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CHICAGO (CNS)—For five years, Father Pat Lee has served as pastor of both St. Joseph and Immaculate Conception parishes on Chicago’s near North Side. The two churches are six blocks apart, and Father Lee can make the walk in six minutes. But that doesn’t mean the two communi- ties are—or want to be—the same. “The biggest challenge is to lead people to a broader vision of what Church is,” said Father Lee, who participated in a Feb. 7-9 symposium on Multiple Parish Pastoring at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein. “I do bring the resources of two places to the broader mission of the Church. That should be an advantage.” Father Lee joined pastors, pastoral lead- ers, researchers and planners from about 20 dioceses across the United States at the symposium. The group of about 50 priests, religious, and lay men and women discussed develop- ing training resources, guidelines and rec- ommendations for having a priest pastor more than one parish. Father Lou Dorn pastors two parishes in the Diocese of Jefferson City, Mo. Both are small worship communities, located along the Mississippi River south of Hannibal. “When he assigned me, the bishop said they were small so I would still be able to do all my other jobs,” said Father Dorn, who holds a number of diocesan positions and serves on the boards of A photo display at Bishop Chatard High School’s chapel in Indianapolis pays tribute to the life of Ben Fillenwarth, a student who died in a traffic acci- national associations. dent before the start of the 2005-06 school year. And for Father Dorn, who has led at least two parishes for all but five of the last 28 years, it’s nothing new. That’s the situation in at least one- Longing for healing, high school third—and maybe up to half—of the parishes in the United States already, said Mark Mogilka, director of pastoral planning students turn to peers and God for the Diocese of Green Bay, Wis. In his diocese, two out of three parishes share a By John Shaughnessy people reeling from the sketchy reports and we’ll see what happens.’ ” priest with at least one other parish. that long-time parishioners Joseph and As Father Kirkhoff left the rectory and “In the late ‘90s, we had some multi- As the tragic news of the plane Barbara Krier had been killed in a small made his way to the church, he was parish pastors, but it has really increased,” crash spread, Father Gerald Kirkhoff’s plane crash and their three children—all stunned by what happened next on New Mogilka said. “It’s largely due to the phone started ringing constantly— recent Chatard graduates—had been seri- Year’s Day—a response that he believes declining number of priests.” bringing pleas for help that surprised ously injured. reveals a great deal about the faith of One study presented at the symposium the pastor of St. Pius X Parish in “I learned what happened at seven- young Catholics. found that more than 10,000 of the 18,891 Indianapolis. thirty that evening,” Father Kirkhoff Cars were already in the parking lot. parishes in the United States in 2005 shared The phone calls came from young recalled. “At eight o’clock, people started Young people huddled together and used See PARISHES, page 9 people who had ties to the northside calling me and asking, ‘Are we going to their cell phones to start calling their parish and the community of nearby have a prayer service?’ I said, ‘I’ll go over friends as they watched the priest head Bishop Chatard High School, young and open the church, turn on the lights See TRAGEDIES, page 8 Legacy for Our Mission pilot phase draws to successful close

By Sean Gallagher in Indianapolis highlights this success, St. Pius X parishioner Jerry Semler having pledged $6.2 million, which rep- of Indianapolis, the campaign’s chair- The pilot phase of the Legacy for Our resents more than three-and-a-half times man, said that the results to this point Mission: For Our Children and the Future the parish’s annual Sunday and holy day are “very encouraging,” adding that the campaign that began in 11 archdiocesan collections. parishes in the campaign so far have parishes last fall is draw- This will allow the well exceeded the goal for the pilot ing to a successful close. parish to go forward with phase. More than $17 million Archbishop Daniel M. the construction of a “The parishioners are very support- in pledges have been Buechlein discusses the much-needed multipur- ive of the overall campaign,” Semler received that will benefit campaign, page 5. pose facility that will aid said. both the parishes that its numerous ministries. Members of St. Joseph Parish in have raised the funds as Starting in March, St. Leon in the Batesville Deanery have well as the archdiocese’s shared ministries 13 more parishes will begin their partici- been quite successful in their participa- and home missions, which include the for- pation in the campaign that has a tion thus far, pledging more than mation of seminarians and the support of $100 million goal. The remainder of the $334,000. retired priests. archdiocese’s parishes will participate in Father George Plaster, the pastor of The participation of St. Monica Parish the campaign during the next two years. See LEGACY, page 2 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, February 17, 2006 LEGACY

continued from page 1 drawing Architectural the southeastern Indiana parish, said that he expects a strong growth in the number of parishioners in the coming years due to the parish’s close proximity to Cincinnati, approximately 30 minutes away. Because of this, the parishioners have identified the need for a new parish life center, the building of which they hope to secure with the funds raised in the cam- paign. The center will also benefit other parishes in the Batesville Deanery. “We hope that the addition of a parish life center will be something inviting to other parishes within our deanery from time to time when there may be a need to take advantage of our new facility,” Father Plaster said. “What, I think, brings parishes closer together is when there are facilities that can enable closer relationships socially, spiritually and instructionally.” Although Father Plaster said that the new parish life center was a “strong moti- vator” for his parishioners’ participation in Legacy for Our Mission thus far, he also As this architectural drawing shows, the parish life center of St. Joseph Parish in St. Leon, when completed, will stand to the right of the parish’s rectory and said that they value “helping out the col- church. The growing southeastern Indiana parish’s participation in the pilot phase of Legacy for Our Mission: For Our Children and the Future is helping them lective archdiocese in the ministry and make the construction of the center a reality. It has also helped them grow in awareness of the shared ministries and home missions of the archdiocese. mission goals for the campaign.” St. Joseph Parish in St. Leon is one of constraints.” non-Catholic,” he said. “We can focus on St. Bartholomew parishioner David the archdiocese’s oldest parishes, having To address this need, the parish is work- our needs, but we also need to focus on Milroy of Columbus, the campaign’s been founded in 1841. ing toward raising enough funds for the the needs of others at the same time.” chairman of the parish phase for southern SS. Francis and Clare Parish in construction of a nine-room building that St. Simon the Apostle parishioner Indiana, praised the generosity shown thus Greenwood, on the other hand, was estab- will be used both for a new parish school Richard Pfleger of Indianapolis, the cam- far in the campaign by archdiocesan lished less than 15 years ago. and other ministries. paign’s associate general chairman and Catholics, describing it as “sacrificial.” According to Father Vincent Lampert, So far, the members of SS. Francis and chairman of its leadership phase, said that “In my experience in working within SS. Francis and Clare’s pastor, the Clare Parish have pledged $2.25 million the participation he’s seen thus far and the archdiocese to try to raise money over 900-family parish has grown by 33 per- for Legacy for Our Mission, which repre- that which he expects to see in the months time, that’s when people examine most cent in just two years and is projecting a sents more than three times its annual to come reflects the deep generosity of closely their relationship with our Lord possible addition of 600 to 700 families Sunday and holy day collections. Catholics in central and southern Indiana. and his Church,” Milroy said. over the next five years. Working to build a school building that “I think that Winston Churchill quote, It was this spiritual nature of the As a result of this growth, the parish will also house other parish ministries could ‘You make a living by what you get. You Legacy for Our Mission campaign that has quickly outgrown its ministry space. easily focus parishioners on their own needs. make a life by what you give,’ very accu- Father Lampert said, in the end, was the “There are over 400 children in Sunday But Father Lampert said that the rately describes the attitude of our parish- most important part of it. morning religious education,” Father Catholic identity of the parish should turn ioners in the archdiocese,” he said. “We’ve “One of the things that we try to stress Lampert said. “We use every nook and its members toward the needs of others. got a lot of generous people that are will- is that we weren’t just raising money for cranny we can find, including my office. “We need to recognize that being ing to look deep into their hearts and see the sake of money,” he said, “but [that] the We use the social hall. We use the narthex. Catholic means that we have a responsibil- what they can give to help other people funds we raise enable us to do the mission We use offices, and we have a lot of space ity for others, whether they’re Catholic or who need help.” that God has given us.” † Cabinet members lead Legacy for Our Mission campaign James A. Schellinger By Sean Gallagher Jerry D. Semler Tom F. Hirschauer Jr. St. Pius X Parish, Indianapolis St. Luke Parish, Indianapolis Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Campaign Chair Communications Phase Chair Indianapolis Several people from across the arch- Parish Phase Chair, Central Indiana diocese are serving as leaders in the Mary Horn Legacy for Our Mission: For Our Richard Pfleger Maurice Spagnoletti St. Simon the Apostle Parish, Indianapolis St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Bloomington Foundation Phase Chair Children and the Future campaign. Major Gifts Prospect Review Chair From helping to oversee the effort as a Associate General Chairman whole to promoting major gifts, to aiding Leadership Phase Chair Eugene R. Tempel, Ed.D. W. Tobin McClamroch St. Joan of Arc Parish, Indianapolis parishes in their participation in the cam- St. Luke Parish, Indianapolis Father J. Daniel Atkins Corporate and Foundation Phase Prospect paign, these parish leaders are working Major Gifts Awareness Chair Review Chair hard to help Catholics in central and Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Corydon; southern Indiana come together in the St. Peter Parish, Harrison County; Most J. Timothy McGinley John M. (Jack) Whelan campaign to further the mission of the Precious Blood Parish, New Middletown St. Luke Parish, Indianapolis St. Monica Parish, Indianapolis archdiocese. Clergy Promotion Co-Chair Pacesetter Gifts Awareness Chair Pacesetter Gifts Prospect Review Chair The following is a list of those serving on the campaign’s cabinet: L. H. Bayley William McGowan Jr. Father James R. Wilmoth St. Luke Parish, Indianapolis Pastor, St. Roch Parish, Indianapolis St. Luke Parish, Indianapolis Clergy Promotion Co-Chair Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B. Pacesetter Gifts Chair Archbishop of Indianapolis Corporate and Foundation Awareness Chair Joseph S. Therber Msgr. Joseph F. Schaedel John Duffy David Milroy Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Indianapolis Vicar General St. Simon the Apostle Parish, Indianapolis St. Bartholomew Parish, Columbus Executive Director, Stewardship and Pastor, Holy Rosary Parish, Indianapolis Major Gifts Co-Chair Parish Phase Chair, Southern Indiana Development †

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The Criterion Friday, February 17, 2006 Page 3 Children to benefit from education and child care proposals By Brigid Curtis Ayer subject competency, but overall they are and only one adult supervising. more qualified to teach since they are “To address this problem, and ensure at Track legislation, Schools in urban and poor areas facing already working toward licensure.” the very least certain child-to-staff ratios teacher shortages may soon find relief if a Lubbers said her bill is actually becom- existed, the bill would have required all tune into radio show teacher ing less controversial. child care providers—including those who To track legislative action or to shortage “As people are learning more about the are registered ministries—to adhere to the contact your state legislators, go to bill, Senate bill, support for it is growing,” she said. minimum child-to-staff ratios,” Lawson www.in.gov/legislative/ or call the Bill 172, “This bill also applies to accredited, non- said. “But because of the lack of time in the Indiana House of Representatives at becomes public schools. short session—and due to the outcry of 317-232-9600 or 800-382-9842. For Indiana law. “Geographically, school corporations in ministry organizations—that language of the Indiana State Senate, call 317- The bill, authored by Sen. Teresa urban and poor areas are the ones experi- the bill was amended out so that there 232-9400 or 800-382-9467. Lubbers (R-Indianapolis), would allow the encing teacher shortages,” she said. would be more time to work with min- Indiana Catholic Conference governing body of a school corporation or The teacher shortage bill, which passed istries to come up with a good definition Executive Director Glenn Tebbe’s an accredited non- the Indiana Senate last month, was for a ministry and resolve the problem.” report on the week’s legislative activi- public school to hire approved on Feb. 8 by the House Education Lawson said that while the bill is ties follows Archbishop Daniel M. an individual who is Committee. The bill has moved to the “watered down from its original form,” the Buechlein’s weekly radio broadcast at in the process of House floor for further consideration. current language in Senate Bill 151 will 11:05 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday obtaining a teaching Another important measure affecting help Family and Social Services mornings on Indianapolis Catholic license under the children is also moving forward through Administration (FSSA)—the group which Radio WSPM 89.1 FM. “Transition to the legislature. Senate Bill 151, authored by regulates and inspects Indiana child care The show can now also be heard Teaching” program. Sen. Connie Lawson (R-Danville), in its providers—to comply with child care anywhere in the state as WSPM has “The bill is original form, would have required child inspections and drug testing. begun streaming it on the Internet. If designed to help care providers, registered as ministries who “It’s important that we bring more peo- you have Internet access, tune into the schools hire licensed receive federal and state funding through ple into providing quality child care, and ICC’s legislative update at teachers in hard-to- vouchers from the that’s what we’re trying to do with Senate www.catholicradioindy.org. † Sen. Teresa Lubbers find subject areas, Child Care and Bill 151,” Lawson said. such as math, Development Fund Melanie Brizzi, child care development science, special education and English as a (CCDF), to meet cer- liaison for FSSA, said, “It’s important for exempted from child-to-staff ratios. Second Language,” Lubbers said, with “the tain child-to-staff parents to realize that not all child care Approximately $122 million in govern- goal being to improve the quality of ratios. providers are licensed or are required to ment funds is spent in Indiana through teachers in those areas where there are “Ministries do an follow the same standards. Parents need to CCDF vouchers. The vouchers were devel- shortages.” excellent job; how- ask questions like ‘How many children do oped in the early 1990s as part of the fed- Under the bill, the teachers that are hired ever, there has been you have per each adult?’ There are many eral welfare reform program. from the “Transition to Teaching” program a preponderance of ministries out there that provide a very high Senate Bill 151 passed the Senate and must have subject competency in the sub- day care providers quality of care, but parents cannot assume has been assigned to the House Committee jects they will teach, she said. who have found a that they all operate under the same guide- on Family, Children and Human Affairs, “The way it is now, the State Board of Sen. Connie Lawson loophole in the defi- lines because they don’t.” where it is awaiting a hearing. Education has issued roughly 2,000 emer- nition as a min- According to Brizzi, there are 650 child Because this is a short session, bills gency teaching permits to fill the teaching istry,” Lawson said. “These providers, who care providers in Indiana operating as regis- must be passed in committee by the end of shortage, and those teaching with an emer- have no real ministry affiliation, were being tered ministries, and two-thirds of them February. The Indiana General Assembly gency permit are not required to have a exempted from certain child care standards accept CCDF vouchers. Child care must adjourn by March 14. subject competency,” Lubbers said. “Senate under the registered ministry category.” providers which operate as registered min- Bill 172 will require those in the Lawson said that one such provider in istries are currently not required to have (Brigid Curtis Ayer is a correspondent for ‘Transition to Teaching’ program to have Indianapolis had 13 2-year-olds attending child care development training and are The Criterion.) † Pope says marriage tribunals must act quickly, follow Church law VATICAN CITY (CNS)—For the good therefore, to receive Communion. lives of the faithful nor even less to exac- important that the declaration arrive in a of individuals and the Catholic Church as Pope Benedict said the reason why so erbate litigiousness, but only to serve the reasonable amount of time,” the pope a whole, marriage tribunals must act as many bishops at the October synod on the truth,” Pope Benedict said. said. quickly as possible while fully following Eucharist raised questions about tribunals The pope also said a husband and wife Pope Benedict said it also was very Church law, Pope and annulment procedures was precisely who have separated cannot self-declare important that the Church’s pastoral Benedict XVI said. because receiving the Eucharist is so their marriage invalid because marriage is approach to couples be evident long “For more than a important. a sacrament of the Church and a good for before any troubles arise. few of the faithful,” At times, the pope said, it can appear society. From the moment a couple requests to he said, “ecclesias- that pastoral concern for people in irreg- Reason dictates that an impartial third be married in a Catholic Church, priests tical sentences in ular marriage situations clashes head-on party [needs to] be asked to examine the must work to ensure that the couple this area, in fact, with the Church’s insistence that matri- facts and make a judgment, he said. understands the meaning of the sacrament have an impact on mony is forever and that annulments At the same time, the search for truth of matrimony, he said. the possibility or may be granted only when there is clear in a marriage case is very concrete and And at the first sign of trouble between not of receiving proof that the conditions for a valid has a deep impact on the individuals a husband and wife, he said, they must be Communion.” marriage did not exist from the involved, the pope said. offered assistance in resolving their differ- Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict beginning. 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OPINION

Making a Difference/Tony Magliano State of the world’s children The new year is not shaping up to be a for the McGovern-Dole School Feeding Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 happy one for hundreds of millions of the Program. Most Rev. Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B., Publisher William R. Bruns, Associate Publisher world’s poorest chil- This wonderful project enables very Mike Krokos, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus dren. In fact, the poor schools in the developing world to U.N. Children’s Fund provide a nutritious meal for each stu- (www.unicef.org) dent. Doubling the funding would pro- reports that the situa- vide food and education for an additional Editorial tion is truly desperate. 2 million children. According to their Also, urge your congressional delega- highly respected tion to increase the Title II Food for annual report titled Peace program to $2 billion for 2007. “The State of the Some years ago, I lived for two World’s Children, months at a leprosy hospital in Bihar, 2006,” millions of excluded and invisible India. The hospital is part of a larger

Northwest Indiana Catholic children make their way through life operation known as the Damien Social impoverished, abandoned, uneducated, Welfare Center, which operates two malnourished, discriminated against, hostels for children of leprosy patients. neglected and vulnerable. These hostels provide more than In the world’s poorest countries: 700 children with nourishing food, a

CNS photo/Jon L. Hendricks, • One in every six children dies before decent place to live, an education and a age 5. trade. Without this help, they would be • One in every three children under 5 is condemned to a life of begging alongside moderately or severely underweight. their parents. • One in every two girls is not in A former director of the center, Jesuit primary school. Father John Guidera, told me that with an • One in every four children is not immu- annual per-child expense of $300, it is Bishop Dale J. Melczek, left, shares a lighthearted moment with villagers near a nized against measles, which kills more extremely difficult to keep the hostels soil conservation project in the hills of Trou-du-Nord, Haiti. Upon return from the than 500,000 children every year. operating. 2003 solidarity mission to the impoverished island nation, the bishop of Gary, Why do we allow so many of the But this is where you can help. For Ind., said he was reminded that joy does not come from material possessions, world’s children to suffer and die? about 95 cents a day, you could become a but from within “when there is love of God and love for one another.” The United States has the resources to child sponsor, making the difference of a end domestic and global childhood lifetime for one of these little ones. poverty and hunger. However, as individ- Please consider sending a $25 monthly uals and as a government, we often throw donation to: Jesuit Missions, 7400 York We are called to be crumbs to the poor. Road Suite 401, Baltimore, MD 21204. Speaking in New York in 1979, Pope (For this to be tax deductible, do not write John Paul II said: “The poor of the on your check’s memo line. Instead sim- stewards of joy United States and of the world are your ply attach a note to each check saying, brothers and sisters in Christ. Never be “For Guidera child sponsorship.”) Within a ritish writer C. S. Lewis described the hope we received at Christmas? content to leave them just the crumbs of couple of months, you should receive from Bhis conversion to Christianity as Have we lost all sense of Easter joy? the feast. Take of your substance, and not India a picture and personal information being “surprised by joy.” Lewis had a In The Joy of Full Surrender, the just of your abundance, in order to help about the child you are sponsoring. very particular understanding of joy, great 19th-century spiritual director, them. Treat them like guests at your fam- With just a little effort and pennies a which he carefully distinguished from Father Jean-Pierre Caussade, writes, ily table.” day, we can help some of the world’s both happiness and pleasure. “There is nothing more free than a You can invite the poor—especially poorest children enjoy a good meal, Joy comes with the satisfaction of heart which sees only the life of God poor children—to your family table by receive an education and experience what our deepest desires. Joy is what we in the most deadly perils and trou- e-mailing or calling your congressperson it means to be a child. long for always and rarely find. It is bles.” This is the joy of martyrdom: to and two U.S. senators (Capitol switch- the experience of genuine unity and be completely confident in the pres- board: 202-224-3121), urging them to (Tony Magliano writes for Catholic News harmony with the world around us. It ence and saving grace of God even in double the funding in fiscal year 2007 Service.) † is the intimate connection with a per- the most desperate and hopeless son that makes us feel whole and com- situations. plete as human beings. As Father Caussade says: “The The history of Christianity can be senses, in terror, suddenly cry to the Letters to the Editor said to begin with joy—the greeting of soul, Unhappy one! You have no Editorial an affront nothing happened. When we “dumb the Angel to the shepherds, “Do not be resource left; you are lost! Instantly, down” the events of the past, history has afraid; for behold I proclaim to you faith with a stronger voice answers: to America’s laity shown that the past will be repeated. news of great joy” (Lk 2:10). And, of Keep firm, go forward and fear Daniel Conway’s editorial “Let’s stop Helen Welter, Indianapolis course, the most profound experience nothing!” blaming the bishops” in the Jan. 27 issue of joy is found in the Easter mystery— Perhaps the fear and anxiety we of The Criterion is an affront to the laity. Archbishop’s column Jesus’ victory over sin and death in the Christians feel today stems from a lack I do not believe that any thinking Resurrection. Here, the disciples on the of faith. Like the disciples, we fail to Catholic blames “the bishops for every- hits home in Greensburg road to Emmaus, and in Jerusalem and comprehend how God works in our thing that ails the Church.” There are many Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein’s col- Galilee, encounter the risen Lord and world bringing light into our dark- — of us, however, who believe that those umn in the Jan. 27 edition of The find their deepest longings fulfilled and ness and healing into our brokenness. bishops who denied, ignored and covered Criterion concerning the need for their hearts burning with joy. And we fail to listen for the “stronger up years of known abuse by Catholic Catholic schools has prompted this letter. The Oxford English Dictionary voice of faith” among all the negative clergy should be held responsible and It was a most-needed prod to all of us, defines joy as “vivid pleasure arising messages of doubt and despair in our made accountable for what they did. in particular those who feel we can no from a sense of well-being or satisfac- world today. Is there even one bishop who was longer support the ever-rising costs of tion.” We might say that it is the oppo- Christians in the 21st century (as in arrested, suffered personal financial loss site of restless anxiety or fear. every age) have been given the gift of maintaining our schools. or position, or was in any way called to Somehow, we have survived the rising Joy fills the emptiness in the pit of joy. We have experienced, in a provi- personal account for the criminal act of our stomachs. It causes us to feel that sional way, what it means to be fully costs of everything else, and we say we covering up criminal activity? One usu- our unnamed fears are groundless. Joy satisfied, to know lasting peace and to want the best for our children, but not ally does not “learn their lesson” when counteracts our tendency to be con- find true love. We are called to be necessarily a Catholic education? there are no personal consequences. A stantly worried and depressed about the stewards of the joy we have received in At St. Mary Parish in Greensburg, we few apologies and another committee sad state of affairs that the world has Christ to nurture and develop it and are in a building planning mode, nothing — seem woefully inadequate. come to (again). to share it generously with others. new as this has been an ongoing project for Most of us (laity) do support the Like the disciples on the road to Let’s pray for the grace to be good more than 20 years. Serious talk and study American bishops in the areas that Emmaus, like the saints throughout stewards of God’s joy. As Pope is now in process, but it is mostly about a deserve our support. The abuse situation Christian history, like C. S. Lewis and Benedict XVI said, “May we never new church, which we should be looking countless other lost souls who are rest- complain or be discouraged by life’s is not one of those areas. To say, as you at—but our school is of 1915 origin with a less and filled with longing, joy takes trials. May the Lord help us to follow have in the editorial, that, “Sometimes, he 1955 addition. It has three floors, 12 class- us by surprise. We are amazed by the the path of love and, in submitting to [the bishop] makes mistakes. If he is rooms and a gym, structural problems and grace of God, which comforts us and its demands, find true joy.” faithful to his calling, the bishop learns no air-conditioning. We are getting by, fills our hearts with peace. from his mistakes and carries on,” seems thanks to a dedicated teaching staff work- Why, then, are so many of us — Daniel Conway to downplay the importance and the crim- ing for the lowest salaries in the county. Christians still lost? Why is there so inal nature of what was done by some Some of our people are saying “build much bitterness and anxiety among us? (Daniel Conway is a member of the bishops in the name of God and Church. the church, and let the city and county Why do we still feel desperate and editorial committee of the board of Please, give the faithful of our country educate our children.” The failure of our afraid? Why do we bicker and quarrel directors of Criterion Press Inc.) † more credit. The laity had nothing to do Catholic school will only further the among ourselves? Have we forgotten with the cover-up by the bishops. declining attendance and faith of our mis- And, yes, we do need to support one sion. Let us all pray for guidance in another. But support does not mean ignor- Catholic education. ing what was done and “going on” as if Herb Scheidler, Greensburg The Criterion Friday, February 17, 2006 Page 5

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

SEEKING THE FACE OF THE LORD BUSCANDO LA CARA DEL SEÑOR

Pooling our loaves and fishes for all God’s people Remember the context: It was evening, disciples. And so he asks us to be part of a of us, not the central office at 1400 N. nce in awhile, I receive letters they were in a deserted place, and the Church in which no one keeps the five Meridian St.” The time, talent and trea- from parishioners who don’t crowd was large and hungry. Jesus felt loaves and two fishes for herself or himself sure we share go to those most in need, Ounderstand why they should compassion for them and wanted to feed alone. He won’t accept our saying “Send not to archdiocesan administration. By share some of the proceeds of the Legacy them. The disciples said, “Send them them home. We don’t have enough to feed the grace of God, by the miracles which For Our Mission: For Our Children and home. There isn’t enough food.” Five them.” We are to give of whatever we have the Lord works in our own times, there is the Future campaign with the larger mis- loaves and two fishes were all the disci- for the sake of all his people. Jesus works so much we can accomplish together that sion of the archdiocese. A recent letter ples had with them. “Bring them to me,” the miracle and makes it go much farther we can not possibly do by our unrelated, said that every parish should just take Jesus said. than we could ever imagine. individual efforts. If we pool our few care of itself. In so many words, the cardinal The Lord takes our small beginnings loaves and fishes, they go so much farther I remembered something I had read in remarked that Jesus does not want to start and makes great things of them. I’m for the good of so many more people. All an inspiring book, Bread of the World,by from nothing in building the kingdom; he afraid sometimes when it comes to faith of us need to claim our responsibility in Cardinal Carlo Martini, who is now the does not belittle what we have. He and religion and holiness and prayer, we the mission of our Church. I know that retired Jesuit Archbishop of Milan, Italy. doesn’t say to us, “Why have you done so want to say “Lord, I’m not ready, not yet. we agree that we cannot simply be “tak- I was struck by the cardinal’s description little? Why did you not plan ahead?” I’m just not good enough.” Cardinal ers.” We need to be “givers.” of an episode related to his installation as Jesus asks us to bring to him whatever Martini wrote, “Jesus insists ‘Bring me I surely understand that sometimes our archbishop. little we have. Like Peter and his friends what you are, as you are; bring me the lit- own need or the needs of our own parish He wrote that someone who saw him who worked hard (all night) to catch their tle you have so that I may use it for the community seem overwhelming. Yet we standing at the podium in the piazza in fish, we are to be generous with what we salvation of a people.’ He asks us to trust are asked to share from our few loaves front of the cathedral before he was earn by our hard work and sweat and him, to believe in his power.” and fishes. The Lord blesses our sacri- installed observed, “You looked bewil- anguish. And we are to bring the bread of All of this is another expression of a fices abundantly. We need to give of our dered in the face of so many people, as if our suffering or the bitterness that comes theme I have struck from the early bewil- time, talent and treasure, however small saying to yourself, ‘Where will I find our way or, sometimes, even our broken dering days of my own installation as and paltry or however large and abundant, bread enough to feed them all?’ ” hearts—not to mention our gifts. Jesus archbishop of Indianapolis. “Together we for the sake of the many. For “it is In the face of so many material and uses whatever little we have with us to can serve the Lord. The archdiocese is all evening and they are far from home.” † spiritual needs in our archdiocese here in work miracles for the good of the many. central and southern Indiana, I immedi- Maybe this is the real miracle of the five ately resonated with the cardinal. And I loaves and two fishes. Archbishop Buechlein’s intention for vocations for Februar y am sure many of you do, too. Jesus does something for everyone in Young Adults: That they may realize the importance of their presence in our parishes The cardinal reflected on the meaning that hungry crowd. He has compassion for and have the generosity and courage to consider ser vice in the Church, especially as of the miracle Jesus worked with five the many that were hungry, not just the priests and religious. loaves and two fishes (Mt 14:13-21). exclusive few who were his friends and

Uniendo nuestros panes y peces en favor de todo el pueblo de Dios e vez en cuando, recibo cartas de pues, a la gente, para que vayan a los no tenemos suficiente comida para ali- de la gracia de Dios, por medio de los parroquianos que no entienden pueblos y se compren comida.” Cinco mentarlos.” Debemos ofrecer aquellos milagros que el Señor obra en nuestros Dpor qué deben compartir parte de panes y dos peces era todo lo que tenían que tengamos por el bien de todo su propios tiempos, hay mucho que las ganancias de la campaña el Legado los discípulos. “Traédmelos acá,” dijo pueblo. Jesús obra el milagro y lo podemos lograr juntos y que no de nuestra misión: para los niños y el Jesús. extiende mucho más de lo que nunca podríamos realizar a través de esfuerzos futuro, con la misión mayor de la En pocas palabras, el cardenal resaltó podríamos imaginarnos. individuales y desligados. Si unimos Arquidiócesis. Una carta reciente que Jesús no desea comenzar a construir El Señor toma nuestros humildes orí- nuestros pocos panecillos y peces, lle- expresaba que cada parroquia debería el reino a partir de la nada; él no despre- genes y hace grandes cosas con ellos. garán mucho más lejos para bien de simplemente ocuparse de sí misma. cia lo que tenemos. No nos dice: “¿Por Me temo que a veces, en lo que respecta mucha más gente. Todos debemos Recuerdo algo que leí en un libro qué has hecho tan poco? ¿Por qué no a fe, religión, santidad y oración, quere- asumir nuestra responsabilidad en la inspirador, El pan del mundo, escrito por planeaste con anticipación?” mos decir: “Señor, no estoy listo, no misión de nuestra Iglesia. Sé que esta- el Cardenal Carlo Martini, quien es hoy Jesús nos pide que le llevemos aquello todavía. No soy digno.” El Cardenal mos de acuerdo en que no podemos ser en día un arzobispo Jesuita jubilado de que tengamos. Al igual que Pedro y sus Martini escribió: “Jesús insiste: ‘Tráeme simplemente “tomar.” Debemos ser Milán. Me impactó la descripción del amigos quienes trabajaron arduamente lo que eres, como eres; ofréceme aquello “dadores.” cardenal sobre su institución como arzo- (toda la noche), para conseguir su pesca, que tengas para que pueda yo usarlo en Ciertamente entiendo que en oca- bispo. debemos ser generosos con aquellos que pos de la salvación de un pueblo.’ Nos siones, nuestra propia necesidad o las Escribió que alguien que lo vio parado obtenemos por medio de nuestra ardua pide que confiemos en él, que creamos necesidades de nuestra propia comu- en el podio en la plaza delante de la cate- labor, nuestro sudor y nuestra aflicción. en su poder.” nidad parroquial, parecen abrumadoras. dral antes de proclamársele, observó: “se Y debemos llevarle el pan de nuestro Todo esto es otra expresión de un Y aun así, se nos pide que compartamos veía consternado ante tantas personas, sufrimiento o la amargura que se nos tema que me ha impactado desde los nuestros pocos panecillos y pescados. El como si se estuviera diciendo a sí mismo presente, o, en ocasiones, incluso nue- primeros días de consternación de mi Señor bendice con creces nuestros sacri- ‘¿dónde encontraré suficiente pan para stros corazones rotos, sin mencionar, por propia institución como arzobispo de ficios. Debemos ofrecer nuestro tiempo, alimentarlos a todos?’ ” supuesto, nuestras dádivas. Jesús utiliza Indianápolis. “Juntos podemos servir al talentos y tesoros, independientemente Ante las múltiples necesidades materi- lo poco que tengamos para obrar mila- Señor. La arquidiócesis somos todos de lo pequeños o exiguos, o de lo ales y espirituales de nuestra arquidióce- gros en favor de muchos. Quizás este sea nosotros, no simplemente la oficina sede grandes y abundantes, para bien de sis aquí en Indiana Central y del sur, me el verdadero milagro de los cinco panes localizada en el 1400 North Meridian.” muchos. Porque “es de tarde y están sentí inmediatamente identificado con el y los dos peces. El tiempo, el talento y los tesoros que lejos de casa.” † cardenal. Y estoy seguro de que mucho Jesús hizo algo por cada una de las compartamos van para todos aquellos de ustedes también. personas presentes en ese grupo hambri- que más lo necesitan, no para la admin- Traducido por: Language Training Center, El cardenal reflexionó acerca del sig- ento. Se compadece por todos aquellos istración de la arquidiócesis. Por medio Indianapolis nificado del milagro obrado por Jesús con que estaban hambrientos, no simple- cinco panes y dos peces (Mt 14:13-21). mente por los cinco que eran sus amigos Recordemos el contexto: Era de tarde; se y discípulos. Y de este modo, nos pide La intención del Arzobispo Buechlein para vocaciones en febrero encontraban en un lugar desierto y había que formemos parte de una Iglesia en la Adultos jóvenes: Que se den cuenta de la importancia de su presencia en nuestras una muchedumbre hambrienta. Jesús se cual nadie se guarda cinco panes y dos parroquias y tengan la generosidad y el valor de considerar el ser vicio en la iglesia, compadeció de ellos y quiso alimentarlos peces únicamente para sí mismo. No especialmente como sacerdotes y religiosos. a todos. Los discípulos dijeron: “Despide aceptará que digamos: “Envíenlos a casa, Page 6 The Criterion Friday, February 17, 2006 Events Calendar February 17 Information: 317-546-4065. Workshop and retreat series, four February 24 available. Information: 812-522- senter, Sun. 3 p.m., Mon. noon, Knights of Columbus Hall, 2100 Tuesdays, session 4, “Soul St. Nicholas School, 6461 E. St. 5304. no charge. Information: 317-955- Michaela Farm, Oldenburg. E. 71st St., Indianapolis. Catho- Sisters-Women of Scripture Nicholas Dr., Sunman. Spa- February 26 6775. lic Business Exchange, Mass, “Tracking Mammals,” Wayne Speak to Women of Today,” ghetti dinner, sponsored by sev- Holy Rosary Parish, 520 Stevens February 28 6:30 a.m., buffet breakfast and Wauligman, presenter, 6-8 p.m., Carolyn Surr, facilita- enth- and eighth-grade students, St., Indianapolis. Faith Forma- Elbow Room, 605 N. Pennsyl- program. Information: 8:30-noon, free-will donation. tor, donations accepted. Informa- 4-7:30 p.m., free-will offering. tion Team, “Apologetics from vania St., Indianapolis. Theo- www.catholicbusiness Information: 812-933-0661. tion: 812-535-4531 or e-mail A-Z,” sessions for children logy on Tap, young adult exchange.org. [email protected]. St. Francis Hospital, 8111 S. February 19 Emerson Ave., Indianapolis. 4 years and older, sessions for speaker series, 7 p.m. Infor- Marian College, Civic Theatre, adults, 11:15 a.m.-11:55 a.m. mation: 317-748-1274 Marian College, St. Francis Hall February 23 Natural Family Planning (NFP) 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indian- Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara class, 7-9 p.m. Information: 317- Information: 317-636-4478. Chapel, 3200 Cold Spring Road, apolis. “A Changing World,” March 2 Indianapolis. Catholic Charis- Catholic Center, 1400 N. Meri- 865-5554. U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar, dian St., Indianapolis. Ecclesial St. Michael School, 3352 W. Primo-North Banquet Hall, 5649 matic Renewal, praise, wor- Lee Road, Indianapolis. Catholic presenter, 7 p.m., no charge. Lay Ministry class, “Steward- February 25 30th St., Indianapolis. Open ship, healing prayers, 7 p.m. Radio 89.1 annual dinner, re- Registration: fcgs.marian.edu. ship and Lay Ministry, Record- Cathedral High School, 5225 E. house, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Infor- Information: 317-797-2460. ception 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m., $50 keeping,” 1:30-4:30 p.m., $100 56th St., Indianapolis. Sham- mation: 317-926-0516. per person, reservations due Feb. MKVS and DM Center, Rexville per workshop. Information: 812- rauction 2006, 5:30 p.m.-mid- St. Francis Hospital, 8111 S. St. Athanasius Byzantine Rite 25. Information: 317-870-8400, (located on 925 South, .8 mile 357-6816. night, $140 per person includes Emerson Ave., Indianapolis. east of 421 South, 12 miles south preview party. Information: 317- Church, 1117 S. Blaine Ave., ext. 21. “Cancer 101,” noon-2 p.m. 542-1481. Indianapolis. Educational semi- of Versailles). Mass, 3:30 p.m., St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 202 Information: 317-257-1505. with Father Elmer Burwinkel. nar on Byzantine Rite liturgy, March 4 E. Washington St., Greencastle. The Atrium, 3143 E. Thompson Information: 812-689-3551 or University of Indianapolis, “Heaven on Earth,” 1-4 p.m., February 18 Theology Night Out, “Hats Off Schwitzer Student Center, 1400 free. Information: 317-632-4157. Road, Indianapolis. St. Barna- Christ the King Parish, Tuohy e-mail [email protected] to Church History,” Dr. Vir- or log on to Schoenstatt Web site E. Hanna Ave., Indianapolis. bas Parish, 40th anniversary Hall, 1827 Kessler Blvd. E. Dr., ginia Unverzagt, presenter, at www.seidata.com/~frburwink. St. Francis Hospital and Health Mary, Queen of Peace Parish, celebration dinner/dance, Indianapolis. An Introduction 6-6:45 p.m. pitch-in dinner, Centers, Spirit of Women Day of 1005 W. Main St., Danville. 6 p.m., $15 per person, reserva- to Theology of the Body, “God, February 20 6:45-8 p.m. presentation. Dance event, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., $10 Music Department, concert, tions due Feb. 24. Information: Sex and the Meaning of Life,” St. Gabriel Church, 6000 W. 34th Information: 765-653-7789. adults, $5 Spirit of Women mem- 3 p.m., free-will offering. 317-889-6561 or 317-889-6571. author Christopher West, presen- St., Indianapolis. Evening of bers and college students, $2.50 Information: 317-745-4284. ter, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $10 per person. Reflection, “Love and Mercy,” February 23-26 youth, no registration required. March 15 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Col- Information: 317-255-3666 or Franciscan Sister M. Timothy Information: 317-865-5864. February 26-27 Marten House Hotel, 1801 W. e-mail cflaten@christthe Kavanaugh, presenter, 7-9 p.m. lege, Cecilian Auditorium, Marian College, library audito- 86th St., Indianapolis. St. Eliza- king-indy.org. Information: 317-291-7014. St. Mary-of-the-Woods. “The St. Ambrose Parish, Parish Cen- rium, 3200 Cold Spring Road, beth/Coleman Pregnancy and Mikado,” Thurs. 8 p.m., ter, 325 S. Chestnut St., Sey- Indianapolis. “Are Feeding Adoption Services, “An Evening St. Lawrence Church, 6944 E. February 21 Fri. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sat. and mour. Parish retreat, “Changed Tubes Morally Obligatory? with Anne Ryder,” reception 6 46th St., Indianapolis. Worship St. Joseph University Parish, 113 Sun. 2 p.m., $10 adults, $5 chil- by His Glory,” John and Katrina Dignity, Vulnerability and the p.m., $50 per person. To ensure a service, Divine Word Father S. Fifth St., Terre Haute. Saint dren, students and senior citizens. Rae Daughenbaugh, presenters, Care of the Patient,” Franciscan ticket, purchase by March 1. Stephan Brown, presider, 7 p.m. Mary-of-the-Woods. SpiritPro Information: 812-535-5265. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., babysitting Brother Daniel P. Sulmasy, pre- Information: 317-787-3412. †

First Tuesdays 5:30 p.m., Mass, 5:45 p.m. Information: 317- Greenfield. Communion service, 9 a.m., rosary, Regular Events Divine Mercy Chapel, 3354 W. 30th St., Indian- 244-9002. meditation on the mysteries. Information: 317- apolis. Confession, 6:45 p.m., Benediction of 462-4240. Monthly the Blessed Sacrament for vocations, St. Rita Church, 1733 Dr. Andrew J. Brown 7:30 p.m. Ave., Indianapolis. Sacred Heart devotion, Our Lady of the Greenwood Church, 335 S. First Sundays 11 a.m., holy hour, 6-7 p.m. Information: Meridian St., Greenwood. Devotions, Mass, Marian College, Ruth Lilly Student Center, Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 317-632-9349. 7:30 a.m., sacrament of reconciliation, rosary, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. “Women: meditations following Mass. 317-888-2861. 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis. People of St. Charles Borromeo Church, chapel, 2222 E. No Longer Second Class,” program, Peace Secular Franciscan Order, (no meetings Third St., Bloomington. Adoration of the July or August), noon-2 p.m. Information: 317- 7-8:30 p.m. Information: 317-788-7581. St. Thomas More Church, 1200 N. Indiana St., Blessed Sacrament, noon-6 p.m. Mass 955-6775. Mooresville. , 8:35 a.m. Information: 317- St. Joseph Church, 2605 St. Joe Road W., 831-4142. Holy Name Church, 89 N. 17th Ave., Beech Sacred Heart Church, 1530 Union St., Indiana- Sellersburg. Holy hour for religious vocations, Grove. Mass, 8:15 a.m., eucharistic adoration St. Nicholas Church, 6461 E. St. Nicholas Dr., polis. Mass with contemporary appeal, 5 p.m. Benediction and exposition of the Blessed following Mass until 5 p.m. Benediction. Infor- Sunman. Mass, praise and worship, 8 a.m., then Information: 317-638-5551. Sacrament after 7 p.m. Mass. mation: 317-784-5454. SACRED gathering in the school. Information: 812-623-2964. Fatima Knights of Columbus, 1040 N. Post Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, 2801 W. 86th St. Peter Church, 1207 East Road, Brookville. Road, Indianapolis. Euchre, 1 p.m. Information: St., Indianapolis. Indiana Autism and Sertoma Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after Second Mondays Club meeting, 7-9 p.m., child care provided. 317-638-8416. 8 a.m. until Communion service, 1 p.m. Church at Mount St. Francis. Holy hour for Information: 317-885-7295. vocations to priesthood and religious life, 7 p.m. St. Paul Church, 218 Scheller Ave., Sellersburg. First Wednesdays Holy Guardian Angels Church, 405 U.S. 52, Prayer group, 7-8:15 p.m. Information: 812- Cedar Grove. Eucharistic adoration after Second Tuesdays St. Mary Parish, 317 N. New Jersey St., Indian- 246-4555. 8 a.m. Mass-5 p.m. Information: 765-647-6981. St. Pius X Parish, 7200 Sarto Dr., Indianapolis. apolis. Solo Singles, Catholic singles 50 and Support Group for Separated and Divorced over, single, widowed, divorced, new members St. Thomas More Church, 1200 N. Indiana St., St. Michael Church, 519 Jefferson Blvd., Green- Catholics, 7 p.m. Information: Archdiocesan welcome, 6:30 p.m. Information: 317-897-1128. Mooresville. Holy hour of adoration, prayer field. Mass, 8:15 a.m., exposition of the Office of Family Ministries, 317-236-1596 or and praise for vocations, 9:15 a.m. Information: Blessed Sacrament after Mass until Benedic- St. Francis Home Health, 438 S. Emerson Ave., 800-382-9836, ext. 1596. 317-831-4142. tion, 5 p.m. Information: 317-462-4240. Greenwood. Cancer support group meeting, Second Thursdays First Mondays 6-8 p.m. Information: 317-257-1505. Our Lady of the Greenwood Parish, 335 S. St. Luke Church, 7575 Holliday Dr. E., Indiana- Archbishop O’Meara Catholic Center, 1400 N. Meridian St., Greenwood. Caregivers support polis. Holy hour for priestly and religious voca- Meridian St., Indianapolis. Guardian Angel St. Francis Hospital, 1201 Hadley Road, group, 7-8:30 p.m., monthly meeting sponsored tions, 7 p.m. Information: 317-259-4373. Guild, board meeting, 9:30 a.m. Mooresville. Cancer support group meeting, by Alzheimer’s Association. Information: 317- 6-8 p.m. Information: 317-257-1505. 888-2861, ext. 29. Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Our Lady of St. Bartholomew Church, 1306 27th St., Colum- First Thursdays Miraculous Medal Chapel, 9700 Allisonville Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament SS. Francis and Clare Church, 5901 Olive bus. , Immaculate Conception Church, 2081 E. Road, Indianapolis. Monthly Mass (except Branch Road, Greenwood. Mass, 8 a.m., adora- 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Information: 812-379-9353. County Road 820 S., Greensburg. Holy hour, December), 2 p.m. Information: 317-849-3616. tion, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sacred Heart Chaplet, 7-8 p.m. Information: 812-591-2362. 8:30 a.m., Divine Mercy Chaplet, 3 p.m. Infor- Second Saturdays Catholic Radio 89.1 FM First Fridays mation: 317-859-4673. St. Agnes Parish, Brown County Public Library, to host fundraiser St. John the Evangelist Church, 126 W. Georgia Nashville. Brown County Widowed Support St., Indianapolis. Adoration of the Blessed Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 1752 Schel- Group, 3 p.m. Information and directions: 812- Sacrament, 12:45-5:15 p.m., Vespers and ler Lane, New Albany. Adoration concluding 988-2778 or 812-988-4429. Catholic Radio 89.1 FM in Indiana- with confessions at 6 p.m. Benediction, 6:45 p.m. polis will host a nationally known speaker Benediction, 5:15 p.m. Information: 317-635- Third Sundays 2021. and author, St. Mary Church, 212 Washington St., North Christ the King Church, 1827 Kessler Blvd., Servant of God’s Vernon. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, E. Dr., Indianapolis. Exposition of the Blessed Christ the King Church, 1827 Kessler Blvd., Sacrament, 2 p.m.-7 a.m. Monday, rosary, Love Sister Ann E. Dr., Indianapolis. Exposition of the Blessed 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: 812-346-3604. Shields, during a 8 p.m. Open until midnight. Sacrament after 7:15 a.m. Mass-5:30 p.m. St. Joseph Church, 113 S. 5th St., Terre Haute. dinner fundraiser Benediction and service. Eucharistic adoration, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., rosary, Knights of Columbus Mater Dei Council #437, on March 2 at noon, holy hour for vocations and Benediction, 1305 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. Breakfast Holy Rosary Church, 520 Stevens St., Indiana- the Primo North 4-5 p.m., Mass, 5:15 p.m. Information: 812-235- buffet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., adults $5, children under polis. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Banquet Hall, 4996. 12 $2.50. Information: 317-631-4373. 5649 Lee Road, after 5:45 p.m. Mass-9 a.m. Saturday. Informa- tion: 317-636-4478. in Indianapolis. First Saturdays Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Church of the Holy Angels Church, 740 W. 28th St., Indiana- Immaculate Conception, St. Mary-of-the- The reception Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 5333 E. Washing- begins at 6 p.m. polis. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Woods. Mass, 11 a.m., sign-interpreted. ton St., Indianapolis. Exposition of the Blessed 11 a.m.-noon. Information: 317-926-3324. Information: 812-535-3131, ext. 434. followed by the Sacrament, prayer service, 7:30 p.m. Informa- dinner at 7 p.m. tion: 317-356-7291. St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower) Third Mondays In addition to Sister Ann’s presenta- Church, Chapel, 4720 E. 13th St., Indianapolis. St. Matthew Parish, 4100 E. 56th St., Indiana- tion, Catholic Radio staff members will St. Anthony Church, 379 N. Warman Ave., Apostolate of Fatima holy hour, 2 p.m. polis. Young Widowed Group, sponsored by discuss the station’s new features, includ- Indianapolis. Exposition of the Blessed Sacra- Information: 317-357-8352. archdiocesan Office of Family Ministries, ing its streaming signal on the Internet ment after 5:30 p.m. Mass, hour of silent prayer 7:30 p.m. Information: 317-236-1596 or 800- and reflection followed by Benediction of the St. Anthony Church, 379 N. Warman Ave., and plans for future development. 382-9836, ext. 1596. Blessed Sacrament. Information; 317-636-4828. Indianapolis. Reconciliation, 7:45 a.m., Mass, Tickets cost $50 per person or $350 for 8:15 a.m. followed by rosary. Information: 317- Third Tuesdays a table of eight. The reservation deadline St. Joseph Church, 1375 S. Mickley Ave., 636-4828. St. Francis Medical Clinic, 110 N. 17th Ave., is Feb. 28. For more information or to Indianapolis. Adoration of the Blessed Sacra- Suite 300, Beech Grove. Chronic pain support purchase tickets, call 317-870-8400. † ment, 4 p.m., rosary, 5 p.m., Benediction, St. Michael Church, 519 Jefferson Blvd., group, 7-8 p.m. Information: 317-831-1177. † The Criterion Friday, February 17, 2006 Page 7 Catholic Life Network fundraiser set for Mar ch 4

By Mary Ann Wyand archdiocesan Office for Pro-Life Ministry, parishioner Jeannette Andrews of Father Euteneuer said “theologians say said proceeds from the fundraiser will Indianapolis, who will be honored for her that all grace … comes from the death of “The Triumph of Mary’s Pro-Life benefit the Catholic Life Network’s mis- years of post-abortion reconciliation min- Jesus Christ. It flows out of Calvary. And Heart” is the topic of Father Thomas sion of promoting the sanctity of life and istry as a Rachel’s Companions facilitator, our Lady is standing there at the foot of Euteneuer’s keynote address for the sec- the teaching mission of the Catholic as well as longtime Birthline volunteers the cross. She has often been called the ond annual Catholic Life Network dinner Church in central and southern Indiana. Rosalind Mitchel, a member of Holy mediatrix of all graces, not because she is on March 4 in downtown Indianapolis. Sister Diane said the archdiocesan pro- Rosary Parish in Indianapolis, and Libby the source of grace, but because she is Father Euteneuer is the president of life office, Gabriel Project and Catholics Thomas, a member of St. Mark the standing there from which all the graces Human Life United for the Faith (CUFF) formed the Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis. flow—the font—and she mediates that International, the Catholic Life Network two years ago. Receiving awards for their longtime grace to us. world’s largest pro- Father Frank Pavone of Staten Island, volunteer service to the Gabriel Project in “So from the center of the world, the life and pro-family N.Y., the founder and president of Priests Indiana, which helps mothers experienc- center of all history, the center of all time, organization, which for Life, was the keynote speaker for the ing difficult pregnancies, are St. Joseph flows all that grace from the summit of a is based in Front network’s first pro-life fundraisers held in parishioner Gloria Lieb of Indianapolis, mountain called Calvary,” he said, “and it Royal, Va. Indianapolis and Columbus last year. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parishioner is to Calvary that we must go if we are He will discuss The fundraiser begins at 6 p.m. on Michele Neely of Carmel, Ind., in the members of the pro-life movement.” the Marian core of March 4 with a reception at the Radisson Lafayette Diocese, and Michael and the pro-life move- Hotel, 31 W. Ohio St., in Indianapolis. Lourdes Padilla and their children, Mikey, (For more information or to purchase tick- ment and how peo- Dinner starts at 7 p.m. Mariel and Daniel, who are members of ets, call the archdiocesan Office for Pro- ple can cooperate During the program, Catholic Life St. Bartholomew Parish in Columbus. Life Ministry at 317-236-1569 or 800-382- Fr. Thomas Euteneuer with Mary in Network awards will be presented to five During a pro-life seminar on Oct. 15 at 9836, ext. 1569, by Feb. 23. Tickets for the defeating the cul- women and one family from parishes in the Marian Center in Indianapolis, Father dinner are $35 a person. Tables for 10 are ture of death in contemporary society. central Indiana for their distinguished Euteneuer noted that “the greatest power available. Parishes may purchase nine tick- Servants of the Gospel of Life Sister volunteer service to the cause of life. that we have in the Church is our spiritual ets and receive one free ticket for their pas- Diane Carollo, director of the Award recipients include St. Monica and moral authority.” tor or associate pastor.) † ‘Holy Spirit University’ is theme of Ar chdiocesan Youth Rally By John Shaughnessy her muscles and her movements. journey they will share when they per- Spirit University,’ a tribute to the Holy He then recalls how he prayed the form at the Archdiocesan Youth Rally on Spirit’s power to strengthen the faith of With a crazed look in his eyes, Brad rosary for her at the time of her death. March 5 at Cathedral High School in young people, said Father Meyer, who is Farmer keeps juggling the balls faster and “Brittany died two days before her Indianapolis. also the associate pastor of Our Lady of faster, leaving the audience of young 11th birthday,” Farmer recalled. “I was a “They’re very, very entertaining,” said the Greenwood Parish in Greenwood. people rolling with laughter. senior in high school at the time, in Father Jonathan Meyer, the archdiocese’s “The break-out sessions’ topics this Yet just when Farmer has the crowd 1992. [She showed me] the deeper real- director of youth and young adult min- year are new, bold and a little controver- grinning at the outrageous skits and the ity we need to find in everyone we istry. “We’ve seen them in quite a few dif- sial, yet they are very relevant,” Father “death-defying juggling” he performs encounter. No matter who you are, what ferent locations, and we just decided that Meyer said. with his friend, Gene Monterastelli, he struggles you face, what circumstances it would be a great way to celebrate and He noted that the Archdiocesan Youth subtly shifts his focus. you find yourself in, you are a unique, rejoice in our Catholic faith.” Council selected the topics, which include Farmer shares a poignant story about unrepeatable reality and a loved child of The rally will begin on March 4 with a discussions of human sexuality, death and his younger sister who was born with God.” dance and talent show at Father Thomas dying, the impact of divorce and women’s cerebral palsy. He tells the youths how his From laughs to tears, from comedy to Scecina Memorial High School in role in the Church. sister touched him by the way she lived faith, Farmer and Monterastelli take their Indianapolis. Farmer and Monterastelli take a her life despite the disorder that affected audience on a journey of the spirit—a The theme of this year’s rally is “Holy See RALLY, page 17

Legacy for Our Mission: For Our Children and the Future Wrapping students in Gospel values builds inner-city community

or many people, the phrase “inner-city school” Fbrings to mind negative, Hollywood-projected images of gangs, violence and substandard educa- tion. St. Mary Catholic School in New Albany, however, is combating that stereotype with a dedication to superb academic programs, strong moral values and community service. And it’s working.

In 2004, St. Mary was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excel- lence of the federal No Child Left Behind program. Students at the school earned higher ISTEP scores for the sixth year in a row, and enrollment has grown to 171 children in kindergarten through eighth grade.

With funding support from the Legacy for Our Mission campaign, St. Mary developed and introduced New Albany’s very first Catholic preschool—Cougar Academy.

“St. Mary’s exists to wrap children in Gospel values and to call them to bring those values and talents to active participation in the church and into all facets of their adult lives,” Principal Kim Hartlage said.

“As an extension of the family, St. Mary’s seeks to strengthen the community and the New Albany community at large, St. Mary total person by instilling feelings of self-worth and confidence in continues to provide services for future generations. “As an extension of the family, St. our students,” Hartlage said. “We challenge a diverse population Mary’s seeks to strengthen the total per- of students to meet their full potential, by emphasizing academic The Legacy for Our Mission Campaign also provided a grant to excellence, strong moral values and a dedication to community St. Mary tuition assistance fund, which makes it possible for son by instilling feelings of self-worth service.” St. Mary also utilizes a schedule that allows for smaller needy families who wish to-to send their children to a Catholic teacher-student ratios and the teachers collaborate to best meet School. and confidence in our students.” the needs of all students, Hartlage said. This year, the curricu- lum has set an emphasis on writing as part of the school’s im- “To mold the hearts, minds, and hands of children is paramount provement plan. in our philosophy of education,” Hartlage said. “We believe in Catholic education and faith for life.” Each Friday, the student assembly gathers for “Word of Prayer,” The Catholic school is at the heart of the Church’s mission, and a skit, song or presentation by a classroom, which is followed by Legacy for Our Mission, the archdiocese’s upcoming capital campaign, the messages of unconditional love are integrated throughout an all-school prayer, recitation of the Kindness Pledge, and the is guided by the principles of Christian stewardship and addresses the St. Mary. Hartlage believes the school provides more than an Pledge of Allegiance. Parents are invited to and often attend the needs of archdiocesan ministries such as Home Missions. By contributing education – it creates a family. Using academic programs to afternoon assembly with students. to Legacy for Our Mission through your local parish, a portion of your develop and enhance students’ natural abilities, the school builds gift will be allocated to Catholic education programs and distributed to a community among students and parents both in and out of Funding is a challenge for St. Mary, just as it is for most small, organizations such as the St. Mary School in New Albany. the school. inner city schools. With support from the parish, the school Page 8 The Criterion Friday, February 17, 2006

Cathedral High School seniors TRAGEDIES Antoine Smith, continued from page 1 left, Will Hoffman toward the church. and Gene “By eight-thirty [p.m.], there were 100 people coming Witchger, stand- ing, showcase into the church,” Father Kirkhoff recalled. “It was all High School Cathedral Photo submitted by spontaneous. They were talking in small groups and pray- the Indianapolis ing. I decided we’d say the rosary. After those people left, school’s “spirit about 75 more people came in. I said another decade of bus” that honors the rosary, and they stayed and talked. the memory of “I thought it was a great commentary on the young Jeramy Schmitt, people and their faith. Number one, they wanted to be a senior and a together. Young people grieve with their peers. But the football player fact that they wanted to come together in the church—this who died in symbolic place—shows their connection with God. They September. needed some place to turn. They needed some kind of reassurance that God was still part of their lives and God was in the midst of the tragedy.”

Searching for God That search for reassurance—and God’s presence—has been a constant in the past year as some high schools in the archdiocese have particularly struggled with tragedies that have rocked their communities of students, parents, alumni and friends. Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School in Indianapolis has faced the death of a popular baseball coach. Cathedral High School in Indianapolis has mourned the loss of a student. The Bishop Chatard community has been tested by the Brother Joseph recalled one moment that overwhelmed too young. Yet a church was once again filled with young deaths of 12 people connected to the school. him. It happened when he attended the funeral of a recent people, who faced the sorrow of saying goodbye to a Consider the list of tragedies that have touched Chatard graduate, who committed suicide last May. friend who had touched their lives. Chatard: “I got to the Mass early and sat on my own,” he A similar scene unfolded at Ritter after the Jan. 22 One young graduate committed suicide. Another young recalled. “I was praying and not paying attention to who death of John McCracken, the head baseball coach and graduate died as the result of an accidental shooting. A was in the church. It got to be Communion time. I study hall teacher. About 3,500 people attended his view- young man who was a member of this year’s senior class received Communion and as I turned around, there were ing, which was held in the school’s gymnasium, according was killed in a traffic accident before the school year about 200 Chatard kids. I was just floored by the support. to Jessica Lambert, Ritter’s campus minister. began. Parents of current students and parents of recent That’s been the case every single time. The former stu- “When anyone suffers a loss, especially a teenager, it’s graduates succumbed to long-term illnesses. Other parents dents supporting the former students. The current students hard to find your faith and believe in God,” Lambert said. died suddenly. supporting the current students.” “But I’ve noticed how our students are able to find Christ in The Kriers died when their small plane crashed in their fellow classmates in these moments of loss and Dawson, Ga., as they traveled to their vacation home in Saying farewell to a friend despair. They depend on each other and each other’s faith.” Florida. Their three children—Theresa, Matthew and The community reeled again in the summer, just before That reality has also marked the reaction of Cathedral Andrew—survived the crash. the beginning of this school year, when a senior-to-be, students to the death of Jeramy Schmitt, a senior and a “There’s been a lot of sadness,” said Chatard’s presi- Ben Fillenwarth, died in a traffic accident. football player who died in September. dent, Holy Cross Brother Joseph Umile. “It’s been one The news spread quickly. The tears flowed even faster. “The night of Jeramy’s death, probably half the class death after the other.” People struggled with the reality of another person dying was united in prayer here at Cathedral,” said Charlene Witka, the school’s campus minister. “I also direct senior retreats for the students. His death has changed the atmos- phere on senior retreats this year. 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The Criterion Friday, February 17, 2006 Page 9 TRAGEDIES continued from page 8 Speaker touches students’ lives with Chatard senior Erin McCalley has noticed a difference, too, among students. powerful message of hope and faith “We’ve all grown in our faith and our whole commu- nity,” said Erin, a member of St. Pius X Parish. “A lot of By John Shaughnessy people look out for each other now. We turn to God more than we ever had.” Debby McCalley looked into the faces “Most 17- to 18-year-olds won’t have to go through so of the youths, knowing they had received much death this early in their life,” said Aidan more heartbreaking news that someone John Shaughnessy Photo by McKiernan, a Chatard senior and member of Immaculate from their school community had died. Heart of Mary Parish in Indianapolis. “Ben’s funeral set Sitting in her wheelchair, McCalley the stage for the year. People aren’t holding back from worried that the talk she was about to each other. It’s made the senior class much stronger as a give to the students at Bishop Chatard whole.” High School in Indianapolis wouldn’t The impact can be seen in adults, too, according to offer them the hope or the consolation Brother Joseph. After one funeral, a parent waved to him they needed. and said, “I’m going to go home and hug my kids.” After all, what do you say to young The parents of Ben Fillenwarth set the example for people who have faced the deaths of a everyone, according to Chatard senior Lauren Fohl. recent graduate to suicide, another recent “Initially, it was hard to understand, especially Ben,” graduate to an accidental shooting and a said Lauren, a member of St. Pius X Parish. “Then Mr. fellow student who died in a traffic acci- Fillenwarth got up at the prayer service and said he knew dent—all within four months? Debby McCalley, left, shares her life story of adversity and faith with Bishop Ben was in a better place. We thought that was a powerful As McCalley prepared to address the Chatard High School students, including junior Julie Scheidler. profession of faith.” students last fall, she figured the only That response seemed to set a mood in the school com- thing she could do was share her own struggles of faith any longer. I had two small children to raise. It was munity. as a youth. She recently shared her story again with about them. “If you say you’re a community of faith, there are just more students. “I tried God one more time, but this time instead of sometimes in life’s cycle where you really need to walk “When I was a sophomore, just 16 years old, I asking him to take this disease away, I asked him for the talk,” Brother Joseph said. “The circumstances have noticed I had more trouble walking than my friends,” the strength to endure it for the girls’ sake. That was it. all been tragic. The responses have just been uplifting and recalled McCalley, a member of St. Pius X Parish in God helped me. He wasn’t going to take this disease inspiring.” Indianapolis. “My parents took me to a large hospital away, but he was going to help me deal with it.” called Mayo Clinic to discover why I couldn’t walk well That moment, that acceptance, changed her life, Healing the wounds or climb stairs. I found out I had a degenerative muscle said McCalley, who is now 50. Two days after the plane crash led Father Kirkhoff to disease called muscular dystrophy. “With God’s help, my outlook changed almost open the doors to St. Pius X Church—so young people “At 16, my future was to be in a wheelchair. I asked immediately, and I began reading all I could about would have a place to meet and pray—he celebrated God why, what had I done to deserve this, and asked God, his will and his promises,” she said. “Be assured, Mass, asking God for “the emotional and physical heal- him to take it away. If he answered, I didn’t hear it. I God did not forget about me or any of us. Over the ing” of the Krier children. couldn’t believe that the one life I had been given would years, we’ve heard the phrases ‘life after death’ and More than 1,000 people attended the Mass, many of be lived as a crippled-up person. I knew that a God who ‘everlasting life’ and ‘living with God for all eternity.’ them young people home from college or home for the could do that to me wasn’t a God I wanted anything to “That’s what God had planned for us. The story of Christmas holidays. do with.” life doesn’t end with death. It just changes with death. The crowd was so large it flowed outside the doors of Watching the students, McCalley saw that her blunt Life becomes better after death.” the church and into the parking lot. Father Kirkhoff also honesty had captured their attention. McCalley’s words connected with the students, noticed the overflow of emotion and faith from young She continued her story, mentioning that her disease including one teenager who called it “the most power- people that evening. worsened when she was a sophomore at Butler University ful talk I’ve heard,” according to Mary Schaffner, “I think there’s a renewal of young people’s interest in in Indianapolis. Again, she said, she prayed to God to take Chatard’s director of campus ministry. the faith,” he said. “I don’t think young people have writ- the disease away. When he didn’t, she figured she had to “Everything that’s happened in the past year has ten God off or the Church off. They’re renewing it with deal with her disease without God, she told the students. been a teaching moment for us,” said Schaffner, who their own focus instead of what older people think they “Life continued, I got married, had two kids. Just invited McCalley to speak to the students. “Not just to should do. Sometimes we think that if they aren’t at Mass after Katie was born, my husband decided to leave and teach about Catholic principles on death, but how to on Sunday, they aren’t interested. I think even those who get a divorce. At this point, I realized it wasn’t about me live our lives with dignity.” † don’t go regularly are still interested in their faith.” †

the parishes. work out any reservations they may have,” Sister Mary said. “It’s critical to engage and trust the people,” said “By the time they have the agreement, they have a new way PARISHES Mogilka. “You need the participation of lay leaders in plan- of doing things.” continued from page 1 ning and decision-making. When you do, good plans On the other hand, it’s also important to listen when a pastor with at least one other parish, but less than 10 percent emerge and people can support and embrace them.” parishioners are dead set against a cluster arrangement, she of dioceses had any formal training or guidelines for such In the Diocese of Green Bay, there are several models for said. pastors. sharing, from having completely separate parishes sharing a Some parishioners find they get more pastoral attention Canon law and almost all diocesan policies and procedures priest, to clustering parishes that share some programs and when they stop having a resident pastor, Father Dorn said, assume that each parish will have its own pastor, Mogilka resources, to combining parishes completely. because communities without their own priest often hire a said. As the number of Catholics in the United States contin- Dominican Sister Mary Montgomery, director of pastoral pastoral care coordinator. ues to grow and the number of priests declines, that will planning for the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa, said her Such people—sometimes deacons, religious women or become less typical. archdiocese has embraced a “cluster” model, where groups of laypeople—don’t have the other commitments that diocesan Helping develop guidelines and recommendations was one three to five parishes would come together. priests usually do, Father Dorn said. goal of the symposium, which was sponsored by the To get the support of parishioners, members of each clus- Having fewer priests also has stirred growth among lay Conference for Pastoral Planning and Council Development ter spend time working out an agreement on how the parishes leaders, Sister Mary said. and the National Federation of Priests’ Councils. It is part of will work together, she said, and they try to time it so the “I think we are creating a new way of being Church,” she the Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Project. change happens when parishes are set to get new pastors. said. “We are writing the next chapter of the Acts of the Mogilka said the key has been to plan with the people in “The time they spend doing the agreement helps them Apostles.” †

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By Mike Krokos Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein (far right) blesses the religious Boy Scouts Kevin Owens and Robert emblems that he presented to Stroude are on journeys to grow in their hundreds of Scouts and Scout faith. leaders on Feb. 12 at SS. Peter Girl Scouts Lauren Hummel and Sarah and Paul Cathedral in Indian- Siertle count themselves among those apolis. Assisting the archbishop seeking to get closer to God as well. are Michael Kubancsek, a mem- The four youths from Indianapolis ber of Our Lady of the Green- were among the more than 300 Boy wood Parish in Greenwood, and Scouts, Girl Scouts, Brownies, Cub Father Jonathan Meyer, the Scouts, Webelos and Scouting leaders archdiocesan director of youth honored on Feb. 12 for their dedication to and young adult ministry and the Catholic faith at SS. Peter and Paul associate pastor of Our Lady of Cathedral in Indianapolis. the Greenwood Parish. At the “I commend you and congratulate you far left is Father Thomas for taking your faith so seriously,” Schliessmann, archdiocesan Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein said at chaplain of Scouts and pastor the beginning of the annual religious of St. Rose of Lima Parish in emblems ceremony. Franklin and Holy Trinity Parish Kevin, 14, a member of St. Matthew in Edinburgh. Parish in Indianapolis, and Robert, 17, a member of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower) Parish in Indianapolis, received Ad Altare Dei (“to the altar of chaplain of Scouts and pastor of St. Rose Scouting is it reminds us [that] we have a God”) awards. of Lima Parish in Franklin and Holy duty to God,” he added. Scouting, Robert said, “helps me grow Trinity Parish in Edinburgh. To make his point, Father Schliessmann in faith and brings me closer to God.” Father Schliessmann told the Scouts asked the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Krokos Mike Photos by Lauren, 14, and Sarah, 13, members of that the ceremony marked something, Scouts in attendance to recite their oaths. St. Lawrence Parish in Indianapolis, were specifically, that they keep trying to grow One by one, each group did. awarded Marian medals. in their faith. He said two command- The oaths, he said, show a commit- “We learned about Mary, what she ments—love your God with all your ment to God and country, “or as Jesus went through and the courage she had,” heart, soul, mind and strength, and love would say, ‘to love God and country.’ Sarah said. your neighbor as yourself—can be “The oaths remind us every day to They said their Girl Scout troop made directly correlated with Scouting. draw closer to God and to serve each a pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Snows “Love one another as I have loved you. other,” Father Schliessmann said. Shrine in Belleville, Ill., as part of their Do unto others as you would have them Archbishop Buechlein, who blessed formation. do unto you. It has to do with loving God the religious emblems and presented them The awards program included music, and loving our neighbor,” Father to the Scouts, encouraged the youth to Scripture readings and a homily by Father Schliessmann said. consider religious vocations. Thomas Schliessmann, archdiocesan “One of the great things about “We need some good, consecrated sis- ters. We need young guys who can serve as deacons, and especially to become Girl Scouts from St. Roch Parish in Indianapolis priests,” he said. applaud after Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein “Continue to keep the faith. Continue offers his congratulations to all who received to grow in the faith,” Archbishop religious emblems on Feb. 12 at SS. Peter and Got Buechlein told the young people. † Paul Cathedral. Questions? Find the answers in the new, 2006 edition of the Directory and Yearbook for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Available beginning in January.

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By Dan Luby the end, only his mother and a few intimate friends stood by him during his last hours. In a beef cattle town, a couple opens a vegan As disciples of Jesus, we too must navigate the nar- restaurant. row passage between an unthinking rejection of our cul- CNS photo/Crosiers A teenager from a long, proud line of military ture on the one hand and an uncritical acceptance of it officers registers as a conscientious objector. on the other. A supervisor at a company renowned for collabora- Like Jesus, we are called to use the most effective tion promotes competition among employees in her means of communication available in the effort to pro- department. claim God’s love. We are asked to channel the power of Do actions such as these that buck prevailing values technology and science toward healing the sick and and customs serve as examples of being countercultural feeding the hungry, toward setting people free from the or are they merely contrarian? captivity of homelessness, poverty and ignorance. It’s a distinction that matters for followers of Jesus. Like Jesus, we are also required to question and Culture is a kind of template by which communities challenge and resist those elements of our culture which order their lives. It includes human phenomena, such as run against the grain of God’s all-embracing love. language, social norms, relationship patterns, structures To the extent that our culture is, in the words of Pope of family life, symbols, expectations and a host of other John Paul II, a “culture of life,” we are called to offer elements. It is the social skin and bones in which support and encouragement. human societies are embodied. And to the extent that our culture opposes the Gospel The Church recognizes culture as a gift from God, by justifying racism, opposing economic justice, ignor- indispensable for bringing the Gospel to life in the ing abortion, promoting consumerism, glorifying war world. At the same time, it insists that culture and the and condoning religious intolerance, we are called to Gospel are not one and the same. become countercultural. There are times when faith requires us to honor and The impact of such opposition upon the dominant utilize culture, and there are times when that same faith culture can prove troubling and threatening for us as it demands that we stand in opposition to culture, that we was for Christ. It is a hard path to follow. be countercultural. That’s why it is so important when parishes and This kind of balancing act is challenging. parishioners offer encouragement to those struggling If we adopt an attitude of suspicion, treating culture against the currents of culture. In adult catechesis, in as irretrievably tainted, we will be paralyzed in our Sunday preaching, in Bible study groups, adult educa- effort to proclaim the Gospel to the very people who tion courses and parish retreats, people can be helped to need it most. recognize the connection between discipleship and the If we adopt the values and expectations of our cul- culture they live in, including the need for countercul- ture uncritically, we risk violating the Gospel’s tural ways of thinking and acting. integrity. The good news is that after Good Friday comes Jesus is the model par excellence of one who main- Easter. The victory of grace over power, of love over tained harmony between valuing the blessings of cul- indifference, of life over death is already assured. The ture and challenging its dark side. transformation of all things—including our culture— By becoming human, incarnate, God in Christ will be accomplished in the power of Christ. In a society that marginalized women, Jesus prized their friendship entered fully into human culture. He used the language, and included them among his closest disciples. Jesus continually customs, and social and religious traditions of his time (Dan Luby is director of the Division of Christian demonstrated countercultural actions by questioning, challenging and place as the means through which he proclaimed Formation for the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas.) † and resisting many elements of the culture of which he was a part. God’s unquenchable and transforming love. In fact, the Church’s General Directory for Catechesis describes the Incarnation as the very first act Christians need to be countercultural of inculturation. At the same time, Jesus is profoundly countercul- By Christopher Carstens “Countercultural,” in a positive sense, means standing tural. He questioned, challenged and resisted many ele- back and evaluating those assumptions rather than just ments of the culture of which he was a part. The term “countercultural” was invented in the ’60s to acting upon them. In a society that marginalized women, he prized their describe hippies. Back then, people liked to say that Culture used to be passed down from one generation to friendship and included them among his closest disci- “Jesus was countercultural.” the next. Now we pick it up from television, movies, the ples, affirming their intrinsic equality with men. Against Yes, Jesus had long hair and a beard, but he was not a Internet, music and popular magazines. the cultural values of domination, violence and revenge, hippie any more than he was a Democrat or a Republican. The “Consumerist Credo” drives the great engine of Jesus proclaimed humble service, rejected revenge, pro- He was beyond our ordinary categories. He stood outside buying things, is woven into the fiber of modern culture claimed love of enemies and practiced a radical depth the values of his times and named them for what they and conceals a variety of misleading values. of forgiveness. were—the good as well as the wicked. Consumerism incorporates the fundamental lie that Jesus healed on the Sabbath and befriended public Christians are in the world, but not of it. This isn’t buying things brings happiness. It’s an endless cycle of sinners, raising eyebrows in his surrounding culture. easy. We walk around with a bundle of assumptions loss and decay. Christians should not live that way. His notion of leadership entailed the humble service of about how people operate, what is valuable and what Christians need to be countercultural. washing the feet of the Apostles. things mean in life. But when Jesus embraced countercultural values and When a bundle of assumptions is shared by a large (Christopher Cartsens is a psychologist in San Diego, actions, his behavior was not without cost. Actually, in number of people, it is called a culture. Calif.) † Discussion Point Parents should monitor TV time This Week’s Question [television programs] is that we don’t have cable or satellite, just local stations and public television. ... Do you monitor your children’s television viewing? If so, how and why do you do so? [We] make sure we know what they’re seeing. The reason we do it is because if you fill kids’ minds with “I monitor [television programs] for my 15-year-old garbage, that’s what will come out.” (Marsha Cerar, because TV has a big influence on kids, more than they think. We watch together, and I explain that situa- Moorehead, Minn.) tions on TV are more like fantasy than reality, and the Lend Us Your Voice ways people handle things are often not the way a Christian would.” (Gloria Scott, Rockport, Texas) An upcoming edition asks: Describe an occasion when

you tried to offer hope—through words or actions—to Northwest Indiana Catholic “People want to blame TV for everything. But if you spend time with your children, they won’t be watching a suffering person. television. That goes for parents and grandparents.” To respond for possible publication, send an e-mail to (Dolores Mesa-Lopez, Garden City, Kan.) [email protected] or write to Faith Alive! at “We have 17-year-old twins. The first way we monitor 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100. † CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Page 12 The Criterion Friday, February 17, 2006 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink Research for the Church/ James Davidson Jesus in the Gospels: Greatest in the kingdom The Church is a See Luke 22:14-15 & 24-30, John 13:1-20 suffer. Perhaps seeing John reclining next point across that the greatest in the king- to Jesus, just as John’s mother asked not dom is the one who serves. The leaders in Church, not a sect We are now at the Last Supper in this long before, set off the argument. his kingdom had to see themselves as ser- series of columns. Of the four Gospels, How could Jesus not feel exasperated vants. Drastic action was called for. Sociologists believe there are many dif- Luke’s and John’s as often as he had tried to teach his disci- This time, Jesus did it with an acted ferences between a “Church” and a “sect.” introduce the meal ples that the greatest in the kingdom was parable: He washed his Apostles’ feet. He Both are legitimate most solemnly. Luke the one who served the others? He tried poured water in a basin, washed their feet forms of religious says that Jesus told his once more, telling them that the greatest and dried them with a towel he had expression, but they Apostles, “I have among them had to like the youngest, the wrapped around his waist. Could there be represent two funda- eagerly desired to eat leader as the servant. a more servile action? It could not be mentally different this Passover with you Yes, he said, he did intend to confer a required of the lowliest Jewish slave, but approaches to reli- before I suffer, for, I kingdom on them. They not only would here was their master washing their feet. gion. An under- tell you, I shall not eat eat and drink at his table in his kingdom, Naturally, Peter objected. He under- standing of these it again until there is as they were doing that evening, but also stood what Jesus’ action signified, but he approaches might help fulfillment in the they would “sit on thrones judging the couldn’t imagine someone in authority Catholics who are try- kingdom of God.” 12 tribes of Israel.” He would, in effect, washing the feel of a subordinate. Then ing to interpret some Apparently, his mention of the king- rule his kingdom through them. when Jesus told him, “Unless I wash you, of the issues facing the Church these days. dom set off sparks among the Apostles Then he spoke directly to Peter, telling you will have no inheritance with me,” By nature, a Church has a positive view because Luke says, “Then an argument him that Satan wanted to sift Jesus’ disci- Peter went to the opposite extreme by of society. It sees itself as functioning broke out among them about which of ples like wheat, but that Jesus had prayed saying, “Master, then not only my feet, within existing social and cultural arrange- them should be regarded as the greatest.” that Peter’s faith would not fail and that he but my hands and head as well.” ments, but is willing to critique these The Gospels seldom present the Apostles would strengthen his brothers. God would Jesus then went back to verbal arrangements from time to time. A Church in a favorable light, and here we see them preserve Peter from false doctrine. Thus, instruction. He told the Apostles plainly believes that it offers a balanced world view at their most pathetic, arguing about the question of the greatest in the king- that he had given them a model to fol- that both affirms society and retains the which of them was the greatest just when dom seemed to be settled. low: What he had done to them, so they core elements of its religious tradition. It Jesus told them that he was about to But not quite. First, Jesus had to get his also must do. † believes it is able to survive—indeed, flour- ish—within the society, while maintaining its integrity as a religious institution, includ- Cornucopia/Cynthia Dewes ing doctrines that challenge the society. Membership in a Church is inclusive, Faith and values: Belief in me and the her e and now meaning that a Church hopes to attract fol- lowers from all walks of life. Membership The other day, I read an article in Sunday school.” What kind of school treasure science and reason, value com- standards make it fairly easy for people The Indianapolis Star titled, “In no god would that be? mon decency toward others and believe from varied backgrounds and with diverse they trust.” Huh? I always thought that Instead of studying or relying on the people must solve their own problems.” world views to join the Church. trust implied belief in Bible for inspiration (if that term is even They value “honesty, personal integrity Members of a Church see themselves as someone or some- applicable here), the group studies books and tolerance.” Makes me wonder why a heterogeneous mixture of saints and sin- thing. You can’t trust like Freethought Across the Centuries: it’s necessary to reject God when they ners who are no better or worse than other what or who is not Toward a New Age of Enlightenment by believe in the same values that we do. members of society. Churches endorse their there. Gerald A. Larue. They emphasize science Still, Wooden said, they’re hard to members’ desire to be actively involved in Not only that, this and reason. mold into a community. “They are all many spheres of life, and they create behav- piece was included in Indeed, the implication throughout the independent. They want to go in different ioral norms that make this possible. the “Faith & Values” article was that people who do not accept directions. A lot of them are really kind of A sect starts out as a subset of Church section of the newspa- the idea of God think that religion and loners and are happy being loners.” How members who believe that their Church has per. I guess it was science/reason are mutually exclusive. sad. Even the loners in a religious com- made too many compromises with the more about values Wooden plans to host a “Darwin Day munity know that God is always with larger society and, in the process, has sacri- than faith. Conference” to “showcase the scientific them. ficed much of its integrity and many of its At any rate, Reba Boyd Wooden, the evidence for evolution” in March. Wooden left the Methodist Church and core teachings. These members believe spokeswoman for what she called the Well, they don’t have to convince me. God when she discovered that Scripture there is a need to adopt a countercultural “secular humanist” view, conducts a chap- As I’ve written many times before, I don’t scholars argue about the origins and view of society and to reclaim the funda- ter of the Center for Inquiry Trans- think there’s any . . . er—reason why reli- authenticity of the Bible. She thought this mental truths of their faith. national. This is an organization that gion and science should conflict at all. kind of disagreement among humans Membership in the new sect is exclu- “traces its roots to a group of skeptics Popes and scientists and many others, who automatically denied the idea of a God sive. It is restricted to those adults who are who began investigating claims of the are a lot more learned than I am, have who must’ve inspired them. willing to embrace the group’s counter- paranormal in the 1970s.” Apparently, the believed the same. So she and her group rely solely on cultural views of society and the faith. Sect idea of God fit into their definition of Science is the material evidence about human ability, with action substituting for members draw a clear line between insid- paranormal. our origins and purpose that humans can prayer. They quote philosophers rather ers (the “saints”) and outsiders (the “sin- Wooden’s group is composed of about obtain through their own reason and intel- than Scripture, and think it’s all over ners”). Sects encourage their members to 50 members, including atheists and ligence. Religion is the transcendent evi- when we die. Now, that’s really sad. Let’s withdraw from the society and make the agnostics as well as secular humanists. dence about our origins and purpose that pray for them. sect the center of their lives. They conduct meetings and social events humans obtain through faith in powers Using such criteria, social theorists something like Church functions, and beyond their own possibilities. (Cynthia Dewes, a member of St. Paul the and researchers agree that the Roman eventually she hopes to establish “a But members of her group are not just Apostle Parish in Greencastle, is a regular Catholic Church is a Church, not a sect. family group that would be like a secular mistaken eccentrics, Wooden said. “They columnist for The Criterion.) † But, within the Church, there have always been some people who are more sect-like Faithful Lines/Shirley Vogler Meister in their thinking. While these groups, such as the Franciscans and Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity have A ‘hidden child’ from World War II shares his story been willing to abide by the standards of the Church, even as they adhere to a Near the end of the ’90s, my husband, extinction of Jews and others deemed authenticity. Abundant photographs add to countercultural set of beliefs and prac- Paul, and I visited the U.S. Holocaust “undesirable” by Hitler. the reality of his experiences, which tices, they have not posed a serious prob- Memorial Museum in Second, the edifying reminder: I inspired a television documentary, lem. Indeed, by calling attention to Washington, D.C. received a remarkable book by a retired “Shattered Dreams: A Child of the selected core values, they have been a Our principal pur- California university professor, Paul A. Holocaust,” by Ken Schwarz. For this, leavening influence that contributes to the pose was to deliver a Schwarzbart, who by pure happenstance Schwarzbart returned to the scenes and overall well-being of the Church. suitcase of personal chose a Bloomington, Ind., publisher the acquaintances of his childhood, Under these circumstances, they have papers belonging to (AuthorHouse) for his book Breaking the adding a special depth to his book. been affirmed by Church leaders and former Jewish neigh- Silence: Reminiscences of a Hidden Child. An important part of his story is the first viewed as one among many legitimate bors who escaped Schwarzbart shares his Jewish back- Hidden Children’s Conference held in expressions of faith. However, when groups Austria during the ground, family and memories as a “hidden New York in 1991, with more than 2,000 such as Father George A. Stallings’ African- German occupation child.” survivors attending from all over the world American Catholic Congregation and and World War II. Our He recalls how the Austrian flag hang- (even Australia and Korea). Subsequent Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre’s Society of museum tour exposed heinous crimes ing over his Viennese school was replaced conferences have been held, too. St. Pius X have tried to substitute their sec- against humanity perpetrated by the Nazi with a Nazi flag: “From that moment on, Schwarzbart has spoken at nearly tarian standards for Church standards, they regime. However, I do not dwell on such everything deteriorated rapidly.” 300 venues, including schools (some of have been rebuffed by Church leaders and horrors here. Instead, I concentrate on two Schwarzbart’s 10-year-old life changed them Catholic), colleges, organizations, become schismatic sects. lessons: one from the museum; the other a in the spring of 1943 when, through the businesses and synagogues. He will pre- The Church-sect distinction might be of recent edifying reminder. Jewish Underground, he was hidden at a sent his program on March 9 at St. John some assistance as Catholics try to assess The lesson: One room in the museum Catholic boys’ castle-school owned by the the Baptist Church in Napa, Calif., and on the legitimacy of various groups in today’s held photos and information about the Sisters of Charity near Luxembourg. For March 16 at St. Thomas More Church in Church. Catholics should celebrate sect-like men and women who saved lives during two years, he assumed the role of a San Francisco. Criterion readers can pass groups that want to be part of the Church. the Holocaust, many who were Catholic. Belgian Catholic named Paul Exsteen. A this information on to West Coast rela- We should beware of sect-like groups that Years before, I read The Diary of Anne model student, he became an altar boy and tives and friends. want to transform the Church into a sect. Frank, Corrie ten Boom’s The Hiding a Cub Scout leader—and was even bap- Place and Elie Wiesel’s Night (a current tized in secret. His experiences are extra- (Shirley Vogler Meister, a member of (James D. Davidson is professor of Oprah Book Club selection), but the ordinary. Christ the King Parish in Indianapolis, is sociology at Purdue University in West museum filled in the gaps about the Schwarzbart’s diaries assure the book’s a regular columnist for The Criterion.) † Lafayette, Ind.) † The Criterion Friday, February 17, 2006 Page 13

Seventh Sunday of in Ordinary Time/Msgr. Owen F. Campion The Sunday Readings Daily Readings Monday, Feb. 20 Psalm 49:14-20 Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006 James 3:13-18 Mark 9:41-50 Psalm 19:8-10, 15 • Isaiah 43:18-19, 21-22, 24b-25 However, evidently these converts were Mark 9:14-29 Friday, Feb. 24 • 2 Corinthians 1:18-22 the source of some anxiety for Paul. He James 5:9-12 • Mark 2:1-12 wrote to them at least twice. His two known letters to Corinth are in the New Tuesday, Feb. 21 Psalm 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12 Testament as the inspired Word of God. Peter Damian, bishop and Mark 10:1-12 The Book of Isaiah is the source of this The people quarreled among themselves. doctor weekend’s first reading. They strayed into sin and pagan practice. James 4:1-10 Saturday, Feb. 25 Understanding this Paul firmly called them to uncompromised Psalm 55:7-11, 23 James 5:13-20 passage, and extracting loyalty to the Gospel. from it its fullest les- He himself was not always well Mark 9:30-37 Psalm 141:1-3, 8 son, requires knowing received. Some challenged his credentials Mark 10:13-16 the historical context in as an Apostle. In this reading, Paul reasserts Wednesday, Feb. 22 which this book was his role, and moreover he reaffirms his The Chair of Peter, Apostle Sunday, Feb. 26 written. These verses purely spiritual intentions. 1 Peter 5:1-4 Eighth Sunday in come from the second For its last reading, the Church presents section of Isaiah. a passage from St. Mark’s Gospel. Psalm 23:1-6 Ordinary Time At the time from Healing this paralyzed man was mar- Matthew 16:13-19 Hosea 2:16b, 17b, 21-22 their composition, the velous, and the extraordinary circumstance Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13 long, dreary exile of Jewish survivors from of lowering him through the roof of the Thursday, Feb. 23 2 Corinthians 3:1b-6 the Babylonian conquest of the two Jewish house made it all the more dramatic. Polycarp, bishop and martyr Mark 2:18-22 kingdoms generations earlier had ended. However, the scribes present at the event James 5:1-6 The exile had been to Babylon, located in took offense. Jesus said the paralytic’s sins modern Iraq, no longer a living community. were forgiven. The scribes saw blasphemy Exiles, or their descendants, were in in this statement. Only God can forgive sins Babylon for 80 years. They were strangers because sins offend God. Question Corner/Fr. John Dietzen in an unfriendly land. Of course, they To understand the reading requires an yearned for their homeland. The opportu- awareness of the context. Pious Jews at the nity to return came when the Persian time looked upon physical maladies as the emperor, Cyrus, overwhelmed Babylonia result of sin. Perhaps the victim of the mal- God wanted people to and allowed the exiles to go home. adies had sinned. Perhaps his or her ances- The religiously devout among the exiles tors had sinned. But, in any case, all physi- saw God as the true deliverer. Cyrus merely cal distress ultimately came from sin. multiply, fill the earth was the instrument of God in this process. Incidentally, roofs at the time were quite So, in this reading, speaking through the flimsy by modern standards. They were I always pray for divine help to make name of their city meant the “gate of prophet, God declares, “In the desert I wooden beams laid horizontally from a Qus be of one faith, one Lord, living God,” which may be where the biblical made a way.” God accuses the people of wall to the directly opposing wall of a together in love as people got the idea of a tower that would unfaithfulness. Despair had overtaken them house. Then thatch was laid on these brothers and sisters of reach to the heavens. in Babylon. Still, regardless, God was true beams, loosely held together by mud. It Christ. The Hebrew name for Babylon, how- to the Covenant. kept out the hot rays of the sun, which was This makes me ever, was Babel, also literally the gate of Nevertheless, their return was bitter- more of a problem for people in the Holy wonder why, in the God, but which they also explained as sweet. The land to which the exiles Land than rainwater. book of Genesis, in coming from the Hebrew word that means returned was desolate and unaccommodat- the story of the tower to confuse or to mix. Thus, their tower ing. The prophets faced the task of sustain- Reflection of Babel, the Lord became a place of confusion. ing the people’s faith in spite of their disap- The Church’s emphasis is on Jesus as says, “Let us go down Another and different level of the pointments upon arriving home. Savior and Son of God. He acts as God. He and confuse their lan- tower story in Genesis, however, is that it St. Paul’s Second Epistle to the forgives sin. This is the marvel, exceeding guage so they will not could explain the wide variety of lan- Corinthians provides the second lesson for even the cure of the paralytic. understand each other” and be scattered guages on the earth. The belief that there this weekend’s liturgy. In this understanding, the passage has over the world. was once a common language for all early Corinth was one of the chief cities of the relevance for us today. We sin. Jesus for- This only causes people to be of dif- human beings was widespread in the Roman Empire. With a large population, gives us if we sincerely and humbly seek to ferent nationalities and customs, and ancient world. And they were always anx- including people from throughout the be forgiven. leads to animosity toward one another. ious to know the origins of people, places, Mediterranean world, Corinth received its Jesus is God’s gift to us, a gift of perfect Can you explain why God would do customs and speech. share of pioneer Christian missionaries. love. God provides for our escape from the this? (New York) Genesis 11 served not only as their Converts were made in Corinth. A effects of sin, just as God rescued the exiles explanation of these diversities. It also Christian community was formed there. in Babylon. Sin is our prison. † Obviously, God did not desire ani- was another of the lessons which abound Amosity between people but, accord- in Genesis that the God of the Hebrews is ing to the story as we hear it in Genesis, beyond all gods, supreme on the earth and My Journey to God there was a reason the Lord wanted the supreme among nations, and that disobe- people spread out. dience to him and violence against his At creation, God told the first humans created harmony always results in disaster to multiply and fill the earth. and destruction. The Sower and the Seed As Jesuit Father Richard Clifford It is one of the functions of myth to points out in the New Jerome Biblical reveal such cosmic realities. Whatever The parable of the sower and the seed humility and patience that it is God that Commentary, until Chapter 9 of Genesis, history does or does not underlie it, the is easy for me to envision on these odd causes growth in love and faithfulness. the emphasis was on multiplying then Babel account is one of the great mythic pseudo-winter days. I cannot by any deed force growth. It attention was given to “filling the earth.” stories preserved in the Scriptures. As I step out to get the mail, I’ve comes in God’s time. To make this happen, we read that God noticed some tiny flower seeds have I know there are seeds and shoots of assigned to each branch of the people a (A free brochure on ecumenism, including started to sprout. Although I know well faithfulness planted deeply within the particular area of land and told them to questions on intercommunion and other that more cold days will wither the early soul-soil of the people around me each take possession of their inheritance. (See, ways of sharing worship, is available by shoots, recent winters have shown that day—even in me! for example, Dt 32:8-9.) sending a stamped, self-addressed enve- other speck-sized seeds lay buried, wait- Some days, I see growth peeking out The people refused to go, however. lope to Father John Dietzen, Box 5515, ing patiently for the right conditions to and I wonder if it is hardy enough. They were comfortable where they were, Peoria, IL 61612. Questions may be sent bring forth flourishing blossoms to Other days, I am impatient to see some and rather than possess their lands they to Father Dietzen at the same address or deliver joy to humans and critters alike. progress. Each day, I try to tend gently chose to band together, build a huge city by e-mail at [email protected].) † I wait in hope knowing that after my with prayer and remember we are like and top it off with a tower that would vigilant care of the flower bed, the mira- flowers in God’s garden—each one reach to the sky. cle of growth is truly out of my hands. growing on God’s timetable toward a As the story goes, their defiance of God, Readers may submit prose This parable is a reminder for balance sturdy and beautiful kingdom, bril- their proud intention to “make a name for in my approach to faithful living and liantly colored with love, mercy and ourselves” rather than scatter over the earth or poetry for faith column building God’s Kingdom. Yes, God plants justice. (Gn 11:4), brought God’s punishment by The Criterion invites readers to sub- the seeds of faithfulness in me and in Where do the seeds of faith in your fulfilling his creative intent in another way: mit original prose or poetry relating to those around me. I must tend these as a life need some gentle tending? making it impossible for them even to com- faith or experiences of prayer for pos- gardener tends her flower beds, regularly Where is it tough for you to have municate with each other. sible publication in the “My Journey to and carefully, with prayer and deed. patience with God’s timetable? Of the many ziggurats—sacred temple God” column. Yet there is an element of holy watch- towers made of bricks—built in Seasonal reflections also are appre- fulness. I must acknowledge with By Michelle Vander Missen Mesopotamia, the one in Babylon, not far ciated. Please include name, address, from present-day Baghdad, was especially parish and telephone number with sub- (Michelle Vander Missen is a member of St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis and a reg- renowned at the time. missions. ular contributor to the parish’s Daily Reflections ministry sent by e-mail to more than Part of the great temple of the god Send material for consideration to 5,500 people throughout the world. This Scripture reflection was based on the Gospel Marduk, it had several terraces and reached “My Journey to God,” The Criterion, reading for Jan. 26 (Mk 4:26-34). To subscribe to St. Monica Parish’s Daily nearly 70 feet high. Perhaps it was the P.O. Box 1717, Indianapolis, IN 46206 Readings, log on to the parish Web site at www.stmonicaparishindy.org.) model for the tower proposed in Genesis. or e-mail to [email protected]. † The Babylonians claimed that the Page 14 The Criterion Friday, February 17, 2006 Turin cardinal continues pastoral duties during Olympic games TURIN, Italy (CNS)—Being the archbishop of the When he met the newly appointed head of Turin’s Marcy Hinzmann host city for the Olympic Winter Games has not pulled Olympic organizing committee, the cardinal said he told and Aaron Parchem Cardinal Severino Poletto from his regular pastoral him, “We have begun a challenge together: Mine is a from the U.S. per- duties. pastoral one and yours an Olympian.” form during the fig- Instead of heading to the rinks to see skating or to the Born near Venice, Cardinal Poletto said he skied a bit ure skating pairs mountains to watch the luge competition, the Turin car- in his youth, dabbled in soccer like every Italian boy and Reuters Gray, CNS photo/David free skate at the dinal said he was busy with business as usual. today continues to love walking in the mountains. Olympic Winter On the weekend after he attended the ceremonies that He told CNS on Feb. 11 that sport enriches a person’s Games in Turin, opened the XX Olympic Winter Games, the 72-year-old life and faith. Italy, on Feb. 13. In a cardinal told Catholic News Service he had appointments “Sport is a great gymnasium for practicing sincerity recent interview to visit a hospital, a nursing home and several parishes to and honesty,” he said. with CNS, Cardinal meet with youth and celebrate Mass. Cheating, double-crossing or breaking the rules is not Severino Polletto of Having the Olympic Games in his backyard was not condoned, and collaboration is exalted through team- Turin said that going to keep him from his 359 parishes that make up work, he said. sports are “a great the third-largest diocese in Italy, after Milan and Rome. Sport also celebrates the sometimes breathtaking gymnasium for Cardinal Poletto said he had a special tie to this capabilities of the human body, said the cardinal. practicing sincerity Olympics. While serving as bishop of Asti, he was “The person who dances on ice or flies through the air and honesty.” appointed archbishop of Turin on June 19, 1999, just an over the snow uses his [or her] body as a means of hour before Olympic officials announced that Turin expression and at the same time exalts the value of the Cardinal Poletto said it was “the prophecy of the would host the 2006 Winter Games. body,” he said. body” that the Son of God took on human flesh, indicat- ing that the body, too, had enormous value. He said the many sacrifices that athletes make in order to win earthly rewards are a healthy reminder to the faithful that there are many sacrifices involved in “winning the eternal prize” of life in heaven. † SPRED to host dinner dance fundraiser By Sean Gallagher

The archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education’s Special Religious Education program (SPRED) will host a dinner dance fundraiser on March 18 at the Marten House Hotel, 1801 W. 86th St., in Indianapolis. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with dinner served at 7 p.m. and dancing starting at 8 p.m. Veronica Wyld, the archdiocesan coordinator for the program that serves the religious education needs for Catholics with special needs, said the event, which also includes a silent auction, is the primary annual fundraiser for SPRED. Tickets to the event cost $50 per person and must be purchased by March 4. Occurring the day after St. Patrick’s Day, this year’s dinner dance will have an Irish theme. Kevin Gregory, chief meteorologist for WRTV Channel 6 in Indianapolis, will serve as the master of ceremonies. Wyld said participants in all the SPRED groups in the archdiocese ordinarily attend, and come from parishes in and around Indianapolis, Richmond and Batesville. “The dance floor is packed,” she said. “We are wall-to-wall. Once the music starts, that’s just the high- light of the evening. It is so fun to see people out there dancing.” In addition to supporting SPRED financially through the purchase of fundraiser tickets or participation in its silent auction, Wyld said the event is an opportunity for supporters to bring Catholics with special needs in the archdiocese more into the life of their parishes. “There are so many people with special needs in our archdiocese who don’t have the opportunity to be involved in the community life of their parish,” Wyld said. “We see SPRED as the best way for people with special needs to become involved, not only in the litur- gical part of their parish, but also in the community life of their parish. “People who ... come to the dance support that,” Wyld said. “They allow more individuals to become part of their parish communities, to be connected.”

(To purchase tickets for the March 18 SPRED dinner dance fundraiser or for more information, call 800-382- 9836, ext. 1448, or 317-236-1448.) † Submitted photo

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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—When troubles arise in life is near to those who seek him. or temptations appear, it is best not to try to figure out “Let us not be discouraged, but let us run toward him, why, but to seek Jesus’ help in prayer, said Pope certain that we will reach the goal of our lives, Jesus the Benedict XVI. Lord,” Pope Benedict said. At his weekly general audience, the pope quoted the The pope’s audience talk focused on Psalm 145 and its

advice of a sixth-century desert monk, St. Barsanuphius of recognition of God both as Lord of the universe and as a CNS photo/Dario Pignatelli, Reuters Gaza, who advised another monk not to fear trouble and loving Father particularly concerned for the poor and the temptation or to worry about their source, but to hold fast weak. to the Lord. “God expresses his kingship by bending down to his Departing from his prepared text, the pope said, “These most fragile and defenseless creatures,” the pope said. words ... are valid for us in our daily difficulties, prob- God’s justice, which includes judgment, is primarily lems, temptations. aimed at freeing people from sin and saving them, he said. “Do not try to conduct a theoretical reflection about Pope Benedict said the psalm also lists the basic char- their source, but do something positive: Invoke the Lord,” acteristics of a true believer: “He invokes the Lord in the pope told an estimated 8,000 people overflowing the trusting prayer; seeks him in life with a sincere heart; Vatican’s audience hall. fears his God, respecting his will and obeying his word; Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful during his weekly general In the face of struggle, the pope said, “Cry out to Jesus, but, most of all, loves him, certain of being welcomed audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Feb. 8. The pope said ‘Jesus, help me.’ We are certain he will hear us because he under the mantle of his protection.” † when troubles arise, people should seek Jesus’ help in prayer.

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to the group’s happening with each throw. When you “We are around young people who RALLY Web site. watch the apex of each throw, you are love their faith, and adults who love continued from page 7 “When more able to keep the whole pattern in young people,” Farmer said. “It is very learning the focus and in more control. inspiring. I think anyone who continually lighter approach to matters of faith. basics of jug- “In our lives, we juggle all sorts of dif- strives to grow deeper in relationship to Still, their goal is the same concerning gling, there is a ferent things: school, sports, work, family, God will begin to see those sorts of things APeX Youth Ministries, a national tour- particular area spirituality. If you only focus on one of all around them. But in the sort of work ing program they started 10 years ago to that you should these, the others will fall to the ground. If we do weekly, it’s very plain and in your make a difference in the lives of young direct your you only focus on yourself, you miss the face, as well as in the details.” people. focus, that real pattern and it all falls apart. You must “We hope to challenge them to consider being the ‘apex’ focus on the apex. We believe in our lives (Registration for the Archdiocesan Youth their life in light of spiritual realities, and of each throw,” that ‘apex’ is the life of Jesus Christ. Rally on March 4-5 continues until the re-examine the way they consider them- the Web site Keep your eyes on him and everything days of the rally. The cost is $30 a per- selves and other people,” Farmer said. “We notes. “If you else becomes more manageable and in the son through Feb. 23. After that date, the also plan to laugh a lot.” Brad Farmer only watch one appropriate balance.” cost is $40 a person. For more informa- The name “APeX” comes from a jug- of the objects, While Farmer and Monterastelli try to tion, call the Office of Youth and Young gling term, but it also applies to a larger you miss the other two, and if you watch touch the lives of youths, it’s also clear Adult Ministry at 317-236-1477 or 800- connection with Jesus Christ, according your hands, you miss everything that’s their efforts have deepened their own faith. 382-9836, ext. 1477.) † Pope, curial officials discuss proposal to reconcile with Lefebvrites VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope modern liturgical practices and several the Lefebvrites. be made to fear that they would be Benedict XVI presided over his first major teachings of the Second Vatican Council. Cardinal Francis Arinze, head of the silenced if they reconciled with the meeting with top Roman Curia officials, One possible step being discussed was Congregation for Divine Worship and the Vatican. He said they were rightly con- an encounter that sources said focused on establishing an apostolic administration, a Sacraments, said in a recent interview cerned about liturgical abuses in the post- a proposal to reconcile with followers of special juridical structure that would allow with Catholic News Service that while he conciliar period. the late French Archbishop Marcel the Lefebvrites to offer pastoral care to favored reconciliation it could not be Others at the Vatican said they believed Lefebvre. their followers around the world. offered at any price. Pope Benedict has no illusions about the More than 20 heads of congregations Another element being discussed was “[The pope] cannot disown Vatican II Lefebvrites. As Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, and pontifical councils attended the Feb. the possibility of granting wider permis- in order to make the Lefebvrites happy,” he unsuccessfully tried to reconcile with 13 meeting, which was to be followed up sion to use the Tridentine Mass, the Cardinal Arinze said. them in 1988, and later said the group had by a similar session in late March. No pre-Vatican II liturgy, the source said. The pope met last August with Bishop closed itself off in a type of “fanaticism of details of the February meeting were made For its part, the society would have to Bernard Fellay, superior general of the the elect.” available by the Vatican press office. make clear its acceptance of Vatican II’s Society of St. Pius X and one of four bish- One Vatican source said he thought the A Vatican source said the pope and basic teachings on ecumenism, religious ops ordained against papal orders in 1988 pope wanted to make one big push for rec- other department heads listened as liberty and other matters. and declared excommunicated by the onciliation at the beginning of his Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos outlined Several Vatican sources said that Vatican. The papal audience prompted a pontificate. a possible solution to the 18-year-long while Cardinal Castrillon strongly sup- flurry of speculation about reconciliation. “I think it’s now or never for the impasse with the Society of St. Pius X, a ported a solution based on these points, Afterward, Cardinal Castrillon said in Lefebvrites. As time passes, an agree- self-styled traditionalist order founded by opinions were sharply divided among an interview with the Italian magazine ment will become much more difficult,” Archbishop Lefebvre. Its members reject curial members on any concessions to 30 Giorni that the Lefebvrites should not he said. †

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Husband of Marie (Decker) Sister of Lillian Rosiello, Klave. Father of Cheryl Marian Sutton and Richard Bereavement specialist Blevins, Donna Kirschbaum, Fischer. Grandmother of 21. Jacquel Young and Frank Klave Great-grandmother of 21. II. Brother of Herbert Klave. says help grieving Rest in peace SCHMIDT, Cora, 87, St. Paul, Grandfather of seven. Great- Tell City, Jan. 29. Mother of grandfather of 14. Please submit in writing to our Riley, Patricia Weaver and Jean Goffinet and Edward people by listening office by 10 a.m. Thursday James Pruden. Grandmother of LOCKREM, Susan, 57, Koseck. Grandmother of seven. before the week of publication; 14. Great-grandmother of 17. St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Great-grandmother of six. Jan. 28. Mother of Joseph and By Mary Ann Wyand be sure to state date of death. ENGLISH, Mary, SCHORK, Al, 78, 86, Michael Lockrem. Daughter of Obituaries of archdiocesan St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Bernice Sheridan. Sister of priests serving our archdiocese Jan. 23. Father of Pamela Jo How do you cope with the traumatic loss of a loved one? Jan. 31. Mother of Rosemary Bishop Michael J. Sheridan. are listed elsewhere in The Meyer, Al Jr., David, Gary and What do you say to people who have lost loved ones Howard, Ann Prather, Patricia Grandmother of four. Criterion. Order priests and Van Ness, Mary Vrabel, Larry Schork. Brother of through a variety of sudden death experiences? religious sisters and brothers Franciscan Sister Marjorie McALLEN, Anne, 76, Charlotte Crum, Lydia Mae Steven Tibbetts, a nationally known psychotherapist, are included here, unless they English and Mark English. St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Wilbert, Charles and Raymond educator and funeral director from Minneapolis, dis- are natives of the archdiocese Sister of Providence Sister (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Schork. cussed “Understanding and Responding to Traumatic or have other connections to it; Dec. 14. Mother of Julie Null, Anita Bechert and Ann Ewing. SMITH, Kenneth L., 79, Loss—Understanding the Assumptive World” and those are separate obituaries Roseanne Petry, Mary and Grandmother of 11. Great- St. Mary, New Albany, Feb. 1. “Interventions for Traumatic Loss—How to be on this page. grandmother of three. Kevin McAllen. Grandmother of eight. Father of Kimberly Bieber, Supportive, Do’s and Don’ts” during the archdiocesan BREEN, John, 79, St. Therese FATICA, Edith D., 90, Lindsey Ferguson, Lori Hodges Catholic Cemeteries Association’s fourth annual of the Infant Jesus (Little St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 2. McCLEERY, Marjorie A. and Kenneth Smith. Brother of Mission Day on Feb. 1 at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat Flower), Indianapolis, Dec. 23. Mother of Carol Mavris and McCoy (Hessman), 74, Janice Dunham, Joyce Kaufer St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 28. House in Indianapolis. Father of John Thomas Breen. Chuck Fatica. Sister of Jennie and Lawrence Smith Jr. Traumatic loss differs from other types of grief experi- Brother of Ann Holler and Mother of Dorothy Gray, Coccaro and Carmen Angelone. Grandfather of eight. Great- ences, Tibbetts said, because bereaved people initially Joseph Breen. Grandfather of Grandmother of one. Sondra McBee, Christopher, grandfather of eight. one. Great-grandfather of one. Jack, James, Peter and Thomas respond in different ways to the shocking news that their FAY, Verlee, 82, St. Paul, Hessman. Sister of Loretta STALEY, John D., 55, loved one has died unexpectedly as a result of violent or BRUNNER, Maxine, 85, Tell City, Jan. 21. Wife of Fillenwarth and Michael St. Michael, Greenfield, dangerous circumstances, such as accidents, suicide or St. Mary, Aurora, Jan. 31. Ralph Fay. Mother of Gary Fay. McCoy. Grandmother of 17. Jan. 21. Husband of Beverly Mother of Bonny Prudhomme, Sister of Marie Faulkenberg. murder. Great-grandmother of 10. Bowron-Staley. Father of Julie It’s better to listen first then offer condolences later, he Mary Jo Sloan, Helen Stow, Buis, Kathleen, Rebecca and FITZGERALD, Karen Marie McINTOSH, Leslie E., 49, Jim Sedler, Bob, Kerry, Marc John Staley. Son of Jean said, because traumatic loss numbs the grieving person’s Rose, 55, Holy Name, Holy Name, Beech Grove, and Ron Brunner. Half-sister of (Strickland) Martin. Brother of senses. Beech Grove, Jan. 20. Mother Jan. 22. Husband of Karen Libby Gaskins and Marcus Leslye Cathell, Kathye Reily “Psychological trauma is produced by overwhelming the of Karen Fitzgerald. Sister of (Fenton) McIntosh. Father of Mattox. Grandmother of 14. and Norman Staley. [person’s] coping mechanisms,” Tibbetts said. “The [per- Linda Burkus, Madonna Tony McIntosh. Grandfather of Great-grandmother of 11. Grandfather of one. son’s] denial system acts like a filtering mechanism. It helps Hosimer, Rosemary Milligan, one. BUENING, Ida H., 90, James and John Fitzgerald. SULLIVAN, Geraldine, 79, the person let go of reality slowly. Denial is used for letting MYERS, Margaret, 91, St. Mary, Greensburg, Feb. 5. St. Pius X, Indianapolis, go, not holding on.” FLECK, John, 56, St. Therese Nativity, Indianapolis, Jan. 13. Mother of Joann Burkhart, Rita of the Infant Jesus (Little Jan. 26. Mother of Geraldine Tibbetts explained that when people are told bad news, Meyer, Carl, James, Maurice, Mother of Rosemarie Hickle they often say, “I can’t believe it.” Flower), Indianapolis, Nov. 30. and Marilyn Laughlin. Sullivan-Jarman, Mary Ann Paul and William Buening. Husband of Benita Fleck. Sullivan-Moore, Patricia, This verbalization of denial doesn’t mean that they don’t Grandmother of 25. Great- Father of Angela, Jennifer and POWELL, J. Anita, 85, Gerald, Kevin, Michael, believe the bad news, he said. It simply means that they grandmother of 36. Step-great- Christopher Fleck. Son of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Terence, Timothy and Thomas haven’t had enough time to process the loss and respond to New Albany, Jan. 27. Mother of grandmother of nine. Step- Thurman Fleck. Brother of Sullivan. Grandmother of eigh- it because of psychological numbing. great-great-grandmother of Marcia Hubbert, Lisa Trudeau, Mary Doty, Donna Frank, teen. Great-grandmother of “In grief, it’s the event, the death, [that people struggle four. Carolyn Greimann, Helen John and Ron Powell. Sister of four. Dorothy Popp, Evelyn Powell with], but with trauma, it’s the emotions,” Tibbetts said. DESATNIK, Marie, 87, Kinney, Deborah McBride, and Francis Hubbuch. VAN WINKLE, Aaron E., 49, “People remain numb after a traumatic event anywhere St. Andrew, Richmond, Jan. 21. Sharon Taylor, James, Joseph, Grandmother of six. St. Pius V, Troy, Jan. 31. Father from 72 hours to a week, depending on what they witnessed DOUGHERTY, Joseph Michael, Robert, Thurman III of Amanda, Aaron and RITTER, Joseph L., 84, or experienced.” William, 81, St. Mary, and William Fleck. Grandfather Alexander Van Winkle. Son of St. Matthew, Indianapolis, To help people cope with traumatic loss, he said, ask New Albany, Feb. 6. Husband of one. Frances (Purnhage) Van Jan. 29. Husband of Mary Jane them, “Tell me what that’s like for you?” Then be prepared of Betty (Simpson) Dougherty. HARRISON, Johanna Winkle. Brother of Carol Ritter. Father of Lucy Cahill, to listen for as long as necessary. Father of Katherine Sears, Gertrude, St. Mary, Goffinet and Sheila Tempel. Linda Ritter and Julie Wylonis. David, Edward, John, Joseph, New Albany, Feb. 4. Sister of Grandfather of one. National statistics indicate that grief can cause physi- Brother of Romilda Bertram, cal and mental illnesses, Tibbetts said. “Fifty percent of Kevin and William Dougherty. Theodora Pachala, Huberdina WAGNER, Mary Jane, 62, Richter and Hubertus Dorothy Newman, Helen Ritter, all the people who have major medical procedures will Brother of Marjorie Joy, Ann Theresa Starks and Mary Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Kraus and James Dougherty. Brockmans. Jan. 28. Wife of Julian Wagner. have [experienced] the death of a loved one within the Weingardt. Grandfather of last five years. Twenty percent of all the people … in Grandfather of 18. HESS, Elizabeth (Clark), 89, eight. Great-grandfather of two. Mother of Amy Begley, Nancy St. Mary, New Albany, Feb. 7. Leming, Paula Rogers, Denise doctor’s offices every day have had a major loss within a EHRGOTT, Joan F., 76, RODRIQUEZ, Georgina, 85, Mother of Mary Pat Doehrman. Waidlich and Chris Wagner. year. It’s staggering.” St. Therese of the Infant Jesus St. Mary, Richmond, Jan. 23. Sister of Howard Clark. Grand- Grandmother of five. Denial is “a very important piece” of grieving, he said. (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Wife of Pedro Rodriquez. Jan. 23. Mother of Mary mother of three. Great-grand- WHITE, Robert L., Sr., 93, “Oftentimes, clinicians or helpers become concerned when mother of two. Mother of Peter Rodriquez. Clevenger, John, Richard and Sister of Aida Gali and Annunciation, Brazil, Jan. 31. people have a strong denial system. [But they need to] leave Steve Ehrgott. Sister of KLAVE, Frank L., Sr., 87, Concepcion Nodal. Father of Joan Whittaker and it alone. Let them have their reality as they see their reality Margaret Hennessey, Dorothy St. Jude, Indianapolis, Jan. 26. SALER, Rita J., (Fischer), Robert White Jr. Grandfather of … [unless it is] extremely distorted.” 81, St. Mary, Greensburg, 21. Great-grandfather of 58. People have “built-in anesthesia” that helps them cope Feb. 6. Wife of Fred Saler. YEAGER, Dorothy, 88, with traumatic loss, Tibbetts said. “People will say, ‘I don’t Mother of Helen Froehling, St. Mary, Richmond, Jan. 23. feel anything.’ In crisis [situations], people don’t panic for Drawing nearer to God Nita Hauser, Dee Kilgore, Mother of Nancy Rheuble. the most part. Only about 10 percent of the people panic. Marti Lux, Diane Myers, Dot Sister of Larry Pool. Some of the rest are numb. Some are in denial. But others is a long journey. Steward, Jerry and Jim Saler. Grandmother of one. † rise to the occasion of dealing with whatever has happened. That’s pretty phenomenal.” Post-traumatic stress disorder is the phenomenon that occurs as a normal response to an abnormal situation, he said, and people experience flashbacks, nightmares, “hyper- Albs startle” responses and anxiety. 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