January 25, 2015 Think Green 50¢ Recycle Volume 89, No. 3 Go Green todayscatholicnews.org Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Go Digital ’ Celebrating ODAYODAY’SS ATHOLICATHOLIC Catholic Schools Week TT CC Jan. 25-31 Pages 16-26 Rite of Candidacy celebrated In Truth and Charity Serving the Gospel of Life with for future Hispanic Deacons love, courage and enthusiasm BY DENISE FEDOROW Page 2 WARSAW — Sunshine streamed through the win- dows of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Diocesan Shrine in Warsaw on Saturday, Jan. 17, as 11 men were Papal pilgrimage admitted into candidacy for the Hispanic Diaconate with Highlights from the Philippines a special Mass and rite celebrated by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades. Pages 3-4 The 11 men — including Juan Campos, St. Patrick, Ligonier; Marco Castillo, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Warsaw; Fred Everett, Corpus Christi, South Bend; Alejandro Garcia, Our Lady of Hungary, South Bend; Ricardo Garcia, St. Patrick, Ligonier; Giovani Death penalty Muñoz, Christian Nieves and Blas Olaya, all from St. John the Evangelist, Goshen; Jose Ruvalcaba, in Indiana St. Aldabert, South Bend; and Victor Sandoval and Indiana Catholic Conference Huberto Vasquez, both from St. Patrick in Fort Wayne — just completed a year of aspirancy and will Page 5 now enter into three years of formation as candidates. The four areas of diaconal formation are: human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral. The candidates — along with their wives — meet DENISE FEDOROW for 10 weekends per year at Lindenwood Retreat After a special Mass held on Sat. Jan. 17 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Warsaw to Surprise and Conference Center in Donaldson for classes accept these men into the first class of candidates for the Hispanic Diaconate, the group Canonization of Junipero Serra and prayer. Many of the teachers for the program posed with Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades. First row from left are Deacon Stan LeMieux, director are from the University of Notre Dame’s theology of diaconal formation, Ricardo Garcia, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, Marco Castillo, Christian Page 6 department. In addition, 48 hours of pastoral field- Nieves, Jose Ruvalcaba and Deacon Max Montalvo; second row from left are Fred Everett, Huberto Vasquez, Victor Sandoval, Blas Olayo, Alejandro Garcia, Juan Campos, Giovani DEACONS, PAGE 32 Muñoz and Holy Cross Father Jack Keefe, director of spiritual formation. Synod report on family Catholic and Episcopal bishops Bishop Rhoades asks for input lead prayers for Christian unity Pages 7-13 BY CHRIS LUSHIS Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. James accompanied Nagy. Bishop Little offered the sermon for the SOUTH BEND — On the evening of Jan. event, first acknowledging both his grati- 18 at St. Matthew Cathedral, Bishop Kevin tude to Bishop Rhoades and the Diocese of C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne- Fort Wayne-South Bend for their hospital- South Bend and Episcopal Bishop Edward ity and graciousness. S. Little of the Diocese of Northern Indiana He exclaimed that “acknowledging this joined together in common fellowship for friendship provides a sound foundation to an ecumenical prayer service to initiate the remind us that we come together in prayer Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. so that the Lord will make us one. It also Bishop Rhoades served as the main cele- signifies that we have unfinished business, brant for the Vespers, asking that “the Lord specifically to welcome one another as bless us and the Church, that we may be Christ has welcomed each of us — and to united in our Baptism as brothers and sisters do so for the greater glory of God.” in Christ.” He acknowledged that true unity His sermon focused on words from the is only possible through the work of God. Anglican Book of Common Prayer, written “By our own efforts, our own works, we in 1714, a time where divisions between KEVIN HAGGENJOS cannot achieve peace. It is only through the Puritans, Anglicans and Catholics were felt Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades leads the Our Father during gifts of the Holy Spirit that this will be pos- very deeply. This prayer invoked the name the Vespers service at St. Matthew Cathedral in South sible; that is why we are here this evening.” of “Jesus, as our only Savior, the Prince Bend on Jan. 18. The service marked the opening of Throughout the service, cantor Alicia of Peace” to “give us grace, seriously, to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Bishop Edward Nagy from St. Matthew Parish led Psalms weigh to heart the great danger we are in by S. Little II, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern and hymns of praise, in the hope of unity. A Indiana, was the homilist and is shown at left. combined choir from St. Matthew and the VESPERS, PAGE 3 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC January 25, 2015 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Serving the Gospel of Life with Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades love, courage, and enthusiasm EDITOR: Tim Johnson NEWS EDITOR and STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad IN TRUTH Editorial Department AND PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan FREELANCE WRITERS: Ann Carey, Michelle CHARITY Castleman, Karen Clifford, Bonnie Elberson, Denise Fedorow, Diane BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES Freeby, Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC, Jodi Magallanes, Joe Kozinski, Vince Following is the homily given by Bishop LaBarbera and Deb Wagner Rhoades at the January 23rd Mass for dioc- esan participants in the March for Life at Business Department the Basilica of the National Shrine of the AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Bethany Belleville [email protected] t is wonderful to gather here in the Basilica Iof the National Shrine of the Immaculate Advertising Sales Conception on this day after the national Tess Steffen March for Life. I thank all of you who came to Washington to bear witness to the sanctity of [email protected] human life, particularly my brothers and sisters (260) 456-2824 from the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. One of our former bishops, Archbishop John Web site: www.todayscatholicnews.org Noll, was responsible for the raising of funds to build this beautiful National Shrine. And it is here in this house of Mary that we gather Published weekly except second in prayer this morning, asking our Blessed Sunday of January; and every other Mother’s intercession for the cause of life, for week from the fourth Sunday in an end to abortion, and for a new culture of life June through the middle Sunday of September; and last Sunday in in our nation. CNS PHOTO/COURTESY OF THE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS OF THE NEUMANN COMMUNITIES December by the Diocese of Fort We just heard the Gospel of the appoint- Mother Marianne Cope is pictured in a circa 1883 photograph. The teacher and hospital adminis- Wayne-South Bend, 1103 S. Calhoun ment of the Twelve Apostles. Saint Mark tells St., P.O. Box 390, Fort Wayne, IN 46801. us that Jesus “appointed Twelve, whom he trator spent more than three decades ministering to those with leprosy on the Hawaiian island of Periodicals postage paid at Fort Wayne, also named Apostles, that they might be with Molokai. She was canonized Oct. 21, 2012. IN, and additional mailing office. him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.” vative. Yet this defense of unborn life is closely the Sisters of Saint Francis of Syracuse, New POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Saint Mark then listed the names of the twelve linked to the defense of each and every other York, responded to a request to go to Hawaii Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Fort apostles. I invite you to read that list and then human right. It involves the conviction that a to care for leprosy patients. She responded with Wayne, IN 46856-1169 or email: add your name to the list. Why? Because this is human being is always sacred and inviolable, enthusiasm and without fear. She and other sis- [email protected]. our vocation too. Jesus has appointed you and in any situation and at every stage of develop- ters managed a hospital for lepers in Honolulu me “to be with him” and He sends us forth to ment. Human beings are ends in themselves and also a home to care for the daughters MAIN OFFICE: 915 S. Clinton St., Fort bear witness to Him in the world. Now it’s true Wayne, IN 46802. Telephone (260) and never a means of resolving other prob- of patients with leprosy. Later, when Father 456-2824. Fax: (260) 744-1473. that we do this according to our particular state- lems.” Damian of Molokai, the Apostle to Lepers, BUREAU OFFICE: 1328 Dragoon Trail, in-life vocations. A bishop is a successor of the As we think about the vocation of the apos- contracted the disease, Mother Marianne went Mishawaka, IN 46544. Telephone (260) apostles in the full sense of possessing apos- tles and our vocation as missionary disciples, to Molokai to care for him and other outcasts 456-2824. Fax (260) 744-1473. tolic authority. But in a more general sense, all the Gospel we are to bring is the Gospel of on the island. She continued Father Damien’s the baptized are apostles. The name “apostle” life. There is no other Gospel. It is the Gospel work on Molokai after he died, an incredibly News deadline is the Monday morning means “one who is sent.” of Jesus, the Gospel of love and grace. Pope difficult ministry. Mother Marianne served before publication date.