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Life is God’s greatest gift to his people, Msgr. Joseph F. Schaedel, vicar general, told more than 600 pro-life supporters at the archdiocesan Respect Life Mass on Oct. 3 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. “Respecting life, protecting life, is God’s work,” he said in his homily, as well as our calling as Catholics. Msgr. Joseph F. Schaedel “Christians choose God,” Msgr. Schaedel said, “but that does not imply that God will make our lives easy. So we wonder. We doubt. On Respect Life Sunday, we can be tempted to ask why we have to go through all this [work to end abortion]. … God asks all of us at times to do what seems mighty unreasonable.” An immigrant to the United States, Wilfredo ‘Wili’ de la Rosa volunteers to help refugees who live in Indianapolis. Part of his effort involves God also gave us the ability to choose, he coordinating a program that provides farmland in the Indianapolis area where refugees can plant a range of crops—half of which they get to keep and said, which we call free will. half of which they donate to local food banks. “This right to choose is a cherished American freedom,” said Msgr. Schaedel, who also serves as the pastor of Our Lady of Immigrant practices his faith by making the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Indianapolis. “It makes no sense to choose anything but the God of Life,” he emphasized. “Then we a difference in the lives of others really have everything.” As the principal celebrant, Msgr. Schaedel By John Shaughnessy lifelong Catholic who has never wavered approval for a visa to enter the represented Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, from his desire to put his f aith into action in United States. The long wait was the who was leading an archdiocesan pilgrimage You could tell it as the story of a his daily life. result of yearly quotas regarding to Austria and Germany until Oct. 4. father—a father who was willing to give Each version offers a glimpse into immigration established by the At the conclusion of the Respect Life up everything he had achieved in his life to the inspiring story of Wilfredo “Wili” U.S. government. Mass, Msgr. Schaedel presented the create the possibility of a better future for de la Rosa, a father, immigrant and Catholic In coming to America, de la Rosa and Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Respect Life his children. who looks beyond his own struggles to his family were reunited with his parents Award to Patricia Yeadon, a member of You could tell it as the story of an make a difference in the lives of others. and some of his siblings, who had St. Joan of Arc Parish in Indianapolis, for her American immigrant—an immigrant who The heart of the story began in 2007 immigrated to the United States years ago. distinguished volunteer service to the cause came to the United States with the timeless when de la Rosa, his wife, Melinda, and But de la Rosa was giving up his job as of life as a faithful pro-life sidewalk hope of a new life, an immigrant whose their three youngest children left their the manager of a concrete company in the counselor outside abortion clinics for dreams faced some harsh realities during home in the Philippines to come to the Philippines, a job that had provided a nice 24 years. his first few years in his new country. United States and live in Indianapolis. house for his family, a good education for The vicar general also recognized You could also tell it as the story of a By then, he had waited 13 years to get See IMMIGRANT, page 8 Cardinal Ritter High School senior See RESPECT LIFE, page 3 Education awards honor people who make a differ ence

By John Shaughnessy School in South Bend, Ind.—and how Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in one of those jerseys ended up in the Indianapolis, Schellinger still visits his (Editor’s note: On the evening of Nov. 3, Indiana Football Hall of Fame as a symbol 101-year-old teacher in South Bend the archdiocese will honor the five of the importance of family and tradition several times a year, usually bringing her recipients of the 2010 Celebrating Catholic to the sport. flowers and candy. School Values: Scholarship and Career Then there’s his “She was a tough teacher and a strong Achievement Awards. The awards honor story of working disciplinarian, but I always thought her people who have used the foundation of nights as a steel bark was worse than her bite,” their Catholic education to make a grinder—removing Schellinger recalls. “She was nice, and a difference in the world. This story provides the imperfections great, great teacher.” a look at the award recipients: from steel as the His fondness for her extends to his James Schellinger, Shirley Kloepfer, sparks and the dust appreciation for his Catholic education William Kuntz, Dr. Michael Welsh, and the flew around him— through grade school, high school and family of Archie and Bettie Smith.) to help pay for his college. education at the “At the end of the day, it comes down James “Jim” Schellinger University of to this—character, imagination, hard James “Jim” Schellinger A natural storyteller, Jim Schellinger Notre Dame so he work, diligence and faith,” he says. can tell entertaining anecdotes about could become an architect. “These are the things that determine growing up in a small home where he and Yet his best story may be the one about individual achievement. Then it creates his four brothers shared one bedroom. his continuing relationship with his an inherent responsibility for your He also has a nice story about ho w he eighth-grade teacher, Holy Cross brothers and sisters. You have to give and his brothers all wore the number “50” Sister Aloysia Marie Mulcaire. back.” while paying football at St. Joseph High Now 50 and a member of See EDUCATION, page 2 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010

“It’s a way to celebrate the lives of “It was a fun trip,” he recalls. “You Dr. Michael “Mike” Welsh EDUCATION our parents,” Joseph Smith says. “We’re saw them [the religious sisters] in a As the recipient of this year’s continued from page 1 trying to respect their legacy, to help kids different light.” Community Service Award, Dr. Michael get a Catholic education.” Knowing the dedication that the sisters “Mike” Welsh downplays his As the president of CSO Architects had to Catholic education, Kuntz is contributions, preferring to focus on the in Indianapolis, Schellinger has Shirley Kloepfer humbled to be honored for his people who set an example for him. created a values-based company that Growing up on a farm near Madison, contributions—a He remembers his parents and his has been involved in such projects as Shirley (Yancey) Kloepfer knows the reaction shared by grandmother, a single mother who worked Circle Centre in Indianapolis. He has importance of roots and commitment— all of this year’s in the laundry at St. Vincent Hospital in also donated architectural services to his qualities that she recipients. Indianapolis to provide for her family. grade school and high school as well as learned from “When you He recalls his to parishes and schools in the helping to work the think of all the eighth-grade archdiocese. farm and watching people who could teacher at “It’s what my Catholic faith and the marriage of her be honored, should Holy Spirit School Catholic education are all about. It’s an parents, a union be honored, have in Indianapolis, incredible thrill to give back.” that would last been honored, I’m Providence Sister 71 years. not sure I deserve David Therese The family of Archie and Bettie Smith “My mom told William “Bill” Kuntz it,” he says. “But Golding. While some blind dates can be us, ‘Always work it’s not about the “She was a disastrous, the one that paired hard. Always try to honorees. It’s about the cause—the kids younger teacher at Archie Smith and Bettie Crayton led to Shirley Kloepfer do your best. And who are in Catholic schools right now. It’s the time,” Welsh a beautiful story of lasting love—and always think of such a challenge these days to pro vide a Dr. Michael “Mike” Welsh says. “She had continuing faith. others,’ ” says Kloepfer, a member of quality Catholic education. We don’t want taught in the Archie and Bettie both grew up in Prince of Peace Parish in Madison. “And to leave anyone out in the cold. We want to inner-city of Chicago. She related to the rural Alabama in the 1920s, but they Dad was successful in business because continue this great tradition.” young kids, and talked about the didn’t meet each other until they moved he treated people kindly and believed Kuntz has done his part. In his career , he responsibility of maximizing your gifts to Indianapolis. Their blind date turned in them.” has taught, coached and served as athletic from God and using them to help others.” into love at first sight, and their A tragic moment far from home also director at Roncalli High School in Welsh has used his medical practice to marriage created nine children. shaped Kloepfer’s approach to people. Indianapolis. pursue that goal. He does pro bono Archie supported the family by It occurred in the South American Members of St. Jude Parish in surgery on the uninsured at St. Vincent working for 41 years as a handy country of Colombia. She had Indianapolis, he and his wife, Martha, Hospital in Indianapolis about once a man-chauffeur for the Daughters of served there for two years in the have been involved in Christ Renews His week. He is also a referral physician for Charity at St. Vincent Hospital in Peace Corps following her graduation Parish, Christmas Gifts for the Needy, the the Trinity Free Clinic sponsored by his Indianapolis. He was so impressed by from Saint Mary’s College in St. Vincent de Paul Society and the parish, Our Lady of Mount Carmel P arish the faith and compassion of the Catholic Notre Dame, Ind. Then she returned Catholic Youth Organization. A in Carmel, Ind., in the Lafayette Diocese. doctors, nurses and religious sisters that there with her husband, Jake, to teach— businessman now, he is also a member and He has also coached and sponsored he became a Catholic. So did Bettie. a time when she became pregnant with past president of the Archdiocesan numerous teams in such leagues as the And they insisted on a Catholic their first child. Education Commission. Indiana Youth Hockey Association and the education for their children: Betty, “We lost our first child six hours after Sixteen years ago, Kuntz, his Catholic Youth Organization. Demetria, Carrie, William, Bernadette, she was born in Colombia,” Kloepfer eight siblings and their spouses established A graduate of Cathedral High School in Doris, Joseph, Roy and Nellie. recalls. “That was one of the saddest an endowment in the Catholic Community Indianapolis, he serves on the school’s “The saying around our house was, moments in my life. People treated me Foundation to honor their parents, an board of directors and sponsors a ‘You will finish Catholic high school or with such care during that time. It made endowment that provides scholarships for scholarship for students. you will die,’ ” Joseph Smith says with me want to help people even more.” Catholic school students. “I know for myself and my children a laugh. She has been a Spanish teacher “I give thanks to all the archbishops how important a Catholic education is,” he Four of the Smith children were among for more than 30 years in the and priests who have made Catholic says. “It provides a strong academic the first black students to integrate Holy Madison area, including teaching the education such a priority in the foundation, a spiritual foundation, and a Angels School in Indianapolis in 1949. language to students at Pope John XXIII archdiocese,” Kuntz says. “We’re foundation of family and friends. I’ve Eight of the children earned college School. different now, but we’re better always appreciated that foundation in degrees, and six earned post-graduate She also started and leads than ever.” my life.” † degrees, leading to careers in education, La Casa Amiga Center in Madison, health care, law and government. a center that provides Hispanic Two entered the religious life. Roy became families with English classes, computer a Holy Cross brother and Demetria training, job assistance, and translation Awards dinner raises tuition professed her vows as a member of the services for legal and medical needs. Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa. At Prince of Peace Parish, she helps “We were able to represent the values with Spanish Masses, assists Hispanic assistance for families in need of Catholic education,” Joseph Smith families in the Catholic schools and tak es Sponsorships and tickets are available corporate sponsors in celebration of says. “We’ve all taught our children that part in parish mission trips to Mexico. for the 2010 Celebrating Catholic School archdiocesan Catholic schools. Corporate you have to help those who have less “All our gifts are given to us by God,” Values: Scholarship and Career sponsorships are now being accepted. than you have.” she says. “To use them to help others Achievement Awards dinner. Platinum partnerships for the event In keeping with that belief, the makes you feel great. Everybody has The 15th annual dinner begins at 6 p.m. represent a $15,000 gift for scholarships. children of Archie and Bettie established sadness in their life—and I’ve had my on Nov. 3 at the Indiana Convention Gold sponsors are $10,000, silver partners an education fund 13 years ago in honor share—but the best way to be happy is to Center in Indianapolis. are $5,000 and bronze partners are $1,750. of their parents—to provide financial aid share your talents with others.” The event—which has raised more than Individual tickets for the event are $250. for Catholic school students. $4 million to support need-based William “Bill” Kuntz scholarships—honors individuals who (For sponsorships and ticket information, There are some trips that a child ne ver have used the foundation of their Catholic contact Rosemary O’Brien at the forgets, and William “Bill” Kuntz still has education to make a difference in archdiocesan Office of Stewardship and fond memories of the journeys he made the world. Development at 317-236-1568 or with his father near the end of summer The premier annual Catholic school 800-382-9836, ext. 1568, or e-mail her at vacations during his childhood. event in the archdiocese brings together [email protected].) † At the time, William F. Kuntz was a teacher and coach at Father Thomas Scecina Memorial High School in Indianapolis. As another school year neared, the elder K untz drove a school bus to Oldenburg to pick up Correction wedding of Holy Spirit parishioners the Sisters of St. Francis who taught at Marion and Mary Margaret (Aust) Galbo Scecina. At 5 and 6 years of age, the The late Father James Moriarty, not of Indianapolis on May 9, 1945, at The family of Archie and Bettie Smith younger Bill Kuntz savored those rides. Father Joseph Moriarty, officiated at the Holy Cross Church in Indianapolis. †

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Box 1410 • Indianapolis, IN 46206-1410 The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010 Page 3 RESPECT LIFE continued from page 1 Photo by Mary Ann Wyand MaryPhoto by Ann Alyssa Barnes from St. Malachy Parish in Brownsburg with the Our Lady Wyand MaryPhoto by Ann of Guadalupe Pro-Life Youth Award for her dedicated volunteer service in several pro-life programs and activities during her high school years. After the award recipients posed for pictures with their plaques, Yeadon said that she prays for her sponsor child in Africa every day. “She’s from Kenya,” Yeadon explained. “Her name is Anzazi, and she is handicapped. She is blind in one e ye. She just turned 7, and she is in my prayers today.” Yeadon’s mother, Dolores, who also is a member of St. Joan of Arc Parish, said she is “really proud” of her daughter , who grew up in a large family with 14 siblings. “Patty well deserves this,” she said. “I just felt lik e crying [during the award presentation]. My late husband, Bill, w ould be so proud of her, too.” Alyssa’s father, St. Malachy parishioner Bill Barnes, said after the pro-life Mass that, “Both her mom and I are v ery proud of her. She is a very special young lady, and we really couldn’t be happier for her.” Maria Barnes said later that Alyssa, their oldest child, helped “a lot when we fostered a medically fragile inf ant [for St. Elizabeth/Coleman St. Joan of Arc parishioner Patricia Yeadon of Pregnancy and Adoption Services] a couple years ago, especially [by] Indianapolis, left, holds the 2010 Archbishop walking the floor when he was difficult to calm. We went into that Edward T. O’Meara Respect Life Award and ministry as a family in order to put our pro-life beliefs into action. Since Cardinal Ritter High School senior adopting our [youngest] son, who has severe asthma, we have taken a Alyssa Barnes, a member of St. Malachy break from it. Parish in Brownsburg, displays the “Alyssa is currently involved with me in the Gabriel Project,” she said. 2010 Our Lady of Guadalupe Pro-Life Youth “Most impressive to her dad and me is her daily commitment to the Award following the Respect Life Mass on Oct. 3 unborn with [her] peers. She is well-known for her outspoken passion and at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. defense of the unborn. Though she would never tell you, she has had a large impact on many young people.” “The Measure of Love Is to Love Without Measure” is the theme for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Respect Life Program for 2010-11. Submitted photo The annual Respect Life Mass, which be gins the archdiocesan observance of the bishops’ national spiritual and educational effort, was concelebrated by Father Robert Robeson, the rector of the Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary in Indianapolis; Father Guy Roberts, the pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish; and Father Gerald Okeke, the associate pastor of the Richmond Catholic Community. Archdiocesan seminarians also participated in the litur gy as well as the Msgr. Lawrence Moran, a retired diocesan priest, Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepuchre, the Knights and Ladies of participates in the Terre Haute Life Chain on Malta, and representatives of many parishes from the 11 deaneries in Oct. 3 along Third Street near the Vigo County central and southern Indiana. Lumen Christi School kindergartner Anthony Brockman of Greenwood Courthouse. He was one of 85 participants. After the archdiocesan Mass, Catholics participated in the ecumenical holds a pro-life sign during the one-hour Central Indiana Life Chain Before his retirement, Msgr. Moran had served as Central Indiana Life Chain in Indianapolis as well as Life Chain prayer prayer vigil on Oct. 3 along North Meridian Street in Indianapolis. His the pastor and then the administrator of vigils in Bedford, Bloomington, Brazil, Columbus, Connersville, parents, John and Joan Brockman, are members of Our Lady of the St. Patrick Parish in Terre Haute since 1985. Greencastle, Milan, Rockport and Terre Haute. † Greenwood Parish in Greenwood. Page 4 The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010

OPINION Be Our Guest/Joanie Nobbe Listen carefully because God is nudging you in your life Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 Most Rev. Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B., Publisher Greg A. Otolski, Associate Publisher Those of you who know me are He speaks to me through my Mike Krokos, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus currently laughing because you didn’t determination, something that I excel in. If think the word I set my mind to something, I don’ t let “listening” was in my anything get in my way. vocabulary. I have I also tend to go with my ur ges. The Editorial never been good at stronger the urge, the more determined listening. that I am to do it. As an adult, I have Now I know what you are thinking, really worked on this and the answer is “yes.” Sometimes I Girls talk beside a area of my life with ignore the urge if I feel it is out of my mural showing little success. comfort zone. But God keeps Christian churches at In the old days, I nudging me.

CNS photo/Paul Haring CNS photo/Paul the Latin Patriarchate would be thinking of God presses upon my heart what he School in Reneh, what I wanted to say next while the other needs from me. Through dreams, Israel, on Sept. 23. person was talking to me. Most of the memories and “out of the blue” thoughts, The Oct. 10-24 report cards that I brought home from I know when God is telling me that Synod of Bishops for grade school had notes attached that said, someone needs me. the Middle East will “Joanie has trouble listening and staying It is really easy in those times to mak e a discuss the situation in her seat.” phone call, drop a note or send up a prayer of Christians in the God also knows me. He knows that if for them. What I find hard is when God is Middle East. he whispers my name that I am not going urging me to do things that are not easy for to be still long enough to hear him. me. But God keeps nudging me. God knows each one of us and how For those of you who don’t know me, I best to approach us. He is calling us to do like to talk. In fact, I love to talk. It is my his work. God uses us to accomplish his “gift” from God. And I use it for purpose. Imagine Mass on Sunday if no everything but his purpose. The Middle East synod one volunteered at your parish. I can talk about anything except my My own personal struggle was that I relationship with God. I feel it is pri vate. I he Synod of Bishops for the An editorial in the Oct. 4 issue of didn’t think God could use me. Why worry about being judged. I am even TMiddle East is taking place at the America magazine pointed out that would he pick me for holy w ork when I uncomfortable talking about it with my Vatican on Oct. 10-24. some of the 22 Eastern Churches in was far from holy? husband. But God keeps nudging me. Our news stories will, of course, communion with Rome are facing Throughout the Bible, he used sinners I have never been a writer, but when report on what is discussed and extinction because, when their for his work. But the only thing that w as God gives me the urge he also gives me decided at the synod, but we write members assimilate in their new stopping God from using me was me. the words. about it again in this space—the last countries, they are likely to lose their Through Christ Jesus, God forgives us Just know that when answering God’s time was in our July 30 issue—because distinctive historic identities. the moment we ask for that for giveness, call, he will give you all you need to we believe it is imperative for “Even when they remain Catholics, but I am never quite ready to forgive accomplish it. You shouldn’t fear it Catholics throughout the world to they are likely to join Roman Catholic myself. I like to hold on to these sins, because he is with you. recognize the plight of Catholics in the congregations,” it said. which helps me say that, “I am not the St. Paul said in his Letter to the Middle East. For example, the editorial said, one, God. Pick someone else.” But God Philippians, “I can do all things through The war in Iraq had numerous there are now 300,000 Melkite keeps nudging me. Christ who strengthens me” (Phil 4:13). unintended consequences. They Catholics in Argentina, but only Running from God’s call doesn’t work Jump out of your comfort zone because continue today as it appears that three Melkite parishes. either—just ask Jonah. Not that I think I God is your net! the anti-American, hard-line Shiite However, the synod must also face could get swallowed up by a fish group led by Muqtada al-Sadr, in up to the new problem of immigration anymore than I think God is going to (Joanie Nobbe is a member of St. John the self-imposed exile in Iran, has become in the Middle East. Unknown to most speak to me through a burning bush. Evangelist Parish in Enochsburg.) † more influential. High on the list of Catholics, the Roman Catholic unintended consequences is the fact population in Saudi Arabia and the that the war has resulted in persecution Persian Gulf states has been Letters to the Editor of Iraq’s Catholics and their exodus increasing. Nearly 2 million Catholics from Iraq to friendlier Jordan now live in Saudi Arabia, mainly guest Thank you to our many holy priests and Syria. workers from the Philippines and The threat to Chaldean Catholics South Asia. who guide us on the path to salvation was most blatant on June 3, 2007, Saudi Arabia, of course, prohibits when Father Ragheed Aziz Ganni and any public observance of Christianity, As I reflect on the many spiritual unwarranted sense of self-reliance and three subdeacons were killed in Mosul, which might be the biggest problem blessings we enjoy as members of the entitlement to the detriment of the and on Feb. 29, 2008, when for the bishops at the synod. Surely, we Indianapolis Archdiocese, I would like to spiritual development that our priests are Archbishop Paulos Faraz Rahho and will see a statement demanding urge all Catholics to pray daily for our trying so hard to encourage. three companions were abducted and religious freedom in the Middle East. archbishop and the many holy priests of It must take a truly exaggerated sense murdered a few days later. What will the synod say about our archdiocese, who valiantly labor to of self-importance and wisdom to argue It is no wonder that thousands of Muslim extremism? Until recently, guide their flocks along the path that certain of the Church’s teachings can Catholics are leaving Iraq. Fortunately, Catholics in the Middle East had been to salvation. be ignored or re-interpreted to suit Jordan has taken them in—at least so living with moderate Muslims for Burdened with extraordinarily heavy one’s personal moral situation. far. King Abdullah II has guaranteed centuries and they would like to workloads, our priests continue to Humble acceptance of God’s will and their safety. Bishop Selim Sayagh, the continue to do so. It is predictable that emphasize the truth of the Church’s Church teaching is clearly necessary for Latin patriarch’s vicar for Jordan, has there will be a statement saying that teachings—often in the face of much our salvation. said that Catholics’ encounters with Catholics are eager to live in peace resistance and hard-heartedness on the I thank our many dedicated priests who Islam there practice the “dialogue of with their Muslim neighbors but, in part of us Catholics. struggle to point us in that direction. daily life” peacefully. order for them to do so, the Muslims Unfortunately, too many of us—myself Dr. David A. Nealy Nevertheless, we are eager to see must clamp down on their extremists. included—seem to have developed an Greenwood what the synod will say about the Finally, the synod will predicament of Chaldean Catholics probably say something about the in Iraq. difficulties faced by the Christians Correct Answers on Religion Emigration from Middle Eastern who live in Israel. A Fundamental Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons are among the highest-scoring countries is one topic being discussed. Agreement was reached between groups when asked 32 questions about religion. As we reported in our Oct. 1 issue, the Holy See and Israel in 1993, Average number of questions answered correctly Melkite Catholic Archbishop Elias but Israel continues to refuse to put it Chacour of Haifa hopes that the synod into effect. Palestinian Christians ATHEIST/AGNOSTIC 20.9 will have much to say about why constantly must live with restrictions JEWISH 20.5 Christians should remain in the that make it difficult for them to Middle East. practice their faith, especially to visit MORMON 20.3 He said he hopes the Holy See will Catholic sacred places. 17.6 “encourage the local Christians here so The editorial in America said, WHITE EVANGELICAL PROTESTANT they can really be aware of their role.” “The rise of Islamic extremism and WHITE CATHOLIC 16.0 Emigration has long been a problem of Jewish radicalism has placed in for Catholics in the Middle East, where doubt the possibility of continued WHITE MAINLINE PROTESTANT 15.8

they live as a minority population co-existence among the NO PARTICULAR RELIGION 15.2 among Jews in Israel and Muslims in three Abrahamic faiths.” Arab countries. For decades, they That is why this synod is so BLACK PROTESTANT 13.4 have been emigrating, mainly to important. Latin America, the United States, HISPANIC CATHOLIC 11.6

Australia, Canada and South Africa. —John F. Fink Source: U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life © 2010 CNS The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010 Page 5

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

SEEKING THE FACE OF THE LORD BUSCANDO LA CARA DEL SEÑOR Put the wood of the cross in the center of your heart or our reflection this week, I w ant to Writing to a friend later, the bishop the sacramental life of the Church. And of Christ’s powerful love and make the simple point that at the told this anecdote and added: “So, when third, we are to do our part in the ministry compassion, at the center of our lives. Fcenter of all that we are about, we your heart is distressed and agitated, put of charity. We do that by continually returning as need to keep our focus on Christ and the the wood of the Cross into its center to Proclaim, celebrate and serve pretty friends to Jesus in prayer, sometimes at price he paid for our salvation. keep it steady!” well summarize our call. the foot of the Cross. At times, there will What distinguishes us as Christians is In times of busyness or stress or Most of the time, we proclaim the be dry spells in our prayer. the centrality of Christ and participation in perhaps when we feel badly because of Word of God by the way we live as Jesus Blessed Teresa of Calcutta anguished his redemptive triumph over sin and death. sin, the presence of Jesus and his lo ve taught us to do. Our love for the as she wondered if God was with her. Yet It is the substance of our call to holiness. which flows from the Cross can give us Eucharist and our faithful reception of the she remained faithful in her mission of It is important to keep in mind that the peace and calm serenity. Put the wood of sacrament of penance help to keep us charity. She is a contemporary consequence of his redemptive triumph the Cross in the center of our hearts to focused and remember why we are encouragement in our call to holiness. reaches into the stuff of our everyday lives. keep steady and balanced. It may sound faithful Christians who love Jesus. And And let’s recall that Mary, the mother Our redemption is not simply an event that too simple, but it truly makes all the charity is the natural flowering of the of Jesus and ours, stood faithfully at the will happen at the time we pass into the difference as we try to live our call love that Jesus confers on us in the foot of his Cross. fullness of the Kingdom, that is, when we to holiness. holy Eucharist and the other sacraments. Once in awhile, we do well to join go home to the House of the F ather. Our It does mean that we need I often quote from a note that a priest her there. † call to holiness and our redemption is intentionally to embrace our baptismal wrote to me when I was leaving Memphis worked out in the ordinary events and call to holiness, and we need intentionally to become archbishop here in experiences of everyday life. to foster our relationship with Jesus. Lik e Indianapolis. He wrote: “Bishop, when Do you have an intention for One time in a letter, St. Francis any other friendship, we know that we you came to Memphis you told us that Archbishop Buechlein’s prayer list? de Sales wrote that he noticed a curious have to work at our communication with your first duty was to be a man of prayer. You may mail it to him at: custom of the country people where he him. Friendships do not remain static or I was disappointed to hear that because I lived. He would observe farm hands deepen if untended. wanted an activist bishop. Now, I know— Archbishop Buechlein’s going across a farmyard to draw water at What do we do to nurture our call and the record shows—if we are faithful Prayer List the well. Before they would lift the to holiness and our love of Jesus? in prayer, activity flows aplenty!” Archdiocese of Indianapolis bucket and fill it to the top with w ater, Every opportunity I get these days, I In order to keep a balance as we live 1400 N. Meridian St. they would put a piece of wood into it. recall the teaching of our Holy F ather, the threefold task that is so basic to our P.O. Box 1410 One day, Francis asked a young Pope Benedict XVI, about three tasks that Christian vocation, it is wholesome to Indianapolis, IN 46202-1410 woman: “Why do you do that? Why do express the essential nature of our keep the wood of the Cross, the symbol you put a piece of wood into the Catholic Church and that should shape bucket?” She looked surprised and, as if our call to holiness. he should know the reason, she said, Whatever the state of our life might Archbishop Buechlein’s intention for vocations for October “Why, to keep the water from spilling be, we are called, first, to proclaim the Youth Ministers: that they may always encourage youth to consider service in the and sloshing—to keep it steady while Word of God and the teaching of Jesus. Church, especially as priests and religious. you carry it.” Second, we are to participate faithfully in

Coloque el madero de la cruz en el centr o de su corazón ara nuestra reflexión de esta el obispo contó esta anécdota y añadió: 2) Participar fielmente en la vida Cristo, en el centro de nuestras vidas. semana, deseo enfocarme el simple “Así que cuando su corazón esté sacramental de la Iglesia. Y 3) hacer lo Esto lo logramos regresando Phecho de que en el núcleo de toda angustiado y agitado ¡coloque el madero que nos corresponde en el ministerio de continuamente a Jesús como sus amigos nuestra esencia necesitamos mantenernos de la Cruz en el centro para mantenerlo la caridad. en la oración, en ocasiones, al pie de la centrados en Cristo y en el precio que firme!” Proclamar, celebrar y servir resumen Cruz. Habrá momentos de sequía en pagó por nuestra salvación. En momentos de agitación o tensión, bastante bien nuestro llamado. nuestra oración. La beata Teresa de Lo que nos distingue como cristianos o quizás cuando nos sentimos mal La mayoría de las veces proclamamos Calcuta se angustiaba cuestionándose si es esa centralidad en Cristo y la partici- debido al pecado, la presencia de Jesús y la Palabra de Dios al vivir tal y como Dios estaría con ella. No obstante, se pación en su triunfo redentor sobre el su amor que emana de la Cruz pueden Jesús nos enseñó. Nuestro amor por la mantenía fiel en su misión de caridad. pecado y la muerte. Esto constituye la brindarnos paz y una serenidad apacible. Eucaristía y la fiel recepción del Ella representa un incentivo contem- sustancia de nuestro llamado a la Coloquemos el madero de la Cruz en el sacramento de la penitencia nos ayudan a poráneo en nuestro llamado a la santidad. santidad. centro de nuestros corazones para mantenernos centrados y a recordar por Y recordemos que María, la madre de Es importante tener en cuenta que la mantenerlo firme y estable. Tal vez qué somos fieles cristianos que amamos a Jesús y madre nuestra, se mantuvo fiel al consecuencia de su triunfo redentor suene demasiado sencillo, pero verdade- Jesús. Y la caridad es la flor natural que pie de su Cruz. penetra en los aspectos cotidianos de ramente marca toda la diferencia el amor de Jesús nos entrega mediante la De vez en cuando nos viene bien nuestras vidas. Nuestra redención no es mientras intentamos vivir nuestro santa Eucaristía y los demás sacramentos. acompañarla. † un simple acontecimiento que ocurrirá en llamado a la santidad. A menudo cito una nota que un el momento en que pasemos a la plenitud Significa que intencionalmente sacerdote me escribió antes de ¿Tiene una intención que desee del Reino, es decir, cuando vayamos a la debemos entregarnos a nuestro llamado marcharme de Memphis para convertirme incluir en la lista de oración del Casa del Padre. Nuestro llamado a la bautismal a la santidad y debemos en arzobispo aquí en Indianápolis. Arzobispo Buechlein? Puede enviar santidad y nuestra redención se forjan en promover intencionalmente nuestra Escribió: “Obispo, cuando llegó a su correspondencia a: el acontecer regular y las experiencias relación con Jesús. Al igual que sucede Memphis nos dijo que su primer deber cotidianas. con cualquier otra amistad, sabemos que era ser un hombre de oración. Me sentí Lista de oración del Arzobispo En una ocasión en una carta, San debemos cultivar nuestra comunicación desilusionado al escuchar esto porque Buechlein Francisco de Sales escribió que notaba con él. Las amistades no permanecen deseaba un obispo activo. Ahora lo sé, y Arquidiócesis de Indianápolis una costumbre curiosa de los campesinos estáticas ni se profundizan si se dejan así lo demuestra la trayectoria, que si 1400 N. Meridian St. de la región donde vivía. Observaba a los desatendidas. somos fieles en la oración ¡las actividades P.O. Box 1410 peones cruzando el corral para sacar agua ¿Qué hacemos para nutrir nuestro abundan!” Indianapolis, IN 46202-1410 del pozo. Antes de levantar el balde y llamado a la santidad y nuestro amor por Con el fin de preservar el equilibrio llenarlo de agua hasta arriba, colocaban Jesús? Últimamente en cada oportunidad mientras vivimos la triple tarea un trozo de madera dentro de él. que tengo recuerdo las enseñanzas de fundamental de nuestra vocación Un día Francisco le preguntó a una nuestro Santo Padre el papa Benedicto cristiana, resulta provechoso mantener el Traducido por: Daniela Guanipa, joven: “¿Para qué hacen eso?” ¿Para qué XVI, acerca de las tres tareas que madero de la Cruz, el símbolo del Language Training Center, Indianapolis. colocan un trozo de madera en el balde?” expresan la naturaleza esencial de nuestra poderoso amor y de la compasión de Ella lo miró sorprendida, como si debiera Iglesia católica y que deberían modelar saber la razón, y le dijo: “Pues, para e vitar nuestro llamado a la santidad. La intención del Arzobispo Buechlein para vocaciones en octubre que el agua se derrame y se rie gue, para Independientemente de la etapa en la mantenerla firme en su lugar mientras la que nos encontremos en nuestras vidas, Pastores Juveniles: Que ellos siempre puedan animar a los jóvenes a considerar llevamos.” estamos llamados a: 1) Proclamar la dando servicio a la iglesia, sobre todo como sacerdotes y religiosos. Más adelante, al escribirle a un amigo, Palabra de Dios y las enseñanzas de Jesús. Page 6 The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010 Events Calendar October 8-9 Batesville. Parish festival, stfrancishospitals.org/cancer. 5 p.m., dinner, 4-7 p.m. October 18 “60th Anniversary turkey dinner, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebration.” Information: St. Mary Parish, 415 E. 8th St., October 15 Information: 812-623-8007. St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, New Albany. Yard sale and Information: 812-934-4165. 535 E. Edgewood Ave., 317-545-7681 or Northside Knights of bake sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. October 16-21 Indianapolis.RSVP of [email protected]. Columbus Hall, 2100 E. Information: 812-944-0417 or Saint Meinrad Archabbey and St. Margaret Mary Parish, Central Indiana, Caregiver 71st St., Indianapolis. Catholic [email protected]. School of Theology, 2405 S. Seventh St., Support Group, 5:30-7 p.m., St. Ann Parish, 6350 S. 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. Business Exchange, Mass, Terre Haute. “Parish Information: 317-261-3378 or Mooresville Road, Indianapolis. October 9 Monte Cassino pilgrimage, breakfast and program, Mission–What Is the Mission [email protected]. Ladies Guild, “Women’s Day St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, “Marian Shrines and Gerry Dick, host and creator of of Jesus Today?” Maryknoll of Reflection and 4052 E. 38th St., Indianapolis. Pilgrimages,” 2 p.m. “Inside Indiana Business,” Father Dennis Moorman and October 20 Retreat–Doing God’s Will in Sixth annual “St. Andrew Information: 812-357-6501. presenter, 6:30-8:30 a.m., Father Jim Madden, presenters. Calvary Cemetery, Mausoleum Our Daily Lives,” Fest,” homecoming, Mass, online reservations only. Information: 812-232-3512. Chapel, 435 W. Troy Ave., 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $15 per person 4:30 p.m., fried chicken, MKVS, Divine Mercy and Reservations and information: Indianapolis. Monthly Mass, includes lunch. Information: entertainment, games, Glorious Cross Center, www.catholicbusiness October 17 2 p.m. Information: 317-243-6534. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Information: Rexville, located on 925 South, exchange.org. St. Augustine Home for the 317-784-4439. Aged, 2345 W. 86th St., 317-546-1571. .8 mile east of 421 South and October 15-17 St. Monica Parish, Knights of 12 miles south of Versailles. Indianapolis. Fatima rosary St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Columbus, 6131 N. Michigan Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Barnabas Church, Mass, noon, on third Sunday rally, chapel, 3 p.m. 2222 E. Third St., Road, Indianapolis. St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Sisters 8300 Rahke Road, holy hour and pitch-in, Information: 317-872-6420. Bloomington. St. Paul Catholic Cardinal Ritter High School of Providence, “Discernment Indianapolis. Open house, groups of 10 pray the Center Student Life Team and Scholarship Dinner and Weekend–How Do I Know ribbon-cutting ceremony, Marian Way, 1 p.m., Our Lady of Fatima Retreat St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Dance, 6:30-10:30 p.m., What God Wants Me to Do?” Mass, 5 p.m., open house Father Elmer Burwinkel, House, 5353 E. 56th St., eucharistic procession from $25 per couple, $5 per child, Information: 800-860-1840, following Mass. Information: celebrant. Information: Indianapolis. Carmelite St. Charles Borromeo maximum charge $40. ext. 2897, or 317-882-0724. 812-689-3551. Secular Order, meeting, Church to Indiana University Information: 317-455-KOFC or [email protected]. noon-4 p.m. Information: campus, exposition of the [email protected]. St. Roch Parish, Family Life October 12 October 16 317-259-4936 or Blessed Sacrament, 6:30 p.m. Center, 3603 S. Meridian St., St. Paul Hermitage, 501 N. Information: 765-252-9187. St. Michael the Archangel [email protected]. Our Lady of the Greenwood Indianapolis. Single Seniors, 17th Ave., Beech Grove. Church, 3354 W. 30th St., October 21 Parish, 335 S. Meridian St., meeting, 1 p.m., age 50 and Ave Maria Guild, meeting, Indianapolis. Helpers of God’s St. Isidore the Farmer Parish, Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, Greenwood. Visiting Nurse over. Information: 12:30 p.m. Information: Precious Infants, pro-life 6501 St. Isidore Road, Bristow. Mausoleum Chapel, 9001 N. Service, flu vaccination 317-885-5098 or 317-784-4207. “Fall Festival and Shooting Haverstick Road, Indianapolis. program, 9-11 a.m. [email protected]. Mass, Father Shaun Whittington, celebrant, Match,” 11 a.m.-6 p.m., food, Monthly Mass, 2 p.m. Information: 317-888-2861. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, 8:30 a.m., followed by rosary games. Information: Information: 317-574-8898 or St. Mary-of-the-Woods. October 14 October 28 outside abortion clinic and 812-843-5713. www.catholiccemeteries.cc. Terre Haute Landmarks Inc. Serendipity, 2499 Futura Park Fairview Presbyterian Church, Benediction at church. and Sisters of Providence, Way, Suite 205, Plainfield. October 22-24 4609 N. Capitol Ave., St. Francis Hospital and Information: Archdiocesan Richmond Catholic “Second Saturdays” Community, 701 N. “A” St., Flaget Center, 1935 Lewiston Indianapolis. RSVP of Health Centers, “Spirit of Office for Pro-Life Ministry, Central Indiana, Caregiver program, 1-3 p.m. Richmond. Charismatic Drive, Louisville, Ky. Women,” program, 317-236-1569 or Support Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Information: 812-237-2824 or prayer group, 7 p.m. “Catholic Charismatic [email protected]. Diana Jordan, presenter, 800-382-9836, ext. 1569. Information: 317-261-3378 or Information: Conference,” 6-9 p.m., $10 per person. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz [email protected]. Knights of Columbus Hall, [email protected]. October 10 Information: 317-865-5865. of Louisville, keynote speaker. Holy Spirit Parish, 7243 E. 1040 N. Post Road, Information: 502-535-6186 or October 31 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, 10th St., Indianapolis. Visiting Inn at St. Francis, Atrium, Indianapolis. Ladies Auxiliary, [email protected] or Immaculate Conception Parish, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Nurse Service, flu vaccination 8111 S. Emerson Ave., garage sale and electronics www.ccrlouisville.org. 2081 E. County Road 820 S., program, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Indianapolis. Breast Cancer recycling drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Day Care/Preschool, Millhousen. Smorgasbord Information: 317-353-9404. Patients Support Group, open house, noon-3 p.m. October 23 dinner, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., adults $8, program, 6-7 p.m., no charge, St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Information: Our Lady of Fatima Retreat children 6-12 $5, children 5-1 $2, St. Mary-of-the-Rock Parish, registration recommended. 213 Ripley St., Milan. 812-535-4610 or House, 5353 E. 56th St., children under 1 no charge. 17440 St. Mary’s Road, Information: 317-782-4422 or “Harvest Dinner,” Mass, www.woodsdaycare.org. Indianapolis. Information: 812-591-2362. † Bedford parish to host ‘Theology Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House of the Body’ workshops on Nov. 5-7 to mark 60th anniversary on Oct. 23 St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 1723 “I” St., The “Theology of the Body” was Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, retreat house and the pastor of St. Piux X in Bedford will host three workshops on presented by Pope John Paul II in a 5353 E. 56th St., in Indianapolis will Parish in Indianapolis, will serve as the the “Theology of series of catechetical presentations from celebrate its 60th anniversary of ministry master of ceremonies. the Body” on 1979-84 as an explanation of the as the archdiocesan retreat center on Father Keith Hosey, the former director Nov. 6-7. Church’s teachings on human sexuality Oct. 23 with a 6 p.m. reception followed of the Pope John XXIII Retreat Center in The workshop and selfless love. by dinner and a program at the Northside Hartford City, Ind., in the Lafayette leaders are The adult workshop begins at 7 p.m. on Knights of Columbus Hall, 2100 E. Diocese, is the keynote speaker. Father Rick Nagel, Nov. 5. On Nov. 6, the program starts with 71st St., in Indianapolis. the director of the Mass at 9 a.m. and concludes at 3 p.m. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein will (For more information and reservations, archdiocesan High school students will gather at participate in the anniversary celebration. call Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House in young adult and 6 p.m. for a program on Nov. 7, which Father Jim Farrell, the director of the Indianapolis at 317-545-7681.) † college campus concludes at 9 p.m. ministry, and There is no registration fee for the Fr. Rick Nagel Monica Ashour, workshops, although free-will donations the co-founder of will be accepted. There is a $15 fee for the Christian Legal Society needs volunteer speakers the Texas-based “Theology of the Body” continental breakfast on Nov. 6. The Christian Legal Society (CLS) speakers’ series is “The Professional and Evangelization Team. To register or for more information, call chapter at the Indiana University School Personal Challenges and Benefits of A workshop for adults is scheduled on Cathy Andrews at 812-275-6539, ext. 225, of Law in Indianapolis invites attorneys Practicing Law as a Christian.” Nov. 5-6. High school students may or send an e-mail to her at and judges to participate in a series of If you are an attorney or judge and are participate in a workshop on Nov. 7. [email protected]. † discussion panels and programs. interested in helping the legal society Volunteer service requires a one-hour during its speakers’ series, contact commitment. The general topic of the [email protected]. †

Terre Haute parish to host Mar yknoll VIPs priests during Oct. 16-21 mission William E. and The couple was married on Oct. 8, Two Maryknoll priests originally Father Moorman was ordained in 1998. Mary (Donovan) 1960, at SS. Peter and Paul Church in from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis He ministered for 10 years in missions in Daily, members of Huntington, Ind. will lead a parish mission on Oct. 16-21 the Amazon basin in Brazil, and currently Holy Family Parish in They are the parents of three children: at St. Margaret Mary Church, 2405 S. serves as the vocations director for the Oldenburg, celebrated Carla Flagler, Chris and Craig Updike. Seventh St., in Terre Haute. Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. their 50th wedding They also have two grandchildren. † Maryknoll Father James Madden, The bilingual parish mission will have a anniversary on previously a member of the former special focus on the mission of Jesus as June 12. Joseph and Ann St. Francis de Sales Parish in seen in social justice issues. The couple was (Neraston) Wohlhieter, Indianapolis, and Maryknoll Father The mission will begin during the married on June 11, 1960, at Guardian members of St. Barnabas Dennis Moorman, who was a member weekend Masses on Oct. 16-17. There will Angels Church in Cincinnati. Parish in Indianapolis, of St. Maurice Parish in be a welcome dinner following the 4 p.m. They are the parents of six children. will celebrate their Decatur County, will explore the Mass on Oct. 16. A Mass will be They also have 11 grandchildren. † 60th wedding anniversary question, “What Is the Mission of Jesus celebrated in Spanish on Oct. 17 at on Oct. 14. Today?” during the parish mission, 7:30 p.m. Other mission sessions will Don and Pat The couple was married which is open to the public. begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18, (Holzinger) Updike, on Oct. 14, 1950, at Ordained in 1960, Father Madden through Thursday, Oct. 21, in the members of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. spent 49 years in the missions of Peru parish church. St. Christopher Parish They are the parents of four children: among the Aymara indigenous people of For more information on St. Margaret in Indianapolis, will Lisa Hobbs, Susan Moore, Patricia the high Andes Mountains near Mary Parish’s six-day parish mission in celebrate their Stephenson and Joseph Wohlhieter Jr. Lake Titicaca. Terre Haute, call 812-232-3512. † 50th wedding They also have 12 grandchildren and anniversary on Oct. 8. three great-grandchildren. † The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010 Page 7 IVF opened ‘wrong door’ to treating infertility, says Vatican official

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—While However, “without Edwards there people to turn to honoring one of the inventors of in vitro wouldn’t be a market for oocytes donations and a fertilization with the Nobel Prize for [immature egg cells], without Edwards buyers-and-sellers Medicine recognizes his contribution to there wouldn’t be freezers full of embryos market “that involves human reproduction, it ignores the ethical waiting to be transferred in utero or, more human beings.”

consequences of his opening “the wrong likely, to be used for research or to die By focusing so Reuters CNS photo/Lee Besford, door” in the fight against infertility, said the abandoned and forgotten by everyone,” the much research and president of the Pontifical Academy monsignor said in a written statement action on the in vitro for Life. released by the Vatican press office on method, Edwards did British scientist Robert Edwards, a Oct. 4. not confront the retired professor at the University of The written statement came after pathological causes or Cambridge, England, was named the Msgr. Carrasco spoke with the Italian news epidemiological Nobel winner on Oct. 4 for the development agency, ANSA, and said the Nobel aspects of infertility, of in vitro fertilization. committee’s selection of he said. His work led to the Edwards was A more ethical and birth in 1978 of ‘This use has led to “completely out of effective solution to the Louise Brown, the a culture where place.” “serious problem” of British scientist Robert Edwards, a retired professor at the University of world’s first “test-tube The extraction infertility is waiting in Cambridge, England, was named winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine baby.” [embryos] are and trade of human eggs the wings with on Oct. 4 for the development of in vitro fertilization. He is pictured in a In a press release, the regarded as and the number of methods that are also 2003 photo with Louise Brown, the world’s first “test-tube baby.” award committee said, frozen embryos that end less expensive, he said. “Approximately commodities rather up being abandoned or The Vatican-based International Vatican Radio on Oct. 4 that Edwards did 4 million individuals than the precious left to die all represent Federation of Catholic Medical Associations make a huge mark on modern science have so far been born human individuals “a problem for which also expressed its dismay about the Nobel because he took techniques used for following IVF. Many of the newly awarded committee’s announcement. breeding livestock and applied them to them are now adult, and which they are.’ Nobel winner is “Although IVF has brought happiness to human beings. some have already responsible,” the the many couples who have conceived But “this absolutely does not represent become parents. A new —Jose Simon monsignor told ANSA. through this process, it has done so at an progress for the human person,” said field of medicine has A few hours after the enormous cost. That cost is the undermining Romano, a professor of obstetrics and emerged, with Castellvi, the president ANSA interview of the dignity of the human person,” said the gynecology at Frederick II University in Robert Edwards leading of the Vatican-based appeared, the Vatican federation’s president, Jose Simon Castellvi. Naples, Italy. the process all the way issued a statement The IVF process has created and Awarding the Nobel to Edwards, he said, from the fundamental International saying his comments, discarded millions of embryos that have ignores all the ethical problems connected discoveries to the Federation of Catholic which were made in been treated and used “as experimental with IVF, in which human eggs are removed current, successful Medical Associations response to journalists’ animals destined for destruction,” he said in from a woman and fertilized in a laboratory. IVF therapy. His questions, represented a written declaration on Oct. 5. The fertilized eggs are implanted in a contributions represent a Msgr. Carrasco’s “This use has led to a culture where woman’s uterus with the hope that the milestone in the development of modern personal opinion and did not represent the [embryos] are regarded as commodities pregnancy will progress normally from that medicine.” pontifical academy. rather than the precious human individuals point. Usually, multiple eggs are fertilized at Msgr. Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, head of In the statement released later by the which they are,” he wrote. once with only a select few being implanted. the Pontifical Academy for Life, said he Vatican, Msgr. Carrasco said that while “As Catholic doctors, we recognize the A 2008 document on bioethics issued recognized that Edwards “ushered in a new Edwards presented a whole new approach pain that infertility brings to a couple, b ut by the Congregation for the Doctrine of and important chapter in the field of human to the problem of infertility, “he opened the equally we believe that the research and the Faith repeated earlier Vatican reproduction in which the best results are wrong door from the moment in which he treatment methods needed to solve the condemnations of in vitro fertilization visible to everyone, beginning with focused everything on in vitro fertilization,” problems of infertility have to be conducted because it separates procreation from the Louise Brown.” which also meant he implicitly permitted within an ethical framework which respects conjugal act in marriage, and because in the special dignity of the human embryo, practice unused embryos are often which is no different from that of a mature discarded, thus violating the principle adult with a brilliant mind,” he wrote. that “the human being is to be respected Meanwhile, Lucio Romano, president of and treated as a person from the moment the Italian association Science and Life, told of conception.” † Stem-cell scientists are challenged to justify research involving embryos DETROIT (CNS)—As more than has resulted in “a growing number of cures 1,200 business, academic and government and treatments.” leaders from 25 countries gathered in But he said those doing embryonic Detroit for the World Stem Cell Summit, stem-cell research would agree “that it is Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit imperative to preserve an embryo because said research that destroys human embryos it is a living cell. “deserves our scrutiny and scorn.” “It is after the living embryo is For More Information or to register, go to www.indianacatholicmen.com In an opinion preserved with its human DNA signature or contact the Marian Center at: 317-924-3982 or 317-888-0873 piece published on that it is dissected, cloned, destroyed or Oct. 3 by the discarded,” he added. “True democracy is “Th e Indiana Catholic Men’s Detroit Free Press, built on life, not death. Conference is a wonderful the archbishop said “Ours is not the first country or culture opportunity to strengthen embryonic to selectively pursue a moral calculus that your faith. Men of all ages stem-cell research justifies taking a life to enable scientif ic are encouraged to attend this violates the experiments,” Archbishop Vigneron said. important event.” principles on which “We know from sad experience that — Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB Archbishop of Indianapolis the United States dangers follow when we put human hands was founded and on the switch of life and death.” Archbishop Daniel M. Michigan’s fetal He noted that Michigan’s criminal Archbishop Buechlein, OSB protection law. code punishes “individuals who harm or Kerry Fraser Allen H. Vigneron NHL Senior Referee “If, indeed, we kill a fetus—or embryo!—during an believe we were ‘created equal,’ doesn’t intentional assault. that belief extend to the indefensible living “How can there be such a disconnect embryo in the petri dish?” he ask ed, with what happens in an assault case and quoting the Declaration of Independence. what occurs in a laboratory when a human “And what of ‘life’ in ‘life, liberty and the life is destroyed?” he asked.

Fr. Larry Richards pursuit of happiness’? First, it must be gin.” In the former case, a person is char ged Pastor and Author The Oct. 4-6 summit, organized by the with a felony, while in the latter case the Genetics Policy Institute, brought together person is “likely considered some sort of scientists, patients, advocates, business medical pioneer,” he said. executives, investors, educators, “Yet the results are the same: two fewer policymakers, government officials and people in the world who had no power to ethicists. Archbishop Vigneron was not a stop what was happening to them and had participant in the meeting. no voice in their demise,” Archbishop In the article headlined “Even in Vigneron wrote. Curtis Martin Founder of FOCUS petri dish, life merits protection,” On the day the summit opened, Archbishop Vigneron said, “I started out as University of Michigan researchers an embryo. So did you and everyone else announced that they had created the who shares this planet with us. And there is state’s first embryonic stem-cell line. In great significance to this irrefutable fact 2008, Michigan voters approved a beyond the shared experience.” constitutional amendment that permitted The archbishop said research using stem cells to be created from so-called umbilical-cord blood cells and adult stem “spare” embryos not used in in vitro cells “is to be saluted and supported,” and fertilization treatments. † Page 8 The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010

Soon after, de la Rosa was asked to lead a IMMIGRANT program in which some farmland in Fortville was set aside to be farmed by the continued from page 1 Sub mi tted photo refugees. The plan involved the refugees his children, and even the services of a maid keeping 50 percent of the crops the y grew, and a driver. and donating 50 percent to a local food “I decided to come here to give my bank. He often drove the refugees from their children options,” he says. “I thought it w as homes in Greenwood to the Fortville farm, an opportunity for them.” using his own money for gas. The move has had the desired results for Since then, he has volunteered with the his children. One son has farm program of Refugee a good job. The Resource and Research two younger ones ‘Wili has been an Institute of Indianapolis. are students at A few local churches and Indiana University- unbelievable advocate Waterman’s Farm in Purdue University for the refugee Indianapolis have Indianapolis. His wife community. He gets paid provided more land for has also found work. He for some things, but then refugees to farm. The hasn’t been as fortunate. refugees plant a range of Arriving here at the the clients keep calling crops, including beans, age of 55, de la Rosa is him when they need peppers, okra, eggplant, Growing crops is often a family affair for refugees who have come to Indianapolis to start a new life. still searching for him, and he keeps tomatoes and zucchini. Thanks to a program that provides the use of farmland in the Indianapolis area for refugees, they get a full-time employment helping them. It says a “Most of the refugees supply of food and the fulfillment of working the land. three years later—“a were farmers in their humbling experience,” lot about his character. homeland,” says “My family was so happy, and it inspired utility bills. he says. He’s selfless. He came de la Rosa, who attends my children to volunteer,” de la Rosa says. “Wili has been an unbelievable And yet that search here for his family, and Mass at St. John the “The mayor even gave me two tickets to a advocate for the refugee community,” says has also opened doors to Evangelist Church in Colts’ football game. I gave the tickets to Gabrielle Campo, the director of the a different and wonderful now he’s helping the Indianapolis. “We two of my children. I couldn’t go because I program. “He gets world for him. refugees.’ encourage them to plant had to volunteer that day. It was the same paid for some “When I could not their own vegetables day as the dedication of a house for things, but then the find a job here, I had to —Gabrielle Campo, the from their countries. Habitat for Humanity. I volunteer there, too.” clients keep calling make myself busy,” he There’s a sense of His connection with the refugees has been him when they says. “During a job director of the Refugee fulfillment for them fruitful on a personal level, according to need him, and he interview, a guy referred Resettlement Program when they’re farming. Maria Beltran-Figueroa, the executive keeps helping them. me to the organization for the archdiocese They come in the director of Refugee Resource and “It says a lot Faith, Hope and Love. I evenings after work. Research Institute. about his character. started volunteering for They bring their children “He knows them and their families, and He’s selfless. He the mobile food pantry in November with them, too. For some of them, it’s he’s a link for the refugee f armers to their came here for his of 2008.” therapeutic. For others, it’s a food host community,” Beltran-Figueroa says. family, and now Gabrielle Campo By the spring of 2009, his v olunteer supplement for them.” “They like him. They trust him.” he’s helping the efforts took a new turn when he heard about In 2009, the gardens produced about In February of 2010, de la Rosa started refugees. He always puts other people’s refugees living in Indianapolis. 18,000 pounds of vegetables. Half of the limited part-time work as a contractor for the needs before his own.” “I thought I was in a bad situation until I harvest was donated to food banks. The Refugee Resettlement Program of the For de la Rosa, his efforts are all about learned about the plight of the refugees program drew the attention of the archdiocese. He earns a small amount of living the way that Christ taught. from Africa, Iraq, Burma. They had it Indianapolis mayor’s office. In November of money for taking refugees to dentists’ and “I’m just trying to practice my f aith,” he worse,” he says. “They didn’t know the 2009, Mayor Greg Ballard honored doctors’ appointments, helping them obtain says. “For me, this is the laboratory of language. They lost their identity. And they de la Rosa with a Community Service driver’s licenses, getting them to job faith. I like my actions to speak for me. It’s didn’t have anything to do in America.” Award. interviews, and assisting them in paying very fulfilling.” †

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Twelve priests announcement appeared in The Indiana were named to a board of directors, and Catholic: “Archbishop [Paul C.] Schulte Father Joseph Clancy was named editor. has announced that with this issue However, he only wrote editorials and The Indiana Catholic ceases to be the Madden functioned as the editor. official publication of the Archdiocese of In 1934, an editorial criticized clergy Indianapolis.” appointments that year. Soon afterward, Two weeks later, on Oct. 7, 1960, Father Bernard X. O’Reilly replaced The Criterion appeared for the first time. Father Clancy as the editor. With this issue, and periodically When Archbishop Schulte became the throughout the next 12 months, we are new archbishop in 1946, he and Madden observing the 50th anniversary of the came to a new agreement. Msgr. Bosler archdiocesan newspaper. was named editor. The Indiana Catholic ceased Madden’s company bought The Shield publication because of a labor dispute at Press in 1955, setting up the events The Shield Press, where the paper w as reported at the beginning of this history. printed. The Shield Press, owned by Msgr. Bosler remained the editor of J. Francis Madden, had formerly owned The Criterion until October of 1976. He The Indiana Catholic, but Madden had was editor of the archdiocesan newspaper donated the newspaper to the for nearly 30 years, during the episcopates Archdiocese of of Archbishop Schulte Indianapolis in 1956 and Archbishop George in return for a printing J. Biskup. contract. He established a The agreement in reputation as an 1956 stipulated that excellent editorialist, the newspaper could especially on such be returned to topics as human rights The Shield Press and interfaith relations. anytime within His editorials and Father five years. When that Courtney’s editorials company got into a dispute with a labor received awards from the Catholic Press union, Archbishop Schulte decided to Association. He was honored by local invoke that stipulation. The newspaper Jewish organizations for promoting human was returned to The Shield Press. and civil rights, and improving interfaith The newspaper that appeared on Oct. 7 relations. His editorial stands even drew was a new publication, even though its the attention of Time magazine. editorial staff was the same. The two weeks The first decade of The Criterion, the between the two periodicals were 1960s, coincided with the Second Vatican extremely hectic as the staff closed Council from 1962 to 1965. Msgr. Bosler one newspaper and started another. attended each session of the council as Where did the name The Criterion Archbishop Schulte’s theological adviser. come from? Msgr. Rayond T. Bosler, the Naturally, Msgr. Bosler’s experiences at The first issue of The Criterion was published on Oct. 7, 1960. Archbishop Paul C. Schulte was the founding editor of The Criterion who had the council strongly affected what he publisher of the archdiocesan newspaper. See the whole issue at CriterionOnline.com. served as the editor of The Indiana reported or wrote for The Criterion. This Catholic for 13 years, said that was reflected in a syndicated column that Father Paul Courtney came up with the he wrote for 10 years. It appeared in Inside Witness name. Father Courtney was then a The Criterion and more than 30 other to life full-time professor at Marian College who Catholic newspapers. It was titled Notre Dame president also wrote editorials for the newspaper. “The Question Box,” and was the names Mary Daly the coordinator for His editorial in the first issue explained precursor of the “Question Corner” university life Criterion initiatives, page 15. the name. Here is an excerpt: column currently written by Father John Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 “Webster’s Dictionary says ‘criterion’ Dietzen, which is syndicated by CriterionOnline.com October 1, 2010 Vol. LI, No. 1 75¢ means ‘a standard of judging, a rule or Catholic News Service. Charities head test by which anything is tried in forming In 1975, Msgr. Bosler was absent Respect Life Month marks 100 years a correct judgment respecting it.’ In from the staff due to a sabbatical to help Archdiocese with call for short—a standard. It may seem a trifle him recover from a heart problem. Submitted photo immodest to label as ‘The Criterion’ a Beatrice Ackelmire, who had been on the honors pro-life ‘21st-century paper in which we editors express our staff for about 10 years, was the acting supporters for solutions’ WASHINGTON (CNS)—One hundred views about numerous subjects, but if our editor and Father Thomas Widner was their service years and a day after the found ing of the national organization that became By Mary Ann Wyand Catholic Charities USA, its president called readers will only accept the unofficial added to the staff as the associate editor. for “21st-century solutions to 21st-century Promoting the culture of life and problems,” and said keeping track of how character we claim for our editorial In October of 1976, Father Widner helping save the lives of defenseless many people are fed or given shelter for a unborn babies are priorities for the night is no longer enough. opinions, the title ‘Criterion’ won’t seem succeeded Msgr. Bosler as the editor. 2010 recipients of archdiocesan pro-life “We need to track not only money and volunteer service awards. services, but how many people have escaped too arrogant.” (See the first editorial on Msgr. Bosler continued as an editorial St. Joan of Arc parishioner the need for such services,” said Father Larry Patricia Yeadon of Indianapolis, who has Snyder, a priest of the Archdiocese of page 12.) consultant and a member of the board faithfully St. Paul and Minneapolis who has been volunteered as a president and CEO of Father Courtney went on to say, of directors. pro-life sidewalk Catholic Charities counselor outside USA since 2005. “The editorial opinions will be—well, the At the time, The Criterion was located abortion clinics for Father Snyder 24 years, will spoke on Sept. 26 at receive the his organization’s editors’ opinions. We don’t expect you on West Georgia Street in downtown Archbishop centennial gathering Edward T. in Washington, where will agree with all of them. In f act, we Indianapolis in a formerly abandoned O’Meara it was founded by will be seriously concerned if we don’ t, building more than 100 years old. It had Respect Life about 400 Catholic Patricia Yeadon Award for her leaders in 1910. distinguished Fr. Larry Snyder The conference at least occasionally, arouse spirited been a boys’ school at St. John the service to the cause of life at the conclusion opened the day before of the archdiocesan Respect Life Mass on with a Mass at the Basilica of the National disagreement.” Evangelist Parish. Oct. 3 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and a Indianapolis. group photo on the campus of The Catholic Obviously, The Criterion wasn’t the While Father Widner was the editor, Cardinal Ritter High School senior St. Joseph parishioner Brian Weigel of St. Leon pounds a cross into the ground with the help University of America, replicating a photo of Alyssa Barnes, a member of St. Malachy of another youth in the parish on Sept. 18 along Route 1 just south of Interstate 74 in Dearborn County. the founding members 100 years ago. first newspaper to serve the Catholics in The Criterion was switched from a Parish in Brownsburg and a dedicated The “Cemetery of the Innocents” display of 4,000 crosses represents the number of babies that die in Father Snyder acknowledged that “there pro-life volunteer, legalized abortion each day in the United States. The traveling pro-life exhibit will be on display in will always be those who need the safety net” is the recipient of St. Leon through Oct. 2. of services, such as the archdiocese. The first seems to have broadsheet to a tabloid, as it the Our Lady of See related column, food, shelter or Guadalupe Catholics in central and southern pray for an end to abortion. page 12. financial assistance, been The Catholic Record, which ceased remains today. Pro-Life Youth Indiana are invited to participate in the but said that for Award, which also archdiocesan pro-life Mass, which is Respect Life Award many, “the safety net is broken.” publication in 1899. Then Catholics read Valerie Vance Dillon joined the staff will be presented part of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Yeadon began praying the rosary in “It can trap families into a lifetime of following the Bishops’ national Respect Life Sunday front of abortion clinics in 1986, and her need,” he said. “Our efforts must be an Indianapolis edition of The Columbian, as the news editor. Recognized as a Respect Life observance organized to educate people prayerful presence there evolved into transformative,” and must help place liturgy. about the sanctity and dignity of life pro-life sidewalk counseling as a volunteer individuals and families on “the pathway to owned by the Carroll family of talented writer and communicator, she Msgr. Joseph F. from conception until natural death. with the ecumenical Truth and Compassion self-sufficiency,” he added. Alyssa Barnes Schaedel, vicar After the Mass, Catholics Ministry organization. Outlining the history of the organization Columbus, Ohio. The Indiana Catholic also wrote a column for the Knights of general, will are encouraged to join the “I was trying to get St. Joan of Arc founded as the National Conference of celebrate the Respect Life Mass at 1 p.m. Central Indiana Life Chain, an parishioners involved in going to the Catholic Charities, Father Snyder said it was Columbia on Oct. 3 on behalf of Archbishop Daniel ecumenical, one-hour, pro-life prayer abortion mills to pray,” she said. “That’s established “at a time of great social was founded as a private venture in 1910 Columbus magazine . She M. Buechlein, who is leading a pilgrimage vigil along North Meridian Street in how I started going there. I had no idea that transformation” when the United States to holy sites in Austria and Germany. Indianapolis, at 2:30 p.m. to silently See LIFE, page 2 wasmoving from an agrarian to an by Joseph P. O’Mahony, who became served as the acting editor while See CHARITIES, page 2 its editor. Father Widner was on a lengthy Haitian bishops agree on broad-based program to The name was changed to The Indiana sabbatical in 1981. Later, she was Catholic and Sternenbanner in 1911 named the director of the newly created oversee reconstruction of parishes and schools WASHINGTON (CNS)—Haitian the heels of meetings on Sept. 20-21 when it bought a small German Catholic Family Life Office for the archdiocese. bishops agreed on Sept. 24 to the that the Haitian bishops had in creation of a broad-based Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, to paper in Evansville. It was changed again During Father Widner’s editorship, the reconstruction program involving discuss reconstruction needs and The Florida Catholic Church partners from around the other Church programs. world that will guide how parishes Called the Program for the in 1915 to The Indiana Catholic and paper invited individuals, both clergy and and Catholic schools destroyed in the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti, Caribbean nation’s January earthquake the plan would establish a Record when it bought the subscriber list laity, to contribute op-ed pieces. As a are rebuilt. commission with both Haitian and They met in Miami on Sept. 22-26 international members that will CNS photo/Ana Rodriguez-Soto, from The Catholic Columbian Record of result, Father Widner said, “at various with Catholic officials from the United review and approve parish projects, States, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, and ensure that building plans meet Columbus, Ohio. Eventually, the words times we were mired in controversy.” Dominican Republic, El Salvador, construction standards based on France, Germany, Guadeloupe and appropriate building codes. “and Record” were dropped. Father Widner wrote a regular column Mexico, and the Inter-American “As Haitians continue to struggle Development Bank. The bishops were to recover from this unprecedented The newspaper went bankrupt during titled “Living the Questions.” considering the proposal developed natural disaster, the Church walks Bishops from Haiti and Latin America process in for Mass at over several months primarily by the with them, bearing the cross of St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami on Sept. 25. The the Great Depression, and J. Francis Father Widner resigned as the editor in U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Christ, in [the] hope that suffering group of bishops, who also included bishops from Europe as and Catholic Relief Services. will give way to new life and to a new well as the Miami Archdiocese, celebrated the Mass to close a Madden, a certified public accountant, 1984. Later, he joined the Society of Jesus The four-day gathering came on See HAITI, page 8 meeting about a program to rebuild the Church in Haiti. was named receiver. He founded a new (Jesuits), and served for a while as an corporation, The Indiana Catholic and associate editor of America magazine. The Oct. 1, 2010, issue of The Criterion is Volume LI, Number 1. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein is the Record, and entered into agreement with See HISTORY, page 10 publisher of the archdiocesan newspaper. Page 10 The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010 The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010 Page 11

become better Catholics.” That is the function him to do so. Archbishop Buechlein writes a service of the archdiocese to become HISTORY of columns that offer spiritual and moral weekly column called “Seeking the Face of the director of development for the continued from page 9 guidance as well as education in the f aith. the Lord.” Archdiocese of Chicago. Bruns was named

Photo courtesy Archives As for editorial opinion, he said, “It is During Fink’s first meeting with the secretary for communications while Currently, he is the rector of Brebeuf Jesuit essential that a Catholic periodical always Archbishop Buechlein after he was named retaining the responsibilities of executive Preparatory School and director of spiritual remain within the bounds of Catholic teaching the archbishop on July 14, 1992, he told Fink editor of The Criterion. Evans A. Brandon File photo by formation at Bishop Simon Bruté College and tradition. This does not mean, however, that that he would write a weekly column as he had In 1999, Agostinelli, the managing editor, Seminary, both in Indianapolis. the newspaper should not reflect the ferment or been doing as the Bishop of Memphis. In his left the service of the archdiocese, and w as Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara hired dissent which exist in the Church. There are 18 years as publisher of The Criterion, succeeded by Greg A. Otolski, the business John F. Fink (known familiarly as Jack) as many areas where a plurality of opinions is Archbishop Buechlein has written a column for editor of The Courier-Journal of Louisville. editor, and he reported to work on July 15, 1984. quite legitimate, such as, to 932 consecutive issues (yes, Otolski had been a newspaper editor and He was 52 and had spent his career as a Catholic take only one example, the 932 and counting) and has reporter for 16 years. In 2002, he was promoted journalist at the Catholic publishing company application of social justice ‘The mission of never missed a deadline! to editor and Bruns was named the associate Our Sunday Visitor in Huntington. He had been principles to particular The Criterion is to give In 1996, following Fink’s publisher. the publisher for 12 years. situations.” the Catholics of the announcement that he Otolski became the fifth editor of the Fink began to write a weekly column with the He said that, under his Archdiocese of would retire at the end of newspaper in its then 42-year-old history. July 19 issue and has continued to do so for editorship, The Criterion the calendar year, Bruns, who continued as secretary for 26 years. In his first two columns, he spelled out would support the Indianapolis all the Archbishop Buechlein communications, kept some of his former his ideas of what a Catholic archdiocesan statements and teachings of information they need to appointed William R. Bruns, editor’s duties, but devoted more attention to the newspaper should be and do. Those columns are the pope and the live their lives fully as who was then the executive business side of the newspaper. summarized here because The Criterion U.S. bishops on all Catholics and to make director for communications In late 2005, in anticipation of continues to follow those standards. doctrinal, moral and social for the archdiocese, as the Bruns’s retirement in March 2006, The mission of The Criterion, he said, “is to justice issues. It would the prudential executive editor of Archbishop Buechlein appointed give the Catholics of the Archdiocese of avoid the extremes of judgments needed to The Criterion while retaining Otolski the head of the secretariat for Indianapolis all the information they need to live progressivism and fulfill their Christian his responsibilities as the communications, associate publisher of their lives fully as Catholics and to mak e the conservatism, and hold to a executive director for The Criterion and director of archdiocesan prudential judgments needed to fulfill their middle course. However, it responsibilities.’ communications. Before communications. Michael Krokos was hired Christian responsibilities.” would also be attentive and joining the archdiocese’s as the editor. At the time, he was the The first obligation of an archdiocesan paper, sensitive to other points of —John F. Fink central administration in assistant editor of The Herald Bulletin, the he said, is to report what is happening within the view on controversial 1994, Bruns worked in daily newspaper of Anderson, Ind. He was archdiocese as thoroughly as possible. National issues because “you can’t corporate communications for also a former editor of two Catholic and international religious news come second, give an accurate picture of what actually is Eli Lilly and Company for 26 years. He had also newspapers—The Catholic Spirit of the but it must be reported differently than what is happening in the Church if you present only been a member, and eventually president, of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, found in the secular media, with “more one side of a controversial issue.” board of directors of The Criterion Press Inc. and The Catholic News & Herald, the background material, more analysis of the Fink quoted the post-Vatican II document At the same time, the archbishop named newspaper of the Diocese of Charlotte, N.C. meanings of the events, and often corrections of “Communio et Progressio” that said of the Peter J. Agostinelli, then the archdiocesan Though the staff has changed through false impressions of facts by the secular media.” Catholic press: “At one and the same time, it associate director of communications, as the 50 years, the newspaper’s mission remains the However, it is not enough, he said, for a will be a mirror that reflects the w orld and a managing editor of the newspaper. Prior to his same. The Criterion continues to be the Catholic newspaper only to report and analyze light to show it the way. It will be a forum, a communications position, Agostinelli had served archbishop’s primary tool of evangelization. the news. Quoting the late Pope Paul VI, he said, meeting place for the exchange of ideas.” as an assistant editor of the newspaper. The staff also continues to produce 50 issues “The Catholic press must understand that it does In addition to his weekly column, Fink also It was also during this period in the per year, but they now use the newspaper’s not have only the function of informing, as do wrote the newspaper’s editorials. newspaper’s history that Archbishop Buechlein online presence at www.CriterionOnline.com other newspapers, but also of forming the During his 12½ years as editor, Fink served asked to have his weekly column translated into more and more as a resource for readers. readers with a real love of the Church, and a two archbishops. Archbishop O’Meara never Spanish. The burgeoning Hispanic population of loyalty toward the faith, the entire faith.” wrote a speech and preferred speaking the archdiocese was estimated at that time to be (Contributing to this history of The Criterion Still another essential purpose of a Catholic extemporaneously. Archbishop Daniel M. approaching 90,000 people. were former editors John F. Fink, Jesuit Father Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, left, the founding Theeditor Criterion of , and Archbishop Paul C. Schulte,newspaper, he said, “must be to present the Buechlein wrote everything down. At the end of 1997, Daniel Conw ay, the Thomas Widner and William R. Bruns. For a Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein prays silently during the petitions at his 10th anniversary Mass at The Criterion’s first publisher, stand in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City during a break whiledoctrines and moral teachings of the Catholic Archbishop O’Meara declined to write a secretary for stewardship and communications longer version of this story, log on to SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral on Aug. 29, 2002. In his 18 years as publisher of The Criterion, Archbishop Buechlein has written a column for 932 consecutive issues and never missed a deadline. attending a session of the Second Vatican Council in the early 1960s in Rome. Church in ways that will encourage readers to column for the paper as much as Fink ur ged and associate publisher of The Criterion, left the www.criteriononline.com.) †

June 1963—Pope John XXIII dies; Pope Paul VI is elected. January 1964—Pope Paul VI meets with the Patriarch of November 1964—‘New’ Mass begins on the First Sunday in July 1967—Most Rev. George J. Biskup is named as coadjutorJune to 1968—Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated. What were some of the Constantinople during his trip to the Holy Land. Advent. Archbishop Paul C. Schulte.

“Catholics of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis joined millions top stories that the “JERUSALEM, Jordan—The world leaders of the Catholic “The faithful of the archdiocese—along with millions of Story by Fred W. Fries: of all faiths throughout the world in mourning the death of CNS file photo

CNS file photo and Orthodox Churches came together in brotherhood twice in Catholics throughout the United States—will inaugurate the “Bishop George J. Biskup of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy—the victim of an assassin’s bullet.” newspaper featured? this birthplace of Christianity, exchanging the symbolic kiss of photo Archive ‘new liturgy’ on Sunday, Nov. 29. The most obvious change in Des Moines, Ia., has been Archbishop urges people to commit to “prayerful memory peace, and after walking arm in arm resolved to try to pave the the Mass will be the introduction of English in lar ge segments named coadjutor archbishop and supplication for the repose of the soul of Senator Robert road to unity. Pope Paul VI, the Patriarch of the West, and As part of documenting the history of of the prayers and readings.” with the right of succession Kennedy” on Sunday, June 9. Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople to Archbishop Schulte.” From Archbishop Schulte’s statement: “The frequency of The Criterion, online editor Brandon A. Evans exchanged separate visits on Jan. 5 and 6 on the Mount of From Archbishop tragic events in our nation should cause us to ponder o ver our Olives. It was the first time a Pope and a P atriarch of is compiling major headlines that appeared Schulte’s statement: way of life as a nation. Freedom from the restrain of God’ s Constantinople had been together since the death of October 1965—Pope Paul VI makes the first trip of a pope to the United States. “Archbishop Biskup comes to laws—the nation’s laws—and laws in general can only bring during the last 50 years in the archdiocesan Patriarch Joseph at the 15th century Council of Florence. And us from our own Midwest, disorder and end in chaos.” it was only the second such encounter in o ver 1,250 years.” newspaper. and we know that he will find it easy to make himself at Pope John XXIII Pope Paul VI home here. He will find here This week, we feature some of the top stories that CNS file photo July 1968—Pope Paul VI issuesHumanae “ Vitae” (“On Human July 1964—Civil Rights Act is passed. a loyal and devoted people, strong in their religious Life”), reaffirming the Church’s teaching on birth control. appeared in the archdiocesan newspaper during Religious and civic leaders, including Archbishop Paul C. convictions, dedicated to their family devotions and staunch in the 1960s. Schulte and Indiana Gov. Matthew E. Welsh, mourn the their civic duty. He will find a warm welcome awaits him “Pope Paul’s statement on birth passing of John XXIII and extol his good works. from the members of his own Church as well as from CNS control confirms traditional teaching members of other churches.” of Church.” “VATICAN CITY—Though not November 1963—President John F. Kennedy, the first and only specifically mentioned, the use of Catholic U.S. president, is shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. He January 1968—“Pope Paul VI appeals for fair negotiations tothe end ‘pill’ to avoid pregnancy is

had been elected president in 1960. GalleryCNS photo/National Portrait Vietnam War.” excluded by Pope Paul’s pronouncement on birth control, October 1960—The first issueThe of Criterion is mailed. according to Msgr. Ferdinando “A World is “VATICAN CITY—On New Year’s Day, the day Lambruschini, a theologian at in Mourning” Pope Paul VI himself proclaimed as a World Day of Peace, Rome’s Lateran University, who reads the “Millions see Pope Paul on historic visit; UN appeal for peace the Pope expressed the hope that fair negotiations might October 1962—The Second Vatican Council opens. discussed the document at a press conference.” headline across is widely acclaimed.” reestablish peace for the people of Vietnam, ‘guaranteeing The entire encyclical was printed over three broadsheet the top of page 1 “NEW YORK—Pope Paul VI has been here. He came on the their independence and liberty.’ ” pages in The Criterion. “An outpouring of The Criterion. longest journey ever made by a reigning pontiff, in history’s of affection for News stories “Religious leaders, hailing signing of the civil rights bill most dramatic appeal for peace. It mark ed the first time a bishop include reaction into law, stressed that it is up to all Americans to make it Archbishop [Paul C.] of Rome had ever set foot in this hemisphere, and the less than April 1968—Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. Schulte was manifested from American work. Cardinal James Francis McIntyre of Los Angeles said 14-hour stay was crammed with history-making happenings that cardinals as well July 1969—Moon landing this past week as the he was ‘happy that the elected representatives of the people gripped the attention of the world.” “Pope to moonmen: ‘Glory to God! And honor to you.’ ” clergy, Religious and as a note about LibraryCNS photo courtesy in Boston Kennedy John Fitzgerald have kept faith with the Constitution of the United States and “Archdiocesan laity paid their respects special rites the benign spirit of Abraham Lincoln.’ ” Catholics join in prior to his departure to held in the mourning King’s “CASTEL GANDOLFO— archdiocese: December 1965—The Second Vatican Council closes its CNS photo/NASA passing.” Rome and the fourth and final session. Pope Paul VI hailed Second Vatican Council. “Special “Catholics the landing of the October 1964—Permanent Diaconate is restored. CNS photo/NASA

CNS photo courtesy John Fitzgerald Kennedy Libraryphoto courtesyCNS in Boston Kennedy John Fitzgerald … Hundreds of Requiem Masses throughout the U.S. astronauts on the persons—including the were offered in “ ‘Go in peace’ is Pope Paul’s message as council closes.” Archdiocese joined moon with a special message Cathedral High School all deaneries of “Restoration of the permanent diaconate to the Church w on Final documents are issued, including documents on in mourning this past over television in which he marching band— the Archdiocese overwhelming approval of the Second Vatican Council by a religious freedom and the Church in the modern w orld. week the passing of described them as ‘conquerors crowded the [airport] for the repose of vote of 1,903 to 242. The vote was one of six taken during the Dr. Martin Luther of the moon.’ ” terminal to wish him the soul of President John F. Kennedy. Parishes held memorial 89th congregation on the phases of the third chapter of the King Jr., the Baptist services morning, noon and night as thousands of Catholics minister and civil well on his journey to schema ‘De Ecclesia’ (‘On the Church’).” July 1966—“Keep Vietnam War within moral limits, the historic conference.” paid tribute to the assassinated President.” It was allowed in the U.S. in October 1968. Cardinal Shehan pleads.” rights leader.” Page 12 The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010 What was in the inaugural issue of The Criterion? Lots of news photo Archive By Brandon A. Evans “Tic Tacker” Fifty years ago, on the first Friday • Obituaries in October, the inaugural issue of • A comic strip titled “Lil’ David” The Criterion was published two weeks after • Advertisements for local the final issue of The Indiana Catholic. businesses The layout and regular features were The first issue also contained a full virtually identical—as was the staff. page of photos showing The Criterion Here are some of the items that an staff hard at work, an editorial musing average reader would find in early issues on the choice of the newspaper’s name of The Criterion: and various letters from Indiana leaders • Local, national and world news welcoming the new publication. • News briefs about “The Church and Throughout the next 12 months, we the World” will continue this special feature, and • An opinion page examine what was going on in the The bishops of Indiana 50 years ago • Advice and question-and-answer Church and the world 50 years This image, originally printed in the Nov. 11, 1962, edition of The Criterion, shows the five men who columns ago as seen through the pages of served as the bishops of Indiana in 1960. Standing in front of St. Peter’s Basilica after one of the • A page “For Teens Only,” which The Criterion. general sessions of the Second Vatican Council, they are, from left, Bishop Andrew Grutka of Gary, included Catholic Youth Organization Bishop Leo A. Pursley of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Archbishop Paul C. Schulte of Indianapolis, game scores (To read our inaugural issue, log on to Bishop Henry J. Grimmelsman of Evansville and Bishop John J. Carberry of Lafayette. • Local news bits in a section called the www.CriterionOnline.com.) † Civic, religious leaders sent best wishes to The Criterion Our name (The following editorial appeared in the occasionally, arouse spirited disagreement. The first issue of The Criterion • Mother Rose Angela, Superior first issue of The Criterion, dated Oct. 7, We hope you will respect our editorial contained several letters from Indiana General of the Sisters of Providence of 1960. It was written by Father Paul Courtney, opinions—not because they appear in this leaders welcoming its publication. Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods a full-time professor at Marian College in paper, but for whatever clarity and cogency Following are the people who sent • Charles H. Boswell, mayor of Indianapolis, who wrote editorials for the they may possess. their public accolades and best wishes: Indianapolis newspaper.) We will be attempting the difficult task • Richard Peters, editor of of applying to concrete, specific situations • Harold W. Handley, governor of the The Indianapolis Times Criterion. Hmm. A fancy name. Where the religious and moral ideals of the State of Indiana • Harold W. Trulock, president of the did we get it? And what does it mean? Catholic Faith. It is not a task in which • Rev. Laurence Hosie, executive Indianapolis Press Club Well, we got it by thinking up all the one can enjoy the easy certitude of secretary of the Indianapolis Church • Jameson G. Campaigne, editor of obvious names for a Catholic newspaper— reiterating high principles and unarguable Federation The Indianapolis Star and realizing they were all in use. If you platitudes. One must get specific, and to be • Jesuit Father Thurston N. Davis, • Rabbi Maurice Davis, Indianapolis don’t like it, try thinking up a better one. specific one must know more than the editor-in-chief of America magazine Hebrew Congregation They’re all taken. principles; one must be acquainted with the • Rt. Rev. John P. Craine, Episcopal • William H. Book, Indianapolis Webster’s Dictionary says “criterion” relevant facts of each situation or issue. Bishop of Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce † means “a standard of judging, a rule or test Nobody is going to be totally right all the by which anything is tried in forming a time in an effort of this scope. correct judgment respecting it.” In short—a We feel strongly that Catholics have a Headlines from the first issue standard. real obligation to discuss and debate the It may seem a trifle immodest to label as important issues of our times in the light of of The Criterion newspaper “The Criterion” a paper in which we editors their religious and moral principles. express our views about numerous subjects, We feel that the lofty and bland (Here are some of the headlines that to religious freedom). but if our readers will only accept the philosophizing that has often passed for appeared in the first issue of The Criterion • Pope’s unity move called Magna Carta unofficial character we claim for our editorial Catholic comment is as sterile and useless on Oct. 7, 1960.) (Pope John XXIII starts Secretariat for opinions, the title “Criterion” won’t seem as it is non-controversial. Christian Unity). too arrogant. We do not propose to be • Archbishop erects new parish in • The Catholic in America: Catholic The only “official” status this paper enjoys non-controversial. Controversy Indianapolis (St. Simon the Apostle Parish patriotism won friends during Civil War. lies in its choice by the Archbishop to be the means at least that someone is awake. in Indianapolis). • Christ guards them, Pope tells youth. one medium of religious news he desires all It does not have to mean that someone • Lay leaders speak out on the religious • Top court upholds father’s role as a members of the Archdiocese to receive. 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We must build our society, as investigations to expose legal and it once was founded, upon ultimate medical violations at Planned respect for life, on the right to life.” Parenthood clinics. Rose said she learned about the Posing as a pregnant teenage girl, ‘I think it’s important holocaust of abortion at age 9 when she Rose goes into abortion clinics that every pro-life found her parents’ copy of Handbook on throughout the country and secretly person knows the Abortion, a pro-life education manual videotapes counseling sessions with staff kind of counseling written by Dr. J.C. Wilke. members that have routinely encouraged “I opened it and [realized that] I w as her to lie about her age and the age of [misinformation] used at looking at the image of a tin y child, her adult “boyfriend” then failed to abortion clinics. maybe 10 weeks old, with little arms and report this alleged sex abuse to state Planned Parenthood little legs, which had been the victim of child protective services officials. clinics across the a first-trimester abortion,” she said. “In Her keynote speech during the horror, I thought, ‘How can anyone do 28th annual “Celebrate Life” dinner, country are using lies this to a baby?’ … I began to pray and sponsored by Right to Life of [about abortion] on asked God, ‘What can I do?’ ” Indianapolis on Sept. 28 at the women and vulnerable At age 15, she started Live Action Indiana Convention Center, prompted with a group of friends in addition to applause numerous times from nearly girls. There is so much participating in pro-life sidewalk 1,000 pro-life supporters. darkness inside these counseling outside abortion clinics. The youth-led Live Action clinics.’ “We’re a nonprofit 501(c)(3) pro-life organization is dedicated to building a organization,” Rose said, “built around culture of life and ending abortion, Rose destroying another organization that is said, through the use of investigative —Lila Rose the biggest abortion chain in the journalism and state-of-the-art media to country.” educate government officials, legislators Since her first undercover video at and the public about Planned Parenthood’s deceitful a Planned Parenthood clinic in Los Angeles four years business practices. 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The declining percentage of Catholics who marry in the The Dialog Church is sounding alarms. A study released in February 2008 by the Washington- based Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) found that some 40 percent of younger married Catholics in CNS photo/Don Blake, the U.S. had not married in the Church. It also said that marrying in the Church was not considered important by more than half of younger single Catholics who think the y might marry one day. The CARA findings indicate that an increasing number of Catholics in the future “are unlikely to experience the full value and graces of a sacramental marriage,” the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee on Marriage and Family Life said after the study’s release. In a November 2009 speech to Ohio priests, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., the subcommittee’s chairman, said the Church is ur gently concerned about marriage. One reason why is “the lar ge decrease over the last three decades in the number of couples turning to the Church for sacramental marriage,” he pointed out. The decline of marriages in the Church stands alongside a general decline of marriages in the U.S., F ather Thomas Vandenberg said in a June 2010 speech in Cincinnati to the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers. Between 1991 and 2008, the number of marriages declined 10 percent in the U.S., b ut marriages in the Catholic Church “are down 42 percent,” Father Vandenberg said. “If that isn’t a wake-up call, I don’t know what is.” Father Vandenberg is a priest of the Seattle Archdiocese German Gonzalez and Edilma Ramirez, with 12 other Hispanic couples, exchange vows during a wedding ceremony at St. Michael the who long served as a Marriage Encounter leader and has Archangel Church in Georgetown, Del., on Feb. 14. A lack of understanding of marriage as a vocation leads many couples to be married written articles on marriage. outside the Church. “Having spent most of my 48 years as a priest in parish ministry, what I can give best is a perspective that just might natural institution, and when Christ restored and ele vated it children,” but also that “continues the creation of their help us look at the sacrament of matrimon y in a fresh, new as a sacramental sign of salvation.” children so they will grow up to be healthy human beings.” way,” he told the conference participants. Noting that “the Church teaches that marriage is an Father Vandenberg is not alone in describing a marriage He recalled specific young Catholics, authentic vocation, or divine call,” the as a vocation reaching beyond itself to serve and enrich the familiar with parish life, who did not pastoral letter adds that “as a v ocation, world with love. marry in the Church. marriage is just as necessary and The “great vocation of marriage” is “to mirror Of one young woman, he said, ‘…as a vocation, valuable to the Church as other God’s deep love for all humanity,” the “Fully Engaged” “Apparently, she hadn’t heard about the marriage is just as vocations.” marriage-preparation program developed recently by the importance of getting married in the necessary and valuable An often-overlooked dimension of Diocese of St. Cloud, Minn., advises couples. Church or why. And if she had, it didn’t the marital vocation was noted by Father Vandenberg fears, however, that Catholics who register. I felt terrible.” to the Church as other Father Vandenberg. He said that when a marry outside the Church are unaware of “the critical role Another young couple, it seemed, vocations.’ couple marries in the Catholic Church, they could be playing in God’s plan to form and shape our “had no idea the Church had something “their marriage is not just for them. It’s world.” to offer them that they couldn’t get from also for us.” It would be ludicrous to seek a civil official to baptize a the local judge,” said Father Vandenberg. —from the U.S. bishops’ He tells couples, “As a sacrament, child, Father Vandenberg said. “So, for a Catholic, why isn’ t He believes it is essential for everyone pastoral letter on you bring something of Jesus’ love into getting married by a civil judge as ludicrous?” “to know what that something is.” marriage, ‘Marriage: our lives.” As with all sacraments, matrimony is part of the In important ways, he said, this Love and Life in the The love in marriage is needed by our Church’s “sacred treasury,” he said. involves understanding the vocation of world, Father Vandenberg said. If Catholic couples in growing numbers are marrying marriage and esteeming it highly. Divine Plan’ “Disillusioned young people need to elsewhere, he believes a major reason is that the y have “no The U.S. bishops reiterated marriage see that love is real,’ he said. idea what the sacrament of matrimony means.” as a sacrament and vocation in their The priest ask couples, “If we can’ t That, he said, “has to change,” and married couples need November 2009 national pastoral letter on marriage, turn to you to keep love alive, to whom shall we turn?” to hear how “precious, even crucial” they are to us all. “Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan.” The pastoral A sacramental marriage mirrors the depth of Christ’s letter “is an invitation to discover, or perhaps rediscover, the love to others, Father Vandenberg believes. He said it is a (David Gibson served on Catholic News Service’s editorial blessing given when God first established marriage as a couple’s committed love that “not only conceived their staff for 37 years.) † Discussion Point The sacrament of marriage strengthens the Church This Week’s Question think they might like to have what you have.” (Ellen Donohoe, Annandale, Va.) Do you see your own marriage or any individual marriage as being crucial in helping the Church to be “I think marriage is an individual thing, where the seen as a true sacrament of Christ in the w orld? husband and wife are one. Your ability to be together and active in the community and Church is an e xample “Yes, because a sacrament is a vehicle for God’s grace of the strength that togetherness in marriage gi ves to be imparted. People can see that if Christian and you.” (Mary Ann Daley, Tucson, Ariz.) Catholic couples attend church and are open to God’ s grace, it works in their marriage and family.” Lend Us Your Voice (John Leidy, Dexter, Mich.)

“Individually and collectively, we all have an effect on An upcoming edition asks: The new English each other. In today’s … age, longevity is important. translation of the Roman Missal will be the most

… It shows that strength comes from the religious significant change to the Mass in the U.S. in almost Long Island Catholic commitment of marriage, and that the Lord blesses our 40 years. Are you looking forward to the change? efforts.” (Liz Breiding, Akron, Ohio) To respond for possible publication, send an e-mail to “Yes. When people see you are committed to [email protected] or write to Faith Alive! at something [that] you have promised, it makes them 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100. † Shemitz, CNS photo/Gregory A. Page 16 The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink Twenty Something/ Christina Capecchi Wisdom of the saints: St. John Leonardi It’s not everyone who feels free to give reform and that is what Leonardi wrote the rest. He specifically mentioned the Mile markers advice to the pope, but St. John Leonardi about to Pope Paul. By the time he wrote cardinals, patriarchs, archbishops, bishops did. The pope he his letter, the Church was not nearly as in and priests, whose particular duty, he said, on the Christian advised was Paul V, need of reform as it was a century before is the care of souls. who was pope from under Pope Julius II or his successor, Pope “So let us work down from the highest journey of life 1605 to 1621. Leo X, whose policies provoked Martin to the lowest, from superiors to inferiors,” John Leonardi, Luther to post his 95 theses, thus starting he wrote, obviously involving himself In the face of the unknown, Christopher whose feast is on the Protestant Reformation. But not all of with that little word “us.” Columbus counted. Oct. 9, was well known the reforms promulgated by the Council Since he had devoted his life to the “On the 33rd day after I departed from to the papacy by 1605. of Trent had yet been achieved. education of children, Leonardi then Cadiz, I came to the In 1574, he founded Leonardi began his advice by stressing wrote that “nothing should be left untried Indian sea,” he wrote the Order of Clerics the necessity of prayer because, he said, that can train children from early King Ferdinand’s Regular of the Mother of God to instruct “Those who want to work for moral childhood in good morals and in the treasurer. “There are in boys in Christian doctrine. Since it w as a reform in the world must seek the glory earnest practice of Christianity. To this the island Juana new congregation of diocesan priests, it of God before all else.” end, nothing is more effective than pious seven or eight kinds of met with considerable opposition. He also They must wait for God’s help. instruction in Christian doctrine.” palm trees. In all these helped found a society of priests dedicated Therefore, they must pray for it. Therefore, he advised, children should be islands, each man is to working in foreign missions, which Next, he said, they must give good entrusted only to good and God-fearing content with only eventually became the Society for the example, “as mirrors of every virtue and teachers. one wife, except the Propagation of the Faith. as lamps on a lampstand.” Their upright He acknowledged that, at first glance, princes or kings, who And, in 1579, he formed the lives will, he said, gently entice the what he had written might appear are permitted to have 20.” Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, members of the Church to reform instead difficult, but asked Pope Paul only to On that historic October in 1492, and published a compendium of of forcing them. He compared them to compare them with the magnitude of the Columbus encountered a vast wilderness— Christian doctrine that remained in use skilled physicians who would “dispose of situation and then they would appear easy. an island “large and without perceptible until the 19th century. He died in Rome all the diseases that afflict the Church and He concluded his letter with, “Great end,” “trees stretching up to the stars”—and in 1609 at age 68. require a cure.” works are accomplished only by great he responded in the best way he could. The The period after the Council of Trent, Leonardi then emphasized that reform men, and great men should be involved in system he had learned as a bo y—one, two, which ended in 1563, was a time of must begin with those who are set o ver great works.” † three, four—worked for charting a new course, for mapping a New World. Cornucopia/Cynthia Dewes The impulse to count is timeless. Humans put numbers to the angle of the sun. They tracked the ebbing tide and the Please pass the bread—please do! falling snow. They tallied their steps and When Jesus said, “I am the Bread of about them so much that one of my friends It did, indeed, although it was best when their silver, their daughters and their Life,” he was referring to his nourishment even dug up a recipe and made them for a eaten the day it was made. It also illustrated donkeys. By counting, they created cosmos for our souls. But he dinner that we shared. one of the little ironies that I ha ve out of chaos. was also speaking of The same thrill happened to me when I discovered—trying to replicate simplicity When a baby is conceived, we count nourishment for our ate my first French croissant. Flaky, delicate, can require lots of work. weeks and trimesters and heart rates, bodies. In fact, bread is melt-in-your-mouth, just plain “Yum!” This simple combination of flour and waiting for three seasons to come and go. probably the oldest and Again, bread, the basic food of the masses, water is the basic bread of life, both When the infant is born, we count inches most prevalent kind of had been transformed into a rich delight. physical and spiritual, recorded often in and ounces, then months and teeth. sustenance known to Basic sustenance of bread and water is Scripture. The widow who shared her last The Church understands this impulse, humanity. what some prisoners in solitary confinement bit of flour to make a cake for the prophet giving us a liturgical calendar that lends History bears receive each day. Women sometimes can eat Elijah was rewarded with a supply of flour rhythm to the year. This month, we slide this out. Some kind of only crackers due to nausea in the f irst to feed herself and her child for a year . The toward the end of Ordinary Time—the indigenous bread stages of pregnancy, and babies teethe on miracle of the loaves and fishes allowed 28th week, the 29th, the 30th—which recipe can be found in every national, zwieback, a very hard breadstick. Basic Jesus’ audience to listen without the brings us to four weeks of Advent, 12 days ethnic, religious or geographic group. bread rations are the first supplies sent to distraction of hunger. of Christmas, 40 days of Lent and 50 days The Jews have matzos and challah, survivors of disasters. But man does not live by (physical) of Easter. It may sound mechanical, but it is Scandinavians have flatbrod and lefse, The unleavened bread that the Jews ate at bread alone. Catholics believe that mysterious, too. Deep down, we know life and the Irish have soda bread, to mention a Passover because they had no time to let the receiving Christ in the Eucharist is more is so unordinary that each week is few familiar ones. bread rise reminds me of the eucharistic than just a reminder that Christ is the worth counting. When pioneers opened the American bread we are given in holy Communion. Savior who gave up his Body and Blood for My husband, Ted, and I just returned West, they brought along already leavened Soon after Vatican II, when back-to- us. It is, in fact, the physical Body of from a cross-country road trip. As we set sour dough, which needed no refrigeration basics and returning to the spirit of the early Christ, which becomes part of us. off, the windshield seemed to expand before and could be replenished as need be. To this Church were popular, the late Father Albert We receive as well the spiritual us, opening a lid to a big, bright sk y. I felt day, San Francisco sourdough bread is Ajamie, who was our pastor at St. Monica nourishment necessary for us to bring the the excitement of possibility, a release from much sought after. Parish in Indianapolis, asked us to bake an Christ within us to others. It is holy because the confines of the routine. Soon, I w as When I visited Germany, I discovered authentic eucharistic bread for Mass. it is from God, and it is Communion examining the flat, gray underbellies of the brotchen, the wonderful German hard rolls. The recipe for the eucharistic bread w as because we share it with other believers clouds. “When you really study the clouds,” These come in various flavors—rye, provided by a liturgy professor at the who are part of the Body of Christ. I told my captain, “they’re amazing!” poppy seed, sesame seed, onion, etc. University of San Diego, who explained Later, Ted urged me to behold the Warmed and spread with lots and lots of that, “It conforms to all the norms [w ater (Cynthia Dewes, a member of St. Paul the crisscrossing beams of New York’s unsalted butter, they raise ordinary bread to and flour only] yet has a te xture and smell Apostle Parish in Greencastle, is a regular Tappan Zee Bridge. “Look up!” he said. a new dimension of pleasure. I have raved and taste of bread.” columnist for The Criterion.) † “Isn’t this cool?” Amid the staggering beauty, I counted. Our Turn/Therese Borchard From the beginning to the end, I tallied everything I could. We covered 2,800 miles of road—nearly an oil-change worth— In today’s busy world, real men pray the rosary 108 gallons of gas, $56 in tolls and A few years ago, whenever someone public perception of this powerful experiencing excruciating pangs of guilt, I 10 states, one-fifth of The Fifty Nifty. mentioned the word “rosary,” I used to Catholic tradition. If the group’s Facebook confessed that I had dropped it with my Measuring our progress began as a envision my page can be used as a le gitimate measure of other good habits. source of motivation, but there was more to grandmother at Mass, the group’s effectiveness and growth, with He reassured me, again, that praying it. It was a way to orient ourselves, to grasp holding her crystal 9,000 members, Calvillo is, indeed, the rosary in the morning would protect me the infinite space ahead. beads between her accomplishing his mission. in a way that I needed as I try to secure a By counting, we get hard proof that we praying hands during Ironically, it was an older male friend full-time job in an economy somewhat were here. We make meaning, we mark our the eucharistic who gave me a rosary blessed in allergic to architects—my husband’s place, we insert ourselves into history. prayers and Medjugorje and urged me to pray it profession—and writers—my profession. Counting helps us close the gap between throughout the every day. So I began to pray, again, every what we can see and what we can touch, second half of a “After a while,” he said to me, “praying morning. During my run. In the shower. On where we are and where we hope to be. liturgy. I certainly it first thing in the morning will feel as my drive to interviews. While I was The German poet Rainer Maria Rilke didn’t picture a natural and needed as your shower. If you shopping for a suit to wear on my articulated this idea in his poem “A Walk.” businessman, with a cell phone in one pray to Our Lady consistently, she will bless interviews. He wrote: “My eyes already touch the hand and a wooden rosary in the other, you and protect you from all evil and And I do believe my friend is right. For sunny hill. Going far ahead of the road I telling his client to call back in a half wrongdoing throughout your day.” all the stress that I have been under, I have have begun, so we are grasped by what we hour because he is one decade a way Using his wooden beads, I started been doing surprisingly well. I mean, in the cannot grasp; it has inner light, even from a from finishing the sorrowful mysteries. praying the rosary. Every morning. mood journal where I record every subtle distance—and changes us, even if we do Apparently, I am not the only person Religiously. fluctuation of my disposition, you can read not reach it, into something else, which, holding such stereotypes about the rosary. And then I stopped. the words “not bad.” Which, of course, in hardly sensing it, we already are.” David Calvillo, 49, of McAllen, Texas, Because, like all good habits, you chuck my world is very, very good. We are progressive pilgrims, building used to think rosaries were for old ladies, them out the window when you hit medium So I thank my male friend who got me God’s kingdom day by day, brick by brick. too, until he attended a Catholic men’s to high stress. hooked on the rosary again. And I thank The journey is long and hilly, but we retreat two years ago, where he prayed with Three months ago, exhausted and David Calvillo for introducing this advance as simply as our ancestors did— 79 other men and felt the spiritual strength anxious from job searching and revising my powerful devotion to the male gender. one, two, three, four. of the rosary. resume for the hundredth time, my Yes, indeed, real men pray the rosary. Last year, Calvillo founded a Medjugorje friend inquired about the (Christina Capecchi is a freelance writer nonprofit group called “Real Men Pray status of my rosary devotion. And, because (Therese Borchard writes for Catholic from Inver Grove Heights, Minn. She can be the Rosary” with a vision to change the I am Catholic and cannot lie without News Service.) † reached at www.ReadChristina.com.) † The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010 Page 17

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time/ Msgr. Owen F. Campion Daily Readings Monday, Oct. 11 Friday, Oct. 15 The Sunday Readings Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, Teresa of Jesus, virgin and 31-5:1 doctor of the Church Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010 ancient Jews saw a curse from God in Psalm 113:1b-5a, 6-7 Ephesians 1:11-14 leprosy. Somehow, somewhere, the leper • 2 Kings 5:14-17 had disobeyed God. Luke 11:29-32 Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13 • 2 Timothy 2:8-13 Fearing contagion, communities forced Luke 12:1-7 • Luke 17:11-19 lepers to live apart. Lepers could have no Tuesday, Oct. 12 communication whatsoever with those Galatians 5:1-6 Saturday, Oct. 16 The Second Book of Kings furnishes people who were “clean” of leprosy. Psalm 119:41, 43-45, 47-48 Hedwig, religious this weekend with its first Scriptural Isolated, lepers were unproductive. They Luke 11:37-41 Margaret Mary Alacoque, reading at Mass. were forced to live lives of want to the The two books of point of starvation. virgin Kings once were This reading also has an ethnic Wednesday, Oct. 13 Ephesians 1:15-23 one volume, but as component. Jews scorned Samaritans Galatians 5:18-25 Psalm 8:2-3b, 4-7 time passed editors because long ago they had tolerated pagan Psalm 1:1-4, 6 Luke 12:8-12 divided the volume invaders and intermarried with pagans, Luke 11:42-46 into two parts. producing offspring that grievously They are among the compromised the identity of the people Sunday, Oct. 17 historical writings in chosen by God. Thursday, Oct. 14 Twenty-ninth Sunday in the Old Testament. As Much bigotry entered the picture. Jews Callistus I, pope and martyr Ordinary Time the name implies, they thought that Samaritans were the worst of Ephesians 1:1-10 Exodus 17:8-13 are interested in the careers of the early the worst, incapable of anything good. Psalm 98:1-6 Psalm 121:1-8 kings of Israel. However, the Old Testament Important here is the fact that Jesus Luke 11:47-54 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 is not primarily about history or, in a heals and forgives. These actions belonged certain light, about kings. to God alone. Luke 18:1-8 Instead, the Old Testament books are concerned with religion, and more precisely Reflection with the relationship between God and all Presumably Jews, of God’s special the Hebrew people. people, nine of the lepers cured in this In the view of the ancients, the most story from St. Luke’s Gospel tended to important question in life was how to live see themselves as entitled to God’s mercy Go Ask Your Father/Fr. Francis Hoffman in faithfulness to God. Nothing else and forgiveness. mattered. However, the 10th leper, the Many saints and popes promoted the While the kings are prominent in these Samaritan man, had a clearer insight. He books, religious figures also are much in realized that he deserved nothing special. scapular of Our Lady of Mount Car mel evidence. His ancestors had walked away from God. This weekend’s reading is an example. Yet, Jesus cured him and forgave him I grew up wearing a traditional brown metal scapular medal. The central personality is not a king, b ut because of the Samaritan’s faith. Thus, Qscapular. Recently, I noticed that It is not intended to be w orn as a rather Naaman. this leper hurried to thank Jesus. there are many types bracelet or pinned to your clothes, b ut— Two strikes are against Naaman. He is a By sinning, we all have deserted God. of scapular jewelry. as a devotional sacramental—there is no Gentile and leper. It was much more than a We properly should be the victims of I am interested in prohibition against such practices so long coincidence of birth, religious choice or what we have done. wearing a scapular as you try to treat holy things in a bad luck when it came to health. In each However, with an unending love, as in bracelet instead of the holy way. case, it indicated estrangement from God the case of Naaman or the Samaritan traditional wool It should not be worn or exhibited as and of affliction’s presence as a result leper, God cures us of the weak ening scapular. jewelry, but should serve as a reminder of sin. effects of our sin, restores us to life and Does the bracelet that you are a child of God and that your Naaman bathed in the Jordan River, the welcomes us into the fold of those lo yal contain the same Mother Mary in heaven will watch out for stream that formed the boundary between to God. benefits as the brown your spiritual and physical welfare. the Promised Land, which was overflowing However, the keys to this happening scapular? with life, and the foreign world, which was are our own humility and our will to Must the wool scapular be worn over What is the significance of the skull filled with treachery and death so those seek God. † the head or can it be pinned to your Qthat appears at the base of some who acknowledged God did not live there. clothes? religious statues? Despite everything, Naaman was cured. He went to thank God, represented by Readers may submit prose The brown scapular of Our Lady of The skull was a common motif in Elisha, the prophet. AMount Carmel is a wonderful Apaintings featuring the great saints For its second reading, the Church turns or poetry for faith column devotion richly promoted by saints and because it was a symbol of asceticism. to the Second Epistle to Timothy. The Criterion invites readers to popes since the Middle Ages. It was not uncommon for early—and As in recent weeks, the epistle reassures submit original prose or poetry relating The late Pope John Paul II wore even later—monks, ascetics and mystics and challenges Timothy, an early convert to to faith or experiences of prayer for it every day from the time of his to keep a skull in their cells or rooms as a Christianity, disciple of Paul and a bishop. possible publication in the “My first holy Communion as a child. potent reminder of mortality. If anyone truly dies with Christ by dying Journey to God” column. There are many types of religious A number of saints are traditionally to sin, then everlasting life with God is Seasonal reflections also are medals, necklaces, bracelets and scapulars, depicted with a human skull nearby, the reward. appreciated. Please include name, but there’s only one brown scapular of including St. Francis of Assisi, St. Jerome St. Luke’s Gospel provides the address, parish and telephone number Our Lady of Mount Carmel that enjo ys and St. Mary Magdalene, to cite some of last reading. with submissions. such rich blessings. the best known holy men and women “Leprosy” occurs throughout the Send material for consideration to In 1274, Our Lady presented the of God. Scriptures, and was obviously a chronic, “My Journey to God,” The Criterion, scapular to St. Simon Stock with the The human skull in religious progressive disease and then without any P.O. Box 1410, Indianapolis, IN 46206 promise that those who die wearing it will iconography is also a stark reminder of known cure. It was a fearful fate. or e-mail to [email protected]. † escape the fires of hell. our mortality. “Memento mori” is a Latin Unaware of the workings of diseases, On the day the brown scapular is phrase which means “Remember that you imposed, that person can gain a plenary must die.” Because no one knows when indulgence. he or she will die, it is necessary that we My Journey to God If he or she wears it piously, which are always prepared and use the means to means saying the “little office of Our Lady” remain in the state of grace. daily—the Hail Mary three times—and observing the virtue of chastity according to Is there a source that substantiates The Labyrinth his or her state in life, he or she can also Qthe Church’s preference for organ gain plenary indulgences on the various music during Mass? I start my journey feast days of Carmelite saints: with small measured steps. • July 16—Our Lady of Mount Carmel While there is no mandate that a I don’t look far. • Oct. 1—St. Thérèse of Lisieux ACatholic church must have an organ, Small birds call, • Oct. 15—St. Teresa of Avila the fact that the organ is referenced in at the sun warms my back, • Nov. 14—all Carmelite saints least five paragraphs in the General leaves rustle and fall. Of course, the usual conditions for the Instruction for the Roman Missal suggests Some skitter by. plenary indulgence apply: that the organ has pride of place among Small stones mark • You must wear the scapular piously. musical instruments for liturgical music other passersby. • You must attend Mass and receive (GIRM, #32, #103, #142, #313 and #393). I talk to God. holy Communion worthily that week. The GIRM states, “While the organ is He listens. • You must go to confession that week. to be accorded pride of place, other wind, • You must pray for the Holy Father stringed or percussion instruments may be

By Diana Lehr Wyand MaryFile photo by Ann and his intentions. used in liturgical services [at churches] in • You must be detached from any desire the dioceses of the United States of (Diana Lehr is a member of St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis. She wrote this poem to sin. America, according to longstanding local after participating in a retreat at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis. When the brown woolen scapular is usage, provided they are truly apt for The retreat included time for prayer during a walk on the labyrinth adjacent to the imposed upon you in an investiture sacred use or can be rendered apt” (#393). chapel on the scenic wooded grounds. The archdiocesan retreat house will celebrate ceremony, it should hang over your There is a seriousness of purpose for its 60th anniversary on Oct. 23.) shoulders, either outside or inside your the Church’s vision of the place of an clothing, but later it can be replaced with a organ in the liturgy. † Page 18 The Criterion Friday, October 8, 2010

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Hundreds of members of St. Michael P arish in Greenfield gathered on Sept. 19 at the parish’s church to celebrate the Submitted photo 150th anniversary of its founding with a Mass at which Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein was the principal celebrant. After the Mass, well-wishers filled the parish’s activity center for a reception and meal to continue the anni versary celebration. St. Michael Parish has more than 1,100 households among its members. It has a b ustling school, and sponsors many ministries and faith formation programs. But it wasn’t always that way. In fact, according to longtime St. Michael parishioner Joseph Padgett, the parish only started to grow dramatically during the past 60 years. “From 1953 on, the growth began to really show up,” Padgett said. “I think it was the baby boom after the w ar.” That was a big change for Padgett, who is 83. He and his family moved to Greenfield in 1937 when he was 10, and there were only a fe w dozen families in the parish. St. Michael Parish had received its first resident pastor, Father John Riedinger, only a few years earlier. In the late 19th century, Franciscan priests ministering at Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, center, prays at the altar during a Sept. 19 Mass at St. Michael Church in Greenfield. The Mass Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish on Indianapolis’ near south side celebrated the 150th anniversary of the founding of the parish. Joining Archbishop Buechlein at the altar are, from left, Father Stanley would travel by train to Greenfield to celebrate Mass there Herber, Deacon Wayne Davis, Benedictine Father Severin Messick, St. Michael’s current pastor, and Father Joseph Riedman. on Sundays. Father Herber and Father Riedman are previous pastors. Standing behind the clergy are altar servers and extraordinary ministers of But in the first two decades of the 20th century, only holy Communion. one or two Masses a month were celebrated at St. Michael when the local economy worsened and many Catholic the school. families moved away. “It worked out,” Padgett said. “People did donate more

At the time that Padgett moved to Greenfield, money. They did want the school.” Submitted photo St. Michael’s pastor divided his time between St. Michael Over the past half century, St. Michael Parish has grown and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in nearby Fortville. tremendously. “About four or five of us boys were [altar] servers, and we And, according to Benedictine Father Severin Messick, went back and forth on Sunday serving [Mass] at F ortville,” St. Michael’s pastor since 1998, it is now the spiritual home Padgett said. “Father [Daniel] Nolan came in, and w as there of many faith-filled young families. for 25 years after Father [Dennis] Spalding.” “St. Michael’s is a young parish,” Father Severin said. Padgett also attributed much of the later growth at “There’s a lot of energy. And there’s a deep sense of faith St. Michael to the establishment of the parish’s school. here among the young as well as the old. That makes it Members of the 1955 first Communion class at St. Michael Parish That occurred when the parish, under the direction of enjoyable working with the people and being their pastor.” in Greenfield are pictured with Father Daniel Nolan, the parish’s Father Nolan, moved from its previous location in the center Christie Murphy is a mother in one of those young pastor in the school basement, which served as its worship space of Greenfield—directly behind the home of Greenfield families. She and her family became members of St. Michael until the church was constructed in 1965. native and famous Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley—to Parish in 1998. a larger location on the west side of Greenf ield. Three of her four children have been born since her Murphy has high hopes for the future of St. Michael Members of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of- family moved to Greenfield. Parish. the-Woods staffed the school at its beginning. “I met a lot of other moms that were in the same place “There are a lot of very faith-filled families there,” she Before the parish began its school in 1953, Padgett said that I was with young kids,” Murphy said. “We had a lot of said. “I’m looking forward to my kids growing even more that many Catholic families living in western common interests. Some of my very best friends are people I there with their friends and with other parishioners.” Hancock County were members of Holy Spirit P arish on the met in that group.” Those hopes are shared by Father Severin. far east side of Indianapolis, where there w as a parochial St. Michael Parish didn’t just help Murphy in her own life “I would hope that we would become more prayerful, school. After St. Michael opened its school, man y of those of faith. It also nurtured the faith of her father, and that our faith would grow deeper than it is and our families joined the Greenfield parish. Deacon Wayne Davis, who ministers there. witness stronger to the outside world as we grow toward This quick growth in the 1950s, though, might ha ve come “My dad definitely grew a lot when he came into the future,” he said. “Originally, we were a very small to a stop later in the decade when the school w as in danger St. Michael’s,” Murphy said. “I feel like he grew a lot when minority in a very Protestant town.” of closing. he moved to St. Michael’s—just because of the people, the Padgett led a committee in the parish in 1959 to community. They’re very strong. It’s just so welcoming that (To learn more about St. Michael Parish in Greenfield, encourage more parishioners to put their support behind you just want to be there.” log on to www.stmichaelsgrfld.org.) † In Sicily, pope asks youths to reject organized crime’s ‘path of death’

PALERMO, Sicily (CNS)— prosecutor Giovanni Falcone, who was killed by popular anti-crime pastor in Palermo who was Pope Benedict XVI urged the young people of a bomb in 1992. slain in 1993, and urged priests and the faithful Sicily to reject the “path of death” of fered by Addressing the youths in a central square of to “imitate his heroic example.” organized crime, and to stand up to e vil by Palermo, the pope encouraged them to reshape The pope also acknowledged the difficulty in witnessing the values of the Gospel. Sicilian society. breaking through a culture of crime, especially The pope made his comments on Oct. 3 “Don’t be afraid to fight against evil!” he when many people are out of work and uncertain during a one-day visit to Palermo, the Sicilian said. “Don’t give in to the suggestions of the about their future. capital, where he celebrated a seaside Mass in Mafia, which is a path of death, incompatible “Today I am here to strongly encourage you the port area, met with priests and religious, and with the Gospel, as your bishops ha ve so not to be afraid to witness with clarity the human spoke to youths and families of the region. often said!” and Christian values that are so deeply rooted in Before returning to Rome, he paused to pray Throughout his visit, the pope pointed to the the faith and in the history of this re gion and its Pope Benedict XVI at the site of the assassination of anti-Maf ia example of Father Giuseppe “Pino” Puglisi, a people,” he said. †

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