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The Diocese of Ogdensburg Volume 76 Number 6 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Second time in isolation:Transplant then COVID I PAGE 4 NORTH COUNTRY Momentum for laudato si' gears up for next decade I PAGE 8 CATHOLIC MAY 19, 2021 Protecting LEADING THE SISTERS OF SIJOSEPH SHARING OUR youth while STORIES online After online exploitation led to the deaths of two area residents recently, diocesan Respect Life Co Director John Miner, re tired from the New York State Police, offers sugges tion for keeping youth safe online: "Recent events in the news and in our North Country yet again put a spotlight on criminal on line behavior and have prompted questions like, 'how could someone be so ruthless,' 'what could I Beth Carlin of Plattsburgh re have done,' 'how can we counts how her faith became im recognize the symptoms,' portant to her and how she's and 'how can we stop living it here in the North Coun this?' Experts abound. Ac try in this week's "Sharing Our cording to public records, Stories; Sharing Our Faith," an I have been court-recog ongoing series highlighting how nized as one of those "ex Bishop Terry R. LaValley celebrated Mass and gave the homily atthe Sisters ofStJoseph Motherhouse on May 9. lay Catholics are living out their perts" in at least one area He presided at the election of the new major superior for the Sisters of St. Joseph. Sister Shirley Anne Brown, SSJ faith here in the Diocese of Og of digital forensics, but the was elected as the new major superior. Sister Mary Eamon Lyng, SSJ, presided at the election of the councilors. densburg.To nominate someone real answers do not reside The new members of the Council are Sister Bernadette Marie Collins, SSJ, assistant to the major superior, 1st for this series, contact Darcy in computer examinations councilor, Sister Bethany Fitzgerald, SSJ, 2nd councilor, Sister Kathleen DeBoalt, SSJ, 3rd councilor, Sister Mary Fargo, editor,at 315-393-2920 or or even in criminal inves Anne Croitz, SSJ, 4th councilor. The new major superior and council will begin their leadership on July 11. Pic tigations." [email protected]. tured are, from left, Sister Shirley Anne Brown, Sister Bernadette Marie Collins, Sister Kathleen DeBoalt, Sister FULL STORY, PAGE 6 FULL STORY, PAGE X Mary Anne Croitz and Sister Bethany Fitzgerald. Pope talks about the power of prayer at audience VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Holding a tended the audience May 12 at the audience, the pope he owed his life to Our Lady is not always "a walk in the general audience with visi in the San Damaso Court noted that May 13, the feast of Fatima," Pope Francis park." tors and pilgrims present yard of the Apostolic Palace. of Our Lady of Fatima, said. "This event makes us While it may be easy to for the first time in more Because of the ongoing marked the 40th anniver aware that our lives and the "parrot" prayer, "blah, blah, than six months, Pope Fran COVID-19 pandemiC, the sary of the attempt to assas history of the world are in blah," he said, real prayer cis said he was very pleased last general audience open sinate St. John Paul II. the hands of God." requires effort. to see people "face to face." to the public was Oct. 28. The Polish pope, who was In his main audience talk, Prayer "certainly gives ''I'll tell you something: it's After that, the pope re riding in the popemobile at Pope Francis focused on great peace, but through not nice to talk in front of turned to livestreaming the the start of a weekly general overcoming obstacles to inner struggle, at times nothing, just a camera. It's audience from the library of audience when he was shot prayer, but also on the hard, which can accompany not nice," the pope told the Apostolic Palace. by Mehmet Ali Agca in power of prayer. even long periods of life," about 300 people who at- Greeting Polish speakers 1981, was convinced "that Prayer, he told the crowd, he said. DIOCESAN LIFE II NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC MAY 19,2021 NORTH COUNTRY CATHOLIC 'We're all sort of bananas' Box 326 Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669 I'm not complaining, since watched the ripe bananas mediately credited the in person may notice details I USPS 0039·3400 there are much worse foods disappear quickly, I decided consistency in ripening to missed or focus on concepts BISHOP TERRY we could consume in large to make a move to ensure I'd the notion that bananas I thought were less impor R. LAVALLEY quantities, but my family of get at least a couple ba· ripen faster when connected tant. President only three people nanas: I ripped a to other bananas in a bunch. Similarly, I find it easier to REV. JOSEPH A. MORGAN goes through what .....---==---.- green banana off the It reminded me that peo grow my faith in commu Vice President seems to me like an bunch and brought it ple are sort of like bananas nity. JAMES D. CROWLEY absurd number of with me to my office. in that way- We get better While I can and do grow Secretary· Treasurer bananas. I placed the lone, when we're linked together. my relationship with the DARCY L.FARGO Last time I went green banana on my While there are times and Lord through private prayer Editor & grocery shopping, I desk. situations that require us to and spiritual reading, grow Communications Director bought two large As the week con tin· try to grow in solitude, my ing that relationship also re Publish 45 is· bunches of bananas. ued, I noticed some· experience suggests that im quires my participation in ® sues per year: One of the bunches thing: The bananas at proving that way is harder community - in Mass and "" Weekly except was ripe and ready to home were ripening and/or less complete. the sacraments (none of skipping eat. The other bunch Darcy L. quickly, while the ba· For example, I can learn a those are celebrated alone), every other was almost com- Fargo nana on my desk was lot by reading a book, but I and in sharing the fruits of week begin· pletely green. I was still pretty green. tend to learn even more my prayer and spiritual ning July acting on the as- Maybe it had some· when I read that book and reading. Ithrough Aug. and skipping one week in Dec. by the Dio· sumption that the green thing to do with the climate then discuss it with some I grow better, holier when cese of Ogdensburg. bunch would be ripe by the in the two spaces being dif· one else who is familiar with I'm connected to others in 622 Washington Street, Og· time the ripe bunch was ferent, and maybe it was be· it. Discussing a book ex community than I can in iso densburg, N.Y. 13669. eaten. cause of some other factor I poses me to someone else's lation. I think we all do. That was optimistic. As I hadn't considered, but lim· interpretation of it. Another We're all sort of bananas. Editorial Office: 622 Washington Street, Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669. Telephone: (315) 608·7556 the Holy Spirit ....... istry. I knew that jesus ues to make that promise of E·mail: In celebration of Pente ~-""t news@northcountry cost, I would like to take promised his apostles all the the Holy Spirit to each newly catholic.org some time with you as we gifts of the Holy Spirit. In ordained priest. I know this celebrate the Holy Spirit. faith, I knew how much I has brought happiness to Entered at the Pentecost remembers the needed the guidance and my vocation as a priest. The Post Office: coming down of the Holy help of the Holy Spirit. I had happiness that I have found Ogdensburg, NY Spirit on the apostles. jesus been taught how important through the gift of the Holy 13669 and promised to send the Holy it was for me to surrender Spirit. 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With the help of ber that the Holy Spirit is should be addressed to Holy Spirit. listen. the Holy Spirit, my ministry our life. The Holy Spirit PO Box 326 At the Last Supper, jesus I believe, today, that the will be successful if I follow. gives us the guidance to pro Ogdensburg, NY 13669 said, "If you love me, you Holy Spirit continues to Truth - truth about God, claim our faith - the same and should be received by will keep my command transform the Church truth about myself - is a gift faith that the apostles Thursday prior to ments.