Oct 26 2014 Issue

Southwest
Kansas
Catholic
Newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Dodge City Vol. XLIX, No. 13 Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014
+ Most Rev.
John B.
Brungardt
Bishop of the
Catholic
Diocese of
Dodge City
Register
A parish bands together
St. John youth come to rescue of two elderly women
By DAVID MYERS
Southwest Kansas Register
S
T. JOHN -- There is no greater love
than to lay down ones life for ones
friends, but helping them move comes a
close second.
Young parishioners of St. John Parish
were not only up to the task, but offered their
services freely and willingly to two women
whom they had never met.
When our mission is to grow in service
to our community and beyond, a solution
is not far away, said Sister Catherine
Therese Paulie, CSJ, parish life coordina-
tor for St. John.
It all happened very quickly. Sister Cathe-
rine learned of two women who needed help
moving from St. John to Stafford, and made
an announcement at the end of Mass. The
youth and several adults went from Mass,
By MARY REZAC
Catholic News Agency
B
rittany Maynard plans on ending her life
on Nov. 1.
The 29 year-old has been diagnosed with an
advanced brain tumor, and in April was given a
prognosis of six months to live. Not long after-
wards, after researching her options, Maynard
and her family left their California home and
moved to Oregon, where Maynard could opt for
physician-assisted suicide via the Death With
Dignity act.
She carries a prescription in her purse that
will kill her if ingested. If she changes her mind,
she wont take the pills.
In an op-ed written for CNN, Maynard said:
Ive had the medication for weeks. I am not
suicidal. If I were, I would have consumed
that medication long ago. I do not want to die.
But I am dying. And I want to die on my own
terms.
A few states to the south and east, Kara Tip-
petts of Colorado is preparing for the end of her
life.
She knows it will come sooner than later. Tip-
petts, like Maynard, knows great suffering. She
has been battling an aggressive form of breast
cancer for two years that has metastasized
throughout her entire body.
She was diagnosed at the age of 36, and has
since been trying to make the most of her time
with her four young children, and husband
Can death be beautiful?
A response to Brittany Maynard
I
have begun my Formal Pastoral Visits
throughout the diocese. The Church
asks that the bishop visit his parishes in
a formal way each fve years, in prepara-
tion for his ad limina visit to the Pope.
As you can see by my calendar, I visit
parishes often. Yet the Formal Pasto-
ral Visit is an extended visit (the entire
weekend), and includes meeting with the
leadership councils (pastoral, fnance,
stewardship, and school) and parish
staff, visiting the sick, meeting with the
children and youth, celebrating Holy
Mass, and breaking bread together (lots
of meals!).
I have completed two visits so far: to
Ness City and Ransom, and to Medicine
Lodge, Sharon, and Kiowa. I have been
edifed by the dedicated service that the
faithful give to the Lord and to their par-
ish. A special highlight in Ransom was
joining in the celebration of their 125
th

anniversary as a parish! My visit to Bar-
ber County included Medicine Lodges
homecoming pep rally and (freezing)
football game!
One extraordinary gift I received
on these two weekends was to visit the
sick. One of the most important minis-
tries of a priest or bishop is to care for
the ill. As I move a priest to a new par-
ish, I always include in my appointment
letter: I recommend that the frst goal
you have is to visit all the sick: in nurs-
ing homes, hospitals, private homes, etc.
Pope Francis has taught us a renewed
dedication to the least ones, and those
who are sick or suffering need our pasto-
ral care. This act of service is show-
ing that we love our neighbor. Many
in the family and parish are also called
to visit the ill, to demonstrate this love,
compassion, and community. Dedicated
Extraordinary Ministers of Communion
bring the Eucharist to those in need,
providing them with strength for the
journey. A priest can additionally bring
the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the
Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
Jesus, thank you for your gift of our
parishes and diocese. Help us to serve
one another, especially the least of our
sisters and brothers. You bring us great
joy in serving others. You love us more
than we can ask or imagine!
Serve
the Lord
with Joy
Continued on Page 18
Today, I renew my commitment to you
Diocese celebrates
Wedding Anniversary Mass
Tammy and Aaron Simons of St. Mary Parish, Marienthal, are among
dozens of couples celebrating their wedding anniversary at a special
Mass Oct. 19.

Photo by David Myers
-- See Page 7
Page 2 October 26, 2014 The Southwest Kansas Register
+ Most Rev. Ronald
M. Gilmore
Another Way
Bishop Emeritus
of Dodge City
T
he Dominican Sisters of
Peace in Great Bend host
their Annual Mission Bazaar
on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 7
a.m, to 2 p.m. at 3600 Broad-
way in Great Bend.
Included are beverage and
cinnamon rolls in the morn-
ing, soup and pie for lunch,
hundreds of handcrafted and
homemade items, a drawing
for 19 prizes, unique gift theme
baskets, and a silent auction.
Participants are invited to en-
joy the aroma and magic of this
festive autumn, pre-holiday
event. For more information,
call (620) 792-1232.

Dominican Sisters annual Mission Bazaar
H
igh school juniors, seniors,
and college-aged young men
can spend two nights at Concep-
tion Seminary College and explore
seminary life through prayer, talks by
seminarians, and recreation.
This seminary visit, Nov. 8-10, is
free and transportation is provided by
the Diocese of Dodge City.
Father Rene Labrador, assistant
vocation director, will be driving
the participants from the Diocese of
Dodge City.
Come and experience seminary life
and join with other men your own
age who are seeking Gods will for
their lives.
Encounter With Gods Call
Conception Seminary College
November 8-10
FREE!
Come and see what
the life of a
seminarian is like!
FOR
MEN -- High School
Juniors, Seniors and
college age
Register at dcdiocese.org/vocations/dis-
cernment-events by Oct. 30, or call Father
Wesley Schawe at (620) 227-1533 to reserve
your spot.
W
e met last time Father Francisco
de Osuna, that Master of Recol-
lection. The very way we pray is one
reason why he is not our Master.
Truth to tell, most of us do not know
our Spiritual Tradition very well.
We do not really know the Prayer of
Adoration. We do not really know
the Prayer of pure Praise. We do not
really know the Prayer of Thanksgiv-
ing. The only thing we really know
is the Prayer of Petition, and that but
poorly.
That last one is good and neces-
sary, for we are indeed creatures
with large needs. But when we let
it become the sum and substance of
our prayer, when we let it become all
of our prayer, then we miss the main
thing about Prayer.
Prayer is the lifting up of mind
and heart to God. To God. It is
about Him, first. It is not about
us: not about the endless swamp
of our needs. He does not want us
to catalogue meticulously all our
problems and needs each passing
day. He does not want us to nego-
tiate with him about these things.
He does not want us to bargain with
him: if you do this for me, Ill do
that for you. He is God, after all,
he already knows all these things,
and then some.
He wants us to pay attention
to Him, what he has told us about
himself (in the Readings of the
Mass, and in the circumstances of
our day), and what he wants to tell
us about ourselves (the reason he
made us, the obstacles he is helping
us overcome, the marvels he has in
store for us).
Because we insist on making prayer
about ourselves, we open ourselves
to all the thousand distractions of the
day, we invite in all the scattering
forces around us. When we open the
door to all this, we close the door to
Recollection.
Ingalls Super Soup Supper
S
t. Stanislaus Parish in Ingalls will
sponsor a soup supper from 5-8
p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8.
Proceeds go to help fund youth going
to next years National Catholic Youth
Conference in San Antonio. Cost per
meal is a free-will donation.
The National Catholic Youth Con-
ference is a biennial three-day ex-
perience of prayer, community, and
empowerment open to high school age
young people and their chaperones.
The youth experience keynote ad-
dresses by noted presenters, as well as
workshop sessions addressing a wide
variety of topics. The youth also take
part in liturgy, reconciliation, prayer
and worship, recreation and special
activities such as concerts, exhibits,
and the interactive thematic park.
Pilgrimage to Holy Land
ofered May, 2015 -- Page 23
By the Most Rev.
RONALD M. GILMORE
Bishop Emeritus of Dodge City
J
acqueline Loh and I will be
leading Grace and Gratitude:
A Thanksgiving Retreat, at Prince
of Peace Parish in Great Bend, on
Friday evening, Nov. 21, and all
day Saturday, Nov. 22, ending with
a Healing Service and the regular
Saturday Evening Mass.
From the earliest days of the
Church, the Lord sent out disciples,
two by two, to every town and vil-
lage He intended to visit. (Luke 10:
1-10) He does intend to visit the
Great Bend Deanery, and through
an odd assortment of reasons, he
has sent the two of us to prepare
for that visit.
Whom will he call to this Re-
treat? What will be the nature of
his visit? What does he intend to
do there? These things we do not
know. His ways are not our ways.
We prepare for the Retreat through
prayer and fasting, for it will be all
His initiative, all a real Adventure
in Grace.
Most in Great Bend know me as
the Bishop-Emeritus of the Diocese,
of course. What they may not know
is that since retirement three years
ago, I have spent most of my time
with Spiritual Direction (mainly
with Priests), and with Days of
Recollection and Parish Retreats,
in Dioceses here, in Canada, and
in Ireland.
Some in Great Bend will know
Jacqueline Loh of Vancouver, BC,
Canada. She has been in and out of
the Diocese frequently in the past
16 years, gracing us with her under-
standing heart and her healing touch.
S
t. Joseph Parish in Ellinwood and
Immaculate Conception Parish
in Clafin will host a three-evening
mission, Getting Centered: Going
Deeper Into Our Catholic Tradition
and Spirituality, from 7 to 8:45 p.m.,
Nov. 16, 17 and 18.
The evenings will explore how indi-
viduals can:
1. Better understand and appreciate
your Catholic Christian identity, wor-
ship, and spirituality.
2. Strengthen the connections be-
tween your ancient, yet ever-new
Catholic Christian faith and your
contemporary, fast-paced daily, life,
love and work.
A team of parishioners are preparing
for this mission and will be involved
in each evening. Presentations will
also be given each night by Father
Norm Douglas and Larry Vuillemin,
co-founders of Heart to Heart Com-
munications, an organization which
assists people in better connecting their
daily work and activities to their core
values and faith foundation. Father
Norm and Larry have collaborated
with parishioners on more than 90
parish missions since 1994.
Mission Overview:
Night One: Sunday Nov. 16 at St.
Joseph church: Getting Centered in an
Off-Centered World
Night Two: Monday Nov. 17 at
Immaculate Conception: Liturgy and
Life: Strengthening the Connections
Night Three: Tuesday, Nov. 18 at
St. Joseph church: Getting to the Heart
and Soul of Love and Work
Parish mission, Ellinwood, Clafin
T
he women of Sacred Heart Par-
ish in Pratt will present a turkey
dinner, country store and raffe from
Noon-2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9 at Sacred
Heart School, 330 N. Oak, Pratt.
The cost for the dinner is $9 for adults,
$4 for children ages 4-12, and free for
children ages 3 and younger. Carry-out
meals are available by calling (620) 672-
3687. Call between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
on the day of the dinner. Home deliveries
are made between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
All are invited to celebrate the season at
the festive gathering.
Pratt turkey dinner, country store
Bishop Emeritus Gilmore to lead
Thanksgiving Retreat Nov. 21-22
Continued on Page 7
Because we
insist on mak-
ing prayer about
ourselves, we
open ourselves
to all the thou-
sand distractions
of the day. ...
See Father Labradors
column on Page 5!
The Southwest Kansas Register October 26, 2014 Page 3
Remembering Anne Frank
October is Respect Life Month
Anne Frank, a History for Today, a traveling Holocaust ex-
hibit developed by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Holland,
opened at the Santa Fe Depot in Dodge City Oct. 10 and will be
shown through Nov. 3.
Sponsored in North America by the Anne Frank Center U.S.A.,
the exhibit has run in conjunction with the showing of the Depot
Theater Companys production of the play The Diary of Anne
Frank at the Depot Theater in Dodge City.
None of this would be here if not for Doug Austen, who
brought the idea to us, explained Connie Penick, Chief Operating
Offcer of the Depot Theater Company for the past fve years and
a member of the company for 32 years.
The theater company decided this drama is worth telling,
Connie said of the play. We felt we absolutely had to do this,
and when we got the rights for it, the Anne Frank Center asked if
we would be interested in the exhibit.
The exhibit came with a hefty price tag, $6,000, but a member of
Connies church got the ball rolling to collect funds for the exhibit.
I was at church in the choir and started talking about it, Con-
nie recalled. This lady, Nancy Sapp, came up to me and said, I
dont want to know the cost; just tell me what you need.
The traveling exhibit also was made possible by a grant from
the Mariah Fund and by donations from Ronald Albrecht, the
Dodge City Tourism Task Force, the Dodge City Public Library
Foundation, and the Depot Theater Guild.
The Anne Frank exhibit is open Monday-Wednesday from 1 to
5 p.m., Thursday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.,
Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. There is no charge to view the exhibit,
but there is an opportunity for a free will offering which will be
used to support future exhibits. For more information, call the
Depot Theater Company at (620) 225-1001.
By CHARLENE SCOTT-MYERS
Special to the Register
A
nne Frank, the German-Jewish girl whose diary
became famous following World War II and a
symbol of the more than 1.5 million Jewish children
murdered during the Holocaust, is being celebrated at
the Depot Theater in Dodge City.
The play, The Diary of Anne Frank, was performed
through Oct. 25, and a traveling exhibit, Anne Frank:
A History for Today from the Anne Frank House, is
on display at the Dodge City Depot through Nov. 3.
Anne was born in Frankfurt am Main on June 12,
1929. She and her parents, Otto and Edith Frank, and
her older sister Margot, fed Germany to Amsterdam
in the early 1930s to escape Nazi persecution. But
the Nazis caught up with the Frank Family. On May
10, 1940, Germany attacked the Netherlands, which
surrendered fve days later.
The Nazis immediately began issuing anti-Jewish
laws, as they had done in Germany. Anne no longer
could attend her Montessori school. Jews were not
allowed to attend school with non-Jews, ride on street-
cars, swim in public pools, or even sit in a park. Jews
could not own businesses. Annes father Otto turned
over his business to his Dutch colleagues.
The Nazis issued an edict in May 1942 forcing all
Jews in the Netherlands age six and older to wear a
yellow Star of David on their clothes. Otto Frank knew
what was happening to Jews, churchmen, and disabled
persons in Germany and Austria.
In 1939 Hitler had ordered all mentally and physi-
cally disabled persons put to death, and more than
270,000 were murdered in Germanys eugenics pro-
gram. In Holland, members of the religion class of
more than 20 adult disabled persons taught by Corrie
ten Boom were murdered. She and her sister, Betsie,
were imprisoned at Ravensbruck womens labor camp
in Germany, where Corrie found her sisters body one
morning on a pile of persons who had died the night
before. Corrie later wrote the book The Hiding Place,
which became a movie by the same name. (I heard
Corries unforgettable talk on forgiveness before an
audience of weeping people in Dallas years ago.)
The Nazis closed the Netherlands borders, so the
only way for Otto Frank to save his family was to
take them into hiding, which he did on July 6, 1942.
Anne was 13 years old. The family members secluded
themselves upstairs behind a movable bookcase in the
back of Ottos spice factory at 263 Prinsengracht. A
week later, the van Pels family--Herman, Petronella
and their 16-year-old son Peter--joined them. A den-
tist Fritz Pfeffer arrived Nov. 1. (Anne gave them
different names in her diary.)
Anne had received a red and white checkered album
on her 13th birthday June 12, 1942, a month before
her family climbed up to their hiding place. Anne
recorded her deepest feelings, hopes, and fears in this
album, her diary, until four days before her arrest.
Not being able to go outside upsets me more than I
can say, she wrote. Im terrifed our hiding place
will be discovered, and that we will be shot.
Another diary entry refected her desire to live the
normal life of a teenager again. I long to ride a bike,
dance, feel young, and know that I am free, and yet I
cant let it show.
Such close quarters caused the inhabitants of the
Secret Annex to get on one anothers nerves. Anne
and her mother often were at odds, and Anne disliked
the crabby Fritz, who was unwilling to perform any
chores. Young Peter was another story. He was only
three years older than Anne, and the two naturally grew
close emotionally. They enjoyed talks about the past
and their longing for a happy future.
The eight people would spend two years and a month
hidden in the cramped Secret Annex. They fnally
were betrayed by an anonymous caller to the Nazis,
and on the morning of Aug. 4, 1944 an SS offcer and
security police entered the building and marched upstairs to the
bookcase that hid the door to the Annex. The intruders knew ex-
actly where to fnd the eight hidden Jews. All but Otto would be
among the 105,000 of Amsterdams population of 140,000 Jews
to be liquidated.
Anne was only 15 years old when she was arrested. She, her
family and four friends were taken to the Westerbork Nazi deten-
tion camp in northeastern Netherlands, shipped like cattle on the
very last train leaving from there to Auschwitz in Poland on Sept.
3, 1944. (I have a friend, Jewish artist Alice Cahana,
who also was a teenage prisoner at Auschwitz. Her
mother, grandfather and two brothers were murdered
there. Alice was one of fve Hungarian Jewish Holo-
caust survivors featured in Spielbergs 1998 Academy
Award winning documentary The Last Days.)
At Auschwitz, Anne Franks mother Edith saved her
scraps of food for her two daughters until they were
separated from her and transferred to Bergen-Belsen
death camp in Northern Germany at the end of October,
1944. Edith starved to death on Jan. 6, 1945. She was
one of 1,100,000 people to die at Auschwitz, 90 percent
of them Jews. Three million of Polands 3,300,000 Jews
were killed. Five thousand Catholic priests were also
murdered in Poland. Seventy-eight percent of the 7.3
million Jews in occupied Germany were murdered.
An epidemic of typhus was raging at the Bergen-
Belsen camp when Anne and her sister Margot arrived.
Margo died of the disease in early March of 1945.
Anne died March 12, one of more than 10,000 Jews
who died of typhus at that camp.
Only a month later on April 15, 1945, Bergen-Belsen
was liberated by a British-Canadian unit. Reichsfhrer-
SS Heinrich Himmler, SS and Gestapo head, surren-
dered. He had directed Hitlers 15,000 death camps in
occupied countries. The Third Reich built additional
camps between 1939 and 1942 to hold large numbers
of prisoners without trial or judicial process. Himmler
had supervised the building of Dachau, the frst of the
Nazi concentration camps, opened in Germany in 1933.
Himmler organized the murders of millions of Jews and
Christians, many in gas chambers.
Ninety percent of Europes pre-war Jewish popula-
tion lost their lives in Hitlers death camps. Of the
more than 6 million Jews murdered, the most pitiful
were the children, called useless eaters by the Nazis
because they could not use them for forced labor.
Otto Frank was the only member of his family to
survive the Holocaust. During the Nazi retreat from
Auschwitz, he was left behind in the infrmary and
freed by Russian soldiers. He later retrieved Annes
diary which the secret police had dropped on the Secret
Annex foor. Otto lived to be 90 and said sorrowfully
after the war, I have nothing left but life itself. He
died in Switzerland in 1980.
Of the 107,000 Jews deported from the Netherlands
between 1942 and 1944, only 5,000 were estimated to
have survived. Anne was fortunate to have her family
and friend Peter nearby during her last years and she
took special solace from listening to a church clocks
bells down the street.
Father, Mother, and Margot still cannot get used
to the chiming of the Westertoren clock, which tells
us the time every quarter of every hour, she wrote in
her diary. Not me. I liked it from the start. It sounds
so reassuring, especially at night.
Friends and I on our way to Israel in 1981 visited
the Anne Frank House along the Prinsengracht Canal
in Amsterdam. We climbed the stairs to the fake
bookshelf door, which was open. I went inside to the
window where Anne peeked out to watch the clock. I
wanted to see it as she saw it. The clock is high up on
the 278-foot tower of Hollands most famous church,
the magnifcent Westerkerk, built in 1619-1631 and
surviving many wars, including the vicious war that
claimed its admirer, the brave young girl Anne Frank.
(Her statue is located outside the church, where Rem-
brandt is buried.)
More than a million people have visited the Secret
Annex and millions have read her diary that her dad
published in the Netherlands on June 25, 1947, despite
Annes dire prediction:
Writing in a diary is a really strange experience
for someone like me. Not only because I have never
written anything before, but also because it seems
to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be
interested in the musings of a young girl.
Local support brings
Anne Frank to Dodge City
By Sister Irene
Hartman, OP
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Msgr. A.J. Felling 1966-1971
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Mrs. Margaret Klenke....Editor Emerita
Holy Ones
of
Our Time
By David Myers
Editor
COMMENTARY
A
scension Nicol Goni, a native of
Navarra, Spain, was born on March
14, 1868. As the youngest of four children,
she assisted in the family chores at an early
age. When she was 14, Ascension began
studying in St. Rose of Lima boarding
school under the direction of Dominican
Sisters in the neighboring town of Huesca.
She soon began thinking that God was
calling her to become a religious Sister.
In order to be sure of her religious
calling, after graduation she spent another
year with her family. As her doubts
disappeared, she entered the novitiate in
1885. In a year she made frst vows and
then became a teacher. She felt her call was
to minister to the very poorest in faraway
countries and there were other Sisters of
the same mind.
The government took away St. Rose
of Lima School, which was the Sisters
main source of ministry and income.
Immediately the
Sisters appealed to
America and to the
Philippines, saying that
their community was
available for missionary
work outside Spain.
The Apostolic Vicariate
of Porto Maldonado
in the Peruvian forest
travelled at once to
Spain, asking for Sisters
to minister in Peru.
Mother Ascension was
the frst to volunteer.
In November of 1913,
fve Sisters from Huesca, including Mother
Ascension, set out for Peru, arriving on
Dec. 30
.
of that year. They were joyfully
welcomed into a Dominican convent
in Lima. Never had any missionaries
undertaken such a dangerous journey
through the Andes and over dangerous
rivers. They were there on a temporary
basis until they could move on to the new
Apostolic Vicariate in Porto Maldonado.
In 1915 after a 24-day adventure, Mother
Ascension and two
Sisters arrived at
Porto Maldonado,
reminding Mother
of her frst call to
the missions. The
Sisters became
engaged in the
education of
children and the
advancement of
women. They were
intent on bringing
God to the poor and
abandoned. They
started a boarding
school for poor girls
and opened their
home to the sick and
to anyone who needed assistance. They
visited the sick and provided basic health
care.
Whatever Mother
Ascension was called to
do, she was an example
of great faith and a life of
deep prayer. She truly lived
in Gods presence whether
travelling by boat, canoe,
or mule, whether in the
enchanting Peruvian forest,
alone, or with the people.
She was especially drawn
to young people, the sick,
and to women who lived
so differently from ways
she had ever experienced.
Mother Ascension said she
felt closest to God in the mountains.
Mother Ascension never envisioned that
she would found a religious congregation,
but the Dominican Master General strongly
advised that she do so. On Oct. 5, 1918, the
vigil of the feast of the Holy Rosary, the
group founded the Dominican Missionary
Sisters of the Rosary. She was appointed
as the frst Superior General in the new
congregation; she kept this post until her
death on February 24, 1940.
Blessed Ascension of the Heart
of Jesus, Nicol Goni; 1868-1940
W
hen I was a boy, there was no such
thing as self-serve gas stations. I
can remember vividly my mom or dad
pulling up to the gas pump, the k-klunk
of the pump going into the car, the guy
wiping the windshield and then coming
around to the drivers side door for pay-
ment. Nobody ever got out of the car
unless one of us had to use the bathroom.
(Back then, you never had to worry about
walking off with the mens room key -- it
was always attached to something large,
like a VW engine. I remember as a child
having three customers help me lift the
key to the door knob.)
Even as a child, I thought about how
things had changed. On Father Knows
Best, the gas station guy always wore
white and had a tie and a special gas station
cap. He carried a greasy rag in his back
pocket but was otherwise un-smudged.
When I was a kid in the 60s and early
70s, it was always greasy, blue coveralls.
And no cool cap! What happened to the
tie and cool cap? the fourth grade me
wondered.
Later, after I got my drivers license
and the gas stations began to change to
self-serve, I was nervous about flling my
own tank. It seemed like a monumental
task even driving in with my tank on the
correct side. It still happens today. I pull
carefully into a spot only to realize that
my gas tank is on the wrong side. So, I
pull out, maneuver around carefully, and
realize for the umpteenth time that pulling
along the opposite side of the pump while
facing the other direction puts me in the
exact same position I was in before.
When I was a youth, this kind of fub
was monumentally embarrassing. Today,
its not nearly as much so, at least not
until the fourth or ffth try. Thats when
people begin to gather and watch. Ive
even seen people place bets.
Do any full-service gas stations still
exist? If I accidentally pulled in to one,
how would I react when someone sud-
denly began pumping gas into my car?
Would I be suspicious of their motives?
Would I call the police? Would I contact
Homeland Security? Would I weep un-
controllably? Its hard to say.
Today, we not only pump the gas
ourselves, but we can pay for the gas
without ever facing another human. The
other morning I was at one of those huge
gas stations with a dozen or so little gas
pump islands. I couldnt get the pump to
pump. Suddenly I heard an ominous voice
from on high: Uh, sir, you have to press
the red start button.
Huh? ARE ARE YOU TALKING
TO ME? I shouted, looking to the sky.
Could everybody hear it, or just me?
Did everyone pumping gas know that I
was unable to fnd
the little red button,
and if so, would
word get out?
I looked down
at the little pump
keyboard thing. Hm-
mmm. Red start but-
ton. There was one
that was sort of a
faded rust color with
a black smudge in the
middle. It read S~~RT. Snort? Shirt?
Why would they have a button that reads
snort (much less shirt)? After 10 min-
utes of careful study, I determined that it
probably read START. If I was wrong,
the mysterious voice would let me know.
I fnished pumping. The little gas pump
screen read, Do you want a receipt?
I pressed ~ES after phoning a friend
for help.
Attendant has receipt.
Well, at least Id get to greet a real
human being. As it turned out, I was
able to greet several people. The line
was 47 people deep. It was kind of nice,
although I missed a day of work while
waiting in line.
As I waited to get my receipt, I thought
about how our Church had become for me
sort of like a self-serve gas station. (First
I thought about Jupiter.) I fnd myself
sometimes wanting to make my Sunday
Mass experience quick and simple. Walk
in, celebrate Mass, and leave. Drive in,
pump the gas, and leave. I drive away,
the church/gas station recedes into the
distance, out of mind for another week.
I think that to be a full-service parish,
it means accepting a slightly larger role in
your parish. It doesnt mean you have to
join a parish committee (youre welcome).
What it means is accepting the role of
well, an ambassador to your parish; not
just being a witness, but being the person
that other people witness.
I think its a simple matter, really: Be-
ing a full service Church happens when
its parishioners dont just want to go to
Church, but when they want to be the
Church. When you think of yourself as
the Church, you cant help but want to
put the Holy Spirit within you to work for
others, even if its just to, on occasion,
help wipe the smooshed bugs of life from
the windshield of someones heart.
There are so many ways, large and
small, to be of service to your parish. On
Commitment Sunday, Nov. 23, youll be
given the opportunity to see just how you
can help make your parish a full-service
church. If you are an aspiring country-
music writer and would like to use the
last line of this column, I hereby grant
permission.
The full-service parish
By Mary
Sharon Moore
Awakening
Vocations
By Father Rene
Labrador
Assistant Director,
Offce of Priestly
Vocations
L
ast Spring, I accompanied
some high school students
from our Diocese of Dodge City
to Conception Seminary in Mis-
souri for the Spring Vocation
Camp. I was particularly amazed
when I saw the beautiful Concep-
tion Seminary and the Benedic-
tine Abbey located at the middle
of nowhere at the little town of
Missouri. Meeting a great number
of seminarians and high school
students coming from the differ-
ent States was truly amazing and
impressive.
All the participants (about 80
young students) have engaged
themselves in the different activi-
ties prepared by the host-seminar-
ians. There were times for prayer,
adorations, benedictions and
Masses. Also, there were times
for ball games (basketball and
soccer) and indoor games (bil-
liards, ping-pong). There was also
a time for sharing of the experi-
ences of the seminarians in their
seminary life and in their process
of decision making and discern-
ment. I remember a wonderful
sharing of a seminarian (a great
nephew of the late Father Ham-
meke) he said, Doing what God
created me to do would bring the
most joy. My advice to those dis-
cerning Gods call is to take the
most diffcult step. Completely
commit yourself to his will and
trust that what he asks you to do
will bring you the joy he intended
you have in this life whether it
lines up with what you have in
mind or not.
Another seminarian said, I felt
peace with the idea to give back
to God what he had given me and
the priesthood is where I believed
this will be fulflled. So, be open
to Gods call, whatever it may
be. Be willing to sacrifce for him
who made all things. Be willing
to become a saint!
The student-participants were
also invited to attend the phi-
losophy class to experience the
academic life of the seminarians.
In all activities during the three-
day vocation camp, the students
have witnessed and experienced
the well-balanced formations of
the seminarians (prayer life, com-
munity life, social life, academic
life). This vocation camp had
presented to the young men a
holistic view of what a seminary
life is, a well-balanced way of life
of future priests.
It was indeed eye-opening for
the young students to witness
how the seminarians have gener-
ously responded to Gods call to
priesthood and how they joyfully
allow themselves to be formed
according to the heart of the Good
Shepherd, Jesus Christ.
This coming November 8-10,
again, I am blessed to accompany
another group of high school stu-
dents from our Diocese of Dodge
City, who are interested of seeing
and experiencing the life of the
seminarians in Conception Semi-
nary in Missouri. Please continue
to pray for our young men that
they may generously and joyfully
respond to Gods call to holiness
and to the priesthood.
B
ishop Brungardt has asked
that as Diocesan Moderator of
Marriage, Family Life and Natural
Family Planning, I undertake an
effort to include a regular column
in the Southwest Kansas Register.
While I have been slow to respond
to this request, I am not lacking in
my appreciation of the importance
of focusing on Marriage and Family
Life. The importance of the Church
focusing on this essential institution
of our Church and our society can
be so readily seen in the environ-
ment in which we live.
I have come to believe that, as
Catholics, we must rediscover the
Sacrament of Matrimony. The
need to rediscover the Sacrament of
Matrimony can be seen in the preva-
lence of cohabitation before mar-
riage, and the number of divorces
that are experienced by Catholics
and to the numerous requests for
annulments.
The thing that confrmed my
conviction that we need to redis-
cover the Sacrament of Matrimony
is the tremendous decline in the
number of Catholic Weddings in the
United States. The August 24 edi-
tion of Our Sunday Visitor recently
reported that, in 1970, 426,000
Catholic weddings took place in the
United States. In 2013 that number
had fallen 64 percent to 154,000
Catholic weddings (This statistic
comes from the Center for Ap-
plied Research in the Apostolate at
Georgetown University).
This overwhelming decline has
taken place while the number of
Catholics in this country continues
to increase. One must assume that
for thousands of couples, the grace
of the Sacrament of Matrimony is
no longer seen as important, or as a
help to live out a fulflling and fruit-
ful marriage. It also could indicate
that there has been a loss of aware-
ness of marriage as a sacred calling,
as a calling from God.
Once the sense of the sacredness
of marriage is lost, the incidence
of unhappy marriages, increased
divorces and same-sex unions can
readily be understood. If we, as
a Church, wish to combat these
destructive trends, we must redis-
cover Gods plan for marriage and
we must again turn to the source of
strength for married life, the Sacra-
ment of Marriage.
In coming issues of the SKR, I
hope to focus on this important
sacrament that Christ has given to his
Church. Some of the articles will be
by local authors. Others may be from
various Catholic sources. It is my
hope that, in some small way, these
articles can draw us to a growing
appreciation for the Sacrament of
Matrimony. May a growing aware-
ness of the sacredness of Marriage
assist those living the Sacrament to
return to the special grace given and
enable them to live deeper, more lov-
ing marital relationships. The SKR
has developed a webpage dedicated
to marriage and family life.
Vocation Camp: An awesome experience
See the article about
the upcoming
Encounter With Gods
Call on Page 2.
By Father Ted
Skalsky
Moderator of
Marriage, Family
Life and Natural
Family Planning
New column to focus on marriage, family life and Natural Family Planning
B
efore I was born my mother
dedicated my life to the care
of St. Thrse. She knew there
was something not right with the
pregnancy. I nearly died in deliv-
ery, and miraculously escaped the
trauma unscathed.
Unexplainably, its only now,
well on in my life, that I fnd my-
self longing to draw closer to this
patron saint. So its not by chance
that today I come across the writ-
ings of St. Thrse and learn of her
deepest vocational desire.
After wrestling with all of the
impossible options (I feel myself
called to be a soldier, priest, apos-
tle, doctor of the church, martyr,
to perform all the most heroic
deeds for you, Jesus), Thrse
comes upon St. Pauls still more
excellent way (see 1 Corinthians
12:31). And with her young heart
set on fre, she cries out her famous
words: At last I have found my
vocation. My vocation is Love! I
will be Love!
I will be Love. She does not say:
I will do loving things, or live
in loving ways. Quite simply,
Thrse understands that her call-
ing in life is to actually be Love.
To be so consumed by Love that
she has no identity apart from
Love.
Well, immediately I realize how
far my life is from that mark. I do
loving thingswhen its conve-
nient. I live in loving wayswhen
I want people to think well of me.
But real Love is costly. Love, St.
John the Evangelist describes, is
God. His words are clear and un-
mistakable and direct: God is love.
Jesus, Son of God and risen Christ,
is Love incarnate.
What does this mean for me?
I have been baptized into Christ.
For you have died, St. Paul re-
minds me, and your life is hidden
with Christ in God (Colossians
3:~4). At this point my own voca-
tion to Love should be clear.
Again, St. Paul reminds me:
None of us lives for oneself, and
no one dies for oneself. For if we
live, we live for the Lord, and if we
die, we die for the Lord; so then,
whether we live or die, we are the
Lords (Romans 14:~9). These are
inspiring words, but do I get it?
What is this vocation of Love?
What would that look like? What
would I look life if I were actually
living my vocation to be Love?
To love, in essence, means to
make space for the other. St.
Thrses namesake, Blessed
Theresa of Calcutta, certainly un-
derstood this vocational defnition
of love. Her life was spent, poured
out, by making space for the other.
She lived and breathed costly love,
inconvenient love, love which suf-
fers with the other and restores dig-
nity to what society has cast aside.
Oftentimes the fy in our voca-
tional ointment is those annoying
circumstances that crop up and
clearly give us all the reasons
why we cannot love. It would
be wasted, we imagine, or it
would simply be seen as enabling.
Maybe we convince ourselves that
they dont deserve my love, or
its not the right time.
Or the hardest reason of all:
Theyd just take my love and turn
around and betray me. Jesus knew
the sting of just such betrayal.
So we can ask ourselves: How
do I actually create space for the
other? Our parents created space
for each of us, and so have mod-
eled generosity and selfessness
that reveal something of God. The
teacher who seeks out the strug-
gling student; the counselor who
is there for a confused and angry
youth; the medical professional
who listens deeply to each patient,
the social worker who is present to
those who struggle at the mar-
ginsall of these express costly
love.
How do you create space for the
other, both when convenient and
uplifting for you and when incon-
venient and just plain thankless
and hard to do? Where your loving
generosity lies, there lies also your
vocation.
Mary Sharon Moore, Catho-
lic author and speaker, works
nationwide with individuals in
spiritual and vocational direction.
Her books include Anointed for a
Purpose; Moving in Gods Direc-
tion; and Touching the Reign of
God. Sample pages at marysharon-
moore.com.
My vocation is to love
She lived and
breathed costly
love, inconve-
nient love, love
which suffers
with the other
and restores
dignity to what
society has cast
aside.
RCIA KANSAS
M
ore than 220 leaders from 103 dioceses gathered
in Lombard, Illinois, October 1-3, for the annual
national meeting of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgi-
cal Commissions (FDLC).
Their focus was The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initia-
tion of Adults): Ever Ancient, Ever New.
Local representatives included Sister Catherine
Therese Paulie, CSJ, Parish Life Coordinator of St. John
the Apostle Parish, St. John, and Coleen Stein, Director
of Adult Formation for the Diocese of Dodge City.
There were several experts on RCIA at the gather-
ing, Stein said. At the heart of it was how we show
respect to those entering the Catholic faith. We went
over the statutes one by one and discussed whether or not
they could be improved upon.
For example, one statute that was urged should not be
changed reads that an individual entering into full com-
munion with the Catholic Church from another Christian
religion should not be termed a convert.
Theyre not leaving their Christian faith, Stein said.
They remain a Christian.
Participants made recommendations that will be
submitted to all the bishops of the United States. The
bishops will, in turn, consider a revision to the National
Statutes as well as the proposed translation of the Rite
of Christian Initiation of Adults in the next two to three
years.
Discussions also revolved around the results of a re-
cent study on pastoral practice conducted this year by the
Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA).
One-hundred questions were sent to a random sampling
of 5,000 parishes in the United States.
Dr. Mary Gautier of CARA presented a summary of
the results. Father Ron Lewinski, a priest of the Arch-
diocese of Chicago and a pioneer in the implementation
of the RCIA, offered a pastoral response to the fndings,
while Father Paul Turner of the Diocese of Kansas City,
St. Joseph, gave a theological response.
Both Lewinski and Turner gave thought provoking
and insightful presentations, Stein said.
While he acknowledged that this rite of the Church has
gained great acceptance, he lamented that the richness of
the RCIA has not been uniformly implemented in par-
ishes. He cautioned, We tend to become slaves to our
systems instead of developing systems that refect our
values and beliefs. On the one fnding that 64 percent
of the children of catechetical age are being prepared for
baptism in less than one year he noted that we can-
not arbitrarily plan to foster conversion, catechize, teach
prayer, and form young people as missionary disciples in
nine months.
The celebration of daily Mass and the Liturgy of the
Hours was integral to the meeting. The attendees also
participated in a Eucharistic liturgy at the Cathedral of
St. Raymond Nonnatus. Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of the
Diocese of Joliet served as principal celebrant.
Mass was followed by a banquet at the cathedral cen-
ter.
The FDLCs highest honor, the prestigious Frederick
R. McManus Award was presented to Msgr. Kevin Irwin
of the Catholic University of America in recognition
of his outstanding contributions to liturgical scholar-
ship and ministerial formation. In his typically eloquent
remarks, Msgr. Irwin urged all to recover the essential
National gathering examines road map to the Catholic faith
Msgr. Irwin urged all to recover the
essential link between liturgy and
justice a renewed concern for the
poor, a recommitment to unity and
peace instead of rubrical debates,
and an unfussy approach to li-
turgical celebrations which com-
mission us all to bear witness to
Christs Gospel and to share in the
very life of God.
link between liturgy and justice a renewed concern for
the poor, a recommitment to unity and peace instead of
rubrical debates, and an unfussy approach to liturgical
celebrations which commission us all to bear witness to
Christs Gospel and to share in the very life of God.
A Parish Day followed the national meeting on
Saturday, October 4. One hundred eighty parish RCIA
team members gathered at nearby Ascension of Our
Lord Parish (Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois) to listen to
James Schellman, former Executive Director of the
North American Forum on the Catechumenate offer his
refections on Implementing the RCIA: Then, Now and
to Come. The enthusiastic participants also attended ten
workshops, offered in English and Spanish, which were
designed to enrich their own formation and to better
serve the process in their parishes.
H
ow can parishes from the parishioners
to the pastors, to the music ministers
and pastoral council members best address
those people coming into the church each
week seeking evangelization?
On Sept. 26-27, people from across Kansas
involved in RCIA (Rite of Christian Initia-
tion of Adults) -- parishioners, pastors, cat-
echists, parish music ministers, RCIA team
members, sponsors and godparents, DREs,
and pastoral council members -- met at the
Spiritual Life Center in Wichita for RCIA
KANSAS.
Team RCIA presenters included Nick
Wagner and Diana Macalintal in English,
and Rudy Lopez and Nelson Bonet in Span-
ish. Together, they sought to instruct par-
ticipants on everything from the very basics
of RCIA (How does RCIA form missionary
disciples?) to the more complex processes
for catechizing catechumans.
The event highlighted extremely easy
[evangelization] skills every RCIA team
can master. Participants devised a practi-
cal, doable defnition of evangelization and
developed goals and strategies to take back
to the parish. The frst area in which to build
evangelization skills was in harvesting the
low-hanging fruit.
We have people coming to our parishes
every week almost begging to be evange-
lized. And yet, in too many of our parishes,
we are overlooking these seekers. The
participants looked at skills Jesus used to
evangelize, and then asked themselves how
they can adapt and upgrade those in the 21
st
Century.
In addition to informative sessions, ritual
music was woven throughout the Friday
evening and Saturday morning sessions.
How to serve those on the journey
Above, Bishop
John Brungardt
leads prayer at
the RCIA
KANSAS
gathering in
Wichita.
At right are
presenters: Nel-
son Bonet, Nick
Wagner,
Diana
Macalintal
and Rudy
Lopez. For more
information,
visit teamrcia.
com/about/2014-
rcia-institute/di-
ocese-dodgecity/
She is the Founder of Grace that Reigns, a ministry
devoted to the renewal of the Church through prayer,
evangelization, and healing.
Sixteen years ago, she said, I was a junior Land-
scape Architect and Urban Planner wholly given
to making a career for myself. Suddenly, and from
nowhere, I was given several gifts from the Holy
Spirit, and a substantial call from God to bring
healing to those in need.
In 2003, I was asked to pray for a woman in
the United States (in Virginia) who was suffering
from brain cancer. Physical healing did not come
to pass, and I went back to designing zoos. Before
she died however, she phoned to say that she and
her family had received a better gift, the Grace of
Inner Peace. And then:
Jacqueline, you have a gift. Stop building
upthe physical world as an architect. There are
thousands of architects out there in the world.
There is only one you. Become Gods architect
to build up his Kingdom.
In 2008, while I was under the spiritual direction
of Archbishop Raymond Roussin, then Archbishop of
Vancouver, he turned to me in his Chapel and said
softly: surrender your career and work on your
mission. God needs you to be his hands.
In 2009, I surrendered my career and in my own
feeble way I have tried to do that by word of mouth
(Spiritual Direction, Talks, Days of Recollection,
Retreats), and by touch of hand (private prayers
for healing, and public healing services).
Bishop Brungardt has invited us to bring
Grace that Reigns into the Diocese of Dodge City.
We shall do that for the frst time in Great Bend in
November, and then again in Liberal in March 2015,
and again at the Priests Lenten Day of Recollection
in February 2016. If this proves useful, and if the
Lord wants it so, we shall extend the work to other
parishes and institutions in the Diocese.
From Page 2
Bishop Gilmore to lead Thanksgiving Retreat Nov. 21-22
Bishop Emeritus Ronald M. Gilmore leads a retreat in Canada.
In his retirement, Bishop Gilmore has lead retreats in Canada,
Ireland, and the United Sates.
A celebration
of marriage,
commitment
Photos by David Myers -- See more at dcdiocese.org/register
T
hey came from across the diocese, many
with children and grandchildren in tow, to
celebrate the day they committed their lives to
one another.
On Oct. 19, Bishop Emeritus Ronald M.
Gilmore celebrated the Diocesan Wedding
Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of Our
Lady of Guadalupe. Bishop John Brungardt
was on a pilgrimage in Mexico at the time of
the Mass, but sent his blessings and offered a
Mass for the couples at the Shrine of Our Lady
of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
At the anniversary Mass, which preceded a
dinner reception in which each couple was pre-
sented a certifcate, Bishop Gilmore asked those
gathered to recall their wedding day, and all those
who took an active interest in the event.
Following is the bishops homily:
W
hen you think back on the day, it
must have seemed that everyone was
interested in your wedding.
The respective families were, of course, and
the friends, and the members of the wedding
party. The State was, of course, for the family
is the building block of society. The Church
was, of course, for the handing on of the Faith
begins in the domestic church that is the family.
The pastor was, of course, for he is tasked with
helping prepare you for marriage. The wedding
planner was, the dressmaker was, the tuxedo
provider was, the photographer was, the forist
was, the caterer was: the butcher, the baker, and
the candlestick maker, they were all there, pas-
sionately interested in your wedding, so flled
were they with the look and texture of it, with
the spectacle of it, that they almost crowded
the two of you out of the picture.
They did not make your marriage. Not one
of them did. Not all of them taken together
did. They did not make your marriage.
You you Brides, you Bridegrooms you
made your marriage. Take that very liter-
ally, please. Only one example will help you
understand what I mean. That example is as
flled with Mystery, as is your Marriage, for
that example is God himself. You made your
marriage in much the same way as God made
his world. Fix your minds on that.
So, then, just how did he do that, how did
he make a world, God?
The Bible tells us that he spoke a word,
and there was a world. There was a Word,
echoing there inside the Silence of God,
and, Behold, there was a World, a seeable,
hearable, touchable vibration of that echo
outside the Silence of God. Think of it.
He didnt have to do that. He didnt need
a world in order to be happy: he is God, he
is already supremely happy. But he stirred
himself, he gathered up the best that was in
him, all the community of life that was in
him (Father, Son, and Spirit), all the love
that was in him, all the giving that was in
him, and, for our sake, he compressed all
that best into a single word. The Word was
spoken. And the world was made.
Thats what God did on Creation Day.
Thats what you did on your Wedding Day.
You spoke your word, and the world that
is your marriage sprang into being. You
gathered up all that is in you, the best that
is in you (all your capacity to know and
to love, all your capacity to be known and
to be loved).
You pressed that down, you compressed
all that best into a single word, if you will,
into a promise, into a vow, and in that word,
you gave yourself away to another person,
and forever.
That word is what made your mar-
riage. You gave mind, heart, and soul
to another person, and that overfowed
into the two of you becoming one fesh,
overfowed into the two of you making
one life.
All of you here today have done that, in
varying degrees, with varying intensities,
and with varying successes. In the name
of the Church, and on behalf of Bishop
Brungardt and all the priests, I thank
you for it. The world that is marriage is
threatened now, in new and baffing and
insidious ways. Your own marriages are
the best way of reminding the world of
what God meant marriage to be. Be proud
today of what you have created. Be proud
today of your word, a little hoarser now,
a little scratchier, maybe, a little weaker
and short of breath, perhaps.
Be proud today, and let the glow of that
word light up the world.
Above, right: Edith and Richard Bollig celebrate 65 years wed.
Por DAVID MYERS
Southwest Kansas Register
L
a demanda es clara: entrega $8,000 o
tu familia entera se desaparecera o
seria asesinada dando el sentido al otro.
Corina era una adolescente que viva en
una regin rural de Guatemala en aquel
tiempo. Aunque se estableci entre el ran-
cho de la nacin centroamericana, Corina
y su familia eran lejos de ser impermeables
a las demandas de secuestradores, que se
aprovechaban de familiasespecialmente
aquellos con familiares en los Estados Uni-
dos.
Saban que mis padres y tas y tos esta-
ban aqu. Y que podan conseguir el dinero
juntos, dijo Corina.
Pagaron?
Si, dijo Corina. Ellos si lo mandaron
para que estaramos a salvo.
Las amenazas no terminaron con la
entrega de los $8,000 que sus familiares
fueron capaces de juntar. Menos de un ao
ms tarde, resbalaron una nota bajo de su
puerta. La ganga o miembros del cartel
demandaban $25,000.
Si no lo conseguan, nos advirtieron que
me secuestraran a m y a mis abuelos, dijo
Corina.
No haba ninguna posibilidad que la fa-
milia pudiera juntar tan grande cantidad.
Entonces, Corina, sus abuelos y cuatro
primos empacaron todas sus pertenencias y
se mudaron del hogar que haban conocido
por muchos aos. Aunque quedaban seis
horas de distancia, las amenazas siguieron
frecuentndolos. Un vecino de la edad de
Corina haba sido secuestrado y extorsio-
nados por varios miles de dlares.
Tienen bastante poder sobre ti para de-
mandar el dinero, Corina dijo casualmente.
Ahora tiene 23 aos de edad, Corina llego
a los Estados Unidos el ao pasado. Su
padre haba ido de Guatemala cuando ella
todava era una nia pequea; su mama
haba abandonado el pas cuando Corino
slo tena siete aos.
Cuando la familia tom la decisin de
escaparse de su patria, rpidamente se
dieron cuenta que tendran que recaudar
una pequea fortuna para hacerlo. Su padre
tendra que irse primero y despus trabajara
para ahorrar dinero para que se viniera su
esposa ms tarde. Su hija se quedara con
sus abuelos hasta que llegara a tal edad en
que podra hacer el viaje.
Fue una decisin estremecedora sin el
aseguramiento de un resultado positivo.
Corina no vera a su padre durante ms
de 20 aos y a su madre durante 16 aos.
Sentado al lado de Corina en la capilla
que eligi para la entrevista con el Regis-
ter estaba su hermanita de 8 aos de edad,
quien, como su segunda hermana y un her-
mano menor, Corina nunca haba conocido
hasta que lleg el ao pasado.
Ella quiso estar aqu con Corina, co-
mento su intrprete, como la hermana de
Corina sonri tmidamente.
El viaje de corina comenz en auto-
bsuna muchacha bonita, apenas de 20
aos de edad, viajando a la extensin de
Mxico sola. Estuvo a merced de un gua,
y ms tarde, de un coyote quien le cargo
miles de dlares para llevar la a travs de
la frontera, y quien en cualquier momento
podra abandonar a la muchacha joveno
a muchos demsque, por desesperacin
pagaron por sus servicios.
Una vez llegando en suelo estadoun-
idense, ella busc la ayuda de funcionarios
de inmigracin quienes la pusieron en un
centro de detencin y le quitaron todas sus
pertinenciassu cinto, los cordones de
zapatos y su bolsa con una lista de familia
en Kansas y sus nmeros de telfono. Nunca
fueron regresados.
Nos dieron un bocadillo y agua tibia,
ella dijo. Haba 40 personas en un cuarto
del tamao de esta capilla [la capilla tena
asientos para 16 personas]. No tuvimos
cubiertas y estaba muy frio en el piso.
En el segundo da, fueron trasladados a
otro centro de detencin donde Corina dijo
que ella rezo con otros inmigrantes. Al da
siguiente, en un tercer centro de detencin,
haba n tantas personas alojadas all que
no haba espacio para que Corina pudiera
dormir en el suelo.
El cual result ser una gran bendicin
para Corina.
Vieron que yo era una muchacha joven
y que no era una amenaza, ella dijo. Me
preguntaron si tena familiares aqu que
podra llamar.
A pesar de que le haban quitado su bolsa
con la lista de contactos, yo haba memo-
rizado sus nmeros de telfono, Corina
dijo con una sonrisa, as que llam a mis
padres y el centro de detencin me dejo
ir.
Cuando se le pregunt cmo haba sido
tratada, ella respondi, Haba mucho
miedo. Algunos nos trataron muy bien y
otros irrespetuosamente.
Con la ayuda de una multitud de otra
gente amable, Corina pudo llegar al su-
doeste de Kansas. Ella contina buscando
medios legales a la ciudadana, pero est le-
jos de ser un asunto simple. Un viaje de casi
un da entero a la ofcina de inmigracin en
Wichita resulta en estar parado en una junta
de cinco minutos donde se le entrega a un
ofcial el papeleo necesario. No hay ningn
nmero de telfono de contacto, por si acaso
su se descompone el coche por el camino y
no pudieron llegar, se consideraran como
huir el asilo.
Necesita que estar disponible para pedir
asilo, dijo su interprete. Pero para hacer
eso, ella necesita que demostrar a la corte
la mal que estuvo en Guatemala. Y cmo
puedes comprobar tal cosa? su interprete
pregunto.
Corina ama a su nuevo hogar en el su-
doeste de Kansasla paz, el amor de sus
padres y hermanos/as. Algn da espera
poder ser una maestra.
Entretanto, su oracin es que se le per-
mitir quedarse tiempo suficiente para
que los Estados Unidos puedan reconocer
que irse de regreso a Guatemala sera una
amenaza contra su vida. Su esperanza es
que las leyes de inmigracin estadounidense
cambiaran pronto para facilitar que la gente
como ella puedan unirse con sus familias
sin miedo.
Mujer joven se escapa de secuestradores;
Ahora ella debe de comprobar a la inmigracin
estadounidense que si vida corra peligro
E
l 21 de Septiembre de
2014, la comunidad de
Ulysses celebro su 37 an-
niversario de la Fiesta De
Colores. Fue un da lleno
de diversion, alabanza, y
sabrosa comida. Se celebr
en el Civic Center a partir
del medioda y termin a las
5 p.m con la santa misa. La
comunidad estaba muy afor-
tunados de tener a el Dico-
no Erasamo Rodriguez
ser el invitado especial.
Participaron varios grupos
de Mara Reina de la Paz.
La Danza, Guadalupanas,
Cursillistas, Grupo Jornada,
y el grupo de jvenes DOTS
estaban presentes. Los Cur-
sillistas de St. Bernadette en
Johnson tambin estuvieron
presentes. Durante todo el
da la gente pudia disfrutar
de la comida de todos los
deliciosos puestos, jugar
loteria y otros juegos, es-
cuchar msica en vivo, ver
los bailes, y ver los cuadros
biblicos. Casi a el ultimo del
dia los Ninos Reyes de este
ano fueron coronados. Fue
un da increble.
Comunidad de Ulysses celebro su 37 anniversario de la Fiesta De Colores
I
t was a day celebrating a diverse
culture intrinsically linked with
a rich history of Catholic faith and
tradition.
On Sept. 21, the community of
Ulysses celebrated their 37th Fiesta
De Colores at the Civic Center.
Lining the walls of the civic center
were pots flled with home-cooked
beans and meats, volunteers stand-
ing at the ready with a spoon to ladle
up a meal for a Fiesta participant.
The Fiesta has served the Ulysses
area for nearly four decades,
displaying a culture in its fnery:
colorful costumed dancers, some
with beaded images of Our Lady
of Guadalupe on them, the scent of
food traditions generations old, and
a deep devotion to the Catholic faith.
It was a day flled with fellow-
ship, live music, skits and dance,
including numerous dance groups
and Cursillistas from across the area,
including many from Mary Queen of
Peace Parish in Ulysses.
Deacon Erasamo Rodriguez was
the guest speaker.
Throughout the day people could
enjoy food from all the delicious
stands, play bingo and other games,
listen to live music, watch the
dances, and the small plays that
took place. Towards the end of the
day this years Ninos Reyes were
crowned.
HEALTH
In the end,
everything has
been entrusted to
our protection,
and all of us are
responsible for it.
Be protectors of
Gods gifts!
-- Pope Francis
and wellne
C
NA -- When three feet of snow canceled South
Dakotas Crazy Horse half and full marathons
last October, thousands of runners were disappointed
among them, a group from the National LIFE Run-
ners Team.
But what could have easily devolved into a weekend
of disappointment instead became part of the inspiration
behind Americas frst pro-life half marathon, slated for
next month in Missouri.
We ended up essentially having, in hindsight, a great
retreat, explained Pat Castle, co-founder of the National
LIFE Runners team. I have to smile at the mystery of
how what we had initially seen as Oh, this isnt a good
thing, with the eyes of faith, became a blessing.
The National LIFE Runners team is now hosting, in
collaboration with the national Vitae Foundation, the
frst ever pro-life half marathon on Nov. 9 in Jefferson
City, Mo. The historic event also includes a 5K.
Participants will wear jerseys with a positive pro-life
message to help reach out to pregnant women who
may be considering abortion and in need or resources,
information and support.
The event is open to all ages, but Castle said he also
expects some very competitive runners to participate.
The fat, 13.1 mile course snakes along the Missouri
River on an old railroad bed of packed dirt.
Its fat, fast and beautiful, Castle said. Its a
runners dream.
Races may seem like an unusual way to spread to
pro-life message. But, Castle explained, the mission of
the National LIFE Runners team is based on science.
Research by the Vitae Foundation suggests that abor-
tion-vulnerable women tend to respond negatively to
graphic images of aborted babies and pro-life messages
with overly religious tones.
They dont want to think about Godthey dont
want to think about their baby yet, Castle said. When
theyre in crisis, they want to think about themselves
and they want help.
So, if you reach out to a woman in needwith
something positive, thats step one.
The runners hope their pro-life jerseys will do just
that.
Members of the National LIFE Runners Team com-
pete in races across the globe. In 2011, the organization
had the largest team at the Kansas City Marathon. The
following year, the National LIFE Runners Team made
history in Saint Louis as the largest team to participate
in a single RocknRoll Series race.
There are only two requirements for joining the team:
register online and wear the National LIFE Runners
Teams blue jersey displaying the phrase: Remember
the Unborn.
One thing we LIFE runners like to say is that our run-
ning and walking is redemptive, Castle said. Because
its not just running; were running as a prayer.
Witness through
ftness:
Americas frst pro-life
half marathon
St. Rose prepares for new chapter in health care
Centura Health and HaysMed to become co-owners of facility
A
new St. Rose Health Center will emerge from
an $11 million dollar plan calling for demoli-
tion and renovation on the medical campus at 3515
Broadway in Great Bend.
Demolition work is underway at the Allied Ser-
vices Building and renovation work is underway at
the Medical Offce Building, the new location of St.
Rose Health Center.
We hope to be in the new facility by April,
stated Leann Irsik, Senior
Vice President and Site
Administrator. The frst
foor of the Medical Offce
Building, a more conve-
nient and modernized facil-
ity, will house current and
new services.
The main building, con-
structed 50 years ago, and
formerly known as Central
Kansas Medical Center
and more recently St. Rose
Ambulatory and Surgery
Center, will be razed. All
the work will be substan-
tially complete by July 1,
Irsik said.
The Dominican Sisters,
who founded St. Rose,
were part of the decision-
making process that will
lead to the razing of the
outdated structure, Irsik
noted.
We have better defned our scope of services go-
ing forward and it is prudent to ensure our structures
support these services, Irsik said. The changes in
healthcare across the country refect an emphasis on
outpatient models of care and a decreasing reliance
on hospitals. The reduced cost of outpatient-based
care is a key factor. This new plan will enable us to
provide the most effective and effcient space for
patients, medical providers and other staff.
We now have 75 employees; we may have a few
less as we will not need as much support staff in a
smaller facility, stated Irsik. We were faced with
many challenges in maintaining this aging, over-
sized facility after changing from a hospital to an
outpatient center in 2011. Maintenance costs have
been signifcant, and it is time to consolidate and
modernize.
Throughout this transition, St. Rose will continue
to focus on family medicine, urgent care, internal
medicine, and home-health and hospice services. In
addition, radiology, laboratory and cardiopulmonary
services remain priorities, Irsik said. All current
services and even some new ones are being analyzed
to determine what is best for patients and providers,
as well as affliated specialists. With the removal of
the Allied Services Building and the main building,
we will have the space to look at the future health
care needs of the Great Bend community.
Following the news of the changes to the campus
came an announcement of a letter of intent signed
by Centura Health and Hays Medical Center (Hay-
sMed) to become co-owners of the facility. The two
organizations share a common vision of providing a
high level of quality care for residents living in Great
Bend and surrounding communities.
The new St. Rose Health Center will be opened in the Medical Center Medi-
cal Offce Building, following building renovation, which should be complete
in April.
B
PT - Ready for this years fu season?
You may think you know a lot
about fu prevention and treatment - but
being wrong about the fu can make you
downright ill. Here are six myths about
the fu, and the truth behind them.
Myth 1: Cold weather will give you
the fu.
Fact: Although fu cases commonly
peak in January or February, and the
season usually lasts from early October
to late May, it is possible to get the fu at
any time of year. During cold weather,
people are inside in confned spaces for
greater amounts of time. This, combined
with bringing germs home from work or
school, creates more opportunities for the
fu to spread.
Myth 2: If youve had a fu shot, you
cant get sick.
Fact: It takes about two weeks for
the fu vaccination to fully protect you,
and you could catch the virus during
that time, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. Since
the fu vaccine protects against specifc
strains expected to be prevalent in any
given year, its also possible for you to
be exposed to a strain not covered by the
current vaccine. Finally, the vaccine may
be less effective in older people or those
who are chronically ill, the CDC says.
Myth 3: Once youve treated a
surface with a disinfectant, it is
instantly fu free.
Flu fighters: Busting six sickening flu myths
Fact: Disinfectants dont work instantly
to kill germs on surfaces. In fact, some
antibacterial cleaners can take as long as
10 minutes to work. And they have to be
used correctly. First, clean the surface
and then spray it again, leaving it wet for
the time specifed on package directions.
Anything less and you may not kill the
fu virus, exposing yourself and others to
illness.
If youre including antibacterial
cleaning in your fu-fghting efforts, look
for a product that works much faster,
like Zep Commercial Quick-Clean
Disinfectant. Available at most hardware
and home improvement stores like Home
Depot, Quick Clean Disinfectant kills
99.9 percent of certain bacteria in just fve
seconds, and most viruses in 30 seconds
to two minutes. To learn more, visit
www.zepcommercial.com.
The fu virus can live up to 24 hours
on surfaces such as counters, remote
controls, video game controllers, door
knobs and faucets. Use a household
cleaner that disinfects to clean these high-
touch surfaces to help prevent your family
from spreading the cold and fu.
Myth 4: You got vaccinated last year,
so you dont need a shot this year.
Fact: Like all viruses, fu viruses are
highly adaptable and can change from
year to year. Also, the strains vary each
year, so the vaccination you got last
year may not be effective against the fu
thats active this year. In fact, it most
likely wont be effective. The CDC
recommends that people who are eligible
for the vaccine get a fu shot by early
October.
Myth 5: You got the fu shot, wash
your hands frequently and disinfect
religiously - youve eliminated your
risk of fu exposure.
Fact: We dont live or work in sterile
environments. Germs are brought home
every day on items like messenger bags,
cell phones, notebooks, shoes - even on
your clothes. If someone in your home
gets sick, or is exposed to someone with
the fu, cover coughs and sneezes with
a tissue, and discard the tissue in the
trash right away. Wash hands often with
soap and water or an alcohol-based hand
The fu virus can live up to 24 hours on surfaces such as counters, remote ontrols,
video game controllers, door knobs and faucets.
Continued on next page
HEALTH & WELLNESS
T
he Finney County Health Department and St. Catherine
Hospital are collaborating with local health care part-
ners to ensure the community is prepared in the case of the
Ebola virus.
It is important to note that at this time, there are no con-
frmed cases in Kansas. Editors Note: At press time, there
had been one case reported in Kansas City, which was later
proved untrue.
These entities are actively monitoring Ebola and putting
Emergency Preparedness Plans in place across the network
and throughout western Kansas hospitals.
The local health care partners have regular contact with
state, local and federal health offcials and are trained,
prepared and equipped in infection-control procedures and
protocols that ensure top-quality care and the safety of ev-
eryone.
Here is basic information about Ebola: A person infected
with Ebola is not contagious until symptoms appear. Most
cases of Ebola are in the West African countries of Guinea,
Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the
Congo.
Ebola virus disease is spread through direct contact with
blood or other bodily fuids of a person who is sick with
Ebola. Ebola is not contagious until symptoms appear.
Symptoms include: fever, headache, joint and muscle aches,
weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and lack of
appetite and usually appear 8-10 days after exposure to a
person who is sick with Ebola and showing symptoms.
These symptoms are common in other illnesses however, if
a person has traveled to one of the affected countries or had
direct contact with a confrmed Ebola case, then they are at
risk for contracting Ebola.
Ebola is only spread through direct contact with bodily
fuids which include saliva, mucus, vomit, feces, sweat,
tears, breast milk, urine and semen.
For additional information and resources, visit www.cdc.
gov. If you have additional questions please contact your
local health care provider
Ebola: what you need to know
I pray for the
repose of the
souls of all
who have died
in this epi-
demic, among
whom are
priests, men
and women
religious and
healthcare
workers who
contracted
this terrible
disease while
caring for
those suffer-
ing. May God
strengthen
all healthcare
workers there
and bring an
end to this
tragedy!
-- Pope
Francis
B
PT - With so much information available
about kids nutrition - what to eat, how
to supplement and more - its hard to get a
frm grasp on what it takes to raise a healthy
child. In the U.S., a signifcant portion of
children are not getting enough essential
vitamins and nutrients, including vitamins
D, E and A, and omega-3 fatty acids DHA
and EPA according
to the 2010 National
Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey.
Its quite diffcult
to get all the essential
vitamins and nutrients
sol el y f r om di et
- especially if you
have picky eaters in
your house, says
El i zabet h Somer,
registered dietitian
and author of The
Es s ent i al Gui de
t o Vi t ami ns and
Minerals. There are
tips and tricks parents
can follow to establish
healthy eating habits
for their kids, but its
also important for
parents to consider adding multivitamins
to their childs routine to fll in the gaps.
Somer focuses on five important tips
parents should follow to ensure their
kids are getting adequate amounts of the
essential vitamins and nutrients they need.
These nutrition tips can build the foundation
for healthy habits long after kids leave the
nest:
1
Look to MyPlate to fll your plate -
MyPlate is an updated guide to nutrition
from the USDA and First Lady Michelle
Obama - think of it as the new Food Guide
Pyramid. Check out the tips for a well-
rounded diet focused on fruits, veggies and
whole grains.
2
Decorate your plate - Create a colorful
plate of salads with spinach, strawberries
and blueberries or other fruits and veggies
for meal and snack times. Kids need at least
fve servings of fruits and vegetables per
day. More is even better.
3
Sport a mi l k must ache -
Children need two-to-three
glasses of calcium-rich milk or
yogurt each day. Give them milk
fortifed with DHA - an omega-3
fatty acid shown to beneft brain
development, eye health and even
sleep - and youll add a punch of
nutrition to each glass.
4
Eat your ABCs - Li st i ng
essential vitamins is a lot like
reciting the alphabet. According
to recent research, though, kids are
not getting enough of vitamins D,
E or A as well as the omega-3 fatty
acids DHA and EPA. Dark leafy
greens, oily fsh like salmon, sweet
potatoes, peanut butter, milk and
carrots are good examples of foods
that can deliver these nutrients.
5
Fill the gaps - For both kids
and adults, its difficult to
achieve optimal nutrition through diet
alone. Its especially diffcult for picky
eaters. Therefore, an age-appropriate,
well-formulated multivitamin and mineral
supplement provides extra insurance that
your little one is getting all the nutrients
he or she needs. And, if your child is not
eating multiple servings of fatty fsh (like
salmon) per week, consider a quality fsh
oil supplement for omega-3s DHA and
EPA.
For more information on kids nutrition,
and healthy tips for the whole family, visit
www.vitaminsinmotion.com.
Five dietary habits of healthy kids
Its quite diffcult
to get all the
essential vitamins
and nutrients
solely from diet
- especially if you
have picky eaters
in your house.
-- Elizabeth Somer,
author of The Essential
Guide to Vitamins and
Minerals
sanitizer. Remember that germs spread
through touch, so avoid touching your
eyes, nose or mouth.
Myth 6: Getting the fu isnt that big
of a deal.
Fact: It could be. Last year was the
worst fu season since 2009, the CDC
said, and during the week of Jan. 6 to 12,
2013, more than 8 percent of all deaths
nationwide were attributable to fu and
fu-related pneumonia. In addition to
making you miserable, fu can make
existing medical conditions worse, lead to
sinusitis and bronchitis - even pneumonia.
Bottom line: If you are not feeling
well, avoid making yourself and others
around you sick by staying home.
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O
ne of the buildings that
will be razed to accom-
modate the reconfiguration
of the St. Rose Ambulatory
and Surgery Center campus
is known today as the Allied
Services Building. The origi-
nal purpose of this building,
now bearing a non-descript
name, would have been lost
save for the Dominican Sisters
who held a closing prayer
service on Sept. 28. to pray
their goodbyes.
Sister Celeste Albers, wor-
ship director at the local Do-
minican Sisters Motherhouse
said the feeling at the convent
is bittersweet. The Domini-
can Sisters completely under-
stand that the building has to
come down, but also believe it
should be formally recognized
for the vital role it played in
the community, she said.
The three-story buff brick
building, measuring 240 feet
long and 40 feet deep, was
constructed in 1953 as the Do-
minican School of Nursing. It
was built at 3623 Broadway
directly south of the Domini-
can Motherhouse on vacant
land. St. Rose Hospital was
located on the north side of
MINING THE
ARCHIVES
TIM WENZL
Archivist
Remembering the Dominican School of Nursing
Broadway east of the Motherhouse. Central
Kansas Medical Center wasnt constructed
on land adjacent to the Dominican School
of Nursing until 1964.
The St. Rose School of Nursing was
opened in 1920 and was located in the
Central Normal College building that had
been used as the original Motherhouse. It
was common that religious orders operating
hospitals also established schools to educate
students for careers in nursing. The Domini-
cans had a second school of nursing in Gar-
den City attached to St. Catherine Hospital.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita had a
school of nursing in Dodge City attached
to St. Anthony Hospital.
With the construction of a new school of
nursing in 1953, the Dominicans responded
to a growing need for nurses to staff hospi-
tals in the area. Groundbreaking was held
March 3, 1953; dedication ceremonies were
held June 13, 1954. The building had 60
rooms capable of housing 120 nursing stu-
dents. There were eight rooms for faculty,
three classrooms and three laboratories.
The Dominican School of Nursing was
operated until 1971 when Barton Commu-
nity College started its nursing curriculum,
a successful program that continues today.
When the Dominican School of Nursing
celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1970 it
was noted that 621 nurses had graduated
from the institution.
After the school of nursing closed, the
building became home to Central Kansas
Medical Centers (CKMCs) lab, which
needed to expand. It also provided accom-
modations for visiting doctors and offered
space for a variety of meet-
ings. The ASB also housed
Golden Belt Home Health &
Hospice and other entities for
a number of years. Golden
Belt Home Health & Hospice,
part of the St. Rose family,
is currently located at 3520
Lakin.
The closing ceremony held
Sept. 28 was a way for the
Dominican Sisters to pray
their good-byes.
The closing ceremony
helped all of us in our grieving
because we hate to see it (the
building) go, Sister Celeste
commented.
Anyone who has a history
here will be sad about this,
said Sister Celeste. Wonder-
ful things happened at the ASB
and the ceremony reminded us
that God carried us through the
nursing school and other min-
istries in this special building.
Approximately 60 people
participated in the closing
ceremony. Nurses lingered
after the prayer was fnished,
sharing stories of good times
as well as diffcult times while
they studied there. It was an
afternoon filled with many
blessings.
The clos-
ing ceremony
helped all of us
in our griev-
ing because we
hate to see it
(the building)
go, Sister Ce-
leste comment-
ed. Anyone
who has a his-
tory here will
be sad about
this.
Continued on next page
L
ifeTeam, a ground and critical care air
transport company, partnering with St.
Catherine Hospital began operation of a
new air medical transport base in Garden
City on Oct. 13.
LifeTeam provides a fxed-wing airplane
and ground ambulance to transport the
critically ill or injured patients to tertiary
care. LifeTeams highly trained medical
and fight crews safely transport patients
with a medical or surgical emergency that
may need advanced care such as provided
by a trauma center, a cardiac cath lab, or a
stroke team.
LifeTeam is set apart from other transport
services mostly because of their intense fo-
cus on the entire process of patient transport,
beginning well before the patient leaves a
facility. Our fight service is a very differ-
ent model from most of the fight services
across the country, explains Missi Knott,
Chief Operating Offcer. The owners of
our company are both emergency medicine
physicians and pilots, which give them a
unique understanding of every aspect of the
mission. We see ourselves frst and foremost
as a medical service, secondly as an aviation
service. We do whatever we can to help the
patient and to put the patient frst.
The fxed-wing all-weather pressurized
Beechcraft King Air C90 turboprop will be
based at the Garden City Regional Airport,
with the crew housed nearby and on ready
alert 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The
Ground Ambulance will also be located
New air and ground
ambulance services
in Garden City
A view of the Dominican School of Nursing from the front steps of the Dominican
Motherhouse in 1954. (Courtesy Dominican Archives)
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Mara Huck, Dana Rich, Mike Morrison (owner), Matt Morrison, Krista Morrison
4 4
(BPT) - Did you know the food you eat
can literally make you feel happy or sad?
Nutrition is one of the main components
of mental health, so its important to stock
your plate with good food while cutting
some of those less benefcial alternatives.
Food can defnitely alter your mood,
says Dr. Shoshana Bennett, clinical
psychologist, mental health expert, and
radio host. Sometimes the effect is
immediate, other times theres a delay of
an hour or so. Over time, the wrong foods
can create a continuous foul mood or
negative state of mind. Many people still
arent making the connection between their
emotional well-being and what they ate for
dinner - or the last 200 dinners.
Bennett explains that certain foods can
negatively affect the neurotransmitters in
our brains; these chemicals control sleep,
appetite, mood and more. Bad foods can
also cause infammation, which may lead
to other physical and mental disorders. She
recommends eating these fve types of food
to feel happy, healthy and balanced:
1. Complex carbohydrates :)
Foods like beans, potatoes and whole
grains are necessary for staying upbeat, as
the complex carbohydrates they contain
help the brain make serotonin, a mood-
changing chemical. Without enough
complex carbohydrates, a person can
become angry and depressed.
The amino acid tryptophan is important
for the formation of serotonin, says
Bennett. Complex carbohydrates help
tryptophan cross the blood/brain barrier,
thereby increasing the amount of tryptophan
in the brain.
2. Cold-water fsh :)
Salmon, mackerel and sardines are high in
the omega-3s that help boost mood. Several
studies show that a defcit in omega-3 fatty
acids is linked to anxiety and depression.
Most people in the U.S. dont eat enough
fresh, cold-water fsh, so supplements are
required.
I t s i mpor t ant t o use omega- 3
supplements of pure quality, says Bennett.
This means knowing where the fish
comes from and how the supplements are
manufactured. Nordic Naturals exceeds the
highest standards of quality and produces
the only omega-3 supplements I put in my
body.
3. Selenium :)
Research shows people with low levels of
the mineral selenium have poorer moods,
including the tendency toward depression,
Bennett says.
Foods rich in selenium include shellfsh,
tuna, nuts, seeds, fsh, pork, chicken and
pasta. Bennett cautions that too much
of this mineral is not healthy either, and
recommends checking with a health care
practitioner for guidance before taking
selenium as a supplement.
4. Folic acid :)
A diet too low in folic acids can deplete
serotonin. Research suggests that depression
can be relieved by taking folate supplements
or eating more food containing folate, such
as spinach, lentils, garbanzo and other
beans, romaine lettuce and broccoli.
Folate is water-soluble, so your body
does not store it, says Bennett. You need
to eat foods regularly that contain it.
5. Vitamin D :)
Vitamin D-rich foods like eggs, milk,
cheese and fatty fsh (like tuna) help to
activate serotonin. Furthermore, research
shows a strong connection between low
levels of vitamin D and symptoms of
depression.
It hasnt yet been demonstrated clearly
whether low vitamin D levels cause the
depression or are a result of depression,
says Bennett. Either way, consider a blood
test to check your vitamin D levels.
Knowing what foods to skip is just as
important as knowing which foods to eat,
so Bennett recommends cutting down on
these bad-mood foods:
1. Sugar :(
Eating sugar provides a rush of energy,
but soon afterward, blood glucose levels
drop and lead to low mood and short-
temperedness.
2. Sweeteners :(
Aspartame and other sweeteners can
cause depression and insomnia since they
block the production of serotonin. If you
want a sweetener but are trying to avoid
sugar, use stevia or xylitol instead.
3. Processed carbs :(
Snack foods, white bread, most cereals
and pasta contain processed carbs that
negatively affect blood sugar levels the
same way as sugar.
4. Hydrogenated oils :(
Trans fats are physically and mentally
dangerous because they can contribute to
depression and other illnesses.
5. Sodium :(
High sodium can negatively affect the
neurological system and contribute to
depression and fatigue.
You dont have to make major changes
all at once, says Bennett. Its often more
benefcial if one small, realistic alteration
is made at a time. Once you experience the
payoff - not just read or hear about them
- then it becomes fun!
Five foods for better moods, and fve more
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patients from the hospital to the airport. The
companys Bell 206 Longranger Helicopter
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We are excited about our new relation-
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In addition to the new Garden City Base,
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New air and ground ambulance services
(BPT) - Everyday technology con-
sumes everyones lives as the phone,
computer, tablet and other high tech
devices have become not just an ob-
ject, but also a close companion. And
for those who are extremely connected
to their devices, going without them,
even for only a few minutes, can be an
anxiety-flled experience.
A majority of American adults (56
percent) own smartphones, according
to a recent study by the Pew Research
Center. Having the ability to check
your mail, play games and browse the
Internet right in your pocket is a leap
forward for technology and staying
connected to the workplace, but it may
come at a cost.
Nomophobia, or the pathological
fear of remaining out of touch with
technology, is a relatively modern af-
fiction. Its basically a side effect from
changes the mobile phone has made
to human habits, behaviors and even
the way we perceive reality. Entire
relationships are becoming defned
through mobile texting and colorful
little emoticons, from saying I love
you to I think we should move
on.
So how did it come to this? Have
smartphones become an extension of
Americans or is everyone simply be-
coming victims of a fast-paced, always
connected society? Chances are its a
little bit of both.
Dr. Chuck Howard, licensed psy-
chologist and chair of the psychology
programs at Argosy University, Den-
ver, believes it can be more complex
than simply stamping a label on the
problem.
Nomophobia is a result of people
becoming more and more electroni-
cally connected to the point that
their technology-based network and
relationships become their home
community, says Howard. Losing
that connection is essentially a form
of electronic banishment. They fear
being tossed out of, or losing their
social village.
The term was originally coined from
a 2010 study by YouGov, a UK-based
research organization that wanted to
look at anxieties suffered by mobile
phone users. The study found that men
and women often felt stressed when
their mobile phones were turned off.
Nomophobia can be a symptom of
a potential addiction, says Howard.
Users who are happy and having a
Nomophobia:
When a modern smartphone
affiction leads to addiction
good time when on their device,
then face great stress and anxiety
without it. They may obsess about it.
They cant put it down. This is when
actual addiction becomes a threat.
When you see a behavior be-
coming destructive, and admit to
having a problem, you can handle
it in the same way as other types
of addiction. Develop strategies
for meeting your social needs in
other ways ... without depending
on an electronic platform, suggests
Howard.
Start by resisting the urge to
constantly check your phone. Try
limiting your number of mobile
social media networks and consider
joining more in-person professional
networking groups or sports clubs.
Set aside some time to leave your
phone alone, such as at dinner, with
friends or going to sleep.
If it becomes an addiction and
begins to strain your relationships,
consider asking others around you
what they think. Be open to a sort
of intervention where friends and
family may candidly tell you their
thoughts. No need to go cold-tur-
key, just take some small steps at
a time to disconnect and enjoy the
world around you, without looking
through a smartphone screen. And
lastly if you cant do it alone, then
seek professional help.
Nomophobia
is the patho-
logical fear
of remain-
ing out of
touch with
technology.
It can be a
symptom of
a potential
addiction.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
By JENNIFER UEBBING
C
ouples who are preparing for marriage
in the Catholic Church have another
choice to make once the church is selected
and the priest is notifed. In most dioceses
there are two methods of Natural Family
Planning or NFP which are incorporated
into the marriage preparation process: the
Creighton model and the Sympto-Thermal
Method.
Both the Creighton Model and the
Sympto-Thermal Method are approved and
used in the Catholic and broader Christian
community as safe, effective methods of
family planning and pregnancy spacing.
The Catholic Church is commonly mis-
understood as being against artifcial birth
control, when in fact it is the contraceptive
mentality itself which presents the prob-
lem.
Steve Pokorny, president and founder of
TOB Ministries (tobministries.com) and
Associate Director of the Offce of Marriage
and Family Life for the Archdiocese of San
Antonio, explains the Churchs view of the
goodness of sex and natural family planning
as gifts.
NFP respects Gods plan for marital love
and sexuality. God created both marriage
and sexual intercourse both are sacra-
mental. Sexual intercourse is the symbolic
renewal of the marriage vows. NFP is the
way a couples call to responsible parent-
hood is lived out, for it respects the order
and structure of Gods design, while at the
same time esteeming human freedom.
It is precisely this respect for human free-
dom which prevents the Church from ever
endorsing the use of contraception within
- or outside of - marriage.
Dr. Janet Smith, noted speaker, author,
and holder of the Father Michael J. Mc-
Givney Chair of Life Ethics at Sacred Heart
Major Seminary in Detroit also addresses
the contraceptive mentality in her talk,
Contraception, Why Not?
The real point, in my mind, is that
contraceptives have launched people on a
lifestyle that makes for sex outside of mar-
riage -- makes for sex in which babies and
bonding are not welcome likelihoods. And
when pregnancies occur, disaster strikes.
Pregnancy is anything but a disaster, as
any couple struggling to conceive a child
will attest.
There are diffculties in the application of
NFP, as any practicing couple can attest to,
but there are also tremendous rewards.
Pokorny refers to NFP as marriage insur-
ance, pointing out, The divorce rate for
NFP users is between two and fve percent.
With the overall divorce rate topping 50
percent, this insurance is well worth the
investment!
The Church, in her wisdom, would cer-
tainly agree.
For more information on the benefts of
NFP, visit: www.dcdiocese.org/nfp.
Natural
Family
Planning:
An exercise in
human dignity
HEALTH & WELLNESS
...Contraceptives have launched people on a lifestyle that makes for sex out-
side of marriage -- makes for sex in which babies and bonding are not welcome
likelihoods. And when pregnancies occur, disaster strikes. -- Dr. Janet Smith
HEALTH & WELLNESS
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Dr. Andy Hefner (naturopathic physician)
1005 Williams P.O. Box 607 Great Bend, KS 67530
(620) 793-9067 (800) 793-9066 By appointment
http://www.hcwh.net
St. Rose has a signifcant
medical history in the Great Bend
area and is synonymous with the
quality health care started by the
Dominican Sisters, said John H.
Jeter, M.D., HaysMed president
and chief executive offcer. We
are committed to serving the needs
of the residents by dedicating our
efforts to provide a positive patient
experience, along with keeping
care local through coordinated care
between primary care and specialty
physicians. We see tremendous op-
portunities with this partnership for
central Kansas.
Both organizations strongly
believe in long-term collaboration
to promote sharing of best prac-
tices amongst clinical professionals
including education, development
and overall talent management.
Centura Health and HaysMed are
working together to add additional
physicians to the organization. The
staff at St. Rose will be employed
and managed by HaysMed. The
St. Rose Health Center Board will
select an administrator and there
will be equal representation by both
Centura Health and HaysMed on
the board of directors.
Scott Taylor, president and CEO
of St. Rose, said he is excited about
the new possibilities for current and
additional services. St. Rose, Cen-
tura Health and HaysMed are high-
quality and well-respected names
in health care. Our relationship
signifes a quantum leap forward in
outpatient care for central Kansans,
and the state-of-the-art facility will
offer added convenience and value
for patients, and create operational
effciencies for staff.
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St. Rose prepares for new chapter
Every Chris-
tian would
agree that a
persons spir-
itual health is
exactly pro-
portional to
their love for
God.
~ C.S. Lewis
presents the art of going
Naturally Clean
T
he Dominican Sisters of Peace
Heartland Farm near Great Bend will
present Naturally Clean, a program
exploring homemade, healthy cleaning
products, recipes, and a host of other
resources, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday,
Nov. 15.
God gives us natural things to use for
just about everything, said Sister Imelda
Schmidt, OP. However, we thought we
could improve on Gods work and added
chemicals. Now, after many years, we
have learned it is not only harmful to the
Earth, but to us.
Participants will go home with their own
homemade products, tips, and recipes,
among other resources.
Lunch is included. The cost for the day
is $75.
Register by Nov. 8 by calling (620)
923-4585, or email hfarm@gbta.net.
Heartland Farm is at 1049, CR 390, in
Pawnee Rock, just west of Great Bend.
Join us under the guidance of Sister
Imelda [Schmidt, OP], and learn to make
items like: cleaning products, cooking
spray, personal care products, and laundry
soap.
to help individuals and couples
learn skills and develop tools to strengthen
their relationships and create positive
outcomes.
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Ronald M. Gilmore
Obispo Emeritus
de Dodge City
La Dicesis requiere a todos los empleados y voluntarios que trabajan con menores
a asistir a las sesiones de conscientizacin de Proteger a los Nios de Dios.
Estas sesiones de conscientizacin estn disponibles en ambos ingls y espaol.
Son conducidos por gente de nuestra Dicesis especialmente entrenadas como
facilitadores. Las sesiones se publicarn en las parroquias, escuelas, el perodico
Southwest Kansas Register y la pgina electrnica de la Dicesis. www.dcdiocese.
org/protectingchildren.
Ulysses
Noviembre 8, 2014
Hora: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Salon Parroquial Maria, Reina de la Paz
302 W. Wheat Ave
Ulysses, KS 67880
Persona de Contacto: Marina Alvarado (620) 356-1532
Facilitadora: Dora Ponce
Sesiones de conscientizacin
Otro Camino
Reverendo Diversin
Copyright 2011 The Zondervan Corporation.
Copyright Bible Gateway
+ Reverendo
John B. Brungardt
Obispo de Dodge City
Lo irnico es que ella apenas haba bajado
por mucho su consumo de sodio.
C
onocimos la ltima vez a el Padre Francisco de
Osuna, un Maestro del Recuerdo. La forma en la
que oramos es la razn por la cual l no es nuestro
Maestro.
La verdad es que, la mayora de nosotros no con-
ocemos a nuestra Tradicin Espiritual muy bien. En
realidad no conocemos la Oracin de Adoracin. No
conocemos la Oracin de pura Alabanza. No con-
ocemos la Oracin de Dar Gracias. Lo nico que si
conocemos es la Oracin de Peticin, y todava est
muy pobremente.
La ltima de estas es buena y necesaria, porque en
verdad somos creaturas con necesidades muy grandes.
Pero cuando dejamos que se convierta en la suma total
y substancia de nuestra oracin, cuando dejamos que
se convierta por completo en toda nuestra oracin,
entonces nos perdemos de la cosa principal acerca de
la Oracin.
La Oracin es el levantar nuestras mentes y corazones
hacia Dios. Hacia Dios. Se trata de l, primero. No
se trata de nosotros: no se trata del pantano sin fn de
nuestras necesidades. l no quiere que cataloguemos
meticulosamente todos nuestros problemas y necesi-
dades cada da que pasa. l no quiere que negociemos
con l acerca de estas cosas. l no quiere que lleguemos
a un trato con el: si haces esto por m, yo voy a hacer
esto por ti. l es Dios, despus de todo, l ya sabe todas
estas cosas, y todava an ms.
l quiere que le pongamos atencin, a lo que nos
ha dicho acerca de l (en las lecturas de la Misa, y en
las circunstancias de nuestro da), y a lo que quiere
decirnos acerca de nosotros (la razn por la cual nos
cre, los obstculos que nos est ayudando a vencer, y
las maravillas que tiene para nosotros).
Al insistir en convertir la oracin en algo acerca de
nosotros, nos exponemos a las miles de distracciones
del da, invitamos a todas las fuerzas desparramadas
alrededor de nosotros. Cuando abrimos la puerta a todo
esto, le cerramos la puerta al Recuerdo.
La Oracin es acerca de l. La Oracin no es acerca
de nosotros y nosotros, y nosotros, y nosotros
La
Oracin
es el
levantar
nuestras
mentes
y cora-
zones
hacia
Dios.
Papa Francisco port un bculo
usado por San Juan Pablo II y
Pablo VI en la Misa de beatifcacin
V
ATICANO (ACI/EWTN
Noticias) - Entre los or-
namentos litrgicos utilizados
durante la ceremonia de beati-
fcacin del Papa Pablo VI ante
miles de feles presentes en la
Plaza de San Pedro, el Papa
Francisco utiliz un cliz, visti
una casulla y llev el bculo
del Beato.
El bculo rematado en la cruz
de Jesucristo crucifcado es de
color plateado y representa que
Jess no se qued en la cruz sino
que resucit, por tanto repre-
senta la muerte y la resurreccin
como explic Radio Vaticana.
El Beato Pablo VI utiliz
este bculo durante el Concilio
Vaticano II y hasta hoy ha
sido utilizado por los Pont-
fces sucesores como San Juan
Pablo II.
El Papa Francisco visti
adems una casulla que el
Beato recibi de regalo en su
80 cumpleaos, El cliz que
us durante la Misa tambin
perteneci al Papa Montini.
En la liturgia de la Palabra la
primera lectura fue leda en ital-
iano y la segunda en espaol.
Tambin durante las peticiones
de los feles, el Papa Francisco
realiz la primera peticin por
intercesin del Beato diciendo:
Seor Jess por la intercesin
del Beato Pablo VI, que con su
vida ha enseado el amor apa-
sionado a ti y a la Iglesia, acoge
nuestra oracin y clmanos de
tu presencia.
El actual Beato para la Iglesia
Catlica fue el primer pon-
tfce en visitar el continente
americano, visit en 1968 la
ciudad de Medelln (Colombia)
para la Conferencia Episcopal
Latinoamericana (CELAM).
Al bajar del avin en Bogot
antes de llegar a la ciudad donde
estaban reunidos los obispos, el
Pontfce bes el suelo, gesto
que repiti posteriormente San
Juan Pablo II en cada uno de sus
viajes.
Servir al Seor con Gozo
H
e iniciado mis Visitas Pastorales For-
males a travs de la Dicesis. La Iglesia
pide que el Obispo visite sus parroqias en una
manera formal cada cinco aos en preparacin
para su visita ad limina al Papa. Aunque la
Visita Formal Pastoral es una visita extendida
(el fn de semana entero), e incluye reuniones
con los lderes de los consejos (pastoral, fnan-
zas, compartir, y escuela) el personal parro-
quial, visita a los enfermos, reuniones con los
nios y la juventud, celebrando la Santa Misa,
y partiendo el pan juntos (muchas comidas!).
He completado dos visitas hasta ahora: a
Ness City, y Ransom, y a Medicine Lodge,
Sharon, y Kiowa. He sido edifcado por el
servicio dedicado que los feles dan al Seor
y a sus parroquias. Un sealamiento especial
en Ransom, fue unirse en la celebracin de los
125 aniversario como una parroquia! Mi visita
a Barber County incluy el rally de Medicine
Lodge y el juego super fro de football!
Un don extraordinario que he recibido en
estos dos fnes de semanas fue la visitas al
enfermo. Uno de los ministerios ms impor-
tantes de un sacerdote u Obispo es cuidar por
el enfermo. Mientras traslado a un sacerdote
a una nueva parroquia, siempre incluyo en mi
carta de asignacin: Recomiendo que la prim-
era meta que usted tenga sea de visitar a todos
los enfermos: en los hogares ancianos, hospi-
tales, hogares
privados, etc. El
Papa Francisco
nos ha enseado
una dedicacin
renovada a los
ms humildes,
y a aquellos que
estn enfermos
o sufriendo
necesidad de
nuestro cuidado
pastoral. Este
acto de servi-
cio nos est enseando que amamos a nuestro
prjimo. Muchos en la familia y la parroquia
tambin han sido llamados a visitar al enfermo,
a demostrar este amor, compasin y comuni-
dad. Los Ministros Extraordinarios Dedica-
dos de la Comunin le llevan la Eucarista a
aquellos en necesidad, ofrecindoles la fuerza
para el trayecto. Un sacerdote puede adicional-
mente traer el Sacramento de Reconciliacin y
el Sacramento de la Uncin al Enfermo.
Jess, gracias por el don de nuestras par-
roquias y dicesis. Aydanos a servirnos
unos a otros, especialmente al ms pequeo
de nuestros hermanos y hermanas. T nos das
gran gozo ms de los que podemos pedir o
imaginar!
Jason.
After news broke of Maynards deci-
sion, Tippetts wrote Brittany an open
letter from her heart, sharing her love
and prayers, sympathizing with her
extreme suffering and thanking her for
sharing her story.
I think the telling of your story is
important, she writes. Its a discussion
that needs to be brought out of the quiet
corners and brought brightly into the
light. You sharing your story has done
that. It matters, and it is unbelievably
important. Thank you.
Kara then gently pleads with Brittany
to reconsider.
Dear heart, we simply disagree. Suf-
fering is not the absence of goodness, it
is not the absence of beauty, but perhaps
it can be the place where true beauty can
be known.
Dr. Julie Masters is also glad that
Maynards story is out there. The chair-
man of the Department of Gerontology
at the University of Nebraska, Masters
teaches a class called Death and Dying
for undergraduate students. The class cov-
ers everything from funeral planning to
grief and loss, religious perspectives and
near-death experiences.
It just so happened that the syllabus lined
up with the news - her classs discussion on
physician assisted suicide and euthanasia
was the same day Maynard went public
with her decision.
I really dont believe in coincidences,
I think were given information when we
need to hear it, Masters said. Her hope
is that Maynards story will open up the
desperately-needed conversations about
end-of-life decisions in both families and
larger communities.
Her fear is that many will now see Death
with Dignity as the only way to go.
Thats where I get concerned about re-
sponsible reporting, she said. That other
people will read this and (may) say, Well
gosh, then I guess thats what I need to do,
thats the way to go, but thats not the only
option, and I hope folks understand that.
Thats where the idea of hospice or pallia-
tive care comes into play.
When you see a headline like, I have
the right to make my decision we forget
that theres a bigger picture in terms of our
understanding of end of life wishes.
Masters made it clear that she could not
speak specifcally to Maynards situation.
We only know a snapshot, we dont
know the whole story, and so Im not sure
exactly why shes chosen that path, she
said. Something typically touted as a beneft
of physician assisted suicide is that it cuts
down the costs of hospice and palliative
care, Masters said, though thats rarely the
reason people actually opt for it.
In Maynards op-ed, she mentions want-
ing to be in control of her own destiny, in
having the power to choose when she dies.
Masters said this idea of self-autonomy
is often the reason people choose this op-
tion.
Its not about fnancial costs, its about
being in control of my own destiny, Mas-
ters said. But you have to include a differ-
ent perspective what does it mean to be in
control? Are you really in control? Thats
something that you have to think about.
Masters also hopes that in the wake of
Maynards decision, end-of-life care can
be viewed in a broader perspective that
includes longer-term hospice and palliative
care.
If we would think about care in a broader
range, meaning not just six months or less,
but looking at it from a year, or two years,
or three years out, that persons going to
have a better sense of care, and a better
sense that they will be supported at the end
of their life.
Most insurance policies only let people
receive hospice care if they are given a
prognosis of six months or less to live.
Broadening the perspective of what hospice
or palliative care could change the conver-
sation about end-of-life issues, Masters
said, but even as it stands, statistics show
most people dont take full advantage of the
care available to them.
When you look at median length of stay
and average length of stay, what we fnd is
that people are not able to take advantage of
hospice for as long as its really out there,
she said.
Why arent they taking advantage?
I think part of it is we dont want to talk
about it, were afraid of it, were afraid of
death.
Clergy can be key in opening these
conversations, Masters continued. A study
done by the Nebraska Hospice and Pal-
liative Care Association on the end-of-life
planning of Nebraskans found that many
people said they wished they had had more
conversations with their clergy regarding
death and dying.
Masters recalled how much comfort a
priest brought when her own father, a de-
vout Catholic, was dying.
His faith is what really helped defne
who he was over the course of his life, and
so to have his priest come by and anoint
him, to have his priest come pray with
him and give him Communion, was very
important, she said. I cant tell you how
helpful it was to us, to know that we were
doing things in accordance to the faith tradi-
tion.
Masters said she often thinks what Mary
and Joseph talked about as the foster-father
of Christ neared the end of his life.
Dont you wonder if Mary had a con-
versation with Joseph about the end of life?
We dont hear much about the two of them
but they had to have had a conversation,
because I dont think he died suddenly,
she said.
In the Catholic tradition, St. Joseph is
referred to as the patron of a happy death,
as it is believed that he died with Jesus and
Mary by his side.
Dont you think at some point Mary
said, Ok Joseph, what do you want? I
wonder about that and I think about her
as a caregiver and where she was, and her
intersection with death in so many different
ways, with Joseph or with Jesus.
Tippetts, too, said her faith is what gives
her peace and comfort in her dying days,
and she expresses her hope that Brittany
will come to know the same love and the
same understanding of beauty in suffer-
ing.
Knowing Jesus, knowing that He un-
derstands my hard goodbye, He walks with
me in my dying. My heart longs for you to
know Him in your dying. Because in His
dying, He protected my living. My living
beyond this place, Tippetts wrote. My
heart longs for you to know this truth, this
love, this forever living.
Tippetts begged that Brittany at least seri-
ously consider the person of Christ before
making crucial end-of-life decisions.
For everyone living knowing death is
eminent- that we all will one day face this it
the question that is most important. Who
is this Jesus, and what does He have to do
with my dying? Please do not take that pill
before you ask yourself that question.
Its a question we all must ask, as we are
all dying.
Kara Tippetts recently wrote a book about
her journey through life and towards her
last breath called The Hardest Peace. She
also blogs about her experience at http://
mundanefaithfulness.com/. Read the full
letter that she wrote to Brittany Maynard
at dcdiocese.org/register.
Continued from Page 1
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Dont you wonder if Mary
had a conversation with Jo-
seph about the end of life?
We dont hear much about
the two of them but they had
to have had a conversation,
because I dont think he died
suddenly, she said.
In the Catholic tradition, St.
Joseph is referred to as the
patron of a happy death, as it
is believed that he died with
Jesus and Mary by his side.
Colorado resident Kara Tippets (above, right), who is suffering from inoperable can-
cer, wrote to Brittany Maynard, who also is suffering from inoperable cancer, urging
her not to end her life. Maynard has chosen to take advantage of Oregons so-called
Death with Dignity act. She intends to end her life on Nov. 1.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Note: The next issue of the SKR will be dated Nov. 9.
SUDOKU
A sudoku puzzle has
9 columns, 9 rows
and 9 boxes of 3x3
squares. To solve a
puzzle, fll in the table
so that the numbers
from 1 to 9 will be in
each column, each
row and each 3x3 box
only once. Every su-
doku puzzle can have
only one correct solu-
tion.
Reglas De Sudoku
Cada fla debe con-
tener los nmeros a
partir la 1 a 9; cada co-
lumna debe contener los
nmeros a partir la 1 a 9;
cada cuadrado 3x3 debe
contener los nmeros a
partir la 1 a 9 .
Solution Page 21
OBITUARIES
Sunday, Oct. 26:
Ex 22:20-26/1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40
Monday, Oct. 27:
Eph 4:32--5:8/Lk 13:10-17
Tuesday, Oct. 28:
Eph 2:19-22/Lk 6:12-16
Wednesday, Oct. 29:
Eph 6:1-9/Lk 13:22-30
Thursday, Oct. 30:
Eph 6:10-20/Lk 13:31-35
Friday, Oct. 31:
Phil 1:1-11/Lk 14:1-6
Saturday, Nov. 1:
Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a
Sunday, Nov. 2:
Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/Jn
6:37-40
Monday, Nov. 3:
Phil 2:1-4/Lk 14:12-14
Tuesday, Nov. 4:
Phil 2:5-11/Lk 14:15-24
Wednesday, Nov. 5:
Phil 2:12-18/Lk 14:25-33
Thursday, Nov. 6:
Phil 3:3-8a/Lk 15:1-10
Friday, Nov. 7:
Phil 3:17--4:1/Lk 16:1-8
Saturday, Nov. 8:
Phil 4:10-19/Lk 16:9-15
Sunday, Nov. 9:
Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/
Jn 2:13-22
Nadine Dreiling, 81, of Prince of Peace
Parish at St. Rose, Great Bend, died Oct. 10,
2014. She was a member of the Altar Society
and the Daughters of Isabella, all at Great
Bend. Survivors include a son, Don E.; two
daughters, Janet Schwamborn and Sheryl
Schamaun; two sisters, Joy Turek and Opal
Siebrandt; six grandchildren, six great-grand-
children; and a special granddaughter, Erin
Dreiling. Father Ted Stoecklein presided.
Paul E. Dyer, 84, of Prince of Peace
Parish at St. Rose, Great Bend, died Oct. 8,
2014. Mr. Dyer served during the Korean
War as a PFC in the U.S. Army. Survivors
include: three sons, Steve, Larry, and Nick;
a daughter, Paula Martin; 10 grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren, and one
expected in January.
Doris M. Basgall, 59, of St. Michael
Parish, La Crosse, died Oct. 9, 2014. Sur-
vivors include her husband, Kenny; and
her mother, Dorothy Holopirek. Father
Matthew Kumi presided.
Lila Jean Haberman, 80, of St. Ann
Parish, Omitz, died Oct. 11, 2014. Survi-
vors include three daughters, Debra New,
Roberta Spangenberg and Bonita Penka; a
sister, Alice Batt; and six grandchildren.
Father Anselm Eke presided.
Desther L. Koochel, 100, of Holy Trin-
ity Parish, Timken, died Oct. 12, 2014. She
was a member of the Altar Society, and
church choir. Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Nancy Leimer and Janice Castle; fve
grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Father Charles Mazouch and Father Ultan
Murphy presided.
William Bill Venters, 58, of St. There-
sa Parish, Dighton, died Oct. 12, 2014. Sur-
vivors include his wife, Pamela J. Plante;
daughter, Bailey Morgan; son Christopher
Venters; his mother Mary Venters; broth-
ers Bob, Galen. and Tim; sisters Theresa
Anderson, Joann Penka, Linda France, and
Kathy Burlew; and three grandchildren.
Father Bernard Felix presided.
Lorraine L. Schauvliege, 88, of Dodge
City, died Oct. 12, 2014. Survivors include
two daughters, Marceile Hayes and Ly-
nette Dansel; seven grandchildren; a step
granddaughter; and 20 great grandchildren.
Funeral Mass was at St. Lawrence Catholic
Church, Jetmore, with Father Pascal Klein
presiding.
Leonard Andrew Stoecklein, 80, of
Sacred Heart Parish, Ness City, died Oct.
18, 2014. He was a member of the Knights
of Columbus, and was a U.S. Army Veteran
serving during the Korean War. Survivors
include his wife, Clarice; son, Kevin;
daughters, RoxAnne Erb, Susan Swim, and
Stephanie Stoecklein; brothers, Jim, Don,
and Martin, Jr.; sisters, Mary Ann Pavlu,
Sister Darlene Stoecklein, Betty Gassman,
and Donna Werth; 10 grandchildren; and
fve great-grandchildren.
B
runo Jake Hoffman, 100, of the
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Parish, Dodge City, died Oct. 12, 2014. He
was an insurance agent for Farm Bureau for
42 years, retiring in 1977. He also farmed
and ran cattle. He was a member of the
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Life
Member of Howard Gotschall VFW Post
1714, 3rd Degree member of Knights of
Columbus Council 2955, Lion Club, Moose
Lodge and served on the Salvation Army
Board for many years, all of Dodge City. He
served in the United States Army with the
6th Air Force during World War II.
On Nov. 27, 1941, he married Marceline
Marcie Dewell at Fowler. She survives.
Other survivors include: two daughters,
Mary Michele Correll and husband James of
Plains and Margo Maureen Cross and hus-
band David of Oklahoma City; numerous
nephews and nieces; seven grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; and many spe-
cial friends. He was preceded in death by
his parents; his son, Gary Marvin Hoffman;
and a brother, Marcus Hoffman.
Father Wesley Schawe presided.
Bruno Hoffman dies at age 100
At last years diocesan wedding
anniversary Mass, Bruno and
Marceline Hoffman of Dodge City
were celebrated as the longest
married couple at the time: 72
years. Bruno, who turned 100
years old the day after the event,
told the SKR of his secret to a
happy marriage. He said simply,
Dont forget to say I love you.
adults went from Mass to lunch in the parish
center, and then directly to the home of the
women to begin moving.
It was not only a great opportunity for a
community service project for our [confr-
mation class], but for our parish as well,
said Jarrod Taylor, whose wife, Michelle,
and four children, ranging in age from 7 to
14, also volunteered.
We had several adults from the parish
who chipped in trailers, trucks, and their
manpower. We went out at 1 p.m. and
fnished by 3. After that we all went and
had ice creams sodas. It was a great day of
community service and fellowship. It was
a very worthwhile project.
Sister Catherine did a beautiful job,
Taylor added. She got up after Mass and
tied the project into the Gospel that Sunday.
She did a great job rallying the troops. Hats
off to Sister.
It felt really good, said Julia Taylor,
14, who is studying for her confrmation. I
knew that without our help, they wouldnt
have been able to move. I helped carry
boxes to the truck, and then we drove to
Stafford and helped unload it. They were
very grateful.
When asked if taking part in the service
activity has made her want to be a part of
future service projects, the St. John High
School student replied, Of course. Its such
a great feeling.
Among the youth who volunteered were
(photo on Page 1): Itzel Garcia, Miranda
Garner, Torre Fisher, Paige Doran, Julia
Taylor, Damian Rios, Jordan Taylor, Rog-
elio Loya, Eddy Ibarra, Luke Mercer, Joslyn
Taylor and Jace Taylor.
The Knights of Columbus provided a
hearty brunch, Sister Catherine said. She
expressed her appreciation for all those who
offered their help, including the additional
adult volunteers from the parish who came
to give support and muscle power: Chris
and Amanda Staub, Tom, Sabrena and
Bryce Garner, Jarrod and Michelle Taylor,
Todd Meyer. and Kevin Davis.
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1 Food for Elijah (1
Kings 19:6)
4 Saint of Norwich
8 Homeland of the frst
American-born saint
9 What God ___
joined together
10 Give us this day our
___
12 Judas betrayed Jesus
with one
13 Biblical food
14 Jacob and Rachel, to
Joseph
17 OT historical book
18 City to which Paul
was traveling when he
was blinded
22 Holy day cusp
24 ___ Name Society
25 John preached in
the wilderness here (Mt
3:1)
26 A sacrament is an
outward ___
28 OT prophetic book
29 Protection or libera-
tion from the power of
the devil
30 ___ of Man
32 Falls found in the
Diocese of Saint Catha-
rines
33 Catholic Today
Show weather anchor
35 in the city of
David a Savior has been
___ (Lk 2:7)
36 White silk garment
worn by the Pope
37 Alien god of the
Exodus
38 You are the ___ of
the earth (Mt 5:13)
39 Husband of Mary
40 Jesus rebuked this
DOWN
2 Ark landing
3 NT epistle
4 Biblical heroine
5 Diocese of Hono-
lulu necklaces
6 Wher e Samson
slew the Philistines (Jdg
15:9)
7 One of the evange-
lists
11 Balaam spoke to one
(Num 22:28)
12 Genufection joint
13 Nordic Saint
15 One of the seven
deadly sins
16 Catholic actor of
The Wizard of Oz
fame
19 Parable of the ___
in the fsh
20 Joseph and Benja-
min, to Jacob
21 O Mary! we crown
___ with blossoms to-
day
22 Patron saint of sail-
ors
23 Jobs wife told him
to, ___ God and die
(Job 2:9)
26 ___ of Songs
27 OT historical book
28 ___ of Arc
30 Wisdom book
31 Perform the sacra-
ment of Holy Orders
32 Land in which Cain
settled
33 On the third day he
___ again
34 ___ the fatted calf
35 The ___ Army of
Mary
37 According to Paul,
at the name of Jesus ev-
ery knee should do this
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8
9 0 1 1 1
2 1 3 1
4 1 5 1 6 1
7 1 8 9 1 1 0 2
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2 3
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8 3
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F
ather Colin Niederpruem was born May 17, 1878,
in Trier, Germany. When he was two, he moved
with his family to the United States and settled in
Milwaukee, Wisc. He attended Marquette University
and St. Meinrads Seminary. He was ordained June 9,
1906, by Bishop Dennis ODonaghue of Louisville for
the Diocese of Wichita.
In his frst assignment, he served as an assistant to
Msgr. Moses McGuire at St. Marys, Newton (1906-
10).
In 1910, Father Niederpruem was appointed to his
frst and only pastorate at Holy Family, Odin. There he
built the rectory (1914) and the convent (1928).
Father Niederpruem was pastor at Odin for 31
years. He died of a stroke on All Saints Day, Nov. 1,
1941. Bishop Christian H. Winkelmann celebrated the
funeral Mass at Holy Family Church. More than 2,000
people attended. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Father Niederpruem had become an institution at
Odin. Physically, he was a small man; but he was a big
man when it came to attending his pastoral duties....
Shortly after his appointment during a gathering of
priests, one of them said: Father, you are too small a
man for the big Odin parish. His answer was spirited
and prophetic: I may be a small man, but watch my
smoke.
Odin had every conceivable church devotion. Father
Niederpruem was indefatigable in the sanctuary.
Outstanding was his zealous promotion of voca-
tions. He lived to see nine young Odin men, whom he
Father Colin Niederpruem Nov. 1, 1941
had encouraged and instructed, ordained as
priests.... The (estimated) number of Odin girls
who entered the convent in Father Nieder-
pruems pastorate...40. (Advance Register,
Nov. 7, 1941)
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misconduct report forms are avail-
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R O T C E L L O C X A T
R E K A M T N E T
F I R S T :
1 . S h o w e r H o u r
2 . L i q u o r B i c k e r
3 . P o l a r M o l a r
4 . C l i p p e r S k i p p e r
5 . C o n f e s s E x c e s s
6 . C r a c k e r P a c k e r
7 . W a i t e r T r a i t o r
8 . S t a b l e F a b l e
9 . A v e r t D e s s e r t
1 0 . P r o m o t e R e m o t e
S E C O N D :
T h e t h e m e i s
A l t e r e d S t a t e s ;
t h e a n a g r a m s
a r e a l l U S s t a t e
n a m e s .
1 . N o r t h C a r o l i n a
2 . M o n t a n a
3 . S o u t h D a k o t a
4 . W i s c o n s i n
5 . D e l a w a r e
6 . M i c h i g a n
7 . N o r t h D a k o t a
8 . C a l i f o r n i a
9 . L o u i s i a n a
1 0 . O k l a h o m a
1 1 . M i n n e s o t a
1 2 . R h o d e I s l a n d
1 3 . N e w H a m p -
s h i r e
1 4 . N e b r a s k a
Participants from this years pilgrimage to the Holy Land, including Tony Frasco, far left,
stand outside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
T
ony Frasco, a
teacher of theol-
ogy at Sacred Heart
Cathedral School in
Dodge City, returned
earlier this summer
after leading sev-
eral local people on a
pilgrimage to the Holy
Land.
The Spearville fa-
ther of fve will lead a
second trip from May
22-30 next year. See
the sidebar at right.
It was a great ex-
perience to have Mass
in the holiest places
on earth where Christ
lived and taught, Fra-
sco said. My favorite
spot was the boat ride
on the Sea of Gailee
where Jesus hung
out with his disciples
and did many of his
miracles.
There were 17
participants from the
Catholic Diocese of
Dodge City, as well
as San Angelo, Tex.
including a priest from
Abilene who served as
trip chaplain.
T
ony Frasco (Sacred Heart Cathedral
School Theology Teacher) will lead a
nine-day trip to the Holy Land May 22-30,
2015, that includes, among other highlights,
an audience with Pope Francis.
This pilgrimage will offer participants
the chance to experience the great sites of
Italy and to grow in their Catholic Faith,
Frasco said. They will also see some of the
greatest churches in all the world, and they
will be able to visit the places were some of
the greatest saints lived.
Also included will be a visit to the four
major Basilicas of Rome, the Collesium, and
dining at some the fnest restaurants Italy has
to offer.
All the hotels will be four or fve stars and
the trip includes breakfast and dinner each
day. Locales include Rome/Vatican City,
San Giovanni Rotondo, Lanciano, Assisi,
Siena, and Orvieto.
The group will be fying from Wichita, but
individuals may choose to depart from an-
other city at no additional cost. If you have
any questions contact Tony at tfrasco65@
yahoo.com. Register at proximotravel.com/
custom-trips/ and look for the heading Italy
with Anthony Frasco of Wichita, KS.
Local teacher leads pilgrimage to Holy Land; second trip to come next May
Pilgrimage to
Holy Land,
May 22-30, 2015
My favorite spot was the boat ride on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus
hung out with his disciples and did many of his miracles.
The Sea of Galilee
It was a great experience to have Mass in the holiest
places on earth where Christ lived and taught.
-- Tony Frasco
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Fr. Wesley Schawe
T
he Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate
National Vocation Awareness Week in the fall begin-
ning this November.
God calls us all to live our faith and seek out our voca-
tion to become a deacon, priest, religious sister, mar-
ried or single person. Perhaps God is calling you to the
priesthood or consecrated life. Will you have the courage
to follow your heart? We are all called to love and serve
Him and one another. As we continue to walk in the light
of Christ and to serve our Lord with our whole heart,
mind and soul, may we be flled with the love of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ and seek to forgive all who have
hurt us. National Vocation Awareness Week is a time for
refection and during National Vocation Awareness Week,
we encourage all Catholics to:
Take time to pray for vocations to the priest-
hood and consecrated life.
Refect on our own vocation and strengthen
our personal relationship with Christ.
Educate our young people about the impor-
tance of silent prayer and
Taking the time to truly listen to Gods voice
in our hearts.
By FATHER CHRISTOPHER MARTIN
Vocation Director, Archdiocese of St. Louis
E
very year the Church offers to the faithful an entire
week dedicated to vocation awareness. What does
this mean?
Certainly it is an opportunity for us as a people of faith
to be grateful to the many men and women who inspire
us by the very lives they lead. But, it is also a time for us
to refect on the fact that we all have a vocation.
The Church reminds us that Jesus calls us each by
name to follow Him in faith and love by living our lives
no longer for ourselves but for Him. This is what is
referred to as the universal call to holiness. Beginning at
baptism, each of us is destined for heaven. So becoming
a saint is not so much an option for a few, but the pre-
requisite for all to enter into heaven.
Jesus calls individuals to follow Him in three primary
ways; priesthood, marriage, and the dedicated single life
(including consecrated life).
Whereas it is very natural for young men and women
to consider marriage and family life (though thinking of
it as a call from God is not so common anymore), some-
times it isnt as easy for them to think and pray about the
priesthood or religious life. So we hold up these voca-
tions in a special way this week and pray that all young
people have a generous and open heart, and that parents
lead their children to desire Gods will above all else.
So let us give thanks for and pray for vocations well-
lived. For happy, holy marriages, for inspiring priest and
religious, and for sanctifed singles who generously give
of their talents for others.
Maybe this week in addition to praying for an increase
in vocations to the priesthood and religious life, we can
give compliments and gratitude to people who live their
vocations so well that they spur us on to holiness in our
own.
National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 2-8
A Culture of Vocations
Please take a few moments to
write a letter of support to our
seminarians. How wonder-
ful it is for them to know that
they are being thought of and
prayed for by the folks back
home.
Juan Salas,
Jacob Schneider,
Joel McClure:
St. John Vianney Theological
Seminary
1300 S. Steele St.
Denver, CO 80210
Mark Brantley:
Pope St. John XXIII National
Seminary
558 South Ave.
Weston, MA 02493
Got a minute?
We pray for an increase of voca-
tions to the priesthood and reli-
gious life. Lord lift up in prayer
all those holy men and woman
who are studying for or consider-
ing vocations within the Catholic
Church, especially here within the
Diocese of Dodge City. We call
upon St. John Vianney to bless our
priests that they might always be
faithful to their sacred calling.
Prayer for Vocations

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