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June 3, 2016
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MESSENGER
Serving the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky since 1926
Special Section:
Graduates
page 11-14
2
Jubilarian
Father David Glockner
2
Jubilee of Mercy pilgrims
2
You’re invited
Regional Pro-Life Mass, June 14
3
Work of mercy
Visiting the sick
3
Official assignments
3
Cathedral Basilica of the
Assumption
Adds Mass time
4
New priests celebrate first
Masses
8
Notre Dame Sisters from
Uganda visit U.S.
9
Remembering Father Henry
Stober
19 First Communion on feast of
Corpus Christi
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Memorial Day 2016 — a day of
prayer for fallen heroes, loved ones
Keener photos
Laura Keener
Editor
Bishop Roger Foys celebrated Mass May 30 — Memorial Day — at
St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. In his homily he gave a brief history
of the national holiday we now celebrate as Memorial Day.
Memorial Day, he said, began after the Civil War as a way to honor
the dead. It was known then as Decoration Day and families would
gather at cemeteries to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers. It wasn’t
until 1971 when Memorial Day was declared a national holiday. In the
year 2000, Congress passed the National Moment of Remembrance Act
asking everyone to stop at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day to remember fallen
heroes.
“I don’t know how widespread that practice is but you know as well
as I that many will see this day only as a day off work. They have lost
sight of the real meaning of this day,” said Bishop Foys.
“I’m glad you came here to remember the dead — certainly for those
who gave their lives in service to our country but also for all the faithful
departed.”
Reflecting on the Gospel reading (Luke 24:13–32) of the post-resurrection encounter of Jesus with his apostles as they were traveling on
the road to Emmaus, Bishop Foys said that he believes the reason the
Caps off to the Class of 2016
The graduation season officially began, May 14, with Thomas More
College’s baccalaureate Mass and commencement exercises. Bishop
Roger Foys was the celebrant at Mass at Mary, Seat of Wisdom
Chapel. He also presided at the college’s graduation ceremony as well
as the graduations of the nine Catholic high schools in the diocese.
For a listing of graduates see page 11.
disciples did not recognize Jesus was because of their overwhelming
grief.
“Jesus answers their grief, explains the Scriptures to them and they
understand. That, my friends, is the only way that we can deal with the
death of loved ones and prepare for our own death. Our faith is our
hope. The Christian always walks toward the light. The Christian
knows that death is not final; that death does not bring an end to the
love we have for others or to their love for us. There is a connection
there that will always remain and that, one day, we believe, we will see
our loved ones again.
“Jesus sheds light on the darkness of death. So, as we gather on this
Memorial Day we remember those who have gone before us. We entrust
them to the Lord and we pray that one day, having lived a life faithful to
the Lord and to his word and his Church on this earth, when the Lord
comes for us we will be reunited. And that reunion will bring a joy that
no one or anything can ever take from us. May our beloved faithful
departed rest in peace.”
In honor of Memorial Day, Tom Ward, diocesan archivist, remembers
Father Henry Stober, a diocesan priest and Army chaplain who died in
captivity during World War II. (See the story on page 9.)
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Glenmary Home Missioners priest celebrates golden jubilee;
has a ‘true missionary spirit,’ been a ‘true blessing’ to diocese
regions of the United
States, just seemed like a
Father David Glockner, a native of
good fit for him.
Portsmouth, Ohio, and a member of Glenmary
“I had a lot of enthusiHome Missioners for 54 years, will celebrate the
asm for the missions of
50th jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood on
the Glenmary priests and
June 4 (the actual date of his ordination) with a
I felt that working in
Mass of Thanksgiving at Holy Redeemer Church
small communities would
in Portsmouth.
fit me well. I like the rural
Thinking back to what has led him to this
life and I like working
point, Father Glockner recalls that the priests at
with the small missions,
his home parish made a big impact on him long
and I especially like workago, and he decided at a very young age that he
ing with the poor.”
might like to be a priest. A couple years later,
In his years of minthough, he thought that was the worst idea he ever
istry, Father Glockner has
had. It was an experience at summer camp that
used his skills and talents
would change his mind once again.
to serve those living in
“In between my sophomore and junior year of
the home missions in sevhigh school, some Glenmary seminarians visited
eral states. He served as
my school (Notre Dame High School in
an associate pastor in
Portsmouth) and they were going to be hosting a
Sylvania, Georgia, and
Christian Living camp. The way that they
Andrews,
North
explained it was that it was an outdoor camping
Carolina; and as a pastor
trip that was partly a retreat and partly helping
in seven different towns
the poor,” Father Glockner said.
across
the
country,
“I liked all three of these ideas — camping,
including Spencer, West
Father David Glockner
prayerful retreat and helping the poor — so I went.
Virginia;
Gate
City,
At the camp I admired my counselor very much,
Virginia;
Antlers,
he was in his final year at the seminary at the time.
Oklahoma; West Union,
I went to his ordination and visited Glenmary and
Ohio; and Logan, West
I was very impressed.”
Virginia. He also served
The following summer Father Glockner went
in Owensboro, Kentucky,
to another Glenmary camp in Virginia and saw
as novitiate director durthe missions that were there and got to know some
ing the years 2005–2010.
of the Glenmary priests.
After that, he spent
“I thought about becoming a brother at first but
two years as a faculty
I eventually attended the seminary and made it
member at the West
through,” he said.
Virginia Institute for
He was ordained at Our Lady of the Fields
Christian Spirituality,
Chapel at Glenmary headquarters, Cincinnati, on
where he was involved
June 4, 1966.
with retreats and teachFather Glockner said that the Glenmary Home
ing spiritual direction.
Missioners, a society of Catholic priests and brothers who,
Today, as a Glenmary senior member, he resides in
along with coworkers, establish the Catholic Church in rural
Vanceburg, as the parochial administrator of Holy
David Cooley
Assistant Editor
Redeemer Parish, in Lewis County, Kentucky.
“When I entered Glenmary, I had no idea the next decades
would be filled with such diverse ministry, but that’s what
makes Glenmary’s work so exciting,” he said.
“I have always enjoyed my assignments,” he said. “I like
working directly with the people; especially when I was
younger, I was able to do a lot more work in the community
and start a number of different programs. And, more than
anything, I really have, and have always had, a great love for
the Mass.”
In all that Father Glockner has done as a Glenmary priest,
nothing has been more gratifying to him, he said, than performing the Lord’s work in the missions and the small
parishes.
“I am so grateful for the opportunity to thank God for my
vocation to the priesthood and to say thanks to all those people who have supported me in so many different ways,” he
said. “I especially want to express my gratitude to Glenmary
for all their support over the years and for the opportunity
they have given me to serve in the missions.”
As far as what’s next for Father Glockner, he said that he
is not planning on going anywhere soon.
“I am here at the good graces of the bishop and I hope to
stay here as long as my health holds up, and then, when I’m
not able to keep up the work here, I’ll probably return to
Glenmary headquarters,” he said.
“We have been blessed for a very long time with the ministry of the Glenmary missioners in our diocese,” said
Bishop Roger Foys. “Father David Glockner is a prime example of how valuable the assistance of the Glenmary missioners has been and continues to be in the Diocese of Covington.
“Father Glockner, celebrating his 50th anniversary of
ordination to the priesthood, has charge of Holy Redeemer
Parish in Vanceburg. Although he qualifies for ‘retirement’
— as much as any priest really retires! — he continues to
serve the needs and minister to the parish family of Holy
Redeemer Parish. I know the faithful of the parish are grateful for his continued ministry, as am I. He is also a presence
at our diocesan functions and celebrations, going out of his
way to be present to the presbyterate. Father Glockner has a
true missionary spirit and is a true blessing to us. I congratulate him on his 50 years of ministry and wish him many,
many more! Ad multos annos!”
Bishop’s
Schedule
June 3
Individual meeting, 9 a.m.
Greet Diocese of Lexington
Pilgrims, Cathedral Basilica
of the Assumption,
Covington, 11 a.m
Cooley photos
Mercy pilgrims
Pilgrims from St.
Patrick School,
Maysville, travelled
to the Cathedral
Basilica of the
Assumption, May
20, to walk through
the Door of Mercy
and to meet with
Bishop Roger Foys
for the Jubilee of
Mercy. As is his custom, Bishop Foys let the students ask him any questions they had on their
minds. The pilgrims’ visit was complete with a
personal tour and history lesson about the
Cathedral from one of the Cathedral docents.
June 6
Quarterly meeting with
Women Religious leadership, 10 a.m.
Parish Council meeting,
Cathedral Basilica, 6:30 p.m.
June 4
Diocesan Catholic Children’s
Home Music Festival,
Ft. Mitchell, 6 p.m.
June 7
Annual Priests’ Jubilee
Vespers and dinner,
Cathedral Basilica, 4:30 p.m.
June 5
Mass, Cathedral Basilica,
Covington, 10 a.m.
June 8
Award honoring former
Covington Police Chief
Spike Jones, Drees Pavilion,
Covington, 11:30 a.m.
Annual Cross the Bridge For
Life, 2 p.m.
June 9
Diocesan Review Board
meeting, 10 a.m.
Episcopal Council meeting,
1:30 p.m.
Catholic Charities’ volunteer
dinner, St. Joseph Parish,
Cold Spring, 7 p.m.
June 10
Annual picnic for Women
Religious, Summit Hills
Country Club, Edgewood,
11:30 a.m.
June 11
Sisters of Notre Dame
annual jubilee celebration,
10:30 a.m.
June 12
Confirmation and 50th
anniversary celebration of
ordination of Father David
Glockner, Holy Redeemer
Parish, Vanceburg, 11 a.m.
June 13
Individual meeting, 10 a.m.
June 14
Regional Pro-Life Mass,
St. Patrick Church,
Maysville, 7 p.m.
June 16
Diocesan staff directors’
meeting, 9:30 a.m.
Episcopal Council meeting,
1:30 p.m.
June 16 (continued)
Friends of the Rose Garden
fundraiser
June 17
Mass and groundbreaking
for St. Timothy School,
Union, 6:30 p.m.
June 18
Mass, and celebration of
Father Mario Tizziani’s 10th
anniversary of ordination,
St. Cecilia Parish,
Independence, 5 p.m.
June 19
Dedication of the new
Cristo Rey Parish Church,
Florence, 12:15 p.m.
You’re invited
Regional Pro-Life Mass, June 14, 7 p.m., at St. Patrick Church, Maysville. Bishop Roger Foys will be the
celebrant and Father Michael Comer the homilist. Rosary begins at 6:30 p.m. and a reception will follow.
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Visiting the sick reminds the lonely God is
always present in their life
David Cooley
Assistant Editor
The Messenger continues its exploration of the works of
mercy around the Diocese of Covington. This week features the
corporal work of visiting the sick and homebound and focuses
on the effort of Carolyn Bitzer, minister to the sick and homebound, at St. Pius X Parish, Edgewood.
To minister to parishioners that find themselves unable
attend Mass due to physical limitations, St. Pius X Parish in
Edgewood, many years ago, established the position of
Minister to the Sick and Homebound. The person who has
been carrying out this ministry for the past nine, going on 10,
years is parishioner Carolyn Bitzer.
Ms. Bitzer said that people will often tell her that her position is a pretty unique one, and she agrees.
“We are very lucky to have this position at St. Pius because
I don’t think the priests would be able to see everybody as
often as I am able to,” she said.
While the priests and deacon of the parish do make it a
point to visit the parishioners that can’t make it to Mass, Ms.
Bitzer, along with the 20 or so volunteers who help her out on
the weekends, keeps the sick and homebound in constant connection with the parish.
Ms. Bitzer has a list of parishioners that she goes to see on
a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
“I find this ministry to be a joy,” said Ms. Bitzer.
“I go to their home, I sit and talk with them and I bring
them holy Communion. I share with them the readings for
the week and share with them Christ’s joy in bringing them
the Blessed Sacrament. I also try to encourage them in spite
of their illness or whatever is going on,” she said.
“Primarily my job is to bring the sick and homebound the
Eucharist; to visit and encourage them — to continue to make
them feel like members of the parish.”
Ms. Bitzer said that the people she visits vary from very
young to very elderly.
“There are people who have had knee replacements and
things like that, so I stop by and visit them until they are able
to get back to Mass,” she said.
“Today I visited a lady who is 96 years old and not able to
get to Mass and the rest of her family is not as active in their
faith. I usually see her a couple of times a week.”
In addition to these home visits, St. Pius Parish also ministers to two assistant care homes, Brookdale in Edgewood
and Atria Summit Hills in Crestview Hills.
“We offer these two homes a Communion service every
Sunday because they cannot get to the church,” said Ms.
Bitzer. “At least once a month, our priests will have Mass at
the facilities.”
Part of her work involves coordinating the schedule for
the teams of volunteers that go out for visits, and also setting
up the schedule of visits for the clergy. Ms. Bitzer calls the
hospital every morning to check and see who from the parish
might be there and then advises the priests on who they need
to go see.
“I coordinate with the priests so that our visits are on different days,” she said.
While Ms. Bitzer spends about 30 hours a week visiting the
sick and homebound, she knows the task is too large to be
completed by her alone, especially on the weekends.
“Without my team of helpers I simply wouldn’t be able to
do what is necessary,” she said.
Ms. Bitzer believes it is important for people to get out and
visit those who are isolated because, first of all, it helps the
individuals focus on others and it establishes a relationship
and creates joy where there might not have been any before.
“When you open up and share a little bit of yourself with
others, they open up and share a little bit of themselves with
you and you just can’t help but get close to them. This interaction really helps those that might be lonely realize that God is
always in their lives,” said Ms. Bitzer.
“I am very happy in this position. Like anyone else, on
some mornings I’ll wake up and feel a little overwhelmed
about the day ahead, but once I get started I know that the
Holy Spirit is right there with me and I can’t help but feel
lucky.”
Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Jubilee Churches — Bishop
Roger Foys has designated
the following churches as
stational churches for the
Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Each of these four parishes
has a Holy Door that pilgrims may enter through
to obtain the Holy Year
indulgence. For more
information on the Holy
Year indulgence see Pope
Francis’ letter, (Messenger,
Dec. 4,2015, page 4.)
Cathedral Basilica of the
Assumption, Covington
Confessions:
Friday, 12–1 p.m.
Saturday, 3–4 p.m.
Adoration:
Thursday, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Divine Mercy Parish,
Bellevue
Confessions:
Monday–Friday, 6–6:20
p.m.
Saturday, 5–5:30 p.m.
Adoration:
Tuesday, 3–5:15 p.m. and
6–8 p.m.
St. Patrick Parish, Taylor Mill
St. Thomas Parish,
Ft. Thomas
St. John Parish, Carrollton
2nd Monday
All Saints Parish, Walton
Our Savior Parish,
Covington
St. Therese Parish,
Southgate
Confessions:
Wednesday, 5:30–7 p.m.
Friday, 6–8 p.m.
Saturday, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Adoration:
Friday, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
St. Patrick Parish,
Maysville
Confessions:
Saturday, 4–4:30 p.m.
Adoration:
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–
6:30 p.m.
Confession times
In addition to the regularly
scheduled confession times,
during the Year of Mercy
each parish will offer
confessions one evening
every month from 6–8 p.m.
1st Monday
Holy Spirit Parish, Newport
St. John Parish, Wilder
St. Matthew Parish, Kenton
1st Tuesday
Cathedral, Covington
St. Agnes Parish, Ft. Wright
St. Joseph Parish, Warsaw
St. Rose Parish, Mays Lick
St. Timothy Parish, Union
2nd Tuesday
St. William Parish,
Williamstown
3rd Tuesday
Blessed Sacrament Parish,
Ft. Mitchell
Divine Mercy Parish,
Bellevue
St. Catherine Parish,
Ft. Thomas
St. Edward Parish,
Cynthiana
4th Tuesday
St. Joseph Parish, Crescent
Springs
St. Mary Parish, Alexandria
3rd Wednesday
Holy Cross Parish, Latonia
Mary, Queen of Heaven
Parish, Erlanger
St. Francis Xavier Parish,
Falmouth
4th Wednesday
St. Anthony Parish,
Taylor Mill
Effective May 5, 2016
Rev. John J. Michniuk
To: Chaplain, Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians,
Our Lady of Knock Division
Term: Three years
Continues other duties
Seminarian Assignments
Effective Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Deacon Britton Hennessey
To: Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington
Deacon Ross Kelsch
To: St. Joseph Parish, Cold Spring
Deacon Benton Clift
To: St. Henry Parish, Elsmere
Joseph Collopy
To: Blessed Sacrament Parish, Fort Mitchell
Alex Deters
To: St. Paul Parish, Florence
David Finke
To: St. Augustine Parish, Covington
Joseph Finke
To: St. Joseph Parish, Crescent Springs
Michael Grady
To: St. Pius X Parish, Edgewood
Jordan Hainsey
To: St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Ft. Thomas
Conor Kunath
To: St. Patrick Parish, Maysville
Joseph Rielage
To: Holy Spirit Parish, Newport
By order of
the Most Rev. Roger J. Foys, D.D.
Bishop of the Diocese of Covington
Jamie N. Schroeder,
Chancellor
1st Wednesday
St. Bernard Parish, Dayton
St. Henry Parish, Elsmere
St. Patrick Parish, Maysville
St. Philip Parish, Melbourne
2nd Wednesday
St. Augustine Parish,
Augusta
Sts. Boniface and James
Parish, Ludlow
Official assignments
St. Augustine Parish,
Covington
St. Cecilia Parish,
Independence
3rd Thursday
St. Barbara Parish, Erlanger
St. John Parish, Covington
St. Joseph Parish,
Cold Spring
4th Thursday
St. James Parish, Brooksville
1st Friday
St. John Parish, Carrollton
1st Thursday
Mother of God Parish,
Covington
St. Benedict Parish,
Covington
St. Charles Parish,
Flemingsburg
St. Pius X Parish, Edgewood
3rd Friday
Sts. Peter and Paul Parish,
California
2nd Thursday
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Parish, Burlington
3rd Saturday
Holy Redeemer Parish,
Vanceburg
4th Friday
St. Joseph Parish,
Camp Springs
St. Paul Parish, Florence
Early morning Mass at the Cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, is adding a 7:30 a.m. Mass to its Sunday schedule. The
7:30 a.m. Mass will be available through the summer.
Bishop Roger Foys and
the Bishop’s Choir
are pleased to announce openings for the
2016-2017 liturgical year in all sections. Those
interested in auditioning may submit contact
information to the Cathedral Office at 431-2060
or [email protected].
The Cathedral Basilica Bishop’s Choir provides
music ministry for the St. Mary’s Cathedral
Parish Sunday morning 10 a.m. Mass (with
Bishop Foys). In addition, the choir is the
principal music ministry for extraordinary
liturgies, ordinations and seasonal feast days.
The repertory includes music from every style
and period from Gregorian Chant to
contemporary compositions. Opportunities for
cantor duties and schola singing are possible.
The choir has a long and distinguished history
of supporting liturgy at the Basilica, as well as
numerous pilgrimages to Europe, including
St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and major cathedrals
in France, Germany, Austria, UK, Ireland and
Canada.
Those with a passion and natural talent for
singing sacred music and the ability to commit
to the liturgical schedule are welcome to
inquire and apply.
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Father Eric Andriot celebrated his Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Henry Parish, Elsmere. He is pictured
here, following Mass, with Father Michael Hennigen, current associate vocations promoter, Father
Johnson Thekkudan, C.M.I. parochial vicar, St. Henry Parish; Father John Skirtich, pastor, St. Maurice
Parish, Forest Hills, Penn.; Father Bach, pastor, St. Henry Parish; Father James Ryan, retired, former
pastor, and St. Henry servers. On Father Andriot’s left and right are seminarians from St. Vincent
Seminary, Latrobe, Penn.
Father Jason Bertke celebrated his first Mass at St. Paul Parish, Florence. Concelebrating with
Father Bertke (left to right) are: Msgr. Donald Enzweiler, parochial vicar, St. Agnes Parish, Ft.
Wright; Msgr. William Neuhaus, pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Camp Springs; Father Michael Barth,
pastor, St. Paul Parish; Father Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh, rector, Mount St. Mary Seminary of the
West, Cincinnati; and Father David Gamm, parochial vicar, St. Paul Parish, Florence. Assisting
Father Bertke, and standing on his right, is newly ordained Deacon Scott Folz, St. Paul Parish.
First Massof Thanksgiving
On May 21 at the Cathedral Basilica of the
Assumption, Covington, Bishop Roger Foys
ordained Father Eric Andriot, Father Jason
Bertke, Father David Ludwig, Father Thomas
Picchioni and Father James Schaeper, to the
Sacred Priesthood of Jesus Christ. The next day
these five men celebrated their Mass of
Thanksgiving at different parishes across the
Diocese of Covington. Here are some photos
from May 22.
Father Thomas Picchioni is seen here preaching
his homily at his former parish, St. Joseph Parish,
Crescent Springs.
Father Ludwig presents the stole he was vested in
and the maniturgium that wrapped his newly
anointed hands at ordination to his father and
mother. Upon their deaths, these items will be
placed, respectively, in their coffin. Tradition reveals
that when meeting Jesus in heaven and asked what
have they given him, they can present each item
and say, “I have given you my son as a priest.”
(above) For the first time Father Ludwig lifts the chalice containing the Precious Blood
he has consecrated. Father Ludwig celebrated his first Mass at Divine Mercy Parish,
Bellevue. Father John Kroger, his childhood pastor, is seen here behind Father Ludwig.
(left) Father James Schaeper celebrated at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Ft. Mitchell.
Assisting Father Schaeper at the altar is Deacon Benton Clift, Sr. Concelebrating with
Father Schaeper (left to right) are: his brother, Father Lawrence Schaeper, pastor,
Sts. Boniface and James Parish, Ludlow; ??; Father Mark Keene, pastor, St. Agnes
Parish, Ft. Wright; Father William Appel, parochial vicar, St. Catherine of Siena Parish,
Ft. Thomas; and Father Jose Pereppadan, C.M.I., parochial vicar, Blessed Sacrament
Parish.
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Prayer is no magic wand; it strengthens faith in tough times
Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — Prayer is not a magic wand that fulfills your desires, but it is what helps you keep the faith
when you don’t understand God’s will, Pope Francis said.
Prayer is meant to be “our daily bread, our powerful
weapon and the staff for our journey,” he said May 25 during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
In his catechesis, the pope talked about the Gospel parable of the persistent widow, who incessantly appealed to a
corrupt judge for justice.
Judges at the time were supposed to be filled with the
fear of God as they impartially and faithfully upheld the
laws of Moses, the pope said. But the judge in this parable
was dishonest and only cared about himself. He had no
interest in protecting the rights of the weakest and easily
exploited members of society, which included widows,
orphans and foreigners, he said.
“Faced with the judge’s indifference, the widow resorted to her only weapon — to keep incessantly pestering
him, presenting him with her appeal for justice,” the pope
said.
The judge finally gives in, he said, “not because he is
moved by mercy or because his conscience forces him to,”
but because of her perseverance. He realizes he will never
rid himself of her until he delivers a just decision, and so
he does, the pope said.
He said Jesus uses this parable to show that if a widow
with no clout or influence could sway an uncaring judge
merely through her patient and persistent pleas, then
imagine how powerful that same force of prayer is when
directed toward a loving, merciful and benevolent God.
Jesus is showing how important and necessary it is to
pray tirelessly, all the time and not just every now and
Contrary to the stubborn judge, he said, God speedily
secures “the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him
day and night,” according
to the Gospel of St. Luke
(18:1-8).
But that doesn’t mean
God will respond when
“and in the ways that we
want. Prayer is not a magic
wand,” the pope said.
When Jesus prayed that
his father spare him from
“the bitter cup of his passion,” he also put himself
fully in God’s hands, asking
that the father’s will — not
his own — be done.
Jesus shows how prayer
is about strengthening
one’s relationship with the
father — transforming
one’s own wishes and conforming them to God’s will,
he said.
CNS photo/Paul Haring
Prayer “helps us keep our
Pope Francis uses Italian sign language to greet a group of 60 people from
faith in God and to trust him
Florence during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 25.
even when we do not understand his will.”
then, “when I feel like it,” the pope said.
“Prayer is what keeps the faith; without it, faith
“We all experience moments of exhaustion and diswavers,” Pope Francis said. And it is in prayer that people
couragement, above all when our prayers don’t seem to
experience the compassion of God who comes to his chilwork,” he said.
dren “filled with merciful love.”
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Jesus’message of mercy — the parable of ‘The Father with Two Sons’
“Misericordiae Vultus” (“The Face of Mercy”) is the title
of Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction, the papal document
which announced the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.
Pope Francis opened that proclamation with a declaration: “Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy.” He
explained: “These words might well sum up the mystery of
the Christian faith. Mercy has become living and visible in
Jesus of Nazareth,
reaching its culmination
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in him.” (MV, n. 1)
In this context, the
pope referred to “the
great teaching offered by
St. John Paul II in his
second encyclical ‘Dives
in Misericordia’ (‘Rich in
Mercy,’ 1980).
“Dives in
Misericordia” imparts a
definitive meaning to the
concept God’s mercy
since Jesus personifies
God’s mercy — “He himself, in a certain sense, is
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mercy.” (DM, n. 2)
“Dives in
Misericordia” synthesizes the implications of the revelation
of “the presence of God who is Father, love and mercy” in
and through the very life, words and actions of Jesus of
Nazareth. Thus, God’s love for men and women “becomes
visible in Christ and through Christ, through his actions and
his words, and finally through his death on the cross and his
resurrection.”
Section IV of “Dives in Misericordia” is entitled “The
Parable of the Prodigal Son.” (DM, nn. 5-6) This classic parable of mercy discloses the relationship between justice and
love as mercy: “It becomes more evident that love is transformed into mercy when it is necessary to go beyond the precise norm of justice — precise and often too narrow.” (DM,
n. 5)
In “Misericordiae Vultus” Pope Francis meditated on the
New Testament foundations of the theme, “Mercy has
become living and visible in Jesus of Nazareth.” In this
regard, the Holy Father highlighted the scene in the Gospel
according to Luke when Jesus entered his hometown synagogue at Nazareth and dramatically proclaimed “the year of
the Lord’s favor.” (Isaiah 61:1-2; see Luke 4:18-19)
That passage from Isaiah speaks of the anointed One —
the Messiah. In this scene, Jesus identifies himself as the
Spirit-filled Isaian servant who stands in the great prophetic
tradition of Israel. Then, in an electrifying moment, Jesus
proclaims to those assembled, “Today this scripture passage
is fulfilled in your hearing.” (Luke 4:21)
In this passage, Luke portrays Jesus, both in his person
and in his ministry, as disclosing the definitive and irrevocable inbreaking of the saving God in history.
During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, “a ‘year of the Lord’s
favor’ or ‘mercy’” is a summons to make that inaugural
proclamation of Jesus “visible once more in the response of
faith which Christians are called to offer by their witness.”
(MV, n. 16)
In particular, Pope Francis singled out the parables of
mercy narrated in chapter 15 of Luke’s Gospel: the parables
of the lost sheep, of the lost coin, and of the father with two
sons (Luke 15:1-32).
The fifteenth chapter of Luke is incorporated in a Lucan
section known as “the Gospel of the Outcasts.” Jesuit Father
Joseph Fitzmyer considers it “a major contribution to the
Lucan theme of divine forgiveness of the lost sinner.”
Pope Francis distilled a seminal insight from the parables
of mercy: “In the parables devoted to mercy, Jesus reveals
the nature of God as that of a Father who never gives up
until he has forgiven the wrong and overcome rejection with
compassion and mercy.”
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Moreover, the Holy Father underscored the portrait of
God “always presented as full of joy, especially when he pardons.”
In his “Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to
Christian Life,” Cardinal Walter Kasper states that “Jesus
expounds for us the message of the Father’s mercy most
‘In this parable, the younger son
is presented as dissatisfied and distressed.
He wishes to change his life, to leave it …
It is a photograph of a common phenomenon
of every human existence. The moment arrives
when we feel weary, prisoners
of a given situation, and we wish to change.
There are times when we feel surrounded
only by indifference and solitude.
Actually we are not. A loving Father
is still waiting. A return to the Father’s house
is still an option. God is the hope
of the anguished. Trust in life is restored
to the dissatisfied children of God.
God embraces them. God is our hope.
But we are God’s hope, as well. God never despairs
of our conversion and return …’
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beautifully in parables.” Along with the parable of the Good
Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37), the Lucan parable of the prodigal
son (Luke 15: 11-32) stands as a most trenchant example of
Jesus’ message of God’s mercy.
The opening verses of chapter 15 of Luke’s Gospel set the
stage for the parables of mercy: “The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to him, but the
Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, ‘This man
welcomes sinners and eats with them.’” (Luke 15:1-2)
The parables of mercy address the self-righteous criticisms and pride of the Pharisees and scribes who rejected
Jesus’ table-fellowship with tax collectors and sinners.
Cardinal Kasper suggests that the parable of the prodigal
son might be better called “the parable of the merciful
father,” for the father with two sons is the central figure in
this story of God.
The first story line of that parable draws to a close with
the return of the wastrel son, a rebel who squandered his
inheritance and ended up in personal disaster as an apostate.
Yet, on his return to his father, the unconditional reconciliation lavished upon the lost son by the “prodigal father”
reinstates him to his dignity as son.
Cardinal Kasper comments that no other parable of
Jesus has “described so masterfully God’s mercy as this
one.” In short, Jesus teaches through this parable his mission and the radical message of God’s mercy: “Just as I act,
so does the Father act. The father’s mercy in this parable is
the higher form of justice.”
Pope Francis likewise confirms the relationship between
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justice and mercy: “Mercy is not opposed to justice but
rather expresses God’s way of reaching out to the sinner,
offering him a new chance to look at himself, convert and
believe.” The Holy Father adds: “God’s justice is his mercy
given to everyone as a grace that flows from the death and
resurrection of Jesus.” (MV, n. 21)
However, the drama of the parable does not end with the
return of the prodigal and the celebration of the joyful feast.
Part 1 narrates the homecoming of the younger son, who
was once lost but now found, once dead but now brought
back to life. Part 2 of the parable (a second act, as it were)
then follows with the merciful father seeking out the elder
brother whose anger and resentment block his entering into
the celebration. (Luke 15: 25-32)
The parable, in effect, is not only the story of a “lost son”
but also of a “lost brother.”
There is a consensus among Scripture scholars that the
elder brother mirrors the alienation and hypocrisy of the
Pharisees and scribes who complain of Jesus’ table-fellowship with tax collectors and sinners.
Again, Jesuit Father Joseph A. Fitzmyer points out that
“the parable presents the loving father as a symbol of God.”
In addition, in the story of the father’s open, unconditional
mercy toward the repentant sinner (the younger son) the
parable is directed “toward the uncomprehending critic of
such a human being.”
According to Luke Timothy Johnson in his “The Gospel
of Luke,” the first scene, the return of the prodigal son, is
“pure gospel” — “sinners are repenting because of the call
of the prophet.” By contrast, the father’s invitation to the
elder son stands as “a sad commentary on the Pharisaic
refusal out of envy and resentment to this good news extended to the outcast.”
In a similar vein, Blessed Sacrament Father Eugene
LaVerdiere (d. 2008) compared the envious behavior of the
elder brother with the self-righteousness of the Pharisees
and the scribes. Nevertheless, while Jesus originally
addressed this story to the grumbling of the Pharisees and
scribes, Luke the evangelist is challenging the Lucan community so that disciples can “confront any negative attitudes
and behavior and to join in their brothers’ salvation.”
The late Father LaVerdiere observed that the celebration
of salvation and the joy of the banquet on the occasion of
the return of the younger son “illumines Jesus’ eating with
sinners (Luke 15:2) and the latter provides a model for life in
the Christian communities.”
On Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in his catechesis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis reflected on
the parable of the merciful father. At the conclusion of his
message, the Holy Father focused on the elder son: “There is
another son in the parable, the elder; he is also in need of
discovering the father’s mercy.”
The pope cautioned: “Jesus reminds us that one does not
remain in the father’s house to have a compensation, but
because one has the dignity of co-responsible children.”
“My son, you are here with me always” (v. 31) exemplifies
“the logic of mercy.” Pope Francis affirmed: “The father’s
greatest joy is to see his sons acknowledge each other as
brothers.”
The second part of the parable is open-ended without a
resolution as to whether or not the elder brother will share
in the celebration. In other words, will the older son finally
go into the celebration or will he remain outside alienated
and angry?
Biblical exegetes commonly propose that the reader or
the hearer must complete the story.
Perhaps Benedictine Abbot Jerome Kodell raises the
question that each reader must answer: “Am I like the
father? Or like the elder or younger son? Do I have parts of
all three in me?”
Father Ronald Ketteler is director of ecumenism, episcopal
liaison to the Messenger and professor of theology at Thomas
More College.
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No questions asked
The readings for the tenth Sunday in Ordinary
Time — Cycle “C” are: 1 Kings 17:17-24; Galatians
1:11-14A, 15AC, 16A, 17, 19; and Luke 7:11-17.
Sometimes things don’t translate well. Take, for example, the word “love” as found in the New Testament. Most
of the New Testament was written in Greek. In Greek
there are no less than four different words that all translate into our English word
“love.” Yet each one of the
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Greek words has more
than a slightly different
connotation.
For example, one word
is used to describe the love
that exists among friends,
while quite a different
word is used to describe
the love that exists
between spouses. In
English, we recognize that
there is a difference
between these two loves,
yet
we use the same word
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to denote each. So we end
up using the same word to describe our relationship to
many different things and individuals. We say, “I love my
spouse.” “I love my children.” “I love baseball.” “I love
chocolate.” But we instantly recognize that the love
described in each case is radically different from the others.
There is an excellent example in today’s Gospel of how
translations will sometimes fall short of giving an apt
description. Jesus encounters the widow whose son has
just died. We are told rather simply, “He was moved with
pity for her.” That is a really lame translation of the Greek
word, “splanchnizomai.” The Greek word, in this case,
indicates so much more. It indicates a deep physical experience that accompanies his empathy. It literally means
that this is a “gut wrenching” experience for Jesus; that he
is “moved in his bowels.”
Our first reading from the First Book of Kings sets us
up for the Gospel. In the first reading the prophet Elijah
encounters another widow whose only son has also died.
This widow has provided safe haven for Elijah who was
being pursued by Ahab’s forces. She fears that through the
prophet Elijah’s presence in her house her own sinfulness
has become manifest. She further believes that her son
has died because of her sinfulness.
Elijah wishes to make it clear that such an interpretation is wrong. So het sets about to raise the son through a
curious ritual that almost seems to describe mouth-tomouth resuscitation. It is almost as if Elijah is returning a
favor. This widow has saved his life, so he will now save
the life of her son.
The contrast with the Gospel is striking. Jesus does not
even know this widow and it appears to be just a chance
encounter with a funeral procession. Unlike the widow of
Zarephath to whom Elijah was beholden, this widow from
Nain has no claim on Jesus. In fact, there is not even any
mention of her having any faith in Jesus. She may, in fact,
never have even heard of him.
This life-saving act of Jesus has no explanation other
than his being deeply moved with pity. It is a completely
gratuitous act. And therein lies its importance. God, in the
person of Jesus, can simply reach out to us and save us
simply because of his mercy. He doesn’t even necessarily
require an act of faith. (There is no mention here of “Your
faith has saved you/your son.”) God acts simply because
he loves us.
To imitate such love is a real challenge for us. We live
in a culture and society where our default belief is that
everything must be earned or merited. We might forgive if
the offender is truly sorry. We might contribute if the
cause is proven to be worthy. We may help out if it doesn’t
have any negative impact on our own livelihood or
lifestyle. We, of course, need to be discerning in our charity. But, like Jesus, we need to also allow ourselves the
spontaneity of simply being moved in our gut and then act
accordingly, no questions asked.
Father Daniel Vogelpohl is pastor of Blessed Sacrament
Parish, Ft. Mitchell.
Intolerance and evangelization
Cardinal Robert Sarah is one of the adornments of the
Catholic Church, although it’s very unlikely that this man of
faith, humor, intelligence and profound humility would
appreciate my putting it that way. His 2015 book, “God or
Nothing,” is selling all over the world, currently available in
12 languages with more to
come. The book tells his
THE CATHOLIC
story, that of a contemporary
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confessor of the faith who
accepted episcopal ordination knowing that he might
well be killed for his witness
to Christ by the madcap
Marxist dictator who then
ran his West African country, Guinea. But the point of
“God or Nothing” is not to
advertise the virtues of
Robert Sarah; the book is an
invitation to faith, addressed
to everyone, but with special
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urgency to those parts of the
world dying from a suffocating indifference to the things of
the spirit.
The cardinal, who was appointed by Pope Francis as
Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the
Discipline of the Sacraments with the mandate to continue
the reform of the liturgical reform accelerated by Benedict
XVI, was in Washington recently to address the National
Catholic Prayer Breakfast. Cardinal Sarah is not a showman, but he made a deep impression on the 1,300 in attendance by the depth of his faith and the lucidity of his presentation. He spoke movingly of the solidarity of which
human beings are capable because we’re made in the likeness of the original communion of solidarity — the Holy
Trinity. And in that context he defended the weakest and
most vulnerable among us, in all stages of life, calling his
American audience to live the truths on which the nascent
nation staked its independence.
He then warned, quite rightly, that the “death of God” too
often results, not in God’s burial, but in the “burial of good,
beauty, love and truth” through their inversion: “Good
becomes evil, beauty is ugly, love becomes the satisfaction of
sexual primal instincts and truths are all relative.”
This accurate description of one root of today’s culture
wars earned Cardinal Sarah the usual rebukes in the leftleaning Catholic blogosphere, where that shopworn parade
of horribles — Manichaeism, culture-warrior, not-with-thePope Francis-program, etc. — was dusted off and trotted out
yet again. Ironically, however, Cardinal Sarah’s address and
his portside critics’ predictable response more-or-less coincided with a striking blog post by a Harvard Law School professor, Mark Tushnet, who seems not to have gotten the
memo from the Catholic left that we should all just get along.
Thus Professor Tushnet, writing in a post entitled
“Abandoning Defensive Crouch Liberal Constitutionalism:”
“The culture wars are over; they lost, we won … For liberals, the question now is how to deal with the losers in the
culture wars. That’s mostly a question of tactics. My own
judgment is that taking a hard line (‘You lost, live with it’) is
better than trying to accommodate the losers who — remember — defended, and are defending, positions that liberals
regard as having no normative pull at all. Trying to be nice
to the losers didn’t work well after the Civil War … And taking a hard line seemed to work reasonably well in Germany
and Japan after 1945 …”
There is intolerant, aggressive, God-burying secularism
in a nutshell: those of us who believe in marriage as it’s
been understood for millennia, the right to life of the
unborn and the elderly, men using men’s bathrooms, and
religious freedom in full are the equivalents of post-Civil
War lynch mobs, Nazis, and kamikaze-inducing Japanese
militarists. Instead of berating Cardinal Sarah for speaking
truth to dominant cultural and political power, might it not
behoove his carping critics in the progressive Catholic blogosphere to challenge those in their political camp, like
Mark Tushnet, who commit such calumnies — as some of
us on the other side of the aisle, so to speak, have challenged
the calumnies of Donald Trump? Is there no courage to be
different left on the Catholic left?
George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public
Policy Center in Washington, D.C.
‘Brooklyn’s’ life lessons for Millennials
I requested “Brooklyn” from Netflix because I thought
my wife would enjoy it. In fact, the movie appeared to be
designed in a laboratory for her satisfaction. It hit every
benchmark — a historical
drama featuring a female
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lead who finds love after
immigrating to America.
Yet, I would be lying if I
didn’t admit that I ended up
enjoying the movie even
more than she did.
While “Brooklyn” is set
in 1950s New York and
Ireland, it offers a message
of hope for our modern society. The movie follows Eilis
Lacey, a young woman who
has left Ireland in hopes of
finding a career in the
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United States. As can be
imagined, she struggles to adjust to her new environment.
She feels out of place and misses her family. However, her fortunes change when she meets and begins dating a young man
named Tony. Tony is kind and hardworking and he quickly
wins her affections. Yet, as the relationship progresses, Eilis
is soon presented with new opportunities that challenge her
commitment to Tony and her new life in America.
“Brooklyn” speaks to the millennial generation in many
ways. The challenges of starting a career in the current
economy bear some resemblance to Eilis’ path. I finished my
education in 2010, a time of great uncertainty. Many of my
friends either couldn’t find a job or faced layoffs. These challenges have remained with us and my peers have had to cope
with relocating or pursuing an unexpected career path.
There are no easy answers when it comes to these challenges. Yet, we can learn a great deal from watching Eilis’
story unfold.
First, we can acknowledge the need for community.
Rather than remaining isolated, Eilis formed friendships
that supported her during her journey. She also sought guidance from the local parish priest during times of crisis. The
need for emotional and spiritual support is significant in a
world of constant change.
Further, Eilis was not completely caught up in her own
problems. During a period of great distress, she was kind to
others and even made time to serve Christmas dinner at her
parish for needy members of the community. Great clarity
often comes in life when we consider the needs of others as
opposed to focusing on ourselves.
Lastly, Eilis had the courage to honor her commitment to
Tony in spite of the limitations it placed on her ability to pursue other opportunities in life. My generation faces perhaps
the most uncertainty with regard to marriage and family.
Pope Francis described this aspect of modern life accurately
when he stated that “fear of loneliness and the desire for stability and fidelity exist side by side with a growing fear of
entrapment in a relationship that could hamper the achievement of one’s personal goals.” (Amoris Laetitia 33, 34)
Building lasting relationships is complicated in a world
that views marriage and family as being in conflict with personal freedom and happiness. Yet, as Pope Francis recently
reminded us at World Youth Day, we should not let the culture convince our generation that we are incapable of finding “true love.” Family life is in no way inconsistent with
personal fulfillment.
“Brooklyn” is both entertaining and inspiring. It celebrates family, community and love without an ounce of the
cynicism or irony that is common in most films these days.
My hope is that there will be more movies like it in the coming years. At the very least, this will make the film going
experience much more enjoyable for my wife. Instead of
dragging her to see movies like “Batman v. Superman,” I
might instead opt for a period piece.
Andrew Vandiver is associate director for the Catholic
Conference of Kentucky and parishioner, St. Barbara Parish,
Erlanger. Visit the CCK website www.ccky.org.
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Ugandan sisters share vocation stories, excitement for first trip to U.S.
Laura Keener and David Cooley
Editor and Assistant Editor
When Notre Dame Sister Violet Marie Katwesige arrived,
May 14, from Uganda at St. Joseph Heights, Park Hills, the
motherhouse for the Sisters of Notre Dame, Covington, she
was perplexed by the expansive parking lot that separates the
convent from Notre Dame Academy. Upon inquiry she was
told that the parking spaces were needed because many of the
girls who attend Notre Dame Academy have their own vehicles and drive themselves to school each day.
At Notre Dame Academy, Uganda — an all-girl secondary
school — where Sister Mary Juliet teaches and works on the
farm, students can walk as many as 10 miles, one way, to get
to and from school each day. Students with longer commutes
attend the school as boarders.
“I thought, is this true? I said, ‘I have to see this for
myself,’” said Sister Violet Marie.
So on May 16 she watched as the students of Notre Dame
Academy arrived at school, one by one, filling the parking
spaces. She and three other Sisters of Notre Dame visiting
from Uganda have learned that many of the things that the
sisters working at the mission in Uganda, and others, have
told them about America is indeed true.
“Some of our sisters come from this place (St. Joseph
Heights),” said Sister Mary Sunday Kusemererwa. “We hear
that America is one of the greatest and highly developed
countries. We come with high expectations of America and
we see why people talk about it like that. Everything is wonderful and interesting and attractive.”
Ugandan Sisters Violet Marie, Mary Sunday, Anita Marie
Kyorimpa and Mary Juliet Atugonza are visiting their
American Sisters of Notre Dame. They all work at the Sisters
of Notre Dame mission in Uganda.
In addition to the St. Julie Formation Program for young
women aspiring to be professed women religious, the Sisters
of Notre Dame mission consists of four schools — St. Julie
Primary School (co-ed) and Notre Dame Academy Senior
Secondary School (all-girls) in the Kibaale District of Uganda;
St. Julie Nursery School, Busessa; and its newest addition in
2011, another nursery school, Notre Dame Education Center,
Mpala. From May 14 until June 4, while their schools are
closed for “holiday,” the four young sisters are visiting the
motherhouses and ministries of the Sisters of Notre Dame in
Covington, Ky.; Chardon and Toledo, Ohio; and Thousand
Oaks, Cali.
The Messenger met the sisters for lunch, May 18, at St.
Joseph Heights. They speak excellent English. The sisters are
joyful, excited and eager to share their stories on how they
came to be Sisters of Notre Dame.
Sister Mary Sunday said that parents in Uganda, because
of the culture, are not typically supportive of their daughters
entering religious life.
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“There are some parents in Africa who treat their children
as a possession, a treasure. When their daughters get married
they are expected to get some gifts. We call it a dowry. So parents don’t like their daughters to go into religious life. Some
parents deny it, they say, ‘you have to keep our family going.’
But some are receptive,” she said.
She said that parents who are involved in their parish and
in the Church are most receptive.
“My parents readily accepted me. We live close to the
parish and the church,” said Sister Mary Sunday.
Sister Violet Marie said that her parents were excited to
learn that she wanted to enter religious life. “They had been
through this before. My older sister is a religious and I did not
have any problem,” she said.
Sister Anita Marie said that her father was always very
“respectful” of his children, often asking them what they
wanted to study and what they wanted to do after school. She
said she began to “feel the desire in my heart to become a sister” when she was in P5 (primary 5 or U.S. grade 5 or 6). “At
that time I never knew why I wanted to become a sister but I
felt I wanted to become a sister,” she said.
During secondary school Sister Anita Marie’s desire for
religious life continued but she did not know what congregation she wanted to join. So she kept her desire to be a sister a
secret, which caused her father and her uncles’ questioning
to intensify.
“My uncle and dad asked me, ‘What do you want to
become in life? You are studying but you have to have a goal
or vision as to why you are studying.’ I said, ‘I will tell you as
I go on.’”
After a while she confided in her uncle that she wanted to
become a religious sister but was unsure which congregation
to join. He asked if she was sure. When she said that she was,
he spoke about his niece with a teacher — a Sister of Notre
Dame —at the school he attended. The sister agreed to talk to
her and arranged for her a one-week visit with the Sisters of
Notre Dame at the Ugandan mission.
“I saw how they prayed and the ministries they are
involved in but what I came to like the most about them is
their charism, which is their main purpose. The charism of
the Sisters of Notre Dame is proclaiming God’s goodness and
his provident care to others. That really deeply touched my
heart. I felt in my life that I had really experienced God’s goodness and I want to share that with others. That stuck in my
heart,” said Sister Anita Marie.
“When I went home I shared with my dad, and I told him,
‘You know what? All along I have been wanting to become a
sister but now I have seen the congregation I want to join and
I want to join the Sisters of Notre Dame.’ My dad said, ‘Ok. If
you feel that is what you are planning, it is okay if you want
to become that.’ I am happy to be a Sister of Notre Dame,” she
said.
In Uganda having your parents’, especially your father’s,
permission to enter religious life is not just nice — it is a
requirement.
For Sister Mary Juliet obtaining her father’s blessing
proved to a challenge — but a challenge she was determined
to conquer. In Uganda children are not considered adults and
are unable to make decisions for themselves until the age of
18. When Sister Mary Juliet was only 17 she decided that she
would not return to school but, instead, wanted to enter religious life.
“In my heart I had a feeling that I wanted to bring souls to
Jesus,” said Sister Mary Juliet. “I thought the best way was to
join religious life because here you can pray and at the same
time work to bring souls to Jesus.”
But her father wanted her to complete her education.
“My dad was confused and said, ‘No, I don’t want you to go
there. Who are you to change the rules?’ Who am I to order
him and tell him that I am going to join religious life when I
am still underage? But myself, I said, ‘No, I feel I want to join
religious life and I will not go back to school.’ It was hard on
him and he told me I am mad because I want to go to religious
life. He said, ‘Sometimes, those people who love God so much,
sometimes, they become mad until they can’t do anything for
themselves,’” said Sister Mary Juliet.
Sister Mary Juliet, while steadfast, would not outright disobey her father. She agreed to go wherever he wanted her to
go. And so she kept to herself in prayer, and also asked her
mother and sisters to pray that their father would allow her to
enter religious life.
“I stayed a month at home and he was not speaking to me
(Continued on page 24)
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Father Henry B. Stober (1901–1945), a selfless hero of WWII,
remembered for his courage and priestly ministry
Tom Ward
Messenger Contributor
The short feature titled “Saint of the Week” in
the May 20 Messenger (page 20) was about someone
of whom I had never heard, but his story sounded
very similar to one found in our diocesan archives.
The Messenger gave a brief summary of the career
of the Servant of God Emil Kapaun. But I think that
the name of one of our own Covington priests,
Father Henry Stober, could have been justly substituted for his.
Although born in Cincinnati in 1901, Henry
Bernard Stober was ordained for the Diocese of
Father Henry
B. Stober
Covington on May 30, 1931. The ministry for which
he is remembered, however, was not as a parish
priest, but as a military chaplain. Father Stober
enlisted in the Army Chaplain Corps in 1940 when
much of the world was already engulfed in war.
With the rank of captain, Father Stober was
serving in the Philippines when Japanese forces
attacked soon after Pearl Harbor. Father Stober
was with the outnumbered American and Filipino
troops that finally surrendered on Corregidor on
April 9, 1942. He then endured the infamous
“Bataan Death March” with thousands of other
Allied prisoners, many of whom did not survive
the brutal, murderous march.
When the remnant reached the prisoner of war camp,
Father Stober was very weakened by illness and exhaustion,
but he nonetheless ministered as best he could to those who
were sick and dying, regardless of whether they were
Catholic, Protestant or Jewish. He continued faithfully in his
priestly ministry through several prison camps for nearly
three years. In early 1945 Father Stober died on one of the
Japanese prisoner transports that became known as “hell
ships.”
Father Stober’s selfless efforts rightly earned him several
posthumous military medals from the United States Army. I
do not know what brought the story of Father Emil Kapaun to
the attention of the Church. But it seems to me that Father
Henry Stober is also deserving of recognition for the heroic
virtue he displayed under the most inhumane conditions.
Tom Ward is the archivist for the Diocese of Covington, Ky.
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Congratulations eighth graders and seniors of the
Class of 2016
Blessed Sacrament School,
Ft. Mitchell
St. Pius X School, Edgewood
Holy Cross School, Covington
St. Therese School,
Southgate
Holy Family School,
Covington
St. Thomas School, Ft.
Thomas
Holy Trinity School,
Bellevue and Newport
Villa Madonna Academy,
Villa Hills
Immaculate Heart of Mary
School, Burlington
Mary, Queen of Heaven
School, Erlanger
Bishop Brossart High School,
Alexandria
Prince of Peace School,
Covington
Covington Catholic High
School, Covington
St. Agnes School, Ft. Wright
Covington Latin School,
Covington
St. Anthony School, Taylor
Mill
St. Augustine School,
Augusta
St. Augustine School,
Covington
St. Catherine of Siena
School, Ft. Thomas
St. Cecilia School,
Independence
St. Henry School, Erlanger
St. Joseph School,
Cold Spring
St. Joseph School,
Crescent Springs
St. Joseph Academy, Walton
St. Mary School, Alexandria
St. Patrick School, Maysville
St. Paul School, Florence
Sts. Peter & Paul School,
California
St. Philip School, Melbourne
I commend the graduates for the commitment and hard work
that their diplomas represent, and I thank them for all they
have contributed to our Catholic schools. I also express my
gratitude to the parents who have sacrificed to make Catholic
education a priority for their children. I extend my appreciation
to the administrations, faculties and staffs for their devotion
and dedication. God’s blessing always.
— Michael Clines, Superintendent of Schools
For information about Catholic schools in the Diocese of Covington, call 859.392.1500 or visit www.covdio.org.
“There are
alternatives
to a
Catholic
school
education,
but there
is no
substitute.”
— Bishop Roger Foys
Holy Cross District High
School, Covington
Newport Central Catholic
High School, Newport
Notre Dame Academy,
Covington
St. Henry District High
School, Erlanger
St. Patrick High School,
Maysville
Villa Madonna Academy,
Villa Hills
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GRADUATION 2016
Families, schools, Bishop Foys honor graduates
Clancy, Cooley and Keener photos
Bishop Roger Foys, accompanied by Michael Clines, superintendent of schools,
attended each of the nine high school graduations in the diocese the week of
May 23. This is a pictorial salute to the class of 2016. God bless, grads!
St. Patrick
High School
Covington Catholic High School
St. Henry
District High School
Covington
Latin School
Villa Madonna Academy
Notre Dame Academy
Newport Central Catholic
High School
Holy Cross
District High School
Bishop Brossart
High School
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2016 Graduates
“On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. Whoever
has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will
be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” (John 15:20-21)
Bishop Brossart High
School
Matthew
Thomas
Kelley
Valedictorian
Frank Anthony
Cetrulo
Salutatorian
Andrew Robert Bezold
Emma Victoria Boggs
Bradley Steven Brown
Malia Michelle Callahan
Jarrod Charles Carmack
Frank Anthony Cetrulo
Abby Reis Childress
Ashley Renee Childress
Lauren Rose Class
Irene Marie Combs
Benjamin Dale Cook
Lauren Taylor Cookendorfer
Kayla Marie Cooper
Jackson Scott Crawford
Kori Franklin Embs
Jacob Thomas Frommeyer
William James Gebauer III
Brent Nicholas Geiman
Dylan Matthew Geiman
Jared Matthew Gerner
Griffin Edward Goepper
Amanda Marie Graus
Erin Elizabeth Greis
Justin Thomas Groeschen
Collin Christopher Haigis
Adam Christopher Hartig
Stephen Jacob Hatch
Joseph Daniel Heim
Gabrielle Korren Hein
Bryce Peter Herbst
Jonathan Joseph Hickman Jr.
Joseph Ronald Holtz
Hailee Renee Hundemer
David Allen Kelley
Matthew Thomas Kelley
Abigail Arlene King
Logan Charles Kramer
Lindsay Nicole Leick
Amanda Rae Lloyd
Brett Joseph Martin
Elizabeth Mae Martin
Maxwell Lee McConnell
Dustin Charles McCormick
Timothy Dale McDonald
Keaton Tyler McGrath
Nathaniel Patrick Miller
Timothy Jude Moore
Morgan Leigh Murphy
Kevin Anthony Neltner
Olivia Rebecca Ann Nienaber
Riley Ann Orth
Kassandra Teresa Parker
Charles Samuel Parnell
Craig Michael Pfefferman
Katie Jo Reis
Mitchell Stephen Reis
John Daniel Ridder
Cassandra Rose Rinehard
Nicole Catherine Ritter
Tanner Grant Robinson
Justin Ryan Rolf
Nicholas Joseph Rust
Tyler Michael Sansom
Logan Patrick Schoulthies
Emily Michelle Schoulties
Emily Mae Schultz
Justin Lawrence Schultz
Logan Michael Schultz
Nathaniel Wayne See
Kaitlyn Brooke Seiter
Sydney Lee Shannon
Justin Thien Smiley
Sydney Rose Steffen
Trevor Lee Stewart
Isaac Joseph Thornton
Kathryn Elizabeth Tierney
Charles William Verst
Emma Marie Verst
Tanner Christian Verst
Richard David Volmer
Shelby Nicole Walker
Nicholas Shepherd Williams
Paul Anthony Williams
Rachel Ann Young
Jacob Brian Zai
Austin James Zalac
Covington Catholic
High School
Mitchell
David
MacKnight
Valedictorian
Logan
Decker Boyle
Salutatorian
David Balthasar Armstrong
Coire Thomas Ayres
Nathan Robert Baute
Noah Thomas Beard
Kyle Erickson Beck
Jared Matthew Becraft
Joshua David Behrens
Theodore Robert Bilott
Tyler Frederick Boehmer
Trevor Cole Bosley
Logan Decker Boyle
Daniel Jacob Branch
Sean Stephen Brownfield
Evan Michael Brungs
William Zachary Buscher
Cody Zachary Caldon
Chase James Carlisle
Connor James Cauhorn
Tanner Jacob Chadwick
Jackson Michael Crawford
Benjamin Lowry Darlington
Benjamin Jones Darpel
Bryce Benjamin Day
Adam Patrick Decker
Joseph Robert Dolgas
Benjamin Taylor Dressman
Connor James Duell
Parker Jeffrey Duell
Andrew Joseph Edgington
Andrew Benjamin Epplen
Sean Christopher Fagin
Jacob Anthony Fischer
Andrew Donald Flood
Adam Michael Flynn
Austin Joseph Flynn
Justin Michael Gallagher
Mark Anthony Gebhart
George Farah Ghazala
Christian Joseph Good
Austin Anthony Griffin
Stuart John Haas
Samuel William Hacker
Blake Andrew Hanna
Chase Mathew Hansen
Austin Lee Harden
Jacob Jon Haught
Blake Alan Heimbrock
Andrew Gerald Hellmueller
Bryce Thomas Helson
Will Connolly Heppler
Griffin Reed Hester
Edwin George Hewett
Joshua Andrey Hildreth
Connor Flynn Hodge
Owen Paul Huffman
Nicholas Allen Jacobs
Trevor James Johnson
Brennan Dietrich Kamer
Matthew John Klear
Daniel James Kleier
Jacob David Krebs
Steven Tyler Langguth
Ryan Noel Lape-Gerwe
Noah John Lenhof
Jacob Alexander Lentsch
Jacob Alexander Litzler
Lee Harold Ludovicy
Mitchell David MacKnight
Ryan Hamilton Massie
Alexander J McBride
Tyler Nicholas McClure
Ryan Patrick McGinness
Evan James McMillen
Logan Charles Merkle
Graham Albert Merten
Brendan James Meyer
Gavin Thomas Meyer
Michael Paul Meyer
Nathan Anthony
Montelisciani
Jacob Patrick Nurre
Tyler Steven Pelletier
Adam James Piccirillo
Michael Richard Pikar
Cameron Scott Pitzer
Nicholas Spencer Porras
Tyler James Rauh
Andrew Gerard Rees
Christopher Vincent Reisiger
David Paul Rice Jr.
Luke Johnathon Rolfsen
Samuel Timothy Romes
Matthew Christopher Rose
Ethan Tate Sammons
Maximillian Kolbe Schaefer
Peter Alois Schaefer
John Robert Schaffstein
Benjamin Carl Schlipf
Benjamin Jeffrey Schoborg
Michael Jeffrey Schulte
Nathan Joseph Schumacher
Decker Scheller Schwartz
Max Bryan Ray Seligman
Luke Henry Shields
Joseph Emrich Skubak
Joshua Braden Smith
Lew Michael Smith
Justin Gerard Spillers
Nicholas Edward Stegman
Jacob Edward Stiens
Nathan Michael Sucher
Ian Charles Summe
Austin Chance Sweeney
Coleman Jerome Sweeney
Kirk Thomas Tabeling
George Lee Taylor
Benjamin Richard Thieman
Evan Mitchell Thompson
Clayton Broden Thoreson
Louis Michael Tierney
Lucas Robert Timmerman
Alexander Jose Torres
Grayson Cole Trepel
Samuel Harrison Tucker
Matthew Alan Turner
Nathan Raymond Wagner
Cason Andrew Wall
John Peter Ward
Adam Christopher Wessels
Jacob Alexander Wessels
Michael Richard Wessels
John Thomas Wheeler
James Edwin Wilson
Seth Andrew Winter
Robert David Witt
Benjamin Philip Wolber
David Michael Wood
Robert Steven Young
Thomas Paul Ziegler
Emma Grace Foster
Noah Austin Fredrick
Cole Geoffrey Gatman
William Francis Geers
Noah Anthony Gibson
Jacob Tyler Gross
Julia Katerina Harrison
Claire Marie Kaelin
Alexander Paul Kammerer
Karah Marie Knotts
Brandon Paul Kohlman
Isaac Ngai Sing Li
Kennedy Elizabeth McGuire
Katherine Dolores Meyer
Kathryn Elyse Minzner
Alexandra Daab Mitchell
Michael Glenn Mohn
Noah Thomas Mueller
Ashley Marie Parton
Taylor Lynn Parton
Natasha Lee Arroyo
Rodriguez
James Phillip Stebbins
Connor Nathaniel Steffen
Jacob Ryan Sutler
Eli Joseph Terry
Grace Kristine Thomas
Marcus Benett Villareal
Regan Elizabeth Wakefield
Lydia May Walters
Angela Mackenzie Warning
Anna Cecilia Wells
Sarah Amanda Wells
Daniel Robert Zalla
Holy Cross District
High School
Covington Latin
School
Michael
Adam Bramer
Valedictorian
Michelle
Lynn Bitter
Valedictorian
Regan
Elizabeth
Wakefield
Salutatorian
Devon Xavier Artmeier
Logan Monroe Baarlaer
John Patrick Bagadion
Noah David Baioni
Maura Marie Baker
Christina JoAnne Binkowski
Michelle Lynn Bitter
Steven Arthur Bohman
Krista Rose Borchers
Jared Edward Burton
David Jacob Darpel
Michael Joseph Dasenbrock
Elizabeth Ann Davis
Justin Charles Deters
Ryan Austin Divine
Anna Elizabeth Dressman
Brigid Louise Dunn
Isabel Rose Eliassen
Michael Kenton Elmlinger
John James Flesch III
Stephanie
Elaine Kinn
Salutatorian
Olivia Rose Alfaro
Celeste Rose Bergman
Austin Jeffrey Bethell
Tyler Bud Bezold
Annabel Naomi Biernat
Matthew Thomas Bischoff
Emilee Margaret Blanchet
Georgette Irene Blank
Richard Raymond Bradford III
Michael Adam Bramer
Erin Catherine Bray
Jessica Hope Broering
Aleatha Rae Brown
Athenia Kay Brown
Craig Marshall Clarke, Jr.
Kenneth D. Covey
Emmalyse Celeste Daniels
Dahlia Anne Gabrielle Deavy
Amanda Marie Delgado
Zachary Paul Doerger
Nathan Richard Doggett
Catherine Grace Ehlman
Robert Paul Eifert
Abigail Della Mae Enzweiler
Joseph Alexander Enzweiler
Molly Marie Erwin
Stephen Kenneth Ewell
Caitlin Elizabeth Fieger
Morgan Marie Gabbard
Nicholas Robert Gephart
Jewel Margaret Gerding
Nicholas Johnathan Gilling
Michelle Christine Goetz
Hannah Michelle Lynn Gross
Hayden Michael Haas
Alex Joseph Hacker
Kari Suzanne Hamilton
Madeline Barry Hamlin
Hunter Paul Haney
Thomas Patrick McKee
Hannigan
Adam Joseph Hellmann
Megan Lauren Hemmer
Danielle Marie Hobbs
Andrew Blake Holland
Brittany Nicole Ichinose
Brooke Elizabeth Ichinose
Erich James Jakubowski
Grace Lynn Kahmann
Rashuad O’neil Kennedy
Justin Henry Kentrup
Hyeob Matt Kim
Stephanie Elaine Kinn
Sarah Elizabeth Kleier
Kyle Joseph Krumpelman
Madison Diane Krumpelman
Caroline Marie Lampke
Benjamin Bernard Lehman
Luke Francis Leuthner
Noah Michael Linstead
Madison Marie Lipscomb
Gordon Paul Lovensheimer
Mason William Lukey
Matthew Thomas Martin
Nathan Evan Mastin
Emilie Jordyn McCaffrey
Dajah Alevra Marie
McClendon
Richard Allen McIntosh II
Ashley Elizabeth Meeks
Emma Catherine Melcher
Blake Allen Merman
Amanda Jean Miller
Allison Jane Niehaus
Hannah Nicole Niemeyer
Nikolas Allen Niemeyer
Amanda Lizeth Ortiz
William Alexander Osborne
Marco Antonio Padilla
Alexius Nicole Rabanus
Claire Marie Rentrop
Kyle Maxwell Richardson
Alexis Taylor Riep
Sydney Nicole Robke
Jacob George Roenker
Leighton Anthony Schrand
Isabelle Marie Schultz
Hamilton Tyler Scott
Damien Andrew Serrano
Austin Sims
Tiffani Marie Sims
Jennifer Marie Swecker
Makenzie Lee Thelen
Marissa Norma Vando
Abigail Kiana Waters
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Madeline Paige Wermeling
Joseph Michael Wilder Jr.
Michael Patrick Wilson
Bradford David Wissman
Daniel Carter Zimmerman
Newport Central
Catholic High School
Morgan
Kenneth
Martinez
Valedictorian
Ansley
McKenna
Davenport
Salutatorian
Sydney Marie Adamson
Brian Patrick Anderson
Erik Thomas Anderson
Blake Anthony Baioni
Scott Anthony Barrett
Jillian Rose Barth
Logan Joseph Baxter
Chaise Daniel Blanchet
Kyle Michael Allen Bleser
Chad A. Brewer
Joseph Michael Broering
Peter McMillian Brothers
Katelynn Nicole Bryant
David Austin Buechel
Konner Lee Carmack
Dominic Alberto Ciafardini
Hannah Elizabeth Cox
Ethan Charles Craig
Ansley McKenna Davenport
Peyton A. Davis
Mariah Kaye Drohan
Brandon Everett Duesing
Briana Renee Embry
Thomas Michael Faust
Morgan Elizabeth Feldmann
Amber Lee Greis
Olivia Joy Gross
Hannah Louise Hammond
Ryan Michael Hans
Jenna Marie Hansman
Ethan James Hardt
Johnathon Robert Harris
Rachel Marie Hatfield
Alexandra Rose Heck
Sarah Marie Herman
Bryson Vincent Hightchew
Kristian Lawrence Holloway
Cameron Daniel Hoover
Caroline Isabel Huseman
Walter Donald Johnson
Samuel Thomas Kaelin
Benjamin Thomas Kaufman
Alexa Joan Kehoe
Erin Kristen Kemper
Alexis Megan Klaserner
Luke Thomas Kues
Maleek Antonio Lawrence
Makayla Jade Lawrence
Mikayla Leopold
Andrew Samuel Liles
Noah Matthew Liles
John Christopher Ludwig
Corey Taylor Martin
Morgan Kenneth Martinez
Kennedy Shae McDermott
Griffin Michael McHugh
Robert C. Meyer
Peyton James Murphy
Michelle Angela Murrin
Joseph Charles Niehaus
Parker Alan Osburg
Zachary Michael Osburg
Collin Dale Owens
Katherine Ann Parnell
Trevor William Rawe
Joshua Daniel Reaves
Christopher Michael Romito
Amanda Michelle Ruwe
Josh Nicholas Schneider
Madelyn Janae Schweinzger
Brooke Danielle Secrist
Brooke Faith Sepate
Donnelly Marie Simmins
Jacob Aaron Smith
Madison R. Stoelting
Robert William Stoelting
Zachary Thomas Swope
Kobe Robert Tallon
Brayden Michael Templeton
Graduating pontifical servers honored
Bishop Roger Foys with Covington Latin School graduates
that have served as his pontifical servers: (bottom row,
from left): John Bagadion, Marcus Villareal, Bishop Foys,
Natasha Rodriguez, Grace Thomas; second row: Michelle
Bitter, Anna Dressman, Ali Mitchell, Christina Binkowski;
third row: Daniel Zalla, Isabel Eliassen; fourth row: Ryan
Divine, Jack Flesch, James Stebbins, Steven Bohman; fifth
row: Father Daniel Shomaker, vicar general; Father Ryan
Maher, vicar general and Cathedral rector; and Father
Eric Boelscher, bishop’s assistant.
Jolene Victoria Tipton
Dana Catherine Tucker
Jonathan David Twehues
Ty Bailey Vance
Benjamin Ronald Weyer
Kameron Randall Winter
Matthew Gregory Wood
Owen Michael Workman
Notre Dame
Academy
Kelsey Elaine
Sucher
Valedictorian
Mariah
Gertrude Bezold
Salutatorian
Kate Marie Abeln
Jordan Nichole Ackerson
Katherine Paris Akin
Haley Marie Appelmann
Sophie Noel Arnold
Laurel Anne Atchison
Katelyn Elizabeth Baker
Kailey Morgan Beck
Maeve Catherine Beck
Jia Elizabeth Zhao Berling
Mariah Gertrude Bezold
Sullivan Barrett Blackburn
Courtney Nicole Blank
Allison Sarah Boerger
Christine Victoria Bosch
Hannah Lee Bradley
Lilly Anna Bradley
Margaret Rose Brinkman
Haley Kathryn Brueggemann
Rachel Lorraine Buchberger
Taylor Lee Akiko Butler
Courtney Rose Calo
Michelle Thien-Hao Cao
Victoria Grace Marie Carr
Francie Suzanne Case
Rachel Elizabeth Cerimele
Angela Catherine Cheesman
Arden Elizabeth Cleves
Alexandra Maxine Coldiron
Hannah Gena Colvin
Lauren Marie Darpel
Leah Ann Darpel
Andrea Leigh Davis
Katherine Paige Deglow
Claire Grace Dunlevy
Erin Elizabeth Durstock
Caroline Elizabeth Fedders
Audrey Eleanor Field
Emma Elizabeth Folzenlogen
Rachel Dorothy Franzen
Andrea Jane Frickman
Kaylan McKenna Frisch
Stephanie Gabriel
Julia Rose Gerwe
Julia Jordan Goins
Elizabeth Jane Greenwell
Sarah Elizabeth Gregg
Carly Rae Gross
Maree Kathleen Grosser
Abby Claire Gruner
Olivia Grace Hagen
Savanna Marie Hasenkamp
Morgan Irene Hentz
Emily Catherine Jackson
McKenzie Alexandra Jacob
Anna Marie Jennings
Emma Elizabeth Jensen
Ashley Rose Justice
Greta Emma Kelley
Christina Marie Kennedy
Abigael Alexis Keuper
Madelyn Isabella Kim
Natalie Augusta Kleier
Hanna Claire Knaley
Madison Rose Krallman
Emma Elizabeth Kramer
Eliza Katherine Lenihan
Gabrielle Nicole Lonnemann
Grace Anne Lubbe
Abigail Elizabeth Macke
Rachael Jean Maher
Erica Janine McGlone
Lexi Symone Miles
Gabriela Elizabeth Miller
Haley Ann Muth
Bridget Anne Neltner
Kayla Lynn Noble
Marissa Patrese Picciuto
Elizabeth Ann Poulos
Amber Mae Powell
Amy Clare Pugliano
Mikayla Ann Rankin
Anna Kathryn Readnour
Tara Elizabeth Rennekamp
Kirsten Ruth Richards
Malea Clare Rolfsen
Christa Marie Saelinger
Megan Lorette Saelinger
Shannon Rae Saelinger
Madison Lynn Salkowski
Shelby Elizabeth Saylor
Kelly Nicole Schmahl
Lauren Elisabeth Schmitt
Brianna Paige Schroer
Abigail Maria Schuh
Mollie Grace Seibert
Rylee Kathryn Stephenson
Hannah Terese Stetter
Catherine Rose Stratman
Kelsey Elaine Sucher
Hannah Katherine Sullivan
Mackenzie Hanna Sullivan
Kaitlyn Jennifer Summe
Hannah Grace Talkers
Lily Catherine Thaman
Margaret Clare Tierney
Kara Elizabeth Tranter
Abby Kay Voet
Madeleine Kaye Vonderhaar
Emily Anne Walter
Taylor Marie Watts
Taylor Jordan Webster
Madeline Claire Wermeling
Morgan Michelle Williams
Sarah Elizabeth Williams
Lauren Olivia Wilson
Teresa Catherine Witt
Mollie Maureen Yung
Mallory Rose Zalla
Ellen Marie Zeis
Emily Rose Zimmerman
Olivia Anne Zimmerman
St. Henry District
High School
Abigail
Catherine
Epplen
Valedictorian
Katherine
Ann Koester
Salutatorian
Ethan Sabinay Ahlbrand
Dana Marie Baute
Morgan Lane Beach
McKenzie Lynn Behler
Elizabeth Albertine Beimesch
Emily Therese Beimesch
Shelby Lee Besecker
Andrew James Bier
Holly Ann Blades
Hannah Rose Bockweg
Justin Thomas Bowman
Nathaniel Rudy Carr
Andrew James Case
Caroline Michelle Cullen
Noah Joseph Cullen
Nicholas Robert Cummings
Nora Rose Danahy
Anne Elizabeth Deis
Jared Walter DeJonckheere
Oliver Jeycob Diaz
Mark Ethan Dvornak
Kendal Christine Emerson
Abigail Catherine Epplen
Sarah Kathryn Esselman
Kristina Terese Felix
Olivia Caitlyn Fischer
Kevin Michael Flaherty
Abbey Apoorva Fugazzi
Marissa Noélle Gabbard
Rebecca Suzanne Goebel
Adam Michael Goetz
Emily Sue Goodlick
Kendra Nicole Gruener
Elizabeth Brand Hahnel
Joshua Matthew Hannon
Steven Patrick Hanrahan
Dillon Robert Hansen
Morgann Meredith Hegge
Zoe Katherine Heimbrock
Andrew James Hicks
Christopher Matthew Hill
Elizabeth Susanne Hoffman
Riley Lane Hogan
Karen Marie Hopkins
Bridgette Marie Hunt
Collin Tanner Johnson
Tate Chandler Johnson
Julia Katherine Jones
Daniel Clay Juett
Margaret Eileen Karas
Mackenzie Elizabeth Kathman
Marilyn Annette Keller
Mason Thomas Kling
Katherine Ann Koester
Lucas Robert Kriege
Joseph Edwin Kroger
Joseph Thomas Lalley
Jessica Lynn Lightfoot
Jodi Claire Litzler
Layne Elizabeth Machcinski
Anthony Michael Mapes Jr.
Andrew Michael McMahon
Morgan Marie McNeely
Ryan Joseph McQueeney
Leah Kaitlyn Melching
Jacob Paul Middendorf
Meghan Grace Millay
Erin Louise Monohan
Jack Henry Neltner
Abigail Katherine Nienaber
Danielle Marie Noll
Audrey Elise North
Rachel Ann O’Bryan
Molly Nicole O’Connor
Andrew Cole Oldfield
Mary Katherine Otto
Alexandra Christina Overberg
Haley Ciara Petrey
Abby Marie Pleas
Taylor Marie Potts
Joanna Catherine Rebitski
Paul Alexander Rebitski
Robert Jacob Rebitski
Dana Nicole Rice
Michael Alan Ridilla
Kayla Marie Riegler
Kathryn Danaé Ruholt
Rachel Marie Quichocho
Samotis
Kassidy Michele Schreiber
Benjamin Luke Schulte
Matthew Michael Schutte
Felicity Dane Seibt
Brooke Alexa Shea
Kylie Ann Smith
David Kenneth Stambaugh
Myah Marie Kenkel Steffen
Gabrielle Marie Stewart
Caitlyn Michelle Sutter
Renee Michelle Svec
Theresa Anne Syfert
Janelle Marcelle Tobler
Teresa Ann Urban
Chloe Elizabeth Voelker
Danielle Renaé Vogt
Eric Michael Wagstaff
Samantha Anne Wallace
Paul Thomas Wallenhorst
Payton Marie Welch
Grant Alan Williams
Corey Dale Williamson
Craig Anthony Williamson
Abby Elizabeth Ziegelmeyer
St. Patrick High
School
Brennan
Christopher
Bauer
Valedictorian
Kathleen Rose
Estill
Valedictorian
Chloe Beth
Gibson
Valedictorian
Jarrod Matthew
McCall
Salutatorian
Natalie Marie
Adamson
Salutatorian
Natalie Marie Adamson
Brennan Christopher Bauer
Kyle Mark Blust
McKenzie Lee Bracco
Rebecca Joy Fung Chang
Davenport
Kathleen Rose Estill
Daniel Gene Fleenor
Jakarr Arnell Frey
Ann Daly Gallenstein
Chloe Beth Gibson
Arely Dejanerya Gutierrez
Lopez
Jenyfer Arlette Gutierrez
Lopez
Alexandra Kathleen Holmes
James Madison Hubbard
Abigail Rae Lohman
Jarrod Matthew McCall
Victoria Ann McKay
Sierra Dawn Purdin
Samantha Hope Satkowski
Charlee Dawn Schaefer
Morgan Kathleen Schroer
Shelby Cyanna Sloan-Roche
William Paul Thompson
Cori Anderson Wardlow
Matthew Austin Wilson
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Villa Madonna
Academy
Catherine
Hayes Martini
Valedictorian
Sydney Leigh
O’Connor
Salutatorian
Nahal
Pahlevani
Salutatorian
Alexis Christine Aytes
Emma Josephine Bateman
Abigail Renee Bittlinger
Jiuk Byun
William Evan Campbell
Spencer Daniel Cox
Brianna Lee Desmarais
Sarah Elizabeth Ernst
David Reagan Gibson
Jenna Grace Giordano
Emma Unkraut Hendy
Abigail Kay Hengge
Maya Eileen Jaafari
Jiwon Jung
Hunter Anthony Scully
Alexander Wei Han Kenkel
Nicholas Jay Kermes
Sarah Anne Kirchhoff
Samuel Thomas Kunkler
Ji Young Lee
Sean Malachy Malone
Catherine Hayes Martini
Morgan Katherine Mayleben
Paige Nicolette McLaughlin
Alexandra Bohart Meier
Madeline Celine Mitchell
Olivia Mary Nester
Sydney Leigh O’Connor
Nahal Pahlevani
Asha B. Ramesh
Rebecca Elizabeth Rice
Brent Thomas Schleper
Matthew Oliver Schubert
Gabrielle Anne MentinkSchulte
Julia Kelly Sells
Paige Sheridan Tepe
Serena Nicole Thaman
Kaila Taylor Troxell
Nicholas Jeffrey Weaver
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Garcia
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Alexander Edward Walker
David M. Webster
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Phillip Weeda
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Larry Dale Wells, Jr.
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Bachelors
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Joseph C. Carpenter
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Edwards
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Lambrinides, II
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Happy birthday to Father Thomas Robbins, faculty, Holy
Cross District High School and chaplain, Carmel Manor,
Ft. Thomas, June 17; and Deacon David Philbrick,
St. Timothy Parish, Union, June 27.
Saint
of the Week St. Boniface
Feast day: June 5
He was an 8th-century English Benedictine monk who became a missionary.
Known as “the Apostle of the Germans,” he relentlessly evangelized the pagan
area.
■ At age 73, while preparing converts for confirmation, he was martyred.
Bishop Brossart High School announced the recipients of
the Al Keller III tuition assistance scholarships, recognizing
outstanding artistic accomplishments. The winners are:
Kara Schuler, BBHS Class of 2017; Katie Mader, BBHS
Class of 2017; Madison Wittrock, incoming freshman, St.
Joseph School, Cold Spring; and John Bush, incoming
freshman, St. Joseph School, Cold Spring.
■
■
“The Church is like a great ship being pounded by
the waves of life’s different stresses.
Our duty is not to abandon ship but to keep her on course.”
For the coloring page, visit www.saintsoftheweek.com.
–St. Boniface
Festivals
St. Augustine Parish,
Covington, June 10 & 11
St. Catherine Parish, Ft.
Thomas, June 3 & 4
St. Henry Parish,
Elsmere, June 17, 18 & 19
St. Joseph Academy,
Walton, June 17 & 18
Mary, Queen of
Heaven Parish, Erlanger,
June 24, 25 & 26
St. Philip Parish,
Melbourne, June 18
St. Therese Parish,
Southgate, June 17 & 18
St. Joseph Parish, Camp
Springs, June 11
The weekly TV Mass from the Cathedral Basilica of the
Assumption will be broadcast on Sunday, 5–6 p.m. on station
Me TV WLWT, on channels: over the air 5-2; Time Warner
Cable 188 in Kentucky and Cincinnati Bell 23 or 291.
Have something to list in “People and Events”? The deadline for event notices is nine days prior to the desired publication date. E-mail [email protected] no later than the
Wednesday before the week you would like the information
to appear.
Bishop Roger Foys and the Bishop’s Choir are pleased to
announce openings for the 2016-2017 liturgical year in
all sections. The Cathedral Basilica Bishop’s Choir provides
music ministry for the St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish Sunday
morning 10 a.m. Mass (with Bishop Foys). In addition, the
choir is the principal music ministry for extraordinary liturgies, ordinations and seasonal feast days. Those interested in
auditioning may submit contact information to the Cathedral
Office at 431-2060 or [email protected].
Annual flea market at St. Joseph Parish, Crescent Springs,
June 3 and 4, 8 a.m.–3 p.m., in Noll Hall — furniture, appliances, children’s clothing, tools, collectibles and much more.
Call 341-6609.
DCCH Music Fest, presented by WNKU — two stages, 14
bands — June 3 and 4, 6 p.m.–11:30 p.m. each night, at DCCH
Center for Children and Families, Ft. Mitchell, $5 per person,
with all net proceeds benefiting the children living at DCCH
Center. www.DCCHCenter.org
Marian Family Conference, Living the Message of Fatima,
June 4, 7 a.m., at the Boone County, Kentucky, Fairgrounds;
register at www.covdiobluearmy.com and pack a picnic basket. The conference ends at 4 p.m.
NDA summer camps. Check them out at:
www.ndapandas.org.
Bishop Brossart High School Cheer Camp, June 6–9, 9 a.m.–
noon, for grades one – eight at the high school. Call 635-2108.
Care Net Pregnancy Services of Northern Kentucky will be
hosting volunteer training for three consecutive weeks beginning June 6, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. at its Cold Spring location.
Contact Lyndi Soden at 431-9178 or e-mail
[email protected].
Summer 2016 Adult Faith Formation, Teacher and
Catechist Certification/Maintenance courses will be available June 6–11, at St. Pius X, Edgewood; June 18 and 25, at St.
Patrick, Maysville; and June 20 and 23, at Bishop Howard
Memorial Auditorium, Curia offices. For a complete listing
and to register visit www.covdio.org/catechesis-formation, or
call 392-1500, ext. 1526.
Notre Dame Urban Education Center (NDUEC) is seeking
volunteers to provide educational support services to young
children in Covington. Tutors as well as PE monitors are
greatly needed for the summer session. NDUEC will be open
mornings, Monday–Thursday, starting June 6. Call or e-mail
261-4487 or [email protected].
Cincinnati Catholic Alumni Club, Florence Freedom baseball game and BBQ buffet, June 10. Call (513) 919-1382 or
581-1031.
The first annual Mary,
Queen of Heaven Parish,
Erlanger, 5K flag run and
walk, June 11, 8 a.m. Details
can be found at mqhflagrun.webs.com/. For quick
info and registration follow
the link to Active.com.
Bishop Brossart Youth Basketball Camp, June 20–23, 8:30–
11:30 a.m. for boys in grades two – nine. Call 635-2108.
St. Edward Parish, Cynthiana, ice cream social, June 12, 11
a.m.–4 p.m.
St. Joseph Parish, Crescent Springs, prayers of deliverance,
Mass and an inner-healing prayer service, June 13, 7 p.m.
Father Jo Joy will be the presider.
Villa Madonna Academy Boosters 25th annual Denny Van
Houten Memorial Golf Outing, June 13, at Summit Hills
Country Club, 11:30 a.m. Visit http://villamadonna.net, call
331-6333, ext. 506, or e-mail [email protected], or
[email protected].
Bishop Brossart High School Lady Stangs Soccer Camp for
grades preschool–eight at the St. Mary Soccer Complex, June
13–16, 8:30–11:30 a.m. Family discounts available. Call 6352108.
Regional Pro-Life Mass, June 14, St. Patrick Parish,
Maysville, 7 p.m.
Holy Cross District High School will hold the following summer sports camps: boys’ basketball, June 13-16, 8:30–11:30
a.m., for boys entering grades 3–8, in the Holy Cross gym; the
NFL free youth football camp, June 21–22, 6–8:30 p.m., for boys
and girls, ages 7–14, at the Eva G. Farris Sports Complex,
Covington. Visit www.hchscov.com or call 431-1335.
Cincinnati Catholic Alumni Club, volunteer at St. George
Food Pantry, Clifton, June 14, 6–7:30 p.m. Call (513) 574-8573.
Support the Serra Club for Vocations, Northern Kentucky
at the Florence Freedom game, June 22, 5:35 p.m., at
Florence Freedom Ballpark. Buy $10 ticket vouchers and 50
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Fresh water in Nigeria
Grads
The 2016 eighth-grade graduating class from St. Therese
School, Southgate.
percent goes to support the Serra Club. Tickets available
through the Diocesan Stewardship Office, Serra Club members or online www.ticketreturn.com. Click on Florence
Freedom June 22 game listing and use the code “serraclub”
in the offer code field. Call 392-1500 or e-mail at
[email protected].
The Mary Rose Mission, Florence, is in need of meal service. The shift runs from 3:15–7 p.m. Meals are served Sunday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. A great place to
volunteer during the Year of Mercy; e-mail [email protected].
Bishop Brossart High School, summer drama camp for
students in grades K–eight, in the Munninghoff Family
Performing Arts Center. The camp will run June 20–24, 9
a.m.–4 p.m.; auditions: June 15 and June 16. The show performance will be June 25, 7 p.m. E-mail
[email protected].
The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption is scheduling a
bus trip to Berea, Ky., June 25. Call Sister Barbara Woeste at
431-2060 for information or to register.
University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering and
Villa Madonna Academy present Design Sprint Camp for 24
high school students, June 27–July, on Villa Madonna
Academy’s campus. The fee for the all-day camp is $150 and
includes lunch. E-mail principal Pamela McQueen at [email protected]. Visit http://www.gv.com/sprint/.
Sisters of Notre Dame, 4th of July Festival. Proceeds from
this festival help support their Ugandan schools, local urban
schools and the retirement needs of the sisters. They are
looking for items for prizes and the silent auction. Items
The St. Philip youth ensemble recorded and sold a CD, with the proceeds
benefiting Hope for the Village Child. Divine Providence Sister Flo
Anyabuonwu, who participated in the recording, has been involved with Hope
for the Village Child, which provides medical aid and builds wells for clean
water for the people of Nigeria. Pictured here is the finished well purchased
by the youth ensemble. This well is the only water supply for the school and
village. According to Sister Flo there is still a great need and encourages
other parishes and schools to get involved. The cost is $1600 for a well.
Contact Dominican Order of Peace Sister Terrsita Huse, 3600 Broadway Ave.,
Great Bend, KS 67530; call (620) 792-1232 or e-mail [email protected].
Praising God through music
The Children’s Choir at St. Henry Parish,
Elsmere, under the direction of Patrick Mason,
music director, sang at Mass throughout the
school year. They joined with the parish adult
choir May 22 to sing at Father Eric Andriot’s
Mass of Thanksgiving.
needed include: purses, artwork, antiques and collectibles,
jewelry, gift certificates and just about anything you can
think of. Call Margie Schnelle at 392-8229 or e-mail
[email protected].
St. Mary Parish, Alexandria, senior bus trip to Renfro
Valley and the Big South Fork Railway, July 9–10, leaving
St. Mary’s at 12:15 p.m. and Cold Spring at 12:30 p.m. on July
9. Call June Neltner, 635-2354.
Notre Dame Academy golf outing, July 29, at The
Plantation at Twin Oaks; registration begins at 9:45 a.m. with
a “shot gun” start at 11 a.m. Register at ndapanda.org –
search “Athletics” – “Golf Outing.”
Newport Central Catholic’s Athletic Department will offer
grade school students sport camps and clinics over the
summer to help develop their skills and expose them to the
next level in their game. Visit ncchs.com.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Homeschool
Cooperative of Northern Kentucky will be offering academic classes beginning in the fall for seventh- and eighthgrade homeschooled students in art, music,
composition/grammar, science, history, and intro to logic. Email [email protected].
Newport Central Catholic invites all current sixth- and seventh-grade boys to play on their junior high football team
this coming fall. Open to all young men enrolled in a diocesan grade school. There is no fee to play on the team. Players
will need to provide only their shoes. Attend organizational
meeting at NCC, July 18, 7 p.m. Call Coach Jeff Brauley, (513)
369-4131.
Last day of school
On the last day of school, Msgr. William Cleves celebrated
a Marian Mass with the students, teachers, staff, families
and friends of Holy Trinity Elementary, Bellevue, and
Junior High, Newport, at Divine Mercy Parish, Bellevue.
Following holy Communion, eighth-grade and secondgrade students led a May crowning, while the congregation sang a Marian hymn.
Northern Kentucky Knights of Columbus, 8th annual golf
classic to benefit Catholic Charities’ LifeLine Fund, July 23,
Twin Oaks Golf and Plantation Club. The outing is a fourman/women scramble format, shotgun start at 8 a.m. The
LifeLine Fund provides material assistance to women facing
an unplanned pregnancy. Call Carl Biery at 781-5054.
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a search for a principal for its 3- and 4-year-old preschool
program and traditionally graded elementary school to
begin July 1, 2016. Cold Spring is a growing suburban
community 10 minutes from downtown Cincinnati. With
an enrollment of 425 student St. Joseph School enjoys
strong support from the parish community and a high
degree of parental involvement. It has 40 dedicated,
highly qualified teachers, aides and staff. St. Joseph
students are challenged to reach for academic excellence
and integration of faith and knowledge. A candidate for
principal must be a practicing Roman Catholic committed
to the values of Catholic education, and able to obtain
Kentucky certification upon beginning. Compensation will
be commensurate with qualifications. Interested
candidates should send a letter of interest, resume or C-V,
and the names of at least five references with e-mail
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to hire a counselor for our School-Based Counseling
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responsibilities include implementing educational
programs and interventions, performing school counseling tasks and providing therapeutic services for two
elementary schools. Necessary qualifications include
MSW or equivalent and state license eligibility; experience with the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of
youth; a demonstrated ability to engage with parents
and school staff; and solid recordkeeping and organizational skills. The position is 30 hours per week, or 75%
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Chaldean Catholic patriarch leads
interfaith prayer for Middle East peace
NOVENA
Catholic News Service
SACRED HEART PRAYER. Dear Heart of Jesus — In the
past I have asked for favors. This time I ask you for this very
special one (mention favor). Take it, dear Jesus, and place it
within your own heart where your Father sees it, then in your
merciful eyes it will become your favor, not mine. Amen. Say
this prayer for three days, promise publication and favor will
be granted. Never known to fail. T.E.F.
NOVENA
SACRED HEART PRAYER. Dear Heart of Jesus — In the
past I have asked for favors. This time I ask you for this very
special one (mention favor). Take it, dear Jesus, and place it
within your own heart where your Father sees it, then in your
merciful eyes it will become your favor, not mine. Amen. Say
this prayer for three days, promise publication and favor will
be granted. Never known to fail. M.L.F.
NOVENA
NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART. May the Sacred Heart
of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout
the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us.
St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, help of the
hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day. By the
eighth day your prayer will be answered. Say it for nine days.
Thank you St. Jude. L.S.H.
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NOVENA
Corpus Christi/first Communion
NOVENA TO ST. CLAIRE. Ask St. Claire for three favors one
business, two impossible. Say nine Hail Marys for nine days
with a lighted candle. Pray whether you believe or not. May
the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored, glorified and
loved today and everyday throughout the world forever and
ever, Amen. Grateful, J.C.H.
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feast of Corpus Christi, May 29, at the Cathedral
Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. As is a
custom throughout the world on the feast day,
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BAGHDAD — Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of
Baghdad called for reconciliation and an end to all forms of
extremism at an interfaith gathering he hosted in the Iraqi
capital to pray for peace in Iraq, Syria and in the wider
Middle East.
Speaking to Christians, Muslims, Yezidis and Mandaeans
as well as ambassadors and members of Iraq’s parliament
assembled May 30 at the Queen of the Rosary Church, the
patriarch said the gathering represented “an opportunity to
correct perceptions, relationships and choose the way that
leads to peace, reconciliation and building of mutual trust.”
“As we are in charge of humanitarian and religious
responsibilities amid these tragic conditions, we are all
called, in the presence of God, to move quickly to unify efforts
of spreading the culture of tolerance, love, peace and friendship and to deepen the values of belonging to this multicultural nation,” the prelate told the gathering.
Patriarch Sako urged people to avoid “all forms of extremism,” reminding them that “the heavenly laws of all religions
plea to establish justice among people” without oppression
and discrimination.
“We have had enough of wars. The Iraqi people are tired
of hearing about death, destruction and displacement on a
daily basis, all of which are against the divine will,” he said.
The patriarch pointed to the importance of the timing of
the event, during “the Jubilee Year of Mercy, proclaimed by
Pope Francis, and because Ramadan is around the corner, in
which our fellow Muslims fast, pray, repent and live ‘compassion and kindness’ toward those who suffer.”
The patriarch also noted that celebrating the (eve of) the
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary “in these difficult circumstances is an invitation for every one of us to follow her
example of faith, openness, love, service, pureness, patience,
hope and confidence.”
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ENTERTAINMENT
“The Nice Guys” (Warner Bros.) Clever but morally
unstable action comedy, set in 1977 Los Angeles, teams a
struggling private investigator and a good-hearted thug
for hire in the search for a missing girl. As they pursue
clues that seem to
connect their case
to the recent death
Movie
of a porn star, the
detective’s precoCapsule
cious teen daughter tags along on
hunt,
and
the
winds up being exposed to all manner of inappropriate
experiences. Along with the moments of excess sprinkled
through director and co-writer Shane Black’s generally
restrained presentation of the film’s gritty atmosphere,
the attempt to play the lass’ incongruous presence in
such situations for laughs sends the proceedings irreversibly off-track. A few instances of extreme gore, much
stylized violence, pornographic images, including fleeting but explicit sexual activity, upper and rear female
nudity, a same-sex kiss, about a dozen uses of profanity,
pervasive rough and crude language. CNS: O; MPAA: R.
“Alice Through the Looking Glass” (Disney) The
heroine of this forced, mechanical follow-up to Tim
Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” (2010) is not Lewis
Carroll’s curious 7-year-old girl but rather an intrepid sea
captain with an entrepreneurial streak who refuses to
bend to the will of a patriarchal society. Fueled by empathy and an appetite for risk, Alice (Mia Wasikowska) travels back in time in the fantasy realm of Underland to
learn what happened to the family of her pal the Mad
Hatter. Returning to the real world of 1875 London, she
defends her family’s legacy against a rapacious shipping
company led by a former suitor who has designs on the
vessel she inherited from her father. Despite exciting
visuals, a talented ensemble, and glittery costume and
makeup designs, this 3-D adventure, directed by James
Bobin, feels inert — audacious yet tediously familiar at
the same time. Frequent, moderately intense fantasy
action, several instances of cruel behavior, a couple of
mild oaths. CNS: A-II; MPAA: PG.
youngest children. Accompanying adults, on the other
hand, may well find themselves anxious for a speedy conclusion. Mildly scary action sequences, fleeting scatological humor. CNS: A-II; MPAA: PG.
For full reviews of each of these films — go to
catholicnews.com and click on “Extras,” then
choose “Movies.”
Catholic News Service (CNS) classifications are:
• A-I — general patronage;
• A-II — adults and adolescents;
“The Angry Birds Movie” (Columbia) Take an addictive phone app, contrive a plot to “explain” motivations,
chuck in puns, a bit of potty humor and lengthy slapstick
sequences, and you have the recipe for this inane 3-D animated adaptation. Co-directors Clay Kaytis and Fergal
Reilly track the efforts of a trio of flightless friends to
defend the eggs of Bird Island from a band of invading
pigs out to enhance their diet with yolky goodness. The
straightforward plot is unlikely to confuse — and the
scenes of combat unlikely to frighten — any but the very
• A-III — adults;
• L — limited adult audience (films whose
problematic content many adults
would find troubling);
• O — morally offensive.
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Protecting God’s Children for Adults
For all employees and volunteers of the
Diocese of Covington who in any way
provide a safe environment for children:
Step 1: Complete the volunteer
application and acceptance forms at your
parish or school after reviewing the
Diocesan Policies and Procedures for
Addressing Sexual Misconduct with your
supervisor.
Step 2: Register at www.virtus.org. To
register, visit www.virtus.org and click on
“registration.”
Step 3: After registering your account, go
to your Toolbox Tab in the green column
and double click on Selection.com
Background Check to process your background. The results go directly to the
Diocese Safe Environment and a copy will
be mailed to the address you provided. If
an individual stays in compliance with
VIRTUS this background check will be valid
until you ask to be marked inactive.
Step 4: Choose and attend a class. Parents
and other interested persons are most
welcome. No children, please.
■ St. Paul School, Schneider Building,
Florence
Monday, June 6, 6–9:30 p.m.
■ St. Henry Parish, Wehage Hall, Elsmere
Tuesday, June 28, 6:30–10 p.m.
Monday, July 11, 6:30–10 p.m..
■ Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home,
training room, Ft. Mitchell
Thursday, June 30, 6:30–10 p.m.
Attention parents and
volunteers: Every parish, school and
institution has a VIRTUS contact person.
Introduce yourself to the school or
institution administrator so that you can
be added to the certified volunteer list for
school functions or sport programs. Sign up
for a VIRTUS account www.virtus.org and
follow the instructions to register and
attend training.
Bulletins will begin only after you have
completed your live training and been
processed. You will receive e-mail notices
that read [email protected] unless
your computer program blocks them.
Access your bulletins (12 per year).
Bulletin:
■ June bulletin: will post June 5; due July 5
Bulletins need to be read every month
before the deadline posted. If not read an
individual’s account will go into suspension.
The individual will need to contact their
primary location to get their Training Tab
back and account unsuspended.
If you cannot access your account at all,
contact your parish or institution
administrator where you work or
volunteer for assistance.
If you are having difficulties with
the program, call Marylu Steffen at (859)
392-1500 or e-mail [email protected].
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Canada’s House sends assisted suicide bill to Senate for approval
Catholic News Service
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Canadian government’s assisted
suicide legislation, which the nation’s bishops describe as
“fundamentally unjust” and an “affront to human dignity,”
easily passed third and final reading in the House of
Commons May 31 and was sent to the Senate for final
approval.
By a vote of 186-137, the House passed Bill C-14, which
would legalize medically assisted death for mentally competent adults who, while not necessarily terminally ill, have a
serious and incurable illness and are “suffering intolerably”
and whose death is “reasonably foreseeable.”
The Catholic Register, Canadian weekly, reported the government rejected recommendations to extend assisted suicide
to “mature minors” and to allow patients with degenerative
diseases such as dementia to give advance consent. However,
it said it would revisit those recommendations in coming
months.
Under the new law doctors and nurse practitioners would
be permitted to actively cause, or assist in, the death of a con-
senting, qualified patient without risk of criminal charges.
ments.
Because of a 2015 Supreme Court ruling, a divided Senate
Bishop Douglas Crosby of Hamilton, Ontario, president of
had a June 6 deadline to give the bill royal assent. But asked
the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, has said that
if the deadline would be met, the Conservative leader of the
failure to provide explicit protection for health care providers
Senate, Claude Carignan, told reporters, “no, no, impossible.”
could “potentially force the closure of hospitals operated
A Senate committee has already signaled dissatisfaction
under religious auspices, most of which are Catholic.”
with the bill and suggested
it could be sent back to the
House of Commons for
amendments. One objection
of the committee is that
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Vatican bank members step down over
management differences
Catholic groups urge Illinois governor to sign stopgap bill to help poor
Archbishop, immigrant advocates
decry plans for stepped-up raids
VATICAN CITY — Two members of the Vatican bank’s board of
supervisors handed in their resignation over a difference in opinion
concerning the bank’s management. Carlo Salvatori and Clemens
Borsig decided to step down from the Vatican bank, known formally
as the Institute for the Works of Religion, “in light of legitimate
reflections and opinions concerning the management of an institute
whose nature and purpose” are “so particular,” the Vatican said in a
written communique May 25. With the institute’s annual report
“having been completed in a positive manner,” the two finance executives “recently presented their resignations to the president of the
Cardinals’ Commission of the IOR,” Cardinal Santos Abril Castello.
The cardinal “thanked the two members of the board and accepted
the resignations,” the Vatican statement said. “The two board members made a competent and qualified contribution in this important
phase for the stability and integrity of the institute and its conformity not only to internal Vatican regulations, but also obligations
taken by the Holy See on a European level,” the statement said.
CHICAGO — Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
and social service providers throughout the state are hoping that
Gov. Bruce Rauner signs a stopgap measure that would provide $700
million to agencies that have been waiting for payment for contracted services to the poor and vulnerable since the budget impasse
began July 1, 2015. As of midday May 27, S.B. 2038 remained
unsigned and the fate of programs contracted through agencies
such as Catholic Charities hung in the balance. As of May, the state
owed Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago over $25 million. That money pays for state-contracted services the agency provides mostly to seniors. The agency floats the state $2 million each
month. Catholic Charities in the archdiocese is the largest social-service provider in Illinois, caring for 1 million people annually. While
the agency raises about $25 million privately each year, a large portion of its annual $200 million budget comes from government contracts. Representatives from Catholic Charities have been in continuous contact with elected officials in Springfield, the state capital.
Clergy, lay activists look forward to
federal rules on payday lending
Hearing focuses on need to protect
religious minorities in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON — Clergy concerned about the financial health of
their flock, and laypeople who have been burned by the payday loan
industry — which they allege does twice as much business as
McDonald’s — are looking forward to the issuance of rules from the
federal Consumer Financial Protection Board to rein in lenders. In
advance of a June 2 field hearing on payday lending in Kansas City,
Missouri, Molly Fleming, a payday lending reform advocate with
Communities Creating Opportunities in Kansas City, expressed her
hope that the rules would be announced before the hearing. Area
pastors have been working on the payday lending issue since 2012,
said Susan Schmalzbauer, a congregational coordinator for Faith
Voices of Southwest Missouri. Even though a statewide referendum
slated for 2014 was thwarted by lenders, the clergy regrouped and
said, “Hey, we want to work on this again,” Schmalzbauer told
Catholic News Service in a May 26 telephone interview. “The beauty
of predatory lending is that it’s not a red or blue issue, it is truly a
purple issue,” she said. “We had religious leaders from across
Springfield signing on to this letter. You wouldn’t expect their names
to be on the same document. We had the head of the Assemblies of
God, the pastor of one of the largest churches in Springfield, the
Disciples of Christ. We had Catholics sign on.”
WASHINGTON — A Capitol Hill hearing May 26 focused on protecting religious minorities, including Christians, from ongoing
Islamic State persecution in Iraq and Syria. Convened by U.S. Rep.
Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, the hearing aimed to find a path forward
following the Obama administration’s March 17 recognition of
Islamic State militants’ slaughter of Christians as genocide. Smith
credited a 280-page report commissioned by the Knights of Columbus
titled “In Defense of Christians” as “perhaps the most important
push outside the government” toward gaining official recognition of
the genocide. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of
Columbus, presented his responses to the question posed by the hearing’s title, “The ISIS Genocide Declaration: What’s Next?” Anderson
argued that the United States should focus on protecting indigenous
religious and ethnic groups, punishing Islamic State, assisting genocide victims in gaining refugee status and developing effective measures to address future religiously-motivated human rights abuses.
“Repeatedly, we hear from church leaders in the region that
Christians — and other genocide survivors — are last in line for
assistance from governments,” Anderson said, citing the Iraqi
Archdiocese of Erbil as an example. That archdiocese, he said, is
now home to most of the remaining Iraqi Christians and receives no
money from any government, instead relying on nongovernmental
organizations including the Knights. “As survivors of an ongoing
genocide, they (Iraqi and Syrian Christians) deserve to be prioritized,
not left behind by American policy decisions,” Anderson said.
WASHINGTON — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles said
in a May 25 statement that a planned increase in federal immigration raids is “yet another depressing sign of the failed state of
American immigration policy.” The raids were announced in midMay. Archbishop Gomez’ comment was echoed by Seattle Auxiliary
Bishop Eusebio L. Elizondo, chairman of the U.S. bishops’
Committee on Migration. The archbishop is chairman-elect of the
committee. “These operations spark panic among our parishes,”
Bishop Elizondo said in a May 25 statement. “No person, migrant or
otherwise, should have to fear leaving their home to attend church
or school. No person should have to fear being torn away from their
family and returned to danger.” While saying he recognized the federal government’s role in upholding immigration laws, he said the
deportations wold not be “an effective deterrent” to migration
because these “vulnerable populations” are facing a humanitarian
crisis in their home countries. On May 24, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement personnel deported a mother and her 14-yearold daughter from the South Texas Family Residential Center in
Dilley, Texas.
Cincinnati parishioners learn to
‘Civilize It’ during election season
CLEVELAND — Amid the anger, the attacks and the sometimes
boisterous nature of this year’s presidential campaign, the
Archdiocese of Cincinnati is encouraging parishioners to remember
that civility in politics is a virtue. To bring the point home, the archdiocesan Catholic Social Action Office has unveiled the “Civilize It”
campaign, stressing that respectful dialogue can take place among
people of differing political views. Tony Stieritz, director of Catholic
social action in the archdiocese, said the campaign is about appreciating and valuing the viewpoints of others, especially during the
election season. “This is something that has been a long time coming where we felt in addition to our ongoing message of (the bishops’) ‘Faithful Citizenship’ document that we just need to be more
proactive, highlighting not just what the Church teaches but how do
we exemplify civil behavior,” Stieritz told Catholic News Service. He
said the campaign is rooted in Pope Francis’ message to Congress in
September and making it a reality in places like Cincinnati. “What
Pope Francis is trying to consistently tell us is that we’re about evangelization, we’re not on the defensive. We’ve got to see how the Holy
Spirit is actively working in the other person’s life,” Stieritz
explained.
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Ugandan sisters
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because of this desire I had. I think he wanted me to change
my mind,” she said.
When it came time to go back to school her father talked to
her again, trying to persuade his daughter.
“Your teachers and fellow students are calling me. I want
you to go back to school. Why don’t you want to go back?” he
pleaded.
“I told you I am going to join religious life,” said Sister
Mary Juliet. “Then one day, I was praying the rosary and in
the midst of that I got a phone call from my dad. He told me,
‘You know what? I give you the permission. Go. Join religious
life and go with my blessing.’ I was so happy,” she said.
Since professing vows the sisters have had many opportunities not only to bring souls to Jesus but also to travel and to
enjoy experiences they had never dreamed of.
Three of the four have seen Pope Francis.
Last September, Sister Mary Sunday attended The World
Meeting for Young Religious in Rome. There, she said, she
was very near to Pope Francis when he spoke to them and
even took a video recording of him.
“It was a beautiful experience to meet the pope,” said
Sister Mary Sunday. “It was like a miracle. First of all being
chosen — there were only two of us Sisters of Notre Dame
from Africa — me, from Uganda, and another from Kenya.
How come I was chosen? How come I am meeting him? How
come I am seeing this pope live like this, not just on a video or
pictures? It felt like a miracle to me and I treasure that experience so much.”
Last November when Pope Francis visited Uganda, Sister
Mary Juliet and Sister Violet Marie were among the thousands in attendance. The pair positioned themselves near the
end of the aisle and when Pope Francis walked past them
Sister Mary Juliet extended her arm to touch him.
“My hand was shaking as I touched him. It was a good
experience for me,” said Sister Mary Juliet. “When we came
back home the sisters were asking for our blessing since we
touched the pope and they wanted to touch my hand.”
On June 4 the four sisters will board a plane to return to
Uganda. When they return they will bring with them experiences to share with their students.
“My students will be excited that I went to America,” said
Sister Anita Marie. “I have in mind, when I go back, just to
encourage them to work hard and study hard, that way, I will
tell them, ‘once you get your job and you are settled, you can
go wherever you want.’”
Sister Anita Marie said she would also bring them each a
piece of candy to enjoy.
Sister Mary Juliet teaches kindergarten to 2- and 3-yearolds at the preschool.
“Since I have the babies I will tell them I was in America
and they will be excited and happy. The problem will come
when I tell them I was up in a plane. Then every time they see
a plane they will look up and wave and say, ‘Bye, Sister
Juliet.’”
Sister Violet Marie, who works with the high school students, said, “The important thing I will tell them is that we
have to work hard in life. Most of the things here are set up
because people have been working hard.”
Sister Violet Marie said that in Uganda it is not uncommon for teenagers to drop out of school.
“I will tell them that they must stay focused on their studies. I have to encourage them to really study, and we have to
give them the best that we can so that they may be better in
the future and they will not waste their resources and miss
the opportunities they are given now.”
Sister Mary Sunday said that she will ask her students to
be grateful for the generosity of the people
who support the Sisters of Notre Dame and
the mission schools in Uganda and to pray
for them.
“I will tell them our school has the best
services simply because the sisters support
the school. The school would not be standing
or have the services we have without the sisters. I will tell them about the people who
help the schools and the children from Notre
Dame Academy, St. Augustine, Covington
and St. Agnes, Park Hills, that have helped
the schools. I will tell my class that we have
to thank God for the generous people out
there who have supported us. I myself have
seen them and we need to pray for them to
be blessed more. We should not neglect these
services and their energy and their support
but should use the opportunity to work hard
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so we can develop our sufficiency,” said
The Sisters of Notre Dame, Covington, welcomed, May 14, (from left) Ugandan
Sister Mary Sunday. “Teach a woman to fish
Notre Dame Sisters Mary Juliet, Anita Marie, Mary Sunday and Violet Marie.
and she will feed the whole nation.”
The sisters will return to Uganda, June 4.