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Photo by John Shaughnessy Photo by Haiyan recovery ‘There’s a lot of can show world a united Church need out there’ MANILA, Philippines (CNS)—An emotional Cardinal Luis Tagle of Manila welcomed U.S. Catholic leaders reviewing Typhoon Haiyan recovery efforts, saying that the work to rebuild devastated communities can show the world a Church united in the service of people in need. With tears welling up as he described the utter destruction he saw during a visit to Tacloban soon after the Nov. 8 typhoon swept in from the sea with 195-mile-an- hour winds and a tsunami-like storm surge, Cardinal Tagle reminded the international delegation on Feb. 3 that storm survivors can teach visitors about the importance of perseverance and maintaining faith in God. “I don’t know how we could make the whole world realize how much we could help. For a few days [during my visit], we knew it was possible for humankind to be together, to be one, to feel for one another and to transcend the barriers, all the baggage, the history that religion, that politics, After giving him a dish of lasagna and a pair of pants, volunteer Kathleen Murphy takes time to talk with a visitor to the Garden Door Ministry at St. John the financial economy has imposed on the Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis. During this brutal winter in Indiana, the Garden Door Ministry is one of the Catholic efforts that have reached out everyone,” Cardinal Tagle said in a meeting to the homeless and other people in need. at the offices of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. “In that regard, we saw the response and Ministries, outreaches tackle ongoing challenge demand here,” he told a delegation of more than a dozen of helping homeless during brutal winter representatives of By John Shaughnessy asking for money for food. weather, we have been serving hot meals, the U.S. Conference “He was just wearing a sweatshirt, thanks to the generosity of donors,” of Catholic Bishops The doorbell rang on another bitter, and he looked like he was having said Bartolowits, coordinator of the (USCCB), Catholic below-zero-wind-chill day, letting hypothermia,” Bartolowits recalled. “I told Garden Door Ministry. “We’ve served Relief Services Dave Bartolowits know there was another him that St. John’s was a place he could go spaghetti, lasagna, chili and bean soup. (CRS) and Caritas person in need shivering outside the rectory for a hot meal, a coat, a hat and gloves— There are times when we serve 70 meals Australia. “There is door of St. John the Evangelist Parish in and I gave him directions. He clearly a day. so much hope for downtown Indianapolis. needed everything.” “We also provide limited clothing. We the world. We just Bartolowits was nearing the end of his The need for food, clothes and shelter have a room where we store coats, shirts, Cardinal prayed that this will Luis Tagle two-hour volunteer shift at the parish’s has been constant in a brutal winter hats, pants. And we have some blankets be sustained and will Garden Door Ministry, a ministry that marked by soaring snow totals and we’re handing out, again thanks to the not become sporadic, only occasional. We serves hot meals and provides warm dangerously plunging cold temperatures generosity of donors.” hope it becomes a lifestyle to be spearheaded clothing every weekday from 9 a.m. to in Indiana. The doors to the parish church are by Christians.” 5 p.m. to the city’s homeless. Just as constant has been the Catholic open into the evening, offering people a Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, As he headed toward the door, the response to that need, from the efforts place to “stay warm, to pray, to get out of Ky., USCCB president, who was leading violinist for the Indianapolis Symphony of volunteers to the commitment of the weather,” Bartolowits said. the delegation on its weeklong visit to Orchestra had just finished telling a archdiocesan Catholic Charities. “We’re trying to provide an the Philippines, told the cardinal that the story about a young man who recently “We always try to provide a sandwich atmosphere of hospitality for everyone U.S. Church wanted to work side-by-side approached him on a downtown street, and water, but during this cold stretch of See HOMELESS, page 8 with Filipinos in the long recovery process. See TYPHOON, page 3 ‘Part of the call to discipleship’: Bloomington parish starts new program with Lilly grant money By Natalie Hoefer through a new campus evangelization program started by St. Paul Catholic Center

BLOOMINGTON—The young man sat in Bloomington. Herald-Times forward in his chair, expressing enthusiasm The program is the result of the parish as his finger tapped the table to emphasize campus ministry receiving $98,055 through his points. a Lilly Endowment grant last fall. “You always hear that part of being

Christian is spreading the good news,” he ‘It was just the right time’ Photo courtesy Jon Blau of the said. “I’d always heard that and thought, It all started with an unexpected phone ‘Well, that’s something I can choose or not.’ call last summer. “But the more involved you get and the “[Lilly Endowment] actually called us more into your faith you get, you see why See DISCIPLESHIP, page 3 it’s so good, and you want other people to have the same thing.” The young man is not a priest, Dominican Father Simon-Felix Michalski, associate seminarian or director of catechesis pastor of St. Paul Catholic Center, talks with an in a parish. Indiana University student on the Bloomington He is Pierce Cavanaugh, a senior at campus in this Aug. 26, 2013, photo. Father Simon Indiana University (IU) and one of the is meeting weekly with the student leaders of the first leaders of a network of small faith small group program the parish’s campus ministry groups being established at the university launched this semester. Page 2 The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014 Catholic identity must be clear, uncompromising, pope tells university

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Catholic Though the pope made no references universities must give “uncompromising” to any controversies, the University of and “unambiguous” witness to Church Notre Dame had reignited a heated debate teaching and defend themselves from all about maintaining the Catholic identity efforts to dilute their Catholic identity, of U.S. Catholic institutions of higher Pope Francis said. education when it invited President Barack Catholic universities, “by their very Obama to deliver the commencement Romano CNS photo/L’Osservatore nature, are committed to demonstrating address and receive an honorary law the harmony of faith and reason and degree in 2009. the relevance of the Christian message Several U.S. bishops and other for a full and authentically human critics said Obama’s support of legal life,” he said in an audience with abortion and embryonic stem-cell members of the board of trustees of research made him an inappropriate the University of Notre Dame and choice to be commencement speaker at a other officials. Catholic university. The pope met on Jan. 30 with some More recently, a Notre Dame professor, 130 people representing the Indiana-based Gary Gutting, wrote an op-ed piece in Catholic university, who were in Rome for the New York Times on Jan. 23 calling the inauguration of the university’s new on Pope Francis to rethink the Church’s Rome center. absolute opposition to abortion. In many Speaking in Italian, Pope Francis cases, abortions are immoral, the Catholic praised the university, saying it “has made professor of philosophy said, but “this Pope Francis accepts a gift presented by Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the an outstanding contribution to the Church by no means implies that most abortions University of Notre Dame, and Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, during a meeting with members in your country through its commitment actually performed are immoral,” of the board of trustees and other Notre Dame officials at the Vatican on Jan. 30. Catholic universities to the religious education of the young, particularly in cases of pregnancy must give “uncompromising” and “unambiguous” witness to Church teaching and defend themselves and to serious scholarship inspired by resulting from rape or when the life of the from all efforts to dilute their Catholic identity, Pope Francis said in his address at the meeting. confidence in the harmony of faith and mother is in danger. reason in the pursuit of truth and virtue.” A group of university alumni have also He said the institution’s original vision, expressed concern about the institution’s guided by its religious founders of the decision to comply with the federal Congregation of Holy Cross, “remains, Affordable Care Act, which requires in the changed circumstances of the employer-provided health insurance 21st century, central to the university’s to include coverage of contraceptives, distinctive identity and its service to the sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs Church and American society.” while the university continues its lawsuit Catholic identity and missionary against the mandate. discipleship are critical, the pope said, In the homily at Mass in the chapel of and need to be evident in the way his residence that morning, Pope Francis Your support is critical to Catholics live and in the workings of all focused on the importance of humility and Catholic institutions. fidelity to the Church and its teaching. Catholic universities play a special “The first fruit of baptism is to make our serving ministry needs role in being faithful missionaries of the you belong to the Church, to the people of Gospel because of their commitment to God,” he said, according to Vatican Radio. showing the compatibility of faith and That’s why it is “absurd” to imagine United Catholic Appeal Goal reason, and showing how the Christian a Christian who loves Christ, but doesn’t $6,000,000 message offers people a fuller, more love, listen to or stay close to his Church, authentic human life, he said. he said. $5,000,000 “Essential in this regard is the People who follow the Gospel their $4,000,000 uncompromising witness of Catholic own way without the Church are living “a universities to the Church’s moral fantasy,” he said, “an absurd dichotomy.” $3,000,000 teaching, and the defense of her freedom, Humility is needed to feel part of the $2,000,000 precisely in and through her institutions, Church, he said, because a person who to uphold that teaching as authoritatively isn’t humble “will hear what she or he $1,000,000 proclaimed by the magisterium of her likes” and not what God and the Church pastors,” he said. really say. $0 “It is my hope that the “We receive the Gospel message as a $ Raised to date Annual Appeal Goal $4.6 million $5.7 million University of Notre Dame will continue gift and we have to pass it on as a gift, to offer unambiguous testimony to but not as something that is ours; what this aspect of its foundational Catholic we give is a gift received” from Jesus, the identity, especially in the face of efforts, pope said. 16% The United Catholic Appeal from whatever quarter, to dilute that People need to be faithful “to the United Catholic supports three ministry areas indispensable witness,” he said. Church, to its teaching, to the Creed, to Appeal Participation where the needs are greatest: The pope then looked up from his doctrine, to safeguard doctrine” as they prepared text and told his audience in seek to live it and hand it on to others, Participating • Catholic education and faith Households (16%) Italian, “This is important: Your own he said. formation identity—as it was intended from the Christians don’t “become masters of Total Number of • Education for seminarians beginning—to defend it, preserve it, carry the Gospel, masters of received doctrine, Households (73,000) and deacons and retirement it forward,” he said. to use it as we like,” he said. † benefits for priests • Care for people most in need ‘This is important: Your own identity—as it was intended from the beginning—to defend it, preserve it, carry it Give online at www.archindy.org/uca forward.’ or by returning your pledge card.

—Pope Francis Archdiocese of Indianapolis

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Cardinal Tagle said natural disasters TYPHOON are the norm for the island nation and that continued from page 1 he has come to see how important local parishes have become in offering shelter, and “We know there is one Church, and we becoming centers for sanitation and hygiene,

want to be partners with you,” he said. the distribution of food and support for Reuters CNS photo/Erik De Castro, U.S. parishes still are collecting funds, displaced people. most of which have been designated for “At least for me,” he told the delegation, humanitarian needs. USCCB officials “it has become a special lesson, because in project that about $9 million will be moments like these a place of worship also raised in parish special collections for the becomes a place of charity. The place is made recovery effort. sacred not by sacraments and prayer but by In the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the belief that we can find a refuge here. It is parishioners have donated approximately our home.” $239,000. Compounding the challenges, the cardinal Meanwhile, CRS has raised about added, is the trauma experienced by priests, $48 million, including $28 million from women religious and lay leaders at parishes, private donors and $20 million from public who are struggling with their own losses of sources, reported Joe Curry, the agency’s family, possessions and secure housing. country representative in the Philippines. “The Church structure is in a state of All of the funds are being used for shock,” Cardinal Tagle said. “We have humanitarian needs, he told CNS. been offering emotional and psychological A survivor of Typhoon Haiyan sits amid the ruins of his destroyed home in Tacloban, Philippines, on Cardinal Tagle acknowledged that first aid.” Dec. 17, 2013. As of Jan. 29, more than 6,200 people had died and more than 28,600 were injured in the recovery and rebuilding is likely to take CRS’ Curry explained during the storm while nearly 1,800 remained missing, officials said. years because the devastation was so 45-minute meeting that agency staff members great, reaching across 12 dioceses in the are attempting to develop creative responses [in] the next storm, people are not as central part of the country with the Palo to the disaster because the devastation is strongly affected,” she said. families will not be able to continue their Archdiocese and Borongon Diocese so severe. With a shortage of construction Likewise, Paul O’Callaghan, education for quite some time. experiencing the most serious damage. In supplies and tools and a lack of capacity on Caritas Australia CEO, pledged to work “The rich students have moved out to some locales, 90 percent of buildings and the part of local and national governments with Caritas Philippines to respond in areas either Manila or Cebu,” the archbishop homes—more than 550,000 in all—were to remove debris and improve infrastructure, of greatest need. explained to the delegation. smashed into matchsticks. the agency is attempting to find enough clear In a later meeting with two Philippine Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo of As of Jan. 29, more than 6,200 people land to build temporary wooden shelters so bishops, the delegation was asked to Manila, chairman of Caritas Philippines, had died and more than 28,600 were people can move from tents into more secure consider rebuilding churches, village sought support so that the Philippine injured in the storm while nearly housing, he said. chapels, schools, convents and rectories Church and society overall can better 1,800 remained missing, according to The agency has begun hiring people in in line with the effort undertaken respond when disaster strikes. the Philippines’ National Disaster Risk cash-for-work programs to remove debris in by the USCCB and other Catholic The delegation also visited Archbishop Reduction and Management Council. some areas to pump much-needed funds into agencies in Haiti. Giuseppe Pinto, papal nuncio to the More than 4 million people were displaced communities where people lost jobs, farmers Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Philippines. The archbishop expressed his by the storm. lost cropland and fishermen lost boats, Lingayen-Dagupan, president of the appreciation for the recovery efforts of Damage was set at $877 million by Curry said. Philippine bishops’ conference, said the the Church agencies and offered Vatican the council. Carolyn Woo, CRS president, pledged to time has come to build churches that support for their work. Two tropical storms swamped parts help the Philippines “build back better,” using will serve not just for worship but as “They really are brave people,” he said of the same regions in January, forcing an oft-repeated phrase cited in the effort to community centers and shelters when a of the people in the central Philippines who some who lost their homes in November rebuild Haiti after its 2010 earthquake. natural disaster occurs. are trying to piece their lives back together. and were living in tents to flee to higher “This is a chance where we can imagine He said the need to rebuild schools is “They say, ‘The typhoon has been strong, ground again. what is needed and how to rebuild so that, great. He feared that students from poor but our faith is stronger.’ ” †

right time.” “a majority of people who come to Mass is what your small group is based upon.” DISCIPLESHIP ‘Part of the call to discipleship’ do not have a personal relationship with continued from page 1 The proposal described a plan to start anyone else who is at the Mass, which ‘Inspire them to own their faith’ and expand student-led small groups on leads to them just drifting away. Group leader Cavanaugh, a senior to put together a proposal” for a public campus with the help of The Evangelical “So these small groups … create in sports broadcast communication and university faith-building grant, explained Catholic. The Madison, Wis.-based intentional environments where people graduate of Bishop Chatard High School Dominican Father John Meany, pastor of organization helps universities and parishes can encounter Jesus Christ through sacred in Indianapolis, was not always involved at St. Paul Catholic Center and director of with evangelization efforts. Scripture, personal relationships, and have St. Paul Catholic Center. student ministry. Based on a three-year contract, room to dialogue,” he explained. “I never went to Mass at all the The call was a “gift from God,” he said. The Evangelical Catholic will provide The groups are open to those of any first year [at IU],” he admitted. “We estimate there are between guidance, training, consultation and faith background, he said, but are designed “The second year, the only reason 8,000-9,000 Catholics out of about support to St. Paul Catholic Center’s especially for nominal Catholics. I started going to Mass is because my 43,000 students at IU,” said Father John. campus ministry staff and student leaders “The whole thing is meant for them to parents came this one day, and I got busted “It’s a wonderful to assure the success of the groups. deepen their personal relationship with because I didn’t know how the plate place of education, Father John said The Evangelical Jesus Christ. Once they have that, then passing system worked. Then I decided I but it is still a Catholic was selected because their Jesus says, ‘This is how I’m going to should probably start going to Mass.” place of a ‘people program “allows us to form students to be engage you—through the Church and into Now Cavanaugh is enthusiastic about who live in missionaries. the world.’ ” leading a small faith group. darkness’ from our “Part of our task, I feel, is to give “I want to talk to other friends about perspective.” the students here a good experience of Seeking leaders who are ‘FAT’ this,” he said. “I want to have friends here He and his Church,” he said, “so when they leave, Carrano said The Evangelical Catholic [in a small group] who have faith but don’t team put together they have this wonderful experience of works strategically to expand the program, have it as a part of their life, who want to a campus how Church should work. “but not at the expense of personal figure out how to let their faith be part of evangelization “Part of that is to see their role in the relationship. who they are, and talking to other people plan, but had no Church as not just coming to Mass on “So we teach and coach the leaders who are in the same boat.” Tara Doyon money to fund it. Sunday, but to be missionaries themselves. in how to lead a group, and to know the Stubbs is also enthusiastic. The invitation last That’s part of the call to discipleship,” material well so that they can focus on the “I look forward to expanding this summer to submit a proposal for the grant Father John explained. people who are there instead of thinking on campus, inviting people who aren’t was a welcome surprise. about the material,” he said. Catholic, but also people who are maybe Being one of just 21 universities nation- Deepening relationship with Christ Carrano said they use the acronym Catholic but not active. I want to inspire wide selected to receive grant money in James Carrano, associate director “FAT”—faithful, available and teachable— them to own their faith, because it’s really November was even better. of The Evangelical Catholic who is to describe the students they seek to lead cool!” she said. “I was just ecstatic the day I found serving as the consultant for St. Paul the small groups. Father Simon smiled at Stubbs’ out we got the grant,” said Tara Doyon, Catholic Center, explained how the As part of their training, the student enthusiasm. development director for St. Paul Catholic small faith group model works to create leaders meet with St. Paul Catholic “Obviously, the students are eager,” he Center who wrote the grant proposal. “It intentional disciples. Center associate pastor Dominican Father said. “They have a heart for what this is was just huge. The proposal was prayed Carrano cited a statistic from Simon-Felix Michalski once a week about. They have a real heart for Christ and over, cried over, hair pulled out, but it’s Sherry Weddell’s book, Forming for instruction with material from The they want to promote the Gospel. just so worth it. For us, it was just the Intentional Disciples, stating that Evangelical Catholic. Additionally, “The students take what they learn Father Simon and some of the student here to build up the body of Christ in the leaders attended a weeklong training camp world,” said Father Simon. “What we’re led by The Evangelical Catholic. doing here is really important to God.” ‘Part of that [task] is to see their role in Sarah Stubbs, a sophomore German the Church as not just coming to Mass on major at IU who grew up at Our Lady of (For information about St. Paul Catholic Sunday, but to be missionaries themselves. Mount Carmel Parish in Carmel, Ind., in Center’s small group evangelization the Lafayette Diocese, is one of the group program, contact Father Simon-Felix That’s part of the call to discipleship.’ leaders who attended the training camp. Michalski at [email protected] “There were practical things, like or 812-339-5561, ext. 212. To how to handle someone who dominates support the program at St. Paul —Dominican Father John Meany, pastor of a conversation and things like that,” Catholic Center, contact Tara Doyon St. Paul Catholic Center in Bloomington she said. at [email protected] or “There were also times we talked about 812-339-5561, ext. 214. For more your connection with Christ in prayer. … information about The Evangelical Catholic, Building yourself up with that foundation log on to www.evangelicalcatholic.org.) † Page 4 The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014

Opinion

Be Our Guest/John Garvey Changing the music, but not the message

The Parti Quebecois has proposed a (“Carnival time is over,” the BBC records new Charter of Values for the Province him as saying.) Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 of Quebec. The Here is what Esquire said by way of Most Rev. Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Publisher Mike Krokos, Editor most controversial justifying its choice: “The black shoes Greg A. Otolski, Associate Publisher John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus provision of the and unadorned, simplistic regalia are bill (Bill 60) would just an outward acknowledgment of his forbid state workers progressive orthodoxy.” to wear conspicuous Pope Francis is both religious and Editorial religious symbols— orthodox, but it’s OK because to them he kippahs, turbans, seems “progressive.” The Advocate—a hijabs and large lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender crosses, for interest magazine—picked Pope Francis as Pope Emeritus Benedict’s example. There is its Person of the Year, too, for this perfectly something about orthodox statement about people with retirement viewed a year later religious garb that the party finds out of homosexual inclinations: “If someone is place in the kind of society Quebec wants gay and he searches for the Lord and has It has now been a year— to be. good will, who am I to judge?” on Feb. 11, 2013—since Isn’t it ironic, in an era when it’s Pope Benedict could have easily Pope Benedict XVI announced to a fashionable to impose this kind of said the same. surprised gathering of cardinals that he secularism, that Esquire magazine should America magazine printed a long intended to resign. It was the first time a choose Pope Francis as its best dressed man interview with Pope Francis in September, pope had resigned since Pope Gregory for 2013? (Last year it was Joseph Gordon- in which he affirmed the teachings of the XII did so in 1415 to end what is known Levitt, a movie star.) Church about abortion, gay marriage and

in history as the Great Western Schism Romano via Reuters CNS photo/L’Osservatore Pope Francis is undeniably charming, artificial contraception, but added, “it is when three men claimed to be pope. but he wears a white cassock and a big not necessary to talk about these issues Pope Benedict, though, may have cross. Neither is, as they say in Quebec, all the time.” thought more about Pope Celestine V, a la mode. His zucchetto would not pass The proposed Charter of Values in who was elected pope in 1294 at age 80 muster under the proposed bill. Perhaps the Quebec claims to uphold “the values of to end a deadlocked conclave. He soon folks in Quebec are just that different from state secularism and religious neutrality recognized that he was unsuited to be Americans. Quebec looks to France for and of equality between women and men.” pope and resigned. Pope Benedict was cultural cues, and the French are devoted to Perhaps the real meaning of secularism, convinced that his failing health made an ideal of laicite. the real importance of religious neutrality, it impossible for him to implement But we see a lot of that in America, too, is that these ideologies fit well with our reforms in the Church that he believed these days. Take, for example, President sexual politics about reproductive freedom were needed. It was time to retire at 85. Barack Obama omitting the words “under and gender roles. Members of traditionally Pope Emeritus Benedict moved God” when he recited the Gettysburg orthodox religions—Jewish, Muslim, into the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, a Address for a Ken Burns documentary last Catholic, Sikh—need to keep their opinions peaceful setting in the Vatican Gardens. fall. Or think of the stories we now hear to themselves when they appear in public. Pope Francis, who was elected on every year about public school Christmas What is wonderful about Pope Francis March 13, was there to meet the pope concerts (excuse me, winter festivals) that is that he is no less Catholic than his 265 emeritus when he arrived there on omit any music mentioning the Lord’s predecessors, but he seems to have found May 2 after living at Castel Gandolfo, birth, as if Christmas doesn’t count as part a way past all the cultural barriers. He has the pope’s summer residence, while his of our culture. not changed the Church’s teaching at all, retirement home was being prepared. So what explains the pope’s popularity, but he has changed the music—so said Time Unlike what happened even in matters sartorial, in the face of magazine, another publication that made to Pope Celestine V, whom Pope Francis prays with retired these secularizing trends and growing him its Person of the Year. Pope Boniface VIII, his successor, Pope Benedict XVI during a visit to the public embarrassment over religiosity? Let us hope everyone remains this imprisoned until his death two years Mater Ecclesiae monastery at the Vatican Maybe the best explanation is that willing to listen after they have heard later, Pope Emeritus Benedict has on Dec. 23. The monastery, located in the Pope Francis’ wardrobe has a different everything he has to say. It could be good enjoyed a good relationship with Vatican Gardens to the north of St. Peter’s cultural meaning. Our trendsetters like for people of all faiths. Pope Francis. We don’t know how Basilica, is where the retired pope is living. the fact that he kept his old black shoes, often they might talk by phone, but we and that he turned down the red cape with (John Garvey is president of The Catholic know that Archbishop Georg Ganswein, did not participate in the discussions. ermine trim that some popes have worn. University of America in Washington.) prefect of the papal household, has No statement was made at the time, continued as Pope Emeritus Benedict’s but we suspect that, if the pope secretary. He has called himself a emeritus had participated in the “bridge” between the two men. discussions, somehow word would Letter to the Editor The pope emeritus said that have gotten out, and he is determined How about a only 1.2 million lost lives per year. Before he intended to remain away from to remain out of the spotlight. celebrating however, it might be noted the public, and he has done so. Much has been made about the human life index? that number exceeds the population of the Pope Francis managed to get him differences between Pope Emeritus Reflecting on the recent 41st largest cities in several western U.S. states. to attend the consecration of the Benedict and Pope Francis, as if anniversary of the horribly misguided We have eliminated more than 56 Vatican City State to the protection this is surprising. Of course, the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision million human lives whose lost potential is of St. Michael the Archangel, and popes are different. That has been somehow permitting the destruction of known only to God. Surely this nation— photographers were around when true throughout history. Consider, innocent human life in the womb, I feel blessed beyond any others by God—must Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus for example, how much different that perhaps we might consider an index confront and put an end to this abominable Benedict on Dec. 23, but otherwise he Pope John XXIII was from his of sorts to quantify the human carnage stain on the national soul. seems to be enjoying the life of a retired predecessor, Pope Pius XII. Or more wrought by this judicial ruling. prelate. recently, the difference between Pope I would suggest an ILL (Innocent Lives Dr. David A. Nealy He prays, reads, listens to classical Benedict XVI and his predecessor, Lost) index—a simple measure of the Greenwood music, plays the piano, visits with Pope John Paul II. millions of defenseless human beings in friends, takes his daily walks while Pope Francis has stressed the need the womb eliminated in the nation’s “legal” praying the rosary as he did while to be “pastoral,” while Pope Benedict abortion mills since 1973. Letters Policy he was pope, and maintains a heavy put more emphasis on doctrine, as While members of the nation’s highest correspondence. When his brother, the theologian he is. Pope Francis court may wince at the ILL numbers, it Letters from readers are published in Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, had a medical is emphasizing different aspects of remains incomprehensible to me that in The Criterion as part of the newspaper’s checkup in Rome on Jan. 4, he visited Catholic dogma than Pope Benedict 1973, the highest court in the land could commitment to “the responsible exchange him in the hospital, and the brothers did, but both uphold the same so easily trump the most fundamental of freely-held and expressed opinion among the People of God” (Communio et celebrated Georg’s 90th birthday on doctrines. When Pope Benedict retired right of all—the right to life—without Progressio, 116). Jan. 15 with a classical music concert in before finishing his encyclical “Lumen seriously confronting the equally Letters from readers are welcome and the Vatican. Fidei,” Pope Francis finished it for fundamental question of when human life every effort will be made to include letters The “Ratzinger Schulerkreis” is him and published it on June 29. actually begins. from as many people and representing as an organization of Pope Emeritus Shortly before Pope Benedict left Based on the most recent assessments, many viewpoints as possible. Letters should Benedict’s former students while Father the apostolic palace for the last time the aggregate ILL index since 1973 is about be informed, relevant, well-expressed and Josef Ratzinger was a theology teacher. as pope, he met with the College of 56.6 million human lives lost. temperate in tone. They must reflect a basic They met with Cardinal Ratzinger Cardinals. He told them, “Among To lend some perspective, that total sense of courtesy and respect. annually while he was prefect of the you there is the future pope, to infant death toll since 1973 by all “death The editors reserve the right to select and edit the letters based on space Congregation for the Doctrine of the whom, here today, I already promise providers” is approximately 18,000 times limitations, pastoral sensitivity and Faith to discuss a particular theological my unconditional reverence and the death toll in the 911 attack, 1,100 times content. Letters must be signed, but, for question, and he continued to meet with obedience.” That is what he has done the lives lost in the Vietnam conflict, and serious reasons, names may be withheld. them at Castel Gandolfo while he was for the past year. 35 times all U.S. highway deaths over the Send letters to “Letters to the Editor,” pope. Ad multos annos, Pope Emeritus past 40 years. The Criterion, 1400 N. Meridian Street, The group met last year as usual. Benedict. If there is any positive news in these Indianap­olis, IN 46202-2367. Pope Emeritus Benedict celebrated numbers, it may be that the current yearly Readers with access to e-mail may send Mass with them in the Vatican, but he —John F. Fink ILL numbers have been decreasing over letters to [email protected]. the past 20 or so years to a current level of The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014 Page 5 Abortion legislation moves to clarify current law

By Brigid Curtis Ayer 24 by a vote of 80-14. The House proposal now moves to the Senate for further Three bills to clarify laws affecting consideration. ‘The bill is a positive step because it will allow Indiana’s abortion industry are advancing Senate Bill 292, authored by persons whose company plan now includes elective in the Indiana General Assembly this Sen. John Waterman, R-Shelburn, requires abortion coverage to know that their premiums year. The Indiana Catholic Conference an abortion provider to provide an will no longer support abortion. It also may have (ICC) supports the legislation. emergency telephone number where the House Bill 1123 would prohibit post-abortive mother could call 24 hours the effect of reducing abortions.’ elective abortion coverage in standard a day, seven days a week for medical health insurance plans. Senate Bill 292 follow-up care. It also requires a name —Glenn Tebbe, executive director of would change Indiana abortion law and telephone number of a hospital where the Indiana Catholic Conference to enhance information for follow-up the abortion doctor has medical admitting care. Senate Bill 228 urges the privileges. The abortion doctor’s admitting General Assembly’s legislative council to privileges must be in writing and kept on form a study committee to examine the file at the abortion facility, and a copy must issue of coerced abortion. also be kept on file at the Indiana State House Bill 1123 author Rep. Jeffrey Department of Health. Thompson, R-Litzon, explained that the Current law requires abortion doctors bill would make Indiana’s law uniform to have hospital admitting privileges in regarding elective abortion coverage. the county or adjacent counties where the Currently, this prohibition is in effect abortion is performed, but the privileges do only for policies purchased as part of the not need to be documented in writing. state health care exchange created under The ICC supports the bill as a the Affordable Care Act. clarification in the law. Under the bill, abortion coverage Cindy Noe, who represents Indiana would be covered in a health policy Right to Life, said Senate Bill 292 is only in cases of rape or incest, or if focused on women’s health, and making necessary to avert death or substantial and sure a woman who has had an abortion and Rep. Jeffrey Thompson Sen. Jim Tomes Sen. John Waterman irreversible impairment of major bodily needs follow-up treatment of a medical functions of the pregnant woman. nature has “full knowledge” of where to “Unless we bring further clarity to go and how to get it. “We ask that those available to the state department of health what is going on.” this issue, what’s going to happen is that women get this information twice,” she because they fear the information might be Betty Cockrum, chief executive officer private health insurers will be required said. made public. of Planned Parenthood, also supports the to cover abortion,” said Thompson. Noe explained that the current practice Senate Bill 228 author Sen. Jim Tomes, legislation. “Some private insurance companies of admitting privileges has not been as R-Wadesville, explained that the study Tebbe said he expects Senate should not be forced to do so because of effective because the privileges were not in committee that the proposed measure Bill 292 to pass the Senate. However, religious beliefs.” writing. She added that no one is keeping creates would determine the illegality of he said Senate Bill 228 was likely to fail Glenn Tebbe, ICC executive director, track if abortion doctors have admitting coerced abortion, and the obligations of because the language in the bill was too said, “The bill is a positive step because it privileges or not, or if they have a back-up health care workers to notify patients of broad, and there wasn’t enough time to will allow persons whose company plan doctor to assist their patients. the illegality of coerced abortions or report fix it properly this year. now includes elective abortion coverage Liz Carroll, vice president for patient them when it occurs. House bills crossed over to the Senate to know that their premiums will no services for Planned Parenthood of Indiana Tebbe, who testified on behalf of on Feb. 4, and Senate bills crossed over to longer support abortion. It also may have and Kentucky, said, “A first trimester the bill, said, “We support the idea of a the House on Feb. 6. the effect of reducing abortions.” abortion procedure is one of the safest study to find out if coerced abortion is Testimony shared indicated that if medical procedures a woman can have.” happening.” (Brigid Curtis Ayer is a correspondent a person wanted to have coverage of Carroll, who testified in opposition Noe, who also supports the bill, said for The Criterion. For more information elective abortion, it would have to be to the legislation, said her organization that many of the specific questions about about the Indiana Catholic Conference, purchased as a separate rider. has concerns about requiring abortion coerced abortion are unknown, but we do log on to www.indianacc.org. To explore House Bill 1123 was approved with doctors to give their admitting privileges know that “it flies under the radar.” the ICC’s electronic public policy tool and bipartisan support from the House in advance of the abortion. They also She added that a study committee join the ICC legislative network, go to Insurance Committee by an 11-1 vote, have concerns with the requirement of would provide “an in-depth, well-rounded the ICC Web page and click “Legislative and approved by the full House on Jan. making the names of back-up physicians approach to fill in some blanks to find out Action Center.”) † New complications in executions bring new death penalty discussions WASHINGTON (CNS)—International of Texas to review the man’s conviction “The Autobee family has experienced and ask for the same consular access law, the risk of using inhumane methods in light of an international court ruling the immense harm caused, not only from we are entitled to under the Vienna of execution and opposition to capital might put U.S. citizens at risk while the specter of the death penalty being Convention.” punishment by traveling abroad. imposed, but also its lack of healing As to developments on execution the survivors of Meanwhile, in Colorado, the parents of potential,” reads the lawsuit. methods, writing for the British murder victims are a prison guard who was beaten to death “Because the Autobee family’s beliefs publication, The Guardian, Father among issues that by an inmate in 2002 are battling the conflict with the prosecution’s agenda, Hummer described meeting McGuire in are bringing fresh county prosecutor for the right to be heard the prosecution has ‘relegated them to November, hearing his confession and his energy to debate at the retrial of the man who previously the status of second-class victims,’ ” prayers for forgiveness and agreeing to about the death confessed to killing their son. the suit says. the inmate’s request that he witness the penalty. While Robert Autobee supported the In a third situation in the news execution, along with McGuire’s family In mid-January, death penalty for Edward Montour at in January, Texas came under fire and Stewart’s family. Father Lawrence his first trial, he has since had a change internationally and by the U.S. State “I’ve seen people die many times Hummer, pastor of St. Mary Parish in of heart. After meeting with Montour Department for the Jan. 22 execution of before: in nursing homes, families I’ve Chillicothe, Ohio, witnessed the execution in prison, Autobee, also a former Edgar Tamayo Arias, a Mexican citizen. known, my own mother,” he wrote. “In of Dennis McGuire for the 1989 rape and corrections officer, decided to forgive the Tamayo was convicted in the 1994 most settings, I’ve found death to be a murder of 22-year-old Joy Stewart, who repentant Montour and began working to murder of a Houston police officer. As very peaceful experience. But this was was 30 weeks pregnant. save his life. a statement from the State Department something else.” A week later, publications around the Montour’s original sentence was set pointed out, Tamayo was entitled “There is no question in my mind that world were printing the priest’s account aside after the Supreme Court ruled in under international law to be notified Dennis McGuire suffered greatly over of watching what he called an inhumane 2007 that a judge cannot impose a death about his rights to assistance from the many minutes,” Father Hummer wrote. procedure in which the convicted sentence without a jury having a role. Mexican consulate. “I’d been told that a ‘normal’ execution murderer struggled for 26 minutes while a But, as described in a lawsuit filed on The Mexican government and U.S. lasted five minutes—this experimental previously untested mixture of drugs was Jan. 24 by Autobee and his wife, Lola, Secretary of State John Kerry had two-drug concoction had taken 26 used to execute McGuire. Arapahoe County District Attorney pleaded with the State of Texas to review minutes. I consider that inhumane.” At about the same time, the execution George Brauchler is trying to block Tamayo’s conviction and sentencing Graphic descriptions by the priest and of a Mexican citizen drew international the Autobees from participating in the as required under a 2004 ruling by the other witnesses of watching McGuire’s attention and warnings from the U.S. State sentencing phase for Montour because International Court of Justice. That ruling stomach swell up and his 11-minute Department that the refusal of the State their position conflicts with his objectives. found the U.S. failed to provide consular struggle for breath have led to at least one access and notification to 51 Mexican lawsuit—by McGuire’s parents—against citizens as required under the Vienna the Illinois company that manufactured Convention on Consular Relations, to the lethal drug. ‘There is no question in my mind that Dennis which the United States is a party. The drugs used to kill McGuire are a McGuire suffered greatly over many minutes. I’d “We have obligations under the Vienna replacement for a three-drug combination been told that a “normal” execution lasted five Convention ... for folks that are arrested used for years. But the European minutes—this experimental two-drug concoction in our country,” said Marie Harf, deputy manufacturers of propofol, an anesthetic had taken 26 minutes. I consider that inhumane.’ spokesperson at the State Department commonly used in U.S. hospitals, in a Jan. 21 press briefing. “If we don’t threatened to limit its export if it was used uphold those obligations, it will make it in executions. —Father Lawrence Hummer writing about much harder for us to ask other countries States in response began seeking witnessing the execution of death-row to do so. We take the security and safety new drug combinations, or returning to inmate Dennis McGuire of our citizens overseas very seriously. If previous methods including the electric they are arrested and held in detention, we chair, the gas chamber, firing squads or want to be able to go to other countries hanging. † Page 6 The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014

Events Calendar February 7 February 11 and Healing Survivors of [email protected]. 9001 N. Haverstick Road, February 26 St. Joseph Parish, 1375 S. Northside Knights of Suicide support group, 7 p.m. Indianapolis. Monthly The Columbus Bar, 322 4th St., Mickley Ave., Indianapolis. Columbus, 2100 E. 71st St., Information: 317-851-8344. Our Lady of the Greenwood, Memorial Mass, 2 p.m. Columbus. Theology on Tap, First Friday exposition of Indianapolis. Gabriel Project Madonna Hall, 335 S. Information: 317-574-8898 or “Could you speak up, Lord?- the Blessed Sacrament, free dinner and program, Marian University, Meridian St., Greenwood. www.catholiccemeteries.cc. Listening to God’s voice in your Marriage Enrichment rosary and Benediction, 7-9 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. 8435 Keystone Crossing, life,” Father Eric Augenstein, Ste. 108, Indianapolis. Ministry, “Celebrate St. Joseph Parish, 1375 S. 4-6 p.m., Mass, 5:45 p.m. Reservations and information: Adult presenter, 6:30 p.m., gathering, programs information Romance in Marriage,” Mickley Ave., Indianapolis. Information: 317-244-9002 or 317-646-0142 or tony@ 7:30 p.m., program. Information: meeting, 6 p.m., reservations 6:30-10:30 p.m., $35 Third Thursday adoration: [email protected]. goangels.org. 812-379-9353, ext. 241. requested. Information: per couple. Information: Interceding for Women February 8 February 12 317-955-6271 or 317-888-2861 or Experiencing Crisis March 1 Northside Knights of St. Joseph Parish, 1375 S. [email protected]. olgmarriageministry@ Pregnancy, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.. St. Joseph Parish, 1375 S. Columbus, 7100 E. 71st St., gmail.com. Mickley Ave., Indianapolis. Information: 317-244-9002 or Mickley Ave., Indianapolis. Indianapolis. Christ the February 15 Harvest House Seniors, stjosephschurch@ Health Ministry King Parish, “Bayou Bash,” monthly gathering, noon Our Lady of Grace February 16 hotmail.com. presentation: Serving the 6 p.m.-midnight, dinner and Mass, luncheon, bingo. Monastery, 1402 Southern Catholic Community of Richmond, 701 N. Health Needs of St. Joseph and auction, $60 per person. Information: 317-241-9878 or Ave., Beech Grove. February 21 “A” St., Richmond. St. Ann Parishes, luncheon, Information: 317-255-3666 or 317-244-0255. Sisters of St. Benedict, Northside Knights of [email protected]. “Souper Bowl,” see Charismatic prayer Columbus Hall, 2100 E. reservations due no later group, 7 p.m. Information: The Columbus Bar, 322 4th St., artisans in action, 71st St., Indianapolis. Catholic than Feb. 23. Information: [email protected]. St. Roch Parish, Family Life Columbus. Theology on Tap, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., $15 per person Business Exchange, Mass, 317-339-6503. or $25 for two includes breakfast and program, “The Center, 3603 S. Meridian “Love vs. Lust-What’s the February 19 March 5 St., Indianapolis. Single difference?,” Brie Anne lunch and hand crafted bowl. Calvary Cemetery, Mausoleum Pope and Capitalism,” presenter Seniors meeting, 1 p.m., age Registration: 317-787-3287. Peter Rusthoven, Partner, Archbishop O’Meara Catholic Eichhorn, presenter, 6:30 p.m. Chapel, 435 W. Troy Ave., Center, 1400 N. Meridian St., 50 and over. Information: gathering, 7:30 p.m. program. Barnes and & Thornburg Indianapolis. Monthly Indianapolis. Solo Seniors, 317-784-4207. Information: 812-379-9353, Marian University, LLP and former Associate Memorial Mass, 2 p.m. Catholic, educational, charitable ext. 241. Ruth Lilly Student Center, Information: 317-784-4439 or Counsel to President Ronald and social singles, 50 and over, St. Mary Parish, 415 E. Eighth 3200 Cold Spring Road, www.catholiccemeteries.cc. Reagan, 6:30-8:30 a.m., $15 St., New Albany. Altar Society, February 13 Indianapolis. Adult programs members, $21 non-members. single, separated, widowed soup, supper and silent St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, information meeting, February 20 Reservations and information: or divorced. New members auction, 5-8 p.m. Information: Media Center, 541 Edgewood 10 a.m., reservations requested. Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, www.catholicbusiness welcome. 6:30 p.m. Information: 812-944-0417. Ave., Indianapolis. Hope Information: 317-955-6271 or Mausoleum Chapel, exchange.org. 317-745-2752. †

Retreats and Programs Benedictine Brother Zachary Wilberding, SPRED dinner dance to be held presenter. Information: 812-357-6585 or February 7 [email protected]. on March 22 in Indianapolis Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. February 8 Movie Night: The Light in Her Eyes, Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. The annual Special Religious in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis 6:30-9 p.m., free-will offering. Information: Francis Series: Francis and the Sultan, Development (SPRED) dinner dance will that reaches out to persons with 812-933-6437 or [email protected]. Franciscan Sister Norma Rocklage, be held at the Marten House Heritage developmental disabilities and special February 7-9 presenter, 9-11:30 a.m., $20 per Ballroom, 1801 W. 86th St. in Indianapolis, needs, celebrating the unique gifts of Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, person. Information: 812-933-6437 or from 6-11:30 p.m. on March 22. each individual. 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. [email protected]. The theme of this year’s event is Currently, SPRED programs in Tobit Marriage Preparation Weekend, “March Gladness: SPRED Team Spirit.” parishes serve more than 100 children $292 per couple includes accommodations, Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality, All are invited to join in the event, which and adults throughout central and meals and program materials. 101 St. Anthony Drive, Mt. St. Francis. includes dinner, a DJ and dance, and an southern Indiana. Information: 317-545-7681, ext. 18 or Married Couples Retreat Day, 9 a.m., opportunity to purchase $1 tickets to put For more information about the [email protected]. $100 per couple includes candlelight dinner toward various items, with the winning SPRED dinner dance, contact the Office and celebration of the Eucharist. tickets being drawn later in the evening. of Catholic Education at 317-236-1430 Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 200 Hill Drive, Information: 812-923-8817 or SPRED is a religious education program or 1-800-382-9836, ext. 1430. † St. Meinrad. “Be Angry But Do Not Sin,” [email protected]. ‘Joy of the Gospel’ conference Catholic Radio Indy celebrates 10 years set for March 29 in Bristow with dinner and silent auction on Feb. 25 Catholic Radio Indy is celebrating the Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis, is Servants of the Gospel of Life Sister Archdiocese of Indianapolis as director its 10th anniversary with a dinner and the featured speaker. Diane Carollo will serve as the keynote of the Office for Pro-Life Ministry and silent auction at the Northside Knights The cost for the event is $60 per speaker for the “Joy of the Gospel” part-time director of religious education of Columbus Hall, 2100 E. 71st St. in person, or $440 for a table of eight. There conference at St. Joseph’s Holy Family, (DRE) at Our Lady of the Most Indianapolis, at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 25. is no cost for vowed religious. Inc., 25992 Cottonwood Road in Bristow, Holy Rosary Parish in Indianapolis. Feb. 25 is the date on which Catholic To order tickets, call 317-870-8400, or from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CST on Currently, she is DRE at St. Luke the Radio Indy first started broadcasting log on to catholicradioindy.org to register March 29. Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis. in 2004. online, download an order form or make Sister Diane will cover the She is the author of The Final Father Rick Nagel, pastor of St. John a donation. † topics of The New Evangelization; Choice (2006) and The Final The Family Within the Context of the Destination (2012), and holds a New Evangelization; and The Spiritual master’s degree in Biblical Studies from Life of Missionary Disciples in the Midst Providence College. of the New Atheism. To register, e-mail [email protected] or

The conference includes lunch, Mass, call 812-357-2119 by March 15. Those Submitted photo discussion and quiet time for prayer. wishing to volunteer may also use the A free will offering will be accepted. same contact information, and are asked For 12 years, Sister Diane served the to respond as soon as possible. †

Benedictine monk professes solemn vows Benedictine Brother Luke Waugh from Radford University in Radford, Va., professed solemn vows as a Benedictine and worked in information technology for monk of a company in Roanoke, Va. Saint Meinrad He joined the monastery in 2009, Archabbey in and made his first profession of vows in a liturgy on January 2010. Jan. 25, 2014, in Brother Luke is in formation the Archabbey for the priesthood at Saint Meinrad Church at Seminary and School of Theology. He St. Meinrad. is an assistant to the oblate director Brother Luke, for Saint Meinrad’s Benedictine 49, was born in oblate program. Weston, W.Va., In professing solemn vows of where he attended obedience, fidelity to the monastic way St. Susanna School spirit Br. Luke Waugh, O.S.B. Lewis County of life and stability in the community High School. He at Saint Meinrad, he becomes a The students and staff at St. Susanna School in Plainfield, and Father Glenn O’Connor, pastor of was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual full and permanent member of the St. Susanna Parish, gather for a cross-shaped photo after an all-school Mass on Jan. 16 to kick Help Parish in Salem, Va. He graduated Benedictine community. † off Catholic Schools Week. The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014 Page 7

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bell-Stump Klee-Coss Pre Cana Conference, Molly Christine Bell and Eric William Cayley Elizabeth Klee and Stump will be married on June 6 at the Matthew Ryan Coss will be married Tobit Weekend and Church of the Holy Cross in Indianapolis. on July 26 at St. Barnabas Church The bride is the daughter of John and in Indianapolis. The bride is the One in Christ program Pamela Mullins. The groom is the son of daughter of Bob and Cindi Klee. The prepare engaged Jess and Peg Stump. groom is the son of Gary Coss and Penny Jordan. couples for marriage Three marriage preparation programs offered in the archdiocese—the Pre Cana Conference, Tobit Weekend and One in Christ—help prepare Braun-Davies Shidler-Maltese engaged couples for the sacrament of marriage Elizabeth Leigh Braun and Sean Regina Anne Shidler and Stephen as well as the challenges of married life. Jeffrey Davies were married on Matthew Maltese were married Pre Cana Conference programs are Sept. 14, 2013, at St. Simon the on May 18, 2013, at SS. Peter and scheduled during 2014 on March 9, April 27, Apostle Church in Indianapolis. The Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. May 18, June 29, July 20, Sept. 14, Oct. 5 and bride is the daughter of R. Michael The bride is the daughter of Nov. 2 at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, and Wendy Ann Braun. The Franklin O. and Carla A. Shidler. The 5353 E. 56th St., in Indianapolis. groom is the son of Robert M. and groom is the son of Stephen J. and The program, sponsored by the archdiocesan Colleen M. Davies. Linda G. Maltese. Office of Catholic Education, is presented by a priest and trained volunteer couples. It begins with check-in at 1:15 p.m. and concludes at 6 p.m. on the Sundays listed above. Eads-Hosty Sullivan-Smith Registration is required. A $56 fee per Elizabeth Marie Eads and Jessica L. Sullivan and couple helps pay for a workbook, other Thomas Cunningham Hosty, Jr. will Bradley M. Smith will be married materials and refreshments. The registration be married on July 5 at Sacred Heart on June 21 at St. Monica Church fee is non-refundable. To register, log on to of Jesus Church in Indianapolis. The in Indianapolis. The bride is the www.archindy.org/fatima. bride is the daughter of Mark and daughter of Mike and Peggy Tobit Weekend retreats are scheduled at Linda Eads. The groom is the son of Sullivan. The groom is the son of Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House during 2014 Thomas C. Sr. and Julie Anne Hosty. Phil and Carol Smith. on May 16-18, June 27-29, July 25-27 and Sept. 12-14. The registration fee of $292 includes the program presented by trained facilitators, meals and overnight accommodations for the weekend. Groves-Hibner Thielking-Tucker Registration is required. A $150 non- Kathleen Amanda Groves and Caroline Ann Thielking and Shane refundable deposit is required at the time August Christian Hibner will be Alexander Tucker will be married on of registration. To register, log on to married on July 5 at St. Mark the May 10 in the Chapel of the Sisters www.archindy.org/fatima. Evangelist Church in Indianapolis. of St. Francis in Oldenburg. The One in Christ three-day marriage programs The bride is the daughter of Joel bride is the daughter of Mitchel and are scheduled for March 1, 2 and 8 at Our Lady and Elizabeth Groves. The groom Margaret Thielking. The groom is the of the Greenwood Parish in Greenwood; is the son of John Hibner and son of Pamela Tucker. June 7, 8 and 14 at St. Luke the Evangelist Marie Finch-Hibner. Parish in Indianapolis; and Sept. 13, 14 and 20 at Our Lady of the Greenwood Parish in Greenwood. The first and third days are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the second day is from Hosty-Becker Willhelm-Kovatch 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mary Kathleen Hosty and Preston Jamie Lynn Willhelm and The cost is $220 and covers meals and Andrew Becker will be married Nicholas Ryan Kovatch will be materials. on Aug. 2 at St. Pius X Church in married on Feb. 22 at Holy Guardian For more information call 317-495-1901, Mission, Kansas. The bride is the Angels Church in Cedar Grove. The e-mail [email protected], or log on to daughter of Thomas C. Sr. and Julie bride is the daughter of Dave and www.OICIndy.com. Early registrations are Ann Hosty. The groom is the son of Annette Willhelm. The groom is the recommended because the marriage preparation Jerome L. and Darcy J. Becker. son of Tom and Caroline Kovatch. programs fill up quickly. † Couples may announce engagement or marriage Huser-Swift Young-Worland Nicole Anne Huser and Adam Michael Swift will be Kelsey Marie Young and Lance Engagement announcements for couples married on June 21 at St. Matthew the Apostle Church in Robert Worland were married on that are planning to be married at a Catholic Indianapolis. The bride is the daughter of Terry and Kathy Oct. 19, 2013, at St. Joan of Arc church during the late summer, fall or winter Huser. The groom is the son of Rick and Tracy Swift. Church in Indianapolis. The bride months will be published in the July 18 issue of is the daughter of D. Michael and The Criterion. Marcia Young. The groom is the son Couples who were married at a Catholic of David and Janet Worland. church in recent months may announce their marriage if an engagement announcement was Israel-Menegotto not published before the wedding date. Michelle Maureen Israel and The wedding announcement form is available Christopher Jeffery Menegotto will online at www.criteriononline.com by clicking be married on June 28 at St. John the on the “send us information” link, then the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis. “weddings” link. The bride is the daughter of Kevin An engagement or wedding photo may be and Susan Israel. The groom is the submitted by e-mail. Digital photos must be son of Louis and Connie Menegotto. clear, high-resolution color images. There is no charge for the engagement or marriage announcements. † Page 8 The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014

from here,” Davis said. “Once we help HOMELESS them, we can help the next family who continued from page 1 needs help.”

who comes to our door. It’s a way to live An eye-opening experience John Shaughnessy Photos by out the call of Christ to serve our brothers That desire to help this winter has also and sisters.” inspired the efforts of the young adult There have even been times when the volunteers of Operation Leftover. hospitality has led to a life change for About 15 young adults met at St. John homeless people, according to the parish’s the Evangelist Church on the evening of director of catechesis and discipleship, Jan. 16 to walk the streets of downtown Joshua Schaffner. Indianapolis to distribute blankets, “It’s our hope to empower our hats, gloves and a few sleeping bags to neighbors to move on to the next stage of homeless people who didn’t have a place their lives—to find housing or employment to stay. or, in some cases, both,” Schaffner said. “One guy had just gotten out of prison, and he was glad we stopped by,” said Tireless efforts to help Andrew Costello, a member of St. Joan Throughout the winter, the staff at of Arc Parish in Indianapolis who Holy Family Shelter in Indianapolis has started the outreach program. “And we answered a steady flow of desperate calls stopped when we saw four young men from families seeking a place to stay. staying under one of the bridges near “We say that homelessness doesn’t [Bankers Life] Fieldhouse. know a season. Unfortunately, “People were saying that it’s rough out Above, a member homelessness doesn’t know a temperature there. One of my friends who was with us and a volunteer at either,” said Christina Davis, director that night had been going through some St. John the Evangelist of operations of the archdiocesan struggles, but seeing the people out there Parish in Indianapolis, Catholic Charities shelter. on the street was eye-opening for him.” Kathleen Murphy When the usual capacity of 23 families The Operation Leftover group gave prepares lasagna meals has been reached, staff members have away about 30 blankets, hats and gloves for people in need who worked tirelessly to contact other shelters to about 15 people that night. come to the parish’s that serve the homeless. “We always run out of what we have,” Garden Door Ministry for “A lot of people ended up sleeping said Costello, who noted that the group food and clothing. on the floor or on the couch at a family will be back on the streets on Feb. 13. member’s house. Sometimes, there have “There were a lot of new faces this time. Left. inside the rectory of been as many as 12 people in a one- They were friendly, and they let us come St. John the Evangelist bedroom apartment,” Davis said. “We’ve and pray with them. We’re well-received. Parish in Indianapolis, had a lot of large families call us. Some A lot of folks like us to hear their stories.” a storage room is families live in two different locations When Costello was asked about how filled with clothes until they can find a shelter where they can people can help the efforts of Operation that volunteers of the live together.” Leftover, he said their storage capabilities Garden Door Ministry The huge snowfall amounts—about are limited so he recommended that give to homeless people 28 inches in Indianapolis in January— people make donations to the St. Vincent and others in need. have increased problems for the homeless. de Paul Society. When nearly a foot of snow fell Costello said that all the efforts to help Below, a sign outside in Indianapolis in early January, the the homeless and other people in need are the rectory of St. John combination of treacherous streets, bitter “building the kingdom of God. the Evangelist Parish cold temperatures and limited public bus “There’s a lot of need out there, and in Indianapolis details service prevented many people who live at we give people hope. For those of us the help that the Holy Family Shelter from getting to their who have a warm place to live, there’s Garden Door Ministry jobs and making the money they need to a hunger and a need to help people, offers people in need. leave the shelter and find a place to live. to be good stewards of what we have. During the winter, the The weather has also affected food There are a lot of generous people who ministry is also serving supplies at the shelter. want to help.” † hot meals to visitors. “We had people out of work and the kids were out of school, and that increased the amount of food we were going through,” Davis said. “When the real big Ways to step up and help the storm hit, there were 70 residents in the homeless and others this winter building, and they were all eating every meal here.” For anyone wanting to help the homeless or other people in need The shelter could use donations of during this brutal winter in Indiana, here is contact information for cereals, frozen meats and other food items, several places and agencies that are involved in such efforts: Davis noted. • Catholic Charities. Visit the website, www.archindy.org, or call Even with the challenges of weather, 317-236-1404 or 800-382-9836, ext. 1404. the Holy Family Shelter staff has kept a • Garden Door Ministry at St. John the Evangelist Parish in focus on helping its residents pursue job Indianapolis. Call the parish office at 317-635-2021. searches and explore housing options. • Holy Family Shelter. Call the shelter at 317-635-7830. “We just try to keep our families • St. Vincent de Paul Society. Visit the website, motivated—to keep working on their www.svdpindy.org, or call 317-687-1006. † goals, to help them make the transition Ritter food drive shows everyone deserves a place at God’s table By Briana Stewart A common fear of high school food drives is the lack food drive through a hilarious skit where they confessed of student spirit to donate, but Cardinal Ritter found more the whereabouts of “stolen” items between classrooms. The Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons always bring than one way to keep the students enthused about giving. Through all the fun and games, though, the focus was a bounty of food for people in need, but what happens The change in season was the main tactic as still on the needy. when the holidays end? Who feeds the hungry then? Joel Hubert, campus minister and Service Learning “I think it’s nice that we have the prizes and inner Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School in Indianapolis coordinator, explains. competition, but we also promoted this in many ways for responded to these questions by hosting their annual food “We [Cardinal Ritter] thought that by having the food students to understand that this is necessary and that it is drive in the unconventional month of January in hopes drives after the holidays, the shelters would be depleted our obligation as humans to live in solidarity with those of providing families with the food they need during this and this would be an excellent way to restock them.” less fortunate and provide for them,” Hubert says. winter’s challenging weather. Service Learning student leaders—a special club at the Emily Binhack, a senior and Service Learning school—wanted to make this drive the most successful in student, felt proud to see her fellow classmates Ritter history. Senior Kyle Palmer thought tying current answering God’s call. media into the effort would spur students to participate. “It feels really great to be a part of something this big, Submitted photo The collection was called “The Fighting Hunger especially with all the items we collected one day because Games” in reference to The Hunger Games, the hit trilogy we can help so many people,” she says. “They [people in by Suzanne Collins. All Ritter “tributes”—characters in need] are a part of the community, and I just feel like a lot the series who competed for their district—fought hard by more people prosper when the community prospers, so we bringing in hundreds of cans. just need to come together and help each other out.” “So many students came in and brought their donations, Thanks to all the effort and enthusiasm the students it was a little overwhelming, but everyone was smiling,” and faculty had during this year’s drive, Cardinal Ritter Hubert says. surpassed its goal of 3,200 items by 250 cans. The drive The faculty and staff did their part in keeping things was a hit, and students made a difference in the lives of interesting. They held friendly competitions between local residents. classrooms to see who could donate the most cans, a Anthony Ryback, a junior and Service Learning traditional activity during a drive. student, reflected on the collection: “I feel like it’s On one day, students were allowed to wear sweats really opened my eyes to seeing the needs of the people Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School students pose in front of instead of school uniforms if they donated three cans to around us who might not be as fortunate as I am, and just canned goods they collected during their annual food drive for the cause. Teachers Matt Hollowell and Aaron Hollowell being able to do something to help them out made this the needy in the Indianapolis area. appeared on the Raider news channel, promoting the really special.” † The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014 Page 9 Thaw our hearts, O Lord Young adults bring their energy and convictions to annual March for Life

(Editor’s note: Katie Sahm is program coordinator for the archdiocesan Office of Young Adult and

College Campus Ministry. She led 20 young adults Submitted photos on an annual pilgrimage to participate in the March for Life in Washington on Jan. 22.)

By Katie Sahm Special to The Criterion

The archdiocesan Office of Young Adult and College Campus Ministry brought 20 young adults on our annual pilgrimage to Washington, marching in support of the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death. This year stands out in a unique way: although it’s always cold in D.C. this time of year, the extreme weather gave us a run for our money. In the six years I have attended the March for Life, I have never experienced such cold conditions. Snow and bitterly cold temperatures flipped all our well-laid plans upside down. The federal government completely closed down; we could not go on our Capitol tour with Sen. Dan Coats; we were not able to visit the Holocaust Museum, which has always provided such a powerful experience for our group; and we couldn’t even walk down the street without any exposed skin burning from the frigid wind! It was difficult to concentrate on anything other than staying warm. I’ll be honest, it was a huge bummer. But God’s grace always trumps any inconvenience or trial that comes our way. Even though we were challenged by the elements outside, we were still able to celebrate the holy Mass each day—thanks be to God! It was good to The 20 participants who joined the archdiocesan Young Adult and College Campus Ministry pilgrimage to participate in the annual March for Life in just simply be in prayer and remember the reason Washington pose on Jan. 22 with their banner at the beginning of the march. we came to our nation’s capital in the first place. On Jan. 22, the day of the national March for Life, we were able to celebrate Mass in a side chapel at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. It was clear that our sweet Lady was praying with us for all her hurting children. Uniting in prayer and receiving Jesus in the Eucharist gave us the strength to continue on and face the cold world all around us. And isn’t that what we are called to do as a pro-life people—to brave the cold world, a culture of death, to step out in love and faith for all those who have no voice? Yes! But we are not alone in this cause. We have the burning passion of our Above, Jaime Haro, left, and Brooke Yessa hold Lord, Jesus Christ, who continually pours his love a Vatican flag as they participate in the annual into our hearts until they are set on fire! March for Life in Washington on Jan. 22. This fire, which can only come from God, is what keeps us warm in such a cold, harsh world. Left, pilgrims who traveled to Washington for the It gives us strength, perseverance and fortitude to March for Life on a trip led by the archdiocesan continue living the Christian life to which we’ve all Young Adult and College Campus Ministry been called. And with our hearts aflame with love participate in a Mass celebrated in a side for God and his suffering little ones, the cold world chapel at the Basilica of the National Shrine we live in will begin to thaw, and the Gospel of of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Life and Love will conquer! In fact, it already has. on Jan. 22. The Mass was concelebrated More than anything, this year reminded me of by Father Doug Marcotte, middle, associate our culture’s desperate need for love and mercy, pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish in Columbus, the witness of hundreds of thousands braving and Father Eric Augenstein, right, director of the piercing cold out of love for our brothers and vocations for the archdiocese and sacramental sisters suffering from abortion. I pray that the minister at St. Agnes Parish in Nashville. The pro-life movement continues to bring the light of priests were assisted by Peter Jansen, left, truth with open arms to a world frozen with pain an archdiocesan seminarian at Saint Meinrad and fear. † Seminary and School of Theology. ‘Never again’: A high school student reflects on the national March for Life (Editor’s note: Heidi Frye, a senior at John Paul II was broadcast from the Basilica of the National Shrine and we must forgive people involved in abortion for their High School in Terre Haute, joined a group of about of the Immaculate Conception in Washington—I was transgressions. Being resentful and uncaring won’t change 50 high school students on an archdiocesan Youth Ministry- enlightened from a hateful way of thinking to a forgiving anything, and it will hurt our relationship with God. led pilgrimage to participate in the annual March for Life in way of thinking. Yet, if we follow God’s law and forgive and love them, Washington on Jan. 22. The following are her reflections.) Many people, including myself, have a certain mindset we can help them through their rough times and turn them about abortionists and those getting abortions. back to God while strengthening our own relationship By Heidi Frye We tend to judge and think of those getting abortions with him. If they are participants in the cruel murder of Special to The Criterion as being irresponsible, horrible abortion, they need all the care and love that they can get and without moral grounding, and because they have turned so far from God to justify this “Never again.” think of the abortionists as cruel, brutal act. Never again, will we forget the awful time of the godless people. How can we I had many, many wonderful experiences on this Holocaust. Never again, will we forget those whose think differently? They are killing journey, especially seeing other teens so involved in their lives were taken unjustly before God’s plan for them the most innocent and precious religion, and praying the rosary together on the bus. could be fulfilled. beings while going against our The greatest experience, though, was that my mind was Never again, will we forget the unborn babies that were main God-given purpose on opened to be a more devout person. It was a very moving murdered through abortion. And never again, will I forget Earth. experience to see all these people, Catholics and non- this March for Life. But on this trip, I was Catholics from all over the nation, coming together in a Although I had many lovely experiences on this March reminded that everything leads common cause. for Life, one experience really stood out, and it wasn’t an back to God, who guides us as I definitely have come home from this trip with a experience of the body, but of the soul and mind. Heidi Frye to how we should act and feel. different mindset and a closer connection with God. While watching the movie October Baby and then I learned to be forgiving, loving Never again will I forget this journey, the friends I have later listening on our bus to the theme of the homily at the and caring even when it is hard to be so. made, or the many wonderful experiences I have been Mass opening the National Prayer Vigil for Life—as it God is the only one who has the right to judge anyone, blessed with on this march. † Page 10 The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014 Two types of HHS mandate cases are at different points in legal process

WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Supreme Court is involved in two types of issues related to claims by employers who say they should not have to provide coverage of contraceptives in their workers’ health CNS photo/Bob Roller insurance plans because this violates the employers’ faith-based moral objections. Both matters revolve around requirements in the Affordable Care Act that employer-provided health insurance include coverage of contraceptives, sterilizations and other types of birth control opponents say can induce an abortion. The law, the main provisions of which took effect on Jan. 1, includes rules that allow an exemption for some religious employers that fit certain criteria. Other nonprofit, faith-based institutions that are not exempted because they don’t fit the criteria have the option of signing a waiver, which the government calls an accommodation and directs a third party to provide to their employees the contraceptive coverage they find objectionable. Some religious institutions, including the Catholic Health Association (CHA), have accepted the exemption and waiver options. CHA in July said it would help its member organizations comply with the accommodation. Others say the provisions don’t adequately protect religious rights and have sued the federal government. The Becket Fund, a religious liberty law firm that represents many of the plaintiffs who have sued the federal government over the mandate, counts 91 lawsuits representing about 300 plaintiffs. Half are by for-profit employers, half by nonprofits. The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington is pictured in a 2008 file photo. The Supreme Court is involved in two types of issues Because the final rules for how the health care law related to claims by employers who say they should not have to provide coverage of contraceptives, sterilization and abortifacients in applies to nonprofits weren’t released until June 28, legal their workers’ health insurance plans because this violates the employers’ faith-based moral objections. challenges by nonprofit entities are many months behind the lawsuits filed on behalf of for-profit employers, which Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of plaintiffs are Christian Brothers Services and Christian are not covered by any of the exemption options. the health care law. Brothers Benefits Trust, which manages the religious While many of the nonprofit suits—such as that by the The Christian family that owns Hobby Lobby does order’s benefits. Little Sisters of the Poor—have been through the federal not object to covering contraceptives for its employees. It The Supreme Court’s order said the federal government courts for an initial ruling about whether the employers already does that. They object to being required to cover is enjoined from enforcing the provisions being challenged, must comply with the mandate while the legal cases birth control drugs that are considered abortifacients. pending final resolution of the case in the 10th U.S. Circuit proceed, none have yet worked their way through lower The second case, Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius, Court of Appeals. The sisters’ challenge to the mandate courts to the point of appeal to the Supreme Court on the is an appeal by the Hahn family, the Mennonite owners, of itself now goes back to the 10th Circuit. merits of the challenges. a 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that they had to The Supreme Court’s action means that until the Thus, in the first cases to reach the Supreme Court on comply with the contraceptive coverage requirement. The 10th Circuit rules, the employers in the case need the nuts-and-bolts of the legal challenges, on March 25 the circuit court ruled that as a for-profit, secular corporation, only inform HHS in writing that they are “nonprofit court will consider the claims of two for-profit employers Conestoga Wood and its owners are not protected by the organizations that hold themselves out as religious and who say they should not be required to provide coverage to Free Exercise clause of the First Amendment. have religious objections to providing coverage for which the owners have moral objections. As of the end of January, dozens of entities with an contraceptive services.” Those cases, brought by Hobby Lobby Stores and interest in the outcome of the cases had filed “amicus,” or The Supreme Court’s order said specifically it was Conestoga Wood Specialties, challenge the mandate on friend-of-the-court, briefs raising various legal arguments. not addressing the merits of the case itself, only the behalf of owners who say it infringes on their religious Those included the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops injunction issue. rights to have to provide coverage that they believe and another by a group of 67 Catholic theologians The Becket Fund, which represents the Little Sisters is immoral. Both companies are privately held and and ethicists. of the Poor in their lawsuit and plaintiffs in other family owned. The legal claims being made by the Little Sisters of the suits, describes the Little Sisters case as a class action At issue in both cases will be First Amendment Poor echo many of the First Amendment legal arguments representing more than 400 Catholic institutions whose arguments that the contraceptive mandate violates the raised in the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood cases. benefits are managed by the Christian Brothers. A class owners’ Free Exercise rights as well as their rights under a But they were not what the Supreme Court addressed action must, however, be affirmed as such by a court. 1993 law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. in its Jan. 24 action to continue an injunction. That three- Legal analyst Lyle Denniston, writing for the In Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, the Green family sentence order issued by the court as a whole continued an SCOTUSblog, a blog on the Supreme Court, said on Jan. 27 won a ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that emergency injunction granted on Dec. 31 by Justice Sonia that lower courts have not approved the lawsuit as a class said their chain of more than 500 arts-and-crafts stores and Sotomayor. action, and that was not addressed by the Supreme Court. Mardel, a chain of 35 Christian bookstores, could proceed The order addressed only the issue of whether the Little He noted that the Justice Department, which is defending with seeking an injunction protecting the companies from Sisters must submit required paperwork to qualify for the federal government, has said it would not object if other meeting parts of the contraceptive mandate issued by the an exemption from the contraceptive mandate. Their co- employers sought similar injunctive relief. †

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A group of older men on retreat discussed their life journeys, what they felt they had accomplished during their careers and what they hoped to accomplish in the Maung CNS photo/David time left to them. While prayer was a part of the retreat process, most of the time was spent discussing mundane issues of health and family and not religious topics. The men described the retreat as an opportunity to grow in faith. A young mother sits up all night rocking her crying baby, longing for sleep and reflecting on how her faith supports her during the long hours. The next morning when she arises, she talks about the mystical experience she had the night before, rocking the baby and knowing that she did so in God’s presence. The married couple enjoyed a course on Church history offered at their parish. They are looking forward to the next course on the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Each helps them understand and appreciate their faith much more. These three stories share one thing in common: Each is an example of adult faith formation. Faith is not something that is received once in a lifetime or that never changes and never matures. Rather, faith is like a muscle that grows and develops over a lifetime. The more engaged a person is in the life of faith, the more likely it is that the person’s faith will deepen and strengthen. Just as a person’s character is formed by overcoming Franciscan Brother Christopher Loyek helps Maria Pascual study the Bible in Oceanside, Calif. Helping adults continue to form their faith obstacles and fighting the good fight, so, too, is faith and make it an integral part of their daily lives is essential to the Church’s mission of evangelization. strengthened through constant use, especially in difficult times. effectively carry out its evangelizing mission to the world. should help people make a connection between faith Unfortunately, some Catholics finish their formal The only way the Church can adequately address the fast- and life. religious instruction when they receive the sacrament of changing and complex issues of contemporary life is to rely Parent encourages people seeking to grow in faith confirmation, which often occurs during adolescence. upon the wisdom and action of its adult members who deal to follow answers to their questions. “If you honestly That means that the largest part of their lives goes by with with those issues on a daily basis. address them,” he says, “they will lead you to where you little formation in faith. That is why the Church in its “Without knowledgeable adults, moreover, the need to go. Let them lead you to a deeper knowledge of catechetical documents calls for greater attention to adult faith is at risk in not being adequately handed on to faith through books, films, computers, courses, wisdom faith formation. successful generations.” figures. Let them lead you to prayer, to worship, to Neil A. Parent, author of A Concise Guide to Adult Dominican Sister Janet Schaeffler, author of Nuts and concern about and care for others, especially the needy.” Faith Formation, explains that “adult faith formation is Bolts, says adult faith formation takes place in classes and While Church documents stress the importance of the term we use for the Church’s drawing upon its full renewal programs, but also “continually and constantly” adult faith formation, few parishes invest in the faith array of pastoral resources, from liturgy to education to within the parish community. formation of its adult population. Whether this is a social outreach, to help its adult members grow to full She points out that “Our Hearts Were Burning Within result of a lack of demand—adults aren’t requesting stature in Christ.” Us,” a document from the U.S. bishops, says that “the this continuing education—or lack of interest on the Parent thinks that a community formation is “one of parish is the curriculum.” part of pastoral leaders who don’t want to deal with the the most powerful ways in which faith gets absorbed into Sister Janet, who publishes a monthly newsletter of “best sometimes thorny questions and issues that adults raise, the very marrows of our bones. By participating in a faith practices,” says that by participating in faith formation “the this area requires further study. community that expresses the Gospel in all that it does, we lives of the baptized are transformed into the people God Pope Francis has called all Catholics to dedicate are empowered to do the same in our lives.” created them to be. Through this personal transformation, themselves to a life of mission and to serve the poor. In Parent believes that for a faith community to flourish, they will then be witnesses of Christ, making a difference order to do that, all Catholics—especially adults—will it needs adults who are continually being formed in in the world.” need to continually grow in faith past confirmation. their faith. The overarching goal of adult faith formation, she said, He argues that “without a religiously knowledgeable is mission rather than enhancing membership. (Daniel S. Mulhall is a catechist who lives and writes in and mature adult population, the Church cannot Parent and Sister Janet agree that adult faith formation Laurel, Md.) † Growing in knowledge of the Catholic faith is a lifelong project By Fr. Lawrence E. Mick Many today talk about “lifelong learning,” and Bible to put the Mass readings into context. Reading the employees in most businesses recognize the necessity Bible on your own is always a good practice. Many years ago, I was visiting a good friend who was of continuing their education throughout their careers. Reading is an essential part of continuing education dying from cancer. As I sat by her bed, she said to me, Professionals often have annual requirements to keep their in any field. Some of it comes in print or online, such as “Isn’t it funny?” licenses current, but even if their jobs do not require it, the Catholic newspaper that you are presumably reading “Isn’t what funny, Mary?” I asked. savvy employees continually keep learning and growing. right now. There are also magazines that can contribute After a long pause, because the disease and the When it comes to our religious education or formation, to our faith. Religious books also give us the opportunity medicines made her slow to respond, she said, “How however, many seem to think that childhood religion to go more deeply into a subject. If you don’t have a we keep growing.” That was within a day or two classes should be enough to last a lifetime. While it is true Catholic bookstore near you, online bookstores can lead of her death. that the basics of our faith don’t change, it is a mistake to you to a wealth of options. think that we have no need to keep learning. Another good source for spiritual growth is Pope While faith may not change much, the way we Francis. Many Catholics decided long ago that papal understand and apply it daily keeps changing as the world encyclicals and exhortations are only for the clergy or changes. There is always more to probe. theologians. Such documents in the past have sometimes Religious formation should be “lifelong learning.” been couched in heavy, stilted language that made for CNS Wiechec photo/Nancy We all need to keep challenging ourselves to deepen our difficult reading for some people. understanding of our faith, knowing that this can lead to Pope Francis’ common touch, however, leads to more a stronger relationship with God. We are called to “keep readable documents. Even if you don’t read a whole growing” as long as we can breathe. document, simply follow news about his speeches and Many parishes offer adult formation programs, homilies. It can provide you with much to think about including full-length courses and evening presentations. and pray over. Dioceses offer workshops and courses for ministers When can we stop learning? Not until our last breath, and parishioners. and we may learn a lot more on the other side of death, Bible study groups, which can be a helpful way to too. Vern T. Jordahl browses a book at Pauline Books and Media in become more versed in the word of God, are plentiful. Old Town Alexandria, Va. Reading about the faith is important to Some groups focus on Scripture readings for the upcoming (Father Lawrence E. Mick is a priest of the Archdiocese continue learning about it throughout a person’s life. Sunday, others will stick with a particular book of the of Cincinnati.) † Page 12 The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink For the Journey/Effie Caladrola Old Testament: Abraham’s test, and Isaac marries The invisible (Fifth in a series of columns) Abraham took his knife and was about Abraham didn’t want him to marry a to slaughter his son when an angel called Canaanite woman. So he sent his senior problem of modern Chapter 22 of Genesis tells us the story from heaven and told him to stop. He had servant back to his land in Mesopatamia slavery among us of God’s testing of Abraham, ordering him passed the test. (modern Iraq) to find a suitable wife for to kill his son, Isaac, as The Jews and Muslims alike believe Isaac. Chapter 24 tells the story. If you connect the term “human a sacrifice to prove the that the rock upon which Abraham was The servant traveled back. As he trafficking” with exotic locales and wild firmness of Abraham’s going to sacrifice Isaac (or Ishmael) is in stopped at a well, he prayed for a sign action films like Taken, faith. It should the magnificent Tomb of the Rock on the from God: If a young woman came to in which the actor Liam be noted that the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Solomon built draw water and he asked her for a drink, Neeson tracks down his Muslims, too, have this his Temple over the rock and the Second and if she replied that she would water his daughter’s captors in story. However, the Temple was there during the time of Christ. camels, too, that would be the woman he Europe and kills a slew Muslims believe that It was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. was seeking. of scary-looking Eastern Abraham was ordered Muslims also believe that Muhammad Of course, that happened. Rebekah, Europeans in the to sacrifice Ishmael. ascended to heaven from the rock. The described as very beautiful, who turned out process, you’re like a lot Abraham, Isaac present Dome of the Rock was built by to be Abraham’s grandniece, did exactly of people, including me and two servants traveled for three days to Caliph Abd al-Malik from 687 to 691. that. Rebekah’s brother, Laban, then made a few years ago. Mount Mariah, which is in what became Chapter 23 begins with Sarah’s death the servant welcome, and the servant told I now realize that Jerusalem. Abraham and Isaac then when she was 127. Abraham purchased a Laban about his mission. Rebekah agreed trafficking is a problem on the streets of my climbed to the summit, with the wood for cave for her tomb. When Abraham died at to go to Canaan and become Isaac’s wife. city, and trafficking recruiters may be no the holocaust on Isaac’s shoulders. At one age 175, Isaac and Ishmael buried him in Chapter 25 reveals that Abraham wasn’t further than the middle school or high school point, Isaac asked where the sheep for the the cave. That tomb is in modern Hebron, monogamous. Besides Sarah and Hagar, my kids attended. holocaust was and Abraham replied that and I’ve visited it several times, although he also had had children by a concubine What is human trafficking? Trafficking is God would provide. pilgrims seldom go there these days named Keturah. However, when he died, no less than a modern-day form of slavery. When they reached the summit, because of the political unrest. Besides he deeded everything to Isaac. For his sons It can involve sending people to faraway Abraham bound Isaac and put him on Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, by concubinage, he made grants while he places, but it may enslave someone in their a large rock that served as the altar. and Jacob and Leah are also buried there. was still living but then sent them away own community. It often ensnares victims We aren’t told if Isaac resisted. Then When it was time for Isaac to marry, from Isaac. † for the sex trade, but it can exploit people to work in factories, restaurants or farms. A It’s All Good/Patti Lamb hallmark of trafficking is that it focuses on the vulnerable. And the vulnerable are all Take time to acknowledge God’s blessings each day around us, even when they seem invisible. The United Nations estimates more I stood in line recently at the customer many with toothless grins and giggles. It your light shine before men, that they than 20 million people are trafficked, or service desk at a grocery store. One man was like a parade of light. may see your good works, and glorify enslaved, worldwide. Others put that number was miffed that he had Upon seeing their cheerful faces, the your Father” (Mt 5:16). Despite this at 30 million, but the real figure is hard been overcharged for librarian whispered to me, “A lot of great world’s injustice, senseless violence and to pin down when a “hidden” population a case of soda. The things happen at this school every day.” unfairness, we are on a mission to spread is involved. disgruntled woman She continued, “There are a lot of things the good news of God’s love and victory. I recently spoke to a social worker at behind him didn’t we do well; I only wish we could take care The challenge is to march down the Covenant House, an organization that like the fact that the to notice what’s right instead of what’s hallway like a proud first grader carrying provides shelter and services to runaway and cashier had missed not.” Her eyes looked in the direction of the an invisible torch—to find good, and find homeless youths. She works with vulnerable the “dollar off” problematic fax machine. God, amidst the chaos and ruffled feathers. kids in a medium-size American city, and coupon affixed to her “Amen,” I said. We can focus on what’s wrong or on said young males and females are typical tortilla chips. Sometimes it feels like people are what’s right. prey for a trafficker. When it was my conditioned to point out what’s wrong My photographer friend demonstrated a “A girl who hits the streets can be turn and I asked to buy postage stamps, I instead of what’s right. similar phenomenon with her camera lens. approached within 45 minutes,” she said. jokingly asked the clerk if the “Customer I do it all the time. I catch myself She said, “It’s amazing that, by slightly The ideal target is a 15- to 20-year-old Service” sign should be changed to reprimanding or criticizing my kids—or adjusting the focus of my lens, the picture girl who is alone in the world. She may be “Complaints.” my husband—when they do something I becomes completely different.” escaping abuse at home or has been kicked The next morning, I witnessed a don’t like. I bark: “You were late!” or “Your Later that week, I discovered a new out by her family. She’s needy, perhaps similar scene in our school secretary’s writing is sloppy!” bulletin board put up in the hallway at my naive, and a trafficker befriends her and office where I stopped to pick up a form. I need to make a more concerted effort to children’s school. It said, “What if you begins to groom her. He flatters her, spends Several others were ahead of me, all with tell them what they’re doing right. woke up today with only the things you money on her and leads her to believe she’s items needing attention: The upstairs Years ago, I had a coach who had thanked God for yesterday?” The board in a romantic relationship. water fountain wasn’t working. The copy a knack for understanding the balance was full of papers for passers-by to write To a troubled teen, he’s prince charming. machine was malfunctioning again. An between offering criticism and providing those blessings for which they’re grateful. Soon, he begins to exert control. He takes urgent fax needed to go out ASAP, but the encouragement. Coach would remind me That simple bulletin board message her identification and money. He may ask fax machine wasn’t cooperating. The list of the proper technique, but not without echoed the momentum to focus on what’s her to share sexual favors with others, or continued. The school librarian walked in acknowledging my effort. The times right. The world might be brighter if we’d sometimes her initiation comes in the form of and also noticed the hectic and complaint- when I managed to perform well—even at make a concerted effort to acknowledge gang rape. Eventually, she is psychologically laden morning. something minor—were quietly celebrated. God’s blessings all around us. and physically dependent, and is used for the Just then, a long line of bright-eyed first The occasional “atta girl” went a long way. trafficker’s money-making purposes. grade students proudly marched by—one Somewhere along the way, I’ve conditioned (Patti Lamb, a member of St. Susanna This is different from prostitution, in actually galloped by—her office on the myself not to look on the bright side. Parish in Plainfield, is a regular columnist which an adult woman chooses to trade sex way to lunch. They waved and smiled, God calls us to be bringers of light. “Let for The Criterion.) † for some kind of payment. The trafficked youth finds herself in a place of coercion. Looking Around/Fr. William Byron, S.J. My Covenant House contact said that in the U.S. city where she works, her Walking in the theological virtue of hope in our lives of faith staff had encountered 25 young people in the past three months who fit the About 400 years ago, the Welsh-born happen next. in expressions like “proudly announce,” criteria for being trafficked and none fit a English poet George Herbert expressed Real life is different. You can make or “gladly welcome.” The misapplied particular demographic. They can be the the encouraging idea your own movies, so to speak, by “hopefully” (e.g., “Hopefully, we will kids next door. that anyone who imagining what, and why, and how you hear from them soon”) really means, in Pope Francis, aware of the issue when walks in hope “dances will do what you are going to do today this case, “It is to be hoped that we will he served in South America, cares deeply without music.” and in all your tomorrows. But you have hear from them soon.” about the problem. In November, he held a Most of us have to to choose the attitude—the inner silent This is more than a simple workshop at the Vatican in which experts make it through life state of mind—that will accompany you grammatical quibble. Most of the people I discussed “Trafficking in Human Beings: without the benefit of (and serve as your “accompaniment”) hear punctuating their conversations with Modern Slavery.” background music. along the way. If you want to walk in the word “hopefully” do not give all that The U.S. Catholic bishops work with a Whether you walk hope, you have to choose to do so. much evidence of being all that hopeful. group of more than 20 Catholic agencies, or dance, you make Hope is not to be confused with Hope is the pillar of the world. It is a including Covenant House and Catholic your way each day optimism, which focuses always on “the theological virtue, and its object is always Charities USA, to combat trafficking. by even-paced measures without the best.” “Optimizing” opportunities and God. Because of it, the person of hope is States are beginning to pass laws dealing tempo-enhancing encouragement of achieving “optimal” outcomes might be a lot stronger than he or she might think. specifically with trafficking. Local as well as violins and trumpets. “optimistically” regarded as part of “the The novelist John Updike once wrote that federal agencies such as the FBI have become For many years, the movies have best” in the “best of all worlds.” God “is a bottomless encouragement to involved in this battle, and are becoming been offering lessons about life that That is not the way it is with hope. our faltering and frightened being.” more attuned to signs of trafficking. are cleverly—and often deceptively— Hope is a great deal closer to the human As the famous prayer goes, “Lord, The bishops have designated Feb. 8 as wrapped in background music. Characters heart—hesitant or stout, weak or strong— make me an instrument of your peace; … an annual day of prayer for survivors and in the films have music to intensify and to the ground on which the have-a- where there is despair, let me sow hope.” victims of human trafficking. It falls on their emotional highs, warn them—and heart person walks, or dances. So be hopeful; just decide to let the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, who the audience—of impending danger or I have no idea when the word it happen. was kidnapped as a child and sold into accelerate their slide into deeper despair. “hopefully” rose to the prominent place slavery in Sudan. In those rare moments of emotional of misapplication that it now enjoys in the (Jesuit Father William J. Byron is Our job is to become aware and educated, intensity when the music stops, the American vernacular. That adverb means university professor of business and and to pray and fast on Feb. 8. viewer is left in a suspended state of “in a happily expectant way.” If used society at St. Joseph’s University watching and waiting, trying—often correctly, it would describe a personal in Philadelphia. E-mail him at (Effie Caldarola writes for Catholic News uncomfortably—to figure out what will condition similar to the mood conveyed [email protected].) † Service.) † The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014 Page 13

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Msgr. Owen F. Campion Daily Readings Monday, February 10 Friday, February 14 Sunday Readings St. Scholastica, virgin St. Cyril, monk 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13 St. Methodius, bishop Sunday, February 9, 2014 Psalm 132:6-10 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19 • Isaiah 58:7-10 Mark 6:53-56 Psalm 81:10-15 • 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 criminal and as a traitor to the empire. Mark 7:31-36 • Matthew 5:13-16 In response, Paul insisted that he Tuesday, February 11 relied upon a source greater and more Our Lady of Lourdes Saturday, February 15 The Book of Isaiah’s third section is dependable than human wisdom, namely 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30 1 Kings 12:26-32; 13:33-34 the source of this first weekend’s reading. the Holy Spirit. Scholars believe that this section was St. Matthew’s Gospel furnishes the last Psalm 84:3-5, 10-11 Psalm 106:6-7, 19-22 written perhaps in reading, a collection of two brief statements Mark 7:1-13 Mark 8:1-10 Jerusalem for the by Jesus, given in highly descriptive but Hebrew remnant that clear imagery. Wednesday, February 12 Sunday, February 16 had returned from In the first statement, Jesus tells the 1 Kings 10:1-10 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Babylon. disciples that they are the “salt of the Psalm 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40 Sirach 15:15-20 This would put this Earth” (Mt 5:13). In the second, the Lord section of Isaiah at admonishes followers to be the “light of Mark 7:14-23 Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, a date after the epic the world” (Mt 5:14). These images, salt 33-34 Babylonian Captivity. and light, hardly are unknown today, but an Thursday, February 13 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 As political fortunes ancient aspect of each of them is not known 1 Kings 11:4-13 Matthew 5:17-37 turned, the Persian in this culture. Psalm 106:3-4, 35-37, 40 or Matthew 5:20-22a, 27-28, ruler, Cyrus, had overtaken Babylon, and his At the time of Jesus, salt was precious. decree allowed the Jewish exiles to return Roman soldiers were paid in salt. (“He is Mark 7:24-30 33-34a, 37 to their homeland after an absence of four not worth his salt.”) “Salary” derives from generations. Indeed, probably few had ever this practice. Salt also was unrefined. Dust seen their homeland. or sand mixed with salt. The less the dust Nevertheless, release from Babylon and sand, the better the salt. brought utter exhilaration to the exiles. Today, people are accustomed to bright They were free to go home! light at night. Darkness was a serious However, the opportunity was obstacle at the time of Jesus. Light, then, bittersweet. When the exiles reached their was precious in its own sense. Question Corner/Fr. Kenneth Doyle ancestral homeland, they found deprivation Jesus urges disciples to uplift the earthly and want, conditions worse than those that society by being “salt” and “light.” they had experienced in Babylon. Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis In this section of the Book of Isaiah, Reflection the prophet reaffirmed God’s goodness, Gently, but deliberately, the Church is reiterate that Church is not anti-Islamic but the prophet also called upon his people guiding us onward from its introduction I am a lifelong Catholic. My wife was attempt to talk your daughter out of her themselves to provide for those in need. of Jesus of Nazareth as son of the human Q raised Lutheran, and converted to the religious choice. You’ve made your feelings Then they would experience the fullness of Mary, and Son of God, and Redeemer Catholic faith after known. She is an adult and has made vindication, the fullness of God’s promise to of the sinful human race, as given at we were married 35 her decision. give them life and peace. Christmas, Epiphany and the Feast of the years ago. We raised If I were you, I would seek to find St. Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians Lord’s Baptism. It is challenging us to our four children in the consolation in the fact that she is actively provides the second reading. This epistle respond to Jesus. Catholic Church. putting her faith to work and that she is was addressed to Christians living in These readings are clear. Discipleship Our daughter, living out her moral convictions. You should Corinth, then one of the major cities of the is no mere lip service. It is the actual and who is 24, joined a pray in the hope God provides that she is on Roman Empire. Rich and sophisticated, intentional resembling of Christ in our Protestant church about the path to heaven. Then peacefully leave Corinth was a virtual center of the culture at daily lives. a year ago. She met a the rest in God’s hands and sleep soundly the time. However, and Matthew makes this clear, young man at church, while you continue to show your daughter Nearby was Athens, the very symbol of believers have a strength upon which to and they recently the love and respect for her that you wisdom and logic. Paul had preached in draw as they illuminate the world. It is became engaged. It breaks my heart that clearly feel. Athens, not with great success. within the grace of their faith. As disciples, she will not be married in the Catholic He encountered skeptics who asked they are precious. Being a disciple is Church. I voiced my concerns to her I have been encouraging my sister, a if the Christian Gospel made any sense. demanding, but it is not impossible. before they became engaged. My wife Q lapsed Catholic, to start going to Mass After all, the Gospel ran counter to every Of course, to be pure, worthy, and is more understanding because she was again, especially now that she has a young conventional pattern of thought. And finally therefore strong just as salt was free of raised a Lutheran. son. Recently, she moved and attended a and most importantly for so many, the impurities, so disciples must rid themselves I have to admit that my daughter and new church close to her home in northern founder of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth, of sin and fortify their Christian resolve. her fiancé are very involved in their Kentucky. But the priest’s sermon, she said, had been legally executed as a common This is the task of holiness. † church—in fact, they lead Bible studies. was all about the negative qualities of Islam, They made the decision not to live together with a bit of anti-Mormonism thrown in at before being married because of their deep the end. My Journey to God moral convictions. She said that his hateful words caused I grew up during the era when we were her to question her Catholic identity further. taught that the Catholic Church was the While we discussed the possibility of her only Church. So I toss and turn at night and trying a different parish, I’m afraid this will struggle every day with how to show my stand as another setback. Her husband is not daughter love and support as she plans her a Catholic and doesn’t understand. What CNS photo/David Gouger CNS photo/David wedding, even though I am hurting inside. can I say to encourage her that the Catholic I don’t want to damage our relationship Church as a whole is not anti-Islamic? nor do anything that would spoil her big (St. Louis, Mo.) day. Any advice would be appreciated. (St. Paul, Minn.) The Second Vatican Council in A1965 said this in “Nostra Aetate:” Like you, I believe that the Catholic “The Church has also a high regard for AChurch is the true Church, that for all the Muslims. … They strive to submit its human faults, it truly embodies—among themselves without reserve to the the Christian traditions—what Jesus came hidden decrees of God. … Although not Friend, you are a blessing to me, to establish and thus (especially because acknowledging him as God, they venerate The Blessing of God made manifest in my life. of the sacraments) the most effective Jesus as a prophet, his Virgin Mother they You hold me up in spirit and prayer way to salvation. also honor. ... They highly esteem an upright When troubles impose their strife. I thank God daily that I am a Catholic. life and worship God, especially by way of a True Friend You listen with an open heart, (based on Sirach 6:14-17) Like you, I would be deeply saddened if I prayer, alms-deeds and fasting (#3). You do not judge, but seek instead had a daughter and she decided to leave the Fast-forward nearly 50 years and To make me the best that I can be By Natalie Hoefer embrace of the Catholic Church. hear Pope Francis in his first apostolic And help me find where I’m being led. At the same time, the Church exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium.” In it, (Natalie Hoefer is a member of You share in my joy and sorrow, acknowledges that there are elements we read that “our respect for true followers St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis And you grant me the privilege and gift of sanctification and of truth in other of Islam should lead us to avoid hateful and a reporter for The Criterion. Of sharing in your joy and sorrow, too— religions, including non-Christian ones. generalizations, for authentic Islam and the In the first-base dugout on Together we laugh and we lift. That is to say, it is possible that people can proper reading of the Quran are opposed to June 29, 2013, at John Stella Field Oh God, I thank you profoundly reach heaven without being Catholic. every form of violence” (#253). in Omaha, Neb., Al Itallia and Steve For the gift, the joy and the treasure Referencing the Second Vatican Tell your sister that you would give the Cavlovic talk about playing Catholic Of friends who walk through life with me— Council, the Catechism of the Catholic nod to the council and to the pope over a Youth Organization baseball. Itallia They are a blessing that know no measure. Church points out that the word of God priest from northern Kentucky and continue and Cavlovic say they and several and the life of grace can be found in other to suggest that she try a different parish. friends who played on parish teams religions, and that “Christ’s Spirit uses forged a lifelong bond through CYO these churches and ecclesial communities (Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth baseball.) as means of salvation” (#819). Doyle at [email protected] and I would forego, certainly, for now, any 40 Hopewell St., Albany, N.Y. 12208.) † Page 14 The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014

Rest in peace Cathedral restoration Vitaly Timergaleev Please submit in writing to our Grandfather of several. Great- applies paint to a office by 10 a.m. Thursday before grandfather of several. recently installed the week of publication; be sure to DRYER, Rosemarie (Mader), 64, mural of American state date of death. Obituaries of Annunciation, Brazil, Jan. 6. Mother saints and sainthood archdiocesan priests serving our of Jennifer Bailey, Angela Freeman, Shemitz CNS photo/Gregory A. candidates at archdiocese are listed elsewhere Jessica Gorby, Maggie and Mark the Co-Cathedral in The Criterion. Order priests Dryer. Sister of Kathleen Dryer, and religious sisters and brothers of St. Joseph in David, Father Joseph, Michael and Brooklyn, N.Y., on are included here, unless they are Steven Mader. natives of the archdiocese or have Jan. 28. The artwork other connec­tions to it; those are FONTANIN, Giuseppe, 84, is a key feature separate obituaries on this page. St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Jan. 22. in the restoration Husband of Ines Fontanin. Father of St. Joseph’s, a BERGER, Paul T., 78, St. Mark, of Sandra and Fabrizio Fontanin. century-old church Perry County, Dec. 29. Husband of Grandfather of three. Mary Louise (Hildenbrand) Berger. that was elevated to Father of Connie, Daryl, David and HAAG, James R., 83, Holy Spirit, co-cathedral status Frank Berger. Brother of Maryetta Indianapolis, Jan. 1. Husband of last year and will Boehm, Loretta Seckinger, Albert Virginia Haag. Father of Michelle be consecrated this Marvel. Brother of Teresa and Leroy Berger. Grandfather of spring. five. Ann Doerr and William Haag. Grandfather of two. BOOK, Patricia A., 66, HAAS, Alma, 96, All Saints, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, St. Leon, Jan. 7. Mother of Floyd County, Jan. 25. Wife of Debbie Schneider. Sister of Matilda David Book. Mother of Lisa, Brian Kallies and Edward Oehlman. and David Book. MILLS, Mary Juanita, 85, Maria, James, John and Robert Grandmother of four. Great- SS. Frances and Clare, Greenwood, Rose. Grandfather of six. Great- Maryknoll Father James BRANSON, Mary Agnes, 92, grandmother of one. St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Jan. 25. Wife of Glenn Mills. Mother grandfather of seven. Madden, an Indianapolis HOFFMEIER, Laverne, 70, of Pamela Green. Grandmother of (Little Flower), Jan. 19. Mother STEINMETZ, Mary Antonetta, All Saints, New Alsace, Jan. 24. four. Great-grandmother of eight. native, ministered in of Peggy Beltrame, Rita Parsons, Wife of Lester Hoffmeier. Mother of 78, All Saints, St. Leon, Dec. 24. MORENO-REYES, Manuel, 80, Ann Ruhmkorff, Thomas and Scott and Steve Hoffmeier. Sister of Mother of Ramona Doll, Yvonne Peru for many years William Branson. Sister of Rita St. Simon the Apostle, Indianapolis, Lorna Saar. Grandmother of two. Gutapfel, Yolanda Kunkel, Jarrod, Maryknoll Father James J. Madden died Mayer, Kathleen White and Thomas Dec. 27. Father of Gabriela Redding Randy and Stacey Steinmetz. on Jan. 9, 2014, at Mission St. Teresa’s in O’Gara. Grandmother of 14. Great- JUNIPER, Helen V., 92, and Gustavo Moreno. Grandmother of 14. St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Ossining, N.Y. He was 80. grandmother of one. MORRIS, Agnes, 93, St. Elizabeth (Little Flower), Indianapolis, TUNNY, William Alvin, Jr., 55, A funeral Mass was concelebrated on of Hungary, Cambridge City, Jan. 20. BULACH, Sylvester, 77, All Saints, Jan. 10. Aunt of several. Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Dec. 24. Jan. 17 in Queen of Apostles Chapel at St. Leon, Jan. 5. Brother of Linda Mother of Kathy Smith and David Husband of Rosann Tunny. Father Maryknoll Center in Ossining. Burial followed Borgman, Shirley Werner, Arlene LANGENBACHER, Bernard Morris. Grandmother of three. Great- of Austin, Ben and Jesse Tunny. in the Maryknoll Society Cemetery. Wilgenbusch, Cletus, Jerry and P., 92, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, grandmother of five. Jan. 20. Husband of Agnes Brother of Debbie and Bruce Tunny. A native of Indianapolis, James Madden Virgil Bulach. , Langenbacher. Father of Linda MUCKRIDGE, Michael Anthony Grandfather of two. was born on Sept. 7, 1933, and attended the 47, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, COLEBERT, Madeline, 85, Bellezza, Helen Miles, Mark and WADSWORTH, Michael W., 56, former St. Francis de Sales Grammar School SS. Frances and Clare, Greenwood, Cambridge City, Jan. 3. Son of Matthew Lagenbacher. Grandfather SS. Francis and Clare, Greenwood, and Cathedral High School. Jan. 23. Mother of John and Harold Don and Irene Muckridge. Brother of six. Great-grandfather of two. Dec. 22. Husband of Janet He entered Maryknoll at Venard Apostolic Colebert. Grandmother of two. of Brent and Patrick Muckridge. LINDSEY, Jean, 87, St. Lawrence, Grandson of Jeannette Muckridge. (Sokolowski) Wadsworth. Father School in Scranton, Penn., in 1949. He earned CONSODINE, Mary Barbara, Indianapolis, Jan. 8. Mother of of Jennifer and Ryan Wadsworth. a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from PATTERSON, William J., 80, 87, St. Luke the Evangelist, Phyllis Jordan, Rebecca Wood, Son of Silvia Wadsworth. Brother Maryknoll Seminary in Glen Ellyn, Ill. He also Indianapolis, Jan. 21. Sister of Diane St. Rose of Lima, Franklin, Jan. Nancy, David and Randal Lindsey. of Pam, Ralph and Ted Wadsworth. earned a bachelor’s degree in sacred theology Consodine and Shirley Granahan. Sister of Helen Kleinhelter. 22. Husband of Mary (Rosebrock) Grandfather of one. Patterson. Father of Agnes Hawley, and a master’s degree in religious education CORAGGIO, Kimberly (Sams), Grandmother of five. Great- WRENNICK, Roy L., 79, from Maryknoll Seminary in Ossining. grandmother of 16. Great-great- Patty Kaschak, Mary Jo McGowan, 47, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, St. Anthony, Indianapolis, Dec. 7. He was ordained to the priesthood on grandmother of one. Susie Shanks, Bill, Chris, Dan, John, Nov. 28. Wife of Steven Coraggio. Mike and Tim Patterson. Grandfather Cousin of one. June 11, 1960, and was assigned to Peru, Mother of Bruce Coraggio. Daughter LUICHINGER, Jean A., 89, of 25. Great-grandfather of 23. where he spent most of his mission career. of Jimmie Don Sams. Sister of ZALEWSKI, Eileen, 92, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Jan. 20. Father Madden also performed public relations Peggy and J. D. Sams. Grandmother Mother of Mary Cochran, Susan and PLEAK, Freda, 93, St. Mary, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Dec. 16. and vocations work for the Maryknoll Society of two. Mark Luichinger. Grandmother of Greensburg, Jan. 23. Mother of Mother of Linda Dison, Sharon seven. Great-grandmother of four. Cheryl Linville and Richard Pleak. Teipen, Nancy Wyatt and Jim from its Cleveland and Chicago development DANFORD, Paul Raymond, 81, Grandmother of two. Zalewski. Grandmother of three. houses, and served as vocations coordinator St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Jan. 4. McWILLIAMS, Mary L. Great-grandmother of 14. and vocations minister for the Midwest area. Husband of Anna Danford. Father RYAN, Donald Edward, 94, (Hettich), 80, Our Lady of Perpetual Father Madden is survived by his brother of Pauletta Berry, Laurie Foster, Help, New Albany, Dec. 17. Wife Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Jan. 14. ZIPPERLE, Brian Christopher, and sister-in-law, R. Michael and Jane Madden Kay Pattingill and Kevin Danford. of Eugene McWilliams. Mother of Father of Edward and John Ryan. 26, St. Mary, Navilleton, Jan. 20. Stepfather of Kathy Isaac, Karen Linda Heckman, Jennifer Naville, Grandfather of six. Great-grandfather Son of Brian and Robin (Waller) of Venice, Fla.; and nieces and nephews. Sowl, Kelly Treece, Christopher, Lisa, Eugene, Gary and Mark of seven. Zipperle. Brother of Dorie and Memorial donations in Father Madden’s David and Michael Williams. McWilliams. Sister of Gilbert, Jim ROSE, Harry A., 91, St. Therese Katie Zipperle and Nicholaus name may be made to the Maryknoll Fathers Brother of Phyllis Emrich, Diana and Phil Hittich. Grandmother of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Waller. Grandson of Betty (Vanover) and Brothers, P.O. Box 302, Maryknoll, NY Shelton and William Prouse. of three. Indianapolis, Jan. 19. Father of Zipperle and Kenny Waller. † 10545. †

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IS-5987722 The Criterion Friday, February 7, 2014 Page 15 Church’s 100 important events? Editor emeritus offers his list

Reviewed by Mike Krokos

It begins with the Apostle Peter’s arrival in Rome, and ends with the election of Karol Josef Wojtyla, who took the name John Paul II, as pope. ‘It would be impossible to But in between, it includes 98 other events that author John try to rank them in order of F. Fink considers paramount in the history of our Church. In 100 Important Events in Catholic History: From importance over the period Pope Peter to Pope Francis, Fink—editor emeritus of of twenty centuries. Trying The Criterion—lays out what he believes are very noteworthy to do that would certainly occurrences in the life of our faith. The events are listed in chronological order because, as the author says, “it would be provoke argument.’ impossible to try to rank them in order of importance over the period of twenty centuries. Trying to do that would certainly provoke argument.” —Author The list begins with events that occurred after those John F. Fink recorded in the New Testament, Fink notes. “If I didn’t do that, I would have written a book about 100 important events in the New Testament. I would have had to include the birth of Christ, his teachings, miracles, crucifixion and resurrection, Saint Paul’s conversion and his missionary journeys, etc.” In a postscript, the author also includes 50 other important events in the history of the Church that didn’t make his final cut. Published by Xlibris, the book contains many chapters that have appeared in Fink’s weekly column in The Criterion through the years. Some of the material was also published in his book, Moments in Catholic History, which is now out of print. From the “Publication of the Didache” to “Pope Paul VI Issues Humanae Vitae,” from “Augustine is Baptized” to the “Second Vatican Council Begins,” the 100 short chapters are two pages each and easy to comprehend, digest and reflect upon. They share details of critical moments in the Church that found the Franciscan order (Order of Friars Minor), the “There is every reason to believe that someday the many of us may have forgotten or never known. Fourth Lateran Council defining transubstantiation, and election of Pope Francis will be on someone’s list of How many of us remember or knew that Athanasius, a Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America, which 100 important events in Catholic history,” Fink writes. great defender of orthodoxy against the Arians, was the first to began an era of missionary work in the New World. The We agree, but what Fink has compiled in his latest give approval to the canon of the New Testament as we know list of historical facts of faith goes on and on. book offers a very good start to any discussion about the it today? As Fink notes, 21 of his compilation of 100 events history of our faith. We know St. Augustine is considered to be the greatest of occurred after the 16th century, and another 13 occurred the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, but did we realize he during the 16th century (the most in any century). The (Mike Krokos is editor of The Criterion, newspaper is quoted far more often than any other ecclesiastical writer author includes events from every century, although there of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. To order100 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church? For the record, he is only one from the seventh century. Important Events in Catholic History: From Pope Peter is quoted 84 times, while runner-up St. Thomas Aquinas is Though the final chapter highlights the election of to Pope Francis, contact Xlibris Corp. by phone at quoted 58 times in the catechism. Pope John Paul II as universal shepherd of the Church, 1-888-795-4274 or visit the website www.Xlibris.com. Those statistics are among the faith-filled nuggets the Fink also notes the election of Pope Benedict XVI after his The book is also available from Amazon and Barnes and author shares in his latest work. death. He also mentions in this chapter Pope Benedict’s Noble. Amazon is selling the printed paperback for $19.79 Chapters on St. Benedict, St. Boniface and St. Patrick resignation in 2013, and the election of Pope Francis, the and a Kindle edition for $3.99. Barnes and Noble’s price and their contributions to the Church also fill the book, first pope with this name and the first person from the for the printed paperback is $20.05. Its Nook Book edition and so do the approval given to St. Francis of Assisi to Americas (Argentina) elected pope. is $3.49.) † Music ministry called a gift that can reconnect people with the Church WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CNS)—Holy Family music ministry upon his arrival in 1996. He said the musical tradition of the Catholic Church.” Monastery and Retreat Center in West Hartford, founded by ministry is innovative, because it is intergenerational Sacred song “cooperates in nourishing and expressing the Passionist community of fathers and brothers in 1951, is and includes groups often not found in large numbers in the faith and, therefore, in glorifying God and sanctifying famous for many reasons. Church, groups of high school and college students, seniors, the faithful,” he said. “Sacred music is not an accessory or Its international Mass card offerings are known the and grade school students. embellishment of the liturgy, but is the liturgy itself.” world over in Catholic circles as a mecca and the go-to “There are many families, sometimes entire families, An active member of the Holy Family music ministry source for Mass cards for almost all occasions; 50 percent who participate. Husbands and wives, parents and children for the past six years is Jean Fitzpatrick, who attended of the Mass card offerings come via the center’s website at find it something spiritual that they can do together,” he the Christmas and Easter concerts for many years before www.holyfamilyretreat.org. said in an interview. “I try to feature family members with becoming involved with the music program at the Holy Family’s retreat ministry, funded largely by the duets, trios and quartets when possible. Our music program retreat center. Mass card revenues, represents both the largest parish- serves the retreat center by providing both beauty and the The clinical social worker is a member of two choirs, based retreat center in the nation as well as the second- opportunity to engage in music for worship and mediation. including the Bell Choir. largest of any retreat center. “At the same time, it gives the music ministers the “I believe that music is a beautiful expression of But the retreat center has another quality that few may ability to share their talents and enjoy doing what they love community prayer. It enhances our connectedness to one realize—its thriving music ministry that has been a role to do.” another and through this connection, strengthens our model for other parishes. Father Cinquegrani has an extensive background in relationship with God,” she said. “For those of us who Passionist Father David Cinquegrani, director of Holy music. He began playing the piano in second grade, and participate in the music ministry at Holy Family, it is not Family as well as its music director, started the monastery’s studied piano for 11 years before entering college as only a gift to be part of it but it is also an opportunity to a music major. He earned undergraduate and graduate help others deepen their faith through music.” degrees in music, while teaching music at every level from Holy Family’s Christmas and Easter concerts have kindergarten through college for more than 30 years. become something of a legend. At the end of each concert, For the past 15 years, he has taught music at nearby the Holy Family Choir, Chamber Choir, Children’s Choir, St. Joseph’s College in West Hartford. In addition to his Bell Choir and instrumentalists join in song with the entire primary instrument of piano, Father Cinquegrani also can congregation. play flute, bass, guitar, organ and drums. Hartford-area resident Lisa Bureau is not a member Members of Holy Family’s choirs have been energized of the Holy Family music ministry, but is a regular at CNS photo/Kevin Mihaly, Catholic Transcript Mihaly, CNS photo/Kevin by the writings of Pope Benedict XVI—in particular, the concerts. an article in the Nov. 18, 2012, issue of The Universe, Given how well-known the retreat center is and its a weekly Catholic newspaper in the United Kingdom. Mass cards, Bureau predicted it won’t be too long before It quoted the now-retired pope as saying that “sacred the center’s music ministry will start “a mini-revolution music can, above all, promote the faith, and what’s more, in the Church in America as people see the power of cooperate in new evangelization.” music ministry.” “Music and singing that are done well can help people “My family and I have to get to these concerts more Strains of “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” rise from the choir in receive the word of God and be moved in a positive way,” than an hour in advance to get a good seat,” she said. “The December 2013 at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center during the pope said. concerts are so powerful, and I know of several people over a Christmastide Vespers Service in West Hartford, Conn. The Pope Benedict has urged Church musicians to dedicate the years that were disconnected from the Church for many center has a thriving music ministry that is seen as a model for themselves to “improving the quality of liturgical song, years and were inspired to return to attending Mass because other parishes. without being afraid of reviving or emphasizing the great of the Holy Family concerts.” †

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Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin posed for many photos with children and school groups from Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin, right, gives Communion to a student during the Catholic Schools across the archdiocese following the Catholic Schools Week Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral Week Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis on Jan. 29. In the background, in Indianapolis on Jan. 29. Here, a group from St. Lawrence School in Indianapolis, including Father Noah Casey, rector of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, also distributes Communion to Father Thomas Schliessmann, left, the parish’s pastor, has their picture taken with the archbishop. students, teachers, administrators and parents from across the archdiocese.

A Church without religious sisters is ‘unthinkable,’ Pope Francis calls for pope says while honoring consecrated life on Feb. 2 the promotion of life VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A Church “that many young people would respond Religious must “never be rigid or at every stage without religious sisters would be ‘yes’ to the Lord when he calls them to closed, but always open to the voice of VATICAN CITY (CNS)— “unthinkable,” Pope Francis said, honoring consecrate themselves totally to him.” God who speaks, who opens and who Pope Francis called on all Catholics the contributions consecrated men and The earlier liturgy for the Feast of leads and invites us to go out toward the to welcome, serve and respect life, women make to the Church and society. the Presentation, once widely known as horizon,” he said. whether still unborn or approaching “Every consecrated person is a gift “Candlemas,” began with dozens of sisters, Within religious communities, the pope its natural end. to the people of God on pilgrimage,” he brothers and religious priests carrying said, the elderly should communicate their He asked that everyone, each in said on Feb. 2, reciting the Angelus with lighted candles into St. Peter’s Basilica wisdom to the young and the young should his or her own “particular role and visitors in St. Peter’s Square. The pope ahead of the pope. accept “this patrimony of experience sphere, feel called to love and serve had just finished celebrating Mass for the In his homily, he urged religious to and wisdom and carry it forward, not to life, to welcome it, respect it and feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which allow the joy of the Holy Spirit to guide preserve it in a museum—no, no, no—but promote it, especially when it is the Church marks as the World Day for both their observance of their communities’ to continue it and bring it to bear on the fragile and needs attention and care, Consecrated Life. rules and their willingness to be prophetic. challenges that life poses.” † from the mother’s womb to its end “There is such a great need for their on this Earth.” presence, which reinforces and renews The pope’s remarks came after the commitment to spreading the Gospel, reciting the Sunday Angelus with Christian education, charity for the people gathered in St. Peter’s Square neediest, contemplative prayer, the human on Feb. 2, which was designated in and spiritual formation of the young Italy as the Day for Life. and families, and the commitment to Reuters Gentile, CNS photo/Tony The pope encouraged all justice and peace in the human family,” associations and movements the pope said. involved in “the defense and Straying from his prepared text, promotion of life” to continue Pope Francis told people gathered in the their work. square: “Think what would happen if there He also quoted a statement by weren’t any sisters, if there weren’t any Italian bishops that “every child has sisters in the hospitals, no sisters in the the face of the Lord, lover of life, a missions, no sisters in the schools. Think gift for families and society.” what the Church would be like without He thanked those in the sisters—no, that’s unthinkable.” Diocese of Rome who organized the Consecrated life is a gift that moves the annual Day for Life celebration, as Church forward, he said. well as university professors who “These women who consecrate their organized seminars and conferences lives to carrying forward the message of Pope Francis holds a candle as he arrives to celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on “current difficulties linked to Jesus—they’re great,” he added. on Feb. 2. The pope celebrated Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which the Church childbirth.” † Pope Francis asked all Catholics to pray marks as the World Day for Consecrated Life. ‘Got Sisters-Nun Run’ for Indianapolis area is set for Feb. 21-22 By Sean Gallagher Three years later, Davis is set to enter Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, look like one thing,” she said. “There are a the Daughters of Charity in August. Sisters of St. Benedict, Sisters of St. Joseph variety of ways. And no one way is better Kara Davis had spent time in prayer This year’s event, now called and the Sisters of the Third Order of or worse than another. You just have to discerning whether or not God might be “Got Sisters-Nun Run” will begin at St. Francis. find what fits for you.” calling her to religious life. Then she felt 5:45 p.m. on Feb. 21 and conclude at Through the course of the “Got Sisters- It was on the 2011 “nun run” that Davis it was time to get “out of the chapel” and 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 22. Nun Run,” the participants will discover met members of the Daughters of Charity visit religious communities. It is sponsored by the archdiocesan the broad variety of ways that these for the first time. She thinks that seeds of a The Eastern Illinois University vocations office and a number of women’s communities minister in central Indiana. possible religious vocation were planted in graduate student started this stage in her religious communities that minister in There is no cost for participants, and her that weekend. discernment in 2011 in Indianapolis with Beech Grove and Indianapolis. all transportation, meals and overnight “It was during that ‘nun run’ that God a “nun run” in which she and several “Got Sisters-Nun Run” participants will accommodations are provided. really was talking to me,” she said. other young women visited several visit, pray and share meals with members The event is open to single women ages Davis had encouraging words to religious communities over the course of of the Daughters of Charity, Little Sisters 18 to 40 who are open to the possibility participants in this year’s “Got Sisters-Nun one weekend. of the Poor, Sisters of Charity, Sisters of that God might be calling them to Run,” hoping that they, like her, might religious life. “discern beyond the chapel.” Davis, 24, appreciated the 2011 “nun “Go out there and meet communities, ‘One of the most helpful things was just to run” because of how it introduced her to meet sisters,” Davis said. “What brought other young women like herself open to me to ask for an application was building realize that religious life just doesn’t look like religious life. relationships with sisters. That can start one thing. There are a variety of ways. And no “You feel kind of alone when you don’t with a ‘nun run.’ ” one way is better or worse than another. You just have that support,” she said. “So that was have to find what fits for you.’ something that I definitely liked about the (To register or for more information nun run.” about the 2014 “Got Sisters-Nun Run,” Davis also liked seeing the diverse call Daughter of Charity Sister Theresa —Kara Davis, who participated in the kinds of religious life on display in just Sullivan at 812-963-7563 or send her an 2011 “nun run” and will enter the one weekend. e-mail at [email protected]. Daughters of Charity in August “One of the most helpful things was just The registration deadline for the 2014 to realize that religious life just doesn’t “Got Sisters-Nun” is Feb. 14.) †