Epiphany Catholic Church December 30 th 2018

Epiphany Parish Vision Statement: “To offer every person in our community a life-changing encounter with Jesus.” Ministries across the Generations Page 2 “The future is in your hearts and in your hands. ” St. John Paul II

Toddlers to age 3 High School Youth Ministry

Children ’s Nursery Epiphany offers a Nursery service (for toddlers to age 3) during the 9 am Sheldon & Mass (8:45 - 10:15am) in the Kristen Bane Kathryn Marie Albee Learning Center 309 -212 -6478 (enter at the canopy entrance). Volun- teers needed: qualified adults who have taken the Safe Environment Class and submied to a background check; [email protected] contact Stacy Berry . [email protected] 3 and 4 Year Olds Lile Magi Epiphany offers cat- echecal program for 3 and 4 year olds during the 9 am Mass in the Kathryn Marie Albee Learn- ing Center (enter at the canopy entrance). Volunteers needed : qualified adults who have taken the Safe Environment Class and submied to a background check; con- tact Yvonne Tabb . [email protected] Age 5 through 2nd Grade

Epiphany offers a CLOW for children age 5 through 2nd Grade during the 9am Mass in the Cenacle Room. Chil- dren are dismissed a er the Opening Prayer of Mass. Volunteers needed : qualified adults who have taken the Safe Environment Class and submied to a background check; contact Yvonne

Tabb . Again, Merry Christmas Everyone on this Feast of the Holy Family! [email protected] Gift of Treasure

December 23, 2018…...... $17,567 Abusers : Submit to Human Jus- E-giving…………..………..……….$5,220 Special………………………..……….$807 tice and Prepare for Divine Justice Parish Endowment…..……..………$65 School Endowment……….………$522 Capital Improvement………..…..$220 The night is far gone, the day is Weekly Budget……………..….$24,000 YTD Budget (26weeks)…..$624,000 near. Let us then lay aside the YTD Income…………..……….$616,504 works of darkness and put on the YTD Balance……………..……..$(7,496)

Please Remember the Parish in your Will armor of light" (Rom 13:12). 2018 Parish Appeal Let it be clear that before these abominaons Rectory: $96,838 the Church will spare no effort to do all that is Small Gym HVAC: ($37,412) necessary to bring to jusce whosoever has commied such crimes. The Church will never Mass and Reconciliation seek to hush up or not take seriously any case. Incense is used at 9am Sunday Mass At Communion, come up in the Left Line for Gluten -free Hosts It is undeniable that some in the past, out of irresponsibility, disbelief, lack of training, inexperience, or spiritual and human short - Sunday, Dec. 30 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH sightedness, treated many sex abuse cases without the seriousness 7:30am Ruth Thomas and promptness that was due. That must never happen again. This is 8:30am Reconciliation the choice and the decision of the whole Church. 9:00am Julia Shanks 11:00am Reconciliation 11:30am Alberts & O’Brien Family This coming February, the Church will restate her firm resolve to pur- 5:00pm Reconciliation sue unsnngly a path of purificaon. She will queson, with the help 5:30pm People of the Parish Monday, Dec. 31 Seventh Day within the of experts, how best to protect children, to avoid these tragedies, to Octave of the Nativity of the Lord bring healing and restoraon to the vicms, and to improve the train- 7:00am Stefann Kudloka 7:30am Reconciliation ing imparted in seminaries. 5:30pm Adelaide Wodarz An effort will be made to make past mistakes opportunies for elimi- Tuesday, Jan. 1 THE OCTAVE DAY OF THE nang this scourge, not only from the body of the Church but also NATIVITY OF THE LORD 7:00am Tom Van Deven from that of society. For if this grave tragedy has involved some con- 7:30am Reconciliation secrated ministers, we can ask how deeply rooted it may be in our 9:00am Lois Zenger sociees and in our families. Consequently, the Church will not be lim- Wed., Jan. 2 Saints Basil the Great & Gregory ited to healing her own wounds, but will seek to deal squarely with Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church Lectors: K. Kinate & Jim Hall this evil that causes the slow death of so many persons, on the moral, 7:00am Albert & Roma Humenick psychological and human levels. 7:30am Reconciliation 5:30pm Robert Humenick Thurs., Jan. 3 Christmas Weekday In discussing this scourge, some, even within the Church, take to task Lectors: Daryl Menke certain communicaons professionals, accusing them of ignoring the 7:00am Jim Boedeker overwhelming majority of cases of abuse that are not commied by 7:30am Reconciliation Friday, Jan. 4 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, clergy, and of intenonally wanng to give the false impression that Religious this evil affects the Catholic Church alone. I myself would like to give Lectors: T. Shilgalis & V. Shroyer 7:00am Margo Schmitt hearelt thanks to those media professionals who were honest and 7:30am Reconciliation objecve and sought to unmask these predators and to make their Saturday, Jan. 5 Saint John Neumann, Bishop Lectors: Marty & Gerry Brogla vicms' voices heard. 7:30am All Souls Memorial 8:00am Reconciliation Even if it were to involve a single case of abuse (something itself mon- 3:00pm Reconciliation 4:00pm Leo Godin strous), the Church asks that people not be silent but bring it objec- Sunday, Jan. 6 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD vely to light, since the greater scandal in this maer is that of cloak- 7:30am Kathy Albee 8:30am Reconciliation ing the truth. ... 9:00am Tom Krause 11:00am Reconciliation To those who abuse minors I would say this: convert and hand your- 11:30am People of the Parish self over to human jusce, and prepare for divine jusce. 5:00pm Reconciliation 5:30pm Fr. David Buescher —Francis Page 4 Staff Listing From Kim Daniels  Fr. Eric Powell 309-660-7860 [email protected] The Four Waves of the Abuse Crisis  Fr. Joe Baker 309-657-0966 [email protected]  Deacons: Mark Cleary 531-1062 [email protected] , Michael An Where We Are 454-9409 [email protected] For many of us, the Catholic Church is our ex-  Parish Corporation Trustees: 452-2585. Don tended family and the center of our daily lives: Bernardi, Mike Kabbes the community within which we celebrate the  Parish Senior Leadership Team: Staycee & sacraments, worship God, teach our children, Murray Hynes, 824-8117 [email protected]; Julia serve the poor, cheer our kids ’ CYO teams, build & Roger Nalewajka, 825-6288 [email protected], [email protected] lifelong friendships, and so much more.  Parish Office: 452-2585. Domine King, Joyce Given that context, it is no surprise that over Tellman, [email protected] ; Angie these past months American Catholics have O’Connor [email protected] Kim Daniels is the As- been devastated and angered by revelaons  Bulletin Ads: Due Friday Noon, nine days out. sociate Director of the regarding sexual abuse and abuse of power in [email protected] Iniave on Catholic our Church. As we think about how to move for-  Epiphany Catholic School Principal : Mike Lootens Social Thought and ward, I would like to give an overview of our 452-3268 ext 301 [email protected] Public Life at current moment; a brief review of how we got  Epiphany Catholic School Leadership Team : 452- Georgetown Universi- here; and finally, a descripon of what might lie 3268. Mike Lootens, Father Eric, Chris Niebur, ty and a member of ahead. This latest iteraon of the clerical abuse Karen Overby the Vacan Dicastery crisis began with revelaons regarding Cardinal  Men and Women’s In for Communicaon. ACTS Ministry: -Parish Theodore McCarrick ’s abuse of children and pre- Retreats [email protected] daon on seminarians as he was protected by a culture of clericalism  Adoration Chapel Coordinator: Lyn Fedden, 309- that looked the other way at every turn. 824-3443 [email protected]  Alpha Ministry: A Reintroduction to Jesus Christ, It soon moved on to the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Julia Nalewajka, 825-6288 and its horrific accounng of decades of sexual abuse and cover -up in- volving over 1,000 potenal vicms and 300 potenal abuser priests—  CCD Coordinator: Mary Ellen Kiley [email protected] and that was just in six dioceses in one state. That report alleged that Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington D.C., long seen as a leader on  Children's Sunday Ministries (Little Magi): Yvonne Tabb [email protected] these issues, had himself permied accused priests to be reassigned, and this October Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Wuerl ’s resignaon.  Director of Information Technology Mike Essington [email protected] In the wake of the Pennsylvania grand jury report as well as the McCar-  Finance Council: Joe Morrow rick revelaons, over a dozen U.S. states as well as the U.S. Department of Jusce are seeking records and have launched invesgaons into  Ministries Scheduler: [email protected] Catholic dioceses, with many more sure to follow.  Music Directors: Sean & Jennifer Stevens music@ These revelaons helped American Catholics gain awareness of so many epiphanyparish.com other instances when Church leaders failed in their most basic duty to  Nursery: Stacy Berry 314-623-6223 nursery@ protect the vulnerable—not just in the United States, but in places like epiphanyparish.com Chile, Ireland, Germany, Australia, India, and many others.  Parish Communications: Kristen Bickett Into this volale context, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò launched sev- epiphany parish.communications @gmail.com eral leers raising quesons about who knew what and when, regarding  RCIA : Rite of Christian Initiation, Rich Sealy Cardinal McCarrick, all amid unsupported, scaershot accusaons, alle- evangelization @epiphanyparish.com gaons of conspiracy, and a call for Pope Francis ’s resignaon, using the  Spiritual Directors : burgeoning abuse crisis as a vehicle to advance his own agendas.  Deacon Mark Cleary , [email protected]  Mary Jo Cleary , [email protected] More recently we heard reports out of Buffalo regarding Bishop  Sylvia Hernandez , [email protected] Malone ’s failure to remove abusive priests from ministry and efforts to

 Youth Ministry (HS): Sheldon & Kristen Bane cover up the scope of abuse in his diocese, as well as a major joint in- [email protected] vesgaon by the Boston Globe and the Continued on page 10 From the Principal Parish Organizations  American Heritage Girls : Epiphany Troop Ashley 2019 Registration Harcharik [email protected]  Bereavement Ministry: Help in time of Sorrow Dear Epiphany School Families, Members of the [email protected] Parish, and other Friends,  Boy Scouts: Epiphany Pack 25, Tim Hendrickson The decision on where to send your children to 824-7038 [email protected] school perhaps may be one of life ’s most im-  Charismatic Prayer Group: Deacon Michael An portant; the advantages of a Catholic educaon are 454-9409 [email protected] centered in our emphasis on the teaching of Jesus  Elizabeth Ministry: Women’s Practical & Spiritual Christ. As I have said many mes, everything we Support Amanda Wesselmann 765-412-6124 [email protected] do, all of our programs and all of our efforts must keep this as our primary focus.  Faith in Action: Volunteer Support for Area Seniors Sandy Holcomb [email protected] There are advantages that go beyond the parochi-  Funeral Committee: Reception following Funerals al; Catholic schools are known for their rigorous Maggie Veselack 452-1886 academic standards and unmatched preparaon for future educaon  Girl Scouts : Kim Taber, [email protected] pursuits. Other advantages, as I see them, are discussed below;  ATMOSPHERE Hospitality Committee: Receptions following Mass Karen Bordewick [email protected] Catholic schools are known for providing a social atmosphere that is  Knights of Columbus: Men’s Fraternal & Service Org conducive to learning and personal growth. Religion classes and pro- Matt [email protected] or 452-0035 - - grams like Steps To Respect and Character Educaon promote posive  Natural Family Planning Teaches Fertility Awareness social interacon at Epiphany Catholic School. Our school combines  Sympto-thermal method : Elizabeth Rariden 287-8069 Catholic tradion (prayer, Mass and discipline) with modern, second to [email protected] none, facilies and an arculated, demanding Pre -8 curriculum. The  Sympto-thermal method : Michelle Koetters (815) 954-9088 [email protected] Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program provides our children the  Creighton Model : Erica Miller 661-6060 opportunity to develop a closer relaon with the Lord; we pray this too [email protected]  will assist our children to act like saints. Outreach (& Financial Planning): Orlando Lopez [email protected] ACADEMICS  Perpetual Adoration: Schedules Chapel Adorers Lyn Epiphany Catholic School has strict academic standards with a curricu- Fedden 824-3443 [email protected] lum that allows for the differenated instrucon of our students. Our  Parish Prayer Chain: Send prayer requests to office or... students have the opportunity to take high school Algebra and Geome- [email protected] try at Epiphany in our accelerated junior high Math curriculum. Instruc-  Sanctity of Life Committee: Promotes Human Dignity on in the Spanish language begins for all students in Kindergarten. Robin Poston [email protected] DISCIPLINE  Schoenstatt A Marian Movement in the Church Tim & Catholic schools historically maintain a strict policy of discipline. We Molly Olsen 314-517-4721 [email protected] hope our policies teach our children to be responsible for their own be-  Servants of the Shepherd: Adoration & Fellowship havior and encourage a high level of maturity. Epiphany Catholic School Cathy Nalewajka 830-6722 [email protected] students are required to adhere to a uniform dress code that promotes  Troops of Saint George: Epiphany Troop Jack a sense of community in our buildings. Maggiore 630-632-4462 [email protected] VALUES  Uncoupled Catholics: Social & Service Fellowship Besides the emphasis on our faith, our values and the transmission of Angie Eilers 830-8215 [email protected] these to our students in a tremendous advantage of a Catholic educa-  Welcome Team: Welcome & Hospitality to Visitors on. Catholic schools combine a Christ -centered educaon with a colle- Jean Lewis [email protected] gial, supporve community atmosphere.  Women's Fellowship & Service: Sharon Sweeney 530-5715 [email protected] I ask that you prayerfully consider our school for your children ’s educa-  Young Adults (21-35) David and Rachel Taylor on. Please, if there are any quesons and/or concerns that you may [email protected] have, contact me. We are always willing to show you our school and to sit down and discuss why we believe that Epiphany Catholic School is the right educaonal choice for your family. —Mike Lootens Page 6 Saint John Paul II Perpetual Eucharistic Community Newss Adoration Chapel UNCOUPLED CATHOLICS HOST FAMILIES NEEDED Looking for a way to meet other single, Epiphany Parish is looking for 3 families Please consider comming to an divorced or widowed Catholics for fun to host NET Retreat leaders in March, hour, or sharing an hour with and fellowship; then this is the group for 2019. Housing is needed from Friday friends. you! January 18 (Friday) We're having a March 15 unl Sunday March 18 while Mondays 2:00pm -3:00pm game night at Epiphany Catholic Church, they lead a Confirmaon retreat for our 1000 E College, Normal, from 6 -9 pm. local Catholic grade schools and CCD Thank you to all those serving in the Bring a favorite game or a snack to programs. If you are interested or would chapel for your dedicaon and com- share, if you wish. We'll provide some like more info, please contact Karen: mitment, it is greatly appreciated. drinks. January 19 (Saturday) Holy Trini- [email protected]. ty/Historic St. Patrick's is hosng a triv- Lyn Fedden, Coordinator , 824 -3443, ia night, from 7 -9:30 pm. Interested in NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING adora[email protected] being part of a "team" for this event? Natural Family Planning is a great way for - - Feast of the Call or text Renee at 309 310 5983 by married couples to beer understand January 12 , for further informaon. Holy Family -- their ferlity to help with family plan- December 30, JOIN THE WELCOME TEAM ning. Whether you ’re newly engaged or 2018 have been married for years, we encour- Do you have a great smile and a passion age you to aend our three -class series Do you have a to make others feel welcome at our on the Couple to Couple League ’s Symp- friend or family member who is masses? Would you like to get more in- to -Thermal Method of Natural Family called to serve the family of the Lord volved in our parish but don ’t have a lot Planning. This method is not the outdat- and share the Father ’s love as a of extra me to commit? The Welcome ed calendar or rhythm method. Couples priest, sister or brother? Call Fr. Tim- Team may be the perfect opportunity who aend our class will learn to recog- othy Hepner, (309) 671 -1550, or for you! Welcome Team members are nize the noceable signs of ferlity to email [email protected]. assigned to specific masses based on work with God in the natural way He their schedules and preferences. These designed our bodies to either achieve or Intercession: For all Catholic fami- ambassadors greet guests and parishion- avoid pregnancy. It ’s natural, safe, effec- lies, that they will esteem the grace ers, distribute bullens, and answer ve, and truly empowering. Our next - of each child ’s vocaon and prayer- basic quesons. If you are interested in class series is from 3:15 5:15 p.m. Janu- joining this team, please contact Jean ary 13, February 10, and March 10 in fully encourage their children to Lewis at [email protected] Epiphany ’s Cenacle Room. If you have consider being a priest or religious to aend an orientaon session or ask any quesons, contact Michelle Koeers sister or brother, we pray to the further quesons. Thanks for your con- at mkoe[email protected]. Visit ccli.org Lord. sideraon! to register.

Supporting Vocations Eve Cuesta will receive the Vocations Crucifix and Chalice 2018 Contribution and Tuition Payment Statements next Sunday, January 6, at the 5:30 Mass.

If you or your family would like to receive the Vocations items, please call Bob Schopp at 888 -9696 (The Dwelling Place) or the Epiphany Church office at 452-2585 to schedule a weekend. RECONNECT! and Notes As you reconnect with family over Christmas, MARCFIRST HOST HOME remember to reconnect with us as well. Central PROGRAM They are children of God! Catholic Alumni, please Marcfirst Host Home Program assists We welcome our newly register and create pro- individuals with developmental disabili- files at our Alumni Web- Baptized! site, alum- ni.blmcchs.org, and join Owen Neil Strong - infant son of nearly 500 Saints Family Tyler Strong and Mary O'Meara members who have al- ready done so. Connect es in McLean County with finding a Lucas Dean Biddle - infant son of with classmates and teammates and home with a Host Home Provider. Host Ryan and Crystal Biddle help us keep up with all of the im- Homes are designed to encourage inde- portant things that are happening in pendence in a family seng, while pro- your life. A er you create your profile, viders are compensated for their sup- challenge your fellow Alumni to create a port. We are looking for individuals, and profile as well! families that are would be willing to open their homes to an adult with a develop- mental disability. If you would like to learn more, please contact Elaina Von Qualen at Marcfirst 451 -8888 ext. 290. CHICAGO MARCH FOR LIFE The Chicago March For Life is on Sunday, January 13 from 2 -4 pm beginning at the Federal Plaza downtown. If you would like to be on the bus that leaves from ISU's Newman Center at 7:40 am that morning, you can register no later than January 7 at www.cdop.org. You can also call the Office of Evangelizaon and Faith Formaon at 309 -671 -1550. The cost is 25.00 for non college students who are 18 years or older and 10.00 for current college students. It includes a connental breakfast on the bus, lunch a er a 10:15 am mass in Chicago, and dinner at St. Mary's in Ponac. For great arcles con- cerning life issues, check out our pro -life blog at www.epiphanyparish.com.

Visits to the Aged & Infirm If you would like a visit from Fr. Eric, Fr. Joe, or one of the Deacons, or a Eucharisc Minister, please contact the parish office, or one of us directly. Phone numbers are under the staff lisng. If you are a family member, please let us know if a loved one needs pastoral care. Page 8 Dear Epiphany Parishioners Page 8 and Friends, Priest ’s battle I am happy to introduce you to the Prayer Quilt Ministry , and with terminal see if there are quilters/ sewers who are interested in parcipang. For generaons, cancer serves as patchwork quilts have been a visible act of love. Pieced to- his ‘last homily’. gether from bits and pieces of By Christopher White, CRUX, December 22, 2018 material, they represent the handiwork and devo- on of the quilter - and a deep and comforng con- From his perch on K necon with the person they're presented to. Street at the Catholic Informaon Center In this Ministry, the quilt is a visible act of prayer. (CIC), Father Arne Pan- It's made not just with arstry but with purpose; not ula shepherded some just with fabric but with prayer. From the me the of the naon ’s power fabric is purchased to the me the finished quilt is brokers into the Catho- given away, a prayer quilt is prayed over by scores lic Church. Yet the o - of people, from the person who cuts the fabric to quiet, cerebral Opus the person who inserts the es. Dei priest, who died last year a er a long A heavy thread is used to take stches through the and public bale with quilt layers, and the ends are le free to be ed cancer, is remembered with a square knot. As each knot is ed, a silent by those closest to him prayer is offered for someone in need – someone not for his influenal who has asked us to pray for them. The quilt is then connecons, but for his given to that person. 3 Special Rules apply with selfless and reless Prayer Quilts: sacrificial work behind the scenes. In the final months of his illness, noted au-  The goal is to encourage and involve as many thor and cultural commentator Mary Eberstadt spent people as possible to parcipate in the prayer me with her long -me friend, chronicling his thoughts effort, not merely to make and give away quilts. on everything from classical music to the clerical sexual abuse crisis.  Before tying a prayer quilt for an individual, that person must have agreed to accept the gi of Crux: You spent more me with Father Arne than argu- prayer in the form of a quilt ably anyone else in those final months. What did you learn about him that you didn ’t know before?  No payment can ever be accepted for a prayer quilt. Eberstadt: Like many other friends who lined up to visit, I was struck, first, by the overwhelming joy with which Discernment for this Ministry is now underway. Father Arne raced to the finish line. That was one unex- Quilters/sewers needed but not required skill to be pected lesson of our last talks together. He was luminous a part of this group! throughout every single conversaon - jocular, focused, Quesons/interest? animated - as if the death cells detonang inside him Contact: Karen Bor- were somehow converng instead into a glowing energy

dewick, kbor- source. [email protected] He also laughed more than once about the unlikeliness or 530 -7425 of this book project, which he saw in manuscript form right before he died (as explained in the Introducon, the backstory to The Last Homily is proof posive that Providence has a droll side). These conversaons were also absorbing lessons in Why, in your view, would someone - especially an indi- books and ideas, of course. The range of Father Arne ’s vidual without any religious convicons - seek to read mind can be glimpsed in the footnotes, which I added and reflect on the thoughts of a dying priest? later so that readers could follow up on his abundant references. Death has a neat way of making ordinary preoccupaons and divisions superfluous. Throughout his last months, as On a more subterranean stratum, conversing in those in his ministry, Father Arne focused on profound and ele- closing months taught one more and most important mental quesons inescapable for all of us, whatever we lesson. It shocked me into apprehending as never before think (or think we think) about religion or anything else. what sancty might look like. Who am I? Why am I here? How can I find love? What ’s Catholics are taught that all love is sacrificial. We some- the recipe for leading a good life? Where and how can I mes see the truth of that teaching play out in our own best help others? lives. But sacrificial, I came to understand, needn ’t be a dour word! The example set by Father Arne ’s dying re- These are just a few of the eternal vexaons to which vealed a deeper reality: Self -sacrifice, done right, is an Father Arne brought dislled wisdom and wit, delivered act of joy. In some way that passes understanding (at with infecous good cheer. least mine), the two are joined at the root. Montaigne, following Cicero, said that to philosophize I had never seen that truth embodied as formidably as in was to learn how to die. Sing with Father Arne during the example of Father Arne. his hospice me demonstrated repeatedly that living well and dying well are indisnguishable. It ’s been over a year since he died. What ’s his legacy to ’ you? We re living in a me where the clerical sexual abuse crisis in this country has re -emerged and it ’s arguably In a sentence: Holiness is possible a er all. the worst crisis the Catholic Church has faced since the Protestant Reformaon. How do you think Father Arne ’ That s one take. I wanted the book to include others, so would approach it? there ’s an Appendix in which names both known and unknown share their own thoughts about Father Arne ’s Our conversaons turned a couple of mes to the relat- work. All of these stories are inspiraonal. Some are in- ed priestly sex scandals of 2002. I ’ll extrapolate from tensely moving. Contributors range from anonymous what he said there. individuals to naonally known figures. These include “ ” Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise In- He aributed the Long Lent of 2002 to lack of religious stute; Hadley Arkes, renowned professor of constu- discipline; the failure of religious men and women to live onal law, who was brought into the Catholic Church as religious; the infiltraon of erroneous ideas rooted in “ ” through the agency of Father Arne; and other men and psychiatry; and the me of great confusion, ushered in women of note (including my inter- during the 1960s and 1970s. locutor here at Crux!). He also said: “With young priests, I ’ The closing contribuon in the Ap- “With young priests, I always always tell them: you re public ene- pendix comes from Peter Thiel, Sili- tell them: you ’re public ene- my number one for the devil. If ’ ’ con Valley entrepreneur and found- my number one for the devil. you re a force for the good, you re ” er of PayPal. He and Father Arne If you ’re a force for the good, definitely on his radar screen. enjoyed an intellectual friendship you ’re definitely on his radar In The Last Homily, Father Arne stretching back over decades, first screen. ” weighs in on a wide -range of top- forged when Father Arne was a ics, from dang to metaphysics to young chaplain on the Stanford Uni- addicon and depression. How is a versity campus and Peter Thiel was an undergraduate. celibate priest, in your view, able to expertly command From different perspecves, they found themselves unit- such a range of issues? ed against the annomian mantra of “Hey hey, ho ho, Western Civ has got to go! ” They remained in ongoing Just as Shakespeare didn ’t need to be a woman or a pau- conversaon and philosophical comradeship unl Father per or a sprite to write such characters into immortal Arne ’s death. existence, great empaths - like Father Arne - seem able in some similar way to “read ” people across the spectrum. Continued from page 4 Philadelphia Inquirer, including zero tolerance of abuse; and Page 10 which found that more  reform the clerical culture so that abuse and its cov- than 130 U.S. bishops have been accused of failing to er -up can never happen again. respond adequately to clerical sexual misconduct—50 of them a er the adopon of the 2002 Dallas Charter for Of course, for these reforms to take hold, they cannot the Protecon of Children and Young People. only be grounded in procedural efforts—commissions, protocols, training sessions, and the like—however well - Finally, we saw a meeng of the U.S. Conference of Cath- intenoned. These concrete, praccal reforms, while olic Bishops that opened with an announcement that the right and necessary, must be rooted in a renewed sense Vacan had determined that the proposals under discus- of holiness and mission, a revitalized understanding of sion by the U.S. bishops, which the Holy See had received the radical claims that the Gospel of Jesus Christ makes only days earlier, had a number of problems that meant on us and of what it means to walk together as a Church they could not be put to a vote. Instead, the U.S. bishops on a path forward. discussed those proposals and others, but decisions on them were held in abeyance unl a er the upcoming As Pope Francis said in his Leer to the People of God February 2019 Vacan meeng of all episcopal confer- following the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Re- ence presidents from around the world so that further port, when it comes to responding to this crisis, we can- acon could be informed by listening to the experiences not create “projects . . . and structures without roots, of these bishops from different cultures and back- without memory, without faces ” but instead must “halt grounds. before the sufferings of the innocent, without excuses or cowardice . . . to discover the model of a true follower of In reacon to this turn of events, Cardinal Cupich, a Christ. ” member of the organizing commiee for the February Vacan meeng, noted that “It is clear that the Holy See We all seek to get to a place of “never again, ” a place recognizes the urgency of this issue, and is placing great we trusted that Church leaders had taken us. I think it is importance on the February meeng, understanding that clear to all of us that we are not there, not by a long the present crisis is not limited to one or a few countries, shot. but that it is a watershed moment for the universal To give some background for thinking about a path for- ” Church. ward, it is helpful to briefly review the history of the cler- The bishops gathered in Balmore had some fruiul dis- ical sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. and the Church’s cussions but came to no real conclusions, leaving many aempts to respond to it, from the 1980’ s to our current to wonder why so many bishops seemed more con- moment. cerned with their rights and privileges than with their responsibilies, and why, despite much talk of the need How We Got Here for fraternal correcon, several bishops who covered up The clerical abuse crisis in the Catholic Church simmered clerical sexual abuse and denied jusce to vicms aend- for decades, exploding in the United States in 2002, and ed the meeng and even spoke to the assembly. has now re -emerged in 2018 on a global scale. American Catholics arrive at this moment with anguish Ligaon regarding abuse in the U.S. goes back to the in our hearts for the vicms and survivors of sexual nineteenth century, and civil claims were seled abuse, and anger at our leaders, who we trusted to pre- throughout the tweneth. But they were seen as isolated vent these horrific crimes, and expected to live by the cases and did not get a great deal of aenon. Some truths of our faith. The crisis has eroded trust in our have divided the clerical sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. bishops and damaged their credibility as moral leaders. into three waves, and a er this summer we can add a As we try to think through a path forward in response to fourth. this crisis, answers are beginning to coalesce around The first wave , from 1984 -1993 or so, began with the leadership from faithful, engaged laity, working together case of Father Gilbert Gauthe in Lafayee, Louisiana, a with bishops, priests, and religious, to: predatory pedophile who molested at least 37 boys in 4  protect children and vulnerable adults; different parishes. His case touched off a wave of cases and drew naonal aenon, causing some dioceses to  secure jusce and healing for survivors; begin to develop policies for responding to abuse.  provide real accountability for bishops and genuine During this me period, the U.S. bishops, the Bishops ’ transparency regarding cases of abuse and cover -up, conference, and the Vacan began to develop and strengthen an -abuse policies. children, leading to the Charter for the Protecon of Chil- dren and Young People adopted in Dallas in June 2002, The second wave went from 1992 -2001, with the case of widely known as the Dallas Charter, along with the Essen- Father James Porter in Fall River, Massachuses, who al Norms for dealing with allegaons of sexual abuse. abused over 100 boys and girls in Massachuses parishes The USCCB commissioned the John Jay report on the na- in the 1960’ s, and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. ture and scope of the sexual abuse of minors, and the During this me the U.S. Bishops ’ conference drew up a Naonal Review Board for the Protecon of Children and statement of general principles to guide responses to al- Young People began its work. legaons of abuse, which Peter Steinfels paraphrased as: A er the Charter, dioceses across the country put in place Respond to allegaons promptly; immediately much more robust policies, most importantly including suspend anyone reasonably suspected while pro- zero tolerance policies regarding of the sexual abuse of ceeding with an invesgaon and making use of minors. The Charter required all dioceses to: “appropriate medical evaluaon and interven- on: ” comply with civil law and cooperate with  Heal and promote reconciliaon of vicms/survivors criminal invesgaons; reach out to vicms; and and their families; deal with the issue “as openly as possible. ”  Make prompt and effecve response to abuse allega- 1991 -92 was a watershed moment, in large part due to ons; the efforts of Chicago ’s Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, who  Cooperate with civil authories; was the first to put into place credible diocesan policies against clerical sexual abuse. In 1991 Cardinal Bernardin  Discipline offenders; assembled a commiee that, again according to Steinfels:  Create a safe environment for children and young Not only culled forty years of diocesan records to people through training and screening; idenfy potenal abusers and remove those sll  Provide means of accountability for the future and acve, but recommended a new model for han- ensure the problem connues to be effecvely dealt - dling accusaons, a lay dominated commiee with through the Secretariat of Child and Youth Pro- ’ - (including a vicm or vicm s relave), a non tecon and the Naonal Review Board (Archdiocese clerical gatekeeper, and a publicized hotline. The of Chicago). Chicago model was imitated or at least adapted elsewhere. As we learned, the main hole in the Dallas Charter was that it failed to provide an effecve mechanism to hold Chicago was also the first diocese to establish an Office bishops accountable for abuse and its cover -up. for the Protecon of Children and Youth. We just began a fourth wave of the clerical abuse crisis in - The third wave lasted from 2002 2008, beginning with 2018, beginning with the revelaons concerning Cardinal the case of Father John Geoghan in Boston and the Boston Globe ’s Spotlight series, which showed the full extent of sexual abuse of chil- dren by clergy in Boston, as well as the cover -up by Cardinal Law and the Boston hierarchy. By 2004, the Globe had wrien some 800 arcles on the scandal, “Cardinal Law had resigned, 150 priests in Boston stood accused of sexual abuse, and more than 500 vicms had filed abuse claims. ” The invesgave series received widespread naonal aenon. In the wake of this scandal, the Vacan instructed the U.S. Church to develop binding laws to protect McCarrick, moving on to the Pennsylvania grand jury re- our Iniave on Catholic Social Thought and Page 12 port, the acceptance of Cardinal Wuerl ’s resignaon, and Public Life at Georgetown University, where we a U.S. bishops ’ meeng that began with a promise to unite held three dialogues in recent months on the human, around real soluons, only to end with lile to show ex- moral, and spiritual costs of the clerical sexual abuse crisis cept discussion of a number of dra proposals. to standing -room only crowds of engaged, informed audi- ences ready to help our Church move forward. Groups While 2002 was about the behavior of priests, 2018 is like the Leadership Roundtable and others are helping about the behavior of bishops, and the need for genuine bring the experse of laypeople to the table as resources responsiveness, transparency, and accountability regard- for the instuonal Church as it seeks to develop con- ing their acons. Even when the underlying abuse oc- crete accountability measures. curred decades ago, the laity seek accountability and consequences for leaders who neglected, enabled, or At the same me, lay leadership is not a panacea. Advice covered up abuse as they sought to protect the instu- from laypeople—lawyers, psychologists, and others—led on rather than the faithful. Their parcipaon in a cul- too many bishops to shuffle abusive priests around and ture of destrucve clericalism far too o en engaged in return them to ministry. And some lay iniaves can be cover -up of horrific crimes against those most deserving misguided, such as recent reports of well -funded efforts of protecon and care. to promote amateur invesgaons that dangerously im- port the methods of polical opposion -research cam- Finding a Path Forward paigns into our communion of faith. Lay Catholics are looking for answers. We queson how Respected professional journalists are connuing to pur- those who engaged in or covered up abuse rose through sue these important stories, and when it comes to the the hierarchy, with denial, concealment, and wrongful media, the real story is that reporters have by and large behavior connuing year a er year. done Catholics an important service whose value should not be discounted. Defensive answers—references to bad advice or lack of knowledge, or statements that reform has already taken In the wake of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, place—do not effecvely respond to the fundamental there are now over a dozen state invesgaons into var- quesons posed by the laity: How could this happen? Why ious dioceses, with many more sure to come. There are did Catholic leaders try to protect the instuon rather than the vulnerable? When will we have a full accounng of the facts regarding these crimes and their cover -up? And when will we hold people accountable for these fail- ures? This is not a communicaons problem. It is not a failure of “messaging, ” whatever that means. It is not the fault of the secular media, without whom we would not know the full scope of clerical sexual abuse and its cover -up. It is a substanve problem rooted in grave moral failure, and a cultural problem rooted in clericalism. Catholics are angry and anguished. They struggle to pass their Catholic faith to their children and grandchildren, who unsurprisingly see in these grave moral failures an instuon that has lost much of its credibility and moral authority. The whole Church did not fail, but the whole Church needs to work together to find a way to effecvely address this crisis so as to reform and renew itself and begin to heal. So where do things stand now? Any number of lay efforts are springing up to respond to this crisis, including conversaons like the one at Lumen Chris where this paper was first delivered, or those at any number of ongoing civil suits, including one recently As veteran religion journalist Kenneth Woodward has not- filed against the USCCB. And federal prosecutors have ed, “The scandals of 2018 ought to be seen as spurs to opened their own invesgaon, signaling the potenal thoughul acon, not occasions for fruitless displays of for ligaon with significant naonal impact. anger, shock, shame, and despair. ” As for efforts within the Church, four dioceses are con- Conclusion ducng invesgaons into former Cardinal McCarrick ’s behavior, and the Vacan has launched its own invesga- Our path forward here is uncertain, but we can idenfy on into Cardinal McCarrick as well. some necessary elements: Finally, all are eager for the February 21 -24 meeng of  First and foremost, it should be rooted in our mission episcopal conference presidents at the Vacan. We can as Catholics to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to- hope that the assembled bishops will work together to gether. embrace their responsibility as bishops, and will focus on  Second, faithful, responsible, engaged lay leadership is achieving concrete steps towards accountability for prel- key to this effort. As Pope Francis said this summer in ates and transparency in general. The Vacan has signaled the depths of this crisis, “every one of the bapzed that the bishops will engage with vicm -survivors and should feel involved in the ecclesial and social change consider the role of laity in securing the protecon of chil- that we so greatly need. ” dren and jusce for vicm -survivors. The meeng ’s organ-  Third, in moving forward, some basic principles should izers have also indicated that the assembled bishops will stay front and center: begin considering structural reforms of the Church to root *put jusce and healing for vicm -survivors first; out the culture of clericalism that helped enable this awful *ensure that the vulnerable are protected; abuse. *rebuild instuonal integrity through efforts to- wards genuine accountability and real transparen- We are all anguished and angry, but it is important to cy, including zero tolerance for abuse; and keep expectaons in check for this important meeng. *reform the clerical culture so that abuse and its While we should look for concrete outcomes, it is clear cover -up cannot happen again. that we face major challenges that require broader chang- In pursuing reform in the jusfiably heated context sur- es than can be expected to result from just one gathering. rounding these efforts, we should also keep close to our hearts the words of Cardinal Avery Dulles regarding true and false reform, in which he noted that “a reform that is Catholic in spirit will seek to maintain communion with the whole body of the Church and will avoid anything savoring of schism or faconalism. ” To that end, let us remember that around this country and the world right now, every day the sacraments are being celebrated in Catholic churches; children are being taught in Catholic schools; the hungry are being fed through Catholic social service ministries; and the sick are being cared for in Catholic hospitals. That is our mission as Catholics, and focusing on that mis- sion—love of God and love of neighbor, celebrang the sacraments and serving those in need—will keep us to- gether, reminding us that we are the Church; that we are all in this together; that we need to stay and renew and rebuild. It is up to us. So, even as I am sick at heart by this evil and awfulness and venality, when I pray the Creed I sll believe every line of it to be true. I know that those truths, and the love in which they are rooted, unite us as one family. Most of all, I cannot help but stand with Peter, saying “to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. ” I hope that is true of you all too. — Kim Daniels nia. Page 14 ‘Blistering Report ’ “There ’s more that needs to be done. The Catholic Church does not do a good job of policing itself, and you from Illinois AG. can ’t expect them to do that, ” Antonsen said. “It ’s hard to know what to believe because so much of what they ’re doing is in secret and not out in the open, but this CHICAGO - By Don Babwin, AP, December 20, 2018 is a step in the right direcon. ” Illinois Aorney General Lisa Madigan on Wednesday A leading aorney who has represented survivors of issued a blistering report about clergy sexual abuse, say- abuse called for the addional names of priests to be ing that Catholic dioceses in Illinois has not released the made public. names of at least 500 clergy accused of sexually abusing children. “The Illinois Bishops must release these names immedi- ately so that survivors can heal and no other kids are The preliminary report found that the church ’s six archdi- harmed, ” said Minneapolis -based Jeff Anderson. oceses have done a woefully inadequate job of inves- gang allegaons and in some cases did not invesgate Madigan ’s office said the problems went beyond a lack of them at all or nofy the state ’s child welfare agency. effort. In some cases, the report found, efforts were Madigan ’s office said that while the dioceses have dis- made to work against the accusers. closed 45 more names of those credibly accused, the total number of names disclosed is only 185 and raises “When the Illinois Dioceses invesgated an allegaon, quesons about the church ’s response to the crisis. they frequently found reasons not to deem an allegaon ‘credible ’ or ‘substanated,' ” according to the report. Not “By choosing not to thoroughly invesgate allegaons, only did Madigan ’s office find a “paern ” of dioceses fail- the Catholic Church has failed in its moral obligaon to ing to substanate allegaons that came from one per- provide survivors, parishioners and the public a complete son, “The dioceses also o en found reasons to discredit and accurate accounng of all sexually inappropriate be- survivors ’ stories of abuse by focusing on the survivors ’ havior involving priests in Illinois, ” Madigan said in a personal lives. ” statement. “The failure to invesgate also means that the Catholic Church has never made an effort to deter- mine whether the conduct of the accused priests was ignored or covered up by superiors. ” The report does not include some key details such as when the allegaons were made. It also does not accuse the dioceses of withholding the names of ‘credibly ” ac- cused clergy, only that the list of names of accused clergy is far longer than has been made public. A Madigan spokeswoman said that the allegaons date back decades and include some priests who are now de- ceased. The Illinois disclosures are a new blow to the credibility of the church, which has struggled to contain the scandal amid mounng accusaons of negligence. In August, a Pennsylvania grand jury report alleged that hundreds of priests abused at least 1,000 children over seven dec- ades in that state. The report prompted Pope Francis to call U.S. bishops for a retreat at a suburban Chicago sem- inary next month to debate how to respond. Larry Antonsen, a Chicago leader of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said Madigan is doing the right thing and needs to connue. He said Illinois should con- vene a grand jury with subpoena power, as in Pennsylva- Illinois church leaders expressed regret about the abuse, but pointed to steps they have taken to address what has Diocese Responds to become an internaonal crisis. Chicago ’s archbishop, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, in a state- Preliminary Report. ment said that although he regreed “our failures to ad- dress the scourge of clerical sexual abuse, ” the archdio- In August 2018, Aorney General Lisa Madigan approached cese has been a leader in dealing with the issue, including the Diocese of Peoria seeking cooperaon regarding disclo- a policy since 2002 of reporng “all allegaons of child sure of sexual abuse of minors by priests of the Diocese of sexual abuse to civil authories. ” Peoria. The Diocese of Peoria has fully cooperated with the Aorney General ’s requests throughout this process. The Springfield diocese said that it reviewed paper files of clergy dang to its 1923 founding and provided Madi- Bishop Jenky took seriously the Aorney General ’s request gan ’s office with documentaon of each instance of that the Church needs to open their files for independent abuse, regardless of whether it was deemed credible, review. Bishop Jenky immediately called for a review of all according to a statement. clergy personnel files dang from the beginning of the Dio- cese in 1878. Bishop Jenky firmly believes that a review of The Diocese of Joliet said in a statement that it took steps all files was the proper way to bring truth and transparency, such as establishing in 1993 a review commiee made up which will bring reconciliaon for the past and hope for the of people from law enforcement, social service agencies future. and others to invesgate allegaons of sexual abuse. Over 1,800 priest files were reviewed and any possible alle- Madigan said her office ’s findings make it clear that no- gaon of sexually inappropriate behavior with a minor in fying authories is crical, and poinng to instances the broadest sense of the definion was isolated for further ’ when dioceses used personal informaon about people review by the Aorney General s office. This review is now to discredit them and help them conclude accusaons complete in the Diocese of Peoria. Out of an abundance of cauon and transparency, Bishop Jenky has reported to the weren ’t credible. “The preliminary stages of this inves- appropriate State ’s Aorneys all known allegaons of sexu- gaon have already demonstrated that the Catholic al abuse of a minor from the past regardless of how long ago that it occurred. Aorney General ’s Conclusion Since 2002, the Diocese of Peoria has removed fi een priests from ministry. In these cases the abuse occurred The Office ’s invesgaon is ongoing, and the infor- prior to 2002, and in most cases occurred many decades maon included in this update is preliminary. How- ago. The priests removed from ministry with credible alle- ever, the Office has reviewed enough informaon to gaons of sexual abuse of a minor were reviewed by the conclude that the Illinois Dioceses will not resolve the Diocesan Review Commission, which has been in place clergy sexual abuse crisis on their own. It appears since 2002 for the purpose of reviewing allegaons of that the Illinois Dioceses have lost sight of both the abuse by clergy. The Review Commission has been com- key tenet of the 2002 Charter and the most obvious prised predominately of lay people with professional back- human need as a result of these abhorrent acts of grounds such as law enforcement, criminal and civil law- abuse: the healing and reconciliaon of survivors. yers, educaon, child psychology, physicians, and past vic-

Long a er legal remedies have expired, the Catholic ms of abuse. Church has the ability and moral responsibility to sur- The Diocese of Peoria has also been making significant vivors to offer support and services, and to take swi steps to connue to improve the Safe Environment and acon to remove abusive clergy. The acons taken Vicm Assistance Offices to include personnel that hold by the Catholic Church should always be survivor - credenals and professional licensed in counseling in order focused and with the goal of holding abusers ac- to help respond to the needs of vicms of abuse. Rered countable in a transparent manner. law enforcement invesgators have also been retained to assist if needed in any invesgaon. Any vicm of clergy sexual abuse of a minor is encouraged to contact law en- forcement. Bishop Jenky connues to express his sorrow that any child was a vicm of misconduct by a priest, deacon, teacher, employee, or volunteer serving the Catholic Church. Page 16

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