Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan shares a

light-hearted moment with members of the Ohkay

Owingeh Pueblo commu-nity prior to the ceremoni-al blessing of San Juan’s

new doors by artist Mr. Roberto Labadie and the bronze sculpture above the doors by Rev. Larry

Brito. Pictured L to R are: Deacon Michael Salazar,

Governor Marcelino Agu-ino, State Representative Nick Salazar, Archbishop

Sheehan, Deacon John Bird, Fr. Larry Brito,

John Bird III, Ethel Moral, Barbara Falcon.

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By sr. Mary ann Walsh, direCtor, Media relations, usCCB

WASHINGTON—”Lu-men Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”), the fi rst encyclical of Pope Francis, says that faith is like a light illumi-nating all of human exis-tence.

The encyclical, begun by Pope Benedict XVI, his successor Pope Francis said, was released by the Vatican July 5.

Dated June 29, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, “Lu-men Fidei,” considers the role of faith from the days of Abraham until modern times.

“The light of faith is unique, since it is capable of illuminating every as-pect of human existence,” the pope said. “A light this powerful cannot come from ourselves but from a more primordial source: in a word, it must come from God.”

Faith heralds the trans-forming power of belief in Jesus, said Pope Francis.

“Faith does not mere-

ly gaze at Jesus, but sees things as Jesus himself sees them, with his own eyes: it is a participation in his way of seeing,” the pope said.

Pope Francis offered his signature down-to-earth comparison.

“We trust the architect who builds our home, the pharmacist who gives us medicine for healing, the lawyer who defends us in court,” he said. “We also need somebody trust-worthy and knowledgeable where God is concerned. Jesus, the Son of God, is the one who makes God known to us.”

Pope Francis noted faith’s impact on the fam-ily, especially young peo-ple.

“Faith is no refuge for the fainthearted, but some-thing which enhances our lives,” Pope Francis said. “It makes us aware of a magnifi cent calling, the vo-cation of love. It assures us that this love is trustworthy and worth embracing, for it is based on God’s faithful-ness which is stronger than our every weakness.”

The pope also pointed out that faith provides per-spective in the search for truth, so that believers do not fall prey to great to-talitarian movements on one side and relativism on the other. He warned of “a massive amnesia in our contemporary world.”

“The question of truth is really a question of mem-

ory, deep memory, for it deals with something prior to ourselves and can suc-ceed in uniting us in a way that transcends our petty and limited individual con-sciousness. It is a question about the origin of all that is, in whose light we can glimpse the goal and thus the meaning of our com-mon path,” he said.

Pope Francis addressed several contemporary con-cerns, including the envi-ronment and development of people.

“Faith,” he said, “by re-vealing the love of God the Creator, enables us to respect nature all the more, and to discern in it a gram-mar written by the hand of God and a dwelling place entrusted to our protection and care.

“Faith also helps us to devise models of develop-ment which are based not simply on utility and prof-it, but consider creation as a gift for which we are all indebted; it teaches us to create just forms of gov-ernment, in the realization that authority comes from God and is meant for the service of the common good.”

He cited faith as a way to unity among peoples.

“Faith likewise offers the possibility of forgiveness, which so often demands time and effort, patience and commitment. Forgive-ness is possible once we discover that goodness is always prior to and more powerful than evil, and that the word with which God affi rms our life is deeper than our every de-nial. From a purely anthro-pological standpoint, uni-ty is superior to confl ict; rather than avoiding con-fl ict, we need to confront it in an effort to resolve and move beyond it, to make it a link in a chain, as art of a progress toward unity.”

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions FOR AUGUST 2013General: That parents and teachers may help the new generati ons to grow up with a upright conscience and a consistent life. Missionary: That the parti cular Churches of the African conti nent, faithful to the Gospel proclamati on, may pro-mote the building of peace and justi ce.Asia. That throughout Asia doors may be open to mes-sengers of the Gospel.

Pope Francis’ First Encyclical Emphasizes Life-Changing Faith

‘Lumen Fidei’ says faith like a light illuminating all of human existenceFaith lets us see like Jesus, pope says

Faith not for the fainthearted, says Pope Francis

This English edition of “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”), the fi rst encyclical from Pope Francis, is being published by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The edition is due out by July 23 and can be ordered in single issues or in quantities fr om www.usccbpublishing.org. (CNS photo/courtesy of USCCB) (July 9, 2013)

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This was my homily for the La Conquistadora Novena Mass on Sun-

day, June 16, 2013 at the Ca-thedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe.

Dear friends in Christ, we return Our Lady of Peace, La Conquistadora, to her chapel and her Cathedral Basilica as we close the historic novena in her honor. She is indeed a sym-bol of our strong Catholic faith and the City of Faith.

Today’s readings are pow-erful ones that speak of God’s forgiveness of sin. In the Old Testament reading from Second

Samuel, the Prophet Nathan, in the name of Yahweh, confronts King David because of his ter-rible sins. David wanted the wife of Uriah the Hittite and committed adultery with her. In order to cover up his sin he had Uriah killed in battle and then took Bathsheba for him-self. The sins of adultery and murder. David admits it, “I have sinned against God”, he said. Nathan said that God had forgiven him but that his off-spring will always have to deal with the sword. God forgives him and he becomes one of the greatest leaders of the Jewish people. It was he who we be-lieve wrote the Psalms that we pray every day from the Old Testament.

The Gospel of Luke also has the story of God forgiving the woman. There was a woman known to be a sinful woman in the city. She was probably a prostitute. She washes Jesus’ feet with her tears and dries them with her hair and anoints his feet with oil. The Pharisee who Jesus was visiting was up-set because he said that if Jesus

was a holy man he would know the type of woman that was touching him. But Jesus cor-rected the Pharisee and pointed out that she had shown him the hospitality that he, himself, had failed to provide visitors, com-ing to one’s home. He turned to the woman and says, “Your sins are forgiven, your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

Both readings deal with sex-ual sin. David’s adultery lead-ing to murder; and the sin of the woman as a prostitute. God forgives them both. What has this have to do with us here in Santa Fe? A lot! We live in a sexually permissive world that seems so comfortable with co-habitation, adultery and same-sex relations.

The teaching of the church is very clear, even though some Catholics may fi nd it diffi cult to accept. First of all, our sex-uality is a great gift from God, a great blessing. Second it is to be used in marriage – only. The sexual act belongs in that insti-tution of marriage – of one man and one woman, not two men or two women despite what

changes public opinion might be. Homosexual relations are seriously sinful just as hetero sexual relations are serious-ly sinful, outside of marriage. Adultery is breaking the cove-nant of marriage as David did and is seriously sinful. So too are masturbation and internet porn which is so demeaning and addicting.

In our sexually permissive society, where moral values have dropped so badly we are tempted more toward sexual sin perhaps, than in the past. Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, not a play pen!

So what should we do? Well, to be people of prayer fi rst of all – to pray for the purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of other decent people. St. Paul’s reading to the Galatians today says we must let Christ live in us. We must see the face of Christ in others, not just an-other sexual object to seek out. Confession -of course. I would rather get rid of sin by absolu-tion in confession than by ratio-nalization – that’s saying what I want to do sexually isn’t a sin at

all. We Catholics have a great blessing in this sacrament of confession. We should use it faithfully and with joy.

There should be no confu-sion about the teachings of the church or about what I have just said. Jesus promised to be with his church forever and to protect the teaching author-ity of the pope and bishops in accord with the Bible and tra-dition. The teaching is clear, even if hard for some. Confes-sion is always available!

So we ask Our Lady of Peace, La Conquistadora, to help us follow the teachings of her Son, Jesus, and His church the best that we can. We seek to have Christ live within us and to be free of guilt and to live with a clear conscience. Christ’s peace and our Lady’s purity be with you all.

Sincerely yours in the Risen Lord,

Most Rev. Michael J. SheehanArchbishop of Santa Fe

David, the Prostitute and ForgivenessBy Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan, Archbishop of Santa Fe

Esta fue la homilía de la Misa de la Novena a la Conquistadora del do-

mingo 16 de junio del 2013 en la Catedral Basílica de San Francisco de Asís, en Santa Fe.

Queridos amigos en Cris-to, regresamos a Nuestra Señora de la Paz, La Conquis-tadora, a su capilla y Catedral Basílica y damos por termina-da la Novena histórica en su honor. Ella es sin duda un sím-bolo de nuestra ciudad de fe y de nuestra fuerte fe católica.

Las lecturas de hoy son poderosas ya que hablan del perdón de Dios por el pecado. En la lectura del Antiguo Tes-tamento de Segunda de Sam-uel, el profeta Natán, en nom-bre del Señor, confronta al Rey David a causa de sus terribles pecados. David quería a la mu-

jer de Urías el hitita, y cometió adulterio con ella. Con el fi n de encubrir su pecado se ase-guró de que Urías muriera en la batalla y luego tomó a Betsabé para él. Pecados de adulterio y asesinato. David lo admite, “He pecado contra Dios”. Natán le dijo que Dios lo había perdonado, pero su descendencia tendría que lidi-ar siempre con la espada. Dios lo perdona y él se convierte en uno de los más grandes líderes del pueblo judío. Fue él quien creemos escribió los salmos del Antiguo Testamento que oramos cada día.

El Evangelio de Lucas tam-bién cuenta la historia de Dios perdonando a una mujer. Había una mujer en la ciudad que era conocida como pecadora. Probablemente era una prosti-tuta. Ella lavó los pies de Jesús

con sus lágrimas, los secó con sus cabellos y ungió sus pies con aceite. El fariseo que Jesús estaba visitando estaba moles-to porque pensaba que si Jesús era un hombre santo sabría el tipo de mujer que lo estaba to-cando. Pero Jesús corrigió al fariseo señalando que ella le había mostrado la hospitalidad que él mismo no había podido ofrecer a los visitantes que lle-gaban a su propio hogar. En-tonces se volvió hacia la mujer y le dijo: “Tus pecados te son perdonados, tu fe te ha salva-do. Vete en paz”.

Ambas lecturas tratan el pecado sexual. El adulterio de David que lleva al asesinato, y el pecado de la mujer como una prostituta. Dios perdona a ambos. ¿Qué tiene esto que ver con nosotros? ¿Aquí en Santa Fe? ¡Mucho! Vivimos en un

mundo sexualmente permisivo que parece tan cómodo con las uniones libres, el adulterio y las relaciones entre personas del mismo sexo.

La enseñanza de la Iglesia es muy clara, a pesar de que algunos católicos la pueden encontrar difícil de aceptar. En primer lugar, nuestra sexual-idad es un gran don de Dios, una gran bendición. En segun-do lugar, es para ser utilizada en el matrimonio solamente. El acto sexual pertenece a la institución del matrimonio - de un hombre y una mujer, no de dos hombres o de dos mujeres, a pesar de los cambios que la opinión pública pudiera tener.

Las relaciones homosex-uales son tan gravemente pe-caminosas como lo son las rel-aciones heterosexuales fuera del matrimonio. El adulterio

está rompiendo la alianza del matrimonio como lo hizo Da-vid, y esto es seriamente pe-caminoso. También lo son la masturbación y la pornografía en Internet que es tan degra-dante y adictiva.

En nuestra sociedad sexual-mente permisiva, donde los valores morales se han der-rumbado, tal vez estamos más tentados hacia el pecado sexu-al que en el pasado. ¡Nuestro cuerpo es el templo del Espíri-tu Santo, no un área de juegos!

Entonces, ¿qué debemos hacer? Bueno, en primer lu-gar, ser personas de oración - orar por que podamos tener la pureza de la Virgen María y de otras personas decentes. La lectura de San Pablo a los Gálatas hoy nos dice que debemos dejar que Cristo viva

David, La Prostituta y el PerdónArzobispo Michael J. Sheehan

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• Effective Wednesday, June 5, 2013 – Rev. Thomas Kayammakal, pastor at St. Rose of Lima in Santa Rosa previ-ously with the Congregation for the Oriental Church has been formally incardinated into the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. • Effective Friday, June 28, 2013 – Rev. Jon Alexander, OP, has been appointed as pastor at St. Joseph in Cerrillos and its two missions. Rev. Adam Lee Ortega y Ortiz will no longer serve as canonical pastor for this parish. • Effective Friday, June 28, 2013 – Deacon Gilbert R. Valdez currently assigned as parish life coordinator of St. Joseph in Cerrillos has been assigned to diaconal ministry at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Santa Fe, under the direction of the pastor, Rev. Tien-Tri Nguyen. • Effective Monday, July 1, 2013 – Rev. Scott Mansfi eld, currently assigned as parochial vicar at St. Thomas Aquinas in Rio Rancho has been assigned as pastor of the newly established St. John Vianney Parish in Rio Rancho. Rev. Mansfi eld will continue to reside at St. Thomas Aquinas in Rio Rancho where Rev Msgr. Douglas A. Raun is pastor. • Effective Friday, July 5, 2013 – Rev. Stephen Abaukaka has been assigned to hospital ministry under the direction of the director of Pastoral Outreach. Rev. Abaukaka will reside at St. Jude Thaddeus in Albuquerque where Rev. John Daniels is pastor until July 15, 2013 and then he will reside at Our Lady of the Annunciation in Albuquerque where Rev Msgr. Bennett J. Voorhies is pastor. • Effective Friday, July 5, 2013 – Rev. Dennis Dolter, SOLT currently assigned as pastor at Our Lady of Sorrows in La Joya has been assigned as pastor at St. Gertrude the Great in Mora and its missions.• Effective Friday, July 5, 2013 – Rev. Paul Grala, SOLT currently assigned as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Sorrows in La Joya has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Gertrude the Great in Mora and its missions under the direction of the pastor, Rev. Dennis Dolter, SOLT.• Effective Friday, July 5, 2013 – Deacon Mark Leonard currently assigned to diaconal ministry at San Clemente in Los Lunas has been assigned temporarily as parish life coordinator at Our Lady of Sorrows in La Joya under the direction of the canonical pastor, Very Rev. James Marshall.• Effective Monday, July 15, 2013- Rev. Steven Sanchez will be assigned part-time to Hospital Ministry under the direction of the director of Pastoral Outreach. • Effective Wednesday, July 31, 2013 – Rev. Kevin Niehoff, OP currently assigned as adjutant judicial vicar for the Tribunal has been reassigned by the Dominican Province to the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan. • Effective Friday, August 2, 2013 – Rev. Sean M. Garrity, CSB has been appointed as pastor at St. Francis Xavier in Albuquerque. Rev. Gabriel Paredes will no longer serve as canonical pastor for this parish. • Effective Friday, August 2, 2013 – Deacon Leroy Sanchez currently assigned as parish life coordinator of St. Fran-cis Xavier in Albuquerque has been assigned to diaconal ministry at St. Thomas Aquinas in Rio Rancho, under the direction of the pastor, Rev Msgr. Douglas A. Raun.• Effective Saturday, August 3, 2013 – Rev. James Sanchez, SOLT currently assigned as pastor at St. Gertrude the Great in Mora has been assigned as pastor at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Abiquiu and its missions.• Effective Saturday, August 3, 2013 – Rev. Donatus Onyeke CSSp currently assigned as pastor at St. Thomas the Apostle in Abiquiu has been assigned to hospital ministry as a direct employee of Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe. Rev. Onyeke will reside at St. Anne’s Parish in Santa Fe where Rev. Leo Ortiz is pastor. • Effective Friday, September 6, 2013 – Rev. Joel O. Bugas currently assigned as pastor at St. Patrick in Chama, San Jose in Los Ojos and Santo Nino in Tierra Amarilla has been appointed as pastor at St. Francis Xavier in Clayton and its missions.• Effective Friday, September 6, 2013 – Rev. Scott McKee, currently assigned as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Belen in Belen has been appointed as pastor of St. Patrick in Chama, San Jose in Los Ojos and Santo Nino in Tierra Amarilla and their missions.• Effective Friday, September 6, 2013 – Rev. Rick Zerwas currently assigned as pastor at Church of the Incarnation in Rio Rancho has been appointed as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Fatima in Albuquerque under the direction of the Pastor, Msgr. Francis X. Eggert. • Effective Friday, September 6, 2013 – Rev. John Carney currently assigned as pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Los Alamos has been appointed as pastor at Church of the Incarnation in Rio Rancho.• Effective Friday, September 6, 2013 – Rev. Glennon Jones currently assigned as pastor of St. Francis Xavier in Clayton has been appointed as pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Los Alamos and its missions. He will no longer serve as dean as he will not be in the Northeast Deanery. • Effective Friday, September 6, 2013 – Very Rev. John Trambley has been appointed as dean of the Northeast Deanery. This is in addition to his present assignment as pastor of St. Patrick-St. Joseph in Raton.

Together We Will Reach Our Goal!

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Amount Received Parish Name/CityTeresa Gies $25.00Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary $370.00Our Lady of the Annunciation $505.00Immaculate Conception – Abq $280.00St. Joseph on the Rio Grande $480.00St. Anne – Santa Fe $1,000.00St John the Baptist – Santa Fe $500.00Our Lady of Guadalupe – Taos $1,348.00St. Bernadette - Abq $3,000.00St. Edwin – Abq $1,500.00Our Lady of Guadalupe – Clovis $2, 019.49Our Lady of Guadalupe – Peralta $4,000.00St. Thomas Aquinas – Rio Rancho $301.22St. John the Baptist – Ohkay Owingeh $10,000.00

Archbishop Sheehan has made the following assignments:

AUGUST12-13 === Catholic Mutual of Omaha Board Meeting, Omaha, NE 14 Wed 10:00 a.m. Executive Presbyteral Meeting, Catholic Center16 Fri 8:00 a.m. Archdiocesan Finance Council, Catholic Center 10:00 a.m. ACA 2014 Goal Setting, Catholic Center17 Sat 6:00 p.m. Native American Liturgy, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe19-26 === Vacation27 Tue 10:00 a.m. Jesuit Provincial, New Orleans Province, Catholic Center28 Wed 9:00 a.m. 100th Anniversary Mass, St. Augustine, Isleta Pueblo29-31 === Catholic Relief Services Visit, Dakar Senegal

SEPTEMBER1-4 === ======== Catholic Relief Services Visit, Dakar Senegal5-6 === ======== Province of Santa Fe Bishops & Superintendents Meeting, IHM Retreat Center7 Sat 5:30 p.m. 100th Anniversary Mass, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Albuquerque.8 Sun 9:30 a.m. Misa de La Fiestas, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Holy Cross, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe 8:00 p.m. Candlelight Procession to Cross of the Martyrs, Santa Fe9 Mon ======== Offi ce Appointments10 Tue 10:00 a.m. Presbyteral Council, Madonna Retreat Center, Albuquerque 2:00 p.m. Deans, Madonna Retreat Center, Albuquerque11-12 === Dedication of Cathedral, St. Petersburg, FL 13 Fri 5:30 p.m. Mass & Dinner, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, IHM Retreat Center, Santa Fe14 Sat ======== Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress, Albuquerque Convention Center15 Sun 11:00 a.m. Mass, Sr. Elena Carney OLVM Farewell, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Villanueva

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court decisions June 26 striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and refusing to rule on the merits of a challenge to California’s Proposition 8 mark a “tragic day for marriage and our na-tion,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, presi-dent of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Arch-bishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage.

The statement follows.“Today is a tragic day for

marriage and our nation. The Supreme Court has dealt a pro-found injustice to the Ameri-can people by striking down in part the federal Defense of

Marriage Act. The Court got it wrong. The federal gov-ernment ought to respect the truth that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, even where states fail to do so. The preservation of liber-ty and justice requires that all laws, federal and state, respect the truth, including the truth about marriage. It is also un-fortunate that the Court did not take the opportunity to uphold California’s Proposition 8 but instead decided not to rule on the matter. The common good of all, especially our children, depends upon a society that strives to uphold the truth of marriage. Now is the time to redouble our efforts in witness to this truth. These decisions are part of a public debate of great consequence. The future

of marriage and the well-being of our society hang in the bal-ance.

“Marriage is the only institu-tion that brings together a man and a woman for life, provid-ing any child who comes from their union with the secure foundation of a mother and a father.

“Our culture has taken for granted for far too long what human nature, experience, common sense, and God’s wise design all confirm: the difference between a man and a woman matters, and the dif-ference between a mom and a dad matters. While the culture has failed in many ways to be marriage-strengthening, this is no reason to give up. Now is the time to strengthen mar-riage, not redefine it.

“When Jesus taught about the meaning of marriage – the lifelong, exclusive union of husband and wife – he point-ed back to “the beginning” of God’s creation of the human person as male and female (see Matthew 19). In the face of the customs and laws of his time, Jesus taught an un-popular truth that everyone could understand. The truth of marriage endures, and we will continue to boldly proclaim it with confidence and charity.

“Now that the Supreme Court has issued its decisions, with renewed purpose we call upon all of our leaders and the people of this good nation to stand steadfastly together in promoting and defending the unique meaning of marriage: one man, one woman, for life. We also ask for prayers as the Court’s decisions are reviewed and their implications further clarified.”

Supreme Court Decisions on Marriage: ‘Tragic Day for Marriage and our Nation,’ State U.S. Bishops

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - I am not surprised, but I am deeply disappointed regard-ing today’s Supreme Court

ruling to strike down the Federal Defense of Marriage Act and failure to support California’s Proposition 8.

As a result, the definition

of Marriage has radically changed. The repercussions of the Court’s decision will prove to be very difficult for our society and family law.

We respect all our brothers and sisters regardless of sex-ual identity.

However, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe will continue to

uphold and defend the Bib-lical definition of marriage (Matthew 19:4), the sole union between one man and one woman.

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan on the Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage

We are very grateful for your check for $59,118.10 for the 2013 Good Friday Col-lection for the Holy Land. We thank you in the name of Pope Francis, Fr. Pierbattis-ta Pizzaballa, Custos, and all the Franciscans in the Holy Land. Your generosity will directly help the Christians in the Holy Land itself and in adjoining countries like Syria (where the Franciscans serve). We thank you in the name of all the Christians and in the name of the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from all over the world who come to pray at the shrines made holy by Jesus and his mother. Without your financial help the friars would not be able to care for the needy and all the shrines.

Leonard Cardinal Sandi, Prefect of the Congregation of Eastern Churches, in his let-ter of February 8, 2013 gives a good summary. The Good Friday Collection “maintains the Holy Sites, as well as the communities that dwell there. Together with institutes of

men and women religious, the funds collected provide imme-diate relief to the catastrophic consequences of war and oth-er emergencies. Through a qualified network of pastoral, educational and health care specialists, these resources come to the aid of families, of-ten saving lives that have been rejected: the old, the sick, and the disabled. In addition, aid is provided to those without work and to youth in search of a brighter future. In every case, the collection seeks to build up human rights, espe-cially the right to religious liberty. To this one must add the praiseworthy ecumeni-cal and inter-religious effort, which requires stemming the incessant exodus of Christian faithful from their motherland and the accompaniment of the displaced and the refugees.”

Again, thank you personally for supporting the collection. Please continue your prayers for the suffering Christians in the Middle East. May you and your people be richly blessed for your generosity.

People demonstrate outside the Supreme Court building in Washington in this photo from late March, when the court heard oral arguments in two same-sex marriage cases. The court ruled as unconstitutional the federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, in a 5-4 decision issued June 26. In a separate case, the court sent back to lower courts a challenge to California’s Proposition 8, the voter-approved initiative barring same-sex marriage. (CNS photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec)

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By Cindy Wooden

CatholiC neWs serviCe

(CNS) -- From his person-al prayer life and spirituality to the role of women in the church and the pastoral care

of the divorced, Pope Francis responded to several questions about church teaching and ministry July 28 when he met reporters on his flight from Rio de Janeiro to Rome.

On the possibility of the

Catholic Church ordaining women priests, Pope Francis said, “the church has spoken and said, ‘no,’” and the form in which Blessed John Paul II declared that was “a definitive formula.” Blessed John Paul

said that because Jesus chose only men as his disciples, the church was not able to ordain women.

However, Pope Francis said, the Catholic Church still has far to go in developing a real theology that explains the importance of women in the church and how it would be impossible for the church to live up to its role as mother and bride without the contri-bution of women.

“It is not enough to have altar girls, women readers or women as the president of Caritas,” he said. “Women in the church are more important than bishops and priests,” just like “Mary is more important than the apostles.”

Asked about any possibility that the Catholic Church would begin to allow Catholics who have been divorced and remar-ried only civilly to receive the sacraments, Pope Francis said he wanted to make it clear that divorced Catholics can receive the sacraments. The problems begin when they marry a sec-ond time without having their first union annulled.

He said the annulment pro-cess needs to be reformed and streamlined, but even more im-portantly the Catholic Church needs to get serious about developing a comprehensive pastoral program for the fam-ily, and that was one topic he planned to discuss Oct. 1-3 with the commission of eight cardinals he named to advise him on the reform of the Ro-man Curia and other important matters.

The late Cardinal Antonio Quarracino, his predecessor as archbishop of Buenos Aires, used to say that he thought half

the Catholic marriages in the world could be annulled be-cause people marry “without maturity, without understand-ing it was for one’s entire life or because it seemed socially necessary,” the pope said.

Pope Francis also mentioned the practice of the Orthodox churches that allow a second marriage -- what he called “a second chance” -- in some cas-es, giving the impression that the Catholic practice could un-dergo modification.

Asked about why he speaks so frequently about God’s mercy, he said, “I think this is a time for mercy,” particularly a time when the church must go out of its way to be merci-ful given the “not-so-beautiful witness of some priests” and “the problem of clericalism, for example, which have left so many wounds, so many wounded. The church, which is mother, must go and heal those wounds.”

“If the Lord never tires of forgiving us, we have no other choice but to do the same,” he said. Pope Francis told the re-porters that in the Gospel sto-ry of the Prodigal Son, when the young man returned after squandering his inheritance, “his father didn’t sit him down and say, ‘How did you spend the money?’ but he threw a party.”

And, the pope said, the fa-ther “didn’t just wait for his son, he went out to look for him.”

A Brazilian journalist asked Pope Francis why he did not speak out during his trip against proposals to liberalize Brazil’s abortion laws and to legalize gay marriage.

See POPE on page 16

Call for Businesses, Churches, Unions, Private Citizens to Reduce Inequality

Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, USCCB Chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human De-velopment cites rampant income inequality in the midst of uneven economic recovery. Bishop Blaire urges bold action to create a just economy with jobs that provide a living wage and calls for increased minimum wage, immigration reform, end to wage theft. The 2013 Labor Day Statement will be available online: www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/labor-employ-ment/labor-day-archives.cfm on September 2, 2013”

Pope Discusses Women in the Church, Divorce, His Own Spirituality

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The 2013 Archbishop’s School Fund Dinner will take place on Friday, October 11, at 6:00 p.m. at the Hotel Albuquerque near Old Town. This annual event raises funds to assist low income students attend Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Two men born in New Mexico, one in Dixon and the other in Santa Cruz, will play major parts in the event.

Al Hurricane, born in Dixon, has per-formed with music legends Buddy Holly, Marvin Gay and Chubby Checker to name a few. Through the years, Al Hurricane has been called “La Leyenda” or the Legend of New Mexico Spanish Music. Perhaps the nickname that most of his fans know him is simply “The Godfather of New Mex-ico Hispano Music.” He has earned both nicknames because of his enormous con-tributions to New Mexico’s Spanish music scene and for bringing the state’s unique Spanish style of music to new generations of listeners He has inspired younger gen-erations of Hispano musicians to keep our local Spanish music alive. His birth name is Albert Sanchez but was given the nick-name of “Hurricane” by his mother, Ben-ny Sanchez, when he was a youngster. Al keeps busy performing several live shows a year both in New Mexico and out of State with his son, Al Hurricane, Jr. During the

dinner, Al will share his life story and how his Catholic faith has impacted his life.

Felix Lopez, born in Santa Cruz, is part of the older generation that was instrumen-tal in preserving the tradition of the sante-ro in northern New Mexico during the late 1960s and 1970s. Felix is one of the most accomplished artists of his generation, a teacher of this art form and an inspiration to the generations who have followed him. He was awarded the Archbishop’s Spanish Market Award twice, 1966 and 2000. His son Joseph Lopez, an accomplished artist in his own right, received the same Award in 2012. Felix’s artwork is in the permanent collection of numerous museums, church-es and private collections; such as Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz, Santuario de Chimayo, Museum of Spanish Colonial Art and the Museum of International Folk Art both in Santa Fe; Regis University in Den-ver; Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC; and at the Monastery of the Hijos de La Sagrada Familia, in Barce-lona, Spain. Felix is donating a major art piece to be featured during the live auction.

Don’t wait – make your reservations to-day using the reservation form provided – or call 505.831.8120 to reserve your tickets and ask for an invoice payable by October 1, 2013.

Two Local Legends to Assist Archbishop Sheehan Everyone is Invited to Participate!

2013 Archbishop’s School Fund DinnerTickeT ReseRvaTion

Friday, October 11, 2013, 6:00 p.m.Hotel Albuquerque

q We will purchase ____ Table(s) for 10 people at a cost of $1,250 each.

q We will purchase ____ Tickets cost of $125 each

q We cannot attend this year. Enclosed is a check in the amount of $_____________ for the School Fund.

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Please mail with check to:Archbishop’s School Fund Dinner

4000 St. Joseph Place NW,Albuquerque, NM 87120

By Carl Beyer & Parishioners of st. John vianney

After attending Mass for years in St. Thomas Aquinas’ cry room and then going to many Masses around Albuquerque, we immediately found a home in this small church commu-nity currently meeting for Masses in a school cafeteria. Because my eldest was a student there when Colinas del Norte opened and spent seven years there, we were very familiar with the school. It was not long before our fam-ily was setting up and taking down the

chairs for Mass. One of my favorite parts was transforming the stage into an altar. We had a portable altar to set up and then put up St. John Vianney’s picture and, when a priest came, we had a church. I imagine that is how the first Christian churches were. Fif-teen minutes after Mass, the space was again a cafeteria.

In 2002, our church moved to St. Thomas Aquinas School’s chapel. This is where my two youngest were attend-ing school and again it seemed like a natural move. We had pews and a per-manent altar.

In October 2005, we published our first bulletin. Starting with a single sheet, it has grown to our present four pages with the evolution of our parish. It will now be our only bulletin, no longer an insert along with our Mother Church’s bulletin, which will further signify our transformation.

Along the way, we started a capital campaign. Talk was about the eight acres over near Colinas del Norte School where we were going to build a multipurpose building to serve as our church. Thanks to the many tal-ented parishioners who worked on it, the dream came true and in 2009 we moved into our present building.

In 2001, Mass attendance was ap-proximately 119 people. To date, there are approximately 914 who at-tend the weekly Mass. What a nice, steady growth we have had - at a pace at which we could make adjustments and take on more responsibilities as we could handle them.

And now, we are all grown up. We are our own parish. I am sure Fr. Scott Mansfield (our pastor) and our heads of ministries will still look to our Mother Church for advice and guidance, but the final decisions and path will be our own. I am sure we will stumble, fall and get back on our feet, but I know God smiles on this church whose com-munity we call home. St. John Vianney Parish will be a huge success.

I would like to thank all those who have worked so hard to see this day arrive. Many have given countless hours to serve their Lord by serving St. John Vianney Mission Church and are so appreciated. Even those who have done minor tasks are to be thanked for this; all is in God’s plan, each accord-ing to his talents and treasure.

Our journey is not ending as we be-come a parish. It is just the beginning, seeing God’s House on Earth come to fruition. God bless you ALL. Go forth and celebrate!

St. John Vianney Parish – Rio Rancho

Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan celebrates St. John Vianney’s first Mass with pastor, Rev. Scott McKey, newly ordained priest, Rev. Simon Carian and Very Rev. James Marshall, Dean of the Southwest Deanery.

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Prayer for voCations

God our Father, You made each of us to use our gifts in the Body of Christ.

We ask that You inspire young people whom You call to priesthood and consecrated life to courageously follow Your will.

Send workers into Your great harvest so that the Gospel is preached, the poor are served with love, the suffering are comforted, and Your people are strengthened by the sacraments.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Fr. Oren Key, S.J., and Fr. Ed-mundo Rodriguez, S.J., are two of 22 Jesuits of the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus who were honored at the 2013 Jesuit Jubilee in a Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Church in New Orleans.

Fr. Key, who celebrates 60 years in the priesthood, is asso-ciate pastor of Immaculate Con-ception Church in Albuquerque. He is originally from El Paso, TX. After entering the Society, he studied philosophy at Spring Hill College, where he also earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Spring Hill College, followed by a Licentiate of Sacred The-ology from St. Mary’s College. He earned a master’s degree in Spanish from the University of Madrid, followed by a doctoral degree in Spanish from the Uni-versity of New Mexico. He com-pleted regency at Spring Hill Col-lege and at Jesuit High School of New Orleans. After ordination, he served as an instructor of religion at Spring Hill College, a teacher of Spanish and mathematics at Je-suit High School of New Orleans, and as a teacher of French and Spanish at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston. In 1976, he began nine years of missionary work directing retreats and teach-

ing theology in Paraguay and Chile. He returned to the prov-ince and served as pastor of Holy Family Church in Vernon, TX, before his current assignment as associate pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Albuquer-que.

Fr. Rodriguez celebrates 60 years in the Society of Jesus. A native of El Paso, TX, he was pastor of Immaculate Concep-tion Church in Albuquerque from 2000-2008. After entering the So-ciety of Jesus, he earned bachelor and master degrees from Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL, and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from St. Mary’s College. He also studied romance languages at the University of Texas at Austin. Be-fore his ordination, he taught at Jesuit High School in Tampa and New Orleans, and afterward he began 12 years of pastoral work at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in San Antonio. He was appoint-ed as the provincial’s assistant for pastoral and international apos-tolates for several years. From 1983-1989 he served as provin-cial of the New Orleans Province. Afterward, Fr. Rodriguez was the academic dean at Holy Trin-ity Seminary in Irving, Texas, director of the Jesuit Spirituality Center at St. Charles College in

Grand Coteau, La., associate pas-tor of St. Rita Church in Dallas, and pastor of Immaculate Con-ception Church in Albuquerque. He is currently a retreat and spiri-tual director at Montserrat Retreat House in Lake Dallas, TX.

By sr. orlanda leyBa, oP

Fifty years of a graced journey with the Domini-can Sisters of Grand Rap-ids, MI. Why did God select me, Edna Leyba, in the delightful village of Peñasco, to discard all my exciting future plans, and direct me into the un-known and definitely un-bidden? Leaving family and friends, I gave God a chance to prove this was all a mistake, and some-where during these 50 years, I’ve come to the humble realization that God actually does know best! For in all these years, I have been blessed and graced beyond my wildest imaginings. I finished my BA at Aquinas College and MA at the Universi-ty of Michigan, using my gifts and talents to serve as a teacher (grade, mid-dle, high school) and a principal (grade and mid-dle school) all in Michi-

gan.In hindsight, I now

know the Holy Spirit had prepared me for this graced journey by be-ing immersed in the faith community of St. Antho-ny and the fervent faith of my parents, Flavio and Sofia Leyba. What a gift! Yes, my call to Religious Life came as an unwel-come surprise, but the biggest surprise was to be the profound and graced impact that surrendering to my loving and gener-ous God would be.

Two Jesuits Celebrate 60 Years in the Priesthood and Society of Jesus

Fr. Oren Key, S.J.

Fr. Edmundo Rodriguez, S.J.

Golden Jubilee

Congratulations to Dillon Chitto (left) who graduated from the Pon-tifical College Josephinum and James DeOreo (right) who recently graduated “cum laude” from the University of Notre Dame. James will be attending Mount St. Mary’s Seminary as a first year theolo-gian this fall.

Taken from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Hand-book for Ecumenical and inter-religious Affairs 2009:

Ecumenism does not seek unity through com-promising doctrine. The Sacred Council states that “it is essential that the doctrine be clearly pre-sented in its entirety” (UR, no. 11). The council considers the Apostolic Church to be the primary means of unity given us by Christ. For Catholics to give partial expression of the truth as the Holy Spirit has guided the church to grasp would be harmful to the very unity we seek, not to mention to all believers.

Even though the council acknowledges that “many of the significant elements and endow-ments which go together to build the church it-self can exist outside the visible boundaries of the Catholic Church — the written word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, charity along with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit” (UR, no. 3) it also teaches that we must bring to the ecumen-

ical dialogue the integrity of our own doctrine to the edification of fellow Christians.

Such integrity calls us to explain the church’s doctrine “more profoundly and precisely, and in such a way and in such terms as our separated brethren can also really understand it” (UR, no. 11). This may entail reform and renewal of the mode of communicating the Catholic teaching, but should not entail altering the substance of the faith itself (UR, no. 6). Catholics should also be reminded that “in Catholic doctrine there exists a ‘hierarchy’ of truths, since they vary in their rela-tion to the fundamental Christian faith”

(UR, no. 11). The Ecumenical and Inter-religious Commis-

sion of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe is dedicated to enabling Catholics throughout the Archdio-cese to respond faithfully to Christ’s Call for uni-ty. This article represents the tenth in an on-going series of frequently asked questions related to ec-umenism and inter-religious relations.

ecumenism 101 Does Ecumenism Mean Weakening or Diluting Catholic Doctrine?

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The Marian Day and second anniversary of the installation of

the Vietnamese Lady of La Vang statue in Chimayo will be celebrated on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at noon at the Santuario de Chimayo, Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico. This celebra-tion takes place annually on the last Sunday of August.

The Holy Mass will be presided over by Abbot Philip Lawrence, O.S.B. Monastery of Christ in the Desert, with U.S. and Viet-namese priests. The liturgy will be celebrated accord-ing to Vietnamese tradition, in accord with the Santuario de Chimayo and the Monas-tery of Christ in the Desert.

For the glorifi cation of Our Lady of La Vang, all priests, religious and Viet-namese compatriots are cordially invited to partici-pate.

Catholic Charities held its annual Matthew 25 Giving Society Awards reception this summer. The Matthew 25 Giving Society is the result of Catholic Charities partnering with individuals or organiza-tions who give of their time and talent, and share a common belief in the responsibility to be of service to their neigh-bor. This collaboration furthers Catholic Charities’ mission to create hope for those in need by promoting self-suffi ciency, strengthening families, fi ghting poverty and building commu-nity.

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan referred to Catholic Charities as “The Jewel of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe” and presented the Hands of the Holy Spirit honorees with a hand-carved Santo of St. Francis of Assisi. These faithful partners often went beyond what was expected and did so without seeking acknowledgement of their activities. This year’s re-cipients included Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish and School, Ms. Thelma N. Dome-nici, and Mr. Bill McHugh.

Amy McCarty, Our Lady of the Annunciation Vice-Princi-pal, accepted the award on be-half of the parish and school which supported Catholic Charities this year through an amazing and diverse display of outreach.

Thelma Domenici is a known advocate and strong supporter who generously shares her vibrant leadership skills and business experience with Catholic Charities.

Bill McHugh was recog-nized for his selfl ess acts of

kindness. He volunteers as a Conversation Partner, practic-ing English with refugees, and provides consistent and reliable transportation in our Senior Transportation Program.

Also presented were The Si-mon of Cyrene Awards. Just as Simon of Cyrene carried the cross after Jesus fell on the road to His crucifi xion, this award recognizes individuals who have helped Catholic Charities by stepping up and carrying some of the burdens faced in providing assistance to those in need. Five recipients repre-senting the fi ve Centers of Ex-cellence at Catholic Charities included: Will Steinsiek, Read-West - Center for Education

Opportunity; John Schmidt, New Mexico Human Service Department - Center for Ref-ugee Settlement and Support; Kathy Kenna, St. Vincent de Paul, Bernalillo - Center for Self-Suffi ciency and Hous-ing Assistance; Mary Woods, Catholic Radio - Center for Im-migration and Citizenship Le-gal Assistance; Robert Singer, The New Mexico Law Group, P.C. - Center for Community Involvement.

These individuals allowed the Holy Spirit to use their hands for charity. Catholic Charities is grateful and bless-ed by their kind and generous commitment to helping those in need.

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During Bishop Matthieu Nguyên Van Khôi visit to the USA, he informed us during a tour of the Catholic Center and prayer in the St. Francis/St. Jo-seph Chapel of the continued needs of the impoverished living in Viet Nam. Prior to his priesthood, he worked as a farmer amongst the poorest of the poor. Through this experience he became committed to raising funds to build a hospital (Immaculate Heart of Mary) in Quy Nhon to meet their great medical needs.

Vietnam has the fi fth largest Catholic population in Asia, after the Philippines, India, China and Indone-sia. The Diocese of Quy Nhon was fi rst established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Cochin in 1844 and was promoted as Diocese of Quy Nhon in 1960. Bishop Matthieu Nguyên Van Khôi became bishop in 2012 following Bishop Pierre Nguy�n So�n who was bishop from 1999-2012. The diocese covers an area of 16,200 km. By 2004, the diocese of Quy Nhon had about 62,520 believers (1.7% of the population), 70 priests and 36 par-ishes. Assumption Cathedral in Quy Nhon town has been assigned as the cathedral of the diocese.

Rev. Millan J. Garcia (retired) joined Bishop Mat-thieu at a festive dinner hosted by members of the La Vang Parish community.

Bishop Matthieu Nguyên Van Khôi, Diocese of Quy Nhon in Vietnam visited with Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan during his visit to New Mexico. Bishop Matthieu also visited his uncle, Mr. Cahn Nguyen, a revered member of Our Lady of La Vang Parish com-munity and other friends and family earlier in July.

Chimayo Celebrates Our Lady of La Vang

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By donna illerBrun, PrinCiPal, st. therese CatholiC sChool

In May, Archbishop Mi-chael J. Sheehan attended the 8th grade graduation and solar Energy Ground Breaking Cer-emony at St. Therese Catholic School. St. Therese School has been challenging students aca-demically since 1947. They continue with their role in feeding and clothing the poor, teaching children about social justice, how to grow fruits and vegetables, sustainability, and now on replacing their carbon footprint with solar panels. St. Therese Catholic School will become one of the fi rst Catho-lic Schools in the southwest to

go solar!In October of 2011, St.

Therese School hosted a solar symposium which included faith based organizations from around the city of Albuquerque. The purpose of the symposium was to show non-profi ts how to become better stewards of the environment, shrink their energy dependency on oil and fossil fuels, and using alterna-tive energy sources that are re-newable and sustainable.

With the advancement of technology, solar energy is be-coming more affordable and more reliable. St. Therese School will be adding 126 solar panels to the roof of the elementary school. These

panels will provide about 34 kW of energy, which will cov-er approximately 85% of the energy usage for the school. With those savings alone, the panels will pay for them-selves in about 10 years. That will create a savings of over $10,000.00 in electricity each year. Not only will the school be practicing what the church has been preaching about tak-ing care of the environment; they are also teaching stu-dents about alternative energy sources. CST (Consolidated Solar Technology) has created a curriculum to be used by the teachers to teach the students how solar energy is harnessed and used to relieve the burden

of our current reliance on coal burning power plants.

Now is the time to invest in our children and in our plan-et. We have been gifted with a world that can sustain us for hundreds of thousands of years. However, mankind’s behavior has led to the deple-tion of many of our natural re-sources. This generation has the knowledge and technology to slow that process and to use the many gifts that have been provided. The sun shines in New Mexico at least 330 days a year! It only makes sense to use that sunshine to produce energy. It is clean, it is renew-able and it is there for all of us

to use! We are teaching our students to be wise about their consumption and to make mor-al decisions as our future lead-ers. For more information on how you can help St. Therese Catholic School purchase their 126 solar panels, please go to the following website: http://www.stthereseabq.org/greenathon.html or log onto our website at www.sttherese-schoolabq.org and click on the Greenathon button.

St. Therese Catholic School is preparing the way for tomor-row’s leaders. Every one of us has the ability to make a differ-ence. Now is the time to step up and be the change!

By l-a GaBrielle salas, liturGiCal/Pastoral Ministries Coordinator

On October 4, 1953, in a pueblo-style building that stretched the entire length of the block between San Pedro and Arizona on Ross, a time-honored tradition of academic and religious ex-cellence began. In a formal installation ceremony on Oc-tober 3, Archbishop Byrne offi cially recognized Holy

Ghost Catholic School as a Roman Catholic establish-ment.

Consisting of six class-rooms, two offi ces and an assembly room, the school welcomed the fi rst religious sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary from Monroe, MI.

Sending children to Cath-olic school requires commit-ment. Parents often have to adjust their lives and their

CATHOLIC EDUCATIONArchbishop Sheehan Celebrates St. Therese Catholic School’s

Solar Energy Ground Breaking Ceremony

Holy Ghost Catholic School to celebrate

“60 years of Excellence”

See HoLY gHoSt on page 12

By Leo Rodgriguez, Advancement Director, Santo Niño Regional Catholic School, Santa Fe

Santo Niño Regional Cath-olic School provides the eight parishes of the Santa Fe area, including St. An-thony of Padua in Pecos, with exceptional education pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. Santo Niño celebrates the Holy Child and educates the whole child in a safe and Christ-centered Catho-lic tradition. Together with our families and parishes we promote a service-oriented Santo Niño lifestyle to sup-port our Santo Niño children, nuestro niño santos. Our ex-ceptional teachers immerse their students in: computers, math, science, reading and writing. Our award-winning school is an ideal education-al environment on the South side of Santa Fe with plenti-ful after-school sports (bas-ketball, swimming, wres-tling, dance, and cheer) and other extra-curricular activi-

ties (choir, guitar, and student council).

Parents considering en-rollment for their children should contact the school at 505.424.1766 or email sn-rcs@santonino.k12.nm.us to schedule an interview with our principal, Teri Vaisa. Tuition for pre-K (3 and 4 year olds) is $4,890. Tuition for kindergarten through 6th grade is $4,380. Tuition as-sistance is available. New to Santo Niño is Leo Rodri-guez, our new Advancement Director. Leo is a product of

Catholic education in San-ta Fe. He is responsible pri-marily for the fundraising to support Santo Niño. He welcomes parent, donor, and community involvement for our annual fundraising events beginning with the Santo Niño Fiesta on Sunday, October 13. Two-thousand raffl e tickets (for $100 each) are available to win: one $25,000, one $10,000, and fi ve $1,000 prizes. Leo can be contacted at lrodriguez@santonino.k12.nm.us or at 505.554.9810.

Santo Niño Continues the Catholic Tradition in the City of Holy Faith

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By louise davis and veroniCa leWis, MeMBers, arChdioCese of santa fe afriCan aMeriCan CatholiC CoMMunity

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe African American Cath-olic Community (AACC) awarded four Fr. Rollins Lambert Scholarships for a total of $9,000 at our April Mass to Maryah Burrell of San Felipe de Neri Catholic School, LaNiah and Lionel Bolden Jr. of Holy Ghost Catholic School and Adri-anna Cross of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School.

The Fr. Rollins Lambert Scholarship is awarded annually to Catholic and non-Catholic African Amer-ican students, grades K-8 who are enrolled or planning to enroll in a Catholic ele-

mentary school in the Arch-diocese of Santa Fe. The need-based award covers a portion of tuition. Since its inception in 2010, the AACC Scholarship Committee has awarded 16 scholarships to-gether totaling $27,500.00 to African-American chil-dren in need. A portion of the collections at our fi ve AACC Masses during the year as well as a grant from the Black and Indian Mis-sions Offi ce, founded by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, help fund our scholarships.

The Black and Indian Mis-sion Offi ce began its annual USCCB collection in all par-ishes across the U.S. in 1887 to raise funds serve Native American and African Amer-ican communities. A collec-tion for the Black and Indian

Mission occurs in March of each year. Since then, the generosity of the people of God allows the Black and Indian Mission Offi ce to give grants to dioceses like the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and others across the country to operate schools, parishes, and other missionary ser-vices that build the Body of Christ in Native American and Black Catholic commu-nities.

To make a donation to the local Archdiocese of Santa Fe AACC Fr. Rollins Lambert Scholarship fund, contact Brenda Dabney, 505.836.3627. For more in-formation and applications for the AACC Fr. Rollins Lambert Scholarship, please visit any Catholic elementary school offi ce in the Archdio-cese.

By denise PoaGe, seCretary, st. Pius X, fine arts Boosters

St. Pius X High School is well known for its academic excellence. One of St. Pius X High School’s gems is not quite as well known. That is the fi ne arts department and the talented students who polish their artistic skills while attend-ing high school.

The 2012-13 school year was busy and productive for the performing arts students at St. Pius. Two theater productions were staged this year, Our Town and Steele Magnolias, under the direction of Ms. Esperanza Plath. These productions not only involve students who act on stage, but also students who design and construct the stage set, and students who operate lighting and sound during the show. St. Pius theater produc-tions are open to the public and are a wonderful opportunity to experience live theater.

St. Cecilia Hall on the St. Pius campus is also a place to experience live musical per-formances. Students have the opportunity to be a part of women’s choir, mixed choir, orchestra, band and jazz en-semble. In April, band and

orchestra director, Mr. Keith Jordan and choir instructor, Mr. John Reith, traveled with a group of students to compete at the Heritage Music Festival in Chicago. The choir and band both received silver awards and the orchestra a bronze award. Out of 600 musicians at the festival, Ashley Peck, Areyan Stocks-Gonzales and Devon Poage received awards for out-standing solo performances. Musical concerts at St. Pius are free and open to the pub-lic. The Christmas concert is always a favorite, with a lumi-naria lit stroll through the cam-pus prior to the concert.

Also in December is the St. Pius X Christmas craft show, which benefi ts the fi ne arts de-partment. There is no charge to attend this juried-craft show, with over 150 vendors, a silent auction, bake sale and delicious New Mexico food. This year’s show will be December 14 from 9a-3p in the SPX Gym.

Save these dates and make St. Pius X High School a place to enjoy performing arts and support Catholic high school students. (Visit www.saintpi-usx.com or call 505.831.8400 for more information and de-tails).

Aquinas Newman Center is the college student’s home away from home! Serving UNM, Newman is a center of faith, fun and friends. Working hand in hand with Dominican priests, brothers, and staff, our student leaders offer a multi-tude of programs and activi-ties. Campus ministry’s pro-grams and activities include: student Mass every Sunday at 5pm followed by a free meal, fall/spring retreats, liturgy par-ticipation, a spring break ser-vice trip, candle light Masses, dances, and social events. The start of the new school year

means campus ministry has plenty of events planned for the year! For the fi rst week of classes campus ministry holds Welcome Back Week events. These events are opportunities for new and returning students to meet each other and the new Peer Campus Ministers. Wel-come Back Week closes on August 25th with the fi rst stu-dent Mass of the year. Join us for Mass on the Grass outside of UNM’s Alumni Chapel. For more information or any ques-tions about campus ministry or the Newman Center in general call 505.247.1094.

CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAll the World’s a Stage at

St. Pius X High SchoolArchdiocese of Santa Fe African American

Catholic Community Recognizes 2013 Fr. Rollins Lambert Scholarship Awardees!

2013 AACC scholarship recipients: Left to right: Maryah Burrell of San Felipe de Neri Catholic School, LaNiah and Lionel Bolden Jr. of Holy Ghost Catholic School and Adrianna Cross of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School. Behind the children are pictured Msgr. Raymond East of Washington DC and Deacon Leon Jones of Ascension Parish, Albuquerque, NM.

Campus Ministry at the University of New Mexico

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incomes – even to the extent of great sacrifi ce -- so as to provide their children with a Catholic education. In turn, the school is obliged to meet the academic and religious expectations of parents.

Holy Ghost Catholic School not only meets, but exceeds all expectations. In 2009, the school received the presti-gious “Blue Ribbon Award” for excellence in education from the U.S. Department of Education, the only Catholic school in New Mexico to earn this honor.

Coupled with their dedica-tion to academic excellence

and religious education, the HGCS staff instills in students a commitment of service to others. In 2012-2013, students performed over 8,000 docu-mented hours of service in the parish, school, and greater Al-buquerque community.

One of the most notable service commitments is the school’s annual “Make a Difference Day” headed by teacher David Tichnell. Chil-dren and parents come togeth-er for an entire day to clean, repair, paint and plant in the school and church buildings and yards.

In following the teachings

of the Catholic Church, stu-dents are also taught respect for all of God’s creation through the “Caring for Cre-ation Program” headed by Coordinator Michaela Bruzz-ese. They learn to appreciate the tenuousness of our natu-ral resources, how to be less wasteful and how to be satis-fi ed with fewer material pos-sessions.

Under the tutelage of Music Director Hannah Lind Albers, music students have been asked to perform at Kirkland Air Force Base events as well as Albuquerque community events. Students have even

performed at Carnegie Hall and in National Children’s Choirs.

A much anticipated event is the eighth-grade spon-sored annual “Veteran’s Day Salute.” Supervised by Vice Principal Sr. Mary Houlihan O.P., the program begins with Mass followed by a special program in Fr. Bulman Hall. Past prominent guest speakers include: U.S. Air Force Colo-nels Walter J. Lindsley and Clarence “CJ” Johnson.

As with any Catholic insti-tution, dedicated faith-fi lled leadership is paramount to success. Leadership at HGCS

begins with hands-on support from the pastor, Rev. Mark A. Schultz. A great deal of the school’s success is attributed to Principal Dr. Noreen Co-peland and her exceptional staff; not to mention parents, students and volunteers.

In honor of their 60th anni-versary, Holy Ghost Catholic School will host an evening of scrumptious food, games and fun on Saturday, Septem-ber 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. on the parish property. All are invit-ed to attend this special “Cel-ebration of Excellence.” For more information please call the school at 505.256.1563.

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On Sunday, June 23, 2013, San Juan Bau-tista Parish celebrat-

ed two signifi cant historical events: 415 years of the par-ish’s existence; and, 100 years since the current church was built.

San Juan Bautista Parish, located at 185 Popaye Ave, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo (for-merly known as San Juan Pueblo), was the fi rst and is the oldest, parish established in the United States. The parish was founded by the Spanish Franciscan Friars in 1598. San Juan is the oldest center of Christianity in the Southwest region of the USA. Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo is the site of New Mexico’s fi rst capitol, established in 1598 by Juan De Oñate.

San Juan parish is a robust community today. Fr. Lar-ry Brito, pastor, along with Fr. Denis Kaggwa, parochial vicar, minister Sunday Mass to an average of 1,159 parish-ioners. The parish ministers to seven smaller churches in the neighboring communities. Over 500 people have com-mitted to spend an hour with our Lord each week. The parish has a bountiful number

of talented members who par-ticipate in an array of choirs: a Tewa women’s choir, sing-ing in the native language of Tewa; a Spanish choir; a con-temporary choir; and a men’s and a women’s Gregorian chant choir. There are over 400 youth enrolled in the reli-gion education programs.

San Juan Bautista is re-splendent with a magnifi cent patrimony. Pictured here are a few of the parish treasures. The San Juan community in-vites all to visit and experi-ence a journey of faith like no other.

St. John the Baptist Parish, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo

On September 9, 1598, the Franciscan Friars who came with Oñate were sent to var-ious areas in New Mexico to establish missions and evan-gelize the Pueblo people. Fray Alonso Martínez, commissary of the group, stayed at San Juan Pueblo and established the mission there. During the 1680 revolt, the mission at the Pueblo of San Juan along with other missions of New Mex-ico, were destroyed. With the return of the Spanish in

1692-93 many of the missions were re-established, and ear-ly records indicate that Fray Geronimo Prieto was sent to San Juan in 1695. Parish reg-isters, however, do not begin until 1726; the fi rst entries are signed by Fray Francisco An-tonio Pérez.

In 1889, Fr. Camille Seux, who served as pastor from 1868 to 1922, built a small chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes directly across the road from the church; that chapel has been designated as an offi cial shrine of the Arch-diocese of Santa Fe, the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. Fr. Seux built the present church of San Juan Bautista in San Juan Pueblo in 1913, bearing the expenses for it himself because he wanted to build a church similar to those in his native France. The building replaced an eighteenth centu-ry adobe which was dynamit-ed before the new church was built. Fr. Suex is buried at the Lourdes chapel.

A new parish hall and par-ish center was started by Fr. Joseph E. LaVoie, pastor, in 1997 and was blessed by Archbishop Sheehan on Sun-day, February 22, 1998.

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Sagrada Familia Mission Church, Los Luceros, NMSan Diego Mission Church, Tesuque Pueblo, NMSan Idelfonso Mission Church, San Idelfonso Mission, NMSanta Clara Mission Church, Santa Clara Pueblo, NMSt. Anne Mission Church, Alcalde, NMSan Antonio Mission Church, Alcalde, NMSan Francisco Mission Church, Estaca, NMSan Miguel Mission Church, Ranchitos, NMSan Palo Mission Church, Chamita, NMSan Raphael Mission Church, El Guique, NM

Rev. Larry Brito, Pastor of San Juan Bautista greets young parishioner during historic celebration.

Today’s San Juan Bautista’s parish church was built in 1913.

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“The church already has spoken on these issues,” he said. “Young people un-derstand perfectly what the church’s point of view is.”

A Portuguese reporter told the pope it seemed a bit odd to hear a pope repeatedly asking people to pray for him.

“When I was a priest, I

asked people to pray for me, but not as often,” he said. “I started asking with some fre-quency when I began the work of a bishop because I believe we need the Lord’s assistance in this work to help the people of God move forward.”

In addition, the pope said, “I truly feel I have many limits, even sins” and so is in need of

prayer.Pope Francis said he still

considers himself a Jesuit, but first he posed a tricky logic problem: “The Jesuits make a special vow of fidelity to the pope. But if the pope is a Jesu-it, does he have to make a vow to the superior of the Jesuits?”

“I am a Jesuit in my spiritu-ality, a spirituality involving

the Exercises (of St. Ignati-us),” he said. “And I think like a Jesuit,” he said, but smiled and quickly added, “but not in the sense of hypocrisy.”

As for his decision to con-tinue living at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the Vatican guesthouse, he insisted it was a matter of liking to have a lot of people around and not

a statement about simplicity or austerity, although he said both are essential for every minister in the church.

“I couldn’t live alone or with just a few people,” he said. The papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace “isn’t luxurious -- it’s large, it’s big, but not luxurious.” He said he was telling the whole truth when he met students from Je-suit schools and told them his housing choice was a “psycho-logical necessity.”

He said people were mistak-en if they thought the cardinals who work in the Curia live a life of luxury.

“They don’t live like rich men, they live in little apart-ments,” he said.

Looking ahead, Pope Francis said he was looking forward to canonizing Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II, but choosing a date has become tricky.

First, he said, he thought the Dec. 8 feast of the Immaculate Conception would be appropri-ate, but that would make it dif-ficult for poorer Polish pilgrims who would have to travel win-ter roads by bus. The late-No-vember feast of Christ the King -- which also is the end of the Year of Faith -- is a possibility, he said, but it is probably not enough time to prepare. The best guess, he said, is Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27, the Sunday after Easter in 2014.

Pope Francis also respond-ed to a question about his re-lationship with retired Pope Benedict. Pope Francis smiled warmly and spoke with admi-ration of the retired pope’s hu-mility, intelligence and prayer-fulness.

The unusual situation of having a pope and a retired pope both living at the Vati-can is working out very well, although he said he has tried to encourage Pope Benedict to feel freer to invite people over, to go in and out and to join him for events.

Having the retired pope near-by to consult with or ask ques-tions of, he said, “is like having a grandfather at home -- a very wise grandfather.”

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By Joe Carney, notre daMe aluMni CluB of neW MeXiCo

“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me ... sick and you visited me ... Truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.” (Matthew 25:35-40)

The Notre Dame Club of New Mexico will hold its annual Hugh Reilly Memorial Golf Tournament at Noon on Friday, September 6 at Paa-ko Ridge Golf Club. This event is named for former club president and cancer victim, Hugh Reilly. Hugh was a devot-ed father, a loving husband and a proud Catholic, committed to serving the Albuquerque community. His work at Dismas House, Habitat for Humanity and Casa Esperanza inspires the Notre Dame Club to continue his mission of service through support of the University’s Summer Service students.

Proceeds from the tournament support current No-tre Dame students volunteering in New Mexico as part of the University’s Summer Service Learning Program. This eight-week program provides stu-dents the opportunity to work with and learn from those in our community often marginalized by soci-ety. This program promotes the Catholic mission to recognize the dignity of every human being by help-ing those less fortunate remember that they are made in the image and likeness of God.

This year, students are working at the Brothers of the Good Shepherd, Barrett House, Dismas House and Villa Guadalupe Senior Center in Gallup. Stu-dents at the Good Shepherd Center and the Barrett House will provide food, clothing, shelter, health ser-vices and community resource referrals to help indi-viduals become self-suffi cient and break the cycle of homelessness. At Dismas House, students will help adults transitioning from jail or prison back into the community to become productive, peaceful contrib-uting members of society. At Villa Guadalupe, stu-dents will join the Little Sisters of the Poor in their vow of hospitality to care for and accompany the el-derly with love and respect.

The Notre Dame Club of New Mexico asks all friends and supporters of The Brothers of the Good Shepherd, Barrett House Dismas House and Villa Guadalupe as well as Notre Dame fans and alumni to help this cause by participating in this year’s tourna-ment. The tournament will be a four person scramble with a shotgun start at noon. There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams, closest to the pin, and longest drive, silent auctions for Notre Dame tickets and memorabilia and a wide variety of door prizes for all participants. Hole sponsorships and prize do-nations are welcome. For more information, please contact Joe Carney at 505.553.3612 or by email at jo-sephpcarney@yahoo.com.

Golf Tournament Honors Hugh Reilly and Benefi ts Local Catholic Charities

By JeroMe JaCKson, healinG hearts Ministry

The Family Life Offi ce an-nounces the formation of a new ministry for persons suffer-ing from the loss of a spouse through death, divorce or sep-aration. Our Healing Hearts ministry is designed to help single-again persons to deal with the pain of losing a spouse and to change that loss, through

God’s help, into an experience for positive growth. Healing Hearts is a community of adults offering support and fellowship for those grieving the loss of a once loving relationship. Our bi-weekly programs and twice yearly retreat style weekends, help the grieving with the heart-ache of fi nding themselves sin-gle and alone again to deal with the natural grief process with others who have gone through

a similar loss. We help persons deal with this most traumatic experience and its nearly un-bearable feelings of loneliness and grief. So if you are suf-fering this type of loss and you feel left out by your church, uneasy around married friends, unsure of yourself and uncer-tain of your future, contact the Family Life Offi ce about our Healing Hearts programs. Call us at 505.831.8117

“Healing Hearts”, A New Ministry within the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for

Widowed, Divorced, or Separated

By John desautels, Parishioner, PrinCe of PeaCe

“That Man is You!” is a Catho-lic Men’s ministry transforming men in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, and across the US. TMIY is a three-year program, with a se-ries of 13 Fall and Spring meet-ings each year for three years. It was envisioned by Steve Boll-man in Houston, TX in 2004. Steve was a successful business man who experienced a signif-icant conversion and call from God to create a men’s formation program. The meetings typically consist of fellowship over a light meal (often an early-morning breakfast), a 30-minute video on the day’s theme, small group discussion for 30 minutes, inter-cessions, and a closing prayer. The TMIY program combines the best research from science with the teachings of the Cath-olic faith and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of a man “fully alive.”

The program most frequently impacts men in three areas of their lives:

• Transformation of marriag-es and family lives by helping men understand that their fi rst role and greatest joy relate to the family.

• Treatment of men’s issues. Most men struggle with a host of issues including fi nances, chas-tity, and balancing the demands of work and family.

• Conversion and Renewal. TMIY helps men to activate their faith in their daily lives,

understand prayer, and engage themselves in parish life and ministry.

TMIY has been active in sev-eral parishes in the Archdiocese, including Our Lady of the In-carnation, Risen Savior, Prince of Peace, and Our Lady of the Annunciation. Initially men at Risen Savior, Prince of Peace, and Our Lady of the Annun-ciation joined together to host TMIY at these three parishes on a rotating basis. Men from all over the diocese participate in the sessions. The Risen Savior/Prince of Peace/Annunciation group will start the third year of the program in mid September. The Newman Center will start a new TMIY group, doing the fi rst year of the program. The TMIY group at Incarnation, which has done the 3-year TMIY series twice now, will be going through the Catholicism series by Father Barron, using the study guide for it. The schedules for these groups are:

• Risen Savior/Annuncia-tion/Prince of Peace-Saturdays, 7-8:30 AM, starting Sep 21 (Year 3)

• Church of the Incarnation - Rio Rancho – Saturdays, 7-8:30

AM (Catholicism Series)• UNM Newman Center- Year

1 in formation (contact Brian at (505) 270-2154 to be a part of planning process)

Each meeting focuses on a particular topic, such as:

• The Consequences of failed fatherhood in the family

• Clarity of Thought and Pur-pose

• Conquering the Flesh and the Devil

• Becoming a Man after God’s own Heart

• Leadership in the Home “TMIY has challenged me on

many levels to be a better hus-band and father, and has provid-ed tools to help me live up to the challenge through fellowship, prayer, and a deeper understand-ing of my Catholic faith. I highly recommended TMIY, especially for young fathers”. Tim Keller

All men are welcome to join-in and participate. There are no membership fees, though dona-tions are welcome for the food provided at the meetings and to support the national organi-zation. For more information, contact TMIY.ABQ@gmail.com, or see the website: http://www.paradisusdei.org/tmiy/

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Baca, SaavedraMr. Florencio G.

Saavedra of Luis Lo-pez, NM and Miss Juanita C. Baca of Lemitar, NM were united in holy mat-rimony on June 29, 1963, at the San Mi-guel Catholic Church in Socorro, NM.

They are current members of the San Miguel Catholic Par-ish in Socorro, NM and are active members of the Eucha-ristic ministry serving in Masses and taking communion to the homebound and have been active members of that ministry for 40 years. They are also members of the Legion of Mary.

Florencio served in the U.S. Army during the Cuban Crisis and Vietnam Era. He retired after 44 years of ser-

vice from the Socorro Electric Coop. Juanita provided a loving home for the

family and was a seam-stress and cake decora-tor for her nieces’ wed-dings. She also retired from the State of New Mexico after 20 years of service.

Florencio and Juanita have been blessed with two children, Patricia A. Torma and hus-band, Steven; Victor R. Saavedra and wife, Holli. Their blessings

also include three grandchildren; fra-ternal twins, Nicolas and Jacqueline Torma, and Caleb Saavedra.

Florencio and Juanita would like to celebrate with a special blessing during a Mass at the La Sagrada Familia Cath-olic Church in Lemitar with their fam-ily, relatives and friends after the new church opens.

Ruggero, McIntire Mr. John McIntire

and Miss Carmela Ma-ria Ruggero were joined in the holy sacrament of matrimony at St. Ferdinand’s Church in Chicago on June 5, 1954. The couple met in college and graduat-ed from Loyola Univer-sity in Chicago. They have been blessed with four children, Ann Ma-rie, Paul, John (Jr.), and Joseph, and eight grandchildren. John (Sr.), now retired, has spent his work-ing life in health care administration. Carmela has taught “English as a Sec-ond Language” in Chicago and Ann Arbor, MI. Before retiring to Santa Fe, they were members of St. Stephan’s Church in Minneapolis, MN. At St.

Stephan’s, Carmela designed, made and contributed all the baptismal stoles

over a 20 year period until declining health prohibited the con-tinuance of that ser-vice. During those years John played percussion in the St. Stephan’s choir. The couple have been parishioners at St. Anne’s Church in Santa Fe since 2007. John plays marimba with the liturgical

ensemble at St. Anne’s at the Sunday 11a.m. Mass.

Carmela and John look forward to visitations this summer from family members now spread between the east coast and the mid-west as they antic-ipate celebrating 59 years of happy memories.

Zubiate, Lucero Half a century ago

a wonderful marriage began that day. In hon-or of two very loving, compassionate, help-ful, and God loving in-dividuals, I would like to present Mr. Lorenzo Lucero and Mrs. Mary Zubiate-Lucero as they celebrate their 50th golden wedding anni-versary.

August 24, 1963, Lo-renzo and Mary were joined in holy matrimony at San Isidro Church, Las Nutrias. On August 24, 2013, they will renew their vows at Immaculate Con-ception, Tome, the parish they present-ly belong.

The amazing couple is a perfect example of role models for everyone who believes in eternal love, for those who trust there is a “one and only.” They are role models showing two are better than one, and it is better to be a

team in facing life’s challenges. They are role models for commitment, for car-ing and for unselfi sh devotion. As their daughter-in-law, I have known Loren-zo (Tata) and Mary (Nana) for 28 years. I have seen the love and admiration each one holds for one an-other. Together they have a strong faith in the Lord.

Mr. and Mrs. Lu-cero are the parents of Edward Lucero (wife Melissa), Joyce Baca (husband Marvin), four grandchildren: Kristin (husband Ray), Cotton, Katee, and Caitlyn, two great-grandchildren: Syd-ni and Jarren. Their family means the world to them and they enjoy spending time all together.

August 24, 2013 is a day to celebrate, rejoice and admire such an outstanding love between two amazing people God has given this world!

Richard G. & Char-lotte A. Gatt were married September 14, 1963 at St Thom-as the Apostle Parish, Abiquiu, NM. They moved to San Jose, CA and lived there for 25 years and moved back to Abiquiu area in 1988. They have been parish members of Medanales and Abiquiu for more than 25 years.

Mr. Gatt served in the Army right out of high school from July 1960 to July 1963.He got a job at General Mo-tors in Fremont, CA and worked there

for 10 years.In 1972, he got into real es-tate and rode the real estate roller coaster in the San Francisco Bay area. He is still a licensed Real Estate Broker and started a tax prep offi ce in 1988 in Tierra Azul, NM.

Charlotte has been his secretary for all these years. They have four wonderful chil-

dren: Steven, David, Nina, & Victoria. Seven beautiful grandchildren: Adri-anna, Justin (who just graduated from St Pius X), Beau, Halo, Page, Ruby, & Macaila. They are blessed with one great granddaughter Charlotte.

Montoya, BacaMr. Gabino Baca and

Miss Pauline Montoya lovingly exchanged vows of holy matrimo-ny on July 8, 1963 at San Miguel del Vado Church in San Miguel, NM where they are pa-rishioners. They are the proud parents of Gabino Jr., Arthur and fi ancée Farah, David and wife Janel, Paula and husband Se-bastian, eight grandchildren, fi ve great grandchildren, and a close friend of the

family, Larry and his three children. They also helped raise a nephew Julian

Montoya, a cousin Er-minio Padilla and Pe-dro Cobos. Refl ecting on 50 years of mar-riage has been a bless-ing. Both are retired and enjoying their children, grandchil-dren and great-grand-children. The Mass of Thanksgiving where they fi rst began their

life journey was celebrated with their family and friends with a dinner and dance on July 20, 2013.

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By GeorGe WeiGel

When I began columnizing, in the Paleolithic Period when a correcting IBM Selectric II type-writer seemed the ne plus ultra of tech-nology-for-scribes, I collected quotable quotes in a plastic box, for pos-sible insertion into columns in the manner of my friend, Dr. George F. Will. Rooting around the yellowing scraps in that box recently, I came across a gaggle of zingers that went unused, but which it seems a shame not to share with readers and posterity. So, for a little summer levity, here we go:

On the perils of succumb-ing to political correctness: “There is no evidence that the fate of the last of the Gadarene swine was noticeably prefera-ble to that of the first” (Charles Stuart, Christ Church don, de-ploring his Oxford colleagues’ argument that the college couldn’t be “left behind” in changing traditional practic-es).

Getting the conversation started properly: “How doth truth prosper in thy parts?” (an old Quaker greeting).

The evils of French revo-lutionary weights and mea-

sures: “If God had wanted us to use the met-ric system, he’d have given us 10 apostles” (an angry worker, struggling with metric tools).

Rarely an argument lost:

“He can persuade most people of most things, and above all he can persuade himself of al-most anything” (W.E. Forster on William Gladstone).

The limits of openness: “An open mind, like an open mouth, should close on some-thing” (G.K. Chesterton [of course]).

Beyond having a career: “But yield who will to their separation/My object in liv-ing is to unite/My avocation and my vocation/As my two eyes make one in sight./Only where love and need are one,/And work is play for mortal stakes,/Is the deed ever real-ly done/For Heaven and the future’s sake” (Robert Frost, “Two Tramps in Mud Time”).

Telling look-a-likes apart: “(Anthony) Eden is the sheep striving to look like a man, (Harold) Macmillan the man affecting to look like a sheep” (SHAEF officer explaining to General Eisenhower’s staffers how to distinguish between two future British prime min-isters).

Staying sharp: “The im-portant thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when one contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. Never lose a holy curiosity” (Albert Ein-stein).

Social ineptness: “Bore. A person who talks when you wish him to listen” (Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictio-nary).

Good government: “When

Dr. Johnson declared that pa-triotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, he underestimated the potential of reform” (Ros-coe Conkling, resigning from the U.S. Senate after President Garfield rejected Conkling’s machine nominee for Collec-tor of Customs of the Port of New York).

On the right: “The function of conservatives is to extract the truth in each succeeding heresy” (Lord Hailsham).

The education of the judi-ciary: “What are you going to do about crime?” New York mayoral candidate Ed Koch was asked at a senior citizens’ center in the Bronx during his first campaign to run the Big Apple. “Ladies and gentle-men,” Koch responded, “did you know that a judge was mugged last week? He called a press conference and said, ‘This mugging will in no way affect my judgment in matters of this kind.’” At which point an elderly lady stood up in the back of the room and shouted, “Then mug him again!”

A culture without reality contact: “We have now sunk to a depth at which the re-statement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men” (George Orwell).

The earthen vessel of the Church: “No merely human institution conducted with such knavish imbecility would have lasted a fortnight” (Hil-laire Belloc on Catholicism).

The right stuff: “How would you like to sit on top of 5 million parts, each of which was made by the lowest bid-der?” (John Young, on flying the first space shuttle).

Our task: “The Gospel must be preached by men. The an-gels have other duties” (plaque found in an old church).

George Weigel is Distin-guished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Cen-ter in Washington, D.C. Wei-gel’s column is distributed by the Denver Catholic Register, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Denver.

The Catholic DifferenceZingers, Previously Unused

On Sunday afternoons in downtown Albuquer-que, over a hundred peo-ple gather in the basement of Immaculate Concep-tion Church to be served a Sunday dinner. Some are homeless. Others are newly unemployed, forced to de-cide whether to pay a utility bill or buy enough groceries to feed their families. No matter the circumstance, the parish community wel-comes “anyone and every-one who is hungry to come and share a meal with us,” says Roberta Montoya, the coordinator of the parish’s Sunday Bread and Blessings meals, one of the projects in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe that receives a portion of CRS Rice Bowl funds.

Guests sit down at dressed tables and are served drinks, a main course and a dessert, restaurant-style. For many of the guests, the opportu-nity to be served by others

stands in stark contrast to the jobs that they work during the week. For single par-ents who are raising a large family on little income, the meals are a chance for them to spend time with their children instead of cooking the meal themselves. And for the volunteers who serve the guests, it is a chance to connect with members of their community and learn the issues they are facing.

In the five years since Bread and Blessings began, its ministry has expanded. Now guests can receive clothing, hygiene items and books, as well as referrals to social service agencies that can help with unemploy-ment, mental illness, addic-tion and housing. Whatev-er their needs may be, the weekly Bread and Blessings meals gives guests and vol-unteers the opportunity to sit down together around a common table.

Bread and Blessings

“The issues of homelessness and poverty are complicated, without easy solutions, as every guest has different needs, struggles, and other conditions impacting their lives.” –Fr. Rafael Garcia, SJ, pastor, Immaculate Conception Church

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By linda sWindle, Parishioner, st. JosePh on the rio Grande Parish

JustFaith is a 24 week in-depth formation program on the social teachings of the church as they relate to pov-erty. For me, this small group faith journey was much more than learning about hunger and injustice. It was an up-close encounter with the dig-nity of each human person I met. I discovered I was living in a “bubble” here in West Side Albuquerque. JustFaith awakened my longing for community and solidarity with all people, especially with the powerless and poor who are the majority in the world.

Compelling books and im-mersion experiences, guest speakers and gritty documen-taries led our group of six to open discussions under the

guidance of prayer and sacred listening. Energized by Jesus’ “Kingdom vision” of solidari-ty with our brothers and sisters in need, I found myself look-ing into the faces of the indi-gent on street corners, asking a homeless man to sit at our restaurant table, finding Jesus in the outcast, the broken and the unwelcomed immigrant.

I wanted to know the day-to-day circumstances of hun-gry who come to the Good Shepherd Center for meals. I passed out salt and pepper packets and enjoyed the op-portunity to smile and con-verse with strangers. I felt a kinship with those I met, and still remember their names.

Seeking the causes of hunger, violence and oppression came naturally. I began to keep track of my buying habits. We read about organizations around the globe like CRS that make a difference because they lis-ten to and empower the people they are serving.

I learned as a Catholic, ac-tion on behalf of the poor is not optional. I no longer have the choice to avert my eyes from poverty and injustice. I am pulled beyond an imme-diate charity and service re-sponse toward work on justice and advocacy, energized by a glimpse of who God created me to be. I am learning Span-ish, taking a course on immi-gration issues, and traveled to Tucson to experience border conditions there. I am volun-teering at Casa de las Comuni-dades Catholic Worker House that serves and empowers

The Challenge of JustFaith: One Person’s Story

Group gathered at Social Action Summer Institute Border Immersion in Agua Prieta, Sonora, MX. Left to right on bottom row: Susan Tomita, Martha Medina from St. Joseph on the Rio Grande, Rene Ronquillo from Immaculate Conception Church; standing, third from right: Linda Swin-dle from St. Joseph on the Rio Grande.

homeless immigrants. I am where I belong, in solidari-ty with my most vulnerable brothers and sisters.

Consider joining a JustFaith group .Groups are beginning this Fall in several parishes, including St. Joseph on the

Rio Grande, Immaculate Con-ception Church, and Aquinas Newman Center in Albuquer-que. For more information, or to start a group at your parish, call the Office of So-cial Justice and Respect Life, 505.831.8167.

Last Lent, 59 of our par-ishes and schools participat-ed in prayer, fasting, giving and learning through Catholic Relief Services’ Rice Bowl. Our Archdiocese raised over $61,000 this year, and over

$14,000 of that will stay in our Archdiocese and will help local organizations ad-dressing hunger like St. Vin-cent de Paul, St. Felix Pantry, St. John’s Soup Kitchen and Brothers of the Good Shep-

herd and others. Keep up the great work!

Make sure your parish, youth group, religious edu-cation program and/or school has your order set for Lent 2014 CRS Rice Bowl! We are

collecting your order informa-tion for the Lent 2014 CRS Rice Bowls. FREE Materials include rice bowls, posters, CD-ROM, Educators guide with curriculum suggestions for all age levels, K-adult,

and coordinator’s guide. Plan ahead and include Rice Bowl in your religious education and adult faith formation pro-grams! Call the Office of So-cial Justice and Respect Life and place your order.

Have you ordered your FREE CRS Rice Bowls for Lent 2014? Do it now!

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By Jennifer hardy, CatholiC relief serviCes

The relationship between the Philippines and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has a deep history dating back to 1945. Prompted by the mass destruction and loss of life in the Philippines during World War II, CRS, then called War Relief Services, first launched relief efforts there and just one year later, the agency, on behalf of Catholics in the United States was providing supplies to more than 800,000 people.

Today, Catholic Relief Ser-vices’ agricultural programs in the Philippines lift small-scale farmers from pover-ty by linking them to more profitable markets. Com-munity based peacebuilding programs lessen violence, improve livelihoods and help create tolerance in the south. And, in times of emergency like last year when a powerful Typhoon called Bopha struck the island of Mindanao, CRS’ emergency team and supplies were quick to arrive on the scene.

Typhoon Bopha struck just a few weeks before Christmas causing widespread flooding and mudslides that knocked out miles of electrical infra-structure, destroyed 150,000 homes and left hundreds of thousands of people stranded. Families were left homeless, hungry and in the dark.

“This is the most severe emergency to hit the Philip-pines in decades, and 90% of

houses in coastal areas were wiped out by strong winds,” said Country Representative Joseph Curry.

CRS staff reached affected areas the day after the storm hit and immediately began or-ganizing a response for dev-astated communities. With a focus on meeting the most urgent needs for the most vul-nerable communities, CRS brought clean water, shelter, hygiene kits to the people and

helped removal of mud and debris.

In the rush to respond to a widespread and complicated disaster, sometimes it’s easy to overlook the difference a few simple items can make. Catholic Relief Services emergency response experts know the importance of a de-cent night’s sleep as survivors try to cope after a disaster.

After a night sleeping on a thin sheet of cardboard at

the evacuation center, Ma-ria Leon, age 6 was happy to receive a sleeping mat from CRS. When asked what she thought about it, Maria said, “I like the color.”

Heddy Long, former Di-rector of Family Life for the Archdiocese of Santa, esti-mates there are about 5,000 Filipino immigrants living in New Mexico, most of which live in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe area. Many have relatives in the Philippines who are affected by the Ty-phoon.

With 60 years of experience delivering hu-

manitarian assistance throughout the world, CRS has a strong back-ground in emergency preparedness and re-sponse. CRS adheres to international stan-dards to the greatest extent possible in all of its emergency work to ensure that disaster-af-fected populations are at least able to meet their basic right to live a life with dignity. CRS works directly with af-fected communities and local partners to help restore and strengthen their pre-disaster ca-pacities.

Hello all! My name is Francine Hernandez, the new CCHD in-

tern. I recently married Pete Hernandez at St Joseph’s on the Rio Grande Church (where we are currently reg-istered and attend). I am orig-inally from Modesto, CA but currently living in Rio Ran-cho, NM. I moved to New Mexico when I was eight years old, and as I was grow-ing up, I was active in the music and youth ministries at OLOG parish in Peralta. I graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2010 with two bachelor’s degrees, one in Criminology and one in Psy-chology. I currently work for a company called PSI as su-pervisor and have been there for six years. I am also cur-rently working on my Masters in Social Work at NMHU and will be interning at the Social Justice and Respect Life Of-fice with CCHD. I am available to do presenta-tions on the reality of poverty and how our faith calls us to act, Catholic Social Teach-ing, and other social issues to youth and adults. I am look-ing forward to reaching out to communities and all the great work I hope to do with the Archdiocese. It is a blessing and I am very grateful to be a part of it. You can schedule a presentation by contacting me at the Office of Social Justice 505.831.8205.

Welcome CCHD Intern:

Francine Hernandez!

The Office of Social Justice and Respect Life has assembled an on-line calendar called Days of Life, Dignity, Justice and Peace. It has a month by month summary for our current school year of important dates

related to Catholic social teaching in-cluding many different life and dig-nity, peace and justice issues. It also has live links to resources that can be used in a school curriculum, religious education programs, RCIA, Confir-

mation and social concerns ministries all year! Email the office to get your copy sent to you by email, or watch for it on the Archdiocesan Social Justice and Respect Life web site! 505.831.8205

Teachers, Catechists, Youth Ministers and Social ConcernsMinisters: Free On-line Calendar of Ideas on Life and Justice!

There to Serve: Catholic Relief Services Help Many in Philippines

Thanks to a sleeping mat provided by CRS with funding by USAID, Ma-ria, 6, and her family don’t have to sleep on the muddy cement floor of the evacuation center.

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In June, His Excellency, Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan presented the re-ligious awards to Catholic scouts and adult scouters in the Cathedral Basil-ica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fé. One hundred sixty-eight Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Ventures, Girl Scouts, and American Heritage Girls received em-blems during the Conferral Mass.

The Catholic Committee on Scout-ing (CCOS) will be holding religious emblems retreats for scouting youth in the archdiocese this fall. The day will reinforce each child’s faith, as nurtured by their respective scouting program. We will grow in our Catholic Christian beliefs by listening, sharing, praying, singing and playing. The day’s activi-ties are designed to jump start a scout’s endeavors in working toward one of

the CCOS awards. To learn more about the retreats, re-

ligious emblems and various religious patches available to the scouts, visit our website http://www.catholicscoutsnm.org. Archdiocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting Presents the Religious Emblems Retreats for Scouts

Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish 2621 Vermont NE, Albuquerque8:00AM – 3:00PM

The Religious Emblems Retreat will also be offered in Santa Fe but the date has yet to be determined. Updated in-formation will be posted to our website

(noted at the end of the article).It is open to all Catholic Cub Scouts,

Boy Scouts, Venture Scouts, Girl Scouts and American Heritage Girls. The retreat will provide an introduc-tion to various religious activity patch-es and emblems available to scouts in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Parents are welcome to stay for the day with their child(ren). Retreat fees are $7.00 for youth and $3.00 for adults. Lunch will be provided. Emblems for boys: Light of Christ Parvuli Dei Ad Altare Dei Light is Life Pope Pius XII

Emblems for girls: Family of God I Live My Faith Marian Medal Spirit Alive Activity Patches for both boys and girls: Rosary Series patches Footsteps of American Saints patches

International Catholic Awareness

Emblem books will also be available for purchase at the retreat. For more information see: http://www.catho-licscoutsnm.org/ or contact Melissa Allen at 505-450-6939 AHGTroo-pNM1974@gmail.com

Catholic Scouts Receive Religious Awards

Adult scouters:• Receiving the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Girl Scout Emblem:Melissa Allen and Ellie Limbaugh both of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. • Receiving the Bronze Pelican Boy Scout Emblem: Debra Deller from Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish and Christy Glaser from St. John Vianney Parish. • Receiving the St. George Emblem:Monsignor Douglas Raun from St. Thomas Aquinas Parish and Kandy Glaser also from St. Thomas Aqui-nas Parish. • Two units received the Pope Paul VI National Catholic Quality Unit Award: Matthew Deller, Cubmaster, accept-ed the award for Pack 280 Our Lady of the Annunciation, Tom Glaser, Committee Chair, accepted the award for Pack 1974 St. Thomas Aquinas Parish.

Chama Valley Blue Mass was celebrated by Fr. Joel Bugas in May at St. Patrick’s Parish in Chama. The Chama Valley Blue Mass is celebrated every May 30th along with the anniversary of the priestly ordination of Fr. Joel. Groups in attendance this year were New Mexico State Po-lice, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department, New Mexico State Forestry, Tierra Amarilla Volun-

teer Fire Department, Chama Vol-unteer Fire Department, Laguna Vista Volunteer Fire Department, Brazos Canyon Volunteer Fire De-partment, Canjilon/Cebolla Volun-teer Fire Department and La Clini-ca del Pueblo de Rio Arriba EMS. Also in attendance were members of the parish and finance councils of the area parishes. After Mass, an appreciation dinner was held at the parish hall.

First Responders Honored in Chama

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Many individuals and business owners are struggling in con-science about whether to purchase health in-surance coverage, either for themselves or for their employees, on ac-count of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Man-date. A provision of PPACA (ObamaCare), the Mandate requires “preventive health services” to be covered by all health insurance issuers and all group health plans. Those insurance plans must provide coverage (with no co-pay) for the full range of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-ap-proved contraceptive methods for women. These include not only surgical sterilizations, but also potential abortion-caus-ing agents such as Plan B (the morning-after pill), intrauter-ine devices (IUDs) and another form of “emergency contracep-tion” known as Ella. This drug, which the FDA acknowledges may also work against the life of the embryo “by preventing attachment (implantation) to the uterus,” can be taken up to five days after sex.

The chief moral concern, of course, is that by purchasing such mandated coverage, an individual would be subsidiz-ing pharmaceutical abortions,

contraceptives and sterilizations for others, and business owners would similarly be subsidizing these procedures for their em-ployees through

their health plans. Employers, in other words, would pro-vide coverage for (and there-by potentially facilitate) vari-ous acts of vice on the part of their employees, and all who pay for health insurance cov-erage would potentially fund and thereby support the vice of their neighbors. This raises the serious moral concern of “co-operation in evil.”

In general terms, any coop-eration in evil should be avoid-ed, or at least minimized to the extent prudently possible. By purchasing a policy with prob-lematic inclusions, one would likely cooperate “materially” in the commission of various evils by others, but the debate on this matter hinges on wheth-er that material cooperation should be considered “imme-diate” or “mediate.” Immediate material cooperation — when your assistance is essential to the evil action — is never mor-ally permissible, but mediate material cooperation — when your assistance is incidental or

remote from the bad activity it-self — may be allowable under temporary extenuating circum-stances. It could be allowable as long as the cooperator man-ifests resolute opposition to the evil and takes reasonable steps to limit and ultimately elimi-nate that cooperation. This is a key difference between al-lowable toleration and tacit ap-proval.

In evaluating the specifics of the HHS mandate, the Nation-al Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC) has reached the pro-visional conclusion that pay-ing premiums for a policy that also includes coverage for the above-mentioned procedures, devices and drugs (while op-posing the mandate) does not appear to involve an individual in immediate material coopera-tion in evil, because a number of intervening causes are likely to exist between the paying of the premiums by a subscriber, and the action of another enrollee who chooses to engage in one of the immoral activities. The key difference between accept-able and unacceptable forms of material cooperation involves the “causal distance” between what we do by our act of coop-eration, and the act of the other person using the abortifacient substance or the contraceptive that is covered by the health

plan into which we have paid. The paying of the premiums does not appear to be causally immediate to the chosen action of direct sterilization, abortion or contraception.

To put it another way, pay-ment into a healthcare plan that includes coverage for im-moral procedures would only “make possible,” but would not “bring about” the evil action of the principal agent, and hence would represent mediate mate-rial cooperation on the part of the person paying into the plan. Such a payment could be made, albeit under protest.

Thus, the position of the NCBC is that individuals pur-chasing insurance under the HHS mandate could choose to do so licitly as mediate ma-terial cooperation assuming a proportionately serious reason, and a lack of suitable alterna-tives, and an ongoing effort to resist/oppose this unjust man-date through case-appropriate means. A proportionately seri-ous reason is often likely to ex-ist, because of the seriousness of our obligation to care for our health. For business owners, meanwhile, it is a particular-ly difficult question, and they may find it best to discontinue providing health insurance to their employees (even though they may have to pay associat-

ed fines). The NCBC discusses this option, and some of the morally relevant factors sur-rounding such a decision, in its analysis available at: http://www.ncbcenter.org/document.doc?id=450&erid=0

The HHS Mandate rep-resents bureaucratically-co-erced personal and institutional involvement in the commission of a intrinsic evils. No person should ever be coerced by the state to be directly complicit in such acts. The HHS Mandate is an affront to every American. It is immoral and offensive. If the government’s current attempt to coerce Americans into vio-lating their most deeply held convictions doesn’t breach their religious freedom, then nothing does. No individual or institution should have to be concerned about violating their conscience when they merely seek to safeguard the well-be-ing of themselves, their fami-lies, or their employees by pur-chasing health insurance.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. earned his doctorate in neuroscience from Yale and did post-doctoral work at Harvard. He is a priest of the diocese of Fall River, MA, and serves as the Director of Education at The National Catholic Bioeth-ics Center in Philadelphia. See www.ncbcenter.org

Is It Wrong for Me Now to Buy Health Insurance?

By deaCon MiChael illerBrun, direCtor, reliGious eduCation, nativity of the Blessed virGin Mary, aBq

As we here at Nativity get ready for the month of September, it seems like the year has truly flown by! Every month has brought a new event for our parish community, as we celebrate 100 years in our current church building.

We have buried our ancestors, installed a new sign, furnace and air conditioning in the church, celebrated with 38 of our couples who have been married for 50 years, celebrated with the priests for their 50th anniversary of ordination and cele-brated Fr. Juan’s Mendez 40th anniver-sary. Just last month we partied with a fiesta dinner dance at El Pinto and held a

reunion for people who had attended Na-tivity School back in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

In October, Fr. Juan will be leading dozens of people on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He will also be leading a group to Mexico City in December to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Gua-dalupe. If anyone is interested in going, please call the church office to check availability. Shortly after the year ends, our parish members will receive a cen-tennial commemorative photo book we have been producing throughout the year. It will document our year in pic-tures as well as provide photos of our parishioners.

As we enter the month of September, we prepare for the highlight of our year, our centennial fiesta! Although our fiesta

is only one day long, it’s quite a day! In keeping with the real meaning of the day, we celebrate Mass at 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:45am and 12:30pm. We will also have games, crafts, music on two differ-ent stages, a $10,000 raffle, great food and arguably the best silent auction in the city. We invite people from all around the archdiocese to come and celebrate our centennial with us.

Please come and celebrate our final four months of the year with us. If you can’t make one of our planned events, just come by for Mass and enjoy the beau-ty of our church. Fr. Juan has worked hard to return it to its original beau-ty. We would love to share it with you. Nativity is located at 9502 4th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 505.898.5253

Celebrating 100 Years Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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By Marina oChoa, direCtor, arChives & PatriMony

La Conquistadora the historic image of Our Lady of the Assumption but also known as Our Lady of the Rosary and Our Lady of Peace who came to New Mexico in 1625 and is kept at the Ca-thedral Basilica of St. Francis of As-sisi in the north chapel was taken for the yearly novena to Rosario Chapel on Sunday, June 9, 2013. The novena marking a yearly event since 1712 is the only time La Conquistadora leaves the Cathedral Basilica. This year, hundreds of people joined not only in the proces-sion to Rosario from the Cathedral Ba-silica but in daily Masses in her honor held at 6:00am and again at 5:15pm.

Several priests from the Santa Fe area participated in Masses and included the newly ordained Fr. Daniel Gutierrez, parochial vicar at the Cathedral Basili-ca of St. Francis of Assisi who was the main celebrant at Masses as well as as-sisting in others.

At the morning Mass on Father’s Day, Fr. Adam Lee Ortega y Ortiz, rec-tor at the cathedral first recognized all the fathers and those who had served as Don Diego De Vargas and La Reina to stand and be recognized. Among them were Christella Nodel who was queen in 1953 and Rudy “Froggy” Fernandez who was De Vargas in 1968. The Mass-es were also well represented by choirs including those from the Cathedral Ba-silica of St. Francis of Assisi, from San Isidro/San Jose, Cristo Rey, St. Anne, Phillip Trujillo from the Pecos Choir, the Coro de Jesu Cristo, and St. John the Baptist with members of the Scola Cantorum.

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan was not able to attend the procession to Ro-sario on June 9 due to his attendance of the US Catholic Conference of Bishops

in San Diego, but was in the return pro-cession to the cathedral on Sunday, June 16, 2013. The return Mass and last no-vena Mass were celebrated by the arch-bishop at the cathedral on June 17. This was the date of Archbishop Sheehan’s 30th anniversary of being named bishop of the Diocese of Lubbock when it was first established on June 17, 1983. He was installed as the archbishop of San-ta Fe on September 21, 1993 and will celebrate his 20th anniversary with the archdiocese in September. The congre-gation congratulated him with loud ap-plause and verses from Las Mañanitas.

After Mass, flowers from the hun-dreds of flowers received by La Con-quistadora during the week while she was at Rosario were touched to her im-age and given out to the congregation.

La Conquistadora Novena 2013

By deaCon steve ranGel, direCtor of deaCons

The NADD Region XIII Confer-ence for Deacons was held at the Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces, NM in July. There were over 30 deacons and wives from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe who attended along with 160 deacons and wives from the other dioceses. The theme of the conference was “The Deacon: Ser-vant of the Word of God.” We were blessed with the speakers that were selected for the conference.

Most Rev. Oscar Cantu, the new bishop of Las Cruces Diocese, opened the conference with Mass. He told us he continues to grow in his appreciation of the deacon and his ministry of serving the people of God. He also gave his thankful-ness to the wives for their role in supporting their husbands. In his talk to the conference attendees, he spoke about the new evangeli-zation and the secularization of to-day’s society. He provided us with great insights and tools about how to evangelize in the world in which we live. We were also blessed to have Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez, retired bishop of Las Cruces, who shared with everyone his great love for the deacons and their wives.

Deacon Alex Jones from Detroit, MI, shared his emotional journey from being a Pentecostal pastor

with his own congregation to be-coming a deacon in the Catholic Church. While researching the true apostolic church for a Bible study, he discovered the Catholic Church. He eventually brought his family and 54 members of his flock into the fullness of the church. Deacon Jones spoke about preaching in the power of the Holy Spirit to challenge oth-ers into action and give them heartburn. We are preaching from the heart of God to the hearts of the people of God.

Fr. Enrique Lopez-Escalero, J.C.L., S. T. L., pastor of St. Ann in Deming, NM, and renowned preacher, spiritual director and re-treat master, spoke about the inner healing of the deacon and preach-ing the truth in joy. He said pray-ing for the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity can heal. Faith heals the intellect, hope heals the memory and love heals the will. He also said if you ap-proach another person’s pain with fear in your heart you’ll have pity. If you approach another person’s pain with love, you’ll have mercy.

All in all it was a very faith-filled gathering with our brothers and sisters from other dioceses in our region. We look forward to the next Region XIII Deacon Con-ference in 2014 which will be in Pueblo, CO on July 11-13, 2014.

Region XIII Conference

Most Rev. Oscar Cantu opened the conference with a Mass at the Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces where he mentioned he “…continues to grow in his appreciation of the deacon and…[their] wives.”

en nosotros. Tenemos que ver el rostro de Cristo en los demás, y no solamente un objeto sexual para poseer. La Con-fesión, por supuesto. Yo prefiero li-brarme del pecado por la absolución en la Confesión que por la racionalización, o sea, decir que hacer lo que me venga en gana sexualmente no es un pecado. Los católicos tenemos una gran ben-dición en este Sacramento de la Con-fesión. Debemos usarlo con fidelidad y alegría.

No debe haber confusión acerca de las enseñanzas de la Iglesia o de lo que acabo de decir. Jesús prometió estar con

su Iglesia para siempre y proteger el magisterio del Papa y de los Obispos de acuerdo con la Biblia y la Tradición. La enseñanza es clara, aunque difícil para algunos. ¡La Confesión está siempre di-sponible!

Así pues, pedimos a Nuestra Señora de la Paz, la Conquistadora, que nos ayude a seguir las enseñanzas de su Hijo Jesús y de su Iglesia en la mejor manera posible. Busquemos que Cristo viva en nosotros y estar libres de culpa y vivir con la conciencia tranquila. Que la paz de Cristo y la pureza de nuestra Señora esté con todos ustedes.

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R e s t i n P e a c e

Deacon Aston Bailey Deacon Aston “Paddy” Bailey passed

away Wednesday, June 12, 2013. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica on May 23, 1918. Deacon Bailey is survived

by his son, Ronald Astwood-Cocking; niece, Michelle Cleary; grand-niece, Bobbi Marley Mueller; numerous niec-es and nephews. Deacon Bailey was a deacon for 20 years in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and retired from St. Thomas Aquinas in Rio Rancho.

Rev. Patrick DuffyFr. Patrick Duffy,

78, was a former monk of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, and retired priest of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Fr. Duffy died on Sunday June 23

after a long illness with his family at his side.Fr. Pat was born August 15, 1935, professed

solemn vows in 1978, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1981. He was incardinated into the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in 1999. He served at Queen of Heaven Parish in Albu-querque, St. Mary’s in Vaughn, and was pas-tor at San Jose in Anton Chico for 11 years before he retired in September of 2005.

Sr. Luella Schaefer, OSFSr. Luella Schaefer OSF, 96,

died peacefully in the presence of her praying religious com-munity at Mount Saint Fran-cis Nursing Center, Colorado Springs, CO, on May 22nd, 2013. She served 79 years as a Sister of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration.

She (Gertrude Mary Schaefer) was born to William J. and Rose (Widhalm) Schaefer on Oc-tober 9, 1916, in Lindsay, NE. After graduating from St. Bernard Elementary School, Gertrude wished to further her education and also desired to become a Franciscan Sister. The Franciscans at Saint Bernard’s suggested that she attend a girls’ boarding school staffed by their communi-ty in Lafayette, IN. In 1934, at the beginning of

her junior year of high school, Gertrude joined the Franciscan Order and became Sr. Luella OSF. She earned a BA from St. Francis Col-lege, Fort Wayne, IN, in 1947; an MS in Edu-cation from Creighton University, Omaha, NE, in 1953; and a PhD in Education from St. Louis University, St. Louis, MI, in 1962.

Between 1934 and 1953, Sr. Luella taught in various schools staffed by her Franciscan congregation in Nebraska, Kansas, New Mex-ico and Colorado. She served as Chair of the Department of Education at the College of St. Joseph on the Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico, from 1953-57 and 1962-65. In 2005, Sister Luella retired to her community home, Mount Saint Francis, and moved to Mount St. Francis Nursing Center in 2008. She will be lov-ingly remembered for her gentle spirit, her deep-ly prayerful life, her thoughtfulness, sensitivity, and caring nature.

Sr. Marie Raphael Morell, OP

S I N S I N A W A , Wis.—Sr. Marie Ra-phael Morell, OP, died July 4, 2013, at Love-lace Medical Center in Albu

querque. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosa-ry Chapel at Sinsinawa July 12, 2013, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.

Sr. Marie Raphael made her fi rst re-ligious profession as a Sinsinawa Do-minican Aug. 5, 1947, and her fi nal profession Aug. 5, 1950. She ministered in education for 26 years as a teacher and consultant; served as director of religious education for fi ve years; min-istered as a pastoral associate, chaplain, and director of spiritual care in hospi-tals for 15 years; and held leadership positions for the Sinsinawa Dominican

Congregation, Sinsinawa, WI, for seven years. She served in Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, and New Mexico.

In the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Sr. Marie Raphael ministered with St. Jo-seph Healthcare System, Albuquerque, as a chaplain, 1988-1989, and as di-rector of spiritual care, 1989-2002. She volunteered with the New Mexico Med-ical Review Association, Albuquerque, 2010-2012.

Sr. Marie Raphael was born Jan. 15, 1928, in Grand Rapids, MI, the daugh-ter of William and Marie (Lapinski) Morell. The family moved to Cheyenne, WY, where she attended St. Mary Grade and High Schools, graduating in 1945. Her parents; a sister, Mary Ellen Baxter; and a brother, William Morell, preced-ed her in death. She is survived by two sisters, Genevieve Andrews and Mar-garet Davis; three brothers, Ted Morell, James Morell, and Dennis Morell; and her Dominican Sisters with whom she shared life for 65 years.

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Roman Catholic Saints Calendar

Mark Your Calendar

“May the Dear Lord bless you...”

August16 Rev. Joseph Gabriel Cusimano17 Rt. Rev. Joel P. Garner, O.Praem18 Rev. Clarence Maes21 Very Rev. James Marshall22 Rev. Edmund Savilla

25 Rev. Michael DePalma25 Rev. Cyril Iheanacho27 Rev. George Salazar29 Rev. John R. Shedlock31 Rev. John Conway

September6 Rev. Gerald Johnson10 Rev. Paul Nkumbi14 Rev. John Daniel

August 2013 15 Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary16 St. Stephen of Hungary17 St. Joan of the Cross18 St. Jane Frances de Chantal19 St. John Eudes20 St. Bernard of Clairvaux21 St. Pius X22 Queenship of Mary23 St. Rose of Lima24 St. Bartholomew25 St. Louis of France26 St. Joseph Calasanz27 St. Monica28 St. Augustine of Hippo29 Martyrdom of John the Baptist30 St. Jeanne Jugan31 Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus

September 20131 St. Giles2 Blessed John Francis Burté and Companions3 St. Gregory the Great4 St. Rose of Viterbo5 Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata6 Blessed Claudio Granzotto7 Blessed Frédéric Ozanam8 Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary9 St. Peter Claver10 St. Thomas of Villanova11 St. Cyprian12 Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary13 St. John Chrysostom14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross

TV Mass ScheduleThe Catholic Center

St. Joseph/St. Francis ChapelSunday at 6:30 a.m. on KRQE TV-13, KBIM TV-10,

KREZ TV-6 and FOX 2American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreted

TV Mass Donations may be sent online www.archdiosf.org or mailed to: Chancellor’s Offi ce/ TV Mass,

4000 St. Joseph Pl. NW, Albuquerque, NM.

Date Readings (Cycle C)August 11, 2013 WIS 18:6-9 19th Sunday Ordinary Time PS 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 Rev. Ronald Bowers HEB 11:1-2, 8-19 OR HEB 11:1-2, 8-12 LK 12:32-48 OR LK 12:35-40 August 18, 2013 JER 38:4-6, 8-10 20th Sunday Ordinary Time PS 40:2, 3, 4, 18 Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem HEB 12:1-4 LK 12:49-53August 25, 2013 IS 66:18-21 21st Sunday Ordinary Time PS 117:1, 2 Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem HEB 12:5-7, 11-13 LK 13:22-30 September 1, 2013 SIR 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 22nd Sunday Ordinary Time PS 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11 Rev. Andrew Pavlak HEB 12:18-19, 22-24A LK 14:1, 7-14 September 8, 2013 WIS 9:13-18B 23rd Sunday Ordinary Time PS 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17 Rev. Andrew Pavlak PHMN 9-10, 12-17 LK 14:25-33

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Travel with Other Catholics!

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Visit the last of the wilderness-like areas in North America all from the comfort of your deluxe motor coach and cruise ship. Enjoy a seven night cruise from Vancouver, BC on board the luxurious ms Volendam for your Holland America Line cruise. Sail the scenic inside passage with turquoise glaciers and green forests through impressive Tracy Arm to Juneau, the state capital of Alaska; Skagway, famous for the Klondike gold rush; witness calving tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay and visit Ketchikan, “the Salmon Capital of the World.” Your adventure also includes Seattle, WA; Vancouver, BC; the friendly city of Kamloops, BC; Jasper and Jasper National Park; travel along Ice� elds Parkway to Athabasca Glacier where you will expereince an excursion onto the glacier; Ban� and Ban� National Park; Canada’s “Diamond in the Wilderness,” Lake Louise; Bow Falls; and Calgary, Alberta.

Alaska Cruise + Canadian Rockies Tour

*Per person, based on double occupancy. Price based on inside cabin, upgrades available. Plus $299 tax/service/government fees. Airfare is extra. Add $200 for June 24 and August 19 departures. Add $400 for July 22 departure. Cabins subject to availability. Alternate departure dates available in 2014. Seasonal rates may apply.

Departs: May 13, June 24, July 22, August 19 and September 2, 2014

13 Days from $1599*Daily Mass Aboard Ship!

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Archdiocese of Santa Fe Eucharistic Congressfor the People of God

in Celebration of the Year of Faith

Saturday, September 14, 2013at the Albuquerque Convention Center

The day will include:• Confessions• Mass celebrated by Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan• Keynote presentations (English & Spanish)• Lunch• Breakout sessions• Benediction

Dr. Joanne Dupont Sandoval

Fr. Javier Gutierrez

Steve Herrera

Deacon Harold Burke-Silvers

All Catholics are invited to attend this special event

There will be a session for children where they will embark

on a “Journey of Faith” during the day and will join their families for

Mass and Benediction

Fr. Daniel BalizanKeynote Speaker

The Presenters for the breakout sessions: