tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27253222910127866322024-03-14T03:15:48.188-05:00Spirit Catholic RadioSpirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-55941639151213449012016-09-30T17:50:00.004-05:002016-09-30T17:50:55.802-05:00The Answer To Suicide Begins in the Family<div class="FreeFormA" style="line-height: 20.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">September
is </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://nami.org/suicideawarenessmonth"><span style="color: #000086;">National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.
Suicide is a topic that we must always address with a sense of compassion. We
must address it with a sense of compassion out of respect for those who
struggle with the thoughts, for those who have completed the act, and for those
who have lost family members and friends in this manner. It’s a tough topic,
but it’s one that needs to be tackled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">According
to the Center for Disease Control, suicide is the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/injury/images/lc-charts/leading_causes_of_death_age_group_2014_1050w760h.gif"><span style="color: #000086;">10th leading cause of death</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US">
in the United States. Between 42,000 and 44,000 individuals commit suicide each
year, which comes out to about 115 per day, or one every 15 minutes. It is
estimated that roughly 25 persons attempt suicide for each person that
completes it, which means that well over half of a million people attempt
suicide each year in the United States. Studies show that suicide is </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db241.htm"><span style="color: #000086;">on the rise</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US">, particularly
among those who are younger. There has also been a </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/183455/once-taboo-behaviors-acceptable.aspx?g_source=suicide&g_medium=search&g_campaign=tiles"><span style="color: #000086;">decline</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"> in the percentage
of Americans who see suicide as morally problematic. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That
means Americans are more likely to feel suicidal, and less likely to encounter someone
who would tell them it’s morally problematic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So
what is behind the numbers, and why are we seeing a rise in the suicide rates?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">This
are complex questions, but it should be noted that at the same time the suicide
rate has been climbing, religious participation has been </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-08-24/more-americans-are-ditching-religion-pew-study-says"><span style="color: #000086;">declining</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US">, the traditional
nuclear family is less and less common, and a Godless, morally relativistic
society is rising from the ashes of a formerly Christian nation. Certainly
correlation does not imply causation, but I think we are kidding ourselves if
we believe that these things are not connected to one another. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A
look at any survey will reveal a number of risk factors for increased suicidal
thinking and preoccupation. Among these risk factors are a lack of meaning or
purpose in one’s life, a lack of a sense of belonging, and a hopelessness about
the future.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If
we want to put a dent in the suicide rate, we need to begin by mitigating some
of these risk factors. It’s clear that the first thing we can do to mitigate
these risk factors is to strengthen the nuclear family. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
nuclear family is the foundational building block of society. It is where, as
individuals, we first learn about our identity, who we are, and why we are.
Have you ever met someone and asked them about themselves? This question is
commonly met with answers that relate to one’s family, one’s upbringing, and
where one is from. That’s because our very identity is rooted in our families. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When
my kids get old enough and start asking these types of questions, they will
learn that my wife and I love each other very much, and that they are the
product of that love. They will know that they belong with us and that we love
them unconditionally. The nuclear family is where an individual first learns
about belonging. Strengthening nuclear families can help mitigate the rising
suicide rate by helping individuals first experience that sense of belonging.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
family is also where we learn about solving conflicts, forgiving others, taking
care of ourselves and forming relationships. Another element that we first
learn about in our families is worship of our Creator, and it is in this
worship that our final end is realized. We are made for Heaven, for union with
our Creator. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It
is in our relationship with our Creator that we find our sense of purpose, the
meaning behind our lives. The most pro-life thing we can do for anyone is to
help them understand and accept the reason for their existence. That reason is
communion. We are all created for union with God, and that desire for union is
first realized and demonstrated in the family. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When
we love and nurture our children, we teach them that they belong and that they
can take that into the world with them. They don’t have to spend a lifetime
wondering whether they belong or not; they already know. When we introduce them
to their Creator, we teach them about the purpose and meaning of their lives.
They don’t have to navigate a confusing and sometimes cruel world wondering
about why they are here; they already know.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conversely,
depriving children of this sense of belonging sets them up for a lifetime of
searching for something that has never been learned. It creates an emptiness
that individuals sometimes never learn to fill. By failing to teach children
about their relationship with their Creator and the reason for their existence,
we set children up for a lifetime of searching for meaning and purpose, and
oftentimes they find it in the wrong places. Sometimes they even find it in
dangerous or destructive places, and this is a tragedy as well. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">This
is why it is so important for families to cherish their children, and for
parents to cherish each other as well. </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110119084516.htm"><span style="color: #000086;">Study</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"> after </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.children-and-divorce.com/children-divorce-statistics.html"><span style="color: #000086;">study</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"> has shown that children of divorced
parents are more likely to commit suicide or experience suicidal thoughts. This
is also why going to church and praying with one’s children is so important. It
is through the nuclear family that we can mitigate the risk factors for
suicide. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It
is certainly the case that sometimes, due to factors outside of one’s control,
the nuclear family cannot or should not, stay intact. This should not be seen
as an indictment of these cases. In these cases, the parent or parents should
make every effort to make sure the child knows they are loved by both parents
and that the child still belongs in every way as part of the family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Further,
it is clear that building healthy families will not </span><span lang="EN-US">completely</span><span lang="EN-US">
erase the problem of suicide in our society. Suicide is a complex physiological
and psychological phenomenon. Reading accounts of suicidal persons often paints
a picture of intense suffering and darkness. This intense suffering often
entails elements that go beyond just relational struggles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Indeed,
many individuals from incredibly healthy families and homes have taken their
own lives. In many cases, a family has tried anything and everything to help a
suicidal person, sometimes over the course of many years, and nothing seems to
help. In those cases, we entrust all parties, the individual and the families,
to the mercy and love of God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While
it is clear that building and strengthening families will not completely solve
the suicide epidemic, it would certainly put a dent in it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And
if we can put even a small dent in this destructive epidemic, it is incumbent on
us to do just that. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1c1c1c;">Cullen Herout is a
pro-life, pro-family writer. He has a passion for writing about life issues,
Marriage, fatherhood, and creating a culture of life. He also hosts a pro-life
radio show, which can be heard </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://spiritcatholicradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=498"><span style="color: #000086;">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1c1c1c;">. Follow
him on Facebook </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ready-To-Stand-670547033055436/"><span style="color: #000086;">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1c1c1c;"> or at his
own blog, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.readytostand.com/"><span style="color: #000086;">Ready To Stand</span></a></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial Italic, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the first time the parish has
featured a blog from the point of view of a parishioner. And this is the first
time I have ever done a blog ... so you, dear reader, get to ride along for
many firsts today. Please bear with me.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some people will be able to relate to this
blog as a parent; others as a single mother of a son.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of you might know that I walk with a
cane and wear a brace on my right ankle. I was in a terrible motorcycle
accident 16 years ago that took the life of my brother and left me with some
permanent damage. As a result, my son and I always sit in the four south side
floating pews, behind the altar servers, at Queen of Apostles Corpus Christi.
This way I can get to Communion and back with ease. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mother taught me something very
important growing up at Mass: we always sat within the first few pews because
kids pay closer attention when you're in the front. When I began going to Mass
at Queens, I was drawn to the Children's Liturgy of the Word and this little
section of the pews where I thought my son Jackson would pay attention. I could
always point out what the priest was doing and the important parts of the Mass
from where we were sitting. A
parishioner told me this year as my son was getting ready to go off to college
that she remembered him as a little boy, sitting there, mouthing along with the
priest during the consecration prayers. I thought I was the only one who
noticed that! He did pay attention sitting in front.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another lesson from my mother was to get
involved at your parish. Do outreach things because it’s good for others and
for you, she said. I didn’t understand this when I was young but as an adult
and a mother, at my new parish, it made so much sense. Children’s Liturgy of
the Word was something so special to be involved in because Jackson and I could
do it together. He helped me prepare the day before, doing the required
shopping or putting a skit together. He also got to carry up the book we used
in the Mass procession. For a 5 year
old, this was tops! As he grew, Jackson took on bigger roles as he helped me
with the children’s liturgy. And as a single parent, if I volunteered to help
with something at the parish that usually meant that he was helping too. I hope
this idea of "serving others serves you" will translate in his adult
years like it did for me. My little boy grew into a fine young man who became a
lector at our parish and a Eucharistic minister at his school, St. Albert. I
once heard him tell the bishop during an interview what a privilege it is to be
an EME and deliver Jesus to others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being the parent of a very active
youngster, and being an active individual myself, there were also times of
great difficulty, when I didn't quite make the right decisions or put my faith
first. But prayer was always a way to help ground us both. I tried very hard to
end every day with prayer together and start meals with prayer. We were even on
the rotation to get the chalice for vocations. Jackson thought that was pretty
cool. He had the vocations prayer memorized. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As parents, we can encourage our children's
prayer lives to grow in many different ways. We can tell them about different
retreats, have them be a part of different ministry groups at school or the
parish, and give them gifts that will oriented them in a prayer life. These
were all easy things to do when my son was under my roof, and I had him under
my protective arms. But this year he graduated and is headed out into the
world. I no longer know where he was on a regular basis. I no longer get to
pray with him every night. At times I wonder if I did enough or said enough or
taught him enough. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During one very tearful spiritual direction
session, I was reminded that someone loves my son more than me: our Lord, who
sacrificed everything for all of us. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackson has been away at college now since
June. He got a scholarship to play football at the University of Northern Iowa,
and had to be up there early to start working out with the team. It has been
hard to go to Mass by myself, to say the Our Father and not hold my little
boy's hand. It's hard to trust that the Guardian Angel Prayer that I say
sometimes on an hourly basis will get me through to the next moment. But I do
it because it DOES. My faith always pulls me through. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My lifetime has been blessed many times
over. As parents, children are one of the greatest blessings we get. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will end with a prideful (indulgent)
tale. A lot of hard work, blood, sweat, tears, and prayers culminated this
month on Sept. 5 when the University of Northern Iowa played at Iowa State. It
was Jackson's first game as a Panther. I had barely made it to my seat to watch
him (red shirt freshman) and his teammates run on the field. He ran with them
to the end zone, where they kneeled down and prayed. When they were finished,
Jackson stood up and made the Sign of the Cross, and I thought my heart might
burst - not for pride of his accomplishment as a football player, but for the
pride of the love of the Father, whose love had carried us through one more
day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can still hear the booming voice echoing through Dowd Chapel on the campus of Boys Town in Omaha, NE. The voice was unmistakable in its passion and its clarity, and for many years, was a mainstay in my experience of attending Mass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every once in awhile, the world is graced with a priest who is so holy, so reverent, and so in love with the Eucharist that his whole life becomes a witness to the love God has for the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the last twenty years, I have had the privilege of knowing such a priest. Monsignor Peter Dunne passed away on October 8th, 2015, after serving the Archdiocese of Omaha for over seven decades. My mother was his caregiver for the final twenty years of his life, making sure that he was able to serve as a priest in the fullest capacity for as long as he could.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My memories of Monsignor Dunne go back to when I was in middle school. He said the 11:40 Mass every day over the summer at Boys Town’s Dowd Chapel. Since I enjoyed being an altar server, I approached and asked if I could serve as the daily altar server for his Masses over the summer. I considered it a great honor to be able to assist him during Mass every day. It was there that I first noticed his devotional love of the Eucharist, his passion for preaching, his unrelenting faith, and his love for the children of God.<span id="more-442" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I began going to Confession with him on a regular basis. As a young teenager, my experience was characterized by the sheepish feeling of always having to confess the same sins, but even then I remember the understanding and gentleness with which he heard confessions. He was always tough on me, calling me to something greater. He didn’t sugarcoat sin as so many do nowadays. He reminded me how selfish sin is, but I never left that confessional confused about how much Christ loved me. The confession always ended with, “Keep up the good work, you’re doing a great job”. How he managed to be tough on me, remind me of the selfishness of my sin, and show me how much Christ loved me all at the same time, I may never know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a plaque that sits on a shelf in his now-empty apartment. There are two pictures juxtaposed alongside each other: one of him as a young priest, and one of him as an older priest. The caption reads, “Uncompromising Faith, Legendary Love”. This caption sums up what it was like to know Monsignor Dunne, and probably answers the question about how he conveyed what he did during the sacrament of Confession.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.readytostand.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/203.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: #1982d1; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="203" class="size-medium wp-image-444 aligncenter" height="225" src="http://www.readytostand.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/203-300x225.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0.4em auto 1.625em; max-width: 97.5%; padding: 6px;" width="300" /></a>As the years passed, his health gradually declined. At Mass, his homilies became repetitive, but somehow people did not seem to tire of hearing the messages he continued to drive home. Each of his regular listeners could undoubtedly repeat the beginning of the Baltimore Catechism: “Who made you? God. Why? To know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world so as to be happy with him <i>forever </i>in the next”. And in that booming voice: “You shall love the Lord your God with <i>all </i>your heart, with <i>all </i>your soul, with <i>all </i>your mind, and with <i>all </i>your strength, and the second commandment is like it…”. He continually told us, “forgive, forgive, forgive.” And, in his last months, every conversation and prayer ended with, “Here I am, Lord, I come to do Your will.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2011, at the age of 92, with the advent of the new Roman Missal and his eyesight having deteriorated to the point that he could not read the new prayers, Monsignor Dunne had to discontinue his Masses in public. His archbishop dispensed him from the new missal and gave him permission to continue celebrating the old Mass in private which he did up to the last month of his life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over a period of several years, my mother would host a brunch each Sunday at noon, and occasionally I would stop in for this. Eventually Monsignor Dunne, unable to see or hear very well, could no longer join in our conversations over brunch. Health scares came and went until finally one came and claimed his life. He died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, and I have little doubt his soul went straight from his deathbed into the arms of Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monsignor Dunne has now passed on from this life and is probably partying all day, every day in Heaven. During the funeral proceedings, which seemed much more like a celebration than a funeral, the Archbishop made a few comments, musing about how fun it might be to think about all the lives Monsignor Dunne had touched in his 71 years as a priest. I am certainly among those lives that he touched, and so here are a few aphorisms that will forever be etched into my memories of Monsignor Peter Dunne.</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“He is Lord of all or not at all.”</span></strong></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is perhaps my favorite of all his adages. He was always quick to remind his audience that “Heaven is all the way to Heaven <em style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">now</em> and hell is all the way to hell <em style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">now</em>”. He taught that our lives should be a complete and humble acceptance of God’s will and that, by doing so or not doing so, we can taste Heaven or hell even now . He did not shy away from reminding us that hell is real, and we can choose to go there. He fought against the complacency that comes when we forget that our eternal souls are on the line in the way we live our lives. He had a real live passion for encouraging people to place Christ at the center of their lives, and that there is no way to “half-serve” Christ or be a “part-time” Christian.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This truth calls us to leave our sin behind and fully embrace Christ as our Lord and Savior. It calls us to consistently seek repentance for our wrongs and place them at the foot of the cross. In a world consumed by relativism and selfism, this is a jarring sentiment that demands a response on the part of the believer. And as the adage implies, the response has eternal consequences.</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“There is no happiness in sin; it is a contradiction in terms.”</span></strong></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is self-evident, as it is universally known through our experiences. In all my time knowing Monsignor Dunne, he constantly preached virtue and encouraged me to turn away from sin. Of course he knew that this was easier said than done, but he always reminded me of the unhappiness and sorrow that comes from living a life incongruent with that to which Christ calls us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a truth that resonates so deeply in humanity, but yet somehow is widely either vilified or denied. Relativism has attempted to erase any shred of objective morality, but Truth still calls to us. The scars of humanity reveal the truth of this statement. Monsignor Dunne constantly reminded me and others that no matter how appealing sin might seem on the surface, it cannot and will not ever lead to joy. Over the years, I came to understand the truth contained within this idea, and this understanding continues to guide the decisions I make in my life every day.</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“It’s all about relationships.”</span></strong></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monsignor Dunne was quick to preach forgiveness. He understood that our relationships with one another are where we find happiness, and that those same relationships can be reflections of the joy we experience in our relationship with our Heavenly Father. No relationship is perfect, and every relationship finds the need for forgiveness cropping up with relative frequency. He recognized this and encouraged forgiveness at every opportunity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conversely, Monsignor Dunne also saw the bitterness that came with unforgiveness. The resentment that persons hold onto can become toxic, and eventually leads to isolation, depression, despair, and hopelessness. These, in turn, lead to broken families, destroyed marriages, and children caught in the middle of the parents’ mess. He understood that forgivenesses is of paramount importance in the home and in our daily lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another aspect of this is the idea of sacrifice. He taught that sacrifice brought joy, and it is through giving that we receive. He understood the importance of sacrifice for married persons, for parents, and for children. He knew that selfishness breeds sin, and again, there can be no happiness in sin. The call to sacrifice is one that has stayed with me for many years, and one that continues to serve me well in my marriage and with my children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are just a few of the lessons that I will always remember from Monsignor Dunne. I could easily go on. While they are great lessons and ideas, the truth is that they would be far less impressive if they were not a direct and authentic reflection of the way the man lived his life as a priest. He was quick to forgive, quick to sacrifice, quick to call people out of sin and encourage them toward virtue. He quite literally lived out his deep love for the Eucharist in the relationships he had with the people who surrounded him. He practiced gratitude as a way of life and was as kind and thoughtful as he was passionate and unrelenting in his faith.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is a man who will be mourned and missed by many. His legacy is a legacy of love, and those who knew him can tell stories of his abounding kindness, generosity, humor, and humility. He never sought to be recognized by this world, but made it the point of his life to be recognized by Christ. He had a deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and when younger, he could often be found pacing the aisles at the chapel praying the rosary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though Monsignor Dunne has passed on from this life, we still have the memories and the wisdom that he passed along to us. No matter what happens or where this life continues to take me, I will forever be able to hear that booming voice:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Jesus Christ is Lord!” Now and forever.</span></div>
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<br />Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-30746701679051740072014-12-17T13:14:00.003-06:002014-12-17T13:14:40.153-06:00Three Ways to Stay Spiritual This Christmas<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Editor's note: The following was originally published in Fr. Mike Schmitz's column in the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church bulletin. Fr. Schmitz is the pastor at <a href="http://strosestandrew.com/">St. Rose of Lima in Crofton and St. Andrew in Bloomfield</a>. Both parishes are in the Spirit 88.3-FM listening area. Thank you to Fr. Schmitz for allowing us to blog his column. </i></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMiLv4oPcvztlEN6z0RJZHqtj9_NZHWCVQ4xJUdEgp-sYVUK-j52ttVnW6m7IaTKbbCFLNVNMZNlMa34seCYbNdZ8L2EgEBR8txCSaJLgNS9quB5_N4nSrFeDrW-5ek4jdxdnPZoGfRg/s1600/Three+Magi+with+Matthew+2-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMiLv4oPcvztlEN6z0RJZHqtj9_NZHWCVQ4xJUdEgp-sYVUK-j52ttVnW6m7IaTKbbCFLNVNMZNlMa34seCYbNdZ8L2EgEBR8txCSaJLgNS9quB5_N4nSrFeDrW-5ek4jdxdnPZoGfRg/s1600/Three+Magi+with+Matthew+2-11.jpg" height="179" width="200" /></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you know that a person should receive only three gifts at Christmas? Why? Jesus received only three gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. Therefore, we should only give three gifts to a person this Christmas. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember, spiritual bouquets are wonderful gift items, too. Some other ideas would be spending more time in prayer, attend daily Mass, pray an hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament at your parish, visit the sick on a regular basis, etc. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>From Schmitz, via <a href="http://epriest.com/">ePriest.</a></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The difficult situation of the economy this year
provides us with an excellent opportunity to purify our expectations. Instead
of focusing too much on the passing joys of material things, it almost forces
us to focus more on the deeper, longer-lasting joys of spiritual things. We can
do that in three ways. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;">First, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;">we can make sure that the gifts we plan to give to other people this
Christmas are meaningful. Meaningful doesn't necessarily mean expensive. It
means helpful for living a meaningful life, helpful because it reminds the
other person that they are loved, that in God's eyes, and in ours, they matter.
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;">Second, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;">we can make sure that among all the hopes of this Advent season, our
biggest hope comes from knowing that on Christmas, here in this church, during
the sacred liturgy, which is always so beautiful on Christmas, Jesus himself
will come once again into our souls in a special way, bringing us the priceless
gift of his grace. That is the gift we should most look forward to receiving. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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He is our King and our Lord, our Creator and our Savior, and Christmas is his
birthday. What gift would please him most? A new commitment to prayer or
service? Having broken, with his help, a selfish, sinful habit? Having
reconciled a relationship? Having shared the faith with someone new? Saying yes
to that thing he has been asking me for so long that I keep saying no to? In
the remaining days of Advent, let's talk to Jesus and Mary about what Christ
wants this year for his birthday. Focusing on him more than us will help make
sure that wrong expectations don't cut us off from the flow of his grace. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">The Doctors of the Church are great saints recognized by the pope for their outstanding contribution to the understanding and interpretation of Sacred Scriptures and the development of Christian doctrine.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Last month and again this month, the church celebrates the feast of five Doctors of the Church – St. Bernard (Aug. 20), St. Augustine (Aug. 28), St. Gregory the Great (Sept. 3), St. John Chrysostom (Sept. 13) and St. Jerome (Sept. 30).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">“As it is, Mary Bernadette is our only girl, and she has the most blessed of all saints to watch over and pray for her through life,” he said. “Were we to have more girls, they would have Mary as their first name.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Each day the Fultons pray the rosary and close with a request to each of their namesakes to pray for them. They also celebrate their children’s feast days – though depending on schedules and activities, some feast days end up with a little less fanfare than others, Tony said.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">There are three requirements that must be fulfilled by a person to merit being included in the ranks of Doctors of the Church:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">1. Holiness that is truly outstanding, even among saints;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">The original eight Doctors of the Church - four Western ( Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great and Jerome) and four Eastern (Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory Nazianzen and John Chrysostom) - were named by acclamation, or common acknowledgment; the rest have been named by various popes, starting with the addition of St. Thomas Aquinas to the list by Pope Pius V in 1568, when he promulgated the Tridentine Latin Mass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">In the 20th century, three female saints – Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila and Therese of Lisieux - were added to the list. A fourth, St. Hildegard of Bingen, was added by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012, when he also added St. John of Avila to the list.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b>St. Anthony of Padua</b> (1195-1231)</span></span></div>
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Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-4880959366096278502014-08-28T10:23:00.000-05:002014-08-28T10:24:27.047-05:00Summer internship reflection<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The following blog was written by our summer intern, Dan Bost, a senior this year at Creighton University in Omaha. </i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spirit Catholic Radio summer intern Dan Bost</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“I think that the
purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is,
above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some
difference that you lived at all.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These words, spoken
decades ago by the late academic and author Leo Rosten, provide an accurate
description of my state of mind last spring as I struggled to determine what I
wanted to do with my summer – the summer before my senior year of college. You see,
I have spent all previous summers doing work that provided little more than
monetary gain. I have been a typist at a bank, a “runner” for a top-producing
realtor, and a “manny” (for those of you unfamiliar with the term, it refers to
a male nanny). As I thought about what I wanted to do this summer, I realized
that – at the ripe age of 21 – I was standing on the threshold of adulthood. I
made the decision, then, that I should do something that would not only
cultivate the growth of my academic interests, but also cater to my
still-developing spirituality. I became resolved to find a summer position that
would enable me to be useful to both myself and others, to make some sort of
difference. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a student who
studies both English and theology, I had recently discovered that writing about
matters of faith and theological issues is one of my favorite things to do. In
a recent church history course, I wrote a research paper about the influence of
the late Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago from 1982-1996. I
discussed his life as the shepherd of the third-largest archdiocese in the
United States, his determination to implement the directives of the Second
Vatican Council, and the many reform initiatives he enacted in a broken
archdiocese. And I loved it. I got a
good grade. I was proud of myself. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thus, I e-mailed the
paper to <i>The Catholic Voice</i>, which is
the bi-weekly local Catholic newspaper for the Archdiocese of Omaha. I asked
them to read my paper as an example of my writing style and to consider me for
a summer internship or freelance position. Unfortunately, the publication did
not have any opportunities for me – but they did advise me to contact Spirit
Catholic Radio. For this referral I will remain forever grateful. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I contacted the volunteer
coordinator at Spirit Catholic Radio, who invited me to come in for an informal
interview and discussion. She explained that, at the station, there is a little
bit of something for everyone. I could simply file and organize, if I wanted
to. Or, if I wanted to do something I was really interested in, I could use the
volunteer service as an internship of sorts.
My time at the station could become an opportunity for me to hone my
writing skills; Spirit Catholic Radio could be a place wherein I could uncover,
study and become involved with the intersection of theological issues and the
written word. After I filled out an application and spoke with the employees I
would be working for, my stint as an intern at Spirit Catholic Radio
commenced. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My main obligation
would be writing news stories about Catholic issues and incidents that would be
read on the air. I would also write questions and answers for a radio segment
titled “Why Do Catholics Do That?” Additionally, while I was writing, I would perform
a few more mundane tasks like converting tapes to digital form, making copies
of segments that listeners had requested, and organizing folders – all of which
I was more than happy to do. Each and every day, my superiors asked me if I was
interested in what I was supposed to do. Was I willing to do a said task? Did
it interest me? Was it what I wanted? The people I met could not have been more
caring, kind or thoughtful – always trying to make sure I was pleased and
contented. I have never worked for such grace-filled individuals before, and
their generous, faithful attitudes toward me have made all the difference. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though the work I
did was undoubtedly meaningful and helpful in fostering the process of my
academic and spiritual growth, I soon reached the conclusion that the lasting
effects of my summer internship would have little to do with my plethora of
writings. Rather, what I will remember in coming years is the people I worked
with. Every day I walked in, I was greeted with a smile. Working amongst a
community of like-minded individuals was a new type of experience for me. There
are virtually no disagreements among employees; their sense of camaraderie is
contagious. There are none of those stereotypical office rifts and rivalries. Towards
the beginning of my tenure at Spirit Catholic Radio, I was invited to begin the
day with Mass and a blessing of the offices. With this event, I realized that
here, because of the unwavering faith of all of the employees – their
determination to let the Holy Spirit influence all of their work and how they
treat each other – the type of work environment is different. It is
counter-cultural, but in a good way. The Holy Spirit has placed a desire in the
heart of each staff member of Spirit Catholic Radio; guided by His grace, they
set out in solidarity to spread the Good News, to change the world one
broadcast at a time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In conclusion, as my
time here culminates, I wish to urge any coming-of-age Catholic, male or
female, to pursue a volunteer position at Spirit Catholic Radio. I guarantee
you will not regret it. My summer
internship, like most, was unpaid. But that does not bother me – not in the
least. Because even though I did not get a paycheck, I received some of the greatest
gifts I could have ever asked for. I learned about the impact of Catholic radio
in listeners’ lives. I developed my writing skills. I practiced my faith within
the work environment, which is something not a lot of people can say. And
perhaps most important, I met some people I will never forget. I set out last spring
to find a meaningful summer work environment that would enable me to matter, to
count, to stand for something. And I did.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-76730419253329314362014-08-21T09:26:00.002-05:002014-08-21T09:26:53.130-05:00St. Paul Street Evangelization<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Paul Street Evangelists Harold Blake, center, and Amber<br />
Vinton speak with Josh Ferdico of Omaha Aug. 16 at <br />
Lincoln's Haymarket Farmer's Market.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Being out here isn’t something that comes natural to me, but I think if you pray about it and try not to do too much yourself and let the Holy Spirit work through you, it seems to work out,” he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This spring, Wayne learned about St. Paul Street Evangelization, which started in Michigan in 2012, through Facebook, and it reminded him of hearing Pope John Paul II’s call during World Youth Day in 1993 to evangelize on street corners and from the rooftops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The national apostolate provides on-line training resources, but anyone can become a street evangelist, said Wayne, owner of Ringer Roofing and Skylight in Lincoln. All Christians are called to evangelize because of their baptism and confirmation, he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Just pausing in your life and taking the time to spend an hour in prayer in a quiet place is amazing what it can do to your spiritual life,” she said. “And conversing with people about God and how much he loves them makes you realize how much he loves you, too.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Howard Blake, a member of the local team and of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Lincoln, became Catholic in 1997, and said he wants to share the joy he has found through the Catholic Church with others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wayne’s wife, Mary, who wasn’t at the Haymarket last Saturday, said in an email to Spirit Catholic Radio that she initially thought an evangelist was someone who knew his or her Catholic faith really well and could quote Bible verses on the spot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“People are more moved by my personal relationship with Christ and how he shows his love for me – the very love he wants to give to them if they open their hearts to him,” Mary said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a street evangelist, one receives on-line training and commits to going out with another evangelist at least once a month and praying a weekly Holy Hour for the apostolate. Prayer warriors commit to praying the Evangelist’s Prayer every day and making a weekly Holy Hour. And because rosaries, literature, CDs, holy cards and other materials distributed on the street cost money, financial assistance is needed, Wayne said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information on St. Paul Street Evangelization, visit www.street evangelization.com. To join the local team or to provide financial assistance, contact Wayne at 402-430-6972 or Mary at mringer@windstream.net.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today
is the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which commemorates
the death of Mary and her bodily Assumption into heaven before her body could
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it signifies Mary’s passing into eternal life, it’s considered one of the most
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Catholics are usually brought
closest to the celebration of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary through
the Glorious mysteries of the Rosary, said Fr. Brian Kane, pastor of St. James
Parish in Mead and superintendent of Bishop Neumann Jr./Sr. High School in Wahoo.
It’s customary to pray for a deeper devotion to Our Lady when meditating on the
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“This devotion to Mary is
especially important, as we pray in the Hail Mary, at the ‘hour of our death,’”
he said. “Asking Mary to help us to have a holy death is a special way of
deepening our devotion to Mary and the Assumption.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mary’s life on earth came to a
conclusion with her body and soul being assumed into heaven …. a fitting end to
her “fiat” or “yes” to the will of God, Fr. Kane said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we may dwell forever in the house of the Lord,” he said. “Mary’s Assumption
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“If you find yourself at the
bedside of a loved one who is near death, don’t be afraid to ask Mary for the
gift of a happy death. She will bring that holy request to her son, Jesus,” Fr.
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">The
Feast of the Assumption is a very old feast of the church, celebrated
universally by the sixth century. It was originally celebrated in the East,
where it is known as the Feast of the</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Dormition,
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earliest printed reference to the belief that Mary's body was assumed into heaven
dates from the fourth century, in a document titled “The Falling Asleep of the
Holy Mother of God.” It’s written in the voice of the Apostle John, to whom
Christ on the cross had entrusted the care of his mother, and recounts the
death, laying in the tomb and assumption of the Blessed Virgin. Tradition
variously places Mary's death at Jerusalem or at Ephesus, where John was
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven at the end of her earthly
life is a defined dogma of the Catholic Church. On Nov. 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII,
exercising<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>papal infallibility,
declared in<span class="apple-converted-space"> “</span><em>Munificentissimus Deus”</em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>that
it is a dogma of the church "that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever
Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body
and soul into heavenly glory." <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the Assumption is a required belief of all Catholics; anyone who publicly
dissents from the dogma, Pope Pius declared, “has fallen away completely from
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XII, in the text explaining his definition of the dogma of the Assumption,
refers repeatedly to the Blessed Virgin's death before her Assumption, and the
consistent tradition in both the East and the West holds that Mary did die
before she was assumed into heaven. Because the definition of the
Assumption is silent on this question, however, Catholics can legitimately believe that
Mary did not die before the Assumption. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some information
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Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-1627617231633242702014-08-14T12:00:00.000-05:002014-08-14T12:00:02.518-05:00Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Maximilian Kolbe<br />catholictothemax.com</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today marks the feast day of St. Maximilian
Kolbe, the Polish priest who offered himself to die in place of a young husband
and father at the concentration camp at Auschwitz AND one of Spirit Catholic
Radio’s patron saints because he is the patron saint of media.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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prisoners and the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>pro-life
movement.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Maximilian was
born in 1894 in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 150%;">Poland</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%;">and became a Franciscan. He contracted tuberculosis and, though he
recovered, he remained frail all his life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Before his
ordination as a priest,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none;">Maximilian</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%;">founded the Immaculata Movement devoted to Mary. After receiving a
doctorate in theology, he spread the Movement through a magazine titled <i>The Knight of the Immaculata</i> and helped<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none;">form</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%;">a community of 800 men, the largest in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Fr. Kolbe went
to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none;">Japan</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%;">where he built a comparable monastery and then on to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none;">India</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%;">where he furthered the Movement. In 1936 he returned home because of
ill health. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On
Dec. 8, 1938 - the Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Fr. Kolbe opened radio
station SP3RN (102.7 - it still exists today). The station broadcast sermons by Fr. Kolbe, as well as
music from the friary's orchestra. It is likely that Fr. Kolbe, with his
technical background, was the designer and operator of the station, as well as
one or more amateur radio stations at the friary. He used his amateur radio
skills to vilify Nazi activities through his reports.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the Nazi
invasion in 1939, he was imprisoned and released for a time. But in 1941 he was
arrested again and sent to the concentration camp at Auschwitz.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">On July 31,
1941, in reprisal for one prisoner's escape, 10 men were chosen to die. Fr.
Kolbe offered himself in place of a young husband and father. And he was the
last to die, enduring two weeks of starvation, thirst and neglect. He was
canonized by Pope<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none;">John</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none;">Paul II</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%;">in 1982. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please join us
in praying the novena to St. Maximilian Kolbe for the success of the Spirit
Catholic Radio expansion by clicking <a href="http://spiritcatholicradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=27">here</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-4759976694425810252014-08-14T09:30:00.000-05:002014-08-14T09:53:57.083-05:00Archbishop Lucas' 5th anniversary in Omaha<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last month marked Archbishop George J. Lucas’ fifth anniversary as
archbishop of Omaha. He recently met with Spirit Catholic Radio’s Lisa Maxson
to reflect on his time here since his installation July 22, 2009, and to share
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hit the five year mark. Does it feel like it’s been five years since your
installation?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The time goes by very fast but I feel very much at home, too. It’s hard
to tell. Some days it seems like a long time; sometimes it seems like just
yesterday, but I very much enjoy the privilege of serving here, so it’s been a
good five years for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are
some highlights of that time?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The highlights are always, for me, the opportunity to be with the people
of the archdiocese I have the opportunity to visit parishes pretty often, a
number of times for confirmation throughout the year, but then also for parish
anniversaries and other parish events. To be able to celebrate Mass with people
and then get to know people in the various communities. We have around 140
parishes and over 23 counties, and so I can’t get to all of them all the time,
but I keep on the move pretty much, so I enjoy those parish visits, and the
opportunities to visit schools and celebrate Mass or have interaction with the
students. It’s part of the bishop’s responsibility, but I enjoy it. There are
administrative responsibilities that keep me in my office, but I also look
forward to the opportunities to get to parishes and schools. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What have
been some of the challenges?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first challenge is just getting to know a new place, getting to know
the priests and the people, getting to know the blessings of the archdiocese
and then also what are the pastoral challenges we’re facing currently. But
there have been a lot of pleasant surprises in terms of I’ve really just
enjoyed getting to know the priests and to work with them. I can’t say enough
good things about our priests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we’ve done some pastoral planning, looking at schools and parishes
and thinking about how we can best carry out the mission of the church in the
coming years. I’ve been really pleased with the level of participation in those
processes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Decisions are easier for me and I think for everyone else if we have the
chance to share the same information. If we look at the facts, and look at the
challenges together and then think about the resources that are available or
the resources we can make available. And then we can talk together about what’s
possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We not only did a planning process of our parishes and schools, but with
the parishes we had a transition process, so we had a plan for where we wanted
to go but then spend a couple of years with the leadership of two parishes that
would be merging to plan to the extent we can what the future would be like for
them so they could have ownership of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In all cases we want to build up the living church. Sometimes structural
changes or organizational changes are necessary but we’re not doing that just
for the sake of the organization but so that for the future we can better serve
the church’s mission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How would
you describe the Archdiocese of Omaha to others – the people, parishes,
schools, etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first thing I say to people is it’s a very vibrant, local church.
And that most of the time I feel like I’m running to keep up with the
expressions of faith and with the ideas people have for how we might live or
proclaim the Gospel. Some of that is within parish structures, but there are
other apostolates – Catholic radio is a good example – of where lay people
fulfilling their own baptismal vocation and seeing opportunities and having
their gifts from God they want to use in a way that will help the church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got to learn about all those things over the last five years and still
just very excited to know of all the activity that goes on here in the lives of
Catholics and very proud to be associated with it myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How have you grown personally over these five years from the experiences
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve gotten older. (laughs) Well, to become acquainted with the church
in a new place – because every diocese has its own history and its unique
personality, you might say, and none of us gets exposed to the whole church.
Maybe the pope has a better shot at that than most of us do – to be able to
have the privilege of being welcomed into a local church, a diocese that I
wasn’t associated with before, to become part of that, to be able alongside the
priests and deacons and leaders to be able to serve the people here – that
expands my experience of the church and gives me other opportunities to be of
service, I hope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s a great vitality in rural Nebraska, so that’s been – I’m a city
boy myself. I served in a rural diocese before I came here, but this is
different in some ways. There’s a vitality and an openness and welcoming spirit
that I’ve come to know and appreciate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your hopes for the Archdiocese over the next five years?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to work together with others here to make concrete the call
that we’ve had in recent decades to a new evangelization. That means among
other things that we’re not just minding the store, we’re not just keeping
going the things we have going but we look for opportunities to engage either
more people or people who are already involved in the life of the church in a
more personal way. We know that Jesus wants to have a deeper relationship with
each of us, with all of us together than what we’re letting him have so far but
that requires engagement for all of us. What I look forward to over the next
five years are the opportunities for more of us priests and people together to
become engaged in the responding to Jesus, which means we grow in faith
ourselves but also look for ways to share the faith with others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new evangelization means allowing ourselves to be renewed but then
also looking for new opportunities to share the faith with others. Because the
Catholic Church traditionally is so very strong here, we can be taken up really
with keeping things going and we want many things to keep going but we also
have to be aware of how the Holy Spirit might be calling us to opportunities to
meet new challenges. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think what I would look forward to is an opportunity to engage in a
more formal kind of formation in the faith for those of us who are involved
explicitly in the work of the church, so for priests and deacons or for
Catholic school teachers or religious educators, for those who serve on parish
staffs or the diocesan curia. We have very dedicated people – that’s not the
question – but the question is if we’re going to be involved in this work –
it’s the Lord’s work really – then we need to be explicitly nourishing our own
faith, our own understanding of the faith, our life of prayer, and then our
willingness to share faith with other people we are collaborating with.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’ve started over the last several years to do some times of formation
with our curia staff. I think there are a number of parishes that do that
already, so again, this is not something that isn’t happening, but I think it’s
something we need to focus on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We just finished the first year of inviting the School of Faith to offer
faith formation for our Catholic school teachers. That effort’s going to be
expanded to all the metro schools this coming year and then all the schools in
the archdiocese the following year, so it’s taken three years for us to phase
it in, but I foresee it being a permanent part of the life of our schools so
that’s a very positive way to offer formation in the faith to all of our
teachers for their own sake, first of all, but also then so they can strengthen
each other in the faith and then they have the opportunity to be part of a more
explicitly Catholic culture in our schools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We can’t do that in exactly the same way for religious ed teachers
because of the part-time nature of that work but we are offering online
opportunities and other ways for them and in continuing some of things that
have been happening in that regard in the past.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the initiatives we are funding with the Ignite the Faith
initiative is YDisciples. There again it’s a way to form adult leaders and then
help them engaged smaller groups of young people in a relationship that leads
to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The very first truth is a relationship – the Trinity and so from that
comes God’s plan and it’s all done relationally. Programs help that and
structures assist that or not but it’s the relationship with Jesus and the
relationship he wants us to have among ourselves as believers and then with the
world outside of the church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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most influential during your time here?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Certainly Pope Benedict, who appointed me. Just the appointment itself
was influential, but I really became acquainted with him – we’re not personal
friends at all but I was in his presence several times and really felt my
responsibility to have a relationship with him of praying for him, certainly,
but also of listening to him. He’s the person to whom I’m most accountable. And
now for the last year Pope Francis. I don’t know him. I’ve never met him
personally but I feel very close to him. I think lots of people do. But the
truth of this relationship in the church is I’m here serving as archbishop of
this diocese because I have a mission from the Holy Father to do it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a lot of Pope Benedict’s writings?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, I did. He had this series on Jesus, which I read and got a lot of
talks out of. But I think one of my biggest joys and sort of one of the big
influences is the collaboration I have with the priests of the archdiocese.
There are some I work with day by day, some I have regular contact with who are on the Priests Council,
for example, but I try to be available to priests as well as I can hope I can
offer them encouragement. But I can say the priests have been a good influence
on me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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vocations still an important focus for you?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is. It has to be ongoing. I have a couple of applications on my desk
for new seminarians. Fr. (Paul) Hoesing is the one who gets to know them and
takes them through the process of applying but ultimately then I have to be the
one to accept them as seminarians. It’s a great joy to be able to do that. We
have a good number of seminarians and they’re a good quality. I think we could
use more. I think we could use more priests. That’s part of my prayer every
mornings – I tell the Lord I want more. It’s his church and I know we’ll receive
what we need for the life of the church. But family life and parish life is so
strong in this archdiocese I just have a sense that there are more young people
who could come to know a call to the priesthood or religious life and how to
amplify that call for them and give them courage is an ongoing hope of mine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really don’t. Even as I look over my whole life. There’s things I’ve
had to apologize for and so I fall short. I get confused or get short of
patience or whatever it might be. God made me a human being so I don’t regret
that at all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Part of my own spiritual challenges is to sometimes have the tendency to
make the project – whatever the project – my own and not rely enough on the
Holy Spirit and not see it as the Lord’s work that we’re collaborating with him
in the church. To the extent that my own pride or my determination to get the
job done or whatever, sometimes that gets in the way of my being the most
effective shepherd that I can be. So I’m sorry for that and try to ask for
forgiveness. From God I do every day, but from the people I see that I’ve
fallen short or offended them, but that’s part of the give and take of life.
And forgiveness is always available in the church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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us to seek forgiveness and to receive it from one another but from him always.
We need to make use of that. If we don’t, we get stuck in regret and guilt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would add my gratitude to the people of the archdiocese for their
kindness and their prayers and support. I found a great spirit of cooperation
here that isn’t my making. It’s part of the fabric of life here. So when
there’s a need I find and we invite people to help with something that’s
important, we get the help. We’re in the middle of the Ignite the Faith
campaign and it’s going well. It’s a lot of work in one sense but we’re trying
to obtain resources to meet some important pastoral needs. We took a long time
to think about them and consult about them. I’m very, very grateful,
overwhelmed really, by the response of people to that and in many other ways
too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don’t think I can say thanks enough to God or to people I have the
opportunity to work side-by-side with. If there’s a theme of wrapping up these
five years it’s gratitude.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-72439320194853437102014-08-13T08:00:00.000-05:002014-08-13T08:00:01.506-05:00Church teaching on suicide<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In light of Robin Williams’ recent suicide, I think it’s
important to understand what the Catholic Church teaches about suicide. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following is an explanation from Jesuit Father William
Byron, <span style="background: white;">a professor of business and society at St. Joseph's
University in Philadelphia</span>. It was published in his monthly “What Would
You Like to Know?” feature for <i>Catholic
Digest</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ultimate explanation for such a tragic action. No one, therefore, can judge a
person whose choice we cannot fathom, whose life we can remember, but cannot
restore, and whose pain we cannot understand. This is how the Church tends to
look upon suicide today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Church teaches that suicide is wrong; it is contrary to
the Fifth Commandment. It is an action that runs counter to the proper love of
self, as well as love for God, the giver of life. We are stewards of our lives,
not owners. The person who takes his or her own life also wrongs others — those
who remain experience loss, bewilderment, and grief. You won’t find anything in
that teaching about going to hell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pity, not condemnation, is the response of the Church.
Prayers are offered for the deceased. Mass is celebrated. Burial with dignity,
in consecrated ground, is provided for one who dies this way. Not that long
ago, Christian burial was denied to those who took their own lives. There may have
been another denial at work in those days, too — denial of our inability to
understand the pain. We assumed that those who chose to take their own lives
were acting freely and under no psychological distress or illness. Or worse,
there may have been a denial of responsibility to try to understand the pain.
As your son said in the note he left behind, he just didn’t know what else to
do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for those of us who remain, the Church encourages paying
attention to the pain that produced the action. Then, look forward, not back,
to pain within ourselves and pain in others, especially when we see no signs
and hear no calls for help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why do we avoid speaking to one another about inner pain?
Why are we not more sensitive to the pain in others’ hearts, or able to read
the pain in others’ eyes? Why do we spend millions for “pain relief ” over the
counter or by prescription, but not spend the time it takes to encourage those
who may be hurting to open up? This kind of thinking is all now part of the
Church’s pastoral response to the tragedy of suicide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems to me that there has to be some mysterious
insulation enveloping those who commit suicide. Tragically, their minds cannot
be read by those around them, nor can they reach out and ask for help. Again,
the unimaginable pain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Church teaches through liturgy, and the liturgy on
occasions like these stresses divine mercy. Take a look at Psalm 103, and
recall the dimensions of God’s mercy — as far as the east is from the west, as
high as the skies are above the earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Church still teaches that there is a hell, but leaves it
to God to decide who should go there. And divine decisions, in this regard, are
filtered through divine mercy. Tragedy at the end of this life is no sure sign
of an eternal tragedy in the next. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reposted with
permission from Fr. William J. Byron, S.J.</span></i><o:p></o:p><br />
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Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-89089285928330501842014-08-06T08:30:00.000-05:002014-08-12T15:44:52.077-05:00Heartland Family Festival<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aug. 2 was the Heartland Family Festival, co-sponsored
by the Archdiocese of Omaha and Spirit Catholic Radio, at Creighton University’s
soccer stadium. My family was among the nearly 600 people who attended the 6 ½-hour
event.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The day included kids’ games, bouncy houses, vendor booths,
an arts and crafts show, entertainment by Jonnie W., Mike Mangione and the Union and Collin Raye and a 12-minute fireworks display. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a blast, and really enjoyed
being together as a family. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Organizer Peter Kennedy of the Archdiocese of Omaha said that while he was disappointed in the number of people who missed out on the event, the joy of the Gospel was experienced in a new way that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Confessions were heard, prayers were said, the flag was raised
in honor of our troops, our police, and our firefighters. Jonnie W. taught
us to laugh and sing as we spread the Word of God and Mike Mangione showed us
how art can be more powerful than mere words," Kennedy said. "I rarely saw a cell phone
unless it was to snap a picture." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kids were playing games with their
parents on the soccer field ALL DAY, he said, and little girls played with princesses
and danced in circles together to the music. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The kids
came and sat with Archbishop Lucas and watched wide-eyed as their parents
danced to their wedding songs played live by Collin Raye," Kennedy said. "Alcoholics
celebrated their recovery to the tune of 'Little Rock' and we ended the day
with the most amazing fireworks display that I think I’ve ever seen, courtesy
of Bellino Fireworks."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"On the Monday after the event, the Chancery had
already received word that someone had decided to enter the Church because of
what they had witnessed there," he said. "The Spirit was moving that day."</span><br />
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The Spirit 102.7 game booth was a huge hit! </div>
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Here Spirit Catholic Radio's Ann Eatherton helps kids play the Catholic matching game. </div>
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A beam from the North Tower of 1 World Trade Center destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, was on display.</div>
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Girls make bracelets at one of the many booths at the festival.</div>
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Spirit Mornings co-hosts Jen Brown and Bruce McGregor pose with the Chick-Fil-A cow.</div>
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Me and my sister had to try out Spirit Catholic Radio's Jesus photo board.</div>
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The kids zone was filled with bouncy houses.</div>
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Kids play soccer and other games on Creighton's soccer field.</div>
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Spirit Catholic Radio intern Dan Bost and Spirit Mornings co-host Jen Brown.</div>
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My daughter and nephews watch Anna and Elsa from the movie "Frozen" perform "Let It Go."</div>
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Nikki Schaefer, wife of Spirit Catholic Radio's Bernie Schaefer, and daughter, Sophia, with their Prayer Pillows and other items sold at the arts and crafts show.</div>
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Spirit Mornings co-hosts Jen Brown and Bruce McGregor with Spirit Catholic Radio listeners Matt and Andrea Mack and their sons, Aaron and Jared, from
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My sister, Alicen Brandl, and I with singer Collin Raye.</div>
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Singer Collin Raye</div>
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A great fireworks display ended the festival.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">Stop by during business hours for a tour, meet our staff and pray in our beautiful chapel. Consider joining us for Mass on Fridays at 11:30 a.m. or participating in eucharistic adoration on Wednesdays.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">Created in 2002, the shrine receives more than 20,000 visitors a year from all over the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">The shrine is located at 23132 Pflug Road, between Omaha and Lincoln off I-80, exit 432-south on Hwy 31 (1.3 miles) west on Pflug Road (1 mile).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">It includes a visitor center and gift shop, a 45-foot crucifix that overlooks the prairie and a chapel made of wooden beams and glass. Mass is held there every Saturday at 10 a.m., except on Holy Saturday. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">Located at 2697 Niagara Trail in Logan, Iowa, it’s open on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. and Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.</span></span></div>
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Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-48058304618551382014-06-30T09:00:00.000-05:002014-08-12T15:44:31.254-05:00Prayer for Our Nation<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Spirit Catholic Radio wishes you all a happy and safe Fourth of July! We invite you to join us in praying for our country. The following prayer comes from Catholic Online at catholic.org.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">We entrust the United States of </span><a href="http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=647" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><span style="color: black;">America</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="color: #333333;">to Your loving </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">care. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzmcwlyb5Dp7lzmN66AK6Cy_tbOsaJwUYfpB5LAIHkvMrr_T0dgFkyUbotrcul8cBbbHVqruN00iekKOt3kRVbiVdP6rA-Mt_HNCprWpFGryKVHL5rD1M3OhQEJOWGqY3X-7yUTcNJHM/s1600/Fourth-of-July-Image-FB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzmcwlyb5Dp7lzmN66AK6Cy_tbOsaJwUYfpB5LAIHkvMrr_T0dgFkyUbotrcul8cBbbHVqruN00iekKOt3kRVbiVdP6rA-Mt_HNCprWpFGryKVHL5rD1M3OhQEJOWGqY3X-7yUTcNJHM/s1600/Fourth-of-July-Image-FB.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">You are the rock on which this nation was founded. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">You alone are the true source of our cherished rights to </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Reclaim this land for Your </span><a href="http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=5201" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><span style="color: black;">glory</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="color: #333333;">and dwell among Your </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Send Your </span><a href="http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=11004" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><span style="color: black;">Spirit</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="color: #333333;">to touch the hearts of our nation´s </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">leaders. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Open their minds to the great worth of human </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=7101" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><span style="color: black;">life</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">and the responsibilities that accompany human freedom.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Remind Your people that true </span><a href="http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=5521" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><span style="color: black;">happiness</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="color: #333333;">is rooted in </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">seeking </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">and doing Your will. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Through the </span><a href="http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=6146" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><span style="color: black;">intercession</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="color: #333333;">of </span></span><a href="http://www.catholic.org/bookstore/?category=19" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><span style="color: black;">Mary</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="color: #333333;">Immaculate, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Patroness of our land, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">grant us the courage to reject the "culture of death." </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Lead us into a new millennium of life. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">We ask this through </span><a href="http://www.catholic.org/clife/jesus" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><span style="color: black;">Christ</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> <span style="color: #333333;">Our Lord.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz9PC6k9oAdCiNbqecKOoqTXGxAON-u-sNQoq6xmxrgp5mlgP0jqMmyRZFvqK8PjkdJlOlq6Xdw2F5GuHDJwQ_N1-_lyHjIaorPHOKMUOx1erworo_3hCMoSTiMj8jzXPl70Au-iOrRM/s1600/Summer+Fun+graphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz9PC6k9oAdCiNbqecKOoqTXGxAON-u-sNQoq6xmxrgp5mlgP0jqMmyRZFvqK8PjkdJlOlq6Xdw2F5GuHDJwQ_N1-_lyHjIaorPHOKMUOx1erworo_3hCMoSTiMj8jzXPl70Au-iOrRM/s1600/Summer+Fun+graphic.jpg" height="198" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This week - on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - Spirit Catholic Radio is having its Three Days of Summer Fun with music, Sticker Stops, contests and appeal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We have six Sticker Stop locations each day - one day in Lincoln & two days in Omaha - where our Spirit vans & tents will be set up during the morning, lunch & evening drive times. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">People with Spirit stickers on their vehicles will be invited to stop by, enjoy some food & enter to win a daily prize and a grand prize - a Spirit 15th Anniversary Travel Package. If you don't have a sticker, you can stop by & we will place one on your vehicle & you'll also be entered to win both prizes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">Don't have time to go to a Sticker Stop? We gotcha covered! Post a FUN </span>selfie<span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"> showing YOU with a Spirit sticker on your vehicle or with a Spirit yard sign in your yard on our Facebook page & you'll be entered to win both prizes. Don't forget to also email us your name, phone number, address & email address to kvss@kvss.com. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="line-height: 16.200000762939453px;">Make sure you listen to <em>Spirit Mornings</em> that week, as d</span></span><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">aily prize winners will be announced on </span><em style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Spirit Mornings</em><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> each day after the Sticker Stop, while the Spirit Travel Package winner will be announced Friday, June 26, during </span><em style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Spirit Mornings</em><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>The Daily prizes </strong>(each daily prize package is valued at more than $200) all include Catholic books & license plate holders, Spirit coffee mugs & apparel & Truth & Life Dramatized Audio Bible, as well as:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>The Spirit 15th Anniversary Travel Package Grand Prize</strong> - valued at more than $1,000 - includes Spirit apparel & mug, $50 gift card to Charleston’s, $25 gift certificate to Hiro 88, Truth and Life Audio Bible, 4 tickets to the Heartland Family Festival & Collin Raye concert & one-night stay at each of the following hotels (expires in June 2015):</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">Each summer, Spirit Catholic Radio has important projects on the horizon, in the form of $50,000 in expenditures that are over and above our day-to-day operating expenses:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">These projects will help the network continue to provide Catholic radio to you as well as missions of others in the heartland. If you'd like to help us meet these needs, please call us at 855-571-0200. </span></span><br />
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Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-76501180288988431492014-06-15T07:30:00.000-05:002014-08-12T15:44:13.076-05:00A prayer for fathers<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Today, on Father's Day, let us pray for fathers everywhere. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Zo0Ku5App6wUde-og0r__L19gvbYpPcL3WGf-EFibFRWpxQM5uuMX6fr2hf4Q70lCSdHCrPDcoj-LNjnwRGPQHKcjKVO2RFkl87UDFyZKdm45QKnBWycRhnswYXVUgB3AYkDcQ-vBKU/s1600/Father's+Day+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Zo0Ku5App6wUde-og0r__L19gvbYpPcL3WGf-EFibFRWpxQM5uuMX6fr2hf4Q70lCSdHCrPDcoj-LNjnwRGPQHKcjKVO2RFkl87UDFyZKdm45QKnBWycRhnswYXVUgB3AYkDcQ-vBKU/s1600/Father's+Day+image.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Let us praise those fathers who have striven to balance the demands of work, marriage and children with an honest awareness of both joy and sacrifice. Let us praise those fathers who, lacking a good model for a father, have worked to become a good father. </span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Let us praise those fathers who by their own account were not always there for their children, but who continue to offer those children, now grown, their love and support. Let us pray for those fathers who have been wounded by the neglect and hostility of their children. </span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Let us praise those fathers who, despite divorce, have remained in their children's lives. Let us praise those fathers whose children are adopted, and whose love and support has offered healing. </span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Let us praise those fathers who, as stepfathers, freely choose the obligation of fatherhood and earned their step children's love and respect. Let us praise those fathers who have lost a child to death, and continue to hold the child in their heart. </span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Let us praise those men who have no children, but cherish the next generation as if they were their own. </span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Let us praise those men who have "fathered" us in their role as mentors and guides. </span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Let us praise those men who are about to become fathers; may they openly delight in their children. </span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">And let us praise those fathers who have died, but live on in our memory and whose love continues to nurture us. </span><br style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><b style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5sqQyB6JLuMLv3UFnE1wwgmaas0ki5_LC7tKVXC9H2eMLJrJtzWwaNlbFo1nWAjE1SnTVimt8fs_ZsnQ4D7reQGYLeFU47HH-5x2QWJpI8I68XJVxJwUemE8KHzPOdpaS0SEaoNk9CM/s1600/Lisa-Blogger-Profile.png" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; color: #6699cc; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5sqQyB6JLuMLv3UFnE1wwgmaas0ki5_LC7tKVXC9H2eMLJrJtzWwaNlbFo1nWAjE1SnTVimt8fs_ZsnQ4D7reQGYLeFU47HH-5x2QWJpI8I68XJVxJwUemE8KHzPOdpaS0SEaoNk9CM/s1600/Lisa-Blogger-Profile.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.274999618530273px;">Blogged by Lisa Maxson, senior writer/reporter.</span>Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-86925417894422397772014-06-05T09:59:00.002-05:002014-08-12T15:44:06.682-05:00Catholic Radio Awareness Day<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday, June 8, is Pentecost Sunday – the day when the
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year, to mark the 15<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Spirit
Catholic Radio, the Nebraska bishops have declared June 8 Catholic Radio
Awareness Day. It’s an opportunity to celebrate Catholic radio and the benefits
of being able to hear the word of God over the airwaves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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said Pentecost Sunday is a perfect opportunity to celebrate Spirit Catholic
Radio, which is broadcast throughout Nebraska and western Iowa, because “we
are a Holy Spirit-driven apostolate.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To mark the celebration, Spirit Catholic Radio is asking
parishes across the listening area – in the Archdiocese of Omaha, Diocese of
Lincoln and Diocese of Grand Island – to help people become aware of Catholic
radio and the benefits of Catholic radio. Parishes also are invited to include
an insert in their bulletin that has programming information as well as
information about why people should listen to Catholic radio. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“St. Jerome said ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of
Christ,” Carroll said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Through our local and national programming, listeners have a
chance to learn Scripture, as well as hear music, national call-in programs,
local news and events, devotions, reflections, local priests and guests, prayers,
messages from Nebraska’s three bishops and coverage of the pope’s international
activities. All of these programs help listeners learn the faith, Carroll said.
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“People need to know the faith to live the faith,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spirit Catholic Radio also wants people to invite others to
listen to Catholic radio by displaying Spirit Catholic Radio yard signs of
putting a sticker on their vehicle window or bumper. Yard signs will be
available after Pentecost Sunday Masses at several churches, and the station
recently mailed 20,000 vehicle stickers to families in Nebraska and Iowa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yard signs and vehicle stickers are simple ways to
evangelize and share the Gospel message, Carroll said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upcoming contest<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later this month, during our three days of music and our
summer appeal – June 24-26 – Spirit Catholic Radio will have a fun vehicle
sticker contest. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Throughout those three days, we will have six stop-off
locations each day – two days in Omaha and one in Lincoln – where our Spirit
vans and tents will be set up during the morning, lunch and evening drive
times. People with Spirit Catholic Radio stickers on their vehicles will be
invited to stop by, enjoy some food and enter to win prizes. If you don’t have
a sticker, you can stop by and our “interns on the loose” will place one on
your vehicle and you’ll also be entered to win.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you can’t stop by, but want to participate, you can post on
our Facebook page a photo of your Spirit Catholic Radio yard sign in front of
your house and get prize entries that way. More details to follow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The prizes will include overnight stays at seven fantastic
hotels in our listening area that can be used anytime in the next 12 months. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yard signs and vehicle stickers are simple ways to promote
Catholic radio and help others evangelize the life-giving and saving message of
Jesus Christ. We hope you’ll participate.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5sqQyB6JLuMLv3UFnE1wwgmaas0ki5_LC7tKVXC9H2eMLJrJtzWwaNlbFo1nWAjE1SnTVimt8fs_ZsnQ4D7reQGYLeFU47HH-5x2QWJpI8I68XJVxJwUemE8KHzPOdpaS0SEaoNk9CM/s1600/Lisa-Blogger-Profile.png" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; color: #6699cc; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5sqQyB6JLuMLv3UFnE1wwgmaas0ki5_LC7tKVXC9H2eMLJrJtzWwaNlbFo1nWAjE1SnTVimt8fs_ZsnQ4D7reQGYLeFU47HH-5x2QWJpI8I68XJVxJwUemE8KHzPOdpaS0SEaoNk9CM/s1600/Lisa-Blogger-Profile.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.274999618530273px;">Blogged by Lisa Maxson, senior writer/reporter.</span></div>
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Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-36989426312926185292014-05-09T09:30:00.000-05:002014-08-12T15:43:53.676-05:00Mother's Day<div class="MsoNormal">
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wishes all moms a Happy Mother’s Day this Sunday!</span></span></div>
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courtesy of MothersDayCelebration.com.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">We thank you for our mothers to whom you have entrusted the care of every precious human life from its very beginning in the womb.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Watch over every mother who is with child, strengthen her faith in your fatherly care and love for her and for her unborn baby. Give her courage in times of fear or pain, understanding in times of uncertainty and doubt, and hope in times of trouble. Grant her joy in the birth of her child.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">To mothers you have given the great privilege and responsibility of being a child's first teacher and spiritual guide. Grant that all mothers may worthily foster the faith of their children, following the example of Mary, Elizabeth and other holy women who follow Christ. Help mothers to grow daily in knowledge and understanding of your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and grant them the wisdom to impart this knowledge faithfully to their children, and to all who depend upon them.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Assist all "spiritual mothers," those who though they may have no children of their own nevertheless selflessly care for the children of others -- of every age and state in life. Grant that they may know the joy of fulfilling this motherly calling of women, whether in teaching, nursing, religious life, or in other work which recognizes and fosters the true dignity of every human being created in your image and likeness.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">We beseech you to send your Holy Spirit, the Comforter, to all mothers who sorrow for children that have died, are ill or estranged from their families, or who are in trouble or danger of any kind. Help grieving mothers to rely on your tender mercy and fatherly love for all your children.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">We ask your blessing on all those to whom you have entrusted motherhood. May your Holy Spirit constantly inspire and strengthen them. May they ever follow the example of Mary, mother of Our Lord, and imitate her fidelity, her humility, and her self-giving love. May all mothers receive your grace abundantly in this earthly life, and may they look forward to eternal joy in your presence in the life to come.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">We ask this through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In celebration of its 15</span><sup style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> anniversary, Spirit
Catholic Radio is bringing a traveling exhibit, titled “The Man of the Shroud,”
to nine different cities across Nebraska during June and July. The Shroud
of Turin has long been venerated by the faithful and is believed by many to be
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The exhibit will be on display at various parishes and
Catholic high schools in cooperation with local Knights of Columbus
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The traveling exhibit, developed by the late Msgr. Guilio
Ricci, president of the Roman Center for the Study of Holy Shroud at the
Vatican, includes as the centerpiece of the exhibit a full length photographic
image of the Shroud made by the Eastman Kodak Co. In addition, the exhibit
contains a nearly life-size crucified corpus showing the wounds of Christ
corresponding to the passion narrative in the Gospel accounts and the wounds
shown on the Shroud. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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anniversary theme, Encounter Jesus,” said Jim Carroll, executive director of
Spirit Catholic Radio. “The Shroud brings the person of Jesus to something we
can experience with our senses. My hope is that Jesus as a real person is
something that can be carried with people after they view the exhibit. This is
physical evidence that Jesus was a real person, and that he suffered and died,
but, of course, rose again.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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science of the Shroud. The exhibit will begin the trek across Nebraska
June 1-8 at St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Omaha before traveling to North
American Martyrs Church in Lincoln June 9-15. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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expert Russ Breault of Shroud Encounter will present a 90-minute multi-media
presentation at 5 p.m. June 8 at St. Robert Bellarmine and 7 p.m. June 9 at North American Martyrs. Tickets to the
presentation are $5. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-30977602412522105322014-04-29T11:53:00.003-05:002014-04-29T12:01:28.684-05:00Pope canonizations<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<em>This guest post is by Fr. Dan Kampschneider, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Omaha, who was in Rome for the canonizations of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II. Below he shares his canonization experiences with Spirit Catholic Radio.</em></span><br />
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for Popes John XXIII and John Paul II has been an experience of a lifetime for
me. I can recall as a seminarian attending the Canonization Mass of St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton in September 1975 after arriving in Rome a few weeks
earlier. I had the unforgettable privilege of serving and carrying Pope Paul
VI’s crosier at the Canonization Mass of St. John Neumann, a bishop from
Philadelphia in June 1977. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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in particular, has far more impacted me than those other canonizations. I had the
opportunity not only to witness Pope John Paul’s election, but also to have his
papacy profoundly my priesthood and our church entering the Third Millennium.</span></span></div>
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on a pilgrimage for the Canonization Mass on Sunday, April 27. Ten members of
our group are from St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Omaha, where I serve as
pastor. We were extremely fortunate to stay at a religious sisters’ guest house
about 150 yards from St. Peter’s Square. We watched people walking by day and
night in large groups processing to St. Peter’s Square in anticipation of the
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walked to St. Peter’s Square where it was filled with milling people. On the
front of the basilica hung two large tapestries with the images of Sts. John
XXIII and John Paul II. The line for the entrance into the basilica was over a
quarter mile in length. This was already a few days before the canonization took
place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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St. Peter’s Basilica were posters of three popes – Pope Francis with John XXIII
and John Paul II. Those posters said much, however, there was another pope that
could be included, retired Pope Benedict XVI. There was a festive spirit among
the people. As a priest wearing the Roman collar, I was asked frequently by
people for directions to various churches or other questions about the
significance of what is happening.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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village of Assisi, three hours north of Rome, in the Apennine Mountain range.
It was a bright sunny day with rolling fog clouds moving across the mountain
backdrop. Assisi is the home of Sts. Francis and Clare. There were
extraordinarily large crowds of people at the Basilica of St. Mary of the
Angels, where St. Francis had lived and died. A guide who has worked in Assisi
for about 45 years said these were the largest crowds they had ever seen as a
guide.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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from Poland in the sacristy before Mass, one priest mentioned he had been in
Omaha at the Pope Paul VI Institute two weeks ago. They were both professors at
the University of Lublin, where Pope John Paul II had taught. I congratulated
them for their new Polish saint, and they responded, saying St. John Paul II is
our new saint for the church.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the centuries-old village of Assisi. Long lines of buses and cars filled the
roads. Something remarkable happened, however. There was no honking of horns
and few frustrated drivers. If you have lived very long in Italy, you know
there is little patience with delayed drivers. Even the milling people filling
the Basilica of St. Clare and the Basilica of St. Francis were remarkably
respectful of each other.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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evening, the cars were cleared from the major streets around St. Peter’s
Basilica. Our guide said he had never seen the wide streets cleared of any
vehicles. That evening and into the night, large groups of people processed by
the hotel on their way to St. Peter’s Square. They were usually led by priests,
accompanied by people waving their national flags and chanting religious songs.
Early into the morning, the groups continued to come by. One group, in
particular, was touching as they walked, singing a song to the Madonna, while
they carried the Polish flag and the Vatican flag. In the back of the group
walked a little boy, four or five years old, who was proudly waving a Polish
flag.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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people in our group who wanted to line up overnight for the privilege of
attending the Canonization Mass. Very few tickets were given to the public for
the Mass in St. Peter’s Square. After our Saturday evening dinner at 8 p.m.,
members of our group left throughout the night and into the early morning
hours. They took along a warm coat, some food items and water, and a portable
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at the only entrance to St. Peter’s Square. It was a very challenging situation
where once you were in line you were continually pressed by other people
throughout the night.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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demanding experience as people tried to stand, move forward, and were pressed
on all sides for hours on end. People kept coming into the line every hour. It
was said that Poland had sent 700 buses and left off at the outskirts of Rome.
The police would not allow vehicles to drive in the central area of Rome. If
there were up to 70 people in each bus, that would add 35,000 to almost 50,000
people coming every hour of the night. No wonder I kept hearing groups of
people walking and singing by my window every hour of the night.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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for actual breaks to eat, drink or rest, but members of our group told of
wonderful kindnesses extended to them by strangers. A number of people became
dehydrated and needed medical attention after they had fainted. Medical
assistance tents were set up to support the people undergoing strain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Peter’s Square gradually opened up to groups of people. The weather was cool
and cloudy. I was fortunate to have a ticket for the priest section near the
front of St. Peter’s Square, and was seated about 250 feet from the altar and
300 feet from the pope’s chair. There were more than 1,000 cardinals and
bishops concelebrating at the Mass. The priest section held about 5,000 seats.
The square slowly filled each hour as people were allowed in by groups after
their night-long vigil. A few members of our group actually got in the middle
of the square while some others were close to the entrance of the square. There
were large TV monitors placed where the thousands of people could view the
Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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friend from my seminary days in Rome who is from the Diocese of
Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Mo. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I met Pope John Paul II about six weeks after
he was elected in 1978, and Fr. Dave served as a deacon at a Mass shortly before
the pope was shot in May 1981. We marveled how we had the privilege to
encounter a saint of the church in our lifetime. We felt as if we had come full
circle in our experience with Pope John Paul II over the years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica
began to ring with full force, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI came to be seated
before the Mass. The crowd erupted with a standing ovation with fond
appreciation for our retired pope. At the beginning of the Mass, Pope Francis
made a point to come to Pope Emeritus Benedict and welcome him to this Mass,
which held special meaning for him. Pope Emeritus Benedict had worked very
closely with Pope John Paul II during his papacy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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took place at the beginning of Mass with the Litany of Saints. The ceremony
entailed three petitions: a request from the church for these two popes to be
recognized as saints of the church, a request for the Holy Spirit to bless this
process with the “Veni Creator Spiritus” song, and a request for the Holy
Father to approve the two popes as saints of the church. When Pope Francis
offered his approval, the crowd stood and erupted with loud cheering and
sustained applause. Flags and banners waved merrily throughout the square in
joyful jubilation and celebration. It was an unforgettable moment of joy and
enthusiasm.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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clouds moving across the sky, and there had been drizzle at the beginning of
the Mass. With the pronouncement of the two new saints, the clouds moved apart
and the sun began to shine brightly for a few minutes. It was a moment where it
seemed nature was honoring the two new saints as well! The readings for the
Mass were in Italian, Latin, Polish and Greek. More than 600 priests
distributed the Eucharist to the hundreds of thousands attending the Mass. The
Mass was a little over two hours with comfortable cloudy weather.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the Mass, Pope Francis met for
almost an hour with special dignitary persons from countries around the world.
No one could leave the square as the barricades were closed. Then the Holy
Father got into the pope-mobile and rode through the aisles of the square and
down the main street leading to the square for about 20 minutes. He waved as he
passed through the crowds of people who cheered him enthusiastically. It took a
long time for people to file out of the crowded square and surrounding streets.
Again, we were pressed in by the seas of people around us.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later in the afternoon, we were blessed
to have an hour visit at the North American College located near St. Peter’s
Square. Fr. John Norman, a newly ordained priest of the Archdiocese of Omaha,
and Matt Niggemeyer, a third-year seminarian from Omaha, offered gracious
hospitality as we visited the seminary. That evening, members of our group
shared their stories about their experiences with their overnight vigil for the
Mass. They had been overwhelmed with their physically challenging situations
but agreed they had shared an experience of a lifetime.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Afterwards I stopped at the entrance of
the guest house where our group stayed and I saw a large picture of Pope John
Paul II. He was shown in his later years when he was obviously weakened. His
right hand was raised with a blessing. I wonder about the reason for this
picture, among hundreds, which could be used to welcome guests. I realize it
offers the reason for our love for him. He had a strong love for God and the
church. Pope John Paul II would serve in an extraordinary manner for more than
26 years. His strength was exemplified even in his weakness with his powerful
faith. No wonder the church has proclaimed him St. John Paul II! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-87252945752029780192014-04-25T08:31:00.003-05:002014-04-25T08:31:40.889-05:00Divine Mercy Sunday<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This coming Sunday is a
very special feast day where the church celebrates the universal availability
of Divine Mercy as a result of the death and resurrection of Jesus.<span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Divine Mercy Sunday –
this year April 27 – takes place on the eighth day of Easter and is the day
Jesus promised he would pour out his mercy on all who seek it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Divine Mercy Sunday is
the culmination of Easter day,” said Father Michael Voithofer, associate pastor
of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Omaha. “It’s the whole point and purpose and heart of
the Easter octave.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus shared his
promise of complete forgiveness of sins and the remission of all punishment due
to sin with St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun, in the 1930s. He appeared to
her several times, and each time she wrote his messages in her diary. Jesus
asked St. Faustina’s to record everything he wanted mankind to know about his
mercy before he returns to judge the world. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;">He asked her to paint the vision of his Merciful Divinity being poured from
his Sacred Heart and specifically asked for a feast of Divine Mercy to be
established on the first Sunday after Easter so mankind would take refuge in
him.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus also taught St.
Faustina the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, which consists of the recitation of
prayers to God with the use of the rosary for the sake of Christ’s sorrowful
passion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 150%;">In one of her diary entries, St. Faustina wrote
that Jesus told her that on </span></strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 150%;">Divine Mercy Sunday, “<strong>the very depths
of my tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those
souls who approach the fount of my mercy.”</strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To receive Jesus’
promise, one must go to confession near the feast day, receive communion on the
feast day and pray for the pope’s intentions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If a person dies after
doing that, and is in a state of grace, that person will go straight to heaven,
without suffering in purgatory, Jesus told St. Faustina. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connection
to John Paul II<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Devotion to the Divine
Mercy was suppressed by the Vatican in 1959 due to misinterpretation of St.
Faustina’s writings. But it spread again in 1978 at the urging of Cardinal
Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who six months later became Pope John Paul
II. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St. Faustina was
canonized in 2000 by Pope John Paul II, making her the first new saint of the
millennium.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2003, Pope John Paul
II announced that Divine Mercy Sunday would be celebrated universally the
Sunday after Easter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year’s Divine
Mercy Sunday is especially significant because on that day Blessed John Paul II
and Blessed John XXIII will be canonized as saints. John Paul II was
instrumental in advancing and promoting Divine Mercy and the canonization of
St. Faustina. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God’s
mercy<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mercy of God comes directly from the love of
God, said Mike Kube, coordinator of Divine Mercy Sunday activities at St. Mary
Cathedral in Grand Island. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“God loves us so very much that
he is willing to die for us and is willing to forgive us of absolutely
anything,” he said. “To have access to this infinite mercy, all we have to do
is acknowledge our sinfulness, be sorry for it, and ask to be forgiven through
the sacrament of reconciliation. In essence, we trust everything about
God, especially his anxiousness to forgive us, to have mercy on us.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Divine Mercy Sunday isn’t our devotion to God but God’s devotion to us,
Father Voithofer said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“God’s greatest attribute is his Divine Mercy,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That’s why Father Voithofer encourages Catholics to attend a Divine Mercy
Sunday event, receive the graces that day and spread the message of Jesus’
Divine Mercy to others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are not only to
receive the mercy of God, but to use it by being merciful to others through our
actions, our words, and our prayers, he said. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Accept God’s mercy, be merciful to others through prayer, words and
actions, and completely trust in God,” he said. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information on Divine Mercy Sunday, go to <a href="http://divinemercy.org/">divinemercy.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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activities in the listening area<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 p.m.
– Divine Mercy video, book/religious items for sale at Cathedral Square<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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p.m. – Eucharistic procession at Cathedral Square<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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p.m. – Welcome & explanation at Cathedral<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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– Divine Mercy Chaplet at Cathedral<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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p.m. – Divine Mercy Litany and Benediction at Cathedral<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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– Reception at Cathedral Square<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4:15
p.m. – Divine Mercy talk at Cathedral Square<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Sunday Mass at Cathedral<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St. Vincent de Paul Church in Omaha<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 p.m. –
Divine Mercy reflection by Fr. Rob Kroll, SJ<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2:20 p.m. –
Examination of conscience by Fr. Kevin Barrett (video)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Spirit Catholic Radiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08137039885783184061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725322291012786632.post-66409582718252510902014-04-23T08:42:00.003-05:002014-08-12T15:43:08.525-05:00John Paul Hauser<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tracy and Tami Hauser prayed for a miracle – and it has come
true.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Paul Hauser, center in green, is<br />
surrounded by his siblings in their <br />
Omaha home. John Paul, who has Trisomy 13,<br />
wasn't expected to live past birth.<br />
Now 5, he's thriving, thanks to prayers<br />
from the community and<br />
the intercession of Blessed John Paul II.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About five years ago, the Omaha couple reached out to their
community asking for prayers for their seventh child, John Paul, who was
three-months-old at the time. He was born Oct. 9, 2008, with a rare chromosomal
disorder called Trisomy 13, which doctors consider incompatible with life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite the bleak diagnosis, the Hausers, prayed for their
son’s healing through the intercession of the late Pope John Paul II, their
son’s namesake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I met the Hausers when they reached out to the <i>Catholic Voice</i>, the newspaper of the
Archdiocese of Omaha, at which I was a writer at the time. They wanted to
spread devotion to the late pope’s beatification and canonization prayer in
hopes that he would intercede for them and grant them one of the three miracles
needed for his canonization. They hoped 1,000 people would pray the
beautification prayer daily with them. They distributed holy cards to their
parish community at St. Margaret Mary, as well as neighbors, family and
friends. They even dropped some off at the chancery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In return, they received cards, letters and phone calls from
people – some strangers – all over the country telling of prayers for their
son, including one from Archbishop Emeritus Elden Francis Curtiss. They
received a papal blessing from Pope Benedict XVI and a letter written on his
behalf telling them of his prayers for their son.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now five, John Paul is doing well, goes to preschool and is
thriving, and although he hasn’t been healed of his disorder, the Hausers said
they believe soon-to-be St. John Paul has interceded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We have prayed the canonization prayer for the past five
and a half years as one of our prayers before bed every night,” Tami
said. “We may have to change our prayers slightly, but our commitment and
attachment to our family patron in heaven will not waiver. We are
grateful for John Paul ll's intercession and we think of him as an
extended family member now.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most children born with Trisomy 13 die before birth and a
few that survive usually don’t come home from the hospital, Tami said. Those
who do come home have a 50 percent chance of dying within the first six months
of life and 91 percent chance of dying within the first year, she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In his first few months of life, John Paul overcame two
episodes where he stopped breathing and recovered on his own, and he has no
external or internal malformations, she said. Many babies born with Trisomy 13,
which occurs when extra DNA from chromosome 13 appears in some or all of the
body’s cells, have multiple abnormalities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His breathing improved and strengthened over time and he hit
most developmental goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The couple found out about John Paul’s illness six months
into the pregnancy. That’s when they chose to name him after the late pope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I really didn’t think we were going to bring him home so I
thought, ‘Wouldn’t that be a good person to look out for him in heaven?’” Tami
said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tami said John Paul’s life has strengthened her family’s
faith and has brought great blessings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There have been hard things, but those times have shaped the
Hauser family and strengthened their faith, she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The prayers and outpouring of love have allowed us to see
the body of Christ in action, his hands and his feet at work in our lives,” she
said. “We recognize as a family that our hearts have grown, and we ourselves
have a greater capacity to love because of this experience.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This experience, Tami said, has taught the Hausers to wake
up every morning and be thankful for what God has given them, to trust
in his divine mercy, and to pay forward what has been shown to
us, by trying to love their neighbor as greatly as they have been
loved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Paul today <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Paul attends morning preschool five days a week. Next
year he will be in kindergarten in an Adaptive Curriculum Placement room, and
will try a full-day schedule similar to the rest of his classmates, Tami
said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This summer he will go to summer school for four weeks, and
for the first time will attend Munroe Meyer's special needs day camp, at
which four of his siblings volunteer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Paul wears glasses, but it’s a blessing, Tami said,
because most babies with Trisomy 13 are born blind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In December, he had cataracts removed from his right eye and
an eye implant put in, which significantly improved the vision in that eye, she
said. John Paul now notices and reaches for things that didn't hold his
interest before, she said. He also has a better reference to where the
ground is, and his balance has improved, which is critical for standing and
walking, Tami said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He continues to make strides with the walker he uses for
balance, and likes to run around in gym and on the playground with the other
children, she said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And John Paul wears hearing aids and has trouble talking, so
he uses language cards and hand gestures to communicate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“He also shakes his head "no", oftentimes when we
are trying to feed him green vegetables,” Tami said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Currently, the family is implementing a talking board as an
assistive communication device for John Paul. It has four sections for pictures
to select from. The ideal goal is that John Paul will be able to decipher
from four different pictures to be used in school for reading, math and
science, and also for communicating wants and needs, Tami said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Celebrating the
canonization<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Hausers plan to attend a pre-canonization party at the
Pro Sanctity Center near Elkhorn the night before the canonization, and then a
Divine Mercy service at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Omaha the day of the
canonization. They’ll also eat Papal Cream Cake, which Tami said is rumored
to have been John Paul ll's favorite dessert, and renew their
consecration to Mary through prayer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking back over the past events, Tami said her family
alone couldn't possibly have pulled this all together. They prayed the
Divine Mercy Chaplet throughout Tami’s pregnancy with John Paul, at the time
asking God to be merciful and to help them through what they were being called
to face, she said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We had prayed the chaplet before, but didn't actually know
that John Paul ll had a large role in instituting that and the celebration of
Divine Mercy Sunday,” Tami said. “We named our child John Paul before
he was born, and at the time didn't know about the beatification and canonization
prayer. It seemed so fragmented at the time, but as later events
unraveled, it is far too complicated to be situational. It has the
fingerprint of God all over it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Hauser family have been committed to studying the life
of John Paul ll, and have learned that many church leaders believe
that the reason he was such an effective pope that impacted the church and
the world so profoundly was because he was a radically converted man who
had an enormous capacity to love – and God could did great things with that
love, she said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Words cannot adequately express what our hearts feel,
but we have been touched by the outpouring of love that people have shown our
family,” Tami said. “Many of these people are total strangers, that loved
so greatly that they prayed and are still praying for our son, a child they
have never met. We have seen firsthand what God can do when people love
greatly.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tami said her family wants people to know they are truly
grateful for the prayers, and believe they have all played a part in the
hastening of John Paul ll's canonization, and also for his intercession on
John Paul’s behalf. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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brings joy to our entire family,” she said. “We want all of those
people to know that we feel connected to them and we pray for them, too. We ask
God to be with them, to bless them, and to help them with whatever their
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