Knights of Columbus, Santa Maria Council #553, Chartered January 6, 1901 the

Volume 48, Issue 6 South Bend, Indiana June, 2020

“We’ve had enough exhortations to be quiet! Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues! I see the world is rotten because of silence.” -St. RETURNING TO NORMAL? Virtue of the Month What a month this has been! I pray that all of you are safe and well and that you remain June = Obedience so. Let’s pray for those who have lost their lives, especially those heroes, those health care workers that made the ultimate sacrifice to help save others. All things whatsoever that they A short essay has made its way around the internet over the past month. It spoke to me and command you, observe and do. I would like to refer to it and the comparison of these last weeks. The very first Easter was not in a crowded worship space with singing and praising. On the very first Easter the disciples were locked in their houses. It was dangerous for them to come - Matt. 23:3 out. They were afraid…If they left their homes their lives and the lives of their loved ones might be at risk. Obedience is a penance of the soul, Alone in their homes they dared to believe that hope was possible, that God’s love was the and for that reason a sacrifice more most powerful…Eventually, they were able to leave their homes, when the fear and danger had subsided. They went around celebrating and spreading the good news that Jesus was acceptable than all corporal penances. risen and love was the most powerful force on the earth. This year, we might get to experience a taste of what that first Easter was like, still in our homes Thence it happens that God loves more daring to believe that hope is on the horizon. Then, after a while, when it is safe for all people, the least degree of obedience in thee, when it is the most loving choice, we will come out, gathering together, singing and shouting the good news that God brings life even out of death, that love always has the final say! than all the other services thou mayest This year we might get the closest taste we have had yet to what that first Easter was like. think to render Him. Although the author is unknown, it’s a sobering thought to remember that the disciples were worried, scared, hiding alone…”sheltering in place.” − St. Perhaps being with our loved ones for this extended period of time has opened your eyes a bit. I know it has opened mine. What’s really important in my life? What are my priorities? What are my opportunities to serve…to love? Prayer For As we pray for a return to our normal lives let’s pledge to not Reverence For Life let the lessons of these past weeks be forgotten when we return Almighty God, giver of all that is good, to the hustle and bustle of “normalcy.” We thank You for the precious gift of human life: Give me a call or visit my website to schedule a time for us to For life in the womb ... meet virtually to figure out how the Knights’ best-in-class financial strength can help protect coming from Your creative power … you and your family. For the life of children ... Simply visit my website: www.AndrewWeissKofC.com and click on the “Lets Meet” tab. making us glad with their freshness and promise, I am ready to answer questions, assist with service-related issues, and help show you how For the life of young people ... hoping for a better world ... you can reduce your financial risk. For the life of people who are disabled ... teaching us that every life has value, Vivat Jesus! For the life of the elderly ... Fraternally, witnessing to the ageless values of patience and wisdom. Andrew Weiss Like Blessed Mary, may we always say, ... “YES” to Your gift. (574) 274-6929 May we defend it and promote it from conception to its natural end. And bring us at last, O Father, to the Contact me today to schedule a time to review your plans for retirement fullness of eternal life in Jesus Christ, our Lord. and for leaving a legacy to your heirs: https://andrewweisskofc.com/schedule-a-meeting/ Amen. Knights of Columbus Council #553 www.kofc553sm.org KNIGHTS - NEWS - NEWS - NEWS Knights Founder, Father McGivney Heading for ; Knights of Columbus Council #553 Died Amid a Global Pandemic By Courtney Mares June 29, 2020 Election Ballot Vatican City, May 27, 2020 / 05:40 am MT (CNA).- McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus at Grand Knight Fr. McGivney, an American priest soon to St. Mary’s in 1882 as a way to provide financial be beatified, died amid a 19th-century pandemic protection to families who suffered the death of  Chris Alumbaugh which may have been caused by a coronavirus. a breadwinner -- a challenge McGivney himself  Other: ______faced in his youth when his father died in 1873. Fr. McGivney founded the world’s largest Catholic Chaplin fraternal service organization, the Knights of The priest also hoped the organization would  Fr. Jim Fenstermaker Columbus, in 1882. Today the order formed in dissuade Catholics from turning to secret societ-  his parish basement in New Haven, Connecticut, ies in times of need. Other: ______has grown to more than two million members Read more at: www.catholicnewsagency.com/ Deputy Grand Knight donating millions to charity each year. news/american-priest-heading-for-beatifica-  Jeff Shafier McGivney was serving as a parish priest amid tion-may-have-died-of-a-coronavirus-92405?fb-  Other: ______the pandemic of 1889-1890, according to a press clid=IwAR2kjrxPUJHtvJFfY8bjJxWWZaYXd60Ank- release issued by our order on May 27. KLveDAELmEiVWW_AR6pjHNs_4 Chancellor Biologists using gene-sequencing methods  Alex Bauer have attributed the pandemic to a type of  Other: ______coronavirus, according to a Bloomberg report. “When Headlines Hurt” This virus, which first appeared in Russia, killed Reviewed by Recorder a total of 1 million people worldwide, including  Sean Scott 13,000 in the United States. McGivney became “Catholic Reads”  Other: ______seriously ill with pneumonia and died on Aug. and Now 14, 1890, at age 38. Treasurer Francis approved a miracle attributed to On Sale  John Ryal McGivney’s intercession on May 26, paving the  Other: ______way for the Father McGivney's beatification. Posted at OnWord.net on May 18, 2020 Financial Secretary Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1852, by Bill Schmitt  Brian Masterson McGivney was the first of 13 children born to Irish immigrants Patrick and Mary McGivney. Six SEE THE BOOK REVIEW DISTRIBUTED TODAY!  Other: ______of his siblings died in infancy or early childhood. Buy the ebook half-priced at Amazon–$1.49. Advocate His father was a molder in a Waterbury brass mill, A great, quick read for  Paul Stevenson where the young McGivney himself worked for a WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY (May 24) brief time as a child to help support his family.  Other: ______Discover insights from – with From an early age, however, he sensed a calling research and reflections from Bill Schmitt – Warden to the priesthood (two of his brothers also seeking Catholic answers to renew media  Greg White became priests). He was ordained in Baltimore’s and discourse ... visit the blog and links.  Other: ______Cathedral of the Assumption by Cardinal James Gibbons on Dec. 22, 1877, and took up his first William G. Schmitt Inside Guard Adjunct Professor, English Department assignment, as curate at St. Mary’s Church in New  Myron White Haven, the city’s first parish. Holy Cross College | CV  Other: ______Outside Guard (2 open positions) 2021 Trip to March for Life in Washington, D.C.  John Cheeseman We are beginning our promotion of our 2021 trip to the MFL in Washington D.C. Details are  Larry Taylor not yet in place. We will send the information as soon as it is available.  Other: ______We will be asking for a deposit to hold your seat on one of the buses. If the Covid-19 forces 1st Year Trustee (for a full 3-year term) cancellation, then your deposit will be refunded in full.  Eric Snyder This will be our 12th consecutive trip and if you are a Knight, you should have gone! Sign-up  Other: ______for this one! 2nd Year Trustee (for a 2-year term) And don’t forget #1 Charity, Gibault.  Steve Sommers Viva Cristo Rey!  Other: ______Your Pro Life Chairman 3rd Year Trustee (for a 1-year term)  Bob Ramesh Bob Zielinski, New Council Development  Other: ______(3rd from left), Joe Erpelding, Community Director (2nd from left) are both BUS Lecturer CAPTAINS again for the Indiana Knights  William Schmidt of Columbus MFL bus trip to D.C. and are  Other: ______promoting the 2021 trip. Bob, Joe & Bob's Because of COVID our elections are delayed... wife Babette are repeating members of the However, we will hold a business meeting on Indiana sponsored trips. June 8th and the election will be June 29th.

Knights of Columbus Council #553 www.kofc553sm.org 2019-2020 COUNCIL OFFICERS Chaplain UPCOMING EVENTS - JUNE 2020 Rev. James Fenstermaker, CSC Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, all events are cancelled until (574) 233-2179 further notice from the Grand Council. All June events have been [email protected] removed from this list, but when we are allowed to meet again, please refer to the online calendar for times and places. Grand Knight We will announce the lifting of restrictions via email. Timothy C. McBride (Tish) (574) 277-5140 JULY Matthew McLeod [email protected] 2nd Fourth Degree Meeting @ 7:00pm Deputy Grand Knight 2nd Rosary at Holy Cross @ 7:00pm Thomas Gryp Pusztai Christopher Alumbaugh 13th Knights Rosary at the Hall @ 7:30pm Kristian Engelsen (574) 386-4078 13th Business Meeting Following Rosary [email protected] 20th Rosaries at CTK @ 6:30pm / St. Joseph’s @ 7:30pm Craig Phillips Chancellor & Membership Chairman 27th 1st Degree Ceremony @ 7:30pm Norbert Drazazgowski Alexander J Bauer 27th Social Meeting @ 7:30pm (574) 315-7175 SK Msgr. Michael Heintz AUGUST [email protected] SK Jenario Morgan Warden 6th Fourth Degree Meeting @ 7:00pm Gregory W. White (Cory) 6th Rosary at Holy Cross @ 7:00pm Ryan Greutman (574) 232-9788 10th Knights Rosary at the Hall @ 7:30pm [email protected] 10th Business Meeting Following Rosary Bryan Ostdiek Tyler Andrews 17th Rosaries at CTK @ 6:30pm / St. Joseph’s @ 7:30pm Financial Secretary Timothy Griffin 24th 1st Degree Ceremony @ 7:30pm Brian Masterson (Tina) George Patton (574) 289-9510 24th Social Meeting @ 7:30pm [email protected] Benjamin Cashman Treasurer Faulstich John M. Ryal (Erin) (574) 289-9792 MOVIE REVIEW: Briant Estrella James Riordan Advocate Jeffrey Magee JSK Myron White Paul W Stevenson THE WAY BACK (574) 277-9849 SK Stephen Lee Greg Jones [email protected] Director Gavin O'Connor's SK Timothy McBride Recorder sports drama tells a story of Sean P Scott hope and redemption after Michael Seiler (574) 315-6417 [email protected] devastating loss. When the Laurence Bauer Sean Scott Inside Guard basketball coach at the Catholic SK Rev Thomas Shoemaker Myron A. White (Susie) (574) 247-1470 high school he attended suffers Paul Waddy Kaczynski [email protected] a heart attack, a former hoops- SK Arnulfo Royeca John Ryal Outside Guard star-turned-alcoholic-construction-worker (Ben Affleck) Jeffrey L Shafier (574) 210-7247 reluctantly agrees to take over the program. As he exerts [email protected] a positive influence on the players (most prominently Outside Guard John H Cheeseman Brandon Wilson and Melvin Gregg), he finds a new sense of (574) 283-0942 purpose and begins to heal. [email protected] The film, penned by Brad Ingelsby, does nothing to First Year Trustee Stephen J. Sommers break free of the traditional formula of sports movies. (574) 220-1212 KNIGHTS ROSARIES [email protected] Yet Affleck carries the proceedings with able acting and Come pray with us! the younger members of the cast, especially Wilson, give Second Year Trustee Holy Cross: Robert P. Ramesh (Beverly) believable performances as well. An upbeat tale, though 574-286-4460 1st Thursday @ 7pm [email protected] one permeated with off-color dialogue. Mature themes, KofC Rosary at the Hall: Third Year Trustee including alcoholism, a few instances of profanity, frequent Eric D. Snyder (Eva) 2nd Monday @ 7:30pm (574) 233-1286 crude and crass language, a vulgar sexual reference. Christ the King: [email protected] The Catholic News Service classification is A-III − adults. 3rd Monday @ 6:30pm Field Agent − Andrew Weiss The Motion Picture Association rating is R restricted (under St. Joseph: (574) 274-6929 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). 3rd Monday @ 7:30pm [email protected]

Becoming Catholic - Traditions for Feasts, The Anchor Monthly Bulletin | June, 2020 Anchor Submissions: Solemnities, and Other Catholic ways of living, Published Monthly by visit: www.beginningcatholic.com Knights of Columbus #553 “Living a devout, holy, pious, humble South Bend, IN 46617-2709 Submissions due by the 15th of the month. Catholic life is the only way to Heaven!” Issue No. 6 Begin or Reclaim your Catholic Heritage! Submissions due by the 15th of the month. Knights of Columbus Council #553 www.kofc553sm.org South Bend's Newgroup Media Creates Film About a Lakota Who Could Become a Catholic By Andrew S. Hughes South Bend Tribune — May 17, 2020 South Bend’s NewGroup Media, where American man’s life with his Lakota tradition Zielinski works as the Director of Faith & Values and his life as a Christian, and then his path to Programming, made the 58-minute film on sainthood.” behalf of the Diocese of Rapid City, S.D., which Directed by NewGroup’s Christopher Salvador, initiated the Cause for in 2017. “Walking the Good Red Road” includes in- Neihardt’s book, which enjoyed a revival in pop- terviews with scholars who have studied the ularity during the 1970s, depicted only the first Lakota and ; a bishop and priests from half of Black Elk’s life, in the 19th century and the who are familiar with Black before he was baptized in 1904 and became Elk’s story; Black Elk’s 86-year-old grandson, a catechist who’s now credited with baptiz- George Looks Twice; and Black Elk’s great-great- ing more than 400 Lakota on the Pine Ridge great grandson, Maka Akan Najin Black Elk. Reservation in South Dakota. It also includes interviews with three Lakota A brief overview of Black Elk’s life shows why with ties to Black Elk: Patricia Catches the Neihardt made the editorial choices he did: He Enemy, a Lakota Elder and granddaughter of lived a remarkable life as a young man. Pete Catches, a catechist-contemporary of Black Born Dec. 1, 1863, in pre-reservation America, Elk; Lakota Elder Basil Brave Heart, who discuss- Black Elk was a cousin of Crazy Horse, partic- es Lakota culture as well as his own childhood ipated as a 13-year-old in the Battle of Little memories of seeing Black Elk picking potatoes; Bighorn, toured Europe as a dancer with Buffalo and Lakota artist Arthur Amiotte, who attended Bill Cody’s “Wild West Show,” survived the Battle Black Elk’s funeral as an 8-year old in 1950. of Wounded Knee and served the Lakota as a Hundreds of rare historical and archival photos medicine man. from Marquette University and Jesuit collec- But his first wife, Katie War Bonnet, converted to tions give the viewer a glimpse at the world A young Black Elk is shown in this undated Catholicism and they baptized their three chil- in which Black Elk lived. Salvador also makes photo of the Lakota holy man who converted to dren in the Church. After her death in 1903, Black use of some vintage audio recordings the Rev. Michael F. Steltenkamp made of one of and is now under consideration Elk was baptized in 1904 and worked for the next Elk’s daughters, Lucy Black Elk. for sainthood. South Bend’s NewGroup Media 30 years as a catechist and, to some extent, lay has made a documentary, “Walking the Good minister who performed many of the non-sacra- The film also includes some re-created scenes, mental duties of a priest, such as visiting the sick. Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to such as the Ghost Dance and Black Elk’s funeral, Sainthood,” that began airing nationally “My interest in that story was exactly that,” which was filmed at the church and cemetery on May 17th on ABC affiliates. Zielinski says, “this intersection of this Native where he is buried.

Judith Ann Zielinski was surprised when she learned a Cause for Canonization had been opened to Sconsiderr. making Nicholas Black Elk a saint of the Catholic Church. A Franciscan nun, she knew who Black Elk was because of the 1932 book “Black Elk Speaks,” by John Neihardt, a poet with an interest in Native American culture. And that’s why Zielinski was surprised: “Black Elk Speaks” makes no mention of the Oglala Lakota holy man’s baptism in his 40s and subsequent career as a catechist — teacher of the faith. “Black Elk has become this symbol of the Great American Indian,” she says, “mourning the loss of the great native culture before the white man came. … The world pictured Black Elk as pray- ing on the mountain, tragically, for this world that was no more.” That may start to change when a documen- tary she wrote and produced, “Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood,” begins airing nationally today on Lakota Elder Basil Brave Heart talks during an interview for the film ABC affiliates. "Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk's Journey to Sainthood." Knights of Columbus Council #553 www.kofc553sm.org under a single protective tree, with all peoples the product of a single mother and father. “He goes into this thinking, ‘If we pray hard enough, God will restore nature and bring back all those slain buffalo,’” Zielinski says about the Ghost Dance, which is meant to revive the spir- its of the dead, who are then expected to fight on behalf of the living to rid their land of the white colonists and restore their prosperity. “Of course, that doesn’t happen,” Zielinski says. “But he had this other religious experience in the course of the dance. In his description, he says, ‘I saw the Son of God and this god was not a white man, he was not an Indian. He was the god of all peoples.’ I believe this is the key to Black Elk’s holiness.” Also, Black Elk had met and befriended Jesuit missionaries who had come to Pine Ridge in the 1880s, and those relationships and memories of the curiosity he felt when he visited cathedrals in Europe, combined with his vision, help to steer him toward Catholicism. The film does raise the question of whether Black Elk truly converted to Catholicism or if he faked it to get along in the white man’s world, as well as the criticism by some Lakota that he forsook their traditions. Black Elk “is able to somehow say, ‘I was raised a Lakota. I learned as a Lakota how to pray, how to speak to God, how to please God, and yet James Lays Bad, seated, of Porcupine, S.O., plays Nicholas Black Elk teaching children the Catholic here come these Jesuits with their message of catechism using a traditional pictorial scroll for the film “Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Christianity and the Son of God,’” Zielinski says. Journey to Sainthood,” a documentary about Black Elk made by South Bend's NewGroup Media. “Instead of rejecting that, he’s able to embrace it because it fits his vision of God belonging to If it happens, Zielinski says, Black Elk’s canon- “He walks around with this calling during this everybody.” ization “would be a recognition that God did horrible, horrible time in the life of his tribe.” And in that way, she sees Black Elk as a role holy things among the Lakota long before the That included the U.S. government’s forcible model for today’s divided partisan culture. missionaries arrived. … There is holiness and relocation of the Lakota onto the Pine Ridge dignity in every culture. It does not take colo- “I think he is this incredible bridge figure,” Indian Reservation, the deliberate slaughter of nialism to bring that out and make it like the Zielinski says, “that he could hold his pipe in the buffalo that were the tribe’s main source of lives of the colonizers themselves.” one hand and hold his rosary in one hand at meat and the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. First, however, candidates for sainthood go the same time. … It’s that trying to listen to and through four stages: , where Black Elk also told Neihardt about a pivotal Ghost accept and embrace the message and beliefs Black Elk is now as research into his life is Dance during which he saw the world as unified and philosophy of both sides.” conducted; Venerable; Blessed; and Saint. Along the way, two miracles attributed to him must be confirmed by the Vatican. As she and NewGroup worked on the docu- mentary, Zielinski says, she tried to answer one pivotal question: Why should Black Elk be considered for sainthood? “I know a lot of people in my circle of friends and acquaintances who have worked as a catechist, and they’re not up for sainthood,” she says. “Why him? What is the driving force behind canonization?” For her, the answer begins with a vision Black Elk had as a child that he recounted for Neihardt during their interviews in 1930, when he was approximately 66 years old. “Assuming there was some veracity to that, he has this vision that puts him on the path of George Looks Twice, the grandson of Nicholas Black Elk, appears in a scene from the seeker of God, the mystical,” Zielinski says. “Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood.”

Knights of Columbus Council #553 www.kofc553sm.org K VOLUME 38 • NUMBER 3 • MAY 22, 2020 WEEKLY NEWS FOR KNIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD

Whether your diocese celebrated the feast of the Ascension yesterday or will celebrate this Sunday, here’s five takeaways from Christ’s being ‘taken up.’ Even as we mark this feast day, Knights are everywhere making a difference in their communities to provide hope and help during the coronavirus. Here’s a look at just some of these Knights working to make a difference.

Knights stock pantries during COVID-19

Council ministry continues feeding the community’s hungry even during pandemic.

St. Victor’s Council 4112 in San Jose, Calif., began an ongoing project this past January: They’ve taken the lead role in organizing and managing a Food Pantry Ministry at St. Victor’s Parish.

And now, responding to a greater need due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Knights are continuing their work. READ MORE

These Knights help inmates during COVID-19 North Carolina council work during the coronavirus pandemic extends to all those in need — including the imprisoned.

It may not have been the first year Knights from St. Council 16839 in Jefferson, N.C., participated in prison ministry, but it may end up being their most important.

The Knights — Bob Breton, Charles Flederbach, Rick LaBonte and Luis de la Cerda — dropped off 135 bags filled with toiletries, candy, prayer cards, Bibles and other Catholic literature at Ashe County Detention in Jefferson. They filled one bag for every prisoner. READ MORE

SHARE YOUR QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK AND STORY Share how you, your family or your council is helping strengthen people’s faith and offering support during thKnightsis time. Em ofai l Columbusknightline@k Councilofc.org. #553 www.kofc553sm.org The untold story of the Knights

It’s not just today’s Knights who step into the breach and bring hope to their fellow Catholics. This week, we celebrate the feast day of the Mexican — six of them were Knights of Columbus. Here’s their story and the story of the Knights’ work in Mexico in the 1920s.

On an ordinary day in 1927, as Yocundo Durán walked home in Chihuahua, Mexico, he crossed paths with Federal Gen. Miguel Valle, who was walking out of a local tavern. The general recognized Durán and asked, “Are you a Knight of Columbus?” When he said yes, Durán was shot on the spot. READ MORE

It’s National EMS Week These Florida Knights are keeping people at risk safe

EMS Week honors those who provide Deacon Mike Rosolino and lifesaving services on medicine’s “front line.” Tanner Rosolino are just Join us in offering prayers for all our brother two of the Knights from Knights working as emergency medical Florida delivering groceries personnel, especially those continuing to to senior citizens and high- risk their lives to help our communities. risk individuals in their community in this recent video from the K of C. WATCH

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Share this invitation with your family and friends — by joining now, they help us through these events from support our neighbors in this time of need. JOIN the JPII National Shrine The shrine is hosting “The Art of Prayer,” a continuing series about interior prayer, Stay up to date on all fraternal announcements, updates and activities with with new videos released weekly. The next the Fraternal Leader Advisory. And now, it’s latest edition is available in French live event is Sunday, May 24, 6-7 p.m. EDT. and Spanish. If you are a state officer, district deputy or council officer and are And the shrine’s next “Celebration of the not receiving this publication, email [email protected]. Gospel of Life” lunchtime webinar will take place at 12:45p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 28. Any links to third party sites outside of the Knights of Columbus are provided for information purposes only. This is not an endorsement of the service providers. READ MORE

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efit of advanced medical science, science, medical advanced of efit - opportu and gains economic in

Jesuits allowed themselves to be be to themselves allowed Jesuits

infected mosquitos bite them. them. bite mosquitos infected

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their lives in their hands, these these hands, their in lives their

Jesuit volunteers who let the the let who volunteers Jesuit

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sick with yellow fever. Taking Taking fever. yellow with sick

kind of valor that animated the the animated that valor of kind

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that had just fed on a patient patient a on fed just had that

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to strike again. strike to he was met by Finlay, carrying a a carrying Finlay, by met was he

ed by Queen Isabel II of Spain, Spain, of II Isabel Queen by ed sure is inspiration it, on

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experimental subjects. As each each As subjects. experimental Finlay did. Finlay

brothers who volunteered as as volunteered who brothers to find a way forward. Just as Dr. Dr. as Just forward. way a find to

to 57 young Jesuit priests and and priests Jesuit young 57 to through depression and fatigue, fatigue, and depression through

esis. These were at hand, thanks thanks hand, at were These esis. without respite, persisting persisting respite, without

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and even heroism would be be would heroism even and working to find a solution to to solution a find to working

enough to proceed. Courage Courage proceed. to enough minds are, today, tenaciously tenaciously today, are, minds

Already, thousands of human human of thousands Already, Inspiration, however, was not not was however, Inspiration,

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