Blazing another trail #CHRISTpowerChallenge Page 2 Credibly accused Page 3 Members of Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School’s Class Supreme Court decisions Page 4 of 2020 reflect on this unique moment in history and the four Welcome, new Catholics! Page 6 years of preparation they’ve had St. Junipero Serra Page 12 for it. Page 10 Sr. Donna Eggering jubilee Page 11

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Newspaper of the Diocese of Jefferson City Pro-life setbacks call for prayer, vigilance Missouri Catholic Conference, other groups pledge renewed efforts in light of developments likely to benefit abortion providers By Jay Nies Three recent developments that could lead to a resurgence in the num- ber of abortions in Missouri highlight the danger of relying on lawmakers and judges alone to make everything right. “It’s a spiritual battle that requires us to work to change hearts and minds. That’s the way it’s always been,” said Deacon Tyler McClay, executive direc- tor and general counsel for the Mis- souri Catholic Conference (MCC), public-policy agency for the state’s four Roman Catholic dioceses. “There are no shortcuts,” he said. “We need to keep focusing on walking with moms in need and accompanying them and finding ways to encourage families to stay together so there are two parents to help raise these kids.” In separate but nearly concurrent developments: •The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that required abortionists to be doctors with admit- Members of St. Patrick parish in Laurie displayed these banners on the church grounds through May and June, along with 150 white crosses in memory the millions of pre-born babies who have been lost to abortion. ting privileges at a hospital within 30 — Photo by Bob O’Bryan miles of where the abortions take place. This could affect a similar Missouri law, which is intended to ensure that Denver Bishop: Servant of God Julia Greeley women can receive timely, proper medi- cal care if she is injured during an abor- tion. shows how love and mercy defeat hate, division •The Missouri Supreme Court over- By Jay Nies of Miss Greeley, a former Missouri slave, await the Resur- turned a provision in a state appropria- Fathomless and impenetrable is the inner life of the One rection. tions bill that would have kept Planned and Triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit — “an infinite It was the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity and the Parenthood from receiving Medicaid love in all directions, that reaches everyone as a wonderful 102nd anniversary of her death. payments for family planning and oth- gift of Himself.” Throughout her difficult life,Miss Greeley fixed her gaze er non-abortion services. That love and that gift is what gave Servant of God Julia on Jesus’s Sacred Heart and on directing His mercy toward The federal Hyde Amendment, Greeley the power to endure unspeakable suffering in this life people in need. en route to never-ending communion with God in the next. “Her secret was her love for Jesus and neighbor,” Bishop See PRO-LIFE, page 15 “This is the work of the presence of the Most Holy Trinity Rodríguez proclaimed. in a human heart,” stated Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodríguez Celebrating the Mass with the bishop were Father Ronald Find us online at of Denver. “This is the way of the saints: the way of love to Cattany, rector of the cathedral and custodian of Servant of change things, to bring about healing and true service be- God Julia’s remains, and Capuchin Franciscan Father Blaine WWW.CATHMO.COM yond prejudice and division.” Burkey, her biographer, who is actively promoting her saint- and He was offering Mass in the Denver’s Cathedral Basilica @DIOJEFFCITY of the Immaculate Conception, where the earthly remains See JULIA GREELEY, page 17

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MOVING? If you are moving or changing parishes, please fill out information below. Clip and mail to THE CATHOLIC MISSOURIAN, CHRISTpower retreat transformed 2207 W Main St, Jefferson City, MO 65109-0914. Or email changes to [email protected]. Allow two weeks. into the #CHRISTpowerChallenge By Jay Nies NEW ADDRESS Embers of past CHRIST- NAME______power retreats will ignite throughout the diocese and be- ADDRESS______yond the week of July 13-18, as former participants and others CITY, STATE, ZIP______take up the #CHRISTpower NEW PARISH______Challenge. This interactive observance is OLD PARISH______being held in lieu of the annual 07/10/20 Catholic service and renewal re- treat for high school teens. “While we can’t offer a tra- ditional CHRISTpower experi- Pray for deceased priests ence this summer, we know that July 12 — Fr. Henry J. Figge, Immaculate Conception, the Power of Christ is still alive Owensville (1978) and active in the Church,” stat- July 14 — Fr. John P. Walsh, St. Joseph, Westphalia (1992); ed Joe Powers, who was helping Msgr. Raphael P. Keyes, St. Anthony, Camdenton; Our to organize this year’s retreat. Lady of the Snows, Climax Springs; and St. Bernadette, CHRISTpower alumni and Hermitage (2010) all others who want to take part camaraderie-building activities, the diocese and plans to pursue July 24 — Msgr. John F. Kenny, St. Anthony of Padua, Folk are invited to perform spiritual prayer experiences and lively a master’s degree in theology at (1981); Fr. Joseph B. Boland, Holy Guardian Angels, and corporal works of mercy in faith discussions. Ave Maria University in Florida. Brinktown (1998); Fr. Arthur J. Mersinger, St. Cecilia, their homes and local commu- This was to have been the He hopes that in discerning a Meta (2003) nities and to share their work diocese’s 17th annual offering. service project, participants will July 25 — Fr. Francis L. Kennedy, St. Patrick, Jonesburg through the social media cam- “Even though what we have ask themselves: “In what ways (1984) paign, #CHRISTpower Chal- this year may look different and will this make me better? In what lenge. the setting may be different, ways can I really serve the people People who sign up at dio the core value of making Christ around me in my own commu- ‘Summa Camp’ in J.C. jeffcity.org/christpower will present to others through ser- nity, in my own life, maybe even receive a specially-designed vice cannot be cancelled,” said in my own home?” DATE: August 3-7 tertaining activities. CHRISTpower T-shirt. Mr. Powers. All service, to some degree, is TIME: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm The “Summa Camp” benefits Participants will be able This year’s CHRISTpower sacrificial. Helias Catholic High School to sign up for specific acts of theme was to be: “Long live the “Our Blessed Mother, The “Summa Camp,” for students traveling to Rome dur- prayer, fasting and service in Queen of Heaven and Earth!” among many other things, is grades Kindergarten through ing the summer of 2021. solidarity with one another “Mary is a beautiful role mod- a perfect model of servitude,” Grade 5, will take place at St. Hours for the camp will be throughout the week. el of service and of prayer, so she said Mr. Powers. “She was obe- Joseph Cathedral School in Jef- 7:30 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. So far, pledges of fasting is our inspiration for the week,” dient to the will of God in all ferson City from Aug. 3-7. Search online for “Ancient have included giving up certain said Father Daniel Merz, spiri- of the suffering that she knew it The camp will feature many Rome Summa Camp Enroll- meals or the use of electronic tual director for CHRISTpower. would entail. engaging, challenging, and en- ment Form” to sign up. devices. Mr. Powers is working a “In that way, she is a model “We even have someone youth ministry internship with for all Christians, he said. Position Openings who’s not a morning person, who will be fasting from sleep- Immaculate Conception Administrative Assistants Needed Catholic School in Jefferson ing in,” he said. City is EXPANDING our Pre- CHRISTpower retreats The Chancery Office of the Diocese of Jefferson Kindergarten Program and combine service to and fel- City is seeking two Administrative Assistant is looking to hire for the fol- lowship with people in need, positions in their Jefferson City office at 2207 lowing positions beginning in the 2020-2021 school year. West Main Street. Please send your resume to Mrs. Heather Schrimpf if you The Catholic Missourian An experienced Administrative Assistant is Official newspaper — Diocese of Jefferson City are interested in any position listed below. (hschrimpf@ Mailing address: 2207 W Main St, Jefferson City, needed to support the Vocations and Diaconate icangels.com) MO 65109-0914. Phone: (573) 635-9127 Offices of the diocese. This position requires

“A diocesan paper serves as a bond of unity by excellent skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.), with Pre-Kindergarten Teacher: Full-time position during the publishing diocesan happenings and promulgating the ability to take meeting minutes. Office hours are typically official regulations and decrees. It also plays a school year. Applicant must have certification in Early Child- teaching role by reporting notable events of a Monday–Friday, however, occasional evening or weekend hood Education. Wages dependent on experience and quali- religious and secular nature, and interpreting them in hours may be needed to assist with events and programs. the light of Christian principles.” fications. — Bishop Joseph M. Marling C.PP.S., July 7, 1957 This is a great opportunity to be involved with individuals

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight who are discerning a call to Priesthood. Pre-Kindergarten Teaching Aide: Full-time position during the Publisher The Moderator of the Curia and Vicar General are school year (9am-3pm daily). Experience in early childhood Helen Osman, Dir. of Diocesan Communications seeking an accomplished Administrative Assistant to support [email protected] education is preferred. Wages dependent on experience. their clerical needs. This individual must have excellent skills Jay Nies, Editor [email protected] with Microsoft Office and the ability to prioritize and switch Pre-Kindergarten Aide/PreK After School Care: Part-time Kelly Martin, Advertising tasks as needed. This position is also responsible for training position during the school year (3-5:30pm M/W/F & 1:30- [email protected] others, holds the key position for coordinating maintenance 5:30pm T/TH) Wages dependent on experience. THE CATHOLIC MISSOURIAN (ISSN 1083-6977 on office equipment and will serve as a back-up administrative or USPS 556940), July 10, 2020, volume 64, number 1. Published monthly at 2207 W. Main St., Jefferson assistant to the Bishop as necessary. Professionalism and Pre-Kindergarten Aide/PreK After School Care: Part-time po- City, MO 65109. Subscription price $14 a year through confidentiality are essential. parish plan. Periodical postage paid at Jefferson City, sition during the school year (3-5:30pm daily). Wages de- Mo. and additional mailing offices.POSTMASTER: Qualified candidates for either of these positions should Please send address changes to The Catholic Missou- pendent on experience. rian, 2207 W Main St, Jefferson City MO 65109-0914. email a resume to [email protected].

p 2.indd 1 7/8/2020 12:44:16 PM The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 3 Bishop McKnight’s statement on updated list of credibly accused or removed from ministry in the Diocese of Jefferson City Bishop W. Shawn McKnight gation of sexual abuse of a mi- ed an independent, internal re- appropriate Missouri state ho- at (573) 751-8791. issued the following statement on nor by Condit, which allegedly view of our diocesan files, the tline: In addition, please contact July 2, 2020: occurred while he was serving consultation of the Diocesan •The Missouri Child Abuse our Victim Assistance Co- as a military chaplain overseas, Review Board, ordinator, a Today, I am updating the and as a priest of the Archdio- and an appeal licensed pro- list of priests and religious cese of St. Louis. to the Holy If you or someone you know fessional coun- brothers who have served in In 1973, Condit, a native See for a for- has been abused or victimized selor and a the Diocese of Jefferson City of Jefferson City, came to the mal decision. by someone representing the certified clini- and who have been credibly Diocese of Jefferson City and These Catholic Church, believe in the cal trauma accused of actions that were served as a priest here until his changes are possibility for Hope, Help and professional, in violation of the Charter for death in 1994. the direct re- Healing. Nancy Hoey. the Protection of Children and The parishes where he served sult of the re- Please contact You may email Young People. — St. Francis Xavier in Taos, sponses to the her at report The update includes the ad- Ss. Peter and Paul in Boonville, initial publi- • Victim assistance coordinator: abuse@diojeff dition of John Condit to the St. Joseph in Fayette, and St. cation of a list Nancy Hoey at 573-694-3199 city.org or call list, and the change in status John in Bahner — were noti- of credibly ac- • Missouri Attorney General’s office: https://ago. her at (573) of Robert Duesdieker and Mel fied the weekend of June 27-28 cused clergy mo.gov/other-resources/clergy-abuse-resources 694-3199. Lahr, who are already on the of this information. in November • The Missouri Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline: I pray this list. The Diocese of Jefferson 2018. 1-800-392-3738 effort on our The addition of John Con- City has never received an al- Because of • The Missouri Adult Abuse and Neglect Hotline: part provides dit to the list is the result of an legation of sexual abuse of a this transpar- 1-800-392-0210 some small investigation by the Archdio- minor from a survivor in con- ency, survi- • Your local civil authorities measure of cese of St. Louis. nection with Condit’s service vors of cleri- For information from the State of Missouri hope and Condit, now deceased, was in the diocese. cal abuse and regarding reporting Child Abuse and Neglect, opens an op- ordained a priest of the arch- The removal of Duesdieker their families please visit http://dss.mo.gov/cd/can.htm portunity for diocese in 1945. and Lahr from the clerical felt safe to healing to On June 24 of this year, the state, commonly known as la- come forward Diocese of Jefferson City those immedi- archdiocese announced the icization, is the conclusion of a and share their ately harmed finding of a substantiated alle- canonical process that includ- pain, several for the first time & Neglect Hotline: 1-800- by sexual abuse. in decades. 392-3738. We are building momen- Their courage allowed me •The Missouri Adult Abuse tum in ensuring our parishes to follow the Church’s process and Neglect Hotline: 1-800- are places where people can not Bishop McKnight’s Intención del mes to have Duesdieker and Lahr 392-0210. only be safe from harm, but be July prayer de julio del permanently removed from the Abuse by a member of the centers of charity and mercy, intention for our Obispo McKnight clerical state. clergy should be reported to places of growth in the Chris- Local Church por nuestra This means they are no lon- the Missouri attorney general tian life. For the unity of our Iglesia Local ger recognized as priests of the country: that the God Por la unidad de nuestro Catholic Church. RETIREMENT SALE of truth may open our país: que el Dios de la For too many survivors of Mention this ad for hearts to the truth of verdad abra nuestros sexual abuse, the pain of abuse the Gospel, that peace corazones a la verdad is still present in their lives. The % may rule our hearts, and del Evangelio, que la paz announcement of this updated 10-50OFF that justice may guide reine nuestros corazones Confirmation, Books, list is another effort to assure First Communion, Gifts, our nation of one people y que la justicia guíe survivors that they are being of many races. nuestra nación de un Cards, Puzzles & more! heard and that their healing is Special Orders Welcome on Select Items. pueblo de muchas razas. Excludes Church Candles & Accessories Please be so kind as to make this a a top priority for me. part of your group and private prayer. The updated list may be Divinity Religious Gift Shop dio 320 JEFFERSON ST (across from Towne Grill) • 573-636-5470 found on our website at Serving the Catholic Community of Central Missouri jeffcity.org/clergy-removed- OPEN: Wed.-Fri. 9:30am-5:30pm, Sat. 10:00am-4:30pm list-7-2-2020. As a Church, we are com- mitted to a safe, healthy and Bishop McKnight’s holy environment for our children. If anyone is aware Calendar of any inappropriate behavior toward our children or vulner- able adults, please contact the

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p 3.indd 1 7/8/2020 3:13:20 PM 4 The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 Court ruling favors employer exemptions to contraceptive coverage By Carol Zimmermann volvement in this case goes back which stressed that the court Catholic News Service to 2013 when religious groups needs to set the record straight, Washington, D.C. and houses of worship were particularly with its interpreta- In a 7-2 ruling July 8, the granted a religious exemption tion of RFRA, which says “gov- Supreme Court ruled in fa- by the Supreme Court from ernments should not substan- vor of Trump administration the government’s mandate to tially burden religious exercise rules that give employers more include contraceptive coverage without compelling justifica- ability to opt out of providing in their employee health plans. tion.” contraceptive coverage in their Three years later, religious non- The brief said there was health plans. profit groups challenged the re- a compelling need to review The decision, written by Jus- quirement to comply with the this case not only because the tice Clarence Thomas, said the mandate and the court sent the 3rd Circuit Court decision administration had “the au- cases back to the lower courts conflicts with other Supreme thority to provide exemptions with instructions for the fed- Court rulings on this topic in from the regulatory contracep- eral government and the chal- Hobby Lobby and Zubik de- tive requirements for employ- lengers to try to work out an cisions, but because its ruling A demonstrator in Washington holds a large cross outside ers with religious and consci- agreeable solution. the U.S. Supreme Court July 8, 2020. “threatens to reduce one of entious objections.” Then in 2017, religious — CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters America’s leading civil rights Dissenting votes were by groups were given further pro- laws to virtual impotence,” re- Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg tection from the contraceptive This is where the Little Sis- since a separate court order had ferring to RFRA. and Sonia Sotomayor. mandate through an executive ters come back because they already allowed them to refuse It emphasized that RFRA The case examined if the order issued by President Don- appealed the circuit court’s to provide contraceptive cov- essentially hangs in the bal- expansion of the conscience ald Trump requiring the U.S. ruling and asked the Supreme erage in their employee health ance because the appeals court exemption from the Affordable Department of Health and Hu- Court to step in. plans. “adopted a grudging interpre- Care Act’s contraceptive man- man Services (HHS) to write a In one of the two consoli- The U.S. Conference of tation of the statute that will, date violated the healthcare law comprehensive exemption to dated cases, Trump v. Penn- Catholic Bishops filed a friend- unless reversed, too often deny and laws governing federal ad- benefit religious ministries, in- sylvania, the administration of-the-court brief siding with protection for religious people ministrative agencies. cluding the Little Sisters of the argued that the exceptions to the Little Sisters of the Poor, and institutions.” It highlighted — as it has Poor, from the contraceptive the contraceptive mandate for before when the Affordable mandate. HHS provided this religious groups were autho- Care Act’s contraceptive man- exemption in 2018, but several rized by the healthcare law and Catholic schools have date has come before the high states challenged it, including required by the 1993 Religious court — the Little Sisters of the California, Pennsylvania and Freedom Restoration Act, right to fire teachers, Poor, the order of women reli- New Jersey, saying HHS didn’t known as RFRA. gious who care for the elderly have the power to give this ex- Lawyers for Pennsylvania poor. The sisters were repre- emption. and New Jersey said the ad- Supreme Court says sented, as they have been pre- Pennsylvania and New Jer- ministration lacked statutory By Carol Zimmermann This case examined if courts viously, by Becket, a religious sey obtained a nationwide authority to issue such regula- Catholic News Service can hear employment dis- liberty law firm. injunction against the rules tions and said the government Washington, D.C. crimination claims brought by The oral arguments were the protecting religious objectors did not follow proper adminis- In a 7-2 ruling July 8, the Su- teachers at Catholic elemen- combined cases of Little Sis- from the contraceptive man- trative procedures. preme Court said the California tary schools. It involved Cali- ters of the Poor Saints Peter and date; that injunction was then The second case examines Catholic schools sued for job fornia Catholic school teachers Paul Home v. Pennsylvania and upheld by the 3rd U.S. Circuit whether the Little Sisters of discrimination for firing teach- who claimed they had been Trump v. Pennsylvania. Court of Appeals, based in the Poor had the standing to ers had acted within their rights victims of job discrimination A recap of the sisters’ in- Philadelphia. appeal the 3rd Circuit ruling in the recent firings. and the schools who fired them The decision, written by Jus- who said they were exempt tice Samuel Alito, said: “What from anti-discrimination laws matters, at bottom, is what an due to ministerial exception employee does.” spelled out in a previous Su- He said that even though preme Court case about a fired the elementary school teach- teacher at a Lutheran school. “Heal our land” ers “were not given the title The cases before the court Red, white and blue bunting and can- of ‘minister’ and have less were a combination of two dles adorn a pedistal holding an image religious training” than the cases, St. James School v. Biel of the Blessed Mother in the sanctuary teacher in the previous court and Our Lady of Guadalupe of newly renovated St. Joseph Chruch case involving the ministerial School v. Morrissey-Berrum, in Westphalia July 5, during a prayer exception, the court holds that both schools in the Los Ange- service for healing and holiness in the the same rule applies. les Archdiocese. United States. Father Anthony Viviano, pastor of the Westphalia parish and of “The religious education and At St. James School in Tor- St. Anthony of Padua parish in Folk, formation of students is the rance, former fifth grade teach- led the service and preached the mes- very reason for the existence of er, Kristen Biel, said she was sage. The theme was “Heal Our Land” most private religious schools, fired after informing school (Chronicles 7:14). and therefore the selection and administrators that she had — Photo from the St. Joseph Catholic Church, supervision of the teachers breast cancer and would have Westphalia, MO Facebook page upon whom the schools rely to to take time off for surgery and do this work lie at the core of chemotherapy. She sued under their mission,” Alito wrote. the Americans with Disabili- Dissenting votes were by ties Act of 1990. Biel died last Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor. See PERSONNEL, page 18

p 4.indd 1 7/8/2020 2:57:08 PM The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 5 Building relationships, partnerships in mission around the world By Jay Nies churches, schools, roads, clean- Who is Father of us all,” needs that still exist Bishop W. Shawn McKnight­ water wells and other essentials he said, paraphrasing there. and his delegation processed in these priests’ home dioceses. Ephesians 5. “One thing that down the lane connecting the Mr. Seifert emphasized the will always remain in main road and the sprawling importance for Catholic Chris- “Sharing our faith” my mind is how grate- plaza outside the Cathedral tians not only to help people at Mr. Seifert holds a ful and happy the lo- of Our Lady of the Rosary in home “but also the people of degree in marketing cal people were, even Kunkuri, India. our sister dioceses in other na- from Lincoln Univer- though they had very They walked past schools, tions.” sity in Jefferson City little,” he stated. convents, novitiates, a hospital, “We create partnerships root- and a master’s degree in Similar stories per- an orphanage and other unmis- ed in gratitude and the things business administration meate all of the places takable manifestations of God’s that unite us,” he said. “For in- (MBA) from William touched by the di- Woods College in ocesan missions — The Diocesan Mission Collection will be Fulton. from Father Dandi taken up in parishes throughout the Jefferson He worked in the Bermejo’s mission to City diocese the weekend of July 18-19. It diocesan Stewardship the sugar plantation benefits the Jefferson City diocese’s mission Office from August workers in Negros Oc- partnerships as well as the worldwide 2008 to June 2012, cidental in the Philip- initiatives of the Pontifical Mission Societies. then provided ad- pines to Father César The needs and opportunities are vast. ministrative and de- Anicama’s ministry in Please give generously. velopment support poor neighborhoods in for Catholic Charities Lima, Peru. unfailing love for His people. stance, we are comparably rich of Central and North- Mr. Seifert asked for They could see and feel in terms of our earthly resourc- ern Missouri before Children attend the golden jubilee celebra- continued prayerful the Church being built-up all es, which we are willing to share becoming development tion for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the and material support around them. and invest in growing churches director there. Rosary in Kunkuri, India, in February 2020. for the missions. “And when we got back beyond our national borders.” Mr. Seifert has been “Without prayer home a few weeks later, sure They are comparably rich in serving as diocesan develop- dia, seeing firsthand the strato- and without money, our ability enough, the Church was be- priestly resources that they are ment director since July 2018. spheric growth the Church has to help is very limited,” he said. ing built-up all around us here, willing to share in order to help He accepted additional respon- experienced in the area in and “Only with a combination of too,” stated Jake Seifert, director spiritually sustain the people sibilities of promoting the mis- around Jashpur since Catholic prayers and donations will we of development and missions here. sions upon the retirement of missionaries first visited there be able to keep growing our for the Jefferson City diocese. “We give to each other,” longtime mission director Mark just over a century ago. mission partnerships and help Such is the mutuality of mis- said Mr. Seifert, “which is what Saucier this February. 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Congratulations and welcome! The following people received sacraments of initiation this spring through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and Children. Additional names will be included on the People Page in future print editions of The Catholic Missourian as the information becomes available:

Montgomery City, Immaculate Conception “The hand of the Lord was with them and a great — Mathew Moore, Jessi Skaggs

number who believed turned to the Lord.” — Acts 11:21 St. Anthony, St. Anthony of Padua — Ryan Brauner, Austin Otto Boonville, Ss. Peter & Paul — Ryan Brooks, Indian Creek, St. Stephen — Kelsie Meeker, Mason Burnett, Kimberly Burnett, Scott Johnathan Watson, Aaron Whelan, Elaine St. Clement, St. Clement — Sherri Graham, Burnett, Daniel Gerke, Delaney Gerke, Whelan, Emmett Whelan, Austin Whelan Brittany Henke, Brenda Miller, Nichole Elysium Jones, Isabelle Jones, Joshua Mollerus, Donald Moore, Kayla Parrish Jones, Kimberly Jones, Larry Jones, Rhodes Jefferson City, Immaculate Conception — Leonard, Brantley Schuster, Clayton Alyissa Biggs, Megan Brown, David Crenshaw, St. Elizabeth, St. Lawrence — Jessica Schuster, Brayden Viertel, Ellie Viertel Molly Crenshaw, Amy Earl, Jeff Earl, Mabry Deardeuff Earl, Bodie Haller, Jen Haller, Addyson Camdenton, St. Anthony — Isabella Sordillo Heckman, Holly Heckman, Candy LeCuru, St. Martins, St. Martin — Haden Faris, Sean Hailey LeCuru, James Nelson Faris, Chase Hewitt, Nolan Hewitt, Blake Centralia, Holy Spirit — Priscilla Dobbs, Neil Scholl Martin, Don McVay, Chris Parish, Rusty Kirksville, Mary Immaculate — Austin Baker, Parish Judy DeLaney Salisbury, St. Joseph — Ryan Niemeier

Columbia, Our Lady of Lourdes — Jordan Laurie, St. Patrick — Aaron Allen, Amber Ford, Sedalia, St. Vincent de Paul — Ramon Gray, David Ladd, Sarah Ladd, Carly Ladd Gregory Ford Alejo, Samantha Brooks, Chelsea Castillo, Luis Alain Carlos Diaz, Lisved Matacua, Cuba, Holy Cross — Daniel Garbo, Jennifer Marshall, St. Peter — Brian Miles, Aaron Wright Katherine Paul, Daniel Gonzalez Talavera, Garbo, Mya Garbo, Henry Gibson, Miracle Francisco Gonzalez Talavera Gibson, Virginia Gibson, Donald Hudson, Martinsburg, St. Joseph — Delana Becker, Marlene Karns, Abigail Schlueter, Lauren Daniel Bosworth, Dustin Chism, Nick Larson, Taos, St. Francis Xavier — William Allen, Wall Kyle Norris Robert Eveler, Koreen LePage, Nathan Timmerman Frankenstein, Our Lady Help of Christians Mary’s Home, Our Lady of the Snows — Crystal — Benjamin Cook, Ashley Cunningham, Hoover, Cindy McKenna, Jessica Thompson Vienna, Visitation — Davis Beltz, Sloane Jeffrey Cunningham, Lilly Cunningham, Snodgrass Riley Cunningham, Bria Kempker, Jerica Moberly, St. Pius X — Dawn Cross, Maura Kempker, Sara Mengwasser Dutton, Meghan Dutton, Ryder Dutton, Ross Dutton, Ross Dutton II, Sandy Dutton, Ashley Fulton, St. Peter — Crystal Atterberry, Hagedorn, Abby Bartley Horstmeier, Amanda Pandora Walker Johnson, Nick Richards, Tristin Prewitt, Aliza Prewitt, Christina Webster, Mallory Webster, Hannibal, Holy Family — Virginia Collins, Matt Webster Oliver Davis, Kevin Hill, Sue Lane, Cole Painter, Dalton Powell, Brenda Rutherford, Monroe City, Holy Rosary — Amanda Cheely Ashley Ryan, Brent Taylor, Latrinda Taylor

Godson’s confirmation a chance to reflect on God’s good timing The following reflection by the who were staying in the Upper gave them light to see things be baptized, to receive the Holy ing He had forgiven them their director of religious education at Room. they never saw before, as well Spirit, so that they could see and sins. St. Mary of the Angels parish in They were filled with the as wisdom to understand understand these things too. He again said, “Peace be Wien is from Pentecost Sunday, Holy Spirit and began to speak things they had seen but never In the Gospel from John, Je- with you. As the Father has when his godson received the in different languages. understood. sus stood in the midst of the sent Me, so I send you.” Sacrament of Confirmation. We hear how people came Just as fire And when He out and formed large crowds gives us energy to God doesn’t always give us had said this, He By Joe Bertsch and were amazed that each change raw food what we want or how we want breathed on them Today, five of our youth person could understand even into cooked food it, but He is always working for and said to them, celebrated the Sacrament of though they spoke different for consumption, good. Sometimes, we need to ‘Receive the Holy Confirmation, which is a very languages. the Holy Spirit Spirit. Whose sins fitting day on the Solemnity of Many were baptized with gave them energy relax a little more and allow His you forgive are for- Pentecost, the birthday of the the Holy Spirit that day. to change their lan- purposes to work out. given them, and Church. We might ask, why tongues guages so that all whose sins you re- In the First Reading from of fire? who were gathered could un- apostles and showed them His tain are retained.” the Book of Acts, we hear how Fire gives us light, warmth, derstand them and hear the wounds, which reminds us of This is where Jesus institut- there was a noise like a strong and energy and so does the message they were proclaim- our sins. ed the great healing Sacrament driving wind coming from the Holy Spirit. ing. But instead of making them of Reconciliation. sky, and tongues of fire came When the Holy Spirit came Upon hearing this joyous feel bad about it, He says, and rested on each of those upon Peter and the others, it message, the people wanted to “Peace be with you” — mean- See CONFIRMED, page 23

p 6.indd 1 7/8/2020 11:34:55 AM The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 7 In Laurie, priest urges pilgrims to prepare for death, eternity By Jay Nies throughout the day. ing to the choir,” but he as Padre Pio, to learn more Spiritual battle was the One hundred fifty first- wanted to highlight “the about the spiritual life and topic of a recent Saturday class relics, under the watch seriousness that we’re called the salvation of souls. pilgrimage to the National of Fourth Degree Knights of to take in this life, to guard Sharing some of his own Shrine of Mary Mother of the Columbus, were displayed our souls.” experiences of conversion Church in Laurie. for veneration and interces- Several times, he asked of reconciliation, he talked Father Anthony Viviano sory prayer with the saints. the pilgrims to consider: about the importance of took the role of field sergeant. “Fr. Viviano gave a great “Are we preparing ourselves everyone having a “North “I was asked to speak on presentation and entertained for eternal life or eternal Star” — “a person who ‘Good or Evil, Jesus or Sa- us with his beautiful voice death?” helps you find your way tan,’” said Fr. Viviano, pas- and guitar,” said Laurice Ste- He said that’s a practi- home when you’ve veered tor of St. Joseph parish in vens, a member of St. Mi- cal rather than frighten- off course.” Westphalia and St. Anthony chael parish in Russellville. ing question, because God For Fr. Viviano, that per- of Padua parish in Folk, who Dr. Gregory Mary Thomp- gives His people everything son was his father, the late directed the pilgrimage. son, the pilgrimage’s organiz- they need to accept the Joseph Viviano, who died “I added ‘heaven or hell’ er, heard Fr. Viviano preach a eternal salvation Jesus ac- two years ago. to help drive home the grav- homily one Sunday in West- complished on the cross. ity of the spiritual battle,” he phalia and knew he would be “It’s a pretty simple con- Challenging messages said. the one to set the tone for this cept,” the priest said. “Pre- Father Anthony Viviano Fr. Viviano also shared About 20 people took part event. pare yourself for eternal several hymns and faith- in the pilgrimage, which in- “I don’t pull any punches,” life.” Northward gaze based songs he had written. cluded mission talks and Fr. Viviano noted. “It’s a great He approved of the line Fr. Viviano believes people “The morning went by personal testimony from responsibility for a priest to of pilgrims that was forming are hungry for spiritual truth very quickly,” one of the pil- Fr. Viviano, in addition to speak the truth of the Church outside the confessional after that resonates in their soul. grims stated. “Father is a great Mass, Adoration of the Most for the good of souls. I take it he finished his first talk. “Deep down, consciously speaker and singer.” Blessed Sacrament, private very seriously.” “We need to run to that or subconsciously, your soul The pilgrim, who asked to prayer, the Divine Mercy confessional,” he pointed out. is going to identify with the remain anonymous, especially Chaplet, and lunch. Am I ready? “We cannot receive the Sac- truth,” he said. enjoyed the question-and-an- The Sacrament of Rec- Fr. Viviano realized that rament of the Eucharist in a He suggested reading about onciliation was available to an extent, he was “preach- state of mortal sin.” St. Pio of Pietrelcina, known See PREPARE, page 23

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p 7.indd 1 7/8/2020 11:09:33 AM 8 The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 QUESTION CORNER Ruling in Montana case called Limit on number of Masses?/ Burying urn without family ‘welcome victory’ for religious freedom By Father Kenneth Doyle By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Q. During the current pandemic, giv- Washington, D.C. en the limitation on attendance imposed The consensus from religious by civil authorities, we are planning to liberty advocates following the hold simultaneous Masses in our church June 30 Supreme Court ruling and parish hall. We anticipate having to on public funds and sectarian hold a total of 11 weekend Masses, but schools is the Blaine amend- there are only two priests assigned to ments, a hated remnant of our parish, with another one coming to 19th-century anti-Catholic big- help on a regular basis. So my question otry, are finally gone for good. is this: Can a bishop dispense from the “The court should be ap- limitation by which a priest may celebrate only two Masses plauded ... for stating clearly on a particular Sunday? (San Jose, California) that laws like Montana’s that A. The governing statute in this regard is Canon 905 in the treat people of faith like sec- Church’s Code of Canon Law. It provides that, in normal cir- ond-class citizens have no place cumstances, a priest is permitted to celebrate Mass only once a under our Constitution,” Car- The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen in this day. However — directly to your question — that same Canon rie Severino, president of the file photo. The court ruled June 30, 2020, that religious also says, “If there is a shortage of priests, the local ordinary advocacy group Judicial Crisis schools cannot be excluded from Montana’s school tax- can allow priests to celebrate twice a day for a just cause, or if Network, said in a statement credit program. — CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn pastoral necessity requires it, even three times on Sundays or posted on Twitter. “The justices holy days of obligation.” have gone a long way toward hibiting states from aiding ‘sec- income students who are edu- Also, of course, a Saturday afternoon or evening vigil Mass blotting out the stain of reli- tarian’ schools.” cated by them,” Susan Poyo, can be celebrated, which fulfills the Sunday obligation. And gious bigotry that has perme- Roberts called the Blaine director of education at the note, by the way, that many dioceses have now extended the ated so much of the law in this amendments “born of bigotry,” Franciscan University of Steu- dispensation from required attendance while the coronavirus area.” adding, “The no-aid provisions benville, Ohio, said in a state- pandemic persists. The case, Espinoza v. Mon- of the 19th century hardly ment. So, in regard to your own parish, with three priests — and tana Department of Revenue, evince a tradition that should The decision “is a welcome the bishop’s permission — you should be able to cover the 11 was brought by three mothers inform our understanding of victory for religious freedom weekend Masses. I will say, from my own experience, that such who had been sending their the Free Exercise Clause.” and countless American fami- a schedule will be wearing on the priests involved, so I would children to Stillwater Chris- Kari Beckman, executive lies,” said Andrea Picciotti-Bay- hope it won’t need to endure for very long. tian School in Kalispell with director of Regina Caeli Acad- er, legal adviser for The Catho- the help of a state scholarship emy, a Roswell, Georgia-based lic Association, which had filed Q. Can the cremation place bury my ashes in an urn in program created in 2015. The program that combines tutor- a friend-of-the-court brief in the ocean without my relatives and friends present? (The Montana Department of Rev- ing with home schooling, told the case. “This decision blots people close to me plan on having a memorial Mass for me enue issued an administrative Catholic News Service that she out a great stain on our history.” afterward, without my ashes.) (San Francisco) rule a few months after the hopes more future court rulings Michigan Catholic Confer- A. Burial at sea is permitted by the Vatican’s 2016 guide- program started, saying the tax will be based on that clause of ence president and CEO Paul lines, so long as the cremated remains are not scattered over the credit donations could only go the First Amendment, includ- A. Long, who has long ar- waters but buried in a dignified and well-protected container toward non-religious, private ing any upcoming appeals gued against that state’s Blaine (such as the urn you mentioned.) There is no requirement that schools. based on a new Supreme Court Amendment as a form of state- relatives and friends be present, but it would certainly be nice In its 5-4 ruling the Supreme ruling expanding the definition sanctioned religious discrimi- to have a religious context to your burial. Court said this exclusion violat- of sex in the anti-discrimination nation, praised the Supreme Do you suppose the “cremation place” could arrange for a ed the U.S. Constitution. provisions of Title VII of the Court’s decision. chaplain to say some prayers at the ceremony? The Church’s Writing for the major- Civil Rights Act of 1964. “We’re pleased with the deci- Order of Christian Funerals has a beautiful prayer written just ity, Chief Justice John Roberts “I’m hoping as these cases sion of the U.S. Supreme Court for such occasions. cited the Blaine amendments, come up, (Roberts) will ... see and believe it is an important It reads: “Lord God, by the power of Your word You stilled a ban on government aid to more clearly now,” she added. step toward bringing an end to the chaos of the primeval seas, you made the raging waters of sectarian causes or religious Title VII is a federal law that 50 years of systemic and state- the flood subside, and calmed the storm on the sea of Galilee. institutions that came out of protects employees against dis- recognized discrimination and As we commit the body of our brother/sister N. to the deep, an era in which official govern- crimination based on certain injustice against Michigan’s grant him/her peace and tranquility until that day when he/ ment hostility to Catholics was specified characteristics: race, non-public schools, students she and all who believe in You will be raised to the glory of new at its peak. Montana ratified a color, national origin, sex and and families,” Long told the life promised in baptism.” Blaine Amendment to its state religion. In a 6-3 vote June 15, Detroit Catholic, media outlet It’s very good that you are planning to have a memorial Mass constitution in 1889 and again the Supreme Court expanded of the Archdiocese of Detroit. celebrated later on, but might I suggest another possibility? in 1972. Thirty-six other states the definition of “sex” to in- “While the decision will re- You could have a funeral Mass offered in church within a also have them. clude gay and transgendered quire a full review for its impact few days of your death, in the presence of the urn containing “Many of the no-aid provi- people, saying they also are in Michigan, it is clear that the your remains. The urn would be placed on a small table near sions belong to a more check- protected employees. Roberts court has handed down a path the altar — perhaps with a picture of you and some flowers, ered tradition shared with the sided with the majority in that forward toward educational and sometime later the urn would be buried at sea. Blaine Amendment of the opinion. freedom and opportunity for If it were my own future at stake, I know that I would want to 1870s,” Roberts observed. “The end of government all,” he said. have a priest and congregation offering the Eucharist, the Church’s “That proposal — which Con- discrimination against religious most powerful prayer, for me at the earliest opportunity! gress nearly passed — would schools is a victory for all par- Contributing to this story was Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth Doyle at askfather have added to the federal Con- ents and students who choose the Detroit Catholic, the media [email protected] and 30 Columbia Circle Dr., Albany, New stitution a provision similar to to attend these schools, but outlet of the Archdiocese of De- York 12203. the state no-aid provisions, pro- especially for the many low- troit.

p 8 - audience.indd 1 7/8/2020 1:51:46 PM The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 VIEWPOINT 9 A habit to break: ‘Doomscrolling’ By Brett Robinson ritual that causes more mental anguish? “Have you seen our local virus num- looking at more. And more. And down Catholic News Service One line in the WIRED article really bers today?” and, “Did you see that they the rabbit hole we go. A June 25 jumped out at me: “Each night ends the pulled down the statue of St. Junipero We recently adopted a new ritual to WIRED magazine way the day began, with an endless scroll Serra in California?” redirect our experience of each “night article described a through social media in a desperate search Our children often witness these hy- ending the way the day began” by praying new and danger- for clarity.” The sentence is telling. brid conversations that tack back and the Divine Office — on our phones. In ous habit that has “Each night ends the way the day be- forth between practical questions like, the morning, when our five kids file in to become part of gan.” Described this way, it seems the pri- “Have you seen my car keys?” to paranoid say good morning, we give them all hugs popular technology mary issue is not necessarily the troubling ones like, “Do you think this is the begin- and then promptly pick up our phones to practices. “Doom- news we receive in vast quantities but the ning of the apocalypse?” pray the Liturgy of the Hours. scrolling” refers rituals and habits we practice on a daily It is extremely disorienting for children The verses of the psalms pingpong to the pattern of basis to “stay informed.” Doomscrolling to witness adult conversations that take back and forth between me and my wife scrolling through is a choice and it has social consequences. place in this manner. They are, in effect, in a kind of elevated morning conversa- social media in the midst of a pandemic A Twitter user named @Almost_Anna conversations that are part human and tion, one that includes God’s voice. We and social unrest and being flooded with put it this way: “Every marriage has one part machine. To remedy the situation, do the same thing in the evening before morbid messages that elicit an almost person who doom scrolls and reads head- my wife and I had to make a choice. bed. physical discomfort. lines out loud pre-coffee, and another We have tried banning phone use in Doomscrolling becomes contempla- Reports of mental illness, especially person who is begging them to stop.” the house altogether and it simply doesn’t tive scrolling. The news of the external among the lonely and isolated, have ris- Our family has not been immune to work anymore. Every check of the weath- world takes a backseat to interior stirrings en dramatically in the past few months. this. Our morning conversations have er or ding of the messaging app reels us Why do so many willingly engage in a been punctuated with questions like, back in for one more look. That leads to See ROBINSON, page 18 New ‘Directory for Catechesis’: A timely invitation to renewal By Jem Sullivan necessary form of inculturation of the of a kerygmatic catechesis that is field-en- the kerygma is the first, repeated and Catholic News Service faith. compassing. main announcement of catechesis to all The long-await- Addressed primarily to those engaged Catechists are to give qualitative prior- ed “Directory for in catechetical ministry, namely bishops, ity to an evangelizing catechesis in which See SULLIVAN, page 18 Catechesis” from pastors, catechists, parents and teach- the Pontificalers, the document invites the reader on a Council for Pro- journey of reflection on the nature, pur- REFLECTION moting New Evan- pose, tasks, content, methods and sources gelization arrives of catechesis in the contemporary world. at a most timely As a document of the universal Warmth and light moment as the Church, it encourages the drafting or re- universal Church vision of national directories that attend By Mark Saucier seeks a renewal of to local catechetical opportunities and I’ve read that in Senegal, when an elder dies, they say, “A library has burned.” Christian faith in local churches strug- challenges in particular churches. It is appropriate when you think about it. Every person blessed with many gling through a pandemic-ridden world. In three major parts divided across years has amassed an enormous collection of experiences, insights and wisdom. Two papal phrases frame the text — “The 12 chapters, the new directory offers key In the finality of death, all this vanishes, and no longer can anyone wander Church exists to evangelize,” of St. Paul elements that permeate all catechetical through our stories in search of learning, amusement or just a guidepost for VI and “I am a mission,” of Pope Francis. activities: witness, mercy and dialogue. the path. Keeping with the genre of catechetical Presented in dynamic continuity with the I have a friend whose library is ablaze. The ashes may smolder for days or directories that followed the Second Vati- two catechetical directories that preceded weeks, but the fire will take it all, from its history of a Louisiana kid of German can Council, this updated “Directory for it, namely the 1997 “General Directory immigrants to the Wednesday evening “meetings” he has hosted for nearly 20 Catechesis” presents fundamental theo- for Catechesis” and the 1971 “General years and will do so until he is too weak to raise a glass. logical-pastoral principles for the age-old Catechetical Directory,” this text affirms A library is an apt metaphor for my friend. His life spans 95 years, and ministry of catechesis while responding the perennial nature and purpose of cat- he still possesses an eidetic memory of most of its moments. He remembers to current social conditions and cultural echesis. events, names and dates, even the weather, with a clarity that most of us didn’t forces that shape the Church’s communi- Several new emphases are also pro- have even before we forgot. cation of the living mystery of God today. posed — the primacy of the kerygma in He is still sharp by nature, but he has also been a well-schooled student of In a perfect synthesis of old and new all catechetical activities; the dynamic hard work, occasional failure, and do-overs until he succeeded. elements, the directory confirms the close process of evangelization and catechesis A member of “the Greatest Generation,” nothing came easy for him. A link between evangelization and cateche- within it as a spiritual action above all; the child of foreigners in a “Jim Crow” South, his first friends were black because sis that unites the Church’s faithful wit- pedagogy of God that inspires the peda- the whites ridiculed his accent and his poverty. He married for love but soon ness to the Gospel core, the kerygma, to gogy of the Church in catechetical tasks found his beloved scourged by schizophrenia. He lost a young daughter in a ongoing formation and maturation of of initiation, education and ongoing for- horrible scene. faith within a community of believers. mation in Christian discipleship; cateche- He could be demanding, brusque, even seemingly rude, but I think that Witness to the kerygma in all catecheti- sis in a digital culture; the globalization may have been more nurture than nature. He had to be father, mother and cal activities is nothing less than the lov- of culture; bioethical issues that impact breadwinner. Everything had to run on schedule. If you had a job, you were ing and joyful sharing of the Good News catechesis; the “way of beauty” in cateche- supposed to do it and do it right. Excuses never solved anything. of the saving life, death and resurrection sis; and catechesis that accompanies with But here is part of his enigma. For all his need to control, he was faith- of Jesus with the invitation to live a life mercy the poor and people with disabili- filled, faithful and faith-driven. He found solace and strength in his spiritual transformed by faith in Jesus within the ties, migrants and prisoners. practice. He trusted in a God he could neither see nor understand, but was Church. Drawing on a key theme in the 2012 somehow always there. As the introduction notes, catechesis world synod on the “new evangelization That trust eventually led him to a woman he adored, to years together accompanies a dynamic process of in- for the transmission of the Christian serving hungry children and sight-challenged poor in Mexico, and to a daily ternalization of the Gospel involving the faith” and Pope Francis’ apostolic exhor- commitment to her during her dementia and death. whole person in his or her life experience, tation, “Evangelii Gaudium,” this docu- And now it is his turn. It is sad to see this library burn. It had a huge section a spiritual action that is the original and ment brings to the forefront the elements on history, but an entire wing dedicated to generosity and friendship.

p 9 - columns.indd 1 7/8/2020 2:58:00 PM 10 The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 63 Tolton Catholic graduates eager to claim their place in history By Jay Nies Haley Kartheiser quipped that her class should receive the grand prize for mastering change. “COVID-19 changed our world and us,” she told her fellow graduating seniors the evening of Fr. Tolton Region- al Catholic High School’s Baccalaureate Mass. “Little did we know how fast a major change would play a vital role in our lives.” All 63 members of the Class of 2020 gathered in the LEFT: Members of Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School’s Class of 2020 assist at the celebration of their Baccalaureate school commons in Colum- Mass on June 26. RIGHT: Haley Kartheiser addresses her graduating classmates after Mass. BELOW: Father Christopher bia June 26 to worship God Cordes and Father Paul Clark process into the School Commons at the beginning of Mass. — Photos by Jay Nies together before graduating the following day. for their future. ist attacks and graduating dur- classmates better. Father Augustus Tolton — a “We would not be here It’s now important for them ing an international pandemic. “Because we’ve seen the former slave who endured ra- without ‘adjusting our sails,’” to continue building on that She shared a thought from things we’ve seen and learned cial discrimination while and Miss Kartheiser insisted, “nor foundation with “what you’ve singer and entrepreneur Jimmy the things we’ve learned, we after becoming the Roman without the love of our par- learned about love, about will- Dean: “I cannot change the know what it will mean to Catholic Church’s first rec- ents, extended family, Tolton ing the good of another above directions of the wind. But I be better sons, daughters, sis- ognizably black priest in the faculty and staff, and all of us yourself, about the importance can adjust my sails to always United States — took risks supporting each other.” of service.” reach my destination.” More photos from and endured hardships so Dressed in slate-blue gowns “The world needs trailblaz- She shared her joy of be- this event have been that people after him could and mortarboards, the seniors ers right now,” he told them. ing initiated into the Cath- posted in The Catholic have a better life. sat six feet from one another af- “We need the witness of au- olic Church at an all-school Missourian’s online “Fr. Tolton’s Christian ter spending two months apart. thentic love, of service to our Mass at during her freshman edition, www.cathmo. way of overcoming adver- Not only had their classes neighbors. We need each of year at Tolton and receiving sity with faith and hope gone from in-school to at-home you to be a light to the world.” her First Holy Communion com. Select “Photo serves as a great model for on a day’s notice and all of their He relayed a message he from Fr. Coleman. Galleries” from the you,” the bishop said. spring sports and events been had received from Fr. Coleman She called for a mo- “Multimedia” tab on cancelled, their “No. 1 fan” had who was watching the Mass by ment of silence for the late the menu bar. High honors undergone major surgery and livestream: Thomas Bacon, their class- Among the awards pre- begun aggressive cancer treat- “After cancer surgery, I am mate who died in April of their ters and brothers, to be better sented to the seniors were: ments less than two weeks be- now down to one lung, but I sophomore year. Christians, to be the next great •The St. Paul Service Award fore graduation. still have my heart, and it is full leaders, the next great doctors, to Wyatt Cooley, who docu- “Father Mike (Coleman) of love for each of you. I will Part of history nurses, teachers, lawyers and mented 207 hours of service is unable to join us in person, love you forever. God is good Graduating senior Emily entrepreneurs of the future,” over the past four years; but he’s very Konrad re- she said. •The Fr. Coleman Award much here minded her to Katie Williams and Silas in person,” classmates “Great model” Glaude, for exemplifying the noted Fa- of their par- Jill McIntosh, the school’s spirit of Tolton Catholic; ther Paul ents’ endless interim president, congratu- •The Bishop Gaydos Award Clark, a fel- love and lated the seniors on behalf of to Brooke Hendrick and Em- low school encourage- the administration, faculty and ily Konrad, and the school’s chaplain, ment. staff. highest honor, the Fr. Tolton who pre- “We are “We hope you know how Award, to Jill Zulovich. Both sided at the truly grate- proud we are of each of you,” awards are for exemplifying the Baccalaure- ful for the she said. “We know you will school’s mission. ate Mass. sacrifices accomplish wonderful things Fr. Clark they have in the years ahead.” “Still a community” pointed out made to Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, Graduating senior Grace that God give us all in a recorded message, reminded Brownfield plans to pursue a is creating of the op- them that the Way of the Cross nursing degree at the Univer- a story in portunities is the way to sainthood. sity of Missouri in the fall. each of the we are so “In times of distress, we She said the Tolton Catholic graduating seniors. all the time. ... Praise the living blessed with,” she stated. learn more about ourselves and community has been like a sec- “Many opportunities lie God, now and forever. Amen!” She said their teachers’ gen- others,” he said. “We are given ond family to her. ahead of each and every one of uine care for them was reflect- the opportunity to sacrifice for “It breaks my heart that I you,” he told them. “And what Sails aloft ed in the classroom, “where a good greater than ourselves.” have to leave, but I’m excited you have learned in this past Two graduating seniors ad- they motivated us, challenged He said those with ties to for what comes next, and I can year especially plays into that dressed their classmates after us and thankfully had patience Tolton Catholic have a shared always come back to visit,” said story.” Mass. with us.” spirit for life, charity, faith and Miss Brownfield, a member of He noted that the their par- Miss Kartheiser spoke of the She believes the circum- service. Our Lady of Lourdes parish. ents and educators had helped uniqueness of being born in stances surrounding senior He pointed out that the them build a secure foundation the shadow of the 2001 terror- year will help make her and her school’s namesake, Venerable See TOLTON CATHOLIC, page 20

p 10.indd 1 7/8/2020 1:49:24 PM The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 11 Franciscan Sister Donna Eggering, jubilarian cherishes memories of her 27 years in this diocese By Jay Nies friends and fellow educators said. Sister Donna Eggering helped her find an opening They painted and re-carpet- could never have dreamed of for a parish director of reli- ed the inside of the 1894-vin- all the things she would do as gious education (DRE) at an tage church, replaced eight a Franciscan Sister of Olden- inner-city parish in St. Louis. deteriorating stained-glass burg, Indiana. “It was my first foray into windows and repaired the rest Now, after 60 years of reli- African American culture, of them. gious life, including 27 in the and I loved it!” she said. Sr. Donna designed the Jefferson City diocese, she A year later, she moved to new windows with an artist dreams about it all the time. another part of the city to from Art Unlimited. “It was such a privilege to help combine two neighbor- “We never had to borrow serve among the people in ing parishes into one. any money,” she said. “We did Missouri, and I really miss She helped plan the cer- them one by one. We’d pay for it,” she said. “I still dream of emony to mark the closing one, then we’d start another.” the people. I dream of all the of one of the parish churches, Her favorite memories are things that we did and that culminating with the plant- of the times she got to lead can still be done.” ing of a tree that her father people to Christ. She grew up in a large had brought from Old Mon- “The highlights for me Catholic family in Old Mon- roe. Franciscan Donna Eggering peruses a parish history book were the years of attending roe, near the juncture of the For nine years, Sr. Donna during the 150th anniversary celebration for Immaculate family gatherings and just be- St. Louis archdiocese and the worked closely with parish- Conception parish in Brookfield in 2009. — Photo by Jay Nies ing with people,” she said. Jefferson City diocese. ioners, visiting people who On Thursdays and Fridays, Her teachers at Immacu- were homebound and prepar- St. Michael parish in Russell- campaign was: “St. Michael she would take Holy Com- late Conception School in ing children and adults to re- ville. Parish: Messengers for the munion to people who were Old Monroe were Oldenburg ceive the sacraments. That position is now re- Next Century.” elderly or homebound. Franciscans. She worked with Olden- ferred to as parish life col- The result was a “That was a real privilege,” Thinking young Donna burg Franciscan Sister Mil- laborator. 7,200-square-foot, 350-seat, she said. might be called to religious dred Ann Reckamp, who The parish had no resident church of brick, concrete and On Sundays, she would life, her eighth-grade teacher walked the streets of the pastor, so she was responsible heavy timber. welcome people to Mass and told her about the juniorate, parish, wearing her religious for carrying-out the adminis- Bishop John R. Gaydos of serve in some liturgical func- a program allowing girls to go habit and talking to people, trative functions. Jefferson City, now retired, tion. to high school at the Moth- showing them God’s love. She also oversaw the spiri- dedicated the completed One man who she helped erhouse while seeing how the “She did wonderful work tual outreach and day-to-day church in June of 2002. bring back to the sacraments sisters lived. there,” Sr. Donna recalled. life of the parish. Sr. Donna designed an art- cried when she gave him Holy “I asked my mom and “The Lord was with us all the “I relied heavily on the glass window for the church, Communion one Sunday. dad,” Sr. Donna recalled. time. ” people,” she said. “I told depicting God’s Word and “He said, ‘You gave my “They said, ‘Sure.’ So at age Missionary Servant Sisters them, ‘This is your parish. hymns of praise. 14, I came to live here in of the Holy Spirit, known as I’m here to help.’” For years, she served as pres- See SR. DONNA, page 14 1957 without ever having “Blue Sisters,” also canvassed She made St. Francis of As- ident of the Russellville Min- seen it before.” the neighborhoods and in- sisi’s motto her own: “to lead isterial Alliance, made up of Sr. Donna officially -en vited people with no church people to spiritual gladness.” ministers and representatives Find us tered religious life on Feb. 2, home to become Catholic. She visited people who of the city’s nine churches. online 1961, although some of her Sr. Donna would then were sick and homebound, classmates entered the previ- help the people prepare to often giving them Holy Com- “God did that” ous September. enter the Church through the munion, and helped children After 13 years in Russell- “We’re all considered part Rite of Christian Initiation of and families prepare for sac- ville, Sr. Donna moved to CATHMO.COM of the 1960 class,” she said. Adults (RCIA). raments. Immaculate Conception par- She would also drive peo- “And just being with them ish in Brookfield to serve in a “You run the place!” ple to doctor’s appointments in sickness and health,” she similar capacity. Like Us On Sr. Donna earned a bach- and other errands. said. “They allowed me to do She would remain there for elor’s degree in education and When the time came for that.” 14 years. facebook a master’s degree in learning her to move on, a custodian The people were gathering “The list was long of things Diocese of disabilities. told her, “You can’t leave! You in the parish hall and using that needed to be done, and She taught for 17 years in run the place!” folding chairs for Mass each we did them together,” she Jefferson City Catholic schools in Indiana, Sunday. And they were run- Missouri and Ohio. “To give spiritual gladness” ning out of room. By 1980, she had given ev- From there, she left for a “We needed to build a erything she had to teaching sabbatical and to pursue a church,” she said. “We need- and was burning out. master’s degree in pastoral ed a holy space.” She asked the leadership studies at Loyola University Through years of plan- council if she could put her of Chicago. ning, information-gathering, Oak Tree Villas gifts to a different kind of use. That’s what opened the consulting with profession- A STONEBRIDGE COMMUNITY “They discussed it and door to her work in this dio- als, soliciting input from pa- wound up telling me that I cese. rishioners, fundraising and Jefferson City — (573) 893-3063 could do something different Bishop Michael F. McAu- praying, she and the parishio- www.stonebridgeseniorliving.com if I found my own job,” she liffe of Jefferson City, now ners kept moving toward that said. deceased, hired her to serve goal. Let our family care for yours. Her network of sisters, as pastoral administrator of The theme for their capital

p 11.indd 1 7/8/2020 2:46:20 PM 12 The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 Archbishop Gomez: Truth of St. Junipero Serra’s ministry is his respect, loving care of indigenous people Catholic News Service nation, when once again we are controversies in California sur- Los Angeles confronting America’s shame- rounding public monuments Los Angeles Archbishop ful legacy of racism, I invite to St. Junipero Serra, “the Jose H. Gomez has asked you to join me in observing St. Apostle of California.” On June Catholics of the archdiocese to Junipero’s feast day, July 1, as a 19 a statue of the saint in San invoke the intercession of St. day of prayer, fasting and char- Francisco’s Golden Gate Park Junipero Serra “for this nation ity,” Archbishop Gomez said in was toppled and desecrated. that he helped to found.” an open letter to Catholics. Archbishop Gomez also said a He also urged prayers es- The letter appears as his June Serra statue in the plaza outside pecially for “an end to racial 29 column “Voices” in English the archdiocese’s first Church, prejudice and a new awareness and Spanish in Angelus, (ange Nuestra Senora Reina de los of what it means that all men lusnews.com), the online news Angeles, in downtown Los An- and women are created equal platform of the Los Angeles geles also was torn down. as children of God.” archdiocese. “Up and down the state, “In this hour of trial in our He addressed the recent there is growing debate about A statue of St. Junipero Serra in Sacramento, Calif., is seen in this 2015 file photo. It was torn down by a group of demonstrators late July 4, 2020. — CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec removing Serra memorials from the names of well-known cities public lands,” he wrote. “Ventu- such as San Diego, San Fran- ra officials have announced that cisco and Santa Barbara. they will hold a public hearing He was the first president of July 7 to debate whether to take the California mission system, down his statue from in front of and personally founded nine of Ventura City Hall. the state’s 21 missions. It is es- “Faced with the possibility timated that during his minis- of vandalism, we are taking try, St. Junipero Serra baptized increased security precautions about 6,000 native people. at the historic missions located In 2015, some people ob- in the Archdiocese of Los An- jected to the canonization of geles. Unfortunately, we will the Spaniard, like critics did probably have to relocate some of his beatification in 1988, statues to our beloved saint or because of questions raised risk their desecration,” Arch- about how Fr. Serra allegedly bishop Gomez wrote. treated the native peoples of He said these developments California and about the im- sadden him. “I have been think- pact of Spanish colonization ing and writing about Junipero on native peoples throughout Serra for many years now.” the Americas. “I understand the deep pain “The exploitation of Ameri- being expressed by some na- ca’s first peoples, the destruction tive peoples in California. But of their ancient civilizations, is I also believe Fray Junipero is a historic tragedy,” Archbishop a saint for our times, the spiri- Gomez wrote. “Crimes com- Tradition... tual founder of Los Angeles, mitted against their ancestors a champion of human rights, continue to shape the lives and and this country’s first Hispan- futures of native peoples today. It's what makes the Jefferson City area ic saint,” the archbishop said, Generations have passed and noting that he was “privileged” our country still has not done such a great place to live. to concelebrate the Spanish enough to make things right.” Franciscan’s canonization Mass In the Archdiocese of Los with Pope Francis in 2015 dur- Angeles, “we have worked hard Providing attention to detail, ing the pontiff’s pastoral visit to atone for past errors and to Washington. wrongs and to find the path compassionate care and meaningful “I rely on his intercession in forward together,” he said. my ministry, and I am inspired “We honor the contribu- service is our tradition. by his desire to bring God’s tions that native peoples made tender mercy to every person,” to building the Church in the archbishop added. Southern California and we Known for spreading the cherish their gifts in the mis- Funerals Cremation Pre-planning Gospel in the New World dur- sion of the Church today.” ing the 18th century, the Fran- Archbishop Gomez said ciscan priest landed in Mexico, over the years he has “come then made his way on foot up to understand how the image the coast of Mexico and to Cal- of Fr. Serra and the missions ifornia, where he established a chain of missions that are now See ST. JUNIPERO, page 14

p 12 - COLOR.indd 1 7/8/2020 2:53:00 PM The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 13 St. Louis archdiocese responds to calls for removal of statue The Archdiocese of St. Lou- blind and another for This photo of “Apotheosis is issued the following state- ex-prostitutes. of St. Louis,” the statue of ment June 29, in response to For Catholics, St. St. Louis, King of France, is a petition and demonstrations Louis is an example of by Lisa Johnston, staff pho- calling for the removal of the an imperfect man who tographer of the St. Louis Review. statue of St. Louis IX, King of strived to live a life France, from its prominent lo- modeled after the life of belief — is created in the im- cation in Forest Park: Jesus Christ. age and likeness of God. For St. Louisans, As such, all should be treat- The history of the statue of St. he is a model for how ed with love, respect and dig- Louis, the King is one founded in we should care for our nity. piety and reverence before God, fellow citizen, and a We should not seek to erase and for non-believers, respect namesake with whom history, but recognize and learn for one’s neighbor. The reforms we should be proud to from it, while working to cre- that St. Louis implemented in identify. The sword on ate new opportunities for our French government focused on his statue is not raised brothers and sisters. impartial justice, protecting the for warfare, but rather rights of his subjects, steep pen- is held with the blade down — tury. alties for royal officials abusing a symbol of peace. In his recent The Archdiocese of St. Lou- Supplying ice for parish picnics, weddings power, and a series of initiatives statement on “Racism, Justice is is encouraged by the winds and any occasion you might have. to help the poor. and Peace,” Robert J. Carlson, of change that are at hand, King Louis IX’s renowned apostolic administrator for the but believes that this energy of Call us today! work in charity helped elevate archdiocese, said, in part: change should be focused on him to Sainthood. His daily “... Scripture tells us to turn programs and policies that will HILKE’S suppers were shared with nu- our swords into plow shares. dismantle racism and create a merous beggars, whom he in- Let us turn our guns into met- more equal society for all races ICE vited to the royal table. al. May that metal someday be and religions. Freeburg, Mo. On many evenings, he the statue in our community As Catholics, we believe that would not let them leave be- that stands as a reminder that each person — no matter their 573-744-5500 fore he washed their feet. He here, in the Greater St. Louis race, religion, background or personally paid to feed more Region, we chose justice so than 100 poor Parisians every that there would be peace. ...” day. Peace is what St. Louisans His care for the sick was hoped for in the new 20th Vitae Foundation’s equally moving; St. Louis fre- century when they erected the quently ministered to lepers. statue of St. Louis the King— Columbia Pro-Life Event He also created a number of and peace is what St. Louisans hospitals, including one for the still strive toward in this cen- Tuesday, July 21, 2020*

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p 13 - COLOR.indd 1 7/8/2020 2:31:52 PM 14 The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 SR. DONNA From page 11 Church back to me,’” she re- nerable,” she said. “I don’t prospects, so pray that we as diocese. them always, and they could called. “I said, ‘It was God think anybody here is in their a community can continue to She treasures the memories count on the Church, even if Who did that.’” 60s anymore, and we have serve, wherever we are.” of her time here. I had to go out on a limb. some in their 90s. So if it gets She stays in touch with her “The most wonderful part,” “I never in my life dreamed “Everybody has something” in here, it could spread like friends in the Brookfield and she stated, “was the people of what I would be able to do Sr. Donna started dealing wildfire.” Russellville parishes. and the privilege — and I as a sister,” she said. “Never in with cyclical bursts of back Sisters who are still out on “Good things are happen- want to stress the privilege — my entire life!” pain in 2010 but continued mission have not been able ing in both places,” she said. of being with them in all cir- to work through them. to visit the Motherhouse for She enjoys reading about a cumstances and helping to lift oldenburgfranciscans.org/ “I didn’t want to retire,” months. renewed emphasis on service them up and have them know oldenburgfranciscans.org/ she said. “I had a major sur- “It’s given us all a lot of and charitable outreach in the that the Church was there for associates/ gery in 2018 and I wasn’t re- time to think, to pray,” said covering as well as when I had Sr. Donna. “We’re praying surgery in 2012.” for the whole world that’s suf- Prayer for a Communion of Desire She returned to Indiana fering in any way and asking My Jesus, I believe You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all two years ago and now helps God to have mercy on His things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive in ministry at the Mother- world.” You sacramentally, renew my heart now with the power of Your Spirit. I embrace You and house. They especially offer unite myself wholly to You. Unite me more closely to Your Body, the Church. And never It took a while to get used prayers for people affected by permit me to be separated from You. Amen. to living in such a large place the pandemic, for migrants with so many other people. and immigrants and people Oración para la Comunión de Deseo “There are 125 sisters liv- detained at the border. ing here at the Motherhouse,” Jesús mío, creo que estás presente en el Santísimo Sacramento. Te amo por sobre to- she said, “including our care “Good things are happening” das las cosas y deseo recibirte en mi alma. Como no puedo recibirte en este momento center for our sisters who are The Oldenburg Francis- sacramentalmente, renueva mi corazón con el poder de tu Espíritu. Te recibo y me uno sick.” cans plan to honor Sr. Donna completamente a ti. Úneme más a tu cuerpo, la Iglesia y nunca permitas que me separe She continues working to and 10 other jubilarians at de ti. Amén. regain her health. a July 26 celebration at the “I’m still fighting back Motherhouse. FR. JUNIPERO pain,” she said. “But it’s okay, Morning Prayer, dinner, From page 12 because everybody has some- the Jubilee Mass and a recep- thing. You just get up and tion are planned for the cel- evokes painful memories for some people,” and “do not know his true character or the actual deal with it and move on like ebration. for that reason, he said, he feels the protests in historical record,” Archbishop Gomez said, aad- everybody else.” In the meantime, Sr. Don- California and around the country over histori- ding that decades ago activists started “’revis- The sisters began shelter- na asks for prayers for better cal monuments are important. ing’ history to make Junipero the focus of all ing in place in March due health and inner peace. “Historical memory is the soul of every na- the abuses committed against California’s indig- to the COVID-19 pandemic She noted that there were tion. What we remember about our past and enous peoples.” and have not had any visitors about 900 Oldenburg Fran- how we remember it defines our national iden- “But the crimes and abuses that our saint is except for people who work ciscans when she entered the tity — the kind of people we want to be, the val- blamed for — slanders that are spread widely to- there. congregation. ues and principles we want to live by,” he said. day over the internet and sometimes repeated by “We have not had a case “We have 161 sisters now,” “But history is complicated. The facts matter, public figures — actually happened long after here at all, but we’re all vul- she said. “We do have a few distinctions need to made and the truth counts,” his death,” he said, noting that a genocidal war he explained. “We cannot learn history’s lessons waged against the Native Americans took place or heal old wounds unless we understand what in 1851, and the saint died in 1784. really happened, how it happened and why.” “The real St. Junipero fought a colonial sys- Archbishop Gomez said U.S. society might tem where natives were regarded as ‘barbarians’ BUTZER reach a consensus on not honoring St. Junipero and ‘savages’ whose only value was to serve the “Dependable service since 1926” Serra or other figures from the past, but “elected appetites of the white man,” Archbishop Gomez officials cannot abdicate their responsibilities by said, yet in online petitions today the saint “is HEATING  PLUMBING  AIR CONDITIONING turning these decisions over to small groups of compared to Adolph Hitler, his missions com- protesters, allowing them to vandalize public pared to concentration camps.” No serious his- 573-636-4115 monuments.” torian would accept this, he added. 24 Hour Service “This is not how a great democracy should The saint lived and worked alongside native 721 Wicker Lane, Jefferson City, MO 65109 function,” he said. peoples, defended their humanity and protested www.hgbutzer.com “Allowing the free expression of public opin- crimes against them; he celebrated their creativ- ion is important,” Archbishop Gomez added. ity and knowledge; and he learned their lan- “So is upholding the rule of law and ensuring guages and their ancient customs and ways, the that decisions we reach as a society are based on archbishop said. 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Midland Oil Co. & Transport be “a model for thoughtful and respectful dis- ognized that the saint’s witness anticipated the 1601 Christy Dr. 1601-B Christy Dr. course,” he said. great spirit of human equality and liberty un- 573-634-2025 573-634-2008 Those who are attacking St. Junipero Serra’s der God that has come to define the American www.jcoil.com good name and vandalizing memorials to him project.”

p 14.indd 1 7/8/2020 2:48:12 PM The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 15 PRO-LIFE From page 1 which prohibits the funding The MCC works to ensure souri, cautioned against put- of abortion through Medicaid, state support for Alternatives ting too much faith in judges remains unchanged with this to Abortion (ATA) programs or those who appoint them. ruling. that offer real choices to preg- “Time after time, the judi- •In May, Missouri’s Admin- nant mothers. cial branch of government has istrative Hearing Commission “It’s part of our work to rec- failed to protect the most vul- (AHC) overruled the Missouri ognize and promote the sanc- nerable of God’s children — Department of Health and tity of human life from con- the unborn — as well as hav- Senior Services’ (DHSS) deci- ception to natural death,” said ing ignored vulnerable women sion to not renew Planned Par- Deacon McClay. who are exploited by the abor- enthood’s license to perform That’s why the MCC sup- tion industry,” he said. abortions at its St. Louis clinic. ports social programs for He pointed out that social At issue were failed abor- mothers and families in need, change doesn’t come about tions discovered by DHSS as well as wider access to Med- merely because a person or investigators, and non-cooper- icaid, which would allow them group of people are elected at ation by some of the providers to receive medical care while the right time. involved in the abortions. working to support their fami- “A pro-life ethic in society is Because of the decision, lies. not dependent on timing and the department on June 25 luck, but rather on the persis- renewed Missouri’s only oper- “Grace abounds” tent effort of prayer, educa- ating abortion clinic’s license Good laws and public poli- “One hour a month or week abortion-minded client,” stat- tion, providing alternatives to through 2021. cies are always helpful, but from many will reap a tremen- ed Mike Hentges, the St. Ray- abortion, legislation and po- The MCC noted that very creating an abortion-free so- dous harvest,” she said. “You mond’s Society’s co-founder litical involvement,” he stated. few abortions are being per- ciety will also require fervent have no idea the power that and development director. He said pro-life legislation formed at the clinic, with most prayer, sacrifice, one-on-one is shown when people pray Ray of Hope Pregnancy must be much broader than Missouri women seeking abor- advocacy, direct assistance to outside abortion or abortion- Care Ministries (PCM) of enacting policies that only tions in neighboring Illinois abortion-minded mothers, referral facilities.” Macon and Shelby Counties make abortions harder to get. and Kansas. targeted communication of Call Mrs. Forck (573) 821- offers free pregnancy tests, “Otherwise, we miss out lifesaving information, and a 5130 for information about education and mentorship for on a whole range of legislation “For the long haul” united commitment to cher- volunteering. those facing an unplanned or that has the purpose and effect Deacon McClay observed ish and welcome society’s most “We can hardly wait to see unexpected pregnancy. of making it easier for preg- that Missouri now faces the vulnerable members. what God will do, and we Amanda Durbin, president nant moms to carry to term,” prospect of more abortion Participants in the Colum- know that it will be so mag- of the Ray of Hope board of he said. clinics opening within its bor- bia 40 Days for Life campaign nificent that only He could do directors, said recent develop- He cited as examples: ders. have witnessed many victories it,” she said. ments present a call to prayer •laws and appropriations to “The combination of court and disappointments since and vigilance. provide alternatives to abor- rulings makes that more like- they began praying on the “We are fighting” She believes it’s too easy to tion services; ly,” he stated. sidewalk outside the Colum- Father Anthony Viviano, become complacent and rely •tax credits for people who The Catholic Church has bia Planned Parenthood abor- newly appointed diocesan on lawmakers and judges to donate to pregnancy resource long upheld the objective uni- tion clinic 11 years ago. moderator for pro-life minis- steer society in the right direc- centers and maternity homes; versal truth that all human be- “One thing that we all have tries, noted that setbacks are tion. and ings have a right to life from seen is that God is always with part and parcel to progress. “Converting hearts and •increasing health insur- the first moment of their exis- us and that grace abounds “We as people of faith and minds to the belief that all ance coverage for lower-in- tence. more when evil is present,” prayer must double down on human life is sacred is about come moms during pregnancy As the MCC has done in said Kathy Forck, co-coordi- our supplications to heaven,” so much more than laws and and for the first year after they the past, it will continue look- nator of Columbia 40 Days he said. politics,” she stated. give birth. ing for ways to protect the for Life. He pointed to the Blessed She said Christians must “Missouri has been in the health and wellbeing of moth- Many pregnant mothers Mother as a powerful source always press forward on this forefront of providing these ers and help them avoid going seeking abortions have chosen of inspiration, guidance and front, with or without the gov- things,” Deacon Lee noted. to abortion clinics in the first life for their babies, and the protection. ernment’s blessing. “And our low abortion rates, place. clinic has lost abortionists and “It is within the battle that “We were never promised compared to other states, are “We’re in this for the long shut down 10 times over the hearts and minds are won over that it was going to be easy or proof that the Missouri strat- haul,” Deacon McClay noted. course of that sidewalk pres- to the Truth of Christ,” he quick or exciting or that we egy of passing legislation to “You’re going to have victories ence. said. “It is on the battlefield would ever get to a place of make it easier for moms at risk you’re going to have losses. We Mrs. Forck renewed the where saints are made. rest with this,” she noted. for abortion to carry to term, don’t stop witnessing to Christ call for deep, daily and specific Life-affirming organizations She lauded the 40 Days for is working.” because we lost one battle.” prayer and fasting, along with such as the St. Raymond’s So- Life participants and all the Deacon McClay said the He pointed out that in the a willingness to spread the ciety have an important role to other unsung heroes in par- MCC will continue to advo- Louisiana decision (June Med- message of life. play. ishes who continue to do im- cate for reasonable abortion ical Services v. Russo), the U.S. “Don’t be ashamed to let St. Raymond’s is a faith- portant pro-life work. regulations and for alternatives Supreme Court ruled that others know your beliefs,” she based nonprofit agency fo- “We are not defeated,” she to abortion programs. states can impose regulations, said. cused on giving at-risk, preg- said. “We are fighting, for one The MCC will keep encour- so long as they don’t present Columbia 40 Days for Life nant mothers what they need. life at a time, one conversion aging Catholics and all people an “undue burden” to women has been chosen as a test site “Though the current situ- at a time and one God all the of good will to accompany seeking an abortion. for prayer vigils to be held ev- ation seems to be placing an time.” women facing an unplanned He noted that the court’s ery day in front of Columbia array of obstacles in our path, pregnancy. latest ruling does not change Planned Parenthood. we remain committed, now Not about luck “God is always sovereign,” the standard for what consti- Additional volunteers are more than ever, to supporting Deacon Samuel Lee, direc- Deacon McClay insisted. “He tutes an undue burden. needed. life-affirming decisions for the tor of Campaign Life Mis- always has matters in hand.”

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p 16 - puzzle_doyle.indd 1 7/8/2020 10:18:39 AM The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 17 JULIA GREELEY From page 1 hood cause. Safeguards for slowing the spread of COVID-19 restricted attendance to about 50 people, with about 150 others tuning-in via livestream.

“Angel of Charity” Miss Greeley was born into a family of slaves in Marion County, in what is now the Jefferson City diocese, sometime between 1833 and 1848. Little can be found about her early life in Missouri, which stayed loyal to the Union while remaining a LEFT: Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriquez of Denver and Capuchin Franciscan Father Blaine Burkey process into the sanc- tuary of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver during a Mass on the 102nd anniversary of the slave state through the Civil death of Servant of God Julia Greeley, a candidate for sainthood who grew up in Missouri. With them on the left is Deacon War. Robert Finan. BELOW: Congregants keep proper distance during the Mass. — Photos from the Julia Greeley Guild As a child, she got hit in RIGHT: This icon of Julia Greeley is based on the only known photograph of her. — Photo from the Denver Catholic the eye with a whip while trying to stop a slavedriver to live the Gospel at home, Nearly a century later, the divine life by frequently receiv- hate, and she even took from from beating her mother. Her at work, in her parish and in Denver archdiocese opened a ing Holy Communion and cul- the little she had to help the eye would remain disfigured the world, in keeping with the sainthood cause for her and tivating a loving relationship poor,” the bishop noted, “many for the rest of her life. Rule of St. Francis of Assisi. moved her earthly remains to with the Sacred Heart of Jesus. of whom were white.” After being emancipated The priests at her parish a stone sarcophagus inside the “The dwelling of the Trin- She eagerly proclaimed Je- at the war’s end, she became found her to be a most fervent cathedral basilica. ity in her soul bloomed into sus’s love to public servicemen a loving prayer life and firefighters, Catholic and and works of char- non-Catholic alike. ity,” said Bishop Ro- Her life points to the only dríguez. “She only effective remedy to division needed to open her and hate. heart to God’s pres- “Reconciliation and healing ence and let Him of the sin of racism comes from work on her.” holiness and love,” Bishop Ro- When her earthly dríguez insisted. “Christian life ended, she was love is able to unify and put drawn up into the together distinct persons into Heart of the Most a community of brothers and Holy Trinity, to sisters.” a housekeeper and nursemaid promoter of devotion to the Example of holiness dwell there for all eternity. to the children of Dr. Paul Ge- Sacred Heart of Jesus. A formal declaration of a “And that is our destina- For more information on Ser- rard Robinson, who had mar- That devotion filled her deceased person’s heroic virtue, tion,” the bishop asserted, “to vant of God Julia Greeley and ried into one of the first fami- with passion to serve God by along with miracles attributed participate in the communion the Julia Greeley Guild, go to: lies of St. Louis. helping people who were poor to God through that person’s of love of the Most Holy Trin- juliagreeley.org. In about 1878, Miss Gree- and marginalized. prayerful intercession in heav- ity: The Father, the Son and ley moved to Denver to per- She came to be known as en, are part of the exhaustive the Holy Spirit.” Contributing to this article form similar service for Mrs. “Denver’s Angel of Charity.” process the Church undertakes were Fr. Burkey, Catholic News Robinson’s sister, also named Despite her own poverty each time a saint is declared. Love never fails Service, Catholic News Agency- Julia, who had married Wil- and long hours of housekeep- Such miracles, objectively A target of brutal racism, EWTN, the Denver archdiocese’s liam Gilpin, the first territo- ing and taking care of chil- and meticulously investigated, Miss Greeley spent most of her Denver Catholic newspaper, the rial governor of Colorado. dren, she devoted much of are understood to be a sign of life in physical pain and pov- Julia Greeley Guild and the Ca- Miss Greeley worked odd her time to collecting food, God’s approval. erty. puchin Franciscan Province of jobs around the city after leav- clothing and other goods for While His people continue “Nevertheless, she did not St. Conrad in Colorado. ing the Gilpins’ employ. the poor. to pray for her to be declared She found her spiritual She would often deliver blessed and eventually a saint, home at Sacred Heart Church, those things after dark, so as “this is merely a formality to L.L.C. converting to Catholic Chris- to avoid embarrassing the make canonical a real example The Butcher Shop tianity in 1880 and devoting people she was helping. of holiness,” Bishop Rodríguez Inspected, Custom Butchering and Processing most of the rest of her life to She died on June 7, 1918, stated. Smoking & Curing simple acts of charity, devo- the Solemnity of the Sacred From the moment of her We Sell Fresh & Frozen Meats, tion and evangelization. Heart. baptism, “the Most Holy Trin- Whole, Half, or Quarter Beef, She received Holy Com- Her death notice and sim- ity dwelled in her, and the fin- Whole or Half Pork munion daily, and in 1901 ple headstone both referred to est, silent and divine work of made her profession in what her as “Beloved Julia Greeley.” her sanctification begun,” he Located between Freeburg and Vienna on Highway 63 is now known as the Secular Thousands came to pay said. Jim & Debbie Dudenhoeffer (573) 744-5888 Franciscan Order, pledging their respects. She nurtured that seed of Owners

p 17.indd 1 7/8/2020 12:09:08 PM 18 The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 PERSONNEL Things To Do From page 4 Jul. 25 Jul. 26-Jul. 31 summer, but her husband is Equal Employment Opportunity Fundraisers & Monroe City, Holy Rosary St. Robert, Camp Macca- seeking damages. Becket, the Commission, where a teacher at Social Events School homecoming golf bee for high school boys nonprofit religious liberty law a Lutheran school in Michigan tournament, 10 am, Moss- (grades 9-12), St. Robert Bel- firm representing the schools, said she was fired for pursuing wood Golf Course, for info Jul. 10-11 larmine parish, for info visit said that in 2015, the school an employment discrimination Sedalia, K of C and Daugh- or registration, contact Ryan campmaccabee.com ters of Isabella garage sale, Watson at 573-406-2472 or chose not to renew Biel’s one- claim based on a disability. Fri 4-7 pm, Sat 8 am-2 pm, K [email protected] year contract based on class- In that ruling, the court of C Hall Health & room performance. said the ministerial exception Meetings & Our Lady of Guadalupe to anti-discrimination laws Jul. 11 Wellness School in Hermosa Beach did meant that religious organiza- Jefferson City, Pregnancy Conferences Note: For a limited time, the Amer- not renew the contract in 2013 tions couldn’t be sued for fir- Help Center of Central Mis- ican Red Cross will test all blood, for Agnes Morrissey-Berru, ing an employee classified as a souri’s “Bubbles & Bounces” Jul. 21 platelet and plasma donations for Columbia, Vitae Foundation who had taught both fifth and minister. 5K Walk/Run, 8:30 am, Me- COVID-19 antibodies as an addi- sixth grades since 1999, saying Briefs filed by both schools morial Park, for info or to reg- pro-life event with speaker tional health service to donors. ister visit friendsofphc.org Jason Chaffetz, 7 pm, Holi- she had a problem keeping or- point out that the “scope of the day Inn Expo Center (also Jul. 17 der in her classroom and meet- ministerial exception is a vital Jul. 11-12 livestreamed), to register visit Loose Creek, Blood drive, ing expectations under a new and recurring question of na- Monroe City, K of C 5th An- vitaefoundation.org 3-7 pm, Loose Creek Com- reading program. Morrissey- tionwide importance for thou- nual Catfish Tournament, munity Center Berru sued, alleging age bias sands of religious organizations 6 pm Sat through 8 am Sun Youth & under the Age Discrimination and individuals.” (registration at 5 pm Sat), Jul. 16 in Employment Act of 1967. The National Catholic Edu- Route U boat ramp at Mark Young Adults St. Robert, Blood drive, 2-6 In both cases, federal dis- cational Association, in a friend- Twain Lake, for info call Ken- pm, St. Robert Bellarmine trict courts ruled in favor of the of-the-court brief in support of ny St. Clair at 573-248-9231 Jul. 13-18 parish hall Online — Take the #CHRIST- schools, citing ministerial ex- St. James School, stressed in- Jul. 12 powerChallenge to serve, Jul. 20 ception. But two separate pan- stead that Biel, as the school’s St. Martins, St. Martin parish pray & fast, for details and to Boonville, Blood drive, 1-6 els of the U.S. Court of Appeals only fifth grade teacher, “bore “Fish Fry in July” drive-thru sign-up, visit diojeffcity.org/ pm, Ss. Peter & Paul parish for the 9th Circuit reversed particular responsibility for ef- fun, faith & fellowship event, christpower hall these decisions, saying the lim- fectuating — and embodying noon-5 pm ited extent of the employee’s — the integral formation that Jul. 18 Jul. 21 religious duties were insuffi- is distinct to Catholic schools.” Jul. 18 Laurie, “be YOU tiful: Catholic Hermitage, Blood drive, Femininity in High School and cient to qualify for a ministerial Richard Garnett, law profes- Jefferson City, Catholic Ra- noon-5 pm, St. Bernadette exception that was more often sor at the University of Notre dio drive-thru barbecue Beyond,” one-day retreat parish center pork steak dinner, 4:30-6 pm, for high school girls (grades applied to those with roles of Dame Law School and director Helias Catholic High School 9-12), 9 am-4 pm, National Jul. 26 religious leadership. of the university’s Program on Commons, RSVP by text/ Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Columbia, Blood drive, 8 The 2012 decision these Church, State and Society, said phone to Mark Rehagen at Church, for info or to register am-2 pm, St. Thomas More schools were standing on is at the time of the oral arguments 573-680-2520 visit campsiena.com Newman Center MPR Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical that even though these teachers Lutheran Church and School v. were not giving theology in- struction and were not ordained SULLIVAN clergy, “their role is, and is un- derstood as, a ministerial one, From page 9 Submitting events and secular courts are not in a ages in one form or another, in all its stages and moments. for Things to Do page good position to second-guess “At the heart of catechesis, we find, in essence, a person, the or override religious institutions’ person of Jesus of Nazareth,” wrote St. John Paul II. At the center In the interest of time and The process is straightfor- decisions about their ministerial of the new directory stands the person of Jesus Christ, whose in- accuracy, The Catholic Missouri- ward and user-friendly. employees’ role.” carnation, life, death and resurrection grounds both the content an has moved to a simple online Events submitted for dis- He also said the cases were and methods of catechesis of children, youth and adults in today’s process for submitting events play advertising will be auto- not, “as some have complained, world. for the Things to Do page. matically included in Things about a supposed right of church- One noteworthy highlight in this directory is its focus on the To have an event considered to Do, as will items that have es to ‘ignore’ civil rights laws. identity and formation of catechists, who are the living face of the for publication in Things to been previously submitted. Quite the contrary. These cases Church’s catechetical efforts. A renewal of the Church is linked Do and in the diocesan online The deadline for submit- are about protecting the civil and inextricably to a renewal of catechesis made possible by vibrant, events calendar, go to diojeff ting advertising requests is 10 constitutional rights of religious ongoing catechist formation. By responding to the universal call to city.org/event-listing and fol- business days prior to the cover institutions to decide religious holiness catechists become the “saints next door,” in the phrase of low the directions. date on the print edition. questions for themselves.” Pope Francis. The presentation of a new “Directory for Catechesis” occurred three months after its approval on March 23, 2020, the liturgical ROBINSON memorial of 16th-century St. Turibius of Mongrovejo, bishop and From page 9 model catechist. of the heart in lines that are perfectly composed for machine-generated conversations. By favoring the In the intervening months between its approval and its publica- calming frazzled minds and providing a renewed theological over the technological, our ultimate re- tion, the universal Church has endured unprecedented and devas- sense of clarity. ality remains in view. Christ is the organizing prin- tating effects of a pandemic. In a post-pandemic Church, this new The WIRED article attributed compulsive ciple by which we can make sense of world events directory will surely serve as one trusted road map for a renewed doomscrolling to a “search for clarity.” It went on and practice the little habits of “Christ-centered” proclamation of the Gospel unfolding in the new evangelization to say that all of this troubling news places a high conversation that short-circuit the machine’s logic. and in that one remarkable moment within it, that is the Church’s mental and emotional demand on us. But the ar- ministry of catechesis. ticle’s most haunting quote might have been that Robinson is director of communications and Cath- Sullivan teaches catechetics at The Catholic University of America “there’s no overarching narrative that helps us.” olic media studies at the University of Notre Dame in the School of Theology and Religious Studies. Yes there is. Christianity is the antidote for our McGrath Institute for Church Life.

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Anniversaries Kahoka, St. Michael Baptisms Deaths Mike & Debby Whiston, 48 years Boonville, Ss. Peter & Paul Stanley & Kathy Welker, 42 years California, Annunciation — Everett Mary “Marie” A. Bruns, 96 — who Gene & Emilie Herigon, 55 years Gary & Alice Morehouse, 41 years Norris Sangster, son of Robert & worked for the Missouri Catholic Bill & Glenda Richey, 54 years Letitia Sangster Conference for 40 years — on June Jerry & Mary McGuire, 53 years Kirksville, Mary Immaculate 30. The Mass of Christian Burial was Fred & Mary Jo Wilson, 53 years John & Mary Schlepphorst, 76 years Camdenton, St. Anthony — Liam Alba, celebrated on July 7 in St. Stanislaus Logan & Elizabeth Pfeiffer, 50 years Charles & Elizabeth Kline, 62 years Jeremiah Randle, Everly Wyatt Church in Wardsville. Bruce & Darlene Smith, 50 years John & Debbie Lechner, 47 years Earl & Cindy Felten, 45 years Bob & Beverly Compton, 45 years Hermitage, St. Bernadette — Savannah Camdenton, St. Anthony — Joyce Robert & Karen Gerke, 45 years Glenn & Judy Neuweg, 44 years Lea McCarty, daughter of Sam Maher M.L. & Carol Cauthon, 44 years Charlie & Janet Cooper, 38 years & Katie McCarty; Frank Mackey Danny & June Taft, 44 years Vincent Prosko & Kathleen Kelly, 34 years Snyder, son of Mike & Victoria Snyder Jefferson City, Cathedral of St. Joseph Kevin & Nancy Hyland, 42 years Eddie & Bonita Schmitz, 33 years — James J. “Twink” Landwehr Jeff & Carla Brengarth, 41 years Kenneth & Virginia Halterman, 32 years Holts Summit, St. Andrew — Hunter Terry & Joyce Davis, 39 years John & Pat Erhart, 29 years Daniel Dirks, son of Justin & Mallorie Jefferson City, Immaculate Dave & Sue Miller, 39 years Michael & Evonne Bird, 27 years Dirks Conception — Karen M. Elliott Scott & Joyce Storjohann, 34 years John & Kimberly Moore, 27 years Kerry & Connie Shipman, 32 years Deacon Chris & Katy Korte, 23 years Jefferson City, St. Peter — Zoey Jefferson City, St. Peter — Tharsilla A. Gary & Mary Leathers, 31 years Jerod & Shelly Wood, 15 years Catherine Fletcher, Joseph Ambrose “Pat” Lieneke Rich & Dawn Kuster, 30 years Peters Donald & Joann Schupp, 30 years Lake Ozark, Our Lady of the Lake Linn, St. George — Gertrude M. Peters, Andy & Kris Stodgel, 30 years Jerry & Kathy Russell, 60 years Kahoka, St. Michael — Conrad Doyle Josephine E. Voss Philip & Lori Imhoff, 28 years Jerry & Marlen Frank, 50 years Sedore, son of Logan & Alexandra Tim & Betty Edwards, 26 years Rick & Barbara Sefcik, 50 years Sedore Moberly, St. Pius X — Dr. David Whitson

Brinktown, Holy Guardian Angels Marceline, St. Bonaventure Marceline, St. Bonaventure — Camden St. Martins, St. Martin — LaVerne L. Steve & Bev Tesdall, 50 years James & Christine Atterbury, 59 years Wayne Heins, son of Benjamin & Tyree John & Colleen Barhnhart, 44 years Junior & Lora Solomon, 33 years Michelle Heins Ernie & Bev Otto, 44 years Joey & Jessica Bascus, 20 years Sedalia, St. Vincent de Paul — Richard Daniel & Mellissa Paalhar, 18 years Marshall, St. Peter — Eva Malherbe, Kraus Brookfield, Immaculate Conception Joshua & Angela Phillips, 16 years daughter of Daniel & Anne John & Kay Osterman, 47 years Chuck & Rebecca Core, 12 years Malherbe; John Mull, son of Bradley Taos, St. Francis Xavier — Bernard I. Carol & Mary Ann Sensenich, 44 years Joe & Dana Allen, 10 years & Danielle Mull Heet Donald & Angie Downey, 26 years Edward & Jessica Dobrzenski, 10 years Lee & Melinda Wilbeck, 22 years Mary’s Home, Our Lady of the Snows — Wardsville, St. Stanislaus — Marian M. Glen & Barbara Hayes, 18 years Mary’s Home, Our Lady of Snows Rhen Mark Kempker, son of Jeremy Becker Curtis & Rachel Hays, 10 years Fred & Margaret Evers, 68 years & Megan Kempker Kenneth & Norma Runge, 63 years Wien, St. Mary of the Angels — Verl F. Brunswick, St. Boniface Jeremy & Victoria Berendzen, 15 years Morrison, Assumption — Charleigh Niemeier Rick & Charlene Manson, 45 years Matt & Brittany Goetz, 15 years Elizabeth Wieberg, daughter of Preston Wieberg & Alyssa Bullock Columbia, Our Lady of Lourdes Milan, St. Mary Elections Steven & Patricia Chandler, 37 years Jose & Blanca Diaz, 16 years St. Elizabeth, St. Lawrence — Amelia Genevieve Holtmeyer, daughter of Jefferson City, Knights of Columbus Frankenstein, Rich Fountain, Sacred Heart Steven & Ashley Holtmeyer; Lennox Daniel Coppin Fourth Degree Our Lady Help of Christians Bill & Sylvia Frank, 52 years Alan Voss, son of Nick & Dana Voss Assembly — Brent Cain, faithful Don & Betty Stieferman, 59 years Mike & Mary Jane Perkins, 45 years navigator; Richard G. Anderson, Tim & Cindy Neuner, 40 years Taos, St. Francis Xavier — Declan Lee faithful comptroller; Father Richard Freeburg, Holy Family Tom & Karen Bax, 33 years Hamilton Frank, faithful friar; John Lansford, John & Judy Wieberg 44, years faithful admiral; Alan E. Mudd, Marlon & Cindy Stuecken, 43 years St. Thomas, St. Thomas the Apostle Westphalia, St. Joseph — Natalie Marie faithful purser; Sam Orr, faithful Bill & Linda Light, 36 years Riley & Daffiny Tallent, 15 years Borgmeyer, daughter of Scott & pilot; Keith Wenzel, faithful scribe; Steve & Annette Poettgen, 34 years Taylor Borgmeyer; Camille Michelle Edwin H. Rackers, Alan Mengwasser, Taos, St. Francis Xavier and Michael Thomas Knoll, children sentinels; Gary Eggen, John Lansford, Fulton, St. Peter George & Rose Dorge, 65 years of Alex & Taylor Knoll; Elizabeth Rose Pat Schaefer, trustees Jim & Alyce Zerr, 60 years Ryan, daughter of Matt & Ashlee Unionville, St. Mary Ryan St. Clement, St. Clement — Michelle Hermann, St. George Alan & Connie Mayer, 23 years Larson, Mary Jane Noellsch, Shirley Dave & Barb Struttmann, 50 years Touchette, Becky Turner, parish Vandalia, Sacred Heart pastoral council; Ryan Bibb, Elisha Jefferson City, St. Peter Crisanto & Thelma Gualberto, 50 years Koenig, Nicchi Orf, school advisory Dan & Kathy Smith, 25 years Gayle & Frances Stuart, 48 years board Kerry & Connie Hesse, 40 years Marriages Robert & Nancy Stotler, 21 years Norman & Andrea McBride, 17 years Camdenton, St. Anthony — Chelsea Schuster & David Herman Crossword Wien, St. Mary of the Angels

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in knowledge of the world around her and in faith in things eternal. “God is very much a part of everything we do and a big part of going to school here,” she said. “We pray before every class. Even at sports meets, we always pray before everything and make sure that God is It was hard for her to be always part of what we’re do- separated from her classmates ing.” for the past two months. “Even in science or math “But we’re still a communi- class, we could always find a Members of the St. Peter parish youth group in Marshall, assisted by Father Mark Smith, ty,” she said. “Everyone stayed way to bring it back to God pastor of the Marshall parish and of the mission of Holy Family in Sweet Springs, and in touch and checked in on and the Catholic faith, and it Father Thomas Alber, senior associate pastor, help deliver supplies to people in need always comes together,” she in Saline County on May 15. They worked in cooperation with Catholic Charities of Cen- each other.” tral and Northern Missouri. Young volunteers included Connor Grossenburg, John Miles, Jacob Vossler, a member said. Jack Donnell, Kate Donnell and Hollis Makings. — Photo by Carol Wolfe of Ss. Peter & Paul parish in She’s grateful especially to Boonville, will miss the school’s her parents for allowing her tightness. to go to Tolton Catholic and “There isn’t anybody here helping her make the most of To the House of the Lord who I don’t know, and I get her time there. along with just about every- She said being Catholic has body,” he said. become an important part of He and two friends plan who she is. to enter the MFA program at “It allows me to be the best I State Technical College of Mis- can be and seek to follow God souri in Linn. in everything I do,” she said. He said one of the hardest lessons he learned at Tolton Get involved Catholic was to listen to teach- For people entering high ers. school in the fall, Mr. Kiley “I didn’t like to listen, but suggested having fun and not they usually know what’s best,” taking it all too seriously. he said. “They’ll get you on the “But be sure to get what you right track for where you need need to do done, and every- to go.” thing will just come naturally,” he said. Put to the test Miss Steffes advised trusting Jack Kiley, a member of in the process and not being Our Lady of Lourdes par- afraid to try something differ- ish, said Tolton Catholic gave ent. him countless opportunities to “Embrace your faith and re- make friends and develop skills ally get involved with school, that will help him for the rest your friends, activities,” she of his life. said. “And make sure you keep your faith through all of it.” The largest group of Immaculate Conception parishioners who are graduating from He plans to pursue a biolog- Montgomery City High School in recent memory gathers in the sanctuary of Immaculate ical sciences degree at the Uni- Miss Brownfield asked for Conception Church. — Photo by Cynthia J. Newman versity of Missouri in the fall. prayers for resilience for her He said he recognizes God’s and her fellow graduating se- presence in the hardships he niors — “that everyone can and his classmates have weath- get through things that come Prayer in times of seeking God’s will ered. at you in life like this, and that “Our faith wouldn’t be you can be stronger when you Hear, O Lord, the sound of my call; have pity on me, and answer me. strong unless we were tested in come out from them.” Of You my heart speaks; Uou my glance seeks; it,” he said. “And this has been Mr. Vossler requested Your presence, O Lord, I seek. quite a test, this end to our se- prayers to be able to remain on nior year.” campus this fall and have a rel- Hide not Your face from me; do not in anger repel Your servant. “It’s been a great opportuni- atively normal school year free You are my helper: cast me not off; forsake me not, O God my Savior. ty to show what we’ve learned of COVID-19 disruptions. I believe that I shall see the bounty of the Lord in the land of the living. the past four years and work on Mr. Kiley asked for prayers putting it into action,” he said. to help him improve the lives Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord. of people around him in any Staying focused way he can. — Psalm 27:7-9, 13-14, from Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers Janie Steffes said Tolton “Because that’s what we’re Catholic has helped her grow here for,” he said.

p 20 - localyouth.indd 1 7/8/2020 1:48:42 PM The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 YOUTH 21 Jesus explains the parable of the sower By Jennifer Ficcaglia After Jesus finished, He persecution comes because of Catholic News Service turned to His apostles. He the word, he immediately falls One day, Jesus walked out- wanted His friends to under- away.” side of the house in which He stand what He had said to the The seed sown among was staying and sat down by people. thorns is like one who hears the sea. “Hear then the parable the word, Jesus noted. A huge crowd gathered of the sower,” He said to the “But then worldly anxiety around Him, so He got into a apostles. and the lure of riches choke the boat and sat down as the peo- Jesus explained that the seed word, and it bears no fruit,” He ple stood on the shore listen- sown on the path represented a added. ing. person who hears the word of “But the seed sown on rich Jesus began to speak to the the kingdom of God without soil is the one who hears the crowd in parables. One of the understanding it. word and understands it, who parables was about a man who “The evil one comes and indeed bears fruit and yields a was sowing seeds. steals away what was sown in hundred or sixty or thirtyfold,” “A sower went out to sow,” his heart,” He said. Jesus said. Jesus began. “And as he sowed, The seed sown on rocky some seed fell on the path, and ground represented a person Read more about it... birds came and ate it up.” cause the soil was not deep, and choked them. who hears the word and re- Matthew 13 Some of the seeds the and when the sun rose, it was “But some seed fell on rich ceives it at once with joy, Jesus 1. Where did Jesus sit so He man was sowing fell on rocky scorched and it withered for soil, and produced fruit, a explained. could teach the people? ground where there was little lack of roots,” Jesus said. hundred or sixty or thirtyfold,” “But he has no root and soil. And other seeds fell among Jesus said. “Whoever has ears lasts only for a time,” He said. 2. To whom did Jesus ex- “It sprang up at once be- thorns, and the thorns grew up ought to hear.” “When some tribulation or plain the parable of the sower? Bible Accent Why did Jesus speak to the He pointed out that this because they hear. Amen, I say Saint people using parables? fulfills a prophecy of the to you, many prophets and “Because knowledge of the prophet Isaiah: righteous people longed to see Spotlight mysteries of the kingdom of “You shall indeed hear but what you see but did not see heaven has been granted to not understand, you shall in- it, and to hear what you hear St. Kunigunde was you, but to them it has not deed look but never see. Gross but did not hear it.” born in Hungary in been granted,” He explained is the heart of this people, 1234. The daughter of to the apostles in Matthew they will hardly hear with royalty, she married King 13:10. “To anyone who has, their ears, they have closed Essay Boleslaus IV of Poland more will be given and he will their eyes, lest they see with when she was 16. Both grow rich; from anyone who their eyes and hear with their Can you make Kunigunde and Boleslaus has not, even what he has will ears and understand with their up your own took vows of celibacy, be taken away.” hearts and be converted, and I parable to and they ruled together for 40 years. Kunigunde generously Jesus said that the people heal them.” illustrate a moral supported the Friars Minor, the sick and the poor. She also looked and heard, but they “But blessed are your eyes, or spiritual paid the ransoms for Christians who had been captured. Af- did not see, listen or under- because they see,” Jesus told lesson? ter her husband died, she entered a Poor Clares convent that stand. the apostles, “and your ears, she had founded in Poland. Kunigunde died in 1292, and we remember her on July 24. Puzzle YOU CALL US Using the hints provided, fill in the blanks WE’LL WIRE YOU with the correct words to complete the sentences from some of Jesus’ parables. STOKES 301 Monroe Jefferson City 1. While everyone was asleep his enemy ELECTRIC COMPANY came and sowed ______all through the 226 MADISON (573) 635-6101 wheat. (Matthew 13:25) JEFFERSON CITY Charles Prather • Rick Prather 2. And lying at his door was a poor man 636-2167 Tom Kummer named ______, covered with sores. (Luke 16:20) 3. Five of them were ______and five were wise. (Matthew 25:2) Like Us On Religious For All Occasions: Gifts 4. Likewise, no one pours new Baptism ~ Confirmation ~ First Communion ~ RCIA ~ Wedding wine into old ______. (Mark 2:22) acebook

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p 22 - media.indd 1 7/8/2020 9:40:12 AM The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 23 CONFIRMED Daily Readings From page 6 Sunday, July 12 Sunday, July 19 The apostles He gave this He now has a special con- give us what we want or how we FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN power to were the first bish- nection with Hank. The first want it, but He is always work- ORDINARY TIME ORDINARY TIME ops, and they passed that power year he was here, we started sac- ing for good. Sometimes, we Is. 55:10-11 Wis. 12:13, 16-19 down through the line of bish- rament preparation, and Hank need to relax a little more and Ps. 66:10-14 Ps. 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 ops to this moment, given this was using an app on an iPad to allow His purposes to work out. Rom. 8:18-23 Rom. 8:26-27 power also to their priests at the communicate. God took away any worries Mt. 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 Mt. 13:24-43 or 13:24-30 time of their ordination. His mom set up a folder for we had. Because Hank was able Reconciliation, and Fr. Mike to be confirmed by Fr. Mike, Monday, July 13 Monday, July 20 Familiar faces was very pleased with it. whom he knows, and there St. Henry St. Apollinaris, bishop, martyr Preparing for this day, my Hank enjoys going to Rec- were only five other candidates. Is. 1:10-17 Mi. 6:1-4, 6-8 mind has been working over- onciliation, and Father has And as it turns out, two of Ps. 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23 Ps. 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23 time. made the comment about how the other candidates, Ramzee Mt. 10:34 - 11:1 Mt. 12:38-42 I have been thinking back to Hank gets the true meaning of and Jace, were in Hank’s class, Tuesday, July 14 Tuesday, July 21 when I had many of these con- it. and they started together in St. Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin St. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, firmandi in second grade, help- Then, after much practice, preschool and went all through (USA) doctor of the Church ing them prepare for their First we were able to help Hank PSR together. Is. 7:1-9 Mi. 7:14-15, 18-20 Reconciliation and First Holy work through the sensory issues I know Hank would Ps. 48:2-8 Ps. 85:2-8 Communion. of the texture of the host. That not have wanted to cel- Mt. 11:20-24 Mt. 12:46-50 I have many memories spring, he made his First Holy ebrate with anyone else. of each of them, and I enjoy Communion with his sister. So remember that if God Wednesday, July 15 Wednesday, July 22 watching them grow on their Hank loves going to church doesn’t answer your prayers the St. Bonaventure, bishop, doctor St. Mary Magdalene own faith journey. and enjoys listening to Fr. Mike. way you ask, it means He has of the Church Sg. 3:1-4b or 2 Cor. 5:14-17 Today was extra special to me better things planned for you, Is. 10:5-7, 13b-16 Ps. 63:2-6, 8-9 Ps. 94:5-10, 14-15 Jn. 20:1-2, 11-18 since my godson, who is autistic Answered prayers because He loves us more than Mt. 11:25-27 and nonverbal, was confirmed. This year, we started Confir- we know how to love ourselves! Thursday, July 23 It made me stop and think mation preparation, Thursday, July 16 St. Bridget, religious how God puts certain people in and in the back of our Our Lady of Mount Carmel Jer. 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13 our lives at just the perfect time minds, we wondered Crossing paths Is. 26:7-9, 12, 16-19 Ps. 36:6-11 to help us and be Christ for us. how it would work. Ps. 102:13-21 Mt. 13:10-17 During my reflecting, I There were 50 can- Mt. 11:28-30 thought of how Father Mike didates from St. Mary Friday, July 24 Murphy is one of those people of the Angels parish in Friday, July 17 St. Sharbel Makhlūf, priest for my family. Wien and St. Joseph Is. 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8 Jer. 3:14-17 My godson was baptized by parish in Salisbury. (Ps.) Is. 38:10-12abcd, 16 (Ps.) Jer. 31:10-13 Mt. 12:1-8 Mt. 13:18-23 the late Father Phil Moriarty, We were hoping to and they had a special connec- have the Confirma- Saturday, July 18 Saturday, July 25 tion. tion in Wien, which St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest St. James, Apostle When Fr. Phil would walk would have been one (USA) 2 Cor. 4:7-15 down the side aisle before Mass, less change for Hank, Mi. 2:1-5 Ps. 126:1-6 Hank would always make some but then it was moved Ps. 10:1-4, 7-8, 14 Mt. 20:20-28 kind of happy sound, and Fa- to Salisbury. Mt. 12:14-21 ther always answered him. This spring, every- The Holy Father’s prayer intentions for July: When Fr. Phil was in the thing was upended, We pray that today’s families may be accompanied nursing home, Hank knew and Bishop W. Shawn with love, respect and guidance. something was wrong and McKnight gave Fr. Sponsored by would get upset when a differ- Mike permission to ent priest would come out. confirm our candi- Fr. Phil died 11 years ago. dates a few at each Perpendicular airplane trails left a Hank wasn’t happy at Mass, Mass, due to social- sign in the sky above the Our Lady of and it was hard for him to go distancing concerns. Lourdes parish office building in Co- until God sent us Fr. Mike. God doesn’t always lumbia June 24. — Photo by Debbie Portell PREPARE From page 7 swer session and Fr. Viviano’s portance of all the faithful, in- Lambs and wolves candor in sharing the story of cluding priests, going to Con- Fr. Viviano pointed to na- Mrs. Stevens wrote down sumerism; the devil wants us his call to Priesthood. fession often; the need to pray tional studies showing that several other messages from the unprepared.” “He knows how to keep for young people to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic has day that she took to heart: •“Our job is to be faithful; your interest and does not the numerous temptations coincided with an increase in •“There is no crown without God will do the rest.” put himself above you,” presented by the internet and alcohol abuse and use of por- a cross.” The National Shrine of the pilgrim stated. “I think social media; and the impor- nography. •“Talk to your guardian an- Mary Mother of the Church is sometimes we forget that our tance of praying for deceased He suggested curbing chil- gel each day. Ask for protection located on the grounds of St. priests are men are just like loved ones so they can com- dren’s access to smartphones and of mind, spirit and body.” Patrick Church, off of High- us.” plete their journey to heaven. making sure they’re equipped •“The greatest retreat we can way 5 in Laurie. Messages that particular- “It had been many years with parental controls. go to is one with a funeral cof- The next pilgrimage is ly resonated with him were since I went on a pilgrimage,” Otherwise, he said, “you fin; it prepares us for an even- scheduled for Sept. 26. the need to seek the Blessed the pilgrim stated. “It was a are feeding the lambs to the tuality.” thenationalshrineof mary Mother’s intercession; the im- great day.” wolves.” •“We get caught up in con- motherofthechurch.com

p 23 - liturgy.indd 1 7/8/2020 12:20:43 PM 24 The Catholic Missourian July 10, 2020 Vitae Foundation event to feature former U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz Cosponsored Human Life Act He supports overturning 3rd Congressional District, unplanned pregnancies about and legislation Roe v. Wade. He co-sponsored Chaffetz was chief of staff to available resources that can blocking federal funds the Human Life Act and legis- the governor of Utah, a busi- assist them in making a life- to Planned Parenthood lation blocking federal funding nessman in his community for affirming decision. to Planned Parenthood, the 16 years, and a former place- Vitae’s Right Brain research Former Congressman Jason largest abortion provider in the kicker on the Brigham Young and messaging fuels the digital Chaffetz will be the keynote country. University football team. strategies that help Pregnancy speaker at the Vitae Founda- Elected to Congress in 2008, “When Trey Gowdy said we Help Centers reach abortion- tion’s Annual Columbia Pro- Mr. Chaffetz rose to chairman needed to get Jason Chaffetz to minded women. Life Event on Tuesday, July 21, of the powerful House Over- come to Columbia, we got right Registration for the event at the Holiday Inn Expo Cen- sight & Government Reform on it!” stated Vitae Senior Mar- is $100 per person ($70 is tax ter, 2200 I-70 Drive SW. Committee — only the fifth ket Director Stacey Kromer. deductible) and can be made The dinner event will begin time in 100 years a three-term “We knew his pro-life re- online at VitaeFoundation. at 7 p.m. representative ascended to such cord in Congress spoke for org/events or by calling (573) The Vitae Foundation is a a position. itself, never blinking or hesi- 634-4316. national non-profit organiza- He left Congress in 2017 tating when it came to stand- Jason Chaffetz There will be social distanc- tion that uses digital media and is now a contributor on ing up for women and their ing steps taken to keep every- campaigns to reach women Fox News Networks and a unborn babies,” she said. “We Vitae’s important work.” one safe. facing unplanned pregnancies. fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy can’t wait for our supporters to The event raises funds to There is also a $25 livestream “I believe all human life is School, Institute of Politics. experience his wit, wisdom and promote a culture of life and option available. Visit Vitae’s sacred,” Mr. Chaffetz said. Before representing Utah’s compassion for the mission of to help educate women facing website for more details.

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