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4 | Embracing nature:A program uses gardening and horticulture to help its residents engage with the world.

7 | “Laudato Si’”:University community comments on Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment.

8 | Unique heritage:The Villa Maria Farm has long been a symbol of perseverance in Lawrence County.

12 | Fearless humanitarian:A woman who came to the aid of those fleeing ethnic violence is honored for her work.

16 | “DJ Joy”:Mercy Sister Gail Anne Jarvis is spreading more than music online.

17 | Joyous sounds:An inner-city school band gets a rare opportunity to perform at Duquesne University.

18 | Madeleine Albright:Religion must be a key part of nation’s foreign policy.

22 | Parish festivals:Where to go for fun and food from June to October.


We are all connected through and are a part of nature. It is because of this relationship with our natural environment that we must come to understand, honor and embrace the natural world rather than seek to dominate and exploit it. Through nature we nourish our bodies, center our minds, connect to one another and even reconnect to our higher needs.

Nature-Related Programming at Pittsburgh Mercy recognizes that nature significantly enhances holistic, people-centered care. It is appropriate for all ages and respects all cultures. This includes people who are traditionally marginalized in society and the most vulnerable populations with complex health and human service needs.

The program offers an innovative service model using gardening and horticulture to effectively improve individuals and communities through collaborative, educational and community-based actions. In this way, the concurrent, multi-dimensional benefits that nature provides will generate enduring, more authentic community integration for people served in and with the wider community.

Although the number of benefits that a person acquires is dependent upon his or her

level of activity, significant results are generated no matter their level of involvement. Below are just a few examples of the benefits of gardening, and some that you may not have known about already:

• Body — increased muscle coordination, tone, strength and range of motion; reduced “exercise stress” and an ability to maintain physical activity longer; improved eating habits, nutrition and weight loss; increased heart health and lower blood pressure; lower risk of bone loss and diabetes; appropriate outlet for frustration.

• Mind — improved hope and optimism; increased cognition and verbal skills; prolonged and more mindful attention; improved self-esteem, self-worth and confidence; ability to regain peacefulness and increase relaxed wakefulness; improved ability to accept and relate to others; gain the sense of belonging; overcome fear of self or others.

• Spirit — improved integration of mind, body and spirit; engagement with other life forces; source of fascination, wonder and intrigue; connect with a sacred power greater than one’s self; understanding of life, life processes and life cycles; ability to maintain

Embracing nature for body, mind and spiritBy BENJAMIN P. BISHOP

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Residents of Pittsburgh Mercy’s Garden View Manor in Wilkinsburg relax in the Memorial Garden.

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Gardener Marlene K. gets a hug from Karissa Moore, a Penn State master gardener, as they work together outside Pittsburgh Mercy’s Garden View Manor in Wilkinsburg.

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“Youth Sport and Spirituality: Catholic Perspectives,” edited by Patrick Kelly, SJ. University of Notre Dame Press (Notre Dame, Indiana, 2015). 308 pp., $37.

In an age when an increasing number of Americans find themselves on ball fields on Sunday mornings either watching or participating in the ritual of sports, rather than in the pews, Jesuit Father Patrick Kelly offers a much-needed perspective to place sport in its proper context.

“Youth Sport and Spirituality” examines sports from various lens and perspectives

dating back to Homer’s “Iliad” when the categories of play, sport and war were used to describe different levels of this human endeavor called athletics that is now a multibillion-dollar enterprise.

In addition to the historical perspective, the reader will find commentary from scholars in several disciplines including theology, philosophy and psychology that are helpful to coach and parent alike. These scholars put forth their observations and commentary on how sports can foster and impact the personal growth of young people in both positive and negative ways. At times their scholarly commentaries are at odds with one another so readers have to do some reflection themselves and grapple with the questions raised, especially regarding the training and upbringing of young

people.The second

part of Father Kelly’s book includes essays written by athletic directors, coaches and experts in the field who work specifically with coaches in youth athletics. An aspect of this book that is valuable for the Catholic and the religious believer is the integration ofthe transcendent within the context of sports.

Youth are fully engaged by successful coaches who inspire young people and increase the athletes’ desire to give 100 percent for the coach and the team. How do the disciplines involved in sports translate into the spiritual life and is there mutual ground for sports and spirituality

Collection explores ‘playing ball’ from Catholic viewpoints

By ALLAN F. WRIGHT Catholic News Service

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Buddy R., a resident gardener at Pittsburgh Mercy’s Garden View Manor in Wilkinsburg, tends to the grape arbor.

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As a nursing major at Carlow University, Gina Marie McGowan is concerned with the health of her patients. As a Catholic, she appreciates that Pope Francis has extended that concern to the health of the entire planet through the publication of his encyclical, “Laudato Si’” which critiqued consumerism and irresponsible development, and lamented environmental degradation and global warming.

“Laudato Si’” encourages generations

Carlow University community shares perspectives about Pope Francis’ ‘Laudato Si”

Caring for the Earth seen as paramount

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A man carries a sign during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Interfaith Peace Walk Jan. 18 in New York City. The theme of this year’s event was “Hear the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor,” from Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’.”

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The Villa Maria Community Center Farm is an integral part of the heritage of the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, serving as a symbol of the struggle and sacrifice of a small group of women, who settled on the Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, land in 1864 and succeeded in establishing a viable, productive farm where others before them had failed.

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Villa Maria Farm: Symbol of struggle, sacrifice and perseverance By JOHN MOREIRA

The farm relies on a corps of dedicated volunteers and four full-time farmers to continue the legacy of the early sisters. John Moreira, third from left, serves as director of land management.

The farm’s greenhouse, open to the public, operates year-round and features bedding flowers, hanging baskets, produce and herbs, as well as mums, poinsettias and Easter flowers for the holiday seasons. The farm is also home to a herd of British-American Park cattle, a rare and gentle breed raised for beef and milk production.

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An on-farm produce market operates mid-June through early November with all produce and fruit raised on the farm and

nothing purchased from other sources. This guarantees freshness, quality and organic growing standards in production. The convent

kitchen is supplied with seasonal, fresh produce to prepare meals for the sisters, staff and guests.

A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program operates through the summer and early fall. Community members pay in advance as a type of subscription and receive 18 weeks of fresh produce and fruit. They share the benefits as well as potential risks with the farm. Membership options include half shares, enough to supply a couple with lots of produce; full shares, which supply families of four or more; and a full-working share which provides a discount for helping on the farm. Additionally, there is a cut flower share that supplies 10 weeks of fresh flower bouquets for members.

Fifty percent of produce grown is donated to the less fortunate in the region. Depending on weather conditions, in a typical growing season, the farm donates 25,000 pounds of produce and fruit. Donation sites include St. Vincent DePaul, the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank, Prince of Peace, as well as smaller local food pantries and churches which organize food giveaways.

The farm’s greenhouse, open to the public, operates year round and features bedding flowers, hanging baskets, produce, herb starts in the spring; mums are grown through the summer and ready for the fall; poinsettias are started in mid-July for the Christmas holiday; and Easter flowers are started in December for the Easter holiday. The greenhouse is heated using wood from the farm’s forests.

Volunteers and college interns are integral in helping the farm staff operate the farm with volunteers from all walks of life — some to gain knowledge about farming practices, some to receive necessary volunteer time for college applications, some for the solace the farm offers and some to help grow crops to feed the less fortunate. Likewise, many sisters and associates enjoy many hours of volunteering on the farm. College and graduate school students in an environmental or related field of study receive college credit hours for learning organic and sustainable farming practices.

The farm employs four full-time farmers with a vast field of expertise and knowledge that enables the Sisters of the Humility of Mary to continue to maintain and continue the legacy of the early sisters and sustain this precious land for generations to come.

For more information on the farm, contact me at 724-964-8920, ext. 3385; email [email protected]; or visit humilityofmary.org.

Moreira is director of land management Villa Maria Community Center, Villa Maria, Pennsylvania.

Fifty percent of the produce grown on the farm is donated to the less fortunate in the region served by food banks, pantries and local churches. In a typical growing season, 25,000 pounds of produce and fruit are donated.

The one constant in the course of time is the steer barn, built in the 1840s, and still used today.

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of any age and individuals from different backgrounds to start doing something about our world’s climate change,” said McGowan, a sophomore from Leonardo, New Jersey. “For the encyclical to be addressed to the whole world about what needs to be done to help our earth really encourages students like myself to keep doing what we can.”

This most recent Earth Day was the first celebrated since Pope Francis issued his encyclical. Around the world, more than one billion people participated in Earth Day activities. At Carlow University, members of the Carlow community took the opportunity to share personal and professional perspectives on “Laudato Si.’”

“Pope Francis’ encyclical is a remarkable document, and has received an enthusiastic response from scientists the world over,” said Dr. Matthew Fagerburg, an assistant professor of biology at Carlow. “Drawing on expert analyses and advice from climate scientists, it is a call to meaningfully address the suffering — both human and environmental — that human-induced global climate change threatens to

produce.”The pope’s encyclical was criticized

by some as being detrimental to poor, developing nations, but he clearly states that climate change “represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day. It’s worst impact will probably be felt by developing countries in coming decades.” This was an important point for some students.

“It’s important for Pope Francis to address climate change because it is a global issue and the pope is a global figure. His influence with “Laudato Si’” spans the entire globe and his message impacts anyone of any faith,” said Jillian Rubino, a junior from Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, who is majoring in chemistry with pre-law and political science minors. “Climate Change is affecting everyone worldwide and Pope Francis clearly illustrates this in his encyclical.”

Interest in the environment and making the world a better place is not something that she just became concerned about for an Earth Day presentation. Last summer, Rubino, McGowan, and Hannah Rycerz, a junior from Johnstown, Ohio, majoring in political science and minoring in biology and public policy, along with about 20 others students from colleges or universities sponsored by or affiliated with the Sisters of Mercy, took a trip to Washington, D.C., to learn about the Clean Power Plan from representatives of the Catholic Climate Covenant, the Franciscan Action Network, the Friends Committee on National Legislation, WE ACT for

Environmental Justice and the Religious Action center of Reformed Judiaism. Rubino hoped to put some of the things she learned on that trip into action at Carlow.

“We’re looking at recycling, how we can change the disposal of chemicals and the disposal of waste on our campus and how people are addressing issues like water usage [and] power usage,” Rubino told the Catholic News Service in August.

The pope’s call to care for creation — caring for the body, mind, and spirit of all God’s creatures — meshes well with the Sisters of Mercy’s own concerns for the world at large.

“Laudato Si’” is a powerful message about climate change and care for our earth,” said Mercy Sister Patricia McCann, a former history professor at Carlow. “Pope Francis’ message resonates with the ‘Critical Concerns’ identified by the Sisters of Mercy at our community governance meetings.”

As the Carlow students pointed out, clean air and water is no longer just a critical concern of some people. The pope’s message is one for everyone to heed.

“Pope Francis’ calls not just Catholics, but countries around the world to step up climate change initiatives through his encyclical,” said Rycerz. “Time is running out to make a difference, and it is crucial for such an influential leader to be advocating for our earth.”

To learn more about Carlow University, please visit www.carlow.edu.

Wilson is director of media relations for Carlow University.

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At the U.S. Capitol, Carlow University students, from left, Jillian Rubino, Gina Marie McGowan and Hannah Rycerz.


to co-exist so they can truly feed off each other rather than compete against one other in our often sports-crazed society?

In Chapter 5, Clark Power examines the coach-minister model of moral and spiritual development through the “Play Like a Champion Today” educational program in which “the child-centered approach to coaching differs in important ways from the traditional character-education approach espoused by most coach education programs today.” He emphasizes that children are not “mini-adults” and need the care of coaches to “establish a nurturing environment that meets the children’s needs.”

Without this environment in sports, coaches are too often driven by their own ego and end up doing more harm than good in developing

the morality and spirituality of the child entrusted to them by God.

Opportunities abound for Catholic schools, institutions and individuals to “seek that which is above” through participation in athletics and Father Kelly’s thoughtful analysis and perspective makes coaches, athletes and parents alike co-creators in the development of youth through the participation of sports.

In addition to Power and Father Kelly, contributors to this book include Daniel A. Dombrowski, Nicole M. LaVoi, Mike McNamee, David Light Shields, Brenda Light Bredemeier, Richard R. Gaillardetz, Kristin Komyatte Sheehan, Dobie Moser, Jim Yerkovich, Sherri Retif, James Charles Naggi and Edward Hastings.

Wright teaches a course on spirituality and sports at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

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YEREVAN, Armenia — When ethnic violence erupted in Burundi, Marguerite Barankitse hid targeted families and cared for orphaned children.

Her public criticism of the leaders she blamed for the violence led to death threats, and finally to life as a refugee in neighboring Rwanda, where she continued to save thousands of lives through her charity work for people fleeing conflict.

Many of her own family and friends were killed in Burundi’s conflict, some “right before my eyes,” she said, but “I had my (Catholic) faith and I kept hearing the Lord’s message, and it was ‘Do not be afraid, I am with you,” Barankitse told Catholic News Service.

“If God had not been with me, I would have probably tried to take my own life,” Barankitse said.

“We need to support each other as a human family, and to say ‘never again!’ No more dictators who oppress the people and receive money and arms from the international community,” Barankitse told CNS. “How is it even possible that these tyrants exist in the 21 century? We must take appropriate measures.”

Her efforts were rewarded April 24 with the $1.1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, presented by actor George Clooney at the end of an April 23-24 two-day global gathering in Armenia, set to correspond with commemorations in the former Soviet republic for the 1915 genocide of ethnic Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

“Tonight’s award celebrates heroism and bravery far beyond what most of us could

do in a lifetime,” said Clooney, who has been outspoken on the rights of refugees.

Barankitse’s award consisted of a $100,000 grant to further fund her own charity work and another $1 million donated to three other relief organizations of her choosing.

CNS was among the more than 70 local and international media organizations invited to the two-day gathering, along with as many global scholars, peacemakers, human rights activists, aid workers and some former heads of government.

Clooney referred to his ancestors, Irish refugees who had to leave their homeland in search of more secure lives.

“The simple truth is that all of us here tonight are the result of someone’s act of kindness. The Clooney family fled a famine in Ireland to come to the United States where their very survival required a room, a meal, a helping hand,” said Clooney.

In the opening panel discussion, Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian human rights lawyer and her country’s first female judge, said the world’s civil society groups needed to be empowered to better deal with continued refugee crises, especially in the Middle East.

“What happens in one part of the world affects the other,” she said.

Ebadi spoke of the plight of millions of Syrian refugees and accused several oil and gas-rich Muslim nations, including her own, of doing nothing to help them.

“Why aren’t they giving any money,” asked

Ebadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.Some European participants perceived a

lack of will on the part of European nations to do more for the world’s refugees.

“Within the context of a Europe that seems to some extent to be denying and undermining its own foundational values and principles ... where else do we look to for that moral authority and that sense of the dignity of the person first and foremost?” asked Eamonn Meehan, executive director of the Irish Catholic aid agency, Trocaire.

Pope Francis has shown “real moral leadership” by visiting refugees held in a Greek camp and by bringing some of them back with him to Rome, Meehan told CNS.

“I think there is a message there for our political leaders,” he added.

Several participants drew parallels between the techniques used by the militant group Islamic State in parts of war-torn Syria and Iraq and those used in the 1915 Armenian genocide, which most historians agree killed anywhere from 800,000 to 1.5 million Armenians. Turkey has always disputed such figures.

Other finalists for the Aurora Prize were Tom Catena of Mother of Mercy Hospital in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan; Syeda Ghulam Fatima, general secretary of the Bonded Labor Liberation Front in Pakistan; and Father Bernard Kinvi, a Catholic priest in Bossemptele, Central African Republic.

These three contenders were honored for their humanitarian work with grants of $25,000.

Burundian woman honored for her work By JAMES MARTONE Catholic News Service

“If God had not been with me, I would have probably tried to take my own life.” — Marguerite Barankitse

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Marguerite Barankitse, a Catholic woman from Burundi, speaks April 24 after being awarded the Aurora Prize in Yerevan, Armenia. Also pictured are Aurora Prize co-founder Ruben Vardanyan and U.S. actor George Clooney.

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JUNE 9, 1995

It has been said that the crisis of our time is not of the head but of the heart. We often describe people in terms of the heart: cold heart, warm heart, soft heart, a big heart or even no heart at all. Other times we say “straight from the heart” or “his heart was not in it.” We often use “weak-hearted” or “stout hearted.”

Here one is reminded of the rabbi blessed with a brilliant son. But the son became a mind in a body without a heart. The rabbi realizing this cried in his heart, and shouted out loud to the Master of the Universe: “Why have you done this to me? I don’t need a mind like this for a son. A heart is what I need for a son. Compassion I want for my son. Righteousness, mercy and strength to suffer and carry pain is what I want for my son, not a mind without a soul, without a heart.”

The magnificent feasts celebrated in our liturgies during this month of June, namely the feasts of Pentecost, Holy Trinity, Corpus Christi or Body of Christ, and the Sacred Heart provide us with graceful opportuni-ties for reflection of the interlocking whole-ness of our Catholic faith. All are awesome revelations of the heart and face of God.

People of all creeds and races, con-sciously or unconsciously, seek a just and peaceful world. Even more, they are searching for a deeper communication, for a community which results from one heart. A true community is an organic reality. It springs from one heart, the heart of people bound into a unity for reasons greater than their own. Only the Spirit can hold diverse people together and lead us to the mystery of that perfect community of love which is the Blessed Trinity.

Our search for identity, for unity in diver-sity, for freedom and balance will be in vain unless each one of us who forms a part of a family, parish, city or nation begins with a personal change of heart. The immediate future of mankind depends on this change of heart.

The Trinity appears as the ultimate pat-tern or paradigm of human relationships. The doctrine of the Holy Trinity begins to come alive when in all honesty, we can admit the fundamental truth that the world is “ours” and that all men and women are “us.” And it is up to the believers, especially Catholics who are at heart true Christians, to anticipate the Trinitarian future as much as possible.

There are flickers of hope on the horizon. In a healthy shift from the world’s obses-sion with celebrities, the May 29 issue of Newsweek recognized “Everyday Heroes” for the goodness of their hearts. Further-more, Senior Editor Jon Alter, in a compre-hensive article on “What Works,” not only shared solutions drawn from grassroots programs but also ways to encourage or-dinary Americans to be counted and make a difference. His tribute to Americans who

care who have a heart — as manifested in the Oklahoma City tragedy — reassured the nation that “there is more heart than hate in the heartland.”

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Health and medicine are huge concerns in a global marketplace. Think of Ebola, Zika virus and the need for organs for transplants.

Not only do mainstream bioethics need to catch up to such worldwide trends, said Dr. Henk ten Have, director of the Duquesne University Center for Healthcare Ethics, they need to recognize that so many people around the globe are feeling vulnerable because of circumstances beyond their control.

In two books published this year, ten Have sets the scene for establishing

global bioethics because of the social, economic and environmental effects

of globalization (“Global Bioethics: An Introduction”).

Then, in “Vulnerability: Challenging Bioethics,” he examines vulnerability as being created through the social and economic conditions of a person’s life, not an individual weakness, as it is so commonly seen.

With his background as a researcher, practicing physician and philosopher, as well as director of UNESCO’s Division of Ethics of Science and Technology, ten Have raises awareness of the worldwide and increasing importance of bioethics, plus the global sense of

Duquesne University ethicist: World needs to view vulnerability as a social problemBy DR. KAREN FERRICK-ROMAN

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Municipal health workers fumigate for Zika-transmitting mosquitoes in Montevideo, Uruguay. The world feels vulnerable to disease as new infections spread rapidly across the globe.

“Social, economic and political conditions make people vulnerable. Most of all, an ethical framework is needed that values common interests more than private or national ones.”


helplessness against disease, disasters and environmental changes.

Economics and age have a huge impact, according to ten Have. “Health is negatively related to poverty and ecological degradation,” he said. “Social, economic and political conditions make people vulnerable. Most of all, an ethical framework is needed that values common interests more than private or national ones.”

In practical terms, fast surgeries, organ trafficking, commercial surrogate mothers and migrating health care providers are part of the landscape. Thousands of patients with malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS die daily because they cannot afford effective medications.

Yet, nearly 50 years ago, the U.S. Surgeon General declared it was time to close the book on infectious diseases because of vaccinations and medications such as antibiotics. Attention turned to chronic illness, organ transplantations and intensive care.

“These medical interventions raise many ethical questions about benefit and harm,” ten Have said. “Are they really for the good of the patients or do we do better to decide

not to intervene? In so many instances, the main question is what can we do and what should we do? This is not a technical question but an ethical one.”

Then, as individuals age, they may find themselves feeling more at risk, in particular because of globalization and a lack of societal infrastructures. “Senior citizens are vulnerable, not so much because they themselves lack autonomy but because social protection is lacking,” ten Have said. “Society views health as an individual problem. It does not provide community support — yet governments are in the position to reduce pensions and to let prices for common medications explode. It feels like we no longer have any control over what can benefit and hurt us in the larger world,” he said.

This contributes to a growing sense of vulnerability among different populations. According to the website of Routledge, ten Have’s publisher, “We feel vulnerable to disease as new infections spread rapidly across the globe, while disasters and climate change make health increasingly precarious.

“Moreover, clinical trials of new drugs often exploit vulnerable populations in

developing countries that otherwise have no access to health care, and new genetic technologies make people with disabilities vulnerable to discrimination,” the website explained. “Therefore the concept of ‘vulnerability’ has contributed new ideas to the debates about the ethical dimensions of medicine and health care.”

While global responses are being developed, ten Have pointed out, “There is no magic solution. What should concern us is not only the disease itself but the people who are ill.

“We should be aware that we share the same human condition and one planet,” ten Have said. “Vulnerability is not a deficiency but a motivation and challenge to improve the common conditions in which we may all flourish.”

Ferrick-Roman is manager of media relations for Duquesne University.

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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Mercy Sister Gail Anne Jarvis is spreading her joy.

As a disc jockey on pinkscrystalradio.com, an online contemporary Christian music radio station featuring all genres of Christian music, the 60-year-old former parish minister is known as “DJ Joy.”

It’s a moniker that reflects the joy of mercy, the joy of her religious vocation and her desire to show that joy to others.

The name is derived from her former handle — “Joy of Mercy” — on a different site where she volunteered as a chat room greeter.

After that gig ended, she and two other people who had been associated with it continued to pray together daily through an instant messenger conference then through Pinks Crystal Radio.

Sister Jarvis, a 1979 graduate of Trinity College in Burlington with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, has been deejaying since August 2014 and “loves it,” she

said. “The Lord just opened this door for me of deejaying.”

She’s usually on Tuesdays from 7-9 a.m. and Thursdays from 7-10 a.m. (EDT), more if she takes shifts for other volunteer DJs.

Deejaying from her apartment in Burlington is convenient for the sister who suffers from back, leg and foot problems: She sits at her dining room table, surrounded by photographs of family members and Mercy sisters, a wooden “Mercy” cross above her on the wall behind.

“I love the music. I love everything here,” said the silver-haired Sister Jarvis, dressed in black slacks, a white

As ‘DJ Joy,’ Mercy sister shares prayer, music with online radio showBy CORI FUGERE URBANCatholic News Service

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Mercy Sister Gail Anne Jarvis, pictured at her home in Burlington, Vermont, is spreading her joy through an online contemporary Christian music radio station.

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Nearly 70 students, fourth- through eighth-graders, made their Duquesne University campus debut May 11 at a special concert for family and friends.

Dr. Paul Doerksen, chair of the music education and music therapy department at Duquesne University, collaborated with Joelynn Parham, former principal at St. Benedict the Moor, who had reached out to Duquesne to start a band program for the students.

“Mrs. Parham had a vision for the band program, and this was really an opportunity to develop more formal music education for students at St. Benedict,” Doerksen said. “It serves their needs to have a band program and serves as a wonderful professional experience for our undergraduate music education majors.”

The concert was held inside the university’ Power Center Ballroom. It was the culmination of a collaboration between Duquesne’s Mary Pappert School of Music and St. Benedict the Moor School

in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, with funding support from The Extra Mile Education Foundation. With funding provided by the foundation, juniors who already have had methods teaching courses are interviewed; this year, five were selected and paid to teach the St. Benedict students Wednesday and Thursday mornings. The classes are not extra-curricular, but are embedded in the school curriculum.

For the past academic year, five Duquesne music education majors have been teaching and directing the instrumental music class at the school, preparing the students for their year-end concert.

Duquesne students have been teaching the students at St. Benedict the Moor for three years, but this is the first time the student band performed on a college campus.

As part of this community-engagement program, Doerksen thought it was a good idea to bring the St. Benedict students to the university. “We’re not trying to make them professional musicians. We want them to see what it’s like to appreciate music and experience making music with others. For some of the students, it might be the first opportunity to see what it’s like on a college campus, a crystallizing moment in life where they think they might go to college.”

Before the concert, the St. Benedict students were treated to a concert at the

School of Music featuring a brass quintet, followed by a performance by their five student teachers. In addition, the grade schoolers toured Duquesne’s campus, did a dress rehearsal, had dinner together and then performed the concert. A reception followed.

University hosts St. Benedict the Moor School Instrumental Band


WASHINGTON — Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state, said she grew up in a generation that was taught to “keep God and religion as separate as possible from foreign policy.”

But that’s certainly not her view.In fact, she’s adamant that religion must be

at the table in foreign policy discussions.

In an April 7 lecture at Georgetown University, she told students and faculty members who filled a campus hall that the greatest modern challenge is to “build bridges of understanding and tolerance.”

“There are some who might want to engage in such a bridge-building effort without bringing religion into the conversation — to them I say, ‘Good luck,’” she added.

Albright’s lecture kicked off the 10th anniversary celebration of Georgetown’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs. The former diplomat is currently the Michael and Virginia Mortara Endowed Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

She joked that you could write an entire book on the subject of religion and international relations, which she did, 10 years ago. It was titled “The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God and World Affairs.”

“That had nothing controversial in it,” she told the crowd, laughing.

Albright, who was born in 1937 in Prague, said the book was not something she ever thought she would write but it came from seeing religion not getting the place it

deserved in policy discussions.The concept, she noted, is particularly

hard for Americans to accept “because we believe so deeply in the separation of church and state.” She said efforts to have religion be part of policy talks must be taken up but it has to be done carefully to avoid creating new problems.

In other words, it’s a tricky balance. She said a friend of hers compares it to brain surgery: “necessary to do, but disastrous if you slip up.”

People tend to have a narrow view of religion, she said, not forgetting it as much as compartmentalizing it, keeping it personal and local.

She understands how religion can “serve as source of inspiration and healing” and she also knows the flip side: how it is “easy to blame religion, or what people do in the name of religion,” for the troubles in today’s world.

“But that’s too simple,” she added.She said religion is a powerful force and its

“impact depends entirely on what it empowers people to do.” The challenge is to “harness the unifying potential of faith while containing its capacity to divide.”

The former secretary of state, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012, said terrorists want to divide the modern world.

“We need to remember we were not attacked on September 11 by the Muslim world; we were attacked by followers of a perverse ideology that uses Islam to justify terrorism,” she said.

She also noted that the worst nightmare today is that sectarian or religious conflicts could become “unable to contain.” These types of conflicts extend back to ancient times, she noted, but the new element is the extent of damage this violence can inflict, “spread across the Internet for the world to see.”

Albright ended her address with a plea for groups such as Georgetown’s Berkley Center to do more, noting that government agencies can only do so much. She urged them to continue to help people deepen their understanding of religion and religious literacy, and continue to “encourage dialogue to advance the cause of peace.”

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Religion must be key part of foreign policy, says Madeleine AlbrightBy CAROL ZIMMERMANN Catholic News Service

“We need to remember we were not attacked on September 11 by the Muslim world; we were attacked by followers of a perverse ideology that uses Islam to justify terrorism.”

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright answers questions from Georgetown University students in Washington April 7 about the future challenges for religion, peace and world affairs.

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turtleneck and a vibrant blue jacket sporting a silver Mercy cross pin.

During one of her recent segments, she played songs including “Lift High the Cross” from the Norwich Cathedral Choir and “Abide With Me” from Sir Harry Secombe. “Then we’re going to pick it up a bit with ‘The Mississippi Squirrel Revival’ by Ray Stevens,” she announced. Next came Ken Roberts’ “Yodeling Song.”

Sister Jarvis likes to play Christian, patriotic and wholesome secular music; she also reads devotions and presents Catholic content such as information on the Year of Mercy and Ash Wednesday. Sometimes she reads from Vermont Catholic magazine, the Burlington Diocese’s publication, or from Sisters of Mercy materials.

As she presented her program one recent morning, Sister Jarvis sipped “high test” coffee and squinted at the screen of her Acer laptop. “I’ve got to get a bigger computer,” she said. “I’ve got trifocals, and it’s a challenge” to see the small type on the screen.

When it came time to pray with and for her listeners, she gave thanks and praise, and she offered many prayers of petition.

Working off 13 sheets of plain white or pink lined paper, she read the intentions of people who had sent them to her via the chat room, instant message or text. “Help us, Lord, to lay our burden down at the cross, confident you will take care of us and our loved ones,” she said, with a Bible on the table at her left.

She prayed for specific intentions, like for the man who was “recovering nicely from having all his teeth removed”; the man recovering from a stroke; many people dealing with pain; a person in the end stages of cancer; the preservation of a woman’s sight; and a woman who had a stroke and lay on the floor for 12 hours before being found.

“Keep your holy angels around” a woman who is unwell, Sister Jarvis prayed. Make a “hedge of protection” around a man to keep him safe.

The motto of Pinks Crystal Radio is “Each one reach one,” which to Sister Jarvis means “spreading your faith, letting people know who Jesus is, what God means in your life.”

A native of Rouses Point, New York, who worked at St. Anne’s Shrine in Isle

LaMotte and St. Amadeus Church in Alburg, Vermont, Sister Jarvis did parish ministry at St. John Vianney Church in South Burlington and St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Burlington. She also taught and worked in the guidance office at Mater Christi School in Burlington.

“I had to switch from being active in ministry” because of health issues, Sister Jarvis lamented. “My true love was parish ministry — visiting the homebound, the hospitals, the nursing homes.”

No longer in regular, full-time, active ministry, Sister Jarvis — who entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1981 and professed final vows in 1988 — has a ministry of prayer, much of which is evidenced in her part-time DJ ministry. “It gives me an outreach to people,” she said. “And music is healing to people. You witness God’s hand in all of this.”

It takes her 45 minutes to an hour to prepare each of her segments, but “I could take it (the time slot) on the fly if I had to,” she said.

The program is an opportunity for faith sharing with a mostly ecumenical audience.

Sister Jarvis, who always has enjoyed music, was hard pressed to select a favorite recording artist: “There are so many good ones.”

Before handing off Pinks Crystal Radio to the next DJ, the Sister of Mercy likes to conclude her segment with “Give the World a Smile” by The Cathedrals.

Then she sits back in her dining room chair and smiles, a smile of joy.

Urban is a staff writer for Vermont Catholic magazine, the publication of the Diocese of Burlington.

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Below is a listing of parish festivals occurring throughout the diocese from May through October.

MAYMay 30-June 4 | St. Ursula,

Allison ParkMonday (Memorial Day)-Saturday, May

30-June 4, 6:30-10 p.m., 3937 Kirk Ave.

JUNEJune 2-4 | St. Barbara, BridgevilleThursday-Saturday, June 2-4,

beginning at 6 p.m., church parking lot, 45 Prestley Road. Bingo in social hall from 7-10 p.m. Dinners served from 5-6:30 p.m.

June 8-11 | St. Margaret, Green TreeWednesday-Saturday, June 8-11, 6-10

p.m. (6-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday), 310 Mansfield Ave.

8-11 | St. Maurice, Forest HillsWednesday-Saturday, June 8-11,

7-10:30 p.m. (7-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday), 2001 Ardmore Blvd. Dinners served nightly. For more information, visit www.stmauriceparish.org.

June 9-11 | St. Rosalia, GreenfieldThursday-Saturday, June 9-11, 6-10

p.m. (5-10:30 p.m. Saturday), church and school grounds, 411 Greenfield Ave.

June 13-18 | St. Anne, Castle ShannonMonday-Saturday, June 13-18, 7-11

p.m., school grounds, 4040 Willow Ave.June 15-18 | Most Holy Name,

Troy HillWednesday-Saturday, June 15-18, 7-10

p.m. (7-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday), 1700 Harpster St. For more information, visit festival Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MHNSummerfestival.

16-18 | St. Mary of the Assumption, Glenshaw

Thursday-Saturday, June 16-18, 6-10:30 p.m. (5:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday), 2510 Middle Road.

16-18 | St. Patrick, CanonsburgThursday-Saturday, June 16-18,

parish grounds, 317 W. Pike St.. Featuring a variety of food, games. For more information, visit www.stpatrickparish.net.

22-25 | Good Shepherd, Braddock Hills

Wednesday-Saturday, June 22-25, 6-11 p.m., Sacred Heart Church grounds, 1600 Brinton Road, Braddock Hills

22-25 | Immaculate Conception

and JFK Catholic School, WashingtonWednesday-Saturday, June 22-25,

6-10 p.m., grounds behind Immaculate Conception Church, 111 W. Spruce St.

22-25 | St. Thomas More, Bethel ParkWednesday-Saturday, June 22-

25, 6-10 p.m. (6-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday), church parking lot and school gym, 126 Fort Couch Road. Dinners, 5-7 p.m., Family Life Center.

23-25 | Corpus Christi, McKeesportThursday-Saturday, June 23-25, 6-10

p.m. (5-10 p.m. Saturday), Eighth and Market streets.

23-25 | St. Gregory, ZelienopleLawn fete, Thursday-Saturday, June

23-25, 7-10 p.m. (6-11 p.m. Saturday), upper parking lot along Route 68 (parish located at 2 W. Beaver St.). Special rummage sale in Bergman Event Center, 4-9 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit www.stgreglawnfete.com.

23-25 | St. Pamphilus, BeechviewThursday-Saturday, June 23-25,

7-10:30 p.m., church grounds, 1000 Tropical Ave. Highlights

23-26 | St. Therese of Lisieux, Munhall

Thursday-Sunday, June 23-26, starting at 6 p.m. (5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), 1 St. Therese Court. Mass with polka music on Saturday at 4 p.m.

23-25 | St. Thomas A Becket, Jefferson HillsThursday-Saturday, June 23-25, 6-11

p.m., 139 Gill Hall Road.

JULY6-9 | Resurrection, BrooklineWednesday-Saturday, July 6-9,

7-11 p.m., 1100 Creedmoor Ave. For more information: visit http://caitlinmcnulty.wix.com/funflair; visit Facebook page, Resurrection Parish Fun Flair; call 412-563-4400; e-mail [email protected].

7-9 | St. Angela Merici, White OakThursday-Saturday, July 7-9, 7-11

p.m. (6-11 p.m. Saturday, flea market opens at 6:30 p.m.), 1640 Fawcett Ave.

7-9 | St. Jude, WilmerdingThursday-Saturday, July 7-9,

6-11 p.m., parish grounds, 405 Westinghouse Ave.

11-16 | St. Sebastian, Ross Township

Monday-Saturday, July 11-16, 6:30-

10 p.m., (5-10 p.m. Saturday), parish grounds, 311 Siebert Road.

13-16 | All Saints, EtnaWednesday-Saturday, July 13-16,

starting at 6:30 p.m., 19 Wilson St.13-16 | St. Albert the Great,

St. Basil, St. Norbert and St. Wendelin, Baldwin

Wednesday-Saturday, July 13-16, 6:30-11 p.m. (Dinners 4-6:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, and 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, campus of St. Albert the Great Church, 3198 Schieck St.

13-16 | St. John the Baptist, PlumFamily festival, Wednesday-

Saturday, July 13-16, 444 St. John St.13-16 | North American Martyrs, MonroevilleWednesday-Saturday, July 13-16..

For more information, visit www.namfestival.com.

13-16 | Our Lady of Most BlessedSacrament, Natrona HeightsSummerfest, Wednesday-Saturday,

July 13-16, school grounds, 800 Montana Ave. New this year, Mass with polka music, Saturday at 4 p.m.

14-16 | St. Joseph, CoraopolisThursday-Saturday, July 14-16, 5-10

p.m., parish parking lot, 1304 Fourth Ave.14-16 | St. Robert Bellarmine, East McKeesportThursday-Saturday, July 14-16, 6:30-10

p.m. (with food booth opening at 5 p.m. Saturday, and all other booths from 6-10 p.m.), 1313 Fifth Ave. Friday is special parish reunion night. Former members of parish and school are welcome to come and share memories. Special St. Robert trivia contest will be held.

14-16 | SS. Simon and Jude, Scott Township

Thursday-Saturday, July 14-16, 6 p.m., school grounds, 1607 Greentree Road. For information, visit www.ssjfestival.com

15-16 | St. Christopher, ProspectFriday-Saturday, July 15-16, 4-10 p.m.

(5-10 p.m. Saturday, with outdoor Mass celebrated at 4 p.m.), 229 N. Franklin St. (Route 528)., One free basket raffle ticket with a donation of a new non-perishable canned food item for local food pantry or humane society (limit one ticket per person). Special outdoor Mass at 4 p.m. Saturday, with music by Prospect Chime Choir. Parking shuttle available from Prospect Presbyterian Church.

Parish Festival Guide

See Guide, Page 22


15-17 | St. Damien of Molokai, MonongahelaFriday-Sunday, July 15-17, 5-11 p.m.

(noon-6 p.m. Sunday), parish park, at First and Main Street (behind Dierken’s Pharmacy). Free admission and free parking.

21-23 | St. Athanasius, West ViewThursday-Saturday, July 21-23, 5-11

p.m., parish parking lot, 7 Chalfonte St. Saturday is special welcome home night for former members of parish and school., with festivities start with Mass at 4 p.m.

27-30 | Holy Redeemer, Ellwood CityWednesday-Saturday, July 27-30, 6-10

p.m. (with food booths open from 4-10 p.m.), parish grounds, 311 Lawrence Ave.

27-30 | Holy Trinity, Robinson Township

Wednesday-Saturday, July 27-30, 6-11 p.m. parish grounds, 5718 Steubenville Pike. This year the “famous” huge white elephant sale has returned.

28-30 | Madonna Del Castello, Swissvale

Thursday-Saturday, July 28-30, starting at 7 p.m. (with dinners served beginning at 4 p.m.), 2021 S. Braddock Ave. Parking available in Noble Street lot.

29-30 | St. Agnes Parish and School, West MifflinFestival kicks off parish’s 150th

anniversary celebration, Friday-Saturday, July 29-30, 5-11 p.m., school grounds, 653 St. Agnes Lane.

AUGUST3-6 | St. Alexis, WexfordWednesday-Saturday, Aug. 3-6, 6-11

p.m., parish and school campus, 10090 Old Perry Highway. Due to possible repaving of North Allegheny Senior High School, off-site lighted parking may not be available. If needed, an alternative parking lot will be utilized. For more information, visit www.stalexis.org, or call 724-935-4343.

3-6 | St. Valentine, Bethel ParkWednesday-Saturday, Aug. 3-6, 6-10

p.m. (dinners start at 5 p.m.), parish grounds, 2710 Ohio St. A Mass with polka music will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Saturday.

3-6 | St. Vitus, New CastleWednesday-Saturday, Aug. 3-6,

beginning at 6 p.m., 910 S. Mercer St.4-6 | St. Bernadette, MonroevilleThursday-Saturday, Aug. 4-6, 6-11 p.m.

(6-10 p.m. Thursday), 245 Azalea Drive.

4-6 | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, CarnegieThursday-Saturday, Aug. 4-6, 6-10

p.m. (5-10 p.m. Saturday), 330 Third Ave. For more information, visit the parish website in July, at www.seascarnegie.org.

4-6 | St. Mark, Liberty BoroughThursday-Saturday, Aug. 4-6, 6-11 p.m.

(5-11 p.m. Saturday), Liberty Borough site, 3210 Liberty Way. For more information, visit www.saintmarkdiopitt.org.

7 | St. Mary of the Assumption, HermanSunday, Aug. 7, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., school

grounds, 821 Herman Road (Butler). Shuttle bus available from local fire hall.

10-13 | Assumption, BellevueWednesday-Saturday, Aug. 10-13,

school grounds, 35 N. Jackson St.11-14 | St. Raphael, MorningsideThursday-Sunday, Aug. 11-14. Festival

opens with grand parade on Thursday at 6 p.m., and continues nightly on parish grounds, 1154 Chislett St. Special St. Rocco feast day celebration on Sunday, beginning with Mass in Italian at 4 p.m., followed by neighborhood procession with St. Rocco statue and brass band. Sunday evening festivities include live Italian music and fireworks. For more information, call 412-661-3100.

12-14 | St. Ferdinand, Cranberry Township

Friday, Aug. 12, 6-11 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13, 5-11 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 14, 4-9 p.m., parish grounds, 2535 Rochester Road.

12-13 | Our Lady of Joy, Holiday ParkFriday-Saturday, Aug. 12-13, 5-10 p.m.

(4-10 p.m. on Saturday), 2000 O’Block Road.

13 | Mary, Mother of the Church, CharleroiSaturday, Aug. 13, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., alley

behind church, 624 Washington Ave. Highlights include festival of nations homemade ethnic food booths, including American, Irish, Italian and Slovak food booths

14 | Holy Sepulcher, Glade MillsSunday, Aug. 14, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (flea

market and bake sale open at 8 a.m.), 1304 E. Cruikshank Road.

15-20 | Our Lady of Grace, Scott TownshipMonday-Saturday, Aug. 15-20, 7-10:30

p.m. (dinners begin at 4 p.m.), parking lot between school and church grounds, 310 Kane Blvd.

15-20 | St. Teresa of Avila, PerrysvilleSpecial 50th anniversary festival

celebration, Monday-Saturday, Aug. 15-20, 4:30-10 p.m., parish and school grounds, 1000 Avila Court.

17-20 | Holy Wisdom, North SideWednesday-Saturday, Aug. 17-20, St.

Boniface Church grounds, 1025 Haslage

Ave., Pittsburgh’s North Side.21 | St. Francis of Assisi, FinleyvilleAnnual parish picnic, Sunday, Aug. 21,

1 p.m. until dark, parish grounds, 3609 Washington Ave.

21 | St. Wendelin, Carbon CenterSunday, Aug. 21, church grounds, 210

St. Wendelin Road22-27 | St. Sylvester, BrentwoodMonday-Saturday, Aug. 22-27, 7-10

p.m., 3754 Brownsville Road.

SEPTEMBER1-4 | Good Samaritan, AmbridgeThursday, Sept. 1, 6-10 p.m., Friday,

Sept. 2, 6-11 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2-11 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 4, 1-10 p.m., Eighth Street in Ambridge. Mass with polka music on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 724-266-4488 or visit www.GoodSam1.org.

9-10 | St. Blaise, MidlandFriday-Saturday, Sept. 9-10, 4-9 p.m.,

lyceum and parish grounds, Eighth Street and Ohio Avenue.

10-11 | St. Alphonsus, WexfordSaturday, Sept. 10, 6-8 p.m., and

Sunday, Sept. 11, 12:30-6:30 p.m., 201 Church Road. Saturday features games and refreshments of hamburgers and hot dogs. Sunday is harvest home festival and dinner, with home cooked dinner, For more information, call 724-935-1151, or e-mail [email protected].

10 | St. Camillus, Neshannock Township

Fall craft and food festival, Saturday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 314 W. Englewood Ave. Featuring more than 50 crafters and vendors.

11 | St. Joseph, CabotSunday, Sept. 11, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 315

Stoney Hollow Road. Free parking, with shuttle service available from additional parking along Winfield Road.

11 | Transfiguration, RusselltonAnnual car cruise, Sunday, Sept. 11,

noon-4 p.m., parish parking lot, 100 McKrell Road.

15-17 | St. Bartholomew, Penn HillsThursday-Saturday, Sept. 15-17, parish

and school grounds, 111 Erhardt Drive.24-25 | St. Michael, ButlerFesta Italia, Saturday, Sept. 24, noon-9

p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 25, noon-6 p.m., parish hall, 432 Center Ave.

OCTOBER6-8 | St. Malachy, Kennedy TownshipThursday-Saturday, Oct. 6-8, 4-10 p.m. (2-

10 p.m. Saturday), 343 Forest Grove Road.14-15 | St. Peter, Slippery RockOktoberfest, Friday-Saturday, Oct.

14-15, 342 Normal Ave. For more information, call 724-794-2880, or visit www.rockcatholic.org.

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