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The Diocese of Ogdensburg Volume 71,Number 1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Pope asks for 'monuments'to NORTH COUNTRY mercy I PAGE 8 Dear Pope Francis: pope ansWers questions from kids I PAGE 9 CATHOLIC APRIL 13, 2016 God excludes no one from his love PROTEalNG VAlICANOTY(CNS) -- Jesus brought in St. Peter's Square April 6. Airlines heard about her she loses her sight due to GOD'S CHILDREN humanity God's merciful, The pope also met with story and offered her and her Usher Syndrome Type II A. saving love, not hatred and and blessed the eyes of 5- family free round-trip airfare They chose Rome and the Pledging animosity, Pope Francis said. year-old Lizzy Myers from to any city in the world. Vatican to be their special "Jesus makes visible a love Mansfield, Ohio. Struck by a Her parents, Steve and destination because they are to heal open to everyone -- nobody rare disease that is gradually Christine Myers, had created Catholic and because of the excluded -- open to everyone rendering her deaf and blind, a "visual bucket list" of city's artistic and historical without bounds," he said at Myers was in Rome after a places and things they riches, they told Associated his weekly general audience representative from Turkish wanted Lizzy to see before Press. Sister Jennifer RECEIVE THE BOOK OF THE GOSPELS received new assignment StJoseph Sister Jennifer VotraW is leav ing her position as Chancellor of the dio cese to become Superior of the Sisters of The Diocesan Office of Safe Envirn StJoseph Motherhouse J ment headed by Atonement Sister FUll STORY, PAGE 3 Bien Donahue, presents its annual report highlighting efforts made by the diocese to create adimate of No paper PHOTO BY KRISTINA DEAN safety for children entrusted to their Bishop LaValley hands Deacon Todd E.Thibault the Book of Gospels to signify the office ofthe deacon to proclaim the Gospel in pastoral care. next week liturgical celebrations and to preach the faith of the Church in word and deed. Bishop laValley ordained Deacon Thibault April FUll STORY, PAGES 6-7 The next issue of the North 2 at Stjames Minor Church in carthage. Shown in back is Deacon Richard Staab. Full story on page 3 Country Catho/icwill be dated April 27 THE VOCATION SUMMIT: Putting our money where our mouth is ... p. 5 II NOR TH e 0 U N TRY C AT H 0 LI e DIOCESAN LIFE APRIL 1 3, 2016 NORTH EDITOR'S NOTE COUNTRY CATHOLIC Box 326 Promise to protect ... pledge to heal Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669 USPS0039- 3400 Each year in April, the dio become complacent in these and Young People. charter, we are to cooperate cese marks Child Abuse Pre efforts. "We must never lose sight of with law enforcement agencies, BISHOP TERRY vention month with a Clergy sex abuse was the fact that every victim/sur permanently remove those R.LAVALlEY feature in the NCC back in the news earlier vivor has personally experi who have offended, and create President about the efforts to cre this year with a Penn enced profound injury, a safe environment for our REV. JOSEPH A.MORGAN ate a safe environment sylvania grand jury re suffering and betrayal," he children." Vice Presid ent for all children en port on abuse of said. "Only with vigilance can we SR. JENNIFERVOTRAW, SSJ trusted to the pastoral hundreds of children While the Diocese of Ogdens ensure that children are kept Secretary-Treasurer care of the North Coun over several decades burg hasn't been ravaged by safe and so allow the church to MARY LOU KIUAN try Church. and an Oscar win for abuse cases like other places in help our people in a process of Editor! The pages include a "Spotlight," about the the world, we must be just as healing and address the mis General Manag er message from Bishop Boston abuse scandal. mindful as everyone else. trust that rises from these LaValley, a list of the ef These "brought In the words of Bishop Burns: cases," Bishop Burns said. Publish 4S is- forts the diocese has Mary lou painful, but important, "These moments are a re We can all be grateful that 9 sues per year: made to protect chil Kilian reminders that we minder why the 'Charter for this vigilance is part of the fab _ Weekl y except dren, child abuse sta must remain vigilant in the Protection of Children and ric of life in the Diocese of Og skipping on e tistics and more. our efforts to protect Young People,' adopted by the densburg as Bishop LaValley wee k in Jan., While the Catholic Church - children from the scourge of U.S. bishops in 2002, exists ensures that everything possi on eWee k in with special training sessions abuse," said Bishop Edward j . and must be followed.This ble is done to keep the April and and background checks - has Burns of juneau, Alaska, chair highlights all the more the im "promise to protect and pledge Ieve ry oth er wee k beg inning Jul y through Aug. and skip done much to protect children man of the bishops' Committee portance that we never grow to heal" for all the children in ping one week in Dec. by the in recent years, we can never on the Protection of Children complacent. As stated in the our midst. Di ocese of Ogdensburg. 622 Washi ngton Street, Og densburg, N.Y.13669. APASTOR'S PERSPEGIVE Editorial Office: 622 Washington Street, The story of St. Thomas is our story, too Og densburg, N.Y.13669 . I think that the reason St. lose trust in jesus. jesus has some way they bring the pres Telephone: Thomas was not with the apos 'Father Bill Say; ' .... ~ always been present to us, he ence of the Lord to us through (3 15) 608-7556 tles the first time jesus ap [email protected] is like a friend, walking with their faith and way of life. peared to them was because he us. Then something gets in the Truly, it may be anything E-mail: was simply depressed. Con .iil way and we lose our closeness that we could imagine, that news@north co untry sider his situation. Thomas "II' to jesus. Some failing, some could bring us the presence of catholic.o rg had made a decision - a deci ~ sin gets in the way. Something God. It is a matter of surprise; sion to forego a career for him Fr. \Villiam G. Muench blocks our love of jesus and you just cannot schedule a Entered at the self - a decision to join jesus. then, as time goes on, we be time when the Lord's presence Post Office: He was captivated with jesus' Thomas that they have seen come rather disappointed in is real. Each time we partici Ogd ensburg, NY vision of all that life should be the Lord that jesus lives. jesus ourselves, even depressed. pate in the Holy Mass, we ex 13669 and and what the world could be is resurrected. Thomas is still Life becomes very empty. pect to be close to the Lord. additional mailing offi ces as come. He was inspired by the in the dumps; he is still upset Like Thomas, jesus finds us. However, that just doesn't hap Periodi ca l Postage. message of jesus, inspired by and all of this sounds just too jesus does not give up on us. pen, every time. However, in his spirituality. good to be true. So, he makes This is one of the unique reali faith, we know that sometimes SIDSCription: Even at the Last Supper, ties of our Christian spiritual it will so we can't give up. For oneyea r: that statement that we all re Thomas found joy being with member: "Unless I see the mark ity. God never stops loving us. Each time, we go to prayer In-Diocese Rate:$27 jesus and hearing his talk of jesus was sent to become one we expect jesus will find us. Outsideo f Diocese Rate: $30 of the nails in his hands and hope and confidence through put my finger into the nail of us - human like us in every But often we are not as open faith in God. He found hope way, except sin. jesus under and ready as we should be. Mattersf or publica tion marks and put my hand into for the future with jesus. Than his side, I will not believe." stand our needs and hopes. However, we can't stop trying. should be everything went wrong. jesus jesus knows how to enter our One more thing - so many add ressed to Still, not certain what is POB ox 326 is violently arrested and then going on, Thomas decides to lives in ways that rather sur wonderful people bring jesus Ogd ensburg, NY13 669 we see all of the horrible say with the others. As we prise us. We would believe if to us. There will be many and should be received by events of jesus' crucifixion. know, jesus does appear to the we could just touch jesus - we times in which you are the per Thursday pri or to Everything was lost - the fu apostles again. Immediately, sound like St. Thomas - but son who brings the Lord to publicati on. ture seemed empty. Thomas he approaches Thomas. Come that is not going to happen. someone else because of your Paper is printed each just wanted to be alone. The here, Thomas, and touch me, So jesus must find his ways faith or your way of life.