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Sr. Sylvia Leonardi of the School Sisters of St. Francis sits with first graders in the library of St. Joseph Catholic Academy's Lower Campus in Kenosha, Wis. Leonardi, who is a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, has found great success with meditation exercises as a gateway to prayer. She is the campus minister and leader for enrichment intervention at the academy. (AP Photo/Kenosha News, Brian Passino)

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Sr. Sylvia Leonardi of the School Sisters of St. Francis sits with first graders in the library of St. Joseph Catholic Academy's Lower Campus in Kenosha, Wis. Leonardi, who is a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, has found great success with meditation exercises as a gateway to prayer. She is the campus minister and leader for enrichment intervention at the academy. (AP Photo/Kenosha News, Brian Passino)

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This March 21, 2014 photo, Sr. Sylvia Leonardi of the School Sisters of St. Francis sits with first graders in the library of St. Joseph Catholic Academy's Lower Campus in Kenosha, Wis. Leonardi, who is a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, has found great success with meditation exercises as a gateway to prayer. She is the campus minister and leader for enrichment intervention at the academy. (AP Photo/Kenosha News, Brian Passino)

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In this Sunday, May 4, 2014 photo, Bashar Makhay stands for a photo in his apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Makhay, who is Iraqi-American, Catholic and gay, said he created Tarab, a series of parties, beach gatherings and other events for LGBT Arabs and Middle Easterners in New York City. The Tarab program will celebrate its second anniversary with an event May 10. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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In this Sunday, May 4, 2014 photo, Bashar Makhay answers messages on a computer in his apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Makhay, who is Iraqi-American, Catholic and gay, said he has created Tarab, a series of parties, beach gatherings and other events for LGBT Arabs and Middle Easterners in New York City. The Tarab program will celebrate its second anniversary with an event May 10. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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In this Sunday, May 4, 2014 photo, Bashar Makhay poses for a photo in his apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Makhay, who is Iraqi-American, Chaldean Catholic and gay, says he created Tarab, a series of parties, beach gatherings and other events for LGBT Arabs and Middle Easterners in New York City. The Tarab program will celebrate its second anniversary with an event May 10. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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In this Sunday, May 4, 2014 photo, Bashar Makhay pauses in his apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Makhay, who is Iraqi-American, Chaldean Catholic and gay, says he has created Tarab, a series of parties, beach gatherings and other events for LGBT Arabs and Middle Easterners in New York City. The Tarab program will celebrate its second anniversary with an event May 10. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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In this Sunday, May 4, 2014 photo, Bashar Makhay stands for a photo in his apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Makhay, who is Iraqi-American, Catholic and gay, said he created Tarab, a series of parties, beach gatherings and other events for LGBT Arabs and Middle Easterners in New York City. The Tarab program will celebrate its second anniversary with an event May 10. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)