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SoulCore Tragedy and devotion to Mary lead to creation of rosary-based exercise, page 7. Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com May 29, 2015 Vol. LV, No. 33 75¢ Blessed Romero ‘another brilliant star’ belonging ‘I’ll go wherever you lead me’ to Church of Americas SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS)— Some thought this day would never arrive. Others hoped, and some always knew it would. On May 23, the Catholic Church beatified Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez, of El Salvador, who was assassinated in 1980 while celebrating Mass, just a day after pleading and ordering soldiers to stop killing innocent civilians. “Blessed Romero is another brilliant star that belongs to the sanctity of the Church of the Americas,” said Cardinal Angelo Amato, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for Saints’ Causes, during the ceremony in San Salvador. “And thanks be to God, there are many.” While those who persecuted Deacon Adam Ahern is all smiles as he gives a tour through the chapel at Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary in Indianapolis, the setting where he him have died or first had the opportunity to test his call to the priesthood. (Photo by John Shaughnessy) are in obscurity, “the memory of Blessed Oscar Romero Romero continues ‘Most dangerous question’ leads former soldier to live in the poor and the marginalized,” Cardinal Amato said. His homilies often pleaded for better Deacon Adam Ahern to embrace life as a priest conditions for the poor, for a stop to the (Editor’s note: At 10 a.m. on June 6, W. Bush and his advisors met to deal with ‘Go, be my priest.’ What do you do but escalating violence in the country, and for three men are scheduled to be ordained crises around the nation and the world. obey? It was the voice of God.” brotherhood among those whose divisions priests at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral At the time, he was trying to make a As Deacon Ahern prepares to be ultimately led to a 12-year conflict. in Indianapolis: transitional deacons decision about his future, including whether ordained a priest on June 6, it would be He is not a symbol of division but one of Adam Ahern, Michael Keucher and he should re-enlist and do a tour of duty easy to think that it’s all been a smooth, peace, Cardinal Amato said. Andrew Syberg. This week, The Criterion in Iraq or Afghanistan, where he had seamless journey since he heard that In a message sent Saturday on the features a profile of Deacon Ahern. previously served. He was also involved answer in 2006. Instead, the reality has occasion of the beatification, Pope Francis Deacon Keucher was profiled in the in a romantic relationship. And there were been different. It would take another eight said that Archbishop Romero “built the peace May 15 issue while Deacon Syberg was re-occurring thoughts of the priesthood—a years before Deacon Ahern fully accepted with the power of love, gave testimony of the featured in the May 22 issue.) path he first considered in high school. With God’s answer. Yet when that moment faith with his life.” all those possibilities, he asked the question finally came, everyone who witnessed it Proof of that is the shirt he died in, soaked By John Shaughnessy that he considers so dangerous: considers it unforgettable. in blood, after an assassin’s single bullet “What do you want for my life, God?” took his life. Eight deacons carried the Deacon Adam Ahern believes it’s the “It’s the most dangerous question you ‘I’ll go wherever you lead me’ blood-stained shirt, now a relic, to the altar in most dangerous question a person can ask. can ask in your life because if you ask it The moment happened on a glass case. Others decorated it with flowers It’s a question he asked himself in meaningfully, he answers it,” Deacon Ahern April 26, 2014, just before he was to and candles during the Saturday ceremony. 2006, during his seventh year in the says. “And when he answers it, and you be ordained a transitional deacon at Several priests reached out to touch the case U.S. Army—a time when he served in know he’s answered it clearly, you have to the Archabbey Church of Our Lady of and later made the sign of the cross. communications in the White House accept it. Einsiedeln in St. Meinrad. In a time of difficulty in El Salvador, Situation Room as then-President George “I heard this voice inside my head say, See AHERN, page 10 See ROMERO, page 8 After 175 years, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College decides to enroll men in undergraduate programs By Natalie Hoefer For 175 years, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods ‘We rely on Providence, and we believe College in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, just Providence is leading us in this direction.’ west of Terre Haute, has been fulfilling its mission to “empower students to think critically, engage in lifelong leadership, and — Dottie King, president of effect positive change in a spirit of service Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and social responsibility.” To date, that mission has involved only female students in the college’s undergraduate programs. That fact changed on May 19 when the college announced its decision to become a co-educational institution. Beginning with the fall semester, men will be accepted under-enrollment in our women’s budgetary point of view.” as commuter students in the college’s program,” said Dottie King, president of The recent decision came about after on-campus undergraduate programs, and as the college. a year of deliberation by the college’s residential students in the fall of 2016. “This isn’t a recent phenomenon. It’s board of trustees as they weighed “I think the straight-forward, gone on since 1970. In recent years, it’s different options to address the decreasing obvious reason [for the decision] is been really challenging for us from a See COLLEGE, page 8 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, May 29, 2015 pastor of St. Barnabas Parish. as associate pastor of St. Luke the Evangelist Parish. Official Appointments Rev. Aaron Jenkins, pastor of St. Teresa Benedicta Rev. Stephen D. Donahue, pastor of St. Mary of the Effective July 1, 2015 of the Cross Parish in Bright, appointed pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Aurora, reappointed St. Michael Parish in Greenfield and chaplain coordinator to a second six-year term as pastor of St. Mary of the Ordinandi Appointments at Father Thomas Scecina Memorial High School in Immaculate Conception Parish. Indianapolis. Rev. Adam Ahern, being ordained to the priesthood Rev. J. Peter Gallagher, pastor of St. Lawrence Parish on June 6, 2015, appointed associate pastor of Our Lady Rev. Joseph L. Newton, JCL, adjunct vicar judicial, in Lawrenceburg, reappointed to a second six-year term as of Perpetual Help Parish in New Albany and chaplain at Metropolitan Tribunal, and weekend sacramental minister at pastor of St. Lawrence Parish. Our Lady of Providence Junior/Senior High School in St. Michael Parish in Greenfield, appointed to sacramental Clarksville. assistance at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Franklin and Very Rev. Todd Goodson, V.F., pastor of St. Monica Holy Trinity Parish in Edinburgh, and continuing as adjunct Parish in Indianapolis and dean of the Indianapolis Rev. Michael Keucher, being ordained to the priesthood vicar judicial, Metropolitan Tribunal. West Deanery, reappointed to a second six-year term as on June 6, 2015, appointed associate pastor of Our Lady pastor of St. Monica Parish and continuing as dean of the of the Greenwood Parish in Greenwood with emphasis on Rev. Randall Summers, sacramental assistant at Indianapolis West Deanery. Spanish. St. Bartholomew Parish in Columbus, appointed pastor of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Parish in Bright. Very Rev. Msgr. Paul D. Koetter, V.F., pastor Rev. Andrew Syberg, being ordained to the of Holy Spirit Parish in Indianapolis and dean of the priesthood on June 6, 2015, appointed associate pastor of Rev. Dustin Boehm, administrator of St. Gabriel Parish Indianapolis East Deanery, reappointed to a second six-year St. Bartholomew Parish in Columbus with emphasis on in Connersville and St. Bridget of Ireland Parish in Liberty, term as pastor of Holy Spirit Parish and continuing as dean Spanish. appointed pastor of St. Gabriel Parish and St. Bridget of of the Indianapolis East Deanery. Ireland Parish. Other Appointments Very Rev. Guy Roberts, V.F., pastor of St. Joan of Very Rev. Stanley L. Pondo, JCD, administrator Arc Parish in Indianapolis and dean of the Indianapolis Rev. Joseph M. Feltz, pastor of St. Malachy Parish in pro-tem of St. Louis Parish in Batesville and part-time North Deanery, reappointed to a second six-year term as Brownsburg, appointed vicar for clergy, religious and parish vicar judicial, Metropolitan Tribunal, appointed pastor of pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish and continuing as dean of life coordinators, vice-chancellor, and priest moderator and St. Louis Parish in Batesville and continuing as part-time the Indianapolis North Deanery. sacramental minister for St. Mary-of-the-Woods Parish in vicar judicial, Metropolitan Tribunal. St. Mary-of-the-Woods and Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Rev. Robert J. Gilday, pastor of St. Therese of the Terre Haute. Rev. Douglas Marcotte, associate pastor of Most Sacred Infant Jesus Parish (Little Flower) in Indianapolis and Heart of Jesus Parish and St. Augustine Parish, both in vice vicar judicial, Metropolitan Tribunal, reappointed Very Rev. Stephen W. Giannini, V.E., vicar for clergy, Jeffersonville, appointed administrator of Most Sacred pastor of St.