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Register today for Diocesean Co-Workers in the Vineyard Conference
By JOE PERDREAUVILLE
The Diocese of Tucson is excited
to invite Catholics across the Diocese
of Tucson to an amazing conference
experience March 5-7. This is a
Catholic conference for all.
The Diocese’s mission is to share
the Good News with parishioners
and inspire and encourage them to
continue to share the Good News
in all that they do - at work, at their
parishes, in their neighborhoods,
and especially in their families.
This conference will be a great
opportunity to grow in faith with
resources and ideas that will work in
real life. The music will be inspiring
throughout – Jaime Cortez, an
Oregon Catholic Press composer and
artist, will be coordinating the house
band. The praise, worship
and prayer as part of
each general session
will energize the
soul, enliven the
mind and open
the
heart.
Celebrating,
singing,
learning and
praying with
thousands of
Catholics
in
an arena is an
experience
that
one can remember for
years and be able to look
back on for strength and wisdom.
Three of the most inspiring
Catholic presenters in the country
will be offering keynotes –
Bishop Gerald Kicanas
on that Thursday
evening,
Father
Robert Barron
on
Friday
morning and
Dr. Carolyn
Woo
on
Saturday
morning.
F a t h e r
Barron will be
inspiring hope
in all of us through
his presentation titled
“Seven Recommendations
for the New Evangelization.” The
New Evangelization is a call for all
Catholics to renew an understanding
of the Gospel message and to share
that message of hope with others.
“Hope is not just optimism or
having a psychologically upbeat
attitude,” Barron said. “It is something
much stranger and more profound;
it is a trust in God’s goodness and
an ordering of one’s life towards a
transcendent goal.”
Woo is the president and chief
executive officer of Catholic Relief
Services.
She will be inspiring
us on Saturday morning with her
presentation titled “Charity: in
the Word and in the Sacraments.”
Sacraments such as Baptism and
Eucharist allow us to experience the
divine through common, ordinary
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Honor all life say participants of Diocesan March For Life in Tucson
By VICTOR CALDERON
The New Vision
Women, men and youth from around the
Diocese of Tucson marched about four miles from
St. Augustine Cathedral to Holy Hope Cemetery
this past month, calling for all life to be respected,
from conception through natural death.
The crowd, estimated by organizers at more
than 1,000 people, loudly prayed the rosary and
displayed pro-life messages on signs, banners
and t-shirts as they walked northbound on a late
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Monsignors Cahalane and McCarthy receive
prestigious Catholic education awards
Msgr. Tom Cahalane and Msgr.
Jeremiah McCarthy have been named
award winners by the National
Catholic Educational Association
(NCEA).
Msgr. Cahalane, pastor of Our
Mother of Sorrows Parish in
Tucson since 1981, was named
one of only 12 winners of the
Distinguished
Pastor
Award.
This award recognizes pastors who
have given outstanding support to
Catholic elementary education.
Cahalane was ordained in his native
Ireland in 1963 and soon moved to
Arizona to join the Diocese of Tucson,
which then included what is now
the Diocese of Phoenix. He went on
to serve as diocesan Director of
Youth Ministry and later as the Vicar
for Ministries of Christian Education
from 1975-1983.
Our Mother of Sorrows has a prekindergarten-8th grade school of the
same name.
Msgr. McCarthy, the diocesan
Moderator of the Curia, was named
to receive the NCEA Seminary
Department’s 2015 Pope John Paul
II Award for Distinguished Seminary
Leadership.
McCarthy a well published author,
“I am so very proud of both
Monsignors, whom I have
known for many years,”
–Bishop Gerald Kicanas
was ordained for the diocese in June
1972. He has been active in his work
with the Association of Theological
Schools in assessing and encouraging
excellence in Catholic and other
schools of theology across the nation.
Msgr.
McCarthy
served
as
Executive Director for the Seminary
Department of the National Catholic
Msgr. Robert Fuller honored at
dinner for retired priests in Tucson
By VICTOR CALDERON
The New Vision
Msgr. Robert Fuller, who serves
as pastor at St. Frances Cabrini
Parish in Tucson, was honored
this past month at a dinner to raise
money
for
retired priests
who
have
served
the
people of the
Diocese over
many years.
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Fuller, 84, has
been a priest for the Diocese for 58
years.
“Thanks be to God I’m still
working,” Fuller said before the
event. “I want to keep doing what I
do as long as possible.”
Over his long ministry, Msgr.
Fuller has served in many
capacities, including as a parish
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priest at Queen of Peace Parish in
Mesa before the Diocese of Phoenix
was created, then as Chancellor for
the Diocese and Administrator at
All Saints Parish in Tucson.
He has also served as Pastor at
St. Pius X for 11 years before taking
five years to work for RENEW
International, an organization
based in Newark, N.J.
Msgr. Fuller also once served
the Diocese as its Director of the
Bureau of Information, now called
the Communications Department.
Fuller returned to Tucson in 1987
and started his assignment as
pastor at St. Francis Cabrini, where
he has been delivering his famous
8-minute homilies for 27 years.
He also served as the Vicar for
Education and as the Vicar Forane
during part of that time.
The 11th annual dinner raised
$28,000 for the priest retirement
fund.
MSGR. TOM CAHALANE
MSGR. JEREMIAH MCCARTHY
Educational Association in Arlington,
Va. from 2010-2014.
“I am so very proud of both
Monsignors, whom I have known
for many years,” Bishop Gerald
Kicanas said. “Each truly has brought
their gifts of intellect, passion and
service to their roles in education,
and those gifts have brought many
improvements and advances to both
K-8 education and to seminary work.”
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Co-Workers Conference: Join us for a memorable
experience that will inspire
By BISHOP GERALD KICANAS
On occasion, as I am walking to the Pastoral
Center from St. Augustine Cathedral or when I am
on my way to celebrating a Mass at the Cathedral,
I notice huge crowds gathering at the Tucson
Convention Center. Now, sometimes the crowd
assembles for events like WWE professional
wrestling or Disney on Ice or the Gem Show, but
once in a while people are coming together for
religious purposes – such as the Jehovah Witnesses
or the Latter Day Saints. Hundreds of people flock
to these spiritual happenings as a way of building
a sense of community: praying, celebrating, and
learning together. I am always amazed to see how
fervent and committed the members of these
faiths are and their sincere desire to witness that
faith.
While we have nearly 400,000 Catholics in
our diocese, we rarely have a chance to come
together as one family. Three years ago we held a
conference called “Co-workers in the Vineyard”.
The three-day gathering was for those involved
in ministry in the 78 parishes and 25 schools that
make up our diocese. The spirit and enthusiasm
in the Tucson Convention Center Arena for that
event was marvelous and people walked away
saying how inspiring it was to be together as
Catholics. They insisted we do a conference again.
This year, from March 5 to March 7, the Diocese
is planning a second conference at the Tucson
Convention Center in downtown Tucson. This
time the conference has been designed for all
Catholics in our diocese. The conference theme
is “We Are a People of Faith, Hope and Charity”.
My hope is that we can assemble more
than 3,000 people of all ages from around our
diocese to celebrate who we are as Catholics.
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Bishop’s Calendar - February 2015
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10:00 a.m., Jubilee Mass,
Religious Women and Men,
St. Augustine Cathedral, Tucson
1:00 p.m., Charismatic Renewal
with Youth, PCC West, Theater
10 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Mass and visit
to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic
School, Casa Grande
7:00 p.m., Cathedral Concert Series at
St. Augustine Cathedral, Tucson
2
7:30 a.m., Mass, Breakfast
with Bishop, Residence
11 Presentation to U.S. Congress on
Immigration in Washington D.C.
5
7:30 a.m., Mass and Meeting,
Catholic Cemeteries’ Board,
Residence
2:00 p.m., ACE Board Meeting,
Pastoral Center
12 7:00 p.m., Confirmation, St.
Francis de Sales, Tucson
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9:00 a.m., Diocesan Pastoral
Council, Pastoral Center
2:00 p.m., Listening Session,
Marriage and Family, St. Andrew
the Apostle, Sierra Vista
5:00 p.m., Mass, ACA Dinner,
St. Andrew the Apostle
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9:00 a.m., Mass, Sacred Heart,
Tombstone
3:00-5:00 p.m., “Who Will Fill My
Shoes?”, Sts. Peter & Paul,
Tucson
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14 10:00 a.m., 50th Anniversary of
Father Kino Statue in the Capitol,
Arizona Historical Society
2:00 p.m., Catholic Foundation
Mardi Gras, Residence
15 10:00 a.m., Mass, Asian New
Year, Our Lady of La Vang
2:00 – 4:00 p.m., Listening
Session, Marriage and Family, St.
Anthony of Padua, Casa Grande
16 10:30 a.m., Presbyteral Council,
Tucson
4:30 p.m., Dinner, Visiting
Mundelein Seminarians,
Residence
12:00 p.m., U.S., Canadian Jesuit
Provincials’ Meeting,
Redemptorist Renewal Center
6:30 p.m., Theology Uncorked,
Most Holy Trinity
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12:30 p.m., Southwest Medical
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5:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus
Priests’ Appreciation Dinner, St.
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18 12:00 p.m., Ash Wednesday
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19 8:00 a.m., Pastoral Center
Directors Meeting
11:30 a.m., USCCB
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Video Conference
20 Staff Service Day
21 9:00 a.m., Knight of Malta
Healing Mass, St. Augustine
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12:00 p.m., Diocesan Compliance
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4:00 p.m., Mass, Italian Catholic
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3:00 p.m., Rite of Election, St.
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Religious Appreciation Dinner, St.
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24 9:00 a.m., Mass, Immaculate
Conception Catholic School,
Yuma
7:00 p.m., Confirmation, St.
Francis of Assisi Parish, Yuma
25 5:30 p.m., St. John Paul II Awards
26 9:00 a.m., Mass, Yuma Catholic
High School
7:00 p.m., Confirmation,
Immaculate Conception Parish
27 6:00 p.m., Confirmation, St. Jude
Thaddeus, San Luis
28 9:00 a.m., Confirmation,
Immaculate Conception, Yuma
12:00 p.m., “Who Will Fill My
Shoes?”, St. Francis of Assisi
4:00 p.m., Confirmation, St. John
Neumann
March 1 3:00 p.m., Rite of
Election, St. Francis of Assisi
6:00 p.m., Confirmation, St.
Francis of Assisi, Yuma
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CO-WORKERS
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items like water and bread. Charity
can also help us experience the
divine in our ordinary lives. Charity
is more than just service, but the
love we receive from God and in
return share that love with those
around us – locally, nationally and
globally.
“As people of charity, do we take
to heart that when we give, we give
to God?” Woo said. “The palms
(hands) of the poor in which we
place our alms are the altars where
we offer our first and best gifts to
God. We acknowledge the goodness
of God and of the world that God
has made.”
Catholics are people of faith,
hope and charity. When we are
living Catholic, we actively live the
faith, live in hope and live charitably.
We can all live Catholic better when
we live Catholic together, as Coworkers in the vineyard.
Please see the pull-out center
section of this newspaper or the
conference website for all the details
http://coworkers.diocesetucson.
org.
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FROM THE BISHOP
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The planning committee has been
working incredibly hard and has
secured some of the best English
and Spanish speakers in the nation
and from Mexico, and plans a variety
of workshops to meet everyone’s
interest during this three-day event.
“This conference will be
very much a family gathering
that will renew us, fill us with
pride and gratitude for our
faith and be an enjoyable
and memorable time.”
In addition to the learning
opportunities, there will be time to
pray together and to meet brother
and sister Catholics with whom we
share faith and values.
Something exciting happens when
we come together with others from
our various parishes and schools.
We recognize that the faith is bigger
than our own local parish or school.
I have noticed that young people
develop a certain pride when they
attend events like World Youth Day,
where they encounter young people
from every culture and nation who
share their faith. They experience
the universality of our faith and are
energized to be part of that faith.
As Bishop, I get a chance to meet
Catholics living in all parts of our
diocese. This upcoming Co-Workers
conference could provide a similar
experience of meeting one another
and being inspired by the deep faith,
sure hope and amazing charity that
instills deep pride and a sense of
inclusion. I see those wonderful
characteristics every day and they
inspire me to give thanks for such a
great local church.
While I understand it is hard for
people across our vast diocese to
come together in downtown Tucson,
I know many will make the effort so
that we can truly celebrate our rich
and remarkable history as a Church
and our Catholic family here in the
Diocese of Tucson.
Family reunions are special
moments. This conference will be
very much a family gathering that
will renew us, fill us with pride
and gratitude for our faith and be
an enjoyable and memorable time.
Our elders attending will have an
occasion to remind us of our roots.
Our families will give witness to
the vibrancy of the faith and the
importance of handing on the faith.
Our young people will make us
aware that the faith is very much
alive in the new generation. Our
priests, religious, deacons, teachers,
catechists and those in other
Catholic ministries will find many
opportunities to grow in the faith.
All who come will benefit from
this conference.
Why should you attend the
conference?
•To learn more about the faith
from great speakers and timely
workshops
• To pray with companions in the
faith
• To meet people who share your
values
• To have your faith renewed
• To enjoy some memorable
moments
• To experience the joy of the
gospel
I look forward to seeing you at
the Tucson Convention Center from
March 5 to March 7. Register online
at http://coworkers.diocesetucson.
org
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in your area
SIERRA VISTA/CASA GRANDE
Bishop seeks comments
on marriage and family
Pope Francis has asked that bishops consult with
their dioceses in preparation for the upcoming
Synod on Marriage and Family to be held in Rome
this October.
Bishop Gerald Kicanas has planned four listening
sessions in the Diocese of Tucson to gather
comments, recommendations and suggestions from
our people on the questions that will be discussed at
the Synod.
The first session took place at Yuma Catholic High
School on Dec. 7 and was followed by another session
for parishes in Tucson and in Santa Cruz County at
Most Holy Trinirty Parish on Jan. 25.
A session for parishes in Cochise and Graham/
Greenlee Counties will be held Saturday, Feb. 7.
The session will be held at St. Andrew Parish, 800
N. Taylor Dr., Sierra Vista. The session will be held
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
There will be another session for parishes in Pinal
West and Gila/Pinal East Counties Sunday, Feb. 15.
The session will be held at St. Anthony Parish, 201
N. Picacho St., Casa Grande. The session will be held
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
TUCSON
Cathedral Concert Series this month
The Cathedral Concert Series will hold its next
concert featuring pianist Eric Zuber on Tuesday,
Feb. 10 at St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson. Zuber
is the winner of the 2013 Bosendorfer International
Piano Competition. He will perform selections of
Chopin at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 10. There is a general
donation of $25 for adults and a $10 for students.
The Cathedral is located at 192 S. Stone Ave.
Information: www.tucsoncathedralconcerts.org .
Search retreat for high school students
If you are a junior or senior in high school, at least
16 years old and want to meet other young people
for spiritual growth, reflection and fun, sign up for a
retreat to be held Feb. 20-22. The Search for Christian
Maturity Retreat is sponsored by the Diocese of
Tucson and will be hosted at San Miguel High
School, 6601 S. San Fernando Road. The deadline
to register is Feb. 11. The cost is $40; scholarships
are available. For more information contact: Manuel
“Mito” Gonzales (co-director) 520-954-1671 or
[email protected], or Veronica Lumm (codirector) 520-409-0809 or [email protected] .
Vocation Retreat at San Xavier Mission
The Franciscan friars of the Province of Saint
Barbara are hosting a vocation retreat, Feb. 20 thru
Feb 22, in Tucson at San Xavier del Bac Mission for
men ages 21 to 45 interested in religious life as a
Franciscan brother or priest. For more information
and to register contact Brother Eric Pilarcik, O.F.M.
at [email protected] or (408) 903-3422.
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Social Justice Fair at St. John Parish
A day-long Social Justice Fair will be held at St.
John the Evangelist Parish in Tucson on Sunday, Feb.
22. There will be community organizations from
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Church Hall at 602 W.
Ajo Way.
San Miguel HS holds
immigration think tank
San Miguel High School in Tucson held a think
tank on immigration this past month, providing an
opportunity to share ideas and to reflect on migrant
issues and the long term needs along the U.S.-Mexico
border.
San Miguel officials were joined on Jan. 14 and
15 by religious brothers and Lasallian lay partners
from the districts of San Francisco, New Orleans and
Mexico, as well as Bishop Gerald Kicanas, prominent
figures from Southern Arizona and school faculty.
“The Immigration Think Tank is an initiative that
is a response to a current reality and a challenge made
by the 45th General Chapter of the Brothers of the
Christian Schools,” said Brother Chris Patiño, who
ministers at SMHS where the De La Salle Brothers
serve and helped to organize this gathering. “One
of the themes that arose from the Chapter is for the
Lasallian mission to go ‘beyond borders’ and respond
to the emerging educational needs of our time.”
St. Augustine HS student’s
artwork in calendar
A painting by a student at St. Augustine Catholic
High School in Tucson is featured in a local calendar
with the winners of a high school calendar art
contest.
“Can’t Escape the Fear” by sophomore Jacob
Codoner is the June painting in a calendar produced
by Spectrum Printing Company, LLC.
Evening of renewal at Sacred Heart
Alive in Christ: an Evening of Renewal will be
offered by the Diocese of Tucson Renewal Ministry
at Sacred Heart Parish, 601 E. Ft. Lowell, Tucson on
Thursday, Feb. 12. Worship begins at 6:30 p.m. in the
sanctuary. The Renewal gathering is held the second
Thursday of every month. Information: 520-2377060 or 520-459-0669.
YUMA
Celebration of Kino Statue at U.S. Capitol
All are invited to join with Bishop Gerald Kicanas
and the Kino Heritage Society in celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the dedication of the statue of Padre
Eusebio Kino that stands in the National Statutory
Hall of Heroes at the United States Capitol Building.
Padre Kino brought the Catholic Faith to the
Sonoran Desert more than 300 years ago.
The State of Arizona honored Padre Kino by naming
him as one of Arizona’s heroic representatives to our
nation and by presenting his statue at a dedication
ceremony held in Washington D.C., on Arizona
Statehood Day in 1965.
This February’s 50th anniversary celebration will
be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon
at the Arizona Historical Society Museum, 949
E. Second Street in Tucson. There will be a short
program about the history surrounding the statue
dedication along with a blessing by Bishop Kicanas of
the replica of the Capitol’s Kino statue that is located
on the Museum grounds. A reception with light
refreshments honoring special guests Dr. Bernard
“Bunny” Fontana and Dr. James “Big Jim” Griffith
will follow. Both professors have devoted their lives
and scholarship to the better understanding of the
people, history and culture of our region.
This Tucson event is free and open to the public.
Free parking is located one block away from the
Museum at the University of Arizona’s Main Gate
Garage. Contact Rosie Garcia at padrekino@live.
com for more information.
Yuma Catholic HS student
gets NROTC scholarship
A student at Yuma Catholic High School has been
awarded a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
scholarship worth $180,000, the Yuma Sun reported.
Alexis Merino, 17, will be able to use the scholarship
to receive a college degree. Merino told the Sun that
she wants to be part of the U.S. Navy and has already
been accepted into the University of Arizona. She
said she is waiting to hear from the University of
Notre Dame, Columbia University, Boston University
and the University of Rochester.
. NOGALES
Kino Border Initiative dinner in Phoenix
The Kino Border Inititiave, which serves migrants
in Nogales, Ariz. and Sonora, Mexico, will hold its
fifth annual fundraising dinner Saturday, Feb. 28 in
Phoenix.
Father Sean Carroll, S.J., the KBI’s executive
director, will host the event at St. Francis Xavier
School, 4715 North Central Ave. There is a reception
at 5 p.m. followed by a dinner at 6 p.m. RSVP by
Feb. 16. All proceeds go to KBI. For information,
contact Lucy Howell at 602-695-1604 or LHowell@
kinoborderinitiative.org
For reservations, visit
www.kinoborderinitiative.org
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Religious celebrate jubilarian anniversaries
Photo by Victor Calderón.
Tamara Morris, above left, who is expecting a child, places a white rose at Holy Hope
Cemetery in Tucson on Jan. 17.
TUCSON MARCH FOR LIFE
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sunny morning on Jan. 17. Groups
came from parishes and schools in
Tucson, Nogales, Marana, Sahuarita,
Eloy and other communities. Students
from Immaculate Heart School in Oro
Valley carried a banner at the front of
the marchers.
The Diocese’s annual March For Life,
now in its 18th year, took place a few
days before the 42nd anniversary of
the Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court
decision that made abortion legal.
The day began with a Mass,
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celebrated by Bishop Gerald Kicanas.
The marchers left from the Cathedral’s
parking lot, escorted by Tucson police
officers, and arrived at Holy Hope
about 90 minutes later.
“Lord, you have called us here
today in the spirit of life,” said Father
Domenico Pinti, V.F., the Diocese’s
Vicar for Life and pastor at St. George
Parish in Apache Junction. A bell was
rung and red roses were placed in front
of a tombstone “dedicated to all the
victims of abortion” for each year since
1973 by a person born in that year.
Once the 42 roses had been placed,
white doves were released.
Photo by Steff Koeneman
At a Mass for religious celebrating jubilees at St. Augustine Cathedral in
Tucson on Feb. 1, there were four sisters celebrating 70 years in religious
life. From left to right are Sister Mary Evelyn Soto, I.H.M.; Sister Mary Pierre
Borboa, I.H.M.; Bishop Gerald Kicanas; Sister Barbara Donahue, S.F.C.C. and
Sister Therese Martin, S.F.C.C. Other religious celebrating anniversaries
are 65 Years: Sister Corina Padilla, O.P.; Sister Rina Cappellazzo, O.P.; Rev.
Franklin Eichhorst, O.F.M. Cap.; Sister Regina Arnold, O.S.B.; 60 Years: Rev.
Andre Weller, O.F.M. Cap.; Rev. Nicholas Widhammer, O.F.M. Cap.; Rev. Frank
Clifford Herle, O.F.M.; Rev. Cyprian Hibner, O. Carm.; 50 Years: Sister Eileen
Mahony, C.S.A.; Sister Esther Calderon, O.P.; Father Robert Kose, O.F.M.
Cap.; Sister Ellen Pachmayer, O.S.F.; Sister Carla Riach, O.S.F.; Sister Jeanne
Bartholomeaux, S.C.; Sister Kate Mehlmann, O.C.S.O.; 40 Years: Sister Gladys
Noreen, O.S.B.; Father Richard Boyle, S.J.; 25 Years: Sister Cathy Lee, O.C.S.O.
and Rev. Thomas Koller, O.C.D.
th Anniversary
Salpointe Willie Kane
Memorial Golf Tournament
Honoring Bob Logan ’75
A Spiritual Journey to Turkey & Rome
With Saints Peter & Paul
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Under the Spiritual Direction of:
Most Rev. Gerald Kicanas
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Bishop of the Diocese of Tucson
Mr. Ernie Nedder - Group Coordinator
Sr. Lois Jean Paha, O.P. - Liturgy Coordinator
LANCER MARCH MADNESS
“Lute” Logan invites you to a round of golf
honoring the one and only Bob Logan!
Friday, March 6, 2015 at Arizona National
October 26 to November 6, 2015
Only $4,199 from Phoenix (PHX)
Plus $725 in airport taxes and $175 in tips.
For More Information and your FREE Color Brochure
1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start
Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.
$200 per player
Sponsorships available: Contact Peggie Gessner at
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Proceeds benefit Salpointe athletics and the Willie Kane Endowed Scholarship Fund
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Contact Mr. Ernie Nedder
CST: 2018667
Email: [email protected]
or Call (520) 760-5882
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St. Augustine Catholic HS renovating second floor for students
Photo by Victor Calderón.
A construction worker, above left, is shown inside a former seminarian dormitory at what is now St. Augustine Catholic High School in Tucson. Above right, a rendering of one
of the classrooms.
By VICTOR CALDERON
The New Vision
What was once second floor
dormitories at Regina Cleri Seminary
in Tucson will be transformed
into state-of-the-art classrooms
for students at the decade-old St.
Augustine Catholic High School.
Work began in early January for
the Oser Wing, named for donor
Lee M. Oser, and the Buck O’Rielly
classrooms, named for the donor
and president of the O’Rielly Motor
Co. Classroom space will be about
2,000 square feet, said Dave Keller,
St. Augustine High’s president.
A groundbreaking was held
during Catholic Schools Week in late
January and the project is expected
to be finished by June, Keller said.
St. Augustine High currently
has 165 students enrolled and is
expected to grow to 200 students for
the 2015-16 school year.
“It’s so exciting to bring life back to
this building,” said school principal
Lynn Cuffari.
Some rooms on the second floor
are currently used by high school
faculty and staff, but it has been
largely unused by students until now.
Salpointe Catholic HS opens
student centers
Photos by Omar Rodriguez.
Above left, Bishop Kicanas joins Salpointe officials in a ribbon cutting. Above right,
Salpointe students work in a laboratory.
Rain may have moved the festivities
indoors at a dedication and blessing
ceremony for new student centers
at Salpointe Catholic High School
in Tucson this past month but the
excitement over the new buildings at
the Diocese’s most populous school
remained. Along with Father William
Harry, O.Carm., Provincial of the
Carmelite Fathers who have staffed
Salpointe since 1952, Bishop Gerald
Kicanas blessed the new facilities
resulting from a $12 million dollar
capital campaign on Jan. 30. That
campaign was directed by the school’s
President, Kay Sullivan. The new
additions include a student center, a
library addition, a counseling center,
a playing field and a new Chapel of
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.
Nogales students receive
letter from Pope Francis
Students at Lourdes Catholic School
in Nogales wrote a letter to Pope Francis
and were surprised to receive a response
from the Holy Father this past month.
The Kino Teens group at the school
had written to the Pope about the
situation along the Arizona-Nogales
border and also made a video about
how people’s lives are being affected
and about the Kino Teens’ work. The
Holy Father answered back with a letter
written on official stationery and bearing
his signature and the papal seal. In his
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letter to the Kino Teens, Pope Francis
encouraged the students to continue to
remember others.
The Kino Teens began with students
at Lourdes Catholic School who have
formed an alliance with the Kino Border
Initiative under Father Sean Carroll,
S.J., and Father Peter Neeley, S.J. The
group works to involve teens in work for
migrants through hands-on experience
on the border, workshops, immersion
experiences and political advocacy.
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Diocese invites men
considering priesthood
to gatherings in
Tucson, Yuma
The Diocese of Tucson invites men between
the ages of 16-35 who are considering the
priesthood to two gatherings this month in
Tucson and Yuma.
In a campaign called “Who Will Fill These
Shoes?,” diocesan priests are asking all
parishioners to identify and invite one or two
young men who they believe could be called by
God to serve as a priest.
The first gathering will be Sunday, Feb. 8 at
Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, 1946 E. Lee Street
(Lee and Campbell, across from the University
of Arizona Medical Center). The event will be
held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
A second gathering is set for Saturday, Feb. 28
at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 1815 S. 8th Ave. in
Yuma, from noon to 2 p.m.
For
more
information,
visit
www.
diocesetucson.org or call Father Jorge FariasSaucedo, the Diocese’s Vocation Director for
Recruitment, at 520-838-2530.
Your support of ACA helps others in Diocese
Support fo the Catholic Foundation’s border communities.
Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) or attend the
“We needed something to protect our
annual Gala, you are helping to provide grant donations from the weather and theft”, said
money to those in
Angie Gill, the ministry’s
need throughout our
coordinator.
“Since
Diocese.
November of last year,
The
Catholic
we have traveled over
Foundation receives
1,000 miles with this
nearly
100
grant
new trailer, it has been a
requests every year
godsend.”
Native
Peoples
from parishes, schools
Mission Ministry’s goal
and programs that
is to make sure no one
serve our Diocese. If
will be without the basic
the Foundation doesn’t
necessities of life, that
reach its goals for the
no matter how remote
ACA or the Gala, some
their village, they will
of those requests might
not be overlooked or
be denied. Attending
our Gala or donations From left to right: Angela Colleen Gill, Angie forgotten, Gill said.
Gill, Amanda Cox, Angela Dettyand Father Chris
“Having this new
to the ACA, allows Orndorff are shown with the cargo trailer used by
enclosed trailer has
the foundation to help Corpus Christi Parish in Tucson.
been life-changing for so
others.
Last year, Corpus Christi Parish in Tucson many of us,” she said. “Thank you to everyone
received a grant to purchase a cargo trailer, who made it possible!”
For more information about granting
which is used diocese wide to deliver much
needed items to our poorest ministries. Native opportunities or how to support the grant
Peoples Mission Ministry, through Corpus program, please visit our website at www.
Christi, receives donations of any kind (food, cathfnd.org/grants or call the Catholic
clothing, furniture) and then delivers those Foundation at (520) 838-2505.
items mainly to our Native American and
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PRESENT S THE 2015
CO-WORKERS IN THE VINEYARD
PEOPLE OF FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY.
CONFERENCE FOR ALL CATHOLICS
March 5 -7, 2015
Tucson Convention Center
Our
diocese is planning this
Catholic conference March 5-7
to bring all of us living here in
the Diocese together for prayer,
information and a chance to revel in
our Catholic family.
The conference is called “CoWorkers in the Vineyard,” and its
theme is “We Are a People of Faith,
Hope and Charity”.
I hope to have over 3,000 people
from around our diocese come
celebrate who we are as Catholics.
The Conference planning committee
has been working incredibly hard to
secure some of the best speakers
in the nation as well as a plethora
of workshops to meet everyone’s
interest during this event.
Something exciting happens when
we come together. We recognize
that our faith is bigger than our own
local parish or schools. Young people
catch that kind of pride when they
attend events like World Youth Day,
where they encounter young people
from every culture and nation who
share their faith. They experience
the universality of our faith. We
adults can have the same experience
at this conference.
This event aims to inspire us
deeply through the kind of deep
faith, sure hope and amazing charity
that I see every day and which moves
me to give thanks for such a great
local church.
This conference can be similar to a
family reunion. This family gathering
will renew us, fill us with pride and
gratitude for our faith as well as be
an enjoyable and memorable three
days.
Why should you attend the
conference? Here are my top five
reasons:
• To learn more about the faith
from great speakers and timely
workshops Our English Keynote
Speakers are Father Robert Barron,
who produced and “starred” in the
popular DVD series “Catholicism”
that you may have seen; and Dr.
Carolyn Y. Woo, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Catholic Relief
Services. Under her leadership, the
organization has served thousands
of the world’s neediest people in
dozens of countries and the United
States, providing everything from
emergency aid to food, safe water
programs, and micro-loan and
educational programs to assist
people with achieving a better life
and self-sufficiency.
•To pray with companions in the
faith
•To meet people who share your
values
•To have your faith renewed
•To enjoy some memorable
moments
I look forward to seeing you at the
Co-Workers Conference.
– Bishop Gerald Kicanas
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
FRIDAY
Father Robert Barron
Father Robert Barron is the Rector of Mundelein Seminary in
Chicago, Illinois. He is an author, speaker and theologian. He
is also the founder of the global media ministry Word on Fire,
which reaches millions of people by utilizing the tools of new
media to draw people into or back to the Catholic Faith.
Bishop Gerald Kicanas
Bishop Kicanas became the Ordinary of the Diocese of Tucson
in March 2003 after being assigned as Coadjutor Bishop in
October 2001. Bishop Kicanas was ordained a priest for the
Archdiocese of Chicago in 1967 and served in various capacities
for more than 25 years.
Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo
Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo is President & CEO of Catholic Relief Services,
the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic
community in the United States. Dr. Woo currently sits on
numerous boards and USCCB Committees. Dr. Woo is married to
Dr. David E. Bartkus and they have two sons, Ryan and Justin.
REGISTER NOW!
http://coworkers.diocesetucson.org
WORKSHOPS
Lecio Divina - Peggy Guerrero
Rebuilt: Make Church Matter - Father Michael White
and Tom Corcoran
Discovering the Biblical Roots of Liturgy: Praying the
Mass with Scripture - Father Jeff Wocken, S.D.S.
Morality in Religious Education; the “How to”
Approach - Victor Valenzuela
Practical Ways to Keep the Enthusiasm in Our Ministry
- Luis Ramirez
The Journey Within ~ Contemplative Spirituality for the
Everyday Catholic - Tom Booth
Learning to Witness: How to Share Your Faith with
Others - Deacon Alex Jones
Who are They: One Call Different Paths
- Sister Jeanne Bartholomeaux S.C.
You Have put on Christ: Cultivating a Baptismal
Spirituality in the Parish - Jerry Galipeau, D.Min.
Priests on-going formation session (priests only)
Bishop George Murry, S.J.
SATURDAY
Building Unity, Here, There and Everywhere
- Rose Loughran & Michael Johnson,
Missionary Discipleship in a Culturally Diverse Church:
Reading the Signs of the Times - Hosffman Ospino, Phd
Ite, Missa Est! Now What? - Sister Lois Paha, O.P., D. Min
The RCIA and the Parish as an Initiating Community
- Jerry Galipeau, D. Min
Pope Francis and Missionary Discipleship
- Robert Feduccia
Practical Ways to Keep the Enthusiasm in our Ministry
- Luis Ramirez
Jesus is Yaqui - Father Seraphim Molina, S.T.
Sacred Art and Spirituality - Father Alex Mills
The Living Word: Nourished by Sacred Scripture
- Deacon Alex Jones
Catholic Moral Teaching and Pastoral Guidance for
End-of-Life Care - Monsignor Jeremiah McCarthy
Discovering the Biblical Roots of Liturgy: Praying the
Mass with Scripture - Father Jeff Wocken, S.D.S.
The Two Shall be One: Reflections on Catholic Marriage
Who are They: One Call Different Paths
- Sister Jeanne Bartholomeaux, S.C.
Vocations: a Journey of Faith, Hope, and Charity
Rooted in the Family - Father Jorge Farias
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 5
Friday, March 6
Saturday, March 7
Time
Activity
Location
Time
Activity
Location
Time
Activity
Location
5:00 p.m.
Registration
Cochise/Apache
7:30 a.m.
Registration
Cochise/Apache
7:30 a.m.
Registration
Cochise/Apache
6:30 p.m.
Arena Doors Open
Arena
8:00 a.m.
Resource Expo Open
North Exhibition hall
8:00 a.m.
Resource Expo Open
North Exhibition hall
7:00 p.m.
General Session
Arena
8:30 a.m.
Keynote - Fr. Robert Barron Arena
8:30 a.m.
Workshops
TCC
8:00 p.m.
Keynote - Bishop Gerald Kicanas Arena
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10:30 a.m. Workshops
TCC
12:00 p.m. Break for lunch
10:30 a.m. Keynote - Carolyn Woo
Arena
12:00 p.m. Break for lunch
1:30 p.m.
Workshops
TCC
1:30 p.m.
Workshops
TCC
3:30 p.m.
Conference Mass
Arena
3:30 p.m.
Closing Program
Arena
5:00 p.m.
Break for dinner
7:00 p.m.
Evening Sessions
TCC
Questions? Call the Diocese of Tucson
at 520-838-2500
PRESENTA L A CONFERENCIA DEL 2015
COLABORADORES EN LA VIÑA
GENTE DE FE, ESPERANZA Y CARIDAD.
UNA CONFERENCIA PARA
TODOS LOS CATÓLICOS
Marzo 5 - 7, 2015
Centro de Convenciónes de Tucson
Nuestra Diócesis ha planificado
una conferencia católica para el 5 al
7 de marzo con el fin de que todos
los que vivimos aquí en la Diócesis
nos reunamos para rezar juntos,
informarnos y tener una oportunidad
de disfrutar unidos de nuestra familia
católica.
La conferencia se denomina
“Colaboradores en la Viña”, y el tema
es “Somos un pueblo de fe, esperanza
y caridad”.
Mi esperanza es lograr reunir a más
de 3,000 personas de todas las edades
y de toda la Diócesis para celebrar
juntos lo que es ser católicos. El comité
de planificación ha estado trabajando
con gran dedicación y esfuerzo y
ha conseguido la participación de
algunos de los mejores presentadores
en inglés y en español de este país y
de México, y se han programado una
variedad de talleres para satisfacer
los intereses de todos los asistentes
durante este encuentro de tres días.
Cuando nos reunimos con personas
de otras parroquias y de las escuelas
de nuestra Diócesis sucede algo muy
estimulante. Unidos, nos damos
cuenta de que la fe es más grande
que nuestra parroquia o escuela local.
Yo he notado que cuando los jóvenes
asisten a eventos como el Día Mundial
de la Juventud, donde conocen
a jóvenes de todas las culturas y
naciones que comparten su fe, se
despierta en ellos un cierto orgullo.
Es así como viven la universalidad de
nuestra fe y sienten el impulso de una
nueva energía que los mueve a ser
parte de esa fe.
Esta conferencia será sin duda una
reunión de familia que nos renovará,
nos llenará de orgullo y de gratitud por
nuestra fe y será un acontecimiento
entretenido y memorable.
Todos los que asistan se
beneficiarán de esta conferencia.
¿Por qué debería usted asistir a la
conferencia?
• Para aprender más sobre la fe
escuchando a expertos oradores y
participando en talleres con temas
de actualidad. Nuestros Oradores
Principales en Español son el Obispo
Sigifredo Noriega Barceló de la
Diócesis de Zacatecas y el Padre
Alfonso Garcia que pertenece a la
arquidiócesis de Guadalajara.
El
mensaje del Obispo Sigifredo es uno
de dar elementos para reflexionar
y activar la esperanza en nuestras
comunidades cristianas en tiempos
de incertidumbres. El Padre Alfonso
nos inspirará con un mensaje de amor
y caridad.
• Para rezar con compañeros de la
fe
• Para conocer a personas que
tienen sus mismos valores
• Para renovar su fe
• Para disfrutar de momentos
memorables
• Para experimentar la alegría del
Evangelio
Espero verlos a todos en la
Conferencia de Colaboradores.
– Obispo Gerald Kicanas
TALLERES
PRESENTADORES
VIERNES
Obispo Sigifredo Noriega Barceló
Después de su ordenación Sacerdotal desempeño los siguientes cargos:
Director Espiritual del Seminario de Ciudad Obregón (1977-1980), Promotor
Vocacional (1976-1980), en 1980 viajo a Roma, Italia para obtener la Licencia
Docendi en Teología Moral para la Academia Alfonsiana. El 2 de agosto de
2012, el Papa Benedicto XVI lo nombro Obispo de la Diócesis de Zacatecas.
Obispo Gerald Kicanas
En marzo de 2003, el Obispo Kicanas fue nombrado como Ordinario de la
Diócesis de Tucson después de que fue nombrado como Obispo Coadjutor en
octubre de 2001. En 1967, el Obispo Kicanas fue ordenado como padre de la
Arquidiócesis de Chicago y sirvió en varias capacidades por más de 25 años.
Padre Alfonso Garcia
El padre Alfonso Garcia pertenece a la arquidiócesis de Guadalajara, México
desde Mayo de 1988. Realizo sus estudios de Filosofía en el seminario
diocesano de Guadalajara de 1981 al 1983. Ademas curso estudios teológicos
en el mismo seminario de 1984 al 1988. El padre Alfonso tiene una maestría
en Ciencias de la Familia, otorgada por el instituto Giovanni Paolo II.
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Evangelii Gaudium - Caridad
en Acción
Monseñor. Carlos Romero-Moreno
¿Cómo Cuidamos la Creación
de Dios?
Rebecca Piña Cammarota
La Religiosidad Popular:
Las Vivencias de Fe en la
Comunidad Hispana
Hermana Gladys Echenique, O.P.
Caminando en Solidaridad
Norma Valdez
Y Los Dos Serán Uno
Padre Manuel Viera, O.F.M.
SABADO
El Camino de Jesús: amor en
Acción, Paz y Justicia
Yolanda Cagigas
Evangelii Gaudium - Caridad
en Acción
Monseñor Carlos Romero-Moreno
Discípulos Misioneros en una
Iglesia Multicultural: Leamos
los Signos de los Tiempos
Hosffman Ospino, Phd.
Dichosos los Misericordiosos
Padre Carlos Triana, Eudista
Y los Dos Serán Uno
Padre Manuel Viera, O.F.M.
La Espiritualidad del NiñoIdeas Prácticas Para el
Desarrollo de la Fe
Victor Valenzuela
Cristianismo y Cambio:
Santos y Pecadores, Sanos y
Enfermos, Navegando en las
Mismas Aguas Caudalosas del
Conflicto”.
Vivir y Ser Testigos de la
Esperanza en Situación de
Migrantes
Obispo Sigifredo Noriega Barceló
El Papa Francisco Habla a Los
Ministros de la Iglesia
Monseñor Raul Trevizo
Jovenes y el Futuro de
Inmigración
Padre Pete Neeley, S.J.
El Camino de Jesús: Amor en
Acción, Paz y Justicia
Yolanda Cagigas
Quienes Son: Un Llamado
Diferentes Caminos
Hermana Jeanne
Bartholomeaux, S.C.
Vocaciones: Una Jornada
de Fe, Esperanza y Caridad
Enraizada en la Familia
Padre Jorge Farias
Pastoral Campesina:
Impulsando la Evangelización
en el Campo
Teresita Kontos Liliana
Bustamante
Vocaciones: Una Jornada
de Fe, Esperanza y Caridad
Enraizada en la Familia
Padre Jorge Farias
Jovenes y el Futuro de
Inmigración
Padre Pete Neeley, S.J.
La Espiritualidad del NiñoIdeas Prácticas Para el
Desarrollo de la Fe.
Victor Valenzuela
Evangelii Gaudium - Caridad
en Acción
Monseñor Carlos Romero-Moreno
¿Cómo Cuidamos la Creación
de Dios?
Rebecca Piña Cammarota
El Papa Francisco Habla a los
Ministros de la Iglesia
Monseñor Raul Trevizo
Catholic Relief Services
Worldwide!
Norma Valdez
HORARIO DE LA CONFERENCIA
Jueves, Marzo 5
Viernes, Marzo 6
Sabado, Marzo 7
Horario Actividad
Locación
Horario
Actividad
Locación
Horario
Actividad
Locación
5:00 p.m.
Registración
Cochise/Apache
7:30 a.m.
Registración
Cochise/Apache
7:30 a.m.
Registración
Cochise/Apache
6:30 p.m.
Puertas Abiertas
Arena
8:00 a.m.
Apertura de Expo
North Exhibition hall
8:00 a.m.
Apertura de Expo
North Exhibition hall
7:00 p.m.
Sesion General
Arena
8:30 a.m.
Talleres
TCC
8:30 a.m.
Presentador - Padre Alfonso Garcia Arena
8:00 p.m.
Presentador - Obispo Geraldo Kicanas Arena
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10:30 a.m. Presentador - Obispo Barcelo Arena
10:30 a.m. Talleres
12:00 p.m. Tiempo para la merienda
12:00 p.m. Tiempo para la merienda
TCC
1:30 p.m.
Talleres
TCC
1:30 p.m.
Talleres
TCC
3:30 p.m.
Clebración de Misa
Arena
3:30 p.m.
Clausura de Conferencia
Arena
5:00 p.m.
Ciena
7:00 p.m.
Sesiones por la tarde
TCC
Preguntas? Llama a la Diocesis de Tucson
al 520-838-2500
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Unidos como iglesia peregrina en la fe, la esperanza y la caridad
Por el PADRE VILIULFO VALDERRAMA
La diócesis de Tucson esta
formada por nueve condados, en una
área de 42,707 millas cuadradas. Las
78 parroquias que la forman tienen
aproximadamente unos 300,000
católicos. Aquí es donde nos toco vivir
la aventura del Evangelio. Aquí es
donde construimos la civilización del
amor. Aquí es donde evangelizamos
o somos evangelizados.
Una infinidad de veces hemos oído
el verbo “evangelizar”. Este viene
del latín evangelium, que significa
buena noticia. La evangelización es
la proclamación del Evangelio con
el fin de atraer a todos a Cristo y a
su Iglesia. Para evangelizar hay que
vivir el Evangelio. Esto es posible por
la obra del Espíritu Santo y nuestro
compromiso. Todo bautizado ha
de ser un evangelizador. Y el papa
Francisco nos exhorta a predicar el
evangelio con alegría, “no como
quien viene llegando de
un funeral”. Debemos
comprometernos
a una “nueva
evangelización”:
“nueva
en
su ardor, en
sus métodos
y
en
su
expresión”. Las
S a g r a d a s
Escrituras
nos
recuerdan:
“Vosotros sois la
luz del mundo. No se
puede esconder una ciudad
edificada sobre un cerro. No se
enciende una lámpara para ocultarla,
sino para ponerla en un candelero
a fin de que alumbre a todos los de
la casa” (Mt 5,14-16). No hay
humanidad nueva si no
hay en primer lugar
hombres nuevos.
La exhortación
apostólica
Evangelii
Nuntiandi
dice
que
evangelizar
significa
“llevar la Buena
Nueva a todos
los ambientes de
la humanidad y, con
su influjo, transformar
desde dentro, renovar a la
misma humanidad”. La finalidad de
la evangelización es por consiguiente
el cambio interior.
En nuestras parroquias muchas
veces la gente pregunta, ¿Dónde
puedo estudiar la Biblia? ¿Dónde
puedo prepararme mejor en mi fe,
para que pueda dar razón de ella?
Hay hambre en el pueblo de Dios
por adentrarse en los inescrutables
ministerios de Dios. He aquí una
gran oportunidad que no debe
desaprovecharse.
La Diócesis de Tucson se prepara
para un gran acontecimiento
evangelizador que convoca a todos
los católicos de la región los días
5, 6 y 7 de Marzo del 2015 en el
Tucson Convention Center. El lema
del congreso es “Un pueblo de fe,
esperanza y caridad”.
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Honrar toda vida, dicen participantes de la Marcha Diocesana por la Vida en Tucson
Por VICTOR CALDERON
La Nueva Visión
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Mujeres, hombres y jóvenes de
toda la Diócesis de Tucson marcharon
alrededor de cuatro millas desde
la Catedral de San Agustín hasta el
Cementerio Holy Hope este mes
pasado, haciendo un llamado al respeto
a la vida, desde la concepción hasta la
muerte natural.
La multitud, estimada por los
organizadores en más de 1,000
personas, rezó entusiastamente el
rosario mientras exhibían mensajes
pro-vida en carteles, pancartas y
camisetas en su paso hacia el norte
de la ciudad en las últimas horas de
una soleada mañana, el 17 de enero.
Participaron grupos procedentes
de parroquias y escuelas de Tucson,
Nogales, Marana, Sahuarita, Eloy y
otras comunidades. Los alumnos de
la Escuela del Inmaculado Corazón, de
Oro Valley, marcharon al frente de la
procesión portando una pancarta.
La Marcha Anual por la Vida, que
en nuestra Diócesis se celebra desde
hace 18 años, se llevó a cabo esta vez
pocos días antes del 42 aniversario
de la decisión de la Corte Suprema
de EE.UU. en el caso Roe v. Wade que
legalizó el aborto.
La jornada comenzó con una Misa
celebrada por el Obispo Kicanas.
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Horario, talleres y más información de
Colaborades en la Viña en pagina 11
POR EL OBISPO
Conferencia de Colaboradores: Acompáñenos en
una experiencia memorable e inspiradora
Por el OBISPO GERALD KICANAS
A veces, cuando voy caminando desde la
Catedral de San Agustín hacia el Centro Pastoral
o cuando me dirijo a celebrar una Misa en la
Catedral, veo numerosos grupos de personas
que se congregan en el Centro de Convenciones
de Tucson. Algunas veces es gente que va a
presenciar funciones como competencias de
lucha libre de WWE, el espectáculo sobre hielo
de Disney, o la Exposición de Gemas; pero de
vez en cuando, la gente se reúne por motivos
religiosos, como lo hacen por ejemplo los Testigos
de Jehová, o los de los Santos de los Últimos Días.
Cientos de personas acuden en multitud a estos
acontecimientos espirituales con el fin de cultivar
un sentido de comunidad rezando, celebrando y
aprendiendo juntos. Siempre me impresiona ver
el fervor y el compromiso de los miembros de esas
doctrinas y su sincero deseo de dar testimonio de
su fe.
“Esta conferencia será una
reunión de familia que nos
renovará, nos llenará de orgullo
y gratitud por nuestra fe, y será
un acontecimiento entretenido y
memorable.”
Si bien en nuestra Diócesis hay 400,000 católicos,
rara vez tenemos la oportunidad de reunirnos
en familia. Hace tres años, celebramos una
conferencia llamada “Colaboradores en la Viña”.
El encuentro de tres días había sido diseñado para
las personas que sirven en ministerios en las 78
parroquias y 25 escuelas que conforman nuestra
Diócesis. El espíritu y el entusiasmo reinantes en
el Centro de Convenciones de Tucson durante
ese evento fueron maravillosos y los asistentes
expresaron haberse sentido inspirados al estar
congregados como familia católica e insistieron en
que volviéramos a celebrar la conferencia.
Este año, para el 5 al 7 de marzo, la Diócesis
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¿Por qué debería asistir a la conferencia?
• Para aprender más sobre la fe escuchando a expertos oradores
y participando en talleres con temas de actualidad
• Para rezar con compañeros de la fe
• Para conocer a personas que tienen sus mismos valores
• Para renovar su fe
• Para disfrutar de momentos memorables
• Para experimentar la alegría del Evangelio
Espero verlos en el Centro de Convenciones de Tucson entre el 5 y el 7 de marzo.
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ha planificado una segunda conferencia en el
Centro de Convenciones de Tucson, y esta vez
la conferencia ha sido diseñada con todos los
católicos de nuestra Diócesis en mente. El tema
de la conferencia es “Somos un pueblo de fe,
esperanza y caridad”.
Mi esperanza es lograr reunir a más de 3,000
personas de todas las edades y de toda la Diócesis
para celebrar juntos lo que es ser católicos. El
comité de planificación ha estado trabajando
con gran dedicación y esfuerzo y ha conseguido
la participación de algunos de los mejores
presentadores en inglés y en español de este país
y de México, y se han programado una variedad
de talleres para satisfacer los intereses de todos
los asistentes durante este encuentro de tres días.
Además de las oportunidades de aprendizaje,
habrá tiempo para rezar juntos y para conocer
a hermanos y hermanas católicos con quienes
compartimos nuestra fe y nuestros valores.
Cuando nos reunimos con personas de otras
parroquias y de las escuelas de nuestra Diócesis
sucede algo muy estimulante. Unidos, podemos
reconocer que la fe es más grande que nuestra
parroquia o escuela local. Yo me he dado cuenta
de que cuando los jóvenes asisten a eventos como
el Día Mundial de la Juventud, donde conocen
a jóvenes de todas las culturas y naciones que
comparten su fe, se despierta en ellos una cierta
clase de orgullo. Es así como viven la universalidad
de nuestra fe y sienten el impulso de una nueva
energía que los mueve a ser parte de esa fe.
En calidad de obispo, yo tengo la oportunidad de
conocer a católicos residentes de toda la Diócesis.
La próxima Conferencia de Colaboradores podría
brindarles a ustedes una experiencia similar, de
conocerse y sentirse inspirados por la profunda
fe, sólida esperanza y asombrosa caridad que
nos infunde inmenso orgullo y una sensación de
inclusión. Todos los días yo veo esos maravillosos
atributos de nuestra comunidad y me siento
inspirado a dar gracias por esta estupenda iglesia
local.
Aunque entiendo que reunirse en el centro
de Tucson puede ser difícil para los feligreses de
nuestra extensa diócesis, sé que muchos harán el
esfuerzo para que podamos celebrar juntos la rica
y extraordinaria historia de la Iglesia en nuestra
comunidad, y regocijarnos por nuestra familia
católica de la Diócesis de Tucson.
Las reuniones familiares son momentos muy
especiales. Esta conferencia será una reunión
de familia que nos renovará, nos llenará de
orgullo y gratitud por nuestra fe, y será un
acontecimiento entretenido y memorable. Los
participantes mayores de edad tendrán una
oportunidad de recordarnos nuestras raíces. Las
familias darán testimonio de la vitalidad de la fe
y de la importancia de trasmitirla. Los jóvenes
nos demostrarán que la fe está verdaderamente
viva en la nueva generación. Nuestros sacerdotes,
religiosos, diáconos, maestros, catequistas y otras
personas de los ministerios católicos hallarán
muchas propuestas para crecer en la fe.
Todos los que asistan se beneficiarán de esta
conferencia.
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En estos días las tiendas están llenas de rosas,
dulces, tarjetas y de todas las cosas que nos hablan
del corazón. En medio de los días fríos del invierno
hay un día que nos habla de la luz, de las cosas
románticas, de las cosas del amor. Pero, ¿Por qué
pensamos en el amor no más un día del año cuando
debemos pensar en el amor todos los días de la
vida? Cuando somos sinceros caminamos en la
luz, tenemos la capacidad de perdonar a los demás
y saber que nosotros también estamos perdonados
por nuestras ofensas.
Jesús dice que sí es posible no cometer los
pecados grandes como asesinatos, robos, adulterio
pero si algo pasa, somos responsables por un pecado
serio contra los mandamientos de Dios. Podemos
COLABORADORES
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Habra expositores nacionales
e internacionales, entre los que
cabe destacar la participación del
Obispo de Zacatecas, Sigifredo
Noriega Barcelo (entre muchos
otros) quien impartirá los temas:
“Servidores de la esperanza
en tiempos inciertos” y “Vivir
y ser testigos de la esperanza
en situación de migrantes”. La
gente tendrá la oportunidad
de congresarse en un evento
que espera reunir a mas de dos
REFLEXIONES
Padre Roberto Kose, OFM Cap.
Superar La Ley
obedecer la letra de la ley y a la misma vez perder
su espíritu. Podemos observar la ley por afuera
pero no observarla por adentro.
De la misma forma que Cristo habla de las cosas
del corazón, así mismo habla de la reconciliación, la
amistad, el perdón por las ofensas. Estamos creados
para vivir en una familia, en una relación íntima con
otros. No estamos creados para vivir en soledad.
miles católicos de la región.
Habra conferencias generales,
talleres en Ingles y en Espanol,
celebración de la eucaristía y
una gran variedad de actividades
encaminadas a profundizar mas
en el conocimiento de nuestra fe.
Ojala los católicos de las
parroquias de nuestra diócesis
aparten estos días en sus
agendas y aprovechen esta gran
oportunidad de escuchar las
enseñanzas de Jesus. Pueden ya
registrarse en el sitio: http://
coworkers.diocesetucson.org.
Sin embargo las relaciones sociales son difíciles.
Tenemos choques uno contra otro, desacuerdos
con los vecinos, con los compañeros de trabajo, con
las familiares. Y a veces hay una ruptura en nuestra
amistad. Tenemos rencor con ciertas personas y
no sabemos o no queremos perdonar uno a otro
por nuestra falta del amor. Tenemos que tomar en
serio las palabras del evangelio.
Como cristianos nuestro corazón tiene que
estar abierto a todos, no podemos excluir a nadie.
Tenemos que tratar de no ofender nunca a nadie y
tenemos que estar dispuestos a perdonar a quienes
nos han ofendido. Eso es la doctrina de Cristo,
eso es lo que Cristo, practicó en su vida. ¡Eso es el
desafío que tenemos en nuestra vida!
MARCHA POR LA VIDA
continua de 13
Luego, desde el estacionamiento
de la Catedral, la procesión inició su
marcha escoltada por agentes de
la policía de Tucson, y llegó a Holy
Hope aproximadamente 90 minutos
después.
“Señor, nos has llamado a
congregarnos hoy aquí en el espíritu de
la vida”, dijo el Padre Domenico Pinti,
V.F., Vicario para la Vida de la Diócesis
y párroco de la Parroquia St. George,
de Apache Junction. “Continuemos
rezando por los no nacidos”.
Se hizo repicar una campana y
frente a la tumba “dedicada a todas las
víctimas del aborto” se depositó una
ofrenda de rosas rojas, una por cada año
transcurrido desde 1973 y colocada
por una persona nacida en uno de esos
años. Para el 2015, Tamara Morris,
de Tucson, quien está esperando un
bebé, colocó una rosa blanca. Una vez
depositadas las 42 rosas, se soltaron al
vuelo palomas blancas.
“El don de la vida que hemos recibido
podemos usarlo para acercarles la luz a
otros”, dijo el Obispo Kicanas. “Los que
no tienen opción son los (niños) no
nacidos… ellos deben ser respetados y
tratados con dignidad”.
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With your support, Catholic Community Services gives the gift of hope
By RUTH LILJENQUIST
Every day at Catholic Community Services (CCS),
we meet people who feel hopeless -- the single mother
facing eviction, the frail senior who feels isolated and
lonely, the young person who despairs at the poverty
limiting her opportunities, the parent with a drug
addiction whose child was just removed from his care,
the older child who thinks he’ll never have the home
and family he wants, the person with disabilities who
has failed in finding a job.
When they come to us, we listen, we discover their
needs and with them we make a plan and then put
it in action. And then, sometimes quickly and other
times slowly, their hopelessness fades and something
replaces it. It’s hope.
What does the gift of hope mean to the people we
serve? It means a sigh of relief and a burden lifted. It
means a new beginning and a second chance. It means
a smile on the face and a tear of joy in the eye. It means
a better life and a brighter future. Hope is a precious
gift!
Giving Hope This Year
With the help of donors, volunteers, staff members
and clients, the five agencies of Catholic Community
Services of Southern Arizona carried on in the work
of giving hope, accomplishing the following:
More than 70,000 people received the offering
of help and the gift of hope this year from Catholic
Community Services of Southern Arizona.
Pio Decimo’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
(VITA) program served 5,680 families this year,
providing free tax preparation and helping families
claim $9.5 million in refunds. The program set a record
this year for both the number of families served and
the number of dollars refunded.
The St. Nicholas of Myra non-profit adoption agency
moved its offices to a larger, more-welcoming facility,
increasing its capacity to serve more children. The
agency also extended its services into Southeastern
Arizona.
The women at Casa Damas, CCS’ residential
program for women with disabilities, are enjoying the
improved comfort of their home made possible by a
new roof and new air conditioning units that were
installed before last summer. Additional accessibility
improvements will take place in early 2015. Most of
the women at Casa Damas are long-time residents and
are aging in place with their friends.
The Community Outreach Program for the Deaf
was accredited by the Commision on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), receiving the highest
level of accreditation for a rehabilitation facility.
During the migrant crisis in the summer of 2014,
CCS eased the travel of weary migrants by providing
a respite center where they could rest instead of
Arlene and her family received the gift of hope in
Pio Decimo’s transitional housing program.
waiting hours at the Greyhound Bus station for their
departures. At the respite center, families received
food, clothing, and supplies for their journeys. For
those unable to travel the same day, CCS re-purposed
another property to provide overnight lodging. While
not housing unaccompanied minors, CCS provided
clothing, recreational and art supplies, books, and
backpacks for children under 18 traveling alone.
CCS completed a new strategic plan that places
clients at the center of everything the organization
does. To that end, CCS plans to invest in and grow
programs that will enhance the quality of life for the
children, adults, families, and communities it serves.
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Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future
Pledge Report as of September 30, 2014
Parish
Total
Pledged
Total
Payments
Total
Rebates
Assumption - Florence
Blessed Kateri - Tucson
Blessed Sacrament - Mammoth
Corpus Christi - Tucson
Holy Angels- Globe
Holy Cross - Morenci
Holy Family - Tucson
Immac. Heart of Mary - Somerton
Immaculate Conception - Ajo
Immaculate Conception - Douglas
Immaculate Conception - Yuma
Infant Jesus - Kearny
Most Holy Nativity - Rio Rico
Most Holy Trinity - Tucson
Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament, Miami
Our Lady of Fatima - Tucson
Our Lady of Grace - Maricopa
Our Lady of Guadalupe - Solomon
Our Lady of La Vang - Tucson
Our Lady of Lourdes - Benson
Our Lady of the Mtns -Sierra Vista
Our Lady of the Valley - Green Valley
Our Lady, Queen of all Saints, Tucson
Our Mother of Sorrows - Tucson
Sacred Heart - Clifton
Sacred Heart - Nogales
Sacred Heart - Parker
Sacred Heart - Tombstone
Sacred Heart - Tucson
Sacred Heart - Willcox
San Carlos Mission - San Carlos
San Felipe de Jesus - Nogales
San Martin de Porres - Sahuarita
San Solano - Topawa
San Xavier Mission - Tucson
Santa Catalina - Tucson
Santa Cruz - Tucson
Ss. Peter & Paul - Tucson
St. Ambrose - Tucson
St. Andrew the Apostle - Sierra Vista
St. Ann - Tubac
St. Anthony - Casa Grande
St. Augustine - Tucson
St. Bartholomew - San Manuel
St. Bernard - Pirtleville
St. Christopher - Marana
St. Cyril - Tucson
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - Tucson
198,400
70,400
83,200
332,800
249,600
83,200
160,000
134,400
89,600
140,800
870,400
64,000
147,200
563,200
198,400
339,200
230,000
44,800
44,800
211,200
435,200
1,030,400
198,400
1,171,200
102,400
422,400
172,800
32,000
339,200
102,400
25,600
147,200
224,000
25,600
192,000
627,200
326,400
710,400
294,400
591,360
134,400
835,500
595,200
70,400
76,800
179,200
819,200
1,000,000
592,976
101,915
119,990
499,769
371,923
154,240
214,355
201,115
173,377
245,151
1,392,692
148,628
252,376
452,232
258,448
492,424
231,244
24,925
71,640
493,985
601,859
1,607,844
196,246
1,520,150
188,525
551,395
109,435
47,095
406,884
84,988
37,130
623,318
621,804
3,306
159,213
895,549
394,780
836,229
460,818
1,719,550
273,856
573,845
668,654
139,330
89,029
194,510
967,341
1,027,830
113,306
4,281
11,225
140,081
43,313
23,290
14,531
17,170
26,557
22,747
135,878
26,662
27,796
61,107
28,492
46,906
N/A
1,391
6,970
114,068
89,178
321,720
10,725
217,539
33,660
35,081
8,015
7,211
39,849
9,287
1,950
30,135
146,627
661
16,446
171,850
31,681
124,457
110,724
472,060
67,219
62,212
70,038
21,446
9,472
13,825
131,056
N/A
St. Frances Cabrini - Tucson
St. Francis - Elfrida
St. Francis - Superior
St. Francis - Yuma
St. Francis de Sales - Tucson
St. George - Apache Junction
St. Gianna Oratory - Tucson
St. Helen - Eloy
St. Helen - Oracle
St. James - Coolidge
St. John Neumann - Yuma
St. John the Evangelist - Tucson
St. Joseph - Hayden
St. Joseph - Tucson
St. Joseph - Wellton
St. Jude - Pearce-Sunsites
St. Jude - San Luis
St. Luke - Douglas
St. Margaret - Tucson
St. Mark the Evangelist - Tucson
St. Mary of the Desert - Tucson
St. Michael the Archangel, San Tan Valley
St. Monica - Tucson
St. Odilia - Tucson
St. Patrick - Bisbee
St. Philip - Payson
St. Pius X - Tucson
St. Rita - Vail
St. Rose of Lima - Safford
St. Theresa - Patagonia
St. Thomas More Newman, Tucson
St. Thomas the Apostle - Tucson*
Tucson Korean Catholic Com. Bishop’s gifts
No parish affiliation
499,200
28,500
96,000
985,000
1,100,800
1,280,000
64,000
128,000
76,800
153,600
175,000
710,400
57,600
838,400
70,400
48,300
192,000
179,200
217,600
569,600
10,000
0
403,200
768,000
140,800
358,400
1,139,200
192,000
294,400
79,000
364,800
1,356,800
10,000
0
1,050,525 329,065
37,170
4,508
105,890
9,735
1,119,706 124,144
1,337,350 217,942
1,314,848 184,677
62,705
7,752
432,442
28,087
106,220
19,970
249,038
22,264
403,743
49,284
721,742
54,570
185,650
29,517
714,215
101,157
51,200
5,256
97,420
27,548
669,100
41,485
326,090
34,526
407,494
35,792
354,150
N/A
6,000
1,200
1,400
950
773,303
37,766
932,603
140,573
214,530
30,568
434,346
66,068
1,598,848 299,546
141,400
21,291
787,107
184,950
101,900
15,292
546,759
88,345
2,983,542 860,380
5,477,398 N/A
104885
N/A
27,723,860
45,344,636
*All rebate money goes to the priest retirement fund
TOTALS
6,194,101
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With Lent knocking at February’s door, we can
be pretty sure that most people have had their
Christmas lights safely put away for several weeks.
The season of Christmas is over, but we would be
mistaken if we said that Lent is not a season to
celebrate the Incarnation.
“If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ but hates his brother,
he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother
whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not
seen.” These words from the first letter of John are
not the easiest words to read in the New Testament.
But they do give us an opportunity to consider how
to bridge the mystery of the Incarnation with the
season of Lent.
We pray the name Emmanuel, God-with-us,
during Advent and Christmas. And we celebrate
God-with-us in the Eucharist at every Mass. We
It seems as if troubling world events are
occurring every day. In addition, many people
suffer from illness, poverty, hunger, job losses,
homelessness, failed relationships, family
estrangements, crime, etc. Sometimes, it’s
overwhelming. When news broke about the
terrorist attacks in Paris last month, it brought
back memories of all the other attacks that have
occurred here and abroad before and since 9/11.
My heart goes out to all who have been
personally touched by these senseless tragedies.
One has to ask, “Are we going to get through this?”
THAT ALL MAY
KNOW THE SAVIOR
Peggy Guerrero
Lent : an incarnation invitation
profess our belief and our love for God in our
personal and in community prayer and celebration,
in devotion and in creed. But what about the other
part of what the letter asks? “…whoever does not
love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God
whom he has not seen.” The author of this letter is
paraphrasing the words of Jesus who tells us that
the greatest law is to love God, and that the second
is like it; love our neighbor as ourselves. Neither the
ON THE FAMILY
Pat Wargocki
Take heart in knowing
our God is not an
absentee God
writer of the letter nor Jesus minces words. It isn’t
multiple choice. This law is exactly that, law, the
rule by which we are to live.
Which brings us to the fast approaching season
of Lent. The mystery of the Incarnation invites us
to consider all the implications that come with the
reality that God became part of God’s own creation
in Jesus Christ.
We are invited to consider one another in a new
way. This Lent we can ask ourselves each day, “Have
I loved my neighbor, who is created by God, who
share created-ness with Jesus, the way God asks me
to love them? The way I deserve to be loved?” Lent
allows us to focus on whether our words and actions
match what we say we believe about mystery of the
Incarnation. It gives us a chance to walk the walk, to
follow in Jesus’ footsteps.
Just as I was ready to give up hope, I read Mark’s
gospel about Jesus walking on water (literally) and
saving the apostles when they were caught up in a
great storm. Jesus’ words, “It is I. Do not be afraid”
touched my heart.
Mankind has and always will be faced with
storms and challenges. We could live our life in
fear of when the next shoe is going to drop. Or
we could remember Jesus’ words to his frightened
apostles after he calmed the storm, “Why are you
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RESPECT
LIFE
The Religious Education Programs and the
Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Tucson actively
engaged youth in the Celebration of Life during
the month of October, Respect Life Month. The
New Vision continues to report these activities
each month, creating the awareness that every
day, every month, calls us to respect life in all its
forms
St. Joseph Catholic School in Tucson decorated
bulletin boards outside of each classroom with
pictures, prayers and poems created by students in
keeping with the theme of “Respect Life.” Prayers
of the Faithful included respect life intentions
in school Masses during October. Junior High
students created Celebrate Life artwork for display
and the Diocesan Pastoral Center.
St. Andrew the Apostle, Sierra Vista Religious
Education Program
The Catholic Faith Formation classes learned
about the Rosary and prayed a decade for the
intention of a growth in respect for all life in
all stages each time they met during the month
of October. This was in solidarity with the St.
Andrew Parish activity of praying a decade of
the Rosary, before each Mass, for an increase of
respect for life.
Students at Immaculate Heart School in Oro Valley celebrated Respect Life Month this past fall.
Immaculate Heart School (K-12) in Oro
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Saint Pope John Paul II, to pray the Rosary for
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their prayers so that the sanctity of life would be
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conception to natural death. The time of prayer
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terrified? Do you not yet have faith?
Our God is not an absentee God. Let
us remember, “The Word was made
flesh and made his dwelling among
us.” If we have a close relationship
with God (not just at Sunday Mass
but every day of our lives), we can
talk to him and gather strength in
knowing he is present with us always.
All of us who are parents know
the tremendous hoops we would
go through to protect our children.
How much stronger must that bond
be with the God who created us?
He can’t change all the hurdles we
encounter, but he will be there to
offer strength and solace in our times
of need.
Not to minimize the concept of
God’s love, but isn’t it much like that
between a mother and child? Most
children have the comforting feeling
of knowing mommy will make things
better because moms smooth over
countless bruises for their little
ones and help them heal and move
forward. As we grow up, mommy
isn’t always available. In fact, she may
no longer be on this earth, but God
has been with us since our birth and
will never abandon us.
Trust in his promise, “Do not be
afraid. I am with you always.” Our
faith in God will give us hope to
persevere.
Pat Wargocki is a professional writer/
editor and member of St. Francis de
Sales Parish in Tucson.
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