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Features 

7 Protecting God’s Children A Diocesan Priority, by Kathleen Bagg-Morgan 

No child should suffer from abuse. This fall, the Diocese of Saint Augustine is stepping 

up its efforts to help adults become better protectors of children. 

8 What Belongs Under Liturgy’s Umbrella?, By Father Lawrence E. Mick 

“Liturgy is public worship, and it is the church’s official prayer,” says liturgist Father 

Lawrence Mick. Read how liturgy forms us in the attitudes and lifestyle of Jesus. 

10 What’s New In Celebrating the Mass?, by Father John Phillips 

Changes are underway for the English translation of the General Instruction on the 

Roman Missal (GIRM). Discover how these changes will shape the way we celebrate the 

Eucharist and what they will mean for our communal celebrations. 

12 Celebrating the Gift of Life, by Natalie Cornell 

The Rhodes family of Jacksonville – all graduates of Bishop Kenny High School – has 

seen their share of medical emergencies. But their story and how they have shared the 

ultimate gift of life through organ transplantation will amaze you. 

14 Family Time Most Important When Teens Are Busiest, 

by Peggy Webber, Catholic News Service 

Just when adolescents are beginning to spread their wings and establish independence, 

we hear from a family-counseling expert that says this is the time when teens need to 

have more time with their family. Find out what teens claim is their the No. 1 complaint. 

15 Diocese Opens New School, By Chelle Delaney 

Two years ago, An Opportunity of a Lifetime capital campaign was launched in the 

diocese, raising $35 million over a five-year period. While not all the funds have been 

collected, some of our youth have already begun reaping the benefits. 

16 Second Annual Catholic Schools Pullout 

Make sure you save this special “Back to School” pullout that 

provides answers to commonly asked questions about Catholic 

schools in the Diocese of Saint Augustine. 

August/September 2002 Volume XII • Issue 1 

The St. Augustine Catholic is the official 

magazine of the Diocese of Saint Augustine, 

which embraces 17 counties spanning 

northeast and north central Florida from the 

Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. The 

diocese covers 11,032 square miles and 

serves more than 144,000 registered 

Catholics. 

Departments 

3 Editor’s Notes 

4 Bishop’s Message 

6 Catholic News from Around the World 

by Catholic News Service 

24 Teen Voices 

26 Around the Diocese 

31 Calendar of Events 

32 Reflection – On the Backs of Women 

by Gail Quinn 

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21 How Liturgy Punctuates Life at Home, by Sheila Garcia 

Liturgy provides stability in a complicated world. Learn how liturgy 

helps to give young people a sense of identity and belonging. 

22 Developing a Spirituality for the Separated and 

Divorced, by Father Tony Palazzolo 

Getting to know yourself and developing a healthy spirituality 

are paramount to successfully navigating the wide range of 

emotions caused by separation and divorce. 

30 Respite: Just a Few Hours Can 

Make a Difference, 

by Natalie Cornell 

Respite, a volunteer 

organization in the diocese, 

celebrates its 20th 

anniversary and families will 

tell you how it helped save 

their lives. 

Cover photo by Terry 

Wilmont. Marjorie 

Williams and Jericho 

Sayoc are two 

students in the first 

freshmen class at 

Bishop John J. Snyder 

High School. 

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Children’s Future 

A 

t this moment in history, marked 

by global transformations, it is 

imperative for the Catholic 

Communication Campaign to embark on 

a “journey of hope.” Why? Images of 

great suffering have come to us through 

the media but also a sense of prayer, 

community and courage. 

The Catholic Communication 

Campaign strives to meet this challenge 

through its annual collection. This year 

the CCC created a campaign entitled, 

“Shine a Light to Give your Children a 

Bright Tomorrow,” a theme bringing hope 

and courage for our future. It is also a 

theme that is well represented in this 

“back to school” issue. 

Pope John Paul II in his message for 

the 2001 World Communications Day 

stated, “Today an active and imaginative 

commitment to the media by the Church 

is necessary. Catholics should not be 

afraid to open the doors of social 

communications to Christ, so that the 

Good News can be heard from the 

housetops.” 

We need your support. Pray about 

donating generously to the CCC 

collection when it is taken up in your 

parish the weekend of Sept. 14-15. Any 

monies you donate to the CCC will be 

utilized in our diocese and nationally. 

Locally your contributions help fund 

the bimonthly diocesan magazine, the St. 

Augustine Catholic; the websites for the 

magazine and the diocese; special 

programming in radio and television; the 

weekly televised Mass and outreach to 

newcomers moving to our area. 

Nationally, CCC has released a wide 

range of programs. In 2001, they helped 

to get the Good News around by 

producing a film called The Face: Jesus in 

Art, which premiered at Radio City 

Music Hall and continues to air on 

various PBS stations. A religious special 

called Easter 2001: A Celebration with 

Dave Brubeck and various other 

television documentaries aired 

throughout the year. In addition, CCC 

launched Catholic Radio Weekly and 

continues a series of English and 

Spanish public service announcements. 

It has been an exciting year for the 

CCC as we work to fulfill Christ’s 

mandate to get the Good News around! 

Your participation in this campaign of 

hope is appreciated and we thank you 

and so do the children of tomorrow! 

On another bright note – the St. 

Augustine Catholic magazine received two 

Catholic Press Awards for 2002. The 

magazine won honorable mention for 

“General Excellence, General Interest,” 

and for “Best Special Issue, Section or 

Supplement.” I think we did really well 

considering we were among a number of 

national magazines vying for recognition, 

including: America, U.S. Catholic, St. 

Anthony Messenger, Liguorian, Faith and 

InSpirit Journal. 

Kathleen Bagg-Morgan, Editor 

editor’s notes 


ishop’s message 

Bishop Reflects on His First Year 

hile it hasn’t been quite one year since Bishop Victor Galeone 

was ordained the ninth Bishop of Saint Augustine, August 21, 

he has experienced a great deal this year that would challenge 

any CEO of a major corporation. In the following interview, 

Bishop Galeone shares his thoughts with us as he approaches his 

Wone-year anniversary. 

What have been some of the highlights 

of your first year as Bishop of Saint 

Augustine? 

Chronologically speaking, the first 

highlight in my first year as bishop here 

was 9/11. I will never forget that day. It 

was three weeks to the day of my 

ordination and my first diocesan staff 

meeting. The events of that day 

embedded themselves in my mind and I 

will remember them until the day I die. 

“Where was I on 9/11?” 

The second highlight was in October 

where on three separate Sundays, I 

dedicated three new worship spaces 

(churches) in the diocese. Bear in mind 

that during my entire 66 years of life, I 

had never witnessed the dedication of a 

church and here I was dedicating three of 

them as a bishop! 

The third big highlight were the 

priestly and diaconate ordinations that 

occurred in May. Especially the priestly 

ordinations. There I was, doing exactly as 

we read in the Book of Acts (Acts 13:3) 

where the disciples fasted and prayed 

before they laid hands on Barnabas and 

Saul. Here I was doing 2000 years later 

what was done at the beginning. I found 

that extremely moving. 

The fourth and last highlight of my 

first year was the bishop’s meeting, June 

13-15 in Dallas. It was there we 

hammered out a charter that would 

effectively deal with past, present, and 

heaven forbid, any future cases of sexual 

child abuse by our clergy. I believe this 

charter will be effective and I feel relieved 

that we can now put this behind us as we 

look forward to the future. 

What aspect of your ministry as bishop 

have you enjoyed the most? 

One of the more enjoyable aspects of 

my ministry this year was visiting the 

Catholic schools, especially the 

elementary schools. The half days that I 

spent there going from classroom to 

classroom were a rejuvenating experience 

for me. To see the innocence on those 

little faces, the joy, the enthusiasm just 

made me realize that this is what being a 

bishop is all about – reaching out to the 

least of our members and experiencing 

first hand the goodness of the children. 

The second aspect I enjoyed a great 

deal was the confirmations. I must 

confess that prior to the first confirmation 

I thought it would be a very tedious 

process. However, I found meeting the 

young people – being an instrument of 

the Holy Spirit that filled their souls – a 

rewarding and rejuvenating experience 

for me. I will never get tired of 

confirming these young Catholics and 

visiting with their families afterwards. 

What were some of the least favorable 

aspects of your first year? 

Even before I was nominated and 

ordained a bishop, I realized there were 

two aspects of being a bishop that I would 

not enjoy. The first was the administrative 

aspect of my position and the 

responsibility that comes with it. It is not 

easy making decisions that will affect a 

person’s life – their entire future. For 

instance, should I approve a seminarian for 

advancement to the priesthood when the 

seminary staff raises a red flag? Ultimately, 

the buck stops with me and unfortunately 

there are times when I have to make a 

decision that is not a favorable one. No one 

likes to be the bearer of bad news. 

Correlated with that is enforcing 

unpopular decisions, whether those 

decisions involve directives from the 

Holy Father, upholding our church’s 

teaching, or one from myself. There 

again, no one likes to be unpopular, but if 

Bishop Victor Galeone 

something I feel has to be carried out a 

certain way then I’m the one that has to 

enforce it locally. 

Coming from the Archdiocese of 

Baltimore, I know they don’t have as 

many miles to cover as you do here – 

11,032 square miles to be exact! What 

have you learned by traveling the 

diocese? 

This diocese is twice the size of the 

Archdiocese of Baltimore. There are 4,800 

square miles in Baltimore, so distancewise 

it is a bit daunting. However, I am 

grateful for tape decks and educational 

tapes that I play on the way to far away 

parishes. The size is large not just in area, 

but for me personally, to be assigned 

from a parish of 3,800 souls to a diocese 

of more than 144,000 Catholics was 

another formidable part of my coming 

here. 

As you visit parishes in the rural areas 

are there any aspects that particularly 

stand out in your mind? 

Surprisingly, whether we are dealing 

with an inner-city parish like Crucifixion 

in Jacksonville or a country parish like St. 

Francis Xavier in Live Oak – the people 

have demonstrated simplicity and 

goodness. They are very uncomplicated 

and there is a disarming honesty about 

them. That’s refreshing! The least little 

thing that I have done people have been 

quick to show their appreciation. Perhaps 

it is that Southern hospitality that we 

hear so much about. 


You have repeatedly said how grateful 

you are for what you have inherited from 

your predecessor Bishop Snyder. Can you 

elaborate more on that? 

The first thing that comes to mind is 

how he led his people by example. Bishop 

Snyder is kindness personified. He is a 

good, good person. 

Over the last several months, I have 

reviewed a number of priest personnel 

records because of the crisis involving 

sexual child abuse by clergy. It was clearly 

evident to me that while we know Bishop 

Snyder to be kind, he was also firm when 

he had to call a brother priest to task. This 

is one reason our diocese has fared so well 

with regards to effectively handling 

allegations of child sexual abuse. 

St. Paul says that love is patient, love is 

kind. Kindness is always tempered with 

truth and that is the case with Bishop 

Snyder. 

Secondly, I am grateful to him for the 

staff that I found in place here. Every one 

of them, almost without exception, is 

competent and dedicated to the Lord and 

I attribute that to his leadership. 

The third thing I would like 

to highlight is the special 

outreach programs that I found 

in place. The first special 

program is the annual visit to 

Catholic elementary schools 

and high schools. I have never 

heard of a bishop visiting and 

teaching classes in 50 percent of 

the elementary schools every 

other year. As I mentioned 

earlier, this was one of my 

highlights this year. 

The second special program 

is the quarterly Businessmen’s 

Communion Breakfast. He 

started that, as well. We have 

approximately 70 exceptional 

professionals from the legal, 

medical and business fields that 

come together four times a year for Mass 

and breakfast. It provides me an 

opportunity to give a state of the diocese 

report and to obtain feedback from them. 

At first I found it somewhat intimidating 

to think I would be rubbing shoulders 

with these professionals, but now I look 

forward to the breakfasts and I am 

grateful to Bishop Synder for that. 

The third special program, is the solid 

ecumenical relations that Bishop Snyder 

fostered in this diocese. It was minimal, as 

I understand, it prior to his coming here 

in 1979, and I hope to continue fostering 

positive relationships with other faith 

leaders. 

Paul Nicholson 

The fourth point that I am grateful for 

is the loyalty that I discovered among the 

priests – the spirit of camaraderie and 

brotherhood. It’s not just on the surface – 

it is profound and authentic. 

And lastly, I am so grateful to Bishop 

Snyder for initiating the capital campaign 

in the closing months of his tenure. I 

personally find it distasteful to ask for 

money – and I think most people do. 

However, he saw there were major 

projects that needed funding and he knew 

it would take me three to four years 

before I was in a position to inaugurate 

such an undertaking. He knew that it had 

to be done before he left and I am very 

grateful for that. 

What are some of the challenges that 

you see for the diocese in the next three to 

five years? 

Very specifically, I would like to answer 

that question by referring to what I said 

was my objective in my ordination 

remarks on August 21. Namely, I want to 

make Jesus better known, loved and 

served by everyone in our diocese. So the 

challenge is to make that effectively 

happen from the pulpit, in our schools 

and in all the teaching environments. 

In addition, all of us, irrespective of our 

theological persuasion – liberal, moderate, 

conservative – must be faithful to what 

the Lord expects of us. According to 

Scripture, our relationship to the Lord is 

that of a bride to her bridegroom. In that 

context one uses the word fidelity just as a 

husband or wife are called to be faithful 

to each other. 

Jesus said, “I am the way of the truth 

and the light.” He is the truth and all of 

us – bishops, priests, religious and laity – 

must focus our eyes on Jesus. The closer 

we draw to him the closer we come to 

each other. So the real question in my 

opinion is are we being faithful or 

unfaithful to what Jesus expects of us? 

Another challenge facing our diocese is 

addressing the needs of the burgeoning 

Hispanic community. This is especially 

true in the western counties of our 

diocese. There are three counties in our 

17-county area of the diocese that have no 

Catholic presence. And it is precisely in 

these areas that we have a growing 

Hispanic population with migrant 

workers. How do we reach out to them 

and minister to their needs? Ninety 

percent of them are baptized Catholics 

when they come to us from their native 

countries of South America, Central 

America and Mexico. We must not forget 

them and we need to respond effectively. 

On a related subject, we need to 

establish new parishes. Within the next 

year I hope to elevate one of our eight 

missions to parish status. 

And finally I would like to help our 

Catholics develop a better sense 

of stewardship. Returning to the 

Lord all that we have been given 

– time, talent and treasure – 

should be viewed not as a duty 

or burden – but as a privilege. It 

is just one way we can tell the 

Lord how much we love him. If 

we could get the majority of our 

people to dedicate themselves to 

stewardship, we would have our 

material needs taken care of for 

years to come. 

Bishop, in reviewing your 

challenges for the next three to 

five years – there is a lot that 

needs to be done. How do you 

expect to accomplish it all? 

Take it one day at a time – one 

step at a time, one family at a 

time, one person at a time. I think that is 

part of my Latin America experience. I 

went down there with the typical Yankee 

mentality, “Okay folks, here I am.” A 

Messiah complex – I’m going to do it my 

way and I found out it is much more 

effective to meet people where they are 

and treat them as I myself like to be 

treated. Not forcing, but gradually 

convincing them through dialogue and 

different challenges to get them to at least 

try this. If it works, fine. If it doesn’t, let’s 

chuck it. I found that you have to get 

them to at least try your idea and when 

they see that it works; they won’t want to 

go back. 


catholic news 

News From Around the World 

U.S. bishops’ official wants human 

cloning banned 

U.S. bishops’ Pro-Life Activities 

Director, Richard Doerflinger, has asked 

the Senate to follow the majority 

recommendation of the President’s 

Council on Bioethics by favoring at least 

a temporary legal ban on all human 

cloning. Without federal legislation, “the 

most irresponsible of researchers will 

create our national policy by default,” 

said Doerflinger. A majority of the 

bioethics council recommended in a July 

11 report outlawing human cloning for 

reproduction and favored a four-year 

moratorium on human cloning for 

biomedical research. 

Feast day for Padre Pio is Sept. 23 

In one of the largest liturgies in the 

Vatican’s history, Pope John Paul II 

canonized Padre Pio da Pietralcina and 

said the Capuchin friar’s spirituality of 

suffering was a valuable model for 

modern times. Underscoring his message, 

the pope announced at the end of the 

June 16 Mass that he was making Padre 

Pio’s Sept. 23 feast day an “obligatory 

memorial” on the church’s general 

liturgical calendar, a rank shared by only 

one other 20th-century saint. More than 

300,000 people, according to police, filled 

St. Peter’s Square and surrounding 

streets for the ceremony. In his homily, 

the pope said the holiness of Padre Pio – 

who was well-known for bearing the 

stigmata, or bleeding wounds of Christ – 

could not be understood without the 

friar’s attachment to asceticism and the 

crucified Christ’s suffering. 

Juan Diego sainthood cause implies he 

did exist 

While the sainthood cause of Blessed 

Juan Diego faced several votes at the 

Vatican, no one was so blunt as to ask: 

Did he exist or was he a legend? 

However, officials familiar with the 

cause said each state of the process 

leading to his July 31 canonization in 

Mexico City, as well as the 18th-century 

investigation into the apparitions of Our 

Lady of Guadalupe, were supported by 

evidence that he once lived. 

In a separate report last December, 

Father Fidel Gonzalez Fernandez said the 

Congregation for Saints’ Causes 

approved the work he and the other 

priest historians presented, “noting and 

confirming the truth of the Guadalupe 

event and the mission of the humble 

Indian Juan Diego, a model of holiness, 

who from 1531 spread the message of 

Our Lady of Guadalupe through his 

work and the exemplary witness of his 

life.” 

Catholic Equity Fund seeks to match 

S&P 500 

Catholic Financial Services Corp. has 

launched a restructured Catholic Equity 

Fund that seeks to match the S&P 500 

Index in total return from dividends and 

capital gains, while avoiding stocks 

judged to violate Catholic values. Daniel 

Steininger, chairman of The Catholic 

Funds Inc. family of funds, said the new 

Catholic Equity fund will allow Catholic 

investors to work together “to persuade 

corporate management to act consistent 

with values that we as Catholics hold 

dear.” 

Participation in campus ministry leads 

to stronger faith life after college 

Male college students who participate 

in campus ministry are more likely to 

consider a vocation to the priesthood, 

according to a new study by the Center 

for Applied Research in the Apostolate 

(CARA) at Georgetown University. And 

students, overall, are more likely to 

attend Mass more frequently and become 

more involved in church life and other 

religious activities after college. 

Pope says prayers of millions give him 

strength 

As many speculate that the pope may 

one day resign, Pope John Paul II said, 

“Every day I experience that my ministry 

is sustained by the unceasing prayer of 

the people of God, of many people who 

are unknown to me, but very close to my 

heart, who offer the Lord their prayers 

and sacrifices for the intentions of the 

pope.” In his June 30 Angelus address, 

the pope, 82, also said, “At the moments 

of greater difficulty and suffering, this 

spiritual force is a valid help and an 

intimate comfort.” 

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Protecting 

ringing sexual abuse of children 

out of the closet and into the public 

spotlight is a challenging job. 

Adults are outraged that anyone would 

sexually harm a child, especially a priest. 

However, most of us relate to the 

problem as if this abuse doesn’t happen 

in our neighborhoods, our schools, our 

families, or our circle of friends. Sexual 

abuse of children happens somewhere 

else, to someone else’s children. 

Most adults can’t recognize the signs of 

sexual abuse in children and are not 

familiar with the situations or 

circumstances that place children at risk. 

When faced with the consequences of 

child sexual abuse, people are frustrated 

and dismayed. Many openly wonder, 

“When is someone going to do 

something about this problem?” We 

relate to the problem of child sexual 

abuse as if it is someone else’s 

responsibility – not ours. 

Bishop Victor Galeone recognizes his 

responsibility to provide safe 

environments for children and beginning 

this fall a program will be launched that 

will educate parents and other adults on 

Protecting God’s Children. 

“Protecting God’s Children is a 

proactive program to prevent abuse,” 

said Father Edward Arsenault, chairman 

of the board of National Catholic Risk 

Retention Group and chancellor of the 

Diocese of Manchester. “The Bishops are 

discussing policies to both prevent and 

respond to child sexual abuse. This 

program enables the church to work with 

everyone involved in a diocese to become 

aware of how to prevent abuse and how 

to make our institutions safe for 

everyone, especially children.” 

The program, developed by Virtus of 

National Catholic Services, is designed to 

be used on a continual basis at the parish 

level by priests, members of religious 

institutions, deacons and lay people. 

Implementation includes several months 

of local preliminary planning, training for 

priests and church laity and training for 

trainers. 

God’s 

Bishop Galeone asked Nancy Fisher to 

use her many years of experience in 

nursing and in family life ministry to 

coordinate the training and 

implementation phases of Protecting 

God’s Children in the Diocese of Saint 

Augustine. She began working on the 

preliminary phases of the program in 

July. Sadly she and her husband Wayne 

were killed July 20 when a car struck 

them as they were walking on Blanding 

Boulevard in Jacksonville (See related 

story on page 29). 

Mrs. Fisher took an early retirement as 

director of the Diocesan Center for 

Family Life two years ago, but she said 

she believed strongly in prevention-type 

programs like Protecting God’s Children 

and was eager to come back to work for 

the diocese for one year. 

“As a mother and grandmother, I have 

a vested interest in children both now 

and in the future,” Mrs. Fisher said in an 

interview just prior to her death. “I want 

to use my expertise in working with 

children and families to help the church 

do the right thing.” 

Protecting God’s Children incorporates 

written materials, the Internet and videos 

complement the small-group trainings 

conducted by experts in child sexual 

abuse. The award-winning videos 

include candid interviews with 

acknowledged child sex abusers. 

National Catholic Services President 

Michael Bemi explained the core 

objectives of the program: “The bottom 

line is to prevent harm. Protecting God’s 

Children is a forward-looking program 

that helps members of the church prevent 

the sexual abuse of children. For every 

parish or Catholic school it can provide a 

strong answer to the question, ‘what can I 

do?‘” 

According to National Catholic 

Services, Protecting God’s Children 

identifies the steps a parish or school can 

take to prevent wrongful behavior before 

it starts. All those who take part in the 

training – including victim advocates and 

investigators – gain an increased 

Children 

A DIOCESAN PRIORITY 

By Kathleen Bagg-Morgan 

awareness of sexual abuse by working 

with specialized experts in child abuse 

prevention. 

Mrs. Fisher was quick to point out that 

“Protecting God’s Children is not a sex 

education program in any shape or 

form.” She said this program will help 

establish very clear guidelines for anyone 

working with children in the diocese. 

Protecting God’s Children was piloted in 

the Diocese of Austin, Texas and 

several dioceses are already 

beginning to use the 

program. The program 

was made available 

for dioceses to 

implement in late 

2001. 

Until now, 

preventing 

sexual abuse 

of children 

has, for the 

most part, 

been the 

responsibility 

of our 

children. We 

have told 

them to say 

“no,” to run 

away from 

perpetrators, 

and to tell an 

adult. The 

burden of 

overcoming this 

public health issue 

belongs to adults – not 

to children and youth. 

Raising awareness among 

all adults in the faith 

community is a good start. To be 

successful however, we must educate 

staff, clergy, religious, volunteers, 

parents, and others about what to watch 

for and how to intervene. It’s not just 

your responsibility – it’s everyone’s 

responsibility! 


WHAT BELONGS 

UNDER LITURGY’S 

By Father Lawrence E. Mick 

The goal of Vatican Council II in 

the 1960s was to renew the 

church so that the church 

could renew the world. The 

council's very first document 

dealt with the liturgy. That 

was because the bishops recognized that 

renewing the church had to begin with a 

renewed worship. 

Catholics have many ways of praying. 

There are individual types of prayer such 

as the rosary, the morning offering, 

various forms of meditation and prayers 

at bedtime. There also are shared 

devotional prayers such as novenas, 

Stations of the Cross, and charismatic 

group prayer. 

Still other forms of prayer fall under 

the heading of “liturgy.” The liturgy is the 

church's official prayer. It includes the 

celebration of the Mass and the other six 

sacraments. It also includes the Liturgy of 

the Hours, the prayer to mark the day's 

various hours. 

Though used in recent centuries 

primarily by priests and religious, the 

Liturgy of the Hours is meant to be 

celebrated by clergy and laity as a normal 

part of parish life. 

Beyond the sacraments and the Liturgy 

of the Hours, we should also include 

under the heading of “liturgy” other 

official rituals such as funeral rites, the 

rite for blessing oils and rites for the 

dedication of a church. 

What makes all of these part of the 

church's liturgy, while other devotions 

and individual prayers are not? Liturgy is 

public worship, and it is the church's 

official prayer. When we celebrate the 

liturgy, we pray in a way recognized by 

the church community throughout the 

world. 

The word “liturgy” comes from the 

Greek word “leitourgia,” which means 

the “work of the people.” In its original 

usage, it referred to work done for the 

public good, such as underwriting the 

cost of public entertainment. Later it came 

to refer to public worship, done by or for 

the community of faith. 

With the reform of the liturgy 

mandated by Vatican II, our 

understanding of liturgy shifted a bit. 

Before the council we tended to see 

liturgy as something the clergy did for 

the sake of the faithful. We gradually 

have learned to see liturgy as the work 

“of” the people as well as something 

done “for” the people. This is the central 

insight promulgated in the council's 

Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy: 

The church genuinely wants all its 

people to be led to the full, conscious and 

active participation in liturgical 

celebrations that is demanded by the 

liturgy's very nature. Such participation 

by the Christian people as “a chosen race, 

a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a 

redeemed people” (1 Pet 2,9; cf. 2, 4-5) is 

their right and duty by reason of their 

baptism. 

In the restoration and promotion of the 

sacred liturgy, this full and active 

participation by all the people is a 

primary and indispensable source of the 

true Christian spirit. That's why the 

council urged pastors to strive zealously 

to achieve it—by means of the necessary 

instruction—in all pastoral work (No. 14). 

This active participation by the faithful 

in the work we call “liturgy” is stressed 

because liturgy is the “primary and 

indispensable source” from which all of 

us “derive the true Christian spirit.” That 

means that the liturgy is where we learn 

what it means to be a Christian and what 


God expects of us who are part of the 

Christian community. 

If we allow ourselves to be caught up 

in the dynamics of the liturgy, it 

gradually will shape us more and more 

into the image of Christ himself. The 

liturgy forms us in the attitudes and 

lifestyle of Jesus. 

Being formed in the image of Christ 

enables us, after a liturgical celebration 

concludes, to carry on Christ's mission in 

the world today. Just as liturgy is the 

work of the whole people of God, the 

mission of the church is the responsibility 

of all. 

The liturgical movement of the past 

century was not just about changing 

ritual books. It was intended to change 

people so that they could change the 

world. 

Here's how the Constitution on the 

Sacred Liturgy puts it: 

“While the liturgy 

daily builds up those 

who are within into 

a holy temple of the Lord... at the same 

time it marvelously strengthens their 

power to preach Christ and thus shows 

forth the church to those who are outside 

If we allow ourselves to be caught up in the 

dynamics of the liturgy, it gradually will shape us 

more and more into the image of Christ himself. 

as a sign lifted up among the nations, 

under which the scattered children of 

God may be gathered together, until 

there is one sheepfold and one shepherd 

(No. 2). 

Renewed worship begins with each of 

us doing our part, giving fitting praise 

and thanks to God with all our hearts 

and minds and souls. The council 

believed that if we do that, we will be 

transformed, the church will be renewed 

and the world will know the good news 

of Jesus Christ. 

Father Mick is a priest of the Archdiocese 

of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a freelance writer. 

He wrote this article as part of 

Catholic News Services’ Faith 

Alive series. 

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What’s New About 

CELE 

BRATING 

MASS 

By Father John Phillips 

Special 

This fall Bishop Victor Galeone has asked that 

all clergy of the diocese as well as parish 

directors of music and liturgy to attend one of 

two workshops to prepare for the changes that 

will take place in celebrating the Eucharist. 

The workshops, scheduled for Aug. 30 at Holy 

Faith Parish in Gainesville and Sept. 5 at Most 

Holy Redeemer Parish in Jacksonville will 

review the revisions to the General Instruction of 

the Roman Missal (GIRM) and reexamine why 

and how we celebrate the Eucharist – the very 

center of our Catholic identity and life. 

I have highlighted the following five 

principles found in the General Instruction, which 

guide our worthy celebration of the Mass. The 

revised Instruction has not been officially 

translated into English so (GIRM) citations are 

from the National Conference of Catholic 

Bishops’ “Study Translation” (July 2000). 


1PRINCIPLE 1 

The Eucharistic Celebration manifests 

the Sacrifice of Christ and thus shares in 

God’s sacrificial love. 

The General Instruction most often 

describes the Mass as the eucharistic 

sacrifice: the sacrifice of Christ on the 

cross, which the Mass perpetuates and 

celebrates under sacramental signs. 

“[T]he sacrifice of the Cross and its 

sacramental renewal in the Mass…are 

one and the same…” (GIRM 2) 

The Catechism of the Catholic Church 

teaches that the meaning of this sacrifice 

of the cross is sacrificial love. “It is ‘love 

to the end’ that confers on Christ’s 

sacrifice its value…He knew and loved us 

all when he offered his life” (CCC 616). 

Everything that we do in the celebration 

of the Eucharist should manifest this love 

and be guided by this self-giving love. 

Again, the Catechism says, “Since Christ 

died for us out of love, when we 

celebrate the memorial of his death at the 

moment of sacrifice we ask that love may 

be granted to us by the coming of the 

Holy Spirit” (CCC 1394). 

More than simply a set of rules, the 

General Instruction highlights the 

sacrificial love we share in the Eucharist: 

God’s sacrificial love in Christ through 

the Spirit which unites Christ’s body the 

church. 

2PRINCIPLE 2 

The eucharistic celebration is the 

prayer of the church. 

The Instruction affirms the communal 

nature of the Eucharist: the celebration of 

the Mass “by nature…has the character of 

being the act of a community” (GIRM 34). 

The Mass is not the private prayer or sole 

work of the priest or the music or liturgy 

director or any other individual. 

The people of God have a right to the 

prayer of the church – to the way the 

Catholic Church, governed by the 

bishops in communion with the Holy See, 

intends the Eucharist to be celebrated. 

This fact protects the celebration from 

being held hostage “to [the] personal 

inclination or arbitrary choice” of any one 

person (GIRM 42). 

Flexibility and adaptations in the 

celebration are permitted in certain 

instances, especially by the priest 

celebrant; but the Eucharist expresses our 

common faith and care must be taken 

that this prayer is indeed the faith of the 

entire church (GIRM 2). Therefore, the 

church (through its legitimate authority) 

“gives directions about the preparation of 

the sentiments of the worshipers, the 

place, rites and texts for the celebration of 

the Eucharist” (GIRM 1). 

3PRINCIPLE 3 

The eucharistic celebration requires 

the full, active and conscious 

participation of everyone. 

The Eucharist as the prayer of Christ 

and his church means that everyone is to 

participate actively in the Mass. Active 

participation as described by the 

Instruction involves singing, times of 

silence and times of ritual responses, and 

common actions, gestures and postures. 

These outward actions are meant to 

promote the most essential kind of 

participation, the spiritual. This also is 

not subject “to personal inclination or 

arbitrary choice.” We are not to pick and 

choose what we will do or won’t do in 

the Mass, for this is to be self-centered 

and would not be the communal selfoffering 

called for in the eucharistic 

sacrifice. 

“The importance of active participation 

by all (not just the priest and the choir) is 

repeated over and over again in the 

General Instruction. This demonstrates 

how important this principle is in the 

church’s teaching and practice. 

“The entire celebration is planned in 

such a way that it brings about in the 

faithful a participation in body and spirit 

that is conscious, active, full, and 

motivated by faith, hope, and charity. The 

Church desires this kind of participation, 

the nature of the celebration demands it, 

and for the Christian people it is a right 

and duty they have by reason of their 

baptism” (GIRM 18; emphasis added). 

4PRINCIPLE 4 

The eucharistic celebration is a united 

celebration of diverse ministries. 

The Instruction affirms that every 

baptized person has a ministry and a role 

in the Mass: “all, whether ordained or 

Christian faithful, by virtue of their 

function or their office, should do all and 

only those parts which belong to them” 

(GIRM 91). The Eucharist can be 

described as a communion of diverse 

ministries. There is the ministry of the 

assembly, actively participating in the 

Mass, and who “give thanks to God and 

offer the victim not only through the 

hands of the priest but also together with 

him and learn to offer themselves” 

(GIRM 95); there are the essential 

ministries of the bishop and his 

coworkers the priests; the ministry of the 

deacons; the ministries of acolytes, 

readers, servers, hospitality ministers, 

choir and cantors, among others. 

The celebration of the Eucharist 

celebrates both the diversity of these 

ministries, as well as their unity in Christ 

and the Spirit. The General Instruction 

takes care to safeguard both this diversity 

and this unity in the celebration of the 

Mass. No one ministry should obscure or 

usurp the other ministries normally 

exercised in the eucharistic sacrifice. 

5PRINCIPLE 5 

The eucharistic celebration requires 

reverence. 

Reverence is an attitude of deep love 

and respect, first for God and the ways 

God is known in humanity, creation and 

culture. It is wonder and appreciation for 

God’s loving action and presence in the 

sacred action of a sacred people united to 

Christ in the Spirit. Practically, we can ask 

if all that we do and use in the Mass is 

good (the best we have to offer), true 

(genuine), and beautiful, thus inspiring 

this reverence. 

Reverence in the Eucharist first of all 

recognizes Christ’s real presence in the 

paschal meal (GIRM 3); it also recognizes 

Christ’s presence in the holy assembly of 

the baptized and in the sacred minister 

and in the sacred Scriptures (GIRM 21). 

Therefore, all are to have a “deep 

reverence for God and…charity towards 

[their] brothers and sisters who share 

with them in the celebration” (GIRM 95). 

Reverence in the eucharistic celebration 

cautions against haste in what we do 

(GIRM 56). “Sacred music” and also more 

times of “sacred silence” are mandated 

(GIRM 115 and 45). Everything is to be 

done with dignity (GIRM 22) and 

everything “should be truly worthy and 

beautiful, signs and symbols of heavenly 

realities” (GIRM 288). 

In conclusion, by keeping in mind 

these five principles, among others, we 

can appreciate the purpose of the newly 

revised General Instruction. As the 

Instruction states, “the current norms…are 

fresh evidence of the great care, faith and 

unchanged love that the church shows 

toward the great mystery of the 

Eucharist” (GIRM 1). 


Paul Nicholson 

the 

GIFTof life 

By Natalie R. Cornell 

Pope John Paul II says, “Transplants are a great step forward in science’s service of 

man.” One such example is the six Rhodes children, each has either been a 

transplant recipient or donor, or been a caregiver to another. Here is their story. 

When James Thomas (J.T.) 

Rhodes, 53, found out at 

age nine that he had 

inherited polycystic 

kidney and liver disease-- 

along with several of his siblings--it 

didn't make much of an impression. Nor 

did he worry much as an adult because 

his mother didn't have to have dialysis 

until she was 68. 

But when he was 39 and his doctor told 

him he'd need a kidney transplant, he 

says, “I felt like I was in a twilight zone 

when I left the office.” 

The disease creates cysts on the kidney 

or liver interfering with the organ's 

function; internal bleeding also can occur 

with any kind of an injury to the area. 

It was the beginning of a long journey 

for the Rhodes family. All six of the 

Rhodes siblings have been involved with 

this illness either as organ recipients, 

donor, or caregiver and each of their lives 

have been affected in many ways. Four of 

the Rhodes siblings, J.T. of Jacksonville, 

Mary Frances Rhodes, 63, of Melrose, 

Jeanne Rhodes Prince, 57, of Lyme, N.H., 

and Cathy Rhodes Kasriel, 51, of Atlanta, 

inherited the disease and have been organ 

recipients. Patsy Rhodes Robinson, 60 of 

Jacksonville and Louise Rhodes Wright, 

56, of Baltimore escaped the disease. All, 

by the way, are Bishop Kenny grads. 

Jeanne needed a transplant first and 

her sister, Louise, who tested negative for 

the disease, was a perfect match. Louise, 

a clinical social worker at two dialysis 

centers, says her desire to donate a 

kidney to Jeanne was in one way selfish. 

“I did not want to lose my sister!” 

Jeanne, on the other hand, says she felt 

guilty because she knew some of her 

other siblings would eventually need a 

kidney, too. “I can never pay her back,” 

Jeanne says, “I can only try to live in a 

way that would make her proud.” 

Cathy, the youngest Rhodes sibling, 

tested negative as a child and didn't find 

out she had the disease until she was six 

months pregnant. Knowing that the 

disease would cause her health problems 

and that she could possibly pass it on to 

her children, she says, was a type of loss 

that caused her sadness. Now, she says, “I 

am grateful for the lessons I have learned 

by having the disease – especially for the 

realization that no one knows what life 

holds. Everyone will die and no one 

knows when, so it is vital to live each day 

fully.” 

Patsy did not get the disease, but was 

the primary caregiver for her mother for 

six years and took her to dialysis three 

times a week. The kids rallied around 

their mother and a nearby sister helped 

her. Communicating with her brother and 

sisters about their mother’s condition 

made them a closer family, Patsy says. 

Kidney dialysis can be a difficult 

process and it is not a complete solution. 

For example, J.T. describes feeling 

drained, confused, and unable to function 

at a normal level during this time due to 

the poisons that built up in his body. A 

certified public accountant, he lost his job 

and says he couldn't even balance his 

checkbook. After his transplant his energy 

returned. “I had a whole new life," he 


says. And thanks to his transplant, J.T. is 

now working full time as a self-employed 

CPA. 

His belief in God was strengthened 

throughout the experience. After he lost 

his job, J.T. says he began to attend daily 

Mass and formed a close personal 

relationship with God. After the 

transplant, J.T. says, “I just wanted to 

give thanks a lot.” 

Gratitude is something each member of 

the Rhodes family feels. They have all 

written to thank their donor families. 

Mary, a medical technologist at Shands 

Hospital at the University of Florida, 

Gainesville, says, it's a “scary thought ... 

because you don't want anybody to die, 

but you want your transplant.” 

Mary encourages people to become 

donors and works to raise awareness. 

One way they all do this is to attend the 

Transplant Games, a nationwide Olympic 

type event for organ recipients. 

Pam Skarda, managing director of 

Transplant Recipients International 

Organization (TRIO), a volunteer 

organization made up of organ transplant 

candidates, recipients, live donors and 

family members of deceased donors, sees 

organ donation as part of the cycle of life. 

She says, “This is part of the rebirth 

component in the cycle of life and it 

illustrates for us the spiritual principle of 

how we are all connected—interrelated, 

and one.” 

The mission of TRIO is to provide 

individual support for candidates and 

recipients, public education, advocacy 

and awareness. 

Organ donors must be “brain dead” 

and as transplant surgeon, Dr. Alan Reed, 

associate professor in the Department of 

Surgery at the UF College of Medicine 

and director of the Liver Transplantation 

program at Shands UF in Gainesville, 

says, “brain death is death.” However, 

some people may have a deep concern 

about donors really being dead before 

their organs are taken. 

Pope John Paul II, 

in an address to the 

18th International 

Congress of the 

Transplantation 

Society in August 

2000, acknowledges 

this concern. (See 

sidebar.) The pope 

also has said that 

becoming a donor is a 

“decision of great 

ethical value” and “a 

gesture that is a 

genuine act of love.” 

Having enough 

organs available for 

the numbers of people 

in need is critical. An 

average of 16 people die every day while 

waiting for an organ. 

Deborah R. Lee, MHA, public 

education coordinator for LifeQuest, and 

herself an organ recipient, says there 

were 80,339 people waiting for an organ 

transplant as of July 2002. LifeQuest is 

one of 59 federally designated organ 

procurement organizations. Yet, in 2001 

there were only 12,580 organ donors and 

24,076 organ transplants. 

Lee urges people to talk about organ 

donation with their families. Reed says: 

“Many people who suffer and die from 

end-stage organ failure would not have 

to if there were enough organs to 

transplant.” 

Patsy Rhodes Robinson (l-r), J.T. Rhodes, and LifeQuest’s Deborah Lee. 

For information on becoming an organ donor 

see www.lifequestfla.org or call (800) 535-GIVE, 

in Jacksonville call (904) 244-9880 and in 

Gainesville call (352) 338-7133. 

special 

Comments of Pope John Paul II On Death and Organ Donation 

Here are some of the comments by John Paul II in 

his address to the 18th International Congress of the 

Transplant Society in Rome Aug. 29, 2000. 

“... the death of the person is a single event, 

consisting in the total disintegration of that unitary 

and integrated whole that is the personal self. It 

results from the separation of the life-principle (or 

soul) from the corporal reality of the person. The 

death of the person, understood in this primary 

sense, is an event that no scientific technique or 

empirical method can identify directly. 

“Yet human experience shows that once death 

occurs, certain biological signs inevitably follow, 

which medicine has learned to recognize with 

increasing precision. In this sense, the “criteria” for 

ascertaining death used by medicine today should 

not be understood as the technical scientific 

determination of the exact moment of a person’s 

death, but as a scientifically secure means of 

identifying the biological signs that a person has 

indeed died. 

“It is a well-known fact that for some time, certain 

scientific approaches to ascertaining death have 

shifted the emphasis from the traditional cardiorespiratory 

signs to the so-called neurological 

criterion. Specifically, this consists in establishing, 

according to clearly determined parameters 

commonly held by the international scientific 

community, the complete and irreversible cessation 

of all brain activity (in the cerebrum, cerebellum and 

brain stem). This is then considered the sign that the 

individual organism has lost its integrative capacity. 

“With regard to the parameters used today for 

ascertaining death – whether the “encephalic” signs 

for the more traditional cardio-respiratory signs – 

the Church does not make technical decisions. She 

limits herself to the Gospel duty of comparing the 

data offered by medical science with the Christian 

understanding of the unity of the person, bringing 

out the similarities and the possible conflicts capable 

of endangering respect for human dignity. 

“Here it can be said that the criterion adopted in 

more recent times for ascertaining the fact of death – 

namely, the complete and irreversible cessation of 

all brain activity – if rigors applied does not seem to 

conflict with the essential elements of a sound 

anthropology. Therefore, a health worker 

professionally responsible for ascertaining death can 

use these criteria in each individual case as the 

basis for arriving at that degree of assurance in 

ethical judgment, which moral teachings describes 

as ‘moral certainty.’ This moral certainty is 

considered the necessary and sufficient basis for an 

ethically correct course of action. Only where such 

certainty exists, and where informed consent has 

already been given by the donor or the donor’s 

legitimate representatives, is it morally right to 

initiate the technical procedures required for the 

removal of organs for transplant.” 

For a complete copy of the Holy Father’s address, 

or more information, please call the diocesan 

Respect Life Office at (800) 775-4659, ext. 126. 


family 

time 

Needed More 

When Teens Are 

Busiest 

O 

n a recent evening, our teen-aged 

daughter had softball practice, 

followed by several hours of 

homework. 

The following day, she had a student 

council meeting and her older brother 

had a model senate meeting, homework 

and four hours of volunteer work. 

Will our family be able to squeeze in 

supper together this day? 

Surprisingly, yes. We arranged 

our day so that my husband, our 

two at-home children and myself 

will all eat together. However, this 

is not a daily occurrence. 

When our oldest daughter, now 

attending college out-of-state, lived 

at home, it was even harder to 

coordinate everyone's busy lives to 

spend time together – whether over 

a meal or just a cookie. 

But according to one expert who 

works with teens, just at the time 

when adolescents are beginning to 

spread their wings and establish 

independence is when they need to have 

time with their family. 

"I think most adolescents don't realize 

how important it is to stay connected 

with their family," said Marie Hennessy, 

a counselor and licensed social worker at 

Cathedral High School in Springfield, 

Mass. 

"Kids take their family for granted. 

And sometimes their lives are just too 

busy for family," she said. 

Hennessy noted that school takes up a 

majority of the time of today's teen. And 

many more are involved with sports, 

school activities jobs and a social life, 

she added. 

"Family home time comes last," she 

said. 

By Peggy W eber,Catholic News Service 

"Yet, one of the main things that 

brings students to this office is that 

these teens want a better relationship 

with their parents," she said. 

All of this, she said, takes time – 

actual physical time – with teens. 

"The No. 1 complaint I hear from 

adolescents is that their parents don't 

listen to them," she said. 

"We as parents tend to want to fix 

things. But we need to take the time to 

just listen and approach problems in a 

different way," she said. 

She added that teens and parents need 

to set aside one-on-one time with each 

other. "Anything that allows an 

opportunity for the teen to open up is 

good," she said. 

"In addition, we as families have to 

model the behavior we want from our 

children," she said. Parents, she added, 

should look at their own schedules and 

see if they are trying to do too much or 

not making time for their teens. 

"There has to be a recognition that 

teens need times with friends," she said. 

"But there should be some requirements 

for being with family." 

Both teens and parents also have to 

learn to say "no" so that they don't 

overextend themselves, she added. 

Hennessy said adolescence is a time 

when teens try and find out who they 

are. "They see parents as tremendously 

powerful. And the teens are just 

beginning to become their own person 

but they really are quite fragile," she 

said. 

She suggested parents try to be 

positive with their teens when they are 

with them and to share with them and 

involve them in service activities. 

Family mealtime is "incredibly 

important," according to Hennessy. 

"If you have to eat breakfast at 6:30 

a.m. or supper at 6:30 p.m., try to set 

aside some meal times each and every 

week," she said, adding that parents at 

this time should "make sure the TV is 

off." 

Peggy Weber is a reporter and 

columnist for The Catholic Observer in 

Springfield, Mass., and the author of the 

book Weaving A Family. 

14 ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2002 

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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS HIGHLIGHT 

High Schools Take 

Center Stage 

he year 2002 may appropriately be remembered as “the year of the high schools” 

in the Diocese of Saint Augustine. In Jacksonville, a new high school, Bishop 

John J. Sndyer, opens this year and another, Bishop Kenny, prepares for its 50th 

anniversary celebration in the fall. 

In St. Augustine, a $5.5 million renovation marks the opening of the academic year 

for St. Joseph Academy. 

And in Gainesville, the plan for a fourth school, St. Francis Catholic High School, is 

underway. 

On Aug. 14, the newest diocesan high school, Bishop John J. Snyder High School, is 

opening its doors to 75 freshmen. Bishop John J. Snyder, the school’s namesake, plans 

to celebrate Mass at the school on Aug. 15. The school will be dedicated Nov. 3. 

“There will be three classes of 25 students, and they will have an opportunity to be 

the first at everything,” said David Yazdiya, principal. 

They are also the first to enjoy a new style in uniforms. For the 

boys, button-down oxfords and ties have been shed for 

navy blue polo shirts with the school logo and khaki 

slacks. The girls’ blouses are light yellow oxford, also with 

the school emblem, with matching dark plaid skirts. 

The state-of-art, $11 million facility, was built on about 50 

acres on 103rd Street near Chaffee Road and across from the 

Bent Creek subdivision on Jacksonville’s Westside. 

On Nov. 9, Bishop Kenny High School celebrates 

its 50th anniversary. The school which has 

undergone a series of additions and 

expansions, accommodates about 1,650 

students and has a waiting list 

Meanwhile in Gainesville, St. Francis 

Catholic High School will be located on 

39th Street, west of Interstate 75. Architect 

Howard Davis of St. Augustine is 

designing the school which will be on a 

50-acre site. 

In mid-July, diocesan representatives 

attended the first in a series of meetings to 

seek necessary approvals from zoning and 

other permitting agencies. To keep updated 

on the progress of St. Francis High School 

in Gainesville visit the diocesan 

Educational Services website at 

www.dosaedu.org and click St. Francis 

High School. 

St. Francis Catholic High School is 

projected to open in August, 2004, with 

100 freshmen and 50 sophomores. 

It’s obvious that the students in the 

elementary schools, thanks to the 

Opportunity of a Lifetime capital 

campaign, will have a great future in 

store for them. 

Terry Wilmot 


Catholic Schools In Diocese of Saint Augustine 2002-2003 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 

Fernandina Beach 

ST. MICHAEL ACADEMY 

(904) 321-2102 

www.stmichaels-academy.org 

Gainesville 

QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC 

ACADEMY 

(352) 332-8808 

www.queenofpeaceacademy.org 

Established 

Grades 

+ Tuition: 

Parish Member 

1998 PreK - K+ K + 

reopened 7 $3,000 $4,000 

2000 PreK - K + K + 

3 $2,800 $3,650 

ST. PATRICK INTERPARISH SCHOOL 

Serves parishes in Gainesville area 1959 PreK - PreK-8 PreK-8 

(352) 376-9878 8 $2,800 $3,650 

www.stpatrickschoolgnv.org 

Jacksonville 

+** Tuition: 

Non-Member 

Computer 

++ Labs 

Sports 

Programs 

Care 

Before-School 

After-School 

Care 

ASSUMPTION 1923 PreK - K-8 K-8 605 

(904) 398-1774 

8 $2,070 $3,350 

www.acshoolfl.org 

BLESSED TRINITY 

(904) 641-6458 1999 PreK - K+ K+ 

www.blessedtrinity 5 $1,990 $2,890 

catholicschool.com 

CHRIST THE KING 1956 PreK - Steward- PreK-$950 583 

(904) 724-2954 

8 ship K+ $3,300 

www.ctks.net 

HOLY FAMILY 2002 PreK - K+ K+ 

(904) 645-9875 5 $2,350 $3,150 

HOLY ROSARY 1958 K - 8 K+ N/A 

(904) 765-6522 $2,000 

HOLY SPIRIT 1998 PreK3 - K+ K+ 

(904) 642-9165 8 $1,620 $2,350 

RESURRECTION 1962 PreK 4- K+ K+ 285 

(904) 744-1266 

8 $2,150 $3,200 

www.resurrectionschool.net 

SACRED HEART 1960 PreK - K+ K+ 590 

(904) 771-5800 

8 $2,000 $2,600 

www.sacredheartjax.com 

ST. JOSEPH 1900 K - 8 K+ K+ 602 

(904) 268-6688 

$2,240 $3,490 

www.stjosephcs.org 

+ Additional fees may be charged for resources, registration, etc. 

++ All schools have internet access and have or are building toward a state-of-the-art computer labs. 

** Catholic families who send their children to a parish school other than their home parish school may qualify for reduced tuition. 

Students 

200 

516 

175 

180 

160 

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Jacksonville (cont’d) 

Established 

Grades 

+ Tuition: 

Parish Member 

+** Tuition: 

Non-Member 

Computer 

++ Labs 

Sports 

Programs 




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Care 


Care 

ST. MATTHEW 1949 PreK - K+ K+ 318 

(904) 387-4401 

8 $2,018 $3,363 

ST. PATRICK 1960 PreK3 - K+ K+ 180 

(904) 768-6233 

8 $2,400 $3,600 

www.jaxworship.com 

ST. PAUL 1923 PreK - K+ K+ 240 

(904) 387-2841 

8 $2,060 $2,680 

ST. PIUS V 1921 PreK - First G+ First G+ 195 

(904) 354-2613 

8 $2,000 $2,100 

http://users2fdn.com/~mustangs 

SAN JOSE 1961 PreK - K+ K+ 567 

(904) 733-2313 

8 $2,450 $3,350 

www.sanjoseschool.com 

Jacksonville Beach 

ST. PAUL 1950 K - K+ K+ 541 

(904) 249-5934 

8 $2,415 $3,289 

www.stpaulsfaithwarriors.com 

Lake City 

EPIPHANY 1959 K - 8 K-6 $2,398 K-6 $2,889 125 

(386) 752-2320 7-8 $2,648 7-8 $2,989 

www.atlantic.net/~epiphany 

Middleburg 

ANNUNCIATION INTERPARISH 

SCHOOL 

St. Catherine; Orange Park, 

Sacred Heart; Green Cove 

1993 PreK - K+ K+ 

(904) 282-0504 Springs, St. Luke; Middleburg 

8 $2,220 $3,370 

www.annunciation. 

angels.catholicweb.com 

Palm Coast 

ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON 1997 PreK - K+ K+ 270 

(904) 445-2411 7 $1,990 $3,000 

www.stelizabethannsetonpc.org 


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Ponte Vedra Beach 

Established 

Grades 

+ Tuition: 

Parish Member 

LITTLE STARS PRESCHOOL 1960 PreK PreK PreK 

(904) 285-2698, ext. 125 3-4 $1,035- $1,395 

$2,385 $3,195 

+** Tuition: 

Non-Member 

Computer 

++ Labs 

Sports 

Programs 

Care 



Care 

PALMER CATHOLIC ACADEMY 1997 K - 8 K+ K+ 400 

(904) 543-8515 

$2,700 $4,250 

www.palmercatholic.org 

St. Augustine 

CATHEDRAL PARISH SCHOOL 1916 K - 8 K - 8 K - 8 416 

(904) 824-2861/2862 

$2,575 $3,700 

www.cpsweb.org 

CATHEDRAL PARISH EARLY 1960 3 - 5 $18/day $20/day 105 

EDUCATION CENTER 

rates vary by attendance 

(904) 829-2933 

Switzerland 

SAN JUAN DEL RIO 1995 PreK4 - 245 

(904) 287-8081 8 $2,150 $3,330 

Email: sjdelrio@juno.com 

SPECIAL EDUCATION 

Jacksonville 

MORNING STAR SCHOOL 

(904) 721-2144 

1956 ungraded $4,600 $4,600 116 

www.morningstar-jax.com 

SECONDARY SCHOOLS 

Jacksonville 

BISHOP KENNY HIGH SCHOOL 1952 9 - 12 9 - 12 9 - 12 1650 

(904) 398-7545 

$4,200 $5,700 

www.bishopkenny.org 

BISHOP JOHN J. SNYDER SCHOOL 

(904) 771-1029 2002 9 9 9 

http://home.attbi.com/ $4,200 $5,700 

~bjshighschool/ 

adding a grade each year 


ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY 1952 9 - 12 9 - 12 9 - 12 300 

(904) 824-0431 

$4,000 $5,200 

www.sjaweb.org 



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Want Some Inspiration? 

Read about: Beverly McMillan, Joy Pichardo, and the scholarships 

created by both the Guardians of Dreams and the HEROES. 

everly T. McMillan has been 

teaching at St. Pius V School for 34 

Byears. She’s been a seventh and 

eighth grade teacher all that time. 

Currently she’s also vice principal, the 

mentor to new students and the sponsor 

of the school newspaper. She has also, this 

year, been one of four Jacksonville 

teachers to win the Gladys Prior Awards 

for Career Teaching Excellence. The 

Awards are administered by the 

University of North Florida’s College of 

Education and Human Services. Each of 

the teachers, received an award of $10,000 

for their “Career Teaching Excellence.” 

The man who established the awards, 

Jacksonville native Gilchrist Berg, named 

them the Gladys Prior Awards because 

Gladys Prior was his third grade teacher 

at Ortega Elementary School and, he said, 

encouraged his academic and personal 

growth. 

Joy Pichardo 

is also a 

teacher. She 

teaches English 

and Religion at 

Bishop Kenny 

High School in 

Jacksonville. 

But, like 

Beverly 

McMillan, she’s 

more than a 

teacher. She’s 

advisor to the 

Bishop Kenny 

Anchor Club 

which, like its 

sponsor, Pilot 

International 

makes 

volunteer 

service its 

mission and joins with Pilot in helping 

people with brain-related disorders. 

Pichardo, an advocate and role model, 

joins her students and Anchor Club 

members in all sorts of service projects, 

washing cars as a fundraiser, serving food 

at a local soup kitchen, hammering nails 

at a Habijax house, collecting more than 

1,000 pairs of jeans for a “Jeans for 

Jacksonville” drive. This year Pichardo’s 

dedication to the Anchor Club Mission 

won her the honor of being named as the 

2001-2002 Anchor Advisor of the Year – 

recognized by Anchor Clubs in seven 

districts with a total of about 10,000 

members. 

The Guardians of Dreams does just 

what its name implies; it makes dreams 

come true for youngsters whose parents 

can’t afford to send them to Holy Rosary 

and St. Pius V schools. The $315,000 

provided for 200 students this year. Since 

it began in 1996, the Guardian of Dreams 

program has provided for 890 

scholarships totaling $1.3 million. 

The Heroes of Jacksonville Beach has 

also a been a source of scholarships (135 

of them in the past three years) for 

children from kindergarten through high 

school. This year the Heroes have 

qualified as part of a state program (the 

new 

Corporate 

Income Tax 

Credit 

Scholarship 

Program) 

that 

encourages 

corporations 

to contribute 

money for 

scholarships 

by giving 

them tax 

credit for 

their 

contributions 

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organizations 

like the 

Heroes. The 

scholarships, 

of up to 

$3,500, can be used by low-income 

families to send their children to private 

schools, including religion-based schools. 

Children throughout Jacksonville are 

eligible for the scholarships they provide. 

To qualify for the scholarship, the child’s 

family must qualify for free or reducedprice 

lunch under the National School 

Lunch Program and have been enrolled in 

a Florida public school through Dec. 3. For 

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St. Pius V Principal Sr. Elise Kennedy, SSJ, gives Mrs. 

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Liturgy 

How Liturgy Punctuates 

Life at Home 

By Sheila Garcia 

W 

hen my 23-year-old son 

moved into his own place, I 

expected that certain family 

traditions would change. I 

was surprised, then, when he called 

to ask what time he should meet us for 

Christmas Eve Mass. Apparently this 

family custom remained a priority. 

That incident reminds me of liturgy's 

significance for family life. Liturgy 

provides stability in a complicated world. 

As other marks of stability – the presence 

of extended-family members; cultural 

customs disappear – liturgy helps to give 

young people a sense of identity and 

belonging. 

The people who packed churches after 

Sept. 11 sought reassurance and support 

in a world that had changed forever. 

When a family participates in liturgy, it 

publicly proclaims certain values. Parents 

who bring children to Mass each Sunday 

communicate a message that God is a 

priority. When God comes first, other 

values tend to fall into place. 

Liturgy helps a family mark major 

milestones. Liturgy reminds us that the 

family is not alone as it celebrates a birth 

or marriage, or mourns a death. 

Homilists at weddings, for example, 

often remind the community of its 

responsibility to support the newly 

married couple. And at some baptisms 

each person is invited to trace a cross on 

the child's forehead as a sign of welcome 

into the Christian community. 

Again, a funeral liturgy provides 

closure to a loved one's life and the start 

of healing for the family. It is a time to 

entrust the departed person to God's 

mercy and to draw strength from those 

who mourn with us. 

Today, increasing numbers of 

laypersons pray the Liturgy of the Hours. 

It consists of psalms, readings and 

prayers recited throughout the day either 

by groups, such as families and monastic 

communities, or individuals. Pope John 

Paul II said that through this prayer "our 

day is sanctified, our activities 

transformed, our actions made holy." 

Lay people appreciate this prayer 

because it unites them and their families 

with the universal church's prayer. While 

few are able to pray all the hours, many 

are able to recite Morning Prayer and 

Evening Prayer, the "hinges" of the 

Liturgy of the Hours. 

These prayers provide structure for a 

person's spiritual life. In 

the midst of work and 

family duties, 

taking time for 

personal prayer is 

difficult. When 

we make 

Morning Prayer 

and Evening 

Prayer a habit, 

we ensure that 

all our actions 

are dedicated to 

God. 

Finally, some 

parents lead 

the short Night 

Prayer with 

their children 

before putting 

them to bed. This 

is a beautiful way 

to give thanks for 

the day and to entrust 

ourselves to God's care 

throughout the night. 

Sheila Garcia is assistant 

director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat 

for Family, Laity, Women and Youth and 

wrote this article as part of Catholic News 

Services’ Faith Alive series. 

Prayer in Our Everyday Lives: 

Thirsting for God 

Teachers of religion from parishes and 

Catholic schools along with youth 

ministr y ministers and RCIA teams are 

encouraged to attend this year’s 

Catechist Formation Day, 

scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26 at 

Bishop Kenny High School in 

Jacksonville. The daylong conference 

that is packed with workshops and 

resources is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

The keynote speaker is Rosemary 

Bleuher, a well-known author on prayer 

and small Christian communities for 

GIA Publications and coordinator for 

Small Christian Communities and Young 

Adults for the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois. 

She will focus attention on the theme – 

Prayer in Our Ever yday Lives: Thirsting 

for God. 

Robert McCarty, executive director 

for the National Federation of Catholic 

Youth Ministers will also lead 

workshops specifically for those 

working in youth ministr y. 

Toregister by Oct. 15, contact your 

parish religious education director, 

youth minister, Catholic school principal 

or RCIA coordinator.For more 

information, call the Christian Formation 

Office at (904) 262-3200, ext. 117. If 

outside of Jacksonville, call (800) 775- 

4659, ext. 117. 


enhancing your 

By Father Tony Palazzolo 

T 

his past year I learned that Tony 

Palazzolo being Jesus to the world 

is a lot different than Jesus being 

Jesus to the world through Tony. When I, 

Tony, functioned as Jesus to the world, I 

decided what I should do, how I should 

do it, how Jesus should be represented to 

all the people that I meet each day. 

However, when Jesus is Jesus to the 

world through me, then he decides the 

actions, the behaviors, and the words that 

I will use each day. 

What makes the difference is the 

depth of my spirituality on any 

given day. 

Much has been written about 

spirituality over the past few years. 

It has surfaced in response to the 

decline in morality over the past 35 

to 40 years. We have tried the ways 

of the world in our lives and they 

don’t seem to work very well. So in 

our frustration, in our discontent, we 

turn to God and we say, “Lord show 

me your way, mine has not been 

very successful.” 

As a result of that prayer, we 

begin to set aside the ways of the 

world, we begin to set aside 

ourselves—and “I” am the biggest 

obstacle to spirituality. As we empty 

ourselves of ourselves, as I eliminate 

me from the equation, I make room 

for God to fill that void. As I work 

on that relationship with God, as I 

become more aware of Jesus’ 

presence in my life, as I become 

more open to the guidance of the 

Holy Spirit in all the choices and 

selections that I make each day, my 

spirituality is enhanced. My 

spirituality becomes the foundation 

of my life. 

Spirituality—getting to know and 

love and serve God more effectively 

—is a life-long process . 

How do we improve our 

spirituality? Just as we improve a 

relationship by simply spending 

more time with that person. To 

improve our spirituality, we study 

more about God, we spend more 

time reading Scripture, and we 

spend more time in contemplative 

prayer and meditation. We learn more 

about Jesus Christ, about who he was and 

we learn that the answer to the question 

“Who do you say that I am?” continually 

grows and changes and affects our life 

immeasurably. We find that we continue 

to act, choose, and speak but God directs 

all of our actions, decisions, and words. 

This is what it means to have Jesus be 

Jesus through you to the world. It means 

that I am still Tony, but the source of my 

actions is Jesus Christ and not me. 

From Turmoil to 

Tranquility 

A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY 

Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002 

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Bryan Auditorium 

St. Vincent’s Hospital 

1800 Barrs Street, Jacksonville 

This conference is about spiritual 

growth for everyone. 

Morning 

The keynote presenter: 

Michael Fonseca 

Michael will offer two 

inspirational presentations. He 

will discuss some of the 

thoughts and ideas from his 

book, Living in God’s Embrace. 

Afternoon 

Four workshops: 

Parenting • Stress 

Management • Legal Issues 

Effective Relationships 

Author •Lecturer • Spiritual Leader 

Don’tmissthisextraordinary conference. Lunch is 

includedinthecostof$20perperson.Call(904)308- 

7474 for reservations and to make arrangements for 

out-of-towngueststostayinlocalhotelsormotels. 

SPIRITUAL 

JOURNEY 

If the truth were known, I am still not 

there yet. Hopefully, I am growing in my 

spirituality to a point where I will be 

closer tomorrow than I am today. 

Michael Fonseca, in his book Living in 

God’s Embrace, talks about the process of 

prayer and the building of that 

relationship with God. He wonders, “How 

do I know when I’m experiencing God in 

my prayers or in my life?” Fonseca 

answers, “When we cooperate with God’s 

action in our souls we will experience 

consolation. Consolation is any 

movement in the soul that propels 

us strongly or gently toward God 

and what is best for us.” 

Earlier we talked about prayer 

as one of the instruments of 

developing that intimacy with 

God. Fonseca says, “Prayer is 

creating a sacred space where you 

can be overwhelmed by God’s 

uncompromising love and 

acceptance. Prayer is a matter of 

the heart; prayer that focuses on 

letting God’s word seep into our 

hearts the way a slow steady 

drizzle sinks into the soil. It brings 

about the change of heart that 

brings salvation to self and to 

others.” 

When we finally accept the 

importance of spirituality in our 

life, when we finally can let go of 

ourselves, we will experience the 

unexcelled joy of constantly, all 

day and every day—living in the 

presence of God. 

Whether you are just beginning 

the journey to spiritual perfection 

or have been on it for a while, 

Fonseca’s book, Living in God’s 

Embrace, will help you along the 

journey. Michael’s book is a mustread—and 

in October you will be 

able to hear him in person in 

Jacksonville. 

Father Tony Palazzolo is a 

consultant for Separated, Divorced, 

Widowed and Parenting, diocesan 

Center for Family Life, and chaplain 

for the North American Conference of 

Separated and Divorced Catholics. 

Sponsored by : DioceseofSaintAugustineFamilyLifeOffice;RegionIVoftheNorth 

22 American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics (Fla., Ga., S.C. and N.C.); 

www.staugcatholic.org 

and Divorced and Separated Organizations of the Diocese of Saint Augustine.

Discover 

Your Gifts 

Through 

Service 

To Others 

L’Arche Harbor House, a Christian Community in 

Jacksonville, invites you to assist in creating community 

with persons who are developmentally disabled. 

REQUIREMENTS: Assistants are dedicated people who want 

to live Gospel in community life; who desire to live with, 

learn from and relate with adults with disabilities. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: Help create a home based on the 

Beatitudes, develop mutual relationships, assist with personal 

care and community living. 

BENEFITS: AmeriCorps site with stipend, room, board, 

health insurance and formation included in the spirtuality 

and philosophy of the L’Arche communities founded by Jean 

Vanier and lived in and written about by Henri Nouwen. 

TO APPLY, CONTACT: 

Patrick Mayhew 

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Find Peace and Tranquility 

Visit the Carmelite Monastery 

and St. Joseph’s House of Prayer 

Rose Garden • Mysteries of the Rosary • Outdoor 

Stations • Fatima Devotions • Cenacle every Friday 

141 Carmelite Drive, Bunnell, FL 

(Exit 90, 2 miles west of I-95) 

(386) 437-2910 

Congratulations 

and 

Prayerful Best Wishes 

As You Begin Your 

Priestly Ministry 

Father 

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• America’s 

most 

sacred and 

historic site 

• America’s First 

Marian Shrine 

• The Great Cross 

• Statue of Fr. Lopez 

Celebrant of first 

Parish Mass over 

400 years ago 

• Shrine Gift Shop 

• School, group tours 

welcomed - Call for details 

Our Lady 

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27 Ocean Avenue 

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(800) 342-6529 

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teen voices 

ARTISTS AWARDS ARE 

ABONUS TO THEIR SCHOOLS 

Jevie Asunto, a junior at Bishop Kenny 

High School in Jacksonville, was 

awarded first prize in the 

Second 

Jevie Asunto 

Annual Diocesan 

Catholic Campaign for Human 

Development (CCHD) Multi-Media 

Youth Art Contest. 

Asked to present an original 

work of art, video or music 

composition using the theme of 

“Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in 

America,” Jevie used pencil and 

pastels (at right) to dramatize the 

condition of a woman delivering 

food to the poor and the chains that 

separate the woman’s world from 

the world of poverty. 

Her prize was a $500 savings 

bond and an equal amount for 

Bishop Kenny. 

The second prize, a $250 bond, 

was awarded jointly to Ansley 

Hollis and Andrian Nunez, who are 

both students at St. Joseph’s parish 

school in Jacksonville. They created 

a collage highlighting concerns and 

solutions to poverty in America. 

Third prize winners were Ashley 

Dueling and Cailin Jones, also from St. 

Joseph’s. They wrote a poem and 

produced an original video. 

The second and third prize winners 

also earned the same amount for their 

school. 

Jevie says she enjoys drawing people, 

and is often asked by her classmates, as 

well as her parents friends, to do 

portraits. 

She also likes to explore the extreme 

looks of the high fashion world, such as 

those in “Egyptian Eyes.” 

And lately, Jevie says, “I’ve been 

paying more attention to the 

backgrounds. I think it’s because of my 

Jevie’s collage (above) was inspired by 9-11, 

and back to the future is “Egyptian Eyes.” 

heritage.” She points to an Oriental wall 

hanging in her living room – from her 

family’s homeland, the Philippines. 

The CCHD project offered its own 

challenge, she says, because it is hard to 

put religious concepts into pictures. 

Earlier this year, she was awarded the 

“juror’s choice” at a show at Florida 

Community College at Jacksonville for a 

portrait in pencil of an elderly man. 

“I’m always drawing,” Jevie says, “I 

love it.” 

Yet, in the future, “I’m not sure if I 

want to do something with my art, or 

study broadcast journalism.” 

EVENTS COMING UP 

Aug. 7 - Youth Ministry Network Meeting 

All youth ministers are invited. 

Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

Catholic Center, Jacksonville. 

Call Pete Blay for details (904) 355-1136. 

Sept. 13-15 - Search Retreat 

For 11th and 12th Graders. 

Friday-Sunday 

Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville. Cost $50. 

Call (904) 355-1136. 

Sept. 11 - Anniversary of the attack on 

World Trade Center, New York City. 

Sept. 21 - Diocesan Youth Rally Day will 

include keynote presentation, 

workshops, Mass and a dinner and dance. 

Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 

St. Catherine Parish, Orange Park. 

Call (904) 355-1136 for more information. 

Oct. 4-6 - Light for the Journey - a statewide biennial 

conference for youth ministers. Call Pete Blay for more 

information at (904) 355-1136. 


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around the diocese 

Rest In Peace 

Faithful Servants 

Father John 

Harry 

Patrick, 68, 

died July 13. 

Father 

Patrick, a 

priest of the 

Diocese of 

Baltimore, 

served as a 

U.S. Air Force chaplain and had 

retired to Gainesville 14 years 

ago. He was born in 

Westernport, Md., and is 

survived by a sister, Evelyn 

Wilson of Westernport. 

A Funeral Mass was 

celebrated on July 17 at Queen 

of Peace Church, where he was 

an associate pastor. 

First Gift Shop Workers Return for Dedication 

When Hazel Crichlow and 

Margaret Smith worked at 

The Shrine Shop in the 1930s 

at Mission Nombre de Dios, 

visitors toured in horsedrawn 

carriages to see where 

the first parish Mass was 

celebrated in St. Augustine. 

This June, when Hazel and 

Margaret returned to the 

mission – to celebrate the 

dedication of a new tile base 

for the Rustic Altar, new 

Stations of the Cross for the 

Shrine of Our Lady of 

LaLeche Chapel, and a new 

addition to the Shrine Gift 

Shop – every room was airconditioned. 

Hazel and Margaret said 

that when they worked there, 

the shop was a “shed with 

cabinets,” and they brought 

in their own oil for the heater. 

They were accompanied by 

Crichlow’s nephew, Don 

Crichlow, who,designed The 

Gift Shop’s expansion. 

Bishop Victor Galeone (top 

right) blessed the altar and 

the new furnishings; and 

Hazel and Margaret said they 

enjoyed the memories. 

At top left are Hazel and 

Don Crichlow and Margaret 

Smith at the LaLeche Chapel. 

Deacon 

Robert 

McDermott, 

who served 

at Saint 

Elizabeth 

Ann Parish 

since 1992, 

died July 13. 

Survivors 

are his wife, Helen, three 

children and 10 grandchildren. 

A Funeral Mass was celebrated 

July 18 at St. Elizabeth Ann 

Seton in Palm Coast. 

Her dream comes true 

In Rome ... Fifteen-year-old Rebecca 

Quinones, briefly held the gentle hands of 

the Holy Father on June 29. Her trip to 

Rome was made possible by Dreams Come 

True, a Jacksonville charity, and the Diocese 

of Saint Augustine. A year ago, Rebecca was 

being treated with radiation and 

chemotherapy for Hodgkins disease. She is 

now in remission. Last year, when the 

organization’s representatives asked her 

about her wish, she says now, that even she 

was surprised at her answer: “I’d like to 

meet the Pope.” Her mom, Regina, says, 

“It was the work of the Holy Spirit.” 

The Quinones are members of St. Luke 

Parish in Middleburg. 

Rebecca Quinones (right) and her mom, Regina 

Quinones, meet the pope. All of the family dad, 

Herb, and sister, Rachel, traveled to St. Peter’s. 


CCHD Grants Awarded 

The award of a 

$10,000 check to 

Coach Carl West of 

Macclenny was 

just one of six 

grants recently 

awarded by Father 

Ed Rooney, 

diocesan director 

of the CCHD, 

Catholic Campaign 

for Human 

Development. 

West’s CCHD 

grant will support 

the Baker County 

Youth Hope Center, Inc. which 

provides mentoring, as well as 

a gathering place and activities 

for youth. Other recipients 

were Federated Action 

Network of Gainesville, Urban 

Plunge of St. Catherine Parish 

in Orange Park, Splunge of the 

Father Rooney and Coach West 

Office of Peace and Justice, 

Clay County Association for the 

Retarded Greenhouse Program 

in Green Cove Springs, and 

Ramona Park Resident 

Program in Jacksonville. 

The awards ceremony was in 

June at St. Catherine Parish. 

Clergy Appointments 


recently made the following 

priest appointments. 

Father James May, 

parochial vicar at Sacred 

Heart Parish in 

Jacksonville, was appointed 

administrator of St. John 

the Baptist Parish in 

Crescent City, effective 

Aug. 11. 

Father Brian Eburn, 

pastor of St. John the 

Baptist Parish in Crescent 

City, was appointed pastor 

of St. Michael Parish in 

Fernandina Beach, effective 

Aug. 11. 

Father Guy Noonan, 

parochial vicar at Christ the 

King Parish in Jacksonville, 

was appointed parochial 

vicar at St. Augustine 

Church and Catholic 

Student Center in 

Gainesville, effective July 1. 

Father Michael 

Williams, former pastor of 

Holy Faith Parish in 

Gainesville was appointed 

to part-time chaplain to 

University of Florida 

Shands Hospital in 

Gainesville, effective Aug. 1. 

Deacon Michael Leahy, 

administrator of San Juan 

Mission in Branford, has 

been named pastoral 

associate of St. Pius V 

Parish in Jacksonville, 

effective July 1. 

Father Cletus Watson, 

TOR, pastor Crucifixion 

Parish in Jacksonville, was 

appointed to also serve as 

pastor of St. Pius V Parish 

in Jacksonville, effective 

June 15. 


R eaching Out To Hispanic Catholics 

Mayo, 

inthe 

western 

section of 

the diocese’s 

17-county area, 

will be 

the base for an 

outreach program to 

Hispanic Catholics. 

T 

Sisters from the Claretian Missionary order visit with Sr. Maureen Kelley, 

diocesan vicar for religious (r), to map out 

their strategy for outreach. 

he Diocese of Saint 

Augustine is preparing to 

launch an outreach program 

in the fall to Hispanic Catholics, 

said Father Luis Florez,director of 

Hispanic Ministry. It will focus on 

Columbia, Suwannee, Branford 

and Lafayette counties, home to 

about 4,000 Hispanic Catholics. 

Because of the farmworker 

population, “There are many, 

many more,” said Father Florez. 

“It could be double that.” 

Two Claretian Missionary 

Sisters from the Miami area and 

Father Justo Buitrago fro m 

Colombia will be a vital part of 

the outreach. 

A $5,000 Catholic Foundation 

grant is helping the start-up. 

Fr. Justo, left of the statue of Mary, is joined by 

members of the Hispanic community of Green Cove 

Springs where he’s been celebrating Mass on Saturdays. 



Saint Patrick’s Got Can-Do Power 

tudents of St. Patrick 

SInterparish School 

participated in the annual 

Gainesville Harvest 

project to raise awareness 

of hunger. 

Two CAN-Doers (l-r) Dana 

Karl and Abbey McCrea. 

St. Patrick’s received the 

“Jurors’ Favorite” 

award 

for the 

second 

year in a 

row. This 

year’s project was a 

replica of a the London 

Bridge and the 

CANstruction of St. 

Patrick’s London Bridge 

was on display at the 

Oaks Mall in Gainesville. 

The project is a popular 

one at St. Patrick’s 

involing every grade 

from PreK-3 through the 

eighth grade, and faculty 

and parents as well. 

There were 

competitions 

between all classes to 

collect as many cans 

as quickly as possible. 

CANstruction focus is 

social justice and makes 

students and their 

families more aware of 

those in need. Students 

also learn about 

architecture and 

engineering. 

The cans of food are 

given to agencies that 

help the poor, including 

Catholic Charities. 

Practice Your Discipleship 

As baptized Catholics we all have a responsibility 

to spread the teachings of Christ, but for many it can 

be intimidating to know exactly what to do. 

Evangelization is simple and the Diocese of Saint 

Augustine is sponsoring a daylong conference, 

Being a Disciple: Call and Response,toprovide all 

Catholics with the skills to continue Jesus’ mission. 

The conference will address the following topics in 

presentations and workshops: What is the role of 

the parish community in welcoming and welcoming 

back people to the church? How do people 

participate in the mission of the church? And what 

does a stewardship parish look like? 

The conference is Saturday, Sept. 21 at San Jose 

Parish, 3619 Toledo Road, Jacksonville, from 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. and will feature Bill Huebsch, a theologian 

and author on topics such as catechetics, spirituality 

and Vatican II. Cost $7, including lunch. For more 

information call 262-3200, ext. 117. 

Nancy, Matthew and Fr. Ron 

Father Ron Gives 

His Father 

W edding Tips 

Matthew Camarda, 72, 

and bride-to-be Nancy 

Berry, 69, were a little 

reluctant to join the 

Engaged Encounter 

Weekend filled with 

Generation-Xers and a few 

baby boomers at Marywood 

Retreat Center, Jacksonville. 

After all, between them are 

11 children and 24 

grandchildren. But Matthew, 

a widower, said he felt 

comfortable, because his 

son, Father Ron Camarda, 

pastor of St. Patrick Parish 

in Jacksonville, was the 

retreat leader. Nancy said, 

“He’s a good instructor, 

too.” And, of course, Father 

Camarda officiated at their 

nuptials on June 29 at St. 

Brendan’s, Ormond Beach. 

ne of the largest classes to 

Ocomplete the diocesan 

Ministry Formation Program 

(MFP) were awarded 

certificates by Bishop Victor 

Galeone in June. MFP is a 

three-year program of spiritual, 

academic and pastoral 

formation for lay leaders. 

In the Class of 2002 are, from 

the front, in row one: Dolores 

Clayton, Christine Lazzaro, 

Joan Gabbin, Mary Dang, 

Mildred Casper, Joan Walsh 

and Judy Bernhard; in row two: 

Jeanette Ghioto, Glenda Shaw, 

Veronica Jordan, Peter Dang, 

Mary Andrysiak, Nancy 

Henley and Pat Palmerlee; in 

row three: Deacon Phillipe D. 

Fleury, Lucy Chastain, Joyce 

Stanley, Lynn Freel, Debra 

Crammond and Vicki Turner; 

and in row four: Jeffrey 

Crammond, Brian Burns, 

Dennis Shaw, Bishop Victor 

Galeone, Richard Ulmer, Paul 

Consbruck, David Garratt, Jack 

Raymond and Lisa Burns. 

Congratulations to all. 


Nancy and Wayne Fisher 

Die In Auto Accident 

ancy C. Fisher, R.N., 

NM.A., 61, and her 

husband, Wayne F. Fisher, 

Sr., 63, were struck down 

and killed by a car on 

Saturday, July 20 in 

Jacksonville. It was their 39th 

wedding anniversary. 

Mrs. Fisher succeeded 

Father Dan Cody as director 

of the Diocesan Center for 

Family Life in 1991 and 

served as director until 2000 

when she took early 

retirement. She had recently 

come back to work part-time 

for the diocese to head up 

“Protecting God’s Children,” 

an educational program to 

prevent child abuse to be 

introduced this fall. 

Father Cody, who was then 

pastor of Most Holy Redeemer 

Parish, Jacksonville, and Mrs. 

Fisher were appointed in 

1976 to launch the Office of 

Family Life by Bishop Paul 

Tanner. “Nancy was a nurse 

at St. Vincent’s at the time, 

and became assistant 

director,” said Father Cody, 

now pastor at St. Joseph 

Parish, Jacksonville. “As the 

years went on, she became 

very active in the state, 

regional and national 

federation of Family Life 

directors.” he said. 

Since 1976, the Office of 

Noted ... 

Father Cletus 

Watson, TOR. 

will receive the 

2002 limited 

striking of the 

American Medal of Honor by 

the American Biographical 

Institute, Inc. , publishers of 

biographical reference works. 

Fr. Watson serves as pastor of 

St. Pius V and Crucifxion 

parishes in Jacksonville. 

At St. Vincent’s Health System 

Jeffrey Norman was named 

executive vice president and 

chief operating officer, effective 

July 15. He was the chief 

Family Life has grown to 

include programs for: 

marriage preparation and 

renewal and Retrouvaille, 

for troubled marriages; 

divorced, separated and 

widowed; and counseling. 

A natural family planning 

instructor, Mrs. Fisher 

counseled couples on how to 

achieve pregnancy. 

Father Cody said, “Over 

the years, we were not only 

co-workers, but Nancy, 

Wayne and I became close 

personal friends – I feel like 

I’m one of the family.” 

The Fishers retired early to 

have more time together and 

with their two children, 

Wayne Jr. and Mary, and three 

grandchildren Mr. Fisher had 

recently retired from St. 

Vincent’s as a biomedical 

technician. 

A Memorial Mass was 

celebrated July 24 at St. 

Catherine Parish, Orange 

Park, their home parish. 

executive officer at Phoenix 

Baptist Hospital and Medical 

Center. Norman succeeds John 

W. Logue who retired July 1. 

Logue served more than seven 

years at St. Vincent’s and 30 

years in Catholic healthcare. 


installed in late May new 

members of the Commission 

on Women of the Diocese of 

Saint Augustine: Rose Mary 

Dansforth of Sacred Heart 

Parish, Jacksonville; and Carol 

Mina of St. William Parish in 

Keystone Heights. 

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R 

espite is a free and much needed 

service. Olga Bertozzi, director of 

Respite in the Diocese of Saint 

Augustine since 1994, explains that 

Respite provides relief to people who are 

caregivers 24-7, who have no other help 

and who have limited financial resources. 

A model Respite program was 

established 20 years ago by the National 

Council of Catholic Women and was 

offered to all the dioceses in the United 

States. The Diocese of Saint Augustine 

was the first diocese in the country to 

implement it. 

Coordinators at the three regional 

Catholic Charities offices in Gainesville, 

Jacksonville and St. Augustine represent 

the Respite program throughout the 

diocese. However, some parishes have 

also established their own Respite 

programs in conjunction with the regional 

offices, Bertozzi says. 

The mission of Respite “is to help the 

caregivers by giving them relief,” Bertozzi 

says. 

Often Respite volunteers are people 

who understand the plight of caregivers 

and want to help. That is the case of 

Margie Evans, 65, a retired nurse. Evans, 

a member of St. Catherine Parish in 

Orange Park, has volunteered for Respite 

for 10 years. She explains when her 

mother was dying, she and her sister took 

turns providing ‘round-the-clock care. 

She recalls a time when she wanted to 

leave her mother for just an hour to get 

her driver’s license renewed. But the line 

was so long that day, that Evans returned 

home because she was afraid to leave her 

mother alone any longer. Asked if a 

Respite volunteer could have helped her, 

she says, “Absolutely.” 

There are more than 26 million 

caregivers like Evans in the country and 

most of them are women, Bertozzi says. 

Fifty percent of these caregivers assist and 

care for a spouse and the other 50 percent 

are wedged in the “sandwich 

generation.” They are men and women 

who care for their own children as well as 

elderly parents. This situation is often so 

“overwhelming” that it can affect the 

caregiver’s personality and health. Their 

stress and tension spills out into their 

own families. Often, Bertozzi says, “Their 

own families are paying the price, 

because problems can arise in the marital 

relationship and in childrearing.” 

Bertozzi also says, “Statistics show a 

large number of caregivers, because they 

don’t get relief, often die earlier than the 

person they are caring for.” 

But, just having a few hours a week to 

get away can 

make all the 

difference. 

If you would like 

to know more about 

or to volunteer for 

the Respite 

program, call: 

Thelma Young at 

(352) 372-0294 in 

the Gainesville 

area; Olga 

Bertozzi at (904) 

358-9050 in the 

Jacksonville area; 

and Freda 

Oldfield at (904) 

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AUGUST 

9- Engaged 

11 A weekend marriage preparation course 

Friday-Sunday 

To register Call (904) 308-7474 or visit 

www.dcfl.org 

11 Concerts With A Cause: Song Birds 

Featuring: Stephanie Walter and Vivace 

Four St. Augustine vocalist sing: 

“Something for Everyone” 

Sunday, 3 p.m. 

Bishop Robert Baker Parish Center, 


Call (904) 829-8326 

15 Feast of the Assumption 

16- Young Adult Retreat 

18 Leave It All Behind - Eucharist-Centered 

Presenters: Fr. John Tetlow and Franciscan 

Friars of the Renewal 

For ages 20-29. 

Friday-Sunday 

Camp Kaluqua in High Springs 

Call Julia at (904) 722-8372 

16- IconPaintingForBeginners 

18 Leader: Seja Floderus 

Friday, 7:30 p.m.-Sunday, 11 a.m. 

Paint using early Christian techniques 

Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville 

Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539 

17 Pre-Cana 

Marriage Preparation Program 


To register call (904) 308-7474 or visit 

www.dcfl.org 

23 Journey to Justice Retreat 

Leaders: Parish Youth Directors 

Friday, 9 p.m. 


Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539 

23- Diocesan Marriage Renewal Weekend 

25 Marriage Enrichment Program 

Friday-Sunday 

Call Bill or Susan Shields for more 

information or to register at 

(904) 268-4997 ir or visit 

www.marriagerenewal.com 

28 Third Augustinian Address: FeastofSt.Augustine 

Speaker: Papal Biographer George Weigel 

Wednesday, Vespers 6:30 p.m., 

Cathedral Basilica 

Lecture 7:30 p.m., 

Bishop Baker 

Parish Center, 

St. Augustine. 

Transportation will 

be available 

Call (904) 829-8326 

30 Liturgical Commission Workshop 

Instruction of the Roman Missal 

Presenter: Fr. Tom Willis 

For clergy, parish music and liturgy 

coordinators 

Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Holy Faith Parish, Gainesville 

Call (904) 786-1192 

SEPTEMBER 

5 LiturgicalCommissionWorkshop 

Instruction of the Roman Missal 

Presenter: Fr. Tom Willis 

For clergy, parish music and liturgy 

coordinators 

Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Most Holy Redeemer Parish, Jacksonville 

Call (904) 786-1192 

9 New Music FortheSeasons Advent and 

Christmas 

Leader: Bob Moore 

Friday, 7-9 p.m. 


Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539 

13- 12-StepRetreat: ASpiritualAwakening 

15 Leader: Fr. Neil Carr, SJ 

Friday, 7:30 p.m.-Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. 


Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539 

13- Search Retreat 

15 For High School Students 11-12 grades 


Call (904) 355-1100 

14 Pre-Cana 

Marriage preparation program 


For more information and to register 

Call (904) 308-7474 or visit www.dcfl.org 

15 Christian Meditation 

To Know Christ Jesus 

Leader: Gene Bebeau 

Sunday, 1:30 -4:30 p.m. 


Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539 

19 W omen’s Seminar 

Handling Family Finances in Light 

of Gospel Values 

Leader: Ellen Middleton 

Thursday, 7-9 p.m. 


Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539 

20- Engaged Encounter 

22 A weekend marriage preparation program 

Friday-Sunday 

To register call (904) 308-7474 or visit 

www.dcfl.org 

21 BeingADisciple: 

Call and Response 

Keynoter: Bill Huebsch 

Saturday, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 

San Jose Parish, Jacksonville 

Call (904) 262-3200, ext. 117 

21 Diocesan YouthRally 

For all youth in diocese 


St. Catherine Parish, Orange Park 

Call (904) 355-1100 

27- Formed In The Image Of God 

29 Leader: Master Potter Sr. Carol Wells, SSJ 

Hands-on experience of prayer, silence 

and creativity 

Friday, 7:30 p.m.-Sunday, 11 a.m. 


Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539 

OCTOBER 

23- Diocesan Marriage Renewal Weekend 

25 Marriage Enrichment Program 

Friday-Sunday 

Call Bill or Susan Shields for more 

information or to register at 

(904) 268-4997 or visit 

www.marriagerenewal.com 

25 FromTurmoilToTranquility 

Keynoter: Michael Fonseca 

Enhancing Your 

Spirituality - Retreat and 

Workshops, 

Saturday, 

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 

Bryan Auditorium, St. 

Vincent's, Jacksonville 

Call (904) 308-7474 

11- Contemplative Practices ToNourishSpiritualJourney 

13 Leader: Sr. Elizabeth Hillman, rc 

Friday, 7:30 p.m.-Sunday 11 a.m. 


Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539 

18- Retrouvaille - Rediscovery 

20 A program for troubled marriages 

Friday, 7 p.m.-Sunday, 2: p.m. 

Call Trudy or Bill Hehn 

Call (904) 221-8383 or (904) 992-0408 

19 PrayingAllWays 

Art, Music, Movement, Meditation, Writing 

Leader: Sr. Caroljean Willie, SC 



Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539 

26 Catechists Formation Day 

Prayer in Our Everyday Lives: 

Thirsting for God 

Keynoters: Rosemary Bleuher, Robert Mcarty 


Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville 

Call (904) 262-3200, ext. 117 

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ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC • MONTH/MONTH 2002 31

eflections 

On t he Backs of 

Women 

often dismissed out of hand. The 

message? Let women take the risks. 

When an unintended pregnancy occurs, 

the solution: Leave the woman to bear 

and raise the child alone, or let her 

subject herself to the abortionist’s curette, 

and if she’s lucky, she’ll come away 

physically intact. If she suffers 

emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, 

the message: “Get over it.” 

Partial-birth abortion (where a child is 

partially delivered, then killed before 

being completely born), poses serious 

risks to a woman. She risks injury and 

hemorrhaging when a sharp instrument 

while lodged in the birth canal pierces the 

child’s skull. She faces substantial risks of 

future infertility, including an inability to 

carry a baby to term. Knowing of such 

concerns, Congress and a majority of 

states passed laws to ban the practice. Yet 

the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2000 that 

partial-birth abortion must be permitted 

to serve a woman’s health. As if 

something that poses terrible health risks 

for a woman could ever be required to 

preserve her health. Again, the risks and 

the ordeal are placed on the backs of 

women. 

Women deserve much better. Wouldn’t 

it be terrific if women banded together to 

say: “We are not research subjects. We are 

not egg factories. We are human beings 

deserving of respect and dignity. We 

expect to be treated that way.” 

We hear repeatedly that scientists 

must be allowed to clone and 

conduct harmful experiments on 

human embryos. Unless such 

research is allowed, it is said, 

cures for many deadly diseases will never 

be found. This message seems to come 

from every corner – from Senator Ted 

Kennedy, actor Christopher Reeve and 

even Nobel laureates. 

Forget the moment that these claims 

are simply wrong. Not one therapeutic 

benefit has come from such research; 

every beneficial result has come from 

morally acceptable adult stem cell 

research. Leave aside too the serious 

moral and ethical problems. Instead, 

focus on another aspect – the fact that 

cloning would exploit women on a 

massive scale. 

It is estimated that 133.9 million 

Americans suffer from diseases some 

claim may be helped by cloning. If just 10 

percent were eligible for therapies 

derived from human cloning, the 

potential patient pool would be 13.4 

million people. To provide genetically 

matched material to treat such numbers, 

one would need at least 670 million eggs 

to clone. Where would the eggs come 

from? Well, if each female donor 

provided 10 eggs, 67 million women 

donors would be needed. Each would be 

subjected to high levels of hormonal 

stimulation, followed by laproscopic 

surgery. Senator Mary Landreiu (D-LA) 

put it rather succinctly: women would 

simply become egg factories. 

Women also bear the burden regarding 

family planning. Many American women 

take birth control pills or other forms of 

hormonal contraceptives, or they undergo 

sterilization, a permanent and terrible 

choice (men eschew vasectomy). Yet, 

Natural Family Planning, a completely 

healthy alternative involving the 

cooperative effort of husband and wife, is 

Gail Quinn is executive director of the 

Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, U.S. 

Conference of Catholic Bishops, 

Washington, D.C. 

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