Parish Clergy & Staff Msgr. Michael Carruthers. Fr. Armando Tolosa. Deacon Jose S. Chirinos Deacon Eddy Smith Deacon Mark Westman Sofia Acosta

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1 Parish Clergy & Staff Msgr. Michael Carruthers Pastor Fr. Armando Tolosa Parochial Vicar Deacon Jose S. Chirinos Deacon Eddy Smith Deacon Mark Westman Sofia Acosta Director of Religious Education Jorge Pis-Rodriguez Director of Music Myriam Cahen Director of Finances Michelle Ducker Director of Campus Ministry & Young Adults Toni Jane Palla o Director of Development and Student Center Iancarlo Arispe Development Coordinator Mercy Quintana Sacristan Vigil Masses - Saturdays 5:30 pm 7:00 pm (Spanish) Sundays 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 Noon 5:00 pm, 6:30 pm., 8:00 p.m. Monday - Friday 8:00 am & 12:05 pm Saturday 8:00 a.m. Confessions: 11:30 a.m. Saturdays and by appointment Baptisms: Please call the Parish Office at least one month in advance. Weddings: Please call the Parish Office at least six months in advance. Office Hours: 9:00 am 6:00 pm Monday - Friday

2 Saturday, May 9th, :30 p.m. + George A. Ibarra + Dirce Martinelli + Leonor Planas + Johnny Machado 7:00 p.m. + William Zuluaga + Augusto Hernandez Jr. + Ada Pedrajo Gibbs + Avelino Piñon + Margot Garcia Padrino Sunday, May 10th, :00 a.m. + Suzanne Guanci + Alexander Puma + Roberto Giro + Lillian Chin-Hing + Pat Sullivan Jones 10:00 a.m. + Miriam Bueno + Hilda Bacardi + Luis J. Bacardi + Luis F. Bacardi + Roberto Morales + Fr. Frank Lechiara 12:00 p.m. - For the Parish Family MASS INTENTIONS 5:00 p.m. + Melissa Christina Rodriguez + Nancy Veronica De La Cruz + Cesareo Llano + Eni Papadam + In Thanksgiving for the Mata Aleman Family 6:30 p.m. + Anna Maria Alonso + Maria Espinosa + Herminia Corzo Silva + Hortensia Pardo Monday, May 11th, :00 a.m. + Jose Felipe Cos + Anurudda Abeysingha + Jose Manuel & Paula Collazo + Patricia Sullivan - 24th Anniversary of Ordination for Msgr. Michael Carruthers - 5th Anniversary of Ordination for Fr. Tolosa 12:05 p.m. + Antonio G. Mora + Jose Llorente + Arturo Celeiro + Severino Iglesias - Iancarlo Arispe Tuesday, May 12th, :00 a.m. + Susana Mestre Estevanez + Fr. Francis Lechiara + Angel & Steny Cuesta - In Thanksgiving for Eva Naygamihaly 12:05 p.m. + William Zuluaga - In Thanksgiving for Mary & Richard Weber - For the Birthday of Brandon Walsh - In Thanksgiving for Veronica Naygamihaly Wednesday, May 13th, :00 a.m. + Robert Paul Thompson - Margarita Andino - Castro-Fernandez Family 12:05 p.m. + Jorge E. Lameran + Humberto Anselmi - Francesca Shaheen & Family - Giselle Hernandez - Amy Hernandez Thursday, May 14th, :00 a.m. + Celestina Garcia 12:05 p.m. + Jose Alvarez + Celestina Garcia - For the health of Jim Fazioli - For the health of Christopher Peterson Friday, May 15th, :00 a.m. + Rita & Alberto Garate + Percy Steinhart - For the Birthday of Maria Antonia Revilla 12:05 p.m. + Luis R. Santeiro + Julia Basterrechea - Living & Deceased Members of The Llano-Cano Families - Mercy Quintana - In Thanksgiving Saturday, May 16th, :00 a.m. + Edward Hudak, Sr. + Bernardo Moro - For the Birthday of Carolina Penaranda Scripture Readings & Responsorial Psalms Sunday, May 10th Sixth Sunday of Easter The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. Acts 10: 25-26, 34-35, Psalm 98: John 4: 7-10 John 15: 9-17 Monday, May 11th Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter The Lord takes delight in his people. Acts 16: Psalm 149: 1b - 6a, 9b John 15: 26 16: 4a Tuesday, May 12th Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Your right hand saves me, O Lord. Acts 16: Psalm 138: 1-3, 7c - 8 John 16: 5-11 Wednesday, May 13th Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Acts 17: 15, 22-18: 1 Psalm 148: 1-2, John 16: Thursday, May 14th Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle The Lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people. Acts 1: 15-17, Psalm 113: 1-8 John 15: 9-17 Friday, May 15th Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter God is king of all the earth. Acts 18: 9-18 Psalm 47: 2-7 John 16: Saturday, May 16th Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter God is king of all the earth. Acts 18: Psalm 47: 2-3, 8-10 John 16: 23b Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL

3 From the Desk of Monsignor Carruthers Thus far in our discussion of obstacles to the mission of the Church, a mission in which we all share through our baptism, we have mentioned foundational spirits such as obstinacy, falsity, discouragement, and disobedience. We have discussed personal sin, such as those that stem from pride, avarice, anger, envy, lust, sloth, and gluttony. And we have pointed out psychological concerns, such as denial, co-dependency, passive-aggression, and narcissism. A conversation on the obstacles to the mission of the Church would not be complete without a conversation on the theme of evil. Thus with this article we turn our attention to evil human evil and demonic evil. We read in Sacred Scripture: A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks (Luke 6:45). There are people who have spent their lives building up evil in their hearts, never tiring of spreading their venom. Unlike the character Geraldine, from the old Flip Wilson television series, who often said, The devil made me do it, those who act from the store of evil in their hearts are responsible for their own decisions in life. Psychologist Erich Fromm tells us, The longer we continue to make the wrong decisions, the more our heart hardens; the more often we make the right decisions, the more our heart softens or better perhaps, comes alive. M. Scott Peck, M.D., best known for his landmark book The Road Less Traveled, has studied the question of human evil from various perspectives, including the use of psychiatric and medical models. In his book, The People of the Lie, Dr. Peck shares that, in his initial struggle to come up with a definition of evil, he was assisted by his eight year old son, who said, Why, Daddy, evil is live spelled backwards. Dr. Peck continues: Evil is in opposition to life. It is that which opposes the life force. It has, in short, to do with killing. Specifically, it has to do with murder namely, unnecessary killing, killing that is not required for biological survival... when I say that evil has to do with killing, I do not mean to restrict myself to corporeal murder. Evil is also that which kills spirit... evil, then, for the moment, is that force, residing either inside or outside of human beings, that seeks to kill life or liveliness. And good is its opposite. Goodness is that which promotes life and liveliness. Certainly, all of us are sinners in need of God s mercy. Dr. Scott states that it is necessary that we first draw the distinction between evil and ordinary sin. It is not their sins per se that characterize evil people. Rather, it is the subtlety and persistent consistency of their sins. This is because the central defect of the evil is not the sin but the refusal to acknowledge it. Those struggling with human evil deny the fault within them, placing the need for guilt outside themselves. Dr. Scott explains: Because in their hearts they consider themselves above reproach, they must lash out at anyone who does reproach them...since the evil, deep down, feel themselves to be faultless, it is inevitable that when they are in conflict with the world they will invariably perceive the conflict as the world s fault. They project their own evil onto the world... Evil people are often destructive because they are attempting to destroy evil. The problem is that they misplace the locus of the evil. Instead of destroying others they should be destroying the sickness within themselves. You may see, in the paragraph above, a connection to Part II s discussion on the sin of pride and Part III s description of narcissism. You would be correct. Dr. Peck states that there is a kind of pride that unrealistically denies our inherent sinfulness and imperfection a kind of overweening pride or arrogance that prompts people to reject and even attack the judgement implied by the day-to-day evidence of their own inadequacy... in [theologian Martin] Buber s words, the malignant narcissist insists upon affirmation independent of all findings. No matter how strong the evidence placed before them, the evil person willfully denies any connection to fault or guilt. Not everyone who struggles with narcissism is evil; what is being referenced is a particular variety of narcissism. Dr. Peck speaks of a malignant narcissism [which] is characterized by an unsubmitted will. All adults who are mentally healthy submit themselves one way or another to something higher than themselves, be it God or truth or love or some other ideal... in summary, to a greater or lesser degree, all mentally healthy individuals submit themselves to the demands of their own conscience. Not so the evil, however. In the conflict between their guilt and their will, it is the guilt that must go and the will that must win. In this we can see connections to Part I s discussion about such things as obstinacy, falsity and disobedience. The evil refuse to see their own imperfections and acknowledge their own guilt; they A University Parish: School of Prayer and Center for the New Evangelization 3

4 must project imperfection and guilt onto others with a fierce willfulness, attempting always to salvage the lies they choose to live. The energy behind their fierce willfulness is fear; the evil fear that their pretense of perfection will be revealed. Dr. Peck reminds us that the evil hate the light the light of goodness that shows them up, the scrutiny that exposes them, the light of truth that penetrates their deception. No one is born this way; it develops over time, through a long series of decisions and choices. Human evil also exhibits itself in a more passive way: the thrall. In the homily I gave at all masses the weekend of February 14-15, 2015, I recounted Dr. Peck words: the theme of thralldom is not infrequent in fairy tales and myths in which princes and princesses and other beings have become captive to the evil power of some wicked witch or demon. There are those who attach themselves to evil people. This can flow out of co-dependency or a timid passive aggression, as discussed in Part II, as well as other causes. The thrall, however, is not an unwilling victim but a collaborator. Dr. Peck states that, as adults, we are not forced by fate to become trapped by an evil power. We set the trap ourselves. In regard to mission, the aggressive evil person brings direct destruction, while the thrall opens doors for them, enables them, and does their bidding. Aggressively evil people and passively evil thralls are easy to hate, but this should not be our response. They are pitiable people living in hells of their own making. Beyond human evil, demonic evil attempts to be an obstacle to the Church s mission. C.S. Lewis states that there is no neutral ground in the universe: every square inch, every split second is claimed by God and counterclaimed by Satan. In my bulletin column of May 26, 2013, I wrote about evil, quoting the Catechism which says, Satan or the devil and other demons are fallen angels who have freely refused to serve God and His plan. Their choice against God is definitive. They try to associate man in their revolt against God (CCC 414). We must be discerning, realizing that God s Spirit is not the only Spirit at work in our lives. Still we should not give into fear of evil, human or demonic. In Part I we discussed a spirit of discouragement. Pope Francis offers us words of ENcouragment. As I shared in the same column of May 26, 2013, he reminds us that we have a standard bearer, Jesus Christ, who protects us and defends us from the insidiousness of the devil, he defends us from ourselves, from our sins... He always forgives us, he is our advocate... We must never forget this... Let us never yield to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day... a Christian can never be sad. Never give way to discouragement. This Week at Monday, May 11th 7:30 p.m. : Prayer & Life Workshop - Music Room Tuesday, May 12th 7:00 p.m. : Talleres de Oracion y Vida - Music Room 7:45p.m. : Women s Emmaus - Lounge 8:00 p.m. : Young Adults - Parish Hall Wednesday, May 13th 6:30 p.m. : Sandwich Making (Homeless Ministry) 7:00 p.m. : Holy Hour with Benediction until 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. : Matrimonios en Victoria - Lounge Friday, May 15th Saturday, May 16th 8:30 a.m. : Pray the Rosary after the 8:00 a.m. Mass Church 11:00 a.m. : Baptism Class Open to all - Lounge 11:30 a.m. : Confessions Thursday, May 14th 8:00 a.m. : Soup-making - Kitchen 10:30 a.m. : Homeless Ministry - Kitchen - Deliveries 12:30 p.m. : Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Adoration until 8:00 p.m. Offertory Collection Update: The Collection for the week of April 11th and 12th, 2015 was: $15, Weekly Expenses are $22,696. (Based on average weekly expenses for 2014) Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL

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8 We ask... You deliver! Our combined goal and archdiocese assessment is $412,760. Thus far, 314 individuals and families have contributed $354,328 to that total. We are at 86%. We continue to need your help, support and assistance in reaching 100% of our goal and assessment. You can find envelopes at the main entrance of the Church, or come to the office any day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and we will be happy to assist you. Remember, your generous and unwavering support of the ABCD is a witness to your faith. We ask for your continued support by making a sacrificial pledge and join together to be One In Faith, One in Hope and One in Charity. Thank you! Our Sincere thanks and gratitude to the following contributors: (We know this list is not complete as we do not have all the names from the Development Office at the Archdiocese of Miami. Please excuse any misspellings.) Arturo Abaical Colleen Abernathy Francisca Abuin Armando Acevedo Magali Acosta Jose Acosta Israel Aguilar Enrique Albeirus Sebastian Almazan Domingo Alonso Susana Alvarez Hector Alvarez Guillermo Anido Ivette Arango Penelope Arango Paula C. Arencibia Antonio Argiz Carlos Armengol Ippolita Avellaneda Ernesto Aviño Adrianne Babun-Chavarria Ruby Bacardi Thomas Baker Fernando Barquero Juan Barquin Ricardo Bascuas Jose Benki Nigel Bennet Sylvia Blanco Raul Blanco Aleida Bojadjieff John Bolduc Salvador Bonilla-Mathe Roberto Borbolla Lourdes Bosch James Bowling Mary Brady Janet Brustares Roberto Bustillo Eileen Butler Joseph Cabrera Marilynn Campanile Josefa Capellades James Carmichael Meliano Carmona Manuel Carreno Norma Carrero Viriato Carrillo Miguel Castellan Maria Cauley Renato Cepero Miguel Cervoni Jose Chirinos Martha Chisholm Frank Chmielewski Marie Chong Eugene Clasby Jose Collazo Mildred Copeland Felipe Cos Nicolas Cuenca Margaret Cullen Cristina De la Rocha Jorge de la Torriente Nick De Martino Robert Dean Carlos DeBayle Jose DeHombre Gloria Diamond Adolfo Diaz Luis Diaz Celinda DiBernardo Manuel Dominguez Raul Echarte Bruce Ehrenhaft George Elgart Harold Elosegui Lucia Escagedo Dulce Escarra Anthony Escobedo Michael Eskra Joan Evans Francisco Fajardo James & Karina Fenton Guillermo Feria Rafael Fernandez Antonio Fernandez Manuel Fernandez Arlene Ferris Tito Figueroa Daniel Finora Gustavo Forero Enrique Forte Natalia Francisco Carlos Freyre Evangelina Fuentes Joe Fuentes John Fullerton Emilio Gallego Douglas Galvez Franklin Garcia Maria Garcia Mariano Garcia Higinio Garcia Josefina Garcia Jose Garrido Jose Garrido, P.A. Adela Gaston Susan Gillott Jesus and Helin Gomez Sheila Gonzalez Luis Gonzalez Ana Gonzalez Jorge Gonzalez Louise Gramling Gordon Gregory Eduardo Guernica Miguel Guerrero Rolando Guilarte Carlos Halley Rebecca Hallock Timothy Hartling Thomas and Clelia Hassler Mark Heilman Brunhilde Henry Victoria Hernandez Mauro Hernandez Luis Herrnsdorf Thomas Hess Carlos Hondal Leonard Hoskinson Frans Huijing Cristina Hussain Pedro Infante Marie Jacobs Valarie James Giselle Jordan James Jude Richard Jung Lester Kates Grace Kelleher Jeffery Koroknay David Kuhn Susan Joy Lacey Quang Lam Rosemary Landrian Benito Larin Marta Latour Richard Lavina Alicia Layne Bobbie Lesman Todd Levine Cesareo Llano Thomas Logan Alberto Lopez Maria Lopez-Castro Ramon Lorente Jorge Luzarraga Elaine Lynch Luis Maderal Edward Malcer Chris Margianacina Carlos Marin Dominic Marra Juan Martinez Maria Martinez Francisco Martinez Humberto Martinez Michael Martino Lourdes Mata Robert McGee James McLaughlin Donald McNeill Noel Medina Ambrosio Mencia Jose Mendiola Oviedo Menendez Elie Merheb Silvia Mestre Caridad Miranda Jerry Mitchell Alejandro Montorro Natalia Mora Manuel Morales Rafael Morales Irma Moreno Ambler Moss Carmen Munero Maria Munguia Aurora Murciano Leo Ochoa Elizabeth Olazabal David Olazabal Richard O'Rourke Valois Pagan Maria Palacios Roberto Palenzuela Gloria Palomino Fred Panzer Georgina Pardo Rube Pardo Francisco Paredes William Park Aaron Patzwahl Luis Pavon Lourdes Pedroso Georgina Pelto Amado Pena Luis Perez William Perez Armando Perez Janet Perez Ramon Perez-Alonso Daniele Perez-Venero Irene Peterson Manuel Piedra Victor Pimentel Avelino Pinon George Pita David Plummer Raymond Poblocki Ramon Poo Carlos Poveda Maurice Prendiville Theresa Puma Lauranne Quinn Felipe rabre Pedro Raimundez Gustavo Ravelo Joseph Realini John Ribka Jacqueline Riley Antonio Rios Humberto Rivero Margaret Rodriguez Carlos Rodriguez Salvador Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez Juan Rodriguez Jose Rohaidy Jose Roque Rodolfo Ruiz Theresa Rust Frank Salas Terrence Salt Harry Sanchez Silvia Sanchez Anne Sardina Robert Schneckenberg Roy Schoen Robert Senior John Sennetti Jose Siman Gracia Smalley Jorge Smith Joann Smith Liane Smith Miguel Sosa Jose Sotolongo Brian Stack Frederick Stebbins Richard Stuart Luis Suao Antonio Suarez Rolando Sucena Hugo Sueiro Frances Susi James Sutton John Swain Robert Sweeney John Tambini Amaro Taquechel Brian Tart Lucas Theophilus Daniel Thomas Joyce Thompson Fernando Tinoco Michal Toborek David Torkington Maria Tyler Ernesto Valdes Isabel Valdivia Jorge Vasseur Rosa Vazquez Manuel Vazquez Robert Venditti Michael Venincasa Joaquin Viadero Mario I. and Cecilia Y. Vicente Ana Vidal Ady Viera Javier Vijil Patricia Villacorta Alexandra Villoch Anna Walsh Matt Weaver Donald Wiesner Carl Williams Millar Wilson Luisa Wirshing Grace Wolff Kau-Fui Wong Stephen Wong Elizabeth Yim Julian Yong Gloria York James Zavertnik Andrew Zohn Luis Zuniga Thank you, thank you, thank you! With a little bit more,we will have met our ABCD goal and our assessment, thanks be to God! Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL

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