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Local Volunteers Push to Get Divine Noticias en español, p. 19 Image in Every With the Inspired by Fr. Sean Rogers’ family’s devotion to Divine season upon us and Mercy (a devotion that dates back to the 1950s when his the Feast of Divine grandmother Florence Skikos made trust in and Mercy approaching, His the cornerstone of the family’s ), many of us think of in 2004 a small group of volunteers formed The Divine the beautiful Divine Mercy Team in Santa Rosa and began working to spread Mercy image of the the Divine Mercy message. resurrected Christ To accomplish this task, for a nominal donation of just and His right hand $10, they sent out 1,000 prayer cards to hundreds of Catho- raised in blessing, lic churches around the country and requested the cards be His left hand point- placed in vestibules for parishioners. ing to the red and During the next nine years, the tiny team sent out over white rays coming 47 million prayer cards and over 3 million 8x10 pictures from His heart, throughout the and to many countries around and the inscription the globe. In addition to English and Spanish, the cards “Jesus, I trust in You.” were printed in Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and French. Fr. Sean Rogers (r.) and his Uncle Phil Most of us have seen In an effort to get the Divine Mercy message to more people, the boxes of Divine Mercy prayer cards placed in the ves- in 2013 The Divine Mercy Team purchased a high volume tibules of our churches. (see Local Volunteers Push, p. 7) Little Flower’s Parents to Be Canonized (CNA/EWTN News)—Last week it was persons,” the Cardinal said, referring to the French spouses. informally announced to journalists that the parents of St. The Cardinal’s announcement comes a short time after Thérèse of Lisieux, Blesseds Louis and Zélie (née Guérin) Jean-Claude Boulanger of the Diocese of Bay- Martin, will be canonized in Octo- eux-Lisieux revealed his intention to ber, the same month as the Ordinary open the cause of for St. on the Family. Thérèse’s older sister Léonie Martin. “Thanks to in October two Referred to by Bishop Boulanger as spouses will be canonized: The par- Thérèse’s “difficult” sister, Léonie was He Is Risen! He Is ents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux,” Angelo the third of Louis and Zélie’s nine chil- Cardinal Amato, SDB, said during a dren and a member of the Order of the Risen, Indeed! February 27 encounter organized by Visitation. Louis and Zélie Martin the Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Louis and Zélie were beatified Octo- by Ward Pettibone Titled, “What Purpose Do the Serve?” the event ber 19, 2008, by emeritus Benedict XVI, and their highlighted the importance of the holiness within the family. will be the first of its kind in history, where The joy of Easter is the joy of the Risen Savior! Cardinal Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the a married couple are jointly proclaimed saints together. If we could only begin to believe and imagine what those Causes of the Saints, announced that Louis and Zélie Their path to the altar has surpassed that of married words mean, we would truly shout Alleluia and sing and Martin will be canonized in October of this year, the same couple Bls. Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi, who were dance for joy. Easter is the greatest feast in the Church year. It month in which the Ordinary Synod of on the beatified together in October 2001, making them the first is because of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ that Christian- Family will take place in the Vatican. husband and wife to be beatified at the same time in history. ity even exists, and so it is fitting that we should celebrate “The saints are not only and religious but also lay (see Little Flower’s Parents, p. 7) joyfully. After 40 days of somber fasting, and the solemn services on Good Friday, the Church marks the return of Our Lord from the dead with organ music, Alleluias, and a On Second Anniversary as Pope, new Paschal candle. Traditionally on Easter Sunday, many Christians dye eggs, a symbol of new life. According to legend, St. Mary Francis Proclaims Jubilee Year Magdalene was bringing eggs to the other women at Jesus’ Vatican City (Vatican News Service)—During the tomb (a tradition among observant Jews even to this day). communal penance service in St. Peter’s , When she saw the risen Jesus, it is said the eggs in her March 13, 2015, announced the cel- basket turned dazzling red. By this tradition of dyeing eggs ebration of an “extraordinary Holy Year.” we remember the miraculous re-creating and renewal of This “Jubilee of Mercy” will commence with Creation by Christ’s triumph over death. the opening of the Holy Door at the Basilica of Even the baskets in which Easter eggs are held are St. Peter in the Vatican on the Solemnity of the steeped in tradition. In times past, after having fasted and (December 8), 2015, abstained throughout Lent from meat, eggs, and dairy and will conclude on November 20, 2016, with products, Catholics would bring baskets filled with these the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of foods to church on Easter Sunday. The baskets would then the Universe. be blessed by the after the , and the food would The Jubilee announcement came on the second be shared among the congregation and with the poor. anniversary of Francis’ election during his homily In the Eastern rite Churches we find the origins of spring for the penitential liturgy with which the Holy cleaning. In the week before Pascha (the official term for Father opened the “24 Hours for the Lord.” Proposed by the Pontifical Council for the Easter in the Orthodox Church), the faithful would care- Promotion of the New Evangelization, this initiative promotes throughout the world the fully clean their homes with great attention to detail so that opening of churches for an extended period of time for the purpose of inviting people to no spot or mark, however small, may spoil the purity of the the celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation. The theme for this year has been taken Resurrection. In Eastern Europe, the entirety of the house’s (see Francis Proclaims, p. 7) (see He Is Risen, p. 6) Walking With Jesus Through Holy Week Holy Week. I have no idea what kinds of images that con- and loss that is almost tangible. This is a sacred day, the day private devotion or by coming forward and kissing the jures up in your minds. For my family and me, though, of the death of our Lord. Our actions throughout the day . On Friday afternoon it is fitting to maintain a kind the traditions of Holy Week are strong and deep seated. can reinforce this belief and conviction. of prayerful vigil in the home, at work or even at church The week begins with Palm Sunday. The liturgy com- In this regard great traditions go from generation to recalling the three hours of Christ’s agony on the cross. memorates and symbolically re-enacts the generation. I recall my grandparents Good Friday is powerful and participation in it leads to triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Tra- discussing the tradition of going out- a genuine eagerness for Easter. In fact after Good Friday, ditionally the palms are then brought home, side on Good Friday morning and those who participate in the liturgy need Easter. They need sometimes woven into simple designs and washing their faces at the outdoor a lived experience, in liturgy, of the Lord’s Resurrection. placed around holy pictures and , at tap with cold water. This recalled Resurrection is the theme and glory of the doorways, and over windows. My grandfather for them the splashing of cold water night Easter vigil. The church is transformed. Palms give used to take the palms and bury them at the onto the face of Christ on Friday way to lilies, purple to white, sadness to joy, death to life, four corners of the wheat fields while praying morning after He had spent the and emptiness to fullness. Once again the strains of the for good weather and an abundant harvest. night in prison. “Alleluia” are heard, bells are rung, the Gloria is proclaimed. Whatever we do with them afterward, how- Faith and the great events of Holy The church begins in darkness, and the first liturgical action ever, the point is it is not enough to wave the Week were not adjuncts to the life is the lighting and blessing of the new fire, the new light used palms on Sunday. Great effort should be made From the Bishop of my family. They were integrally to light the Easter candle. As the cross was proclaimed three to walk with Christ for the whole week. related to the events of the day. As a times so the new light is proclaimed three times: “Christ our Holy Thursday, the liturgical reenactment of child I dreaded Good Friday because Light!” The response, “Thanks be to God.” the Lord’s Last Supper, while not a “Holy Day” Bishop Robert F. Vasa is that was always the day, rain or shine, Thanks be to God that Christ our Light again permits should be considered a genuinely holy day. As I the sixth bishop of the warm or cold when we would plant us to celebrate His Resurrection. Diocese of Santa Rosa. grew up we would no more think about skipping our patch of potatoes. We planted Thanks be to God that our world, often shrouded in the Holy Thursday Mass than we would think them by hand, each sliced potato darkness, is once again reminded there is a light in the about skipping Mass on Easter Sunday. This is the parish with its eye pointed skywards was stuck into the very cold, world, and His name is Jesus. celebration of the anniversary of the ! If there is any wet, black soil and covered over. Thanks be to God that the people dwelling in darkness anniversary which needs celebrating, it is this one. The Good Friday liturgy centers on the Word of God, have a promise of new light. The eucharistic procession after that Mass recalls our the cross, and the Eucharist. It is impossible to do justice Thanks be to God the faces are washed, the potatoes have Lord’s brief journey with His apostles from the upper room to Good Friday in a brief paragraph and so I will only sprouted, and the harvest is rich, the Lord is bountiful, and to the Garden of Gethsemane where He began His agony. We comment on the of the cross. He is Risen! are invited to keep vigil with Him for one hour as He invited This liturgical action obviously centers on the cruci- Enter into the events of Holy Week. I do not say, “Just go His disciples to “watch and pray” with Him. We are given the fix. The priest holding a crucifix draped in purple or red, to church on these days.” It is more than that! Enter into opportunity to experience both His arrest and the apostles’ uncovers the top of the cross, and sings or says, “Behold the these days! Let them permeate and penetrate you. These sense of abandonment as the Blessed Sacrament is removed wood of the cross on which hung the Savior of the world.” are life changing days. These are days of grace. These are from the church and secluded in an alternative chapel. As A brief period of silent veneration and reflection follows. genuinely holy days. These are the days of the Holy Week, the apostles scattered after the arrest of Jesus, we too scatter The priest then uncovers one arm of the crucifix and again and we need to make them our own. These days define us to our individual homes and reflect upon the day’s events. repeats the call to veneration. Then a third time, this with who proclaim that Jesus is Lord. As we come to church on Good Friday, it is very different. the crucifix fully exposed, is heard, “Behold the wood of I pray that you do not allow any one of these days to pass The decor is very subdued. It is stark, lacking color, light, the cross on which hung the Savior of the world.” without your personal involvement in them. and, most especially, the eucharistic Presence of Jesus. The Later all in the church have the opportunity to vener- Potatoes need to be planted or there is no possibility of Tabernacle stands open, empty. There is a mood of sadness ate the cross individually by remaining in the church for a harvest. ❖ Caminando con Jesus Durante Semana Santa Semana Santa. No tengo ni idea de las imágenes que dispersaron después de la detención de Jesús, también bre un brazo de la cruz y de nuevo se repite la llamada a estas palabras causan en sus mentes. Para mi familia y nosotros dispersamos a nuestros hogares y reflexionamos la veneración. A continuación, una tercera vez, esto con yo, aunque, las tradiciones de Semana Santa son fuertes y sobre los acontecimientos del día. el crucifijo totalmente expuesto, se escucha: “He aquí el profundamente plantadas. Al llegar a la iglesia en Viernes Santo, es muy diferente. La madero de la cruz en la que colgaba el Salvador del mundo.” La semana empieza con domingo de ramos. La liturgia decoración es muy tenue. Es rígido, carente de color, la luz, y, Más tarde todos en la iglesia tienen la oportunidad de conmemora y simbólicamente recrea la entrada triunfal a especialmente, la presencia eucarística de Jesús. El Taberná- venerar la cruz individualmente al permanecer en la igle- Jerusalén. Tradicionalmente las palmas se llevan a casa, a culo está abierto y vacío. Hay un estado de ánimo de tristeza sia para la devoción privada o por presentarse y besar el veces tejidas a crear diseños simples y puestas en nuestro y pérdida que es casi tangible. Este es un día sagrado, el día de crucifijo. El viernes por la tarde es oportuno mantener una hogar junto de fotografías santas y crucifijos, en las entradas la muerte de nuestro Señor. Nuestras acciones durante todo el especie de vigilia de oración en el hogar, en el trabajo o de las puertas o por encima de las ventanas. Mi abuelo antes día pueden reforzar esta creencia y convicción. incluso en la iglesia recordando las tres horas de la agonía tomaba las palmas las enteraba en las cuatro esquinas de la En este sentido grandes tradiciones pasan de gener- de Cristo en la cruz. El Viernes Santo es de gran alcance huerta de trigo mientras rezaba por buen clima y una cosecha ación en generación. Recuerdo a mis abuelos hablar de y la participación en ella conduce a un afán genuino para abundante. la tradición de salir a afuera en Viernes Santo y lavarse la Pascua. De hecho después del Viernes Santo, los que par- Lo que hagamos con ellas después no interesa tanto cara al aire libre con agua fría. Esto les recordaba a ellos el ticipan en la liturgia necesitan Pascua. Necesitan una expe- como el saber que olear las en misa solo el domingo de chapoteo de agua fría en el rostro de Cristo el viernes por riencia vivida, en la liturgia, de la Resurrección del Señor. ramos no es suficiente. Un gran esfuerzo debe hacerse para la mañana después de haber pasado la noche en la cárcel. La resurrección es el tema y la gloria de la vigilia de Pascua caminar con Cristo toda la semana. La fe y los grandes acontecimientos de Semana Santa no la noche de Sábado Santo. Se transforma la iglesia. Las Jueves Santo, que es cuando la liturgia recrea la ultima eran solo complementos a la vida de mi familia. Fueron palmas le dan paso a los lirios, el morado al blanco, la tristeza cena de nuestro Señor, aunque no es “El Día Santo” se debe integralmente relacionados con los acontecimientos del día. a la alegría, la muerte a la vida, y el vacío a la plenitud. Una considerar un día sagrado genuinamente. Cuando yo era Como un niño que temía Viernes Santo porque era siempre el vez más las cepas del “Aleluya” se escuchan, las campanas joven, a nosotros nunca nos cruzaba por la mente no ir día, llueva o truene, con frío o con calor, cuando nos iríamos se tocan, la Gloria se proclama. La iglesia comienza en la a misa en Jueves Santo así como nunca nos cruzaba por a plantar nuestro parche de papas. Las plantábamos a mano, oscuridad, y la primera acción litúrgica es la iluminación y la mente no ir a misa en domingo de Pascua. ¡Este día es cada papa con una raja y con su ojo hacia el cielo estaba la bendición del fuego nuevo, la nueva luz que se utiliza para cuando la iglesia celebra el aniversario de la eucaristía! Si sembrada en él, el suelo negro, mojado, muy frío y tapada. encender la vela de Pascua. Así como la cruz fue proclamada hay algún aniversario que necesita ser celebrado es este. El enfoque de la liturgia de Viernes Santo está en la Pal- tres veces la nueva luz se proclamara tres veces: “¡Cristo La procesión eucarística después de que la Misa recu- abra de Dios, la cruz, y la Eucaristía. Es imposible hacerle nuestra luz!” La respuesta, “Demos gracias a Dios.” erda el breve viaje de nuestro Señor con sus apóstoles en justicia al Viernes Santo en un párrafo breve y por lo cual Gracias a Dios que Cristo nuestra luz nuevamente nos la sala superior al Jardín de Getsemaní, donde comenzó sólo hare comentarios sobre la veneración de la cruz. permite celebrar su Resurrección. su agonía. Se nos invita a velar con Él durante una hora Esta acción litúrgica, obviamente, se centra en el cru- Gracias a Dios que nuestro mundo, a menudo envuelto como Él invitó a sus discípulos a “velar y orar” con Él. cifijo. El sacerdote sosteniendo un crucifijo cubierto de en la oscuridad, es una vez más recordado que hay una luz Se nos ha dado la oportunidad de experimentar tanto, morado o rojo, destapa la parte superior de la cruz, y canta en el mundo, y su nombre es Jesús. su detención y el sentido de los apóstoles de abandono o dice: “He aquí el madero de la cruz en la que colgaba el Gracias a Dios que las personas que habitan en la oscu- que se haya sacado el Santísimo Sacramento de la iglesia Salvador del mundo.” Un breve período de veneración en ridad tienen una promesa de una nueva luz. y aislado en una capilla alternativa. Como los apóstoles silencio y reflexión sigue. El sacerdote entonces descu- (see Cominando, p. 3)

2 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 4/1 Bl. Emperor Karl I of Austria, last Holy Roman Emperor ❖ 4/2 Bl. leopoldo da Gaiche, superstar preacher; Bl. Natalia Tulasiewicz; Humboldt Newman Center Visits EASTERN RITE CATHOLIC CHURCHES Albanian Byzantine the Holy Transfiguration Monastery Armenian Catholic Church Belarusian Greek Catholic Church by Regina Fosnaugh Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church

Five Humboldt State University students, my family, and arms over your chest, tell the priest your name, open your Chaldean Catholic Church I ascended the mountains near Ukiah on an unseasonably mouth wide, and don’t say “Amen.” Coptic Catholic Church warm late January day. It was the day we celebrate the The Divine Liturgy began. As in every Mass, and Eritrean Catholic Church Resurrection (i.e., Sunday), as we did every week, but this earth meet, but this day we could almost see the angels wor- time we did so on Mt. Tabor. shipping the Risen Lord. Incense and the cantor’s chant filled Ethiopian Catholic Church Having witnessed at the Walk for Life the day before, it the air, “Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy… Byzantine Church of , Serbia, was a special treat to visit the Holy Transfiguration Mon- now and forever and unto ages of ages.” It was moving, rev- and Montenegro astery, a Ukrainian Catholic Eastern Rite monastery for erent, and the long prayers after Communion were strong men, on the trek back to Arcata. reminders of what a gift it is to receive Christ in the Eucharist. Greek Byzantine Catholic Church “Now I need a place like this!” exclaimed Sean, an HSU After the Divine Liturgy, we were invited to a delicious Hungarian Greek Catholic Church student from Virginia. The secluded mountainous location and joy-filled lunch. It was a beautiful time of fellowship stirred something in all of us. with Fr. Damien and the lay people who regularly attend Italo-Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church A young man who was on extended retreat at the mon- Mass on the mountain. Macedonian Greek Catholic Church astery, “Joe,” welcomed us. The HSU students browsed the monastery’s store. Called Maronite Church “You are from HSU? How serendipitous! I just applied St. Candles, it sells icons, books, and candles. to the wildlife program there.” I asked Br. Andrew if they raised their own bees for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church After attempting to immortalize the initial euphoria with wax, and he apologetically explained they ordered their Romanian Church United with our cell phones, my husband urged me to give the HSU wax from a company. Russian Greek Catholic Church students a proper introduction to the life of the monastery As we left, I saw a highway of insects flying in and out of the and conduct in the chapel. It was about seven minutes until side of the candle building. I first thought they were yellow Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic Church the start of the Divine Liturgy, the Eastern rite Catholics’ jackets but Fr. Damien explained that they were honeybees. Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church name for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. “God sent you bees!” I exclaimed. In the chapel, I skimmed over how to give the Sign of the We left the monastery for Arcata but not before Martin, Syriac Catholic Church Cross and bow, reverencing the icons, the candles lit for the the fisheries major in our group, was recruited to restore Syro-Malabar Catholic Church living and the dead, and shakily described the of the monastery pond, Sean was inspired to write a book, and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church the iconostasis. I then recruited Br. Andrew who was busy the rest of us left filled with wonder and awe. setting up for the Liturgy to give us an orientation. The visit was filled with visible signs of God’s glory. We Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church He explained how to receive Communion: cross your had truly seen the Transfigured Christ. ❖

Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Humbold State Newman Club Credit: Bernard Fosnaugh Bl. Karl of Austria; Feast: April 1

(Cominando, cont.) ¡Demos gracias a Dios las caras se lavan, las papas han PRIESTLY ANNIVERSARIES brotado, y la cosecha es mucha, el Señor es generoso, y Él ha resucitado! APRIL 2015 Entren en los acontecimientos de la Semana Santa. Yo Fr. Andrew Metcalf 4/5/86 Retired, Napa, CA no digo, “Sólo tienes que ir a la iglesia en esos días.” ¡Es Fr. Stephen MacPherson 4/5/86 Retired, Portland, OR más que eso! ¡Entren en estos días! Dejen que impregnen Fr. Walter Rogina 4/13/85 Retired, Santa Rosa, CA y penetren. Son días que cambian la vida. Estos son días de gracia. Estos son realmente los días santos. Estos son los Fr. Manuel Chavez 4/13/96 Fortuna, CA días de la Semana Santa, y tenemos que hacerlos propios. Fr. Aaron Bandanadam, MF 4/13/04 Boyes Hot Springs, CA Estos días para nosotros que proclamamos que Jesús es el Fr. Robert Blake 4/23/77 Archdiocese of Atlanta Señor, nos definen. Fr. Gregory Klaas 4/29/67 Retired, Boyes Hot Springs, CA Rezo para que usted no permita que ninguno de estos Msgr. James Pulskamp 4/29/67 Santa Rosa, CA días pase sin su participación personal en ellos. Fr. Costello, OCD 4/29/62 Oakville, CA Las papas necesitan ser plantadas o no hay posibilidad de una cosecha. ❖

St. , first Philippine ; Bl. Jorge Ramon Vargas Gonzalez, Mexican ❖ 4/3 Bl. Elisabetta Venramini NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015/ www.srdiocese.org 3 My commendations to you and your staff on another excellent edition (March) of NCC. I especially appreciated He Is Risen, Indeed! the News Briefs from local, national, and international stories, and the various articles with papal connections. In the Eastern Catholic rites upon the arrival of Easter, it Maybe that’s good to ponder in this season when we One update—if I could—to your article about the statue is common to greet someone with the “Paschal Greeting” proclaim, “He is risen! He is risen, indeed!” ❖ of Bl. Junípero Serra. I know this was not written locally, or “Easter Acclamation.” You would say, “Christ is risen!” but there are a couple of tweaks I’d offer: to which the response is, “Truly, He is risen!” or “He is Brian O’Neel is Communications director for Fr. Serra’s statue does not “sit” besides Ronald Reagan’s. risen, indeed!” the Diocese of Santa Rosa, California Serra’s is in Statuary Hall (the old United States House of So let me offer to all of you a warm and heartfelt, “Christ Representatives chamber) and Reagan’s is elsewhere in the is risen!” main rotunda of the Capitol. It continues to be edifying to learn how so many of you Letters to the Editor Serra isn’t sitting but standing. And while the cross is in like the newspaper. I’m just amazed anyone picks it up and his right hand aloft, the model of a mission church is held reads it! Kidding aside, thank you for your support. I am perplexed why the obituary of Mario Cuomo (Feb- in his left hand—not cradled in his arm. Nonetheless because more and more diocesan residents ruary 2015) was given top, front page coverage. Gov. I find it interesting that another religious figures statue are reading the newspaper, more and more have asked how Cuomo does not hail from this area nor does his passing (Rev. Thomas Starr King) was removed to place Reagan’s they can have it mailed to their home. warrant over 1,300 words of coverage, nearly three times statue there. Will they do the same with Fr. Serra’s? The answer is very simple: Donate to the Annual Min- of that dedicated to the tragic death of Herman Shum. The David Mezzera, Vallejo, CA istry Appeal. Cuomo article is a regurgitation of that provided by the Anyone who does this automatically gets enrolled on the National Catholic Register on January 5. This at best was Letters Policy list of people who receive North Coast Catholic in their mail- a filler story of a person unworthy of your front page. The boxes. You don’t have to earmark it for “Communications” or Cuomo legacy is an evil one. Failure of Mario Cuomo to Email: [email protected] “NCC,” although you can. You can ask that your donation help resist evils such as abortion is followed by the rabidly pro- Write: Letters to the Editor support seminarians, financial assistance to Catholic school abortion stance of current New York governor Andrew North Coast Catholic children, and so forth. Or you can make the gift unrestricted. Cuomo [his son]. The twist continues with [other] son 985 Airway Ct. The important thing is to give. Chris Cuomo, CNN anchor, who recently claimed, “Our Santa Rosa, CA 95403 When the capital campaign people were here (Note: rights do not come from God … They come from man.” the AMA is totally different than the CC), I asked one of Really? Name, address, parish attended, and daytime them the word for “stewardship” in Spanish. He replied Bob Foley, Petaluma phone number for verification required. Short “co-responsabilidad”: Co-responsibility. letters only, no more than 150 words. Letters may I that. Co-responsibility. It speaks to the fact that Editor’s Response: As tragic as was the death of Principal- be edited for clarity or space. support for the Church isn’t just for the few. It is something designate Herman Shum, even more tragic was the destruc- for which all of us are responsible. tion of the pro-life ethos within the Democratic Party fol- NOTE: Views of correspondents do not Changing gears, lots of interesting articles this month. lowing Cuomo’s 1984 address at the University of Notre necessarily reflect those of this publication. One of them is on the growth of Christianity in the world. Dame. In terms of the Culture of Life that St. John Paul said Fascinating information. One point in the piece that strikes all Catholics have an obligation to build, no one did more me, though, are the comparisons between the overwhelming amongst Catholics to impede its progress in this country. Special Event: Flowers of May percentage of the world’s residents who believe versus those All with one speech. By and large that speech is his national who don’t or are agnostic. An author is quoted saying that the legacy, and thus that legacy is indeed “evil,” evil because it Fiesta and Parade in Ukiah non-believers and secularists “are [hardly] winning the day.” gave cover to a host of Catholic pro-choice politicians who Numbers wise, this is true. But in terms of who holds the are demonstrably wrong on the issue of abortion and all On Saturday, May 23, from 11am-4pm at Alex R. Thomas, power levers, these people control a disproportionate share. that flows from it. We don’t need to list their well-known Jr. Plaza in downtown Ukiah, St. Mary of the Angels Church Furthermore, they have grown more militant and virulent names here. As such the significance of his passing could will present the second annual “‘ALAY’ (Offering) Flores de against people of faith. To top it all off, yes, most people not be ignored. Mayo and Santacruzan International Fiesta.” on the planet claim a professed religious faith, but to what Principal-designate Shum, while undoubtedly a loved man In 2014, the parish successfully adopted this Filipino end? How many of them take the teachings of their religion at his former high school, had not actually started his in tradition of reenacting the search of Empress St. Helen, seriously? How many make a really concerted effort to live our diocese. Furthermore everything that was known about mother of Constantine the Great, for the True Cross of as a witness to their faith? him and his passing ended up in the article. Christ. The historical-religious parade features women How many of us do? To paraphrase a quote of Pope Finally was the Cuomo article in question the same as had of all ages called sagalas. They wear elegant, long gowns Francis in another piece in this issue, Jesus did not appeared in National Catholic Register? Absolutely. Just like offering flowers to the Blessed Mother, while others wear say, “Go, live and preach the if you would like most of our news stories come from CNA/EWTN News, of costumes to represent the different women of the Bible, to, if you have time.” He said, “Go and make disciples which the Register is an adjunct. You evidently receive the as well as taken from the Litany of Loreto. of all nations.” Register. Most people in this diocese do not. Food and entertainment will be part of the celebration in the plaza. Friends of St. Mary of the Angels will hold CONTENTS a Filipino Festival Gala Dinner at 6pm in the parish hall. Representatives from different parishes of the Diocese LOCAL VOLUNTEERS PUSH FOR DIVINE MERCY IMAGE...... 1 FRANCIS: A SOCIETY THAT DOESN’T WANT CHILDREN IS SAD AND GRAY....8 NEW BISHOP FOR SPOKANE...... 16 of Santa Rosa have been invited to this multicultural event. LITTLE FLOWER’S PARENTS TO BE CANONIZED...... 1 POPE AUTHORIZES PROMULGATION OF MIRACLE...... 8 THIS MONTH IN HISTORY...... 17 Visit www.stmaryschurchukiah.org for more information. ❖ HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN, INDEED!...... 1 THE YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE: THE GAZE OF JESUS...... 8 PRAYER OF OSCAR ROMERO...... 17 POPE FRANCIS PROCLAIMS JUBILEE YEAR...... 1 TEKAKWITHA REPAIR ESTIMATE CLIMBS TO $5M...... 9 SEVEN CHALLENGES FOR THE MEXICAN CHURCH AND FAMILY...... 18 WALKING WITH JESUS THROUGH HOLY WEEK...... 2 NATIONAL CATHOLIC JOURNALISTS UNITE...... 9 VATICAN ROLLS OUT HAIRCUTS FOR HOMELESS...... 18 CAMINANDO CON JESUS DURANTE SEMANA SANTA...... 2 FORMER NYC CARDINAL PASSES...... 9 NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL...... 19 IN MEMORIAM HUMBOLDT STATE NEWMAN CENTER VISITS MONASTERY...... 3 POPE REJECTS RETURN TO MINISTRY FOR MARRIED FORMER PRIESTS....10 ISRAELI WOMAN SETS OFF BREASTFEEDING FIRESTORM...... 20 PRIESTLY ORDINATION ANNIVERSARIES...... 3 LAWMAKERS WARNED AGAINST ASSISTED SUICIDE...... 10 AMID BREAK-INS, BISHOP REMOVES BLESSED SACRAMENT...... 20 Fr. Thomas Gowing April 5, 2004 HE IS RISEN, INDEED!...... 4 NEWS BRIEFS...... 11 ANOTHER CALIFORNIA SAINT?...... 20 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR...... 4 RITE OF ELECTION SEES CONVERTS CLOSER TO BEING CATHOLICS...... 12 REPORTER LIED IN CONFESSIONAL...... 20 Fr. Patrick M. Gleeson IN MEMORIAM...... 4 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS NEWS...... 13 WHAT IS THE REAL STORY OF THE CRUSADES?...... 21 April 15, 1991 FLOWERS OF MAY FIESTA AND PARADE IN UKIAH...... 4 OBITUARIES...... 14 CATHOLIC Q&A...... 21 CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION: A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY...... 5 BOYS BE CRAZY...... 15 CHRISTIANS BY THE NUMBERS...... 22 Fr. Henry Faucher CALENDAR...... 5 WHY THIS BISHOP STAYS IN LIBYA AFTER THE ISIS MASSACRE...... 15 MATT CONLEY: COORDINATOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY...... 22 April 16, 2003 ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION NEWS...... 6 THREE-YEAR-OLD BRAZILIAN “CELEBRATES MASS”...... 15 HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY NEWMAN CENTER CAROLING...... 22 Fr. 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4 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 4/4 St. Gaetano Catanoso, a Hall of Fame priest; Bl. Francisco Marto, Fatima visionary ❖ 4/5 St. Maria Crescentia Hoss Child Abuse Prevention: A Community Responsibility

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to pro- Community support is about being engaged, paying of minutia that makes up our daily lives, it’s easy to get mote public awareness of this serious problem in our attention, assisting where possible, and connecting avail- distracted from the stuff we don’t deal with on a regular country. able resources to those who need them. basis. According to the most recent edition of the annual At the end of January, the Diocese of Santa Rosa rolled But child abuse is prevalent in every community, in every report, “Child Maltreatment” (U.S. Department of out its new child abuse prevention program. The program school, in every religion. To think otherwise is just burying Health and Human Services, Administration on Chil- is online and contains two trainings. our heads in the sand. dren, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau), in the The first—Smarter Adults, Safer Children—is a 45 In this month of April, commit yourself to learning 50 states, the District of Columbia, and minute video that covers types of abuse, what you can do to prevent child abuse. If you work for Puerto Rico, an estimated 679,000 chil- how to recognize it, and how to report it. or volunteer at a parish or school and have not com- dren were victims of child abuse in 2013 The second training—Code of Con- pleted the required training, commit yourself to doing (that works out to 77 children per hour). duct and Mandatory Reporter Training— so immediately. Furthermore 1,484 children died as a covers the standards of behaviors for The training is available at www.in2vate.com/catholic- result of abuse or neglect (an average of working with minors for those who are mutualse/. four per day). employed by or volunteer in the diocese. Become part of the solution. ❖ The majority of these cases stemmed As of mid-March, less than half of from situations and conditions that can be those required to take the training have preventable when community programs actually done so. and systems are engaged and supportive. How can you help prevent child Guarding the Vulnerable If you or someone you know has been the What strikes me about the statistics abuse if you don’t know what it is? How harmed by sexual misconduct by clergy or above is the idea that the majority of cases can you report it if you don’t know how stemmed from situations that can be to do so? How can you help a child if a church employee or volunteer, please Julie Sparacio is diocesan contact Julie Sparacio, director of the Office preventable when the community is pre- director of Child and you aren’t sure what you need to do or ventable. There are programs to support Youth Protection. how to do it? And how can you fulfill of Child and Youth Protection for support parents, to alleviate some of the stressors your apostolate to children if you aren’t and assistance. She can be reached at 707- that may serve as a catalyst to abuse, and to willing to learn what you need to do 566-3309 or [email protected]. assist children who are being or have been abused. These to help? programs are only good if they are utilized. Everyone’s lives are busy. Sometimes in the hodgepodge CALENDAR April 10 May 3 Sonoma ICF Branch 103 Bingo, Champagne, and Living and May Crowning Dessert Party 2:00pm 2:00-4:00pm Location: St. James Church Proceeds to benefit the branch’s scholarship fund. 125 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy., Petaluma, CA 94954 Location: Seven Flags Club House Everyone is welcome! St.Angelo Menni; Feast: April 24 1400 W. Watmaugh Rd., Sonoma, CA 95476 For more information, call St. James Church, 707-762-4256 For cost and reservations, call Lila at 707-996-3448 2015 Works Wonder Tour Dates June 4 April 10-12 2015 St. Francis Solano School Mother-Son: Sonoma Join Catholic Charities for a tour of our programs, Retrouvaille Weekend: SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE! Stompers baseball game Retrouvaille is not a retreat, marriage counseling, or a 6PM meet some of the people it serves, and learn sensitivity group. There are neither group dynamics nor Cost: Grandstand ticket price: $13 per person. Ticket about all the ways it serves our community. group discussions on the weekend. It is not a time for price includes a $7 credit for food and beverages at the While the tours last only an hour, the experience hurting; it is a time for healing. Furthermore it works. For Stompers game and 10 percent off Sonoma Stompers gear lasts a lifetime. more information call 415-893-1005 or log onto www. Location: Arnold Field retrouvaille.org. 180 1st St. W, Sonoma, CA 95476 And the King will say to them in reply, “Amen, I say to Come join the fun and cheer on the Stompers. you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers April 18 For more information, contact the school. of Mine, you did for Me” (Matt 25:40). ICF Branch 198 Prime Rib and Pasta Fundraiser 4:30pm Mass July 6-10 5:45pm Cocktails Camp RAD Unless otherwise noted, all tours begin at 12pm. 6:15pm Dinner Location: Camp Cazadero Wednesday, April 1 Cost: $20 5385 Cazadero Hwy., Cazadero, CA 95421 Location: Msgr. Becker Center For incoming seventh, eighth, and ninth graders. Thursday, April 16 2323 Montgomery Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95405 For more information, call Liliana Torres at 707-566-3371. Friday, May 1 For more information or to purchase tickets, call Clair PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO MUSTARD SEED CAMP Giampaoli at 707-539-1443. THIS YEAR. Thursday, May 14 (5:30-6:30pm) Friday, June 5 April 28-29 June 7 Cardinal Newman Spring Dance Show Forty-Fifth Anniversary of Christ the King Church Thursday, June 18 7:00pm On June 7, 1970, then-Bishop Mark Hurley dedicated Jackson Theater, Sonoma Country Day School Christ the King Church in McKinleyville. This summer (Editor’s note: If there is any possible way you can 4400 Day School Pl., Santa Rosa, CA 95403 marks the parish’s forty-fifth anniversary. Check back take this tour, do yourself a favor and take it. You For more information, contact Gabrielle Thompson at for more information as things are “just in the planning are likely to be amazed. Many people including this [email protected] or call 707-546-6470. stages at the moment,” says Fr. Cloney. writer have been, surprisingly so.)

May 2 August 12 St. Eugene’s Respect Life Committee and the Diocesan American Canyon Annual Golf Tournament Council of Catholic Women Spring Meeting 11:30am-7:00pm 8:00am Mass Hosted by: Knights of Columbus Council No. 15750 8:30-9:30am Talk Proceeds to benefit Holy Family Church building fund Second Collection for April Speaker: Brian O’Neel Cost: $150/person (includes lunch, golf, and dinner); Cost: Free will offering $500/foursome (includes lunch, golf, and dinner) April 3 (Good Friday) – Maintenance Drawing for quilt and gift baskets Location: Eagle Vines Vineyards and Golf Club and upkeep of the Holy Land . Location: St. Eugene Cathedral Parish Life Center 580 South Kelly Rd., American Canyon, CA 94503 2323 Montgomery Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95405 For more information, call the parish office during For more information, call Betty Bjornstrom at 707-542- business hours at 707-645-9331 or Tom Ritchey, Grand Correction—The headline on Henry Trione’s obituary 5060. Knight, at 707-853-9556, or visit the website www. should have clarified that he was not a Sonoma resident holyfamilycatholicchurch-amcan.org. but a Sonoma County resident. To anyone who took umbrage at the misidentification, apologies.

4/6 Bl. Pierina Morosini, martyr for chastity ❖ 4/7 Bl. Maria Liberata Pollotta ❖ 4/8 St. Julie Billiart, foundress, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015/ www.srdiocese.org 5 (He Is Risen, cont.) contents would be moved outside while the whole building Ask the Institute of Psychological Studies (IPS) was cleaned. Advice from psychological experts, drawing on Catholic faith and modern psychology At the center of the Catholic Mass is the sacrifice of the Lamb of God in the Eucharist. The Easter Lamb carrying a by William McKenna, MS cross-emblazoned flag is a symbol of a triumphant Christ Resurrected, showing victory over sin and death. In many Q: How can I take responsibility for my own sinful actions, for God’s mercy and why each of us must resolve to do Eastern European cultures, a pound cake baked in a lamb while still recognizing the mercy and love of God? better. mold is decorated and placed atop Easter grass. The tendency to look for reasons to blame people and Colored eggs, baskets, lamb cakes, and feasting are won- A: Although we are created in the image and likeness circumstances outside of ourselves is easier and more con- derful reminders and appropriate to the celebration of of God, we suffer from the effects of Original Sin. To be venient than simply owning up to the sin. Just look at Easter. They mean very little, however, without a focus on healthy psychologically, a person must be able to accept and Eve in the book of Genesis, blaming one another or the the spiritual renewal that takes place during the prepara- and be accountable for his or her sins. The difficulty is to snake. However if we recognize the part we have played in tion for Easter (Lent) and the opportunities for spiritual find the balance between taking responsibility for our sins our actions, we see not only the wrong we have done but enrichment during the Easter season. while not despairing of our weaknesses or of God’s mercy also the work needed to repair our relationships, including Rich in tradition and grace is the Easter Triduum, the three A good way to understand this balance is through the our relationship with God. day period of prayer which begins with the Mass of The Lord’s context of a relationship. It may be easy for a married While this realization is difficult, it is the only way we Supper on Holy Thursday and ends with vespers (evening couple often can easily identify their spouse’s faults and fail- can accept the mercy of God. Sinning does not mean we prayer) on Easter. The Easter Triduum includes Good Friday ings simply due to the intimate nature of their relationship. are a failure. Rather, it simply we are human. and Holy Saturday and commemorates the most significant In a healthy marriage, husband and wife help each other We can grow psychologically and spiritually when we events of Holy Week (also known as Passiontide). Good Friday recognize their faults and at the same time encourage each accept and take responsibility for our sins. ❖ is observed traditionally by saying the Stations of the Cross other to overcome them. Understanding that we must rely and a Communion Service. Good Friday is the only day of the on the of another when we have sinned against Mr. McKenna is clinical extern at the IPS Center for year when the Divine Liturgy is not celebrated and therefore them—while also always seeking to repair the relationship Psychological Services. Have a practical question related to hosts are not consecrated. Holy Communion is distributed and grow in virtue—helps us to understand both our need psychology and faith? Write to [email protected]. using consecrated Hosts from the Holy Thursday Mass. After 40 days of penance it would not seem appropri- ate to celebrate for just one day an event as significant as Jesus’ Resurrection, His victory over sin and death, and the St. Patrick in Scotia Celebrates 105 Years reopening of the gates of heaven which had been closed due to the sin of Adam and Eve. by Thomas Bertain Rather we celebrate the Resurrection for 50 days (called the Easter Season or the “Great Sunday”) which spans the On March 28, St. Patrick Church days from Easter to . During that time priests in Scotia celebrated 105 years of wear white and gold vestments, and the Pascal candle existence. remains lit on the altar. Then part of the Diocese of Sac- During this period of celebration we do not fast, just as ramento, Bishop Thomas Grace († we do not fast on Sundays throughout the year because 1921) officially established it as a they are considered “little .” The first eight days station or mission of Assumption of the 50 days of celebration are called the Easter Octave Church in Ferndale on that date (eight days from Easter Sunday to the following Sunday). in 1905. It was Bishop Grace and During this time we will hear Alleluia many times in the lit- Selwyn Eddy, president of the Pacific urgy, including the dismissal where the priest will say “Go Lumber Company (PALCO) who in peace, alleluia, alleluia,” and the congregation responds, signed the lease for the church. “Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia.” A Mass celebrating the anni- The word Alleluia is not present in the liturgy during versary will take place later this Lent. When we learn of Jesus rising from the dead our spring. hearts explode in joy, and we can’t help but shout Alleluia! At the time, PALCO owned all Holy Week and the 50 days of Easter celebration can be buildings in Scotia, and it either times of great grace. There are many steps we can take to fully leased or rented these to occupants. participate in this period of celebration and to remind ourselves Thus Pacific Lumber maintained throughout the 50 days that we have every reason to rejoice. responsibility for the church’s In addition to attending services during Holy Week, we can maintenance. The Town of Scotia, attend daily or at least more frequently the holy sacrifice of the LLC—successor to PALCO—has St. Patrick Church today. Photo © Arnold Kemp Mass during the Easter Season. We can grow in our relationship continued the practice. and honor the Mother of the Redeemer by kneeling in front of St. Patrick serves the towns of Rio Dell, Scotia, and It is unknown when the first Catholic service occurred in Our Blessed Lady after mass. We can display an Easter lily to Weott. Scotia, but baptismal records indicate Sacchi received remind us of the dead bulb that became a white flower symbol- on August 14, 1889, by Fr. Lawrence Kennedy, izing immortality. Decorate the house with flowers of any kind pastor of Assumption. The Sacchi family resided in Rio Dell. to remind us of new life and our new life in Christ. The sanctuary is finished with beautiful stained redwood During these 50 days we can deepen our understanding and adorned with a large crucifix. The pews, with their of the Faith by reading the daily Mass scriptures. We can natural finish, are made from old growth redwood. share our joy with everyone we encounter. The altar features a reproduction of the “Last Supper,” The Easter celebration is at the heart of our faith. Let us use which is framed in redwood. The faux marble scene was cre- these 50 days to give thanks to Our Lord for all He has done ated for the chapel of the Metropolitan Hotel owned by Mr. for us and to share our faith and our gifts especially to our and Mrs. Thomas Atkinson, of the Metropolitan Redwood brothers and sisters most in need. “Let us rejoice and be glad.” Lumber Company, in the now defunct village of Metropoli- In the words of St. Paul, “If Christ has not been raised, tan, the eponymous’ company’s town for its workers. your faith is in vain”(1 Cor 15:17). Rejoice! ❖ Built in 1904, the original church was enlarged to its present dimensions in 1914 and included the bell tower and music loft. As Fr. Henry J. Walsh, SJ, noted in his book, Hallowed were the Gold Dust Trails, “In 1914 the church at the mission of Scotia had been enlarged because of the increased population in that lumber town. It received its first resident pastor when Fr. Michael O’Connor was appointed to take care of the parish in 1930.” The church has a capacity of roughly 150. Masses take place at 8:30am every Sunday and on holy days of obligation. St. Patrick Church as it appeared ca. 1910. The redwood Current pastor Fr. Mario “JoJo” Laguros also serves stump at the lower right is still extent. Photo courtesy of Assumption Church in Ferndale and Our Lady of the St. Lydwine of Schiedam; Feast: April 14 Humboldt Room, Humboldt State University. Redwoods Church in Garberville. ❖

6 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 4/9 Bl. Augusto (August) , the prince priest ❖ 4/10 Bl. Maddalena di Canossa (Local Volunteers Push, cont.) (Francis Proclaims cont.) dear to Pope Francis, as is expressed in his episcopal motto, printing press and advanced from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians, “God, rich in “Miserando Atque Eligendo” (“By mercy and by choosing”). cutting equipment and joined mercy” (Eph 2:4). This is taken from the homily of St. during forces with the Marians of the The opening of this next Jubilee will take place on the which he comments on the Gospel passage of the calling of Immaculate Conception of fiftieth anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican St. Matthew: “Vidit ergo Iesus publicanum et quia miserando Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In Council in 1965. This is of great significance for it impels atque eligendo vidit, ait illi ‘Sequere Me’” (Jesus therefore sees an agreement arranged with Fr. the Church to continue the work begun at Vatican II. the tax collector, and since He sees by having mercy and by Michael Gaitley, MIC, author During the Jubilee, the Sunday readings for Ordinary choosing, He says to him, “Follow Me”). of the best sellers Consoling Time will be taken from the Gospel written by St. Luke, During the first Angelus address after his election, the Holy the Heart of Jesus and 13 Days who has been called “the evangelist of mercy.” Dante Aligh- Father said, “Feeling mercy, that this word changes everything. of Morning Glory, The Divine ieri describes him as “scriba mansuetudinis Christi,” “narra- This is the best thing we can feel: It changes the world. A little Mercy Team became the fulfill- tor of the meekness of Christ.” There are many well-known mercy makes the world less cold and more just. We need to ment center for the Marians and began printing and distribut- parables of mercy presented in his Gospel: the lost sheep, understand properly this mercy of God, this merciful Father ing the Divine Mercy orders received by the religious order. the lost coin, the merciful father. Who is so patient” (Angelus, March 17, 2013). Fulfilling these requested has represented an enormous The official and solemn announcement of the Holy Year In his Angelus address on January 11, 2015, Francis task for the tiny team. In 2014, they filled almost 5,000 will take place with the public proclamation of the Bulla stated, “There is so much need of mercy today, and it is orders and new orders come in daily. in front of the Holy Door on , the important that the lay faithful live it and bring it into dif- Now with the approach of Pentecost, their challenge is feast instituted by St. John Paul II and celebrated on the ferent social environments. Go forth! We are living in the to reach out to the Catholic Church in California, sending Sunday after Easter. age of mercy. This is the age of mercy.” Then, in his 2015 a box of 1,000 prayer cards and 50 8x10 pictures to each In the ancient Hebrew tradition, the Jubilee Year, which Lenten Message, the Holy Father expressed, “How greatly of its 1,073 parishes. That’s a distribution of over 1 million was celebrated every 50 years, was meant to restore equality I desire that all those places where the Church is present, holy cards and over 50,000 8x10s. among all of the children of Israel, offering new possibili- especially our parishes and our communities, may become To achieve this goal, the fulfillment center welcomes ties to families which had lost their property and even their islands of mercy in the midst of the sea of indifference!” donations of time and resources. Volunteers are desperately personal freedom. In the English edition of Francis’ apostolic exhortation needed and would be greatly appreciated. Even a couple of In addition, the Jubilee Year was a reminder to the rich Evangelii Gaudium, the term mercy appears 32 times. hours a week would make a big difference. To volunteer, that a time would come when their Israelite slaves would Pope Francis has entrusted the Pontifical Council for the please call 707 546-4700 and leave your name and number. once again become their equals and would be able to Promotion of the New Evangelization with the organiza- A $15 memorial donation can be made in honor of a loved reclaim their rights. “Justice, according to the Law of Israel, tion of the Jubilee of Mercy. ❖ one—whose name will be added to a special Mass celebrated consisted above all in the protection of the weak” (St. John in his or her honor. Each $15 donation pays the printing and Paul II, Tertio Millenio Adveniente, no. 13). mailing cost of 1,000 cards and 50 8x10s to one church. ❖ Pope Boniface VIII pro- List of Jubilee years and their To make a donation, send the name of your loved one claimed the first Holy Year in along with a check to Divine Mercy Team, PO Box 2695, 1300. Boniface VIII envisioned 1300: Boniface VIII Santa Rosa, CA 95405. a Jubilee every century. From 1350: Clement VI Donations are tax deductible. 1475 onwards—in order to 1390: Proclaimed by Urban VI, presided over allow each generation to experi- ence at least one Holy Year—the by Boniface IX (Little Flower’s Parents, cont.) decided to celebrate 1400: Boniface IX Married in 1858 just three months after meeting, Louis the ordinary Jubilee every 25 1423: Martin V and Zélie lived in celibacy for ten months, but eventually years. However an extraordi- went on to have nine children. Four died in infancy, while nary Jubilee may be announced 1450: Nicholas V the remaining five daughters entered religious life. Pope Boniface VIII on the occasion of an event of 1475: Proclaimed by Paul II, presided over Both had previously attempted to enter the religious life particular importance. by Sixtus IV themselves, Louis as a monk and Zélie a with the Order There have been 26 ordinary Holy Year celebrations, the of the Sisters of of St. Vincent de Paul. last of which was the Jubilee of 2000. 1500: Alexander VI Zélie was turned away due to respiratory problems and The custom of calling extraordinary Jubilees dates back 1525: Clement VII frequent headaches, while Louis was denied entry because to the sixteenth century. The last extraordinary Holy Years, 1550: Proclaimed by Paul III, presided over he couldn’t speak or even learn , which at that time was which were celebrated during the previous century, were by Julius III a requirement for entering the seminary. Louis then became those in 1933, proclaimed by Pius XI to celebrate 1,900 a successful watchmaker, and Zélie a renowned lace maker. years of Redemption and in 1983, proclaimed by Pope St. 1575: Gregory XIII Known for living an exemplary life of holiness, the couple’s John Paul II on the occasion of 1,950 years of Redemption. 1600: Clement VIII daily practices included Mass at 5:30am, praying the Angelus The Catholic Church’s Jubilee takes as its model the 1625: Urban VIII and Vespers, resting on Sundays, and fasting during Lent Hebrew Jubilee and has given it a more spiritual signifi- and Advent. cance. It consists in a general pardon, an open 1650: Innocent X The couple would also invite poor people to dine with them to all, and the possibility to renew one’s relationship with 1675: Clement X in their home, and they frequently visited the elderly, thus God and neighbor. Thus the Holy Year is always an oppor- 1700: Opened by Innocent XII, closed by teaching their children to treat the disadvantaged as equals. tunity to deepen one’s faith and to live with a renewed Zélie died from cancer at the age of 46, leaving Louis to commitment to Christian witness. Clement XI care for their five young daughters: Marie, Pauline, Léonie, With the Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis focuses attention 1725: Benedict XIII Céline, and Thérèse, who was only four at the time. upon the merciful God who invites all men and women to 1750: Benedict XIV Louis died in 1894 after suffering two strokes in 1889, return to Him. The encounter with God inspires in one followed by five years of serious drawn-out illness. ❖ the virtue of mercy. 1775: Proclaimed by Clement XIV, presided over The initial rite of the Jubilee is the opening of the Holy by Pius VI Door. 1825: Leo XII This door is one which is only opened during the Holy Year Follow us on and which remains closed during all other years. Each of the 1875: Bl. Pius IX four major of Rome has a Holy Door: St. Peter, St. 1900: Leo XIII Facebook and Twitter! John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and St. Mary Major. 1925: Pius XI This rite of the opening of the Holy Door illustrates 1933: Pius XI symbolically the idea 1950: Ven. Pius XII Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa that, during the Jubilee, 1975: Bl. Paul VI (facebook.com/DioceseOfSantaRosa) the faithful are offered an “extraordinary pathway” 1983: St. John Paul II towards salvation. 2000: St. John Paul II The Holy Doors of the 2015: Francis Diocese of Sta. Rosa other basilicas will be opened after the opening In the years 1800 and 1850, due to the politi- (@CatholicRosa) of the Holy Door of St. cal circumstances of the times, there were no Peter. jubilees. Mercy is a theme very Holy Year Door at St. Peter

4/11 St. , Passionist religious/mystic; Bl. Elena Guerra, St. Gemma’s teacher ❖ 4/12 St. Teresa of the Andes; NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015/ www.srdiocese.org 7 Italian Catholic Federation News Francis: A Society That Doesn’t Want Children Is Sad and Gray Napa Branch 12’s Second Vice President Ken Marshall Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News)—At his General Audi- received a District’s President Award at the Santa Rosa Dis- ence on March 18, Pope Francis said children are a joy- trict Installation held January 31 at St. Peter Church in Clo- filled gift for the Church and the world and cautioned verdale. Additionally, the branch served a Chinese dinner at against an overcast society that lacks life because it has the monthly Developmentally Disabled Christian Ministry. rejected and run out of children. Healdsburg Branch 52 initiated 46 new members at “Children give life, joy, and hope. They also give worries and its January polenta dinner, 19 of whom were children. sometimes problems, but this is better than a society that is sad Also, District President Dante Corsetti and his wife Jackie and gray because it has run out of children. Or doesn’t want attended the branch’s Second Annual Crazy Hat Contest. children,” the Pope told pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square. The contest was part of a fundraiser that garnered $4,000 It is the second time Francis has spoken about children in for the cure of Cooley’s Anemia. his general audiences this year. On February 11, he told pil- Petaluma Branch 127 had a great spaghettata dinner in grims that a society which is “not surrounded by children, January for which Denise DiGirolamo made the sauce, that considers them a problem, a burden, has no future.” which sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told On that occasion he also spoke of how children are a gift, North Coast Catholic was “delicious.” It also welcomed two calling them “the joy of family and society.” new members. Children, he said, “are not a problem of reproductive Credit: Daniel Ibez CNA Arcata Branch 144 installed its new officers at a lovely biology or one of many ways to realize oneself in life, let special praise to the “little ones” who need help, especially dinner on January 17, during which the nearby in Eureka, alone their parent’s possession. Children are a gift. Do you children. Branch 145, also installed its new officers. Furthermore, understand? Children are a gift!” He then talked about the Another reminder children give is that we are always on January 9, the branch initiated its newest members, free aspect of love they bring to the world. sons and daughters, and that as we age, rather than being Ken and Mary Griffin, and welcomed members Marian In his March 18 audience, Francis reiterated what a “great in “complete control” of our lives, “we never cease being and Ron DiMino. gift” children are, and said their weakness and fragility is radically dependent on others,” Francis said. Mark Bisio is the new trustee for Santa Rosa Branch 198, a reminder for everyone that we are always dependent on Children “challenge us to see things with a simple, pure whose members made a real effort to focus on the “Catho- others. and trusting heart, to receive and to offer warmth and lic” part of the Italian Catholic Federation during Lent. “A society can be judged by the way it treats its chil- tenderness and to laugh and cry freely in response to the Meanwhile, Sebastopol Branch 209 installed its new offi- dren,” he said, explaining that they make us realize that world around us,” which is something that can often be cers on January 31. Its February meetings centered around “all of us are always children, in need of help, love, and “blocked” in the elderly, he noted. a “Gifts of Love” fundraiser. For $5, attendees received pizza, forgiveness, which are the conditions in order to enter Francis closed his audience by recalling how Jesus, in a Caesar salad, and an ice cream sundae. It is also reminding the Kingdom of God.” the Gospel of Mark, beckons the children to come to Him, members that dues of $32.80/member are now payable. ❖ Francis noted children also help to “dismantle the idea of saying we must all become like a little children in order believing we are autonomous and self-sufficient.” enter into the kingdom of heaven. Pope Authorizes Promulgation In His birth, Jesus Himself reminds of how we have all “Let us welcome and treasure our children, who bring so at one point in time been totally dependent on the care of much life, joy and hope to the world. How sad and bleak of Miracle, Heroic Virtue others, the Pope said, noting that in His ministry, Jesus gave would our world be without them!” ❖ Vatican City (Vatican Radio)—Pope Francis on Wednes- The Year of Consecrated Life: The Gaze of Jesus day, March 18, received Angelo Cardinal Amato, SDB, prefect for the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in by Sister Jean Evans, RSM a private audience. During the audience, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate decrees con- The Dutch master Rembrandt painted many images of on the Pope, as it had on Matthew. It changed his heart and cerning several causes for saints. gospel scenes. One of them is “Head of Christ.” This paint- his way of life. He was converted. Pope Francis says that as Most notably, the Pope has approved a decree recogniz- ing evokes something extraordinary in the glance of Jesus. soon as Matthew felt that gaze of Jesus in his heart, he got ing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Louis It is not a composed, confident Savior whom we see, but up and followed Jesus. Martin and Blessed Marie-Azélie (aka, Zélie) Guérin, the someone who looks deeply concerned by the other person Pope Francis gives us a mission for today to offer God’s parents of St Thérèse of Lisieux. or people whom He sees. This is the Jesus who attracted joy and consolation to others, to the poor, to the distressed. The Congregation also promulgated decrees of heroic followers, who healed the sick, who forgave sinners. He saw But Pope Francis offers a word of caution: “Careful, though! virtue for seven individuals who are on the path to can- people and they followed Him (Mark 1:16-20). Jesus did not say, ‘Go, if you would like to, if you have the onization. The Servants of God whose heroic virtues were That powerful gaze can be the call to vocation today. One time,’ but He said, ‘Go and make disciples of all nations!’” recognized on Tuesday are: of Pope Francis’ most beautiful reflections focuses on the A vocation begins with the loving glance of the Lord and gaze of the Lord and its effects on the heart of Matthew the ends with a mission to bring the mercy and consolation Fr Francesco Gattola, a diocesan priest, and founder tax collector. The gospel story tells us: “As Jesus passed by, of God to all people, especially those who are vulnerable. of the Congregation of the Suore Figlie della Santis- He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. Jesus invites young people to discover his love and mercy sima Vergine Immaculata of Lourdes. He was born in He said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed within themselves and to share it with others. Antoine in 1822 and died there in 1899. Him” (Matt 9:9). The man who was to become Saint Mat- de Saint-Exupéry wrote in his famous novella The Little Pietro Barbarić, a Jesuit Scholastic, from Bosnia thew walked off his job to follow Jesus. Prince, “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly Herzegovina, born 1874, died 1897. Fr. Manuel Correia, MCCJ, a Comboni missionary tells [because] what is essential is invisible to the eye.” us the gospel says nothing about the face of Jesus—His And so it is necessary to pray for purity of heart—to see Mary Aikenhead, born in Cork, Ireland, in 1787, features, the color of His hair or eyes, but often speaks of with good sight, to see ourselves with God’s eyes, as God’s the founder of the Institute of the Religious Sisters His gaze. The way Jesus looked at people communicated beloved children. That is the gaze that will purify, free, and of Charity in Ireland. She died in Dublin in 1858. feelings and emotions words cannot convey. A simple empower us to be a message of joy to others. ❖ Elisabetta Baldo, a widow who founded the Pia glance and exchange of looks changed everything for Mat- Casa di San Giuseppe a Gavardo and was co- thew as it did for all the apostles, who left everything and founder of the Congregation of the Umili Serve followed Jesus. del Signore. Born in in 1862; died 1926. In reflecting on this passage, Pope Francis explains that when Jesus saw Matthew he “saw him through the eyes of Vincenza of the Passion of the Lord (née Edvige mercy and chose him.” God didn’t just see Matthew as a Jaroszewska), founder of the Congregation of sinner—a corrupt and uncaring official; but through the the Benedictine Samaritan Sisters of the Cross of eyes of mercy, God sees him as a loved sinner someone Christ. Born 1900 in ; died 1937. who will respond to Jesus’ call to discipleship and mission. Giovanna of the Cross, a professed religious of the This particular verse is very personal and significant Third Order of Saint Francis. She was of for Pope Francis. It was on the Feast of St. Matthew in the of Santa Maria della Croce in Cubas 1953 that 17-year-old Jorge Bergoglio first experienced di Madrid. Born in in 1481; died 1534. the loving presence of God in his life. After going to the Maria Orsola Bussone, a young laywoman associ- sacrament of penance, Jorge felt his heart touched by God. ated with the Focolare Movement in Italy. She was Recalling this moment, Pope Francis says that with a gaze born in 1954, and died in 1970. of tender love this “Mercy of God” called him to religious life where he would follow the example of St. Ignatius of With the Pope’s decree, these holy men and women are Loyola, SJ. now referred to as “Venerable.” ❖ The tender gaze of the Lord had a tremendous impact Rembrandt Head of Christ

8 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org St. Giuseppe Moscatti, MD ❖ 4/13 Bl. Margaret of Costello; Pope St. Martin I, last pope to be a martyr National Catholic Journalists Unite: Former NYC Cardinal Passes (CNA/ “Capital Punishment Must End” EWTN News)—Edward Cardinal Egan, the Editors’ note: On March 5, four Catholic publications simul- a task force’s report on capital punishment, which he called “a former archbishop of taneously posted this editorial to their respective websites. flawed system ... ineffective, unjust, and expensive.” Both gov- New York who shep- ernors also cited the growing number of death-row inmates herded the city in the Next month, the United States Supreme Court will hear who have been exonerated nationwide in recent years. wake of the September arguments in Glossip v. Gross, a case out of Oklahoma that In a statement thanking Wolf, Philadelphia Archbishop 11 terrorist attacks, died challenges the most widely used lethal-injection protocol Charles Chaput said, “Turning away from capital punish- Thursday, March 5, at the as being cruel and unusual punishment. ment does not diminish our support for the families of age of 82. The court took up the case in January after a year of three murder victims.... But killing the guilty does not honor the Egan passed away after high-profile, problematic executions in three states. The dead nor does it ennoble the living. When we take a guilty lunch in residence at the court will likely issue a ruling by June. Our hope is that it person’s life, we only add to the violence in an already violent Chapel of the Sacred will hasten the end of the death penalty in the United States. culture, and we demean our own dignity in the process.” Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Edward Cardinal Egan Archbishop Thomas Wenski of , chairman of the Archbishop Chaput reminds us that when considering His secretary, Fr. Douglas US bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human the death penalty we cannot forget that it is we, acting Crawford, gave him the sacraments. He was taken to a Development, praised the decision, saying, “The use of the through our government, who are the moral agents in an hospital and pronounced dead due to cardiac arrest. death penalty devalues human life and diminishes respect execution. The prisoner has committed his crime and has Cardinal Egan served as archbishop of New York from for human dignity. We bishops continue to say: We cannot answered for it in this life, just as he shall answer for it 2000 to 2009. His time as New York’s ordinary included teach killing is wrong by killing.” before God. But it is the government acting in our name the horrors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the intense The chair of the Pro-Life Activities committee, Boston’s that orders and perpetrates lethal injection. It is we who emotion of the rescue efforts. Seán Cardinal O’Malley, also praised the Court’s decision add to, instead of heal, the violence. Cardinal Egan went to a hospital soon after the attacks to hear the case. “Society can protect itself in ways other Advocates of the death penalty often claim it brings and then visited Ground Zero at the site of the World than the use of the death penalty,” His Eminence said. “We closure to a victim’s family. But advocates who walk with Trade Center, trying to comfort victims and encourage pray that the Court’s review of these protocols will lead to the families of victims, like Mercy Sister Camille D’Arienzo, relief workers. the recognition that institutionalized practices of violence tell a different story. The Cardinal’s time in New York also witnessed cel- against any person erode reverence for the sanctity of every “I think of mothers who attend our annual service for ebrations of the archdiocese’s bicentennial in 2008, a human life. Capital punishment must end.” Families and Friends of Murder Victims,” a program the year which also included the pastoral visit of Benedict We, the editors of four Catholic journals—America, Mercy Sisters have sponsored for 18 years. “Asked what XVI to the city. National Catholic Register, National Catholic Reporter, and they want for their children’s killers, no one asks for the St. John Paul II named him a cardinal in 2001, giving Our Sunday Visitor—urge the readers of our diverse publica- death penalty,” she said. “Their reason, ‘I wouldn’t want him as his the Basilica of Ss. John and Paul tions and the whole US Catholic community and all people of another mother to suffer what I have suffered.’ Their hearts, on the Caelian Hill. faith to stand with us and say, “Capital punishment must end.” though broken, are undivided in their humanity.” As archbishop, Cardinal Egan worked to ensure financial The Catholic Church in this country has fought against The facts of the case in Oklahoma—which echo reports reform in one of the largest archdioceses in the United the death penalty for decades. Pope St. John Paul II amended from Ohio and Arizona—were especially egregious. Last States. the universal of the Catholic Church to include a April the drug protocol failed in the execution of Clayton He also established the Catholic Channel on Sirius/XM de facto prohibition against capital punishment (nos. 2263- Lockett. Lockett moaned in pain before authorities suspend- Satellite Radio. 2267). Last year, Pope Francis called on all Catholics “to ed the execution. He died of a heart attack later that night. Born April 2, 1932, in Oak Park, , Egan earned a fight ... for the abolition of the death penalty.” The practice Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City said at the bachelor’s degree from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in is abhorrent and unnecessary. It is also insanely expensive, as time, “The execution of Clayton Lockett really highlights Mundelein, Illinois. He finished his seminary studies at the court battles soak up resources better deployed in prevent- the brutality of the death penalty, and I hope it leads us to Pontifical North American College in Rome and received ing crime in the first place and working toward restorative consider whether we should adopt a moratorium on the in 1957. justice for those who commit less heinous crimes. death penalty or even abolish it altogether.” He next earned a licentiate in sacred theology from the Admirably has halted executions until the Supreme The Supreme Court has agreed with Archbishop Coakley Pontifical Gregorian University and then served in the Court rules and Ohio Gov. John Kasich has postponed all and will consider the issue. We join our bishops in hoping archdiocese before returning to Rome to serve seven executions in the state scheduled for 2015 pending fur- the court will reach the conclusion that it is time for our as assistant vice-rector and an instructor at the Pontifical ther study. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf declared a morato- nation to embody its commitment to the right to life by North American College. rium on the death penalty until he has received and reviewed abolishing the death penalty once and for all. ❖ After earning a doctoral degree in law at the Pon- tifical Gregorian University, he became a secretary to John Cardinal Cody of Chicago and later served as chancellor of Tekakwitha Shrine Repair that Chicago archdiocese. Egan served on several ecumeni- cal boards and other organizations that addressed social Estimate Climbs to $5M concerns, including racial issues. Auriesville, NY—According to the , the From 1971-1985 he served as a judge on the tribunal of shrine at the birthplace of St. , the first the Roman Rota. During this time he also worked for the American Indian saint, will need $5 million to refurbish, Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship and millions more than originally anticipated. the Congregation for the Clergy. Fundraisers originally raised $1.7 million. However that Egan served as a professor at several Catholic universities money is exhausted and work on all projects has stopped. in Rome and was among the six canon law experts who Repairs—including on the electrical system and roof—are reviewed the before its prom- needed on the shrine’s 85-year-old coliseum. Additional infra- ulgation. structure on the 400-acre property needs upgrading, as well. Cardinal Egan received as a bishop in 1985, AP reports, “The shrine was built in 1930 on a hilltop and was appointed of New York. He served overlooking the Mohawk River in Montgomery County, 35 there until 1988, when Pope St. John Paul II named him miles northwest of Albany. The site was home to a Mohawk bishop of Bridgeport. Indian village where St. Kateri was born in the mid-seven- His time in Connecticut included work in organizing teenth century. The Vatican canonized her in 2012. the Catholic school and diocesan health care systems, as “The site overlooking the river’s south bank also was well as service in the United States Conference of Catholic where three French Jesuit missionaries were martyred in Bishops (USCCB). the mid-1600s. All three were later canonized, including St. His Eminence remained in the Diocese of Bridgeport Jogues. In 1930, the Jesuits built the National Shrine until his transfer to the Archdiocese of New York in of the North American at Auriesville ... 2002. “The announcement of a $650,000 donation from the Egan served on the boards of many universities, chari- Knights of Columbus was scheduled at the shrine Tues- ties, and hospitals. He had leadership roles in many Catho- day, with Timothy Cardinal Dolan of New York expected lic organizations, including the Catholic Near East Welfare to attend. But the death of former New York archbishop Association, the Knights of Malta, the Knights of the Holy Edward Cardinal Egan and his funeral Tuesday, March 10, in Sepulchre, the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, and the St. Kateri Tekakwitha; Feast: April 17 Manhattan forced shrine officials to postpone the event.” ❖ Black and Indian Mission Office. ❖

4/14 Bl. Lydwine of Schiedam ❖ 4/15 St. Damian of Molokai ❖ 4/16 St. , Lourdes visionary; St. Drogo of Sebourg; NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015/ www.srdiocese.org 9 Pope Rejects Return to Ministry for Married Former Priests Prices starting at $2,699 ~ with Airfare Included in this price Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News)—While addressing the phrase ‘I would not store this question in an archive’ was priests of the on the first Thursday in misinterpreted as ‘it is part of my agenda.’” Prices are ALL-INCLUSIVE w/Airfare Lent, Pope Francis also responded to a question about Fr. Walter Insero, spokesman of the Diocese of Rome, from anywhere in the continental USA married priests, underscoring that the Church has great told CNA “the Pope said this is a plague of the Church, and concern for priests who leave ministry to get married and he intended to say the issue of the possibility of marriage Several trips to different destinations: later want to return, but that on the other hand he does for priests may cause pain to the people involved.” not know if the Church can find a way for this to happen. “When the Pope said the issue was not going to be stored the Holy Land; Italy; , The Bishop of Rome traditionally meets with the priests in an archive, he wanted to say that he will take the issue Portugal, & Spain; Poland; of his diocese during Lent, and the February 19 encounter into account … but he also added that he does not know took place at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall. if the Church will be able to find a way for these people.” Medjugorje, Lourdes, & Fatima; The delivered eight minutes of Fr. Insero added, “there many other important issues the audio from the two-hour meeting, but has yet to release Pope addressed during his meeting with the Roman clergy.” Ireland & Scotland; Austria, an official summary or transcription. Thus the only source “Pope Francis said it is important that a priest begs for Germany, & ; of information is the testimony of priests who took part. the gift of tears because, he said, if the priest has not the The theme this year was homiletics, the art of preaching, ability to cry anymore, he cannot be on the side of people, Greece & Turkey; Camino de and to prepare for it, Pope Francis had the text of his 2005 to bear their sufferings, to accompany them in their life,” Santiago; Viking Cruises; address to the Congregation for Divine Worship sent to recounted Fr. Insero. the priests. The spokesman of the Rome diocese said Pope Francis Budapest, Prague; etc... The text, Pope Francis revealed, was a bit criticized by reflection “started from his 2005 address to the Congrega- Cardinal Meisner and by Cardinal Ratzinger. “Ratzinger told tion for Divine Worship… he focused on the importance We also specialize in custom me that the text lacked one thing on the homily, a sense of of preaching… he stressed that the false prophet may be being before God. He was right: I did not speak about that.” recognized by the fact that he speaks his own words, while trips for Bishops, Priests, and According to L’Av v e n i r e , the Pope addressed the issue of the true prophet speaks God’s words… and so he explained Deacons. married priests, following a question by Fr. Giovanni Cereti. that it is important to make space for the Word of God.” L’Av v e n i re wrote that Fr. Cereti mentioned how in the “Pope Francis also highlighted that preparing a homily is Eastern Catholic Churches, married men may be ordained a path. He said that you can’t prepare a homily in one hour, call us 24/7 priests, unlike the typical situation in the Latin rite. the very same day you give the homily ... you should bear 508-340-9370 855-842-8001 Fr. Julio Lavin de Tezanos Pinto, of the Roman the homily with prayer, so that your point of view becomes parish of San Romano Martyr, told CNA that in fact “the what the Spirit tells people.” www.proximotravel.com conversation dealt with some specific cases…. They were A priest also asked the Pope about how to help people to [email protected] talking about priests who were dispensed from priesthood discover the beauty of liturgy, and the Pope, Fr. Insero said, [email protected] in order to get married. They actually got married, and they praised Benedict XVI’s commitment to liturgy. Carmela Manago now wish to come back.” “He said Benedict XVI had liberalized the extraordinary Executive Director Fr. Lavin then recounted that the Pope “responded that rite, and that he did this because he is a man of communion the question touched a wound, that he welcomed the ques- and wanted to keep the door open for everyone. But he tion, and that he touched this plague, and that he would not also added that the Church remains in the ordinary rite, archive such a question … which meant that he wanted to and that we have to foster that rite, to explain its beauty to express an understanding of the problem … probably, the people,” said Fr. Insero. ❖ Maryland Lawmakers Warned Against Assisted Suicide Annapolis, Maryland (CNA/EWTN News)—A physi- even preferable, way to handle pain and suffering. When cian-assisted suicide bill in Maryland preys on those who this is the case, they argue, the disabled and vulnerable are vulnerable or disabled, and promotes suicide as an are at risk of pressure – from family members, insurance acceptable solution to life’s problems, said critics testifying companies, or society in general – to end their own lives. before the state’s lawmakers. They also note that “terminal” diagnoses are sometimes Among those testifying against the bill was Super Bowl- mistaken and voice fears that physician-assisted suicide winning former NFL player O.J. Brigance, who was diag- could lead to the legalization and acceptance of involuntary nosed eight years ago with ALS, a progressive neurode- euthanasia for those deemed unworthy to live. generative disease also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” Several of these concerns were also raised in regards to Sitting in a wheelchair and speaking through a voice- the Maryland proposal. generating machine, he recounted how he was able to The bill does not require patients to undergo a mental accept the initially “overbearing burden” of his diagnosis, health screening for illnesses like depression, which may which generally means death within two to five years. The influence the request for death. Some studies have found former football player has gone on to become a senior that many patients, when treated for depression, withdraw advisor for the Ravens, write a book, and start a their request for assisted suicide. foundation to help those living with ALS. Additionally patients’ families do not have to be notified of “Since being diagnosed, I have done a greater good for their decision; doctors may only “recommend” they should. society in eight years than in my previous 37 years on And no medical professional has to be present when the earth,” Brigance said. patient ingests the lethal dose of medication, which could “Because I decided to live life the best I could, there has lead to situations of abuse or fraud if the wrong person— been a ripple effect of goodness in the world.” intentionally or unknowingly—takes the fatal medication. Maryland’s proposed “Death with Dignity” Act would Richard Doerflinger of the United States Conference allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication for of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities told patients deemed “competent” who have terminal diagnoses “EWTN News Nightly” on January 5 that assisted suicide of six months or less. bills target the vulnerable. A handful of states currently allow for physician-assisted The sick and the elderly who have received terminal St. ; Feast: April 21 suicide, and a number of others have seen efforts to legalize diagnoses are frail and may think they are a “burden” to the practice in recent months. Colorado saw a similar mea- their families and society, he said. When states prohibit sure rejected last month, after it received staunch opposi- suicide generally, but allow it for these particular cases, they For advertising information, tion from disability rights groups who said that it was ripe actually discriminate against this population. please contact Patty Brooks for abuse and unfairly discriminated against the disabled. “That’s not a free choice issue, that’s a discrimination Critics of assisted suicide measures say that such laws issue. 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10 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org Bl. Gioacchino Piccolomini ❖ 4/17 St. Kateri Tekakwitha, first Native American saint❖ 4/18 Bl. Marie of the Incarnation Acarie; “The San Diego diocese covers San Diego and Imperial prevent such circumvention. counties, with nearly 1 million Catholics. The diocese has Cruz and Weber have introduced the State Marriage News Briefs 98 parishes, 46 elementary schools, six high schools and Defense Act of 2015 in the Senate and House, respectively. 14 missions. It has more than 200 priests and 200 .” The bill would recognize a couple’s marriage in the state McElroy is a light among those who favor a loose inter- where they currently reside, not the state they were married Diocesan pretation of Church teaching, with the liberal National in, to determine their federal marriage benefits. Catholic Reporter calling his appointment a “jackpot.” The federal government was using language to bypass St. Rose YLI chapter 85 years “Young” Reporter columnist Michael Sean Winters wrote McEl- state laws upholding traditional marriage, instead giving St. Rose #132 branch of the Young Ladies’ Institute in roy’s appointment demonstrates, “An affectation for the benefits to a couple based on the state in which they Santa Rosa celebrated its eighty-fifth anniversary on Sat- traditional Latin Mass may no longer get one into the received their marriage license. urday, January 24. express lane. An intransigent, culture-war approach to Thus under this policy, if a same-sex couple was living The celebration began with a Mass celebrated by pastor the public square is no longer weighed on the plus side of in a state that upheld traditional marriage, they would still of St. Rose Church Fr. Denis O’Sullivan and concluded the ledger, and a pastoral sensibility is no longer seen as receive the federal marriage benefits and privileges. with a luncheon and meeting in the parish hall. YLI Grand a deficit.” Supporters of the new bill invoked the Supreme Court’s President Mariella Cacdac-Waterson was the guest of McElroy, he said, understands income inequality, which 2013 Windsor decision that struck down the federal law honor. Winters asserts is becoming “the defining issue of our upholding traditional marriage – the Defense of Marriage political life.” Act – but, they argued, also affirmed the right of states to Fifth grader puts “spell” on his hometown But on the issue of the Church’s pro-life stance, “anyone define marriage. On March 3, the city of St. Helena in Napa County held who thinks McElroy is out to downplay the pro-life cause Windsor “reaffirmed the states’ longstanding authority a city-wide fifth grade spelling bee. Competing on behalf has never had a conversation with him.” to define marriage,” Cruz stated. of St. Helena Catholic School was Heitz. Elijah “The Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in United States beat out approximately 20 other students from the city’s Catholic university invites pro-abortion speakers, will v. Windsor, however, requires the federal government to other elementary schools, including those at the Montes- give them honorary degrees defer to state marriage law, not disregard it.” wrote Arch- sori school, which usually takes the top prize every year. New Orleans (New Orleans Sun Times)—Xavier University bishop Cordileone. Congratulations, Elijah! Way to make us proud and give plans to award honorary degrees to “some” of the four The archbishop praised the State Marriage Defense Act glory to God. speakers who are scheduled for its graduation ceremonies for upholding traditional marriage. this spring and Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New “Marriage needs to be preserved and strengthened, not Ukiah confirmation candidates go on retreat Orleans is not happy about it. redefined,” he said, thanking the members of Congress for One hundred twenty candidates for the sacrament of It was not stated which speaker upset the Archbishop, bringing up “this needed bill.” confirmation from St. Mary of the Angels Church in but the four scheduled to speak are former United States The bill was introduced last year in the Democrat-con- Ukiah participated in a Senator Mary Landrieu, US Attorney General Eric trolled Senate and GOP-controlled House, but was never retreat on Sunday, March Holder, basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and brought up for a vote. 8, 2015. Leaders took the Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corp. of The states have the authority to define marriage and that youth through a reflec- New Orleans. must be recognized by Congress. tion on the presence and Nola.com pointed out Landrieu, Holder, and Johnson all The bill begins: “Congress affirms the States’ legitimate effect of the in hold views on abortion and contraception contradictory and proper public policy interests in regulating domestic their lives. As an activity, to those of the Catholic Church. relations and in defining marriage for the residents of retreatants created little The New Orleans archbishop wrote to the university, their States.” paper boats and placed them along a creek to sym- “I am saddened to inform you that some of those to be “I support traditional marriage,” Cruz stated, adding bolize that while believers cannot see the “wind-like” honored do not represent the values and teachings of the that his bill “helps safeguard the ability of states to preserve Third Person of the Trinity, they can feel Its presence Catholic Church. I was not consulted on the proposed traditional marriage for their citizens.” and effect. candidates and remain disappointed in this decision by The bill has 11 co-sponsors in the Senate, while the Confirmandi also presented a poster depicting a sum- the university administration.” House version has 26 co-sponsors. All are Republicans. mary of their faith journey that included their confirma- Xavier is standing by its decision. tion saints and interaction with sponsors. Steve Morris, International diocesan director of Youth Presbyterian Church approves gay marriage in church Ministry briefly addressed constitution Date for Archbishop Romero’s beatification set the candidates about keep- New York (Fox News)—The Vatican City—The date of the beatification of the Servant ing their faith alive and Presbyterian Church (aka, of God Archbishop Oscar Romero has been set for May being involved in all facets PCUSA) approved redefin- 23, according to reports in the Italian media. of Church life. ing marriage in the commu- Avvenire newspaper has reported the ceremony will Bishop Robert F. Vasa confirmed the young people on nion’s constitution on March take place in San Salvador, the capital of the archbishop’s Saturday, March 21, 2015. 17 to include a “commitment homeland, El Salvador. between two people.” It thus Archbishop Romero was assassinated by a right-wing death National becomes the largest Prot- Credit: CNA squad while celebrating Mass in El Salvador in 1980. His San Diego—On Tuesday, March estant group to formally recognize same-sex unions as murder came a day after he had said in a homily that soldiers 3, the nunciature for the Holy See Christian and allow same-sex weddings. should obey God’s commands and put down their guns. announced through the Diocese The new definition was endorsed last year by the Com- Archbishop Romero’s cause was opened at the Vatican of San Diego that Pope Francis munion’s General Assembly, or top legislative body but two decades ago but was delayed for years as the Congre- has appointed Bishop Robert required approval from a majority of the denomination’s gation for the Doctrine of the Faith studied his writings, McElroy, auxiliary of the Arch- 171 regional districts, or presbyteries. The critical eighty- amid debate over whether he had been killed for his faith diocese of , to sixth “yes” vote came Tuesday night from the Presbytery or for political reasons. lead the see. of the Palisades in New Jersey. McElroy succeeds the late Bishop After all regional bodies vote and top Presbyterian lead- Marginalizing women leads to sterile society, says Pope Bishop Robert McElroy Cirilo Flores who died last April ers officially accept the results, the change will take effect Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News)—Women across the of cancer after less than a year in office. June 21. The denomination has nearly 1.8 million mem- globe received a special greeting on Sunday, March 8 from According to the bers and about 10,000 congregations. By comparison, the Pope Francis, who stressed the importance of their unique Times, “Born in San Francisco, Catholic Church in the United States has roughly 69.5 perspectives on the world. McElroy grew up in Daly City million faithful and 17,900 parishes. “A world where women are marginalized is a sterile and Burlingame in San Mateo world,” the Pope said during his address to the crowds County. He earned a bachelor’s USCCB marriage committee backs new federal legislation who had gathered in St. Peter’s Square to take part in the degree in history from Harvard Washington, DC (CNA/EWTN News)—The head of the recitation of the Angelus with the Pope. University and then a master’s in United States bishops’ marriage committee is backing “Not only do women carry life,” he said, “but they trans- history and a doctorate in politi- new federal legislation that thwarts the government from mit to us the capacity to see otherwise—they see things cal science, both from Stanford bypassing state marriage laws. differently.” University. Bishop Cirilo Flores (CNA) “Various agencies of the Executive Branch” are effec- Women also pass on the ability to “understand the world “He also received a master’s in tively, if not intentionally, trying “to circumvent state with different eyes, to feel the most creative, most patient, divinity from St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in 1979 laws defining marriage as the union of one man and one most tender things with the heart.” and was ordained into the priesthood in 1980. He served at woman,” wrote Archbishop of San The Pope’s words came on International Woman’s Day, parishes in San Francisco, Redwood City, and San Mateo Francisco in a letter to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. celebrated each year on March 8 throughout the world. before becoming auxiliary bishop in 2010. Randy Weber (R-TX), sponsors of a new bill that would To mark the occasion, the Holy Father offered his greet-

St. Hermano Pedro, first Guatemalan saint❖ 4/19 Bl. James Duckett, courageous layman ❖ 4/20 St. Agnes of Montepulciano NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015/ www.srdiocese.org 11 ing to all those who “seek each day to build a more human Mexican border.” Rite of Election Sees Converts and welcoming society.” “But if I was going to Ciudad Juarez, for example, and He also offered a “fraternal thanks” to those women who, entered from there or Morelia and entered from there, Closer to Being Catholics in thousands of ways, bear witness to the Gospel and work there would be a bit of havoc: How can one go from there in the Church.” and not come to see la Señora, the Mother?!” he asked, The weekend of February 21-22, 158 men and women Pope Francis’ remarks coincided with a conference held referring to Our Lady of Guadalupe. representing 27 parishes took a step closer to entering the that day at the Vatican aimed at giving a voice to those Our Lady of Guadalupe is a title given to Mary after she Church by their participation in the annual Rite of Elec- women working on the fringes of society. appeared to St. Juan Diego in 1531 on Tepeyac Hill, later tion, Bishop Robert F. Vasa officiating. Each was accompa- Titled “Voices of Faith,” the gathering brought together to become a part of the Villa de Guadalupe in Mexico nied by their godparents or sponsors, family, and friends. various women—human rights activists, policy makers, City, telling him to have the city’s bishop build a church Those in the north of the diocese celebrated the rite on Sat- academics—to give witness to their work in areas of pov- on the place of her appearance. urday, February 21, at St. Bernard Church in Eureka. For those erty and the defense of human dignity and equality. When Archbishop Juan de Zumárraga, OFM, asked living between Willits and Petaluma, St. Eugene Cathedral for a sign, Mary told Juan Diego to pick roses that were in Santa Rosa hosted the ceremony on Sunday, February 22. Suicide bombers kill worshipping Christians growing on the hillside, even though it was the middle Observed annually on the first Sunday of Lent, the Rite Lahore, Pakistan (CNA/EWTN News)—Christians in Paki- of winter. of Election is an integral part of the Rite of Christian Ini- stan are grieving the loss of 15 people who were killed in She arranged them in his tilma—a poncho-like cape tiation of Adults (commonly called RCIA) and thus an suicide bomb attacks on two churches in Lahore on Sunday, made of cactus fiber—and when Juan Diego dropped them important part of the conversion process. All 158 of this March 15, and are protesting the lack of security provided in front of the archbishop an image of Mary exactly as year’s participants officially became Catholics at the Easter by the government to the nation’s tiny Christian minority. Juan had described, appeared on the tilma. The image is Vigil, April 4, 2015. Within minutes of each other, suicide bombers blew still housed in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Experiencing the election rite were 67 unbaptized cat- themselves up March 15 outside the Catholic St. John Mexico City. echumens, a 37 percent increase over 2014. These people Church, and Christ Church, a Protestant congregation Pope Francis said that if he went to Mexico he would the bishop formally declared to be members of the “elect.” in Lahore’s Youhanabad neighborhood, a Christian hub. have to visit the image, and explained one can’t visit Mexico Subsequently, these elect received the initiation sacra- More than 70 were wounded in the attacks, responsibility “just for a bit. Mexico requires a week.” ments of baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist at the for which was claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a Pakistani “So I promise a trip to Mexico as it deserves, and not to Easter Vigil. Taliban group. A police spokesman has said that two hurry and pass through. It’s because of this I decided not The other 91 neophytes had received baptism at some policemen guarding the churches were among those killed. to go to Mexico.” point in their lives. By receiving the sacraments of confir- “The bombing targeting innocent people who were pray- mation and the First Holy Communion at the Easter Vigil, ing; it was a cruel act and despicable attack,” Asif Nazir, a Pope accepts disgraced Scottish ’s resignation they entered into full communion with the Catholic Church. local catechist, told CNA March 15. from cardinal status Their numbers represent a 28 percent increase over last year. The bishops of Pakistan have urged the faithful to be Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News)—In a rare move, Pope All told 32 percent more people came into the Church calm, and pray that peace prevails. Francis accepted the resignation of disgraced Scottish this Easter than had done so the year before. They also Pakistan’s government has announced a compensation Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien from the rights and duties came from more parishes. Last year’s 120 catechumens of 500,000 Pakistani rupees ($4,920) for the family of each of a cardinal, the Vatican announced on Friday, March 20. represented just 23 diocesan churches and missions. victim, and 75,000 rupees ($740) for each of those injured. “As most people are aware, Pope Francis is a good and One woman who converted to Catholicism was Willa Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the bomb- prayerful man whose character embodies justice and Grant of Eureka, whose journey into the Faith took over ings, issuing a statement directing “provincial governments mercy. I am confident therefore that the decision of the 50 years. to ensure the security of (the) public and their properties.” Holy Father is fair, equitable and proportionate,” Arch- Her parents were literal pagans. Her best friend as a Both churches had police provided for security, but bishop Leo Cushley of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh child, however, was Catholic, and having attended Mass Christians in Pakistan maintain that not enough is done in a March 20 statement. with her on occasion, Grant dearly desired to enter the to protect them from such attacks. “Cardinal O’Brien’s behavior distressed many, demoral- Church. Her parents, however, forbade it. Parishioners of St. John told Zari Jalil of Dawn, a Kara- ized faithful Catholics, and made the Church less credible Then an opportunity arose in her teen years to attend chi-based publication, that three policemen were supposed to those who are not Catholic. I therefore acknowledge CCD classes, but that required her parents to sign a permis- to have been providing security, but two of them were in and welcome his apology to those affected by his behavior sion slip. That wasn’t going to happen. a nearby shop watching a cricket match at the time of the and also to the people of Scotland, especially the Catholic Later, she says, she got “involved with fella who was anti- attack. community.” religious, so I stayed who I was and did what I did,” and Each of the churches have security gates to prevent Cardinal O’Brien stood down as Archbishop of St. when she divorced at age 40, it was as a pagan. attackers entering the buildings themselves, so as to mini- Andrews and Edinburgh in March 2013 at the age of 74 Her roommate at the time, however, had recently admit- mize casualties. amid media claims of inappropriate sexual behavior with ted her alcoholism and entered a 12 step program. This other men which allegedly took place in the 1980s. lady was a lapsed Catholic. At the time, Grant worked in Pope Francis talks ISIS, jokes about being a “coward” After the claims surfaced that February, the cardinal’s the jewelry industry, and so with her friend acknowledging when it comes to physical pain request for retirement—originally submitted to Benedict her “higher power,” she decided to make her a rosary. She Rome (CNA/EWTN News)—Pope Francis gave a recent XVI in November 2012 for reasons due to age and health interview with an Argentinian shanty town’s community —was accepted immediately by Benedict, going into effect paper, where he touched on how he feels about ISIS threats February 25, 2013. and jested about his lack of tolerance for physical pain. O’Brien subsequently admitted that “there have been “Look, life is in God’s hands. I told the Lord, ‘You are times that my sexual conduct has fallen below the taking care of me. But if Your will is that I die or that they standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop and do something to me, I ask You only one favor: that it doesn’t cardinal.” hurt. Because I’m a big coward when it comes to physical Following the announcement by the Vatican, Cardinal pain,’” the Pope told La Carcova News in an interview O’Brien will now remove himself from the key duties that published in the March edition of their paper. pertain to the office of cardinal: the election of any future Francis made his comments as one answer to a series Pope and the assistance of the Holy Father in the gover- of questions posed to him by young people. La Carcova nance of the universal Church. He will also be reduced to is edited by the shanty town community of Gran Buenos a strictly private life with no further participation in any Aires. public, religious or civil events. Among the topics Francis addressed were drug traf- Only a Pope can approve a cardinal resigning his official ficking, faith, hope for derailed lives, virtual realities and status, and today’s announcement is extremely rare in politics. He also touched on the possibility of a trip to his Church history. ❖ native Argentina in 2016.

Pope wanted to enter US from Mexican border Save the Date! Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News)—In a lengthy interview with a Mexican multimedia group Pope Francis hit on Guarde la fecha! several topics including his visit to the United States, where he symbolically wanted to enter from the country’s border Santa Rosa Religious Education Congress with Mexico. Saturday, August 15, 2015 When asked by journalist Valentina Alazraki why he Santa Rosa FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION chose not to go to Mexico as part of his trip to the US CONTACT: CARMEN PEREZ AANENSON DIOCESE OF SANTA ROSA in September, Francis said that “I thought about doing DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Willa Grant, who became a Catholic at the Easter Vigil. [email protected] (707) 566-3366 it, because I wanted to enter the United States from the (See Rite of Election, p. 17)

12 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 4/21 St. Anselm of Canterbury ❖ 4/22 Popes Ss. Soter and ❖ 4/23 St. George, the dragon slayer; Bl. Maria Gabriella Sagheddu The team’s accom- plishments in a year that Jackson expected Catholic Schools News to be in rebuilding or maintenance mode St. Eugene School Teachers arrange special days when prayer partners after last season’s fine Dragon Scales to the Principal’s Office? share classroom activities together. Some prayer partners 24-5 record included The Chinese New Year for sit together during school Masses. a perfect 12-0 romp 2015 fell on February 19. They often pray for one another and remember each through the Small To honor the event, first other on holiday or celebrations such as Halloween, School Bridge League, followed by the team’s first- graders kept themselves , St. Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, ever appearance in the Division 6 CIF NorCal bracket of busy reading as the Lunar First Holy Communion, and birthdays. the California State Basketball Championships. New Year’s dragon’s tail The Hawks surprised perhaps everyone but themselves kept growing. You see, for Future Scientists in the Making in the first round game against a relentless run-and-gun every three books the children read, the dragon’s tail grew by St. Eugene upper grade stu- attack from Valley Christian of Roseville, coming out on a scale. The goal was for the burgeoning appendage to reach dents have produced some top by a score of 100-90. In the semifinals three days later, the principal’s office. And what’s best of all … they made it! interesting science projects. they finally ran out of gas against eventual section cham- This means the class read over 1,500 books in just five weeks. The sixth graders wrote pion Liberty Christian, 82-47. Later the children celebrated the Year of the Goat by wearing reports and made models “I did not expect us to do this well, particularly when red as a symbol of good luck and eating fried rice, orange of how alternative energy our best player Armani Perry had knee surgery early in the slices, and fortune cookies at a festive party. is being used. Wind energy season,” said Jackson. “At that point, I gave up hope of any seemed to be the favorite alternative energy, and the students kind of championship, but I had no idea the guys would Prayer Partners Offer Special Bond built a variety of creative windmills and wind turbines. step up like they did. St. Eugene School has a The seventh grade students made models of DNA to show “Then when Armani came back late in the year, I knew prayer partner program its structure and how replication occurs. Eighth graders we’d have to adjust our of play and get used to him that is students. Each one experimented with solutions of alum, borax, and Epsom again. And the guys did. They were a truly unselfish team. gets assigned a prayer part- salts to create crystals of various shapes, sizes, and colors. All five starters could score in double figures, but none of ner as a means of nurtur- The students’ science teacher Linda Lazar has a passion them cared whether it was them or the other guy. I have ing their Catholic faith and for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). to say this was my most satisfying season.” Christian values. This program allows students to develop a The students are fortunate to experience a science cur- After watching his players enjoy two consecutive ster- relationship with one another outside of their classrooms. The riculum including STEM activities. ling seasons involving playoff basketball in packed, loud children learn to unconditionally give of themselves and to gyms, Jackson is pleased that next fall he will welcome respect one another in the spirit of Christianity. Record Season for Archbishop Hanna Basketball back two junior stars from this year’s team, outside shoot- This program creates a win-win situation for all. The “What a wild ride!” er Fernando Marquez and solid inside presence Dakota older students practice leadership and set examples for the That was the lingering feeling for Archbishop Hanna High Wolterling. younger ones, while at the same time learning how to foster School varsity basketball Coach Courtney Jackson a week The only downside is that Hanna may have a harder new relationships. For their part the younger children have after his team concluded a storybook season that saw the time surprising opponents in the future as the program big “brothers” or “sisters” on campus to help with special Hawks accomplish a number of firsts on the way to a school further establishes itself as a North Coast small school projects and to spend quality time with them. record 25 wins against a mere six losses. power. ❖ Cardinal Cagers Wrack Up Impressive Winning Seasons This year the Cardinal Newman varsity boys’ basketball team logged an impressive Explore the 30-4 overall record this season. The Cardinals claimed five individual tournament championships and were the North Bay League champions. The team advanced all the way to the Final Eight in the state tournament, only to end the season FUTURE against St Mary’s of Albany, CA, despite having beat this squad twice before earlier in the year. Their accomplishments on the floor were stellar and amidst all that excitement, they you Deserve continued to maintain their spiritual balance and commitment to serve God and their com- munity. During a hectic season, the team took time to serve the Young Men’s Institute annual What is new at dinner in early November and feed families living at Catholic Charities’ homeless center on Thanksgiving. They also attended a ceremony at the Wells Fargo Center celebrating the Cardinal Newman? life and achievements of Henry Trione, who was a big Newman supporter and whose • 1:1 Technology Program: Putting sons and grandsons all attended the school. powerful technology into the hands The team also recorded an average GPA of 3.47, earning them a North Coast Honor of students to increase productivity, Roll Team distinction for an eighth straight season. Cardinal Newman Coach Tom Bonfigli recorded his seventh hundred career win during this year’s season. engagement, communication, Speaking of the season, Bonfigli said, “I was very proud of what these young men collaboration and limitless accomplished on the basketball floor. But the quality of their character and their possibilities for creativity. compassion for others gave me a much greater sense of their exceptional merit.” It wasn’t just the boys who wowed on the hardwood. The 2014-2015 Cardinal • New Science Building & implemen- Newman High School girls basketball team was the most successful in school history. tation of STEM Education: New In addition to winning the North Bay League and North Bay League Tournament state-of-the-art Biology, Chemistry Championships for the second year in a row, the Cardinals fought their way to the and Physics classrooms to support Northern California semifinals before falling to Brookside Christian. new courses in Science, Technology, Despite their success, the most impressive thing about the lady cagers was their selfless- Engineering and Math. ness. Led by seniors Kylie Kiech, Julia Bertolero, and Megan McConnell, the players, were completely committed to team play. While numerous girls on the 12-player roster had • Cardinal Newman Academic the ability to put up extraordinary individual statistics, the girls put the success of the Support Center: Opening in August team ahead of their own personal agendas and were rewarded tremendously on the court. 2015 to support all students in The 2014-2015 season is particularly special in that it marks the first graduating class becoming successful learners. of senior girls to spend four years together in the program. Kylie, Julia, and Megan entered Cardinal Newman as freshman in 2011, the first year the school opened its Contact the Admission doors to female students after the closing of Ursuline High School. They have been a Office to request a tour. part of the program since the very beginning and have spent their high school years working to build a foundation that would carry the program for times to come. ❖ www.cardinalnewman.org Lady Cardinals accomplishments: Now accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year. Patrick Piehl North Bay League Champions (second year in a row) Director of Admission North Bay League Tournament Champions (second year in a row) CARDINAL NEWMAN 707-546-6470 ext. 120 Northern California State Semi-Finalist

4/24 St. Rose-Virginie Pelletier (Marie of St. Euphrasia); St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen; St. Angelo Menni ❖ 4/25 St. NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015/ www.srdiocese.org 13 Obituaries Holy Family Catholic Church Rose Ann (née Barbieri) Sikes The Foundation for a Strong Community Rose Ann Sikes of Santa Rosa passed away after a brief illness on March 4, Dedicated to the advancement 2015. Born in the same city on Decem- ber 13, 1946, she was predeceased by her of our religion through education, father Romie Barbieri, Sr, her mother Helen Barbieri, and her husband community outreach, and other Norman. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, as well as her grandchildren. bene cial activities to the community. A 1964 graduate of Montgomery High School, Rose Anne worked at Rosenberg’s until she decided to stay home and raise her children. Rose Anne was very active in Italian Catholic Federation Branch #198 and was a parishioner Mass Times: at St. Eugene Cathedral. Rose Anne loved to bowl, dance, Saturday 5:15 PM English and socialize. She loved to enjoy herself with friends and 7:00 PM Spanish family. Donations to ICF #198 for the Norman and Rose Anne Sikes Scholarship are appreciated, c/o St. Eugene Sunday 9:00 AM English Cathedral, 2323 Montgomery Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95405 11:00 AM Bi-lingual Gloria Anne Maricle Monday - Wednesday 8:00 AM English Gloria Anne Maricle, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother died peacefully on December 12, 2014, surrounded by her loving and caring We need your time, talents and treasure to family. She was born on April 30, 1924 in San Jose to the late Nelo and Emma build God’s newest church in the valley! Urbani. She married Louis Maricle on December 31, 1946. He passed in 1991. Lou served in the Army and the family was transferred nearly every year. Gloria was very adaptable, making friends wherever she went and creating a loving home for her family. She was Pastor/Administrator: Fr. Frederick K.A. Kutubebi the best mom ever, always happy and cheerful no matter what life sent her way. Gloria is deeply missed by her family. She had a sweet, gentle spirit and a warm generosity toward 101 Antonina Ave, American Canyon, CA 94503 everyone she met. Her memory will be treasured by all 707-645-9331 707-731-1637 (FAX) who had the privilege of knowing her. Gloria is survived by her seven children, 20 grandchildren, eight great-grand- www.holyfamilycatholicchurch-amcan.org children, her sister-in-law, and many nieces and nephews.

Maria Madrigal Partida Maria Madrigal Partida left us for the everlasting embrace of the Lord and the compassionate care of the Blessed Mary on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. She was 87. Born on July 29, 1927, in Penjamillo (Michoacán) Mexico, she married Jesus Partida in La Piedad, Michoacán, and together they immigrated to the United States and were among the very few early Mexican American families to reside in the Napa Valley. Together they had nine beautiful children. Throughout her life her passions were her love of family and her deep devotion to God. Maria most enjoyed spending time surrounded by her family. She is survived by her loving husband of 70 years Jesus, six daughters and a son, seventeen grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. Two other sons CATHOLIC CEMETERIES Jesse and Peter Partida preceded her in death. Diocese of Santa Rosa

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14 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 4/26 Bl. Maria Rafael Arnáiz Barón, handsome architecht monk ❖ 4/27 St. , humble housecleaner;

Three-Year-Old Brazilian Boy Boys Be Crazy With Cancer “Celebrates Mass,” by Mrs. Mara Russo Wants to Be Pope As a mother of six children, five of whom are boys, I have of my beloved son; 3) my son, who up until recently I São Paulo, Brazil (CNA/EWTN News)—Rafael Freitas is become accustomed to observing and hearing things that have believed to be of above average intelligence has a three-year-old Brazilian boy who pretending to would horrify many parents. “Who left their socks in the approached this carnivorous beast with basically nothing celebrate Mass. He says he wants to be Pope someday. microwave?” sounds like a normal question around here. but a man-made twig and lots of gumption. He also has an aggressive form of cancer. A few years ago, a dear friend of mine (who was a mother I frantically expressed my dismay regarding his taunting “At the facility where he receives his care there is a of 2 little girls at the time) was astonished because when I of the alligator, chiding him about safety and whatnot. He common area, and little Rafael invites all the patients to called my boys in for lunch, I casually reminded them to assured me in a most serious tone that he was perfectly come there to attend his ‘Mass,’” said the boy’s father, Rand- leave their weapons outside. safe as “there were a few golfers there, too.” What were ersson Freitas. We also live in the South, which only exacerbates the they going to do when it decided to snack on you instead He said his son has had a long devotion to the Mass. whole casual attitude toward things that may or may not of your fishing pole, son? Hit it with a 9 iron? “When he started walking just after he turned one year contribute to one’s early demise. As a famous southern From all of eternity, God knew I was going to have a old, Rafael started imitating the priest every time we went comedian once noted, often a redneck’s last words are, houseful of sons. Couldn’t He in His wisdom have given to Mass. When the priest raised up the chalice, he would “Y’all come watch this!” me just one like His own? I’m not asking for another Jesus, raise up his little cup,” Randersson told CNA. I’ve actually become quite smug about my nonchalance but couldn’t one of them have been just a wee bit like, say, In 2014, doctors told Rafael’s parents that the little boy when being regaled with tales of dangerous adventures. With St. Francis? Then again, his other brothers would probably was suffering from a stage four form of childhood cancer my oldest nearly 18, I have pretty much heard everything. turned him over to the Dark Side. “Hey, Francis! There’s that affects the nervous system and the bones. Or so I thought. a gator on the golf course! Y’all come watch this!” With In March 2014, Rafael received chemotherapy at Chil- This morning while having my coffee, my 14-year- my luck, the mini-Francis, with his love of animals, would dren’s Hospital in the city of Barretos. But doctors said old casually strolls in the kitchen, fishing pole in hand, have brought home a new pet, and you all would be read- there was no hope he would recover. Despite being placed annoyance in his voice as he says, “Aw, man! Look what ing my obituary instead of another installment of wanton in the wing for terminal patients, Rafael began to improve that stupid gator did to my fishing pole!” craziness. thanks to the intense treatments and the prayers of his Coffee no longer needed to fully wake up, I asked him In any event, there’s nothing like raising a houseful of family and many friends. Doctors now say he has a chance what he had said, certain that I wasn’t hearing correctly. boys to make one lobby for over-the-counter Xanax. In to survive. “That stupid alligator bit off the end of my fishing pole!” fact I remember some years ago when I began to notice Once at the hospital chapel where Rafael attends Mass “Alligator?” I repeated. the availability of large drink pouch-style “adult” bever- with his parents, the boy asked the chaplain for a peculiar “Yeah, the one at the golf course. He was about 7 feet ages that proudly and prominently declared on the label, gift: A paten, the small golden plate used at Mass to hold long. I can’t believe it! My pole is ruined!” “Alcohol included! Ready to drink!” the Host. The priest gave him one and also gave him a small At this point it may help if I point out that this is the That, friends, I am willing to bet, is the brainchild of the tunic and stole made just to fit him. same son who two months ago handcuffed himself to mother of sons. ❖ HIMSELF, and slept all night in lockdown because he couldn’t find the key. I’m fairly certain that I am one of the only non-criminal women in North America who has watched YouTube videos on handcuff lock picking at 4:30am. But that’s another article. Back to the alligator. All at once I am processing several things: 1) there is a Mara Russo is an only slightly insane Buick-sized reptile living within close range of our front wife, mother of six, and youth retreat yard; 2) said reptile has been within a fishing pole’s length leader. Why This Bishop Stays in Libya “The priest thought Rafael’s request was so beautiful that he gave him a whole set of unused liturgical objects. The day he received them he must have celebrated 300 hundred Masses,” his father joked. “He was still ‘celebrating’ Mass at After the ISIS Massacre 11 o’clock that night.” His father said it was “the best gift” his son could have Tripoli, Libya (CNA/EWTN News)—“I should stay! How received. Thousands of people have watched a video of the can I leave the Christians alone?” boy’s pretend Mass his parents posted to Facebook. Rafael’s These are the words of Bishop Giovanni Martinelli, father suggested the boy was imitating his parents. apostolic vicar of Tripoli, in response to the Islamic State’s “We are extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, and we threats that it plans to take over Libya and continue behead- strive to attend Mass every day,” Randersson said. ing Christians, as it did in February, killing 21 Coptic Rafael’s parents say the little boy’s health is still at risk. Christians. “We are in a crucial week when new tests will be done to Speaking to Vatican Radio, Martinelli said, “We could go, figure out what needs to be done still. Perhaps he will need it’s true. Probably at some point [the jihadists] will take us a bone marrow transplant,” Randersson said. and say, ‘You are against Islam’…and that will be the end. “We ask prayers from all bishops, priests, religious, laity We are in an ambiguous situation. This is because of a lack and families. Pray for Rafael. Let us form a prayer chain. of dialogue. There has been a lack of dialogue for so long We know that Rafael’s healing is in God’s hands, and we that now we need to recover time.” hope that this miracle will take place.” ❖ While acknowledging that Christians in the area are scared, he emphasized that they are there to bear witness “to that which Jesus asks us to do.” Asked about whether he himself is afraid, Bishop Mar- tinelli said, “I don’t think so. If it weren’t for the Faith, we would not be here.” Not only are Christians suffering, he added, but so are “the Libyans themselves who love us and want what’s good for us, who are doing everything to bring back a more normal relationship.” For this reason, he exhorted the international commu- nity to be willing to “launch a dialogue with this country that is divided” and to “strive to be instruments of unity” Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli rather than only seeking after one’s own interests. ❖ Bl. Elena Guerra; Feast: April 11

Bl. María Antonia Bandrés Elósegui ❖ 4/28 St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015/ www.srdiocese.org 15 Luxury Fashion Designers Cause Row Over Family Comments Rome (CNA)—Creators of the luxury Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana sparked global controversy over the weekend of March 14 after coming out in defense of mar- riage, saying that children have the right to a mother and a father. “The family is not a fad,” said co-founder of the fashion empire Stefano Gabbana in an interview with the Italian magazine Panorama. “In it there is a supernatural sense of belonging.” Sharing this view with his business and former romantic partner, Domenico Dolce told the magazine, “We didn’t invent the family ourselves.” Dolce and Gabbana, who are openly gay, went on to say children have the right to be raised by a mother and a father, and condemned the use of artificial means of conception, such as In-vitro fertilization. The Italian-born fashion duo also spoke out against the use of surrogate mothers by gay couples who are seeking to have a child, referring to practice as “wombs for rent.” Dolce referred to those conceived through artificial means as “chemical children: synthetic children. Uterus’ for rent, semen chosen from a catalog. And later you go and explain to these children who the mother is.” To procreate should be an “act of love,” Dolce continued, adding that psychologists today are not ready to come face- to-face with the effects of “these experiments.” “We, a gay couple, say no to gay adoptions. Enough hood. In a 2012 interview with the Sunday Times (), tiful to be deprived of something. Life has a natural course. chemical children and wombs for rent. Children should British Rupert Everett said he “can’t think of anything There are things that cannot be modified. The family is have a mother and a father,” the pair told the magazine. worse than being brought up by two gay dads.” one of them.” Published March 12, the remarks spurred public outcry It’s not unheard of for European men and women living Dolce said that the issue of family “not a question of from the gay community and its supporters, prompting homosexual lifestyles to openly oppose same-sex mar- religion or social status. There are no two ways about it: musician and other public figures to announce riage. Recent legislation in France to legalize gay marriage You are born and there is a father and a mother. Or at least they would boycott the fashion designers. sparked massive protests throughout the country, with there should be.” In response Dolce and Gabbana released a statement many and women joining the debate to defend The luxury fashion house was founded by the two Sunday saying they meant no offense with their remarks. traditional marriage. designers in 1985. Dolce was born in Palermo in 1958, This is not the first time the pair has expressed their During Friday’s interview, Dolce and Gabbana—who and began working in his father’s tailor shop sewing pants opposition to gay marriage, having made their position were, until 2005, romantically involved with one another— at age seven. known during a 2013 interview with the Telegraph (UK). were asked if they had wanted to be parents. Gabbana, meanwhile, who was born in Milan in 1962, “I don’t believe in gay marriage,” said Dolce, who told “Yes, I would do it immediately,” Gabbana responded, once had a job cleaning bathrooms in the city as he helped the newspaper he was a practicing Catholic. with Dolce adding that, because he is gay, he could not his mother, who was a caretaker. Dolce and Gabbana are not the first openly gay public have fathered a child with his partner. When it comes to the traditional family, Dolce and Gab- figures to express opposition to gay marriage or parent- “You can’t have everything in life,” he said. “It’s also beau- bana said, it is “a trend that doesn’t pass.” ❖ Alabama Supreme Court Orders Halt to Same Sex Licenses New Bishop for Spokane Mobile, Alabama (CNA/EWTN News)—The Alabama put on hold US District Court Judge Callie Granade’s order San Jose—On Supreme Court on March 3 halted the illegal distribution that Alabama probate judges distribute marriage licenses March 12, Pope of marriage licenses to people of the same sex, setting up to same-sex couples in Alabama. Francis appointed a potential constitutional conflict with a federal judge Alabama Supreme Bishop Thomas A. who imposed the right Court Chief Justice Daly as the seventh to same sex weddings on Roy Moore told the bishop of the Dio- the state. state’s 67 counties to cese of Spokane, The state Supreme ignore the federal court Washington. Court’s 7-1 ruling ruling. Most judges In the nearly said, “As it has done initially followed the four years that for approximately two state Supreme Court Bishop Daly has centuries, Alabama law until Granade ordered served as aux- allows for ‘marriage’ a probate judge in iliary bishop of between only one man Mobile County to start San Jose, he has and one woman.” issuing licenses, Reuters demonstrated a “Government has reports. great interest and an obvious interest in The one dissenting expertise in Catholic education and the welfare of the offspring and the con- Justice from the state Catholic schools of the diocese. US District Judge Callie Granade sequences that flow Supreme Court’s ruling Chief Justice Roy Moore Since July, Bishop Daly has served as pastor of the St. from the creation of each new generation, which is only argued the court did not have jurisdiction in the case, the Nicholas and St. William Churches in Los Altos. naturally possible in the opposite-sex relationship, which Washington Post says. San Jose’s ordinary Bishop Patrick J. McGrath, in express- is the primary reason marriage between men and women Alabama’s debate is part of a larger national discussion ing his congratulations to Bishop Daly, noted how much he is sanctioned by state law,” the ruling said. about where the authority to define marriage lies. appreciated having in him a true collaborator and coworker It charged that a federal district court had ignored United Thirty-six states currently recognize same-sex unions as shepherd of the flock of the Lord. States Supreme Court precedent that “plainly was referring as marriage while two others offer partial recognition. “I will miss Bishop Daly greatly, but I know that he will to traditional marriage when it proclaimed that marriage Of these, the majority—25 states—had their definition of be a loving shepherd of the Church now entrusted to his is a fundamental right.” marriage changed by the courts. Only three states legalized c are .” The US Supreme Court specifically affirmed state laws “gay marriage” through a vote of the people. Bishop Daly will be installed in Spokane on Wednes- defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman Critics have argued the trend unfairly responds to a push day, May 20. Until he moves to Washington, he will in the 1972 case Baker v. Nelson. from wealthy activists rather than allowing the people to continue to exercise his ministry in the Diocese of San On February 9, the federal Supreme Court declined to have a say. ❖ Jose. ❖

16 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 4/29 St. , Doctor of the Church ❖ 4/30 Pope St. Pius V; St. Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo The Prayer of the Servant of God This Month in History... Archbishop Oscar Romero an allegiance to their parish altar. As a server in their parish It helps, now and then, to step back and church, they develop an affinity to the priesthood as they assist take a long view. at the liturgical ceremonies … [which] offer[s] the atmosphere for the seeds of a vocation to become implanted and mature. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision. Over 50 members of the Legion of Mary chapters in Hum- boldt and Del Norte Counties renewed their consecration We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction to Our Lady. of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying 45 years ago … that the kingdom always lies beyond us. Christ the King Church in McKinleyville opened. No statement says all that could be said. 35 years ago … No prayer fully expresses our faith. The Lake County Passion Play got its start. For a long No confession brings perfection. time, Fr. John Boettcher, director of the diocesan Office of No pastoral visit brings wholeness. Spirituality, played the part of Jesus. No program accomplishes the church’s mission. No set of goals and objectives includes everything. 30 years ago St. Mary of the Angels Church, Ukiah, reported that its This is what we are about. In the picture, the late Msgr. Walter Tappe performs the Mardi Gras celebration had raised over $45,000 ($97,455 We plant the seeds that one day will grow. lavabo ritual in the Mass. Who are the two young men in today’s dollars). We water seeds already planted, serving as his acolytes? knowing that they hold future promise. 50 years ago Jeannette Cruz of Eureka, a member of Church In an anniversary and an artist was profiled in the diocesan newspaper because We lay foundations that will need further develop- report to the families of how she spread the pro-life message with her art. ment. We provide yeast that produces far beyond our of the diocese, Bishop capabilities. Leo T. Maher noted On April 13, Bishop Mark Hurley ordained Donald Eagle- the progress made in son, Thomas Parker, Walter Rogina, and Hans Ruygt to We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of the past three years the priesthood at St. Church in Napa. liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do in Sonoma and Napa something, counties, noting the 20 years ago … and to do it very well. It may be incomplete, but it is opening of Cardi- The St. Rose Afterschool Players presented the musical a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity nal Newman High Guys and Dolls as their spring theater production. for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest. School, the planned opening of Justin and 15 years ago … We may never see the end results, but that is the dif- Siena High Schools in Diocesan priests gathered for a special day of prayer ference between the master builder and the worker. Bishop Leo Maher on April 5, 1962, Napa, and many new “to pray for the spiritual well-being of the diocese. The at his episcopal consecration. or expanded churches. theme of the day focused on the priests calling upon We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not A notice was posted saying, “Special emphasis in the Dio- the power of the Holy Spirit in the desire to forgiven, messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own. cese of Santa Rosa’s vocation program this year was given to healed, and reconciled, and to be restored with hope Amen. altar boys. The greater majority of priestly vocations come and new life.” It took place at St. Mary of the Angels from the ranks of young boys who develop an attraction and Church in Ukiah. ❖

(Rite of Election, cont.) also resolved to make herself one, and together, they would nard has absolutely done a wonderful job. And I feel so “Stay connected with the community and your sponsors. say the Rosary every evening. comfortable and blessed with the community that [I’m] a And leaders of the RCIA program, be sure you stay with “After three months,” she recalls, “I woke up and realized part of. Fr. Tom did a beautiful job at the Rite of Election, your candidates. Continue to meet with them, to pray with I believed in Jesus Christ. At first I thought it was phase, and my RCIA group has been nothing but wonderful and them, to encourage them, to help them understand more but it wasn’t, so I was baptized” and became an Anglican. supportive. It’s truly been a blessing.” fully the whiles of Satan who tempts and twists us, makes She moved to Eureka, which has no Anglican churches, It is estimated 50 percent of converts to Catholicism us feel like saying, ‘I don’t need to do this anymore.’” and she quickly became dissatisfied with the Episcopa- fall away from the Church within three years of their lians. reception. If you or someone you know has an interest in becoming “Mary’s not there,” says Grant, for whom “even as a little He told catechumens and candidates, “I commend all Catholic or would like to at least explore what Catholics child, Our Lady of Guadalupe was always very important of those who have participated as directors of RCIA in believe, the Diocese of Santa Rosa welcomes you to contact to me.” your various parishes and have served as catechists and your local parish to investigate the possibility of participating So she spoke with the late Fr. Eric Freed, who told her, instructors for you along this journey of growth in faith in its RCIA program. We pray you will join us in the 1.2 bil- “Come. Everyone has doubts, but come, see how you feel.” that you have all been on. Stay in close communion to lion member Catholic Church, which alone, in the words of And that at long last began her journey into the Church. them. Because being new in the Faith does not mean we the Second Vatican Council, Christ has entrusted with “the But Father’s murder deeply impacted her. She dropped are necessarily strong in the Faith. fullness of grace and truth.” out of the RCIA program for a while, only to reenter this “Make no mistake about it, my dear brothers and past December. sisters, it is not because you are strong that you are here And now? today but because you have affiliated yourself with a Becoming a Catholic, she says with such evident and community of faith, and it is together, in that community humbling joy in her voice, has “felt like the most fantastic, of faith, that you are strong. In that community of faith, life changing, enriching thing that has happened to me in you find encouragement, and in that community of faith my almost 60 years, and I am so really astoundingly happy you find the grace that you need to keep coming and as a Catholic. This has just been kinda bringing me home participating. And if you risk separating yourself from to where I’ve wanted to be since I was about five.” that body of folks who have been so good to you these This is why she says she found the Rite of Election, last weeks, thinking, ‘OK, now I’m baptized. Now I’m “to be quite a magical experience, actually.” And as she a full Catholic. Now I can go off by myself,’ I guarantee anticipated the Easter Vigil, she said “waiting for con- you that Satan will pick you off as a lone lamb is picked firmation, I feel like I’m waiting to be married. I finally off by a pack of wolves. You don’t stand a chance. get to be with Christ. I finally get to have Communion. “So learn from your time together in the RCIA how good I’m so excited.” and wonderful and blessed it is to be together with my Another person who was received into the Church at brothers and sisters sharing a common faith and a common the Vigil was Cade McNamara, who told NCC, “St. Ber- hope and a beautiful joy. Stay with that. St. Gaetano Catanosa; Feast: April 4

NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015/ www.srdiocese.org 17 Seven Challenges for the Mexican Church and Family Mexico City (CNA/EWTN News)— On the Day of the Family, celebrated in Mexico on March 1, Norberto Car- dinal Rivera of Mexico City laid out seven challenges the Church must face to help the family authentically be what every person truly needs. In his Sunday Mass homily at his cathedral, Cardinal Rivera explained, “The family has to be able to find the meaning of its vocation and its mission in today’s society.” The Cardinal drew attention to the problem of loneliness, “which cannot be cured automatically,” but rather “requires recommitting oneself to establishing the links between per- sons and the links with God in order to come out of this situation.” He laid out seven primary chal- lenges facing the Church as it seeks Zocalo de Mexico; Credit: Sal Trabanca via Flickr CNA to evangelize to families in the modern world: Guiding engaged couples in their marriage preparation; staying close to couples in the early years of marriage; concern for those living in a civil but not sacramental marriage or cohabiting; care for single parent families and those wounded by separation and divorce; pastoral care for persons with a homosexual orientation; promoting the transmission of life amid the drop in the birth rate; and supporting the family in the education of children and in evangelization. These challenges may seem overwhelming, Cardinal Rivera said, but “we are not alone. God is with us. He guides us. He gave us His Son in the family of Nazareth so that we can always walk with hope.” The mission of the Church is to give hope to families, the Cardinal emphasized, and Christ gives us good reason for this hope. “On one hand Jesus reaffirms God’s ideal plan from the beginning that allows us to look with hope at one’s own marriage and one’s own home with the certainty that sin and evil are not the masters over marriage, but rather love and what is good, shown forth in the indissoluble union between man and woman that should not be understood as a ‘yoke’ but rather a ‘gift’ made to the persons united in matrimony.” In addition, he continued, “we can never leave aside the fact that Jesus looked upon the men and women he met with love and tenderness, accompanying their steps with truth, patience and mercy, while announcing what is required for the Kingdom of God.” In conclusion, Cardinal Rivera encouraged the faithful to look at Jesus to experience “the certainty that even though many around us proclaim the death of the family, we lay our foundation on the love that raised Jesus from the dead. And this fills us with hope.” ❖ St. Catherine of Siena; Feast: April 29 Unexpected Friendships Bloom as Vatican Rolls Out Haircuts for Homeless

Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News)—As homeless men and “Instead, I discovered a truly tremendous humanity.” of Wednesday due to the large crowds which attend the women line up under the massive arms of ’s “You see these poor people out in the middle of the weekly general audience. colonnade waiting to take advantage of the Vatican’s newly- street, discarded. Then you speak to them, and they’re “I cut my hair, took a shower, beard, everything. It’s christened showers and barbershop, volunteers who assist human,” he said recounting his first day. wonderful!” 51-year-old Grzegorz from Poland, who has them say they are deeply moved by their encounter with a Officially inaugurated on February 16, the facilities pro- lived in Rome for 13 years, told CNA. population often rejected by society. vide the opportunity for homeless individuals to have their Construction began in November on new showers and “Initially when they offered me this [job] I thought I hair cut each Monday – a day when barber shops in Italy bathrooms under the colonnades of St. Peter’s Square. would find myself confronted with grouchy, perhaps mean are traditionally closed – by volunteer barbers. Meanwhile, Many barbers have volunteered with enthusiasm, includ- people,” said volunteer barber Danielle Mancuso. the shower services will be offered daily, with the exception ing two barbers from the national Italian organization that transports the sick to Lourdes, France and other interna- tional shrines (UNITALSI). Other volunteers are finishing their final year in barber school. “It’s been a great lesson for me,” said Andrea Vale- riano, a UNITALSI volunteer. “Everyone has waited (their turn) calmly. And I’ve seen a lot solidarity among them.” Papal almoner Archbishop spear- headed the reconstruction of St. Peter’s square bath- rooms to include the shower and barbershop facilities, which have witnessed a substantial response since their opening. The Polish bishop is charged with the dual respon- sibility of carrying out acts of charity for the poor and raising the money to fund them. When the archbishop received his appointment, Pope Francis urged him not to stay at his desk but rather to actively work for the benefit of the poor. Vatican Insider reported that Archbishop Krajewski received his inspiration for the showers after taking a homeless man to dinner in order to celebrate his birthday. The man, who turned 50, told the archbishop that finding food in the city is easy, but staying clean was not. ❖ Homeless man receives a haircut; Credit: Bohumil Petrik, CNA

18 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org Cuando la enfermedad es irreversible, los cuidados logro” contra el crimen organizado y el narcotráfico en paliativos son fundamentales. Para Querol el valor de la el país. Noticias en presencia familiar, lo que él conoce como una “actitud La guerra entre los narcotraficantes y el gobierno de sanadora,” también es una realidad que forma parte de los México ha cobrado hasta la fecha varias decenas de miles cuidados paliativos. de muertos. Algunas estimaciones sitúan la cifra de falleci- Español “Hacer uso de la presencia, y las palabras de esperanza, dos por encima de los 120 mil, en menos de una década. y cuando no hay palabras, lo que un poeta argentino, Eva- En declaraciones a ACI Prensa, Tere Gutiérrez Espi- Eutanasia: Que un médico mate ofende a la medicina risto Carriolo, llamó las manos vencedoras del silencio, es nosa, directora de la Comisión Mexicana de Derechos Rome (ACI/EWTN Noticias)—Con más de 800 pacientes decir, el contacto,” anima. Humanos, señaló que “cuando surge la oportunidad de dar ancianos a sus espaldas y una década de experiencia en Recientemente el Papa Francisco afirmó que la eutanasia una opinión sobre el tema de la delincuencia organizada, el sector de los cuidados paliativos, el doctor Armando no ayuda a las personas, sino que es “falsa compasión,” y en en particular sobre la detención de un ‘capo’ buscado y García Querol, co-fundador y director del Hospital San relación al abandono de los ancianos afirmó que “es pecado reconocido, recuerdo a esos monstruos mitológico a los Camilo de Buenos Aires (Argentina) asegura que la euta- mortal.” Como médico, el Dr. Querol opina que “aban- que cortas una cabeza y surgen dos más. Cortas dos y ya nasia es una ofensa para la medicina. donar a una persona es un escándalo. Todos necesitamos tendrás cuatro.” “Yo soy médico y la medicina nació para proteger a la de todos a distintas maneras. Eso es una misión que tiene “Hoy se detiene a Juan Manuel Rodríguez García, vida débil, esa es su finalidad. Que un médico mate es una que ver con la condición de personas y que es compatible mañana surgirán dos ‘líderes’ más,” advirtió. cosa que ofende a la medicina,” explicó el Dr. Querol en con la dignidad.” Por su parte, el Presidente del Consejo Mexicano de declaraciones a ACI Prensa desde Roma, donde participó “En todo esto está presente el misterio, yo no entiendo la Familia (ConFamilia), Juan Dabdoub Giacoman, dijo en la 21° Asamblea de la Pontificia Academia para la Vida, porque un niño nace enfermo, pero el misterio pide que se a ACI Prensa que no comparte el optimismo surgido en celebrada del 5 al 7 de marzo en el Vaticano. lo habite, que se trate en medio de la humanidad, no que se diversos ambientes por la captura del presunto dirigente El Dr. Querol ha destacado como médico especialista pretenda suprimir la vida del que sufre, y esto me parece de “Los Zetas.” en Psicología Clínica, y ha sido docente de la Cátedra de sensato y adecuado.” Dabdoub Giacoman explicó que este es un “optimismo Medicina Interna en la Facultad de Medicina de la Uni- Por su parte, la Asociación Médica Mundial, en su que no comparto, ni por su captura, ni por la de 10 líderes versidad de Buenos Aires y la Maestría en Ética Biomédica declaración sobre la eutanasia adoptada por la 38ª Asam- narcos más, pues ello no cambiará la deplorable situación del Instituto de Bioética de la Universidad Católica de blea Médica Mundial celebrada en Madrid (España), en de México.” Argentina. octubre de 1987, afirmó que tanto el suicidio con ayuda “Esto es en lo que nos hemos convertido: El país del Las palabras de Querol son muy similares a lo que dice médica como la eutanasia, son contrarios a la ética. mundo donde más se sufre el acoso escolar, el ambiente el diccionario de la lengua española en su definición de “La eutanasia es el acto deliberado de poner fin a la más violento en las secundarias de entre 24 países de la Medicina: “la ciencia y el arte de precaver y curar las enfer- vida de un paciente, aunque sea por voluntad propia o a OCDE (Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo medades del cuerpo humano.” petición de sus familiares, es contraria a la ética. Ello no Económicos) y primer lugar mundial en secuestros,” dijo. Aunque dicha definición no señala nada sobre ayudar impide al médico respetar el deseo del paciente de dejar El presidente de ConFamilia lamentó que México es a alguien a morir, todavía algunos doctores defienden la que el proceso natural de la muerte siga su curso en la fase además el “primer lugar de la OCDE en asesinatos dolosos, eutanasia, y en varios países del mundo se debate despe- terminal de su enfermedad,” señala el texto. primer lugar mundial en abuso sexual infantil, el más peli- nalizar su uso para las personas más vulnerables. groso del mundo para los sacerdotes y el más peligroso del En Bélgica, Holanda, o algunos estados de Estados Expondrán en México primera muestra pictórica sobre mundo para periodistas, solo después de Irak.” Unidos por ejemplo, la eutanasia ya es una realidad, y el Papa Francisco Dabdoub criticó además que la tasa de suicidios en no solo para ancianos o las personas con enfermedades México, DF (ACI/EWTN Noticias)—La artista plástica México “se triplicó en las tres últimas décadas,” mientras terminales, sino también para los niños. argentina Mercedes Fariña, autora de los primeros cuad- que se duplicó “el número de suicidios entre niños y ado- Para Querol esto es “algo equivocado” ya que hay otras ros del mundo en homenaje al Papa Francisco a quien lescente en los últimos 20 años.” alternativas. “Hay personas a las que uno no le puede obsequió personalmente en el Vaticano una de sus obras, México, indicó, es “el noveno país del mundo con más desear que la vida se le prolongue porque ve que hay un exhibirá sus creaciones en las ciudades de Querétaro y muertes por suicidio.” sufrimiento muy intenso, pero la respuesta a eso debería Jalisco en México. “México se ha convertido en un pueblo violento en todos ser: tratar que no se sienta solo, ayudarlo. Abrir una puerta La exposición en Querétaro se realizará del 14 al 22 de los niveles y en todos los aspectos; no es cuestión de narcos; así donde por intereses distintos alguien va a preferir que se marzo en el Museo de Arte MAQRO, ubicado en el edi- ellos solo son una consecuencia más de un país que no muera antes o después, me parece una cosa insensata, por ficio histórico restaurado de lo que fuera el monumental funciona,” dijo. algo en la mayoría de los países eso no se quiere aceptar, Convento de San Agustín. Para Dabdoub Giacoman “lo peor es que todavía no porque podría ser una manera de perder una orientación Esta presentación de arte sacro cuenta con la anuen- se inicia ni siquiera el diagnóstico del porqué nos hemos fundamental.” cia especial del Obispo de Querétaro, Mons. Faustino vuelto tan agresivos.” Armendáriz Jiménez, además del Instituto Queretano “Y sin diagnóstico, no hay solución,” advirtió. Cuando hay afecto, nadie quiere morir de Cultura y se inaugurará en el contexto del Encuentro Tere Gutiérrez Espinosa destacó que la detención del El objetivo principal del Dr. Querol es salvar vidas y acom- Nacional de Presidentes y Asistentes de Consejos Dioc- “Z-42” es “un hecho importante,” pero expresó su anhelo pañar hasta el final a los enfermos: “He acompañado a más esanos y Dimensión de Laicos, así como en coincidencia de que “ojalá nos aseguraran que detuvieran a los subjefes de 800 pacientes en estos últimos diez años y ninguno me con el segundo aniversario del inicio del pontificado del debajo de ellos, lo que aseguraría paz para México.” pidió que le aplicara la eutanasia, porque cuando la gente primer Papa latinoamericano. “Los mexicanos necesitamos que la autoridad pública siente que hay afecto, nadie pide que lo maten, y lo que “Siendo México la cuna de la evangelización en el nuevo cumpla con este objetivo,” señaló.❖ hace que eso surja es el sentimiento de abandono,” subrayó. continente y siendo Querétaro la ciudad donde nació “Cuando una persona mayor, por ejemplo un anciano, México, me pareció más que acertado comenzar el recor- está en esa actitud, es porque no soporta estar en un lugar rido de mi muestra en estas tierras,” comenta Fariñas. que no significa nada para él y ver que su familia no está Las nueve obras de gran formato, que se exhibirán en junto a él, entonces eso es una fuente de sufrimiento muy México, muestran la figura del Papa Francisco en tamaño importante,” indica. natural, junto a diferentes íconos cristianos por los cuales En la Asamblea del dicasterio, celebrada en el Aula el Santo Padre nutre una especial devoción. Fariña también Nueva del Sínodo y dedicada a la “Asistencia al anciano y retrató al Pontífice junto a la Basílica de Flores y la Catedral cuidados paliativos,” el doctor expuso algunas poderosas Buenos Aires. razones para defender la vida hasta la muerte natural, Mercedes Fariñas también dará una charla sobre arte hablando sobre los cuidados paliativos y el papel de la sacro el 17 de marzo a las 7:00pm. Bl. Francisco and Jacinto; Feast: April 4 familia en esta última etapa de la vida. También está prevista la realización de una subasta de “No me cabe ninguna duda que existiendo los cuidados reproducciones a escala de algunas de las obras, organizada paliativos la eutanasia pierde el sentido, porque tenemos por colaboradores de la diócesis local y cuya recaudación CALENDAR elementos para controlar el sufrimiento de una forma será donada por la artista a instituciones benéficas regionales. ¡Atención! ¡Atención! muy razonable. Yo me planteo esto, que de 800 enfermos, Televisión Católica Saboreando la Verdad con P. Mario Valencia todos los Domingos de 9:00 a 9:30 a.m. en ninguno me pidió que lo matara, porque sintió que las Captura de capo del narcotráfico en México no cambia Azteca América San Francisco. Síguenos en: youtube/ cosas podían tener otro sentido ¿no?.” “deplorable situación” de violencia, advierten saboreandolaverdad o radiocatalicasantarosa.podbean.com México, DF (ACI/EWTN Noticias)—La reciente captura ¡Conferencia Apologética con Jesse Ramírez! ¿La opción correcta? 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NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015/ www.srdiocese.org 19 Israeli Woman Sets Off Amid String of Break-Ins, Bishop Reporter Lied in Confessional, Removes Blessed Sacrament From Recorded Priests’ Answers Breastfeeding Firestorm Parishes Bologna, Italy (CNA/EWTN News)—The confessional is Tel Aviv—Tamar Shugert wanted to make a point, and the (CNA)—Bishop Pascal Roland of Belley-Ars in one of the most private and privileged places in the world. way she found to do so has gone viral. France has ordered that the Blessed Sacrament be removed So when an Italian journalist violated the bond of trust According to msn.com, she decided to take up the “Make from all chapels and churches in the diocese following a between penitent and priest, the cardinal archbishop of a Statement” challenge on Facebook’s 52frames photogra- wave of sacrileges that have recently taken place. Bologna decried her “grave lack of respect” for all Catholics. phy page by posting a photo collage consisting of two shots. After numerous tabernacles were profaned and conse- Reporter Laura Alari writes for Quotidiano Nazionale, In one, she sits fully clothed in a toilet stall wearing a breast crated hosts stolen, Bishop Roland issued an ordinance which is headquartered in Bologna. She recently authored feeding apron nursing a child (actually a teddy bear). In the instructing that “the Blessed Sacrament shall be removed a series of four articles in the newspaper that disclosed area next frame sits her husband in the same stall eating a plate from the tabernacles of all the churches and parish chapels priests’ responses when she approached them under the of pasta. and be reserved in a safe place.” pretext of seeking confession. While no one has ever told her to go to the ladies’ room if “The doors of the tabernacle shall remain completely Alari went to confession several times, inventing delicate she wants to nurse her child, it has happened to friends. “And open,” the bishop ordered. For purposes of public or private issues for herself. She pretended to be: seeing how I am pregnant, I guess this topic is on my mind.” prayer, “The Blessed Sacrament may be returned temporarily Her caption reads in part, “My baby[’s] eating is not to the tabernacle on the condition that a sufficient presence a lesbian mother asking to baptize her daughter; a gross side-effect of of the faithful is ensured.” The bishop’s order went into effect a woman who cohabitates with her same-sex partner; having children. If February 10 and will remain in force until further notice. and a divorced and civilly remarried woman who you are not willing to The diocese experienced a string of sacrileges and profana- receives Communion every Sunday. eat your lunch in the tions over the past several months, with statues and other bathroom, then don’t sacred objects stolen from several parish- She then reported the responses of priests when they expect me to feed my es. Police are currently collecting photos heard her “confessions.” kid there!” of the stolen items to prevent them from Carlo Cardinal Caffarra, archbishop of Bologna, Tamar Shugert and her husband Not surprisingly, being sold in auctions and at arts shows. responded with a statement March 11, saying, “In bewil- the story provoked numerous comments and shares. What On February 6, parishioners in Châtil- derment at the incident and with a soul wounded by a was surprising is why it generated so much discussion. lon-sur-Chalaronne and Ambronay profound sorrow, I mean to reiterate that these articles “People took offense to the fact that I was wearing a nursing discovered that the tabernacles at their objectively constitute a grave offense against the truth of cover,” Shugert says. “I don’t ever want to be inconvenienced churches had been broken into and the Bishop Roland confession, a sacrament of the Christian faith.” by being asked to leave a place to go nurse, but I don’t want consecrated Hosts had been removed. He said Alari’s articles “show a grave lack of respect for to inconvenience others by showing them a body part that’s Consecrated Hosts were also removed from the tabernacle the believers who have recourse to it as one of the most pre- usually covered. Some of the commenters were saying that following day at a parish in Vonnas. The wave of sacrileges cious of goods because it opens up to them the gifts of the breasts shouldn’t be sexual. But I believe that breasts have a continued on February 7 in Montluel, where Hosts were mercy of God; and for confessors by exposing them to the dual purpose, and that they are sexual. In my culture—Ortho- also taken out of the tabernacle and stolen. doubt of a possible deceit, which can disrupt the freedom dox Judaism—sexuality is used as a powerful force within Satanists use consecrated Hosts for use in Black Masses. of judgment, which is founded upon a relationship of trust marriages and not something to be shown to everybody.” ❖ It is not known whether this is why the thefts occurred. ❖ with the penitent, like that between a father and son.” The cardinal emphasized that Alari’s articles were writ- ten by “deliberately tricking the confessor and thereby violating the sacredness of the sacrament, which as a first Another California Saint? condition requires sincerity of contrition on the part of by Matt C. Abbott the penitent.” Cardinal Caffarra recalled that the publication of the Chicago (Catholic Online)—The following is an interview ing people to live each day with a heightened awareness of contents of a confession is among the gravest crimes in with Michael McDevitt, custodian for the writings of the the living indwelling presence of Jesus in their lives. the Church, which are under the direct competence of the Servant of God Cora Evans (1904-1957), whose cause for Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). canonization is underway. What makes Cora Evans worthy of being declared a saint? That congregation made clear in norms released May For several years during the course her life, Mrs. Evans Saints are known by their stories. Their lives were given 21, 2010, that among the most grave crimes which it is claimed to receive detailed private revelations from Our Lord. freely to the Lord in response to the circumstances at the charged with investigating is that “which consists in the Although no Catholic is obliged to believe in private revela- time, for the good of the whole Church. They did not ask recording, by whatever technical means, or in the malicious tions, such revelations—provided they’re not condemned by for or expect to be in the situations in which they found diffusion through communications media, of what is said the Church—can be edifying. themselves. in sacramental confession, whether true or false, by the For more information about the writings of Cora Evans, These men and women radiated the holiness of God confessor or the penitent.” visit www.coraevans.com. dwelling within them. It is the story of their lives, how “Anyone who commits such a delict is to punished they responded to grace, their impact on others, com- according to the gravity of the crime, not excluding—if he How did you come to promote the canonization of Cora bined with God’s proof by miracles in their name that led be a cleric—dismissal or deposition,” read the norms to Evans? the pope to declare, “We know for certain this person is which Cardinal Caffarra averted in his statement. My involvement with Cora Evans began in 1992 when with God in Heaven.” Alari was also faulted by Italy’s professional Order of her spiritual director, my uncle, Father Frank Parrish, SJ Only God can make a saint. At this stage there is no Journalists (ODG). (1911-2003), asked me to be custodian for her writings and certainty that Cora Evans will become a canonized saint. President of the organization to help promote her mission. The faithful can identify with the life story of Cora Evans, Enzo Iacopino told Avvenire We started with a few small retreats and grew into a remarkable woman who practiced Christian virtues and March 12 that ODG’s rules “do Catholic ministry offering our services nationwide. You earned a reputation for holiness. not allow journalists to hide their can find out more about that activity at ParishRetreat.org. The faithful can emulate the virtues of Cora Evans, identity and to act in disguise, In 2010 we formally submitted the petition for the a woman of faith, a person perceived as a faithful wife, unless the life of the same journal- cause of Cora Evans to Bishop Richard Garcia, Diocese a mother, a person who suffered the loss of a child, a ist is in danger, or unless declaring Credit: Angela Marie of Monterey, California. After review by a canon convert who suffered humiliation because of her conver- the identity would render writing and others, Bishop Garcia decided to open her cause. He sion, and a person who was actively involved in evan- the article impossible … but discovering what the Church informed the Vatican and was given the nihil obstat by the gelization. states regarding the divorced and remarried, and baptism, Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome. Currently Cora set an example of being persistent, courageous, does not require a glimpse through the keyhole.” she has the title Servant of God. and committed to following God’s will. She was obedient “What did she find? Priests who are faithful to the Testimonies are being taken, theologians are reviewing to her spiritual director and committed to the teaching Church’s Magisterium and who approach the faithful her published and unpublished writings, and there is an authority of the Church. Cora was a writer who overcame with humility in order to find with each person the best expert historian assigned to gather everything in accor- the obstacles of lack of education, a person who searched and most human way to face their problems,” Iacopino dance with canon law. for the truth, and someone for whom Jesus was a constant stressed. Cora Evans was a convert from Mormonism, a wife companion. ❖ On the other hand, Andrea Cangini, Alari’s editor and mother who suffered greatly for her faith. Only God and boss at Quotidiano Nazionale, responded saying, “If can make a saint, and we are simply putting her story and Matt C. Abbott is a Catholic commentator who has been you interview any person in his functions, you will have profound writings in the hands of the Catholic Church. interviewed on MSNBC, NPR,and WLS-TV in Chicago, answers that may be biased. Only in this way have we been The way of prayer entrusted to Cora is called the Mystical and has been quoted in and Chicago able to understand how the average parish priest reacts. It Humanity of Christ. It is Eucharistic spirituality, encourag- Tribune. He can be reached at [email protected]. is interesting.” ❖

20 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org Crusade Myths: What Is the Real Story of the Crusades? Catholic Q & A by Thomas Madden Q: Does the Church permit euthanasia or assisted sui- The Crusades are much in the news of late. President could carve out lands for themselves at someone else’s expense. cide so that people who are suffering can be “put out of Obama referred to them in remarks to last month’s Nation- Modern scholarship, assisted by the advent of computer their misery”? al Prayer Breakfast, saying vis-à-vis terrorism done in the databases, has exploded this myth. We now know that it name of Islam, “Lest we get on our high horse… remember was the first sons of Europe who answered the Pope’s call A: The Church cares deeply about alleviating the suffering that during the Crusades … people committed terrible in 1095, as well as in subsequent Crusades. of God’s people in the world. Christ himself said, “Come deeds in the name of Christ.” Crusading was an enormously expensive operation. Lords to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give His predecessor President George W. Bush referred to were forced to sell off or mortgage their lands to gather the you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for the war against terrorism as a crusade and was roundly necessary funds. They were also not interested in an overseas I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for criticized for it. kingdom. Much like a soldier today, the medieval Crusader your selves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light” Both played into the hands of those in both the East and was proud to do his duty but longed to return home. (Matt 11:28-30). West who misunderstand and thus mischaracterize what After the spectacular successes of the First Crusade, with However she also recognizes that suffering is an inescap- the Crusades actually were. Jerusalem and much of Palestine in Crusader hands, virtu- able aspect of life and that this suffering ultimately unites The late Osama bin Laden and the still-living Afghani ally all of the Crusaders went home. Only a tiny handful us to God and helps us see our sheer dependence on him. Taliban leader Mullah Omar repeatedly referred to remained behind to consolidate and govern the newly-won C.S. Lewis poignantly wrote in The Problem of Pain, as crusaders and the War on Terror as a crusade against Islam. territories. Booty was also scarce. In fact, although Crusaders “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our con- For decades now Americans have been routinely referred to no doubt dreamed of vast wealth in opulent Eastern cities, science, but shouts in our pains: It is His megaphone to as crusaders or cowboys among Arabs in the Middle East. virtually none of them ever even recouped their expenses. rouse a deaf world.” Clearly the Crusades are very much alive in the Muslim But money and land were not the reasons that they went on Some critics allege the Church is cruel because while she world. Crusade in the first place. They went to atone for their sins has no objection to putting animals “out of their misery” Obviously, they are not forgotten in the West either. and to aid their salvation by doing good works in a faraway with euthanasia, we won’t allow the same thing for suffer- It is commonly accepted that the Crusades are a black land for a noble cause. ing humans. mark on the history of Western civilization generally and But this objection actually strengthens the Church’s the Catholic Church in particular. Anyone eager to bash Myth: When the Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099, they teaching that human beings are intrinsically valuable and Catholics will not long tarry before brandishing the Cru- massacred every man, woman, and child in the city until the should not be treated like animals. Furthermore, often sades and the Inquisition. The Crusades are often used as streets ran ankle deep with the blood. when animals are euthanized it is not because they suffer, a classic example of the evil that organized religion can This is a favorite used to demonstrate the evil nature of but because it is considered too costly to treat their suffering. do. Your average man on the street in both New York and the Crusades. It is never “too” expensive to care for human beings Cairo would agree that the Crusades were an insidious, Many people in Jerusalem were killed after the Cru- who are made in the image and likeness of God, however. cynical, and unprovoked attack by religious zealots against saders captured the city. This must be understood in Indeed, this dynamic is already becoming the norm in a peaceful, prosperous, and sophisticated Muslim world. historical context. The accepted moral standard in all places where euthanasia and assisted suicide is legal. So what is the real story of the Crusades? As you might pre-modern European and Asian civilizations was that a For example, in Oregon Barbara Wagner received a letter imagine, it is a long one. But there are good histories, city that resisted capture and was taken by force belonged from her health insurance company stating her cancer written in the last 20 years, that lay out much of it. For the to the victorious forces. That included not just the build- treatment was too expensive and could not be covered. moment, given the barrage of coverage that the Crusades ings and goods but the people as well. That is why every The company would cover the costs of suicide pills if Mrs. are getting nowadays, it might be best to consider just what city or fortress had to weigh carefully whether it could Wagner decided to kill herself instead, though. ❖ the Crusades were not. Here, then, are some of the most hold out against besiegers. If not, it was wise to negotiate common myths and why they are wrong. terms of surrender. Courtesy of the Diocese of Phoenix’s Respect Life Office. In the case of Jerusalem, the defenders had resisted right Myth: The Crusades were wars of unprovoked aggression up to the end. They calculated that the formidable walls of against peaceful Muslims. the city would keep the Crusaders at bay until a relief force This is as wrong as wrong can be. From the time of Muham- in could arrive. They were wrong. mad, Muslims had sought to conquer the Christian world. When the city fell, therefore, it was put to the sack. Many They did a pretty good job of it, too. After a few centuries were killed, yet many others were ransomed or allowed to of steady conquests, Muslim armies had taken all of North go free. By modern standards this may seem brutal. Yet a Africa, the Middle East, Asia Minor, and most of Spain. In medieval knight would point out that many more innocent other words, by the end of the eleventh century the forces men, women, and children are killed in modern bombing of Islam had captured two-thirds of the Christian world. warfare than could possibly be put to the sword in one or Palestine, the home of Jesus Christ; Egypt, the birthplace of two days. ; Asia Minor, where St. Paul planted In Muslim cities that surrendered, the people were left the seeds of the first Christian communities: These were alone, retained their property, and allowed to worship not the periphery of Christianity but its very core. freely. As for streets of blood, no historian accepts them And the Muslim empires were not finished yet. They as anything other than a literary convention. Jerusalem continued to press westward toward Constantinople (now is a big town. The amount of blood necessary to fill the known as Istanbul), ultimately passing it and entering streets to a continuous and running three-inch depth St. Damian of Molokai; Feast: April 15 Europe itself. As far as unprovoked aggression goes, it was would require many more people than lived in the region, all on the Muslim side. let alone the city. At some point what was left of the Christian world would have to defend itself or simply succumb to Islamic con- Myth: Muslims, who remember the Crusades vividly, have COURAGE MEETING quest. Bl. Pope Urban II called the First Crusade in 1095 good reason to hate the West. in response to an urgent plea for help from the Byzantine Actually, the Muslim world remembers the Crusades about emperor in Constantinople. Urban called the knights of as well as the West. Christendom to come to the aid of their eastern brethren. In other words: Incorrectly. It was to be an errand of mercy, liberating the Christians That should not be surprising. Muslims get their infor- of the East from their Muslim conquerors. mation about the Crusades from the same rotten histories In other words, the Crusades were from the beginning upon which the West relies. The Islamic world used to a defensive war. The entire history of the eastern Crusades celebrate the Crusades as a great victory for them. They is one of response to Muslim aggression. did, after all, win. But Western authors, fretting about the Friday Evenings 7:00-9:00p.m. legacy of modern imperialism, have recast the Crusades Family Life Center Myth: The Crusaders’ wore crosses, but their only real interest as wars of aggression and the Muslims as placid suffer- St. Eugene’s Cathedral was in capturing booty and land. Their pious platitudes were ers. In so doing they have rescinded centuries of Muslim For persons seeking support in responding just a cover for rapacious greed. triumphs, offering in their stead only the consolation of successfully to same-sex attraction in their lives. Historians used to believe that a rise in Europe’s population victimhood. ❖ led to a crisis of too many noble second sons, those who were Sponsored by Courage Chapter trained in chivalric warfare but who had no feudal lands to Dr. Thomas Madden, PhD, is professor of history at St. Diocese of Santa Rosa inherit. The Crusades, therefore, were seen as a safety valve, Louis University and director of the school’s Center for www.couragerc.org sending these belligerent men far from Europe where they Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

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Washington DC (CNA/EWTN News)—Can numbers say world. tion that ought to be kept in mind when remembering the something about the future of Christianity? George Weigel “These three phenomena—African growth, urbaniza- bad news of the past and current century, Weigel stated, thinks so. tion, and the rise of Pentecostalism—also help account, pointing to the projection that 88 percent of adults will be Weigel claims the past and present—together with a I suspect, for the greater fragmentation of the Christian literate in a world of 9.5 billion in 2050, compared to only numeric projection about the future—can reveal some- world,” stated Weigel, adding that the rise of “entrepreneur- 27 percent in 1900. thing about what might happen to Christianity globally ial Christianity”—that is, founding one’s own church—is In addition to this accomplishment, 89 percent of the over the next 35 years. contributing to these three staggering numbers. 7.3 billion human beings today profess religious beliefs, “The Status of Global Christianity” is a study recently “That helps explain why the number of Christian while only two percent are atheists and nine percent are published by the International Bulletin of Missionary denominations grew from 1,600 in 1900 to 45,000 today, agnostics. Research that illustrates a timeline between 1900-2050, with projections of 70,000 in 2050,” he continued, saying “[Leader] of the New Atheists Richard Dawkins and and makes projections about Christians through the next that this entrepreneurial Christian attitude will also be his friends are not exactly winning the day,” he continued. generation. The study highlighted some high and low partially responsible for what Christianity will look like However, even if the majority of humans around the numbers across the globe. in 2050. world profess religion, only 14 percent of non-Christians George Weigel, a distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics Although some commendable Christian growth is antic- know a Christian. This means 86 percent of non-Christians and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC, found that ipated globally, there is also an equally declining number do not even have a Christian acquaintance, shedding light three groups in particular were creating a unique phe- that has been exposed within European countries. on the current problem of Christian isolation. nomenon: Christians in Africa, urban Christians, and For example, in Europe Christianity has dropped by This failure of Christian evangelization could prove to be charismatic Christians. 43 percent since 1900, making its current Christian pop- an interesting development for Christianity over the next In a February 25 column for First Things, Weigel wrote ulation only 23 percent; Christianity within Europe is 35 years, Weigel indicated. that by 2050 there will be a projected 1.2 billion Chris- expected to drop even more by 2050. “Christianity seems stuck in something of a rut,” Weigel tians in Africa. That will be as many as there are in Latin “It’s worth noting that, in a century of dramatic, aggregate said, pointing to the fact that Christians make up 33 per- America and Europe combined. This continues Christian- Christian growth, European Christianity had the lowest cent of the global population today, and will probably only ity’s exponential growth in Africa over the past century. annualized growth rate (0.16 percent),” Weigel pointed out. see a three percent increase by 2050. Christians living in urban areas are projected to decline He added that in 1900 “there were some 267 million “There’s a lot of work to do in fulfilling the Great Com- by 6 percent by 2050, making their total number 59 per- Catholics in the world … today, the world Church counts mission,” Weigel concluded, “especially with those who cent. However, Christianity made an urban comeback this 1.2 billion members, with a projected growth to 1.6 bil- have no contact with the faith.” ❖ century at 65 percent today, compared to only 29 percent lion by the middle of the century. Yet in the last quarter in 1900. of the twentieth century Catholicism was displaced by Although there are approximately 644 million Pente- Islam as the world’s largest religious community, as the costal and charismatic Christians today, that number is global Muslim population grew from 571 million in 1970 expected to reach well over 1 billion over the next 35 years, to today’s 1.7 billion.” making it one of the fastest growing groups in the religious There is some good news about the global human condi- Notre Dame Scores on Supreme Court Ruling

Washington DC (CNA/EWTN News)—In a potentially February. The university then appealed its case to the groundbreaking decision, the United States Supreme Court Supreme Court. nullified a federal court ruling against the University of The contraception mandate “violated our religious Notre Dame on the Department of Health and Human beliefs by requiring Notre Dame’s participation in a regu- Services contraception mandate and sent it back for recon- latory scheme to provide abortion-inducing products, sideration by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. contraceptives, and sterilization,” Browne stated. The university is “gratified” by the decision, said Paul J. Last June, the Supreme Court issued a major ruling on Browne, vice president of Public Affairs and Communica- the contraception mandate, saying that the federal regu- tions. It had requested the case be lation cannot be applied remanded by the Court in light to “closely-held corpo- of the Hobby Lobby decision last rations”—including arts June. and crafts retailer Hobby “Notre Dame continues to Lobby—if their owners Bl. Natalia Tulasiewicz; Feast: April 2 challenge the federal mandate as have religious objections an infringement on our funda- to it. mental right to the free exercise Now the Supreme Court Matt Conley: Coordinator of Youth of our Catholic faith,” Browne is instructing the appeals said. court to reconsider Notre Ministry for St. Rose Parish Notre Dame is one of well over Dame’s case, taking into Matt has served the youth of St. Rose for just over 10 years, 100 non-profit institutions to sue account the Hobby Lobby but his roots in youth ministry date back to his teen years the federal government over a ruling in support of reli- when his family attended St. James Church in Petaluma. mandate requiring that employ- gious freedom. Before St. Rose, Matt served in ministry down in San Diego ers provide health care plans cov- Some observers said as well, and as in years past, he will serve once again as RAD ering contraception, sterilization, the Court’s decision could Summer Camp director. and some drugs that can cause foreshadow this religious His favorite Scripture story comes from the Gospel of early abortions. freedom protection John when Jesus was asked, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man After the initial mandate was being reinforced more or his parents, that he was born blind?” As He often did, announced, hundreds of organi- broadly for other religious Christ did not give a straight forward response (John 9:2- zations, churches, and business across the country voiced employers as well. 4). The desire to go beneath the surface to find deeper their religious objection. The government subsequently The Becket Fund, which supported the university in a meaning is something Matt enjoys, not only with Christ developed an “accommodation,” under which non-profit “friend of the court” brief, called Monday’s ruling “a major but with his personal relationships, as well. employers who religiously objected to offering such cover- blow” to the mandate and a “strong signal” that the Court “For the moment,” his favorite saint is St. Catherine of age could send a notice of objection to a third party who will uphold the religious freedom of institutions like Notre Sienna, OP. would then offer the coverage. Dame in similar cases. Matt met his wife when she came knocking on the doors Notre Dame and other plaintiffs have argued that they The ruling is all the more important because the uni- of St. Rose to volunteer in the youth group, and they are would still be violating their religious convictions by coop- versity was the only non-profit organization without now proud parents of two beautiful children. erating in such a way with the contraception coverage, legal protection from the mandate, the Becket Fund However due to a series of medical complications, Matt which they believe to be immoral. added. The government was using the Seventh Circuit’s almost lost his wife and youngest child during delivery. The university’s request for an injunction offering pro- denial of an injunction to argue against other non-profit Coupled with the brain cancer that Matt fought some years tection from the mandate was initially denied, and the organizations who were suing, such as the Little Sisters ago, he often cites the fact that “75 percent of my family Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling last of the Poor. ❖ shouldn’t even still be here.” ❖

22 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / APRIL 2015 / www.srdiocese.org Youth Page Paper, Plastic, Habits LA Youth Day Draws Huge Crowd, Energizes Teens in the Faith by Scott with reporting by NCC staff by Stephen Morris Grocery store checkout line negotiation is an important “You are the present and the future of the Church,” Arch- time between their skill. The whole process is scientific and should be bishop Gomez told the 15,000-plus youth at LA Youth academic schedules to respected appropriately. Either that or I just have to Day gathered in the Anaheim Convention Center for make the all day drive much time on my hands. You may “LOL,” yet who likes the forty-fourth annual Youth Day, which kicked off the down to Anaheim. being stuck behind the checkbook lady? Or the 16-item weekend’s Religious Education Congress, March 12-15. However the brave guy in the express line? Droves of joined in a rally featuring songs and chants. youth ministers and In any event, a commonly used aspect of my checkout Archbishop José H. Gomez celebrated a Mass for the mul- chaperons from line skill set was recently removed from my repertoire: titude after the rally. His homily focused on what young around the diocese The choice of paper or plastic. adults can do today to strengthen their faith. He empha- should also be rec- Grocery bag material was an important decision since sized that we are all called to be saints, regardless of age. Teens from St Apollinaris Church ognized for their each has certain positive advantages. Paper: Great for His advice to the students was to do three things: talk join the thousands of young Catholics efforts in coordinat- using to coat butter and salt on freshly popped popcorn to Jesus, read the , and practice acts of love and who enjoyed Disneyland following LA ing an impressionable and for covering schoolbooks with. Plastic: Terrific mercy daily. Youth Day experience for their because those bags hold a myriad of things and serve After Mass, Catholic performers Jeremy and Ryan rocked charges. the dual role of household garbage can liner. You can the arena with the Youth Day theme song, “Talk Jesus With When the festivities of LA Youth Day finished, the Santa even use one as an overnight bag. Me!” They also led the whole crowd chanting “Yes, Lord! Rosa delegation gathered in a conference room to reflect on Paper vs. plastic, another decision the government Yes, Lord! Yes, Lord! Yes!” while the masses were waving the day and meet one their contemporaries from across the has stolen from me and now it’s all about remembering their phones in the air. It created the feel of a rock concert diocese. Teens from Napa shared with those from Cloverdale, to bring the darn bags from home in the first place. and energized the already enthusiastic audience. while those from Petaluma discussed the moments of the day Such a simple habit to develop, but I don’t think about The students also had the chance to listen to talks by Fr. that affected them most with their peers from Windsor. grocery bags each day (despite what this article may Greg Boyle, SJ, founder of Homeboy Industries, and Mike “It was a beautiful moment of collaboration,” said Ste- imply). Patin, who advised them on how to be happy and Catholic phen Morris, diocesan director of Youth Ministry. Habits are about training your body through repeti- at the same time. Restless and tired teens quickly descended upon Dis- tion (e.g., Mr. Miyagi from the movie The Karate Kid LA Youth Day was a success on social media as well. neyland for the rest of the evening and to burn off the and his famous line, “Wax on, wax off”), and consid- Over 1,200 people posted pictures on Instagram using the little energy they had left. Early the next day they scattered ering I’m only at the store every few weeks, I haven’t hashtag #TalkJesusWithMe, which was the theme this year. across Disneyland and California Adventure, only to end developed the habit of bringing bags with me on my Hundreds of Santa Rosa diocesan youth were in the up exhausted by the end of the night, pour themselves onto shopping adventures. crowd. Students from 10 different parishes represented buses, and settle in for the long drive north. ❖ My grocery bag dilemma has caused me to ask, “What the diocese with their excitement and heart for our great other habits do I need to form ... or break?” faith. Each went to great lengths to raise money and find This article appears courtesy of Angelus: The Tidings Online Our society loves thinking about this stuff. We make resolutions every January 1 in order to develop posi- tive habits. And shortly thereafter, Lent begins, ,and we do our best to stop unhealthy habits and eat better, YOUTH ON A MISSION study more, exercise, etc. My favorite habit people try NORCAL CATHOLIC DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING to tackle is procrastination. We never seem to get that RAD one accomplished. The bag issue, however, will be solved over time. Summer Camp 2015 Eventually I’ll create the positive habit of actually remembering bags on the way to the store or perhaps throwing a few in my car as a precautionary measure. Summer Camp at Camp Cazadero But what other habits do I need to address? Renowned motivational and Catholic speaker Mat- near the Russian River. Teens will be thew Kelly claims, “Our lives change when our habits challenged in extreme ways change.” He says with daily repetition, we can create positive habits. Everyone—and I do mean every single both in their faith formation one of us—could improve our spiritual practices of and levels of FUN! Our upper classman need a new prayer, fasting, contemplation, and study. Kelly’s famous challenge—we need them to lead our challenge to “be the best version of yourself” material- church TODAY! We’re calling disciples izes from our constant effort to change our lives and Safe Environment Cleared, Counselors & form better habits. from all over Nor Cal to join us for an Chaperones needed. Therefore, I hope this Easter season you’ll spend as exciting 4-day training. much time reading Scripture each day or evangelizing as you do trying to remember grocery bags. Collectively we can then “save the planet” through changing our spiritual lives ... all while keeping our WHO: Entering Grades 7th, 8th & 9th WHO: Entering Grades 10th, 11th & 12th beaches free from the dreaded plastic bag. ❖ WHERE: Camp Cazadero WHERE: Cal Maritime, Vallejo, WHN: July 6th–10th WHEN: July 9th–12th COST: $395.00 per child COST: $295.00 per student HOW TO REGISTER: HOW TO REGISTER: Santa Rosa Diocese Youth Ministry Events Santa Rosa Diocese Youth Ministry Events

For more information please contact Liliana Torres at [email protected] or (707) 566-3371 Stephen Morris is diocesan director of Youth Ministry.

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