because it says it is redi- their average household income is The Florida Tax Credit Scholar- case. The panel also said the plain- ration of powers doctrine. ... Appel- recting taxpayer money to religious only 4.5 percent above the poverty ship Program is “a proven method tiffs could not show that the pro- lants’ (the opponents’) remedy is schools, thereby creating a separate level. More than two-thirds of the of contributing to the common good gram harms public school funding at the polls.” Joining in the opinion system of state-funded schools. The recipients are African-American or and the education of all Florida stu- or quality of education. were Judges Ross Bilbrey and Scott association has not said whether it Hispanic and more than half live in dents,” the Tallahassee-based con- “Through the program’s scholar- Makar. will appeal the case to the U.S. Su- single-parent homes. ference said in a statement posted ships, economically disadvantaged Since 2001, when it was enacted preme Court. The Florida bishops’conference on its website. families and children have access by the Legislature, the Florida Tax Under the program the state of said during the 2015-2016 school The Florida Education Associa- to educational choices that would Credit Scholarship Program “has Florida awards tax credits for con- year, Florida’s Catholic schools tion originally filed suit against the otherwise be unattainable,” said been providing hope and opportu- tributions to scholarship funding served 13,369 students in the pro- program claiming it violates the the Catholic conference, which is nity to thousands of students from organizations, which in turn award gram, which represents 15.6 percent Florida Constitution. The asso- the public policy arm of the state’s low-income households,” the con- scholarships for students to attend of the 85,539 students attending ciation is a statewide federation of Catholic bishops. ference said. private schools. 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Junno Arocho Esteves ‘It was a meeting we’ll “lead to further polarization and Catholic News Service division” if used incorrectly. never forget. You can “The digital world is a public VATICAN CITY | Continuing feel (Pope Francis’) square, a meeting place where we his dialogue with leaders in the can either encourage or demean world of social media and tech- warmth and kindness, one another, engage in a meaning- nology, Pope Francis met with ful discussion or unfair attacks,” Facebook founder and CEO Mark and how deeply he cares the pope wrote Jan. 24 in his mes- Zuckerberg. about helping people.’ sage marking the 50th World Com- Zuckerberg and his wife, Pris- munications Day. cilla Chan, met the pope Aug. 29 — Mark Zuckerberg Earlier this year, the pope met in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, with several notable tech-giants where the pope lives. in the world of mobile communi- “It is an honor to be with you book-length interview he did with cations, including Google’s Eric today,” Zuckerberg told the pope, Italian journalist, Andrea Torni- Schmidt and Apple CEO Tim Cook. adding that he hoped to help elli. In the book, he told them, “are He also met with Kevin Systrom, spread the pope’s “message of mer- my thoughts on tenderness and CEO and co-founder of Instagram, cy and tenderness.” mercy.” two weeks before the Vatican He also presented Pope Fran- In a message posted on his per- launched the pope’s Instagram cis with a model replica of Aquila, sonal Facebook page, Zuckerberg account, “Franciscus.” Upon its a solar-powered aircraft that will expressed his admiration for the launch, the account broke a new beam internet connectivity to ar- pope and “how he’s found new record for gaining over 1 million eas with limited or no connection. ways to communicate with people followers in 12 hours. Greg Burke, Vatican spokes- of every faith around the world.” Pope Francis’ Twitter account, man, said the pope and Zucker- “It was a meeting we’ll never for- @Pontifex, has also left its mark in berg spoke about “how communi- get. You can feel his warmth and the social media landscape with cations technology can be used to kindness, and how deeply he cares over 30 million followers spread alleviate poverty, encourage a cul- about helping people,” Zuckerberg across nine different language ac- ture of encounter and help deliver wrote. counts. a message of hope, especially to the Throughout his papacy, the Twiplomacy, a study of the Twit- Pope Francis accepts a model aircraft from Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of most disadvantaged people.” pope has highlighted the im- ter accounts of world leaders and Facebook, and his wife, Priscilla Chan, during a private audience at Pope Francis presented Zuck- portance of social networks as a their retweet rates, declared the the Vatican Aug. 29. The model is of Aquila, a solar-powered aircraft erberg and his wife with a copy means to “facilitate relationships” pope “by far the most influential” being developed by Facebook to beam internet coverage to remote of “The Name of God is Mercy,” a while warning of their ability to world leader on Twitter. n parts of the world. (L’Osservatore Romano, handout | CNS) Is the online you as Catholic as the offline you?

Jean Gonzalez cations Day. love. What I mean by that is that not seem to be both more accepting out information about events, but of the Florida Catholic staff Essentially, Pope Francis is the every selfie, meme, emoji, or snap of one another’s beliefs and less also a vehicle for evangelizing,” she same Pope Francis whether he is in needs to be spiritually charged in afraid to share their own beliefs. said, adding that working in social ORLANDO | Catholics in this the “world’s” public square or the order for one to communicate the Takahashi said it is important that media is more complicated than day and age have a pope online. Not “digital” public square. love and devotion they feel toward teens — or a person of any age — just putting out a short Twitter feed. only is he online, but he’s regarded Which begs the question: Are their faith and their brothers and should not feel ashamed of posting It is about using the different forums as the most influential world leader you the same person at the key- sisters in Christ.” something that could be marked available, such as Twitter, Snapchat, on Twitter “by far.” board and away from the keyboard? Familiarity with social media is as “spiritual” or “Catholic.” But it Instagram and Facebook, and using Come on. That’s pretty awesome There is an inherent danger of not just a job for Margie Garland- is also important that when doing each one effectively to offer a new, for the Catholic Church. social media that while it opens the Aguilar, director of instruction that, posters should be mindful not fresh message that inspires follow- Thirty million followers on @ door to the wide cyber world, it can technology for the Orlando Diocese. to be judgmental and use a Catholic ers to come back. “Sometimes it is Pontifex. Millions on Instagram. create a bubble of me-ness fueled A mother of a 14-year-old daughter, tag as an “excuse to be inflamma- about taking the same message and And those millions of followers by selfies and personal quips about she has seen firsthand how social tory toward another with differing changing it and gearing it to differ- flocked to “Franciscus” without the innocuous everyday activities. “Got media is used and how it could be beliefs.” ent audiences. That variety is im- pope having to post a cutesy meme a new pair of jeans.” “Love my new used better. While she admits so- “It can be risky to put your faith portant in evangelizing.” like a Minion or a cute kitten that nail polish.” That’s not to say it’s cial media could inspire people to out for the world to see, but much Cyber security should also be reads “I hate Mondays.” bad to share everyday activities and become more self-absorbed, she less so if you do it with tact and love addressed, Garland-Aguilar said. Sure, it’s kind of fun to picture photos of yourself, but should posts is happy to say her daughter does for those you interact with,” Taka- And it is not just about hackers, but what that meme might look like. like that be counterbalanced with follow some Catholic Instagram ac- hashi said. “Our Catholicity should about parents making sure their The Minion dressed in maybe a more substantial posts, even spiri- counts. not be used as a weapon or a seat we teens and children are safe online nun’s habit with droopy, tired eyes tual posts? And her daughter has demon- sit upon to convey moral authority and make smart choices. holding a teddy bear in one arm Are Twitter, Facebook and In- strated that teens her age are ca- which is often, however uninten- “We must continue, and in some and a mate gourd with a bombilla stagram good places for a person pable of spiritual posts. tionally, tainted by our own agen- cases begin, to teach our young in the other. It’s kitchsy and cute, to project his or her Catholic foot- “We were on vacation and she das. The spirit of our faith is rarely people digital citizenship (digital but probably not how the pope rolls. print? Kristopher Takahashi, direc- went out and took a photo of the questioned; it is the mistakes we morality) and empower them with Not because he’s anti-Minions, but tor of information technology and sunrise, and she posted it with the make while wearing our faith like the knowledge and tools they need because of the mission behind his computer learning at St. Anastasia comment, ‘Right there I see God.’ a banner that causes criticism and to successfully express themselves online presence. It’s not about likes; School in Fort Pierce, said abso- I thought, how wonderful,” Gar- sometimes hate.” in a safe and conscientious way,” it’s about evangelization, inspira- lutely. land-Aguilar said, adding that her When Garland-Aguilar visits said Takahashi, who added that St. tion, facilitating relationships and “Whether it be adults, young daughter’s followers enjoyed the parishes and schools to consult on Anastasia School uses the Com- dialogue. adults, teens or preteens, a con- shot. “I know teens are looking for social media, she urges Catholic mon Sense Media’s curriculum as “The digital world is a public scious effort should be made to re- something like that — something entities to use the forum to get their the basis for its digital citizenship square, a meeting place where we flect on both the information they spiritual. I wish and hope (posts like message out and to promote activi- class site. “However, there is no can either encourage or demean are sharing and the type of values that) would be available for teens ties. She sees social media as a great replacement for the learning that one another, engage in a meaning- they are exemplifying,” he said. her age.” communicative tool and is a bit takes place when parents, teachers, ful discussion or unfair attacks,” the “While we are called to evangelize Garland-Aguilar and Takahashi jealous it wasn’t around when she and administrators model what it pope wrote Jan. 24 in his message our faith, I feel that we are called agreed the younger generations was growing up. means to be Catholic both online marking the 50th World Communi- to evangelize effectively and with — those of the information age — “It is not just about using it to give and off.” n B5 BACK IN SCHOOL Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016 Teacher’s video promotes how ‘sex is meant to be holy’

PRISCILLA GREEAR Pablo had conversed briefly riage and the gift of sexuality, but Florida Catholic correspondent back in 2013 about Theology of the also about living out one’s highest Body with Philip Braun, an Ascen- calling and surrendering one’s life MIAMI | In 2015, St. Brendan sion videographer, but then forgot to God in service to others. “All of us High School theology teacher and about it. “It was truly a God thing. have a vocation. In all of the voca- alumnus Mari Pablo received an I literally had one or two conversa- tions we are always to be a sincere out-of-the-blue phone call from tions with this guy. They ended up gift of ourselves to others and first to Ascension Press to participate in a contacting me. I was extremely ex- God,” she said. new Theology of the Body video tar- cited,” she said. Her most challenging segment geting youths. The video by Jason and Crys- was on contraception. According to She gladly accepted the oppor- talina Evert and Brian Butler fea- Gallup’s 2016 survey, 89 percent of tunity to promote a truth that had tures 11 presenters. Designed for Americans find artificial birth con- transformed her own life, and to families, schools or parish groups, trol morally acceptable. bring Pope John Paul II’s life-af- it comes with guides for parents, “It’s such a touchy subject. We firming message on sexuality to her leaders and students. wanted to make sure we weren’t hometown, where many identify Pablo wrote and presented four coming at it from a judgmental culturally as Catholics but may not segments: on original sin, fam- perspective at all. How can we give 36264-0916 have fully experienced the beauty of ily and friends, eschatological man, the message coming from a place the faith. and contraception and abortion. of authentic love and still shining The video, targeting high school One was filmed during a lecture light on the truth through love and teens, is titled “You: Life, Love and to her fifth-period class at St. Bren- mercy?” Pablo said. “Ninety-five Theology of the Body.” It was re- dan’s and another on a local island. percent of the world is having pre- leased in July to update a previous She said that the video is not only marital sex. A lot of people think the edition. about the beauty of sex and mar- Church is so rigid and mean. The- ology of the Body is trying to say that God loves you and wants what is best for you. 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CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO Florida Catholic correspondent

MIAMI | Holding him up, one under each arm, two volunteers help a man slowly lower himself into the cool and constantly flowing waters of the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France. It only takes a second, but the moment is enough to invigorate, to reawaken, even to heal. “The water is cold, but think about it, you prepare yourself spiri- tually and emotionally as to what it is that you want to heal at that moment,” said Shirley Santos, a volunteer from Miami who served pilgrims seeking healing in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes this summer. Santos, her husband and two sons went with a group made up of students from Archbishop Cole- Jean Sanchez, left, a senior from Archbishop Coleman Carroll Pilgrims await the start of Mass at the Basilica of St. Pius X, also known man Carroll High School and young High, poses with Phyllis, a Lourdes pilgrim, from a viewpoint informally as the Underground Basilica, found on the grounds of the adults from Our Lady of Lourdes atop the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. (COURTESY PHOTOS) Parish in Miami. The June 12-22 trip was organized by Our Lady of “The next day, when we came down beautiful to see that at the end of not yet of body, but spiritually I feel Bagglio. “You might not feel it at the Lourdes Hospitality North Ameri- to help, apparently she had been the week they were all happy and healed,’” Santos said. beginning, but it does something in can Volunteers, a group which calling for me the whole time tell- they didn’t want to leave. It changed The transformation, for the vol- your heart.” brings together those who are will- ing people, ‘No, I want Jose to wheel their lives, not only Anthony, but his unteers, came through in a sense of “The whole trip, the pilgrims ing to serve with those who need me.’” mom and grandpa.” gratitude for being given the oppor- made it for us,” said Jean. n help, the ill and disabled. Anthony Valenzuela, a sopho- Watching such transformations tunity to serve. The travelers’ journey actually more at Carroll High, established produced great satisfaction among “You cannot possibly go to For more information on how to began months earlier, when they a bond with another Anthony, a the volunteers, and in a sense trans- Lourdes, serve and not come back become a volunteer, visit http:// experienced a virtual pilgrimage 6-year-old they later dubbed “Little formed them as well. different,” said volunteer Mercy lourdesvolunteers.org/. at the parish, put on by the North Anthony” to distinguish between “For me, it was a transformation American Volunteers. The vir- the two when they were together. to see the pilgrims there because tual pilgrims were shown pieces of “We got to know each other during they spend thousands of dollars grotto rock and holy water, and also the trip,” said Anthony. “We made a to be there looking for a miracle,” introduced to the idea of actually little handshake and everything.” said Marcia Valenzuela, Anthony’s serving in Lourdes during the sum- Little Anthony, who is battling mother and a guidance counselor at mer. a brain tumor and other ailments, Carroll High. “That kind of faith you “I told my husband and he fell in travelled from Indiana with his two don’t see every day.” love with the idea,” said Santos. “He brothers, mother and grandfather. Santos agreed, noting how pil- decided the entire family would go.” When Anthony met the family, he grims returned from the pool, daily While the volunteers were asked was shocked at how drained the Mass, and other outings feeling re- to meet and mingle with all the pil- adults appeared. freshed. “There was a pilgrim that grims, some pilgrims made a spe- “You could tell they were de- told me, ‘I left searching for healing, cial connection with the volunteers pressed,” said Anthony. “It was but I leave spiritually healed, maybe who first came to aid them. Jean Sanchez, Santos’ son and a senior at Archbishop Carroll, bond- ed with Phyllis, a pilgrim suffering from a brain tumor and multiple sclerosis. “I wasn’t assigned to anyone spe- cific and the first time we met them in front of the hospital, they asked me to help Phyllis,” Jean said. “From then on she always asked for me. She called me her ‘little helper.’” Despite her illness, Phyllis had 36375-0916 grit and a sense of humor that made Jean laugh. During a visit to the Ba- silica of Our Lady of the Rosary, she recalled her days of skating and ski- ing and, noticing two ramps in the structure, told him she was tempted 36380-0916 to roll down the side of the building in her wheelchair. Jose Sanchez, Jean’s brother and a Carroll High alumnus, made a similar connection with Rosaline, a lonely woman in search of healing after her husband died. “The first day, I spent it with her until they asked me to help the per- son I was assigned to,” said Jose. B7 BACK IN SCHOOL Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016 36300-0916

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People walk toward Matamoros, Mexico, from Brownsville, Texas. Of the 563 students enrolled at St. Alejandra Rodriguez, left, checks her smartphone during lunch at St. Joseph Academy in Brownsville, 54 commute from Mexico. (PHOTOS BY Tyler Orsburn | CNS) Joseph Academy in Brownsville, Texas. Couple works hard to give daughters a future

Tyler Orsburn employment opportunities. “As Catholic News Service someone once told me, ‘Here in the Rio Grande Valley you have the First BROWNSVILLE, Texas | Gus- World and the Third World and tavo Rodriguez knew he couldn’t they could be across the street from study math forever. The impover- each other.’ Houses aren’t finished, ished conditions in his town in the dirt floors are being worked on but Mexican state of Tamaulipas in the (only) as time and money permits.” early 1980s just wouldn’t allow it. According to the U.S. Census So instead of crunching numbers Bureau, the median household in- with a pencil and notepad his par- come in 2014 was $32,288. But on ents couldn’t afford, he decided to the campus of St. Joseph Academy pinch centavos elsewhere, away economic disparities are hard to from home. identify. Alejandra blends in with And so the story begins of a life her other smartphone-texting, uni- abroad where endings and begin- form-wearing classmates. nings meet at sunrise, high noon “I might not have a Mac, but I do and sunset. have a laptop,” she told Catholic By 1992, after a short construc- News Service after spending a Sat- tion stint laying foundations in urday afternoon with her friends Houston, the 44-year-old said in at the zoo. “And that’s more than Students walk between class at St. Joseph Academy in Brownsville, Texas, May 3. Spanish that he met his wife, Co- other people have. My parents are lumba, closer to the meandering really humble people. They’ve al- and access for people,” Michael Mo- Rio Grande River in Brownsville. ways tried to provide me with the tyl, president of St. Joseph Academy The couple relied on a heavy dose best.” said. “I think anyone is capable of of Lone Star self-reliance, mowing “One would assume because it’s achieving great things regardless of lawns, cleaning houses and raising a private Catholic school that ev- where they grew up or their parent’s three young girls. eryone is privileged,” English and financial resources. So to help kids Some 21 years later, their oldest literature teacher Avy Jaimes-Torres and families realize they can do daughter is in her third year of stud- said between classes. “And that’s great things, and have great oppor- ies at the University of Texas Rio not necessarily always the case. So tunities, sometimes they just need Grande Valley, and their second it’s interesting to know you have certain doors open for them.” Dur- daughter, Alejandra, is graduating kids that are on scholarship, you ing the 2015-2016 academic year, from high school at Marist-run St. have kids that come from Mexico Motyl said, the Montagne Project Joseph Academy. every day, you have kids that are funded 19 students. “My dad loves math,” Alejandra over-privileged, but yet their fami- Back at home after a long Satur- said describing her dad’s commit- lies are never around because in day of mowing grass and cleaning ment to helping her finish home- order for them to provide (for them) houses, Gustavo and Columba took work as a child. “And he always … they have that kind of absence.” a break from cooking dinner and wanted to become a teacher. How- To offset tuition and fees that can ordered pepperoni pizza from Little ever, the circumstances he lived in exceed $10,000, Alejandra earned Caesars. With their three daughters Alejandra Rodriguez, second from left, poses for a photo with her didn’t allow that to happen.” her keep by maintaining good sitting around them, they shared parents, Gustavo and Columba, and older sister Sofia, right, outside To some, starting a life in grades and being a role model in sweet tea and laugh about college their home in Brownsville, Texas. Brownsville is no different a truth the community. During her senior life. than setting up shop across the bor- year, the Montagne Project, which A print of the Last Supper hung goals. So they can be somebody she said. “I am kind of nervous to be der. “It’s probably one of the poor- is a scholars program, and the Pena on a wall behind the dining table. and not struggle the way we did.” on my own, but at the same time I est demographics in the country,” Family Scholarship Fund covered “I’ll be so proud to see all my girls Alejandra has been accepted to think it’s very exciting to see how I Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Browns- all her classroom expenses. fulfilled,” Gustavo said in Spanish. the University of Texas at San An- can be independent away from my ville said, describing the region’s “It’s about creating opportunities “I hope all my daughters reach their tonio. “Moving out is a big deal,” parents.” n B9 BACK IN SCHOOL Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016 Teacher shortage hitting San Fran archdiocesan schools

Valerie Schmalz schools still looking to fill one or in the Catholic schools but in the didates, Grazioli told Catholic San income for elementary schools, he Catholic News Service more positions at a time when prin- public schools.” A scan of the San Francisco, the archdiocesan news- said. Teachers at the four archdi- cipals usually have next year’s staff Mateo public school job postings paper. “Last year and this year, ocesan high schools are unionized SAN FRANCISCO | A long-pre- roster wrapped up. showed about 200 vacancies listed there were more principals at tables and have a higher salary scale. dicted California teacher shortage “We do have a tremendous short- online, she said. than visitors.” Vince Riener, principal of All is now hitting Catholic elemen- age,” said Maureen Grazioli, prin- Four years ago, the spring arch- The archdiocesan Department Souls School in San Francisco, tary schools in the Archdiocese of cipal of St. Charles School in San diocesan teachers’ fair drew “an of Catholic Schools is in the midst of said some principals are look- San Francisco, with many parish Carlos. “The shortage exists not just amazing selection” of teacher can- increasing salaries across the board ing for teachers outside of the U.S. for elementary school teachers for Teachers relocating to the Bay Area the 2017-18 school year, said Bret from elsewhere in the U.S. also are Allen, associate superintendent for among new hires. A California cre- professional and educational lead- dential requirement that teachers ership. A draft of the proposed new have one semester of public school three-year salary scale is being pre- teaching experience can hamper pared by an ad hoc committee that hiring too, Riener said. will share it with pastors and princi- High cost of living and the lure pals for their input, he said. of better-paying jobs in the tech The archdiocese serves a total sector are factors when teachers of 25,000 students. It has 59 el- consider Bay Area schools, Grazioli ementary schools, including 49 said. “What’s sad is that our teach- parish schools, two archdiocesan ers have difficulty in being able to schools and eight independent afford living in the Bay Area. When Catholic schools. There are four we do get young teachers, three or high schools directly under the four are sharing a house,” Grazioli archdiocese and 10 independent said. Catholic high schools. The inde- A first-year Catholic elementary pendent Catholic schools set their teacher with a bachelor’s degree own salary scales. and a California education creden- “We’re trying to have a balance tial will make $46,512 in the 2016- between what a school can afford 17 school years in the Archdiocese and making sure we are giving the of San Francisco, Allen said. San teachers a fair, honest wage,” said Francisco Unified School District’s Allen. Most parishes do not subsi- salary scale lists a first-year starting dize the parish school any longer, salary for a credentialed teacher as so tuition is the primary source of $52,657. n 36244-0916 1 on 1 In Home Tutoring All Grades and All Subjects Palm Beach 561-776-1345 • Boca Raton 561-715-3276 Ask about our ACT/SAT Test Prep!

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Sue Harris and Chris Harris, a mother All Saints Catholic School and son 1759 Indian Creek Parkway • Jupiter, FL 33458 who are both principals Grade Range: PreK-8th | Denomination: Roman Catholic |Year Opened: 2003 of Catholic Number of Students: 500 | Tuition Range: $7,280-$9,200 schools Founded in 2003 and situated on a spacious campus, All Saints in the Highlights: Portland, Catholic School is the first inter-parochial school in the Diocese of Palm Beach Ore., educating students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. iPads for students area, are were implemented on a 1:1 ratio throughout the school beginning 2013-2014. The pictured school is committed to developing responsible citizens by promoting academic in Chris’ success and preparing students for high school and beyond. All Saints encourages office at St. Agatha students to open their hearts to the Lord, their minds to learning, and their talents School in toward service to others. May. (Ed LAngLOiS, CAtHOLiC SEntinEL Come change your | CnS) child’s future!

Please call the school for a private tour. 36278-0916 Mother-son principals 561-748-8994 • www.allsaintsjupiter.org have own style but share Education love for Catholic schools You Can Believe In Ed LangLois Both attended Catholic schools be- about bidding on the “Principal for Catholic News Service fore choosing to teach. a Day” item so they can team up “It’s a real privilege and blessing more. PORTLAND, Ore. | They’re the for me to be able to see Chris — I They say they learn from each only mother-son principals in the would not say follow in these foot- other. Sue has years of experi- history of Oregon Catholic schools. steps — but be part of that same ence. Chris is navigating a new era And go figure, both have impec- passionate draw that Catholic edu- of leading Catholic schools with cable comic timing. cation really brings to you,” Sue young eyes. Sue Harris, 57, is principal of St. said. Sue knows that there are more Cecilia School in Beaverton and the Chris wanted to be a teacher demands on principals now than mother of Chris Harris, the 34-year- even as a boy. He would round when she started in 1991, such as old head of St. Agatha School in up the neighborhood kids, bring long lists of emails and the ongoing Portland. them into the playroom and con- need to update technology. “Some- “We have our own styles and duct class. He recalls watching his times when he has shared some our own schools, but I treasure the mother at school assemblies and things with me and we are talking time we have to work together as was impressed with the way she shop, I say, ‘Yeah. I’ve never had to colleagues,” said Chris, who two carried herself. deal with that,’” Sue explained. years ago left a teaching post in He recalls summer road trips When principal talk gets going Burien, Wash., to bring his young as a boy. He and his brother would thick at a family gathering, Sue and family closer to grandma and peer into the front seat to see their Chris will see other people’s eyes grandpa. mother writing up a master plan. glaze over and know it’s time to “We agreed on that idea,” said He remembers seeing a blueprint stop. 2055 Heitman Street Fort Myers, FL 33901 Sue, flashing a thumbs-up. of Portland’s St. John Fisher School Both mother and son have cho- Saint Francis Xavier Catholic School welcomes you to join our family, Not that they don’t compete. A spread on the dining room table. sen Catholic schools because they tradition and journey with Christ. We are a Blue Ribbon School, accredited worker at St. Agatha found an old “I learned how to be a leader by believe in faith-based education by the Florida Catholic Conference. Established over 78 years ago, Saint trophy and spruced it up with an osmosis,” said Chris, adding that and appreciate the variety and Francis Xavier Catholic School provides our students with an exemplary inscription that said “Principal’s his mother taught him the impor- homeyness of the work. academic education built upon a Catholic foundation of spirituality and Cup.” When the St. Agatha Storm tance of balance, making sure there “We do wear all the hats,” said compassionate humanity. and St. Cecilia Cyclone meet on the is ample family time. Sue and hus- Sue. “We are the counselor, we are basketball or volleyball court, the band Brad, who have been married the vice principal in many cases. prize goes to the winning school for 36 years, saw to it that the family Frankly for us, it’s ‘get the wrench until the next contest. had dinner together as often as pos- and fix the urinal.’” Open Enrollment and “We are the only two weather-re- sible. If Sue had a night meeting, she Benedictine Father Nathan Zod- lated mascots in the archdiocese,” came home to put the boys to bed. row, pastor of St. Agatha, said Chris Scholarships Available Chris told the Catholic Sentinel, Even now, Sue keeps a watchful eye is young with all the qualities you’d newspaper of the Portland Arch- out for Chris and alerts him if he expect of youth: energy, stamina PreK3 through Grade 8 diocese. “And we’re proud of that.” seems to be working too hard. and creativity. But perhaps in part Both are aware, Sue painfully “She has been my boss,” Chris because of his mother, Chris also Call Natalie Rose at 239-334-7707 ext. 223, so, that St. Agatha was founded 105 said, as he was about to describe has wisdom uncommon at his age. with any inquiries and schedule your tour today! years ago and St. Cecilia 103 years a stint as a substitute teacher at St. “He has great confidence in fac- ago. “I’m never going to catch up,” John Fisher School, where his mom ing day-to-day issues,” said Father she said. was principal. But first Sue inter- Zodrow. “He’s very good at com- www.stfrancisfortmyers.org Mostly, the mother-son principal jected, “Yes. In so many ways.” municating with parents and fam- 36395-0916 duo love and respect each other and At each other’s school auctions, ily. He’s been a wonderful partner in have zeal for Catholic education. the mother and son have joked our mission with the school.” n B11 BACK IN SCHOOL Florida Catholic Sept. 16-29, 2016

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