Congratulations to the Winner of today's ticket to the Catholic Charities' I-Cubs Game: Mara Edler
Featured Local Guest: Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II, Local Artist of The Freedom Rock
Featured Local News: Arch Diocese of Dubuque
Featured National Guest: Madeleine Philbin, Regional Director for the Midwest for Catholic Relief Service
Memorial Day, yesterday, is a great day to remember those soldiers who have gone before us. Iowa is blessed as the home of The Freedom Rock. The Freedom Rock is located in Greenfield, Iowa and each year artist, Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II, paints a tribute to Veterens on this boulder's rock face. This is the eleventh year that the Freedom Rock has been painted in honor of Memorial Day and this year's artwork will be featured on the Iowa Lottery Tickets.
Ray told us what had inspired his original painting of what until 1999 had been the "grafitti rock." Ray had watched the movie "Saving Private Ryan" and decided to use the grafitti rock to display his artwork thanking Veterens for their service. Since then the rock has been repainted each year. Ray told the story of his artword commemorating the anniversary of Pearl Harbor and how a vandal had defaced his artwork. A local Viatnam Veteran traced down who had painted the grafitti and straightened him out. This rock has become part of the community as well as part of Iowa.
To learn more about the freedom rock you can go to: www.thefreedomrock.com
Mary in the Prairie shared some diocesan news from the Arch Diocese of Dubuque. Congratulations to Fr. Steven Michael Garner of Dubuque and Fr. Gary Alan Mayer of Stacyville who were ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 2009. Congratulations also to Fr. Wayne Droessler, the pastor of Central City, Coggon and Pairieburg as well as Fr. John Tilp, pastor of St. Patrick's in Clear Lake who celebrate their 40th Anniversary in the Priesthood.
There will be a Mass marking the first anniversary of the Cedar Rapids area flooding on Thursday, June 11 at 7pm at Immaculate Conception Church in Cedar Rapids. Archbishop Jerome Hanus will be celebrating the Mass and giving the Homile.
Also on June 11 at 6:45, Fr. Paul Ouderkirk the Pastor of St. Bridget's in Postville will be speaking at an event sponosred by Nativity Parish's Faith Formation Committee in Dubuque. The talk will take place in Nativity Church in Dubuque and a free will offering is encouraged.
Madeleine Philbin the Regional Director of the Midwest for Catholic Relief Services joined Bill and Rich as well this morning. Madeleine told us that Catholic Relief Services was the Sister Organization to Catholic Charities. That Catholic Charities serves the people of America and Catholic Relief Services reaches out to those in other countries. One of their main goals is to help people out of poverty.
Madeleine spoke of the effect that policies passed in the U.S. have on other countries. A big part of CRS is educating the people of America as to what the policies are and how they affect those overseas. They also reach out to those overseas through Agriculture. Setting up a trade where farmers in America offer some of their profits to Catholic Relief Service and the work that they do.
To support CRS you can go to their website: crs.org
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