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Question Corner ...... 15 The Sunday and Daily Readings . . . . 15 Serving the CChurchCriterion in Centralr andi Southert n Indianae Since 1960rion www.archindy.org June 4, 2004 Vol. XXXXIII, No. 34 75¢ Storms damage St. Elizabeth’s, other properties Construction work- By Mary Ann Wyand damage to ceilings, walls and floors throughout much of the interior of both ers repair the roof St. Elizabeth’s Pregnancy and brick buildings, and damaged computer and chimney of Adoption Services’ facilities on the south equipment, appliances and furniture. St. Elizabeth’s side of Indianapolis sustained serious Dozens of trees were felled on the Wyand MaryPhoto by Ann Pregnancy and structural damage during a tornado that nine-acre wooded property. Several trees Adoption Services’ hit the Beech Grove area at about were thrown against the buildings by high residential building 7:20 p.m. on May 30. winds. on May 31, a day All the residents and staff members David Hodde, director of management after a tornado escaped injury by going to the basement services for the archdiocese, said Good caused structural of the residential building when they Shepherd Church and Central Catholic damage to the heard the tornado siren. School on the south side of Indianapolis archdiocesan prop- The tornado, which was confirmed by and St. Jude Church in Spencer also were erty. St. Elizabeth’s National Weather Service officials in damaged by wind and rain when a series ministers to young Indianapolis, toppled two chimneys and of tornadoes crossed the state on women who are ripped off sections of roof on St. Eliza- Pentecost Sunday. experiencing crisis beth’s administrative and residential Hodde said on June 1 that it is too pregnancies and to buildings at 2500 Churchman Ave. early to estimate the cost of damages to their families. Heavy rains caused extensive water See STORMS, page 9 Christian Awakening retreat helped set Pope tells U.S. Catholics to Eric Augenstein on path to priesthood speak bravely By Mary Ann Wyand

Combining his love of God and and ‘with a music, Deacon Eric Augenstein wrote a thanksgiving hymn titled “Come, Wyand MaryPhoto by Ann united voice’ Holy Trinity” for his first Mass—on the feast of the Holy Trinity—at VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Catholics in 3 p.m. on June 6 at St. Jude Church in the United States must “speak coura- Indianapolis. geously and with a united voice” about “Grant us your wisdom,” the lyrics the moral and spiritual issues facing the read in part, “as we seek to serve you, country, Pope John Paul II said. God in three persons. … God of all The Church, he said, “is called to ages, living here among us … .” respond to the profound religious needs The words to his song are reprinted and aspirations of a society increasingly in in the “My Journey to God” column danger of forgetting its spiritual roots and on page 15 of this issue. yielding to a purely materialistic and soul- Augenstein, who is a member of less vision of the world.” St. Jude Parish in Indianapolis, and Pope John Paul spoke on May 28 in a Deacon Brian Esarey, a member of meeting with bishops from Illinois, St. Paul Parish in Tell City, will be Indiana and Wisconsin who were making ordained to the priesthood by their ad limina visits to Rome to report on Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein at the status of their dioceses. 10 a.m. on June 5 at SS. Peter and Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein gave Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. the pope a report on the status of the “Ordination is a chance to celebrate Archdiocese of Indianapolis. the gift of the priesthood with so many Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, of the people who have been part of speaking on behalf of the visiting bishops, my preparation and my formation for told the pope the bishops felt it was the priesthood,” Augenstein said dur- important “to affirm our profound com- ing an interview at his parents’ home mitment to the mission Christ gave the on May 25. “It’s not just mine. [The Church and to do so at a time when the priesthood] belongs to the whole com- See POPE, page 20 munity.” Father Joseph Moriarty, archdioce- san vocations director, said Augenstein “is genuine, authentic and very present in his ministry” and “holds a special place in the hearts of the community of St. Jude Parish, at Cathedral High School and in the Catholic community of Indianapolis.” In every seminary evaluation, sum- mer assignment and ministry opportu- Deacon Eric Augenstein plays a song on the piano with his father, Bernie, who is Lutheran. His nity, he said, “Eric has presented him- mother, Linda, is a member of St. Jude Parish in Indianapolis. self as a man of compassion who is present and available to the needs of Augenstein asked Father Gerald Greenwood; Father Daniel Staublin, others.” Kirkhoff, pastor of St. Pius X Parish in pastor of St. Malachy Parish in In “The Prayer of St. Francis,” Indianapolis and former pastor of St. Jude Brownsburg; and Father John Father Moriarty said, “it is written, Parish for 17 years, to be the homilist for McCaslin, associate pastor of St. ‘Lord, make me an instrument of your his first Mass. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis. peace.’ It is clear to me—as one who Concelebrants include Msgr. Joseph F. Augenstein said “a few other priests has journeyed with Eric for four years Schaedel, vicar general; Father Stephen from out of town” will also concele- as his vocations director—that he has Banet, pastor of St. Jude Parish; Father brate his first eucharistic liturgy. heard these words and desires to make Rick Ginther, pastor of Cathedral Parish; He is excited about his ordination them a hallmark of his ministry and Father Vincent Lampert, pastor of and happy that many of his priest men- service to others.” SS. Francis and Clare Parish in See ORDINATION, page 2 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, June , 2004

At Saint Meinrad, Deacon Eric Augenstein directs ORDINATION the Scola in the recently continued from page 1 renovated St. Thomas tors will help him celebrate at the ordina- Aquinas Chapel. tion and his first Mass. On July 7, he will formally begin his priestly ministry as associate pastor of the Richmond Catholic Community of St. Andrew, St. Mary and Holy Family parishes. He also will serve as chaplain at Seton Catholic High School and teach religion classes there. Augenstein said he is looking forward to assisting Father Todd Riebe, pastor of the three Richmond parishes, with a vari- ety of ministries. To prepare for his ordination, he set aside three days this week for a self- directed retreat at Saint Meinrad. Augenstein said he first heard God call- ing him to the priesthood during a Christian Awakening retreat at Cathedral High School. “During my senior retreat in high school, I got a letter from a teacher asking if I had ever considered priesthood,” he said. “This started the ball rolling, of

spending the next four years thinking and Submitted photo praying about the priesthood while going to college at La Salle University in of the best things about Saint Meinrad is Catholic and he is Lutheran. do,” she recalled. “During the senior Philadelphia, and really taking my time to was being able to combine the academic Linda Augenstein said when their son retreat, he told the group that he was pray with that decision and to try to dis- portion of seminary with a pastoral sensi- was born on April 14, 1978, her husband thinking about the priesthood.” cern what God was calling me to do with tivity—teaching us what we need to know took a picture of him raising his arms. Several faculty members plan to help my life.” intellectually and then learning how to “We said he was praising the Lord from write an article about Augenstein for the At La Salle University, he participated apply that to a parish setting.” the very beginning,” she said. “We feel Cathedral Highlights magazine, she said. in campus ministry and changed his major He loves music and enjoyed learning to really honored and blessed because we “We’re so proud of him. It’s so incredible. study area from geology to religion and play different instruments, including the have a son who is going to be a priest.” We’re excited that he’s also going to be philosophy. During his senior year in col- baritone horn for Cathedral’s Pride of the When Archbishop Buechlein ordained teaching religion classes at Seton Catholic lege, he affiliated with the Archdiocese of Irish Marching Band. their son to the diaconate on Oct. 25 at High School in Richmond.” Indianapolis and began preparing for sem- At Saint Meinrad, he had many oppor- Saint Meinrad Archabbey Church, Bernie St. Jude parishioner Shirley Dreyer, a inary classes. tunities to play the piano and organ and to Augenstein said the archbishop thanked retired Catholic school music teacher and “I became more involved in the Church conduct the Schola for liturgies in the them for giving their son to God and the director of religious education, has been a and in liturgy,” he said, “and gradually, St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel in the School Catholic Church. member of the Serra Club of Indianapolis through all of that, came to be at peace of Theology. He also served on the chapel “The archbishop said he felt that Eric for 20 years. She also served as president with the decision that this is what God renovation committee for three years. was going to make a very good priest,” of the organization devoted to promoting was calling me to explore in my life. Then “It’s an unbelievable place,” he said. Linda Augenstein said. “We think it just religious vocations, and has been that was confirmed when I started semi- “There’s a timeless quality, and you can seems that this is a natural fit for him. We Augenstein’s Serra Club prayer partner nary at Saint Meinrad.” feel the holiness of Saint Meinrad when know he has made the right decision. It’s during his seminary years. He began seminary studies at Saint you’re there. Being able to be there this written all over him. There’s a radiance “I’ve been praying for him for a long Meinrad School of Theology in the fall of year and celebrate the 150th anniversary about him. We’re real proud of him and time,” Dreyer said last week. “He was 2000, the Great Jubilee year. of Saint Meinrad with the monastic com- are glad that he wants to be a priest.” always special to me. When Eric was a “There’s really no one point where I munity was a blessing. The Benedictine Jo Cavanaugh, chair of the religion student at St. Jude School, I was his music think anybody can say, ‘This is the point monks have been praying together four department at Cathedral High School, teacher. I could tell at an early age that he when I knew that I was going to go to times a day and educating men for the served as Augenstein’s spiritual compan- was gifted in music. He was a very inter- seminary or I knew that I was going to priesthood for 150 years.” ion for three years. esting student. When he was in high become a priest,’ ” he said. “It’s more of a During a four-week trip to Rome in “He’ll be a great priest,” she said. “He’s school, he started taking part in the choir process of gradually becoming at peace January 2003, Augenstein and nine other very much a people person in a quiet way. at St. Jude Parish. He would sing and also with the decision.” Saint Meinrad seminarians traveling with He’s a wonderful listener. He has a fine play the piano and organ.” Augenstein said pastoral experiences at Benedictine Father Guerric DeBona had a mind and is a tremendous organizer. He’s As part of his college studies, Dreyer St. Aloysius Parish in Shepherdsville, Ky., chance to sing Christmas carols for Pope self-assured, confident and well-grounded, said he sent her a copy of “a beautiful dis- as well as ministry assignments at John Paul II during an audience with the and he has a wonderful smile.” sertation he wrote on the Lutheran reli- St. Malachy Parish in Brownsburg and Holy Father. During his high school years, gion and the Catholic religion, comparing St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis helped “We met the Holy Father as part of a Cavanaugh said, he excelled in music and how they are alike and explaining the dif- him realize the specific gifts that God has large group of individual audiences,” speech. ferences.” given him for the priesthood. Augenstein recalled. “He gave us each a “He was a member of the National Dreyer said she thinks he chose the At St. Aloysius Parish, he served as a rosary and a blessing then we had a group Honor Society and the Pride of the Irish topic because his father is Lutheran and catechist for 12 children who were bap- picture taken with him. Afterward, one of Marching Band,” she said, “and he was his mother is Catholic. tized at Easter. the butlers asked us to sing something so president of the speech team. He’s “He has a great gift for homiletics and “That was very exciting,” he said. “I we spent the next 10 or 15 minutes pro- involved, dedicated and talented. He plays will be a great liturgist,” she said. “His also was involved with RCIA [the Rite of viding background music for the rest of the piano, and taught himself how to play ability to keep your attention and to make Christian Initiation of Adults]. Beyond the audience. It was a few days after the organ. He also was the librarian for the homily really meaningful is just that, I learned about the spontaneity and Christmas so we sang the first verse of the band and took care of all the [sheet] remarkable. There are so many things flexibility of parish ministry.” several Christmas carols in English. We music.” about him that will make him a good During his seminary studies at Saint were an impromptu choir for the pope.” She said he began using a daily planner priest. His personality and his smile are Meinrad, he enjoyed the homiletics and Bernie and Linda Augenstein of during his sophomore year in high school wonderful. He always has a smile. I thank Scripture classes. Indianapolis are happy that 21 years of and enjoyed learning computer skills. God because I feel that I have received a “There are a lot of excellent professors Catholic education led their only child to “He was so organized and always fol- gift just by knowing him. I believe he was at Saint Meinrad,” Augenstein said. “One say “yes” to God and the priesthood. She lowed through on what he said he would called by name [to the priesthood].” †

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By Mary Ann Wyand “He really feels the effect of prayers,” she said. “It’s tions to capital punishment on the basis of the possibility of given him the strength and the courage that he needs each wrongful death, revenge but not justice, devaluation of Federal Death Row inmate David Paul Hammer of day to deal with the possibility of his death next week.” human life and incompatibility with Christian forgiveness Oklahoma is preparing to die by chemical injection on Hammer joined the Catholic Church on Oct. 27, 2000, and the Gospel teachings of Jesus. June 8 at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute even as his while incarcerated at the Terre Haute penitentiary. Quoting from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the attorneys pursue appeals that would at least temporarily He was sentenced to death on Nov. 4, 1998, after plead- archbishop noted that, “The direct killing of anyone is only stay his execution. ing guilty to first-degree murder for killing cellmate justifiable in a case of self-defense when there is absolutely Providence Sister Rita Clare Andrew Marti in April 1996 at the Allenwood Federal no other way to protect oneself, another innocent person, or Gerardot of Saint Mary-of-the- Penitentiary near Williamsport, Pa. society in general from violence or death. We believe that Woods, one of his spiritual advisors, Prior to this conviction, Hammer was serving a state sen- in this day and age, life imprisonment without the possibil- said Hammer allowed his attorneys tence of more than 1,200 years for multiple crimes commit- ity of parole is an action sufficient to protect society from to initiate the appeals process again ted in Oklahoma. murderers” (#2267). after he legally dropped it weeks At present, his execution is scheduled on June 8 by the Hammer asked his spiritual advisors, Sister Rita Clare ago. Federal Bureau of Prisons in compliance with an order and Mercy Sister Camille D’Arienzo of Glendale, N.Y., to Hammer is 45 years old and has from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of witness his execution. spent the last 26 years in prison. Pennsylvania. The following events open to the public have been “He is tired of prison life,” she On May 20, Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein issued a arranged by various pro-life groups in the Terre Haute area, said on May 31, “but I think his statement opposing Hammer’s execution. including the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the- David Paul Hammer desire to live is stronger than he “If the sentence is carried out, Hammer will be the Woods, St. Margaret Mary Parish and the Terre Haute thought when he dropped his fourth person to be put to death since the federal govern- Abolition Network: appeals earlier this year. ment resumed executions in 2001 after a 38-year suspen- Monday, June 7—5 p.m. prayer service at the Church “A decision has not been reached yet on whether the sion,” Archbishop Buechlein said in the statement. of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the- appeals will be reinstated,” Sister Rita Clare said on “The Roman Catholic Church’s view of the inappropri- Woods followed by 7:30 p.m. program of speakers and Monday. “The lawyers from both sides—the prosecution ateness of capital punishment has evolved over the years,” music at St. Margaret Mary Parish, Seventh and Voorhees and the defense—argued the case last Thursday [May 27] he noted. “But what is ‘appropriate’ punishment,” the arch- streets in Terre Haute. People who wish to spend the night before three judges in Pennsylvania, and we have not heard bishop asked in the statement. “This is the question raised at the parish are welcome to do so but should bring a anything yet. We hope we might hear at least by for our day by Pope John Paul II.” sleeping bag. Wednesday [June 2]. All they want is for the appeals “I have met David Paul Hammer,” the archbishop said. Tuesday, June 8—8:30 a.m. assemble for a 9 a.m. march process to be reinstated so it would go forward from there.” “In fact, I received him into the Church, gave him first holy at the Federal Building, Seventh and Cherry streets in Terre Hammer’s execution is scheduled for 3 p.m. next Tues- Communion and confirmed him in the faith on Death Row Haute down Cherry Street to the Vigo County Courthouse day. He would be the fourth federal Death Row inmate exe- in October 2000. I have corresponded with him. I believe then down U.S. 41 (Third Street) to St. Margaret Mary cuted in the death chamber at the Terre Haute penitentiary. that he is truly repentant for his crime.” Parish. At 10:45 a.m., opponents of capital punishment will Convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh For heinous crimes, the Church favors life imprisonment plant a lilac bush in memory of David Hammer at was executed there on June 11, 2001. Texas drug lord Juan without parole rather than death, he said, and encourages St. Margaret Mary Parish. After an 11 a.m. lunch at the Raul Garza died by chemical injection on June 19, 2001, rehabilitation of the offender. parish, participants will board buses at Fairbanks Park on and Army veteran Louis Jones Jr. was executed on “We believe life imprisonment without parole accom- First Street between Farrington and Oak streets for a non- March 18, 2003. plishes the objective,” he said, by protecting society from violent protest on the penitentiary grounds. At 1:15 p.m., “I talked with David today,” Sister Rita Clare said on dangerous criminals and trying to restore the right order people will be able to speak to the gathering in the pro-life May 31. “He’s doing quite well. He’s not depressed. He is violated by the crime. area on the penitentiary grounds. At 2 p.m., participants will planning for his death. He doesn’t want to get his hopes up “A criminal should pay a price for the offense commit- gather in a circle of silent witness then recite the “Prayer of too high, of course, but he would welcome it if the appeals ted,” the archbishop said, quoting Cardinal Avery Dulles of St. Francis” at 2:55 p.m. process was reinstated.” New York. “If possible, the victims of the crime should be Those going to the prison site must bring picture identifi- Sister Rita Clare said Hammer appreciates the prayers compensated for the wrong suffered. This does not mean cation and may also bring keys, a cell phone or pager, med- that people throughout the country and the world are offer- revenge.” ication, a rosary, a Bible or other book, a sign without sup- ing for him. Archbishop Buechlein also cited Cardinal Dulles’ objec- ports, a candle with a wind shield and small snacks. †

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OPINION Letters to the Editor We are either with God increasingly Christian-hostile secular cul- ture. Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 or against him As a police officer, I see much more of the dark side of our culture than I would Most Rev. Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B., Publisher William R. Bruns, Associate Publisher In the May 21 edition of The Criterion, Greg A. Otolski, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus Father Peter J. Daly concluded in an article like. For those of you that are lucky enough on “Communion for politicians” that there to not see it, let me assure you it’s probably are three approaches to the problem. He worse than you ever imagined. called those three approaches “separa- As Catholics and Christians, I pray that Editorial tionist,” “interventionist” and “transforma- more of us decide where our treasures lie, tionist.” As a lay person, I find myself in choose sides and make a stand. the uncomfortable position of being either I’m very proud of the bishops that have very confused or surprised by Father done so on the abortion issue. Until the A member of the Jewish com- Daly’s assertions that his self-described time that abortion advocates are willing to munity views anti-Semitic graf- accept God’s sovereignty and see the truth fiti on tombstones at the “transformationist” model is the right one for the Church. about this horrendous act, they’re on the Jewish cemetery in other team. It is a team that is destroying CNS photo from Reuters Herrlisheim, France, on May 2. Father Daly states that the “intervention- ists” model allows bishops to tell Catholic not only innocent unborn children, but our Several graves were dese- families, our faith and the very basis of our crated with swastikas and slo- politicians what public-policy positions to take and that it is “policy specific.” being. gans written in German, and Rick Reynolds, Borden experts indicated the trend was I thought that the Church told us what increasing. A week later, positions to take to be faithful followers of Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger of Christ and Catholics. If a politician or any- Should supporters of war Paris called the attack “a nega- one else chooses to ignore Church teaching tion of faith and humanity.” in their secular life, the Church is power- receive Communion? less to prevent that. Such actions however, We have been hearing and reading a lot seem to make a clear statement about about U.S. bishops wanting to refuse the where one’s “treasures” lie. Eucharist to politicians who are anti-life The Church is not separating itself from and to those who vote for them. What A return of Europe’s the person. It seems that the person is sepa- about denying Communion to those who rating themselves from God and the pay U.S. income taxes? Church. As John 5:44 states, “How can you It is these taxes that pay for and make anti-Semitism believe when you accept praise from one possible the wars and related anti-life another and do not seek the praise that atrocities the United States is promoting ack in 1997, Alan Dershowitz’s London last May, and Nazi slogans comes from the only God?” and conducting all over the world. Bbook The Vanishing American Jew sprayed on headstones and a cemetery Abortion rights and those that support And we all know, not just Catholics, acknowledged that anti-Semitism in gate in Germany last October. them are seen as very praiseworthy and that warring is anti-life and a mortal sin. the United States has declined to such The report recorded 350 anti-Semitic popular within some political factions, but Bob Nowicki, Indianapolis an extent that now “Gentiles want to incidents in Britain in 2002 and said it is contrary to God’s law and Church marry us.” The only problem with that, that that figure increased 75 percent in teaching. The politician that chooses to he wrote, is that experience has shown the first quarter of 2003. But there have seek praise from the secular world should Disenchanted with the that many of the children of Christian- been even more incidents in France, accept the reality that he/she has distanced U.S. bishops Jewish marriages are raised either with where the chief rabbi has taken the step themself from not only the Church but no religion or as Christians. Thus, the of warning Jews against declaring their from our Lord. They have made their own I have been Catholic for 82 years, but Jewish populace has dropped to about identity in public. choice! the older I have become the more disen- 3 percent of the total population. The OSV article quotes Father The “transformationist” approach chanted I have become with the Church It’s good, of course, that anti- Patrick Debois, head of the French endorsed by Father Daly seems to ignore hierarchy. Semitism has declined in the United Church’s Commission for Dialogue the reality that the Church has not moved The bishops who knowingly moved States. However, Jews know that they with Judaism, as saying, “Anti- away and that somehow we should find a around pedophile priests and exposed hun- must be ever vigilant, and that’s one Semitism never went away in Europe. way to minimalize the rift and listen to dreds of children to sexual abuse were not reason why so many Jewish leaders What’s different now is that it’s no opposing views. As our parish priest put it excommunicated. Now I am being told saw anti-Semitism in Mel Gibson’s longer taboo. At one time, people so eloquently in a recent homily, our rela- how to vote—or else. movie The Passion of the Christ that didn’t dare speak ill of the Jews tionship with God is not a democratic rela- Maybe it is time to change my Church Christians didn’t notice. because of the Holocaust’s proximity. tionship. Our views are irrelevant on mat- affiliation. It seems to be different in Europe, Today, they no longer feel burdened by ters of doctrine and God’s law. We are Mary Ellen Boyle, New Castle, Ind. where anti-Semitism appears to have this dark legacy.” either for God or against him. had a resurgence. Jewish leaders, there- Some of the anti-Semitic sentiment If we choose to deny the sovereignty of Letters Policy fore, fear that Gibson’s movie will fan is coming now because some European our Lord and Savior over such a clearly the flames of violence against Jews governments are trying to make restitu- Letters from readers are welcome and sinful matter as abortion, we would seem to should be informed, relevant, well- that is already taking place there. tion to Jews for properties lost during have completely denied our faith’s most Part of the problem is undoubtedly the Holocaust. In Austria, for example, expressed, concise and courteous. basic tenets. I was always taught that for- The editors reserve the right to select linked to the Arab-Israeli conflict since the government agreed to pay $18 mil- giveness required repentance. What we and edit the letters. Letters must be signed, there are 15 million Muslims now living lion to Jews for Nazi seizure of goods. have here is defiance. Maybe I’m ill- but, for serious reasons, names may be in Europe and only about a million Jews. Jewish leaders say that this amounts to withheld. informed, but I don’t recall any teachings But anti-Jewish attacks by Christians, only 3 percent of the value of assets Send letters to “Letters to the Editor,” The that the Church should tolerate continued too, have become more common. lost, including 95 synagogues, Criterion, P.O. Box 1717, Indianapolis, IN active defiance of God’s Word and Church Perhaps surprisingly, the Jewish 46 cemeteries and 762 Torah scrolls. 46206-1717. teaching, especially when the defiant per- Readers with access to e-mail may send population is growing fastest in The Polish edition of Newsweek’s son is working against the Church in an letters to [email protected]. Germany. Before World War II, there April 4 issue has been accused of stok- were a half million Jews in Germany— ing anti-Semitism with its cover story only 15,000 were left at the end of the “Jews are taking what’s theirs.” The war. That number grew to 33,000 by story claimed that many Poles fear 1990, but today it’s a little over being expelled from their homes by Church Facts 200,000. This return of Jews to the returning Jewish owners. homeland of their ancestors has been Fortunately, Christian Churches likened to the return of Jews to Israel seem to be doing what they can to curb after the Babylonian captivity in the anti-Semitism. German Church leaders sixth century B.C. published an open letter urging France, though, has the largest Christians to remember their “common number of Jews (600,000), followed responsibility” for the German govern- by England (300,000). All other ment’s atrocities in 1938, which hap- European countries have fewer than pened “under the eyes and with the 100,000. Poland, where 3.5 million help of a people calling itself Jews lived before the Holocaust, today Christian.” Austrian Church leaders has only 8,000. also called on Christians to guard The national Catholic newspaper against anti-Semitism. Our Sunday Visitor recently high- We hope that all people will combat lighted some of the anti-Semitic this resurgence of anti-Semitism. As attacks, as reported by the European the Austrian Catholic and Protestant Union’s document “Manifestations of bishops wrote in January, “We should Anti-Semitism 2002-3.” They include rediscover the Jewish nation as people such things as a Jewish school in Paris of the first covenant with God, and set on fire last November, 386 graves reflect on the spiritual heritage of desecrated at a Jewish cemetery in Israel for Christian Churches.”

— John F. Fink The Criterion Friday, June 4, 2004 Page 5

ARCHBISHOP/ARZOBISPO DANIEL M. BUECHLEIN, O.S.B.

SEEKING THE FACE OF THE LORD BUSCANDO LA CARA DEL SEÑOR The Catholic view of marriage has become counter cultural (Third in a series) We must ask, Do we cede to the state controversy. At issue is the wording of objected to a charge that the Church’s the right to define marriage? After all, the questions, most of which are based stance on marriage is a hostile attack on few weeks ago, I observed the the state didn’t invent marriage. The state on feelings for the homosexual person gays. 40th anniversary of my ordina- should stick to the limits of the law and regardless of societal consequences. “That is inflammatory and untrue,” he Ation as a priest. As the years fly resist what appears to be an ever-grow- Placed in the context of their individual remarked. “The Church’s resolute oppo- by, I count it an extraordinary privilege ing totalitarian tendency. rights, one hears that “their lives are sition to same-sex marriages unfortu- to serve God and the Church as a priest Nor did the Church invent marriage. none of my business and no problem for nately causes tension between the and bishop. At the same time, I cannot Marriage is a natural institution. Neither me.” Gays see legal recognition of same- Church and some of the gay community help but reflect on how much has the Church nor the state has the authority sex unions as a way of being told, and is viewed by some as an attack changed in our society over these years. to change its nature. The Church blesses “We’re as good as everybody else.” against homosexuals themselves.” Recently, I wrote about the impor- the natural marriage of a man and a The personal argument is difficult to He stressed that our “Church opposes tance of keeping in mind the common woman in the sacrament of matrimony address. For one thing, it is uncommon in anyone who would punish, demean or good of our society in the face of so because it is a fundament of the family our society to argue for what is best for attack anyone because of his or her much preoccupation with individual with all its implied responsibilities for the common good in the future. Yet, what homosexual orientation. But it would be rights. As a Church concerned for social children. is the best public policy for marriage and a very great leap to move from respect justice, make no mistake, protecting the Same-sex marriage is not an issue of the family, say, four generations from for and acceptance of homosexual indi- rights and the dignity of the human per- civil rights. It is based on an unchal- now? Would ours be the first civilization viduals to a demand that sexual relations son is paramount. But so is fostering the lenged assumption that homosexual ori- to legitimize homosexual unions? The between persons of the same sex be common good of the human family. entation is genetic. While commonly country of Norway has done so, and the treated as the equivalent of marriage, Never did I imagine 40 years ago—or assumed, this assertion has never been institution of marriage in Norway has morally and legally.” 10 years ago, for that matter—that our scientifically demonstrated. More accu- since virtually collapsed. I would never have imagined 40 years Catholic view of the sacred institution of rately, we are talking about a matter of Not surprisingly, the Vatican ago that I would need to defend tradi- marriage would become countercultural. behavior rather than rights. Yet the pre- Congregation for the Doctrine of the tional marriage in our society. Nor did I Never did I expect that I would be asked vailing argument for same-sex marriage Faith recently wrote in opposition to the think it would become necessary to insist to write about the Church’s position on is based on the individual’s autonomous notion of same-sex marriage. The con- on respect for the human dignity of the question of same-sex “marriage.” right to choose. The proponents of the gregation also cautioned against the soci- homosexuals any less than that of any However, judicial activism (and mayoral argument in favor of same-sex marriages etal effects of protected civil unions. The other person. For all of us, concern for activism in some cities) in recent months frame it with questions like these: Catholic Church takes the long view: the the common good is crucial.† have caused a great deal of confusion “How does our partnership affect your good of the family is at stake. and consternation about same-sex marriage?” Francis Cardinal George recently (Next week: Marriage for life?) unions. “What difference does it make to It is important to recognize that the you?” Archbishop Buechlein’s intention for vocations for June controversy on this issue is carried on in “What two consenting adults want to two different languages, namely the lan- do is their business, not yours.” Women Religious: that their love of God and the religious charism may be widely guage of “rights” versus the language of The media phenomenon of frequent appreciated and encouraged. the nature of marriage itself. opinion polls adds to the confusion and La posición católica frente al matrimonio va en contra de la cultura (Tercero de la serie) matrimonio. opinión de los medios de comunicación se Recientemente Francis Cardinal George Debemos preguntarnos, ¿acaso le suma a la confusión y a la controversia. La objetó enérgicamente que la postura de la ace unas semanas celebré el cedemos al Estado el derecho de definir el redacción de las preguntas es cuestionable, Iglesia en cuanto al matrimonio era un cuadragésimo aniversario de mi matrimonio? Después de todo, el Estado ya que la mayoría se basa en sentimientos ataque hostil contra los homosexuales. Hordenamiento como sacerdote. no inventó el matrimonio. El Estado hacia las personas homosexuales sin “Es incendiaria y errónea”, indicó. Conforme pasa el tiempo, cuento los años debería adherirse a los límites de la ley y importar las consecuencias sociales. Bajo “Desafortunadamente, la oposición resuelta como un privilegio extraordinario de poder oponer resistencia a lo que parece ser una el contexto de los derechos individuales de la Iglesia contra los matrimonios del servir a Dios y a la Iglesia como sacerdote tendencia creciente al totalitarismo. escuchamos que “sus vidas no me mismo sexo causa tensión entre la Iglesia y y obispo. Al mismo tiempo, no puedo Tampoco la Iglesia inventó el interesan y no representan un problema parte de la comunidad gay y se percibe evitar reflexionar sobre lo mucho que ha matrimonio. El matrimonio es una para mí.” Los homosexuales ven el como un ataque contra los propios cambiado nuestra sociedad durante estos institución natural. Ni la Iglesia ni el reconocimiento legal de las uniones del homosexuales.” años. Estado tienen la autoridad para cambiar su mismo sexo como si estuvieran diciendo Hizo énfasis en que nuestra “Iglesia se Recientemente escribí acerca de la naturaleza. La Iglesia bendice el “somos tan buenos como cualquiera”. opone a todo aquél que castigue, importancia de tener en cuenta el bien matrimonio natural entre un hombre y una El argumento personal es difícil de menosprecie o ataque a cualquiera debido a común de nuestra sociedad a la luz de tanta mujer en el sacramento del matrimonio abordar. Para empezar, en nuestra sociedad su orientación sexual. Sin embargo, hay consternación con los derechos porque es el fundamento de la familia, es inusual discutir qué es lo mejor para el una gran diferencia entre pasar del respeto individuales. Como Iglesia que se preocupa con todas las responsabilidades que esto bien común en el futuro. Aun así, ¿cuál es y la aceptación de los individuos por la justicia social, tengan muy claro que acarrea para con los hijos. la mejor política pública en cuanto al homosexuales a exigir que las relaciones la dignidad de la persona humana es de Los matrimonios del mismo sexo no matrimonio y la familia para, por ejemplo, sexuales entre individuos del mismo sexo suma importancia. Pero también lo es son una cuestión de derechos civiles. Se las generaciones futuras? ¿Será la nuestra se consideren como equivalentes del fomentar el bien común y la familia basan en una suposición incontestada de la primera civilización en legitimar las matrimonio, moral y legalmente.” humana. que la orientación homosexual es uniones homosexuales? Noruega lo ha Nunca me habría imaginado hace Nunca me habría imaginado cuarenta genética. A pesar de que esta aseveración hecho y desde entonces, la institución del cuarenta años que tendría que defender el años atrás, o sin ir más allá, diez, que es comúnmente aceptada, nunca ha sido matrimonio en ese país virtualmente se ha matrimonio tradicional en nuestra nuestra perspectiva sobre la sagrada comprobada científicamente. Más desmoronado. sociedad. Ni tampoco pensé que sería institución del matrimonio se tornaría específicamente estamos hablando sobre No es de sorprenderse que la necesario insistir en el respeto a la dignidad contraria a la cultura. Nunca me habría una cuestión de comportamiento más que Congregación del Vaticano para la Doctrina humana de los homosexuales más que para esperado que me pidieran que escribiera de derechos. Aun así, el argumento que de la Fe haya escrito recientemente cualquier otra persona. Para todos nosotros sobre la posición de la Iglesia en cuanto a prevalece en la discusión sobre los oponiéndose a la noción de los es vital la preocupación por el bien común. la cuestión de los “matrimonios” del matrimonios del mismo sexo se basa en el matrimonios del mismo sexo. La mismo sexo. Sin embargo, el activismo derecho autónomo del individuo a elegir. congregación también advirtió sobre los (La próxima semana: ¿Matrimonio de por judicial (y en algunas ciudades, el Los defensores del argumento a favor de efectos en la sociedad de las uniones vida?) activismo de los alcaldes) en los últimos los matrimonios del mismo sexo lo civiles protegidas. La Iglesia Católica ve meses ha generado gran confusión y enmarcan en preguntas como estas: más allá: el bien de la familia está en Traducido por: Language Training Center, consternación en cuanto a las uniones del “¿Por qué nuestra unión afecta su juego. Indianapolis mismo sexo. matrimonio?” Es importante reconocer que la “¿Qué diferencia tiene para usted?” La intención de vocaciones del Arzobispo Buechlein para junio controversia que envuelve a este tema se “Lo que dos adultos quieren hacer de ha traducido en dos lenguajes diferentes, es común acuerdo es problema de ellos, no Mujeres Religiosas: Que su amor por Dios y carisma religioso sean apreciados y decir, el lenguaje de los “derechos” frente es de su incumbencia”. alentados por todas partes. al lenguaje de la naturaleza misma del El fenómeno de las encuestas de Page 6 The Criterion Friday, June 4, 2004

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The Class of 1944 of the former St. Mary Academy in under 25 and those 25 and above). The cost for a single Prayer” on Aug. 6-8. John Shea, theologian and writer, Indianapolis will have their 60th class reunion at 1 p.m. tennis entry is $25, with an extra $45 to attend the deck will present the retreat, which will, through personal and on June 8 at Hollyhock Hill, 8110 N. College Ave., in party and dinner. The events will support Oldenburg Gospel storytelling, explore the Lord’s Prayer as a frame- Indianapolis. Academy. For more information, call 812-934-4440. work for our daily lives. The cost is $180 per person or $310 per married couple. For more information, call the The third annual celebration of Catholic Social Services A workshop on “The Formation of the Catholic retreat house at 317-545-7681. Adult Day Services, called Summer Breezes, will be held Christian Tradition” will be offered by Saint Meinrad from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on June 26 at Marian, Inc., 1011 E. School of Theology on June 21-23 on the campus of Kordes Retreat Center, 802 E. 10th St., in Ferdinand, St. Clair St., in Indianapolis. There will be a social hour at Marion College, 3200 Cold Spring Road, in Indianapolis. Ind., in the Diocese of Evansville, is offering several 6 p.m., a dinner at 7 p.m., dancing at 8 p.m. and a silent The workshop will meet from 7-9 p.m. on each of the upcoming retreats. The center is a ministry of the Sisters auction from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The cost of the event is three evenings and will be presented by Benedictine of St. Benedict of Ferdinand. “Parables and Life” will $50 per person. Adult Day Services has two sites in Father Matthias Neuman, who has taught numerous be presented by Benedictine Father Konrad Schaefer of Indianapolis and both are supported by this event. For courses and workshops on Church doctrine and history. Mount Angel Abbey in Oregon on June 19-26. The silent more information, call A Caring Place at 317-466-0015 or The course is suited for anyone interested in better under- retreat will focus on the Gospel parables as guides for Holy Trinity Place at 317-638-8322. standing the Scriptures, Creed, sacraments and bishops as daily living and will include conferences, daily Eucharist central to our faith. The cost is $55 per person, less for and time for prayer and reflection. A directed retreat A women’s summer retreat titled “A Journey to a seniors. For more information or to register, call the will be held from June 26-July 3. The retreat will feature New Place” will be held from 7:30 a.m. on June 26 to Indianapolis Office of Saint Meinrad School of Theology private conferences with a director that will help partici- noon on June 27 at Mother of Redeemer Farm in Bloom- at 317-955-6451. pants focus on their individual spiritual journeys. “Soul ington. The retreat, which will be led by author Lisa Sisters: Connecting, Bonding, Healing” will be led by Marie Taylor, will help participants understand God’s Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., in Indiana- internationally known author and presenter Edwina love for them and learn his will for their lives. The cost is polis, is offering several retreats. There will be a weekend Gateley on July 10-17. The retreat will focus on women $75 per person for double occupancy or $95 per person retreat for women titled “The First Fire” on June 11-13. in Scripture and contemporary women as models of hope, for a private room. Registration is due by June 15. The Author Paula D’Arcy will present the retreat, which will healing and new life for a world afflicted with war and retreat will be offered again in October. For more infor- focus on making women more aware of the Kingdom suffering. There will be daily conferences, Eucharist and mation, call 317-881-0602 or e-mail taylormom4@net within and how to be guided more by its presence. There communal prayer available during the silent retreat. For zero.net. will be stories, directed times of reflection, video clips and more information on any of these retreats, call the retreat times of silence. The cost of the retreat is $165. There will center at 800-880-2777 or 812-367-2777 or e-mail Oldenburg Academy is having its Pro/Am Golf be a retreat for women religious titled “Living in the [email protected] or log on to Classic on July 12 at Hillcrest Country Club, 850 N. Now in the Presence of God” on June 20-25. Father www.thedome.org/kordes. Walnut St., in Batesville. The format of play is a Florida Keith Hosey and Sister of the Precious Blood Maureen scramble with each foursome being paired with a pro. Tee Mangen, co-directors of the John XXIII Center in Hart- N.O.A.H., Inc. will offer a Foster Parent Orientation times are at 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. EST. The cost of a foursome ford City, Ind., in the Diocese of Lafayette, will lead the session from 10 a.m. to noon on June 19 at Jones Taber- is $850 and includes cart and green fees, a navy vest, con- retreat, which well help participants center on the present nacle A.M.E. Zion Church, 2510 E. 34th St., in Indiana- tinental breakfast, buffet lunch, beverages and snacks, a and the presence of God, as well as to reduce stressful polis. The session will include information for preparing deck party, dinner, auction and awards. There will also be thinking about the future and heal the past. There will be families for foster parenting, as well as informing them of a tennis tournament, with two divisions of play (those a weekend retreat for men and women titled “The Lord’s the requirement for attaining a foster parent license and foster parent training sessions. N.O.A.H., Inc., is the lead- ing African-American foster care agency in Indianapolis, Benedictine Sister Jennifer Mechtild VIPs . . . and a nonprofit organization that specializes in therapeutic Horner transfers vow of stability foster care, mentoring and independent living skills. There Al and Mary (Guzman) are about 500,000 children in the U.S. foster care system. Benedictine Sister Jennifer Mechtild Horner for- Hernandez, members of For more information or to make a reservation for the ses- merly transferred her Benedictine vow of stability to St. Gabriel Parish in Indiana- sion, call Kenethia Jackson at 317-926-8266 or e-mail Our Lady of Grace polis, will celebrate their 50th [email protected]. † Monastery in Beech Grove wedding anniversary on during evening prayer on June 13 with a Mass at their May 22. parish followed by an open U.S. Conference of Sister Jennifer entered house for family and friends. St. Gertrude Monastery in The couple was married on Catholic Bishops’ Office Cottonwood, Idaho, in that date in 1954 at St. Jude 1989 and made her perpet- Church in Chicago. They for Film and Broadcasting ual vows in 1995. have seven children: Vicky She was born in Broken Monaco, Linda Zabona, Alfie, movie ratings Hill, Zambia, and moved Henry, James, Joe and Roy Hernandez. 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(United Artists) Idaho before acting as the director of spirituality at the ning, launching and direction of a new program of continu- Rated L (Limited Adult Audience) because of reli- Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center in Beech ing formation for priests. The program will include initia- gious stereotypes, an implied teen sexual encounter, Grove. She was also the parish life coordinator at St. tives to strengthen local presbyterates and assist them in homosexual references, recurring rough and crude lan- Paul the Apostle Parish in Greencastle. helping new priests take an active role in their presbyterates. guage, profanity and several sacrilegious jokes. Currently, Sister Jennifer is serving as the co-chap- He will also assist with the formation of seminarians in the Rated PG-13 (Parents are strongly cautioned. 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Tracy, As those overnight letters arrived on stressed that the parish closures are unre- the morning of May 25, clergy and lated to last year’s multimillion dollar parishioners at 70 of the archdiocese’s clergy abuse settlement. 357 parishes faced the grim reality that “The decision to close parishes is in no their parish would be suppressed in the way connected with the need to finance coming months. the legal settlement with the victims of In addition to the suppressions, five clergy sexual abuse,” he said, adding that new parishes will be formed and five the sale of the former archbishop’s resi- other church buildings will remain open dence and surrounding land has raised the as “worship sites” maintained by nearby needed $90 million. parishes, resulting in a net loss of Instead, the archbishop said, proceeds 60 churches in the archdiocese. from the sale of closed parishes will be At a press conference later that day, used to support remaining parishes as Archbishop O’Malley appealed to well as prop up the funds that provide Catholics to remain unified despite the health and pension benefits to archdioce- loss and to look beyond parish boundaries san employees. and understand that the changes are nec- “This process of reconfiguration is essary for the archdiocese. directed not toward the past, but toward “We may think of ourselves as liberal the future mission of the Church,” Catholics, as Latin-Mass Catholics, Irish Archbishop O’Malley said. Catholics, Italian Catholics, Lithuanian One hundred forty-seven parishes had Catholics, Hispanic Catholics, French been recommended for closure at some Boston Archbishop Sean P. O’Malley speaks during a press conference at St. John’s Seminary in Catholics, Vietnamese Catholics, Haitian point in the reconfiguration process, and Boston on May 25 to announce the closure of 70 of the archdiocese’s 357 parishes. Five parishes Catholics, Cape Verdean Catholics, the there had been speculation that as many were scheduled to continue as worship sites and five new parishes were to be created, Archbishop Voice of the Faithful or the silent major- as 90 parishes would ultimately need to O’Malley said. The archbishop stated that the reconfiguration was “in no way connected” to the ity. We need to put the accent on Catholic be closed. $85 million legal settlement with victims of clergy sexual abuse. and come together as one people ready to But, responding to a reporter’s ques- make sacrifices for our Church,” he said. tion, the archbishop also expressed his “My hope is that the major step we are belief that no similar wave of closures taking together today will set us on firm would be required in the near future. ground so that we can focus our attention “We hope this is it for a long while ... once more on our pri- that is why we decided mary mission to preach to carry on with a the truth of our ‘My hope is that the process that is this radi- Catholic faith in both cal, hoping that from word and in deed,” the major step we are taking here on we’ll be able to archbishop continued. together today will set us plan knowing what Archbishop sites we have and to O’Malley said, as he on firm ground so that make sure the entire has throughout the we can focus our atten- archdiocese is covered reconfiguration process, tion once more on our with the pastoral care that the need for the that it needs,” he said. parish closings was primary mission to At the same time, brought about by demo- preach the truth of our the archbishop said, he “I feel so blessed to live at graphic changes, the Catholic faith in both is “committed to Marquette Manor where our growing shortage of aggressively promoting chapel is located just downstairs.” priests and the mount- word and in deed.’ vocations” in response ing cost of maintaining to the shortage of Ellen Kerrigan, Marquette Manor aging buildings. priests. He called on all resident since 1997 According to Archbishop O’Malley, Catholics to recognize their responsibility 130 of Boston’s pastors are over 70 years to encourage those who may be called to Maintaining a spiritual connection is of age and one-third of all parishes are the priesthood, noting that, “if every “operating in the red.” In addition, he parish sent one young man to the semi- so important in retirement. Often said, in the city of Boston alone parishes nary every 10 years, we’d have more than limitations of transportation, illness are in need of approximately $100 million enough vocations.” or even weather conditions can keep in repairs. The time frame for parish closures was “The alternative to going through this not released with the announcement, you from being active in the church. exercise would be that we would experi- although within the next week each parish At Marquette Manor, residents are ence a continual decline in some areas of is expected to be assigned a time period our archdiocese, closing parish after of two, four or six months to complete the able to attend mass and communion parish, school after school, outreach pro- process of closing, depending on the cir- services throughout the week in the gram after outreach program, all because cumstances of the individual parish. the archdiocese would be unable to subsi- Also in the coming week, the remain- chapel located on site. dize these entities,” the archbishop said. ing parishes will be notified of their new Services are available for residents in all areas of Marquette Though the process of reducing the territories and the parish populations they number of parishes has been ongoing for will be absorbing. † Manor from Independent and Assisted Living to the Health Care Center. 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The storm blew win- dows out of a couple of the classrooms and in the princi- pal’s office at Central Catholic School.” Hodde said “a broken tree limb knocked a hole in the roof of the church in Spencer.” David Siler, executive director of Catholic Charities and Family Ministries for the archdiocese and former executive director of St. Elizabeth’s Pregnancy and Adoption Services, said two teen-age clients who are pregnant were examined at a hospital after the storm and were fine. Michelle Meer, the current director of St. Elizabeth’s, is vacationing with family members out of state. The tornado scattered dozens of felled trees around the scenic wooded property and against the exterior walls of the Catholic Charities agency, which serves low-income expectant mothers and their children. St. Elizabeth’s provides support to women and families experiencing crisis pregnancies, including counseling and residential services, as well as adoption services to fami- lies and programs for parent and child development. Siler said the facilities require extensive repairs that are Above, the west side of St. Eliza- expected to take several months. Ten residents and their beth’s Pregnancy and Adoption babies will stay at another Catholic facility in Indianapolis Services’ administrative and resi- this summer while repairs are made to St. Elizabeth’s dential buildings sustained struc- buildings. tural damage during a May 30 tor- He said the archdiocese’s insurance will cover struc- nado on the south side of tural repairs to the buildings, but St. Elizabeth’s needs Indianapolis. Dozens of trees on the donations to cover a lot of other clean-up expenses, wooded lot were felled by high including tree removal on the grounds. winds and scattered around the “St. Elizabeth’s sits on about nine acres of heavily property. wooded property,” he said, “and there are very few trees that aren’t already down or are going to have to come down.” Siler said there were 10 teen-age girls and eight babies Left, David Siler, right, executive with staff members in the residence when the tornado director of Catholic Charities and struck the property. Family Ministries for the archdio- “They had the weather radio on so they knew the storm cese, watches as workers remove was coming,” he said, “and they went down to a secure damaged drywall from a ceiling in a hallway in the basement of the residence. They spent last bedroom at St. Elizabeth’s Preg- night in a motel. Two of the residents’ rooms were heavily nancy and Adoption Services’ resi- damaged. dential building. “The ceiling caved in when the wind blew two large brick chimneys over,” he said. “The chimneys came story with a lower-level conference room. a temporary setback.” through the ceiling and pushed the whole contents of the “Every tragedy brings opportunities,” Siler said. “This Rosemary Meyer, director of marketing and develop- ceiling and all the insulation down into the rooms. A large is a chance for the community to become even more ment, said May 30 was a sad day for St. Elizabeth’s, but part of the roof was torn off and there is a tremendous aware of what we’re doing and offer some additional sup- fortunately the women, children and staff are fine. amount of water damage all the way down to the base- port for our ministry. Staff members have salvaged the “We thank God that no one was hurt,” Meyer said, ment.” essential records so they can continue to take care of our “and we are trusting him as we begin to rebuild. We have Siler said he had “no idea yet what kind of money clients.” lots of damage and lots of repair work to do. We have a we’re looking at to remove the downed trees and repair The west side of the buildings sustained the most dam- message on our telephone line to let people know how the buildings.” age, he said, and the roof of the computer room was torn they can reach us for help or how to help us. We are ask- He said the administrative building was damaged more off. ing people to pray for us, for the girls and for everyone than the residential building. “We’re not sure yet if our computer servers are still involved in the clean-up effort. We also need contributions “The water leaked through the walls and ceilings,” functioning,” Siler said. “The power is out in the build- because there are many things that the insurance does not Siler said. “It’s even down in the basement. Walls are ings. Luckily, we have taped back-ups if the servers were cover.” going to need to be torn apart and ceilings are going to destroyed.” St. Rose of Lima parishioner Tony Bordenkecher of have to come down. They’re telling us now it could be Ron Lenz, president of St. Elizabeth’s advisory council, Franklin was among the volunteers who brought his chain 60 days or so before we’re able to be back in the adminis- used a chain saw to help cut up dozens of trees in the saw and helped clean up the property on the holiday. trative facility here.” front, side and back yards. “I just thought it was the right thing to do,” Siler said he hopes that St. Elizabeth’s offices will be “We could use lots of help in all kinds of ways,” Lenz Bordenkecher said. “I got the day off, so why not come temporarily relocated to the Archbishop O’Meara Catholic said. “We need prayers, financial assistance and hands- and help out?” Center this week. on volunteer labor. St. Elizabeth’s is a not-for-profit min- “We need to continue to do the adoption work and be istry, and we operate on a tight budget. Now we need a (If you would like to help St. Elizabeth’s Pregnancy and able to answer phone calls to help women in crisis preg- lot of repairs. We’ll be putting a list together of all the Adoption Services, call 317-787-3412 for information nancies,” he said. “The phones will be forwarded to the things we need. St. Elizabeth’s has been around for about volunteer service opportunities or financial other offices.” 90 years and we’ve faced many challenges. We just have needs.) † Siler said it will be at least 30 days before clients can move back into the residential building. “We’ve moved the mothers and babies into another Catholic facility in Indianapolis,” he said. “All of our essential services will be able to continue in a new loca- Killybegs tion. The daycare facility and reflection room were not TRI-COUNTY damaged, so we’ll take portable cribs from the daycare to the new location.” IRISH SHOP ASPHALT Siler said the clients are attending summer school Paving Indiana Since 1948 classes, but St. Elizabeth’s van was not damaged so they can be transported to school from their temporary resi- CALL FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATES dence. GIFTS FOR DAD “Right now, it’s really hard to say how much damage • ASPHALT DRIVEWAYS there is,” he said. GIFTS FOR GRADS A staff meeting was planned for June 1, Siler said, and • SEALCOATING some employees may not be able to work for a few AND weeks. Discounts for Senior Citizens Staff members and volunteers began removing twisted GIFTS FOR THE BRIDE and non-profit organizations and broken trees from the grounds on Memorial Day. Construction workers covered the roofs to prevent fur- AND GROOM! ther water damage and started removing insulation and CALL: 317-849-9901 drywall from the interior of both buildings. “We’re grateful that no one was hurt,” Siler said. “We 317-356-1334 Mon–Fri NORA PLAZA just had an assessment done on the three-story residential 317-862-2967 facility, which was built in the 1960s and needed new fur- 10-6 1300 E. 86th St. • Indianapolis, IN nishings and carpeting, but this wasn’t the way we Saturday (bet. College Ave. & Westfield Blvd.) LICENSED & BONDED BY THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS thought we would go about replacing those things. The 10-5 317-846-9449 administrative building was built in the 1970s and is one Page 10 The Criterion Friday, June 4, 2004 The Criterion Friday, June 4, 2004 Page 11 CATHEDRALH IGH SCHOOL Congratulations to the Class of 2004! Ninety-nine percent of the Class of 2004 will be attending 67 different colleges and universities next fall

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Ohio State University Carlene Young ...... Ball State University Sarah Crabtree ...... Ball State University Jonathan Hacker...... Quincy University ...... Indiana University Foundation Scholarship Gabrielle Sabharwal ...... Fairfield University ...... 21st Century Scholar ...... St. Mary’s College at Notre Dame Christine Halstead ...... St. Louis University ...... Kent State University Aaron O’Connell...... University of Dayton ...... Fordham University ...... Xavier University ...... Valparaiso University ...... Loyola University of Chicago ...... Indiana University Page 12 The Criterion Friday, June 4, 2004 Book Reviews Strong core of Catholic values in Roman: Unparalleled Outrage Roman: Unparalleled Outrage slavery. McMullen’s book could be a positive force in for the Congregation of Holy Cross, and was transferred to Published by 1stBooks Library, now AuthorHouse, it’s available in understanding and preventing similar difficulties today. New Alsace in southeastern Indiana. He eventually found dust jacket hardback ($22.95 and 388 pages); paperback ($14.95); James Knox Polk, the 11th president of the United States, peace as a professed Benedictine monk at Saint Meinrad, and electronic book ($5.95) at www.1stBooks.com. finally brought about a positive resolution to Father dying there in1895. That’s where Benedictines first estab- Weinzoepfel’s suffering because of the interest and influ- lished a priory in 1852, and that’s where the priest’s grave ence of his wife, Sarah “Sally” Childress Polk. Even the is located. Reviewed by Shirley Vogler Meister governor of Indiana, James Whitcomb, visited the priest McMullen has a master’s degree in theological studies incognito at a Jeffersonville prison. from Saint Meinrad School of Theology. A native of Before current media coverage about sexual abuse cases A reader’s knowing the outcome of the story before start- Vincennes, the author is a teacher of theology at Mater Dei and the associated curiosity about the Catholic seal of con- ing Roman is no hindrance to reading because the settings, High School in Evansville, Ind., where he and his wife, fession, these topics piqued John dialogue, courtroom scenes, and characterizations are so Mary Grace, and family reside. They are both Benedictine William McMullen’s interest when he vivid and true to the times. McMullen fleshes out his people Oblates affiliated with Saint Meinrad; and he is a member discovered they were in the public lime- with colorful precision, using flashbacks to heighten the sus- of the Thomas More Society. The McMullens’ sons are light in Indiana in the 1800s. McMullen pense. Andrew Martin, 7, and Theodore Guerin, 5. heavily weighed the prudence of pub- Another person in his story with special holiness and The “Unparalleled Outrage” subtitle for this book is lishing a book about his findings, then courage is Blessed Mother Theodore Guérin, well known to quoted from a headline in The Evansville Journal at the went forward with Roman: Indiana Catholics. She was beatified in 1998 by Pope John time of the scandal. As in modern times, Father Unparalelled Outrage. This was a wise Paul II. She and five other Sisters of Providence emigrated Weinzoepfel’s innocence did not get the same world cov- and principled decision. from France to Vincennes, Ind., in 1840, founding a mother- erage as the scandal. McMullen’s work balances that flaw. Research proved that a young immi- house and academy for young women at Saint Mary-of-the- What triggered his interest? In the book’s afterword, he grant priest from Alsace, France, was Woods, near Terre Haute, the following year. tells about attending the 25th celebration of the ordination caught in a situation that scandalized the Church because of Both she and Father Weinzoepfel had ongoing disagree- of his cousin, Benedictine Father John (David) McMullen, ongoing negative press—even in Europe. McMullen’s essen- ments with the authoritative Bishop Célestin de la at St. John the Baptist Church in Vincennes in 1986: tially true historical fiction is braced by a strong core of Hailandière of Vincennes, who turned out to be more foe “Someone had taken the time to set up a table with old Catholic values. He substantiates the courage and holiness of than friend. Eventually, he was known as “The Bishop with- parish history books and other memorabilia. … Perusing a much-maligned Roman, who came to America in 1839 and out a See.” the material, I picked up an old book covering the history was ordained in Vincennes, Ind., as a diocesan priest. Mother Theodore and Father Weinzoepfel reacted differ- of the parish … ,” learning that Father Weinzoepfel was While Father Roman Weinzoepfel helped pastor an ently to Hailandière, but each teaches the reader the impor- “one of the first German-speaking priests to serve the Evansville, Ind., parish, he suffered cruelly—emotionally tance that prayer and patience have in everyone’s life. The Germans of the area.” and physically—because a young woman falsely accused near-explosive exchanges between Mother Theodore and Then in 1993, while teaching at Mater Dei High School, him of raping her when she went to confession. His subse- the bishop, documented in correspondence, also come to he was given a paper, “My Great Uncle Father Roman,” quent trial and imprisonment, as well as the previous con- witty life. written by Christan Stofleth for her social justice class. flicts, are so vivid that a reader can easily imagine the story Also portrayed well are the young woman responsible for McMullen found this interesting, but again shelved an idea being made into a movie, with Father Weinzoepfel’s strong the scandal, trial and imprisonment, whose father and hus- for a research project. “During the summer of 1997,” he faith shining through. band were partly responsible for what happened; the says, “I began studying the history and politics and day-to- Especially interesting are the political and social woman’s sister, whose life was also shattered; the trial day life in America from 1830 to 1850 … a most neglected upheavals of the early and mid-1800s, resulting in bloody lawyers, whose special interests—for or against Father period of American history.” conflicts between Nativists (Protestant citizens who had Weinzoepfel—add spice and depth to the story; the Cath- Despite a few grammatical and Latin translation flaws, arrived in America earlier or whose ancestors were earlier olics and Protestants who believed in Father Weinzoepfel’s Roman: Unparalleled Outrage is a gripping tale and a fine immigrants) and the newer immigrants (notably the Irish and innocence and acted accordingly; and many peripheral per- example of Catholic traditions. German), as well as the tensions between Protestants and sonalities. Catholics. In the early-to-mid 19th century, anti-Catholicism After the controversy ended, Father Weinzoepfel (Shirley Vogler Meister is a columnist for The Criterion and was particularly strong, as was the rising debate over returned to his Evansville parish, served as novice master a member of Christ the King Parish in Indianapolis.) †

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By Fr. Robert L. Kinast imagination by serving as an analogy for other important truths. The diversity of the body’s parts and the complex- Recently, a promotional catalogue listing resources for ity of bodily interactions, resulting in a harmonious, well- an alternative spirituality arrived in my mail. It empha- functioning whole, serve as an analogy for understanding sizes body posture and exercises to enhance meditation. the Church as a mystical body. CNS photo by Nancy Wiechec Nancy CNS photo by The same week, I received a letter from the Catholic The human body also serves as an analogy for the Theological Society of America announcing that the well-functioning society. The Church’s strong social “Resurrection of the Body” is the theme of next year’s teaching during the last century and a half envisions soci- convention. ety as analogous to a body whose diverse parts and sys- In our culture today, the nutritional information printed tems interact in beneficial ways—ways that, coordinated on packaged foods, popular nutritional programs such as as a whole, serve the common good. the Atkins or South Beach diets, physical fitness gyms This vision also translates into concrete concern for the and home workout equipment, as well as advertisements actual bodily lives of citizens. Thus, the need for employ- for all sorts of medicines and health aids keep our atten- ment, housing, nourishment, education, health care and tion focused on the human body. security parallels the needs of the human body to survive Medical research continues to astound us with break- and flourish. throughs that combat bodily illness and disease. On the From St. Paul’s initial image in 1 Cor 12, to the formal other hand, alternatives such as eating organic foods, doctrine of the mystical body, the Church has described vegetarian diets, herbal remedies and holistic health itself as patterned analogously on the interworkings of a practices stress the primacy of the body from a different body’s parts. This vision has been expressed through the perspective. expansion of diverse ministries, the development of con- And the advertising, fashion and entertainment indus- sultative structures in the Church and, in a special way, in tries continually bombard us with their images of physical the awareness of bodily presence, posture and functioning beauty and bodily experience. in the liturgy. While all this has been going on in culture, theologians It is in the liturgy that the Church most fully expresses and pastoral ministers have been striving to affirm the its communal nature. From ritual gestures such as body as a blessing from God and to balance a cultural extended hands in prayers and embracing at the greeting preoccupation with the physical body by presenting a of peace, to the physical gathering of worshipers or even more complete appreciation of human embodiment. the use of liturgical processions, the body is seen today as Vatican Council II extolled the beauty, value and dig- an important component of the liturgy. nity of the human body while dispelling negative and The blessing of the body is not just in its physical A rock climber illustrates the human body’s flexibility and distorted attitudes about it (Church in the Modern properties. It is also a blessing as a reminder of what endurance. The blessing of the human body stimulates the theo- World, #14). The focus for the council’s view was mar- embodied human life truly is. logical imagination by serving as an analogy for other important riage, highlighted by its discussion of the physical truths. The complex but harmonious interaction of the body’s expression of marital love (Church in the Modern (Father Robert L. Kinast is director of the Center for diverse parts serves as an analogy for understanding the Church World, #49). Theological Reflection in Largo, Fla.) † as a mystical body. At the same time, the council’s vision of the conse- crated life portrayed the traditional vows of poverty and celibacy not as denials of bodily enjoyment, but as a means for deepening bonds of love and service, and of Suffering reminds us of our humanity witnessing to the fullness of life to which bodily exis- By Fr. Dale Launderville, O.S.B. his hands and side (Jn 20:27). However, the evangelist tence leads (Decree on Religious Life, #13-14). John testifies that the resurrected Jesus came into the This position of the council has been given practical Experiences of hunger, loneliness and illness make us locked room where the disciples were hiding without expression through the Church’s commitment to health very much aware that we are embodied beings. We can- opening the doors (Jn 20:26). Thus, Jesus’ resurrected care and its defense of a person’s dignity even when the not ignore our need for food, companionship and commu- body is continuous with his earthly body, yet different. body is disabled, limited or worn out. nity. Nor can we overlook our limitations and vulnerabili- St. Paul indicates that a transformation also will hap- Advocacy on behalf of those with disabilities as well ties. pen to the bodies of Christians when we die: The physical as protection of the unborn, the aged and the mentally Our bodies remind us that we are creatures who have body will be raised as a spiritual body (1 Cor 15:44). Just restricted reaffirm that the body is a blessing—not received the gift of life from the Creator. And when we as a seed dies in the ground and germinates to bud forth because it is physically perfect but because it embodies a experience a limitation, it is an invitation to recognize as a plant, so the physical body will continue in a new human person. that our lives have abiding meaning only insofar as we form in the next life (1 Cor 15:36-37, 53-54). As women in the Church have articulated feminine stand in a loving relationship with God. The body is a living, dynamic gift from God. It offers experiences, they have reminded us that they are uniquely According to texts of both the Old Testament and New us the possibility to come into communion with God and embodied and express their humanness in forms of grace Testament, human beings cannot exist without bodies. other human beings. A handshake, embrace, kiss and and action different from those expressed by men. In difficult times, people may want to escape and leave smile are common ways that we express our relationships And it isn’t incidental that the impact of women’s behind this mortal body that weighs them down. But the with others as part of a human community. experience in the Church has helped to turn theological Book of Genesis tells us that God fashioned us from the By being born as a human and then raised bodily after attention to a new appreciation and concern for the nat- dust and breathed life into us (Gn 2:7). his death, Jesus reveals to us that as the glorified Christ ural world in which we live. And later texts of the Old Testament, such as he has an enduring bodily dimension that continues to be Protecting the environment’s life-giving and life-sus- Daniel 12:2 and 2 Maccabees 7:23, proclaim that God essential in his communication with us. In the Eucharist, taining resources is not solely a woman’s issue, but will awaken or give the breath of life back to the faithful when we eat his body and drink his blood, we are brought women have taken the lead in heightening our awareness after they die. Life after death is imagined to be embodied into an intimate, life-giving union with God—not only a of the physical world’s value, nurture and irreplaceable life in some form. spiritual union with Christ but also a bodily communion. beauty. The New Testament evangelists accent the physical The blessing of the human body is not limited to its dimension of Jesus’ resurrection by saying that he ate fish (Benedictine Father Dale Launderville is a Scripture physical nature. It also stimulates the theological (Lk 24:42-43) and that Thomas examined the wounds in scholar at St. John’s Universit in Collegeville, Minn.) † Discussion Point Prayer helps refresh the spirit This Week’s Question “I go on retreat.” (Father Perry Kenaston, Hoonah, Alaska) When you are feeling tired and “run down,” how do you refresh your spirit? Lend Us Your Voice “I take a break and say a little prayer.” (Kathy Glass, An upcoming edition asks: What does the Church in Hanover, Md.) your community do that seriously confronts the reali- ties of poverty? “I attend Mass or take up some spiritual reading because this helps me to step away and look at things To respond for possible publication, write to Faith in a different way. A personal retreat can also be help- Alive! at 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. ful.” (Anne DeVeaux, Johnson City, Tenn.) 20017-1100. † Wittman Bill CNS photo by Page 14 The Criterion Friday, June 4, 2004 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink Spirituality for Today/Fr. John Catoir The Civil War’s ‘Nuns of the Battlefield’ Letting go

Most of us recognize how important The nuns did more than care for the plus an additional 87 who served in the For real love to survive in a husband- religious orders of women were to the wounded. Although the Church provided ambulance corps that followed the troops wife relationship or any other kind of growth of the Catholic as many priests as it could to serve as into battle. Just at the Battle of human bonding, there Church in the United chaplains, there were many more nuns Gettysburg, there were 26 Daughters of is a need for all par- States. But how many than there were priests, and the nuns had Charity. ties concerned to cre- of us realize how to care for the spiritual as well as the (Unfortunately, there don’t seem to be ate an atmosphere important they were physical needs of the soldiers. Historian any records of the numbers of nuns who of emotional comfort. for the armies of both Theodore Maynard wrote, “Often, after worked as nurses for the South.) That means you have the North and the having made all efforts to save life, they The Civil War occurred at a time when to work out your dif- South during the Civil had to show men how to die.” Of course, there was still a great deal of anti- ferences within the War? these sisters didn’t minister only to Catholic prejudice and bigotry. The sis- framework of mutual There’s a monu- Catholic soldiers. They helped many ters did a lot to remove antagonism freedom and respect. ment in Washington, Protestant soldiers make their peace with toward the Catholic Church. They were You can’t com- D.C., called “Nuns of the Battlefield.” It God. responsible for numerous converts. mand love, and you can’t make another was dedicated after the Civil War to the Among the religious orders that pro- As for priests, 40 chaplains were do what you want, even though it might more than 600 nuns who volunteered to vided sisters as nurses were the Sisters of assigned to the armies of the North and be in the person’s best interest to do so. serve as nurses for the North during the Providence, Sisters of Charity, Sisters of 28 to the South. The future Archbishop Therefore, you need a strategy for letting war. During that war, there were few doc- Mercy, Ursulines, Sisters of St. Dominic, John Ireland was awarded the go. Instead of fighting to maintain con- tors, no Nurses Corps had been estab- Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis, Sisters Congressional Medal of Honor. Holy trol at all costs, there is a better way. lished, and there was no Red Cross yet. It of St. Joseph, Sisters of the Holy Cross Cross Father William Corby from Notre The need to control causes more argu- was the Catholic religious orders that pro- and Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Dame distinguished himself before a bat- ments between a husband and wife than vided women to care for the wounded. Carmel. tle by mounting a horse and dashing anything else. Whether in the man or the The nuns worked immediately behind However, it was the Daughters of along the front lines telling the men to be woman, it often comes from a deep inse- the battle lines. They used barns and Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, the fore- sorry for their sins because he was going curity. Sometimes it is justified, some- warehouses as their hospitals, and usually runners of the sisters who operate to give general absolution. times not. sanitary conditions were impossible. The St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services But it was the nuns who served as If it is rooted in jealousy, it needs to be soldiers of the Civil War called the nuns in Indianapolis, who seem to have pro- nurses who were most remembered by purged. That vice torments the mind with “Angels of Mercy.” vided the most volunteers: 231 nurses the men who survived the war. † the idea that someone else may be getting what is rightfully yours. Fear and suspi- cion seem to dominate every waking Cornucopia/Cynthia Dewes thought. For the sake of your own happi- ness, let go. Everything’s relative at reunion time Sometimes the cause is found not in jealousy but in the spirit of perfectionism. “For lo, the winter is past, the rain is emotional eruptions. eccentric side, containing most of the It doesn’t matter what the cause is, the over and gone; the We think Uncle John was the only really fascinating relatives we had. disease must go, or it will ruin the mar- flowers appear on the Seabee in World War II who came home Another was Mom’s Aunt Teen (short for riage. earth; the time of the with an honorable discharge due to what Christina). She was 4 feet 10 inches of I once heard an older widow say, “I’ll singing of birds is was then called “shell shock.” He’d only wit, wisdom and skill. She never had never marry again. It takes too much come, and the voice gone as far as Hawaii during his service, children of her own, but her nieces and effort to train a man.” With that kind of of the relatives is so we never could quite figure out what nephews of two generations adored her. attitude it’s best that she remain in single heard in our land.” happened to him. When company came on Sunday, bliss. She’ll save herself a lot of grief (With apologies to the Uncle John told hilarious stories. He which they did every week, Aunt Teen because men basically do not change. Nor Song of Solomon.) could fashion terrific toys from junk he fetched a couple chickens and some fresh do women. Not essentially, that is. The Yes, everything is found around his shop, as well as turn out vegetables from her back yard and only one you have any hope of changing relative, especially in elegant cabinetry for Chris Craft luxury whipped up gourmet meals for any num- is yourself. And for that, you’ll need a lot the summer when family reunions dot the boats. He could also tease his sister, my ber of guests. She did every kind of of prayer. calendar. This is the season to renew mom, into laughing when she was trying needlework there was, including making All marriages are really unions acquaintance with the fringe ones, deepen to be firm with him, which was most of braided rugs of all sizes. between two incompatible people who are the bond with the beloved ones and the time. When she made a room-size rug, she’d joined together by a commitment to love assess the health of the family tree in Mom also had a cousin, Ray, who was sit with it across her lap, sewing the one another on good days and bad. Prayer general. really something. No sentence passed his braids together until the thing needed often softens the edges of discord, and And every year, along with reunions, lips without at least one swear word in turning. Then she’d yell, “Eb!!” and her helps bring about compromise and for- come the memories of relatives of dis- it, usually of the worst kind. He was a 6-foot, 2-inch husband, Uncle Eban, giveness. tinction, past or present. You know, the nice, kindly man, but seemed not to would come in and turn it for her. What a When it comes to grown children, the few who are celebrated or rich, and the notice how shocking his conversation pair. art of letting go is also a valuable tool. many who are eccentric or ordinary, not was, jabbering on while innocent by- You might say, so what? Everyone has They will right you every step of the way to mention annoying. Sometimes they can standers paled. relatives, including peculiar ones. But it’s if you treat them like children. Let go, and be all of those things, and still endear Ray drove what he called a “funeral in observing them that we recognize let God take care of them. What I’m ask- themselves to us. car,” an old limousine he bought second- God’s wit, variety and goodness. Love is ing is nearly impossible for some, but if Now, my Uncle John was a case in hand from a funeral home. It had a roll- indeed a many-splendored thing, and it’s they don’t try they will be doomed to a point. He was clever, creative and alco- up window between the driver and the mostly relative. life of anger and frustration. Here then is holic, a combination that served to make passengers, and we loved to roll it up a little prayer I came across recently, to him an interesting person indeed. We kids from the back seat and then shout to see (Cynthia Dewes, a member of St. Paul the help you along the way. all loved him because he was fun, but the if Ray could hear us as he drove. Apostle Parish in Greencastle, is a regu- grown-ups were wary of his binges and Actually, my mom’s family was the lar columnist for The Criterion.) † The Prayer of Letting Go I place you lovingly in the care of the Faithful Lines/Shirley Vogler Meister Father. I release you from my anxiety and concern. Turning troubles over to God’s power I let go of my possessive hold on you. I am willing to free you to follow the Last fall, I ran into a friend, Janet, will be done” (Mt 6:10), I asked God to and was instrumental in defeating dictates of your conscience. who was undergoing intensive cancer give me a sign important enough to can- Midianites.) treatment. “I’m hold- cel surgery. I then received three good Gideon told God he would place a Dear husband (dear wife, son, daughter, ing you in my signs, which my husband called fleece of wool on the threshing room brother, sister, friend), prayers,” I told her. “excuses.” However, Paul also agreed we floor. If by morning the fleece was wet I will no longer try to force my ideas on After graciously should attend a trio of special family with dew but the ground around it was you, my ways on you, my faith on you. thanking me, she events in Illinois rather than my having dry, he’d know God wanted him to I give you the freedom to develop your shared how her only surgery. deliver Israel from the enemy. The next own ideas, to follow your own way, prayer under the cir- Then, as the new April surgery date morning, he found exactly what he’d to mature in your own faith, small or cumstances is “Thy approached, there were no more requested. Still unsure, Gideon asked God great. will be done.” Then signs/excuses to delay—except that I to do the opposite the next morning—dry I lift my thoughts above the personal she added, “What experienced more pain, thus knowing fleece, wet ground. And it was so. level. else is there to say?” surgery was wise. However, we are not Gideon of the I see you as God sees you, a spiritual Christ taught us “Thy will be done” in When I told others about my Old Testament. We are followers of both being, created in his image, endowed “The Lord’s Prayer” found in Matthew 6 signs/excuses, someone pointed out it’s the Old and the New Testaments, and we with qualities and abilities that make of the New Testament. Even under severe wrong to test God in prayer. Then I believe in the tremendous support that you important in God’s larger plan. stress in the Garden of Gesthemane, Jesus recalled a “fleece test” in the Old Jesus Christ promised to those who love I do not bind you with whatever pain I prayed to his Father, “If it be possible, let Testament. Erroneously thinking the pas- God. may experience. this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not sage was in the Book of Isaiah, I searched Still, I respect and admire the simplic- I no longer believe that you are too as I will, but as thou wilt.” for it with no luck. No wonder. It’s not ity of Janet’s brief prayer at a time when immature to meet the challenges of Recently, I saw Janet again. Her health there. she was sorely tested—one of awesome life. had improved considerably. I told her When I subsequently mentioned the faith and hope. I bless you, I have faith in you and I how much I admired the simplicity and “fleece test” to a much better Bible- behold Jesus in you. Amen. truth in her autumn advice. educated friend, Bitsy, she told me to (Shirley Vogler Meister, a member of Yet, when I faced wrist surgery in late read about Gideon in Judges 6:36-40. Christ the King Parish in Indianapolis, is (Father John Catoir is a columnist for March, what did I pray? Instead of “Thy (Gideon was the fifth Judge of Israel a regular columnist for The Criterion.) † Catholic News Service.) † The Criterion Friday, June 4, 2004 Page 15

Feast of the Most Holy Trinity/Msgr. Owen F. Campion The Sunday Readings Daily Readings Monday, June 7 Friday, June 11 Sunday, June 6, 2004 1 Kings 17:1-6 Barnabas, apostle Psalm 121:1-8 Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 • Proverbs 8:22-31 creation. Matthew 5:1-12 Psalm 98:1-6 St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, the • Romans 5:1-5 Matthew 5:27-32 • John 16:12-15 second reading this weekend, declares that those who have accepted Jesus as Tuesday, June 8 Lord are at peace with God. 1 Kings 17:7-16 Saturday, June 12 The Book of Proverbs, the source of Moreover, as a result of this bond with Psalm 4:2-5, 7-8 1 Kings 19:19-21 this feast’s first reading, is part of a col- Jesus, and as proof of this peace, true dis- Matthew 5:13-16 Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-10 lection of Scriptures ciples have within themselves the very called the Wisdom life and love of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 5:33-37 Literature. For the last reading, the Church on this Wednesday, June 9 As do the other feast selects a part of St. John’s Gospel. Ephrem, deacon and doctor Sunday, June 13 books in this collec- It is the word of Jesus, spoken to the of the Church The Most Holy Body and tion, Proverbs is thor- disciples. Splendid itself in a Gospel 1 Kings 18:20-39 Blood of Christ oughly rooted in a renowned for its eloquence and depth, Psalm 16:1-2, 4-5, 8, 11 Genesis 14:18-20 deep faith in God, in Jesus promises the disciples that the Holy the majesty of God so Spirit will be with them. Matthew 5:17-19 Psalm 110:1-4 awesomely mani- These words surely are reassuring, but 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 fested in all of cre- they also reveal the oneness of the Lord Thursday, June 10 Luke 9:11b-17 ation and, most especially, in God’s lov- with the Holy Spirit. Jesus and the Spirit 1 Kings 18:41-46 ing mercy. are one. Jesus and the Father are one. Psalm 65:10-13 This book, as the others of the Therefore, Jesus, the Spirit and the Father Wisdom category, validates human rea- all are one. Followers of Jesus are linked Matthew 5:20-26 soning and therefore human wisdom. with God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit— Humans can recognize what is real, and inseparably and eternally. they are able to dismiss what is unreal. Putting these two processes together, Reflection Question Corner/Fr. John Dietzen namely profound religious faith and Last week, the Church celebrated the human wisdom, these books, including feast of the Pentecost, when it asked us Proverbs, fundamentally say that trust in all to remember the unity we have in the God, and belief in God, are not far- community of believers, the Church, and May crowning is a form fetched and unreasonable. the power to live virtuously that comes to To the contrary, belief in God, and all us in the Holy Spirit. the consequent resolutions about behav- In a sense, this weekend’s feast, that of paraliturgical prayer ior, are reasonable to the utmost. of the Holy Trinity, and Pentecost both Proverbs is a series of maxims and occur in the aftermath of the Ascension, A local Catholic high school, where a practices and exercises of devotion statements of advice. Many of these max- celebrated a week before Pentecost. Qrelative of mine is principal, is toward her be treasured, as approved by ims have found their way into common- At the Ascension, human and divine, embroiled over a May the Church through the centuries, since place speech. crucified but risen, Jesus returned to the crowning that he and “Mary shines forth on earth ... as a sign Since it draws its messages from many glory of God. But Jesus did not leave us. some parents want to of sure hope and solace for the pilgrim Middle Eastern cultures, and from many This feast reassures us about the presence observe with the stu- people of God” (#68). experiences of the Hebrew people, over a and guidance of God with us, as we were dents. If there’s a problem with Mary being period of centuries, it is difficult to date. assured at Pentecost. The head of the called, or crowned as, queen, that too is Suffice it to say that it is ancient, and the These readings emphasize that Jesus religion department, a unfounded. pious have treasured it for many, many is God, perfectly living with the Father woman in her 40s, The concept of Mary as Queen years. and the Holy Spirit. The evidence of objects to the tradi- Mother, a prestigious title often given to A literary device in the Wisdom God’s life, indeed the essential outcome tion on the basis that the mother of a king in ancient times to Literature, to personify wisdom, occurs of life in God, is creative and undying this ceremony was signify her particular influence with her in this reading. The Wisdom of God love. started in the Middle Ages to entice non- son, has good scriptural and traditional becomes a person and speaks. Of course, As Christians are asked to imitate believers into adoration of Mary and roots. (See, for example, Solomon and believers always have seen God, or Jesus Jesus, they necessarily are asked to love that this ritual was denounced at Vatican his mother, Bathsheba.) or the Holy Spirit, as this person. others. It is not easy. Yet, despite our Council II. The Church, of course, has a feast of In any case, this reading establishes weaknesses as humans, despite our sins, My family and I attended grammar the Queenship of Mary, celebrated now God as the Almighty and as the Creator, we have with us, and in us, the life of school after Vatican II, and we remember on Aug. 22. possessing an unchallenged power to God, with all its joy and its eternity, for participating in May crownings. There is no need, therefore, to see give life and form evidenced throughout Jesus is with us. † What is the Church’s position? Is there May crownings as anything more than a a reason not to have them? (New York) legitimate form of paraliturgical prayer, a way of appropriately honoring the mother My Journey to God I realize this response will not reach of Jesus. Ayou during May, but I have no idea Almost any devotions, from the why this woman would think Vatican II Stations of the Cross to novenas, can be “denounced” May crowning ceremonies. abused, distorted or misunderstood. But Come, Holy Trinity It’s just the opposite. If it is a form of that is only a reason to be thoughtful devotion to the mother of Christ that and careful that these celebrations fit Come, Holy Trinity, pitch your tent enhances honor for him, the rite is within authentic Catholic tradition and among us. encouraged. teaching. It is not a reason to forbid Bathe us in beauty, in your image The Council of Ephesus in 431 them. shining. defended the teaching that Mary is the Grant us your wisdom, as we seek to Mother of God, not first to honor Mary (A free brochure answering questions serve you, but to clarify Catholic belief that Jesus is that Catholics ask about receiving the God in three persons. one (divine) person with two natures, holy Eucharist is available by sending a human and divine. stamped, self-addressed envelope to Come, Holy Trinity, tree of life and Following this council, Catholic honor Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL glory: of Mary increased greatly, a fact that the 61651. Questions may be sent to Father Transform our Eden into wounded Church generally saw as fulfilling her Dietzen at the same address or by e-mail Calvary. words in the Magnificat, “From now on in care of [email protected].) † Rise over sin and death, shine from will all ages call me blessed; the Mighty tomb now empty, One has done great things for me, and Fill all creation. Crosiers holy is his name.” Readers may submit prose Through the centuries, certain forms Come, Holy Trinity, breathe new life or poetry for faith column within us, of devotion to Our Lady tended to cloud Wash us in water, cleanse us in your CNS photo from the vital distinction between her role and The Criterion invites readers to mercy, the role of her Son. Some prayers submit original prose or poetry relat- Clothe us in splendor, radiant in your God of all ages, living here among us. appeared, for example, seeming to place ing to faith or experiences of prayer brightness, Bind us in glory, now and through all her on an equal footing with Jesus as for possible publication in the “My Sealed as your chosen. ages, redeemer of the world. Journey to God” column. World never ending. So it is true that Vatican II told theolo- Seasonal reflections also are appre- Come, Holy Trinity, Father, Son and gians and preachers to be alert to treat ciated. Please include name, address, Spirit, By Deacon Eric M. Augenstein correctly the unique dignity of the parish and telephone number with sub- Mother of God. They should, said the missions. (Deacon Eric M. Augenstein is a member of St. Jude Parish in Indianapolis. He will be council, “equally avoid the falsity of Send material for consideration to ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein on June 5 at SS. Peter exaggeration on the one hand, and the “My Journey to God,” The Criterion, and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. He wrote these lyrics for a thanksgiving hymn for excess of narrow-mindedness on the P.O. Box 1717, Indianapolis, IN 46206 his First Mass, which he will celebrate on June 6 at St. Jude Parish in Indianapolis.) other” (Constitution on the Church, #67). or e-mail to [email protected]. † It insists, however, that traditional Page 16 The Criterion Friday, June 4, 2004

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The Criterion welcomes announcements of archdiocesan Illinois St., $16 per person. mation: 317-888-2861, ext. 15. Churches, Franciscan Sister street dance, $7.50 cover charge. Information: 317-257-8886. Sandra Schweitzer, presenter, Information: 812-944-0417. Church and parish open-to-the-public activities for “The June 11-12 Active List.” Please be brief—listing date, location, event, 6-9 p.m., $25 per session. Infor- St. Gabriel Church, 6000 W. Holy Rosary Parish, 520 Stevens mation: 812-933-6437 or e-mail: Holy Angels Parish, 740 W. 28th sponsor, cost and time. Include a phone number for verifi- 34th St., Indianapolis. Filipino St., Indianapolis. 21st annual center @oldenburgosf.com St., Indianapolis. Juneteenth cation. No announcements will be taken by telephone. Mass, 3 p.m. Information: 317- Italian Street Festival, Fri.-Sat. Celebration, Fri. 6 p.m., Sat. Notices must be in our office by 5 p.m. Thursday 1 week in 291-7014. 5-11 p.m., Italian foods. Infor- June 14-15 noon-8 p.m., Fri. dinner-dance, advance of (Friday) publication: The Criterion, The Active mation: 317-636-4478. St. Joseph School, 125 E., $35 per person, food. Informa- List, 1400 N. Meridian St. (hand deliver), P.O. Box 1717, St. Francis Hospital and Health Broadway, Shelbyville. “Disci- tion: 317-926-3324. Centers, 8111 S. Emerson Ave., June 11-13 pline with Purpose,” 10-hour Indianapolis, IN 46206 (mail); 317-236-1593 (fax), St. Gabriel Parish, 6000 W. 34th [email protected] (e-mail). Indianapolis. “Freedom from workshop, $225 per person June 18-20 Smoking,” seven-week class, St., Indianapolis. International includes workbook and materi- Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Festival, Fri. 5 p.m.-midnight, June 3-5 Summerfest 2004, Fri. 5-11 p.m., 6-8 p.m., $50 per person. Infor- als, registration due June 1. Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. Weekend Sat. 5 p.m.-midnight, Sun. retreat, “Aging Gracefully: A St. Simon the Apostle Parish, Sat. 3-11 p.m., Sun. 11:30 a.m.- mation: 317-782-7999. Information: 800-691-1660. 5-10 p.m., food, games, rides. Retreat for 60s and Over,” Bene- 8155 Oaklandon Road, Indiana- 5 p.m., rides, games, food, enter- Information: 317-291-7014. June 16 dictine Father Noël Mueller, pre- polis. Parish festival, Thurs. tainment. Information: 317-357- Mary’s King’s Village Schoen- Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara senter. Information: www.saint 5-11 p.m., Fri. 5 p.m.-midnight, 8352. statt, Rexville (located on 925 South, .8 mile east of 421 South, St. Louis School, 17 St. Louis Catholic Center, 1400 N. meinrad.edu or mzoeller@saint Sat. 3 p.m.-midnight, rides, Place, Batesville. Rummage sale, Meridian St., Indianapolis. Kordes Retreat Center, 841 E. 12 miles south of Versailles), meinrad.edu. games, music, food. Information: Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.- “Evening of Information for 14th St., Ferdinand. Weekend “Schoenstatt Spirituality,” 317-826-6000, ext. 3. 4 p.m., Sun. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Annulment Petitioners,” 7-9 p.m. June 19 retreat, “Seeking God with 2:30 p.m., Mass, 3:30 p.m., with Information: 812-934-3661. Information: 317-236-1586 or Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, June 4 St. Benedict’s Guidance,” Bene- Father Elmer Burwinkel. Infor- 800-382-9836, ext. 1586. 1530 Union St., Indianapolis. Marian College, St. Francis dictine Sister Kathryn Huber, mation: 812-689-3551 or e-mail June 12 Residence Hall Chapel, 3200 [email protected] or log Organ concert, 4 p.m. Informa- presenter. Information: 812-267- Brickyard Crossing Golf Resort June 17-19 tion: 317-638-5551. Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis. 2777 or 800-880-2777 or e-mail on to Schoenstatt Web site at and Inn, 4400 W. 16th St., St. Bernadette Parish, 4838 E. Catholic Charismatic Renewal, www.seidata.com/~frburwink. [email protected]. Indianapolis. St. Mary Academy Fletcher Ave., Indianapolis. Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Mass, teaching, 7 p.m. Informa- June 8 Class of 1954, 50th class Parish festival, 5 p.m.-midnight, 2322 N. 13 ½ St., Terre Haute. tion: 317-927-6709. June 5 reunion, 6:30 p.m., $40 per per- rides, games, food, Howard’s Knights of Columbus Hall, 2100 St. Paul Hermitage, 501 N. 17th Summer auction, antiques, col- son. Information: 317-241-2460 famous pork barbecue. Informa- lectibles, new and used miscella- St. Luke Parish, 7575 Holliday E. 71st St., Indianapolis. Auc- Ave., Beech Grove. Ave Maria or 407-321-2869. tion: 317-356-5867. neous items, 10 a.m. Informa- Dr. East, Indianapolis. Couple tion and dinner, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Guild picnic, noon. tion: 812-466-1231. to Couple League of Indiana- featuring the late Father Patrick June 9-17 June 13 St. Michael Parish, 519 Jefferson polis, Natural Family Planning Kelly’s Indianapolis Colts, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, St. Joan of Arc Parish, 4217 Blvd., Greenfield. Summer Fest June 20 (NFP), 7-9 p.m. Information: Cathedral High School and golf 1530 Union St., Indianapolis. Central Ave., Indianapolis. Scott 2004, Thurs. 5-11 p.m., Fri. St. Nicholas Parish, 6461 E. 317-462-2246. memorabilia, $10 adults, $5 chil- Novena, 6:30 p.m. Information: Hahn video series, “A Closer 5-11 p.m., Sat. 1-11 p.m., rides, St. Nicholas Dr., Sunman. dren 10 and under. Information: 317-638-5551. Look at Christ’s Church: An- food. Information: 317-462- Parish picnic, chicken dinner, St. John the Evangelist Parish, 317-546-1571. swering Common Objections,” 4240. turtle soup, games, 10 a.m.- 126 W. Georgia St., Indiana- June 10-12 11:45 a.m. Information: 317- 6 p.m. EST. Information: 812- polis. “St. John’s Night with the St. Paul Parish, 218 Scheller St. Anthony Parish, 379 N. 283-5508. June 18 623-2964. Indians,” cookout, St. John’s Ave., Sellersburg. Parish picnic Warman Ave., Indianapolis. Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Rectory Garden, 5-6:30 p.m., and festival, 3-11 p.m., chicken Parish festival, food, games, St. Paul Parish, 814 Jefferson St., 1530 Union St., Indianapolis. Monthly baseball game, Victory Field, dinner, games, booths, refresh- 5-11 p.m. Information: 317-636- Tell City. Parish picnic, City Feast day of the Sacred Heart, 7 p.m., $10 per person includes ments. Information: 812-246- 4828. Hall Park, 700 Main St., across Mass, 6 p.m., Central Catholic First Sundays game ticket. Information and 3522. from church, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., School, 1155 Cameron St., din- St. Paul Church, 218 Scheller reservations: 317-635-2021 by June 10-13 booths, crafts, quilts. Informa- ner. Information: 317-638-5551. Ave., Sellersburg. Prayer group, June 1. June 6 Our Lady of the Greenwood tion: 812-547-7994. 7-8:15 p.m. Information: 812- SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Parish, 335 S. Meridian St., June 18-19 246-4555. June 4-6 1347 N. Meridian St., Indiana- Greenwood. Parish festival, June 14 St. Mary Parish, 415 E. Eighth St. Therese of the Infant Jesus polis. St. Agnes Academy all- Thurs. 5-11 p.m., Fri. 5-midnight, Oldenburg Franciscan Center, St., New Albany. Parish festival, Fatima Knights of Columbus, (Little Flower) Parish, 1401 N. class reunion, Mass, 10:30 a.m.; Sat. 2 p.m.-midnight, Sun noon- 22143 Main St., Oldenburg. food, booths, Fri. 5-19 p.m., 1040 N. Post Road, Bosart Ave., Indianapolis. brunch, Riviera Club, 5640 N. 9 p.m., rides, food, games, Infor- Liturgical Decoration of family night, Sat. 7 p.m.-1 a.m., —See ACTIVE LIST, page 17

HOLY ROSARY CHURCH PRESENTS THE ETHNIC EVENT OF THE SUMMER St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish Invites You To Their Twenty First Annual ITALIAN STREET FESTIVAL International Festival JUNE 11th & 12th • Friday & Saturday 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM rrtthh FFoouu ll ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷Free Admission ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷ nnuuaa Featuring Over 25 Different Italian Meats, Pastas, Salads & Desserts AAnn LIVE MUSIC & DANCING • AMUSEMENT RIDES June 11 – 12 – 13, 2004 Ravioli Fruit Baskets Friday & Saturday — 5:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Sauce Meatball Sunday — 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Stand Sandwiches Antipasta Bread Sticks Salads International Food Booths Fresh Bread Pizza Carnival — Games — Bingo Beer Lasagna Monte Carlo — Live Bands Cannolis Cappuccino $10,000 Cash Raffle 520 Stevens Street Manicotti (600 Block of S. East St.; six blocks south of downtown) Advance ride tickets available at Parish and School Offices FettuccineFREE PARKING IN THE ELI LILLY LOTS ON EAST & NEW JERSEY STREETS Pastries 6000 W. 34th Street (Between Moller & High School Road) Tortellini Italian Wines Must be purchased before June 11 Pasta Sausage Advance Ride Tickets Are Good June 11–13, 2004 ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷✷ Special “Carnival Only” Night Thursday June 10 6:00 p.m. – 10 p.m. • Saturday June 12th, Mass at 4:30 p.m. and Pay One Price—$15—Ride All Night Colorful Italian Religious Procession at 6:45 p.m., The Festival Booths Will Not Be Open Followed by 2nd Mass in the church at 7:00 p.m. Your Advance Ride Tickets Cannot Be Used The Catholic Choir of Indianapolis will be singing at both Masses. Free Shuttle Service—Parking at Northwest High School (Moller & 34rh) Lic. #102187 The Criterion Friday, June 4, 2004 Page 17

Woods. Mass, 10 a.m., sign- St. Jude Church, 5353 and beverages served. Informa- The Active List, continued from page 16 interpreted. McFarland Road, Indianapolis. tion: 317-849-5840. Rosary, 6:15 p.m. Information: Indianapolis. Euchre, 1 p.m. Kessler Blvd., E. Dr., Indiana- Holy Angels Church, 740 W. Third Mondays 317-783-1445. St. Joseph Church, 1375 S. Information: 317-638-8416. polis. Exposition of the Blessed 28th St., Indianapolis. Expo- St. Matthew Parish, 4100 E. 56th Mickley Ave., Indianapolis. Sacrament after 7:15 a.m. Mass- sition of the Blessed Sacrament, St., Indianapolis. Young Archbishop O’Meara Catholic Adoration of Blessed Sacra- First Mondays 5:30 p.m. Benediction and ser- 11 a.m.-noon. Widowed Group, sponsored by Center, 1400 N. Meridian St., ment, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Mass, Archbishop O’Meara Catholic vice. archdiocesan Office of Family Indianapolis. Catholic Widowed 5:45 p.m. Information: 317-244- Center, 1400 N. Meridian St., St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Ministries, 7:30 p.m. Informa- Organization, 7-9:30 p.m. Infor- 9002. Indianapolis. Guardian Angel Holy Rosary Church, 520 Ste- (Little Flower) Church, Chapel, tion: 317-236-1596 or 800-382- mation: 317-784-1102. Guild, board meeting, 9:30 a.m. vens St., Indianapolis. Adora- 4720 E. 13th St., Indianapolis. 9836, ext. 1596. St. Thomas More Church, 1200 tion of the Blessed Sacrament Calvary Mausoleum Chapel, 435 Apostolate of Fatima holy hour, N. Indiana St., Mooresville. First Tuesdays after 5:45 p.m. Mass-9 a.m. Troy Ave., Indianapolis. Mass, 2 p.m. Third Tuesdays Prayers for vocations, rosary, Divine Mercy Chapel, 3354 W. Saturday. Information: 317-636- 2 p.m. 30th St., Indianapolis. Confes- St. Francis Medical Clinic, 110 eucharistic adoration, Benedic- 4478. St. Anthony Church, 379 N. sion, 6:45 p.m., Benediction of N. 17th Ave., Suite 300, Beech tion, 6 p.m. Information: 317- Warman Ave., Indianapolis. Third Thursdays the Blessed Sacrament for voca- Grove. Chronic pain support Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Reconciliation, 7:45 a.m., Mass, Our Lady of Peace Mausoleum 831-4142. tions, 7:30 p.m. group, 7-8 p.m. Information: 5333 E. Washington St., Indian- 8:15 a.m. followed by rosary. Chapel, 9001 Haverstick Road, apolis. Exposition of the Blessed 317-831-1177. Indianapolis. Mass, 2 p.m. Third Fridays St. Joseph Church, 2605 St. Joe Marian College, St. Francis Hall Sacrament, prayer service, St. Thomas More Church, 1200 Road W., Sellersburg. Holy Third Wednesdays Chapel, 3200 Cold Spring Road, 7:30 p.m. N. Indiana St., Mooresville. St. Elizabeth’s Pregnancy and hour for religious vocations, Holy Name Church, 89 N. 17th Indianapolis. Catholic Charis- Mass, 8:35 a.m. Information: Adoption Services, 2500 Benediction and exposition of Ave., Beech Grove. Holy hour St. Anthony Church, 379 N. 317-831-4142. Churchman Ave., Indianapolis. matic Renewal of Central the Blessed Sacrament after Warman Ave., Indianapolis. and rosary, 6 p.m. Information: Daughters of Isabella, Madonna Indiana, Mass and healing ser- 7 p.m. Mass. Exposition of the Blessed Sacra- St. Nicholas Church, 6461 E. St. 317-784-5454. Circle meeting, noon, dessert vice, 7 p.m. † ment after 5:30 p.m. Mass, hour Nicholas Dr., Sunman. Mass, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory of silent prayer and reflection School, 2801 W. 86th St., praise and worship, 8 a.m., then followed by Benediction of the SACRED gathering in the Our Lady of the Greenwood Indianapolis. Indiana Autism Blessed Sacrament. and Sertoma Club meeting, school. 335 S. Meridian St., Greenwood, Indiana 7-9 p.m., child care provided. St. Joseph Church, 1375 S. Second Mondays (Across from WILGRO CENTER) Information: 317-885-7295. Mickley Ave., Indianapolis. Church at Mount St. Francis. —PARISH— Adoration of the Blessed Sacra- Holy hour for vocations to First Fridays ment, 4 p.m., rosary, 5 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul Church, 1723 priesthood and religious life, Benediction, 5:30 p.m., Mass, Summer Festival “I” St., Bedford. Exposition of 7 p.m. _ _ 5:45 p.m. Information: 317-244- Thur., June 10 5 PM-11 PM Fri., June 11 5 PM-Midnight the Blessed Sacrament after _ _ 9002. Second Tuesdays Sat., June 12 2 PM-Midnight Sun., June 13 12 Noon-9 PM 8:30 a.m. Mass-9 a.m. Sat., rec- St. Pius X Parish, 7200 Sarto onciliation, Fri. 4-6 p.m., Sat. St. Rita Church, 1733 Dr. Dr., Indianapolis. Support 8-9 a.m., “Children of Hope” Andrew J. Brown Ave., Indiana- Group for Separated and – FAMILY DINNER EACH EVENING – program, holy hour for children. polis. Sacred Heart devotion, Divorced Catholics, 7 p.m. Infor- Thurs., June 10 Fri., June 11 Sat., June 12 Sun., June 13 Information: 812-275-6539. 11 a.m., holy hour, 6-7 p.m. mation: Archdiocesan Office of Serving Time Serving Time Serving Time Serving Time Information: 317-632-9349. Family Ministries, 317-236-1596 5:00 -7:30 PM 5:00 -7:30 PM 4:00 -7:30 PM Noon -3:00 PM Holy Name Church, 89 N. 17th or 800-382-9836, ext. 1596. Italian Dinner Fish Fry Dinner Pork Chop Fried Chicken Ave., Beech Grove. Mass, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, – As always, children under 6 eat free when accompanied by adults – 8:15 a.m., Eucharistic adoration Second Thursdays 1530 Union St., Indianapolis. FOOD BOOTHS TO SATISFY EVERY TASTE following Mass until 5 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacra- St. Luke Church, 7575 Holliday Benediction. Information: 317- ment, 7:30-10:30 a.m. Informa- Dr. E., Indianapolis. Holy hour Rides: Sunday 12-5, Bracelet Day – lets you ride all rides 784-5454. tion: 317-638-5551. for priestly and religious voca- tions, 7 p.m. DRAWINGS WILL BE HELD SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE CLOSING St. Peter Church, 1207 East Our Lady of Perpetual Help Road, Brookville. Exposition of Church, 1752 Scheller Lane, Second Saturdays DONATION: $5.00/Ticket “SHARE THE JACKPOT” the Blessed Sacrament after St. Agnes Parish, Brown County New Albany. Adoration con- 1st Prize: 25% of total Jackpot ($2500 minimum payout) 8 a.m. until Communion service, cluding with confessions at Public Library, Nashville. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. Benediction, 6:45 p.m. Brown County Widowed Sup- 2nd Prize: 10% of total Jackpot ($1000 minimum payout) port Group, 3 p.m. Information 3rd Prize: 5% of total Jackpot ($500 minimum payout) Holy Guardian Angels Church, and directions: 812-988-2778 or St. Joseph Church, 113 S. 5th St., 4th Prize: 2.5% of total Jackpot ($250 minimum payout) 405 U.S. 52, Cedar Grove. Terre Haute. Eucharistic adora- 812-988-4429. Eucharistic adoration after 8 a.m. 5th Prize: 2.5% of total Jackpot ($250 minimum payout) tion, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Benedic- Third Sundays Mass-5 p.m. tion, rosary, noon, Mass, Christ the King Church, 1827 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Prizes: 1% of total Jackpot ($100 minimum) 5:15 p.m. Information: 812-235- SS. Francis and Clare Church, Kessler Blvd., E. Dr., Indiana- 4996. 5901 Olive Branch Road, polis. Exposition of the Blessed ATTRACTIONS Greenwood. Mass, 8 a.m., ado- First Saturdays Sacrament, 2 p.m.-7 a.m. Mon- ration, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sacred Our Lady of the Greenwood day, rosary, 8 p.m. Open until Heart Chaplet, 8:30 a.m., Divine Church, 335 S. Meridian St., midnight. Mercy Chaplet, 3 p.m. Informa- Greenwood. Devotions, Mass, tion: 317-859-4673. 7:30 a.m., sacrament of reconcil- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, iation, rosary, meditations fol- Church of the Immaculate Poor Jack BingoMonte Silent Craft Christ the King Church, 1827 lowing Mass. 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HELBIG, Eleanore M., 80, Agnes Faror, Ed, Hank and Joe Thomas and Timothy Walton. Grandmother of 21. Great- St. Joseph, Sellersburg, Nolte. Grandfather of seven. Brother of Vickie Camden, Joan grandmother of 57. May 15. Mother of Judy Great-grandfather of six. Fix and June LeClerc. Grand- YOUNG, Howard S., 91, Bearden, Joyce Hagest, Susan (correction) father of 22. Great-grandfather St. Luke, Indianapolis, May 15. Troncin, Donna, Jerry and Rest in peace PHILLIPS, Mary W., 85, of 13. Husband of Mary A. Young. Larry Helbig. Sister of Rose Sacred Heart, Jeffersonville, Langford and Joseph B. Klein. WHITE, Helen C., 91, Father of Elsie Cerrone, Mary Please submit in writing to our Robert and Rodney Jacobs. May 15. Mother of Marilyn St. Paul, Greencastle, May 18. Stewart, Julie Terrell, Drew, Grandmother of 12. Great- Embry and Fredrick Phillips. office by 10 a.m. Thursday Grandfather of several. Wife of Robert L. White Sr. James, John, Joseph and grandmother of nine. Sister of Sherman Wethington. before the week of publication; CHANEY, Eileen, 81, Mother of Joanne Whittaker William Young. Grandmother be sure to state date of death. LIOSI, Ethel M., 85, St. Luke, Grandmother of six. Great- St. Gabriel, Connersville, Indianapolis, May 15. Mother grandmother of 11. and Robert White Jr. of 28. † Obituaries of archdiocesan May 17. Mother of David and priests serving our archdiocese of Pat Lee, Sharon Page, Mary POPP, Kathleen Emily John Chaney. Sister of Kate Stahl and Bonnie Stevens. are listed elsewhere in The O’Shea. Grandmother of four. (Ritzman), 67, St. Rose of Archbishop says U.S. soldiers Criterion. Order priests and Grandmother of 11. Great- Lima, Franklin, May 22. Wife of religious sisters and brothers DIRKHISING, Martha J., 96, grandmother of 13. Richard Popp. Mother of Julie carry out ‘noble vocation’ are included here, unless they St. Mary-of-the-Rock, St. Mary- McGOVERN, Marian A. Deterding, Anne Lewis, Mary, are natives of the archdiocese of-the-Rock, May 20. Mother of (Davis), 78, St. Jude, Indian- Brian, Kurt and Mark Popp. WASHINGTON (CNS)— Referring to the recent or have other connections to it; Patricia Berg, Martha Harnish- apolis, May 16. Mother of Sister of Bonnie Bridehagen, At an annual military pil- revelations that some those are separate obituaries fager, Ida Miller, Dorothy Shara Calhoun, Sandra Funke, Barbara Kertscher, Clarice Popp, grimage Mass, the head of U.S. soldiers subjected Iraqi on this page. Smith, Daniel and Raymond Janine Heiny, Christina Larry and Richard Ritzman. Dirkhising. Sister of Paul and the U.S. Archdiocese for the prisoners to abuse and tor- CALLAWAY, David Lee, 55, Hollinger, Jeri Ann Slack, Grandmother of eight. Tom Buckler. Grandmother of Military Services said the ture at Abu Ghraib prison in Nativity, Indianapolis, May 15. Linda, Danny, Michael and ROGIER, Lawrence J., 92, 31. Great-grandmother of 57. “barbarous acts” of a few Iraq, the archbishop said, Husband of Paula L. (Kuntz) Patrick McGovern. Sister of St. Paul, Tell City, May 18. Great-great-grandmother of six. U.S. soldiers should not “As we discuss the ethics of Callaway. Father of Qiana Jean Trezise, Jack, Jerald, Husband of Helen (Goffinet) DOERFLEIN, Helen R., 79, Michael, Robert and Ron overshadow the “noble voca- our nation’s role in the over- Quinn, Danielle, David, Jim Rogier. Father of Barbara tion” of military service or throw of two dictatorships, and Travis Callaway. Son of Holy Guardian Angels, Cedar Davis. Grandmother of 26. Durcholz, Mary Foley, Gene, the enormous accomplish- as we decry the barbarous Nida Callaway. Brother of Grove, May 19. Wife of Arthur Great-grandmother of 11. Kenneth and Larry Rogier. Rosemarie Gibson, James and Doerflein. Mother of Scott MILLER, Howard J., 82, Brother of Gertrude Malone ments of most American acts of custodial cruelty on Michael Callaway. Grandfather Doerflein. Sister of Shirley St. John the Baptist, Osgood, and Christie Rogier. Grand- men and women in uniform. the part of a few malicious of three. Reece and John Skeoch. Grand- May 15. Husband of Virginia father of 10. Great-grandfather “This is not a political miscreants, let there be no CHAMBERS, John Vernon, mother of four. Miller. Father of Ellen Davis. of nine. statement but a matter of doubting the solid motives 48, St. Gabriel, Connersville, FRANZ, Gwendolyn L., 88, Grandfather of one. WALTON, Denzil O., Sr., 77, fact,” said Archbishop and the too-often unheralded May 17. Husband of Debra St. Therese of the Infant Jesus NOLTE, Anthony E., 78, St. Joseph, Shelbyville, May 21. Edwin F. O’Brien in his and enormous accomplish- Chambers. Father of Christy (Little Flower), Indianapolis, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Husband of Martha Ann homily at the Ascension ments of so many of our mil- Field and Dakota Chambers. May 13. Mother of Mary Kay (Little Flower), Indianapolis, (Rhoades) Walton. Father of Sunday Mass on May 23 at itary men and women, day in Stepfather of one. Son of Bramell and Alice O’Brien. April 23. Father of Toni Lewis, Susan Decker, Jane Jones, Mary the Basilica of the National and day out, under the most Catherine Anderson. Brother of Grandmother of eight. Great- Tammy Page, Jackie Thomas McDonald, Teresa Patrick, Shrine of the Immaculate trying of conditions far from Patty Glenn, Alan Woods, grandmother of 11. and Steve Nolte. Brother of Linda Stevens, Denzil Jr., Conception in Washington. home.” In an earlier public state- ment, Archbishop O’Brien had said the abuse of the prisoners “must be con- demned without equivoca- I NDIANAPOLIS tion” and those responsible B EECH G ROVE must be brought to justice. M OORESVILLE In his homily, he described military service as a form of response to the call of baptism. “The baptismal call to fol- low Christ is, basically and universally, a call to love of God and neighbor—to love We’ll make cancer God by sacrificing self for neighbor,” he said. “You, our servicemen and -women and their families, scared of you. are responding, sometimes heroically, to that call,” he Cancer is intimidating. But that doesn’t mean it’s said. “It is indeed a noble invincible. At St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers, Join us in supporting the American Cancer vocation to give one’s life we’re helping people prevent cancer better, detect it Society's Relay for Life, June 4-5, 2004 at even in death that our neigh- Roncalli and Mooresville High Schools and sooner, and fight it more effectively. Our approach to bor might enjoy the justice June 11-12, 2004 at Franklin Central High and peace so often threat- total cancer care includes expert diagnosis and treat- School. Call (317) 280-6604 for information. ened by the despot and the ment with a strong, ongoing emphasis on prevention terrorist.” and education. Our goal is to give you the strength to Citing the “harrowing By combining the expertise of our cancer care special- fight cancer, and win. realities” facing U.S. troops ists, the effectiveness of the most sophisticated deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, Archbishop O’Brien Our state-of-the-art treatment options for cancer and disor- treatment methods available, and the support of an entire team dedicated to your recovery, we can help said, “Since we last came ders of the blood include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, here in pilgrimage, how you become cancer’s biggest fear. Call (317) 782-6704 surgery and one of a select few accredited bone marrow many young and generous for information. transplant programs in the nation. We also offer symptom- souls have lost their lives in the effort? How many thou- control therapies and quality-of-life counseling to help you and sands more have come home your family understand what to expect with this disease, and physically and psychically learn to deal with the physical and emotional challenges asso- scarred—some for life?” The annual pilgrimage ciated with it. Mass is usually held the Sunday before the Memorial Day weekend and commem- orates those who have died in defense of their country. About 1,600 people attended the liturgy. Archbishop O’Brien asked the worshippers to pray in thanksgiving for all those currently serving in the military as well as for “past generations of our armed forces who have willingly given their all in so many noble endeavors for justice and peace. “And as Christians who beg the Lord for peace in CANCER CARE this Mass,” he added, “we SERVICES cannot fail to pray as well for the innocent people of StFrancisHospitals.org Afghanistan and Iraq, perse- cuted for decades, who con- tinue to bear the heavy bur- den of war.” † The Criterion Friday, June 4, 2004 Page 19

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Pope John Paul II poses with U.S. bish- POPE ops at the Vatican on continued from page 1 May 28. Bishops from Church in the United States is in great the states of Illinois, danger.” Indiana and Wiscon- “The scandal of the sexual abuse of CNS photo from Catholic Press Photo sin met with the pope minors by some priests and the failure of for their ad limina vis- adequate oversight by some bishops has its. Seated are brought with it a more overt expression of Chicago Cardinal the anti-Catholicism which has always Francis E. George, marked American culture,” the cardinal left, and Indianapolis said. Archbishop Daniel M. Cardinal George also said the Church Buechlein. Standing “is further weakened by her inability to from left are Bishops shape a public conversation that would Gerald A. Gettelfinger enable people to understand the Gospel of Evansville, Ind.; and the demands of discipleship.” Dale J. Melczek of “The public conversation in the United Gary, Ind.; Wilton D. States speaks easily of individual rights; Gregory of Belleville, [but] it cannot give voice to considera- Ill.; and Archbishop tions of the common good” and the exis- Timothy M. Dolan of tence of objective moral truths that would Milwaukee. protect human life from the moment of conception and would defend the family based on marriage between a man and a woman committed to each other for life, Gospel in contemporary Western society,” teaching to bear on public life. Cardinal George told the pope the the cardinal said. he said, “will need to confront directly the He told the bishops they must discover U.S. bishops were committed to uphold- In previous speeches to U.S. bishops widespread spirit of agnosticism and rela- new ways to present the teachings of the ing that teaching, but too often when the making the visits that are required every tivism which has cast doubt on reason’s Catholic faith persuasively and to “pre- Church preaches the demands of faith it five years, the pope focused on a bishop’s ability to know the truth which alone sat- pare young people especially to dialogue “is seen as an enemy of personal freedom obligation to promote holiness in his own isfies the human heart’s restless quest for with their contemporaries about the and a cause of social violence.” life and that of his people. meaning.” Christian message and its relevance to the “Americans know that we as a people With the Midwest group, he turned to The pope said Catholics must under- building of a more just, humane and can be generous, fair-minded and free- the bishop’s role of promoting the stand that faith is a gift of God and not peaceful world.” dom-loving; we are slower to see that we prophetic mission of the Church, saying simply the result of a reasoned deduction The pope praised the work of the can be arrogant, brutal and eroticized,” there is “an intrinsic relationship between that God exists and has a plan for how U.S. bishops’ conference and of individ- he said. holiness and Christian witness.” people should live their lives. ual bishops to bring the light of the The cardinal said the Church’s public A firm foundation in faith must lead to Understanding the gift of faith, he said, Gospel to bear “on controversial social influence is weakened further by internal living a holy life, which in turn must lead “will help to overcome purely subjective questions such as respect for human life, divisions—from the right and the left— to a credible, public witness of the approaches” to religious and moral truths problems of justice and peace, immigra- “which paralyze her ability to act force- Christian faith and its moral demands, the and will lead to a deeper appreciation of tion, the defense of family values and the fully and decisively.” pope said. the Church’s role in “authoritatively sanctity of marriage.” “The Church is an arena of ideological Pope John Paul also said Catholics proposing” that which is to be believed He told them “the profession of the warfare rather than a way of discipleship must “firmly defend the Church as being, and practiced. Catholic religion demands of every mem- shepherded by bishops,” he said. in Christ, the authentic minister of the Pope John Paul encouraged U.S. Cath- ber of the faithful a consistent witness to Cardinal George asked for the pope’s Gospel” and its saving truth. olics to be bolder in their task of sharing the truth of the Gospel and the objective prayers and thanked him for his example “An effective proclamation of the the Gospel with others and bringing its requirements of the moral law.” of leadership. †

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