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There’s still time! Contribute to CTSO by April 15th and get the dollar-for-dollar tax credit for the 2016 tax year! The Arizona Tuition Tax Credit program allows you to make a contribution to CTSO with money you would have to pay in state taxes anyway. The dollar-for-dollar tax credit you receive means it actually costs you nothing at all to help deserving students that really need your help! Your contribution to CTSO helps deserving students receive a quality education that emphasizes excellent teaching, a supportive learning environment, academic achievement, and faith-filled values. You can request that your contribution go to a particular school or into the general fund, either way, your tax dollars will stay in Arizona. Most importantly, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that you are changing a child’s life with the gift of an oustanding Catholic education. For more information, contact any of the CTSO schools or call us at (520) 838-2558 or mail your check to PO Box 14467, Tucson, Arizona 85732. For online giving, please visit www.ctso-tucson.org

*Arizona now allows contributions up to $2,173 for a couple filing jointly and $1,087 for an individual as long as it does not exceed your tax liability. Contributions made in 2016 and up to April 15, 2017 may qualify for tax credits on your 2016 return. School Tuition Organizations cannot award, restrict or reserve scholarships solely based on a donor’s recommendation. Taxpayers may not claim a tax credit if the taxpayer agrees to swap dontaions with another taxpayer to benefit either taxpayer’s own dependant.

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MARCH 2017

DIOCESE EVENTS

PIMA CENTRAL VICARIATE

Sessions to understand the Stations of the Cross

YouthFest 2017: Mighty Waves; Navigating the Spiritual Life

Saturday, March 11, Tucson Convention Center $15 per person. Check in starts at 9:30 a.m., day ends at 6:30 p.m. The Diocese of Tucson’s Youth Fest is an annual experience for middle and high school teens featuring great speakers, amazing music, workshops, lunch and lots of fun! This year’s theme “Mighty Waves” comes from Psalm 93:4, “More powerful than the roar of many waters, more powerful than the breakers of the sea, powerful in the heavens is the Lord.” There also is a special program for parents with Ann Garrido — “Redeeming Conflict in your Family” (9:30 a.m. to noon) Every family has its disagreements, but whether those disagreements lead the family toward greater unity or fragmentation depends on how we handle them. Come and learn a framework for analyzing the conflicts that pop up in every home along with a set of tools parents can use to engage their children effectively around tough topics. The registration deadline is Feb. 24. Visit youthfest.diocesetucson.org for registration.

Presentation by Cardinal Joseph Tobin, C.S.s.R. April 3, Redemptorist Renewal Center, 7701 N. Picture Rocks Road, Tucson, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Diocese of Tucson welcomes Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R from the Archdiocese of Newark for an adult faith education program. Cardinal Tobin will offer insights and reflection on Catholic Social Teaching and its message for today. For more information please contact Ofelia James at [email protected] or (520) 838-2545. There is no charge for the presentation.

Cathedral Concert Series

All performances at Our Lady’s Chapel on the northern side of St. Augustine Cathedral 192 S. Stone Ave. March 21, 7 p.m.: Carlos Zapién, tenor, with Paula Fan, pianist. April 18, 7 p.m.: Bin Hu, guitarist Our Lady’s Chapel, built in 1916 and recently restored provides outstanding acoustics for choral and instrumental performances. For ticket or additional concert information, please call (520) 623-6353

Sts. Peter and Paul, 1946 E. Lee St. Tuesdays of Lent, March 7, 14, 21 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Church The first session will be led by Father Albert Miranda and will focus on the history and meaning of the Stations across time and culture. The second session will be led by Deacon Tom Campbell and will examine the Stations as an integrated narrative, considering the source of each in scripture or traditions, and what we can learn of the Lord’s readiness to accept His suffering. The third session will be led by Deacon Paul Duckro and will tie together the two previous sessions using Ignation contemplation, imaginatively entering the Stations to share in His suffering. All are welcome to each or all of the sessions.

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University of Notre Dame Glee Club Concert

St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, 2727 W. Tangerine Rd. St. Patrick’s Day Friday, March 17 at 7 p.m. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by attending the University of Notre Dame Glee Club Concert at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church. Recognized as one of the finest all-male collegiate choral groups in the country, the University of Notre Dame Glee Club has a rich history of singing and brotherhood spanning the last 97 years. More than 2,000 young men have sung with the Club over the years, combining the rich traditions of Notre Dame with the highest standards of artistic excellence. Since 1915, the members of the Glee Club have enjoyed an exciting fraternal organization combined with an intensive study of vocal technique and musical styles. Purchase your tickets by calling St. Mark Parish, (520) 469-7835.

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Level One Catechist Formation Sessions

St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, 2727 W. Tangerine Rd. Feb. 11 through May 20 “There is no greater privilege or responsibility within the Church than to be entrusted with teaching and passing on the Catholic faith, not only to our young people, but also to our families, and all those within the reach of our voices and our example.”Bishop Kicanas If you are a catechist ministering to children, teens or adults, we ask that you would receive your Level 1 certification through the Diocese of Tucson. If you have already received your certification, these courses may also be used for your three (3) year renewal. These classes began Jan. 7. Remaining classes will be held one Saturday each month and each weekend, three courses will be reviewed and class will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Church Family Room. Upcoming Course Schedule March 18: Mary & Saints, Spirituality of the Ordinary, and Prayer April 22: (In the Parish Hall) Effective Methods, Cultural Diversity & Faith Expression and Human Development May 20: Eucharist, Vocation and Safe Environment

Stations of the Cross at St. Mark

St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, 2727 W. Tangerine Rd. Fridays of Lent at 6 p.m. Join Seminarian Jesus Haros, the clergy and the parishioners of St. Mark Parish at Stations of the Cross each Friday of Lent at 6 p.m. followed by a soup supper. All Christians are invited to join together to remember and reverence the Passion and death of the Lord and to learn more about our Catholic liturgical traditions.

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St. Pius X – Lenten dinners open to all

1800 N. Camino Pio Decimo 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. beginning Friday, March 3 The St Pius X Knights of Columbus Council 10762 will be serving Lenten dinners each Friday through April 7. The dinners will be in the Arizona Room (Gym). Parking is most convenient at the north and west sides of the church for easy access. Below is the menu with pricing to fit different budget and taste buds. All dinners (Fish and pasta dinners only) include cole slaw, roll and butter. Fish dinner (2 pieces) with potato - $9.50, fish dinner (2 pieces) with mac and cheese -or- pasta and marinara sauce - $8, pasta and sauce dinner with garlic bread - $4, mac and cheese with role (kids meal) - $3. Other Options: Extra piece of fish (with fish dinners only) - $2, baked potato with the fixins (no bacon - it is Lent) butter, sour cream, chives, shredded cheese - $2.50, Cheese Pizza Slice - $2. All major credit cards are accepted.

Morning reflection at Our Mother of Sorrows

1800 S. Kolb Road Parish Activity Hall, Scout Room Saturday, March 11, 2017 Looking for a closer relationship with God? Look into the Third Order Carmelites of the Sacred Heart. Join us for a Morning Reflection. For those interested in becoming a Third Order Carmelite. Day begins with 8:30 a.m. Mass and continues from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for a general introduction, reflections and discernment. For more information contact Sylvia at (520) 285-6539 or email: [email protected].

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Encountering Christ in your neighbor: try something different this Lent It can take only moments each day to see Christ in your life. Matthew Kelly, a renowned Catholic writer and speaker, who spoke at our first Co-workers in the Vineyard Diocesan Conference in 2012, invites us to make this Lent: “The Best Ever.” He encourages us not to just give up chocolate for Lent or to stay away from movies, what we used to do as kids. Based on Kelly’s idea, I suggest that to realize the “Best Lent Ever”, that we make this Lent an occasion to encounter Christ in one another. The diocesan theme for Lent 2017, “Encounter Christ in Your Neighbor”, invites us to take time, to pause on each of these 40 days to listen, to spend time with and to accompany others within our families, in our community and with those on the periphery. In doing so, something amazing could happen. A passage from Hebrews reminds us that by extending hospitality to others, even the stranger, we might unknowingly entertain angels (Heb. 13: 1). Dorothy May Day, the social activist and would-be saint, said that when she paused, when she took time to examine what was around her, she saw Christ in the faces of the countless homeless men she served, who lined up every day to get their crust of bread and a cup of coffee in the Mott Street Coffee and Bread line that she sponsored. It is not always easy to see Christ in others. Recently, on my way to the office, a homeless man crossed the street and came right over to me. He talked about needing work. He spoke about set back after set back in his life. I was anxious to get away, to move on, to get to where I was going. In my rush, I missed the chance to encounter Christ. All of us are far too busy, rushing here and there. I know that “rushing” happens to me. We might pause this Lent to spend quality time with others in our families, at our places of work or in the community. Only when we give time to be with and to listen to others can we hope to find Christ who ‘lurks everywhere” as Clive Staples Lewis (CS Lewis), the famous writer, once said. He saw Christ in the everydayness of life. Family life today is far too hectic. We don’t spend quality time together. We are on the move. Why not try, during these six weeks of Lent to cut out a fraction of time each week to be with each of the members in your family. Take the time each week to truly stop to listen to your

wife, your husband and each of your children or grandchildren. Experience the goodness in them, reflective of Christ. Family life today can be likes “ships passing in the night” with little personal engagement or interaction. Meet Christ in each member of your family this Lent. People who work with us are not just, putting in their hours doing a job. They are individuals with feelings, with hopes and dreams. Have we ever taken the time to encounter our co-workers, to appreciate their contribution, to acknowledge their gifts. Why not reach out this Lent to those who work alongside of you to recognize and celebrate their gifts? Value how Christ works through them and the gifts they are and that they bring to the workplace.

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Casa Maria, the House of Hospitality run by Brian Flagg in Tucson, or to assist in a shelter for the homeless like the Sr. Jose Hobday Women’s Shelter. Maybe you could help out at the Alitas House run by Catholic Community Services that assists Central American women and children fleeing violence in their home country. You could get involved with the St. Vincent de Paul Society in your parish, making home visits to the needy and assisting them in their needs or get involved with a program called Getting Ahead sponsored by the Society to move people out of poverty or volunteer to visit a hospital or bring communion to the homebound or get involved in ministry to those in prison. In every community around our diocese there are countless opportunities to meet Christ in the neediest of people. Take the time to look around and to explore places in your community where you can lend a hand and in doing so encounter Christ. In his Lenten message for 2017 Pope Francis uses the gospel account of the rich man and Lazarus. The rich man — who is never named in the scripture — walks right by Lazarus without even noticing him. Lent can be an occasion to open our eyes to see the needs of others and

This Lent, each of us can choose to engage in some outreach to the people living on periphery, the margins, the places where Pope Francis has reminded us we can meet Christ. Maybe this Lent you could volunteer to distribute food at Casa Maria, the House of Hospitality run by Brian Flagg in Tucson, or to assist in a shelter for the homeless like the Sr. Jose Hobday Women’s Shelter.” — BISHOP GERALD KICANAS

When I was a seminarian, a professor once encouraged us, when distributing the Eucharist, to look into the eyes of each person coming forward to receive, not to make it routine, briskly going through the motions. See Christ in their faces as you give them His Body. It has made an amazing difference in my life, making the distribution of Communion a prayerful experience through which I can meet Christ in others. This Lent, each of us can choose to engage in some outreach to the people living on periphery, the margins, the places where Pope Francis has reminded us we can meet Christ. Maybe this Lent you could volunteer to distribute food at

move beyond our own needs to respond with love. Francis suggests that the above parable “… first invites us to open the doors of our heart to others because each person is a gift, whether it be our neighbor or an anonymous pauper.” He calls us to enter “Lent as a favorable season for opening the doors to all those in need and recognizing in them the face of Christ.” I assure you, it would be the best Lent ever if within these 40 days you take the time to be with others in your family, at work and in the community and perhaps unknowingly meet Christ.

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Bishop’s Calendar — March 2017 1 2

12 p.m., Yuma-La Paz Vicariate Meeting, St. Jude Thaddeus, San Luis



6 p.m., Confirmation Mass, Immaculate Conception Parish

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9 a.m., Confirmation Mass, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School



7 p.m., Confirmation Mass, St. Francis of Assisi and St. John Neumann at St. Francis

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9 a.m., Confirmation Mass, Immaculate Conception Parish, Spanish



3:30 p.m., Baptisms, St. Jude Thaddeus, San Luis



4 p.m., Confirmation Mass, St. Jude Thaddeus, San Luis

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11:15 a.m., Pastor Installation, Rev. John Paul Forte, O.P., St. Thomas More, Newman Center



3 p.m., Rite of Election, St. Augustine Cathedral



5 p.m., Mass, IV Congresso Cuaresmal, San Miguel High School





14 2 p.m., St. Joseph Fund Board Meeting



5:30 p.m., YouthFest Mass, St. Augustine Cathedral



11:30 a.m., Luncheon, Catholic Foundation Endowment and Annuitant Holders, Arizona Inn



5:30 p.m., Pastor Installation, Rev. Alexander Tigga, M.S.F.S., St. Joseph Parish, Hayden



16 12 p.m., Lenten Mass, Catholic Community Services

5:30 p.m., Dinner, Padre Kino Vocations Ministry, Green Valley

17 Annual Department Directors’ Planning Meeting, Most Holy Trinity 18 9 a.m., Diocesan Pastoral Council Meeting 2 p.m., Confirmation, San Felipe de Jesus 20-21 Catholic Extension Mission Committee, Little Rock, AK

6-7 Episcopal Installation, Most Rev. Oscar Solis, Salt Lake City

11 10 a.m., YouthFest, Tucson Community Center

4 p.m., Mass, Mid-year Meeting, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Skyline

15 7:30 a.m., SM Review Board

22-24 Catholic Education Sub-committee on Certification and Catholic Education Committee Meeting, DC 26-27

Caritas Lebanon Meeting, St. Louis

28 7:30 a.m., Diocesan Finance Council, Archives

10 8:30 a.m., Mass, Diocesan Adult Catechetical Day, Tucson Community Center

12 2 p.m., Catholic Scouting Mass, St. Augustine Cathedral 13 10:30 a.m., Presbyteral Council

9 a.m., Confirmation Mass, Immaculate Conception Catholic School, Yuma





9:35 a.m., Ash Wednesday, Mass Yuma Catholic High School



29-30 Sister Mary Schmidt, S.C., Lecturer, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA

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Diocese seeks Chief Financial Officer The Diocese of Tucson, a Mission Diocese, is seeking applicants for the position of Chief Financial Officer. The position is responsible for the financial management and stewardship of limited fiscal resources in support of the mission and goals of the Diocese. As an ecclesiastical office mandated by Canon Law, this position oversees all financial and related functions including accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, insurance programs, pension plans, and the diocesan investment portfolio. The position also provides financial oversight, guidance and advice for the fiscal operations of the parishes, missions, and schools of the Diocese. Requirements include the ability to do: strategic planning, plan the allocation of resources, demonstrate management, organizational, and problem-solving skills, as well as public speaking and presentation skills. The position manages the accounting and information technology staff. The successful candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or finance, preferably in a non-profit environment, as well as an advanced degree in a business-related field or hold a current CPA license. The candidate must be a practicing Roman Catholic in good standing. A minimum of ten years of professional related experience in leadership positions in accounting or finance is also required. To view the job description please refer to diocesetucson. org/DOTCFO.pdf. Please send resume with references to: Diocese of Tucson, Attn: Human Resources – CFO, PO Box 31, Tucson, AZ 85702.

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Meet Michael Brown, the new Managing Editor of the Catholic Outlook Greetings. My name is Michael Brown and I am pleased to be the new managing editor of the Catholic Outlook. I come to the Diocese of Tucson with more than 26 years of experience in the Catholic press. I spent the last 10 years as editor of the Idaho Catholic MICHAEL BROWN Register, the newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, ID. Before that, I was editor of The Providence Visitor, the newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, RI. Between college and my tenure in Providence, I worked in various capacities for the Catholic Advocate (Archdiocese of Newark, NJ), the Catholic Times (Diocese of

Columbus, Ohio) and Catholic News Service in Washington, DC. Before you think I am old enough to have covered Pentecost, let me concede that at age 54, I have witnessed some great moments in American Catholic history. I was in Washington covering work on the United States bishops’ pastoral “Economic Justice for All,” and in Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families. I have reported on presidents and popes. I have written extensively on what the Church in the U.S. once looked like, and what Catholic leaders hope it will look like in the future. I have had the privilege of meeting some of America’s greatest Catholic leaders, and a few villains. However, the greatest privilege as a Catholic newspaper editor comes from providing readers – using conventional print media and emerging technologies – with the information they need to

understand and live out the teaching of the Church. If you don’t read about the issues essential to Catholics in Arizona in the Catholic Outlook, where else are you going to read it? I take that responsibility very seriously. I was born and raised Catholic in New England, educated in Wisconsin and have friends and family scattered throughout the country. My wife Joyce and I have been married for more than 25 years and we have two grown daughters. I have never lived in the Southwest, but am fascinated by the history of the region. I am excited to be living on the threshold of the Hispanic immigration shaping the course of the future of the American Catholic Church. I have long respected Bishop Kicanas for his dedicated, compassionate advocacy for immigration reform, yet I am aware that the scope and depth of

his influence extends beyond that issue. I also have worked through four episcopal transitions, and know that these are exciting times in the Diocese of Tucson. Finally, I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity to serve as your editor, for the talented staff at the Catholic Outlook, and the hardworking leaders at the diocesan offices. They are the smartest students in the class, and I look forward to learning as much as I can from them. I also promise to give you my best efforts, every issue, that you may never want for a better source of Catholic information. Thank you. — Michael Brown will take over the Managing Editor’s position at the Outlook beginning with the April edition. You can share your story ideas, newspaper questions and comments with him at mbrown@diocesetucson. org or call him (520) 838-2562.

Catholic schools Endowment event raises funds for “security net” Educators are planners by nature: lesson plans, education plans, calendar setting and so on. It is not surprising then, that Diocesan educators and school board members recently celebrated a collaborative event culminating Catholic Schools Week: The Inaugural Endowment Dinner and Concert held Feb. 4 at St. Augustine Catholic High School. This event not only was a grand finale for Catholic Schools Week, it also served to broaden awareness about the need to plan for future financial needs of the schools in the Diocese of Tucson. Such planning would ensure funding primarily for tuition assistance in case the current parental choice climate in Arizona should change. Any decreases in the tax-credit or the Empowerment Scholarship Account programs that provides funding for students attending private schools, could have a devastating impact on Catholic schools’ ability to make Catholic education available and accessible. Dynse Crunkleton, president of the Diocesan School Board, was

Photo by Steff Koeneman

Ribbon dancers from Lourdes Catholic Elementary School in Nogales, Arizona.

spearheading efforts for the event to support the endowment, what she calls a “safety net”; to have a fund that can assist schools with emergency needs. The Endowment idea is not new; Crunkleton said the Diocesan School Board was approached a few years ago by board members from the Catholic Foundation and the Catholic Tuition Support

Organization about creating the Endowment. The year 2017 became the time to make the Endowment a reality. The fund was set up through the Catholic Foundation and Crunkleton and her board began looking for ways to support the fund. The goal is to raise $2 million in principle before dispersing any Endowment funds, Crunkleton said.

Working with the other members of the diocesan School Board and the Bishop, the idea of a dinner and concert featuring kindergarten through 12th grade Catholic school student performers was developed. The evening also included a raffle and silent auction. Crunkleton said that initially school leaders weren’t quite sure about the idea of creating an Endowment. “They’ve never really been able to look to the Diocese for funds,” she said. “As the months wore on, they warmed up to the idea and we had almost 100 percent participation. I think it was well-received by the schools.” It was clear from the faces of attendees that the student performances were the highlight of the evening. From the ballet folklorico dancers to the drum corp to the choral groups and drama routines, guests were thoroughly entertained. “I think the School Board members’ general feeling is that it was good success and we want to keep the momentum going,” Crunkleton said. Based on guests’ feedback, it seems the School Board is on to something.

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Through Baptism, the first of the Sacraments of Initiation, we are born into the life of God and the Church This is the second story in the Sacrament series published by the Catholic Outlook. March’s article concentrates on Baptism.

By FATHER DON MILLER, O.F.M. “Jesus answered, ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.’” (Jn 3:5) Having a baby baptized is both an act of faith and a cultural affair. It is both a statement of trust in the goodness of God as well as a family event that can be faith-filled. When a couple brings their little one home from the hospital, he or she is capable of very little. The baby does not talk, walk, eat with a fork, or brush his or her teeth. The parents need to teach all these things over the course of many years. In broad terms, the parents must introduce their son or daughter to their cultural heritage and social customs so that he or she grows up to be a well-adjusted individual. That’s the goal and the responsibility of the parents. Sharing faith with the child and introducing him or her into the social customs of the faith community are a part of this responsibility for the parents as well. To fail regarding faith formation is a serious reneging of parental responsibility. But not everyone appreciates that fact. Society has tried to make the practice of religion a private affair, and some even leave the choice of religion up to the individual. We have a responsibility to share our cultural heritage with our children, which includes our religious heritage. Parents are not alone in this task. They have the help of the godparents as well as the entire faith community, for all share in the mission of passing on the faith (cf. CCC 1255). This is not always an easy task. Children have free will. But that free will can lead to a child rejecting not only the faith training a parent might offer, but the cultural training as well. In the end, the example offered and witnessed to by the adult faith community often sinks into the

child’s heart. There, with the grace of God, Catholic adults are truly formed. Is there a connection between the name of the person being baptized and a saint? Canon Law states that “parents, sponsors, and the pastor are to take care that a name is not given which is foreign to Christian sentiment” (CIC, can. 855). Since this norm is stated in the negative, it can be interpreted in the narrowest sense possible. Thus, only a name which is “foreign to Christian sentiment” is to be avoided. That doesn’t specifically say what name can be used, and this might well be because of cultural differences. It is quite common, for example in Hispanic cultures, to name a boy, Jesús. In an Englishspeaking culture, to give a boy such a name might seem odd or sacrilegious. It would be considered

“foreign to Christian sentiment.” The practice of selecting a saint’s name for a child was originally meant to offer the child the protective prayers and example of a patron saint. Today it seems, there is less devotion to patrons, at least when it comes to naming a child. Perhaps a compromise between these two traditions might be to at least choose a recognizable saint’s name as a middle name if not a first name. What is the role of godparents? Godparents or sponsors for baptism should be chosen carefully. Their function is specified in Catholic law and choosing someone ought to be more than offering a compliment or reward to a friend or relative. Church norms distinguish between sponsoring an adult and sponsoring an infant. The sponsor for an adult is to assist the person

through his or her instructions (usually RCIA), to present the person for his or her reception into the Church, and then to assist him or her in Christian living. The sponsor for an infant is to present the child for baptism along with the parents, and to assist the child to live a life befitting the baptismal dignity. This often is a supportive role, but could be a more direct role should the parents become incapacitated in their role as Christian parents. The sponsor is not required to adopt the child, but to see to his or her Christian upbringing (cf. CIC, can. 872). To function as a sponsor for baptism, a person must be at least 16 years old; have received baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist; and be a practicing Catholic — one who participates in the Eucharist weekly, is not under any canonical penalty, and is living according to the norms of the Church (cf. CIC, can. 874). A non-Catholic may serve as a witness, but in that case, there must be at least one Catholic sponsor. Finally, the sponsors must be one man or one woman, or one of each (cf. CIC, can. 873). The role of a godparent is a serious matter — not a social position, but a deeply religious one. Godparents play an important though supportive role in the life of a child, one which complements that of the parents. Often, children look to or need other adults in their lives, and godparents can be logical alternatives to the biological parent. Is immersion more valid than sprinkling water over the head of the child? There are three equally valid methods of baptizing: pouring water over the forehead, sprinkling water over the head, or total immersion. All methods have the same effect because the essence of baptism is not the form of the water rite, but the action of God who lovingly adopts the baptized person, offering him or her the possibility of eternal life. There may be practical reasons for choosing one form over the others, but all are equally valid.

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Lenten communal penance services by vicariate The Lenten season each year calls Catholics to renew their commitment to their Baptismal call and take stock of where they can make some healthy spiritual changes in their lives. The use of the Sacrament of Penance during this time is especially fruitful if Catholics look at something specific in need of improvement in their lives. The diocesan 2017 Lenten theme, “Encounter Christ in your neighbor” is a place to start. Listed below are the Communal Penance Services scheduled throughout the Diocese. Catholics are invited to take advantage of this time of grace and blessing as the Church welcomes Lent and prepares for the celebration of Easter. COCHISE VICARIATE • St. Luke (Douglas): March 24, 6:30 p.m. • St. Jude Thaddeus (Sunsites): March 28, 5 p.m. • St. Francis of Assisi, (Elfrida): March 29, 5 p.m. • St. Patrick, Bisbee: March 21, 6 p.m. • Our Lady of the Mountains, Sierra Vista: March 27, 7 p.m. • Ft. Huachuca Chapel, Sierra Vista: April 4, 7 p.m. • Our Lady of Lourdes, Benson: March 22, 7 p.m. • St. Andrew the Apostle, Sierra Vista: March 14, 7 p.m.

PIMA NORTH VICARIATE • St. Thomas the Apostle: March 21, 5:30 p.m. • St. Mark the Evangelist, Oro Valley: April 4, 5:30 p.m. • St. Christopher, Marana: April 6, 7 p.m. • Santa Catalina: March 29, 6:30 p.m. • St. Odilia: April 5, 7 p.m. • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: March 23, 7 p.m.

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• Assumption Parish, Florence: March 21, 7 p.m. • St. James Parish, Coolidge: March 28, 7 p.m. • St. Anthony’s Parish, Casa Grande: March 29, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. • St. Helen’s Parish, Eloy: March 30, 6 p.m. • St. Michael’s Parish, San Tan Valley: March 4, 6 p.m. • Our Lady of Grace, Maricopa: April 5, 4p.m. and 7 p.m. • St. George’s Parish, Apache Junction: April 6, 8:30 a.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

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SANTA CRUZ VICARIATE

• St. Phillip the Apostle, Payson: March 27, 6 p.m. • Holy Angels, Globe (Globe, Miami, San Carlos) March 22, 6:30 p.m. • St. Helen, Oracle (Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth): March 29, 6:30 p.m. • St. Francis of Assisi, Superior: March 23, 6:30 p.m. • St. Joseph, Hayden (Hayden, Kearney): April 4, 7 p.m.



GRAHAM-GREENLEE VICARIATE • St. Rose of Lima, Safford: April 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. • Sacred Heart, Clifton: April 6 from 4 to 5 p.m. • Holy Cross, Morenci: April 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. • Sacred Heart, Willcox: Regular weekly confession schedule or by appointment. PIMA CENTRAL VICARIATE • Sts. Peter & Paul: April 5, 5:30 p.m. • Most Holy Trinity: April 4, 7 p.m. • Sacred Heart: April 7, 5:30 p.m. • St. Ambrose: April 3, 6:30 p.m. • St. Frances Cabrini: April 2, 4 p.m.

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PIMA EAST VICARIATE • Corpus Christi: April 5, 6 p.m. • Our Mother of Sorrows: April 9, 7:30 p.m. • St. Cyril of Alexandria: April 11, 7 p.m. • St. Francis de Sales: April 12, 7 p.m. • St. Joseph: April 6, 6:30 p.m. • St. Pius X: March 1, throughout the day • St. Rita in the Desert, Vail: April 6, 7 p.m.



• St. Augustine Cathedral: Regular confession times and by appointment. • Holy Family: Regular confession times and by appointment. • Our Lady of Fatima: March 22, 6 to 8 p.m. • Our Lady, Queen of All Saints: Regular confession times and by appointment. • St. John the Evangelist: Regular confession times and by appointment. • St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: Regular confession times and by appointment. • St. Monica: Regular confession times and by appointment. • Santa Cruz: Regular confession times and by appointment. PIMA WEST VICARIATE



• San Xavier Mission: Regular confession times and by appointment. • Immaculate Conception, Ajo: Regular confession times and by appointment. • San Solano Mission, Topawa: Regular confession times and by appointment. • St. Kateri Tekakwitha: Regular confession times and by appointment.



• St. Ann, Tubac: Regular confession times and by appointment. • Sacred Heart, Nogales: Regular confession times and by appointment. • San Felipe de Jesus, Nogales: Regular confession times and by appointment. • St. Therese of Lisieux, Patagonia: Regular confession times and by appointment. • Most Holy Nativity, Rio Rico: Regular confession times and by appointment. • San Martin de Porres, Sahuarita: Regular confession times and by appointment. • Our Lady of the Valley, Green Valley: Regular confession times and by appointment. YUMA-LA PAZ VICARIATE



• Immaculate Conception, Yuma: Regular confession times and by appointment. • St. Francis of Assisi, Yuma: Regular confession times and by appointment. • St. John Neumann, Yuma: Regular confession times and by appointment. • Sacred Heart, Parker: Regular confession times and by appointment. • St. Jude Thaddeus, San Luis: Regular confession times and by appointment. • Immaculate Heart of Mary, Somerton: March 30, 7 p.m. (bilingual). • St. Joseph the Worker, Wellton: Regular confession times and by appointment.

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Lenten basics for our younger Catholics Children will develop their attitudes about Lent very much from seeing and hearing how their families participate in the season. Parents alone can judge how much or how little their children need to know, but here are some basics to pass on to young Catholics: • Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, when priests draw a little sign of the cross on the foreheads of Catholics with ashes as a reminder that we all are created from dust and to dust we shall return. • Lent follows Jesus’ path from His adult ministry through His suffering during Holy Week to dying on the cross on Good Friday. • Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, also called the Sunday of the Passion, and continues through Holy Thursday (Holy Communion was first begun at the Last Supper) and Good Friday, when Jesus was tried, crucified, and buried. • The Last Supper was celebrated during the Feast of the Passover, a day chosen based on the phases of the moon, Easter is called a movable feast, meaning it falls on a different day each year. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday

after the full moon after the spring equinox. This year Easter is April 16. Lent is scheduled backward from Easter. • The 40 days of fasting during Lent do not include Sundays. Christians always celebrate Sunday as the day Jesus rose from the dead, so it is never a day of fasting. • The focus of Lent is to think more about God, to study about God, to pray more sincerely and to show greater kindness to others. • During Lent Catholics remember their baptisms, when Jesus washed away all sins, and gave the baptized a new and everlasting life. For many early Christians who were baptized on Easter Sunday, Lent became a special time of study and prayer in preparation for their baptisms. • The color of Lent is purple. The color purple is an additional symbol of penance, humility, melancholy. The Scriptures indicate that a purple garment was given to Jesus during his Passion as a mockery. — Content from several online sources.

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Ash Wednesday March 1, 2017 Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Season of Lent. It happens 46 days before Easter Sunday. Lent is a time of penance, reflection, and fasting. Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the priest puts ashes on a person’s forehead, he speaks the words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return” or the priest might say: “Repent and believe in the Gospel.”

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Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, remembers Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem where palms were thrown down on the road before Jesus. Palm branches are a symbol of peace and victory and so also symbolize Palm Sunday. Jesus’ riding a donkey instead of a horse represents the humble arrival of someone in peace, as opposed to arriving on a steed in war.

Holy Thursday is the commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, when He established the sacrament of Holy Communion prior to His arrest and crucifixion. It also remembers His institution of the priesthood. Jesus celebrated the dinner as a Passover feast. Christ would fulfill His role as the Christian victim of the Passover for all to be saved by His final sacrifice.

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Lenten terms The term Lent comes from the Middle English word Lenten, meaning springtime – the time of lengthening days. Carnival Originally a celebration just before Lent. Carnival is Latin for “farewell to meat.” Laetare Sunday The fourth Sunday of Lent, the halfway point. Mass celebrants wear a rose vestment on this Sunday, not violet. Maundy Thursday An ancient English name for Holy Thursday. It comes from the Latin, Mandatum novum do nobis (“I give you a new commandment,” John 13:34) that began the ancient foot-washing ceremony. Palm Sunday The celebration of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem before He was arrested. In Scripture, people placed palm branches on the road as Jesus road on a donkey into Jerusalem.

Passion Sunday The Sunday before Easter (also called “Palm Sunday”) in which the Passion of the Lord (the story of Jesus’ arrest and death) traditionally is read. Spy Wednesday A name for the Wednesday of Holy Week that alludes to Judas agreeing with the Sanhedrin to betray Jesus. Triduum The “Great Three Days” -the threepart celebration beginning with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, continuing with The Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, and concluding with the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday. — Source: Aboutcatholics.com

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Good Friday April 14, 2017 On Good Friday, each member of the Church tries to understand the sacrifice Christ made for our redemption. Good Friday is the day Catholics remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Catholics are joined by almost all other Christians in solemn commemoration on this day. It is also a legal holiday around much of the world.

Easter Sunday

Ascension of Our Lord

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May 25, 2017

Easter is the principal feast of the ecclesiastical year. Pope Leo I called it the greatest feast, and said that Christmas is celebrated only in preparation for Easter. As we know from the Gospels, Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day following His crucifixion, which would be Sunday. His resurrection marks the triumph of good over evil, sin and death. It is the singular event which proves that those who trust in God and accept Christ will be raised from the dead. Since Easter represents the fulfillment of God’s promises to mankind, it is the most important holiday on the Christian calendar.

The Ascension of Our Lord, a Holy Day of Obligation, celebrates the day that Christ, in the presence of His apostles, ascended bodily into Heaven. The Ascension occurred on the 40th day of Easter, a Thursday. Christ’s Ascension marks the definitive entrance of Jesus’ humanity into God’s heavenly domain, whence he will come again (cf. Acts 1:11); this humanity in the meantime hides him from the eyes of men (cf. Col 3:3).

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12 CATHOLIC OUTLOOK In the Hebrew Scriptures, that part of the bible we call the Old Testament, we find a strong religious challenge to always welcome the stranger, the foreigner. This was emphasized for two reasons: First, because the Jewish people themselves had once been foreigners and immigrants. Their scriptures kept reminding them not to forget that. Second, they believed that God’s revelation, most often, comes to us through the stranger, in what’s foreign to us. That belief was integral to their faith. The great prophets developed this much further. They taught that God favors the poor preferentially and that consequently we will be judged, judged religiously, by how we treat the poor. The prophets coined this mantra (still worth memorizing): The quality of your faith will be judged by the quality of justice in the land; and the quality of justice in the land will always be judged by how orphans, widows, and strangers fare while you are alive. Orphans, widows, and strangers! That’s scriptural code for who, at any given time, are the three most vulnerable groups in society. And the prophets’ message didn’t go down easy. Rather it was a religious affront to many of the pious at the time who strongly believed that we will be judged religiously and morally by the rigor and strictness of our religious observance. Then, like now, social justice was often religiously marginalized. But Jesus sides with the Hebrew prophets. For him, God not only makes a preferential option for the poor, but God is in the poor. How we treat the poor is how we treat God. Moreover the prophets’ mantra, that we will be judged religiously by how we treat the poor, is given a normative expression in Jesus’ discourse on the final judgment in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 25. We are all familiar, perhaps too familiar, Want to know what it truly means to respect life? Look deeply at the intentions we pray for: When He was asked how we should pray, Jesus, the Master Teacher, taught us to say: Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name: Are we aware that we praise and honor God’s name each time we treat others with the respect and dignity that is their birthright. This is respect for life. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven: Do we hold our world leaders, our fellow citizens and ourselves accountable to working selflessly toward universal peace and justice, which is truly the Lord’s will and the meaning of his kingdom? This is respect for life. Give us this day our daily bread: When we respond to the hunger needs of our brothers and sisters: safe shelter; adequate food; sustainable employment; family unity and security; religious freedom; the rights of the

VIEWPOINTS ABOUT THE FAITH Father Ron Rolheiser

Welcoming the Stranger with that text. Jesus, in effect, was answering a question: What will the last judgment be like? What will be the test? How will we be judged? His answer is stunning and, taken baldly, is perhaps the most challenging text in the Gospels. He tells us that we will be judged, seemingly solely, on the basis of how we treated the poor, that is, on how we have treated the most vulnerable among us. Moreover at one point, he singles out “the stranger”, the foreigner, the refugee: “I was a stranger and you made me welcome … or … you never made me welcome.” We end up on the right or wrong side of God on the basis of how we treat the stranger. What also needs to be highlighted in this text about the last judgment is that neither group, those who got it right and those who got it wrong, knew what they were doing. Both initially protest: the first by saying: “We didn’t know it was you we were serving” and the second by saying: “Had we known it was you we would have responded.” Both protests, it would seem, are beside the point. In Matthew’s Gospel, mature discipleship doesn’t depend upon us believing that we have it right, it depends only upon us doing it right. These scriptural principles, I believe, are very apropos today in the face of the refugee and immigrant issues we are facing in the Western world. Today, without doubt, we are facing the biggest humanitarian crisis since the end of the Second World War. Millions upon millions of

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When praying the Lord’s Prayer, give thought to the meaning of the prayer with regards to respecting life unborn, the elderly and the terminally ill; universal care for all in need - this is respect for life. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us: When past and present hurts and injustices are admitted and forgiven, allowing all to move into the future

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people, under unjust persecution and the threat of death, are being driven from their homes and homelands with no place to go and no country or community to receive them. As Christians we may not turn our backs on them or turn them away. If Jesus is to be believed, we will be judged religiously more by how we treat refugees than by whether or not we are going to church. When we stand before God in judgment and say in protest: “When did I see you a stranger and not welcome you?” Our generation is likely to hear: “I was a Syrian refugee, and you did not welcome me.” This, no doubt, might sound naïve, overidealistic, and fundamentalist. The issue of refugees and immigrants is both highly sensitive and very complex. Countries have borders that need to be respected and defended, just as its citizens have a right to be protected. Admittedly, there are very real political, social, economic, and security issues that have to be addressed. But, as we, our churches, and our governments, address them we must remain clear on what the scriptures, Jesus, and the social teachings of the church uncompromisingly teach: We are to welcome the stranger, irrespective of inconvenience and even if there are some dangers. For all sorts of pragmatic reasons, political, social, economic, and security, we can perhaps justify not welcoming the stranger; but we can never justify this on Christian grounds. Not welcoming the stranger is antithetical to the very heart of Jesus’ message and makes us too-easily forget that we too once were the outsider. — Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and award-winning author, is President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX. He can be contacted through his website ronrolheiser.com. Now on Facebook facebook.com/ronrolheiser.

with compassion and integrity – this is respect for life. Lead us not into temptation: When we as individuals as well as faith leaders and government leaders make decisions, not for personal gain or expediency, but on behalf of the common good of all - this is respect for life. Deliver us from evil: When we pray that faith be our guide when in doubt, that hope be stronger than despair, that light overcome darkness, that joy reign over sadness, that love replace hatred, that pardon overcome injury – that we all be instruments of peace in the name of Jesus who saves and who continues to work miracles in our daily lives - this is respect for life. May we truly say amen when we pray and act as Jesus taught us. — Sister Leonette Kochan is the Director of the Office of Human Life and Dignity for the Diocese of Tucson.

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OUR CALL TO PROTECT Dr. Rosemary Celaya-Alston, M.A., Ed.D

What are kids doing in the digital world when you are not watching? As we all are aware, the digital age with its social media and online everything, has opened up a whole new world to all of us. This age also led us to a mixed bag about what this vast and high speed access to information has created and what the long term impact this access will have on our children and ourselves. Both digital images and social media now vibrantly and dramatically put information and data into user’s hands, heads and hearts with little or no guidelines, age restrictions or sometimes common sense about whether information is age appropriate or even truthful. With the click of a mouse or a tap on a touchscreen we can enter a world of information that we unknowingly did not want. This information can be difficult for many adults to process, not mention children. I have heard children say, “If I want to know anything, all I need to do is ask Dr. Google.” Sadly, this information will be sought and given at an adult or more complicated level without guidance from parents or consideration for the recipient’s ability to understand the information. Our phones, tablets, laptops, computers, etc., are getting in the way of our lives and how we communicate and relate with one another. Another worry is that our children are 10 steps ahead of us in knowing how to disguise the information of web sites they are viewing without their parent’s knowledge. Kids are incredibly smart and are going to withhold information from their parents. Our young people have no idea what they may be exposing themselves to – personal safety risks, the risks of divulging private information — and the consequences that could occur.

According to the American Pediatrics Association, unwanted or age-inappropriate messages can be disguised in cartoons, even in teenage video games that have hidden portals to websites with content parents may not want their children to view. The importance of parents being actively involved and monitoring their children’s technology usage and the websites young ones and teens have access to, is critical. An example of a darker side of social media is that many of our children have been exposed to violence, sexual content, or other unwanted social behaviors already. If truth be told, many teens and children have been the targets of cruel kids who don’t care about what they say or how deeply they cut into their victim’s sense of self by using technology to bully them.  I am referring to cyberbullying. The definition of cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites. Please visit: stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/whatis-it/ for more information Here’s my bottom line: Our kids are connected to social media more than ever before, and it’s up to us to help guide and navigate the information they see, so they can become confident in preventing and defending all types of bullying situations. If we ignore young people’s use of technology now, we risk losing them to the unbridled and sometimes very hurtful information online. — Dr. Rosemary Celaya-Alston is the Director of the Office of Child, Adolescent, and Adult Protection for the Diocese of Tucson.

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Diocesean celebration of 50 years of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement

Join the event March 11 and March 12 at Tucson High School, 400 N. 2nd Ave. Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Speakers include Father Dario Betancourt from New York and Guillermo Valencia from Los Angeles, Calif. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the Holy Spirit of God.

By CARLOS FRANCO “The love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us” Rom 5:5. The Catholic Charismatic Renewal began as a retreat for students at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in February 1967. The students had spent much of the weekend in prayer, asking God to allow them to experience both the grace of baptism and confirmation. The students, that weekend, had a powerful and transforming experience of God, which would later be known as “baptism in the Spirit.” What had happened that weekend and the experience of the Spirit soon spread throughout the university, and then to other universities across the country. The charismatic experience soon, was something that transcended the universities and began to have impact on the ordinary parishes and other Catholic institutions. Small organizations and networks were formed. Charismatic Catholic conferences began, with more than 30,000 attendees at the Notre Dame,

South Bend Indiana campus in the mid-1970s. The Renewal attracted the attention of the Church and the leaders of the movement knew Pope Paul VI in 1975 as well as with Pope John Paul II several times. The common denominator of the movement is “baptism in the Holy Spirit.” For many people, this outpouring of the Spirit in a new, powerful, life-transforming form takes place in the context of a specially designed seminar called “Life in the Spirit,” although many have been “baptized in the Spirit” outside of that seminary. The Catholic Charismatic Renewal is present in 238 countries and has touched the lives of more than 100,000,000 Catholics. In some countries the number of participants seems to have declined in recent years, while in others the number continues to grow impressively. In the Diocese of Tucson, the CCR has about 20 praying groups and various annual Retreats of Formation, Initiation of a new life in the Holy Spirit, for married couples, for me and for women. In all there are about 220 active servants with hundreds of testimonies of how the Charismatic Renewal changed their lives forever — Carlos Franco is the diocesan coordinator of the Charismatic Renewal Movement in Tucson.

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Jubilarians celebrate milestones, Knights of Columbus present check Photos by Steff Koeneman

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1. A group photo of sisters celebrating jubilees ranging from 80 years to 40 years at Sts. Peter and Paul parish. Father Pat Crino is on the left side of the group, Bishop Kicanas is on the right. 2. Sister Jeanne Bartolomeaux, S.C., and the diocesan Vicar for Religious, sits with Sister Michelle Humke, C.S.J., during the Mass for Jubiliarians at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish. Sister Michelle is celebrating her 40th year in ministry. 3. Sir Bart Pemberton of the Knights of Columbus makes a check presentation to Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas in support of Vocations and retired priests during the Jan. 17 dinnner. 4. Sister Audrey Jean Loher, O.S.F. celebrated her 70th Jubilee on Feb. 18. Pictued here with Bishop Kicanas, Sister worked in parishes in the Diocese of St. Cloud in Minnesota for her first 10 years. After that she was missioned in Peru serving the native Aymaras. She came to Tucson in 2004 supposedly retired, but has been very active in caring for refugees and migrants. She will be returning to Little Falls, Minnesota but the Diocese is grateful for her service. 2

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Encontrar a Cristo en el prójimo: Esta Cuaresma haga algo diferente Ver a Cristo en su vida puede tomarle apenas unos minutos al día Matthew Kelly, renombrado escritor y orador católico que hizo una presentación en nuestra primera Conferencia Diocesana de Colaboradores en la Viña, en el 2012, nos invita a vivir “la mejor Cuaresma de todas”. Su propuesta es no conformarnos con renunciar al chocolate o no mirar películas durante la Cuaresma, como hacíamos de niños. Siguiendo la idea de Kelly, sugiero que para lograr “la mejor Cuaresma” hagamos de ella una ocasión para encontrar a Cristo en nuestros semejantes. El tema diocesano de la Cuaresma 2017, “Encontrar a Cristo en el prójimo”, nos invita a hacer una breve pausa cada uno de los 40 días, y a dedicar ese tiempo a personas de nuestra familia, de nuestra comunidad, y de la periferia. Podría ocurrir algo asombroso. Un pasaje de Hebreos nos recuerda que al ser hospitalarios con los demás, aun con un desconocido, podríamos, sin saberlo, hospedar ángeles (Heb. 13: 1). Dorothy May Day, activista social postulada para santa, dijo que cuando ella hacía un alto en su actividad, cuando dedicaba tiempo a examinar lo que la rodeaba, veía a Cristo en el rostro de los innumerables hombres sin hogar a quienes servía –hombres que día tras día hacían fila para recibir un trozo de pan y una taza de café en el puesto de caridad de la calle Mott que ella auspiciaba. No siempre es fácil ver a Cristo en los demás. Hace poco, camino a mi oficina, un hombre sin hogar cruzó la calle y se me acercó. Me decía que necesitaba trabajo, y que había tenido un problema tras otro en su vida. Yo estaba ansioso por alejarme, por retomar la marcha hacia donde me dirigía. En mi apuro, perdí la oportunidad de encontrar a Cristo. Todos estamos muy ocupados, corriendo de aquí para allá. Yo soy una de esas personas que a veces andan apuradas. En esta Cuaresma podemos hacer una pausa para pasar tiempo con gente de nuestra familia, del trabajo, o de la comunidad. Solamente cuando damos de nuestro tiempo para estar con los demás y para escucharlos podemos tener esperanza de encontrar a Cristo, quien, como dijo una vez el famoso escritor Clive Staples Lewis (CS Lewis), ‘merodea en todas partes’. Él veía a Cristo en lo cotidiano de la vida. La vida familiar de hoy es demasiado ajetreada. Estamos siempre yendo de un lado al otro, y no les dedicamos tiempo a los seres queridos. ¿Por qué no tratar, en estas seis semanas de Cuaresma, de hacerse de un tiempo cada semana para compartirlo

con cada uno de los miembros de su familia? Todas las semanas, haga un alto para escuchar a su esposa, su esposo, a cada uno de sus hijos o nietos. Sienta la bondad que hay en ellos, reflejo de Cristo. En la familia moderna, las personas casi no se ven, es como que no hay conexión o interacción. En esta Cuaresma, busque a Cristo en cada miembro de su familia. La gente con quienes trabajamos día a día son más que el tiempo que dedican a cumplir con su trabajo. Cada una es una persona con sentimientos, esperanzas y sueños. ¿Nos hemos hecho el tiempo

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viven en la periferia, marginados, en los lugares donde, como nos lo recuerda el Papa Francisco, podemos encontrar a Cristo. Tal vez usted podría ayudar a distribuir comida en Casa María, la casa de hospitalidad administrada por Brian Flagg en Tucson, o ayudar en un albergue para personas sin hogar, como el Refugio Sr. José Hobday para mujeres. Quizá podría ayudar en Alitas House, administrada por Servicios Comunitarios Católicos y dedicada a ayudar a mujeres y niños centroamericanos que han huido a la violencia de su país natal. Podría colaborar en la Sociedad de St. Vincent de Paul en su parroquia, visitando a los necesitados para ayudarlos, o participar en un programa llamado Getting Ahead patrocinado por esa Sociedad para ayudar a la gente a salir de la pobreza; o visitar un hospital; o llevarles la comunión a personas confinadas en su hogar; o colaborar en el ministerio de los reclusos. En cada comunidad de nuestra diócesis hay incontables oportunidades de encontrar a Cristo en la gente más necesitada. Observe sus alrededores y explore los lugares donde podría echar una mano y, de esa manera, encontrar a Cristo.

Esta Cuaresma, cada uno de nosotros puede hacer una obra de bien tendiendo la mano a quienes viven en la periferia, marginados, en los lugares donde, como nos lo recuerda el Papa Francisco, podemos encontrar a Cristo. Tal vez usted podría ayudar a distribuir comida en Casa María, la casa de hospitalidad administrada por Brian Flagg en Tucson, o ayudar en un albergue para personas sin hogar, como el Refugio Sr. José Hobday para mujeres.” — OBISPO GERALD KICANAS

alguna vez para descubrir a nuestros compañeros de trabajo, para apreciar su aporte, para reconocer sus dones? En esta Cuaresma, ¿por qué no acercarse a quienes trabajan a su lado para reconocer y celebrar sus contribuciones? Valore lo que Cristo hace por medio de ellos, y el don que estas personas son y que comparten en el trabajo. Cuando yo era seminarista, un profesor nos instó a que cuando distribuyéramos la Eucaristía, miráramos a los ojos a cada persona que se acercara a recibir la comunión, a que no lo hiciéramos como si fuera una cosa de rutina, apresurándonos como para cumplir con una tarea. Nos dijo que viéramos a Cristo en el rostro de cada persona al darle Su Cuerpo. Esta experiencia fervorosa que me permite ver a Cristo en los demás ha tenido un maravilloso impacto en mi vida. Esta Cuaresma, cada uno de nosotros puede hacer una obra de bien tendiendo la mano a quienes

En su mensaje de Cuaresma para 2017 el Papa Francisco utiliza el relato del evangelio sobre el hombre rico y Lázaro. El rico, cuyo nombre no se menciona en la escritura, pasa junto a Lázaro sin siquiera verlo. La Cuaresma puede abrirnos los ojos a ver las necesidades de los demás y a ir más allá de nuestras propias necesidades para responder con amor. Francisco sugiere que esta parábola “...primero nos invita a abrir la puerta de nuestro corazón a los demás porque cada persona es un don, ya sea nuestro vecino o un pobre desconocido”. Él nos llama a adentrarnos en la Cuaresma “como un tiempo propicio para abrirles la puerta a todos los necesitados y para reconocer en ellos el rostro de Cristo”. Yo les aseguro que sería la mejor Cuaresma de su vida si en esos 40 días dedicara tiempo a la gente de su familia, de su trabajo, y de la comunidad. Tal vez, sin proponérselo, encontrará a Cristo.

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Presentamos a Michael Brown, nuevo director editorial de Panorama Católico Un saludo cordial a todos. Mi nombre es Michael Brown, y tengo el gusto de ser el nuevo director editorial de Catholic Outlook/ Panorama Católico. Llego a la Diócesis de Tucson con más de 26 años de experiencia en prensa católica. Durante los últimos 10 años fui jefe de redacción de Idaho Catholic MICHAEL BROWN Register, el periódico de la Diócesis Católica Romana de Boise, ID. Antes de ocupar ese puesto, fui editor de The Providence Visitor, el periódico de la Diócesis Católica Romana de Providence, RI. En el tiempo transcurrido entre mis estudios universitarios y mi trabajo en Providence, desempeñé varias tareas para Catholic Advocate (Arquidiócesis de Newark, NJ), Catholic Times (Diócesis de

Columbus, Ohio) y Catholic News Service en Washington, DC. Antes de que piensen que soy tan viejo como para haber hecho la cobertura de Pentecostés, admitiré que a los 54 años he sido testigo de varios sucesos importantes de la historia católica estadounidense. Estuve en Washington cubriendo el trabajo de la pastoral “Justicia económica para todos”, de los obispos de Estados Unidos, y en Filadelfia durante el Encuentro Mundial de las Familias. He redactado reportajes sobre presidentes y papas, y he escrito ampliamente sobre cómo fue la Iglesia en EE.UU., y cómo esperan los líderes católicos que sea en el futuro. He tenido el privilegio de conocer a varios de los líderes católicos más grandes de Estados Unidos, y a algunos villanos. Sin embargo, el mayor privilegio que un editor de periódico católico puede tener nace de brindar a los lectores –valiéndose de la prensa convencional impresa y de tecnologías emergentes– la

información que necesitan para comprender y vivir las enseñanzas de la Iglesia. Si ustedes no leen acerca de los temas esenciales para los católicos de Arizona en Panorama Católico, ¿dónde más lo harán? Les aseguro que asumo esa responsabilidad con total seriedad. Yo nací y me crié católico en Nueva Inglaterra, hice mis estudios en Wisconsin, y tengo amigos y parientes dispersos por todo el país. Mi esposa, Joyce, y yo estamos casados desde hace más de 25 años y tenemos dos hijas ya crecidas. Nunca he vivido en el suroeste, pero estoy fascinado con la historia de la región. Es muy emocionante vivir en el umbral de la inmigración hispana que está marcando el curso del futuro de la Iglesia Católica de Estados Unidos. Desde hace mucho tiempo respeto al Obispo Kicanas por su dedicada y compasiva labor de fomento y apoyo a la reforma migratoria, si bien soy consciente de que el alcance y la profundidad de su influencia se extienden más allá

de ese tema. He trabajado durante cuatro transiciones episcopales, y sé que la Diócesis de Tucson está viviendo momentos extraordinarios. Por último, me siento humildemente agradecido por la oportunidad de servirlos como director editorial, por el talentoso personal de Catholic Outlook/ Panorama Católico, y por los dedicados líderes de las oficinas diocesanas. Son los estudiantes más inteligentes de la clase, y desde ya espero aprender de ellos todo lo que pueda. También les prometo dar lo mejor de mí, en cada edición, para que no sientan la necesidad de buscar una mejor fuente de información católica. Gracias. — Michael Brown asumirá el puesto de director editorial de Catholic Outlook/ Panorama Católico a partir de la edición de abril. Pueden compartir con él sus ideas para artículos, preguntas sobre el periódico y comentarios enviando un mensaje a mbrown@ diocesetucson.org o llamándolo al (520) 838-2562.

Celebración Diocesana 50 años de la Renovación Carismática Católica By CARLOS FRANCO “El amor de Dios ha sido derramado en nuestros corazones por el Espíritu Santo que se nos ha dado” Rom 5:5. La Renovación Católica Carismática inició un retiro para estudiantes de la Universidad de Duquesne en Pittsburgh Pennsylvania en febrero de 1967. Los estudiantes habían pasado gran parte del fin de semana en Oración, pidiendo a Dios les permitiera experimentar tanto la gracia del bautismo como de la confirmación. Los estudiantes, ese fin de semana, tuvieron una experiencia de Dios poderosa y transformadora, que después se conocería como “bautismo en el Espíritu”. Lo que había pasado ese fin de semana y la experiencia del Espíritu pronto se difundió a través de toda la universidad, y después a otras universidades de todo el país. La experiencia carismática fue pronto, algo que trascendió las universidades y

empezó a tener impacto sobre las parroquias ordinarias y otras instituciones católicas. Se formaron pequeñas organizaciones y redes. Se iniciaron las conferencias católicas carismáticas, con más de 30,000 en Notre Dame, campus South Bend Indiana en los mediados de los 1970s. La Renovación llamó la atención de la Iglesia y los líderes del movimiento conocieron al Papa Pablo VI en 1975 así como con el Papa Juan Pablo II varias veces. El común denominador del movimiento es el “bautismo en el

Espíritu Santo”. Para mucha gente, este derramamiento del Espíritu en una forma nueva, poderosa, que transforma vidas se realiza en el contexto de un seminario diseñado especialmente llamado “Vida en el Espíritu”, aunque muchos han sido “bautizados en el Espíritu” fuera de dicho seminario. La Renovación Católica Carismática está presente en 238 países y ha tocado las vidas de más de 100,000,000 católicos. En algunos países el número de participantes parecen haber disminuido en los últimos años,

mientras que en otros, el número continua creciendo de manera impresionante. En la Diócesis de Tucson, la RCCT cuenta con unos 20 Grupos de Oración, un Congreso General anual y varios Retiros de formación, Iniciación de vida en el Espíritu, Matrimonios, Mujeres y Hombres, también cuenta con más de 220 miembros servidores activos y hay cientos de testimonios acerca del cambio que la Renovación ha hecho en sus vidas. La Renovación celebrara el Jubileo de Oro (50 aniversario) este 11 y 12 de Marzo de 2017 en la Tucson High School en el 400 N. 2nd Ave. , con un horario de 8:00 am a 6:00 el sábado y el domingo de 8:00 am a 5:00pm. Contaremos con la participación del Padre Darío Betancourt de New York, Guillermo Valencia de California y varias sorpresas durante el evento, admisión 10.00, te esperamos. — Por Carlos Franco coordinador diocesano de la Pastoral Carismática.

18 CATHOLIC OUTLOOK ¿Quiere saber lo que realmente significa respetar la vida? Reflexione sobre las intenciones de nuestras oraciones: Cuando le preguntaron a Jesús cómo rezar, Él, maestro por excelencia, nos enseñó a decir: Padre nuestro que estás en el cielo, santificado sea Tu nombre: ¿Somos conscientes de que alabamos y honramos el nombre de Dios cada vez que tratamos a los demás con el respeto y la dignidad a las que tienen derecho desde el nacimiento? - Esto es respetar la vida. Venga a nosotros Tu reino; hágase Tu voluntad así en la tierra como en el cielo: ¿Pedimos cuentas a los líderes del mundo, a nuestros conciudadanos, y a nosotros mismos, del cumplimiento de la misión de trabajar desinteresadamente en pro de la paz y la justicia universal, que es la voluntad del Señor y el sentido de Su reino? - Esto es respetar la vida. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día: Responder a las necesidades esenciales de nuestros hermanos y hermanas –refugio seguro; alimento adecuado; trabajo sostenible; unidad y seguridad familiar; libertad de religión; derechos

Como ya sabemos, con el acceso a las redes sociales y a todo lo que hay en línea, la era digital ha abierto las puertas a un mundo totalmente nuevo para nosotros. Por otra parte, esto arroja resultados mixtos en cuanto a lo que se ha creado con el acceso veloz y vasto a todo tipo de información, y con respecto al impacto que esto tendrá a largo plazo en nuestros hijos y en nosotros mismos. Hoy, de forma vívida y dramática, las redes sociales y medios digitales ponen información y datos al alcance de la mano, la mente y el corazón de los usuarios, pero lo hacen con poco o ningún criterio, sin restricciones de edad, y a menudo sin aplicar el sentido común para determinar si la información es adecuada para el usuario, o hasta si es veraz. Con tan solo un clic o un golpecito en la pantalla podemos ingresar en un mundo de información, que quizá ni siquiera buscábamos, y que a muchos adultos podría resultarnos difícil procesar, ni hablar de nuestros hijos. He oído a niños decir: “Si quiero saber algo, lo que sea, todo lo que tengo que hacer es preguntarle al Dr. Google”. Lamentablemente, la información se presenta a un nivel adulto, e incluso complicado, sin guía ni preocupación por la capacidad de comprensión de quien la recibe. Nuestros teléfonos, tabletas y computadoras están interfiriendo en nuestra vida y en nuestra forma de comunicarnos y relacionarnos. Otra inquietud real es que nuestros

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LA VIDA Hermana Leonette Kochan, O.S.F.

Al rezar el Padrenuestro, piense en el significado de esta oración para el respeto a la vida de los no nacidos, los ancianos y los enfermos desahuciados; cuidado universal de todos los necesitados - Esto es respetar la vida. Perdona nuestras ofensas como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden: Reconocer y perdonar daños e injusticias, de modo que todos puedan seguir su camino con compasión e integridad - Esto es respetar la vida.

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¿Qué hacen sus hijos en el mundo digital cuando usted no está mirando? hijos van diez pasos adelante de nosotros en su habilidad para esconder contenido de los sitios web que visitan a espaldas de los padres. Los niños y jóvenes son muy inteligentes y saben ocultar información para que sus padres no la vean. Ellos no entienden a qué podrían estar exponiéndose –riesgos para su seguridad personal por divulgar datos privados– y desconocen las consecuencias que eso podría acarrear. Según la Asociación Pediátrica de Estados Unidos, a veces hay mensajes inapropiados disimulados en las caricaturas que los niños ven; y en algunos videojuegos para adolescentes hay portales ocultos que llevan a sitios con contenido que los padres probablemente no quieren que sus hijos vean. Es importante e imperativo que los padres estén atentos y vigilen activamente el uso de la tecnología y el acceso a los sitios web que sus hijos visitan. Un ejemplo del lado oscuro de las redes

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No nos dejes caer en la tentación: Cuando como individuos, y como líderes de fe y del gobierno, tomamos decisiones no para beneficio personal o por conveniencia propia, sino en nombre del bien común de todos - Esto es respetar la vida. Líbranos del mal: Cuando rezamos para que la fe nos guíe en momentos de duda, para que la esperanza sea más fuerte que la desesperanza, que la luz venza a las tinieblas, que la alegría reine sobre la tristeza, que el amor reemplace al odio, que el perdón supere al agravio, que todos seamos instrumentos de paz en nombre de Jesús, quien nos da la salvación y continúa obrando milagros en nuestra vida diaria - Esto es respetar la vida. Digamos AMÉN de corazón al rezar, y actuemos como Jesús nos enseñó. — Hermana Leonette Kochan, O.S.F. es Directora de la Oficina de Protección de la Vida y la Dignidad Humana

sociales es que allí muchos niños y jóvenes han visto violencia, contenido de índole sexual y otras conductas sociales indeseadas. A decir verdad, muchos de ellos han sido blanco de la crueldad de otros a quienes no les importa el efecto de lo que dicen, ni hasta qué punto llegan a herir la sensibilidad de su víctima, a quien acosan valiéndose de la tecnología. Me refiero al ciberacoso. Por definición, el ciberacoso es el acoso que se comete mediante el uso de tecnología electrónica, la cual incluye dispositivos como teléfonos celulares, tabletas, computadoras, y herramientas de comunicación tipo redes sociales, mensajes de texto, chat y sitios web. Para ver más sobre este tema visiten stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it/. En resumen, lo que deseo comunicarles es que nuestros hijos están conectados a las redes sociales más que nunca antes, y somos nosotros quienes debemos guiarlos y ayudarlos a navegar ese mundo al que quedan expuestos. Si lo hacemos, ellos podrán adquirir la confianza necesaria para prevenir situaciones de acoso y defenderse. Si ignoramos el uso de la tecnología por parte de los jóvenes, corremos el riesgo de que se dejen llevar por la información desenfrenada y a veces muy perjudicial que encuentran en internet. — La Dra. Rosemary Cleaya-Alstones la Direcotra de la Oficina de Protección de Niños, Adolescentes y Adultos de la Diócesis de Tucson.

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QUE TODOS CONOZCAN AL SALVADOR Rebecca Piña Cammarota

¡Unidos nuestro Salvador en los gestos de amor! Con frecuencia hablamos de la vida como un camino; con senderos placenteros y partes difíciles. También se reconoce la obvia necesidad de ayudarnos unos a otros en el camino de la vida, ya que nadie viaja a solas. A veces caminamos y otras veces recibimos al caminante. Unidos al Señor, todos somos peregrinos, todos migrantes. Es por eso que el valor humano de la hospitalidad es esencial. “La hospitalidad ha sido parte de nuestra tradición judeo-cristiana desde los principios” dice el Padre John McKenzie, y explica que la hospitalidad en el desierto era una necesidad para sobrevivir. En caso de que existiera discordia o enemistad entre un anfitrión y un huésped, la aceptación de hospitalidad implicaba la reconciliación. Nuestros ancestros en la fe consideraron la hospitalidad no como una formalidad, sino un pacto sagrado en el cual se protegía el bienestar y las vidas de los pasajeros. Así fue el ambiente religioso y cultural en que creció nuestro Salvador. Imaginemos la celebración pascual del Jueves Santo, que The Jordan Ministry Team Sharers in Ministry

Jesús celebró con sus discípulos conmemorando el viaje de liberación de sus antepasados desde Egipto a la Tierra Prometida. Cristo se entregó a sí mismo en Cuerpo y Sangre, para estar con nosotros siempre. Nos referimos a esta presencia como “Pan para el camino” o “Pan de vida”. Siguiendo su ejemplo, nos hacemos pan unos de otros cuando servimos a los demás. Otro gran gesto de amor en la celebración del Jueves Santo fue el lavatorio de pies. En aquella época, el medio de transporte eran los pies y los pies del caminante se cubrían de polvo. Lo primero que hacía el anfitrión era aliviar el cansancio ofreciéndole agua para los pies. En la última cena, Jesús se levantó de la mesa para reconocer el esfuerzo del viaje de sus compañeros, y les lavó los pies como signo de su amor. Mucho más que hospitalidad, esa ayuda servicial es lo que quiere que hagamos para nuestros hermanos migrantes y refugiados. Al extender la mano de amor hospitalario, volvemos a hacer el gesto de Jesús; reconocemos la obvia necesidad del caminante, que el camino es difícil y que podemos aliviar el cansancio ajeno al brindar el bienestar para las vidas de otros. Qué esto sea en nuestra época también, un pacto sagrado. — Rebecca Piña Cammarota trabaja en Jordan Ministry Team.

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Tribunal Notices Nombre de la causa: BARRAZA-RIVERA; Número de la causa: 2015-0216M (Diócesis de Tucson, Arizona) notificación de proceso de nulidad. Por medio de esta citación pública se le hace conocer a Mario A. Rivera que Ana Patricia Barraza ha comenzado el proceso de nulidad del matrimonio que ustedes contrjeron. Por favor póngase en contacto con la Oficina del Tribunal dentro de un mes de la publicación de esta notificación. Todos aquellos que conozcan el domicilio actual de Mario A. Rivera se les ruega que informe al Tribunal de la Diócesis de Tucson lo antes posible al (520) 838-2514.

Case Name: LOPEZ-LOPEZ; Case Number: 2016-0151M (Diocese of Tucson, Arizona) notice of proceeding. Mercedes Bernadette Lopez is hereby notified that Vincent Louis Lopez has filed a petition for a declaration of nullity of the marriage contracted by both of you. Please contact the Office of the Tribunal within one month of the date of publication. Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Mercedes Bernadette Lopez is asked to inform the Office of the Tribunal of the Diocese of Tucson as soon as possible at (520) 838-2514. Case Name: SALAS-VIDAL; Case Number 2015-0114 (Diocese of Tucson, Arizona) notice of Annulment Proceeding. Cynthia Vidal is hereby notified that Edward Salas has filed a petition for a declaration of nullity of the marriage contracted by both of you. Please contact the Office of the Tribunal within one month of the date of publication. Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Cynthia Vidal is asked to inform the Office of the Tribunal of The Diocese of Tucson as soon as possible at (520) 838-2514. Nombre de la causa: SANTOS-TORRES; Número de la causa: 2015-0199M (Diócesis de Tucson, Arizona) notificación de proceso de nulidad. Por medio de esta citación pública se le hace conocer a Ruben Torres Ochoa que Noelia Santos Delgado ha comenzado el proceso de nulidad del matrimonio que ustedes contrajeron. Por favor póngase en contacto con la Oficina del Tribunal dentro de un mes de la publicación de esta notificación. Todos aquellos que conozcan el domicilio actual de Ruben Torres Ochoa se les ruega que informe al Tribunal de la Diócesis de Tucson lo antes posible al (520) 838-2514.

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