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SPANISH MASSColumbus parish celebrates 20 years of offering Mass in Spanish. PAGE 11

INDEX The Archbishop 2 Nation & World 3

Faith & Family 11Media & Culture 16

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Classified 21Resurrection Joy 22

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LENT AT SCHOOL Catholic junior-senior high schools share Lenten projects. PAGE 14

Welcome and prayer

RITE OF ELECTION

Bishops review GOP health care plan

JOE RUFF/STAFF

Archbishop George J. Lucas greets Simone and Alain Yaro of St. Gerald Parish in Ralston, above, and Sarah Patton of St. Boniface Parish in Stuart prays at the March 5 Rite of Election at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha. PAGE 15

JOE RUFF PHOTOS/STAFF

Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON – Calling health care “a vital concern for nearly every person in the country,” the U.S. Catholic bishops said March 8 they are reviewing closely a measure introduced in the House March 6 to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. “Discussions on health care reform have reached a level of intensity which is mak-ing open and fruitful dialogue difficult, even while most people recognize that improve-ments to the health care system are needed to ensure a life-giving and sustainable model for both the present and future,” said a letter to House members signed by the chairmen of

four U.S. bishops’ committees. “Given the magnitude and importance of the task before us, we call for a new spirit of cooperation for the sake of the common good,” they wrote. The bishops didn’t immediately respond to a Congressional Budget Office report issued March 13 estimating the act would cause 24 million Americans to lose their health insur-ance but reduce budget deficits by $337 bil-lion over 10 years. The letter was signed by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and the bishops who

head the committees on religious liberty, do-mestic justice and human development and migration. The bishops called on lawmakers to con-sider moral criteria, including: respect for life and dignity; honoring conscience rights; ac-cess for all; a plan that is “truly affordable ... comprehensive and high quality.” Main provisions of the House bill include: eliminating the mandate that most individuals have health insurance and replacing it with a system of tax credits; expanding Health Savings Accounts; repealing Medicaid expansion and transitioning to a “per capita allotment”; and cutting off funds to Planned Parenthood clinics.

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MARRIAGE EMPHASISISSUEChildren’s advice, interfaith couples and weddings by the numbers. PAGES 11-14

BAPTISMAL REMINDERParishes’ special use of holy water through Easter season. PAGE 9



Media & Culture 17Classified 17

Resurrection Joy 18Commentary 20

Local Briefing 22

Easter beginnings

Family starts anew at Easter VigilBy LISA SPELLMANFor the Catholic Voice

Four years ago, Cassandra Jimenez accept-ed the invitation of a friend to attend her local Presbyterian church. At 26, it was Jimenez’s first encounter with Christianity. But with the help of her husband, she grav-itated to the Catholic faith – and at the Easter Vigil April 15, Cassandra was baptized with her four children, and received the sacraments of confirmation and holy Communion. As family members gathered in the vesti-bule of a darkened St. Thomas More Church in Omaha, waiting for Mass to begin, their faces were bathed in the glow of the new fire that would light the Easter candle. The once fidgety children, ages 6 to 9, stood still, seem-ing to sense the evening’s solemnity. “It was exciting to be able to do this as a

family,” Cassandra said after Mass. “The whole ceremony was so beautiful, the candle-light, the songs, I especially loved how the Easter candle was carried down the aisle and kept lit throughout the entire evening.” It was the climax of a journey prompted by the Holy Spirit – when after that first visit to her friend’s church, going to church was all she could think about. “I kept telling my husband, we need to go to church, but he would go only to a Catholic church,” Jimenez said. Miguel, 31, a cradle-Catholic who im-migrated to the United States at age 15, had drifted away from his faith, but was eager to reconnect. As head of the house, Miguel said he wants his family to draw closer to God. “I had to go far from my family, from my friends, from my country and my church and I know how it feels to be away from God, it

makes me happy to be back in a church com-munity and to have my family there with me,” he said. Born in Ohio, Cassandra said her fam-ily moved around a lot and didn’t attend any church. They settled in Council Bluffs, Iowa, when she was 13. Cassandra later moved on her own to south Omaha, where she met and married Miguel. “Miguel really encouraged me the most, he said, ‘come on let’s do this,’” Cassandra said. The couple began attending Spanish-lan-guage Masses with their four children at sev-eral area Catholic churches near their south Omaha home, and ended up at St. Thomas More, where they have remained since last fall. It wasn’t long before Cassandra approached the pastor, Father Norman Hunke, inquiring

LISA SPELLMAN/FOR THE CATHOLIC VOICE

Father Norman Hunke, pastor of St. Thomas More Parish in Omaha, baptizes Cassandra Jimenez at the April 15 Easter Vigil.

VIGIL » Page 9

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CARDINAL CUPICHOmaha native visits hometown for special vespers service. PAGE 10

WISE MEN A Bellevue parish will continue an Epiphany tradition. PAGE 4


Senior Living 6Media & Culture 16




2016LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD A look back at the top news stories in the Archdiocese of Omaha last year also provides a glimpse into the future. Growing enrollment in Catholic schools, opening of a Newman Center for college students near the Univer-sity of Nebraska at Omaha and announcement of the archdiocese’s pastoral vision and priority plan are among events in 2016 that will impact the archdiocese for years to come. For more on significant developments and events, as determined by Catholic Voice staff based on impact and number of stories written about the topics, and summa-ries of important national and international events, turn to PAGES 12-15.

Year in review


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INDEX Nation & World 3Senior Living 5

Faith & Family 6 Media & Culture 14




Beginning priestly ministry

MIKE MAY/STAFF

JUNE 3 ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOODDeacons Scott Schilmoeller, foreground, and Nicholas Mishek kneel before Archbishop George J. Lucas as part of their ordination to the priesthood June 3 at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha. PAGES 12-13.

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QUILT MINISTRYPlatte Center parish group brings comfort to the needy. PAGE 5

CELEBRATING 100 YEARSOmaha parish marks rich, faith-filled history. PAGE 7

By MIKE MAYCatholic Voice

A new assignment can mean sig-nificant changes for a priest, moving from urban to rural, or rural to urban parishes – or from small to large, or large to small parishes. That’s the case for Fathers Mat-thew Gutowski and Walter Nolte, two of the 13 priests preparing for new assignments this summer as pastors. For Father Gutowski, his new as-signment will mean a two-fold change as he moves from a small community and parish, St. Joseph in Springfield, with about 300 parish families, to St. Patrick Parish in Gretna, a more urban area, with about 1,400 parish families. “In a smaller parish, you have an opportunity to get to know every-body,” he said, “but that’s more of a challenge in a larger parish.” To prepare for the move, Father Gutowski met twice with Father Mi-chael Grewe, current St. Patrick pas-tor, to learn about the parish’s daily routine, upcoming weddings and other practical details. He said he also will have more dea-cons and lay ministers on whom he can depend to take care of details he would tend to himself at St. Joseph. Father Nolte also will be moving to a larger parish, but in a smaller city, as he moves from St. Bernard Parish in Omaha, with more than 750 fami-lies, to St. Patrick Parish in Fremont, with more than 2,100 families. Adjustments will include learning new names and a new schedule, he said, but he looks forward to meeting the people of St. Patrick and being engaged in the life of the parish and the Fremont community. Father Gutowski also is looking

Archdiocese lists 13 pastor assignments

REMINDERThe Catholic Voice will publish one issue a month in July and August. The next issue is July 14.

ASSIGNMENTS » Page 11


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PUBLIC WITNESSMore than 4,000 people gather in Lincoln to support life and protest abortion in the annual Walk for Life. PAGE 4

CHURCH RENOVATIONFaith is driving changes at St. Benedict the Moor Church in Omaha. PAGE 6

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Catholic Education:

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Catholic Education:

Mind • Body • Spirit Second-graders Corbin Rusiecki, left in the top photo, Elena Brown and Riley Mogis compete for the ball in a round of scooter soccer Jan. 11 at St. Margaret Mary School in Omaha. And at left, senior Blase Rokusek plays the trombone in the Cedar Catholic Junior/Senior High School band in Hartington. These are just two examples of Catholic schools teaching to the whole child – mind, body and spirit – as they form disciples of Jesus Christ. These activities and more also will be celebrated during Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 29 to Feb. 4. This year’s theme: “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Ser-vice.” The Catholic Voice helps celebrate the week in this Emphasis Issue. PAGES 12-17


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INDEX The Archbishop� 2�Faith & Family� 13

Calendar� 17Media & Culture� 18

Spiritual Life� 20Classifieds� 21

Resurrection Joy� 22Commentary� 24

Local Briefing� 26

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PRISON OUTREACHFrom�letter�writing�to�organizing�Christmas�parties,�CrossOver�Prison�Ministries�makes�a�difference�for�inmates.�PAGE 8

INSPIRATIONAL PRESENTATIONOmaha�woman�goes�to�Rome�to�share�insights�about�a�20th�century�mystic.�PAGE 6

COLORS OF CHRISTMASMore�than�2,900�students�participate�in�art�contest.��PAGE 13

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Father William Sanderson, pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish in Omaha, explains attributes of the crèche he purchased for the parish on a trip to the Holy Land in October. With him are parishioners Paul and Joan Wawryzinkiewicz and members of their extended family. Meet the family and learn more about the crèche. PAGE 5

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BOYS TOWNHome for boys and girls celebrates 100th anniversary. PAGE 13

MIGRANTS, REFUGEESOne DACA recipient’s journey; Catholic Church reaches out. PAGES 4-5

INDEX The Archbishop 2 Faith & Family 4

Calendar 17Media & Culture 19

Spiritual Life 20Classifieds 21

Resurrection Joy 22Commentary 24

Local Briefing 26

FIRST RESPONDERSAll those involved in emergency response routinely face daunting situations, which can sometimes challenge their resolve. In July 2011, the Catholic Voice spoke with police about their experiences. In this issue, the newspaper inter-viewed firefighters, emergency room and flight nurses, and chaplains about how their Catholic faith supports their work.

MIKE MAY/STAFF

Fremont Fire Capt. Pat Tawney, right, a member of St. Patrick Parish in Fremont, visits Sept. 5 with coworkers and fellow parishioners Alan Atkinson, left, and Dave Wordekemper.

DRIVEN by FAITHDRIVEN by FAITH

BIOETHICS EXPERT TO SPEAK AT PRO-LIFE CONFERENCE

» Full-time firefighters’ passion, prayers. PAGE 14

» Volunteer firefighters make unique sacrifice. PAGE 15

» Hospital, fire chaplains’ holy ground. PAGE 15

» Faith helps emergency nurses, patients. PAGE 16

By MIKE MAYCatholic Voice

A nationally renowned ex-pert on bioethical issues will help illuminate the growing threats to human dignity posed by the culture of death through euthanasia, assisted suicide and other evils at this year’s Bishop’s Pro-Life Banquet and Confer-ence, Sept. 29-30, in Lincoln.

Keynote speaker Wesley Smith, a senior fellow with the Discovery Insti-tute’s Center on Human Excep-tionalism, is an award-winning

author or co-author of 12 books, has been featured in national

newspapers and has appeared on network television and radio programs. As an advocate for human dignity, liberty and equality, Smith aims to reinforce the tra-ditional Western view of human rights and accompanying duties – summed up by the term “hu-man exceptionalism.” The banquet and conference,

titled “Life is Worth Living,” will be held at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln. For more information, or to register by Sept. 22, go to necatholic.org. The Catholic Voice asked Smith to preview his talk, com-ment on the ominous trends he sees gaining ground and offer advice on how to fight back.

HEALTHCARE » Page 8

WESLEY SMITH

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MAGNIFICATWomen gather to share faith. PAGE 10

RETREAT FOR LIFE High school students turn disappointment into opportunity. PAGE 5

REMINDERThe season of Lent begins March 1.






By JOE RUFFCatholic Voice

It’s families helping families. That’s the bottom line as parishes and Catholic ministries step up to help refugee families – most recently, several from war-torn Syria – adjust to a new life in the United States. “We reach out to our vulnerable brothers and sisters,” said Kaela Volkmer, who chairs the social teaching ministry at St. Wenceslaus Parish in Omaha and helped welcome a Syrian

family – Ahmed and Sahar Al Kango and their three boys – two days before Christmas. As part of reaching out, Volkmer and oth-ers put on a party Feb. 12 at St. Wenceslaus Church’s social hall for the Al Kangos and about 160 other Syrian refugees in the Oma-ha area. They were among those sponsored through Omaha-based Lutheran Family Ser-vices of Nebraska or the Refugee Empower-ment Center by people of several faiths, such as Catholic parishes, Beth El Synagogue, First United Methodist Church and Countryside Community Church.

“It was an interfaith gathering,” Volkmer said. “It was a great time for them to have a safe, welcoming place to be together, and to know other families support them.” It also was an opportunity for the Syrian community, which is just beginning to form in the Omaha area, to get to know and support one another, Volkmer said. “It’s an incredible blessing,” said Father Thomas Bauwens, pastor, of the gathering. “All of the other faiths and congregations

Families help Syrian refugees in need

REFUGEES » Page 13

Faith and Fellowship

MIKE MAY/STAFF

Students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) fill their bowls at a pre-hockey game gathering at the St. John Paul II Newman Center near campus Feb. 10 – one of many ways students are building community at the center. In line are Aaron Borcyk, left, a UNO freshman, and Newman Center residents Matt Davis, Amy Keiter and Brett Dishman, also freshmen at the university. More on students creating bonds at the center on PAGE 12.

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RESPECT FOR LIFE More than 250 people from the archdiocese attend the March for Life. PAGES 9-10

POWER OF PRAYER Clearwater woman leads prayer ministry for 35 years. PAGE 8






MIKE MAY/STAFF

Christine Mehser, left, a member of the St. Clare Secular Franciscan Fraternity and of St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Omaha, stands outside the Poor Sisters of St. Clare monastery near Elkhorn Jan. 26, along with fraternity president Ann Reynek of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish and members Jane Ludlow of Assumption-Guadalupe Parish, Ann’s husband, Larry, and Randy Hulstein of St. Leo the Great Parish, all in Omaha.

Growing in faith

DEEPENING FAITH, SERVING OTHERSFor the St. Clare Secular Franciscan Fraternity, it’s all about prayer and spiritual formation.The fraternity of secular Franciscans, which meets at the Poor Sisters of St. Clare monastery near Elkhorn, is one of several lay organizations in the Omaha archdiocese that embrace the spiri-tual and service missions of religious orders. Each lay group reflects the priorities of a par-ticular order and all members strive to deepen their faith and serve others – some with fun-

draising and service projects, others more fo-cused on prayer, such as the St. Clare fraternity.Requirements for participation vary. Candidates for the fraternity, for example, have a 27-month period of formation, which leads to a lifelong profession. Members meet monthly at the mon-astery for prayer and spiritual formation.In this issue, the Catholic Voice explores lay or-ders, oblates, associates and affiliates, and tells the stories of several members. PAGES 12-13

U.S. church leaders decry refugee banCatholic News Service

Archbishop George J. Lucas Jan. 30 added his voice to those of Catholic leaders across the country criticizing President Donald Trump’s executive or-der intended to restrict the en-try of terrorists coming to the United States. Citing his membership on the board of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for the last five years, the archbishop said in a statement that he has come to trust and admire CRS’ work with international refugees. “In response to the recent executive order, I am reminded of the words of Pope Francis: ‘There must be no family with-out a home, no refugee without a welcome, no person without dignity,’” the archbishop said. “We do not know the short-term outcome of the executive order, however, we do know what we can do now,” Arch-bishop Lucas said. “We have the freedom to be Christ for those already in our midst. I encourage Catholics to reach out to refugees and immigrants in our country who need help, and to contact their congressio-nal representatives to make sure this temporary moratorium is lifted as soon as possible.” The archbishop included internet links to opportunities to help immigrants through Catholic Charities of Omaha and refugees through Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska.

ADDITIONAL REACTION Other church leaders used phrases such as “devastating,” “chaotic” and “cruel” to de-scribe the Jan. 27 action that left already-approved refugees and immigrants stranded at airports and led the Depart-ment of Homeland Security to rule that green card hold-ers – lawful permanent U.S. residents – be allowed into the country. President Trump’s order, “The Protection of the Na-tion From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” suspends the entire U.S. refu-gee resettlement program for 120 days and bans entry from all citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries – Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia – for 90 days. It also establishes religious criteria for refugees, proposing to give priority to religious minorities

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RCIARecent converts help others on their journey into the church. PAGE 14

RICE BOWLOne group of small parishes leads archdiocese in Rice Bowl contributions. PAGE 6






By RHINA GUIDOSCatholic News Service

WASHINGTON – Two De-partment of Homeland Security memos issued Feb. 20 outline guidelines designed to strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and prevent unauthorized immi-gration into the United States, but the effort is being criticized by a U.S. bishop as potentially harm-ing public safety. In a Feb. 23 statement, Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration, said public safety is important, but the memos contain provisions that, if implemented, would harm public safety rather than enhance it. He said the policies “will need-lessly separate families, upend peaceful communities, endanger the lives and safety of the most vulnerable among us.” In a news briefing Feb. 21, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the guidelines include building a wall on the U.S.-Mexi-co border and hiring more border agents and personnel to “repatri-ate illegal immigrants swiftly.” The memos by Department of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly also called for state and local agencies to “assist in the enforcement of federal immigra-tion law.” Spicer said the guidelines were meant to prioritize for deporta-tion anyone who was a criminal or posed a threat, but he also said “laws are laws” and anyone without permission to be in the country is subject to removal. The memos also addressed the issue of unaccompanied mi-nors crossing the border to flee violence or seek reunification with family in the United States. “Regardless of the desire of fam-ily reunification,” smuggling or trafficking is “intolerable,” the memos said. Department of Homeland Security workers, the memos also said, should prioritize for depor-tation “removable aliens” who “have abused any program related to receipt of public benefits.” Bishop Vasquez urged President Trump’s administration to recon-sider the guidelines and “approach it has taken in a number of execu-tive orders and actions issued over the last month. Together, these have placed already vulnerable immigrants among us in an even greater state of vulnerability.”

RELATED NEWS Naturalization clinic in Omaha, national discussion of sanctuary. PAGE 5

Immigration guidelines criticized

Simple, profound practices can make season special

LentbeginsLentbegins

Do what we can, priest, others suggest,leave the rest to GodBy JOE RUFFCatholic Voice

Sometimes, Lent might be honored simply by folding a pile of family laundry before bed-time – while bringing meditations about Mary, Jesus and Joseph to the task. Or adding a rosary to the daily routine, spending a little more time on spiritual needs

and a little less with running errands, doing chores and worrying about the budget. And sometimes the 40-day period of prayer, penance and almsgiving – marked out to help people prepare to commemorate Jesus’ dying on the cross and celebrate his rising from the dead at Easter – doesn’t go very well at all. But that, too, can be offered to the Lord. Those are some experiences and a little advice three faith-filled people of the arch-diocese – a farmer near Genoa, a homemaker in Omaha and a priest serving parishes in

LENT » Page 15

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Peg Ricketts, a member of St. Philip Neri-Blessed Sacrament Parish in Omaha, receives ashes at an Ash Wednesday Mass March 1 from Father John Andrews, pastor, at St. Philip Neri Church.

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Eligibility for Nonprofit Rates:ThoseeligibleforthenonprofitrateincludenonprofitorganizationsbasedintheArchdioceseofOmaha,includingparishes,schoolsandagenciesofthearchdiocese. Management reserves the right to determineeligibilityforthesespecialrates.

Errors:Liabilityfor errorsshallnotexceedthecostofthespaceoccupiedbytheerror.Creditallowanceswillbemadeonlyonthefirstinsertion.

Catholic Voice HistoricalOfficialnewspaperoftheArchdioceseofOmaha.EstablishedJuly17,1903,andpublishedunderthetitleofTheTrueVoice1903-1973.

FrequencyPublished twicemonthlySeptemberthroughMayandonceeachmonthinJune,JulyandAugust–21issueseach year.

Total Circulation: 48,000+

Audit on file with:• Catholic NewsService• CatholicPressAssociation• NebraskaPressAssociation• U.S.Postmaster,Omaha

Volume Discount Agreements:Advertising agreements,availableatthespecifiedvolumelevelstoalladvertisers,arefor12months.Agencies may sign agreements on a per client basis,butarenoteligibletosignoneagreementencompassing all clients within an agency.

AROP(RunofPaper)equivalentofpreprintedinserts, special section or signature advertising will counttowardagreementfulfillment.

Management reserves the right to change rates at any time,butanychangewillnotaffectadvertisersuntiltheendoftheagreementperiod.

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4 Archdiocese of Omaha Directory

TheDirectoryfortheArchdioceseofOmahaistheone,bestsourceofinformationabouttheChurchandCatholicCommunityofNortheastNebraska.Everyday,Catholicsturntothisresourcetofindcontactinformationforclergy,parishes,schoolsandarchdiocesanoffices.TheyflipthroughthedirectorysearchingforMasstimes,phonenumbersandagencynames.

Directoryadsaresoldinmodularsizesandpricingisavailableuponrequest.AdvertisingdeadlineisJune 1, 2018,forthe2018-2019directory.

4 Catholic Voice Online - catholicvoiceomaha.com

CatholicVoicereadersalsoaregoingtothewebatCatholicVoiceOnline–catholicvoiceomaha.com. And with CatholicVoiceOnlineadvertising, you can reach this growing market.Avarietyofadoptionsareavailable…calltodayformoreinformationabouthowonlineadscanbeapartofyourCatholicVoiceadvertisingprogram– 402-558-6611.

Personnel:Dan RossiniEditor & General [email protected]

John DonahueAdvertising Representative [email protected]

Representatives:Nebraska Press Advertising Service845 S St.Lincoln, NE 68508402-476-2851Fax: 402-476-2942nebpress.org

Catholic PressAdvertising Service205 West Monroe St., Ste. 470Chicago, IL 60606catholicpress.org

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4 La Voz Católica LaVozCatólicaservestheLatinocommunityintheArchdioceseofOmahabringingyourbusinesstosome8,000Latinohomesin14Catholicparishes.Moredetailsonpage 8.

Display Rates (All Rates Are Net)

A Valuable Investment

Effective Jan. 1, 2018

Color Rates: $100

Nonprofit (Church/Church Related) display: 1/16 Page: $701/8 Page: $1311/4 Page: $254

Special Display Rates

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1/16 page


1/4 page

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1/2 page

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1/16 Page2.375”x3.5” or 5”x1.667”

74.00 70.00 66.00 62.00

1/8 Page2.375”x7.25 or 5”x3.5”

140.00 131.00 122.00 113.00

1/4 Page5”x7.25” or 10.25”x3.5”

272.00 254.00 236.00 218.00

1/2 Page5”x14.5” or 10.25”x7.25”

508.00 472.00 436.00 400.00

Full Page10.25”x 14.5”

870.00 797.00 725.00 653.00

JustastheCatholicVoiceisthetrustedCatholicnewssourcefortheCatholicCommunityofNortheastNebraska,LaVozCatólicaservestheLatinocommunityintheArchdioceseofOmaha. LaVozCatólicabringsyourbusinesstosome7,000Latinohomesin14Catholicparishes,including: Assumption-Guadalupe,HolyName,St.FrancisofAssisi (St.Bridget-St.Rose),St.Joseph,Ss.PeterandPaul,andSt.Peterparishes in Omaha. AndtheseparishesoutsidetheMetro:DivineMercy,Schuyler;SacredHeart,Emerson;SacredHeart,Norfolk;St.Bonaventure,Columbus;St.Joseph,Constance;St.Leonard,Madison;St.Mary,WestPoint;St.Michael,SouthSiouxCity;andSt.Patrick,Fremont.

Frequencypricingisbasedonanadagreementforaspecificnumberofinsertionsduringa12-monthperiod.

JOHN BOSCO/STAFF

1/2 Page: $472Full Page: $797

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