APRIL 2023 EASTER AND HEALTH ISSUE MIND, BODY, AND SOUL PSYCHOLOGY AND FAITH MEET IN MENTAL HEALTH HOW DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AFFECT THE WORKPLACE CAN ORTHODOX, CATHOLICS AGREE ON AN EASTER DATE? ENVIRONMENTAL WOES: THE PROBLEM OF PLASTICS 6 OBLIGATIONS OF BUSINESS LEADERS Matthew Plese REAL PRESENCE: IT’S ABOUT THE GIVER Timothy P. O’Malley TAKEAWAYS FROM THE MARK HOUCK CASE Fr. Denis G. Wilde, O.S.A.
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04•23 INSIDE VOL 36 • NO 4 10 HOW PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION WORK TOGETHER by Judy Roberts Both disciplines provide insight into the human mind and spirit ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/JACOBH 16 20 24 DEPRESSION SETTING LAUDATIO SÍ AND ANXIETY IN A COMMON AND CHALLENGES THE WORKPLACE DATE FOR EASTER OF RECYCLING by Jim Graves by Jim Graves by Gerald Korson Why employers must be mindful Catholics, Orthodox seek unity Plastics present a problem, of employees’ mental health but industry seeks solutions 5April 2023 d| espite differe|ntlecgaatluesn.ordgars
Ful Medames (Sudanese fava beans) MORE COVER 08CHAIRMAN’S DESK 37 PHOTO Tom Monaghan: Consider a total consecration 40PUBLIC SQUARE istockphoto.com/ Romolo Tavani 09EDITOR’S DESK Christine V. Owsik: Catechesis in a nail salon PAGE Gerald Korson: It’s Easter, so don’t be like Pinky 48FIVE MINUTES WITH PHOTO 26BUSINESS ETHICS Mike Carlton, 2022 Ace of the Year In honor of St. Josephine Bakhita, Matthew Plese: The six obligations of employers 50 MEET THE CHAPLAIN new “Feeding the 28CULTURE OF LIFE Fr. Xavy Castro, 2022 Chaplain of the Year Foodie” columnist Alexandra Greeley Fr. Denis G. Wilde, O.S.A.: The Mark Houck case offers a recipe 30FAITH MATTERS for ful medames, a Sudanese fava Timothy P. O’Malley: The Giver, not what’s received bean dish. 32ENGAGING THE FAITH Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Where is our reward? 35WHAT TO SEE The Journey : Andrea Bocelli’s musical, visual treat 36HEALTH MATTERS Lealani Mae Acosta, M.D.: Treating Alzheimer’s 37 FEEDING THE FOODIE Alexandra Greeley: Getting to know Bakhita BOARD OF GOVERNORS Thomas S. Monaghan Berni Neal Randall W. Hammond Lusant Ordoñez Mark R. Scalise President Ann Arbor Orange County Denver Orlando Jupiter-Palm Beach Stephen M. Henley Legatus Secretary Advent Capital Zenodro Homes Scalise Industries International Chaplain Founder, Chairman & CEO Troy L. King S. Craig Henry Diana Parent Corporation Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano Christopher S. McMahon Orlando Lafayette-Acadiana Fort Wayne Bishop of Bridgeport Pittsburgh Dentistry for Children Bradford Food Group Parke Group Ecclesiastical Advisor MFA Wealth, LLC Treasurer Jerry R. Jones James P. Sarni Most Reverend José H. Gomez Vice Chairman Sean J. Bellew Indianapolis Pasadena Archbishop of Los Angeles Philadelphia Cannon IV Payden & Rygel Bellew, LLC Communications Director Christine V. Owsik Comments, queries and address changes: LEGATUS MISSION STATEMENT: Editor Gerald Korson Legatus Magazine To study, live, and spread the Design Shawna Kunz, Lime Design PO Box 444 Legatus magazine is published 12 times per Catholic faith in our business, Contributing Writer Judy Roberts Ann Arbor, MI 48106-0444 year by Legatus, a membership organization Contributing Writer Jim Graves [email protected] of Catholic presidents and CEOs. professional, and personal lives. Phone: 866-534-2887 © 2023 Legatus Contributing Writer Rachel Hoover All rights reserved Contributing Writer Trent Beattie To advertise, contact: [email protected] Copy Editor Nancy Carabio Belanger Advertising Sales Representative Joe Giacalone
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CHAIRMAN’S TOM MONAGHAN ST. ANSELM DESK (1033-1109) Prayerfully consider a total consecration FEAST DAY: APRIL 21 CANONIZED: OCTOBER 12, 1494 FOR MUCH OF MY LIFE, I WOULD Both of these books take Saint Anselm was an Italian say I have had a certain Marian the reader through 33 Benedictine monk and spirituality, which was fostered days of preparation for the philosopher best known for by my recitation of the Rosary. consecration through a his writings on the existence This grew over time to include combination of spiritual of God. Known as the “Father other Marian practices such as readings and prayers to deepen of Scholastics” and inventor of the First Saturday devotion, the one’s understanding of and the ontological argument (on the nature of being), he sought to formalize medieval thought and theological claims into more formal philosophical arguments and to reconcile the logic and teaching of the Greeks with the doctrine of the Church. wearing of the Brown Scapular devotion to Jesus through Mary. Anselm and Miraculous Medal, and believed so on. I also had a profound As CEOs, we are constantly that a most experience when I visited seeking the best or most appropriate Medjugorje in the 1980s. efficient way to accomplish our point of goals. As Catholics, our goal departure for However, it was not until seven is union with God, so why not prayer was years ago that I did the “Total approach this goal in the same reading. He Consecration to Jesus through way? Many saints have said once asked a Mary.” It was actually on my that this Total Consecration to novice about 80th birthday —which Jesus through COMMUNION OF his spiritual happens to be the Feast Mary is the SAINTS life, to which of the Annunciation — “As Catholics, our goal easiest, shortest, the novice that I finally made the and most secure replied, “I have gone through consecration. is union with God, so way of attaining the whole Bible.” Anselm why not approach this that goal. replied, “Very good, but has the Many of you are much goal in the same way? Certainly there Bible gone through you?” Prayer, more familiar with are other ways, he held, is a means to allow the this consecration but if this is the word of God to penetrate us. than I am, but I hope best way, who am this may inspire or I to argue? In 1078, Anselm became prompt someone else archbishop of Canterbury. His to prayerfully consider this Finally, I am reminded of two defense of the rights of the spiritual practice. I used the of my modern-day heroes, Church was often at odds with traditional 33-Day Preparation Pope St. John Paul II and St. the English monarchy, and he for Total Consecration to Jesus Teresa of Calcutta, each of was twice exiled. Through Mary according to whom attributed so much to St. Louis Marie de Montfort. this total consecration. I think Anselm wrote philosophical I am also well aware of that is testimony enough. But and theological treatises Fr. Michael Gaitley’s book, do not take my word for it: let throughout his life. Among 33 Days to Morning Glory, which me encourage you to try it for his best-known works is his is, in a sense, a modern-day yourself. L Proslogion, a meditative proof version of the consecration. for the existence of God. He also In his book, Fr. Gaitley TOM wrote beautiful prayers that he walks the reader through MONAGHAN shared with friends. Anselm’s Marian spirituality through is Legatus’ founder, work led to a movement the writings of St. Louis de that searched for a rational chairman, and CEO. justification for the existence of God. He defined theology as Montfort, St. Maximilian Kolbe, “faith seeking understanding.” St. Teresa of Calcutta, and Pope L St. John Paul II. — Jim Graves 8April 2023 | | legatus.org
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In what psychologist Dr. Ray Guarendi calls our “over-psychologized society,” the role of faith in healing the human soul often is pushed to the sidelines or swept off the field. Yet psychology and faith can work together — and work well. For many of his clients, Guarendi said, using therapeutic principles in combination with their religious practices has proven extraordinarily effective. Still, the author of Jesus, the Master Psychologist said some of his clients have seen therapists who have been unwilling to recognize or give credibility to their religious beliefs. “Jesus and modern psychology collide and Dr. Ray Guarendi cooperate,” Guarendi said. “If Jesus is the God-man, then where modern psychology collides with Him, it had better rethink its principles. Jesus is 2,000 years ahead of what modern psychology is finally coming to think.” Understanding and healing Dr. Kathleen Musslewhite, a psychologist and executive director of Alpha Omega Clinic with offices in Maryland and Virginia, said the psychological sciences integrate with the Catholic faith in that they are both ordered to truth. “Psychology seeks to understand the mind and its manifestation in the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person in order to bring about human or natural healing,” she said. “Our faith helps Dr. Kathleen Musslewhite us to understand a broader and more nuanced anthropology of the person that includes not only the natural or human but also a supernatural understanding of the person in relation to the whole of truth which is God.” Musslewhite, who formerly taught at Divine Mercy University in Sterling, VA, believes most secular psychologists work hard to understand the truth of the person and have a heart for those who are suffering along with a desire to heal their natural suffering. However, she said, a life not ordered to the transcendent – to something more than oneself – will not lead to joy, and it is this understanding that grounds a Catholic therapist. 13April 2023 | | legatus.org
“Even when we are working in secular Jesus is 2,000 years the whole person, he worked with her environments, even if God is not to develop a new method based on the explicitly mentioned, as a Catholic psychology of St. Thomas Aquinas. ahead of what moderntherapist, I understand that this present suffering is not without value. “[Both] believed that Freud’s clinical I understand that God is calling psychology is finally work was excellent and brilliant, but this person, and I understand that coming to think they thought his method of healing was grace builds on their human nature,” flawed because it left the soul out of Musslewhite said. “As a therapist, consideration,” Fr. Mullady said. I can stay more grounded and not panic and look for the quick fix. I can ‘be with,’ and not be Bars came to believe that modern psychology’s biggest overwhelmed.” problemwasitsfailuretoincorporatethespiritualdimension of man into the understanding of his emotional well-being. When working with a patient who wants to incorporate his or her faith, she said, a Catholic therapist can look more Pope Pius XII spoke to this in 1953 in an address to the explicitly at the person’s life in the context of eternity so that Fifth International Congress on Psychotherapy and his or her present suffering is not the last word. Clinical Psychology when he said, “Psychology and clinical psychology must always consider man (1) as a psychic unit and totality, (2) as a structured unit in itself, (3) as a social Tips from the angelic doctor unit and (4) as a transcendent unit, that is to say, in man’s tending towards God.” He went on to say that the existence Father Brian Mullady, author of St. of each psychic faculty and function is explained by the end Thomas Aquinas Rescues Modern of the whole man. “What constitutes man is principally the Psychology, said Catholic psychiatrist soul, the substantial form of his nature. From it, ultimately, Dr. Conrad Bars discovered the value of flows all the vital activity of man.” including a person’s spiritual aspect in therapy after he became disillusioned Acknowledging this, Musslewhite said, allows for deeper with his patients’ lack of response to healing at all levels of the person. traditional methods of psychotherapy based on the work of Dr. Sigmund “Dr. Lisa Miller, in her book The Awakened Brain, beautifully Fr. Brian Mullady Freud. gives examples in her clinical practice where the introduction of the spiritual and transcendent has allowed After encountering the ideas of Dr. Anna Terruwe, who for breakthroughs that were never able to be accomplished also was Catholic and who had focused on the healing of through traditional psychological/medical models,” she explained. ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/SHUANG PAUL WANG 14April 2023 | | legatus.org
The Catholic therapist’s role of many of the doctors of the Church, including St. Augustine, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John the Cross, and St. Francis de Sales, In her own practice, Musslewhite has worked with people all of which recognize the value of the emotions. Confessions who have struggled with profound trauma, grief, and by St. Augustine in particular, she said, deals with the saint’s distress. “I am not a pastoral counselor, or moral theologian, experience of his own emotional life and his understanding of but I am another soul on this journey home to God,” she said. how emotions can be a way to a fuller engagement with God. “Sometimes, just knowing that we are walking together towards God is what helps the person to keep walking.” Yet, she said, “Even given this deep history of engagement When the connection to the spiritual is ignored, Musslewhite with the full human person, there does seem to be a said, it can lead to therapist “burnout” as therapists who see devaluation of the emotional experience of the person in our themselves as needing to carry the burden of suffering are age . . . A person is embodied, and emotions are part of the overwhelmed with not being able to end that suffering quickly. embodied experience.” L JUDY ROBERTS is a contributing writer to Legatus magazine. “As Catholic therapists, we can work on strengthening Integrating faith with human nature, so that grace may work,” she pointed out. “We psychological science can sit in the knowledge that Christ loves this person more than we could ever love them, and that he will carry them.” For those who seek to foster the integration of the truth of the Additionally, Musslewhite said, psychology tied to secular Catholic faith with that of the human science of psychology, philosophies can bring a person to baseline functioning, but Divine Mercy University in Sterling, VA, has been a pioneer. only a philosophy tied to the transcendent, and to meaning and purpose, can bring a person to a state of well-being or Founded in 1999 after a group of psychologists and happiness. “‘The glory of God is a person fully alive,’” she said. academicians identified the need for an institution of higher “This abundant life is only possible when ordered to God.” learning that could bring psychology into harmony with the At the same time, spiritually oriented practices like pastoral Catholic-Christian vision of the human person, marriage, counseling and sacramental Confession can benefit from and the family, the school began as the Institute for the psychology’s ability to give insight and truth into the Psychological Sciences. Initially, it trained already-practicing workings of the human person, Musslewhite said, especially Catholic therapists, but by 2001, the institute’s first master’s in such areas as the capacities to think, listen, and learn. For degree students had graduated and were on their way to example, she said, “Developmental psychology helps us to licensure as therapists. The first doctoral graduates followed understand capacities over the life span.” in 2005. In a recent talk she gave to youth ministers who were working with teens, helping them understand the differences in In 2015, the institute changed its name to Divine Mercy capacities to learn, organize, and integrate information University. In the last five years, enrollment has grown from between 10-to-13-year-olds and 16-to-18-year-olds was key to 311 to 658 and alumni from 258 to 790. creating healthy environments for learning and fellowship. In addition, Musslewhite said, counseling and psychology Today, the school offers a doctorate in clinical psychology and have worked on how to listen very carefully and enter into master of science degrees in counseling and psychology in another’s experience. “I was part of a teaching cohort who addition to an online spiritual direction certificate program worked with spiritual director trainees,” she recalled. “We for clergy and laypeople. Divine Mercy is also a participant in taught the trainees deep listening skills. These listening the Legatus Scholarship Benefit program. skills will aid them in their ability to ‘be with’ others in the spiritual direction context.” Reciprocal benefit Conversely, Guarendi said, psychology can benefit from faith, in particular the teachings of Jesus, who was “the consummate psychologist.” Psychology “generally follows behind much of what Jesus said about living better,” he said. “Its research is supporting many of Jesus’ principles for a new life even though many seem counterintuitive.” Musslewhite added that the Church has thought about emotions from the beginning, as is reflected in the writings 15April 2023 | | legatus.org
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One of Sanctuary’s programs is specifically designed for use in Catholic parishes and other Catholic institutions. “Mental health problems strike indiscriminately, in the workplace and anywhere else,” Whitehead remarked. And struggling employees can negatively affect the bottom line of a business. He noted that the recent pandemic and accompanying lockdowns led to a spike in the number of reported cases of anxiety and depression, and levels still remain high at about one-third of adults. WATCHING THE SIGNS Just as mental health problems Nevertheless, employers’ efforts to monitor Signs a person has a plague society as a whole, and improve their employees’ mental health mental health problem, they can create serious issues can pay big dividends, the CDC finds, and Whitehead said, include within the workplace environment as well. the workplace can be the ideal place to help being withdrawn, quiet, and Poor mental health and ongoing stress individuals find the assistance they need. showing obvious changes can affect an employee’s job performance, in mood. Additionally, engagement with work, communication AN EXECUTIVE CHALLENGE naturally stressful with co-workers, and even daily functioning. situations in someone’s It shouldn’t surprise anyone that mental Mental health is “a key personal life, such as having health issues, common as they are, would factor in a person’s a baby or moving one’s have an impact in the workplace. About 18 well-being,” said home, also call for vigilance percent of American adults, or 45 million Daniel Whitehead, from employers. people in the U.S., struggle with mental CEO of Sanctuary “At these times, ask illness. Additionally, 71 percent reported Mental Health questions, show empathy, at least one symptom of stress, such as Ministries, based in listen,” he advised. “Do not headaches or feeling overwhelmed or Vancouver, Canada. react to the person, but be anxious. Such problems cannot simply be The organization present and understand his checked at the door of the office, factory, Daniel Whitehead trains church staffs or her experience.” or job site and so inevitably affect both worldwide to deal While employers cannot individual and corporate productivity. effectively with mental health issues. offer therapy or prescribe Those are some of the findings published Employers, he said, “have to cultivate a medications, they can in a recent issue brief by the Workplace culture of well-being and point people in a extend friendship and Health Resource Center of the Centers for direction in which they will flourish.” support, he said, and can Disease Control and Prevention. The report follow up to ensure the ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/MARTIN BARRAUD went on to note that mental illnesses such Whitehead, a former Protestant minister from individual is receiving as depression are associated with higher England who himself experienced ministry appropriate care. rates of disability and unemployment. burnout before entering the mental health Sanctuary offers an eight- Depression, the CDC reports, interferes with field, has been a guest speaker for several week program that includes an employee’s ability to complete job tasks Legatus chapters. He also will be a presenter weekly study groups 20 percent of the time and reduces cognitive in the second part of Legatus’ three-part discussing mental health, performance 35 percent of the time. webinar series, “Mental Health & Catholic companionship, recovery, Executives.” His April 19 webinar is titled, self-care, and the role of “Leadership and Mental Health Challenges.” 18April 2023 | | legatus.org
caregivers. His coursework become a submarine?” he asked. “Does the mental health issues, she said. For the includes success stories employee seem invisible?” past six years, her own firm, Patricia from around the world Employers should see themselves as a Neilson Design, has offered workshops, from people who have lived resource and not as a “rescuer,” Brogan counseling support, and time off for through mental health advised. “Employers are the ‘guide on the those who struggle with mental health. challenges. side,’ not the ‘sage on the stage,’” he quipped. Brogan pointed out that some companies offer mental health services as part of Paul their medical insurance package so that Brogan, a employees have the opportunity to visit California REMOVING THE ‘STIGMA’ a therapist. Other things that promote therapist mental health are even less involved. and Patty Neilson, president of Legatus’ These include retreat days and social member Vancouver Chapter and a Sanctuary events, access to fitness centers, day care, of the board member, believes society — and allowing employees to bring pets to the psychology the business community in particular — office, flexible schedules, and the ability faculty has a “huge stigma” toward individuals to work from home. Paul Brogan at Mount struggling with a mental health issue. “Mental health issues are often a response to stressors,” he added. “If we St. Mary’s “It may be seen as can identify and remove the stressor, the University in Los Angeles, situation should improve.” noted that ideally an weakness or failure if Whitehead agreed. Mental health issues employee who struggles someone is struggling are not as “scary as they appear,” he said. with mental health will with anxiety or “There are many practical things people self-report it to the employer depression and cannot can do in the workplace, in a church or and seek resources to help. perform to their the community that can make a huge Barring that, employers ability,” Neilson said. difference: offer encouragement, listen, be should look for such signs Such individuals, she a friend,” he said. “These are all things we as a drop in productivity, believes, risk having can do without any special training.” L habitual tardiness, Patty Neilson their employment or missing meetings terminated and hence JIM GRAVES is a contributing writer for Legatus magazine. unannounced. Another sign are “hesitant to come forward for fear of is a change in behavior. being judged.” “Do you get the sense that this person was a yacht Institutions like churches and businesses before but he or she has now ought to offer support for those with ON-THE-JOB The World Health Organization TRAINING FOR recommends employers take MENTAL HEALTH these steps to protect and promote mental health at work: ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/PEOPLEIMAGES TRAIN MANAGERS for mental health so they can recognize and respond to supervisees experiencing emotional distress and understand the effect of job stressors, along with open communication skills such as active listening. TRAIN WORKERS in mental health literacy and awareness, to improve knowledge of mental health and reduce stigma against mental health conditions at work. PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS for individuals to build skills to manage stress and reduce mental health symptoms. 19April 2023 | | legatus.org
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Setting the date While church leaders seek to establish a common c atholic - O r thod ox Easter, the task is more complicated — and maybe less significant — than it appears by Jim Graves 21April 2023 | | legatus.org
A number of issues in was introduced by Julius between March 22 and April 25. But the theology, ecclesiology, and practice Caesar in 45 B.C., whereas actual vernal equinox date would keep separate the Catholic Church from the the Catholic Church uses drifting, and by the 16th century it had churches of the Orthodox Communion, a the Gregorian calendar shifted to March 11, and Easter was not split that dates definitively to the mutual introduced by Pope Gregory being observed on the prescribed date. excommunications of the East-West Schism XIII in 1582. Church leaders were aware of this in AD 1054. One relatively small but notable The Julian calendar had inaccuracy and found it scandalous. area of disagreement is the date on which years of 365 days, with Seeking to correct the problem under the Easter Sunday is celebrated. every fourth year adding advice of scientists, Pope Gregory XIII Due to the use of different calendars and a 366th day. But the actual issued a papal bull in 1582 that removed 10 different means of calculating the date time it takes for the earth days from the calendar. He kept the system to commemorate Christ’s Resurrection, to make one revolution of quadrennial “leap years,” but with certain Catholic Easter and Orthodox Easter fall on around the sun is over 11 exceptions to compensate for the old Julian the same Sunday only occasionally. This minutes shorter than 365¼ drift. When the new calendar was first year, Catholics will mark the Resurrection days, so over time the Julian promulgated, people went to bed one night on April 9, while the Orthodox will celebrate calendar fell into error. and essentially woke up 11 calendar “days” the feast one week later on April 16. Because Easter was not later. If new discussions between top uniformly observed in early representatives of the Catholic Church and Christianity, the Council of Uneven reception the Orthodox Communion result in mutual Nicaea in AD 325 decreed agreement, however, then the two may well that Easter should fall on Catholic countries promptly adopted celebrate Easter on a common date each year the first Sunday following the Gregorian calendar, but Protestant beginning as early as 2025 — a year when the the first full moon after the countries rejected it until the 1700s. (The two Easters will coincide anyway, on April 20. vernal equinox. The vernal American colonies received it in 1752). Why is there not already consensus on the equinox is the date the sun Russia remained on the Julian calendar Easter date among the churches, and what crosses the celestial equator, until 1917, and Greece did not accept the significance would such agreement bear for the official beginning of change until 1923. Today, only five nations eventual Catholic-Orthodox unity? spring, which at that time — Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, and Turning the calendar fell on March 21, already Nepal — follow something other than the A fundamental issue is that most Orthodox having slowly meandered Gregorian calendar for civic use. churches still use the Julian calendar, which from the Julian calendar’s Although many Orthodox churches came original equinox date of to accept the Gregorian calendar for fixed March 25. Hence, after religious feasts, all except the Orthodox Nicaea, Easter could fall Church of Finland continue to use the Julian calendar for movable feasts such as Easter. Today, the Julian calendar lags behind the Gregorian calendar by about 13 days. What’s more, the Orthodox churches calculate the Easter date differently from the Catholic While a common date for Easter would have some ecumenical significance, it would mark a relatively minor movement of the needle toward unity April 2023 | 22 | legatus.org
Church, observing it after the Jewish Church as well as the seven the faith, their jurisdictions Fr. Hugh Barbour celebration of Passover. Christ’s death and sacraments and apostolic are local and national resurrection took place after Passover. succession, but differ in key rather than universal,” Orthodox Easter now falls anywhere areas as well, most notably he explained. “This between April 4 and May 8, and Catholic papal primacy. decentralized power Easter still ranges from March 22 to April 25. structure makes them hard Some years they coincide, but not in 2023. Not as simple to deal with ecumenically. In recent dialogue with Pope Francis, as it sounds The Catholic Church, however, Ecumenical Patriarch in contrast, is a papal Bartholomew I of Constantinople, successor Father Hugh Barbour, monarchy able to act from of St. Andrew the Apostle and “first among O.Praem., of St. Michael’s a single center.” equals” among the bishops of the Eastern Abbey in southern Orthodox Church, indicated his support for California, an apologist He added that while the date of Easter has a finding a common Easter date, beginning and chaplain at Catholic symbolic importance, it is not the key issue with the natural common date in 2025. Answers, noted that that papal primacy is. But fracturing among Orthodox Christians Russia’s 2022 invasion of limits the possibilities for success. In 2018, Ukraine has created further “The Roman church historically never has for example, the Russian Orthodox Church, divisions between leaders had any difficulty with Eastern Catholics the largest Orthodox church at nearly of Orthodox churches and using the older Julian calendar if they 100 million members, announced that the Ukrainian government, desire,” said Fr. Barbour. In fact, there are it had severed ties with the Ecumenical which wants to impose on some benefits. The Orthodox also keep the Patriarchate of Constantinople after the Ukrainian Orthodox Julian observance of Christmas on January Bartholomew confirmed he would Church a change to the 7, which along with the different Easter recognize the independence of the Gregorian calendar for date help separate them from the secular, Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Any fixed feasts, thereby commercialized observance of such agreement between the Catholic “exacerbating the situation holidays, “making them more tranquil and Church and the Ecumenical Patriarch horribly and setting back exclusively religious. That’s often why they would involve the dozens of national any hope of reunion within like it.” Orthodox churches in communion with Orthodoxy.” Constantinople but not those outside of that Regardless of the political The Catholic Latin Patriarchate in communion. situation, worldwide Jerusalem has shown witness to unity Pope Francis has expressed his belief that reunion is desirable but will in Christian worship by largely adopting Catholics and Orthodox will one day attain more likely be attained “bit the Orthodox and Julian date for Easter full communion. While a common date by bit on a local level,” Fr. “so that all the Christians of the apostolic for Easter would have some ecumenical Barbour said. jurisdictions there show unity in a place significance, it would mark a relatively “While Orthodox churches where unity is crucial to their survival,” minor movement of the needle toward have the same faith Fr. Barbour pointed out. “This is a deep unity. Orthodox and Catholics both accept and worship, showing reason to consider a common date of Easter, the first seven ecumenical councils of the marvelous coherence in suggested already by the Second Vatican liturgy and the doctrine of Council 60 years ago.” L JIM GRAVES is a contributing writer for Legatus magazine. To celebarsatoene ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/RADILA RADILOVA Because of the different calendars and methods of calculating the date, Catholic Easter and Orthodox Easter coincide less than one-third of the time. Some years the two Easters are separated by more than a month. During the 21st century, if the present systems were to continue, Catholics and the Orthodox churches would celebrate Christ’s Resurrection on the same day just 31 times. The most recent common Easter occurred on April 16, 2017, and the next will be April 20, 2025. After that, barring a Catholic-Orthodox agreement, the next common Easter won’t take place until April 16, 2028. April 2023 | 23 | legatus.org
Laudato Sí, or laudato no? ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/SAMI SERT Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical made a reasoned pitch for sustainability and recycling. The problem with plastics, however, illustrates the complexity of seeking solutions by gerald korson Talk of environmental issues can incite eye-rolling among many a business leader. Particularly in industries such as manufacturing and mining, government measures to protect the environment and promote sustainability often mean additional regulations, paperwork, and overhead that corporations may find burdensome. So it’s no wonder that Pope Francis’ 2015 way businesses can tout the measurables that are possible do show encyclical on the environment, Laudato their concerns for the that industries have made great strides in Sí (On Care for Our Common Home) environment and for recycling many forms of waste in recent years. received a cool reception — even though its their local communities, For example, the U.S. Environmental fundamental principle of stewardship for the particularly during Earth Protection Agency reports that waste earth traces to the creation story in Genesis. Day observances each April. managed by manufacturing sectors increased Among points in his encyclical, Francis But recycling is a work in by 35 percent between 2011 and 2020, driven decried our “throwaway society” and the progress. largely by increased recycling; and 95 percent failure of industries to develop a “circular Comparing industrial of the sectors’ production-related waste model of production” capable of “limiting as recycling with consumer was managed through treatment, energy much as possible the use of non-renewable recycling is like comparing recovery, and recycling, with only 5 percent resources, moderating their consumption, apples to oranges. Industrial released into the environment. maximizing their efficient use, reusing and practices vary widely with the recycling them” (22). raw materials and resources JUST ONE WORD: PLASTICS used in manufacturing and LATHER, RINSE, REPEAT processing. Households What industry sectors have in common do not ordinarily deal with with municipalities and households is the Reusing and recycling is actually something wastewater, mine tailings, or challenge of plastics. The recycling of plastics U.S. and Canadian companies tend to do coal combustion residuals. has been promoted for years and is often a rather well. Even when it’s not particularly But although industrial waste component of community curbside recycling cost-effective, recycling is a highly visible streams are complicated to programs. But core problems remain: it’s measure, track, and evaluate, April 2023 | 24 | legatus.org
neither popular nor cost-effective, and — several times, plastics to massive investments in new technologies according to no less an authority than the quickly degrade in quality to make products more recyclable. It also folks at Greenpeace USA — it doesn’t work. during recycling. The notes the value of plastic packaging in “The plastics and products industries have overseas market for plastic reducing food waste and building a “reliable, been promoting plastic recycling as the waste has decreased sustainable food supply chain.” solution to plastic waste since the early dramatically in recent years 1990s,” Greenpeace states in its 2022 report, as well. So, acceptance at a Science Daily published a report in Circular Claims Fall Flat Again. “Some 30 materials recovery facility March 2023 about a Swedish study that years later, the vast majority of U.S. plastic does not mean items will be suggested a sustainable plastics economy waste is still not recyclable.” recycled: Greenpeace notes is feasible. Plastics are produced mainly A big part of the problem is diversity. that the city of Knoxville, TN, from crude oil, so their “energy-intensive” Plastic consumer materials are made with publicly states they accept production as well as the incineration of various grades of resins, each identified by #3 through #7 plastics at plastic waste releases large quantities of an initialism — such as PET, HDPE, PVC, its recycling facility but environmentally unhealthy carbon dioxide and LDPE — and a corresponding numeral promptly disposes of them into the atmosphere. But a key requirement from 1 to 7 within the familiar “recycling because “there is no end- for a circular economy of plastics returns triangle” symbol. But Greenpeace says market buyer.” to the old issue: at least 74 percent of these symbols are misleading, and that plastics would need to be recycled in order the only genuinely recyclable plastics INDUSTRY to achieve comprehensive sustainability are polyethylene terephthalate (PET), MAINTAINS HOPE with respect to planetary resources. (By or #1 plastics, commonly used in water comparison, in 2021, less than 6 percent of and soft-drink bottles, and high-density Greenpeace blames the plastic waste in the U.S. was recycled.) polyethylene (HDPE), or #2 plastics, used for plastics industry. It calls milk jugs and shampoo bottles. for new standards for The researchers also stated that plastic The rest is a recycling nightmare. As a what “recyclable” means products must be better aligned with whole, Greenpeace says, plastic recycling and for the phasing out of the circular economy of the future, and fails for five reasons: plastics are difficult single-use plastics in favor thus manufacturers should work more to collect, virtually impossible to sort, of standardized reusable closely with recyclers — implying a shared environmentally harmful to reprocess, packaging, with a goal of responsibility for the common good. often made of and contaminated by toxic ending “the age of plastics.” materials, and not economical to recycle. But business has its own Pope Francis rightly called for “circular Yet there’s another issue: whereas glass solutions. The Plastics means of production” in Laudato Sí. That’s and metals are infinitely recyclable, and Industry Association disputes precisely what the plastics industry is even paper and cardboard can be recycled the Greenpeace report as striving for amid all the present challenges. “false narratives,” pointing But finding solutions is a complex task, and it requires sustainable effort. L GERALD KORSON is editor of Legatus magazine. ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/URBAZON “Comparing industrial recycling with consumer recycling is like comparing apples to oranges April 2023 | 25 | legatus.org
BUSINESS MATTHEW PLESE ETHICS The 6 moral obligations of business executives POPE LEO XIII WROTE AN Cardinal Louis-Édouard-François-Desiré ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/FG TRADE encyclical called Rerum Pie, the 19th-century bishop of Poitiers Novarum in 1891 on the and a strong defender of the rights of Do you give employees, contractors, partners, “Rights and Duties of Capital Christ the King, boldly asserted: “The main vendors, and other stakeholders time to rest and Labor.” In it, he describes error, the capital crime of this century, and attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on all Catholic social teachings, is the pretension of withdrawing public Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation? building on the writings of society from the government and the law earlier popes and of the work of of God” (Pastoral Works, Vol. VII, pp. 3, 100). Do you ensure that all parties are paid promptly St. Thomas Aquinas. Accordingly, Pope Leo XIII set forth for his and completely? Part of his document time and ours the six moral obligations of enumerates six obligations of employers, which are the following: employers and five obligations Respect employees and recognize their of employees. Sadly, these Christian dignity. are rarely ever considered Allow the worker time and opportunity to meet in our era. Catholic leaders their [Catholic] religious obligations. have a responsibility to Do not expose employees to corrupting evaluate their own leadership influences. and the conduct of their business against the six moral obligations of employers. In 1302, Pope Boniface VIII Do not lead a man from his family and domestic Do you honor your obligations to others based defined the “doctrine of the duties. on both verbal promises as well as written ones? two swords,” which states that all of society should be Do not demand work that exceeds the capacity ordered by God. The doctrine of the employee. Do you provide sufficient wages to support teaches us that Christ, being your employees and ensure they have sufficient both God and man, is king of Protect the stability of wages for the worker. training to be successful? the universe, and as such, His kingship, which includes both When civil leaders, including executives of Do you take a public stand against any serious individual souls as well as the businesses of any size, claim to be Catholic sins, promote worthwhile charitable causes, whole of society, should while violating any and share your faith in a public yet professional be officially recognized of these, they cause manner? by all nations. “Catholic leaders scandal, which leads Accordingly, His have a responsibility others into sin. It also Do you ensure that you do not fund or do spouse, Holy Mother greatly weakens our business with any pro-abortion organizations, Church, is queen, while to evaluate their Christian witness including ensuring that your medical plans do the sovereign pontiff own leadership and before the world. not cover anything opposed to the dignity of exercises that kingship These leaders put human life? on His behalf. the conduct of their their souls and the business souls of many others Above all, the Catholic faith is not just one part of The implications of in jeopardy. our lives. It must be the core of our entire lives — this doctrine imply including our professional lives. L that today’s business If you are managing leaders, managers, a team, running a MATTHEW PLESE, a CPA based in Chicago, and politicians must work for business, or even operating a side gig, you need runs thecatholiccpa.com. He is also president the defense and liberty of the to take some time to reflect on these obligations of catechismclass.com and author of the Catholic Church. There can be as part of your examination of conscience before 2022 book The Roman Catechism Explained no neutrality. Confession. for the Modern World. April 2023 | 26 | legatus.org
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CULTURE OF FR. DENIS G. WILDE, O.S.A. LIFE Gleaning positive insights from the Mark Houck case MARK HOUCK, A STEADY, administration to strike peaceful activist on behalf fear into legitimate pro-life of the unborn, has been witnesses to keep them from prayerfully present for years assembling at abortion mills. at Philadelphia’s Planned Yet there was something else: Parenthood, the largest killer in Mark’s acquittal we can glean of babies in Pennsylvania, several points. to witness and counsel mothers, dissuading them from First, the importance of video the tragedy of handing over coverage. Clearly the video their child to abortionists. showed Houck a good 50 feet from the entrance to the killing He and his 12-year-old son were center. Love was pursuing present on October 31, 2021, Houck, who was counseling when a Planned Parenthood a mother and urging her to “escort” verbally abused both. go to the nearby pregnancy After warning him, Mark care center to get help for her pushed the escort, Bruce Love, pregnancy rather than end it. MELANIE REYES PHOTOGRAPHY and he fell, unharmed. All of That picture is quite different this was captured on video. with Love as a pursuer rather Legatus CEO Tom Monaghan presents Mark Houck (center) with the Cardinal John J. O’Connor Defender of the Faith Award at February’s Summit 2023 in Orlando, FL, than a harmed plaintiff. as political commentator Michael Knowles (left) looks on. Love filed a civil suit but then failed to appear in court several Second, the vindication of the times. The city dismissed the pro-life witness and validation of fundamental a pregnancy center that helps a mother in her case, but it was taken up — First Amendment rights. The decision takes pregnancy. nearly a year later — away, even with a pro-abortion-leaning Justice by pro-abortion U.S. Attorney Department, the automatic stretching of the That aspect of FACE was demonstrated in General Merrick Garland, who power of the FACE Act. It gives pro-life more charges being brought against two people who used it explicitly as a test for cover, if not abused, to continue and enhance the allegedly vandalized a pregnancy resource the Freedom to Access Clinical witness before Planned Parenthood and other center in Winter Haven, FL. Both have been Entrances (FACE) Act, centers. Cases like charged with violating the FACE Act by using long on the books this, though fraught threats to intimidate and interfere with the under federal aegis. “Cases like this … with consequences, employees of a pregnancy care center and by A cadre of heavily can succeed when can succeed when intentionally damaging the facility’s property courageous and truly because the facility provides reproductive armed FBI agents courageous and truly loving dispositions health service. This is an unusual, but hopeful, showed up at Houck’s are carried forth, application of FACE. rural Pennsylvania loving dispositions as witnessed by the home last September, are carried forth defense’s statements We give thanks to God for showing where charity arresting Mark in and Houck’s lack of and justice meet and for drawing consequences front of his wife and hatred for the accuser of favor, love, and positive insights out of fear, their seven terrified or federal collusion. threat, and power. L children. The case was heard in late January, with Third, the revelation of a fairer side of FACE, FATHER DENIS G. WILDE, the jury finding him not guilty which is sometimes not appreciated by pro-life O.S.A., PH.D., is associate chaplain for on January 30. defenders as the act is often drawn against them. Priests for Life. An associate professor of music On its face, there was no But when FACE talks about “reproductive health at Villanova University from 1977 to 1998, case. It was a power attempt services,” that includes the pregnancy centers, by the pro-abortion Biden such as the one to which Houck was trying to Fr. Wilde is a professional pianist and presents lead a mother and which Love was impeding — piano recitals around the country in conjunction with pro-life ministry. April 2023 | 28 | legatus.org
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FAITH TIMOTHY P. O’MALLEY MATTERS The Real Presence is about who gives, not what happens DISCUSSIONS OF THE DOCTRINE of His redemptory of the Real Presence within power in the form the Church risk a temptation. of the particular, They become about the created species of technology of transformation, bread and wine.” what happens to bread and wine at the precise moment Christ’s whole of consecration. Simply, bread life, His entire and wine substantially (what existence, was they really are) become the gift. He gave Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Himself to us Our reception of what seems when He was born like bread and wine is the God- at Bethlehem, man, Jesus Christ. when He grew up in the silence of ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/PAOLOGAETANO The fact of this transformation Nazareth, when is integral to Catholic doctrine. He healed the sick But, as noted, we can get and preached the lost in the “how” of this Good News, and transformation and forget most of all when the “why.” The real question He gave Himself about the Eucharist is not what in love upon the happens at the consecration, cross. His total existence was gift; He responded to When we stop before the tabernacle to genuflect but what is given in the violence not with power, but with self-giving love. or to pray in silence, we are in the presence not of Eucharist? Perhaps even more an object but of a person. We are in the presence properly, who is the giver? And He still gives Himself to us. On the night of the person who invites us at each Mass to before He died, He told us that every time we understand what it means to be a person in The mystery of the Eucharist celebrated this meal, the new covenant would the first place. We are made for gift, and every is that the gift and the giver be re-presented. This is the promise that unfolds time we receive Him under the species of bread are one and the same. The at every Mass. Christ’s primary concern is not and wine, we become ever more who we were Eucharist is a memorial about the miraculous transformation of bread created to be. of the mystery of love that and wine per se but the gift of Himself. When Jesus Christ offered on the we go to this Mass, we are invited to experience And you could see, then, why a Eucharistic cross. Through this act of anew the gift of Jesus Himself, the God-man who Revival might be very concerned about remembering, Jesus Christ feeds us with Himself. eucharistic presence. Not because Himself becomes evangelization demands understanding of the present among us. “Christ’s whole In the end, the gift development of eucharistic doctrine (which, As the German life, His entire given is a person. Jesus of course, is rather interesting). Rather, the wants to be close to us. more we can appreciate and communicate the Catholic philosopher The consecrated bread personal gift given at every Mass, the more we and theologian existence, was gift and wine should not will want to invite every man and woman to the Romano Guardini be treated as simple supper of the Lamb. L wrote in a series of objects for our devotion. meditations before They are not, strictly TIMOTHY P. O’MALLEY is the director of Mass, “The instant Christ’s speaking, mere symbols (the word “mere” is education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life representative speaks His important) that invite us to think about Jesus. and academic director of the Notre Dame Center words over the bread and wine, Rather, the consecrated elements mediate to us Christ steps from eternity into a personal relationship with the Beloved, who for Liturgy. He holds a concurrent appointment place and hour, to become gives Himself to me and the entire Church at in the Department of Theology at the University vitally present with the fullness every Mass. of Notre Dame. He is the author of several books, including Real Presence: What Does It Mean and Why Does It Matter? (Ave Maria Press, 2021). April 2023 | 30 | legatus.org
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ENGAGING THE ARCHBISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN FAITH The beatitude of mourning, or the beatitude of the world? AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS The difference public life on the hill of the between the Beatitudes, Our Lord preached: beatitude of “Blessed are they that mourn: the world, for they shall be comforted” “Laugh and (Matt. 5:5). At the end of His the world public life on the hill of Calvary, laughs with He found that blessed comfort: you,” and the CATECHISM [Jesus] calls “Father, into your hands beatitude ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/ARTPLUS 101 his disciples I commend my spirit” of Our Lord, to ‘take up (Luke 23:46). “Blessed are [their] cross they who and follow Like all the other beatitudes, mourn,” is this beatitude of mourning not that the [him]’, for ‘Christ also suffered is quite different from the world brings laughter and Our Lord brings tears. for [us], leaving [us] an example beatitude of the world: It is not even a choice of having or not having so that [we] should follow in his “Eat, drink, and be merry, for sadness; it is rather a choice of where we shall steps.’ In fact, Jesus desires to tomorrow we die.” The world put it: at the beginning or at the end. In other associate with his redeeming never regards mourning as words, which comes first: laughter or tears? sacrifice those who were to be a blessing, but always as a its first beneficiaries. curse. Laughter is the gold it Shall we place our joys in time or in eternity, for is seeking, and sorrow is the we cannot have them in both. Shall we laugh on Catechism of the enemy it flees. earth, or laugh in heaven, for we cannot laugh Catholic Church, #618 in both. Shall we mourn before we die or after It can no more understand the we die, for we cannot mourn in both. We cannot SCRIPTURE For the word beatitude of mourning than have our reward both in heaven and on earth. 101 of the cross it can understand the Cross. is folly to In fact, the That is why we believe one of those who are modern man the most tragic words in the perishing, but steels himself “We cannot have life of Our Lord is the word even against our reward both in He will say to the worldly at to us who are being saved it is the suffering the end of time: “You have the power of God. of another heaven and on earth already had your reward.” by wearing 1 Corinthians 1:18 the mask of Which of the two roads, indifference, then, shall we take: the royal quite road of the Cross, which unmindful that such a leads to the Resurrection and eternal life, or the thickening of his spiritual road of selfishness, which leads to eternal death? skin, though it may sometimes L protect him from sorrow, nevertheless shuts in his own Excerpted and adapted from The Cries of Jesus from the Cross: An Anthology, morbidity until it festers and by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (Sophia Institute Press, 2018), pp. 337-338. corrupts. ARCHBISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN But it must not be thought (1895-1979) was a U.S. priest known for his that the beatitude of Our Lord preaching and especially his work on television is either a condemnation and radio. He served as auxiliary bishop of New of laughter and joy or a York and then as bishop of Rochester, NY, before glorification of sorrow and tears. being named a titular archbishop in 1969. He was declared venerable in 2012. April 2023 | 32 | legatus.org
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WHAT TO READ From the White House to the journals, her book is an he endured repeated bouts who once White Cross: Confessions of a observant tiptoe through of cancer, leg amputation, performed TV News Correspondent history from a journalist’s and quadriplegia. The EWTN abortions Peggy Stanton perspective and an uplifting communications director and later Marian Press, 280 pages look at one woman’s knows quite a bit about came to rediscovery of the beauty of suffering, disability, and realize the Peggy Stanton was a Catholicism. accompaniment, and the horror of groundbreaker in television necessity of uniting those what they news as ABC-TV’s first female Walking the Way of the Cross sufferings with those of Christ, were doing, news correspondent in the for Caregivers: How to Cope and she shares her story in leading them to make a full nation’s capital during the Practically, Emotionally, and this new book. What is more, 180-degree turn to become 1960s. Throughout her career, Spiritually When a Loved One her story reveals something powerful advocates for she kept a journal of her Has a Serious Illness about the sacramental grace unborn human life. This is one experiences, her travels, and Michelle Laque Johnson of marriage and the power of of them. Dr. John Bruchalski’s the interesting people and Maria Teresa Publications, 264 pages suffering to strengthen the conversion began after he situations she encountered. love of husband and wife. It sought to save a one-pound Her journal also records her When provides touching reading baby who had survived one deepening appreciation for Michelle with special relevance to the of his abortions. With further her faith over those years Laque Passion and Holy Week. spiritual experiences, he not Johnson’s only become a firm opponent that took husband, Two Patients: My Conversion of legal abortion, he also went her, in her Stu, entered from Abortion to Life- on to practice life-affirming words, from his long Affirming Medicine “merciful medicine” through “a cultural struggle Dr. John Bruchalski with Elise Daniel his pro-life medical clinics. It’s Catholic to a with cancer, Ignatius Press, 185 pages a powerful witness to the true committed she became his caregiver. For dignity of women, children, Catholic.” the next eight years until his There are many stories and and all human life. L Culled death, she was at his side as books written about doctors from those April 2023 | 34 | legatus.org
WHAT TO SEE The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli reminds us we are pilgrims too IT’S A CLICHÉ THAT LIFE IS A the sustaining power of faith. with outstanding The Journey: A Music Special journey, yet the metaphor is The setting is Italy as Bocelli, cinematography and music from Andrea Bocelli appropriate: life has a purpose, his wife, and friends travel throughout. Blind since 12, an ultimate destination cannot on horseback along the the world-class tenor Bocelli Andrea Bocelli, Veronica Berti, Michael W. be seen when one’s travels Via Francigena, an ancient treats viewers to Schubert’s Smith, Tori Kelly, Taya, Tauren Wells begin. En route, the traveler pilgrimage road, beginning classic Ave Maria, but also 85 minutes • Unrated encounters people and with a blessing from Pope duets with Tori Kelly on experiences that can influence Francis in St. Peter’s Square Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah him or her. Some will form or and terminating at his boyhood and joins Tauren Wells and inspire, making one a better home near Lajatico, Tuscany. Taya in the rousing show person; some entertain or Along the trail they meet tune You’ll Never Walk comfort; some prove to be fellow musicians and perform Alone. Among other solo, obstacles that distract from sacred and inspirational music group, and instrumental one’s proper path. So much at beautiful monasteries, numbers presented is a depends on how one lives and churches, and amphitheaters show-stopping ensemble prepares along the journey. that dot the spectacular performance of Amazing That’s the spirit behind The Italian countryside. Their Grace. Journey: A Music Special from conversations reflect on their Andrea Bocelli, which debuts personal journeys of faith and “Every time I am away, I believers, the baptismal in limited release in theaters the role music plays in their hope I return a better man, call to holiness during one’s during Holy Week. What begins lives. a man of compassion, faith, earthly pilgrimage. “That is as a reflection on restoring The Journey is a sumptuous and devotion,” Bocelli says the journey that never ends.”L hope after the recent pandemic feast for the senses, of his travels home, although succeeds as a meditation on he might as well be talking GERALD KORSON about the daily task of all is editor of Legatus magazine. April 2023 | 35 | legatus.org
HEALTH LEALANI MAE ACOSTA, M.D. MATTERS Know treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, approval of aducanumab or AD, is the leading cause of has been mixed. neurodegenerative dementias, Another monoclonal affecting many patients as well antibody, lecanemab, as families who want the best won accelerated FDA treatment for their loved ones. approval in January Although there is no cure for 2023. The cost, mixed AD, medications are available evidence, and questionable to treat symptoms that often clinical applicability of manifest. these studies have led many physicians and Cholinesterase inhibitors. patients to be cautious These are the most commonly about considering these prescribed medications therapies. and are effective in mild to severe dementia. Typical Medications for examples include donepezil, neuropsychiatric ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/FIZKES galantamine, and rivastigmine. symptoms. Besides Although cholinesterase memory loss, patients inhibitors do not affect the with AD can manifest underlying pathology of AD, other neuropsychiatric patients taking them decline in symptoms. For depression cognitive function more slowly, and anxiety, the commonly prescribed which applies the Mediterranean diet to patients have delayed nursing home antidepressants and anxiolytics (e.g., with high blood pressure, may delay onset of placement, and live longer citalopram, paroxetine, sertraline, duloxetine, AD symptoms and can protect against memory than patients who are not venlafaxine) can be beneficial. Any medications decline. While many have proposed various taking them. that can impair cognition vitamins and supplements (e.g., gingko biloba, or cause sedation, such as vitamin E) to help with AD, the few large-scale NMDA receptor “Dementia can benzodiazepines, should be clinical trials conducted have not demonstrated antagonists. avoided. Treating psychotic symptomatic benefit. Memantine is take many forms, symptoms is challenging indicated for and appropriate because antipsychotic As with any medical disease, careful patients with drugs are associated with consideration of prescribed medications should moderate to severe diagnosis is increased risk of death be discussed with one’s established physician. dementia. It can important in elderly patients with Dementia can take many forms, and appropriate be used along with dementia, so the risks diagnosis is important, so talking to the primary a cholinesterase and benefits should be care doctor and potentially seeking specialty inhibitor. In clinical reviewed with the patient’s referral — such as to geriatrics, neurology, and trials, memantine physician. Sleep can also psychiatry — may be appropriate. L has been associated with be problematic but can be helped by good sleep better global function and hygiene and judicious use of hypnotics (e.g., LEALANI MAE ACOSTA, M.D., cognition. antidepressant-hypnotics, such as mirtazapine is a board-certified behavioral neurologist and trazodone), while avoiding anticholinergics Monoclonal antibodies. (e.g., diphenhydramine or tricyclics). dedicated to caring for patients with These are the most recently neurodegenerative dementing disorders at approved treatments. They Non-pharmacological therapies. Many Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt target amyloid beta, the clinical studies have demonstrated the benefit University School of Medicine. Beyond clinical underlying abnormal protein of cognitive and physical exercise to slow medicine, she is a researcher, including trials for in AD. Evidence from the two cognitive decline and improve overall health. new pharmacologic therapies for dementia, and major studies that led to FDA The Mediterranean diet and the “MIND” diet, is a clinician educator, teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as publishing medical poetry and essays about the art of medicine. April 2023 | 36 | legatus.org
FEEDING THE ALEXANDRA GREELEY FOODIE Getting to know Bakhita, the ‘black nun’ of Sudan SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I MET A canonization. They had all been trained in a sold to an Italian fervent Catholic lady, Delores Catholic school in China run by the Canossian family, who took Nelson, whose car had an Sisters, and they were there for Josephine her to Italy as unusual license plate: BAKITA. Bakhita’s canonization… They told me all about their maid and her and gave me a scarf with her image, which baby’s caregiver. About 30 years ago, during I still cherish. All the people in the Chinese her meditations, Delores kept delegation were wearing such a scarf.” The parents later seeing a “black nun.” She placed Bakhita brought it to the attention of When Delores returned to the States, she told in the care of her spiritual director, who said her spiritual director how she had seen the black the Canossian she should pray to her. Later, nun in Rome. “I asked him why she wanted to Sisters in Venice, while on a pilgrimage to Rome know me,” Delores said, “and he chuckled and where Bakhita MARY BALL for the canonization of St. said, ‘She doesn’t want to know you. She wants learned about Katherine Drexel, Delores saw you to make her known.’” Catholicism. In the black nun’s image hanging 1890, she entered the Catholic Church and took in St. Peter’s Square: she too From that day, Delores has actively promoted St. the name Josephine. She entered the Canossians was being canonized that day. Josephine Bakhita. But many still do not know in 1896. this Sudanese saint. “When I inquired For the next 50 years, she lived a life of about who she might Born in 1869 in simplicity, witnessing God’s love through her Sudan, she was humble works and prayers. She died in 1947, was be,” said Delores, “a “[S]he lived a life of kidnapped at the age beatified in 1992, and was canonized in 2000. Chinese lady from of 9 and sold into Hong Kong spoke simplicity, witnessing slavery. One of the She is now the patron saint of Sudan, for victims to me in perfect God’s love through of slavery, and for trafficked persons. Her feast is English: ‘You don’t owners gave her the February 8. L know Bakhita?’ I her humble works name Bakhita, which said, ‘No.’ Here was and prayers means “fortunate.” ALEXANDRA GREELEY, a convert to Catholicism, a group of about 200 After several years is a food writer, restaurant critic, and cookbook author who is Chinese people who of brutality and were there for her humiliation, she was passionate about every aspect of the food world. She joins the “Feeding the Foodie” author rotation in Legatus magazine this month. FUL MEDAMES (SUDANESE FAVA BEANS) • SERVES 4 This vegetarian dish dates back to the time of the pharaohs but has become a staple of many Middle Eastern and African countries, including Sudan. It centers on a kidney-shaped bean, the fava bean. This soup-stew dish is flavored with garlic, salt, and cumin, and it is topped with colorful vegetables. If dried fava beans are not sold at your local market, use canned beans instead. (This adapted version comes with permission from Darlene at www.internationalcuisine.com. She suggested serving this with Sudanese shata, a hot sauce). Ingredients: Directions: and cook over medium heat, mashing the • 2 cups dried fava beans, • If using dried fava beans: soak the dried beans until the mixture is partially puréed or 3 - 14.8-ounce cans of fava beans, fava beans in water for at least eight hours and cooked through. or the equivalent or overnight. Drain. In a large pot, add the • 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste soaked fava beans and cover with water. • Stir in the salt and cumin to taste. • 2 teaspoons ground cumin, or to taste Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer, and • 2 medium tomatoes, diced cook for about 2 hours or until the beans are • Scoop the beans into individual serving • 1 medium red onion, peeled and diced soft. Put your fava beans into a bowl along bowls and top with diced tomatoes, diced • ½ cup crumbled feta cheese with some broth. Mash the beans using a onions, sprinkles of cheese, and arugula. If • 1 cup baby arugula, rinsed potato masher or use a Coke bottle like they desired, top each serving with some hard- • 4 large hard-boiled eggs, shelled and halved do in Sudan. boiled eggs. (optional, but a good choice) • 2 tablespoons sesame oil If using canned fava beans: add • Sprinkle dashes of sesame oil on each bowl MARY BALL canned fava beans to a large cooking pot and serve. April 2023 | 37 | legatus.org
ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/AVALON_STUDIOU.S. “rights” after the fall of Roe v. Wade ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/JIRAPONG MANUSTRONGBRIEFSand that the language of the ERA cryptocurrency because other would be used to further outlaw BRING BACK THE CUP? paths to investment success aren’t dissent against LGBTQ ideology. IN THE U.S., IT’S LEFT UP accessible to them: digital currencies, “There’s a lot of convoluted history, TO INDIVIDUAL DIOCESES they say, are their best chance at but really all it boils down to is WASHINGTON — After the building significant wealth. this: This is the most far-fetched bishops of England and Wales In a recent Philadelphia Fed survey, loophole yet in Democratic announced that the distribution some 39 percent of crypto owners efforts to reimpose abortion-on- of holy Communion from the said they would likely buy more. demand after the fall of Roe v. chalice during Mass will resume Investors flocked to digital Wade,” remarked Tom McClusky, starting Holy Thursday following a currencies as prices soared during CatholicVote’s director of three-year suspension during the the pandemic, then retreated governmental affairs. Covid-19 pandemic, the question last year as prices tumbled and ASTRONOMER: ANOMALY arose: what about the United States? companies and currencies flamed SEEN BY SPACE TELESCOPE out. Regulators, meanwhile, have MAY REFINE BIG BANG THEORY Father Andrew Menke, executive stepped up enforcement in the HOUSTON — When NASA’s James director of the U.S. bishops’ crypto industry, recently shutting Webb Space Telescope looked deep Secretariat of Divine Worship, said down some products and services. into space and time to where the that in the United States “distribution ‘FAR-FETCHED LOOPHOLE’ universe appeared as it was 500 of Communion is always governed FOR RESTORING ABORTION: to 700 million years after it began, by the local bishop.” BRING BACK THE 1971 ERA it found six galaxies too large and Although many dioceses have WASHINGTON — The Senate dense to have been that young not yet reinstituted Communion Judiciary Committee held a hearing — which goes against accepted under both species, some leave the in late February to consider a explanations of cosmic origins. But question to individual pastors. bicameral resolution that would the idea of the universe having a “In a smaller conference like remove the 1982 deadline for beginning — a creation — isn’t dead. England and Wales, it’s not so ratification of the 1971 Equal difficult for the bishops to all get Rights Amendment and call for full The “fascinating” JWST results together to decide on a uniform adoption into the U.S. Constitution. “will lead to improvements and policy,” explained Fr. Menke. “In the Critics warn that the tactic is an refinements of the Big Bang theory,” U.S. that is just not a feasible way effort to restore broad abortion the commonly accepted scientific for our bishops to operate.” account of how the universe DESPITE CRYPTO TUMBLE, began, said Jesuit Brother Guy SOME INVESTORS STILL Consolmagno, Vatican Observatory FAVOR DIGITAL CURRENCY director. DURHAM, NC — Despite the FTX scandals and 2022 “crypto crash” “We have no idea how God created that wiped out roughly $1 trillion in space and time,” said Consolmagno. value, not all investors have been “Our science, however, can give scared off from the cryptocurrency us an ever-deeper picture of what market. happens within the space and time The Wall Street Journal reports that God creates.” L that some investors still favor SOURCES: Catholic News Agency, OSV News Service, Wall Street Journal, CatholicVote April 2023 | 38 | legatus.org
ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/VUK8691 WORLD Poland where the Ulma family was parish church for the celebration BRIEFS executed in 1944. Pope Francis of the Traditional Latin Mass is recognized the family’s martyrdom “reserved in a special way to the WHO’S LEFT BEHIND? in a decree signed in December. Apostolic See.” CHILDREN OF CUBA’S A Nazi patrol had surrounded Permission for a priest ordained ÉMIGRÉS TO THE U.S. the Ulma home, discovered after July 2021 to celebrate the HAVANA, Cuba — As a political and eight Jewish people who had Traditional Latin Mass can also economic crisis worsened by the found refuge there, and executed only be granted by the Vatican, the Covid-19 pandemic left hundreds them. The Nazi police then killed document states. Roche’s office of thousands of Cubans fleeing Wiktoria, who was seven months exercises the authority of the Holy their homeland to the United pregnant, and Józef. As the other See in these matters, it added. States, many émigrés have made six children, ages 2 to 8, began COULD RELIGIOUS RIGHTS the difficult choice to leave their to scream at the sight of their HERO BECOME PAKISTAN’S children behind rather than take murdered parents, the Nazis shot MODERN-DAY MARTYR? them along on the risky journey. them too. LAHORE, Pakistan — Back in 2011, Many of the children are left with RESCRIPT: VATICAN ALONE 42-year-old Shahbaz Bhatti, an relatives. The parents hope their CAN GIVE DISPENSATION FOR outspoken campaigner against kids will rejoin them once they TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS Pakistan’s Islamic blasphemy laws legalized their migration status, ROME — Cardinal Arthur Roche, that carry the death penalty, was but that can take years. Meanwhile, head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for killed by Taliban militants as he left they work to earn enough to send Divine Worship and the Discipline his family home in Islamabad. money and gifts to make up for of the Sacraments, said that their absence. dispensations from two of the rules Today, Pakistani Catholics are in Traditionis custodes can only be beginning to wonder whether the Cuban psychologists say these granted by the Vatican, not by the slain federal minister for minorities children show greater levels of diocesan bishop. might one day be declared a martyr anger, sadness, and loss of family The February rescript clarified that by the Catholic Church. identity values. Researchers say the Pope Francis had confirmed that Shahbaz had been targeted situation presents “one of the most a dispensation to use or erect a because of his stand the nation’s frequent reasons for psychological unjust and draconian blasphemy consultation in the infant area in laws and his support for a Christian Cuba.” woman, Asia Bibi, who had been BEATIFICATION SET FOR sentenced to death under the law. WWII-ERA POLISH FAMILY “I live for religious freedom, and THAT SHELTERED JEWS I am ready to die for this cause,” ROME —Józef and Wiktoria Ulma Shahbaz said in a speech 18 and their seven children, including months before his assassination. their unborn child, who were killed “We have a commitment to bring a by the Nazis for hiding a Jewish change in the lives of people.” L family in their home in Poland, SOURCES: Catholic News Agency, will be beatified on September 10, the Archdiocese of Przemyska has OSV News Service, UCANews announced. The beatification ceremony will be held in Markowa, the village in April 2023 | 39 | legatus.org
PUBLIC CHRISTINE VALENTINE-OWSIK SQUARE Reinstating the Great Teacher into the classroom of society AFTER A LONG WORKDAY escalating anxiety had manifested recently, I looked forward to an in sleeplessness and stomach pain. evening manicure. I’d learned not to book midday timeslots, But now she worried about her since the manicurist and I get grandchildren. to jabbering and end up killing two hours. She saves me her “My daughter sees nothing wrong latest spot, and we rap about with enrolling them in these everything – our grown kids, schools. I cannot stand thinking grandkids, recipes, “strategic” of my beautiful grandkids being dressing, you name it. I don’t trashed. I’ve seen what our talk much about work, but she schools teach.” She described the ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/SEDMAK knows it’s Catholic. widespread depression among kids as well. This evening, she was waiting for me in the reception area. Time to speak. The shop was empty, and the look on her face was disturbing. “Don’t – under any circumstances – let them Regarding a planned family trip to Disney World I followed her to her station. go to public school,” I began. She wasn’t quite she’d mentioned, I revealed a few more things. expecting that. I continued. “If you want to Her eyes froze. “You are kidding!” “Hey, uh, pick your color, safeguard their and I have something innocence, don’t trust “I wish I was kidding,” I said, then suggested I gotta ask you,” she “If you want to public school to do some Christian resources for further insight, blurted. I handed her safeguard their it. Your family must including the Catholic League and others. the jar, and she began do that, along with hurriedly smearing innocence, don’t an education that Then the big question came. off the old polish, the trust public school honors God. Period.” solvent burning through Though not Catholic, “What about all this transgender stuff, telling a new paper cut. A little to do it she listened intently, kids it’s an option?” less than relaxing. nodding in tearful I told her what I tell our nieces and nephews agreement. when they ask, since many are in public school. She’d recently resigned “God says in the Bible that He created male and from a 25-year position as a The blood-red polish got knocked over, and she female. That means He created each person as local school administrator, began cleaning up the mess on the table. He intends them to be. Even science attests to the giving up tremendous pay, fact that every cell in someone’s body indicates benefits, and security. But the barn door was open. I kept going. one’s biological sex, no matter how many She’s close to retirement, interventions or surgeries one might undergo.” so I asked why. “You’re the family matriarch,” I said, “and God wants to you to teach them that He’s the Best “I can’t take what they’re Friend they’ll ever have, and of His love and Now she was excited, almost emboldened. “I can’t doing in the schools anymore, purpose for them. That purpose is not that they wait to tell my daughter all these things!” she said. especially to little kids,” she become sexualized at age five and lose their began. “The stuff they’re childhood.” She nodded again. I still get texts and email questions from teaching as normal, the sexual her every few days. It was a different sort of sickness.” On top of that, her I suggested she begin taking them to church and appointment, but so worthwhile for us both. L supervisor assaulted her acquaint them with her trustworthy minister. verbally, almost daily. “I tried “I’ll bet my daughter probably won’t go,” she said. CHRISTINE VALENTINE-OWSIK to hide my beliefs,” she said, is Legatus’ communications director. “or fighting with him could “Invite the kids. Promise them a great breakfast. have been much worse.” Her She’ll come around,” I answered. April 2023 | 40 | legatus.org
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Views from the Summit Continuing a proud tradition, February’s Summit 2023 proved to be another outstanding first-class Legatus event. Hosted by the Ann Arbor Chapter, its theme was “Signs and Wonders,” and from all signs the 500-plus members and guests found it to be a profoundly informative, prayerful, and enjoyable gathering — leaving one to wonder what can’t-miss sessions and festivities will be planned for Summit 2024 in Dana Point, CA. Here we present a selection of images capturing some of the mPhoioladdineltphheiadEaaysglpersiofratnosSwuepreerinBoawgloLoVdII. 2022 AWARD WINNERSatmosphere and excitement from February’s Summit in Orlando, FL. Ambassador of the Year President of the Year Chaplain of the Year Campbell Award Rob Reynolds, Tampa Bay National: Jim Akers, Cincinnati National: Fr. Xavy Castro, National: Columbus Bowie Kuhn Central: Jerry Meyer, Lincoln Tampa Bay Central: Denver Special Award for Northeast: Steve Raymond, Central: Bishop Sam Jacobs, Northeast: Northern New Jersey Evangelization Bucks County Houma-Thibodaux Southeast: Orlando Rob and Bernie Neal, Orange County Southeast: David Thompson, Great Lakes: Fr. Patrick Schultz, West: Ventura-LA North Cardinal Jupiter-Palm Beach Cleveland Angott Award John J. O’Connor West: Paul Jonna, San Diego Northeast: Fr. Eric Cadin, Boston North Atlanta, Grand Rapids, Defender of Ace of the Year West: Fr. Anthony Saroki, San Diego Jacksonville, St. Louis the Faith Award National: Mike Carlton, Chapter Administrator Chapters with 100% Mark Houck North Atlanta of the Year Retention in 2021 Central: Martin Kerckhoff, St. Louis National: Alison Robak, Madison Cincinnati, Colorado Springs, Genesis, Great Lakes: Jim and Jody Akers, Central: Ashley Kramer, Lake Charles Greenville, Jupiter-Palm Beach, Cincinnati; Kellie Burkermeier, Grand Northeast: Barbara Karanikis, Lafayette-Arcadiana, Lexington Rapids; John Bursch, Grand Rapids; Hartford & Western Massachusetts Kevin and Linda Steiner, Milwaukee Southeast: Lynley Hines, Orlando Northeast: Edward Reilly, Baltimore West: Robert Bagdazian, West: Paul Jonna, San Diego Ventura-LA North Bill Barr (third from left), former U.S. attorney general, was featured in a fireside chat with Eucharistic Adoration was EWTN news director Raymond Arroyo that proved among the highlights of Summit 2023. available throughout the Summit. April 2023 | 42 | legatus.org
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh received an ovation for his Thursday University of Michigan fans tried their hand at cornhole. night speech on the sanctity of life and his philosophy of coaching. Other Summit speakers included authors Michael O’Neill and Stephen Auth, Political commentator and media host demonologist Adam Blai, ethicist Mary Rice Hasson, theologian Scott Hahn, Michael Knowles engaged the crowd with and pro-life leaders Mark Houck and Kristan Hawkins. his Saturday morning address. ArchcbeilsehborapnAtlolefnthGe. VoipgenneirnognMofaDsseotrnoTithwuarssdparyinnciigphatl. On Friday night, members and guests hit the dance floor and enjoyed the performance of classic hits by O-Town Motown. April 2023 | 43 | legatus.org
CHAPTER NEWS SUMMIT SNAPSHOTS Several individual Legatus chapters submitted photos from February’s Summit 2023 held in Orlando, FL. These are just a few of the best. BUCKS COUNTY. Members of the Bucks County Chapter pause to preserve TULSA. On Friday evening, O-Town Motown Night, Legatus memories of Summit 2023. Standing at rear are (from left) Ed Wilusz, Bob Motley, Central Region VP Ken Darnell (center) enjoys a light moment and Randy Reardon; in front are Karen Wilusz, Jean Marie Motley, Legatus director of with Tulsa Chapter members (from left) Kirk Weinkauf, Donna training Jill O’Donnell, and Mary Reardon. Weinkauf, Barry Steichen, and Christine Steichen. ANN ARBOR. Father Chas Canoy, chaplain of the Ann Arbor Chapter, enjoys a moment with members Lisa and Andrew Shmina at Thursday’s tailgate luncheon. Right: Getting ready to tee off Thursday morning at the Legatus Annual Golf Tournament at Four Seasons Golf Club are member Robert Schwartz; Dennis Gerber, president and CEO of Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund; and members Marty Eisenstein and Aaron Romain. SAVANNAH. The entire delegation from the Savannah Chapter gathers for a photo during Saturday night’s formal dinner. Member couples are (from left) Rob and Amy Massey, Ed and Margaret Chapman, Kathie and Scott McBroom, Kathleen and Mike McCarthy, and John and Patty Sherman. April 2023 | 44 | legatus.org
CHAPTER NEWS ORLANDO their own best practices and give faith in greater detail, but we also A Legatus forum is a small group testimonials. The eight potential helped one another to help our of men or women within a chapter members of the new forum were spouses,” Caruso said. “It was sort that provides a “deeper dive” into invited to its inaugural meeting of a sorority, but much deeper and the Legatus experience, as one in February at the home of Kate much more love-filled. I’m most member has described it, and Byrne, who also facilitated the grateful to Joanne for that.” Legatus encourages every chapter gathering. to establish a forum. The Orlando Orosz recalled how she and Chris Chapter is becoming a super- The value of the forums is Kirchner had the idea at the achiever in this regard as it started evident from the reflections from anniversary to “step it up a notch” its third women’s forum in mid- members of Orlando’s first two by starting a third forum. “Chris February. women’s forums. At the chapter’s came up with the idea that we 25th anniversary celebration in needed to have a purpose and The process began in earnest in December, longtime member wanted to share with the rest of the early January when Jody Orosz Carole Caruso had said her “most women in our Legatus group in the hosted a luncheon for women rewarding gift of Legatus” was the hopes that we could connect more members who might be interested forum started by the late Joanne spiritually,” she said. “And we did!” in joining a forum. Women Brown. “The whole premise was from each of the two existing that we would study piety and At the formative January meeting, forums were on hand to share charity, that we would learn our the women who came together agreed that “women need women,” Orosz said. “Each one of us has busy lives, and we realized that we were busy taking care of others and sometimes neglecting our own spiritual selves.” Over the years, women of the chapter have suffered heartache, shared prayer requests, and felt strengthened by the mutual love and support received. “The relationships we have nurtured through the years have been nurtured through ORLANDO. Members of the Orlando Chapter meet in January to discuss the start of a new women’s forum. At right, women attending the each other” through the original Orlando ladies’ forum meeting in early December include (standing, from left) Debbie Andrews, Carole Caruso, Jody Orosz, Donna Bonner, forum, she said. and Mary Wilding; (seated, from left) Selby Prince, Karen Croson, and Pattey Bradick. PASADENA. Dr. Sonsoles de Lacalle (left, with Kathie Lund), a neuroscience specialist who studies how body, soul, and spirit work in unison, addressed the Pasadena Chapter in February on the subject of marriage from a neurological perspective and how the ability to choose one another is what makes a marriage. She quoted Vatican II’s Gaudium et Spes: “The intimate partnership of married life and love has been established by the Creator and qualified by His laws, and is rooted in the conjugal covenant of irrevocable personal consent.” Right: among attendees that evening were (from left) Lund, Ed Nowak, Klaus Liebelt, Rita Liebelt, Paul McAndrews, and Mike Soper. April 2023 | 45 | legatus.org
CHAPTER 10 children, had read a book In the mid-1970s, Charlene’s story NEWS about St. Thérèse of Lisieux was widely publicized, and reports and subsequently asked her of favors due to her intercession LAFAYETTE-ACADIANA grandmother whether she could multiplied. Hundreds each week The women’s forum of the become a saint by praying like Saint began visiting her grave. In January Lafayette-Acadiana Chapter Thérèse. She began to have visions 2020, Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel recently took a trip to Richard, LA, of a tall woman in black who would officially opened the cause of northwest of Lafayette, to visit disappear. Soon she took ill and was beatification and canonization of St. Edward Church and the grave hospitalized with terminal acute the Servant of God Charlene Marie of the “Cajun saint,” Charlene lymphatic leukemia. Despite her Richard. Marie Richard, a girl from that pain, Charlene remained cheerful Anyone seeking more information community who died in 1959 at and offered up her suffering to God. about Charlene is invited to the age of 12 and whose cause for The hospital chaplain and director contact Lafayette-Arcadiana beatification has been opened. of pediatrics witnessed her faith membership chair Debbie Giglio Charlene’s brother John gave the as Charlene prayed for others to be ([email protected]). group a talk on the history of the healed or converted to Catholicism. town, the history of the church Many healings and conversions there, and Charlene’s own story. indeed took place. Three months before her death, Charlene, second oldest of LAFAYETTE-ACADIANA. Members of the Lafayette-Arcadiana Chapter visit St. Edward Church in Richard, LA, and the grave of Servant of God Charlene Marie Richard (right), whose cause for beatification has been opened. LOUISVILLE. On February 2, the Feast of the Presentation, members of the Louisville Chapter gathered at Holy Spirit Church in Louisville for a special ceremony to celebrate the feast, also known as Candlemas. Father Fred Klotter, the chapter chaplain, led an outdoor candlelight procession through two major streets, assisted by Deacon Mark Kelley and two guests, Fr. Martin Linebach and Fr. Anthony Vinson. In his homily at Mass, Fr. Klotter spoke about the history of Candlemas, lauded the public display of faith that the procession represented, and stressed the importance of sharing that faith with the world. Right: members Dan Cristiani, Anne Cristiani, Lynne Albrecht, Julia Kiper, and Jim Albrecht enjoy some time together at the reception that followed. April 2023 | 46 | legatus.org
CHAPTER NEWS ORANGE COUNTY. In southern California, the Orange County Chapter met on Valentine’s Day, February 14, at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, CA. They heard Lila Rose, founder and president of the pro-life organization Live Action, speak on the topic of “Fighting for Life.” VENTURA-LA NORTH. Paul Jonna (back row center, tallest man), president of Legatus’ San BISMARCK. The Bismarck Chapter celebrated their 100 percent membership Diego Chapter and attorney with the Thomas More Society, was the guest speaker at the Ventura- retention at their February gathering at the University of Mary. They welcomed guest LA North Chapter meeting in late January at the Westlake Yacht Club. Jonna spoke about the speaker Jennifer Hubbard, president and executive director of the Catherine Violet overturning of Roe v. Wade and the current bright spots and challenges regarding religious liberty. Hubbard Animal Sanctuary, who founded the sanctuary in honor of her daughter who Below: In mid-February, 31 members of the chapter met again at the same venue and heard from was killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012. host and chapter president Tom Ellis (center, with Christine, his wife), financial advisor and owner of Golden Oak Wealth Management, as he presented on the data that explains our country’s current economic conditions and likely future course. April 2023 | 47 | legatus.org
5 MINUTES JIM GRAVES WITH Legatus is ‘a network for business contacts’ 2022 ACE OF THE YEAR DRAWS MEMBERS WITH APPEAL TO BUILD MARRIAGES, FAITH MIKE CARLTON IS NATIONAL I began to study Protestant writers to better Why did you join Legatus? director of sales for Getinge, understand my Presbyterian faith and started a medical device company to develop an anti-Catholic bias. Later, however, I was initially invited to come as a speaker to headquartered in Sweden, I went to a presentation by Gerry Matatics, a talk about my conversion to Catholicism and and president of Legatus’ former Presbyterian minister who became was invited to join. Laurie and I really enjoy North Atlanta Chapter. Catholic, and meeting other Catholic couples who have similar In February, at Legatus’ was exposed interests to ours, and it also has become a Summit 2023 in Orlando, to the writings network for business contacts. FL, he was presented of Scott Hahn, the 2022 Ace of the Year also a former How were you able to grow the award in recognition of Presbyterian membership of the North Atlanta his successful member minister. After an recruitment efforts. In unexpected visit to Chapter? 18 months, he oversaw Mother Angelica’s the growth of his chapter Shrine of the Most I stepped in post-Covid when the chapter from 20 to 30 member Blessed Sacrament had some real opportunities for growth. The couples. in Hanceville, AL, I pandemic peeled off some members, and the converted and was two chapters in our area had consolidated into Tell us about your received into the one. We decided to go on a recruiting binge, upbringing. Catholic Church seeing if we could bring back old members and during the Easter Vigil of 2002. Laurie and I now welcome new ones. I am from Buffalo, NY. We lived have six kids and are very active in the Catholic there because my father, Wray faith. We started recruiting in the fall of 2021. I found Carlton, was a Buffalo Bills that reaching out with a twofold message was running back. I played college What are some of the ministries in very effective. First, if you are Catholic, what football at Miami University which you’ve been involved? are you doing to practice and enhance your in Oxford, OH, where I met my wife, Laurie. She was on faith? Second, as with the Miami dance team and MAC, we focused on became an NFL cheerleader for I gave talks about my conversion “We decided to marriage. Legatus the Cincinnati Bengals. around our diocese and was on events are essentially EWTN’s The Journey Home with Marcus go on a recruiting formal date nights, We got married in the Catholic Church in 1991. Laurie was a Grodi in 2011. Additionally, Laurie binge, seeing if we where you can dress cradle Catholic, but I was not and I founded a marriage ministry could bring back up and do something Catholic at the time. I grew up called Marriages Are Covenants. We fun with your spouse. in the Presbyterian Church, started MAC after observing how the old members and So, by becoming a and it was with Laurie that marriages of some couples whom we welcome new ones Legatus member, you I attended my first Catholic knew had fallen apart. We wondered: not only help build up Mass. At the time all I knew why is there not a program to help your Catholic faith, about Catholics was that they married couples? MAC would meet but you also help your had big families and loved quarterly for a date night for couples, marriage. Notre Dame football! which included a speaker, food, and fellowship. At its height we had 100 couples We’re getting 60 to 70 participants at Legatus participating, but MAC went on hiatus when the meetings now, and we’ve already outgrown Covid-19 pandemic hit. We’re presently in the two of the places where we liked to meet. We’re process of re-booting the ministry. growing fast and are really enjoying it. L April 2023 | 48 | legatus.org
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MEET THE JIM GRAVES CHAPLAIN Once-aspiring NASA engineer aims heavenward FR. XAVY CASTRO OF THE TAMPA BAY CHAPTER IS 2022 CHAPLAIN OF THE YEAR FATHER XAVY CASTRO IS Did your family practice the faith? What do you like best about the chaplain of Legatus’ Tampa priesthood? Bay Chapter and was honored Not in the beginning. My parents were married as the 2022 Chaplain of the in the Church but did not become active in their I like celebrating the sacraments and bringing Year at February’s Summit faith until issues arose in their marriage. They Jesus’ forgiveness and mercy to the people, 2023 in Orlando, FL. He is were headed for a divorce but went on retreat through Confession particularly, but also originally from Puerto Rico, and decided to make a change in their lives. I’m through participation in the Eucharist. moved to the U.S. as a boy, grateful for their decision, which brought much Celebrating the Sacrament of the Altar is a and grew up in unique privilege and extremely special to me. Tampa, FL. He peace to our family, Also, as a priest, I can offer the faithful guidance entered seminary and affirmed for us the that can help them save their souls, which is in 2009, and was need of making God the wonderful. ordained a priest center of our lives. for the Diocese of St. Petersburg in 2017. My parents have since What are the greatest challenges? He has served as a started a support parish priest, high group for couples The vocation to the priesthood is a total school chaplain, and continue to offer commitment that is very sacrificial. I need and chaplain for support for couples to to recognize that I can only do so much; I am the Scouts. He is this day. not God. I just need to allow the Lord to work currently parochial through me, and trust in His grace. vicar at St. Why did you enter Lawrence Church in the seminary? Have you had any surprises? Tampa. In my first assignment, I ministered at a jail that Tell me about your I felt a call to the priesthood as a little kid and was within our boundaries. I was surprised to background. would “play” Mass at home with my sister learn how the Lord can bring people back to as an altar server. When I Himself that you would never As a small boy, I grew up on a discovered that priests do not “I just need to allow expect, and that these people family farm in the mountain marry, I put aside the call for the Lord to work can be amazing witnesses of areas of Puerto Rico. I was the a time. I studied aeronautical the faith. oldest of four children; I have engineering in college, as I through me, and trust three younger sisters. We grew wanted to be an engineer, fly in His grace What advice do you like to coffee beans, which is probably planes, and work for NASA. I offer Legatus members? why I love coffee today! even applied for an internship with NASA, but while waiting We moved to Connecticut for a response, I went on Be not afraid. We are told when I was 9, and then to retreat. It changed my life. I this 365 times in the Bible, Tampa, which became home went on retreat looking to take a rest, and I came and we all need to be reminded of it. We also for me. My mother worked for out with the Lord calling me to the priesthood. need to ask the Holy Spirit for that grace to live a hospital, and my father was a I am in awe of how it happened. out our vocations as the Lord is calling us to do. businessman who later worked I encourage our members to use their gifts for for the U.S. Postal Service. I was accepted for the internship with NASA, but the greater good. L I decided to go to seminary instead. I was there for eight years, then I was ordained a priest. April 2023 | 50 | legatus.org
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