CABRINI COMMUNICATOR a Newsletter by and for the St

No. 1 THE May 2015 CABRINI COMMUNICATOR A newsletter by and for the St. Frances Cabrini community

We the people of St. Frances Cabrini are a searching community of wounded healers. We are called by God to live the non-violent love of Christ in our community action and personal lives. We exercise active leadership in the life Musings of our community. on our Mission We express and understand ourselves in Eucharist, worship, religious e the people…” It was the last formation, and social consciousness and “ day of a graduate class I was action. Wteaching at Creighton University on –– The St. Frances Cabrini Mission Statement the Spirituality of the Twelve Steps. I asked the class what was their most significant learning of the class. A woman in the second row raised her hand and piped up: “I learned that the most important word of the twelve steps is the first word of the first step – WE.” There was a collectiveWe come The Inaugural Edition! together or we do not come at all. We get sober together, we recover together, we The well-known priest, journalist, sociologist, gadfly, and much- awaken together or we do not awaken published author, Andrew Greeley, was said not to have an at all. So, too, do we speak of ourselves unpublished thought. To ensure such a possibility here at Cabrini for here at Cabrini. In a culture that is our parishioners, it is with pleasure that I welcome our inaugural becoming more private and more edition of the Communicator. There is much to say and it is well individualistic, Cabrini boldly says that said. Thanks to all who made this happen. Blessed Andrew of happy we are public and a community and memory would give his imprimatur. that is how we come to God and to –Father Mike Tegeder our world. – –– Dick Rice A Journey to Rwanda

arol Dittberner is Cabrini’s Mother of the Church, to accompany The two trainers brought home long serving leader, trainer, and her on a training trip to Rwanda at stories of mosquito nets, malaria pills, Cteacher of the Catechesis of the Good the invitation of the Missionaries of and missing clothes that were returned Shepherd, and she continues to respond Charity Sisters. the next day cleaned and pressed, thanks to invitations for mission trips across Carol and Cindy left November to the Sisters. The Sisters seemed to the world to train new teachers. Carol 14 with eight huge suitcases full of fall in love with the Good Shepherd is responsible for our early childhood donated materials and books and program and our intrepid travelers education program, which is based arrived at the Sisters’ Home of Hope in enjoyed the Sisters’ reactions to the on the Montesorri Method, teaching Kigali, Rwanda. There they conducted training presentations and excited the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd three weeks of training for 26 Sisters talking about what they were learning through a hands-on experiential from three countries, representing ten in their group discussions. method of learning and growing in convents. The language of the Order is The Sisters showed their gratitude faith. Last November, Carol invited English so the training was conducted to Cindy and Carol in many ways. For Cindy Moon, a Pastoral Associate for in English. example, upon learning that Cindy Childrens’ Faith Formation at Mary, loved popcorn, the Sister in charge

Carol, Cindy and a few of the children

2 Most of the Sisters at their Home of Hope in Kigali

of meals popped a fresh batch for her Marian apparitions from 1981-1989, every day. reportedly recognized by the Church. As frequently happens, the local During a visit with one of the teenage children found Carol and Cindy as they girls, she told them of a vision and a started unpacking the many suitcases. message from Mary warning about the Regardless of culture or economic genocide that occurred in Rwanda in status, Carol found that the children the 1990’s. The travelers also recalled were drawn to the message of the hiking down a mountain path to a Good Shepherd. One two-and-a-half pool of healing water with the Sisters year old boy, named Fabriece, bonded reciting the Rosary of the Sorrows on with Cindy. He had a reputation for the way. being a handful and he would often When they got back to Kigali, a appear at her side and ask to go to the double rainbow appeared that seemed “Jesus room” and entered the room to end at the Grotto where a statue of during training. He responded to the Mary stands. They both thought it was a presentations with bright eyes, smiles sign that they were meant to be there, a and joy, working with the materials sentiment shared clearly by the Sisters, on his own while the Sisters’ training children and adults at the Missionaries continued. of Charity, Home of Hope. Carol and Cindy were able to see the city of Kigali as well as the countryside Note: Parts of this article have been of Rwanda, which is called the land of reprinted with permission of Mary, 1,000 hills. During their travels, they Mother of the Church stopped at the Shrine of Our Lady of Kibeho. Kibeho is a small town in South Rwanda and is the site of numerous

3 The Cabrini Composers Forum

here are threads running through Jacki Betsworth Maggie Brickson our lives. Sometimes we see this I grew up in a family that sang I began composing at the age of 15 atT the time, sometimes later, looking its way to grandma’s house and then again in earnest while at St. back. Music composed specifically every Sunday afternoon. In the small Frances Cabrini beginning in 1996. for the Cabrini community goes back mission parish where I grew up, I I enjoy writing liturgical songs of all many, many decades, and some of that watched my sisters in the choir loft sorts and occasionally delve into songs earlier music is still sung for liturgy. from my place in the pews until it was about life and love. I have also written More recently, the five of us started my turn to join the music, eventually a few instrumental pieces for piano and getting together regularly, about 7 or 8 leading the group as the accompanist composed and recorded the incidental years ago, calling ourselves the Cabrini on the church’s Hammond organ. I music for two film shorts a few years Composers Forum. We recognize like to think I’ve come a long way in ago. In fact, Faye tells me all the time that others may write music as well, my compositional style since my first that I should be composing music for but we decided to meet and make a song, a Christmas jingle I convinced movies. commitment to share the music we my nephews and nieces to perform for I am most often inspired by texts or were composing, offer feedback and family, complete with choreography, prayers already written. Often, I hear support, and enjoy the fruits of each as I accompanied them on the organ, the music writing itself in my head as I other’s creativity. We are most fortunate in about 1970. I studied instrumental read the words. Then I sit at the piano to have the support of one another and music in college and then promptly and my hands find the key signature and the Cabrini community! In January put it aside for over a decade, finally the harmonic structure. When I can’t 2013 we gave our first concert of 15 returning to it in the 1990’s as a musical write it all down in one sitting, I write original songs, and we hope to do a performer for various Twin Cities down enough to be able to remember second concert in the fall. In their own preschools. My greatest hits of that and revisit it later. words, here are some comments from decade include songs about monkeys, My wife, Cindi, and five children are each of the members who have taken trees, and bugs. supportive of my musical quests and I part in this “forum” over the recent With the generous support of my can always tell that I’m onto something years: friends in this group, my regular Cabrini when any or all of my three youngest singing partners, and my amazingly children start dancing in the living patient family, I’ve been able to focus room while I’m playing. Conversely, I on getting small bits of the eternally also get the hint when someone asks running soundtrack in my brain onto me if I will be done soon. paper in singable form during the past In a college sacramental theology several years. Though I often compose class, I learned that sacraments are music by noodling on the piano with a a point-in-time recognition of a particular event or text in mind, my go- significant event in one’s life. In to themes are love, the unity of all life that way, I believe compositions are and spirits, and gratitude. the same. Sometimes a song comes together immediately. Other times, I tinker with a piece of music for months or even years because the significant event is still unfolding and the music and text just aren’t gelling. In those times, it is important to trust that all things, including that last phrase or a bridge, will be revealed in due time… in God’s time.

4 Larry Dittberner Faye Fisher Ward Chris Kosowski My whole life is music—as a musician Music has always been an important One of the longest threads weaving in at Cabrini since 1968 and a music constant in my life. Since I was eight and out of my life, giving me abundant teacher of young children these last years old I was sounding out tunes on joy, is liturgical music. In grade school, 38 years—my life revolves around my great grandmother’s player piano. At as I later learned, the sisters and lay staff music and dance. It’s a river constantly twelve I learned to play guitar. I began had their eyes on me as a future church flowing through me; I dip my hand composing my own music around age organist. Instead I picked up folk songs in and lift the notes out in a pool in thirteen. Typically, I never sit down on guitar, sang the songs of the Medical my hand. My inspiration comes from to write a song; the lyrics come to me Mission Sisters at camp, and showed up the world at large; I sing to myself, to out of nowhere. The music comes later. with my $14 Kay guitar at the parish my partner, René, to our dogs, to the Writing music and playing for hours Sunday night youth Mass in the late garden and the rocks, to the sky, to and has always been therapeutic, a coping 1960s, eager to be involved. In college a with people—to everything. Music is a mechanism. few years later, liturgical music eventually prayer to the Presence of Love in the When our family joined Cabrini in became my biggest extracurricular Universe. My inspiration comes from 1994, I eventually became a member of activity, leading me to campus ministry the writings of people, both mystics, Cabrini’s musician circle. This in turn work after graduation. During those poets and ordinary folk. The psalms, inspired me to write songs of a more years I experimented with songwriting poetry, reflections, struggles, joy and spiritual nature. Being a member of for friends, enjoyed giving coffeehouse sadness. It comes from living and the Cabrini Composers Forum inspires concerts on campus, and tried writing working each day with children. It me even more, to focus on the craft of some liturgical music—mostly based on bubbles up and comes flowing out of songwriting and to commune with an Scripture or the parts of the Mass. It is my mouth, that river of music. amazing group of fellow musicians. I with the encouragement of the Cabrini As Ntozake Shange has written so am truly blessed. Composers Forum in particular, that eloquently and sensually in her book, I I have returned to this endeavor with live in music: a little more confidence, most often through setting the Psalm text of the “I live in music, Mass to music (32 of those sung at live in it Cabrini in the last decade or so). I like to wash in it listen to the poetry or prayers of others, to i cd even smell it find the rhythm and the melody in their wear sound on my fingers.” words, and then to compose music for these texts. Though I enjoy many styles of music, I am particularly influenced by Celtic music, early music, and chant. From all of us THANK YOU to the Cabrini community for being such a welcoming place in yet another way—in receiving the music of our hearts, minds, voices, hands, and instruments, in singing our songs with enthusiasm at Mass, in being willing to try something new, venture into many styles of music, and sing in harmony. YOU ALL are the awesome choir we have the joy to work with. Stay tuned for info on a fall concert! –– Compiled by Chris Kosowski

5 Finding Mother Cabrini

ver thirty years ago, my family and with friends and neighbors at our local one of those visits, Dianne had shared I came to St. Frances Cabrini— church. Our three sons attended the with Sue our frustrations concerning Ounexpectedly, but with hindsight, parochial school and we were deeply our parish church. Sue recommended predictably. involved in the affairs and struggles of that we come and worship at their Growing up, I had dutifully climbed the parish. But after years of what many church. We agreed to try, asking only the steps to the shrine outside Denver of us saw as a priestly abuse of power, for directions, forgetting to ask for the with my mother during her numerous we felt forced to look elsewhere for name of the church. Western pilgrimages in a lifelong spiritual guidance and support. A lack Sometime afterwards, we followed devotion to St. Frances Cabrini. When of resolution from the Archdiocese, in Sue’s directions to the seemingly I was faced with youthful troubles, spite of an admitted understanding of faraway, unnamed church. We allowed I was reminded to pray to “Mother” the problems, left us feeling abandoned considerably more time than the five Cabrini for whatever guidance was by the larger church authority. As a minutes it usually took to drive down needed. Throughout our house and result of such frustrations, we were the street to what was to become placed conspicuously in numerous seriously considering following our our old church. After crossing the books were pictures and prayer cards of friends to the nearby community of Mississippi from the west as directed, my mother’s patron saint. Elim Lutheran Church. we pulled up in front of the building on In the summer of 1968, my brother While we pondered our painful East Franklin. We studied the smaller and I struggled to keep up with Mother decision to leave our parish and size of the church and the relative as we slipped through the riots of the quite possibly our church, I had an humbleness of its appearance. In spite Democratic National Convention on opportunity to visit with a favorite of earlier angst and questioning about another of her pilgrimages to visit the relative who was serving as a Bishop leaving our old church, we knew we Mother Cabrini Shrine and Hospital in Sao Paolo, Brazil during a business had found our new faith community in Chicago. We stayed as close to trip to South America. During our when we saw the name of the church— her as we could to both give and visit, Bishop “Al” as we called him, St. Frances Cabrini! receive protection as we grudgingly listened with understanding sympathy. Somewhere, somehow, we knew that trudged through the battlegrounds of He provided a positive reminder of two Mothers supported by a friendly several Northside neighborhoods that what the Catholic Church was capable Bishop were knowingly smiling with bordered the Shrine. While I was not of in spite of efforts by a few to rule approval. so sure, I’m sure that my mother was with authority instead of compassion. –– Steven M. Lukas sure that Mother Cabrini was keeping Bishop Al promised to pray for our us under her protective gaze. family’s faith journey. In early 1980, my late wife Dianne When I returned home from my and I had reached the end of the business trip and visit with Bishop Al, spiritual rope that had bound us to Dianne told me of a church that she had the traditional parish close to our heard about from friends. Our friends, home in Robbinsdale. Since moving to Sue and Mike Johnson, had watched Minneapolis in 1971, we had worshiped our sons on various occasions. During

“We cannot live Easter without entering into the mystery. It is not something intellectual, something we only know about or read about…It is much, much more.” – Pope Francis, Easter Vigil Homily

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

6 The Nursery Ministry Elevator Going??

n a Sunday in March, 2014, Peter, Marlene, Jacki and I got in the OCabrini elevator after mass, to go downstairs for hospitality. Jackie had to use a knee scooter, and the rest of us will never run marathons.The elevator doors closed, and nothing happened. Jacki called hubby George with her cell phone, so people outside the elevator quickly knew we were trapped. But there we were; the lights and air circulation worked, but we couldn’t get the elevator to move or open the door. At this point, Peter started telling us how happy the Parish Council would be to work on this problem because it was concrete and fixable—as opposed to faith formation for teenagers. Peter The miniature Cabrini chapel said no one could teach a teenager anything, but an elevator may be ne of the Parish Council’s goals of Conduct and attend a VIRTUS repaired. Meanwhile, I picked up the is outreach to young families, training. Additional information is emergency phone in the elevator to call Oso a nursery was established during available from the Nursery Director or for help. After giving our location and the Sunday 9:00 AM Mass. After a from the Cabrini web site at nursery@ phone number, we were told a repair meeting in May of 2014 with young cabrinimn.org. We welcome additional person would be there in 30 to 60 families in the Cabrini community, the volunteers, especially those who enjoy minutes. Then the voice on the phone nursery was formed as a cooperative for rocking and cuddling babies. asked if we wanted a service call (to fix children from birth to three years old. We’re ministering to the youngest the elevator) that day. As I visualized The families take turns supervising the members of our community, which 24 hours of life in the elevator, I said children so that we have a safe child- helps young families to meet each other. yes we wanted help that same day. I to-adult ratio. This will be a stepping stone for these also dubbed that the dumbest question During special celebrations like the children to continue on to the Atrium of the week. outdoor mass, Christmas, and Easter, program. We also welcome any visiting In the end, the elevator came to life the nursery is set up as a “break” space families and nursing mothers to drop after 30 minutes, took us downstairs, for parent-supervised play for children in. They do not need to be a cooperative and the doors opened. The elevator guy of all ages. In the Nursery we have a member to share their time with us. arrived as we achieved freedom; he had speaker that allows us to hear the The nursery is set up and taken down not touched it yet.But I have a second Mass. The children celebrate with the each Sunday in the multipurpose room award to assign, to Jacki’s husband community with our dancing ribbons in the office wing. We’re down the hall George. After perhaps ten minutes and musical instruments, and they from the office. We are still evolving of trying to open the elevator door also love setting up our miniature and eliciting input and feedback from from the outside, George gave up and Cabrini chapel (made by Joe and Sue those using the nursery to make it the went down to have coffee—while we Eschenbacher) or putting animals in community’s nursery. suffered. If I were George, I would not have our Noah’s Ark. They are playing in a –– Kathleen Grimm safe, clean and fun environment. advertised that fact… All volunteers in the nursery have –– Kathleen Shields a background check, sign a Code

7 A Mission Trip to Bluefields, Nicaragua

group of new and old friends twelve-passenger prop plane. It was are always so pleased to see us. There made a successful trip to Bluefields cozy and provided a good view of the are 120 children who are fed a noon onA the east coast of Nicaragua at the central part of the country. We were meal six days a week. A record is kept of end of February to take greetings and met by Pastor Adrian and immediately which children are present and if they greatly-needed funds and supplies to went to the comedor, or kitchen, where fail to come for a couple weeks, the staff the community there. community children are being fed. go to visit their homes to see what the Our group consisted of six people The major project that I support in status is. who expressed an interest in traveling to Nicaragua with the help of the Cabrini We went to the comedor each day. Bluefields this year. In addition to two community is this basic food mission Some days we helped dish up food and of us who had been there previously, which feeds children in a very poor sometimes we simply helped serve it. me and my friend Cindy, our group neighborhood in the community. The children have expressed that they included Fr. Mike, Larry and Clare It is always humbling and gratifying like it when the “white people” are there. from Gitchitwaa Kateri, and Gail, a to see the children come and eat the They always sing and pray before they friend who I met last summer. one meal each day that they can count eat. The meal consists of rice and protein After traveling a day from Minnesota on. As I stood at the entrance, I was which may be beans, chicken, or cheese. through Atlanta, Miami or Houston, overwhelmed by the number of children They get a drink with added vitamins and staying overnight at a hotel in and the energy that was present. The two days a week. (They don’t have funds Managua, we flew to Bluefields in a children are used to visitors, but they for the drink each day.) The food and

Kids ready to eat...

8 salaries of the staff are paid with funds that our group delivered in the form of a check for $18,000. Many of you in the community have contributed to this fund. Pastor Adrian and his wife Dr. Bernardeth, who are the local people we work with in Bluefields, also provide homes for nine orphan girls and five orphan boys. They have staff who stay in the homes, but serve as surrogate parents to the children as much as possible. We visited the homes and gave and received many hugs. We also visited Casa Materna, a home where women with at-risk pregnancies come to wait to have their babies until they deliver at the hospital. We were able to distribute diapers and baby clothes to the mothers. Some of the waiting mothers were very young. Fr. Mike and Pastor Adrian proud of their work An example of our ministry is the clothes line that was built during the visit. The girls’ home had washed clothes hanging on fences and bushes, et cetera, to dry. They wash with a washboard and nine girls have much laundry, including their school uniforms. Mike and I discussed the obvious need for a clothes line and Mike ran with the project, and soon a new, sturdy clothesline graced the home’s yard. Included is a picture of A Note of Thanks the result. It indeed is a legacy to our visit. We had a wonderful boat ride on the river and dined with friends who treat us like royalty. We made a visit to URACCAN, the university in the community that many of you have heard about and supported over the years. This is a synopsis that will give you some idea of the adventure that made the winter of 2015 a little more manageable. Please ask any of us to expound on our experiences. As always, thank you for your continued interest and support. –– Lorena Klinnert

9 Persistent Questions

n Thursdays, the Word Team to the best thinkers in the First Century So, when we preach on wealth, we meets, 9:30 to 11:00, to help the or earlier? are caught. We recognize that none of Opreacher find something to say about Progressives of many denominations us are going to strip down to even “First the Sunday readings, ten days out. We’ve routinely make this kind of correction Century wealthy,” and we also recognize been meeting for years, decades maybe, with respect to sexism, saying pretty that we have a personal, selfish stake in a shifting group with a few regulars. It clearly, “This is an evil and insidious justifying wealth at a certain level— has been the trip of a lifetime. pattern of thought, common and whatever level we have or aspire to. We are all different; we gave up accepted in many enlightened circles We are not disinterested thinkers. At trying to find a common purpose, or in biblical times, now seen to be totally the same time, the New Testament on even a common set of reading questions. unacceptable—in light of experiences wealth is over-simple. Our one firm rule: we go around the that were unavailable to people in those There are other issues where this circle once for initial thoughts before times.” The shift to inclusive language comes up. In biblical protests against we get into discussion or any kind of in scripture readings reflects this idea. injustice, you don’t find arguments interchange. That has worked for us. The possibility of such correction for clearly written laws, an efficient I’d like to report on my persistent doesn’t end with sexism. Think about bureaucracy, effective public health questions from this enterprise. They are the New Testament idea that wealth safeguards, good roads, or the promotion mostly mine, though I think some team and true faith are fundamentally at of trade. What one hears are calls for members share them. odds. This should frighten a U.S. mercy and fairness and basic decency— What do we do about our own moral audience very much, living as we do in all reasonable, all part of the mix, but and intellectual maturity? We are, most what would have passed for palaces in not what inspires those kinds of public of us, older than pretty much anybody the First Century. But we also know service that prevent misery, that tend writing or reported on in either that our personal wealth enables us to over time toward prosperity for the poor, testament; all of us are older than Jesus. do unquestionably good things, to work that make oppression more difficult. We grew up in the center of something effectively for all kinds of good results. To the extent that we leave all that like an empire, as citizens. Most of the Further, the amassing of wealth through out, focusing our recommendations on voices in the testaments come from corporations and large-scale business direct service, we channel our children the margins. These points are usually dealings makes levels of benevolence into the Peace Corps, into nursing taken in a self-critical way: we may possible which would have seemed like and medicine, and leave those with have lost our youthful enthusiasm and miracles to people even a hundred years administrative and organizational gifts sense of urgency. We can recover that ago. Bill Gates devotes his fortune to without a spiritual mandate—left to from these texts. We may have become eradicating disease worldwide; could think of themselves as largely “secular.” too comfortable with our astonishing any other entity have concentrated that We leave out science as well. I just privilege to take good account of much wealth on this problem? Steve learned that Saint Patrick is the patron the perspectives of the poor and the Jobs, whose management style had saint of engineers; he introduced some powerless, to see the urgency of basic elements of cruelty and ruthlessness Roman technology into Ireland. He’s social reform. We can recover also that and sheer perversity, made the better known as an exterminator of perspective from the texts. company that standardized universal snakes and an explainer of the trinity. But what do we do with the possibility communication for much of the world. There is no working engineer in the that we may have learned things in 50 We saw the results of this after the pantheon of saints. There is no saying of or 80 years that were just invisible to North Minneapolis hurricane: relief Jesus, “And, when you get done feeding any of those speaking in the Bible? Did efforts coordinated through iPhones the poor, you might consider trying to the requirements of empire, of large and Facebook were astonishingly invent something cool.” So, where does scale government, call forth real values, effective. And can anyone name a that leave the kid who wants to become invisible to those on the margins? Have philanthropist who did a hundredth an engineer or an inventor? Do we the discoveries of contemporary science as much for humanity as Nicolai Tesla, really want to say to such a kid, Sunday shown us objects of reverence (and whose ideas about power transmission after Sunday, that his or her ambitions elicited varieties of reverence) unknown made rural electrification possible? are irrelevant to what is REALLY important?

10 To put it simply, thinking about teaching—and presumably, placed every I suspect that this oath matter is scripture has to be both: hearing military enterprise whatever outside of important. If one takes it seriously, as the message and recognizing the that teaching. One can hardly accuse the early Quakers did, one is obliged unavoidable limits of that message. And the author of War and Peace of being to make a fuss on occasions when preaching has to reflect the same dual naïve about the reasons for going into nobody wants fuss; imagine the understanding. battle: Napoleon was an enemy worth President refusing to take the oath of This is one of the ongoing issues that defeating. Yet Tolstoy eventually adopts office. Further, one is obliged to make makes Word Team exciting for me. a pacifist Christianity. a big deal out of something that most This first question addressed the What does a preacher do, finding people regard as no deal at all. These possibility that we may know things in the texts a clear message that runs are very difficult acts, for the normal that biblical writers didn’t know, may counter to the moral intuitions of his or Minnesotan. As a preacher, one appreciate values that they neglected. her country, and to the moral intuitions hesitates for a long time to recommend A second major question for preachers, of most of the congregation? How much such acts. One also hesitates to say that as I see the matter, goes in just the respect does such a message deserve? this was likely just some trivial Jesus- opposite direction: what insights might Was Jesus seeing something that we opinion, out of the mainstream of Jesus’ be contained in scripture that are not miss, or was he simply overlooking very fundamental teaching, which we, of just difficult for us but beyond the hard cases of personal and national self- course, fully understand, because it isn’t horizon of our understanding? defense? On the answer to this kind of rocket science. (It’s just all about love, One version of this question points question rides the whole relationship you know.) Well, maybe some of what the issue: “How smart was Jesus?” We between the preacher and his or her Jesus had to say IS rocket science, and are accustomed to praising Jesus for audience. maybe he had the brain to think such compassion, courage, humane-ness. I ran into a simpler example in my thoughts, and it’s our job to catch up as Those are all followable virtues. We have early catechism classes in Forest City. I best we can. the ideal clearly in mind. We know why had read the passage in Matthew where I like Word Team because it does it is important. The problem is living up Jesus says, “Swear no oath at all.” I asked important intellectual work in a regular to it. So, we often understand Jesus as the priest about it. He denied that the and orderly way, over a long enough caring more deeply about matters that passage was there, saying that Jesus time to get something accomplished. we also care about than anyone before would have said, “Keep your oaths.” He I can imagine, in the Church I hope or since, immersing himself more fully just couldn’t imagine that Jesus could for, every parish providing an open in uncontroversial truths. But it is also have cared about swearing in court. It forum for people to struggle with the worth asking, “Was he, in the normal is pretty strange to us too. I generally large questions of loyalty to a sacred understanding, an intellectual prodigy?” ask judges for the non-religious formula tradition. Such a conversation needs Such people do arise, even in places with (“on pain of perjury”) because it seems many sorts of specialized knowledge, limited access to education. The lack of to me it might be worth holding this particularly historical and linguistic education blocks some manifestations, line. (Jesus didn’t say, “Thou shalt not” knowledge, and also the sense of and allows others. Is it possible that all that often.) But I don’t understand priorities and proportion that come Jesus understood connections that we what is at stake here. There are some from having had experiences and made just don’t get, that he had a vision of the reflections in ordinary languagemistakes and suffered. It is close to the fundamental human condition broader philosophy, coming out of Wittgenstein perfect meeting place for minds of very than we can imagine? and Austin, that criticize special or different formation. It comes close to A quote from Tolstoy’s “What I careful speech, technical speech, extra- realizing that line from Paul, “There are Believe” shows the urgency of the trustworthy speech in ways that seem many gifts but the same spirit.” problem: “To put an engine in position, to suggest that some very big mistake –– Peter Shea to heat the boiler, to set it in motion, but lies behind this simple act of privileging not to attach the connecting belt, was what some utterances as especially serious or was done with the teaching of Christ especially accurate. This might lead to a when people began to teach that you can different appreciation of what is morally be a Christian without fulfilling the law or spiritually important, with oaths, and of non-resistance to him that is evil.” what other kinds of attitudes go along Tolstoy’s study of the New Testament with the rejection of oaths. placed pacifism in the center of Jesus’

11 Marine Corps Imagery and Church Liturgy

arl Jung suggests that his Whatever the situation, the comic had both been Boy Scouts in Troop childhood play influenced his book began its story with the words of 48. We received our Eagle Scout rank Cadult spirituality. “My first concrete the Marine Corps hymn: at the same Scout Court of Honor memory of games,” he writes, “dates ceremony. from my seventh or eighth year. I was “From the halls of Montezuma, to I signed up for the August, 1954 passionately fond of playing with bricks, the shores of Tripoli, Officer Candidate’s Course and and built towers…”1 Decades later [c. We will fight our country’s battles on subsequently served three years as a 1912-13] he returned to this childhood the land and on the sea. Marine artillery officer. play. “…I began accumulating suitable First we fight for right and freedom, stones… And I started building: then to keep our honor clean. ump forward forty years. In 1994 cottages, a castle, a whole village… In We are proud to claim the title of I am a new member of St. Frances the course of this activity my thoughts United States Marine.” Cabrini,J a Roman Catholic Church. I clarified, and I was able to grasp the am experiencing, for the first time, the fantasies whose presence in myself I There was something about that Catholic liturgy for Good Friday. dimly felt.”2 poem, those words about honor and The chairs and pews in the sanctuary My 1940’s childhood was filled patriotism and pride, that captured my are re-arranged into a hollow rectangle. with World War II. A billboard had boyish imagination. I wanted to be a Two men set up a large wooden cross been put up in the center of Oconto, Marine. in the center of that space. Worshippers Wisconsin, my home town. It listed the Some two years later two of my move toward it. Some touch it. Some names of all the Oconto men who were front teeth were kicked out playing kneel before it. A few kiss it. serving in the armed forces. Some of sand-lot football. As Dad drove me I watch. I my throat tightens. My their names were lettered in gold. They to the dentist’s office, I worried that eyes are filling with tears. I want to do had been killed in action. these missing teeth would disqualify something. I want to do something War was a constant presence. Every me for the Marine Corps. I thought spiritual, something religious. But evening, at 6:00 o’clock, our living only perfect men were allowed in their I don’t want to do what the other room radio broadcast war news and hallowed ranks. Now I was imperfect. worshippers are doing. Those actions war stories. At Christmas time Santa Dad reassured me that I would be belong to them. The touching, the Claus brought me wooden models accepted. genuflecting, are not yet part of my of Grumman Wildcat fighters and I was a junior in college, in 1953, spirituality. They are not me. But I want cardboard cut-outs of B-17 bombers when I finally actualized my fantasy. to do something. and U. S. Navy warships. A Marine Corps recruiter visited our Tears start running down my When I was ten, in 1942, I read college fraternity. He showed slides. cheeks. I stumble toward the back of a comic book story about the war In one of them, a group of Marine the darkened church, hoping no one in the South Pacific—“Frank Buck trainees was receiving instruction on will notice me. I come to attention. I and the United States Marines!” The care of their rifles. I recognized one salute. This Jesus, who is crucified, is Marines were fighting the Japanese of them—Gunnar Lindsey. He and I my platoon commander. He leads the in the jungles of Guadalcanal. Frank had been students together at Oconto divine attack on the “cosmic powers of was a big-game hunter. What he was High School, he a senior when I was this present darkness” (Ephesians 6:12). doing with the Marines I cannot now a sophomore. He had been the star He dies in the battle of Calvary hill. I remember. I imagine it had something quarterback of our football team, on am crying because my “lieutenant” has to do with jungle warfare. which I was a second-string end. We been killed.

1 C. G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Vintage Books, 1965 p. 18 2 Ibid., p.174

12 This has become an image of God for me. God is my commanding officer. To save me, and the creation, he must A Greeting defeat the evil in the religious and political establishment. He orders his “Nothing is precious save what is yourself in others and others in best platoon commander, his son, Jesus yourself.” of Nazareth, to capture Calvary. He –– Teilhard de Chardin, knows it is probably a suicide mission. The Heart of Matter But it must be done in order to protect me, and the rest of our unit, from defeat. I used to stop off at Midway Shopping Center. It must have been a very Jesus dies in the battle. nice mall when it opened in the 50’s, but by the late 80’s its fortunes He dies for me. But he does not die had declined and it had become, basically, all discount stores. I never to atone for my sin and short-comings. bought clothing there. I even stopped using the grocery store, gravitating He dies to give me a chance to survive, elsewhere. Blacks had moved in and whites had mostly moved on. But “to have life and have it abundantly I would occasionally stop for things like pencils, face cream or light ( John 10:10)”. He dies attacking the bulbs, if it was convenient and on my way. And being right off the highway, it often was. spiritual powers of darkness which are One late afternoon, I was headed into Murphy’s Department store, corrupting my soul and my culture. He which wasn’t really a department store like Dayton’s in Minneapolis or volunteers to be the point in a spiritual Marshall Fields in Chicago. It was more of a dime store, selling basic advance. He draws enemy fire. So he toiletries, housewares, and the like. When my children were younger, dies first. His death warns me of the I’d take them there to stock up on school supplies and to buy their presence of the spiritual enemy. Halloween costumes and valentines. It’s long gone now. On this wintry He dies defending me from capture day, with the light fast fading, I was walking from the parking lot to the and defeat by the powers. store’s entrance when a black man in his late 50’s approached from the I admire, respect, even love, my left. He was nicely dressed, wearing a camel colored, woolen overcoat, platoon leader. He trains me in the art and a fedora. No one wore fedoras anymore. and skill of spiritual combat. He inspires My dad died when I was 16. He lived long enough to move his me to endure. When I am worn out, he young family out of the city as the South Side of Chicago turned encourages me. When I am wounded, increasingly black, but he didn’t live long enough to see fedoras go out he heals me. When he commands me, I of style. When I was a little girl I watched my dad go off to work every come to attention. day wearing a fedora, and in the winter, a camel colored coat. This man had the same build. He stood straight and carried himself with the same –– Don Holt well-earned kind of confidence. He even held a lighted cigarette in his hand as my dad often did. He was handsome. They both had the dark brown eyes that I love. They seemed to be cut from the same cloth. The color of his skin made no difference—it was his face, it was his build, the cigarette and the overcoat. It was the fedora. I couldn’t help myself. I went up to him, put my hand on his sleeve, looked directly into his eyes, and said, “You look so much like my dad. I just had to tell you.” He smiled and said something, but I can’t remember what it was. All I remember were the tears that welled up inside of me, and the feeling that we were part of something bigger than ourselves. I never “Christians, by the grace saw him again. What he took away from our meeting I’ll never know. of Christ, dead and Maybe nothing. But I choose to believe that we both felt that we had communed. I was full of joy as I turned away and headed into Murphy’s risen, are the seeds of Department Store to buy my light bulbs. another humanity, –– Mary Ellen Jordan in which we seek to live in service to one another…” – Pope Francis

13 The Outreach Committee in Action

he Outreach Committee has potential Cabrini members are “in try to make a personal connection, a charter quite central to the flux.” This represents a unique time share a little about Cabrini, answer strategicT plan established by the and opportunity for Cabrini to directly any questions, provide them with a Council and endorsed by the overall reach these “searching” individuals. brochure, and ask them if they are community. “Thoughtfully growing comfortable providing information to the Cabrini Community….Explore 2. Web Committee Partnership complete a Newcomer Card, which the ways that Cabrini can reach out The Outreach Committee works closely provides some contact information. to persons who would find a home at with the Web Committee, ensuring They are periodically contacted if they Cabrini. Be intentional.” This captures that ideas are shared and our efforts are desire this and are sent information the goals of the Outreach Committee, cohesive. Coordination with the Parish about major Cabrini events. Jim which views its charter ending when Facebook page effort is particularly Jernberg has long spearheaded this interested individuals formalize their important. Paul Philpott has been a effort. intent by registering as Parishioners. tremendous help with this. Our committee has six major thrusts. 5. Newcomer Registration 3. Facebook Page Revitalization An effort is being made to make a The ultimate metric for evaluating The Outreach Committee has committee efforts is new Parishioner monthly announcement and establish long believed that the best Cabrini a table in the entryway to encourage registrations. These thrusts are outlined ambassadors are current members, not in order of importance but rather newcomers to formally register as and reaching their “friends” via social a Parish member. People are often the chronological process people often media is important for both long follow to become parishioners. confused how to register, or need term growth and attracting younger an additional invitation to take this 1. Google Ad Word Campaign potential members. It will hopefully important commitment. The objective of this effort is to inform becom`e an important vehicle for people interested in progressive Parish engagement. Currently we have 6. Photos of New Members Catholicism and/or social justice about 200 people who “like” Cabrini, This is the “final” step in the charter issues that “there is a place for them and more parishioners are posting of the Outreach Committee. When at Cabrini.” We place Cabrini ads on photos and comments. We encourage people register, we would like to post key words for Google searches that all parishioners who use Facebook to their photograph on the bulletin relate directly to Cabrini (Fr. Mike, go to our Facebook page and “like” board in Garvey Hall, to encourage Cabrini, various spellings of Cabrini, us. (You can reach the Facebook page their introduction and integration etc.), progressive Catholic words, easily from the first page of the Parish into the Parish at Mass. Bob Reid has causes (CCCR, etc.), blogs, progressive Website.) A special thanks to Andrea spearheaded this effort. Look at the Catholic publications (NCR, etc.), Wojtanowicz Dvorak, Paul Philpott, Bulletin Board in Garvey Hall and see and social justice issues. When people Mary Lou Sweet, Mary Beth St. how many new members we have….. living within a 40 mile radius of Hilaire and Michael Darger for this they would appreciate an introduction Cabrini search these key words they see effort.. Jill Connor pioneered this and welcome from you as well. a brief Cabrini ad. If they click on this effort for the Parish. ad they land on the Cabrini website. he outreach committee is in need 4. New Comer Welcome Card of new members, particularly We find the number of searches and Process clicks is directly related to the publicity “Welcomers.”T One only needs to attend This effort is really the core Outreach the Mass they normally attend and generated by the Archdiocese. For effort….engaging and welcoming new instance, for the first two months of speak to people who identify themselves visitors, and inviting them to return as visitors. This is an important 2015 the number of “clicks” from these in a non-intrusive fashion. When key words are up 84% versus last year. contribution to Cabrini that takes a newcomers self-identify as visitors modest commitment and no change in With so many Catholics becoming and are possible new parish members disaffected with the institutional your normal schedule. Contact Dave (not relatives visiting from out of Schwain at [email protected]. Church and deciding whether or not town), welcomers from the Outreach to stay within the institution, many Committee welcome the individuals,

14 Casting the Net

reetings, Cabrini friends! I have down box you will see there are different had the pleasure of working at categories you can choose. This allows GCabini for just over a year and a half. you to filter the calendar to show only One of the many things I have been a particular category of events. For People are often unreasonable, impressed with here is the quality of instance, if you click on “Liturgy” you irrational, and self-centered. Cabrini’s website. If you haven’t had will only see liturgical events (such Forgive them anyway. occasion to look at it recently, please as Mass, Prayer for Peace & Healing, take a visit; it is filled with relevant, Morning Prayer and Taizé Prayer) or If you are kind, people may accuse you current, useful information, both for events related to liturgy (such as Music of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind people searching for a church and for Scheduling Meeting and Liturgy anyway. those who call Cabrini “home.” Committee). You can try this with Here are some of the things I find other categories to see how easy it is to If you are successful, you will win most useful. find what you’re looking for. If you want some unfaithful friends and some • Calendar to see everything, remember to go back • Upcoming Events and to “All Categories.” genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. Announcements Just to the right of the “All • Online Sign-ups for Our Savior’s Categories” drop-down box are four If you are honest and sincere people Shelter and Hospitality icons. If you mouse over them, they tell may deceive you. • Committee Pages you what they are used for. The first two Be honest and sincere anyway. are worth noting. The first is “Agenda Today I’d like to take you on a tour of View.” If you click on it, it changes the What you spend years creating, others the online Cabrini calendar and show whole calendar to an agenda for each could destroy overnight. Create you how you can get the most benefit day in the month. In this view you can anyway. from it. So get comfortable at your see the time, location and some other computer and we’ll get started! details of each event without having to If you find serenity and happiness, Start by going to Cabrini’s website mouse over them. some may be jealous. (www.cabrinimn.org). Near the top If you wish to leave the agenda view, Be happy anyway. right of your screen, click on “Calendar.” click on the second icon to the right of It will take you to the current month. the “All Categories” drop-down box, The good you do today, will often be Next to the month (i.e., May 2015) are which is the “Month View” button. It forgotten. left- and right-arrow buttons. Click on takes you back to the more traditional Do good anyway. those to move to different months. calendar view. The last button is Looking at each day, you will see “Printable Calendar.” Since the calendar Give the best you have, and it will bullet-point items for each event on the can change frequently, it is usually more never be enough. calendar. If you drag your mouse over an beneficial to view it online. Give your best anyway. event, it will show you the location and Hopefully this little tour makes you time of the event. If you click on the more comfortable with using the online In the final analysis, it is between you event, it will show you more details. You calendar. It really is easy to keep track may share the event on your Facebook of things at Cabrini when you put it to and God. page or Twitter feed by clicking the use. If you have questions or suggestions It was never between you and them “Facebook” and “Twitter” icons on the regarding the online calendar, please anyway. right-hand side of the page. contact me in the office (612-339-3023 At the top of the calendar (right or [email protected]). – Prayer found on the wall of Mother Teresa’s room above the days of the week) you will –– Mary Lou Sweet, see a drop-down box that says “All Cabrini Office Coordinator Categories,” which means that it is & Web Committee Member showing you everything available on the calendar If you click on the drop- Community Bread Oven

n the spring of 2014, Steve Cross, Mutual is independent of the agreed upon by all parties, and signed a Cabrini neighbor and an active Archdiocese, they do insure all of the in February. Imember of The Prospect Park East Archdiocese churches and schools, and The neighborhood is applying for a River Road Improvement Association they needed to take the request to Joe grant from the “Good Neighbor Fund/ (PPERRIA), came to us to inquire if Kueppers, the Chancellor for Civil Vikings Good Neighbor Partnership Cabrini would be interested in being Affairs at the Archdiocese. He rejected Fund” that will cover the cost of the site for a community bread oven. the idea. building the oven. The neighborhood At that time Cabrini was one of four or Many in the parish felt that the oven will be responsible for operating and five sites the neighborhood association was a great idea for the neighborhood, maintaining the oven. Cabrini has the was considering. The staff, the Parish and for some positive PR for the larger opportunity to use the oven, and will Council, and many other Cabrini Catholic Church. Harald Borrmann, control the times when the oven can be members embraced the idea totally. A a member of the Cabrini Finance used by the neighborhood. If all goes couple of months later, due to a number Committee and a parish trustee, according to plan, construction will of circumstances Cabrini was the only went to talk to Joe Kueppers. Harald begin in June or July, and be completed site that the neighborhood could find persuaded Joe to look at the idea in September. The oven will be located that would work for the oven. again. We began in earnest to create just off the parking lot . In the fall of 2014 we began to talk an agreement that would work for –– Peter Eichten seriously with Catholic Mutual, our both the neighborhood and Cabrini— insurance company, about Cabrini and one that the Archdiocese would hosting the oven. While Catholic approve. The agreement was created,

Cabrini All-Read Aftermath

Many of you have read and discussed the position paper, “Toward a Healthy Christian Theology of Sexuality,” which was a sponsored project of the Catholic Coalition of Church Reform and chosen by the Cabrini members through the Education Committee as the text for this year’s parish “all read” selection. You may be wondering where we will go from here. We have been promoting discussion groups and listening sessions in this diocese related to the topics addressed in the booklet and under discussion at both last year’s and this year’s synods in Rome—artificial contraception, homosexuality, divorce and remarriage. When members of CCCR met recently with Archbishop Neinstedt, we discussed how we might work together and help the archdiocese prepare itself to respond to Pope Francis’s invitation to listen to the voices of those with lived experience on these topics. The input we will have received from the many who will have attended discussion groups and listening sessions will have been recorded and forwarded to the American bishops who will represent the American Church in Rome. Also in conjunction with the issues addressed in this paper, a concern was raised about the increase of rape on college campuses. This in turn has led to a committee surveying what sexual and moral instruction youngsters are receiving in their development of right relationships in both Catholic and other schools from kindergarten through college. We have found a great disparity and stringent limitations of what is and can be presented in our Catholic schools, confirmation classes, middle school catechesis, etc. The committee is studying what formats are available and which ones might best prepare our youth in forming strong, lasting, safe, moral and satisfying relationships. It is our hope to be able to present the results of our search to parents with young children for their consideration.

–– Diane Sineps

16 Lone Chair An empty chair in an empty room Silently speaks of needs to change Changing away for better times, To stand and mature, time to grow. To say good-bye to silent days to smiles and hugs and new obligations Yet it cries for someone to sit in its space. Not questioning the future of its life. As silence will soon be replaced By joys of crowds in newer rooms Questions replaced with care and actions Time to finally close the doors Walk away and don't look back But the wonder will always remain alive What will happen to its lonely seat Spiky green snowdrops As desires will thrive to return to its place Ridiculously early To hopefully view the one who took the seat Pierce through dry brown In what had been a lonely chair leaves Hopefully now surrounded with newer life and love again. ––Bev Reid – Kara Kirsch

Bookshelf Suggestions

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE CREATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL THE ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE Anthony Doerr David McCullough WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED The story of a blind teenage girl in (Recommended by Bev Atkinson) France and a German youth during THE IMPOSSIBLE WILL TAKE A LITTLE Jonas Jonasson World War II (recommended by Bev WHILE Adventures of an oldster who is Reid). tired of life in a seniors’ home edited by Paul Rogat Loeb (recommended by Larry Dittberner). THE CATHOLIC IMAGINATION and Selections from authors engaged in the ORPHAN TRAIN THE CATHOLIC REVOLUTION political process (recommended by Bev Andrew Greeley Atkinson). Christina Baker Kline Companion volumes—the first (Recommended by Bev Atkinson) MASTER AND COMMANDER and exploring the Catholic vision; the JACK AUBREY- TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES; AMERICA second describing dramatic changes the other books in the STEVE MATURIN SERIES AFTER MERITOCRACY wrought by Vatican II, and addressing Christopher Hayes “Why do we stay?” (recommended by Patrick O’Brian Assessment of how soaring inequality Steve Atkinson). Patrick O’Brian relates authentic adventures of the 1790-1810 British is changing American society navy around two great characters—a (recommended by Diane Sineps). ship’s captain and a surgeon/naturalist (recommended by Bob Reid).

17 “People-first…”

eople-first language” is antrait second: e.g., a “person who has may not “hear” in the way we do, but “ approach to talking about a disability” rather than a “disabled they communicate just as fully, in a peopleP with disabilities that was first person.” language that is their own. People in recommended by advocacy groups The use of people-first language the blind community as well find that in 1988. The purpose of people-first may eventually eliminate hurtful their way of moving through the world language is to promote the idea that descriptors, but it’s also true that this is only different from that of sighted a disability label should be descriptive style has been somewhat controversial. people; it’s not a way of deficit or of one aspect of a person, not a Some critics believe that language disability. defining characteristic of the entire shouldn’t separate the person from the Some speakers invent terms about individual. People with disabilities, trait, that by separating the trait you’re difference to avoid condescending because of their conditions, have been implying that the inherent trait is or discriminatory language. Terms subject to devaluation, marginalization, “bad” or “less than.” The blind and the like differently hearing, physically prejudices and many other forms deaf are two groups that do not align different, differently abled may be of dehumanization. A cripple, for themselves with people-first language. well-intentioned, but often sound example, is nothing else: the word Many in these two groups don’t believe only politically correct or awkwardly depicts a lame, deformed person who’s that their traits should be separated euphemistic People-first language primarily identified as an incapable from who they are. They often regard doesn’t hide disability, but it doesn’t body. On the other hand, a person who what we think of as disability as just replace the person with the condition. uses a wheelchair is a person, first of a definition of difference. Deaf people all, and the capable user of an assistive mobility device. Historically, people with disabilities have been regarded as marginal Below are some suggested terms and references to more individuals; they are to be pitied, feared, ignored—or healed. But in information about people-first language. fact, people with disabilities are the Bottom line: People-first language shows good manners and respect for the dignity of largest, most inclusive minority group; all people. all ages, religions, ethnicities, sexual Say: Instead of: orientations and socio-economic levels are represented in this large and People with disabilities The handicap or disabled diverse population. They also vary by their abilities and disabilities—yet He has an intellectual disability He is mentally retarded the common thing they share is being She has autism She’s autistic misunderstood and discriminated He has Down syndrome He has Downs against. They are frequently portrayed as helpless victims, charity cases who She has a learning disability She’s learning disabled must depend on others for their He has a physical disability He’s crippled wellbeing and care (“Jerry’s Kids”), or repulsive adversaries (the Hunchback She is short of stature She’s a dwarf or midget of Notre Dame), or heroic individuals He has an emotional disability He’s emotionally disturbed overcoming tragedy (Stephen She uses a wheelchair She is wheelchair-bound or Hawking). Media coverage frequently confined to a wheelchair focuses on inspirational stories that reinforce all the stereotypes at once Congenital disability Birth defect (Oscar Pistorius). He has a brain injury Brain-damaged People-first language stresses what people have rather than what they are. Accessible parking Handicap parking It refers to the person first and the

18 In general, avoid the following: • Patient (Use client for most recipients of clinical services because patient Adapt may denote sickness or medical intervention. Patient is appropriate for individuals who are patients in a hospital.) and Include… • Confined to a wheelchair, restricted to a wheelchair, wheelchair bound (People receive mobility from wheelchairs, not confinement.) • Victim (This implies a desire for sympathy.) • Cripple, crippled, the crippled, lame, the lame • Deformed (may imply ugly) • Deaf and dumb, deaf mute • Afflicted with, stricken with, suffering from (say the person has...) • Invalid (not valid) • Courageous, brave, inspirational (Not all people with disabilities have Holy Thursday. The instructions these traits.) are, “A Foot Washing Ritual is part of this service…All are • Unfortunate, pitiful, poor (condescending when used in reference to a welcome to take part, adapt, disability) or decline this ritual.” • Incapacitated (There are still capacities.) I sit patiently, waiting for • Retardate, mongoloid, idiot, moron, mentally deficient, mentally defective, the foot washing to go on. imbecile, feeble minded (Use a person with developmental delay.) Margo is in front of me, basin • Mentally deranged, mentally ill, mentally deviant, maniac, crazy, lunatic, and water pitcher in hand. mad (Use persons with a mental disorder.) “Annette, may I wash your • Deafening silence, blind rage, blind faith, turned a deaf ear, lame excuse hands?” I was “taken aback”… (Avoid metaphors with pejorative connotations.) “startled”, “unprepared”, “surprised”, defines Webster. • Fit (Use seizure when applicable; fit may be an appropriate synonym for And very soon thought, “What tantrum.) a generous offer”. • Spastic (Use only to describe muscular spasticity. Not all types of cerebral I “walk” on my hands. palsy involve spasticity. Muscles are spastic not people.) These hands of mine take • Hare lip (Does not compliment people or rabbits. Use cleft lip.) quite a beating every day. A hand-washing ritual…how soothing, how caring. Thank you, Margo. Adapting… What do you call people with References –– Annette Pantel disabilities? http://www.thearc.org/who-we- Friends, neighbors, coworkers, dad, are/media-center/people-first- grandma, Joe’s sister, my big brother, languagewww.asha.org/publications/ our cousin, Mrs. Schneider, George, journals/submissions/person_first.htm husband, wife, colleague, employee, boss, reporter, driver, dancer, mechanic, http://sudcc.syr.edu/LanguageGuide/ lawyer, judge, student, educator, home www.disabilityisnatural.com/explore/ owner, renter, man, woman, adult, child, people-first-language partner, participant, member, voter, citizen, amigo or any other word you would use for a person. –– Tim Benjamin

19 THE CABRINI COMMUNICATOR A newsletter by and for the St. Frances Cabrini community

Committees and Contacts Parish Council–Lay Members Staff

COMMUNITY LIFE Marita Bujold Bev Atkinson Joe Pipp PASTOR Fr. Mike Tegeder Kim Schneider Kit Canright Joe Reid ADMINISTRATOR EDUCATION Rich Davy Peter Eichten Julia Earl Rick Rocheford CUSTODIAN FINANCE Ann Bateman Dave Hinrichs Pat Jones Bill Urbanski EDUCATION HABITAT/HUMANITY Tim Spanier Carol Dittberner Rachel Nelson (GRADES PRE K-4) JUSTICE & PEACE Dorothy Leathers COALITION EDUCATION Joe White Mike Hirsch (GRADES 5-12) LITURGY Jim Polakowski LITURGIST Chris Kosowski MAINTENANCE Mila Rush OFFICE COORDINATOR Mary Lou Sweet OUTREACH Dave Schwain & BULLETIN PUBLISHER PASTORAL CARE Kathy Schweigert PERSONNEL Bob Reid

The Communicator team thanks all who submitted articles, poetry, artwork, and/or ideas for this first issue. We are already looking ahead to our fall issue and welcome contributions from those of you who would like to share your stories, reflections, info, and ideas with an appreciative and interested community. Please contact Nick Maryns or Bob Reid for information.