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A Vision of the Priesthood in 2025 Serrans Host National Convention in South Bend Baseball And 50¢ June 29, 2008 Volume 82, No. 25 www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC A vision of the priesthood in 2025 Serrans host national convention in South Bend Baseball and BY MICHELLE DONAGHEY apple pie Family life is featured NOTRE DAME — Priests in 2025 will need to be Pages 11-13 solid thinkers who are willing to grasp tough issues facing parishioners today, always identifying to the suffering Christ and are not only smart, but wise and willing to help people work through the gray areas of their lives. Precious Blood Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Rapid City, S.D., and Serra USA Council episcopal advisor spoke on priests leave diocese “Priesthood 2025” to Serrans at the “Vision of the St. Gaspar, Rome City, Church in 2025” USA Council of Serra International All-American Conference Super Weekend and Annual transfers to diocesan care Meeting during the weekend of June 18-22. The con- ference was a first for the Serra Club of South Bend, Page 9 which co-hosted the national event with the USA Council of Serra International. Ed Verbeke, USAC executive director said that over 25 states were represented at the conference that was held mainly at the Hilton Garden Inn. Triple crowned Bishop John M. D’Arcy, who celebrated the open- Knights ing Mass for the event, believes the Serrans’ mission of “praying, promoting and fostering vocations to the State baseball championship priesthood and religious life is of great importance to the spiritual welfare of the church.” He thanked the brings historical accolades Serrans for their “prayers and dedication to this most Page 20 worthy mission of support and growth of vocations.” “What we have learned in recent years is the impor- tance of careful selection of candidates to the priest- hood, and prayer support in parishes and homes is crit- No issue next week ically important for this to happen,” Bishop D’Arcy Next publication July 13 said. Bishop Cupich, who agreed with Bishop D’Arcy, MICHELLE DONAGHEY spoke to the Serrans outlining issues that are facing the Bishop Blase J. Cupich, USA Council episcopal advisor and bishop of Rapid City, S.D., spoke Diocesan offices closed July 4 church today, will face future priests and what future on “Priesthood 2025” at the Vision of the Church in 2025 USA Council of Serra International All-American Conference Super Weekend and Annual Meeting held June 18-22 on the cam- SERRA, PAGE 5 puses of Saint Mary’s College and the University of Notre Dame. ST. VINCENT RAZES OLD Pope urges church to draw CHURCH, CASTLE BUILDING Think Green inspiration from Pauline year Recycle this paper BY JOHN THAVIS pope said. The church is now preparing to celebrate the 2,000th year of his birth. “May this great spiritual and pastoral VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict event stimulate in us a renewed faith in Jesus XVI asked the whole church to draw inspira- Christ, who calls us to announce and witness tion from the jubilee year dedicated to St. his Gospel without any fear,” he said. Paul and to imitate the apostle’s courageous The pope said fear takes many forms in missionary efforts. life, including childish fears that disappear St. Paul demonstrated that with firm faith with maturity and real fears that need to be “we can overcome every form of fear,” the overcome through effort. pope said at a Sunday blessing June 22. There are also deeper existential fears that JULIE WARD The pope officially was to open the can provoke anguish, he said. The St. Vincent Haunted Castle building Pauline year at a prayer service June 28 in the “This comes from a sense of emptiness, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in and is tied to a certain kind of culture that is and former church, for years a fixture of Rome, where the saint’s tomb is located. permeated by widespread theoretical and the Halloween season in Fort Wayne, is At his Sunday blessing, the pope spoke practical nihilism,” he said. about the role of faith in conquering fear. He This type of fear is prevalent where peo- seen in an early stage of demolition. The cited an episode from a difficult period in the ple think they can do without God, and demolition took place from June 12-17 evangelizing efforts of St. Paul, when God believe that they can control life and death, or appeared in a vision and told him: “Do not be good and evil, he said. and cleared the portion of the St. Vincent afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent, The believer, on the other hand, need not de Paul Parish property for use as green for I am with you.” fear anything because he “knows he is in the In fact, St. Paul continued to preach with hands of God, and that evil and the irrational space for the immediate future. courage, suffering martyrdom in the end, the do not have the final word,” he said. 2 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC JUNE 29, 2008 TODAY’S CATHOLIC There is no shortcut Official newspaper of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 for vocations PUBLISHER: Bishop John M. D’Arcy Later: The end of the weekend An evening in Elkhart EDITOR: Tim Johnson More later on what happened in After taking a little rest, I drove over the ASSISTANT EDITOR: Don Clemmer between, but on Sunday morning, I drove back roads to St. Thomas Parish, Elkhart. STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad south to the beautiful grounds of the Poor For many years, there has been daily Handmaid Sisters at Donaldson to take part eucharistic adoration in a small chapel in Editorial Department NEWS in the third edition of a special retreat. It their school. Now it has become necessary PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan &NOTES was founded and is run every year by our to renovate and restore their school. It is a FREELANCE WRITERS: Lauren Caggiano, seminarians. I send a letter to every priest major task and they are seeking to raise this Ann Carey, Michelle Castleman, Elmer BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY and the priests send me names of young goal, $3 million fund. J. Danch, Michelle Donaghey, Bonnie men in their parish whom they think would As part of this renewal, it was necessary Elberson, Denise Fedorow, Diane be good candidates for the priesthood. I to remove the chapel for eucharistic adora- then write to each of the young men, whose tion. But they determined not to do away Freeby, Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC, A weekend to remember Prayer and vocations to the priesthood names I have received. The seminarians with this blessing. So they built a small Jennifer Murray and Deb Wagner also phone them. A call came a few weeks chapel attached to the church, which indeed Summer Intern: Monica Eichman and the consecrated life are intimately con- nected. So I was off on a warm Thursday ago, that the numbers were small — only is more fitting. I blessed the chapel and car- six at that time, and perhaps it should be ried the Blessed Sacrament into it. They Business Department afternoon to South Bend to Christ the King Parish for Mass with the Serrans from all called off. I gave a resounding “no” as large will continue their tradition of having expo- BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice over the country. This organization, which as I could. These events must be held every sition of the Blessed Sacrament five days a AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber keeps the memory of Junipero Serra, OFM, year, no matter the numbers. So my final week, Monday through Friday, from 3 to 9 BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol the extraordinary Franciscan friar who duty of the weekend was to get to p.m. I urge those parishes that have [email protected] evangelized California and built missions Donaldson, celebrate Mass with these eucharistic adoration to make prayer for from one end to the other, is dedicated to young men and our seminarians and engage vocations to the priesthood and the conse- Advertising Sales fostering vocations to the priesthood and in a discussion. Eight young men made the crated life, part of their regimen of prayer. Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) consecrated life. Their national convention retreat, along with several seminarians. Our (260) 456-2824 priests and seminarians came in over the was at South Bend and Notre Dame, and The end in sight Jeanette Simon (South Bend area) the hardworking Richard Dornbos was in weekend. Among the next who spoke were (574) 234-0687 charge, and with Dick, you know it is going Fathers Bill Schooler, Dan Scheidt, Jim Back then to St. Pius X, Granger, and the Web site: www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY to be successful. Shafer, Bernie Galic and Glenn Kohrman. annual cookout with our priests hosted by It was a joy to speak to them and lay out There were talks by seminarians. A father Father Bill Schooler, among other things, a Published weekly except the fourth some reflections on vocations based on my and husband from St. Vincent Parish, Fort very able chef. A cookout for the priests in Sunday in June, first and third weeks own 51 years as a priest, many the Fort Wayne area will be held in July, first week in August and last at my home this week. week in December by the Diocese of of them spent in seminary train- Fort Wayne-South Bend, 1103 S. ing. I reminded them of the Calhoun St., P.O.
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