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Andrys' dedication spans decades

Sacred Heart School Principal to retire after 37 years

By Katrina Genereux Staff Writer, OND

After 37 years of faithful service, Dave Andrys is retiring from his post as principal of Sacred Heart School in East Grand Forks. His relationship with the parish and school began long before he started his career there. His family’s connections to Sacred Heart span generations.

Andrys graduated from Sacred Heart School in 1975. His mother, Mary Ann (Logan) Andrys, graduated with the class of 1943. His grandmother, Margaret (O’Leary) Logan, worked as a housekeeper for the parish priests in the 1890s before the school’s inception. Andrys even met Bonnie, the woman who would become his wife, when she applied for a teaching position during his first year as principal. Their son, Simon, graduated from Sacred Heart School in 2007.

“I am proud to say that Simon graduated from Sacred Heart with four class members whose parents were classmates of mine,” Andrys said. “That is one of the greatest legacies of Sacred Heart – the generations of families who continue to come here. It has been my joy to witness it and share in it for these many years.”

Andrys acknowledges that this would not be possible without the support and sacrifices of many families over time.

“Sacred Heart is blessed to have the vision of our parish and school leaders who believed in – and fought for – the gift and benefit of a Catholic K-12 school,” Andrys said.

“Sacred Heart is unique in that way; we remain one of less than 10 in the entire United States as a religious school supported

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Comments From Colleagues “Dave has served admirably as principal for so many years leading Sacred Heart Elementary and then as the first K-12 principal the last two years. … He did whatever it took to keep the school moving forward. I’m grateful for his dedication and love of Sacred Heart!”

–Msgr. Mike Foltz, Superintendent “He has been my mentor, leading by example, and it is truly clear that what he did on a daily basis was not a job, but a ministry. He is passionate for the faith, education and people, and considers what is in the best interest of students.

He is a work horse who is beyond dedicated to Sacred Heart and Catholic education.”

– Joanne Wilson, Dean of Academics

Soon-to-retire Sacred Heart Principal Dave Andrys takes a photo with kindergarten students in their classroom. (Submitted photos)

entirely by a single parish.”

After graduating from high school, Andrys studied secondary education and social studies at the University of North Dakota. Shortly after earning his bachelor’s degree, he met with the pastor and school board regarding an open principal position at Sacred Heart School. At that time, Benedictine sisters comprised a majority of the teaching staff.

“Most of them had been school principals previously in other diocesan schools. I am surmising that none of them wanted the job,” Andrys said.

“I am sure they chuckled a time or two at the new guy being so ‘green’, however, they were very kind and patient with me.”

Andrys is grateful for the support the Benedictine sisters

have provided Sacred Heart School throughout the years.

“They lived for the religious community and their ministry of teaching. Sacred Heart School, as well as the other Catholic Schools in the diocese, owes them everything. The schools existed and survived because of their sacrifices,” Andrys said.

While serving as principal for Sacred Heart, Andrys completed a Master’s degree in curriculum and instruction through the University of St. Thomas and also took 30 credits through UND’s Educational Leadership Program.

“Dave is passionate about Sacred Heart, its faculty, staff and students. He always had a RETIREMENT: Continued on Page 8

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Dave Andrys greets Benedictine Sister Eulalia Brophy during the dedication of a mural at Sacred Heart School on Sept. 9, 2015.

Sister Eulalia taught third grade and worked in the elementary school office during Andrys’ early years as principal.

“From the moment I met him, I knew that Sacred Heart was his life. He was always available to chat about any concerns I had. He had strong ideas about how things should be done, but would always listen to any suggestions that were made. He truly loved getting to know his staff members as well as each and every student.”

– Deb Hammond, Kindergarten Teacher

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COMMENTARY

OUR NORTHLAND DIOCESE

Voice from the Valley

BY BISHOP MICHAEL J. HOEPPNER

RELIC TOUR IN OUR DIOCESE “The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.” That is a very nice and very true quotation. The thought was expressed by St. Thomas More centuries ago and is as true today as it was then. I was delighted when I learned that relics of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher are making their way around the country this summer in conjunction with Fortnight for Freedom. They will be in the Diocese of Crookston on June 27 at St. Philip’s, Bemidji, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

John Fisher and Thomas More were friends. Both were well educated and committed to serving their country. John was 19 years Thomas’ senior. John Fisher was a bishop, proctor of Cambridge University, confessor to the mother of Henry VII and tutor to Prince Henry who would become Henry VIII. When Henry VIII engaged in divorce proceedings against his wife and set himself up as head of the Church in Eng-

land, Bishop Fisher opposed him and refused to take the oath of succession, that is, he refused to acknowledge the son of Henry and Anne as the legitimate heir to the throne. For this he was imprisoned in the Tower of London in April of 1534.

The next year, Pope Paul III elevated Bishop Fisher to be a Cardinal and, in retaliation, within a month, Henry VIII had him beheaded. Shortly before his execution, Bishop Fisher opened his Bible to St. John’s Gospel where he read: “Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and him whom you have sent, Jesus Christ. I have given you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. Do you now, Father,

give me glory at your side.”

Closing the book, Cardinal Fisher observed: “there is enough learning in that to last me the rest of my life.” The remainder of his life only lasted thirty minutes here on earth but continues gloriously in heaven.

Thomas More was educated at Oxford, became a lawyer and a member of Parliament. He and his wife Jane had four children. When Jane died, Thomas married a widow, Alice, and together they raised their family. Henry VIII appointed him to high and important posts and, in 1529, made him Lord Chancellor of all England.

Three years later, when Henry persisted on rejecting the Church’s teaching on marriage

and divorce and set himself up as head of the Church in England, Thomas resigned his post.

Henry had him imprisoned in the Tower of London. Nine days after his friend Cardinal Fisher was executed, Thomas More was tried and found guilty of treason. He told the court that he refused to go against his conscience and he proclaimed to the crowd at his execution that he was dying “as the King’s good servant – but God’s first.”

He was beheaded on July 6, 1535.

The USCCB’s Fortnight for Freedom is held to raise consciousness about religious freedom in America and to gather us to pray that this foundation block of American society will not be lost. There is a danger of this happening in our day when the government is saying that such entities as Catholic Charities, Catholic universities and Catholic hospitals are not really religious organizations and

BISHOP’S CALENDAR June 3

1:15 p.m.

Deanery Talk for the Year of Mercy, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Crookston

June 4

5:00 p.m.

Rite of Confirmation, Assumption, Barnesville

June 5

11:00 a.m.

June 7

7:45 a.m.

June 11

Rite of Confirmation, St. Ann’s, Waubun Mass, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Crookston Bishop’s Cup Fishing Tournament, Maple Lake, near Mentor

June 12

8:30 a.m.

June 12

10:00 a.m.

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therefore are required to supply artificial means of birth control to employees through their medical insurance, even though it violates the conscience of those who work in these entities. We, as people of faith and religion, engage in acts of charity and teach and aid the sick because Jesus sends us into the world to do so and in His name.

It is part of our faith and part of our exercise of religion.

Displaying the relics of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher puts us in touch with these great saints and reminds us of beliefs they held, what they taught, and ultimately were martyred for. I hope you will have the opportunity to gather in Bemidji at St. Philip’s for prayer as we venerate the relics of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More. May God guide and strengthen us in the defense of religious freedom in our day.

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SPECIAL SERIES: CATHOLIC EDUCATION

May 18, 2016

Spotlight on Catholic Education: Holy Rosary School As Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner visits Catholic classrooms throughout the Diocese of Crookston, OND will shine a light on the uniqueness of these eight schools.

HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS Location: 1043 Lake Avenue, Detroit Lakes Enrollment: 144 students in pre-K through eighth grade.

Website: www.holyrosarycs.org Mission Statement: Holy Rosary Parish School Community is

rooted in the Word and energized with the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

We encourage our young people to live as Jesus taught in the Catholic tradition. We build Gospel values and promote academic excellence.

Maintaining a Catholic Identity: Each day at Holy Rosary School begins in the church with prayer or Mass. The school celebrates Mass on Wednesdays, and on Mondays and Thursdays students listen to the day’s gospel reading. Tuesdays they recite the Rosary together and Fridays they meet in their Faith Families, small groups comprised of a cross section of students from each grade. The Faith Families are instrumental in cultivating a “family” environment within the school as young students interact with older students, making all, especially the youngest, feel accepted and uninhibited.

The entire student body sings a meditation song following Communion at the school Mass May 4. (Photos credit: Katrina Genereux/OND)

Throughout the course of the school year students participate in many Catholic faith activities, including the Christmas program, Stations of the Cross and an all-school Lenten retreat.

Community Outreach: Holy Rosary students participate in a weekly Food Pantry donation, the Kids Against Hunger Program, National Prayer Day, Arbor Day, Hoops for Heart and, this year, collecting supplies for the Drake Crisis Rehab Center.

Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner explains the symbols on the Paschal Candle to fifth grade students during his visit to the school on May 4.

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Holy Rosary School will celebrate 100 years of educating young people on June 10-11. They will have meals, music, an open house, parade, Mass with Bishop Emeritus Victor H. Balke, a centennial program and a family dance.

Call 218-847-5306 or visit www.holyrosarycs.org for more information or to purchase tickets for the event.

The sixth grade class from Holy Rosary School listens as Bishop Hoeppner tells them about some of the artwork in his office during their visit to the Chancery on May 5.

THOUGHTS FROM MIKE CONNELL, HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL The reason Mr. Connell is passionate about working in Catholic education: The drive and passion of

the students to learn not only academically, but also their faith, the loyalty and strong engagement of the parents in their children’s education, and the overwhelming commitment and dedication of the teachers, to whom it is more than a job, it is a ministry.

How he encourages parents to choose Catholic education: In all walks of education, a common cliché is, “it’s about the kids.” Nowhere is that statement more true than Catholic Schools. The sacrifices made by parents, parishioners and especially the teachers are a real life testament that it is about the kids.

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School choice: How does it benefit me?

For those without kids in school, it may be difficult to see why expanding parental choice in education is a policy goal deserving of widespread public support. After all, one might ask, how does it benefit me?

The Church’s support for school choice is rooted in the rights of parents to determine the type of education their child receives. But it’s also true that increasing access to nonpublic schools can contribute to the well-being of all persons, whether or not they participate directly in school choice programs. Non-public education has benefits that extend far beyond the classroom, and can help foster the conditions necessary for all Minnesotans to flourish.

ECONOMIC STIMULUS School choice can be a stimulus package for the economy.

Enabling parents to choose schools where their kids can thrive reduces drop-out rates and improves academic performances, which can lead to a better educated workforce, more jobs and higher incomes.

For instance, a recent study of

FAITH IN THE PUBLIC ARENA

By Shawn Peterson

Associate Director for Public Policy Minnesota Catholic Conference

a proposed school choice program in Texas estimated that the program would increase the state’s GDP by 17 to 30 percent over the next 25 years. Expanding parental choice here in Minnesota could produce similar economic benefits.

GREATER PUBLIC SAVINGS Increasing access to nonpublic schools can also save taxpayers money. The Council for American Private Education estimates that non-public schools already save taxpayers 49.9 billion dollars annually.

Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis alone save state and local taxpayers over 300 million dollars. Expanding parents’ ability

to send their kids to non-public schools will increase these savings even further, meaning more state funding can be directed to other budget priorities that improve our communities.

BETTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS In fact, tax savings generated from non-public schools can actually be directed to improve our state’s public schools.

A study from Dr. Susan Aud, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, found that instructional spending has consistently gone up in public school districts and states that have robust parental choice in education.

This isn’t the only way expanding parental choice in ed-

ucation can positively impact our public school system. No less than 29 empirical studies have found that increasing access to non-public schools improved the test scores and academic outcomes of nearby public schools by introducing a healthy dynamic of competition. As one study concluded, “public schools are more attentive to the academic needs of students when those students have more opportunities to leave those schools.”

STRONGER COMMUNITIES Greater choice in education can also help make our communities safer. A recent University of Arkansas study found that students who participated in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program through high school were 75 percent less likely to commit a felony when compared to similar public school students.

Additionally, two Notre Dame professors found that, from 1999 to 2005, the presence of an operating Catholic school in Chicago neighborhoods was consistently associated with a statistically significant decrease in crime.

Non-public schools also strengthen communities by fostering fundamental civic values.

On the National Assessment of Educational Progress civics test, which measures “how well American youth are being prepared to meet their citizenship responsibilities,” non-public school students consistently score well above the national average. A study from the National Center for Education Statistics found that non-public school students were 18-21 percent more likely to engage in community service than students attending public schools.

Though we call them “nonpublic,” the reality is that these schools are making great contributions to our shared public life.

AN INVESTMENT IN MINNESOTA Greater social cohesion and civil order, a more vibrant economy and school system, and billions of dollars of savings for taxpayers; these are the fruits of expanded parental choice in education, ones that all of us can enjoy, whether we have kids in non-public schools or not.

Clothed with strength and dignity, she laughs at the days to come I recently attended the funeral for the mother of an employee here at St. Philip’s. She was 94.

I don’t believe I ever met her in person but along with her son working here, another son was my middle school teacher back in New York Mills. As is often the case, knowing the children meant I knew the mom, at least a bit.

Memories of Irene, as expressed by her family, included amazing stories of her courage, her faith, and her love for a man named Jim whom she had wed 62 years before.

I know my own Mom came to mind over and over as the stories of Irene were shared.

Mom would be 98 if she were still alive. The generation mom and Irene shared included hard work as both lived on farms and did what they had to do to keep food on the table.

If we were poor or not, we never really knew as there was food on the table, clothes on our backs and a fire burning that kept us warm. From milking cows to cultivating corn and from changing diapers to feeding the livestock, life was hard, but it was lived with the passion that comes from love.

LIFE

FIRST

By Father Don Braukmann

Parochial Vicar - St. Philip’s Parish, Bemidji and St. Charles Parish, Pennington

“Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Acclaim her for the work of her hands, and let her deeds praise her at the city gates.”

– Proverbs 31:30-31 Irene and Jim raised a bunch of kids who raised a bunch of kids who are now raising yet another bunch of kids! It was beautiful to look out into the pews and see children being passed from parent to grandparent and back again with Irene and Jim’s faces glowing through them.

Irene and Jim loved to dance.

So did my parents who seldom missed the weekend dances around the area featuring live music, now practically a thing

of the past. What an awesome sight it had to be for their children as Irene and her groom would dance in the kitchen, the living room, or wherever the space allowed. Is there anything more comforting to a child than knowing their parents love each other, that home is a safe place to be, and laughter, patience and faith were the rule, not the exception?

One more thing when it came to the love of music and dance; the closing song played by

many groups back in those days was “Goodnight Irene,” a classic many of you know. We sang a verse of it at the end of the funeral … a touching moment.

If I dare say it, the funeral came at a “good” time for me.

Just two nights before I was part of a meeting on the sickening problem of children being born to drug abusing mothers … often with no father in sight.

The percentage of babies who are “addicted” to drugs straight from the womb in this area was well over 50 percent!

That single stat and the consequences to our society of such a tragedy were weighing heavily on my heart. Then came Irene’s funeral where I could again find comfort in the fact there are great moms out there who sacrifice in a selfless way day after day and year after year.

My prayer for every child is to have a safe place in this world, starting in the womb, where they will know they are loved, where there is no fear, where home means “I belong here.”

The first reading at the funeral Mass was written with Irene (and other great moms) in mind. It comes from chapter 31 of the Book of Proverbs:

“When one finds a wife of great worth, her value is far beyond jewels. She seeks out wool and flax and weaves with skillful hands. She rises while it is still night, and distributes food to her household. She girds herself with strength; she exerts her arms with vigor. Her lamp is never extinguished at night.

“She puts her hands to the distaff, and her fingers ply the spindle. She reaches out her hands to the poor, and extends her arms to the needy. She is not concerned for her household when it snows for all her family are doubly clothed.

“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and laughs at the days to come.

“She opens her mouth in wisdom; kindly instruction is on her tongue. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband, too, praises her saying: ‘Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all.’

“Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Acclaim her for the work of her hands, and let her deeds praise her at the city gates.”

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Pope Francis on the Gospel of Mercy What follows is a reprint of the Holy Father’s April 6, 2016 Wednesday audience: Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning!

After reflecting on the mercy of God in the Old Testament, today we begin to meditate on how Jesus fulfilled it. It was a mercy he expressed, realized and communicated throughout his earthly life. Encountering the multitudes, proclaiming the Gospel, healing the sick, being close to the least, forgiving sinners, Jesus made visible the love that is open to us all: none excluded! Open to all without borders. A love that is pure, freely-given, absolute. A love that culminates in the Sacrifice of the Cross. Yes, the Gospel is truly the “Gospel of Mercy”, for Jesus is Mercy!

All four Gospels testify that Jesus, before taking up his ministry, wanted to be baptized

by John the Baptist (Mt 3:1317; Mk 1:9-11; Lk 3:21-22; Jn 1:29-34). This event gives decisive direction to Christ’s entire mission. Indeed, he did not present himself to the world in the splendor of the temple: he could have done so. He did not announce himself with the sounding of trumpets: he could have done so. And he did not come vested like a judge: he could have so. Instead, after 30 years of a hidden life in Nazareth, Jesus went to the River

CREDO: A NEW EVANGELIZATION WITNESS

By Father Robert Schreiner, S.T.L.

Director of the Office of the New Evangelization

“... we mustn’t be afraid to acknowledge that we are sinners, to confess that we are sinners, because every sin was borne by the Son on the Cross. When we confess it, repenting, entrusting ourselves to him, we can be certain of forgiveness.”

– Pope Francis Jordan, together with many of his people, and there waited in line with sinners. He wasn’t ashamed: he was there with everyone, with sinners, to be baptized. Therefore, from the very beginning of his ministry, he manifested himself as the Messiah who takes upon himself the human condition, moved by solidarity and compassion.

As he said in the synagogue of Nazareth by identifying with the prophecy of Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are

oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord” (Lk 4:18-19). Everything that Jesus accomplished after his baptism was the realization of that initial design: to bring to all people the saving love of God. Jesus did not bring hatred, he did not bring hostility: he brought us love! A love that saves!

He made himself neighbor to the lowliest, communicating to them God’s mercy that is forgiveness, joy and new life.

Jesus, the Son sent by the Father, is truly the start of the time of mercy for all humanity!

Those present on the banks of the Jordan did not immediately understand the full extent of Jesus’ gesture. John the Bap-

tist himself was stunned by his decision (cf. Mt 3:14). But not the Heavenly Father! He let his voice be heard from on high: “Thou are my beloved son, with thee I am well pleased” (Mk 1:11). In this way, the Father confirmed the path that the Son has taken up as Messiah, as the Holy Spirit descended upon him in the form of a dove. Thus, Jesus’ heart beats, so to speak, in unison with the heart of the Father and of the Spirit, showing to all men that salvation is the fruit of God’s mercy.

We can contemplate even more clearly the great mystery of this love by directing our gaze to Jesus Crucified. As the Innocent One is about to die for us sinners, he pleads to the Father: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Lk 23:34). It is on the Cross that Jesus presents the sin of the world to the mercy of the Father: the sin of all people, my sins, your sins, everyone’s sins.

There, on the Cross, he presents them to the Father. And with the sin of the world, all our sins are wiped away. Nothing and no one is left out of this sacrificial prayer of Jesus.

That means that we must not be afraid of acknowledging and confessing ourselves as sinners.

How many times have we said: “Well, this one is a sinner, he did this and that...”, we judge

others. And you? Every one of us ought to ask ourselves: “Yes, he is a sinner. And me?”. We are all sinners, but we are all forgiven. We all have the opportunity to receive this forgiveness which is the mercy of God. Therefore, we mustn’t be afraid to acknowledge that we are sinners, to confess that we are sinners, because every sin was borne by the Son on the Cross.

When we confess it, repenting, entrusting ourselves to him, we can be certain of forgiveness.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation makes present to each one of us that power of forgiveness that flows from the Cross and renews in our life the grace of mercy that Jesus purchased for us! We must not be afraid of our defects: we each have our own. The power of the love of the Crucified One knows no bounds and never runs dry.

This mercy wipes away our defects.

Beloved ones, in this Jubilee Year let us ask God for the grace to experience the power of the Gospel: the Gospel of mercy that transforms, that lets us enter the heart of God, that makes us capable of forgiving and looking at the world with more goodness. If we accept the Gospel of the Crucified and Risen One, our whole life will be formed by his renewing love.

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Father Kilcawley shares message of Christ’s mercy

By Katrina Genereux Staff Writer, OND

MOORHEAD, MINN. – Father Sean Kilcawley brought a message of mercy to the Diocese of Crookston during presentations at St. Joseph’s, Moorhead on April 27 and St. Bernard’s, Thief River Falls on April 28.

In his home Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., he is known as the “porn priest,” and his presentation “Beginning again from Christ’s Mercy” draws on his experiences ministering to children, families, and those impacted by pornography.

Father Kilcawley shared stories from his ministry, and spoke about the need for mercy and building up families. He also offered practical tips and resources.

“The door to dialogue opens with mercy,” Father Kilcawley said. He mentioned Pope Francis’ view of the Church as a field hospital following a battle, emphasizing that the spiritual and emotional wounds people have need to be addressed and healed in order for them to receive Christ more fully.

He asked those present to consider what a crucifix means to them, and what they think of

when they look at Christ hanging on the cross.

“Sometimes the crucifix is the place where we just think about how every time we sin, we hurt Jesus,” Father Kilcawley said. He said this is only half of the story. “The other part of the truth is this: Jesus died because of every sin that was ever committed by every person that ever lived, which means that he suffered the consequences of every sin that was ever committed against me. ...

That means he [Jesus] knows us more than anyone can know us and loves us more than anyone can love us, and the cross is the place that he was led to heal us and to heal those wounds. That is the message of the Gospel.

It’s a message of mercy.”

This full vision of the meaning of mercy especially applies to those who have been harmed by pornography.

To illustrate his point, Father Kilcawley shared a story about a parent and son who came to his office to discuss the child viewing pornography. Father Kilcawley asked the boy about the first time he viewed it and how it made him feel. Then he asked what the boy thought Jesus would have done if he had

walked into the room at that moment. The boy said Jesus would be angry and disappointed with him. Father Kilcawley told him Jesus would have been mad at pornography, not at him. He said, “Jesus would have busted up the computer and said I’m sorry this happened to you. This shouldn’t have happened to you. I will always love you. I will never abandon you,” and kept repeating those phrases until the boy began to realize what it meant for Jesus to love him even though he is a sinner.

In “Create in me a Clean Heart”, Father Kilcawley said the U.S. bishops describe pornography as a structure of sin, meaning that the private sins of people have become so common in society that they effect all of society.

“If your kids watch network TV, they know about pornography,” said Father Kilcawley. “If you don’t have filtering and you don’t have accountability on the internet capable devices in your home, they are an occasion of sin.”

After sharing the prevalence of pornography and the problems bombarding modern families, Father Kilcawley spoke about tips and resources for

families.

He said having an “amnesty day” for children where they can share about anything and not get in trouble can be a fruitful way for parents to find out about problems, including pornography, which their children might be facing.

He recommended that parents ask the following questions: Have you ever been exposed to pornography? (Father Kilcawley said studies show that most children are exposed between ages 8 and 10) When was the first time that you saw it? How did it make you feel?

He said it is important to find out how often they’ve been viewing it and how they felt the first time they were exposed.

“If they’re young, letting them say how they feel will help them process the experience,” Father Kilcawley said.

Some resources he recommended are: “Good Pictures/ Bad Pictures”, a book that he suggests reading with children around age 6. It explains what pornography is and how it is harmful, and helps children know what to do if they see pornography.

He also said the book “Wonderfully Made Babies” is help-

ful for parents to lead conversations with their children about sex. He suggests it for children over age 9.

“We can’t afford to not have ‘the talk’ in today’s age,” said Father Kilcawley. “Kids … are learning everything from Google. So if you don’t have the conversation, the internet will have it for you.”

He has a lot of resources for parents on the Diocese of Lincoln website at www. lincolndiocese.org/ministriesoffices/diocesan-offices/ freedom-from-pornography/ tools-for-parents. The resources include help in discussing these issues and how to set up filtering on home networks and internet capable devices including phones, video game consoles, and tablets.

Father Kilcawley also recommended Covenant Eyes filtering and accountability software.

It can be adjusted to different levels for different family members, and provides individual reports that can help start conversations. Visit www. crookston.org/covenanteyes for more information and a free 30-day trial.

Rosary Convocation anticipates centennial of Fatima apparitions

By Katrina Genereux Staff Writer, OND

GENTILLY, MINN. – The 2016 Rosary Convocation celebrating the 99th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima was held at St. Peter’s, Gentilly, on May 15.

Around 70 people gathered to pray the rosary, celebrate Mass and enjoy a meal and fellowship.

This was the second convocation held in the Diocese of Crookston to prepare for the 100th anniversary of the apparition.

Father Robert Schreiner presided at the Mass.

During his homily, he spoke about the Angel of Portugal who appeared to the three children of Fatima and taught them prayers to prepare them to receive the visions of Our Lady of Fatima.

The angel came three times to prepare the children.

“It is only in the third apparition that the children can come to understand in the presence of this mighty powerful angel that if you are going to be ready to follow the Lord you must first repent,” Father Schreiner said.

He encouraged those gathered to prepare for the centennial in the same way the children were asked to prepare for Our Lady’s apparition – through repentance, prayer for the conversion of sinners and intimate communion with Our Lord in the Eucharist.

“If you do these three things with the fervor of the three children, then next year will be glo-

“My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love you. I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love you.”

Prayer given to Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia by the Angel of Fatima in spring 1916

rious for us, as it was for the children,” Father Schreiner said. “Imagine what can happen when you take this journey, and if we take it with the childlike trust that they did – with the silence of Francisco, the rashness of Jacinta and the wisdom of Lucia – and to each as they are.”

Father Schreiner encouraged everyone to learn these prayers and pray them frequently.

He also urged everyone to be more intentional at Mass and strive to set aside the distractions of life to meet Christ more fully in the Eucharist.

“This is a glorious mystery. This is an abiding mystery. This is heaven opening up for a moment here on Earth,” he said.

Next year, a centennial celebration is planned for May 13 to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the apparitions. There are also plans to hold gatherings each month on the day Our Lady appeared, ending with a closing centennial celebration on Oct. 13. More details will be released as the anniversary approaches.

Father Robert Schreiner elevates the Body and Blood of Christ during Mass for the Rosary Convocation held at St. Peter’s, Gentilly, on May 13. (Photo credit: Katrina Genereux/OND)

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COMMENTARY

WORD to LIFE May 22

THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY Proverbs 8:22-31; Gospel: John 16:12-15

Psalm 8:4-9;

Romans 5:1-5;

Gospel, “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.”

Whether one is a teenager who knows nothing about God or holds a doctorate in theology, there is always more to know about God, and especially the mystery of the Holy Trinity. But as I tried to explain to those three sisters, it is not important that we totally understand every mystery. Faith is the bridge that begins where our knowledge ends and connects us to the heights of the truth.

Questions:

How would you explain the Trinity to someone who had never heard of it?

What is a mystery of the Catholic faith that you would love to know more about?

“SPIRIT OF TRUTH, HE WILL GUIDE YOU TO ALL TRUTH.” – JOHN 16:13

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FOR FAITH-SHARING GROUPS

May 29

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST Genesis 14:18-20; Psalm 110:1-4; Gospel: Luke 9:11b-17

By Jeff Hedglen Catholic News Service One of my favorite memories from my years as a youth minister was teaching the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults adapted for youth. There was always such an interesting group of teens who either needed to catch up on their sacraments of initiation or, once in a while, there was a teen who wanted to become Catholic totally on his or her own initiative.

A story that sticks in my memory comes from three sisters from a blended family. They were each around 13 years old. They had never been to church before and they knew nothing about God, the Bible, the Catholic Church or what we believed.

They had heard of God, but they understood God as being only what we would call God the Father. When I was teaching them the sign of the cross, they wanted to know who the Son and the Holy Spirit were. I said the Son is Jesus and together with the Father and the Holy Spirit this is God. The looks on their faces were priceless. They argued that God was God, so Jesus cannot be God, too. They had no idea what to do with the Holy Spirit. We went round and round, with my using every analogy I could think of to try to get these teens to understand how three separate persons could share one divinity and together be the triune God. It took the better part of our next four classes for them to just begin to grasp the concept that most Christians learn from an early age. I had the same feelings that Jesus expressed in this Sunday’s

1 Corinthians 11:23-26;

By Jean Denton Catholic News Service One day, just after starting my first job on a parish staff, I went searching for paper stock and wandered into the wrong supply closet, where I stumbled onto the church’s stash of sacramental wine.

I know it’s not really a “stash,” but to me, a recent convert at the time, it seemed like it. I stood staring at several stacks of common corrugated cardboard boxes that contained large bottles of wine – ordered from a wholesale distributor. But I knew the bottles’ secret.

My initial reaction was that I’d exposed them, opened the door on them before they became the blood of Christ.

It was like unwittingly finding Superman’s Clark Kent clothes.

This week’s readings recall the covenant of Christ’s body and blood, transformed from ordinary bread and wine and given for our nourishment and salvation. In his First Letter to the Corinthians, Paul recollects Jesus establishing that covenant at the Last Supper.

But the Gospel story of the multiplication of loaves and fish emphasizes the infinite supply of the Lord’s offering. We witness on the mountainside Jesus beginning with a small amount of bread and feeding thousands of his hungry followers. When all were satisfied, there was plenty available for whomever would come later.

The message is that an endless supply line will continue everywhere and forever, as long as people come seeking Jesus.

Since the Last Supper, Christians have

provided bread and wine from sources in their own communities throughout the world and throughout the centuries – from vineyards and wheat fields to casks, jars and ovens to bottles and boxes to storehouses and closets.

From there, they are brought to altars, where they are consecrated as Jesus’ body and blood to nourish and save the faithful again and again.

I found one tiny store of ordinary wine in an appropriately unremarkable closet in a church office building. But as I received it in Communion the next Sunday, it was not the same, and neither was I.

Questions: What goes through your mind during Mass at the moment of the consecration?

How do you relate the changed substance of bread and wine with a change in you?

“FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISH ARE ALL WE HAVE, UNLESS WE OURSELVES GO AND BUY FOOD FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE.” – LUKE 9:13

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RETIREMENT: Continued from Page 1 vision of where we should be heading as a school and worked diligently to achieve his dreams.

Because he is a compassionate leader, he has helped to make the environment of Sacred Heart family-oriented and faith-filled,” said Deb Hammond, a current kindergarten teacher at Sacred Heart School.

She was hired by Andrys for a preschool teaching position in 1997.

“He honors the tradition of the school and the Catholic faith and holds true to Sacred Heart, never selling it short of what it can be,” said Joanne Wilson, the Dean of Academics for Sacred Heart School.

When Andrys started as principal, Sacred Heart was one school, but had two different programs – the high school and grade school – in two different buildings. Sister Basil LeDuc was the high school principal and Andrys was responsible for the grade school. There were 299 students in first through eighth grade his first year. Sacred Heart School moved to one building when they rebuilt the school after the flood of 1997. It has been operating with one administrative team since 2014. The team includes the school’s superintendent, president, K-12 principal and dean of academics.

Msgr. Mike Foltz has been Superintendent of Sacred Heart School for three years and helped facilitate the recent administrative shift.

“I cannot even imagine all the changes he initiated and endured in Catholic education over the years. We were fortunate to have a man so focused on detail and organization,” he said.

Andrys has experienced many changes, transitions and challenges during his time as principal.

He looks back to the financial crisis of the 1980s and notes that the school went through tough times along with everyone else.

“We struggled to survive, wanting desperately to keep the doors of Sacred Heart School open … we went through some difficult, dark days,” he said.

Adding to some of the challenges during those years, the school transitioned from a staff of mostly religious sisters to lay people.

“Of course, the lay staff earned more than the religious staff, but even their salaries

were very low in comparison to their public school counterparts,” Andrys said.

Technology at the school has also been an area that has changed greatly in the last 37 years.

“When I first started, I used my personal Smith Corona typewriter. Eventually the office ‘advanced’ to an IBM Selectric, and many years later, we got our first computer for the school,” he said. “Today we have a computer lab, Smart Boards, iPads, Chromebooks, and students have their own computers in their phones.”

“Dave Andrys kept Sacred Heart on the map with other schools in terms of what they have in resources and technology and what can be offered,” said Wilson.

The biggest event during Andrys’ time at Sacred Heart School was the flood of 1997 that destroyed the school building and much of the surrounding cities of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks.

During the flood, Andrys said the leaders of Sacred Heart School gathered in Crookston at Cathedral’s library to assess the damage and prepare for a temporary building. The plans eventually led to the demolition and reconstruction of the school.

“One of the most touching moments for me was when one of my classmates … tracked me down during those frantic days after the flood and asked whether the school was going to re-open. He said ‘If Sacred Heart isn’t going to be there anymore, there’s no sense coming back home’. That is the kind of love and loyalty and dedication I have been so fortunate to see all of these years,” Andrys said.

“The day the demolition ball struck our old, faithful school was heartbreaking. So many memories and traditions lived

Principal Dave Andrys watches as demolition begins on the flood-damaged Sacred Heart School buildings.

in those buildings,” he said.

The school was rebuilt, and the current building was completed in 1999.

“The joy of the school’s rebirth was nothing but miraculous and wonderful. I was so happy to be a small part of making the school what it is today,” Andrys said.

Andrys’ retirement was announced in December. He will stay at the school as a part-time teacher. He is looking forward to doing something he loves, while having more time to travel to Seattle with his wife to visit their son, daughter-in-law and new granddaughter.

“Perhaps it might really be because I can’t so easily change my email account, or that my car has only known one morning route for the last 30 years.

Either way, I’ll let God keep guiding me to serve him, just in a different way,” Andrys said.

“I have been blessed with supportive and generous Sacred Heart parents and their beautiful children who are second to none,” Andrys said. “Clearly, they are God’s amazing and wondrous creations. I am humbled to have had this joyous op-

Dave Andrys and Father Larry Delaney, then Associate Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, hold ceremonial shovels during the ground breaking for the new school building which opened in 1999 after the previous building was destroyed in the flood of 1997. (Submitted photos)

portunity to serve this school.”

Jodi Vanderheiden will become principal of Sacred Heart School beginning July 1. She has 22 years of experience working in education. She earned her Bachelor of Arts

degree in elementary education as well as an educational leadership degree from Minnesota State University-Mankato. Her Master’s Degree in education is from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

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Relic tour to visit St. Philip’s, Bemidji The faithful of the Diocese of Crookston are invited to venerate the relics of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher during the Fortnight for Freedom.

The relics of two saints who exemplified courage and conviction in the face of persecution are coming to the Diocese of Crookston. St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher were prominent 16th century Englishmen who stood against King Henry VIII’s attempted supremacy over the Catholic Church, and accepted martyrdom instead of abandoning their faith. This fearless witness is especially compelling to American Catholics today, as we face threats to our religious liberty and rights

of conscience.

Relics of the saints will be available for veneration at St. Phillip’s Catholic Church in Bemidji from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on June 27. The relics will also be traveling to St. Paul, Cloquet, St. Cloud, New Ulm, and Rochester. The Strength of the Saints Relic Tour is being organized by the Minnesota Catholic Conference and is part of the broader Fortnight for Freedom. The Fortnight for Freedom is a call to fourteen days of prayer, education, and action for religious freedom in the United States and abroad.

Learn more at mncatholic. org/relics or the Strength of the Saints event page on Facebook.

Director of the Office of the New Evangelization and Justice The Diocese of Crookston is seeking a full time Director of the Office of the New Evangelization and Justice.

This office serves the pastors and parishes in the endeavor of the new evangelization by helping pastors and parish leadership facilitate intentional disciples by offering training, programs, education and resources. This office will also serve in the area of justice by promoting the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy and CRS and CCHD grants as well as local initiatives.

We are seeking a candidate with an educational background in evangelization and justice along with some years of experience in both. The qualifying candidate needs to be a practicing Catholic who has an understanding of the teachings of the Catholic Church and desires to promote them.

Send resume and references to:

Diocese of Crookston, Attn: Jim Clauson, PO Box 610, Crookston MN 56716; or email jclauson@crookston.org.

Interviews begin by June 1.

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Summer Mass Schedules

in the Diocese of Crookston

Ada – St. Joseph’s: Sunday, 9:45 a.m.

Argyle – St. Rose of Lima’s: Saturday, 5:00 p.m., April – June; Sunday, 8:30 a.m., July – Sept.

Badger – St. Mary’s: Sunday, 9:00 a.m.

Bagley – St. Joseph’s: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Barnesville – Assumption: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m.

Baudette – Sacred Heart: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Beaulieu – St. Joseph’s: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Bemidji – St. Philip’s: beginning June 1: Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., & 6:30 p.m. There will not be Mass at Holy Spirit Newman Center.

Big Elbow Lake – St. Frances Cabrini’s: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Blackduck – St. Ann’s: Sunday, 8:00 a.m.

Brooks – St. Joseph’s: Sunday, 8:00 a.m.

Callaway – Assumption: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Crookston – Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m.; Spanish Mass: Noon on 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month; Life Teen Mass: Sunday, August 26, 5:00 p.m.

Detroit Lakes – Holy Rosary: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

Detroit Lakes – St. Mary of the Lakes: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Dilworth – St. Elizabeth’s: Sunday, 8:30 a.m., from May 24 – Sept. 4.

East Grand Forks – Sacred Heart: Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

Euclid – St. Mary’s: Sunday, 8:00 a.m.

Falun – St. Philip’s: Sunday, 7:15 a.m.

Fertile – St. Joseph’s: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Fisher – St. Francis of Assisi’s: Sunday, 8:00 a.m., May, July & September; 10:00 a.m., June & August.

Florian – Assumption: Sunday, 8:30 a.m., April – June; Sunday, 10:30 a.m., July - Sept.

Fosston – St. Mary’s: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Frazee – Sacred Heart: Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Gentilly – St. Peter’s: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Georgetown – St. John the Baptist’s: Sunday, 8:00 a.m.

Goodridge – St. Ann’s: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Greenbush – Blessed Sacrament: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:45 a.m.

Grygla – St. Clement’s: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Hallock – St. Patrick’s: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Halstad – Holy Family: Sunday, 11:30 a.m.

Hawley – St. Andrew’s: Sunday, 10:00 a.m., May 29 – Sept. 4.

Karlstad – St. Edward’s: Sunday, 11:30 a.m.

Kelliher – St. Patrick’s: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

Lake Itasca – St. Catherine’s: Sunday, 9:00 a.m. through Labor Day. Lake Park – St. Francis Xavier’s: Sunday, 10:00 a.m.

Lancaster – Holy Rosary: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Laporte – St. Theodore of Tarsus’: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Mahnomen – St. Michael’s: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Mentor – St. Lawrence’s: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. from Memorial Day through Labor Day; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Middle River – St. Joseph’s: Sunday, 8:00 a.m.

Moorhead – St. Francis de Sales’: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 10:00 a.m.; Spanish Mass: Sunday, 5:00 p.m. from June – August.

Moorhead – St. Joseph’s: Saturday, 5:00 p.m., Sunday, 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Naytahwaush – St. Anne’s: Sunday, 9:00 a.m.

Nebish – St. John’s: Sunday, 10:15 a.m.

Nevis – Our Lady of the Pines: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Ogema – Most Holy Redeemer: Sunday, 9:00 a.m.

Oklee – St. Francis Xavier’s: Sunday, 8:00 a.m.

Oslo – St. Joseph: Sunday, 11:00 a.m.

Park Rapids – St. Peter the Apostle’s: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Pennington – St. Charles’: Saturday, 4:00 p.m.

Ponsford – St. Theodore’s: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

Red Lake – St. Mary’s Mission: Sunday, 10:45 a.m.

Red Lake Falls – St. Joseph’s: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 10:00 a.m.

Roseau – Sacred Heart: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Sabin – St. Cecilia’s: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m.

Stephen – St. Stephen’s: Sunday, 10:30 a.m. from April – June; Saturday, 5:00 p.m. from July – Sept.

Tabor – Holy Trinity: Sunday, 8:00 a.m. in June & Aug.; Sunday, 10:00 a.m. in July.

Thief River Falls – St. Bernard’s: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m., beginning Memorial Day Weekend.

Twin Valley - St. William’s: Sunday, 8:00 a.m.

Two Inlets – St. Mary’s: Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Outdoor Grotto Mass (weather permitting) or inside the church.

Warren – Sts. Peter & Paul’s: Sunday, 9:30 a.m.

Warroad – St. Mary’s: Saturday, 6:00 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Waubun – St. Ann’s: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 11:00 a.m.

White Earth – St. Benedict’s: Sunday, 11:00 a.m.

Williams – St. Joseph’s: Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Wilton – Sacred Heart: Sunday, 9:00 a.m.

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PRAYER CALENDAR

JUNE 2016

JUNE 1 ST. JUSTIN, MARTYR Fr. Bob Schreiner JUNE 2 STS. MARCELLINUS AND PETER, MARTYRS Fr. Luis Silva JUNE 3 THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS Fr. Bob Stone (retired) JUNE 4 THE IMMACULATE HEART OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Fr. Pat Sullivan JUNE 5 TENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Fr. David Super JUNE 6 ST. NORBERT, BISHOP Fr. Johnmelkies Suvakeen JUNE 7 WEEKDAY Fr. Emmanuel Sylvester JUNE 8 WEEKDAY Fr. Craig Vasek JUNE 9 ST. EPHREM, DEACON, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Fr. Dennis Wieland JUNE 10 WEEKDAY Fr. Larry Wieseler (retired) JUNE 11 ST. BARNABAS, APOSTLE Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner JUNE 12 ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Bishop Victor H. Balke (retired) JUNE 13 ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, PRIEST, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Fr. Todd Arends JUNE 14 WEEKDAY Msgr. David Baumgartner JUNE 15 WEEKDAY Fr. James Bernauer (retired) JUNE 16 WEEKDAY Fr. Don Braukmann

JUNE 17 WEEKDAY Fr. Luis Buitron JUNE 18 BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Fr. Tim Bushy JUNE 19 TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Fr. John Christianson JUNE 20 WEEKDAY Fr. John Cox, OMI JUNE 21 ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, RELIGIOUS Fr. Bill DeCrans JUNE 22 ST. PAULINUS OF NOLA, BISHOP; STS. JOHN FISHER, BISHOP AND THOMAS MORE, MARTYRS Fr. Joe DeCrans JUNE 23 WEEKDAY Fr. Larry Delaney JUNE 24 THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Fr. Antony Fernando JUNE 25 BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Msgr. Mike Foltz JUNE 26 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Fr. Tom Friedl JUNE 27 ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Fr. Augie Gothman JUNE 28 ST. IRENAEUS, BISHOP, MARTYR Msgr. Roger Grundhaus (retired) JUNE 29 STS. PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES Fr. Adam Hamness JUNE 30 THE FIRST MARTYRS OF THE HOLY ROMAN CHURCH Fr. Joseph Hitpas, OMI

VOCATION PRAYER OF POPE FRANCIS: 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.

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POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTIONS

JUNE 2016

UNIVERSAL INTENTION: HUMAN SOLIDARITY That the aged, marginalized, and those who have no one may find–even within the huge cities of the world–opportunities for encounter and solidarity.

EVANGELIZATION INTENTION: SEMINARIANS AND NOVICES

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That seminarians and men and women entering religious life may have mentors who live the joy of the Gospel and prepare them wisely for their mission.

DAILY SCRIPTURE JUNE 1 - 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 123:1-2; Mk 12: 18-27 JUNE 2 - 2 Tm 2:8-15; Ps 25:4-5b, 8-10, 14; Mk 12:28-34 JUNE 3 - Ez 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5b-11; Lk 15:3-7 JUNE 4 - 2 Tm 4:1-8; Ps 71:8-9, 14-15b, 16-17, 22; Lk 2:41-51 JUNE 5 - 1 Kgs 17:17-24; Ps 121:1b-8; Mt 5:1-12 JUNE 6 - 1 Kgs 17:1-6; Ps 121:1b-8; Mt 5:1-12 JUNE 7 - 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Ps 4:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 5:13-16 JUNE 8 - 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 16:1b-2b, 4-5b, 8, 11; Mt 5:17-19 JUNE 9 - 1 Kgs 18:41-46; Ps 65:10-13; Mt 5:20-26 JUNE 10 - 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16; Ps 27:79c, 13-14; Mt 5:27-32 JUNE 11 - Acts 11:21b-26, 12:1-3; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 5:33-37 JUNE 12 - 2 Sm 12:7-10, 13; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 7, 11; Gal 2:16, 19-21; Lk 7:36-8:3 or 7:36-50 JUNE 13 - 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Ps 5:2-3b, 4b7; Mt 5:38-42 JUNE 14 - 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Ps 51:3-6b, 11, 16; Mt 5:43-48 JUNE 15 - 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14; Ps 31:20-21, 24; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

JUNE 2016 JUNE 16 - Sir 48:1-14; Ps 97:1-7; Mt 6:715 JUNE 17 - 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20; Ps 132:11-14, 17-18; Mt 6:19-23 JUNE 18 - 2 Chr 24:17-25; Ps 89:4-5, 2934; Mt 6:24-34 JUNE 19 - Zec 12:10-11, 13:1; Ps 63:26, 8-9; Gal 3:26-29; Lk 9:18-24 JUNE 20 - 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18; Ps 60:3-5, 12-13; Mt 7:1-5 JUNE 21 - 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 3135a, 36; Ps 48:2-4, 10-11; Mt 7:6, 12-14 JUNE 22 - Kgs 22:8-13, 23:1-3; Ps 119:33-37, 40; Mt 7:15-20 JUNE 23 - 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Mt 7:21-29 JUNE 24 - Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 JUNE 25 - Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps 74:1b-7, 20-21; Mt 8:5-17 JUNE 26 - 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Ps 1612, 5, 7-11; Gal 5:1, 13-18; Lk 9:51-62 JUNE 27 - Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc23; Mt 8:18-22 JUNE 28 - Am 3:1-8, 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8; Mt 8:23-27 JUNE 29 - Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 JUNE 30 - Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8

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Hebda installed ninth archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis

By Jessica Trygstad Catholic News Service

ST. PAUL, MINN. – In a packed Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima May 13, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda became the ninth archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

After the procession of knights and ladies of church orders, seminarians, deacons and priests, the congregation rose and awaited Archbishop Hebda’s knocking on the cathedral’s Holy Doors, signifying his taking possession of the cathedral.

Using a mallet made from a log of St. Paul’s first cathedral – an 1841 log chapel – Archbishop Hebda knocked on the door and was greeted by Father John Ubel, the cathedral’s rector. After the archbishop kissed a crucifix and blessed himself with holy water, the procession continued with the college of consultors, about 40 concelebrating bishops and Archbishop Hebda.

Of note was the archbishop’s use of a crosier that belonged to Archbishop John Ireland, who led the archdiocese from 1884 to 1918, and a chalice used

by Archbishop Austin Dowling, archbishop from 1919 to 1930.

Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and Minneapolis welcomed the congregation numbering around 3,000, followed by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former apostolic nuncio to the United States.

“Dear friends,” he began, “on this memorial of Our Lady

Archbishop Bernard Hebda sits on the cathedra for the first time, signifying his status as archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, at his installation Mass at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. With him is Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, papal nuncio emeritus to the United States. (Photo credit: Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit/CNS)

of Fatima, I am truly pleased to be with you to share your joy.”

After Archbishop Viganò read a translation of the papal mandate from Pope Francis naming Archbishop Hebda to St. Paul and Minneapolis, the

archdiocese’s chancellor for canonical affairs, Susan Mulheron, presented the document to the college of consultors – a group of 10 priests with governance responsibilities in the archdiocese – to approve. Arch-

bishop Viganò then led Archbishop Hebda to be seated on the cathedra, or bishop’s seat, officially signifying his status as archbishop.

The liturgy of the word included readings in Spanish, Hmong and English.

In his homily, Archbishop Hebda said the Gospel from Luke – which included Mary’s visit to her cousin, Elizabeth, and Mary’s Magnificat canticle – and the feast of Our Lady of Fatima both point to “God’s extravagant love for the lowly and for the little ones.” That same love, he said, “surprises, sustains and challenges us.”

“God’s love is a game-changer,” Archbishop Hebda said, citing biblical examples of God telling the faithful to let go of everything but Jesus.

Several times he repeated the words “only Jesus,” which comprise his episcopal motto and are adopted from Scripture and a prayer offered daily by the Missionaries of Charity, whom he admires.

Saying the bonds of the local church have been tested in recent years, Archbishop Hebda called on Catholics to “be the church that God wants us to be, that Pope Francis calls us to be.”

Recalling the listening sessions he held last fall as the archdiocese’s apostolic administrator, Archbishop Hebda noted how participants voiced their desire for a more transparent and engaged church.

“I’m all in – but like you, I recognize that we’re going to have success only to the extent

that we can stay focused on Jesus, and only Jesus, and embrace his call to humility and simplicity and finding him as we serve those most in need,” he said.

Ending his homily, he described himself as someone who has a lot of faults, who hasn’t yet eaten lutefisk – a traditional fish dish brought to Minnesota by Scandinavian immigrants – and “whose feet don’t comfortably touch the ground when seated on the cathedra.”

Before the concluding rite, Archbishop Hebda expressed his gratitude to those in the congregation and those unable to attend, including Pope Francis.

“He obviously sees gifts I don’t,” the archbishop said.

Archbishop Hebda was named apostolic administrator of St. Paul and Minneapolis in June 2015, after the resignation of Archbishop John C. Nienstedt. Already the coadjutor archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, Archbishop Hebda fulfilled both roles until Pope Francis named him archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Among prelates attending the installation Mass were retired Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, who served St. Paul and Minneapolis from 1995 to 2008; those from the other Minnesota dioceses; Msgr. Michael Morgan, secretary to the apostolic nunciature who attended two of Archbishop Hebda’s listening sessions in November; and Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Washington’s retired archbishop.

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Catholic Community Foundation (CCF) Endowments and Memorials Submitted by Mr. Joe Noel In the last few weeks, I have been reviewing the many endowments people have so generously gifted over the years.

It has been like a walk through the history of the Diocese of Crookston.

I have lived in the diocese most of my life. I was born in Red Lake Falls and baptized at St. Joseph’s. When I was dating my wife, Yvonne Hince, she worked as a secretary for Catholic Social Services who, at that time, had offices in Red Lake Falls. Bishop Lawrence Glenn used to stop in to see the staff there. Do you remember him? He has a burse in the endowment for the Education of Seminarians as well as in the General Endowment. I was married at St. Joseph’s in 1961 and Father William Keefe was the Presider for our ceremony. Do you remember him? He has a burse in the endowment for the Education of Seminarians. Do you remember Father Keough Patnode? He has a wonderful burse in the Education of Seminarians. I knew him when I was a young man working in Thief River Falls, and when, in his retirement years, he substituted at Holy Family in Halstad.

I invite you to read over the lists of endowments published here today. It might bring up some memories for

Mr. Joe Noel

Director Catholic Community Foundation

you as well. Besides priests, there are a significant number of lay people who have large and small burses in the endowments. Their generosity keeps their names alive in the support of our seminarians, our retired priests, continuing education for our active priests and so much more.

If you have questions about endowment funds, or wish to create your own, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Joe Noel has been the Director of the Catholic Community Foundation since 2013. CCF operates as an investment vehicle for diocesan funds, investments for parishes and endowments sponsored by parishes.

He may be contacted at 218-281-4533 ext. 453, 218-280-6858 or jnoel@crookston.org.

General Endowment Bishop Balke..........................................15,000.00 Bishop Corbett.......................................20,000.00 Bishop Glenn.........................................10,000.00 Bishop Peschges...................................20,000.00 Bishop Povish........................................10,000.00 Dorothy Howard.......................................5,045.62 Edward P. Herold....................................25,000.00 Frank A. & Mabel Mallinger....................78,920.01 George E. Nemzek...............................250,000.00 Gertrude Niehoff.................................... 27,533.04 John Kowalski..........................................6,217.69 Margaret Widman.....................................5,000.00 Msgr. John D. Stearns............................23,696.15 Reverend Jeremiah Sullivan...................18,380.92 Reverend John Merth...............................5,854.33 Reverend John O’Toole Memorial..........27,523.38

Reverend Louis McMahan.....................10,000.00 Thomas & Patricia Hilger....................... 59,510.04 Veronica ‘Roni’ Stainbrook......................10,025.00 Total.......................................................627,706.18 Catholic Education God’s Green Acre.....................................1,326.77 Hartmann & Reimann Families.................4,000.00 Julia B. Musil...........................................38,018.32 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton........................650,500.00 Total.......................................................693,845.09 Faith For Tomorrow-Catholic Education Capital Campaign Proceeds..............2,278,478.94 Elvern Vanyo...........................................20,969.22 Total....................................................2,303,264.12 Parish Catholic Education St. Joseph, Ada........................................6,075.82 St. John the Baptist, Alma...........................399.34

St. Rose of Lima, Argyle...........................6,784.58 St. Mary, Badger.......................................1,887.00 St. Joseph, Bagley..................................11,299.50 Assumption, Barnesville...........................5,252.50 Sacred Heart, Baudette..........................21,558.70 St. Joseph, Beaulieu.................................5,168.24 St. Philip, Bemidji....................................90,063.39 St. Joseph, Benwood..................................626.00 St. Frances, Big Elbow Lake....................1,189.77 St. Ann, Blackduck...................................1,873.75 St. Joseph, Brooks...................................7,340.00 Assumption, Callaway..............................4,949.25 Cathedral, Crookston.............................55,750.85 Holy Rosary, Detroit Lakes.....................67,943.50 St. Elizabeth, Dilworth...............................1,552.50 Sacred Heart, East Grand Forks............71,209.00 St. Mary, Euclid........................................6,431.25 St. Philip, Falun...........................................434.25 St. Joseph, Fertile....................................4,507.50 St. Francis, Fisher....................................2,591.25 Assumption, Florian.................................9,188.19 St. Mary, Fosston...................................10,417.50 Sacred Heart, Frazee.............................23,861.50 St. Peter, Gentilly......................................2,166.25 St. John, Georgetown...............................4,602.50 St. Ann, Goodridge...................................1,212.50 Blessed Sacrament, Greenbush...............6,159.25 St. Clement, Grygla..................................3,526.25 St. Patrick, Hallock....................................2,066.25 Holy Family, Halstad.................................4,893.75 St. Andrew, Hawley.................................16,013.75 St. Edward, Karlstad....................................295.00 St. Patrick, Kelliher....................................2,908.75 St. Francis Xavier, Lake Park...................3,286.75 Holy Rosary, Lancaster..................................77.50 St. Mary of the Lk, Lake Eunice Tns.........9,981.25 St. Theodore, Laporte...............................1,600.00 St. Michael, Mahnomen..........................11,670.00 St. Lawrence, Mentor..............................33,778.38 St. Joseph, Middle River...........................1,422.50 St. Francis, Moorhead............................35,006.35 St. Joseph, Moorhead............................92,333.82 St. Anne, Naytahwaush............................2,069.70 St. John, Nebish.......................................2,355.25 Our Lady of the Pines, Nevis...................5,615.50 St. Michael, Northome.............................1,200.50 Most Holy Redeemer, Ogema..................4,933.10 St. Francis Xavier, Oklee..........................5,440.56 St. Joseph, Oslo.......................................6,308.00 St. Peter, Park Rapids............................14,889.53 St. Charles, Pennington.................................57.50 St. Theodore, Ponsford.............................1,288.50 St. Joseph, Red Lake Falls.....................29,292.92 St. Mary’s Mission, Red Lake...................5,024.25 Sacred Heart, Roseau..............................6,816.37 St. Cecilia, Sabin......................................7,140.00 St. Stephen, Stephen...............................5,372.92 Holy Trinity, Tabor.....................................6,218.85 St. Bernard, Thief River Falls.................73,066.88 St. William, Twin Valley.............................5,271.25 St. Mary, Two Inlets..................................3,952.75

Sts. Peter & Paul, Warren.......................14,278.83 St. Mary, Warroad.....................................4,956.57 St. Ann, Waubun.......................................5,831.55 St. Benedict, White Earth.........................1,697.00 St. Joseph, Williams....................................900.00 Sacred Heart, Wilton.................................4,703.77 Total.......................................................865,334.21 Priests’ Retirement Rev. Ed Nistler Endowment.........................505.00 Leo Osowski Endowment.......................10,000.00 Joe and Jenny Prosby..............................5,000.00 Frank Reid Endowment..........................49,372.86 Bishop Schenk........................................11,200.00 John Stoltman Endowment.......................5,000.00 Total.........................................................81,077.86 Continued Education of Priests St. Stephen’s...........................................20,000.00 The Orville J. Woeste..............................11,605.00 Dorothy Howard Estate...........................14,184.16 Andrew & Frances Ignaszewski Mm.......5,000.00 Eva Charest Memorial..........................110,713.18 Leon & Irene Pribula.................................1,500.00 Reverend Eugene Connelly......................5,086.87 Mrs. Gladys Burlingame...........................1,000.00 St. John Vianney.......................................3,000.00 Bernard & Frances Crummy.....................2,500.00 Henry and Ida Ricard..............................25,000.00 Mr. & Mrs. R.W. Maves.............................1,000.00 The Amon & Lee Families........................1,900.00 Tom and Audrey Oliver..............................1,000.00 Total.....................................................203,489.21 Newman Ministry John Newman.........................................29,132.92 Total.........................................................29,132.92 Youth Ministry St. John Bosco........................................11,308.00 Total.........................................................11,308.00 Special Designation Joe and Olga Merkens...........................28,458.02 Sacred Heart, Frazee, Cath...................40,449.76 KC Frazee Catholic Edu.........................24,500.00 John J. Arouni Catholic Education........356,000.00 Total.......................................................449,407.78 St. Joseph, Moorhead School Operations Endow....................138,363.02 Sr. Mary Ann Welsch Endow................126,969.00 Parish Operations Endowment...............54,532.00 School Scholarship Endow.....................62,055.00 Setter School Scholarship....................374,895.84 J. & K. Altobell School Schol..................21,135.00 RE & Youth Ministry................................14,075.33 M A Ellis Building Fund.........................100,000.00 SSG Andrew P. Nelson Schol................ 14,365.00 Sr. D. Charest Parish Nurse...................30,026.00 St. Joseph, Moorhead..................................234.00 Alice Bartels Teacher Salaries..............115,400.00 Msgr. Michael Foltz School Schol...........12,610.00 Msgr. Michael Foltz Child & Youth FF.....12,930.00 Total....................................................1,077,356.19

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Catholic Community Foundation Endowments (continued from pg. 12) Education of Seminarians Adrian and Jane Fortier..........................10,000.00 Albert & Irene Kuznia................................1,000.00 Alfonse & Helen DeCrans.........................1,550.00 Andrew & Madeline Hanson.....................2,000.00 Andrew and Kathryn Rominski.................1,000.00 Ann K. Brunner Endowment...................25,342.12 Anton Tschimperele Estate.......................5,000.00 Arlin & Marcia Super....................................500.00 Ben & Elizabeth Balke ...........................10,000.00 Ben & Elizabeth Landowski......................2,500.00 Bill & Dee Sullivan....................................1,050.00 Bishop Balke...........................................15,000.00 Bishop Corbett Memorial........................10,035.00 Bishop Glenn..........................................18,695.00 Bishop Peschges....................................20,000.00 Bishop Povish.........................................20,035.00 Bray, Logan & Morin...............................10,000.00 Candace Miller Memorial..........................5,844.57 Cathedral of the Immac. Conception........1,554.49 Clarice & Peter Dieser Families..............17,109.42 Clem & Kathryn Foltz..............................14,800.00 Edward Ignaszewski Estate......................3,000.00 Elmer Ricard Memorial.............................1,600.00 Eugene R. Connelly Memorial..................5,000.00 Eva Charest Memorial..........................221,426.37 Father Bill Keefe.....................................21,974.47 Father Ed Nistler.......................................6,000.00 Father James P. Flynn............................21,654.46 Father John Merth..................................10,000.00 Father Keough Patnode..........................80,365.00 Fathers Sheehy & A.M.A.S.....................10,000.00 Felix & Theresa Pietruszewski..................1,500.00 Fr. Louis McMahan...................................2,800.00 Frances Karboviak....................................1,000.00 Francis and Alvina Desrosier....................2,000.00

Frank and Judith Kleinvachter..................2,000.00 Frank and Mabel Mallinger.....................15,000.00 Fred & Eva Rivard..................................10,000.00 George and Annie Baskerville..................1,000.00 George and Mary Rauenbuehler..............1,000.00 Glen St. Ives Memorial.............................5,000.00 Godfrey and Blanche Keller....................10,000.00 Grace Genereux.......................................5,000.00 Harold and Ann Pakuer...........................10,000.00 Helen Gartner Memorial...........................1,000.00 Henry and Ida Ricard..............................33,099.22 Henry J. Schilling....................................15,000.00 Herbert and Lou Vicia Reese...................1,000.00 Herbert X. Brunner..................................25,000.00 Hildebrand, Assumption, Barnes............10,000.00 Holy Trinity, All Heavenly Beings..............8,600.00 Holy Trinity, Tabor......................................3,484.03 Izola McLaughlin Estate.........................13,564.07 Jerome C. & Alice Steele..........................2,000.00 Jerry & Eris Super...................................20,000.00 Joe and Jenny Prosby Family.................10,000.00 Joel & Nancy Kowalke..............................1,000.00 J. & M. Arends, F. & L. Hemberger...........4,009.35 John A. and Victoria Kuznia....................10,000.00 John & Dorothy Morrisey Family...............3,000.00 John Joseph.............................................1,105.00 Joseph & Elizabeth Pulczinski Fam.........2,000.00 Joseph and Rose Parent........................10,000.00 Julius and Toni Kleinwachter.....................2,000.00 Knights of Columbus...............................16,540.92 Lake of the Woods Cath Comm.............10,000.00 Leonard & Marie Hapka..........................10,000.00 Leonard and Isabelle Kuznia....................1,000.00 Leonard E. & Veronica B. Boucher...........1,000.00 Lloyd and Dorothy Rivard.......................10,000.00 Louis and Laura Baril................................2,500.00

Louis and Gertrude Staloch......................1,000.00 Louis J. Desrosier...................................32,498.97 Louis M. Theis..........................................9,732.58 Lucille A. McGinnis Estate......................27,425.00 M. Joseph Walsh......................................1,000.00 Marcel Novak........................................124,321.68 Margaret & Celestine Maus......................9,000.00 Margaret Tembrock.................................15,000.00 Marie V. Connelly....................................10,000.00 Mary Immaculate....................................10,030.00 Matt & Ann Vorderbruggen.....................10,000.00 Matthew J. and Anna Novak.....................8,000.00 Michael John Steffl Memorial.................52,500.00 Miss Alice E. Chisholm Estate................45,088.40 Mr. & Mrs. Henry McAleer Mem.............91,000.00 Mrs. Mae Lallier........................................1,000.00 Mrs. Mary Plencner...................................3,000.00 Msgr. A. I. Merth......................................20,000.00 Msgr. John Stearns.................................10,000.00 Nat’l Catholic Society of Foresters.........37,648.17 Neoma Madunich Memorial......................1,000.00 Pennies for Seminarians-MN KCs..........98,290.61 Peter and Julia Stauffenecker...................5,000.00 Peter J. Krolak........................................20,000.00 Pope Pius X.............................................3,695.58 Ralph & Dolores Stocker...........................1,500.00 Ray and Loretta Borowicz.......................10,000.00 Richard Rude.........................................10,000.00 Robert Kresl Family..................................2,000.00 Robert & Carmel Montgomery................17,370.16 Sacred Heart I.......................................20,000.00 Sacred Heart, Frazee.............................10,000.00 Sacred Heart Parish, Roseau...................1,720.60 Simon & Marion Super............................11,000.00 SS. Peter & Paul, Warren.......................11,200.00 St. Aloysius, Leo.......................................3,400.00

St. Bernard’s Parish, TRF.........................2,050.00 St. Francis, Moorhead............................19,735.00 St. Francis Xavier, Oklee.............................890.28 St. Isidore ................................................1,000.00 St. John, Nebish, Sacred Heart, Wil.........9,000.00 St. Joseph’s, Bagley....................................545.00 St. Joseph’s, Moorhead............................5,042.00 St. Joseph’s Church, Beaulieu...............10,000.00 St. Joseph’s of Benwood Youth Grp.........1,608.10 St. Joseph’s Parish, Oslo.......................10,000.00 St. Lawrence Church, Mentor...................7,500.00 St. Mary of the Lakes..............................10,000.00 St. Mary’s, Euclid.........................................100.00 St. Mary’s Church of Fosston...................2,357.00 St. Mary’s, Warroad..................................1,000.00 St. Patrick, Hallock..................................10,000.00 St. Peter’s, Gentilly......................................100.00 St. Peter’s, Park Rapids...........................1,000.00 St. Philip’s Church of Bemidji...................1,000.00 St. Rose of Lima, Argyle...........................4,250.00 St. Stephen , Stephen.............................12,702.00 Stanley Bourassa...................................10,025.00 Stanley and Lucille Gruhot.......................9,000.00 Steven and Agnes Kary Estate...............23,408.78 Sylvester & Clara Kasprowicz..................1,000.00 Theodore and Susie Michalski.................3,000.00 Vernard & Mae Dora Berberich................1,000.00 Virgil LaPlante...........................................4,000.00 W. Donald Archer Memorial....................14,107.66 Walter & Monica Novak Memorial............7,000.00 Wilhelmina Patnode...............................20,000.00 William and Loretta Erickson....................1,000.00 Total....................................................1,815,081.06

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U.S. Supreme Court sends Zubik case back to lower courts

By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court May 16 sent the Zubik v. Burwell case, which challenges the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive requirement for employers, back to the lower courts.

The justices’ unanimous decision, explained in a nine-page unsigned opinion, was based on the information that both sides submitted a week after oral arguments were heard in the case about how and if contraceptive insurance coverage could be obtained by employees through their insurance companies without directly involving religious employers who object to this coverage.

The court made clear that it is not expressing an opinion on the merits of the cases that are challenging aspects of the federal government’s health legislation and it also was not ruling on the issue of a potential violation of religious freedom.

Because of the “gravity of the dispute and the substantial clarification and refinement in the positions of the parties,” the court stated that religious employers and the government should be “afforded an opportunity to arrive at an approach going forward that accommodates petitioners’ religious exercise while at the same time ensuring that women covered by petitioners’ health plans receive full and equal health coverage, including contraceptive coverage.”

The court stressed that this approach is “more suitable” than addressing the refined positions submitted by both sides and added that “although there may still be areas of disagreement between the parties on issues of implementation, the importance of those areas of potential concern is uncertain, as is the necessity of this court’s involvement at this point to resolve them.”

Five appeals courts had ruled in favor of the contraceptive mandate and one had ruled against it. But now, equipped with the new information both sides submitted to the Supreme Court, the lower courts have been ordered to review these cases once more.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote separately to stress that the court had not decided any of the legal questions in the cases and cautioned the lower courts not to read anything into

Women religious and others demonstrate against the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate March 23 near the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. (Photo credit: Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard/CNS)

the new opinion.

“This is a game-changer,” said Mark Rienzi, lead attorney for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents the Little Sisters of the Poor, one of the groups challenging the federal contraceptive mandate.

He said the opinion reflects that the court has “accepted the government’s concession” that it can provide contraceptives to women “without using the Little Sisters.”

He also was pleased the court was forbidding the government “from fining the Little Sisters even though they are refusing to bow to the government’s will. It is only a matter of time before the lower courts make this victory permanent,” he said in a May 16 statement.

Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl had a more nuanced look at the court’s opinion, saying he was pleased that it offered a path forward, but he also acknowledged that “this struggle will continue.”

The Washington Archdiocese is one of several plaintiffs in this case.

The cardinal said the archdiocese will continue its work to “serve others in education, health care, social services, and outreach to the poor and those most in need. We will continue to do that because we are resolute that it is precisely by being

true to our Catholic identity in what we proclaim and in what we do that we can continue to help realize a truly good and just society.”

Bishop David A. Zubik of Pittsburgh, for whom the consolidated group of cases is named, said in a statement that the Pittsburgh Diocese was grateful the justices “recognize our willingness to reach a resolution that allows us to abide by our faith and the government to achieve its goals.”

“We have already stated our willingness to come to such an agreement and we hope that the government shares that willingness,” he added.

“Burwell” in the case name is for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who is secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, another of the plaintiffs, said he and other in his organization are “studying the implications of this development and are encouraged by it.”

He said the group, in response to the court’s request for more information, showed that there is “a way for the government to pursue its objectives without burdening our freedom of religion. We are ready to present these new arguments in the court of appeals.”

This is not the first time the

court has sent a case back to the lower courts in light of new developments.

The opinion stressed that sending the case back to lower courts should not affect the government from making sure women covered by petitioners’ health plans obtain FDAapproved contraceptives, but it also means the government “may not impose taxes or penalties on petitioners for failure to provide the relevant notice” stating their objection to the coverage.

The court’s opinion “can be seen as both a reset and a pause,” said Richard Garnett, a University of Notre Dame law professor, who said the decision doesn’t end the argument but it “wipes away” several lower court opinions that had ruled against the religious challengers. He said the court’s action also delays a further ruling until a new justice is on the court.

Garnett said if Justice Antonin Scalia were still on the bench, a majority would have likely ruled in favor of the Little Sisters of the Poor and the other challengers.

“The government’s admissions in oral argument and in the supplemental briefs appear to have made it possible for the justices to avoid a confusing and inefficient 4-4 tie and for all eight to agree on this intermediate step,” he added.

Legal analyst Lyle Denniston, who writes for scotusblog.com, a blog on the Supreme Court, similarly pointed out that the court’s attempt at compromise shows how it is “having to adjust its actions to deal with the fact that it is one justice short of its normal membership.”

He also noted that varied reactions to the court’s opinion shows that it “may take some time for observers to sort out just what the court has done and its implications.”

Oral arguments for Zubik v.

Burwell were heard March 23 and the court asked for additional information March 29.

The case involves the Little Sisters of the Poor, Priests for Life, the Pennsylvania dioceses of Pittsburgh and Erie, and the Archdiocese of Washington and other religious groups challenging the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that most religious and other employers must cover contraceptives, sterilization and abortifacients through employer-provided health insurance.

These groups, who do not fit the narrow exemption to the contraceptive mandate given to churches, argued that providing contraceptive coverage even indirectly through a third party, as the Obama administration allows through what it calls an accommodation, still violates their religious beliefs.

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Holy Spirit helps people live as brothers, sisters, Pope Francis says

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY – The gift of the Holy Spirit gives Christians the grace they need to conduct themselves as children of God and brothers and sisters to each other, Pope Francis said on Pentecost.

Through the death and resurrection of Jesus and the gift of the Holy Spirit, Christians are freed from “the condition of being orphans into which we had fallen” because of sin, the pope said May 15 during Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Looking around, the pope said, one can see signs of how many people really do feel like orphans: feeling alone and sad even when surrounded by people; trying to free oneself from God; “spiritual illiteracy,” which makes people incapable of praying; and in the difficulty people have in seeing others as brothers and sisters, children of the same God. “Strengthening our relationship of belonging to the Lord Jesus, the Spirit enables us to enter into a new experience of fraternity,” Pope Francis said.

“By means of our universal

brother – Jesus – we can relate to one another in a new way; no longer as orphans, but rather as children of the same good and merciful Father. And this changes everything!”

Reciting the “Regina Coeli” prayer afterward with visitors in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis focused on how the grace of the Holy Spirit helps Christians concretely live out their love for God and for others.

“Love for a person, including for the Lord, is demonstrated not with words, but with actions,” he said.

Pope Francis blesses himself with holy water as he celebrates Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 15. (Photo credit: Paul Haring/CNS)

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Spotlight on Catholic Education: St. Mary’s Mission School As Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner visits Catholic classrooms throughout the Diocese of Crookston, OND will shine a light on the uniqueness of these eight schools.

Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner answers kindergarten students’ questions during his visit to St. Mary’s Mission School on May 10.

ST. MARY’S MISSION SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS Location: 15431 State Highway 1, Red Lake Enrollment: 107 students in pre-K through sixth grade.

Website: www.stmarysmission.org Mission Statement: St. Mary’s Mission School educates Ojibwe children in Red Lake, Minn., to grow in faith, develop cultural pride and achieve academic excellence.

About the school: Our school, founded in 1888, provides a

quality preschool through sixth grade Catholic education in a safe and healthy environment where children are immersed in learning, surrounded by the strength of our community’s faith, the power of our prayer and the living witness of our belief and values. Many students are accompanied to school by their grandparents, who graduated from St. Mary’s.

Two students at St. Mary’s Mission School play a traditional drum during the final procession at school Mass May 10.

From the moment they walk through the school doors in the morning, students are greeted with delight by every adult they meet – telling them just how special and loved they are. Throughout the school day, we celebrate the Ojibwe culture of our students. We want every student, their family and everyone in our community to celebrate what’s right with our students and the people of Red Lake, and to believe in themselves and have the courage to soar.

Our school provides a safe haven for students where they can have fun while they learn. And learn they do! Test scores verify the significant academic progress our students are achieving.

Guided reading and math programs provide individualized attention and a variety of approaches to support and reinforce learning. Because reading and math skills are essential for future academic and life success, we focus on helping students to be confident and adept at using math skills, to fall in love with reading and become lifelong readers. We want our students to have the skills, knowledge and confidence to grow up to be whatever they want to be.

Bishop Hoeppner greets students and staff following school Mass at St. Mary’s Mission on May 10. (Photos credit: Katrina Genereux/OND)