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On the way down the "Morro do Pai Inácio" during a great sunset.
Na descida do Pai Inácio durante um por-do-sol maravilhoso.
Elizabeth Black, principal of St. Stephen Catholic School in E. Grand Rapids, was consecrated according to the Rite of the Consecration of Virgins Living in the World by Bishop David Walkowiak during a Mass on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021 at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids. This vocation is for the whole Church, and all the faithful of the diocese were invited to attend.
This ancient vocation, the vocation of Roman martyrs Agnes and Lucy, among others, is a mystical espousal to Christ and a visible reminder of the union that we are all called to live with Christ in heaven. The virgin is consecrated in a solemn rite by the bishop of the diocese, and she is an image of the Church’s single-hearted love for Jesus. During the rite, the virgin receives a wedding ring as the symbol of her vocation.
To learn more about vocations to consecrated religious life, visit the Vocations section of our website at grdiocese.org.
(Photo by Emma Rolf)
THE CULT OF PERSONALITY RULES and no clear lines are drawn between mythology and reality. What has become of our age?
My forthcoming book, ICONS & IDOLS, will be filled with a plethora of different sorts of people from all walks of life and vocations. The art will be accompanied by short essays which are either praiseful or critical.
I have been very critical of Mother Teresa, who I do not consider to be beyond criticism merely because she is a religious figure. I do not engage in any form of idolatry and that, in part, is what ICONS & IDOLS is about. But my book will not focus on religious figures as I am much more interested in the Rock Age than the “rock of ages.” Mother Teresa is the only religious figure that will appear in the book.
Yet, Icons & Idols is a satirical book. It takes a fun poke at our fixation with the cult of celebrity, but it simultaneously praises the brilliance of the iconic figures I painted as it lampoons others.
Edward Keenan, who writes the book’s forward, says it best in how I approach the famous icons of our age.
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“IN ANCIANT GREECE, when people set out to interpret the world they lived in, to find instruction, warnings or personal example, they’d look to stories of Zeus and Herra, Jason and the Argonauts, Sophocles and Narcissus. An ancient Greek man’s whole worldview would be likely be colored by the mythology of his times.
In Europe in the middle ages, people facing similar crossroads would seek answers in the lives of saints, finding there instruction and example and ways of understanding the world.
Facing a similar desire to comprehend their world in the early years of the twenty-first century, we turn to our television sets or to the pages of “People” magazine. To the mythology of our age: the culture of celebrity.
And while, in our photographic age, the smile of celebrity more often favors the beautiful than the deformed, it seldom makes value-judgments in addressing the spotlight: Sinner and saint, genius and dunce, lawmaker and criminal –all enjoy an equal opportunity to occupy fame’s warm glow.
It is this amorality which provokes the loudest grumbles about the way we choose our icons: Albert Einstein and O.J. Simpson occupy roughly the same amount of space in the public imagination.
There must be something wrong with such a star system.”
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If anything, ICONS & IDOLS tackles the “cult of personality” credo that has enraptured our age. A cult of personality is when the media creates a heroic public image through unquestioning flattery and constant eulogizing—such as is seen with Mother Teresa. (A personal aside, I have been linked to being Satan like and Hitler loving because of my critical eye. LOL. Halarious).
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See you soon! I'm on vacation! Enjoy my work with the eyes of the soul!
Ate breve! Estou de Ferias! Aprecie meu trabalho com os olhos da alma!
Apr. 14, 2012; Office of Vocations, Congregation of Holy Cross..Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame
An excellent trio from Hebden Bridge's Vocation Brewery at the Head Of Steam at Huddersfield station. Bread & Butter was seen at a number of pubs on my trip to Yorkshire. It seems a well travelled beer as it was on at a pub in Totnes in Devon on one of my visits. Passed on Vocation here as I will be in Hebden Bridge in a few months.
Diocese of Phoenix ordains first auxiliary bishop
By Andrew Junker | July 20, 2010 | The Catholic Sun
AVONDALE — Eduardo Alanís Nevares was ordained a bishop July 19 during a three-hour long Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. He will assist Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and serve the Diocese of Phoenix as its first auxiliary bishop.
“I come with great faith and great trust,” Bishop Nevares said after the Mass. “I’m going to go around preaching the Gospel to everyone.”
The day was historic for the diocese not only because Bishop Nevares is its first auxiliary bishop, but also because he is its first Hispanic bishop. In light of the recent immigration law SB 1070, many have seen the bishop’s appointment as heaven-sent — a fact he alluded to after Mass.
Describing himself as a “bridge person” who can draw people together, Bishop Nevares said the timing of his new assignment is something “providential.”
“I will help Bishop Olmsted,”Bishop Nevares said. “He has asked especially that I animate the Hispanic community and raise up men and women to the priesthood and religious life.”
At the same time, the newly ordained bishop stressed that he will not just be a bishop for Hispanic Catholics.
“He’s here to serve everybody,” said Jose Robles, director of Hispanic Ministry for the diocese.
During the Mass, Bishop Nevares was greeted by a number of different local ethnic groups, including Chinese, Korean, Sudanese, Tongan, Native American and more.
“I must admit that now I know I am not in Tyler,” the bishop joked about his previous diocese in east Texas after the procession ended. “I’ve never been greeted by so many beautiful ethnic groups.”
During his homily, Bishop Olmsted encouraged his new auxiliary to view his office as one of service, not of prestige.
“It is our privilege and our duty to serve and not to be served, to put others’ needs ahead of our own, and to resist all temptations to lord it over anyone,” Bishop Olmsted said.
“This is the example that the Lord Jesus left for us, when he washed the feet of the Apostles, and then said to them, ‘What I just did was to give you an example: as I have done, so you must do,’” he said.
Bishop Olmsted also emphasized the need for a bishop to live without fear, and quoted the famous Polish Cardinal Wyszynski who said, “Lack of courage in a bishop is the beginning of a disaster.”
“It is our honor and privilege, as well as our first obligation, to make known the Gospel of Christ in all its purity and integrity,” he said.
After the homily, Bishop Nevares knelt before Bishop Olmsted while two deacons held the Book of Gospels over his head. Bishop Olmsted then anointed Bishop Nevares’ forehead with oil. Finally, more than 20 visiting bishops — including Cardinal Roger Mahoney of Los Angeles — laid their hands on the new bishop’s head and prayed for him.
At one part during the Mass, the soon to be ordained bishop lay prostrate in front of the altar while the congregation chanted the Litany of Saints, an emotional and profound moment for him.
“God, here’s my life. It’s for you,” Bishop Nevares described his thoughts during the liturgy.
A number of priests, friends and family from Texas attended the ordination. Bishop Olmsted credited the Nevares family a number of times during Mass for supporting Bishop Nevares’ vocation. He said he looked forward to their future visits to the Valley.
“Nuestra casa es su casa,” the bishop said.
Bishop Nevares’ parents were Mexican immigrants who came to the United States while he was in the womb. Born and raised in Houston, the 11-year-old future bishop was inspired by a visiting missionary who talked of his work in Madagascar.
As a teenager, he attended a junior seminary for the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, into whose order he was ordained a priest in 1981. In 2007, he was incardinated into the Diocese of Tyler, where he had been serving for years.
Known for his outreach to Hispanics, Bishop Nevares formed the area’s first Spanish-speaking program to train men to be permanent deacons.
It’s this reputation that has excited so many local Hispanics since learning of his appointment in Phoenix.
“We have someone like ourselves in this position. We can identify with him,” said Manuel Torres Caballero, a parishioner at St. Martin de Porres. “We feel that also with our Bishop Olmsted, because he speaks Spanish, but with Bishop Nevares, we get something else. I don’t know how to describe it.”
Caballero said it’s a difficult and fraught time for Hispanics locally and Bishop Nevares’ ordination provides some joy and hope.
“We feel hope in a difficult time, joy and happiness,” he said. “We feel supported."
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More than two dozen Franciscan alumni returned to their alma mater to share about their respective religious orders and communities with current students.
Apr. 14, 2012; Office of Vocations, Congregation of Holy Cross..Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame
“My hope is that when people feel their faith is being tested or growing weak, they will visit Saint Oliver’s shrine here in the Cathedral and find strength and healing. I want people to come here to experience God’s love and closeness when life is getting them down, and they are losing hope – whether it be in their relationships or in their chosen vocation. I invite people to visit Saint Oliver’s shrine when they are afraid of what lies ahead for them, or when they are concerned about the direction which their family members are taking in life. May all who come here look up at the statue of Saint Oliver and gain serenity, courage, wisdom and hope for themselves and for others. Remember, on the day of Saint Oliver’s canonisation, Pope Paul VI said: ‘The message of Oliver Plunkett offers a hope that is greater than the present life; it shows a love that is stronger than death’” – Archbishop Eamon Martin
These were the words of Archbishop Eamon Martin at the unveiling of this new statue of Saint Oliver Plunkett in Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh on 10 July 2019. The statue was commissioned by Archbishop Eamon in honour of martyrs yesterday, today and tomorrow.
The statue has been cast in bronze by Dublin-sculptor Dony MacManus (www.donymacmanus.com). The seven-foot high statue depicts Saint Oliver at the moment of his martyrdom. The saint is cast in Ecce Homo pose (ie ‘Behold the man’, as in the Crucifixion of Jesus). Saint Oliver stands, wearing his pectoral cross, with his hands bound behind his back gently clasping the martyr’s palm, which trails down to the archbishop’s pallium, making it clear that Saint Oliver’s martyrdom is connected with his episcopacy. The sculptor has carefully captured the reality that Saint Oliver offered himself into martyrdom for the faith and this is shown in the facial features, depicting a man of courage and holiness, of flesh and blood.
Photo: Brenda Drumm, Catholic Communications Office, Maynooth
Apr. 14, 2012; Office of Vocations, Congregation of Holy Cross..Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame
Diocese of Phoenix ordains first auxiliary bishop
By Andrew Junker | July 20, 2010 | The Catholic Sun
AVONDALE — Eduardo Alanís Nevares was ordained a bishop July 19 during a three-hour long Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. He will assist Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and serve the Diocese of Phoenix as its first auxiliary bishop.
“I come with great faith and great trust,” Bishop Nevares said after the Mass. “I’m going to go around preaching the Gospel to everyone.”
The day was historic for the diocese not only because Bishop Nevares is its first auxiliary bishop, but also because he is its first Hispanic bishop. In light of the recent immigration law SB 1070, many have seen the bishop’s appointment as heaven-sent — a fact he alluded to after Mass.
Describing himself as a “bridge person” who can draw people together, Bishop Nevares said the timing of his new assignment is something “providential.”
“I will help Bishop Olmsted,”Bishop Nevares said. “He has asked especially that I animate the Hispanic community and raise up men and women to the priesthood and religious life.”
At the same time, the newly ordained bishop stressed that he will not just be a bishop for Hispanic Catholics.
“He’s here to serve everybody,” said Jose Robles, director of Hispanic Ministry for the diocese.
During the Mass, Bishop Nevares was greeted by a number of different local ethnic groups, including Chinese, Korean, Sudanese, Tongan, Native American and more.
“I must admit that now I know I am not in Tyler,” the bishop joked about his previous diocese in east Texas after the procession ended. “I’ve never been greeted by so many beautiful ethnic groups.”
During his homily, Bishop Olmsted encouraged his new auxiliary to view his office as one of service, not of prestige.
“It is our privilege and our duty to serve and not to be served, to put others’ needs ahead of our own, and to resist all temptations to lord it over anyone,” Bishop Olmsted said.
“This is the example that the Lord Jesus left for us, when he washed the feet of the Apostles, and then said to them, ‘What I just did was to give you an example: as I have done, so you must do,’” he said.
Bishop Olmsted also emphasized the need for a bishop to live without fear, and quoted the famous Polish Cardinal Wyszynski who said, “Lack of courage in a bishop is the beginning of a disaster.”
“It is our honor and privilege, as well as our first obligation, to make known the Gospel of Christ in all its purity and integrity,” he said.
After the homily, Bishop Nevares knelt before Bishop Olmsted while two deacons held the Book of Gospels over his head. Bishop Olmsted then anointed Bishop Nevares’ forehead with oil. Finally, more than 20 visiting bishops — including Cardinal Roger Mahoney of Los Angeles — laid their hands on the new bishop’s head and prayed for him.
At one part during the Mass, the soon to be ordained bishop lay prostrate in front of the altar while the congregation chanted the Litany of Saints, an emotional and profound moment for him.
“God, here’s my life. It’s for you,” Bishop Nevares described his thoughts during the liturgy.
A number of priests, friends and family from Texas attended the ordination. Bishop Olmsted credited the Nevares family a number of times during Mass for supporting Bishop Nevares’ vocation. He said he looked forward to their future visits to the Valley.
“Nuestra casa es su casa,” the bishop said.
Bishop Nevares’ parents were Mexican immigrants who came to the United States while he was in the womb. Born and raised in Houston, the 11-year-old future bishop was inspired by a visiting missionary who talked of his work in Madagascar.
As a teenager, he attended a junior seminary for the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, into whose order he was ordained a priest in 1981. In 2007, he was incardinated into the Diocese of Tyler, where he had been serving for years.
Known for his outreach to Hispanics, Bishop Nevares formed the area’s first Spanish-speaking program to train men to be permanent deacons.
It’s this reputation that has excited so many local Hispanics since learning of his appointment in Phoenix.
“We have someone like ourselves in this position. We can identify with him,” said Manuel Torres Caballero, a parishioner at St. Martin de Porres. “We feel that also with our Bishop Olmsted, because he speaks Spanish, but with Bishop Nevares, we get something else. I don’t know how to describe it.”
Caballero said it’s a difficult and fraught time for Hispanics locally and Bishop Nevares’ ordination provides some joy and hope.
“We feel hope in a difficult time, joy and happiness,” he said. “We feel supported."
More: www.catholicsun.org
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