Southwest Kansas CatholicRegister Newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Dodge City Vol. XLIX, No. 17 • Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 You’re here!

+ Most Rev. John B. Brungardt Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Dodge City

ary singing to Newborn Jesus is Mthe theme of Francesca Battistel- li’s moving Christmas song You’re Here: “You made the world before I was born / And here I am holding you in my arms tonight. … Someday I’m going to look back on this / The night that God became my baby boy.” As we continue our Christmas joy (the Christmas liturgical season ends today, the Baptism of our Lord), we marvel at Mary’s faith in Jesus, who is both her infant and her Lord. Photos by Steven Polley What thoughts may have been in Mary’s mind? “You could of left us on our own. / But you’re here.” We Holy Child, Holy Children are eternally grateful that we were not RATT -- Children from Holy Much to the delight of teachers, PChild Preschool I and II presented parents, family and friends, the chil- Let us worship a Christmas pageant, “Mary’s Baby,” dren performed, “Mary Had a Baby,” and concert Dec. 14. The program, di- “Happy Birthday Jesus,” “Baby Jesus,” rected by Betty Dilling and assisted by Hooray! It’s Christmas Day,” “Santa’s Him, let us Marcie Stevens, was presented at the Coming,” “Ten Little Elves,” “Jingle Pratt Community College auditorium. Bells,” and “We Wish You a Merry follow Him, let us “It was quite a good turnout,” said Christmas.” principal James Wessling. “It was a Following the presentation, children really good show. They do a great job in kindergarten through fi fth grade from love as He loves, with the kids. I couldn’t be more proud Sacred Heart School presented their of what they do here.” Christmas concert. all with great joy!

left on our own, but we were sent a Savior by the Heavenly Father. In our busy lives, how often do we refl ect on salvation, our eternal destiny given us by this Child in a manger? Battistelli refl ects that Mary may have recog- nized the future saving action of her little boy: “Look at your hands, they’re still so small. / Someday you’re going to stretch them out and save us all.” We will ponder this further during our Lenten journey in a few weeks. After Jesus taught us of love, died to take away our sins, and rose to open the gates of heaven, He then ascended to heaven: “Someday you’re going to go home again, / But you’ll leave your spirit, / And fl ood the world with joy.” Yes, Jesus is here, for you, for me, for us all. Let us worship Him, let us follow Him, let us love as He loves, all with great joy! Our Savior, King and Cre- ator loves us more than we can ask or imagine! Page 2 January 11, 2015 The Southwest Kansas Register

Farrel and Mary Another Way Ellen Bleumer ope Francis caught our attention just before Christmas Pwhen he spoke of the “sicknesses, illnesses, temptations” that weaken our service to the Lord. His ailment of rivalry celebrate 50th and vainglory set me to thinking. arrel and Mary Ellen Bleumer, That sort of thing comes from Pride, our ancestors Fmembers of St. Stanislaus Parish in thought. It is one of the three defects born of that ancient Ingalls, celebrated their 50th wedding source of sin: presumption, ambition, vainglory. anniversary Jan. 2, 2015. They were Presumption is an excessive desire for things that are be- married in Mary Ellen’s home town of yond our strength. It comes from having too high an opinion Hugoton at St. Helen church. of ourselves. Farrel has spent his life farming + Most Rev. Ronald Ambition is the excessive love for honors, and dignities, and ranching in Gray County, and M. Gilmore and especially for authority over others. Because we think Mary Ellen is a retired radiology too much of our own strength, we can easily consider our- technologist. Bishop Emeritus selves superior to others, we can want to dominate them, to Their children are Tony (Tracy) of Dodge City impose our ideas upon them. Bleumer of Ingalls, Suzie (Doug) Vanity is an excessive desire for the esteem of others. Nehls of Hays, and Dena (Matthew) Because we When we have too high an opinion of ourselves, we naturally Noble of Goddard. Their grandchil- think too much desire the approval of others. To be well-thought-of, to be dren include Taylor, Patrick, Trae, well-spoken-of, we come to hunger for these things, to crave Loree, Tyson, Ian, and Grant. of our own them. And we then begin to seek them for selfi sh purposes. strength, we We want to be held in esteem for our own sakes, with- out referring that judgment to the God who made us from can easily nothing. Or, we want to be held in esteem for essentially Cuba, U.S.: how the Holy See consider our- empty things (robes, insignia, honors, the Pope said), things undeserving of real praise. Or, we want to be held in esteem selves supe- by those whose judgment is worthless because they are was behind the scene for 50 years rior to others, themselves caught up in empty things. Vanity leads us to speak endlessly of ourselves, a shy and Catholic News Agency New Year’s Day. we can want self-deprecating boasting, perhaps, but boasting nonethe- atican City - The announcement that Cardinal Etchegaray’s Cuban tour was to dominate less. Vanity leads us to a certain ostentation in dress, speech, Vthe US and Cuba will enjoy warmer capped by an intimate meeting with Cas- and manner, to draw attention to ourselves, to seek a certain relations follows more than 50 years of tro during Christmas week. The meeting them, to im- singularity in the way we live. Vanity leads us to play the Vatican diplomacy, which was ramped up underscored an easing of tensions between hypocrite, satisfi ed with only the outward appearance of by St. John Paul II during his 1984 visit to Church and state in the offi cially atheist pose our ideas virtue. nearby Puerto Rico. country, where practicing Christians and upon them. Pope Francis made me think. How about you? The Church’s commitment for Cuba Jews have been objects of government has a twofold path: on one side, the rela- repression for almost 30 years. tions that bishops, especially from the US, During the meeting, Castro made no had with Cuba, thus ‘de facto’ creating a secret of his eagerness to welcome the A ‘beautiful Christmas Eve’ celebration bridge between two worlds divided by the Pope, partly because a visit would burnish embargo; and on the other side, the Holy his fading international image and partly See’s diplomatic effort, backed by St. John because he believed John Paul II saw eye Paul II. to eye with him on many of the world’s Cuba is the only communist nation secular problems, such as disarmament, with which the Holy See never broke off Third World debt, and poverty. diplomatic relations. The US broke off its Cardinal Etchegaray met Fidel Castro ties with the island in 1961, and during the once again, in December 1993. October 1962 missile crisis St. John XXIII In the meantime, the Cuban bishops wrote to both John F. Kennedy and Nikita had released the message “Love endures Khruschev to avert a war. all things”, which marked a turnabout on And the American ecclesiastical hier- the Church’s approach to the regime. The archy had always been in touch with the Cuban bishops substantially proposed to Cuban bishops: In 1972, the US bishops’ Castro and to his opponents – included the conference backed the 1969 request by political refugees exiled in the U.S. – to Cuban bishops to end the U.S. embargo open a political dialogue for a peaceful against Cuba, and in 1985, American and national reconciliation. Cuban bishops conference exchanged a The message was one of the hot issues of visit. the dialogue between Cardinal Etchegaray During the 1980s, the Archdiocese of and Fidel Castro. They both stressed they Boston became one of the most prominent backed peace, reconciliation and the end of actors in the scene of U.S.-Cuba relations. the U.S. embargo. Cardinal Bernard Law, then Archbishop It was probably after that visit that Fidel of Boston, strongly supported the opportu- Castro changed his attitude toward the LEoTI -- Janelle Downs of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Leoti submitted this photo nity of a new diplomatic tie between Cuba Catholic Church. of Father Benjamin Martin, pastor, taken on Christmas Eve: “We had a beautiful and the U.S., and advocated against the Castro seemed to accept the role of the Christmas Eve Mass, thanks to Father Ben, our choir, and beautiful decorations,” embargo. Holy See as a credible partner for dialogue she wrote. The musicians included Gary Campas, Sheila Campas, Julie Conard Cardinal Law visited Cuba in 1985 and about the future of Cuba. At the same and Ervin Fierro. 1989, and on both occasions he met Fidel time, the regime abated restrictions on the Castro. Under Cardinal Law’s administra- Church. tion, the Boston Archdiocese started its own St. John Paul II backed an active, al- aid-plan to Cuba. though secret, diplomatic process toward “GOD has not called me to be On the Vatican side, the main actor of the Cuba, and this process had been put into reapprochment between the Holy See and effect at the beginning of the 1990s and SUCCESSFUL, He called me Cuba was Cardinal Roger Etchegaray. developed through a series of high level Then president of the Pontifi cal Council meetings between the Holy See and Cuban to be FAITHFUL.” for Justice and Peace, Cardinal Etchegaray administration offi cials. made his fi rst trip to Cuba in 1989, and spent On July 12, 1994, Cardinal Bernar- -- Mother Teresa nine days there, between Christmas and the Continue on Page 16 The Southwest Kansas Register January 11, 2015 Page 3 CSS: Providing homes, hope ‘Thank you,’ the note read. ‘I was feeling lost and lonely.’ By DAVID MYERS Southwest Kansas Register buzz sounded in the lobby of the cen- A tury-old house that serves as the main offices for Catholic Social Service in Dodge City. Inside, Maria Gutierrez pressed a button and a young, haggard looking man pulled open the large, wooden door. “He was 19 or 20,” said Ma- ria, a program assistant for CSS. Each day, Maria helps people and families who are homeless, or on the verge of homelessness, to find residence. But this was different. This man wasn’t look- ing for a home. “He came in, and I could tell he wasn’t doing well. He said he was working at a lumber yard Maria Gutierrez and hadn’t had a paycheck for two weeks. He had no money for gas to go to work.” The man was staying at Manna House, which offers temporary housing for those in transition. His only daily meal was at Friendship Feast, a free “We put together a $50 gas card, but it wouldn’t put food on his ta- lunch served at First Presbyte- rian Church, but there were days ble. I knew I would not sleep knowing that he didn’t have money for when his hours interfered with food, so I put $80 in the envelope. I wrote a note that said, ‘I know Friendship Feast hours, so he’d go the whole day with no food. things aren’t good, but things will get better. I’m praying for you.’” “It broke my heart,” Maria said, fighting back tears. “He -- Maria Gutierrez was a really nice kid. He’d been Brooke Hamlin-Lopez in foster care all his life, and now that he was over 18, he had nowhere to go. CSS, a look back: Benefit Bank provided an “I asked him to come back in one hour,” Maria explained. “We put together a $50 gas efficient tool for case workers helping the poor card, but it wouldn’t put food on his table. I knew I would not sleep knowing that he By TIM WENZL ent could view the screen and didn’t have money for food, so I put $80 in Southwest Kansas Register work on the process together. the envelope. I wrote a note that said, ‘I know atholic Social Service case Members of the Fred and Dora things aren’t good, but things will get better. Cworkers used a computer Doll family donated more than I’m praying for you.’ program know as The Ben- $10,000 to cover the cost of “Two days later I got a letter back: ‘Thank efit Bank to assist the poor translating the Benefit Bank you. I was feeling lost and lonely,’ he wrote. in accessing state and federal software from English to Span- He let me know what the note did for him. He benefits from 2006 to 2012. ish. said he’d pray for us.” The Kansas Benefit Bank was After a Benefit Bank guide Like others working for Catholic Social a one-stop shop for services and helped a client complete the Service offices in Dodge City, Great Bend benefits that support low-wage paper work, the individual and Garden City, Maria embodies both an working families. Catholic So- took the papers to the office of analytical mind and a compassionate spirit, cial Service became a partner in Social Rehabilitation Ser- so that she can, at one moment, help someone these efforts when Inter-Faith vices (SRS) where they were Ministries in Wichita sought to processed by licensed case through the complex network of forms to David Myers/SKR file photo expand the use of the program workers. Because the paper acquire housing, while the next, offering her Former CSS program assistant Terry Leos helps a in southwest Kansas. work was complete, SRS was time to simply drive someone to school or to client navigate the Benefit Bank program. apply for a job. The Benefit Bank wasn’t able to process the information Prior to working for CSS, Maria was a actually a bank, but a free and in a matter of a day or less, assisted at the Cathedral; software. CSS counsel- para-professional at Bright Beginnings, easy way for people to learn rather than the 10 days needed Jo Rael at St. John; Terry ors do, however, con- working with preschool through kindergarten if they are potentially eligible without the Benefit Bank’s Leos at the CSS office tinue to complete paper pupils. In college, she hoped to study criminal for a wide array of federal and help. in Dodge City; and Patty applications for those law with an interest in social work, when she state-level benefits. Staff and Pattie McGurk served as Sanders and Gabriela who quality for Food and her husband, Carlos, became parents of volunteers used web-based the coordinator of The Benefit Moreno with AmeriCorps Stamps, cash assistance Abril. software developed by Phila- Bank. There were five Benefit were ‘counselors’ at the and a medical card. Ma- At CSS, she serves as case manager for the delphia-based Solutions for Banks sites in the diocese: at CSS office in Great Bend. ria Gutierrez and Brooke housing program, as well as the “Marriage for Progress. This simplified the the Cathedral of Our Lady of After 2012, Inter-Faith Hamlin-Lopez provide Keeps” and “Within my Reach” programs, application process for benefits Guadalupe in Dodge City; the Ministries longer com- this assistance in the which are designed to strengthen relation- such as food stamps, health CSS office in Dodge City; St. mitted resources to the Dodge City and Gar- ships, whether in marriage or at the work insurance, childcare subsidies, John the Apostle Church in St. project and without that den City, respectively. place. and tax credits and refunds. John; the CSS office in Garden support Catholic Social A group of volunteers The system was set up so City; and the CSS office in Service was not able to provides this assistance Continued on Page 9 that both the guide and the cli- Great Bend. Edie Loughmiller use The Benefit Bank in the Great Bend office. Page 4 January 11, 2015 The Southwest Kansas Register Commentary A happy and blessed 2015 War on poverty pray that all of you are having a wonderful Outer Limits voice By Dr. Alice von Hildebrand to be enchanted with one’s appearance start to 2015! As I sit in my attic office at continued. “If we wish I Catholic News Agency with the inevitable temptation of admir- Catholic headquarters in midtown Dodge to make it louder, we hich one of us would fail to re- ingly spending much time in front of a City, it’s a balmy 8 degrees outside. I’m not will bring up the vol- spond enthusiastically to Pope mirror. Now the miracle “science” called a huge fan of frigid weather, but after those ume. If we wish to W Francis’ call to wage war on poverty? “cosmetics” promises that “beauty” is 70 degree days in early December, it seems make it softer, we will In a world dominated by technology, no available to all of us, if only we become to put things right somehow. Warm days in tune it to a whisper.” one can ignore the abysmal misery and its faithful disciples. Anyone entering a winter are like when the Broncos won the Awe...some! “We will sub-human conditions in which millions department store, or looking at a flyer Superbowl: great … but odd, as if something control the horizontal. By David Myers of people live. By contrast, some “privi- from CVS, will be informed about the is askew in the universe. We will control the Editor leged” people bathe in revolting luxury. new “miracle” products which guarantee One of my New Year’s resolutions (my vertical. We can roll No Christian (no human being) can be only resolution) is to start exercising and the image, make it flutter,” he says as the that we shall become the beauty that we excused for not trying to alleviate this eating better, which I wouldn’t care so image flutters.Soooo cool. are entitled to be. much about, except that my doctor said he “We can change the focus to a soft blur horrible situation. Tua res agitur. When A morally decadent society is one in knows of several people on organ donor or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next our brothers are starving, it is our strict which cosmetics reigns supreme and lux- waiting lists: hour, sit quietly and we will control all that duty to feed them. ury has become a necessity. Any society “Your lack of concern for your health you see and hear.” You don’t have to ask The question is: how can I, in the frame is to be judged according to its priorities. gives them all hope,” he said, smiling, as he me twice! work of my daily life, in some modest We know a great deal about a person if we patted me on the back. “We repeat: there is nothing wrong with way respond to this call, without joining know what his hierarchy of values is, that So, today I arrived at work all set to be your television set. You are about to par- the order of Mother Teresa of Calcutta? is whether he distinguishes between what healthy, only to find that somebody had made ticipate in a great adventure. You are about How can each and every one of us become is essential and non-essential, between an chocolate peanut clusters the size of your to experience the awe and mystery which actively engaged in this war? authentic value, what is beneficial and what palm. I held off. I was proud of myself. For a reaches from the inner mind to – The Outer The first step is to make an examination is merely subjectively satisfying. A society while, anyway. Then I … I broke off a small Limits.” of conscience and ask oneself honestly: in which self fulfillment, immediate satis- piece. Oh, man, was it good. So, I broke off And when it was over, the voice would what is the role that luxury plays in my faction, yielding to any craving, are viewed another. I realized then that I couldn’t very “return control of your television set to you. personal life? What is luxury? By it, we as a “right”, is a society that has dug its own well leave a peanut cluster in the box that I Until next week at the same time, when the can refer to the meaningless accumulation grave. A rich society is, alas, often a society had chipped away at, so naturally I ate it. It control voice will take you to – The Outer of one and the same object. Monks, friars in which money, power, fame, success are was the only polite thing to do. I had another Limits.” and nuns have one or possibly two pairs the standards of greatness. We are far from for lunch as dessert after my Slimfast. As I lay back and watched the Outer Limits of shoes. But how many people in our the age in which holiness was viewed as a And now I sit here -- guilt parked in my on New Year’s Eve on a small black and rich society, have an army of them with person’s supreme achievement, that is the stomach -- kicking myself for my lack of white TV (with the help of a DVD player), the inevitable consequence that, unless recognition that to love and serve God is restraint, and wondering if there’s any peanut I was sent back to the early 1970s, when the they change shoes several times a day, the “Unum necessarium”. clusters left. So much for week one. fantasy of that eerie control voice sending their purchase was meaningless luxury? We are not responsible for the face we I ended 2014 watching an old “Outer me on a great adventure carried the magical Before yielding to the temptation to buy are born with, but our love of God and Limits” episode on a small, circa 1970s weight that comes with childhood. another pair (for the fashion purposely neighbor (guaranteeing true self love) black and white TV. I don’t know what time I could easily picture my old TV in my keeps changing), it might be lovingly wise will determine the face we shall have in it was when I fell asleep. Usually I watch basement bedroom, my parents upstairs – Dad to picture that the money involved could eternity. Saints invite us too use holy cos- the Twilight Zone marathon on Syfy, but probably doing bills, Mom probably sewing feed a starving family metics: charity, generosity, selflessness, this year I decided to spice things up. With – my older brother and sisters probably out The excuses are many: it was on sale; concern for others are the best means of my tummy full of popcorn and strawberry with friends. my professional work requires change; making oneself beautiful for eternity. Instant Breakfast (yes, this is how I “party”), And there I was, taking off on a great ad- I might need it next year. We are all tal- Men and women are made for immor- I lay down in bed, reached over, and turned venture that would be repeated (minus some ented at self justification: potentially we tality and it is only against the background on the old TV. of the magic, but not all) more than 40 years are all very clever lawyers. of eternity that they can understand their I thought it would be appropriate to end the later in a little town in Kansas. Luxury can also refer to things which calling to live as a person and not as an year by travelling back in time. See, when I A few weeks ago I was in Colorado for are totally meaningless, and are bought animal for which the satisfaction of in- was 10, I had an old (even for the time) used Christmas. The weight of the world can get because they make us forget for a brief stincts and cravings is a top priority. black and white TV I bought with the $10 much heavier as we age, which makes that moment the metaphysical boredom af- To eliminate a high percentage of suf- my grandmother sent me for my birthday. magic more important than ever. fecting millions of people. fering, let us fight the perverse philosophy My folks saw the want ad in the newspaper, My parents’ situation has changed a lot this None of us has chosen his physical ap- that is now the warp and woof of our deca- and together we drove the 10 miles or so to year. They now find themselves surrounded pearance, and rare of those pleased with dent society. How right Mother Teresa pick it up. by other seniors; health care workers bring what they see when facing a mirror. There of Calcutta was when she claimed that With a great deal of effort – putting the rab- them their pills; someone calls them to their is a Narcissus lying dormant in most of physical poverty is not the worse type of bit ears just so, adding a little crumpled up tin assigned time for meals. It’s a situation that us: what a marvelous feeling it must be poverty. foil -- I could almost see one of Denver’s four could drain the joy out of some people. But channels. At least when the horizontal hold Mom and Dad can see clearly the love offered was holding. If I did get it to hold, chances by those who have it to give in abundance. are the image would be stopped in mid-loop, And for those who don’t, Mom and Dad try the top half on the bottom, the bottom half on to offer them a little. That, or they just make top. (I guess you have to be of a certain age to a joke about it when they’re safely back in know exactly what I’m talking about.) their room (and can’t be attacked by angry Back then, when I came home from my little old ladies with walkers). friend Jimmy’s house on a Friday night (by The magic is this: Regardless of your 8 p.m., young man!), and found the voice on situation, Christ is always there, always in my TV telling me, “There is nothing wrong control, ready to take you on a great adven- with your television set. Do not attempt to ture. Sometimes it can be hard to take His adjust the picture,” I would sit back and hand, to trust. But when you do, that’s when relax. Ahhhhhh. the adventure begins. I pray that 2015 brings “We are controlling transmission,” the each of you a grand adventure.

Official Newspaper Published Semi-Monthly by the Catholic Diocese of Dodge City. All material in this newspaper is copyrighted 2015. Bishop John B. Brungardt...... President Tim Wenzl...Advertising Manager David Myers...... Editor Daniel Stremel, CPA...... Business Manager The Southwest Kansas Register Mrs. Margaret Klenke....Editor Emerita P.O. Box 137, Dodge City, KS 67801 Service of Editors Phone: (620) 227-1519 Msgr. A.J. Felling 1966-1971 Facsimile: (620) 227-1570 Byron Hull 1971-1974 e.mail: [email protected] Margaret Klenke 1974-1990 website: www.dcdiocese.org/register Tim Wenzl 1990-2001 The Southwest Kansas Register Commentary January 11, 2015 Page 5

War on poverty Protecting our ornography has been with us for cen- Since they often do not realize the danger nography. Given the prevalence of porno- Pturies, probably since people learned posed by pornographic material, they easily graphic material, this is not an easy task. to draw images in caves and on walls. give into the repeated temptations. I will discuss ways to protect our chil- children from However, it has gotten much more com- Viewing pornography can become a fad dren in future weeks. For now, I want to mon with modern media. among younger children as they encour- emphasize that it is our responsibility as porn requires The electronic media has brought por- age one another and show each other new adults, and that there are things we can do. nography into our homes and any place and more enticing websites. Studies show Some of those things are relatively easy, effort, sacrifice where a person can connect to the internet. that pornography is not a “victimless sin,” while others will require effort and finan- Since cell phones and many tablets are able but an addiction that can do real harm to cial sacrifice. By Father Ted Skalsky to access the internet at any time or place, people’s mental and emotional life. It is the We protect our children from physical Moderator of Marriage, the temptation to view pornography is al- responsibility of adults of the community, injury. Should we not also protect them Family Life and Natural ways present. This means that children are especially parents, to protect their children from things that can harm them socially, Family Planning exposed to pornography at very early ages. from the harmful effects of viewing por- emotionally and psychologically? ‘You are the one I have chosen…’ Editor’s Note: This is the homily for the this in Central Washington for decades. interpretive key for us as we deepen our sionary to the Spanish-speaking in order Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 2014 for And if those who work our fields face devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. to serve in the diocese where I the Diocese of Yakima, Washington. fear of deportation and family separation, Scholars suggest that this image of Our was born. it’s also important to note that courageous Lady of Guadalupe is one that shows The same is true for each and every one By the Most Rev. Joseph J. growers and packers also take on unique three months of pregnancy. It’s as though of you too. Regardless of your earthly Tyson, Bishop of Yakima and contradictory risks in making sure we Our Lady of Guadalupe is speaking into citizenship, your native language or your y little son, there are many I could have food on our tables. There are many our legal shadows and our consumer country of origin you have a mission – a Msend. But you are the one I have aspects to their challenges but allow me complicity reminding us that “identity” is mission given from the apparition of Our chosen.” These are the recorded words to cite just one: not something purchased or acquired. It’s Lady of Guadalupe through San Juan given to St. Juan Diego by the Blessed If employers inspect the I-9 permit to something that’s revealed – given to men Diego to each and every one of us: to bear Virgin Mary during her second apparition work, they can be sued for racial profil- and women of every age by a good and his mission of “…love, compassion and at Tepayac Hill in 1531. ing. If employers fail to inspect the I-9, gracious God. protection….” You may not feel worthy. But allow me to back up. You all recall rivals can disrupt their competitors by What ties that unborn Christ Child with You may feel that your English is bad or the first apparition of Our Lady of Guada- calling in a complaint and triggering a – in my case – that my Spanish is bad. lupe to San Juan Diego. Speaking to him raid. This is why I have concluded that “...We have become a nation But God has chosen you for this saving in his native Nahuatl, she told him she much of the economic underpinnings for mission of grace. Following the command wanted a Church built upon Tepayac Hill Washington State economy is built on built on half-truths. We fail of Our Lady of Guadalupe to San Juan where she would, in her words, offer her fraud – a fraud that begins – not with our to tell the truth that without Diego, this Advent season whom will people “…love, compassion and protec- growers or our agricultural workers – but you touch today with an act of kindness? tion….” She sent him to the bishop but with the very structure of our immigration undocumented immigrant la- A gesture of forgiveness? A message of the bishop’s assistants were a bit skepti- laws. bor we would have very little mercy? cal. The bishop said he would consider I realize to some ears this critique “My little son, there are many I could the request and invited him to return. sounds “political.” It is not. This critique food on our nation’s table. send. But you are the one I have chosen.” So when San Juan Diego returned to is moral. Dare we ask ourselves what this We fail to tell the truth about All of us should take great heart and great the place of the apparition, he asked her social reality does to all of us morally? the human cost this takes courage in those words of our Lady of to send someone else. He seemed to feel Note well: the division between docu- Guadalupe to San Juan Diego. unworthy to persuade someone as impor- mented and undocumented is not simply on our nation’s agricultural Why? Because salvation does not come tant as a bishop. Thus the response of Our an external division in our workplace and workers: the fear of deporta- from politicians. It comes from Christ. Lady of Guadalupe to San Juan Diego: among our families. It’s a division that To cite St. Paul, “Our citizenship is in “My little son, there are many I could runs inside each one of us – whether we tion and the constant threat of heaven.” “Our citizenship is in heaven” send. But you are the one I have chosen.” are in the Anglophone community or the family separation.” regardless of our legal status here on Do you believe those words? Do you be- Spanish-speaking community – because earth. lieve those words of Our Lady of Guada- all of us become compromised morally by -- Most Rev. Joseph J. Tyson This is why I am so grateful for the lupe to San Juan Diego? Do you believe living in a world built on fraudulent docu- many celebrations in honor of our Lady those words of Our Lady of Guadalupe to ments and fake identities. all children and all people – born and of Guadalupe as well as their fruit in our San Juan Diego about YOU? In a broader context, this dark side of unborn – is that human dignity needs no celebration of Christmas. When we fully You ... are God’s chosen ones. You our consumer culture suggests that “iden- documents and ministry in this Church engage in these public acts of worship, we have a nobility and a greatness that comes tity” is something chosen and acquired. demands no papers. create a space where we live the truth of – not from a passport, a visa, a green card, Our young people grow up in a world “My little son, there are many I could our human dignity. In our public worship, or an I-9 work permit – but from being where “identity” is equated with “gay” send. But you are the one I have cho- we acknowledge and give thanks to the created and fashioned from the very im- and “straight” and where sexuality is a sen.” Those words are meant for each giver of our true identity – Jesus Christ. age and likeness of God. consumer “preference” rather than an and every one of you – documented and Our religious devotion means that we do Certainly, I am keenly aware that you expression of our humanity. The market- undocumented. God has chosen YOU to not allow the failed political debates to receive the very opposite message from ing world suggests that we gain “identity” bear his mission of “…love, compassion dominate our lives – publicly or privately. various sectors of our North American through designer labels and fashionable and protection…” When we live this truth – the truth of our society. This comes from the fact – and clothing. The world of sports and enter- Friends, many of you know me. I was human dignity – we refuse to be divided I will not mince words – that we have tainment suggests an “identity” that is out born in Moses Lake – the first parish in between those who are eligible for an become a nation built on half-truths. We there in the studio or on the field waiting the Diocese of Yakima to hold a celebra- executive order and those who are not. It fail to tell the truth that without undocu- for our imitation. tion in honor of our Lady of Guadalupe means we refuse to cave to social intimi- mented immigrant labor we would have But our faith informs us of a richer – the year I was born! My grandfather dation and fear of deportation. When we very little food on our nation’s table. We and deeper identity: Our Lord and Savior was a union organizer. My mother attend- live the truth of our deepest human iden- fail to tell the truth about the human cost Jesus Christ. ed St. Joseph Academy in Yakima as well tity that comes – uniquely from our Lord this takes on our nation’s agricultural Through Christ we become most our- as St. Paul Cathedral School. My parents and Savior Jesus Christ – then maybe workers: the fear of deportation and the selves. By losing ourselves in the mes- were married at St. Paul Cathedral. While one day our civil leaders will catch up constant threat of family separation. sage of Christ we find ourselves. Indeed, I heard German spoken by my grand- and imitate in just legislation the human Here in Washington State, agriculture is it was the British rock singer Bono from parents, I cannot recall a time in my life dignity and the transcendent citizenship the single largest sector of our economy. U-2 who noted in an interview with Roll- when Spanish was not heard during the we all possess right now. It’s larger than our state’s higher profile ing Stone magazine a number of years harvest and in the fields. When I returned May we trust the words given to San industries such as computer software, back that it was “artistically appropriate” to become bishop in the Cathedral where Juan Diego by Our Lady of Guadalupe as aircraft and designer coffees. But it’s that Jesus Christ was born amidst the I was baptized, I immediately sensed I’d words given to all of us: “My little son, built on a shadow economy of immigrant “straw poverty” of an animal stable. not only be among extended family and there are many I could send. But you are labor. In some form or other it’s been like That “straw poverty” might be the friends but I’d also need to become a mis- the one I have chosen.” Page 6 January 11, 2015 The Southwest Kansas Register

Pilgrimage Catholic Diocese of Dodge City receives plaque in appreciation of support for Newman University to Italy, ewman University Presi- May 22-30, 2015 Ndent Dr. Noreen M. Car- rocci, Ph.D., and J.V. Johnston, ony Frasco (Sacred Heart Cathe- vice president for University Tdral School Theology Teacher) Advancement, recognized the will lead a nine-day trip to Italy May Catholic Diocese of Dodge City 22-30, 2015, which includes, among Dec. 18 with a plaque of ap- other highlights, an audience with preciation for its support of the Pope Francis. University. “This pilgrimage will offer par- The plaque welcomed the dio- ticipants the chance to experience cese to the De Mattias Society, the great sites of Italy and to grow a community of individuals and in their Catholic Faith,” Frasco said. organizations that support the “They will also see some of the great- university’s scholarships and est churches in all the world, and they academic programming. that all people should have will be able to visit the places were The De Mattias Society is the opportunity to seek some of the greatest saints lived.” named in honor of St. Maria and gain knowledge in a Also included will be a visit to the De Mattias, the foundress of faith-fi lled environment, Photo by Dave Myers four major Basilicas of Rome, the Newman University’s sponsor- regardless of their fi nan- J.V. Johnston, left, the Vice President for university Advance- Coliseum, and dining at some the fi n- ing religious congregation, the cial situation. ment, and Dr. Noreen Carrocci, university president, present est restaurants Italy has to offer. Adorers of the Blood of Christ. De Mattias Society the Most Rev. John B. Brungardt with a plaque thanking the Father Miguel Enriquez of the St. Maria, a 19th century members commit $1,000 or Diocese of Dodge City for its support of Newman university. Archdiocese of Denver will be ac- educator, pioneered the belief more each academic year. companying the group on the pilgrim- age. A church in partnership All the hotels will be four or fi ve stars and the trip includes breakfast he Diocese of Dodge City and Sharon, Syracuse, and Ulysses with Curriculum Instruction, MS in Build- and dinner each day. Locales include TNewman University collaborate the central network bridge at New- ing Leadership and an MSW in Social Rome/Vatican City, San Giovanni through Church in Partnership to man University in Wichita. The ITV Work. The Diocese also uses the ITV Rotondo, Lanciano, Assisi, Siena, provide pastoral ministry formation, network provides state-of-the-art, network to provide such programs and Orvieto. access to Catholic higher education, two-way audio and video connectivity as: Comunidades de Aprendizaje, The group will be fl ying from and other formation programs. among the sites. Catechist Formation, Financial Peace Wichita, but individuals may choose Church in Partnership uses an The Pastoral Ministry Formation University, Word Working Training, to depart from another city at no addi- Interactive Television Network (ITV) Program uses the network to offer stu- Youth Vocation Night, and for meet- tional cost. If you have any questions to facilitate communication across dents the opportunity to earn a degree ings such as: insurance, fi nance and contact Tony at tfrasco65@yahoo. the 23,054 square mile territory of in Pastoral Ministry from Newman building committees. com. Register at proximotravel. Southwest Kansas. These 10 sites University. Newman University West- Church in Partnership connects com/custom-trips/ and look for the are located throughout the diocese in ern Kansas uses the ITV network to people across the diocese, equips heading “Italy with Anthony Frasco Dodge City, Garden City, Great Bend, offer students the opportunity to earn a people with knowledge and skills and of Wichita, KS”. Liberal, Ness City, Pratt, Scott City, B.S. in Elementary Education, MS in sends people forth to do ministry. Register by Jan. 22 to receive the best fl ight arrangements. Fruit of the Vine -- Work of Human Hands n the late 1990’s and early 2000’s port seminarians within the Catholic Ithe diocese sponsored a program Diocese of Dodge City. called “God’s Little Green Acre”, a Participation in the program will not program to support seminarian educa- only support seminarians, but you will Got a minute? tion in the Diocese of Dodge City. The be provided a plaque or yard sign as a Please take a few moments to write program has recently been resurrected, reminder to others to pray for voca- a letter of support to our seminar- but with a few more options. The pro- tions. And it will encourage others to ians. How wonderful it is for them gram is now called “Fruit of the Vine participate. to know that they are being thought - Work of Human Hands” and offers For more information about “Fruit of and prayed for by the folks back two ways to participate: of the Vine - Work of Human Hands” home. Fruit of the Vine is for individuals contact: Mark W. Roth, Director of Juan Salas, Jacob Schneider, who would like to pledge profi ts from Development - Catholic Diocese of Joe McClure: their earthly labors, such as profi ts Dodge City, PO Box 137, Dodge City, from crop production, sale of live- KS 67801; (620) 227-1535; mroth@ St. John Vianney Theological stock, oil production, wind generation dcdiocese.org. Seminary, 1300 S. Steele St., Den- profi ts…etc. ver, Colo. 80210 Work of Human Hands is designed At right, Carolyn Roth stands beside for individuals or businesses who a sign placed on her lawn after mak- would like to pledge a portion of their ing a donation to Fruit of the Vine in business profi ts, annual income or support of diocesan seminarians. simply give a cash donation to sup-

Mark Brantley: “Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the Pope Saint John XXIII National silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent Seminary, 558 South repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all Avenue, Weston, MA 02494 to the good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity. It is Thank you! right and it is duty.” - Archbishop Oscar Romero The Southwest Kansas Register January 11, 2015 Page 7 Sing Sing inmates Indian priest fi nds warm (and cold) participate in gift exchange welcome in southwest Kansas with Pope Francis By DAVID MYERS Southwest Kansas Register Catholic News Agency ot long after a baby boy was born in the town ew York City, N.Y. - Inside the chapel of Our Lady of Hope Nof Uppaladadia in the southern tip of India - Nat Sing Sing Prison, inmates sitting in the penitentiary’s - a stone’s throw from the Bay of Bengal Sea – the chapel pews were stunned by what they had received from infant’s parents took him to a priest. Pope Francis. The baby had contracted typhoid fever and de- Denis Martinez, a convicted felon of eleven years serving spite the doctor’s efforts, was at the point of death; time at Sing Sing, sent an original drawing of three crucifi xes the priest blessed the baby, baptized him, and told on Calvary as a gift to Pope Francis. his parents, “This boy will one day serve God.” Other inmates sent messages along with the drawing to the “With his blessing, I was cured,” said a smiling Pope, as a symbol of their respect for him. Father Kola Prakash Rao, MSFS, the newest priest Much to their surprise, the inmates at Sing Sing received a to grace the high plains of Kansas. gift in return from the Holy Father, who sent Martinez and his Father Kola arrived in the Diocese of Dodge fellow prisoners a rosary, blessed holy cards, and a promise to City Dec. 22 and is currently staying in Spearville keep them in his prayers. with Father Rene Labrador. He will be assigned to “I can’t believe one of my drawings was given to the pope, a parish by Bishop John Brungardt following the while I’m here, trapped,” Martinez stated in a Dec. 15 interview orientation program for newly-arrived international with the New York Times. “His message is one I believe in, missionary priests. one of social justice. Those of us who’ve been on the fl oor, like “I went through elementary school and high I’ve been on the bottom, we know about the struggle.” school, and upon seeing the example of the Although Martinez admitted that his own faith was at times priests, I impressed upon the Lord that I wanted shaky, he and the other inmates who unite in the prison’s chapel to be a priest,” Father Kola said. Father kola Prakash Rao is staying in in prayer feel a special affection towards the Pope. On April 21, 2004, he was ordained a priest Spearville, and will be assigned following the The gift of the drawing was an idea prompted by one of the of the order of the Missionaries of St. Francis de orientation program for newly-arrived inter- prison’s volunteers, Betty Woodward. In her meetings with the Sales. national missionary priests. A decade later, the priest who is quick to smile and offer a humble bow of the head, stepped off More than 40 members of the order currently a plane in Kansas City. Bishop Brungardt picked serve in the United States. him up in Burlington and drove him the four In whichever parish he is assigned, Father hours to Spearville. Kola said that he hopes to be involved in youth It was his fi rst time in the United States. ministry. He also looks forward to visiting the “It was the fi rst experience in my lifetime with sick. snow,” he added. “It was so good to see the snow In his off time, he enjoys watching news falling. I had the feeling that I wanted to go out and sports. (When asked if he liked American and play!” he said, laughing. football, he laughed and said that Father Rene Father Kola is the youngest of four; he has two – who is from the Philippines – tried to ex- brothers and a sister living in India, along with plain it to him.) The two have already enjoyed his parents, who, prior to retiring, served as farm- backyard basketball at the priest’s residence in ers, growing tobacco, cotton and rice. Spearville. One of his best friends is Father Benjamin Father Kola (who laughed and said that Father Pope Francis sent a message to the prisoners of Dande, also a member of the Missionaries of St. Rene called him “Pepsi Kola”), enjoys reading, Sing Sing after an inmate sent him a drawing using Francis de Sales, with whom he attended semi- as well as a sport that isn’t quite as popular in a fi ngerprint ink pad. nary. Prior to his recent reassignment, Father the United States as it is in India: Father Kola’s Dande was pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Ashland soon-to-be-announced parish in the Catholic prisoners who attend Mass and Bible studies, she often spoke and Holy Spirit Parish, Coldwater; and before Diocese of Dodge City may want to look into about Pope Francis and his message of love. that of St. Lawrence, Jetmore and St. Anthony, starting southwest Kansas’s fi rst cricket team. “They were blown away by the fact that one of the fi rst Hanston. Now that would be a fi ne welcome, indeed. things Pope Francis did was go to a prison and wash the feet of prisoners on Holy Thursday,” Woodward told the New York Times. “My personal refl ection on this is that Pope Francis is like a father fi gure to them. He is not a distant person. He is warm, United States asks Vatican understands things and talks about mercy, love and not judging. These guys devour that message.” Using a fi ngerprint ink pad to create the drawing, Martinez to help relocate Guantanamo inmates drew the three crucifi xes on Calvary refl ecting in the eye of Catholic News Agency who are not considered security threats were Christ crucifi ed. atican City - In December the U.S. Secre- transferred to Uruguay, which took them in as a “It’s a refl ection in the pupil of the crucifi ed Christ in the Vtary of State John Kerry met briefl y with his humanitarian gesture, and where they are now free middle with two smaller crosses for the good thief and the bad Vatican counterpart, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to men. They have received housing, medical care, thief,” Woodward said. discuss issues of common concern and to seek donations of clothing, Spanish lessons, and some “In Denis’s mind you have your choice: You can be the good the Holy See’s aid in relocating Guantanamo 30 offers of work. thief or the bad thief. You can be bad, but become good.” detainees. Most of the discussion between Kerry and Car- During an October audience, Woodward personally presented Father Federico Lombardi, Holy See press offi - dinal Parolin concerned the Middle East and the Martinez’ drawing and the other inmates’ messages to Pope cer, explained Dec. 15 that Kerry noted America’s avoidance of violence there, and in particular con- Francis. After returning from the audience, Woodward gave commitment to closing the Guantanamo Bay sidering the resumption of negotiations between the men the gifts that the Holy Father had sent in return. detention camp, the military prison where 136 Palestine and Israel. Additionally, Pope Francis gave Martinez a portrait of himself. persons are still being held by the US government Joining Kerry were Kenneth Hackett, US Am- Upon receiving the picture, Martinez’s eyes fi lled with tears. as part of the “war on terror.” bassador to the Holy See, and two state depart- “This is the most beautiful gift I have received in here,” Mar- Father Lombardi said Kerry expressed a desire ment staff. Cardinal Parolin was accompanied by tinez stated, adding, “I’m not the best Catholic, but my mother for “the Holy See’s assistance in seeking adequate three curial offi cials. tried. humanitarian solutions for current inmates.” The one-hour meeting also touched on the crisis “Even if you doubt, you can take something from the pope’s Earlier this month, six men who had been in Ukraine, which has killed more than 4,000 since message. You can fi nd yourself in the bottom of the pit, but you held at Guantanamo for more than 10 years and February; and the Ebola outbreak in west Africa. can still hear his message and say ‘alleluia.’” Page 8 January 11, 2015 The Southwest Kansas Register Happenings Diocese offers invitation to pope’s U.S. visit Deadline to register for the trip is April 1, 2015, in order to guarantee hotel rooms Registration deadline Jan. 15 for pro-life pilgrimage ope Francis plans to visit the United For further information, call: 800-653- Register your youth now for the a day of prayer, activity and public PStates Sept. 22-28, 2015. The Diocese 0017. Per person cost: $1,795 (double oc- Diocese of Dodge City pro-life witness to the value of every human of Dodge City will be leading a pilgrimage cupancy). The pilgrimage and the World pilgrimage to Topeka on Jan. 22. life. Cost is $35 and is open to High to Philadelphia to participate in the World Meeting of Families require separate Join Bishop Brungardt and other School and college-age youth and Meeting of Families and the Papal Visit. registration. Go to dcdiocese.org. pro-life leaders from the Diocese for sponsors. Heartland Farm events For information on the following three as well as experienced potters, the Heart- events, go to heartlandfarm-ks.org/con- land Farm Pottery Studio will be available tent/upcoming-events, call us at (620) for instruction, wheel and hand-building 923-4585 or email at [email protected] work, glazing and firing on a monthly basis. to reserve your spot. Hours will be between 4-8 p.m. the third Thursday of the month and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on FiberSpace 2015: Join us in learning the following Saturday. No exceptions. how to knit, crochet, spin, or weave! Be- ginners and experienced persons are both Retreat Weekend Package welcome. We have equipment available or Anytime - Friday night through Sunday you are welcome to bring your own. Join morning. The cost of the package is $225 us for the weekends of January 23-24 or with meals included. Three meals served on SEND name, email, phone and check February 6-7. You may come to both or Saturday and one on Sunday morning. Your by Jan. 15 to Gayla Kirmer, Catholic just one for $75 per weekend, which in- choice of two of the following activities: Diocese of Dodge City, P.O. Box 137, cludes lunch on Saturday and refreshments therapeutic massage, guided retreat input, Dodge City, KS, 67801. Questions: throughout the weekend. guided labyrinth walk, natural nurture (a (620) 227-1525 or gkirmer@dcdio- selection of our handmade products), and cese.org. Third Thursday Pottery spiritual direction. Studio Night: For interested students Adults over age 18 must be compliant with the Diocesan Safe Environment Policy. 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CUSA, an umbrella organization tion, CCUSA has begun the Campaign those who serve them in local communi- Cwhich includes Catholic Social Ser- to Reduce Poverty in America. This ties. vice, has a long history of being actively campaign is a multi-year, multifaceted • To engage those who are most engaged in the development and pas- approach to alleviating poverty in the impacted by government policies to be sage of major social service legislation, United States. active participants in developing solu- including the Social Security Act, the Goals of the Campaign to Reduce tions to reducing poverty. National Housing Act, and the federal Poverty in America • To work with individuals and orga- Emergency Food and Shelter Program. • To call upon the government to im- nizations across the country to address In continuing its tradition of help- prove public policies that strengthen and poverty in our country. ing untold millions achieve sustainable support families. CCUSA calls upon all all Americans self-reliance, support their families, • To educate policy-makers and the to address the issues that impact the Working to Reduce Poverty and become contributing members to public about the struggles of those most vulnerable and act now to reduce in America local communities throughout the na- living in poverty and the good work of poverty in this nation.

Pope Francis ‘unites’ his CSS: Offering home and hope From Page 3 voice with the poor “I also help people who come Brooke Hamlin-Lopez By Elise Harris in the door. They come in all aria’s counterpart at the Garden City CSS office is Brooke Catholic News Agency day. The may need help with MHamlin-Lopez. Besides serving as Family Support Specialist atican City - Pope Francis spoke out against oppression food stamps, filling out a job for Marriage for Keeps, she works with Seeds of Hope Jail Ministry, Vof the poor due to greed and warned again of the grow- application, or they may need for which she teaches relationship skills to those incarcerated at the ing presence of a “globalization of indifference” – a warning, some baby clothes or formula.” Finney County Jail. The program provides inmates with relation- he said, which has wrongly type-casted him. Maria isn’t in the office ship-building skills, so that they will be better equipped to return to “It is not possible to tackle poverty by promoting con- much. Many of her clients lack their spouse, adapt to a new job, or to build a new, personal relation- tainment strategies to merely reassure, rendering the poor transportation, so Maria goes ship. ‘domesticated,’ harmless and passive,” the pope told those to them. For some, it’s deliver- Along with Seeds of Hope, Brooke works with SCRIMP (Second gathered for his encounter with leaders of various Church ing goods such as diapers or Chance Reentry Initiative Mentoring Program), a grass-roots effort movements. baby food. Others may need a initiated by volunteers from the Seeds of Hope Jail Ministry to help He called the basic needs for land, housing and work an ride somewhere, perhaps to a repeat offenders stay out of jail through education, mentoring, and “aspiration that should be within the reach of all but which job interview. Still others need case management. we sadly see is increasingly unavailable to the majority.” her help in navigating a sea of The program, she said, is a natural extension of the relationship “It’s strange, but if I talk about this, there are those who paperwork to move into a home skills classes that she teaches at the Finney County Jail. think that the Pope is Communist,” he said. that Maria personally picked out “The fact that the love for the poor is in the center of the for them. gospel is misunderstood,” the pope added. “Those (val- The HUD-based housing “We knew that there was a strong correla- ues) for which you’re fighting for are sacred rights. It’s the program, Southwest Kansas tion between low income and incarceration. Church’s social doctrine.” Transitional Housing Program, Solidarity, the pope observed, is a word that is often forgot- is a two-year program for home- So, our idea was that by teaching relation- ten in today’s society, and which extends far beyond sporadic less or at risk of homelessness ship skills in jail, offenders would be ready acts of generosity. individuals and families. If they Instead it requires thinking in communal terms, and includes are approved, they receive two to transition into a Marriage for Keeps fighting structural causes of poverty such as inequality, unem- years of rental payment on a class with their wives when they got out of ployment, lack of land and housing, and the denial of social home chosen by CSS through and labor rights, he said. It also requires facing the destructive HUD. jail.” -- Brooke Hamlin-Lopez effects of the “empire of money” such as forced displacement, “I go through the application painful migration, human trafficking, drugs, war and violence. and see if they’re a good candi- “Today the phenomenon of exploitation and oppression as- date,” Maria said. “If they are, The goal of the program is to reduce the revocation rate (offenders sumes a new dimension, a graphical and hard edge of social then I have to go out and find who don’t complete their probation successfully) by 20 percent. injustice,” the pope noted, explaining that this “throwaway a house that’s right for them. The program, she said, allows inmates to “look at their own mor- culture” makes it so that those who are unable to integrate are They have to have an income als and goals in order to help them find a good mate. But it also marginalized and discarded as “cast-offs.” because they pay for utilities. works well with people in relationships, because we talk about ex- Situations such as this arise when economic systems make I’ll sit down and work on their pectations, the danger signs of relationships, and problem behaviors. money their god and put it at the heart of their work rather budget. It’s a really good pro- “We are trying to reach the low-income population,” Brooke ex- than centering on the human person, created in the image of gram. We furnish the apartment plained. “Strengthening marriages and families is one of the ways to God, the pontiff continued. for them, beds, cribs, whatever break the cycle of poverty. We knew that there was a strong correla- He then turned his attention to the phenomenon of unem- they need.” tion between low income and incarceration. So, our idea was that by ployment, saying that each person who works, whether part The family will have a set of teaching relationship skills in jail, offenders would be ready to tran- of the formal system of paid work or not, “has the right to fair goals that they must keep, such sition into a Marriage for Keeps class with their wives when they remuneration, social security and a pension.” as searching out and finding got out of jail. The classes in jail help them to focus on themselves; These people, the pontiff noted, include those who recycle health care for their family, the classes with their wives help them to focus on their relationship waste, street vendors, garment makers, craftsmen, fishermen, having their children in Bright together.” farmers, builders, miners, workers in companies in receiv- Beginnings, and taking part in Prior to being hired for CSS in 2007, Brooke, who is married to ership, cooperatives and common trades which are often the “Marriage for Keeps” and Ruben and mother to a 10-year-old son, Marcus, served as a proba- excluded from employment rights and denied the option of “Within my Reach” relationship tion officer. forming trades unions, as well as those who don’t receive a building program. “Within my Whether it’s finding homes for the homeless, helping couples and stable or sufficient income. Reach” is for single people. individuals to build relationships, or aiding inmates or those recently “I wish to unite my voice to theirs and to accompany them “I love it,” she said of her job released to better adapt to their new life, Brooke says, “I feel like I in their struggle,” Pope Francis said. at Catholic Social Service. “I am rewarded everyday helping those in need.” The world, said the pontiff, has forgotten God and so be- don’t think I could ever end up Editor’s Note: Some of this article was taken directly from the come “an orphan” because it has turned away from him. in a better job. I love what I do.” Diocese of Dodge City CSS website. However, Christians have been given a strong guide and “revolutionary program” for how to act, which can be found in the Beatitudes, the Bishop of Rome noted, and encouraged “When I fed the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked all to read them. why the poor had no food, they called me a Communist.”

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aría cantando a Jesús recién nacido abandonados, sino que nuestro Padre Celes- Mes el tema de la emocionante canción tial nos envió un Salvador. En nuestras vidas de Navidad de Francesca Battistelli “Estás ocupadas, ¿con qué frecuencia refl exionamos Adorémosle, aquí”: “Tu hicisite el mundo antes de que sobre la salvación, nuestro destino eterno que sigámosle, amémosle yo naciera / Y yo te estoy sosteniendo en nos ha dado este niño en un pesebre? Bat- mis brazos esta noche. ... Algún día miraré tistelli refl exiona diciendo que María pudo como Él ama, todos hacia atrás hacia este momento / La noche haber reconocido la futura acción salvífi ca de que Dios se hizo mi bebé”. A medida que su niño: “Mira tus manos, todavía tan peque- ¡con gran alegría! continuamos nuestra alegría de Navidad (el ñas. / Algún día vas a abrirlas y salvarnos a tiempo litúrgico de Navidad termina hoy, todos”. Vamos a refl exionar sobre esto más fi esta del Bautismo de Nuestro Señor), nos durante nuestro camino cuaresmal en unas espíritu, / E inundar el mundo con alegría”. maravillamos de la fe de María en Jesús, que pocas semanas. Sí, Jesús está aquí, para ti, para mí, para es a la vez su hijo y su Señor. Después de que Jesús nos enseñó de amor, todos nosotros. + Reverendo ¿Qué pensamientos pueden haber estado murió para que se nos borrasen nuestros Adorémosle, sigámosle, amémosle como John B. Brungardt en la mente de María? “Podrías habernos pecados, y resucitó para abrir las puertas del Él ama, todos ¡con gran alegría! Nuestro Obispo de Dodge City dejado solos. / Pero estás aquí”. Estamos cielo, y luego ascendió al cielo: “Algún día Salvador, Rey y Creador nos ama ¡más de eternamente agradecidos de que fuimos vas a ir a volver a casa, / Pero vas a dejar a tu lo que podemos pedir o imaginar! Familias numerosas son “esperanza para la sociedad,” asegura el Papa Francisco CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY hijas de una familia numerosa son más las familias numerosas, después “se ATICANO - Niños revoloteando capaces de comunión fraterna desde la queda sólo en palabras”. “En el siglo pasado, en Vde un lado para otro, matrimo- infancia”. Por ello, “espero, pensando también muchos países de Europa, nios jóvenes y también abuelos. Esta Y es que “en un mundo marcado en la baja natalidad que desde hace fue la imagen general que se pudo ver a menudo por el egoísmo, la familia tiempo se registra en Italia, una mayor los abuelos han transmitido esta mañana en el Aula Pablo VI del numerosa es una escuela de solidaridad atención política y de las administra- la fe a los hijos: ellos ll- Vaticano en el día que se celebra la y de compartir; y estas actitudes van ciones públicas, a todos los niveles, con fi esta de la Sagrada Familia de Naza- después en benefi cio de toda la socie- el fi n de dar la ayuda prevista a estas evaban a escondidas al niño ret. ¿El motivo? Un encuentro que el dad”. familias”. Papa Francisco tuvo con la Asociación El Santo Padre hizo después un com- “Toda familia es célula de la socie- a recibir el Bautismo y le Nacional de Familias Numerosas de paración con los niños y jóvenes como dad, pero la familia numerosa es una transmitían la fe”. Italia que celebra diez años de vida, y “frutos de un árbol”, en en el que han participado familias de el que las “buenas raíces” toda Europa. sería los abuelos y “el El Santo Padre reconoció que “la buen tronco”, los padres. presencia de las familias numerosas es Siguiendo con el ejemplo, una esperanza para la sociedad”. explicó que “la gran fa- El Papa entró en el aula sonriente, milia humana es como un saludando y bendiciendo a los niños y bosque, donde los árboles después de escuchar el testimonio de buenos llevan solidari- alguna de ellas quiso animarlas a con- dad, comunión fi delidad, tinuar dando testimonio de la belleza de sostén, seguridad, feliz la familia. sobriedad y amistad. “¡Se ve que ustedes aman la familia Como suele ser habitual y aman la vida!”, exclamó al comenzar por el Papa Francisco, su discurso. tuvo una mención es- El Papa comparó la Sagrada Familia pecial para los abuelos, con las familias numerosas ya que la que son “una presencia familia de Jesús “es la imagen de una preciosa sea por la ayuda familia ‘larga’, un poco como son sus práctica que prestan, sea familias”. sobre todo por el aporte “Han venido con los frutos más bel- educativo”. los de su amor. Maternidad y paterni- “Los abuelos custodian dad son dones de Dios, pero acoger en sí los valores de un el don, maravillarse de su belleza y pueblo, de una familia, hacerlo resplandecer en la sociedad, y ayudan a los padres esta es su tarea”. a transmitírselos a los Francisco aseguró que “cada uno de hijos”. célula más rica, más vital, y el Estado padres y madres de familias numerosas, sus hijos es una criatura única que no se “En el siglo pasado, en muchos debe tener todo el interés en invertir en junto a sus hijos, que participan en la repetirá nunca más en la historia de la países de Europa, los abuelos han trans- ella”. vida de la Iglesia y de la sociedad”. humanidad. Cuando se entiende esto, a mitido la fe a los hijos: ellos llevaban a Francisco señaló que sería bienvenida Antes de concluir, el Santo Padre dijo saber que cada uno ha sido querido por escondidas al niño a recibir el Bautismo una red de asociaciones familiares que reza “por las familias más probadas Dios, ¡si queda maravillado del milagro y le transmitían la fe”. capaces de hacerse visibles y presentes por la crisis económica, aquellas en las que es un hijo!”. A los padres, Francisco les agradeció en la sociedad y en la política y destacó que el padre o la madre han perdido el El Pontífi ce explicó que “un hijo “el ejemplo de amor a la vida” que que su compromiso debe ser el de “pro- trabajo –y esto es duro- en las que los cambia la vida” y a continuación se “ustedes custodian desde la concepción mover en la sociedad y en las leyes del jóvenes no lo encuentran”. También por dirigió a los hijos presentes en la gran hasta el fi n natural” a pesar de “todas Estados los valores y la necesidad de la las familias “probadas en los seres que- sala y les dijo: “Cada uno de ustedes las difi cultades y pesos de la vida”. familia”. ridos y en aquellas tentadas de rendirse a es fruto único del amor, vienen del El Papa aprovechó también el en- Por último, el Papa agradeció a los la soledad y a la división”. amor y crecen en el amor. ¡Son únicos, cuentro para pedir a los gobernantes movimientos eclesiales su aportación a Como es costumbre, el Papa pidió que pero no están solos!”. Porque, según más políticas en favor de la familia y la familia y subrayó que muchos de los recen por él y añadió: “que yo soy un el Papa, “el hecho de tener hermanos y denunció que la Constitución Italiana a allí reunidos pertenecen a ellos. poco el abuelo de todos ustedes”. hermanas les hace bien: los hijos y las pesar de pedir un respeto especial por “Siempre agradezco al Señor el ver a The Southwest Kansas Register January 11, 2015 Page 11 Otro Camino’ l Papa Francisco cautivo ene de pensar muy alto acerca de queremos la aprobación de los ellos mismos están atrapados en Enuestra atención un poco nosotros mismos. demás. Que piensen bien de ti, esas cosas vacías. antes de la Navidad cuando hablo La ambición es un amor excesi- que hablen bien de ti, tenemos La vanidad nos conduce a de las “enfermedades y tentacio- vo por los honores, dignidades, y hambre de estas cosas, se nos an- hablar sin fin acerca de nosotros nes” que debilita nuestro servicio especialmente por tener autoridad tojan. Y empezamos a buscarlas mismos, un alarde vergonzoso y al Señor. La enfermedad de la sobre los demás. Porque pensa- por razones egoístas. de desaprobación, tal vez, pero vanidad y vanagloria me puso a mos muy alto acerca de nuestra Queremos que nos aprecien por aun así alarde. La vanidad nos pensar. propia fuerza, muy fácilmente nuestro propio interés, sin dejar lleva a una cierta ostentación en Ese tipo de cosas vienen del podemos considerarnos superior a esa decisión al Dios que nos hizo nuestro vestir, lenguaje, compor- Orgullo, pensaban nuestros los demás, podemos querer domi- de nada. O, queremos que nos tamiento, para llamar la atención, antepasados. Es uno de los tres narlos, e imponer nuestras ideas aprecien esencialmente por cosas para buscar una cierta singulari- + Obispo defectos que vienen de aquella sobre ellos. vacías (apariencia, los colores de dad en nuestro modo de vivir. La Ronald M. Gilmore fuente antigua de pecado: presun- La vanidad es un deseo ex- los vestidos y las condecoracio- vanidad nos lleva a ser el hipócri- Obispo Emeritus ción, ambición, vanagloria. cesivo de querer el aprecio de nes, dijo el Papa), cosas que no ta, satisfecho con solo la aparien- de Dodge City La presunción es un deseo los demás. Cuando tenemos merecen un elogio real. O, que- cia exterior de virtud. excesivo por las cosas que están una opinión muy alta acerca de remos que nos aprecien aquellos El Papa Francisco me hizo pen- más allá de nuestras fuerzas. Vi- nosotros mismos, por naturaleza cual opinión no tiene valor porque sar. ¿Y a ti? Mons. Wenski: Papa Francisco hizo lo que debía hacer con Cuba y Estados Unidos, construir puentes cATHOLIC nEWS sERVICE “Diálogos entre Juan Pablo y Fidel Cas- IAMI - El Arzobispo de Miami tro”, cuyo primer capítulo se titula “Valor M(Estados Unidos), Mons. Thomas del diálogo”. Wenski, afirmó que el Papa Francisco En ese sentido, Mons. Wenski dijo a hizo lo que tienen que hacer los pontí- Martí Noticias que la visita de 1998 “mar- fices: “construir puentes”; como fue en el ca un antes y un después en la historia de caso entre Estados Unidos y Cuba. Cuba”. “El Papa Francisco hizo lo que los En conversación con el medio de papas se supone que hacen: Construir pu- Miami, el Prelado afirmó que “la Iglesia entes y promover la paz. Él actuó al igual quiere actuar dentro de la sociedad cubana que su tocayo, Francisco de Asís, quien como aquí en los Estados Unidos”. durante la quinta cruzada fue a Egipto “Queremos una transición a una po- a reunirse con el Sultán al-Kamil en el sibilidad de vivir con más humanidad y interés de paz”, señaló a la prensa. así encontrarnos con las raíces cristianas El 17 de diciembre Barack Obama del pueblo cubano sería un lugar dónde y Raúl Castro destacaron el papel del comenzar”, señaló el Prelado de la ar- Santo Padre en el acercamiento de los quidiócesis donde vive la mayor parte de dos países. Así, diversos medios recorda- cubanos exiliados y sus descendientes. En ron que en 1998 el entonces Arzobispo Cuba, indicó, “hay cambios significantes, de Buenos Aires acompañó a San Juan cambios de obispos por la edad. También Pablo II en su viaje a Cuba. Luego de este el reto de responder a las necesidades de viaje, el ahora Pontífice escribió el ensayo una iglesia creciente”. Esperando por el Papa Benedicto, marzo de 2012, la Habana, Cuba CNA

Papa Francisco pide en Twitter Reverendo Diversión Copyright Bible Gateway por los cristianos perseguidos OMA - El Papa Francisco, a través de su o acosados a causa de la fe. En el caso de los Rcuenta @Pontifex, pidió este viernes orar tres primeros países, los fieles son víctimas de por todos los cristianos perseguidos a causa grupos fundamentalistas musulmanes como el de la fe, en el día en que la Iglesia recuerda al Estado Islámico (ISIS) y Boko Haram. primer mártir, San Esteban. En Pakistán, los fieles son potenciales “Pidamos hoy por todos los perseguidos a víctimas de la ley de blasfemia, con el caso causa de su fe cristiana.”, expresó el Papa en emblemático de Asia Bibi. su cuenta. “Recemos también para que, gracias al sac- Pidamos hoy por todos los perseguidos a rificio de estos mártires de hoy – son tantos, causa de su fe cristiana. tantísimos - se fortalezca en todo el mundo — Papa Francisco (@Pontifex_es) diciembre el compromiso para reconocer y asegurar 26, 2014 concretamente la libertad religiosa, que es un Francisco sigue de cerca el drama de los derecho inalienable de toda persona humana”, cristianos en países como Irak, Siria, Nige- pidió este viernes el Papa durante el rezo del ria, Pakistán y otros donde son perseguidos Ángelus en la Plaza de San Pedro. Sesiones de conscientización La Diócesis requiere a todos los empleados y conducidos por gente de nuestra Diócesis Copyright © 2011 The Zondervan Corporation. voluntarios que trabajan con menores a asistir especialmente entrenadas como facilitadores. a las sesiones de conscientización de Proteger Las sesiones se publicarán en las parroquias, ¿Te acuerdas de aquel propósito de Año a los Niños de Dios. escuelas, el períodico Southwest Kansas Regis- Estas sesiones de conscientización están ter y la página electrónica de la Diócesis. www. Nuevo que hiciste de probar cosas nuevas? disponibles en ambos inglés y español. Son dcdiocese.org/protectingchildren. David Bernard Mick, 64, of St. Joseph Parish, Scott City, died Jan. 2, 2015. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th degree knights. Survivors include three brothers - Ronald, Richard and John; three sisters, Marilee Cramer, Marlene O’Connor, and Margaret Strouse. Father Bernard Felix presided.

John Edward Stoss, 50, of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Hoisington, died Jan. 1, 2015. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his companion, Ola Allen; mother, Darlene Stoss; son, John Rich- ard Stoss; daughter, Shelli Schmidt, Ola’s daughter, Heidi Oetken; sisters Michelle Kultgen and Melissa Cowles; brother, Jerald Stoss; four grand- children; and many nieces and nephews. Father Charles Mazouch presided. Corrine Catherine Finger, 75, of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Hoisington, died Dec. 31, 2014. Survivors include three brothers, Marvin Kaiser, Gilbert Kaiser and Ronald Kaiser; two sisters, Jolene Rziha and Marilyn Ricke; a brother-in-law, Robert L. Finger; 15 nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and nephews. Father Pascal Klein presided. Elvira Castanon, 69, of St. Mary Parish, Garden City, died Jan. 1, 2015. Survivors include her husband, Luis; five children, Susana Esquivel, Claudia Elvira Munoz, Julio Cesar Esquivel, Jorge Alejandro Esquivel, and Diana Maribel Cedillo; sisters Alicia Jara, Anita Jara, and Beatriz Jara; brother Arturo Jara; 23 grandchildren; and one great grandchild. Father Charles Seiwert presided.

Page 12 January 11, 2015 O bituaries The Southwest Kansas Register Ruth Elaine Sexson, 68, of Carol Thrasher, Judy Phillips, Luciano L. Jr., and Marciano; half- father, Thomas “Mac” Keeley; Stoss; daughter, Shelli Schmidt, Sacred Heart Parish, Pratt, died Rebecca Calvert, and Thomas sister, Leslie Torres; grandmother, sisters Shelley Keeley, and Nancy Ola’s daughter, Heidi Oetken; Dec. 13, 2014. She retired from Phillips; six grandchildren, four Geneva Pauda; nieces, nephews, Whitson; brother, Bill and Tom sisters Michelle Kultgen and the Kansas Department of Wild- great-grandchildren, and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Father Keeley; and many nieces, neph- Melissa Cowles; brother, Jerald life and Parks in 2009 where she nieces and nephews. Father Mike Peter Fernandez presided. ews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Stoss; four grandchildren; and was a licensing clerk for 12 years. Helms presided. Charles L. “Charlie” Crouse, Father Wesley Schawe presided. many nieces and nephews. Father She is survived by her husband, Yaresly Bujanda, 5 months, 73, of Prince of Peace Parish at Clementine Schmitt, 100, of Charles Mazouch presided. Keith E. Sexson Jr.; daughters, of St. Alphonsus Parish, Satanta, St. Patrick Church, Great Bend, St. Helen Parish, Hugoton, died Corrine Catherine Finger, 75, Brenda Sexson, Ronda Henery, died Dec. 15, 2014. She was born died Dec. 21, 2014. He had served Dec. 29, 2014. Survivors include a of St. John the Evangelist Parish, and Kendra Sexson; two brothers, June 19, 2014. Survivors include with the Nashua, N.H. Police daughter, Cheryl Cox; a grandson; Hoisington, died Dec. 31, 2014. Marvin Foos and Fred Foos; one father, Jose and wife, Liliana, Department before moving to three granddaughters; four grand- Survivors include three brothers, sister, Margaret Aldridge; and and mother Marissa Carrasco;, Great Bend. He was a veteran of children; nine great-grandchildren; Marvin Kaiser, Gilbert Kaiser five grandchildren Father Floyd twin sister, Yaretzy Bujanda; and the United States Army. Survi- and eight great-great-grandchil- and Ronald Kaiser; two sisters, McKinney presided. grandparents: Samuel and SoLe- vors include his wife, Jean; one dren. Jolene Rziha and Marilyn Ricke; Mary Catherine Phillips, 92, das Bujanda and Efren Carrasco. daughter, Danielle Weber; and two David Bernard Mick, 64, of a brother-in-law, Robert L. Finger; of St. Anthony Parish, Lakin, died katie Marie Pauda, 28, of grandchildren, Brandon Carr and St. Joseph Parish, Scott City, died 15 nieces and nephews; and many Dec. 14, 2014. She was the grand- Mary, Queen of Peace Parish, Shaun Weber. Father Ted Stoeck- Jan. 2, 2015. He was a member great-nieces and nephews. Father daughter of the founder of the Ulysses died Dec. 20, 2014. She lein presided. of the Knights of Columbus 3rd Pascal Klein presided. city of Lakin, John O’Loughlin, was a very compassionate and kind Cheryl L. Keeley, 57, of the and 4th degree knights. Survivors Elvira Castanon, 69, of St. and his wife, Mary. She was a person always putting others be- Cathedral of Our Lady of Guada- include three brothers, Ronald, Mary Parish, Garden City, died

member of the Altar Society. fore herself. She loved her brothers lupe Parish, Dodge City, died Dec. Richard and John; and three sis- Jan. 1, 2015. Survivors include Survivors include her children, and was a good aunt to her nieces 26, 2014. A lifelong Dodge City ters, Marilee Cramer, Marlene her husband, Luis; five children, and nephews. Survivors include resident, she was a 1976 gradu- O’Connor, and Margaret Strouse. Susana Esquivel, Claudia Elvira her parents, Luciano Sr. and Olga ate of Dodge City High School, Father Bernard Felix presided. Munoz, Julio Cesar Esquivel, ATTENTION (Romero) Pauda; brothers, Moises, attended St. Mary of the Plains John Edward Stoss, 50, of Jorge Alejandro Esquivel, and Farmers, Ranchers, and Royalty Owners College and went on to graduate St. John the Evangelist Parish, Diana Maribel Cedillo; sisters Obituary Policy from Washburn University with Hoisington, died Jan. 1, 2015. He Alicia Jara, Anita Jara, and Bea- For Sale her Bachelor of Science and MBA. was a member of the Knights of triz Jara; brother Arturo Jara; 23 Obituaries are printed free of She worked for the State of Kansas Columbus. Survivors include his grandchildren; and one great FARMS & RANCHES charge, but must be edited for This at the Kansas Soldiers Home at companion, Ola Allen; mother, grandchild. Father Charles Sei- Large & Small in Kansas & Oklahoma space. If a family or friend’s Could Ft. Dodge. Survivors include: her Darlene Stoss; son, John Richard wert presided. Michael Beckerman listing was not included, please Be Golden, Inc. RealtoRs Phone: (316) 729-0900 contact Dave at (620) 227-1519 You! Cell: (316) 218-7481 or email the listing to skregis- Bishop Brungardt’s Calendar Email:[email protected] [email protected]. Jan. 11-25 Jan 11: Region IX Bishops’ Retreat in San Diego. Jan 15-16: Kansas Catholic Conference meeting in Topeka. Dan Reed, FICF Stuart Scheer For more Jan 17: Guatemalan Celebration Mass at St. Anthony Church in Liberal at 11 a.m.; Mass at St. Field Agent Field Agent information on a Joseph Church in Ellinwood at 5 p.m. (785) 472-2145 office (785) 726-4899 office career with the Jan 18: Mass at St. Michael Church in Lacrosse at 10 a.m.; Andrew dinner with Bishop John. (785) 531-0135 cell (785) 213-7318 cell Knights of Jan 20: Presbyteral Council meeting; Diocesan Building Committee meeting. Servicing the following Servicing the following Columbus, please Jan 22: March for Life Masses and Rally in Topeka. councils: Great Bend, councils: Liebenthal, contact Olmitz, Ellinwood, Rus- La Crosse. Jan 23: Andrew dinner with Bishop John. George Spinelli Jan 24: Mass at St. Joseph Church in Liebenthal at 4:30 p.m. sell, Claflin, Hoisington, Odin, Ellsworth. at (785) 726-4899. Jan 25: Andrew dinner with Bishop John.

Scripture Readings

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015: Bap- Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17/Mark tism of the Lord - Feast Hebrews 4:12-16/Mark 2:13-17 3:1-6 Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7/Acts 10:34- or Matthew 19:16-26 Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 38/Mark 1:7-11 Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 Hebrews 7:25--8:6/Mark 3:7-12 Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 First Samuel 3:3-10, 19/First Friday, Jan. 23, 2015 Hebrews 1:1-6/Mark 1:14-20 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20/John Hebrews 8:6-13/Mark 3:13-19 Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 1:35-42 Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015; Saint RJ Meyer, FIC Tyler Meyer Hebrews 2:5-12/Mark 1:21-28 Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 Francis de Sales, bishop and doc- Field Agent Field Agent Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 Hebrews 5:1-10/Mark 2:18-22 tor - Memorial (620) 546-6071 (785) 726-4899 Hebrews 2:14-18/Mark 1:29-39 Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 Hebrews 9:2-3, 11-14/Mark Servicing the following councils: Servicing the following Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015 Hebrews 6:10-20/Mark 2:23-28 3:20-21 Ness City, Spearville, Wright, councils: Kingman, Sharon, Hebrews 3:7-14/Mark 1:40-45 Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015; Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 Fowler, Windthorst, Dodge City, Willowdale, St. Leo, Pratt, Jetmore, Ashland, Kinsley. Danville, Medicine Lodge, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 Saint Agnes, virgin and martyr Jonah 3:1-5, 10/First Corinthians Kiowa, Greensburg. Hebrews 4:1-5, 11/Mark 2:1-12 - Memorial 7:29-31/Mark 1:14-20

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ather Joseph Kirmer was health...he rallied time and 105 Layton Street Fborn on Jan. 5, 1907 in again, shook off threat after Odin. He was ordained by threat until it seemed that death Bishop August J. Schwertner would be cheated; but in the at the St. Mary’s Cathedral, end the strain on his weakened Wichita, on May 26, 1934. body proved too much and, His one and only assignment fortified with the Sacraments as a priest was as assistant pas- of the Church, and edifyingly tor at St. Mary’s Cathedral in resigned to the holy will of Wichita (1934-1940). During God, Father Kirmer gave up his Vogel Accounting his brief ministry, he worked soul.” (Advance Register, Jan. Public Accountant zealously to seek and instruct 20, 1940) converts, a work in which he He died on Jan. 14, 1940 at Tax Preparation had considerable success with 33 years of age. Msgr. William Gerald Vogel Computerized Bookkeeping Service 116 S. Main 140 converts in five years. Farrell, the pastor for whom Farm Accounts Cimarron, KS 67835 In August of 1939, while Father Kirmer served as as- Individual Accounts 855-3888 visiting his home in Odin, he sistant, celebrated the Mass of Small Business Services 800-203-8437 was “swiftly and suddenly Requiem at St. Mary’s Cathe- and Tax Planning struck down with a serious dral. “He was outstanding,” stomach ailment. He was hur- said Msgr. Farrell. “I had many During his brief ministry, ried to St. Rose Hospital at good assistants but Father he worked zealously to Great Bend and there he began Kirmer was king of them all.” seek and instruct con- his purgatory that lasted five Father John Moeder, also a months. Five operations were native of Odin, preached the verts, a work in which he performed in an attempt to save sermon and said, “I never met had considerable success his life, and at times it seemed a priest who was as sincere and with 140 converts in five as if Providence would answer devoted to his work.” Burial the prayers of many that the was in Nazareth Cemetery at years. young priest be given life and Odin.

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From Page 2 on a smaller scale”, and that “the State, visited Cuba to celebrate din Gantin, then Prefect of the acceptance of the Church, with the 10th anniversary of St. John Congregation of Bishops and its features of service to Truth Paul II’s visit, and he met with president of the Pontifical Com- and Peace, can already be a Raul Castro, who in the mean mission for the Central America, meaningful change for the Cuban time had replaced his brother had a private meeting with Fidel government.” Fidel at the helm of the country. Castro in the Holy See Nuncia- In 1996, Fidel Castro was During a meeting with journal- ture in Cuba. received by St. John Paul II in ists, Cardinal Bertone stressed, After the meeting, Castro spent the Vatican, a signal that the “there is seemingly the opportu- two hours at the nunciature, chat- dialogue was strengthened. nity to open doors: Raul knows ting with Jaime Lucas Ortega y This was the climate that led well the people’s difficulties, Alamino, Archbishop of Havana, to St. John Paul II’s historic visit what they miss, their aspira- created cardinal by St. John Paul to Cuba in 1998. The first Pope tions.” II in October 1994, and the first ever to step foot in Cuba, St. Benedict XVI’s trip in 2012 Cuban cardinal created after the John Paul II said in Havana that marked a step toward a new revolution. “Cuba needs to open herself to opening of Cuba to the world. Back in Rome, Cardinal Gantin the world, and the world needs Raul Castro was often at the reported to St. John Paul II about to draw close to Cuba.” Pope’s side, showing his desire the improvement of the religious During the trip, St. John Paul to update Cuba and to give im- atmosphere in Cuba, and he also II spoke about family and youth, portance to the visit. Pope Benedict XVI meets with Cuban President Raul Castro in recounted that Castro would and criticized both socialist so- Cuba needs the Church to find March, 2012. more than properly welcome a ciety as well as the neo-liberal a way out of history, and to con- has been apostolic nuncio to Cuba, has become a main actor in this papal visit. capitalism. tinue to strengthen relations with and he helped organize Benedict story, and his final commitment Cardinal Gantin told the Pope A new way was open in the the United States. The diplomatic XVI’s trip. was decisive. But he also, in that “generally, the country urges Holy See – Cuba relations. work is also favored by the fact This is the path that brought the end, harvested the fruits of big transformations, and these Ten years later, Cardinal Tarci- that Archbishop Angelo Becciu, the historic choice of re-opening a diplomatic work that went on latter seem to have begum, albeit sio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of deputy to the Secretariat of State, U.S.-Cuba relations. Pope Francis throughout 50 years. Remodeling progresses at St. Rose’s Pope’s Christmas prayer Medical Office Building in Great Bend ‘Deliver children who suffer due to violence’ By Elise Harris Catholic News Agency atican City - In his Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” bless- Ving Pope Francis prayed for all affected by war and conflict, asking that the salvation of the infant Jesus be given above all to children who suffer. “The Child Jesus. My thoughts turn to all those children today who are killed and ill-treated, be they infants killed in the womb, deprived of that generous love of their parents and then buried in the egoism of a culture that does not love life,” the Pope said on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. “Be they children displaced due to war and persecution, abused and taken advantage of before our very eyes and our This Health Facilities Group architectural drawing depicts the new face of St. Rose in Great Bend. complicit silence,” he said, and also denounced the death of many children due to bomb attacks, including in the Holy REAT BEND - While the main entrance, where the atrium is anesthesia or sedation. The most Land, where Jesus was born. Grecent razing of the Allied now located. common are minor biopsies, “Even today, their impotent silence cries out under Services Building on Broadway • Other first-floor occupants endoscopies, colonoscopies, pain the sword of so many Herods. On their blood stands the was obvious, the extreme makeover will include St. Rose Family management and carpel tunnel shadow of contemporary Herods.” next door won’t be apparent for a Medicine & Urgent Care, in- treatment.” Pope Francis spoke to those gathered in St. Peter’s few months. fusion and specialty nursing, The parking lot will be directly Square to hear his Christmas message and receive the The Medical Office Building laboratory collection, occupa- south of the lobby, outside the new special blessing which goes out “to the city and the (MOB) is being remodeled to house tional testing, and imaging and entrance. Parking also will be avail- world.” what will be called St. Rose Health diagnostic services. able on the west side. The Roman Pontiff lamented the killing of children in Center; the name change from • The second floor will house the After the new building opens, the Pakistan during last week’s attack on a military school St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Specialty Clinic, Great Bend Inter- west entrance temporarily will be by the Taliban, and noted that today, on Christmas, there Center would occur as a result of nists and the licensed ambulatory used while the east end is com- are “so many tears” being shed in union with the infant a successful joint venture between surgery center. pleted after the circular towers are Jesus. Hays Medical Center and Centura Golden Belt Home Health & separated from the MOB. He also prayed for all those suffering due to various Health, presently in negotiation. Hospice will remain in the Kirby “This reconfiguration will allow conflicts in the world, particularly in the Middle East, The MOB, which opened in Medical Office Building, located patients to easily find their destina- Ukraine and Nigeria. He offered specific prayers for 2009, will be home to existing and just south of St. Rose; other sup- tions,” Irsik added. “Services will displaced families in Iraq and Syria, and for the many, new services. port offices also will move into the be close to one another and conve- ongoing conflicts on the African continent. St. Rose Senior Vice President Kirby facility. nient for everyone.” Pope Francis concluded by praying for all effected by Leanne Irsik outlined the basics of “The ambulatory surgery center Health Facilities Group of the Ebola epidemic, and asked that the Holy Spirit would how the facility will be re-config- will include one main procedure Wichita is the architectural firm and “enlighten” the hearts of all to recognize in the infant Jesus ured. room with three spaces for patient Nabholz Construction Services of the salvation offered by God to each and every person. • A new entrance will be added to care before and after procedures,” Olathe is the construction manager “May his redeeming strength transform arms into the southeast side. Irsik said. and general contractor. Weather ploughshares, destruction into creativity, hatred into love • The first floor will accom- “These are same-day proce- permitting, the MOB will open and tenderness.” modate registration just inside the dures that require local or regional early next spring.