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The Prairie Messenger is By Kristine Stremel kenzie-Fort Smith Mark taking a break in the week Hagemoen, now serving in Saska - after Easter. The next issue YELLOWKNIFE — Fifteen toon; Murray Chatlain, now Arch - will be dated April 11. bishops and the faithful from bishop of Keewatin-LePas; and throughout stood in wit - retired Bishop Emeritus Denis Eliminating racism ness and prayerful support March Crouteau, OMI; as well as Arch - 16 as Bishop Jon Hansen, CSsR, of bishop Donald Bolen of Regina, At a public event hosted by the -Toronto Redemp - Richard Smith of the Islamic Association of torist Province, was ordained and Edmonton, and other bishops from Saskatchewan, a multifaith installed as Bishop of the across Western Canada. panel of speakers gave their Mackenzie-Fort Smith in Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, the views on the need to the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.). Papal of Canada, arrived combat hatred and racism. St. Patrick Co- in early and participated in the — page 3 Yellowknife could not accommo - diocesan spring retreat, which date the crowd, so the ceremony brought together 35 lay pastoral Cardinal’s visit was held in the St. Patrick High leaders from the 1.5 million- School gym. square-kilometre Mackenzie-Fort Cardinal Luis Antonio Hansen, a member of the Con- Smith diocese. Tagle, gregation of the Most Holy Re- Family and friends also trav - described by deemer, commonly known as the elled from throughout the country some as the Redemptorists, described his ordi - to participate, including from “Asian Pope nation as a true community event. Hansen’s home of St. Fran cis,” Redemptorist Archbishop Gérard Joseph, Grande Prairie, Alta.; St. made a Pettipas of the Grouard-McLennan John’s, Nfld.; Toronto; St. Mary’s stopover in archdiocese presided, provincial Parish in Saskatoon, where Vancouver superior Rev. Mark Miller, CSsR, Hansen served for six years; and with a special of the Edmonton-Toronto Prov- Our Lady of Victory Parish in message for local families. ince, proclaimed the Gospel, Inuvik, where he was appointed — page 3 Canadian Superior General Rev. pastor in 2015. STR8 UP Michael Brehl, CSsR, delivered “He is the perfect man for the Brent Currie the , and many confreres job,” said Miller. “Several years ORDINATION — Rev. Jon Hansen, CSsR, is flanked by two of the six concelebrated mass. ago, he discerned a call to serve At a lunch meeting at St. in his diocese — Rev. Magnus Chilaka, originally from Nigeria, Some of the bishops in atten - and Rev. Marek Pisarek, OMI, originally from Poland — as he is pre - Peter’s College in Muenster, dance included previous Mac - — HANSEN , page 7 sented for ordination. Sask., Rev. André Poilièvre described his work with for - mer gang Polar Medal winner ‘retired’ to minister in Arctic members. “It is not a By Andrew Ehrkamp at Government House in Edmonton archdiocese. What does this honour mean to question of Grandin Media on March 21. With self-deprecating humour you? being good “Sister Fay Trombley collabo - and an easy laugh, Trombley sat What comes to me primarily is or bad,” he EDMONTON (CCN) — rated with local community lead - down for an interview with Gran - the layers upon layers of people stressed. “It Many of us have visions of retir - ers and built a partnership with din Media in Edmonton to a who are behind projects that help is a question ing to a warm spot and taking it the Society of Saint Vincent de meeting of the Sisters of Charity the ministries of the North — and of being healthy, about heal - easy, but not Sister Fay Trombley. Paul to address food insecurity in of the Immaculate Conception. the people who have a whole ing people who are broken, Tuktoyaktuk,” states her citation Sister Fay, congratulations not punishing them.” for the Polar Medal, which hon - on receiving the Polar Medal. — RETIRE , page 4 — page 6 ours exceptional contributions to Habitat for Canada’s North. Pope asks youth to help “By reinvigorating the food Humanity and clothing distribution centre, she demonstrated remarkable rejuvenate the A Grade 4 student at determination and leadership. The Winnipeg’s St. Alphonsus success of this partnership has By Cindy Wooden Christian churches, other religions, Catholic School, nine-year- become a blueprint for multiple including , and young people old Ryan Mota, was chosen northern communities similarly (CNS) — The Catholic who describe themselves as non- from among more than 7,000 struggling with food insecurity.” Church needs the enthusiasm, believers. participants across Canada to With help of the St. Vincent de daring and hope of young people told the young peo - receive a $50,000 grant for Paul Society in Edmonton, Trom - so that it can preach the Gospel ple that they are the ones who can Habitat for Humanity. bley helped start the North of 60 energetically and respond to the help the church fight “the logic of — page 7 Project in Tuktoyaktuk, a hamlet questions men and women raise ‘it’s always been done this way,’ ’’ of 900 people on the Arctic coast. today, Pope Francis told some 300 which he described as “a poison, a Popular Jesuit “Tuk” also receives assistance young adults. sweet poison that tranquilizes the from Food Banks Canada, the “We need to rediscover in the and leaves you anesthetized so For Catholics, a talk about Rob Bredin/Cynthia Schulz Canadian Society, and Lord the strength to get up after you can’t walk.” doesn’t seem controver - Sister Fay Trombley, SCIC Catholic Missions in Canada. failure, to move forward, to The church and its members sial. And yet Born in Powell River, B.C., strengthen hope for the future,” the must continue to go out, continue Rev. James The 77-year-old former profes - Trombley entered the Sisters of pope said March 19, opening a asking what God is calling them Martin, SJ, sor at Newman Theological Charity of the Immaculate Con - weeklong meeting in preparation to and continue finding new ways speaking in College in Edmonton is spending ception in 1956 and later taught for October’s Synod of Bishops. to respond, the pope said. Chicago to a her “retirement” in Tuktoyaktuk, school in New Brunswick, Sas - Most of the young people gath - Of course, he said, everyone sell-out N.W.T., tirelessly working to ease katchewan, and B.C. She served ered with the pope at the Le - must “keep an eye on the roots” crowd on the hunger, unemployment and on the faculty of Newman Theo - gionaries of Christ’s Maria Mater of the church and preserve its the topic, spiritual needs of people in the logical College from 1983 until Ecclesia College in Rome were essential teachings, but they also on the invitation of Cardinal Arctic. retiring in 2005 at age 65. chosen as delegates by their na - must find creative ways to share Blase Cupich, attracted For that, she is among a select Since then, Trombley has been tional bishops’ conferences. Others those teachings and reflect on about 150 protesters. group of individuals honoured the pastoral leader at Our Lady of represented a variety of Catholic how the Gospel responds to peo - — page 8 with this year’s Polar Medal. She Grace mission in Tuktoyaktuk in movements or ministries, includ - ple’s questions today. received the honour from Gov. the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort ing religious life. But the Vatican Gen. Julie Payette at a ceremony Smith, which is twinned with the also invited delegates from other — YOUTH , page 15 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS March 28, 2018 Transformation of transforms assembly

By Carol Glatz “Do not forget! Jesus always forgives. Jesus never tires of for - (CNS) — giving. It is we who tire of asking Despite the chill and gusts of for forgiveness,” he added. wind in St. Peter’s Square, Pope When St. Ambrose wrote, “I, Francis welcomed the beginning who sin continually, must always of spring with an impromptu les - have a remedy,” he was reflect - son about gardening and how to ing on the salvific power of the grow into being better Chris - blood shed by Christ, the pope tians. said. “Does a tree or plant that is dis - The same faith is at work, he eased bloom well? No! Does a tree said, when the assembly looks to or a plant that isn’t watered . . . the Lamb of God, who takes bloom well? No. And does a tree away the sin of the world, and or plant with no roots bloom?” he beseeches, “Lord, I am not wor - said before delivering his general thy that you should enter under audience talk March 21. my roof, but only say the word Christians can learn from what and my soul will be healed.” makes spring flowers flourish, When the people process to - the pope said, because for ward the altar to receive commu - Christians, their root is Jesus and nion, the pope said, “in reality, it the water that replenishes those is Christ who comes toward us to roots are the sacraments and assimilate us in him.” prayer, which makes lives bloom Receiving the eucharist means with Christian virtues and good letting oneself be transformed by works. what is received, he said. “I wish that this spring would “Every time we take commu - be for you a spring in bloom” and nion, we resemble Jesus more,” an Easter that blossoms, he said. increasingly being transformed Offering a saying that is well- CNS/Paul Haring in Jesus and stripping away known in Argentina, the pope POPE AT GENERAL AUDIENCE — Pope Francis poses with musicians during his general audience in St. one’s selfishness by uniting said, “’The flowers a tree puts Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 21. At the audience the pope confirmed that he will visit Ireland Aug. oneself closer with Christ, he forth come from what it has 25 - 26 for the final days of the World Meeting of Families. said. underneath.’ Never cut off (one’s) Just as the bread and wine are roots with Jesus.” This rite is a continuation of the pope said. The or dea - After the celebrant breaks the turned into the real body and In his main talk, the pope con - Jesus’ offer at the Last Supper, con distributes to the faithful consecrated bread, the people blood of Christ, he said, so too are tinued his series on the mass, where he said, “Whoever eats “the bread of life and the chal - reflect on the words spoken at those who receive the , trans - focusing on the rite of holy com - my flesh and drinks my blood ice of salvation” in Jesus, he the altar, proclaiming Jesus as formed into “a living eucharist,” munion. re mains in me and I in him,” said. “the Lamb of God who takes becoming “body of Christ.” away the sin of the world,” he “We become what we receive,” said. he said. Pope accepts resignation of Vigano This moment is an invitation, The pope said receiving com - “calling us to experience the inti - munion can be done standing By Cindy Wooden your human and professional con - when it was created in June 2015. mate union with Christ, source “with devotion” or kneeling, tribution” in assisting whoever is The monsignor had been director of joy and holiness,” the pope whichever has been determined VATICAN CITY (CNS) — named the new as the of the Vatican Television Centre. said. It is also an invitation to an by each bishops’ conference, and After a very public controversy Vatican continues its long and The new secretariat was charged “examination of conscience, communion can be received on involving the use of a letter by complicated work of unifying its with unifying into one the offices enlightened by the faith,” he the tongue or, where it is permit - retired Pope Benedict XVI, Pope communications efforts and vari - and tasks previously handled by said. ted, in the hand. Francis has accepted the resigna - ous media outlets. nine entities: the Pontifical Council On the one hand, “we see the He encouraged people to use tion of Msgr. Dario Vigano as The controversy began March for Social Communications; the distance that separates us from the time after receiving commu - prefect of the Vatican Secretariat 12 at the presentation of a 11-vol - Vatican press office; the Vatican the holiness of Christ; on the nion to pray more deeply, silently for Communication. ume series of books, The Internet office; ; the other, we believe that his blood speaking with Jesus from the Announcing the move March of Pope Francis . Vigano had Vatican television production stu - was shed to take away the sins,” heart. 21, the Vatican published Vigano’s asked the retired pope for a theo - dio, CTV; the Vatican newspaper, he said. “The eucharist makes us strong, letter to Pope Francis asking to logical reflection on the series. L’Osservatore Romano ; the Vati - Just as baptism washes away to give us fruit, flowers of good resign and Pope Francis’ reply At the book presentation, can printing press; the Vatican pho - sin, he said, “we are all forgiven works,” he said. Receiving the accepting it. Vigano read selected sentences tograph service; and the Vatican or will be forgiven each time we eucharist is receiving Jesus, who However, Pope Francis asked from Pope Benedict’s letter de - publishing house, Libreria Editrice approach the sacrament of recon - “is so good and so great,” he trans - Vigano, 55, to remain at the sec - clining to write the reflection. Vaticana . ciliation.” forms people. retariat as “assessor” to “make The Secretariat for Communi ca - tions also published a photograph showing the first page of the let - Australian church to hold plenary council ter, with several lines purposeful - ly blurred, and the second page, CANBERRA, (CNS) Francis endorsed the nomination. quires deep consideration and except for the signature, covered — Australian bishops expressed Costelloe said he was “com - response,” it added. In December, by a book. gratitude to Pope Francis for mitted to listening to the Spirit.” after five years of hearings, nearly An uproar ensued over the authorizing an Australian plenary “I encourage all Catholics, 26,000 emails, and more than intentional blurring of the photo - council, a meeting in which deci - whether devout or disillusioned, 42,000 phone calls from con - graph and questions were raised sions become binding on the fervent or frustrated, to seize this cerned Australians, the Royal in the media about what exactly church in the country. opportunity to speak what is on Commis sion released its 17-vol - the letter said. In the end, the Archbishop of their minds and in their ,” ume final report. Among its 400 Vatican released the full text Brisbane, chair of the Bishops he said. recommendations, 20 were aimed March 17. It showed that not only Commission for the Plenary The council will begin in late specifically at the Catholic had Pope Benedict said he was Council, asked people to “join in 2020 in central Australia, but a Church. unable to read the full series, but prayer as we embark on this jour - series of listening and dialogue The March 19 announcement that he objected to one of the ney together as God’s people in sessions will begin May 20, also preceded the announcement authors chosen to write one of the Australia.” Pentecost. A second session of of results of a month-long hearing volumes. “We sincerely hope the prepa - the council will be held in mid- into whether Australian Cardinal In his letter of resignation, ration and celebration of the ple - 2021 in a city on the eastern , head of the Vatican’s Vigano told Pope Francis that nary council is a time when all seaboard. Secretariat for the Economy, although it was not intentional, parts of the church listen to and On the council website, ple - would stand trial on decades-old his actions had “destabilized the dialogue with one another as we narycouncil.catholic.org.au, the charges of sexual abuse, which he complex and great work of explore together how we might bishops said it was time to look at consistently denied. reform” with which the pope had answer the question: ‘What do where the church in Australia was On the plenary council web - entrusted him. you think God is asking of us in headed and noted that Pope site, the bishops listed resources “I think that for me stepping Australia?’ ’’ he said in a state - Francis had encouraged a church for people to begin getting in- aside would be a fruitful occasion ment. of dialogue. volved in the process. It also list - for renewal,” the monsignor The Australia bishops had “The Royal Commission Into ed the criteria, outlined in canon wrote. asked that Perth Archbishop Institutional Response to Child law, for picking delegates, includ - CNS/Paul Haring Pope Francis had named serve as presi - Sexual Abuse has been a signifi - ing those who must be called and Msgr. Dario Vigano Vigano prefect of the secretariat dent of the council, and Pope cant and influential event that re- those who can be called. March 28, 2018 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 3 Anti-racism event held at Saskatoon Islamic Centre

By Kiply Lukan Yaworski colour you are. So on this day, following the verdict. my internal reflection is, I would The Dene people of the North, SASKATOON — At a public say no to racism, but I would also where Hagemoen served as bish - event held on the International say yes to good deeds and good - op for four years, say that healing Day for the Elimination of Racial will.” is not a one-time thing, but an Discrimination March 21, a Bishop Mark Hagemoen of the ongoing journey, he added. multi faith panel of speakers in Roman Catholic Diocese of “May we continue to heal as a Saskatoon spoke about the need Saska toon shared insights and people, as a nation, as a world, as to combat hate and racism. reflections from the Catholic tra - we deal with the problem of hate Hosted by the Islamic Asso - dition: “If sin is the lack of the and all its repercussions,” he said. ciation of Saskatchewan at the good that should be present in a “And it is in living healing that Saskatoon Islamic Centre, the person or any created thing, then we will find our way through the event began with dinner, followed hate is the lack of the peace, the problem of hate, to the deeper by prayer, before a panel of com - unity, the harmony, the love, the meaning and mystery of love and munity and faith leaders spoke on community, the trust, the relation - relationship.” the theme “hate is too great a bur - ship that should be a part of our Dr. Kumar Balachandran of the den,” introduced by MC and lives.” Hindu Society of Saskatche wan moderator Edward Morgan. Hate may seem to give a shared a personal experience of Saskatoon City Councillor heightened sense of energy and witnessing an incident in which Kiply Yaworski Cynthia Block brought greetings power, but it soon reveals itself to an angry couple verbally abused a from the city, and described ANTI-RACISM EVENT — Rev. Colin Clay cuts the cake at the con - be a destructive, illusionary newcomer who was mopping the clusion of an anti-racism event held March 21 at the Islamic Centre in growing up in a rural setting, and power that breaks down and ex - floor in a crowded gym. Even - Saskatoon, alongside Chris Sicotte (left), chair of the city’s Cultural tinguishes. “It leaves its possessor tually someone came forward to gradually becoming aware of the Diversity and Race Relations Committee, and Bishop Mark Hagemoen diversity of faith, people and cul - (right) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, and (far right) Dr. and those around him or her help the man. In the midst of this ture in the world, remarking, Jaswant Singh. The event, hosted by the Islamic Association of demeaned, depleted, and even disturbing incident while the cou - “When you get to know people, Saskatchewan, featured community and faith leaders speaking on the destroyed.” ple in question were spewing the barriers fall down.” International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The bishop described his expe - racial slurs, Balachandran said, he Chief Bobby Cameron of the rience of being in a prayer and saw nothing but love and compas - Federation of Sovereign Indige - what action I am taking.” like they belong in the communi - sharing circle with indigenous stu - sion in the faces of the other peo - nous Nations (FSIN), noted that He shared his experiences as a ty: “Many times we lose that dents at Oskayak High School the ple in the gym. his organization had recently member of a visible minority in sense of belonging when we get Monday after the acquittal of “We all want to be on the side signed a memorandum of under - Canada. “Being here for such a unspoken words of discrimina - Gerald Stanley in the shooting of love and compassion and standing with the Saskatchewan long time, I can see that the war tion.” death of Colten Boushie. The pur - purification; we don’t want to be School Boards Association. “We is not yet won, but we have taken Singh spoke about gender in - pose of the assembly was to en - on the side of division, hatred and are now embarking on a journey steps in a positive direction.” equalities in families, homes and sure that students felt safe, cared bigotry,” Balachandran said. of true reconciliation, of treaty In addition to personal dis - cultures as another kind of dis - for, loved and supported at a diffi - Actions that will help along education and treaty awareness.” crimination, he added, there is crimination. He concluded: “It is cult time, and also to address any this path include acquiring a Education, health, housing, land, systemic discrimination, and it is good deeds that matter, not what concerns they might have from water, and resources are all tied to important that every person feel religion you have, not what the explosion of grief and emotion — IMAM , page 13 treaty rights, Cameron said, stressing the importance of focus - ing on youth and education. Visit from cardinal shines spotlight on families, youth “One thing that is universal right across the world, and in By Agnieszka Krawczynski ments just to be able to give their Saskatoon, is our little ones, our The B.C. Catholic son a . I will not discard it.” children. We want them to have Appreciation and gratitude are the best quality of life. We want VANCOUVER (CCN) — A also the right responses to family them to succeed. We want them standing ovation from 2,700 peo - members, he said. “Let us open to build themselves into positive ple reverberated inside the Queen our eyes to the many gifts, espe - human beings, positive adults, Elizabeth Theatre even before the cially in the family. And when build on the skills and tools that smiling Cardinal of spoke you see a gift, you care for it. You we provide as parents and grand - into the microphone March 19. nurture it. You don’t throw it parents.” Cardinal , away,” he said. “He or she may Racism definitely does exist in described by some as the “Asian not be perfect, but that does not Saskatoon and the province of Pope Francis,” made a short stop- eliminate the quality of being a Saskatchewan, said Cameron, over in Vancouver with a special gift.” applauding community leaders message for local families. Reflecting for a moment on like the mayor of Elbow, Sask., “From the beginning, in Gene - the resurrection, Tagle added that and the council and mayor of sis, we see how God’s creative as Christ carried the wounds of Regina, who have signed agree - love involved family. A man and his crucifixion, every person in a ments with the FSIN, pledging to a woman, looking at each other, family also bears wounds. work toward eliminating it. and the man exclaiming: ‘At last! “Let us not get angry when we “The City of Saskatoon has Bones of my bones and flesh of see our spouse, our children, our also done a tremendous job in the my flesh,’ ” Tagle told the vast in-laws, as wounded people. All of past couple of years, giving an crowd. us are wounded. But Jesus shows example to Canada and the rest of “Husbands: When you wake his wounds and invites his disci - the world,” he added. up in the morning and you see ples to look and to touch,” he said. B.C. Catholic/Agnieszka Krawczynski Dr. Niranjan Venugopal, repre - your wife, do you say: ‘At last!’ “We are invited to look and to VISIT FROM CARDINAL OF MANILA — Cardinal Luis Antonio senting the Sathya Sai Baba Or do you say, ‘Alas?’ ” touch the wounds of our family Tagle prays for a woman at a reception at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Centre of Saskatoon, reflected on Taking a cue from Pope members and, in faith, to see the Vancouver. Tagle spoke to a crowd of 2,700 during his short visit. incidents in his own life that have Francis, Tagle insisted the right wounds of Jesus. In faith, to be revealed to him the extent and re sponse to today’s “throwaway able to say: my Lord, my God, you mother a few hours before the ly to the poor. reality of racism. He shared the culture” is sincere gratitude and are present here, in the wounds of graduation of a daughter?” “A family that eats together is five values of his community: appreciation for people and my wife, in the wounds of my With headlines and conversa - a good family, but a family that truth, right action, peace, love, objects. child.” tions filled with tragedies and dis - shares food with the hungry and non-violence. “In our world today, we don’t As Jesus approached his disci - asters, Christian families can re - becomes more a Christian family. “It is so important that we see gifts anymore in creatures and ples saying, “Peace be with you,” veal what it means to hope, love, A family that prays together is a have positive thoughts, and that in human beings. We see things. so those who encounter sins and and forgive. good family, but a family that we follow them with positive We see objects. We see commodi - failings in others should react “As the world focuses on sto - prays only for its own needs will words and with positive actions,” ties. We gauge the value of things with peace and forgiveness, he ries of gloom, the faith enables us become weak,” he said. Venugopal said. “We have to and persons according to their said. to see another type of story, the “A family that serves them - change the way we think.” use,” he said. “There is a story of faith stories of valour, the stories of selves is good. But you’d be a Dr. Jaswant Singh, represent - The Philippines cardinal point - woven into the lives of those fam - perseverance and strength, which better family of faith, if you start ing the Sikh Society of Sas katch - ed to the watch on his wrist — a ilies,” which seem strong, stable, is not a product of human effort serving also, with a sense of mis - ewan, said that he makes the gift from his parents for his high and loving. “It is faith that gives alone. Those stories need to be sion, other families and the wider International Day for the Elimina - school graduation in 1973. them a sense of meaning. It is told. Stories of faith, of meaning, family of society.” That vision, he tion of Racial Discrimination a “This is not just a watch for faith that makes them see in a dif - of love.” said, can “keep families in the day of personal reflection. me. This is not just an object. ficult person, in a difficult rela - Tagle, the president of the faith,” and “faith in the family.” “Rather than thinking about what This is a gift. I know my parents tionship, still the presence of charity , Tagle made his one-day visit other people are doing, it is a day worked hard to be able to give God. Without faith, how do you added that while these efforts be- to Vancouver during a stopover of internal reflection, a day to their son a gift. I don’t know how look at sickness? Without faith, gin in the home, they must extend travelling from a conference in look into my heart, to think about many months they paid instal - how do you look at the death of a to the wider community, especial - Los Angeles back to Manila. 4 Prairie Messenger CANADIAN NEWS March 28, 2018 Retire with enough time to prepare for second career

Continued from page 1 will fill their feel their anger, their pain, their ’80s and ’90s, when pretty well truck with what - confusion, their loss. The primary half the student population doing variety of needs to unfold in a ever we say we listening tool was the (Truth and theology were lay people. It was fruitful direction. I think that’s need. Reconciliation Commission). But a really good mix, and they chal - what it means to me: the people My first vehi - even before TRC, Bishop Croteau lenged one another. It wasn’t just behind it. cle was a Jeep, a had begun a healing project “the church is this or the church Your work in the North has standard, so that called Return to Spirit. is that.” The church is us. Every- been a second career for you. young men — or The healing has begun. It’s body was saying that. Why did you move to the not so young men unfolding. Has the reconciliation I was really beautifully North? — could learn happened? I think it’s happening amazed and edified, inspired, by Our congregation always said: standard shift and not in a formal way. I kind of rep - the faith of the lay people. You Retire at a point in your life when be more ready to resent that. There’s a food bank expect a seminarian to have faith. you can still prepare yourself for work with heavy or there’s a thrift store or maybe You expect him to be struggling a second career. So I figured machinery. For “Sister is nice” or the kids really to go in a good direction and all when I’m 65, I can still prepare the last three like coming to my house. that that entails. But here I am myself. years, that was We have a playground in our finding these lay people . . . com - I always wanted to do some one of our prima - yard that we set up in the recent ing to Newman and their whole - missionary work. Basically I had ry projects. past. These are things that the someness, their dedication to a choice between Peru, where our One of the people from the South are doing learning, how they have been sisters were, or the Arctic. Bishop next projects out for our little community and other already practising pastoral min - (Denis) Croteau at the time said there, it’s not communities. It’s breaking down istry in their , their prayer that he really had needs. I said I’d happened yet, is prejudices, making people happy life, their desire to learn. I said, like to be in one spot so I could to get a 40-foot and giving them hope. “The church is wonderful.” get to know the people, and he Sea Can (for) Are you optimistic about the I’m always asking myself the said, “Good. I have nobody for Master Cpl. Vincent Carbonneau, Rideau Hall, Ottawa three young fel - future? question “Who are these people Tuktoyaktuk.” It was as simple as lows who are Always. When I first went to who I am with right now? And POLAR MEDAL — Sister Fay Trombley poses that. good at carpentry. Tuktoyaktuk, I could feel the what do they need?” The way I with Governor General Julie Payette. She is wear - Your mission house, Our ing her Polar Medal on a garment made by How can we help pain, the resistance, the confu - find that out is not what I think Lady of Grace, has become a Inuvialuit women of Tuktoyaktuk. them have a place sion, the anger of people against they should need. It’s where their sort of a community centre. where they can church and government and white life is and where they need life My house isn’t just a place for Do you know what? I have repair furniture or make simple people, for destroying their way and assistance. And that takes a your own privacy. I have very lit - done a little bit of ice fishing on bookshelves or side tables? of life. It was just kind of every - lot of listening. And I first tle privacy. It’s a place where the Husky Lakes. But could you People have very little in their where. They even say, “We can’t learned to listen at Newman. people feel comfortable and wel - see me with a gun going out to homes. I already have promise of get our traditional food come. Kids, and people who are get a polar bear? help and tools and saws, various anymore, so we have to dropping in who are tourists I’ve never gone hunting, but I kinds of equipment. It’s going to eat white man’s food.” Do sometimes, you never know had a beautiful surprise one time. I work. you see? They are growing what’s going to be happening in had gone out on the land, where What are the pastoral needs through their painful expe - that house. Food bank. People we were actually there to do ice of Tuktoyaktuk? riences. dropping off stuff for the thrift fishing for trout, and this eight- Up in the Arctic, my experi - To your vocation, was store. It’s like a community year-old boy was there. All of a ence of church is that from St. it a tough decision to join church gathering. sudden he stops dead cold. He’s James’ Epistle. Halfway through the Sisters of Charity of What’s the biggest miscon - looking up at the sky — I can’t Chapter 2, he talks about what the Imma culate Con - ception people have of Canada’s even see anything — and he starts good is it to say to somebody ception? North? to make a goose sound. That goose “goodbye and God bless you” We had a sister in I would say possibly, still hav - up there turned around and came when you’ve got nothing to eat kindergarten and a sister ing childhood thoughts of igloos back in his direction. They know and nothing warm to wear? St. that taught us to sing and a — as I did — and dog teams their trade and they pass it on. James’ church starts with very sister that took us for doing their hunting and fishing, What are the social and eco - basic human needs and require - walks. Honestly, I think and not realizing what’s a blizzard. nomic challenges in Tukto yak - ments of food and clothing. And that’s where I got my How do you survive? Nowadays tuk? that’s where I started. vocation. It just percolated people don’t have dogs. Dogs I would say the main root of When people’s personalities down there for a long could smell open water. The dogs poverty is there’s just no employ - have been crushed because of time, and I entered when I always knew the way home. ment. I would say there’s 80 per their ethnicity or residential was 16. Not every family has a Ski- cent unemployment in Tuktoyak - schools or being absolutely When I had a choice Doo, so therefore they can’t get tuk. Young men, especially, have uprooted from a lifestyle that between Peru, where our their own meat. Even if you’re a very hard time. Tourism is not worked for 5,000 years, now they sisters were, and the Arctic, going to need a boat and not yet developed but it will probably haven’t got that lifestyle anymore I thought, “I’ll melt on the Jon Hansen, CSsR grow. every family has a boat. So the . . . pastoral needs are growing streets of Lima” and I NORTHERN ‘RETIREMENT’ — Sister misconception is they can all How can the South help? out of those human experiences. wouldn’t be able to live a Fay Trombley with her new friend. She more or less equally go get some - St. Vincent de Paul is probably Is there a strong faith? peaceful life for my body. I is spending her “retirement” in thing to eat. the main source of help because What struck me right away would way rather have the Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., working to ease You live in an Inuit commu - they are so well organized right when I went to Tuk was that the ice and the snow, and the the hunger, unemployment and spiritual nity. Have you taken up hunt - across Canada. Even local people people have faith. They don’t have cold and the wind and the needs of people in the Arctic. ing and fishing? who want to come see the Arctic a lot of church-going, although dark never did bother me. they do go to church, but they What’s your advice to young Is there a third career for bringing First have faith. They love the Bible. people considering religious Sister Fay? They read the Bible. And they try life? I think this is it! Maybe finally to live that way. Keep your ears open. Listen to I’ll be able to slow down a little Nations concerns to Rome The faith is very visible at the Holy Spirit. And listen to bit, and really have people time funerals. In a town of 900, you your own self. God will be faith - instead of project time, to wander By Agnieszka Krawczynski Nahanee, a permanent deacon could have 200, 300, 400 people ful to your own self. Now people through town and visit the elders. The B.C. Catholic and a CCCB adviser on relations at a funeral. The school usually do all kinds of things. They go Do you ever regret moving to with indigenous people, is looking closes in the afternoon when overseas to help people for a Tuktoyaktuk? VANCOUVER (CCN) — A forward to representing Canada there’s a funeral. They don’t hav - summer project or to get to know Never. It’s home for me. I love Squamish First Nation deacon is with Bishop Mark Hagemoen of ing bingo the night before or the other cultures. Calls don’t have to it. And I say, “God willing, I’ll looking forward to his chance to Saskatoon June 18 - 21. The pair night of, out of respect. And you be life calls. They can be por - die there.” Just find a little spot bring the concerns of local indige - will give a report at the Anglo- can hear a pin drop. The faith is tions-of-my-life calls. They could six feet deep and put me in it. nous people to Rome. phone Safeguarding Conference, palpable. be a couple of weeks where I When I absolutely first went to Deacon Rennie Nahanee, the which was created in 2004 as a Mass is celebrated as often as have an experience in a mission, Tuktoyaktuk — you know the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s co- response to sexual abuse by clergy we can get a priest. Most of the or it could be something that kids are always the first ones to ordinator of ministry, in an effort to make Catholic priests who are in Inuvik try to grows into something else. come to you and talk — so they’d is one of only two people chosen to parishes and schools safer. get to get to Tuk once every two Vocation is a little bit different say, “Sister, how long are you represent Canadian clergy at a con - Nahanee believes it’s a great months, but it’s been longer than at this time, but it’s always going to be here?” I don’t know ference in the eternal city this June. opportunity to also talk about rec - that. So it’s a lay-led church. Gospel. You focus on Jesus. You where my answer came from, but “I got a call from Msgr. Frank onciliation efforts and how to Have the people of Tukto - try to be a disciple of Jesus and I said “I’m here until my teeth Leo from the Canadian Con fer ence make Canadian First Nations com - yaktuk forgiven the church for listen to the Spirit. It doesn’t have fall out!” I was telling the bishop of Catholic Bishops,” said munities feel protected. residential schools? to be like yesterday. at the time — I guess it was Nahanee. “He asked me if I’d like “I could say, ‘Yes, we are pro - This takes a long time. But the What lessons did you learn Bishop Croteau — and he said, to go Rome, and if I’d like to think tecting children in our church,’ but answer, or at least the partial from teaching at Newman “Sister, keep brushing!” about it. I said, ‘I don’t need to answer, to what you’re asking is: Theological College? Video: https://www.youtube. think about that, Monsignor.’ ” — INVOLVE , page 8 Listen. Listen to their stories and I was blessed to be there in the com/watch?v=91CZJv0DXJw March 28, 2018 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 5 Lenten donations help Cambodia’s indigenous peoples

By Chris Berthelot home is being illegally harvested Community Support Or ganization supported through the annual est deforestation rates, with more Grandin Media by logging companies, supported (ICSO) and Develop ment and Together We Serve appeal. than 2.5 million hectares of forest by the government in the capital Peace, the official international Development and Peace gave lost between 1990 and 2005. EDMONTON (CCN) — The Phnom Penh. Entire villages have development organization of the $425,000 to ICSO and other Cam - Sao said the loss of the ances - indigenous people of Cambodia been forcibly relocated to accom - in Canada. bodian organizations last year. tral rainforest disproportionately live in extreme poverty without modate a hydroelectric dam, and “Soldiers and police are fight - In 2016 - 2017, De velopment affects indigenous communities, many of the basic comforts Cana- many face violent persecution ing the (indigenous) community, and Peace provided $7.1 million who are often forcibly relocated dians take for granted, including from soldiers and police. because they are supporting pri - for humanitarian aid, $8.8 million or even killed. It also affects them running water or electricity. But they are getting help publi - vate companies rather than sup - for de velopment and $19.7 mil - on a psychological level. They also live without some - cizing their plight and advocating porting the community,” explained lion for bilateral programs. “The land and forest relate to thing else: peace. for their rights, thanks to the work Vansey Sao, the executive director “We’re inspired by Gospel val - their spirituality, and land and for - Their ancestral rainforest of the Cambodian Indige nous of ICSO, who has worked with ues, and we have a mandate to est is their life for them. If they marginalized groups in Cambodia support actions of the people of lose the forest, it means they lose for more than 30 years. the Global South, so they can take their identity and their livelihood.” Sao recently toured control of their future,” said Nevertheless, there have been and British Columbia during his Karsen Mitchell, a spokesperson some successes. first trip to Canada March 12 - 16, for De vel opment and Peace in Twenty-four villages are rec - hoping to encourage donations to Western Canada. ognized as collective land own - Development and Peace as part of Since 2009, ICSO and De - ers, and Sao said indigenous peo - its lenten fundraising campaign. velopment and Peace have been ple are more likely to stand up for “As a poor country, Cambodia helping indigenous communities their rights. “We have more voic - really needs assistance from de - in Cambodia organize to defend es of indigenous people. Now veloped countries like Canada. their rights, protect their land they can speak to the media by The contributions of Canadians, from corporate interests and de - themselves and share their con - even one dollar, will empower velop their own economic, en - cerns.” people on the ground,” Sao said vironmentally sustainable futures. However, as Cambodian pros - during a visit to Edmonton. While Cambodia is one of the perity increases, so too will In the Archdiocese of Edmon - fastest-growing economies in attempts to relocate indigenous ton, Development and Peace is Asia, it also has one of the high - people. Congolese bishops tour Canada

ICSO By Deborah Gyapong HELP FOR CAMBODIA — A gathering of indigenous people in Cambodia share a meal. Many face violent persecution in their country, OTTAWA (CCN) — Bishops but they are getting help publicizing their plight and advocating for their from the Democratic Republic of rights, thanks to the work of the Cambodian Indigenous Community the Congo toured Canada in mid- Support Organization (ICSO) and Development and Peace. March to ask that external pres - sure be put on the Kabila govern - Cardinal’s visit will ment to respect the constitution and hold elections. The Bishops Conference of the have lasting impact Congo, known as CENCO, is mobilizing the people of Congo By Agnieszka Krawczynski like Mary and Joseph. Their mar - to put internal pressure on the The B.C. Catholic riage was an act of obedience to government, CENCO president God, in faith.” Archbishop Marcel Utembi of CCN/D. Gyapong VANCOUVER (CCN) — He told parents: “Before you Kisangani told a gathering of APPEAL FOR HELP — Fridolin Ambongo, Archbishop of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle’s bring your children to the ball more than 100 people in Ottawa Mdandaka-Bikoro, Coadjutor Bishop of Kinshasa, and CENCO vice- short visit to Vancouver will make game, to rugby, to shopping on March 19. We are here asking the president, and Marcel Utembi, Archbishop of Kisangani and CENCO a lasting impact for many who saw weekends, bring them to church.” government and the people of president, spoke in Ottawa March 19. him (see related story, page 3). He also had a message for Canada to apply external pres - His much-anticipated visit young, single, or celibate audi - sure, he said in French. violently suppressed demonstra - has greatly hurt the Congo econo - March 19 attracted thousands of ence members: “How many The people of Congo have lost tions calling for him to respect my. people and cast a spotlight on young people are . . . looking for confidence in the political class, the country’s constitution and “We believe the interest of Can - ways to strengthen the faith and fathers? Looking for mothers? whether the ruling party or the hold elections. ada to help the Congo is also help - relationships of family members Looking for a family? The opposition, he said, but the electoral The vice-president of CENCO, ing Canada,” said Ambongo, who and young people. “Very often I church, a community of faith, can and civic education Devel opment Archbishop Fridolin Ambongo of pointed out many Canadian mining hear: ‘Oh, the young people of be such a family.” and Peace-Caritas Canada is provid - Mdandaka-Bikoro and Coadjutor companies operate in his country. today, they are different,’ ” Tagle A few hours later, Tagle was at ing with help from Ca nadian gov - Bishop of Kinshasa, told the gath - Helping the Congo create a told about 1,000 faithful and 30 the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for a ernment funding has energized the ering CENCO helped broker a “transparent legal framework” for priests at mass at Holy reception with 150 church influ - people and given them a new confi - deal with the government in early the extraction of resources similar Cathedral. encers and special guests. Filipino dence, Utembi said. 2017 to hold elections that the to that in Canada would “guaran - “Some will even say: ‘The lost Father Milan Sajonas arrived The Congolese population is government then ignored. tee” Canadian investments, in stead generation.’ Are they lost? Or from the Diocese of Prince not the same as it was 10 years To apply internal pressure, the of the companies having to deal have we lost them?” Albert, Sask., just to see the him. ago that was abused and afraid, bishops have led people of all with a “dangerous” situation An additional 500 audience “I came to listen to his insights he said. Thanks to the education faiths in Congo to participate in where the government cannot pro - members, some of whom had about family as a ‘global village,’ they are receiving, they are now three marches. The government tect their interests, the archbishop lined up as early as 9 a.m., filled ” said Sajonas. “It will benefit a standing up to government responded with violence, using said. It would also ensure the peo - the cathedral hall and watched lot of families to know about his oppression and have hope. firearms on people who were ple of Congo get a fair share of the him speak via live stream. Dozens approach.” Development and Peace and walking peacefully holding profits of extractive industries. of others couldn’t make it inside After the reception, an estimat - KAIROS Canada organized the and attacking priests who Utembi urged the Congolese and were turned away. ed 2,700 people filed into theatre Ottawa event, and similar ones in were merely accompanying their diaspora in Canada to help, espe - “It is a common mission of seats for a musical performance Montreal and Toronto, to raise people, said Ambongo. People cially by showing their unity father and mother to live in faith,” by Right Here, Write Now, then awareness of the political crisis in were killed by those who were rather than allowing partisan in- said Tagle at mass. “Every mar - for Tagle’s keynote speech on Congo that began in 2016 when supposed to protect their securi - terests from home to divide them riage should begin in heaven, just families, faith, and forgiveness. the government of Joseph Kabila ty. here. You live in a country where But the internal pressure has democratic values are not just shown signs of working to push something on TV, he said. People Farewell to Prairie Messenger the government toward holding who live here have freedom of elections. expression. Show your solidarity and St. Peter’s Press Through pressure from the with the Congolese. Americans, the government Ambongo urged continued agreed to hold elections at the end support of Development and The monks of St. Peter’s , and the staff of Prairie Messenger and of this year, though CENCO Peace’s civic education program, St. Peter’s Press, will be hosting an open house at St. Peter’s Press on remains concerned about unreli - as well its help for women to Saturday, April 28, from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. We invite readers and friends able voting machines, and a pro - become more autonomous. It is to join us in a tribute and farewell to our beloved paper, which has held liferation of opposition parties, the moment of the Canadian gov - a special place in the hearts of Prairie readers for the past 114 years. and the suppression of free ernment to come to the rescue of expression, the bishop said. these women, he said, to help The protracted political crisis them take charge of their lives. 6 Prairie Messenger LOCAL NEWS March 28, 2018 STR8 UP helps people begin anew

By Paul Paproski, OSB STR8 UP, an organization that he was approached by two people assists young men and women who wanted to leave their gangs, MUENSTER, Sask. — “Those leaving gangs and criminal but did not know how. He realized who are in jail, are they the bad lifestyles. It has helped more than that people joined gangs because people? That’s the label on our 450 former gang members who they were seeking friendships, but members: they’re losers, lock wanted to change their lifestyles. the relationships in gangs were them up and throw away the key,” Many have returned to high centred around power and control said Rev. André Poilièvre of school and university or enrolled where members were subject to Saskatoon, describing his work in trade and parenting programs. behaviour that was abusive, with former gang members. Others have completed rehabilita - destructive and alienating. “It is not a question of being tion and addiction recovery pro - With a small group of former good or bad. It is a question of grams, and received counselling gang members in Saskatoon, being healthy, about healing peo - and psychiatric assistance. Poilièvre worked with the larger ple who are broken, not punishing In 2008, Poilièvre was award - community to develop a strategy Paul Paproski, OSB them. Let the courts, the police, ed the Order of Canada in recog - for helping people leave gangs. STR8 UP — Devan Napope, left, and Rev. André Poilièvre of do that,” he said to group of stu - nition of his community work. Their ideas developed into STR8 Saskatoon explain the work of STR8 UP, an organization that assists dents and faculty at a noon lun - STR8 UP came about more or UP, which helps people begin people who want to leave gangs and criminal activity. The two men cheon at St. Peter’s College less by accident 17 years ago, new lives by promoting positive spoke March 16 to a luncheon gathering at St. Peter’s College. Poilièvre is the founder of STR8 UP and Napope is a member and March 16. The event was spon - Poilièvre commented. He was relationships and encouraging spokesperson. Poilièvre was awarded the Order of Canada in 2008 for sored by SPC Campus Ministry. working with the First Nations honesty and humility. his community work. Poilièvre , 81, is the founder of community in his ministry when The organization rejects the notion of labelling people “good” cruit members because it doesn’t and later they fought with baseball Sister Teresita Kambeitz or “bad,” recognizing that life- want to compete with gangs, who bats, followed by pipes and styles may be the outcome of would respond with violence. knives. The weapon of choice to- addictions and abusive back - Gangs used to solve problems honoured by STM parish grounds. STR8 UP does not re - with their fists, Poilièvre noted, — HEALING , page 9

By Kiply Lukan Yaworski er at St. Thomas More College, and in 1988 she established the SASKATOON — News that Master of Religious Education community member Sister Teresita degree program at Newman Kambeitz, OSU, is the 2018 win - Theological College, serving as its ner of the Higgins Award for out - director and professor for 11 years. standing contributions to Catholic She also developed Newman’s cer - education in Canada prompted the tificate program in Catholic school St. Thomas More worshipping administration. community in Saskatoon to hold a Longtime colleague Dennis celebration for her after Sunday Dorgan paid tribute to Kambeitz, mass March 11. saying, “Teresita is known for her A congratulatory cake, refresh - faith, for her justice, and for her ments, and accolades from former courage.” colleagues and students were part Dorgan said Kambeitz’s great - of the joyful event held in the est legacy was to empower others STM atrium. to do what they were called to do.

The Canadian Catholic School “She helped each of us try to Frank Flegel Trustees’ Association (CCSTA) deepen our faith, and to inspire us recently announced that Kambeitz to go out into the world and share CHRISM MASS — Priests from all over the Archdiocese of Regina gathered to renew their priestly promises at the annual Chrism Mass celebrated at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Regina March 19. is the winner of this year’s Higgins our faith,” agreed former student Award, which will be presented at Cristin Dorgan-Lee. the organization’s annual conven - Other speakers included Art tion in Kelowna this June. Battiste, Rev. Ron Griffin, CSB, Chrism Mass celebrated in Regina Kambeitz was nominated by and Margaret Sanche. Greater Saskatoon Catholic Kambeitz recalled the many By Frank Flegel their promises. “We all need the holds it all together. Schools for the award, which rec - people who inspired, mentored, Good News that Jesus is doing “Even though our culture ognizes a career that spans some and worked alongside her over the REGINA — For a Monday this, bringing healing, bringing rejects Christianity on the one 56 years. years, expressing a desire to share afternoon work day there were redemption, doing it for us, for all side,” said Bolen, “it yearns for A member of the Ursulines of the award with all of them. few empty places in Holy Rosary of us,” he emphasized. what is proclaimed by our , Kambeitz began teaching Thanking the faith community Cathedral as the faithful came “But the wounds are not the Gospels on the other.” Our cul - in Tramping Lake, Sask., and then for the celebration, she also pre - from all over the archdiocese to total story about the human con - ture is searching for an ultimate taught Grades 8 -12 for some 26 sented a memento of the event to take part in the annual Chrism dition,” he continued. “Beauty foundation to goodness. “Is there years, as well as serving 15 years the parish — a miniature “school Mass. The Chrism Mass is when and wonder and awe bless us: that something, someone out there as a Christian Ethics teacher, and bell” to be added to the instruments oils are blessed for use in anoint - is the deeper story.” who will bind our wounds, who 10 years in campus ministry. used by children during the reces - ing the sick and for baptisms. He said he was thinking about will bring joy to our struggles and She has been a sessional lectur - sional hymn at STM Sunday mass. Chrism is consecrated and used to the beauty, the wonder, and the bring the Good News that we confer the sacraments of confir - awe as seen through the eyes of really long to hear?” mation and ordination. his mother, who would have been The overwhelming good news The tradition is also that at the 100 years old that day (she died is that Christ has indeed come, Chrism Mass, priests from all in 2006). “I’m thinking about her and it is for us that he came. over the diocese gather to renew learning the prayers, hearing the All parishes in the diocese had their priestly promises of service, meadowlark for the first time in representatives who attended the and the congregation is asked to the spring, her learning to walk, Chrism Mass for the purpose of continue their support of the learning to love and be loved by receiving the packaged oils to take priests and to pray for them. This the family, falling in love and back for use in their home church. year, for the first time, an ecu - how that changed her life and all The representatives were called menical choir was present to pro - of us who come from that love.” up to the main altar individually vide music for the service. The He talked about her aging and to receive the packaged oils from singers were drawn from several the struggles that came with it. the archbishop; some of the Roman Catholic churches, Knox “I’m thinking this human condition priests present received the oils Metropolitan United Church, that God made is a beautiful and for their churches. Grace Mennonite Church and St. wonderful and amazing thing.” After the Chrism Mass, a recep - Paul’s Anglican Cathedral. He referred to a couple of tion was held in the cathedral “We all need the Good News movies he recently watched while lower floor hosted by the Filipino that Jesus brings,” said Arch - travelling by air, taking examples from Blessed bishop Donald Bolen in his homi - in dialogue from Our Town and Sacrament Church. There was a ly, after speaking initially about a The Shape of Water to emphasize long table filled with food, which wounded church, a wounded soci - the beauty of the human condition featured a suckling pig cooked by ety and the wounds that people that we often take for granted. Knight Sonny Du Poz with assis - carry, even priests and bishops. “We yearn for a voice that comes tance from fellow Knight Edgar Kiply Yaworski “There is no exemption clause from the other side of death that Regnim. It is tradition to feed the SISTER TERESITA — Sister Teresita Kambeitz, OSU, was honoured in ordination,” Bolen said, direct - there is meaning, that there has people who carry the oils in prepa - at a reception held after mass March 11 at St. Thomas More College ing his remarks specifically to the been purpose to what we have ration for their journey back to Chapel in Saskatoon. priests who were about to renew lived, that there is something that their home parishes. March 28, 2018 LOCAL NEWS Prairie Messenger 7 Nine-year-old wins Habitat essay competition

By James Buchok Hopkins, adding that more than housing buy their own home. wife, Rosalynn, brought the 34th 1,000 Manitoba students from Habitat homeowners volunteer up Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter WINNIPEG — A Grade 4 stu - Grades 4, 5 and 6 entered the com - to 500 hours and pay an afford - Habitat for Humanity Work Project dent at Winnipeg’s St. Alphon sus petition this year, “and that means able mortgage geared to their to Canadian cities, including Catholic School was chosen from that over 1,000 more families are income. Prince Albert, Regina, Saska toon more than 7,000 participants now talking about Habitat and the Including Ayomipo Olutoto, and Winnipeg, to build 150 homes across Canada to receive a importance of affordable hous - also from Winnipeg, there are 11 for Canada’s 150th anniversary. $50,000 grant for Habitat for ing.” runners-up from across Canada At the Winnipeg site, in five Humanity. Mota’s essay can be read in who have each been awarded a days, 1,600 volunteers built 15 Nine-year-old Ryan Mota the Catholic Schools section of $5,000 grant to direct to a local permanent single-family dwell - wrote about ancestors, family and the Archdiocese of Winnipeg Habitat for Humanity of their ings, plus five more ready-to- hope in his winning essay entry in website. choice. In addition, 11 classrooms move structures starting at pre-set Genworth Canada’s 11th annual Since the Meaning of Home will enjoy a pizza party courtesy foundations and going to walls, Meaning of Home Contest in sup - contest was launched in 2007, the of each winning entrant. windows and roofs, ready for port of Habitat for Humanity. national competition has received Habitat for Humanity Mani - trades to put in electrical and Along with the ability to direct Photo supplied more than 50,000 essays from toba was founded in 1987 and is plumbing. The homes were to be his grant to Habitat for Humanity Ryan Mota elementary school students. The the local affiliate of the global, occupied by the end of 2017 and Manitoba, Mota also receives an contest has helped to direct more non-profit Habitat for Humanity early 2018. iPad, a pizza party for his class, Manitoba CEO Sandy Hopkins. than $1,000,000 to Habitat for International, which was estab - Genworth Financial Mortgage and a $1,000 donation to his “The Meaning of Home Contest Humanity Canada and local lished in 1976 and has grown to Insurance Company is a residen - school. not only provides one more oppor - Habitats in every province and become a leading global non- tial mortgage insurer providing “We are thrilled that the winner tunity to discuss the importance of territory. profit working in more than 70 mortgage default insurance to and one of the 11 runner-up stu - a safe, decent and affordable place Habitat for Humanity Canada’s countries. Canadian residential mortgage dents of this national contest are to live, but it also is developing model of affordable home owner - In the summer of 2017 former lenders working with first-time from Winnipeg,” said Habitat future philanthropists,” said ship helps families in need of U.S. president Jimmy Carter and home-buyers. École St. Gerard School raises Treaty 6 flag for reconciliation

By Derrick Kunz Saskatoon, the Saskatoon Tribal of treaty relationships, according and Kiply Yaworski Council, the Central Urban Métis to organizers. Federation Inc., the Office of the “There was a realization with - SASKATOON — École St. Treaty Commissioner, and the City in our community that we needed Gerard School students, staff and of Saskatoon joined Greater to know more about this to move community held a Treaty 6 flag- Saskatoon Catholic Schools leaders forward, and we are able to bring raising ceremony to recognize and the Catholic school community in the expertise of our elders and progress along their journey of for the celebration on March 20. knowledge keepers to come in learning about treaties and the The process of planning the and guide us, to share, and to need for reconciliation. special event gave school staff walk along with us in the jour - Community leaders from the and the school community an ney,” said Cristin Dorgan Lee, a Roman Catholic Diocese of opportunity to grow in knowledge teacher who has been instrumen - tal in the process. Other members Hansen grateful for chance of the team were Lisa Evans, Annette Finstad and principal Gisele Jean-Bundgaard. to continue serving in North “From a Catholic perspective, we incorporated the act of recon - Continued from page 1 an ordination gift from the com - ciliation with ourselves, others, and Kiply Yaworski munity in Paulatuk, a traditional with God in making sure this is the FLAG RAISING — St. Frances Cree Bilingual School flute players God’s people in the Far North, Inuvialuit community with deep best world,” said Dorgan Lee. participated in a Treaty 6 flag raising celebration held March 20 at and he obviously has found his roots in hunting, trapping and The celebration opened with a École St. Gerard School in Saskatoon. new home.” fishing. He wore a beaded moose- prayer in Cree by Elder Reg Indeed, Hansen said he is hide chasuble, which was given to Bugler of Red Pheasant Cree Maybe some day you will teach it motto “Truth and Reconciliation” grateful to Pope Francis for the the diocese years ago, for the cel - Nation, and in English by Myron to your great grandchildren.” — which are important words that opportunity to continue serving in ebration. Rogal, an alumnus of St. Gerard Those assembled for the cele - reflect what has been happening in the N.W.T. Hansen served six years in School who now serves as co- bration heard how the Treaty 6 Canada through the Truth and “I feel at home here — I love Saskatoon, serving on the Diocesan ordinator of the Office of Justice flag will now join other flags in Recon ciliation Commission. it,” the new bishop said. “When I Council for Truth and Recon - and Peace in the Roman Catholic front of the school — along with “We are on a renewed path and felt the call to come here, I saw a ciliation (DCTR) during his assign - Diocese of Saskatoon. the Canadian, Saskatchewan, and journey together,” Hagemoen close parallel to St. Alphonsus ment as pastor of St. Mary’s Parish. St. Gerard students sang the the Métis flags — in a place of said. “It is about looking at our and Scala.” The DCTR was created to help heal national anthem in French. Stu - honour. history and how we are brothers It was in 1732 in Scala, Italy, the wounds caused by the residen - dents in the fiddle program at St. Milton Tootoosis brought and sisters, and how we grow in that St. Alphonsus Liguori found - tial schools that played a role in Michael Community School greetings from the Office of the friendship and relationship.” ed the Congregation. destroying indigenous cultures. (where Dorgan Lee also teaches), Treaty Commissioner, telling the He thanked students, teachers “Missionaries trekked here 100 “This territory is 90 per cent in - played the Métis national an them. story of Chief Poundmaker. and the school community “for years ago and taught the people to digenous, including many diverse Also participating in the celebra - Shirley Isbister of the Central reminding us, as we celebrate this love Jesus, but in many cases, cultures and 12 official languages. tion were St. Frances Cree Urban Métis Federation spoke Treaty 6 flag, what it means to be there were no priests left to cele - It’s a huge challenge because a per - Bilingual School flute players and about her own time as a student at treaty people, moving forward brate the sacraments. It’s a barren son’s identity is directly tied to the the St. Frances Wolves Drum St. Gerard School, before treaty together in truth and reconcilia - land, literally and spiritually: language they speak. Just learning Group, who accompanied St. education was introduced. tion.” there are too few clergy available the sign of the cross in a native Gerard students in singing a “I look at the school now and I Saskatoon City Councillor for ministry.” tongue speaks volumes and is an Treaty 6 song. think how fortunate you children Troy Davies brought greetings Surviving in the beautiful but important gesture because language Delvin Kanewiyakiho, of are,” Isbister said. “I am so proud and described his experience as a harsh conditions of the Northwest is a path toward reconciliation.” Little Pine First Nation, who to be here to see this in a spirit of paramedic, working with a part - Territories demands resilience and In fact, the new bishop chose serves as GSCS First Nations and reconciliation.” ner from Mosquito First Nation, independence, as well as a strong “Truth and Reconciliation” as his Métis cultural consultant, de - GSCS Board of Education and all that he learned from his sense of community. motto. “In my role as bishop, I am scribed the preparation that went chair Diane Boyko spoke to the partner. “You students know more “It’s a winter playground for out - a . We are a family, and into the day. “This is really a big students about the importance of today than I knew at of door enthusiasts who can tolerate 24 families stick together until issues deal for us, because we are all promises — such as the promises 25,” he said. hours of darkness and frigid temper - are resolved. We will walk for - treaty people,” he told the school of the treaties — and of the Davies also gave students atures at 40 degrees below,” Hansen ward together as brothers and sis - assembly. importance of building relation - some “homework,” urging them said. “The people are in credible — ters called to this work of recon - Kanewiyakiho burned sage in a ships with each other and with to speak to someone at home generous to an amaz ing degree. The ciliation,” he explained. ceremony to bless the Treaty 6 God. She urged students to look “about what you experienced here first response when news of my Hansen’s website, www.jon - flag, before slowly raising the flag at the flag when they walk up to today.” appointment reached Inuvik was, ‘It hansencssr.com, offers photo- in four stages on a pole in the gym - the school and remember the spe - To conclude the celebration, is amazing what God is doing with graphs of the landscape and his nasium, accompanied by the St. cial day of the flag-raising. École St. Gerard students from our pastor.’ They didn’t lament my reflections about life in the Frances Wolves Drum Group, and Bishop Mark Hagemoen of the different grades shared what they leaving. They are quick to welcome Northwest Territories. singers from St. Gerard School. Roman Catholic Diocese of Saska - had learned: the spirit and intent and quick to let go, trusting that they “You young people made my toon described recently attending of treaties, treaty relationships, aren’t losing out. That is an amazing This article appears courtesy heart fly like an eagle,” Kanewi - the ordination of a new bishop for treaty promises and provisions, perspective.” of Denver Link/Denver Province, yak iho said. “Now that song is in the northern Diocese of Mac ken - and the historical context of Hansen wore a seal-skin mitre, Redemptorists. your blood, part of your being. zie-Fort Smith, who chose as his treaties. 8 Prairie Messenger CHURCH AT HOME March 28, 2018 Be at peace: you are forgiven and deeply loved!

Bob never missed an opportunity including the boldest move they time. We do not think or believe to be with students at their athletic ever witnessed a priest make. that any longer. At least, I hope events, their drama productions, or Father Bob’s first project was to we don’t, but I know many still Soul simply doing things for them as visit the parish cemetery to specifi - subscribe to the medieval notion much as he was able. Even during cally see the graves of suicide vic - that mortal sin can somehow sep - final exams, Father Bob constantly tims buried outside of it. He orga - arate us from the love, forgive - Searching roamed the halls with his book of nized a bulldozing of the line of ness and mercy of God. prayers as he faithfully prayed for hedges surrounding the cemetery. Why is it that we still claim to the students, whom he affection - Next, he re-planted the hedges know better the mind of God when Tom Saretsky ately referred to as “his kids.” around all the graves in order to deaths like suicide happen? God is Every time he addressed the include suicide victims. In this way, not made in our image and like - There are times in our lives embarrassed about what they student body at a pep rally or at Father Bob welcomed back, into ness. Moreover, why does judg - when we need to unload the share or reveal. the end of a school mass, Father community, those people who had ment continue to be thrown down weight of our spiritual baggage. I have been fortunate that my Bob would say, “If no one has taken their lives. It was his way of upon those who die by suicide? Is We sometimes need assistance in confessors have counselled, not told you today that they love you, correcting a “grave error.” No one it our right to decide where they removing the spiritual obstacles dictated; loved, not admonished; let me be the first to tell you.” is ever outside of God’s love, heal - go? Is dying by suicide more sinful in front of us so we can live more understood, not judged; and my In my estimation, it was his mis - ing, compassion, and mercy. Father than someone who dies of cancer? wholly. These are the times when confessors made this sacrament sion in life to give to the students, Bob used to tell me that we have no Father Bob was my spiritual we are encouraged to seek the one of grace and not of meaning - and be for the students the voice, right to judge their actions or con - adviser and confessor. Each one sacrament of reconciliation. less penance. face and presence of God. He died demn them to an eternal life of of my confessions ended with This sacrament, however, can I became a teacher- in August 2002. Father Bob’s incessant torture of remorse. Father Bob saying, “I forgive you cause discomfort for many. To back in 2001. The priest-chaplain funeral was one of the biggest The theology of the 1950s for every sin you’ve ever commit - see a priest for reconciliation or with whom I worked closely that funerals I have ever attended, as stipulated that people who com - ted in your entire life. Go in peace attend a penitential service is not year was Rev. Bob Halbauer, almost every student that ever mitted suicide should be buried knowing that you are forgiven and an easy thing to do, because peo - OMI. Anyone who knew this man knew him must have been there. outside the church cemetery. It deeply loved.” That is, ultimately, ple can feel vulnerable and even can attest to his magnificence. In When Father Bob was a young was a mortal sin to take your own the essence of reconciliation. It is short, he was a man of profound priest, one of his first placements life; hence, they had no place in about love, not punishment; faith, deep prayer, unbridled was in the far northern town of death within the rest of the faith mercy, not penance. It is knowing Saretsky is teacher and chap - youth despite being well over 70 Manning, Alta. Some of my wife, community. we are forgiven and deeply loved lain at Holy Cross High School in years old at the time, and Father Norma’s, aunts and uncles lived Thankfully, we have come a despite our brokenness, despite Saskatoon. He and his wife, Bob possessed a vision of church there when he was the pastor. long way in our theology and in our sinfulness, and despite our Norma, have two children, Nathan that was years ahead of its time. They shared with me many our understanding of God since penchant for making God in our and Jenna. In his school ministry, Father wonderful stories of Father Bob, the Dark Ages thinking of that own image and likeness. Protesters, fans turn out for Rev. James Martin’s talk in Chicago

By Emily McFarlan Miller part of his story. Scissor cathedral praying for them. She ©2018 Religion News Service out the uncomfortable doesn’t know everything about parts, and it’s not Jesus Martin’s views on including CHICAGO (RNS) — For we’re talking about, it’s LGBT people in the church, she Catholics, a talk about Jesus our own creation,” said said, but “as far as I’ve read and doesn’t seem controversial. Martin, a Jesuit priest, understand, it’s just to be inclu - And yet Rev. James Martin, SJ, best-selling author and sive of them and love them and be speaking on the topic at Holy editor at large of kind and treat them like humans, Name Cathedral on March 22, America magazine. and I agree with all those things.” attracted about 150 protesters. Marilynn Pathiyil, “I think that’s what we’re all Across the street from the church, who attends Old St. called to do. That’s why when I they sang hymns and prayed the Patrick’s Church in Chi - saw them I felt sad. It’s not about rosary. They held signs saying “Fr. cago, came to the talk changing church doctrine, if Martin’s bridge to sin offends God” after reading Martin’s that’s what they’re holding onto. and “Sin creates chasms not bridg - book The Jesuit Guide to It’s just about being loving,” she es” — references to the title of his (Almost) Everything . She said. book Building a Bridge , which felt the book changed her Not long after the talk had urges dialogue between the Cath - life, she said, “like he ended, cheers erupted from many olic Church and LGBT people. wrote it just for me.” of the people still milling around Supporters too turned out at RNS/Emily McFarlan Miller Pathiyil said the pro - the sanctuary or purchasing Holy Name for the first of several POPULAR SPEAKER — Rev. James Martin, SJ, gives a talk titled testers outside made her Martin’s books in the narthex as talks by Martin, who was invited to “Encountering Jesus” on March 22, 2018, at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. feel sad, “like they were they checked the score of the speak in the Archdiocese of Cardinal Blase Cupich, who invited Martin to speak, attended. A crowd of pro - missing the point Loyola game on their phones. Chicago after criticism of him by testers who object to Martin’s latest book stood outside the cathedral. almost,” and she spent The Jesuit university had beaten alt-right Catholic websites and much of the hour she Nevada 69 - 68 to advance to the some conservative Catholic writers. Martin told Religion News ing. There’s always been homo - waited in the line wrapping Elite Eight in the college basket - That pushback after the publication Service in an interview before his phobia and hatred in the church around the block to enter the ball tournament. of his book last year led to the can - talk that Cupich’s invitation in — even Jesus had to deal with cellation of several of his talks. September was “very welcome scribes and Pharisees who didn’t The protesters belonged to a because it was a reminder to peo - want to open their hearts to peo - Involve wider community group of Catholic laypeople ple that what I’m saying is entire - ple,” he told Religion News called the American Society for ly keeping with the Gospels and Service. Continued from page 4 would tell him why I think it’s the Defense of Tradition, Family church teaching.” Inside the cathedral March 22, important. His words could sway and Property, according to its Building a Bridge has been en- the pews were packed. Tickets to then I believe it has to be the wider other Canadians to think about rec - Chicago bureau director, Preston dorsed by several bishops and the talk, which was often light - community. We’re not just protect - onciliation. Us, by ourselves, in the Noell. two cardinals. The cover of the hearted, were sold out — all ing children that come to our church, don’t move a lot of people. Noell said the group had been revised and expanded edition 1,200 of them — and only 20 or church and go to our schools, but Someone like Pope Francis could.” part of the online campaigns that released earlier this month carries 30 remained for the next night’s children all over the place. We The conference, held annually led to the cancellation of three of the words of Cardinal Kevin talk, according to the archdiocese. have to play a big part in that.” in various world cities (but most Martin’s talks last fall. That’s Farrell, prefect of the Vatican’s Martin opened his talk, For example, the Catholic often in Rome), will be hosted this when Cardinal Blase Cupich of for Laity, Family and “Encountering Jesus: Meeting the Church took a role in the Truth and year by the Catholic bishops con - Chicago invited the Jesuit author Life, calling it “A welcome and Christ of Faith and the Jesus of Reconciliation Commission and ferences of Australia and Papua to give a series of talks about much-needed book.” History,” by thanking Cupich for now has an opportunity to reach New Guinea - Solomon Islands, as Jesus — the subject of at least The reception Martin has the invitation. And drawing on his out during the Missing and well as the Centre for Child Pro - one of his cancelled talks — in received at similar events has reputation as a humourist, Martin Murdered Indigenous Women tection at the Gregorian University. the Archdiocese of Chicago dur - been “overwhelmingly positive.” also apologized to those who’d Inquiry. Hagemoen is also interested in ing the last days of Lent. At a recent appearance in Los come that he was not Sister Jean, Nahanee looks forward to bring - tackling some big issues at the “This is all very very damaging Angeles, he said, people had the 98-year-old and Loyola ing these issues before priests and conference, including concerns and harmful to the faith, and so we lined up for three hours to share University Chicago men’s basket - from about dozens of about safety for vulnerable people, don’t think he should be given a their stories and have their books ball team chaplain who has countries at the conference in including those with mental health platform. I’m very disappointed signed. There were “lots of tears attained “international celebrity” Rome. He’s not sure he’ll meet challenges or recovering from he’s here in my town, welcomed and hugs and gratitude, mainly.” status during March Madness. Pope Francis, but he knows what addiction or trauma. unfortunately by Car dinal Cupich,” “It is an extremely small per - And he talked about Jesus. he’ll tell him, if he gets the chance. He’s going to ask: “What are Noell said, adding that he prays for centage of people who are against “You can’t tame Jesus. “I’d certainly ask him about his the best ways that our church com - Martin every day. the message, but it’s not surpris - Humanity and divinity are both thoughts on a visit to Canada. I munities can respond?” March 28, 2018 ARTS & CULTURE Prairie Messenger 9 Capitalism and democracy: for the money or the many?

California, Berkley, who was assessing government action (or century ago. But since the 2010 labour secretary in the first inaction), “Who benefits?” is a U.S. Supreme Court decision in Clinton administration cabinet, critical question. Reich criticizes the “Citizens United” case against Screenings has spent decades analyzing the Trump administration’s tax the Federal Election Commission inequality in America and trying reforms for further tilting the eco - (FEC), which granted “free & Meanings to convince his fellow citizens to nomic playing field toward the speech” rights to unlimited corpo - do something about it so as to rich. He cites a research study rate money, the floodgates opened avoid the ill effects of a nation which found that the preferences and legal challenges have over - Gerald Schmitz increasingly divided by the bot - of average Americans have turned state finance laws. tom line. His prescient warning almost no impact on public policy Dark Money reveals in detail In every political system, even a democracy, the rich tend to hold from 1994, cited above, seems outcomes. the ways in which outside corpo - more political power. The danger is that this political power will be even more pertinent today as we Reich doesn’t just preach to rate interests pushing a hard-right used to promote policies that further cement the economic power of the count the consequences that occur the converted. He engages in libertarian agenda have used such rich. The higher the inequality, the more likely we are to move away when populist anger boils over. stimulating exchanges with busi - money flows, often through de - from democracy toward plutocracy. Reich’s important work and ness people, Republican voters, ceptive front organizations with — Branko Milanovic, , May 2, 2017 public advocacy was previously and a conservative Republican benign titles (e.g. the Western the subject of director Jacob congressman who shares his con - Tradition Partnership, Americans Economic inequality is widespread and to some extent inevitable. It Kornbluth’s 2013 documentary cern about the distorting effects for Prosperity) to control legisla - is our belief, however, that if rising inequality is not properly monitored Inequality for All , which won a of “crony capitalism.” A common tures and even courts where and addressed, it can lead to various sorts of political, economic, and special jury ward at the Sundance thread he finds across these con - judges are elected. Attacking reg - social catastrophes. Film Festival. Together with co- versations is that democracy is ulations and disclosure require - — World Inequality Report 2018 , p. 4. director Sari Gilman, Kornbluth not working as it should when the ments, the goal is the covert brings Reich’s bracing message interests of ordinary people are manipulation of public policy. We are on the way to becoming a two-tiered society, composed of a back to the screen in the Netflix ignored. Sparsely populated Montana, few winners, and a larger group of Americans left behind, whose anger documentary Saving Capitalism , What is the answer? The temp - and whose disillusionment is easily manipulated. Once unbottled, mass which began streaming in late tation toward an authoritarian Saving Capitalism resentment can poison the very fabric of society, the moral integrity of November 2017. While drawing populism — trusting in a big man Dark Money a society, replacing ambition with envy, replacing tolerance with hate. on Reich’s 2015 book Saving at the top to be the people’s voice — Robert Reich, Nov. 22, 1994 Capitalism: For the Many, Not — is a dangerous path, Reich the Few , including information warns, because “democracy is a with a history of citizen legisla - According to the World how much of it there is. The aver - illustrated through clever anima - very fragile thing.” Rather, he tors, has seen vast sums of out - Inequality Report 2018 the rise in age American puts the current tion, the film gets its energy and sees hope in efforts at grassroots side money from hidden sources wealth inequality has “been very ratio of CEO to unskilled worker urgency through accompanying mobilization by citizens seeking deployed in electoral contests, large in the United States, where pay at 30-to-one; their preference the diminutive professor — a ver - to reclaim their economy and often targeting moderate Repub- the top one per cent wealth share is for about seven-to-one. But the itable “little guy for the little guy” democracy. And, as this ebullient licans as well as Democrats. One rose from 22 per cent in 1980 to actual CEO-unskilled wage ratio — as he takes his ideas on the down-to-earth prof urges his stu - speaks of the use of “shock and 39 per cent in 2014. Most of that in America is 354-to-one.” road into the heartland to meet dents, have fun while doing so. awe electoral bombing” tactics. increase in inequality was due to Research has also found that with ordinary people who will Given the dark scenarios domi - Why bother lobbying when it’s the rise of the top 0.1 per cent many Americans don’t trust gov - never read his books. nating our news cycles, it’s a wel - possible to, in effect, buy compli - wealth owners.” The Economist ernments to do much about the Reich validates the anger that come upbeat note on which to ant officeholders? Pressures can Newsdesk of December 2018 problem and are skeptical about many Americans feel and asks, end this timely film that deserves also be brought against indepen - observed that: “most Americans redistributive remedies. “How can we make our voices a wide viewership. dent media and to limit investiga - believe there is too much inequal - Robert Reich, a professor of heard?” If the system is perceived tions into what is, in ity. But they underestimate just public policy at the University of to be rigged in favour of the effect, legalized brib - already privileged, it’s important ery. At the federal to understand how, he insists. level former FEC Healing focus of STR8 UP Few ideas have poisoned the chair Anne Ravel la - minds of people more than the ments how its over - Continued from page 6 them in their past and hopeless - idea of free markets in the sight role has been ness. Healing is a process, and abstract because it is governments neutralized. day is the gun. Poilièvre has buried STR8 UP has the goal of helping that set the rules in which they Fortunately citi - 14 young men who committed sui - people to begin anew with operate, and those rules “reflect zens, politicians, and cide or who were shot or stabbed, courage and hope. the interests of those who have journalists are fighting or were killed in car accidents. People of all backgrounds have the most power.” Corporate inter - back and claiming Devan Napope, 30, a STR8 UP entered STR8 UP, Poilièvre said. ests, supported by an army of leg - some successes. member and spokesperson, told Many have told him they are athe - islative lobbyists, have gained When John Adams, the group that he came from a ists, agnostics, Christians, or are growing influence relative to the Montana’s ace inves - background of rejection, neglect, committed to indigenous culture. declining influence of labour. (A tigative reporter on and physical and sexual abuse. He Every person is spiritual, he recent comparison shows that the dark money trail, was abandoned by his father and stressed, even those who claim to corporations spent $34 on lobby - lost his newspaper job raised by a mother and grand - be atheists. It is important to have ing governments for every $1 and was briefly home - mother who were both alcoholics a positive spirituality that fosters spent by unions and all public- less, he didn’t quit but and had few parenting skills. He honesty and humility. The oppo - interest groups.) instead founded an did not like the lifestyle, and it led site is arrogance. Who speaks for those with lit - online news site: to some bad decisions that led, in The majority of STR8 UP tle economic power? Small won - https://montana free - turn, to incarceration by the age of members are of indigenous or der that there has been a big loss press.org/. (On a 12. In total, he has spent eight Métis descent and live in cities and of public trust in government. national level see also years in prison. communities in the three Prairie Reich recalls his time in govern - https://www.fol - “From the day I was born, I provinces. Many have not com - ment as a “tough slog” in losing lowthemoney. org/, did not know why God put me pleted high school, and most live battles to curb corporate subsi - Gerald Schmitz http://www.opense - crets.org/, and the here,” he said. “My life started in poverty, in neighbourhoods dies. At the time he warned of the FILM PREMIERE — Dark Money director Wisconsin-based cen - before I was born, but I do not where there is high drug use and dangers of mass resentment and Kimberly Reed at the Sundance world pre - want to look at the past. I did not gang activity. targeting scapegoats. He worries miere of the film Jan. 22, 2018. tre for Media and ask to be put into this struggle I Most STR8 UP members grew about this continuing to build, Democracy: https: see everyday around me. I did not up in households where there was driving wedges between people, Another aspect of that dark //www.prwatch.org/.) Reed also ask to be born into a skin colour I violence, and have come to under - and being exploited for cynical side is the influx of large sums of profiles the dogged work of others would be hated for. I did not ask stand destructive lifestyles as the political advantage. outside money from disguised in Montana, in cluding its Com - for addictions, violence and wel - norm. They struggle with mental Reich argues that the pro-free sources to influence American missioner of Political Practices and fare. They were there. It seemed, health issues, and all of them have market ideology of minimal gov - elections at all levels. Kimberly a former attorney general. In 2015 in all of this, my fate was sealed. been involved with the young ernment is misleading, since the Reed’s Sundance documentary a new campaign finance disclosure It took me years to realize I had to offender system, or the adult cor - evidence shows how the well- Dark Money (http://www.dark - law was passed and a former legis - get out of that lifestyle. I had to rectional or federal penitentiary connected have been able to use moneyfilm.com/), six years in the lator convicted of finance viola - change my ways.” system. Most have low self- government to their advantage. making, adds to the analysis in tions. Healing is the focus of STR8 esteem, and all have been mem - For example, in the aftermath of Jane Mayer’s eponymous 2016 Given the gross and growing UP, Poilièvre remarked. Members bers of street gangs. the 2008 financial crisis, it was book on the subject through a inequalities in American society, are informed about the meaning Members of STR8 UP must the public treasury that was stuck penetrating examination of what and the billions of dollars spent of positive relationships and are write an autobiography and meet with the costs of enormous has happened in the conservative by moneyed interests for political encouraged to begin a journey in five conditions: walk away from bailouts. In the end Main Street “red” state of Montana. Corrup- purposes, the democratic chal - which they find themselves where their gangs, address their addic - suffered a lot more than Wall tion scandals in this resource- lenge is clear for those who still they are at in life, and not where tions, work at being honest, learn Street. As money has flooded into dependent state led to the enact - believe in, to paraphrase Lincoln, they wish to be. Addicts become to be humble, and dedicate four political campaigns, it favours ment of corrupt practices and government of, by and for the locked into addictions that keep years of healing to STR8 UP. donors with deep pockets. When campaign finance laws over a people. 10 Prairie Messenger DEEPENING OUR FAITH March 28, 2018 ‘Seven last words’ of Christ shape us as Easter people

jeers and taunts of the crowd, With the third word, Jesus cre - Father is now bereft. With the Jesus still finds in his heart the ates a new community, offering fourth word, Jesus takes for his wherewithal to ask his Father to humankind a life-saving entry own the words from the 21st forgive his tormentors and execu - into newness. “Woman, behold psalm, joining men and women Breaking Open tioners. The mercy that was pre - your son. Son, behold your moth - everywhere who in their darkest sent throughout his ministry is er” (Jn 19:26-27), he says, and a moments have felt the loss of God: the Ordinary still preeminent. Our hope is sim - grieving mother and a beloved “My God, My God, why have you ple: will that mercy and that same disciple find themselves in a new forsaken me?” he cries (Matthew Sandy Prather request be made when our sins relationship. Our hope resides in 27:46; Mark 15:34) and he joins us are considered in the divine dis - this new family, birthed at the in our times of God-abandonment. pensation? foot of the cross and flowing From now on and forevermore, the “Father, forgive them; they lodging in our hearts, it’s impor - The second word is similarly from Jesus’ side, giving us, and abyss is a place where Christ is know not what they do. . . . I tant we not lose sight of the promising. “Truly, I say to you, every generation, access to God present and therein lies our hope. thirst. . . . It is finished.” It’s the sacred words that brought us to today you will be with me in par - in an unparalleled way. With the fifth cry, Jesus, ex - liturgy at the this point. Easter’s shouts of tri - adise” (Lk 23:43). A guilty sinner The fourth and fifth words, presses his thirst. The Living Oratorio de la Santa Cueva in umph are preceded by Christ’s is assured a glorious, undeserved words of abandonment and dis - Water now yearns for a refreshing Cádiz, Spain. The year is 1786 poignant words from the cross. future far beyond condemnation tress, still manage to offer hope. drop — but of what? It is not pri- and composer Joseph Haydn has The seven “words,” sentences he rightly deserves. Might we Death is drawing nearer and the written the oratorio “The Seven really, were introduced as a sub - hope to hear the same glorious one who was at-one with the — SIXTH WORD , page 11 Last Words of Christ” specifically ject for pious practice by 12th- promise spoken to us in our guilt for this service. In the preface to a century monks and have long as we face our own moment of later publication of the work, he been recognized as spiritual food death? described the occasion: “The for the soul. walls, windows, and pillars of the They are both cathedral church were cloaked legacy and with black cloth and the solemn summation, darkness was broken only by one revelatory of large lamp hanging from the cen - the essence of Retreats & Workshops tre of the roof. The doors were one’s life. Je - closed at midday and the liturgy sus’ last words EASTER COMMUNITY at QUEEN’S HOUSE began: a brief opening prayer, a lay bare his Thursday, March 29 through Sunday, April 1 short musical introduction and the relationship For more than 30 years, families and individuals have gathered at Queen’s House to celebrate in community the Easter Triduum. bishop ascended the pulpit. 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ties, whether it be our families, our workplaces or our con - opening ourselves up to the Divine presence in the gregations. We should not expect to all think alike — such eucharist. It’s recognizing God’s Spirit infused in all of conformity would ultimately impoverish us — but, in our creation. It’s consciously choosing silence and contempla - Liturgy disagreements, we must always remember that we are tion, even if that means turning off the many devices that united to the same Christ who makes one in heart and leave us fragmented and distracted. In my experience, I and Life soul. encounter the risen Christ in the tabernacle and at the Second, the Christian community gives testimony to table, in the confessional and the coffee shop, in the holy the risen Christ. We, as communities, must be images of oil and the garden plot. But each of those spaces demand Gertrude Rompré Christ’s love for the world, echoes of God’s presence that I show up. As a Christian, I need to put myself in the when humanity feels forgotten, and templates of a bigger way of the risen Christ so I can run into him head on! vision of life’s power over death. But that ability to give Finally, the Christian community shares its wealth The Book of Acts is aptly named — it focuses on testimony is predicated on our first encountering the risen with those most in need. Here, the underlying reality what Christianity in action looks like. In the passage we Christ for ourselves. That’s why the post-resurrection sto - relates to the previous point. We share, not only because read this week, we learn that a healthy Christian commu - ries of the various disciples’ encounters with the risen we are nice and caring people but because, more funda - nity has three characteristics: 1) it comes together with one Christ are so important. They remind us of our primal mentally, we are rooted in an encounter with the Source of heart and soul; 2) it gives testimony to the risen Christ; need to encounter the risen Christ in our lives. This week’s all life. The difference between an activist and a disciple is and, 3) shares its wealth with those most in need. Let’s Gospel story of Thomas’ encounter is a prime example. St. not in our external actions but our hidden motives. We look at each of these characteristics in turn. Thomas always gets a bad rap for being the doubting dis - give, we share, we work for justice because we have been First, notice that the community comes together with ciple. But, in his doubts, his instincts are correct. He given life in Christ. And, when we give, share and work one heart and soul, but not necessarily with one mind. Our for justice, we recognize Christ in those to whom we give. communities are made up of diverse individuals, each with Acts 4:32-35 As Matthew reminds us, whatever we do to the least of Second Sunday of Easter their own ideas and priorities. It takes no time at all, living Psalm 118 God’s people, that we do unto Christ. Love comes full cir - in Christian community, to realize that these different 1 John 5:1-6 cle. We encounter Christ, we give, and in our giving, April 8, 2018 ideas and priorities can lead to conflict. After all, we know John 20:19-31 encounter Christ again. In this, we all, no matter what our that even the early Christian community had its share of circumstances, are invited to both give and receive, always conflict, with the followers of Peter and Paul coming up knows that if he does not encounter the risen Christ for united to the One who triumphed over death once and for with different ideas about the best way to follow Christ. himself, he will not be able to bear credible witness to the all. But, despite the conflict and disagreements, we are called resurrection. He needs to touch Jesus’ hands and side This Easter season calls us to put our faith in action, to a deeper unity within our communities. We are called to before he can rejoice in the resurrection and share his joy to learn how to write our own Book of Acts. What would a unity of heart and soul, of shared connection with the with the world. others learn if they read our personal Book of Acts? One whose love transforms a motley, disparate crew into We, too, need to touch Jesus’ hands and side before Would they recognize us as part of communities that are one Body. we can go out with our Easter message. We need to one in heart and soul? Would they see in us someone who It’s that deeper unity we must foster in our communi - encounter a God with skin on before we can be that tangi - actively lives an encounter with the risen Lord? And, ble sign of God’s presence for others. So how does this finally, would they know that we are Christians by our happen for us post-resurrection Christians? In my view, love and our willingness to share our lives with those in Rompré is the director of Mission and Ministry at St. it’s about allowing ourselves to get in the way of the risen need? May this Easter season give each of us the opportu - Thomas More College in Saskatoon. Christ. It’s connecting with our sacramental tradition and nity to write a new chapter in our very own Book of Acts! The source to overcome bitterness resides in our learning how to pray

decision whether to let himself be sheer sorrow”) was more than when everything inside of us and crucified or whether to invoke physical fatigue. This is evident around us screams for bitterness, In divine power and save himself when, immediately after Jesus hatred, and retaliation. And if from this humiliation and death. has managed to ground himself Jesus had to sweat blood in trying That was never the issue in his against hatred and non-violence, to stay connected to that source Exile struggle in Gethse mane. He had Peter succumbs to both and cuts when he was tested, we can long before accepted that he was off the ear of the high priest’s ser - expect that the cost for us will be going to die. The question was: vant. Peter was asleep, in more the same struggle — agony, want - Ron Rolheiser, OMI How would he die, in love or in ways than one, in a sleep that sig - ing in every fibre of our being to bitterness? nifies the absence of prayer in give in, clinging to love precari - In the end, it was a struggle to one’s life. ously by the skin of our teeth, and Unless you somehow have a were incapable of resisting bitter - strengthen his will so he would Prayer is meant to keep us then having God’s angel strength - foot outside of your culture, the ness and hatred, and they wanted die with a loving, warm, forgiv - awake, which means it’s meant to en us only when we’ve been culture will swallow you whole. to be as strong as Jesus, and so ing heart. And it was a struggle; a keep us connected to a source writhing long enough in the Daniel Berrigan wrote that and they asked him: Lord, teach us to positive outcome was in doubt. outside our of natural instincts struggle so we can let God’s it’s true too in this sense: Unless pray. No doubt they imagined this Amidst all the darkness, hatred, and proclivities that can keep us strength do for us what our own you can drink in strength from a would simply be a question of bitterness, injustice, and misun - grounded in love, forgiveness, strength cannot do. source outside yourself, your nat - learning a certain technique; but, derstanding that surrounded him, non-retaliation, and non-violence, Lord, teach us to pray! ural proclivities for paranoia, bit - as the Gospels make clear, linking amidst everything that stood un - terness, and hatred will invariably to a divine source outside of our - fairly against him and was anti - Sixth word not defeat swallow you whole. selves isn’t always easy or auto - thetical to his person and mes - The disciples in Luke’s Gospel matic, even for Jesus, as we see sage, Jesus struggled mightily to understood this. They approached from his struggle in the Garden of cling to a source that could give but cry of completion Jesus and asked him to teach Gethsemane, his “agony in the him the strength to resist the them how to pray because they garden.” hatred and violence around him, Continued from page 10 the Father as the reunion of Father saw him doing things they did not Jesus himself had to struggle that could give him the heart to and Son is effected: “Father, into see anyone else doing. He was mightily at times to ground him - forgive his enemies, that could marily physical thirst that torments your hands I commend my spirit” able to meet hatred with love, to self in God, as we see from his give him the graciousness to for - Jesus; it is his spirit that is parched (Lk 23:46). For the final time, genuinely forgive others, to prayer in Gethsemane. His strug - give the good thief, and that and dry. Jesus thirsts for life and Jesus turns to his Father and lets endure misunderstanding and gle there is described as an could give him the inner strength love; he thirsts for us. It is the himself go, trusting that he will be opposition without giving in to “agony,” and this needs to be to turn humiliation, pain, and bedrock of our hope: God longs caught into his beloved Abba’s self-pity and bitterness, and to carefully understood. “Agony” injustice into compassion rather for us and so we have the courage loving, gentle hands. Is that not retain within himself a centre of was a technical term used at the than bitterness. to approach, longing to satiate our hope as well, that we too, peace and non-violence. This, time for athletes. Before entering The Gospels put this meta- Christ’s thirst with our love. will, in the end, be brought and they knew, was as extraordinary the stadium or arena for a contest, phorically as a struggle to “stay The sixth word brings us to held in God’s tender embrace? as walking on water, and they athletes would first work their awake,” namely, to stay awake to fulfilment. What might have been And with that, the incarnate sensed he was drawing the bodies into a sweat, a warm lath - his inner identity as God’s an expression of defeat, “It is fin - Word enters into the silence of strength to do this from a source er, an agony, to make their mus - Beloved, an identity that he ished” (Jn 19:30), is really a cry death and the world holds its outside him, through prayer. cles warm and ready for the con - appropriated at his baptism and of completion. Jesus has faithfully breath. We wait for the Father to They knew they themselves test. The Gospels tell us that which shaped his very conscious - carried through to the end his mis - speak the final word and when it Jesus also worked himself into a ness during all the years of his sion from the Father, and whatev - comes, it is a word of victory. sweat, except in his case he ministry. In Gethsemane, amidst er has been carried through in God’s response to Jesus’ death is Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, sweated blood as he readied him - everything that invites him (and fidelity and love has reached ful - a triumphant “Yes!” The Word and award-winning author, is self in his heart for the contest, us) into moral amnesia, Jesus filment. These are words we de- rises from the tomb and sin and president of the Oblate School of the test, he was about to enter, his manages to stay awake to his sire to hear at the end of our lives, death are vanquished. God’s light Theology in San Antonio, TX. He passion. deeper reality and to his identity hoping that our lives have indeed prevails and we are made new. can be contacted through his web - And what was that contest? as God’s beloved. His disciples reached fulfilment. Shaped by Jesus’ seven last site, www.ronrolheiser.com. Find The test he was readying himself don’t. As the Gospels tell us, dur - Jesus’ final word brings him words, the Hallelujahs break from him on Facebook, www.face - for wasn’t, as it is commonly ing Jesus’ great struggle they fell full circle in his life. He who our lips and we walk as an Easter book.com/ronrolheiser believed, an agonizing over the asleep, and their sleep (“out of came from the Father, returns to people. 12 Prairie Messenger FEATURE March 28, 2018 One God, one humanity: confronting prejudice

don’t know each other because Vatican II’s Declaration on the Catholics and to work they have not communicated with Relation of the Church to Non- together on current issues like the each other.” Christian Religions, Nostra #metoo movement, gun violence, Challenge She noted that ignorance often Aetate , which stated: immigration, and to team up in leads to a deadly cycle: Ignorance “Over the centuries, many serving refugees. “Christians and to fear. Fear to hate. Hate to vio - quarrels and dissensions have Muslims, with the help of our of lence. Violence to war. War to arisen between Christians and allies of other religions and those isolation. “It all starts from igno - Muslims. The sacred Council of no religion — we all have to Thomas Ryan, CSP rance,” she said. “Let’s get to now pleads with all to forget the persevere in this work together,” know one another. Peace is not past, and urges that a sincere she said. “Progress is not guaran - just the absence of war, but the effort be made to achieve mutual teed, as we have seen that even The third annual National it’s critical for us to develop a presence of harmony.” understanding and to preserve as our concerted efforts to fight reli - Catholic-Muslim Dialogue took vision so that people in other coun - Khani offered two acro nyms well as to promote together for gious prejudice since 9/11 have place March 6 - 8 at the University tries can find hope for their as guides for the way forward. the benefit of all humankind yielded spotty results, fits and of St. Mary of the Lake outside future.” The first: L.O.V.E. Learn about social justice and moral welfare, starts, rather than gradual and Chicago, and focused on the theme In her opening address, Mus lim each other by listening to each as well as peace and freedom” steady improvement.” of “One God, One Humanity: educator Maria Khani from other. Open your heart. Visit each (no. 3). Muslim Professor Irfan Omar Confronting Religious Prejudice.” Orange County, CA, said, “We can other’s worship places and We want to allow a new rela - of Marquette University noted In his opening remarks, the Mus - do more than just have a meal homes. Explore together the tionship to be formed, said Dr. that no religion is an island. “The lim co-chair, Dr. Sayyid Syeed, together and talk. I need to be will - Bible and the Qur’an. Keating. “But one cannot rebuild goal of dialogue is to help one observed how historically Catho - ing to make some changes in how I The second: C.A.R.E. Capi- trust with someone who one another. To share insight and lics have ruled Muslims in differ - think about ‘them.’ It’s time for us talize on the common ground. doesn’t know.” learning; to humanize the other in ent countries, or vice versa, but to say ‘we,’ not ‘we’ and ‘them.’ ” Accept each other. Reach out to In the evening, there was an our own eyes; to search for the that “today, in North America, Khani observed that a state - each other and restore relation - event open to the public with both power of love and to care for one being neighbours is a reality, and ment of Dr. Martin Luther King ship. Engage and expand your Catholic and Muslim keynote another,” said Omar. “There fits Christians and Muslims reach to grow, not to control. speakers. Dr. Rita George- needs to be a sincere engagement today: “People fail to get along In a following presentation, Tvrtkovic, associate professor of to learn about the other.” Ryan directs the Paulist because they fear each other. Dr. Sandra Keating, professor of theology at Benedictine University Omar shared that the Qur’an National Office for Ecumenical They fear each other because they theology at Providence College, in Illinois, focused her remarks on sees diversity as a given, not a and Interfaith Relations. don’t know each other. They RI, focused on some aspects of confronting religious prejudice. problem. “How do we conduct “The first step is to recognize ourselves with those who are dif - that such prejudice is much more ferent?” he asked. “We have no Relaxing into the rising work of God . . . pervasive and ingrained in our choice but to live inter-relational - own religious communities than ly and inter-religiously.” Omar Supper needs making, and the we think,” she said, relating that a quoted a statement by Pope big kids arrive home from school recent study by the Georgetown Francis in November 2017: “All with notes, needs, and noise. I Bridge Initiative reveals that Is - of us are God’s children. All of us Barefoot feel the swell of overwhelm. lamophobia is very strong among have a responsibility to accept Remembering that I can only do Catholics. “From the Georgetown each other as brothers and sis - and Preaching one thing at a time, I choose hugs study, it’s clear that Catholics ters.” first. There will be an argument have to get their own house in “How,” asked Omar, “do we and a fit, and neither will be the order.” She noted that old preju - accept, respect and collaborate whole story of the evening. Our dices are rooted deep in our com - with the ‘other’? In the end, what Leah Perrault family is healing slowly. Even if munities, and many have been is most important is not what there is whining, it can be well influenced by religion itself. each believes, but whether we act Rising should be the easy part, a day. My attempts at distracting here. Dr. Tvrtkovic encouraged on what we believe.” no? After the fear, the suffering, myself are routinely interrupted The job list is never empty. the darkness, the hard work, and by little voices and hands. All I Laundry spills out of the baskets the waiting, I feel like rising have to do these days is wander before it gets folded. The coun - www.prairiemessenger.ca should be effortless. Despite that, from one moment into the next. ters get cleaned off but the draw - I feel weighted down by resis - But my body is playing puzzles ers are a disaster. I get one room’s tance to rising. This should not be while my brain obsesses about the toys put away while the next a surprise; at this same time last dishes sitting undone on the room is transformed into a pirate year, I wrote about not knowing counter. I sit down on the floor to ship. Masterpieces are affixed to how to rise. play and feel like I ought to be every door and wall and I make a BOSCO FOUNDATION It’s not just the promise of doing something more important, note to buy shares in Scotch Tape. John Bosco spring and Easter’s nearness. as if there is such a thing. My resistance takes shapes in a Child & Family Services Foundation From every dark corner of my Making cookies with my three- running tally of who is doing the life, light is teeming through the year-old exposed another crack most work (me, obviously). This The John Bosco Child and Family Services Foundation (Bosco cracks of the last year. I am last week. I got out the mixer, the nasty habit threatens to pull me Foundation) is a public foundation dedicated to the provision of under until I see the sunlight tempted to hit the snooze bar, to flour, and the chocolate chips buildings and facilities used for the treatment, education and pretend I cannot see it, but the without thinking about it. And streaming in the windows and housing of children, adolescents and adults who are in need of rhythm of life with a newborn then I realized I hadn’t made buns hear laughter from the basement. makes blissfully ignorant sleep or cookies since the awful night God is lifting me into a new sea - support. impossible. Resistance seems to with the worst news almost a year son, a different place. I am rising Bosco Foundation believes in assisting non-profit and charitable be my default, but even the com - ago. The awareness made my arms in spite of myself. It is so well organizations who provide vital services which aid vulnerable fort of denial is breaking down. heavy and my eyes fill with tears. with my soul. people in our society. We do this by providing our facilities to I think the heart of my resis - The impulse to make the cookies The snow is melting, just a lit - tance to rising is habitual inertia and the buns came from the mus - tle bit every day. I miss it if I do various non-profit and charitable agencies at below market level in the face of change. It is so cle-memory of seasons before and not pay attention. A dump of rental rates. much easier to just keep doing from somewhere outside of snow does not change the reality Our facilities are used for social services group care, foster myself. It is time for rising. that spring is coming. The rising what I have been doing than it is care, adult mental health care, the St. Francis Food Bank, two to do something, anything, differ - Maybe this is what I have not will, eventually, follow the cross. AA groups and a NE Edmonton cadet core among others. ently. Miscarriage, my husband’s understood before: I cannot bring My resistance slows the rising but unemployment, and death, all about the resurrection by the cannot stop it, thank God. Every In addition, we provide volunteer services to assist two small non- paved a way into surviving the force of my will. I can only re - time I relax into the rising, I chip profit organizations working with low income seniors and victims ceive the rising. It shows up and I away at my habit of holding onto loss and the wounds. My eyes of stroke with fundraising and volunteer recruitment assistance. have adjusted to the dark and I can let myself be swept up in it or what was. I want to become a have been there so long it has I can sink into the weight of my person who rises without resis - The Bosco Foundation is currently working with a large service started to feel normal. resistance. tance, without fear. organization on a joint project with the aim of providing These days at home with a At two in the morning, cries lift This is my prayer of resurrec - affordable housing for low-income seniors. baby create space for silence and me to my feet and into the rocking tion: stillness I can more easily avoid chair with a baby in my arms. I May I crave the light that 100% of donations go toward charitable purposes. in the rest of my life. I have to sit miss my sister and the other baby, breaks through the darkness. Administrative expenses are covered by other sources. still for 20 minutes up to 12 times and this baby is making cooing May I cling to hope and let go noises. Death still stings, and this of fear. Please forward your donation to: baby is calling me into new life. I And may my resistance be Bosco Foundation Perrault is a wife and mom, a close my eyes in the rocking chair swept away 315-6770 129 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5C 1V7 grateful employee of Emmanuel while he eats, and wake held by by the rising work of a God N Care, and a speaker, writer and the silence and the soft lamp light. who refuses Tel: (780) 809-8585 Fax: (780) 809-8586 consultant at www.leahperrault. Worrying changes nothing. For to let death have the final www.boscofoundation.com *Charitable Tax Number: 85985 8664 RT0001* com this moment, all is well. word. Amen.

March 28, 2018 FEATURE Prairie Messenger 13 Remembering a winter of the heart: travel reflections

By Edna Froese But I had not thought of what that might mean in spiritual terms. On a recent trip to we Marty’s distinction be tween drove through a magnificent pat - “summer spirituality,” which terned world of kaleidoscopic maintains that the norm of faith is whites, intensified by blue-grey joyous, hopeful growth, and “win - shadows. Earlier in the morning, ter spirituality,” which knows that fog had filled the valleys. Now not all stories have happy endings, just enough sunlight filtered that reality has always included through clouds to clothe every loneliness and loss, was a reassur - twig and wire with diamonds. ing revelation. I felt as if I’d been The very grass es along the edge giv en permission to enter fully of the highway stood taller in and without guilt into my experi - their ice-crystal sheaths. In the ences of absence. After all, with - ditches, snow drifts swooped up - out the dormancy of winter, spring ward into curled edges, sharply does not come to usher in new defined, austere. A sculptor could growth. not have shaped cleaner lines or This is not the place to provide lovelier arcs. a summary of Marty’s “modern The sky presented itself in spiritual classic,” but his use of softer versions of blue and white “horizon” as a dominant meta- with subtle mauve and coral phor is newly relevant as I re- shadings in wispy layers of cir - member my childhood wander - rus clouds. It was not a dreary ings among snow-laden trees, day, despite the absence of direct from whose shelter I stared out at sunlight. For eyes that were will - the wider scene. “Horizon” is ing to rest in the quality of dis - both the act of seeing and one’s tance, the wide-open landscape personal worldview. There are spoke a quiet welcome. The those — the unbelievers, the athe - slight roll of the hills lifted gen - Edna Froese ists, and the modern secularists tly into the horizon. On a winter A winter of the heart. — who “have perhaps excluded morning it’s hard to tell where God from their horizon.” And land leaves off and sky begins. years (and counting); the muted ing parties, endless hockey games around our farm home. Stick in there are believers whose suffer - Unless there are fences to follow tones of this winter beauty are on outdoor rinks or down on the hand with which to draw aimless ing and losses have led them also the curvature of the earth. Inside hardly new, though each day river ice, tobogganing parties, long figures in snow banks or just to know profound Absence, but that all-surrounding dome of manifests its own perfection. afternoons of cross-country skiing crunch through the crust of March without excluding God. To move grey and white and blue, warmed Once again the silence of the — all of which are, I agree, entire - snow, I wandered physically through a wintry season toward a here and there with tinctures of scene quieted my soul. ly delightful. For children especial - among trees and willows, and horizon that refuses to block out pale yellow and orange, each Reflection is of a different order ly, snow is the ultimate construc - emotionally in a mess of sensa - faith requires a stubborn courage tree matters. So does the occa - in winter. Perhaps not indoors tion material, just right for any - tions not understood, not ex- to say Yes to possibilities, without sional raptor poised on the top of where we control our climate, cul - thing from forbidden snowballs to pressed. As long as I stayed in my denying that barrenness must be a telephone pole, or the single tivate exotic houseplants, and talk ubiquitous snow-people and in- hiding places, I could contemplate lived through, not papered over coyote, paused in his purposeful about escapist vacations in places cluding snow forts, tunnels in the my real world if I dared or happi - with sunny posters of optimistic lope across the field. where flowers are dramatic and snow, and quinzhees. ly imagine fantastical other catch-phrases. I have lived in the prairies for birds are loudly colourful. Out - But that’s not what comes to worlds. The contours of the My journey has led, more all of my three-score-and-ten doors, the air widens our nostrils, mind as I now remember the drift woods, with their most secret often than not, toward wintery dries our skin, and reminds us of lines in the ditches and the snow- paths, the ever-fascinating plot horizons, although I have known our smallness, our dependencies. laden evergreens casting long lines of animal and bird foot - sunny seasons as well. The two Froese taught English litera - Poet William Stafford noted: “It is shadows across the land. What prints, were as familiar to me as kinds of spirituality are not mutu - ture at St. Thomas More College people at the edge who say / things remains always, as a backdrop to the coldness of our dog’s nose as ally exclusive; each has its season in Saskatoon for many years until at the edge: winter is toward know - my at-home-ness in the bleakest she pressed up against me for an and they may overlap. What I her retirement. She currently ing.” winter scene, is the memory of all affectionate pat. know is that there is beauty in the works part time as academic edi - Usually we sidestep such know - the hours of my childhood during I remember, in a dark time, shadows of winter, a beauty that, tor while relishing the freedom to ing through sheer activity. Hard - which I entertained myself walk - when a wise friend loaned me his once recognized and accepted as read and write for pleasure. ened prairie denizens brag of skat - ing alone through the woods copy of Martin Marty’s The Cry a necessary gift, becomes restful of Absence: Reflections for the in its own way. To say Yes to the Winter of the Heart . The opening PRAIRIE MESSENGER PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY presence of God, whether I feel it line of Chapter One, “winter is a or not, is to feel at home in win - season of the heart as much as it is ter. 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Young people on the move a counter-demonstration in front of FBI headquarters, taken seriously enough that someone will spend time standing quietly with signs such as “Armed Victims with them discussing issues rather than simply Young people were marching this past weekend Live Longer” and “Stop Violating Civil Rights.” repeating “prefabricated” responses. to make their voices heard. The mood was somewhat different in Rome. “We need a church that is welcoming and merci - They gathered in Rome as well as cities across Pope Francis had invited more than 300 young peo - ful, which appreciates its roots and patrimony and the globe. ple to a weeklong meeting designed to allow young which loves everyone, even those who are not fol - In North America, demonstrations were held in people — Catholics and others — to provide input lowing the perceived standards,” the document said. more than 800 cities to encourage gun control for the world’s bishops, who will meet in a synod in The document was presented to Pope Francis at the reforms after the Florida school massacre. In Rome October to discuss “young people, faith and voca - end of mass March 25. It will be used young people met all week in a pre-synod gathering tional discernment.” in drafting the working document for the synod of to give their viewpoints to Vatican officials. If the Catholic Church at every level — and gov - bishops in October. Hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their ernments, too — would listen to young people and With a frantic pace of life, thousands of life supporters in American and Canadian cities marched give them a voice in decision-making, they could choices and proponents of different ideas and ideals in one of the biggest youth protests since the unleash great potential, said two African young battling for their attention, young people said what Vietnam War era. adults who spoke to Catholic News Service. they want most from the church is “attractive, coher - “If you listen real close, you can hear the people Vincent Paul Nneji of Nigeria said that the ent and authentic models” who will accompany them in power shaking,” David Hogg told the roaring preparatory meeting offers a chance for young in their search for meaning and fulfilment. crowd of demonstrators at the March for Our Lives Catholics in his country who are considered “a But, they warned, “we need rational and critical rally in Washington. He warned: “We will get rid of minority voice” to speak out on important issues. explanations to complex issues — simplistic answers these public servants who only care about the gun The letter of invitation from Pope Francis, he said, do not suffice.” The role of women in church and lobby.” meant the pope wants to give youth “a listening ear.” society was a lively topic of discussion. Hogg is a Florida student survivor who has African youth today, he added, have “so many “Young people who are disconnected from or emerged as a leader of the movement. things in our hearts we want to express and want to who leave the church do so after experiencing indif - The reported that the protesters, say,” yet they often feel disregarded. Too many, he ference, judgment and rejection,” the delegates wrote who packed Pennsylvania Avenue between the said, then resort to violence in the hopes of provok - in the document. “One could attend, participate in Capitol and the White House, chanted “Vote them ing change. and leave mass without experiencing a sense of com - out!” They held signs that said “We Are the Change,” Tinyiko Joan Ndaba from South Africa spoke munity or family as the Body of Christ. Christians “No More Silence” and “Keep NRA Money Out of about the evil of human trafficking. Human traffick - profess a living God, but some attend masses or Politics.” ing is an important topic for a youth gathering, she belong to communities which seem dead.”

GThe march had three primary demands: said, “because most victims of human trafficking are In the document, the young adults asked the

G Pass a law to ban the assault weapons; young people who are trying to find better jobs, a church to be more credible, more honest, more trans -

G Stop the sale of high-capacity magazines; better life, so they migrate and traffickers take advan - parent and to continue to admit its failures and Implement laws that require background tage of that, most especially with young people.” express sorrow for the way it has dealt with clerical checks on all gun purchases, including online and at The final document resulting from the March 19 sexual abuse and the misuse of wealth. gun shows. - 25 gathering stressed that young people want to Young people are issuing strong challenges. The protesters also encountered some opposition. know they are valued members of the Catholic They want their elders, with their wisdom, to listen, In Washington, about 30 gun-rights supporters staged Church and that their questions and struggles are understand and act. — PWN Popes call us to transform ‘cultures of indifference’ to dignity of life

criterion by which all structures ting religion against science. a human and alive?” (page 19). for decision-making and the lived Canadian cultural anthropolo - For over 200 years we have realities generated were to be gist Wade Davis stated in his been and are capitalist societies evaluated. If this had been imple - 2009 The Wayfinder : “The central with capital (wealth capable of Soul mented, “cultural relativism” revelation of anthropology is that generating more wealth as mea - would never have been an issue. the social world does not exist in sured in money) at the centre of our Mending If the ways decisions were some absolute sense; rather it is culture and development mode. made and the results generated the consequence of one set of Rather than use these insights did not enable all earth’s co-habi - intellectual and spiritual choices” to transform societies into a vari - Yvonne A. Zarowny tants sustainable life with dignity (page 1). ety with authentic sustainable cul - for the common good of all — He goes on to state: “The myr - tures enabling life with dignity “By this all will know you are my disciples, if you love one another.” they were to be transformed. iad of cultures (over 7,000) of the for all impacted, most were used — John 13: 34-35 I quote St. John Paul as Pope world make up an intellectual and to develop scientific techniques to Francis is criticized for saying spiritual web of life that envelops intellectually, spiritually and “The Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets were in effect and modelling essentially the the planet (p. 11). (They) are not emotionally manipulate us to sup - up to the time of John the Baptist; since then the Good News about the same thing by many who call him failed attempts at modernity, let port empire and war efforts Kingdom of God is being told, and everyone forces their way in.” Pope John Paul “Great.” alone failed attempts to be us. (Bernays, 1928 Propaganda ). (emphasis mine) In his oft-misrepresented 1991 They are unique expressions of After the Second World War, in — Luke 16:16 Centesimus Annus Pope John the human imagination and heart, order to avoid another Great De- Paul states: unique answers to a fundamental Pope Francis repeatedly pleads empire of any form — was to be “What is wrong is a lifestyle question: What does it mean to be — WESTERNERS , page 15 with us to transform our “culture the centre of all development which is presumed of indifference” as a means of modes thereby co-creating au - to be better when it transforming our increasingly gro- thentic peace by organizing soci - is directed towards tesque culture of death to a variety eties to meet the true needs of all ‘having’ rather than of authentic cultures of life. impacted. ‘being.’ It is there - Development modes formed Putting human dignity at the fore necessary to within these cultures are to re - centre of our development modes create life styles in spectfully use the sacred life-giv - meant all impacted needed to be which the quest for ing gift of God’s creation to en sure full subjects (i.e. have effective truth, beauty, good - all God’s children have life with political power) educated to be ness and commu - dignity for their full continuum. involved in shaping it. nion with others for Previous columns mentioned Decision-makers need to con - the sake of the that the increasingly efficient sider the dignity of people unable common good are industrial mass slaughter exhibit - to be fully involved for any rea - the factors which ed during the first half of the 20th son; not just their life. de ter mine con - century prompted our Catholic Our teachings make clear: pro - sumer choic es, sav - Social Teaching, essential aspects duction, investment and consumer ings and invest - of the official teachings of the choices are as moral and political ments” (36). Church, to state we needed a as any other impacting God’s We know how massive paradigm shift. sacred gift of life and creation. and have every - The dignity of all human life Doing this is not only “the thing to do this for — not ideology, money, technolo - way” to peace, contentment and over 70 years — gy, nationalism and definitely not right relationship with our Divine but effective politi - Beloved as revealed and lived by cal will. Jesus — it was the way forward Preventing the A critical educator, writer and supported by insights gleaned formation of effec - engaged citizen living in Quali - from all the social sciences since tive political will CNS/Debbie Hill cum Beach, B.C., Zarowny is also their late 19th century begin - un derlies the need PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION IN JERUSALEM — Christians carry palm branch - on the leadership team for her nings. to obfuscate scien - es March 25 while walking the traditional path that Jesus took on his last entry into parish’s Justice and Life Ministry. Life with dignity was to be the tific data while pit - Jerusalem during the Palm Sunday Procession on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. March 28, 2018 Prairie Messenger 15 Youth from every corner of the globe talk with pope

Continued from page 1 pope responded, noting that for naked truth” about their hopes and Francis said. “This is not making they feel safe, welcomed and centuries Eritrean Christians and weaknesses, the pope said, and love. This is torturing a woman. loved.” Spending the morning with the others have gotten tattoos of the then they must find a wise person Let’s not confuse the terms. This is But they also want the church young people, Pope Francis heard cross. — someone patient, “who won’t criminal.” to take them and their concerns directly from 10 of them, who rep - “Of course, there can be exag - be frightened by anything” — Like many of the speakers, seriously, Markas said. “There is resented every region of the world. gerations,” the pope said. But a with whom they can talk through Angela Markas, a Chaldean Cath - a tendency in the church to avoid Some lamented the amount of time tattoo “is a sign of belonging,” their questions. olic and a delegate from Aus tra lia, matters that are not so easy to talk their peers spend on social media, and asking a young person about Blessing Okodion, a young spoke to Pope Francis and her about. This includes same-sex while others spoke of how technol - his or her tattoos can be a great Nigerian rescued from forced pros - peers about young people’s ques - marriage, our sexuality, and also ogy helps connect young people place to begin a dialogue about titution in Italy, asked the pope what tions regarding their identity. the role of women in the church.” and rally them in support of good priorities, values, belonging, “and could be done to in crease awareness As the Australia-born daughter Nick Lopez, a campus minister causes. Some talked of a need for then you can approach the culture of human trafficking and whether of two Iraqis, who lives in a multi - at the University of Dallas and a better catechesis and support in of the young.” the church, which is “still too chau - ethnic country and is connected by delegate chosen by the U.S. Con - fighting the “culture of relativism,” A young man from France, vinistic,” really is capable of help - social media with people all over ference of Catholic Bishops, also while others asked for an open and Maxime Rassion, told the pope he ing young women and men relate to the world, Markas said it was diffi - addressed the opening session with honest discussion of the church’s has not been baptized, but he has each other as equals. cult to know who to listen to and to the pope and focused on the youth teaching on sexuality and on the questions about the meaning of his Noting that the vast majority of know “which path should I take, and young-adult years as a time of role of women in the church. life and his relationship to the Italians are Catholic, Pope Francis given that I can virtually take any.” transition: “moving, choos ing, ex- And one, a seminarian from world and to God, if God exists. said one must assume that about “As youth, we are in need of perimenting, failing, succeeding, Ukraine, asked about tattoos. He said he is not sure if he wants 90 per cent of the men who use guidance,” she said. But from talk - fearing and hoping that that next Yulian Vendzilovych, a semi - to approach the Catholic Church prostitutes in Italy are baptized. ing to friends, family and young steps we make are the steps that narian at Holy Spirit Seminary in for help because it is so big and he “Prostitution is a serious prob - people she tutors, “I feel young peo - God is calling us to make.” Lviv, asked the pope how a young doesn’t want to give up his free - lem,” the pope told the young peo - ple are less drawn to seek this guid - Many young people today, he priest is to judge which parts of dom. But he asked the pope where ple. It stems from a widespread ance from someone associated with said, have already decided that the modern culture are good and he should start. mentality that says, “women are to the church. There are many reasons, church is not relevant to them. But which are not. He used the exam - “You have already begun,” the be exploited,” he said, and he but a consistent one is that youth they are still searching, and church ple of tattoos, which many young pope told him. “The danger is not asked young people to “battle feel disconnected from the church.” members should go out to meet people believe “express true beau - allowing the question to come up.” against this.” “Youth do not always feel they them and help them see that Christ ty,” he said. Young people must have “the “One who goes to a prostitute have a place in the church,” she is the answer to many of their “Don’t be afraid of tattoos,” the courage to tell themselves the is a criminal, a criminal,” Pope said. “They need a place where questions, he added. Westerners seek spiritual satisfactions in consumption way of life

Continued from page 14 over our culture of death — as Compare the Centesimus Annus world by supporting Devel op - ing us wherever we are through Jesus stated in Luke 16:16. quote to the United Nations Edu - ment and Peace Share Lent while time and space trying to let us pression while meeting the needs After the Second World War, cational, Scientific and Cultural learning and putting dialogue know “the way” is love, compas - of capital, it was determined we in some nations for a few dec- Organizations (UNESCO) re - skills into practice. sion and co-creating life with dig - needed to be a consumer-oriented ades, a tiny portion of the wealth sponse to the American 9/11, By entering into authentic dia - nity for all God’s Creation. and materialistic society. generated was redistributed unanimously passed Nov. 2, 2001. logue, we discover our Divine Isn’t that something to joyfully In 1955 American economist through governments enabling These are excerpts from two Beloved so loves us little human celebrate while co-creating! and retail analyst Victor Lebow taxpayer-supported schools, med - articles in their Universal Decla ra - earthlings, Spirit has been meet - Happy Easter and Pentecost! stated (online): ical care, social safety nets and tion of Cultural Diversity (online). “Our enormously productive other public programs — primari - “As a source of exchange, in no- economy demands that we make ly to keep the peace. vation and creativity, cultural di - consumption our way of life , that People had suffered and died versity is as necessary for hu man - we seek our spiritual satisfactions , through two total wars which kind as biodiversity is for nature. our ego satisfactions , in consump - they were told would bring them “Cultural diversity widens the tion. The very meaning and signifi - better lives through freedom and range of options open to every - cance of our lives is expressed in de mocracy with political power one; it is one of the roots of de - consumptive terms. We need things distributed on the basis of one velopment , understood not simply consumed, burned up, worn out, vote/ adult citizen. During those in terms of economic growth , but replaced and discarded at an ever dec ades people started to learn also as a means to achieve a more increasing pace” (emphasis mine). about other cultures, other ways satisfactory intellectual, emotion - The powerful scientific tech - of doing things, the real reasons al, moral and spiritual existence .” niques for “engineering our con - we were at war, and they realized Contrast that with the 1955 sent” (Bernays paper, same name this was not “the way” to peace Lebow quote about a consumer online) to support war efforts were — personally or societally. lifestyle (above). now also used to transform us into Remember the 1971 Powell Widening the range of options materialistic consumers who memo mentioned in previous to enable us more satisfactory determine self-worth and reasons columns. Structural deficits (most - intellectual, emotional, moral and for living to be wealth accumula - ly through cutting taxes for global spiritual existence is why St. John tion and consumption. corporations and the rich) were Paul modelled and advocated These techniques were refined engineered in order to justify aus - authentic dialogue and Pope and put into hyper drive to con - terity programs used to cuts fund - Francis pleads with us to arm our - tinue to sell us wars (great for ing to public education, medical selves and children with them. generating capital) and “things” care and other taxpayer-supported Both valued what the various Eva Krawchuk as a way to peace, fulfilment and programs which at least enabled sciences were revealing about the happiness. people to live, if not with dignity actual realities being generated. On Guard We were and are not given the or full, informed participation in Dialogue is a specific process for freedom to choose to use our democracies. Waging the “war of communicating, which opens our Signs and sounds power to co-create a variety of ideas” morphed into the “culture hearts and minds to understand - unknown and frightening au thentic sustainable cultures and wars,” particularly in our church. ing the perspective and culture of unresponsive to warnings development modes generating If you couldn’t influence all another while deepening our own and grrrrowling threats life with dignity for all impacted the actual teachings, you could understanding of our own and our too close for comfort as our faith requires of us. use the vulnerability of the faith. facing immovable barriers We were not, in reality, given Vatican’s financial situation to This is why Development and head first red squirrel this freedom because those con - distort the faithful’s understand - Peace Share Lent program this descends the oak tree trolling the most capital feared ing of its teachings and new evan - year stresses dialogue . . . and the By Eva Krawchuk we would choose such cultures gelization. projects you support around the

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By Cindy Wooden At the end of the mass, they ‘wash our hands.’ ’’ formally presented their final doc - The Gospel also demonstrates VATICAN CITY (CNS) — ument to the pope; it will be used, how the joy Jesus awakened in Celebrating Palm Sunday mass along with input from the world’s some is “a source of anger and with thousands of young people, bishops’ conferences, in drafting irritation for others,” Pope Francis Pope Francis urged them to con - the working document for the said, and the same is true today. tinue singing and shouting Synod of Bishops in October, Joy is seen in all those “who “hosanna” in the world, proclaim - which will focus on young people, had followed Jesus because they ing the lordship of Jesus and fol - faith and vocational discernment. felt his compassion for their pain lowing his example of outreach to Holding 1.5-metre-tall palm and misery,” the pope said. “How the poor and suffering. branches, the young adults led the could they not praise the one who The crowd that shouted “hosan - procession to the obelisk in the had restored their dignity and na” as Jesus entered Jerusalem centre of St. Peter’s Square. They hope? Theirs is the joy of so many included all those for whom Jesus were joined by others carrying forgiven sinners who are able to was a source of joy, those he olive branches and by bishops trust and hope once again.” healed and forgave, and those he and cardinals holding “ palmurel - But others in Jerusalem, “those welcomed after they had been li ,” which are intricately woven who consider themselves right - excluded from society, the pope palm fronds. eous and ‘faithful’ to the law and said in his homily March 25. In his homily, Pope Francis its ritual precepts” and “those But others were irritated by said that the Palm Sunday mass, who have forgotten the many Jesus and tried to silence his fol - which begins with the singing of chances they themselves had been lowers, the pope said. In the same “hosanna” and then moves to the given” find such joy intolerable, way, people today will try to reading of Jesus’ passion, com - the pope said. silence young people who contin - bines “stories of joy and suffer - “How hard it is for the com - ue to follow Jesus, because “a ing, mistakes and successes, fortable and the self-righteous to joyful young person is hard to which are part of our daily lives understand the joy and the cele - manipulate.” as disciples. “ bration of God’s mercy,” he said. CNS/Paul Haring “There are many ways to The acclamation of the crowd “How hard it is for those who silence young people and make YOUTH IN ROME AT PRE-SYNOD MEETING — Cardinal Kevin praising Jesus as he enters Jeru - trust only in themselves, and look them invisible,” the pope said. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, and salem gives way to the shouts of down on others, to share in this youth attending a pre-synod meeting participate in the Way of the There are “many ways to anes - “crucify him” as Jesus’ suffering joy.” Cross at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome March 23. The meet - thetize them, to make them keep ing was held in preparation for the Synod of Bishops on young people, and death draw near, the pope The shouts of “crucify him” did quiet, ask nothing, question noth - the faith and vocational discernment this October at the Vatican. noted. “It somehow expresses the not begin spontaneously, the pope ing. There are many ways to sedate contradictory feelings that we said, but were incited by those them, to keep them from getting among the thousands in St. had spent a week discussing the too, the men and women of today, who slandered and gave false wit - involved, to make their dreams flat Peter’s Square. The sisters, stu - hopes, desires and challenges fac - experience: the capacity for great ness against Jesus, “ ‘spinning’ and dreary, petty and plaintive.” dents at Stoneman Douglas High ing the world’s young people and love, but also for great hatred; the facts and painting them such that Pope Francis asked the young School in Parkland, Fl., had par - ways the Catholic Church should capacity for courageous self-sac - they disfigure the face of Jesus people “not to keep quiet. Even if ticipated March 24 in the local respond. rifice, but also the ability to and turn him into a ‘criminal.’ ’’ others keep quiet, if we older Rome “March for Our Lives,” people and leaders keep quiet, if calling for gun control. the whole world keeps quiet and The Palm Sunday mass Catholic students join peers in march loses its joy, I ask you: Will you marked the local celebration of cry out?” and included By Rhina Guidos “They were the spark . . . final - ing because he had lost his best Gabriella Zuniga, 16, and her the more than 300 young adults ly someone had to do something friend, his brother, to gun vio - sister Valentina Zuniga, 15, were who, at the Vatican’s invitation, WASHINGTON (CNS) — In about it,” said Sofia Alpizar, a lence, an event that left him feel - the parish hall of Holy Trinity student at George Washington ing “mad, frustrated and alone.” Democratic Party agenda Catholic Church in Washington, University. She was in the pews J’TA Freeman, a junior at elders handed markers to younger at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Bishop McNamara High School, members of the parish as they watching her younger sister told those gathered at St. Patrick’s abandons Catholic values filled in posters with the Gospel- Viviana Alpizar and other that she experienced gun violence based message from the Book of Catholic school students who had at age 4, when “somebody brutal - NEW YORK (CNS) — The baby’s civil rights” are “widely Isaiah that they wanted others to gathered for reflection and mass ly murdered my uncle.” once “big tent” of the Democratic embraced by Catholics,” he said. see at the March for Our Lives before taking to the streets. Violence in the streets and vio - Party “now seems a pup tent” as a “This often led Catholics to be - event the next day: “And the chil - “Don’t let this march be the lence in schools come from the party that Catholics once em braced come loyal Democrats. I remem - dren will lead us.” only thing you do,” Viviana same source, she said, and some - has abandoned so many issues ber my own grandmother whisper - The young Catholics joined Alpizar implored, as other stu - thing must be done. Catholics cherish, such as the ing to me, ‘We Catholics don’t the tens of thousands of students dents shared some of the reasons “Bullets have no name, they sanctity of human life and reli - trust those Republicans.’ ’’ from across the country who par - why they were participating. have no race, no gender . . . they gious education, said New York’s “A cause of sadness to him,” ticipated on March 24 in a mas - Stephon Wheaton, a 17-year- don’t care who you are. They will cardinal. Dolan said, is that “the needs of sive demonstration along Wash - old from Don Bosco Cristo Rey hit any and everybody,” she said. He pointed to the party favour - poor and middle-class children in ington’s Pennsylvania Avenue, High School in Takoma Park, “We need to take these guns off ing a radical abortion agenda over Catholic schools, and the right to the main road that connects the Maryland, said he was participat - the streets.” protecting the human rights of life of the baby in the womb have White House to the unborn children and all-out efforts largely been rejected by the party U.S. Capitol, where to block education credits to help of our youth.” both houses of poor and low-income families A couple of recent events, the Congress meet — the access Catholic and other non- cardinal said, brought to mind “two institutions many of public schools. towering people who had a tremen - them say are to blame “The Democrats Abandon dous effect on the Arch diocese of for countless young Catholics” reads the headline on a New York and the U.S. more broad - lives lost over the March 23 op-ed by Cardinal ly” — Archbishop John Hughes, the years to gun violence. Timothy M. Dolan in The Wall first archbishop of New York (1842 The event was Street Journal . - 1864) and the funeral of “a great organized by sur - “I’m a pastor, not a politician, African-American woman, Dolores vivors and friends of and I’ve certainly had spats and dis - Grier,” a convert to Catholicism, those who died at appointments with politicians from who became vice-chancellor of the Florida’s Marjory both of America’s leading parties,” archdiocese. Stoneman Douglas he wrote. “But it saddens me, and “Their witness is worth remem - High School Feb. 14, weakens the democracy millions of bering, especially in this political where 17 died, includ - Americans cherish, when the party moment,” he said ing an assistant coach that once embraced Catholics now The values espoused by these and the school’s ath - slams the door on us.” two prominent Catholic figures letic director. Several “The dignity and sanctity of were — and still are — widely more were injured in human life, the importance of embraced by Catholics, Dolan the latest mass shoot - Catholic schools, the defence of a wrote. ing to take place at a school. Those who Hope is like a road in the country: there was never showed up to the CNS/Jim West march said they were GUN CONTROL RALLY IN WASHINGTON — Students from Mount St. Mary a road, but when many people walk on it, the road there to support the Academy in Watchung, N.J., display signs a they take part in the March for Our comes into existence. march organizers and Lives event March 24 in Washington. Hundreds of thousands converged on the — Lin Yutang to applaud their effort. nation’s capital demanding gun control after recent school shootings.