Put Faith in Your Opinions http://southerncross.diosav.org Vol. 91, No. 17 Thursday, April 28, 2011 $.75 per issue CNS Photo by Paul Haring.. Photo by Paul H. Camp. Photo by Rich McDowell Benedict XVI ignites the paschal Bishop J. Kevin Boland places a wax marker, sym- Father John Madden ignites the paschal candle at the start of the Easter Vigil in bolizing the wounds of Christ, into the paschal candle at the start of the Easter Vigil in Rome. candle at the start of the Easter Vigil in Savannah. Pine Mountain. Photo by Michael J. Johnson CNS Photo by Paul Haring.. Photo by Paul H. Camp. Pope Benedict XVI baptizes a new mem- Bishop J. Kevin Boland baptizes a new member of Father John Lyons baptizes a new mem- ber of the Church during the Easter Vigil the Church during the Easter Vigil at John the ber of the Church during the Easter Vigil at the Vatican. Baptist Cathedral, Savannah. at Sacred Heart Church, Savannah. Catholics around the globe celebrate Easter 421 join the Church in South Georgia housands joined the Church In his Easter message Pope and confirmed six adults from Most Holy Church, Augusta Tat Easter Vigil celebra- Benedict XVI said, “The entire Albania, China, Peru, Russia, was stability. Not only were they tions around the globe. In South cosmos is rejoicing today,” and Singapore and Switzerland. He comfortable with the tenets of Georgia 113 Catechumens were every person open to God has rea- poured holy water from a golden Catholicism, but they felt they baptized and 308 Candidates, son to be glad.” shell over each catechumen’s could go to any church those previously baptized, entered According to the Catholic News head, and later accepted offertory and hear the same messages. (Read full communion with the Church Service, “In a lengthy Easter Vigil gifts from the newly baptized.” their story and others on pages six at the Easter Vigil. (See pages six Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica the One aspect of Catholicism which and seven.) and seven.) night before, the pope baptized drew Josh and Mallory Hamilton of Southern Cross, Page 2 AROUND THE WORLD Thursday, April 28, 2011

with justice for all, can avoid repeating the mistakes and terrible sins of the past.” - SAYS CATHOLIC HOMES PLAY MAJOR ROLE IN FOSTERING VOCATIONS WASHINGTON (CNS) he theme of Pope Benedict TXVI’s message for the upcom- ing World Day of Prayer for Vocations points to the important role Catholic home life plays in the promotion of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, said Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis. “The theme which the Holy Father chose places the bur- den on the local church to reflect on how it develops a culture of

CNS photo/Saad Shalash, Reuters vocations,” said the archbishop, A priest celebrates Easter Mass at Sacred Heart in Baghdad, Iraq, April 24. A bomb exploded chairman of the U.S. Conference outside the church after the Easter Masses had finished and parishioners had gone home. of Catholic Bishops’ Committee BOMB EXPLODES OUTSIDE He prayed for those persecuted for stressed the need to “purpose- on Clergy, and their Christian faith, and praised fully remember” the Holocaust Vocations. “We know that the BAGHDAD CHURCH ON their courage. He spoke from to ensure that “never again will vocation comes out of the home.” EASTER the central balcony of St. Peter’s such dark evil prevail.” The The papal message for the day of VATICAN (CNS) Basilica April 24 in his blessing bishop addressed his letter to prayer, which will be observed bomb exploded outside Sacred “urbi et orbi” (to the city of Rome Rabbi Reuven Taff, president of May 15, was released Feb. 10 at A Heart Church in Baghdad and to the world), after celebrating the Board of Rabbis of Greater the Vatican. The 2011 theme is April 24 after the Easter Masses Mass for nearly 100,000 people Sacramento, to mark the upcoming “Proposing Vocations in the Local had finished and parishioners had in St. Peter’s Square. Broadcast to May 1-8 Days of Remembrance Church.” The pope said: “Every gone home. The blast injured at many countries and live-streamed for Holocaust victims. The eight- Christian community, every mem- least four people -- two police on the Internet, it was the last major day period was designated by ber of the church needs conscious- officers patrolling the street out- event on the 84-year-old pontiff’s the U.S. Congress for civic com- ly to feel responsibility for pro- side the church and two civilians heavy Holy Week schedule. Pope memorations and special educa- moting vocations,” especially in walking by, according to news Benedict said the resurrection of tional programs that help people an era when God’s voice “seems reports. Chaldean Christ must not be viewed as “the remember and draw lessons from to be drowned out by ‘other voic- Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad told fruit of speculation or mystical the Holocaust. It occurs annually es’ and his invitation to follow that Catholics in Iraq experience.” It happened in a pre- on the Sunday before the Jewish him by the gift of one’s own life are trying to unite their sufferings cise moment and marked history observance of Holocaust Memorial may seem too difficult.” Pope Paul with the suffering of Christ on the forever, giving human events new Day, which commemorates the IV instituted the day of prayer in cross so that their country eventu- strength, new hope and new mean- 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising, and 1964 as a way for Catholics to ally experiences resurrection. “So, ing, he said. “The entire cosmos is continues through the following focus on and pray for vocations. our hope is fortified because we rejoicing today,” and every person Sunday. The United Nations des- In an interview with Catholic are placing everything in the hands open to God has reason to be glad, ignated another date, Jan. 27, to News Service while he was in of the Lord,” Bishop Warduni he said. But the joy of Easter con- commemorate Holocaust victims. Washington in March, Archbishop told Vatican Radio after the bomb trasts with “the cries and laments Called International Holocaust Carlson said the majority of newly exploded. “We pray that the cruci- that arise from so many painful Remembrance Day, the date com- ordained priests said they were fied Lord would unite all people, situations: deprivation, hunger, memorates the anniversary of the influenced by the in their that the risen Lord would give us disease, war, violence,” the pope liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau discernment for the priesthood. the grace to live the joy of the res- said. He prayed that “the splendor in Poland, the largest Nazi con- According to results of a survey urrection,” he said. of Christ reach the peoples of the centration camp. “Thinking of of members of the 2011 ordination Middle East, so that the light of the Holocaust, the soul shudders, class, released April 25, 66 per- AT EASTER, POPE PRAYS peace and of human dignity may remembering the horror of the cent of the respondents said it was overcome the darkness of division, Shoah,” Bishop Soto wrote in his their parish priest who encouraged FOR PEACE FREEDOM IN , hate and violence.” In Libya, he letter, dated April 13. He said the them. Forty-two percent identified WORLD TROUBLE SPOTS said, diplomacy and violence need commemoration of the Holocaust their mothers as having a major VAATICAN CITY (CNS) to take the place of armed fighting, not only recalled the “multitude influence on their decision. The n an Easter blessing to the world, and the suffering must have access of innocent victims” but also annual national survey is con- IPope Benedict XVI prayed that to humanitarian aid. served as a reminder to “remain ducted by the Center for Applied Christ’s resurrection may open ever vigilant against the possibil- Research in the Apostolate at paths of “freedom, justice and ity of genocide.” The bishop noted Georgetown University for the peace” for troubled populations of BISHOP SAYS RECALLING that Jews and Christians “share USCCB’s Secretariat of Clergy, the Middle East and Africa. The HOLOCAUST WILL ENSURE an immense spiritual patrimony” Consecrated Life and Vocations. pope urged an end to violence in SUCH EVIL IS and said that the “righteous voices Libya and Ivory Coast, assistance from the centuries of religious wit- to refugees flooding out of North NEVER REPEATED SACREMENTO, CNS) ness demand that we never tire of Africa and consolation for the vic- the ceaseless task to overcome evil tims of the Japanese earthquake. n a letter to a leading rabbi, IBishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento with good. Only a world at peace, Thursday, April 28, 2011 COMMENTARY Southern Cross, Page 3 At a time of great anxiety - significant Christian ceremonies t a time of great anxiety, with the world in the long run that Kate Middleton will become ers to do likewise. Is there the slightest doubt that Astill reeling from the effects of the Great Prince William’s wife and that he will become her Karol Wojtyla sought with all his heart to follow Recession, with the Middle East in even more husband than that she becomes a princess (and Christ or that God had fanned into flame the gift turmoil than usual, with Japan trying to cope in perhaps a duchess, if the Queen makes William a of faith with which he had so richly endowed this the aftermath of a deadly trifecta of earthquake, duke on his wedding day, as would be customary). multi-talented man who devoted his whole life to tsunami and nuclear meltdown, hundreds of mil- Although the ceremony will be Anglican, Catholics the Gospel? Is there the slightest doubt that he will- lions, if not billions, of people will focus their would recognize the marriage as a valid one and ingly suffered for Christ and saw his own wounds attention this weekend on two religious ceremo- will join in wishing the royal couple many happy as a share in the Lord’s suffering? nies. years together. Pope John Paul’s conscious choice to remain in Thanks to the wonders of the modern media, The beatification of Pope John Paul II or any office and in the public eye for the last five years especially television and the Internet, much of the beatification is a brilliant edition of a rare event, the of his life, when Parkinson’s disease was taking world’s population will be able to watch, as they solemn declaration by the Bishop of Rome that one its awful toll, was made because he really believed unfold, the wedding of Prince William of Wales of the faithful departed, in this case his much loved in what he preached, that each and every human to Catherine “Kate” Middleton in London on and highly esteemed predecessor, is “blessed” and being is endowed with dignity as a creature made Saturday and the beatification of Pope John Paul II deserving of commemoration at the altar. It is only in God’s image and likeness, and that that dignity in Rome on Sunday. one step short of canonization as a “saint,” one of begins at conception and endures through natural Both of these Christian ceremonies have deep the holy ones who have gone before us marked death into eternity. Aware of the increasing mar- meaning beneath the superficial media hype. It is with the sign of faith, who now certainly enjoys the ginalization of the sick and the elderly, he chose to to be hoped that some of their meaning will affect vision of God. weaken and die in public, knowing that his prestige at least some of their viewers. The media will note how quickly Pope John as the pope, indeed as the most famous man in the In the words of the great 19th-century British Paul’s beatification has occurred—just six years world, could grab the world’s attention and under- journalist and constitutional theorist, Walter after his death. And there will be some talking score his message, that even at the end he was Bagehot, “A princely marriage is the brilliant heads, no doubt, who will complain about the late still himself, the same creature made in the image edition of a universal fact, and, as such, it rivets pope’s policies, for there are those who thought and likeness of God, whom the whole world had mankind.” The vows that William and Kate will him too liberal, as well as some who thought him known and loved for a quarter of a century. exchange on Saturday in Westminster Abbey to conservative. But his beatification is not about And so, on Sunday, Divine Mercy Sunday, 2011, are essentially the same as those exchanged by his policies, but about the man whom the whole Pope Benedict XVI will declare his immediate Christian couples by the million every year. In fact, world respected and whose personal holiness shone predecessor, who instituted the feast of Divine their wedding ceremony will be in all important forth to such a degree that the unmistakable cry— Mercy and died on its vigil in 2005, to be among respects the same as any other. (The trappings will, “Santo subito!”—was heard around the world from the “blessed.” of course be splendid, the guests royal and famous, the crowd of four million people who converged Let the world take note of the deep Christian sig- and the mode of transportation unique.) on Rome for the largest funeral in history. nificance of these two ceremonies. The highpoint of the ceremony will be, as it One of Pope John Paul’s predecessors, Pope always is, the exchange of the vows of marriage, Gregory I the Great, wrote beautifully about the FATHER DOUGLAS K. CLARK, STL, vows of mutual and lasting fidelity. These vows, (and the blessed) as being primarily exem- is pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, pronounced by the couple, join them in Christ in plars of holiness, which for Christians means that Port Wentworth. an indissoluble union. It is that Christian fact that each of them followed Christ in his or her unique should be emphasized. It is far more significant way, and did so in such a way as to inspire oth-

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EVERYDAY GRACES Tarnish worn well adds luster to success It was early on a Sunday morning. I was in the fully and are not permitted to have vehicles. More than four years later, next month, Charlie is shower getting ready for work. I heard the phone Back to that Sunday morning. Because I had to graduating summa cum laude from North Carolina ring and wondered who could be calling so early. work, Jim drove more than three hours one way to State University with a B.A. in economics. He When I stepped out of the shower, Jim informed me get Charlie and bring him home. We learned later was recently inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honor the call had come from Charlie’s school. Charlie that Charlie had been suspended because he and society. He received scholarships while at N.C. had been suspended, and a parent was required to some of his friends were caught in serious violation State and was selected to study abroad in Costa come pick him up immediately. All we of the dorm rules. To protect Charlie’s Rica in his junior year. As a result, he speaks fluent were told at the time was he had violated privacy, I won’t provide all the details. Spanish. the rules of the dorm, and he would be out Suffice to say, they partied in the dorm Charlie says that being expelled from high school of school pending a hearing. room and were caught. The school was was a big motivation for him to excel in college. He A brief explanation is needed here. right to suspend them. knew what he was capable of, and not being per- Charlie was attending a public boarding This was Charlie’s senior year. He was mitted to fulfill his promise in high school was the school for high school juniors and seniors due to graduate in three months. He had no impetus he needed to do so in college. with academic promise. A process similar Mary Hood Hart history of any other infractions, not even At the time, I was disappointed in Charlie’s to applying to college is required, and the minor ones. His resident advisor wrote a behavior leading to his expulsion. I wanted him to school is very selective. However, each congressio- letter on his behalf, saying he would welcome him experience the consequences of his bad decisions. nal district in the state is allowed a certain number back to the dorm. None of that mattered. Charlie However, I had not wanted him to be expelled. I of students, so competition is less fierce in the less was expelled. We appealed, but all appeals were believed that expulsion was too severe a punish- populated districts. Charlie’s two older siblings had denied. Not only did Charlie lose the last three ment. each graduated from the school when he began his months of his senior year experience, but he lost the Yet I am so proud of how Charlie turned his junior year. opportunity of free tuition at the public university to expulsion into a success story. He made what was Clearly, attending this state-supported school, which he had already been accepted. a distressing life experience into a catalyst for per- tuition-free, is a great privilege. Along with that In addition, our local public high school, where sonal change. He didn’t allow one bad mistake to privilege is the expectation that students will obey Charlie attended his freshman and sophomore years, define him. the school rules. Not only do students benefit from would not allow him to come back until he com- This May when I watch Charlie accept his col- a challenging academic environment and the oppor- pleted a period of time at an alternative school in lege diploma, I will do so with a sense of pride that tunity to form close bonds with their teachers and our county. Because Charlie had pursued vigorous exceeds the pride of watching a student achieve his peers, but upon successful graduation they are not academics at the public boarding school, he wasn’t college goals. required to pay tuition at any North Carolina public in need of academic credit. His last weeks of high Yes, I am proud of Charlie the fine student. But I university to which they are accepted. school were spent completing on-line courses, just am more proud of Charlie the fine young man. The downside is that the nest empties early. Going for something to do. He left the alternative school at to this high school is like going to college two years noon every day. He was a few weeks later permitted Mary Hood Hart is a freelance writer and educa- ahead of most youth. The biggest difference, how- to attend his former high school, but he chose not to tor living in Shallotte, NC. She can be reached at ever, is that the students are supervised more care- attend graduation. mhhart@diosav. org. God gave all, so can I hen Paul and I first got mar- before. Throw childcare in the mix you say lovingly to the other, “so not counting the cost. It’s keeping Wried, I had an idea of the and you can kiss the chore chart that we meet in the middle. We’ll track of nothing, of choosing to for- various tasks we would each claim goodbye. We didn’t care who was give equally, each giving half to get how much “I” did versus how in order to make household living supposed to change the baby this make a whole.” much “you” did. It’s looking at the peaceful and fun. I would buy the time – let’s just get the job done! As you say these words, you have day ahead and figuring out how to food, he would take out the trash. I It was around that time Paul and all the love in your heart for your get the job done, instead of deter- would clean the bathroom, he I realized that we were both giving spouse. Each one of you giving half mining how to equally divvy up the would mow the lawn. We’d way more than we ever dreamed means together you will be a whole. tasks. make the bed together and – and our happiness was a big One whole between the two of you The week of Easter is a perfect take turns unloading the part of our willingness to share. is what you figure it will take to time to examine what it takes to dishwasher. Whenever we started keeping make this marriage work. make a marriage work. Jesus, his It didn’t take long before track of who did what and when, As you say these words, your love for us and his perfect sacri- I realized that a his-n- Rachel Balducci that’s when the problems eyes misty with devotion, your fice of self – he is the ultimate in her’s list of chores was would arise. heart swelling with love – well you Spousal Inspiration. only partially realistic. Yes we each It was best, we mutually agreed, have no idea just how off-the-mark Jesus gave everything – he contin- did our little To Do’s, but there to give wholeheartedly and without that notion really is. ues to give everything. He asks for were also a million other things reserve. Things just went better It doesn’t take long to realize that nothing in return. When Jesus died around the house that needed atten- that way. The more we gave from in order to make a marriage work, on the cross, he was thinking of tion. Trying to keep a running list the heart, the more joy we found in to make a family run as smoothly as me – of my sins, and mostly of how of whose turn it was to do what was married life. you can hope it to be, it takes way much he loves me. tedious and frustrating and a giant Marriage, we had discovered, more than half of your energy and When I operate out of that love, I pain. It was way more fun to just isn’t 50-50. love and efforts. find that giving 100 percent isn’t so move through the house doing what It’s funny how when you get mar- It takes everything. And then hard after all. needed to be done and then move ried, 50-50 sounds like the perfect some. on to other more entertaining ven- set-up, the perfect plan for mak- Marriage is about a total sacri- Rachel Swenson Balducci is a ues like date night. ing things work. The idea of each fice of love – it’s not about getting freelance writer, wife, mother of Lucky for us we figured out the spouse giving an equal amount that up on the cross of course (Jesus five sons and a daughter, and a pitfalls of 50-50 living early on. leads, in total, to the whole amount already did that for us, thank you member of Most Holy Trinity Parish, Once our kids came along, we – well that sounds very nice. God). But it’s something very close Augusta. She can be reached at had to start giving even more than “We will each give fifty percent,” – it’s about giving everything and [email protected] Thursday, April 28, 2011 FEATURE Southern Cross, Page 5 A young woman’s guide to morals and manners: THE SCRAP BOOK OF ELLEN MCCAFFREY DOWLING

hen teenager Ellen McCaffrey began “Poems that show dates are 1878-79-1881, How much Oil of Rest Ellen McCaffrey Wher scrapbook c. 1878, the Civil War etc.” It’s possible that as a newlywed, Ellen Dowling used no one can say. Married to was over and it was time to march on with later went back to her scrapbook to reread a veterinary surgeon who had stables in life. Every young lady needed to know how to early stories and poems that told wives and Savannah, Atlanta and New York, and the cope in the “modern” world, especially if she husbands how to get along together. mother of a large family, her life must have planned to marry and run a house- Inspirational poems and pieces range from been more busy than restful. She was wid- hold. Advice to Husbands (“What is sauce for the owed young when her husband, John, was bit- Ellen, born in Savannah goose is sauce for the gander.” ) to “Good ten by a horse he was bringing to New York to James and Margaret Advice to Married People”. Sentimental by ship from Ireland. and died. She appears McCaffrey on March poems, such as The Old Swing and Ask Not on the 1910 Census as a forty-five-year-old 27, 1864, was baptized a Why I Love, reflect the romantic feelings of widow with four children ranging in age from week later by young Father the teenager who compiled the scrap book. 12 to 23. Her youngest, Anne, is twelve. Charles C. More inspiring is “Debit and Credit”, an arti- Ellen McCaffrey Dowling’s scrap book Rita H. DeLorme Prendergast at cle that refers to moral obligations rather than reveals her religious nature. Besides an in- the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. The today’s bank payments. depth story about priest/poet Reverend Abram war was still on and years of occupation of Practical hints such as “How to Restore J. Ryan, there is a description of a shrine in Savannah by federal forces would follow its Fainting Persons” abound in Ellen Maryland in her scrap book. Titled “Our Lady end, though baby Helen (“Ellen”) was surely McCaffrey’s scrap book. One problem tack- of the Grotto”, the poem evokes a visit to a blissfully unaware of these facts. led by the writer of a column, “Chat with remote shrine in the mountains of northern By the time she was a teenager, Ellen must Lady Friends”, suggests ways of overcom- Maryland. The poet is identified here only as have obtained a scrap book now housed ing depression experienced by both men and “A.M.” and locale and date as “Emmittsburgh, protectively at the archives of the Catholic women. “All who have been housekeepers MD, October 2, 1878”. Diocese of Savannah. Recently donated to the know,” this columnist writes, “if not from “The Peace of Resignation”, a clipping archives by grandson Joseph K. Ebberwein, experience, then from observation, how men, in the scrapbook attributed to Father Ryan, Sr., Ellen’s scrap book is filled with newspa- wearied with labor, will on their return home, admonishes: “Life is a burden; bear it. Life is per and magazine clippings dealing with life fret at the smallest trifles. Sometimes it is a duty, share it: Life is a thorn-crown; wear and love and right and wrong - all subjects because they are hungry and tired.” it.” This stoic advice is followed by: “Though dear to the hearts of Victorian girls. A styl- “If such be the case,” this 19th century Dear it break your heart in twain, Though the bur- ized vase of flowers on its cover, the book Abby continues, “we would advise you to get den crush you down; Close your lips and hide might have been maroon when Ellen got them something to eat as quickly as possible the pain, First the cross and then the crown.” it, though now it appears to be brown. The if you value peace and quiet; and, under the Hopefully, Ellen McGaffrey Dowling words, “SCRAP BOOK”, are embossed on it effects of a good repast, see how amiable they experienced more “crowns” than “crosses”. in gold letters. become.” For the tired housewife, who - being Forebear of generations of outstanding After Ellen McCaffrey married John E. a woman - is sensitive and inclined to fret Catholics, it’s likely that she did. Dowling in 1884 she may have let clip- about everything, the writer suggests getting ping items for her scrapbook lapse. In a note away from the house for a while. Both mates, Columnist RITA H. DELORME is a volunteer in tucked inside the book, her daughter the she notes, will do better if they will just use the Diocesan Archives. She can be reached at late Anne Dowling Ebberwein, has written: the Oil of Rest. [email protected] Southern Cross, Page 6 — Thursday, April 28, 2011 Thursday, April 28, 2011— Southern Cross, Page 7

AROUND THE DIOCESE AROUND THE DIOCESE Conversion stories . . . Recent converts share their stories cal, we felt it was like a museum. We were sit- like the one in the rosary garden at Most Holy BY SHANNON KAISER-JEWELL sophomore year. There was a Catholic college the Marriott Hotel. They attended non-denomi- ting in a pew when (music director/organist) Dr. Trinity.” eligion is a personal faith, so the reasons group that offered free lunch to college students. national churches off and on before joining Most Nancy Sutton walked in. She introduced herself Sharp said, “Forty years ago my sister became Rsomeone embraces a particular religion are So we were there,” Mallory chuckled. Holy Trinity. and hugged us and welcomed us. She walked us Catholic, and she had given me a piece of jewelry just as personal. One aspect of Catholicism which drew Josh and “We were basically two ships in the night. across to the offi ce and we registered. We had with Mary on it. I had put it aside. It appeared in In the case of four new Catholics at The Church Mallory was stability. My becoming Catholic has helped us a lot,” both felt that Presence when we came into the my jewelry box after 40 years just before I started of the Most Holy Trinity, Augusta the reasons “We’d been to different churches, and you’d be Kate recalled. “We did marry outside the Catho- church. So I also decided to ask about classes,” the RCIA classes.” also are varied. told one thing in this one and go to another and lic Church. We want to renew our vows in the Kate said. “A co-worker brought me to a Mass,”said Mallory and Josh Hamilton came from Baptist be told something else.” They researched differ- Church.” She also credited Fr. Michael Lubinsky, Most Sharp, “and I knew I was home, where I needed and Methodist backgrounds when they married. ent faiths, and felt they not only were comfortable They have experienced poignant coincidences, Holy Trinity’s parochial vicar, as “a real part of to be. There is a special grace and love that comes In fact, Josh’s father left his job in a prison to with the tenets of Catholicism, but could go to said Kate. Their new Augusta home had been my decision. He called and helped us a lot. When for me here.” become a Methodist minister when Josh was a any Catholic church and hear the same messages. home to two priests, and Palm Sunday palms we moved here, we had adjustments to make. But She didn’t inquire about classes immediately. teenager. The Hamiltons joined Most Holy Trinity in were still on the wall when they moved in. it was a new start, and we’re thankful. We needed Then “it dawned on me”, she said, “Do you need Josh and Mallory moved with their 3-year-old January 2010 and started the Rite of Christian Ini- “Fr. Tran, now at St. Mary on the Hill, blessed that faith in our lives. Everybody I’ve met makes an invitation or do you need me to kick you daughter, Layla, from Albany, Georgia when tiation of Adults (RCIA) classes in the fall. our wedding rings when we got married in Cum- me know I’m in the right place.” through the door?’ ” she imagined Mary saying to Mallory entered the Masters in Nursing Degree Kate LaPonzina joined her husband, Craig, in ming,” said Kate Deborah Sharp was drawn to Catholicism by her. program at the Medical College of Georgia. his faith after being raised by a Baptist father and They had visited Most Holy Trinity Church on the Blessed Mother. The Baptist-raised Augusta Candidates pose during the Vigil Rehearsal at They met in high school, in Dothan, Alabama, Presbyterian mother. She and Craig with their a weekday to see the church. “It was so histori- resident said, “I only went to church as a child, SHANNON KAISER-JEWELL, a freelance journalist, is a Most Holy Trinity Church, Augusta. Pictured and both attended Louisiana State University, now 2-year-old daughter, Mia Kathryn, moved from left to right are Deborah Sharp, Kate Continued on page 8 not as an adult. I started seeing Mary in my mind. frequent contributor to the Southern Cross and where “we went to Mass for the fi rst time our to Augusta when he became executive chef of I would go out and I started noticing her statues, Editor of the Augusta Serra Club Newsletter. LaPonzina, Mallory and Josh Hamilton. Parish church communities welcome 431 into the Catholic Faith and the Diocese of Savannah

Albany Deanery Parker, Ashley Vinson Paulette Santillan, Rebekah Lynn Slaughter, Amanda Amanda Hutcheson, Theran Kennedy, Nadia Kitoti, Baldwin, Christopher Bennett, Mark Bennett, Ri- Martinez, Denise Sanchez Nacizo, Eduardo Leyva St. Teresa, Albany Candidates: Matthew Brackx, Jeanette Gilles, Re- Susan Updegraff, Kevin Michael Zimmerman Mary Merritt, Elizabeth Perpinan, Gary Rawlinson, cardo Corona, Tiffany Ann Hopkins, Erie Gonzalez Torres, Karina Valier-Gonzalez, Tyler Hunter David Candidates: Catherine Lynnette Cross, Charles becca Giminez, Melanie Giovino, Rose Johnson, Holy Spirit Heather Roberts, Natalie Strickland, Jessica Sutton, Rojas, Pedg-Wende Aristide Sawadogo, Shea Rose Wood O. Dexter, Jr., Keith Alan Hamsley, Stacie Marie Judy Lewkowicz, Brett Miller, Marilyn Nadolsky, Catechumen: Charlie Wyche Jillian Meyers, Joelle Strickland, Michael Sutton Stromberg, Madysen Troselair, Kathryn Williams Candidates: Francisco Barrera, Corey Dale Boykin, Hamsley, Lee N. 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Mark Kassum, Sharin Rhoads, Robert Rhoads Gilmore, Stephen Gilmore, Virginia Gilmore, Anna Candidates: James Phillip Fox, Amanda Jane How- Candidates: James Herndon, Shannon Ziolkowski, ling, Latonya Renee Jones, William Johnson Nichole Kirchoff, Russell Christopher Lenig, Wil- ard, Samirah Lee Quinones, Dorothy I. Giddings, Adolfo Hernandez-Alvarado Cheeks Candidates: Wendy Sullivan, Luca Bovalino, An- Candidates: Nathan Andrew Hoffman, Jason Payne Daniel Whicker, Micki Kizynski, Sunny Thompson, liam Reeves Cassandra Diane Jones, Robert Morris Kalters Resurrection of Our Lord Laura Simmons, Benjamin Yates, Joseph Yates, Jea- gela Bolvalino, Kandise Timunn Bruton, Olivia Christ the King, Pine Mountain Catechumen: Druceila M. Gaines Ball, Augie Moye, Demery “Dale” Robinson, Su- Megan Bruton, William Caywood, Nneka Udonna St. Joseph sanne Victoria Knight, Sara L. Knight, Ennis Edwin nette Henderson, Anna Davis Candidates: Allen Byron Jenkins, Montein Yvonne Catechumens: Lisa Arnold, Brandy Arthur, Chris- Candidates:Melanie Baker, Carla J. Glover, Nicole Ekanna, Earlene LaJeune Anderson Gray, Joshua Cosmah, Michael Lee Cosmah II, Steven Alan Ar- Wilson Hogin, John Cheeks, Toni Lynn Sumner, Joyce De- St. Paul and Missions, Douglas Davis Hamilton, Mallory Thagard Hamilton, George topher Beasley, Barry Butcher, Jason Cheyney, laine Sumner, Eddie Sumner, Craig Miller Catechumen: Matthew Jarrod rington, Gayla M. Arrington, Steven Ray Ring Camille Johnson, Emma Johnson, Kenneth Johnson, Sacred Heart Moore Hardy, Jr., Kate D. LaPonzina, Deborah Kay Saints Peter & Paul St. William, Fitzgerald Sharp Joey Pinholster, Kelly Richey, Skylar Richey, Helen Catechumens: John C. Dozier, Robert Falandysz, Catechumens: Betty Kannady, Jeremy D. Johnson Stafford, Ben Yoder, Patricia Huff, Lucious Huff Amanda Lopez, Harry R. Tiffany V Catechumens:Phu Minh Hoang Nguyen, Thao Le Catechumen: Shari Jasko St. Joseph Candidates: Joe Bruce Carr, Scott W. Antley, Brad Candidates: Chris Bahneman, Jim Branam, Tara Candidates: Jonathan Dale, June Dozier, Rachel Candidates:Ngoc My Tran, Hung Ly St. Stephen, First Martyr, Hinesville Catechumens: John Andrews, Kevin Pascarella, An- Scott, Tonya Lee Roy, Lindsay Ann Swan, Janet Butcher, Baylor Butcher, Kim Dalton, Katlynn Dozier, Robin W. Gunn, Holly Sexton Statesboro Deanery Catechumens: Colt Kevin Michael Seager, Melissa drea Valiquette ,Sylvan Schrank Davis, Peter Blukhahn Gauthier, Missy Payne, Chris Lumpkin, Syoz- Roussel Candidates: Ben Barrs, Perdo Camacho, Anthony St. Anne, Richmond Hill Holy Cross, Pembroke Our Lady of Lourdes zia Moore, Elizabeth Pullen, Jane Tazifor, Blade Catechumens: Jason Bishop, Skipper Pass, Carlee Candidates: Karla Diaz, Sonia Heard, Sean Martin, Cincinatus, Jackie Ford, Jennifer Ford, Angelica Thompson, Derek Uebel, Cody Varner, Kayli Varner Candidates: Jason Kromer, Raymond Beckworth Floyd Phillips, Anthony Rios, Timothy Smith, Dan- LaLuz, Lauren Musser, Cesar Alonzo Conejo, Rafael Candidate: Earnest Wells Tietz St. Patrick, Kathleen Candidates: Jennifer Campbell, Diddre Cornish, Holy Family, Metter iel Soto-Feliciano Lamanna Cortez, Minerva Vazquez Rosales, Issac Macon Deanery Candidates: Graciela Gutierrez, Jorge Ruiz Reves Tagui, Lucio Cadena Sanchez Catechumen: Elizabeth Mills Leighton Cornish, Chad Erickson, Paul Frankum, St. William, St. Simons Island Sacred Heart, Warner Robins Candidate: Matthew Mills, Joseph Sapp, Sandra Dee Tony Franzel, Iris Munoz, Gregory Owens, Alexis St. Matthew, Statesboro Catechumen: Mary Ann Wege St. Mary on the Hill Catechumens: Jennifer Renee Alsobrooks, James Camp Paul Catechumens: Collin Behm, Stacey Ferris, Lara Candidates: Juanita Diane Lovvorn, Gail Butler, Catechumens: Jonathan Brad Belcher, Shannon An- Cameron Callaway, Glen Houston Daviss, Crystal Pope, Brent McFall Amy Lynn Reaves, Anthony Joseph Samela, Johna- drew Lamp, Logan Alexanda Prince, Jessica Carolyn St. Peter Claver St. Benedict the Moor J. 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Van- Rosa Isela Garza, Michael Yates, Anita B. Gilbert, Garcia Morales, Miguel Santiago, Rogelio Rojas, Brendan Hegarty, Michael Merrick derburg, Jr., Warren E. Dake II, Anthony J. Usher Fanning, Shannen Leigh Fyffe, Emily Lamp, Sarah Betty Gommez, Richard Q. Hudson, Jr., Pamela St. Boniface, Springfield Gould Long, Scott Anthony Roundtree, John Stein, Odilia Ramirez, Maria del Carmen Santana, Jose Catechumen: Rebecca Cornock St. Rose of Lima, Baxley Candidates: Robert Foos, Carl W. (Bill) Kaye Ingram, Ouida Ann Jerrell, Delaine Kearney, Francisco Santana Candidates: Shirley Kersey, Delia Rockwood Barlow III, Fredrick A. Naylor Lynne Vera Sexton, Dale Margaret Kain, Erika James Russell Kurzdorfer, Anoma Kay Lux, Mary Candidates: Lydia Trujillo, Walter Keith Sloane Lentini, Alyce Marie Oliver, Brittany Mi- Lou Marrero, Yunnuen Mendoza, Brandi Marie Savannah Deanery St. Frances Cabrini Valdosta/Brunswick Deanery chele Napier) Mills, Timothy David Mills, Regina Josephine Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Catechumens: Hope Croom, Jason Williams, Jimmy St. Francis Xavier, Brunswick (Courtesy of the Diocesan Offi ce of Faith Formation) St. Teresa of Avila, Grovetown Pangelinan, Precila Ploquinto, Bianca Gabriela Raf- Catechumens: Kimberly Tucker Slaton Williams, Sr. Catechumens: Brenda Bautista Librado, Jessica Bau- Catechumens: Brian Bays, Melanie Brackx, Shane fols, Andrea Resendiz, Gabriel Garcia Ruiz, Joan Candidates: Marcie Bilbrey, Megan Castleberry, Candidates: Kevin Aleksuk, Inga Aray, Michelle tista Librado, Johnny Beresaluses Cordova, Aracely Southern Cross, Page 8 FAITH ALIVE Thursday, April 28, 2011 Paving the road to happiness

BY DAVID GIBSON (CNS) appiness is so appealing and Hyet so confusing. We all want happiness, but do we know what it is? The custom is to wish each other happiness on birthdays, anniversa- ries and other significant days. It also is common to petition God’s blessing in the form of a happy marriage, a happy child, the happy outcome of a major work project or simply a happy turn of events in a complicated situation. People even pray for a happy death. But what does the happiness we wish for each other look like? And if the happiness we’ve prayed for takes root in our lives, will we rec- ognize it? We have a 4-month-old grandson. He smiles a lot for such a little one and doesn’t cry quite as much as some. We think of him as a happy baby, and I hope he is. Instinctively, it seems to me, peo-

ple hold babies securely and com- CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec fort them when they fuss. We want Caroline Kirchen of Washington lets out a laugh while talking with other campers outside a cabin at Camp St. our babies to feel loved, welcomed Charles in Newburg, Maryland, in this 2007 file photo. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec) and recognized for the endearing presence that they are. We do what ness supposed to feel good? again. adds that “there is ... nothing wrong we can to create a joyful environ- Yet countless stories could be told Whatever happiness is, however, with feeling good,” but that this ment for them. We try to make about the happiness that was born most serious commentators on the definition is too narrow. babies happy! of resolving a conflict, successfully subject agree that it neither is just a Teaching about happiness “does Parents want happiness for all handling a crisis and coming to feeling nor a synonym for pleasure. not simply mean offering healthy of their children and would give terms with the sources of stress in I am sure that many people would lifestyle advice; it means teaching it to them if they could. This is one’s life. Pleasure and happiness like to chart a course toward hap- that goodness and virtue are inte- easier said than done, however. may not be as closely related as piness – to lay plans for becoming gral parts of happiness,” the We comfort fussy babies, but as they generally are thought to be. happy. Is that possible? Or will explains. He says what is needed is children grow and develop, so will The sense of fulfillment or of life’s inevitable disappointments, to “broaden our definition so that the number of things they complain satisfaction that stems from the frustrations and painful losses feeling good is put into the wider about and the number of times we challenging work of real life factors always cloud happiness for us and context of doing good and knowing are unable to comfort them fully. into happiness as many people have obscure it from view? good.” Sometimes they will not feel as come to know it. Abbot Christopher Jamison, a Benedictine are noted for secure as we would like. But yes, happiness is hard to British Benedictine , proposes their hospitality. The accent they Is a complaining person unhappy? understand. Furthermore, happiness a sort of roadmap to happiness. But place on welcoming guests turns Can we be happy if we feel inse- often maddens us with its seeming the word “happiness” does not mark monks away from a self-focus cure, or uncomfortable, or dissat- fleetness of foot. If we feel happy the key turning points along the toward love for others, the abbot isfied or disappointed? We mere today, will we feel happy tomor- road he lays out. observes. Such a shift of focus mortals tend to doubt this – to sus- row? In his 2008 book Finding could help others make headway on pect there are criteria that happiness Feelings of happiness have a way Happiness (Liturgical Press), Abbot the road to happiness too. must meet. In the absence of any of of eluding us, escaping around the Jamison tells readers that “too At one point in his examination these criteria, we may feel that hap- corner, so to speak. We’re left to often, happiness is narrowed down of virtues, Abbot Jamison speaks piness has escaped us, moved away set out in quest of happiness once to mean feeling good.” He quickly of “magnanimity” and “bighearted- from us, at least for awhile. ness” as virtuous qualities through There may well be some criteria which people do not necessarily for happiness. I would not want to In a Nutshell share “material wealth” but express bet on the possibility of creating love. “Bigheartedness is the oppo- Happiness is hard to define. It is more than just a feeling or a synonym happiness while causing someone site of vanity” and results in our for pleasure. It involves doing good to others and knowing good. to feel unloved. But can happiness “genuine delight at giving some- coincide with a household’s normal God, who is the true source of happiness, can be found in people all thing of ourselves to another per- chaos and disruption? Can hard- around us. son,” he says. working people be happy or is hap- For Abbot Jamison, happiness is piness incompatible with genuinely Finding happiness is a lifelong process. a sort of byproduct of “doing good demanding work? The Bible repeatedly teaches that sin can produce temporary pleasure and knowing good,” and finding Since it usually is unpleasant to but never true happiness. happiness is a “lifelong process.” experience a crisis, or to endure stress or even to undergo a conflict, False happiness results when pleasure experienced outside God’s will is Gibson served on Catholic News it might seem that all these are anti- mistaken for happiness. Service’s editorial staff for 37 thetical to happiness. Isn’t happi- years. Thursday, April 28, 2011 FAITH ALIVE Southern Cross, Page 9 Are you happy? BY SISTER JOAN ROCCASALVO, CSJ (CNS) 1.) On the first level, happiness comes from habit, even an instinct. It endures forever. efore her death in 2007, Beverly Sills, external sources: from a good meal or In giving happiness, happiness is received. Ban operatic singer whose talent led to her movie, a sports event, a concert. These Read Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek’s two books become chairman of the Metropolitan Opera externals are centered on the self. They With God in Russia and He Leadeth Me. Also Company, was interviewed by Barbara Walters, give fleeting pleasure and fail to challenge read Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. who asked a pointed question of the internation- the person experiencing them. Therefore, Both men were imprisoned and suffered in ally known diva. one must ask: Can I find happiness on this concentration camps: Father Ciszek in Soviet “Are you happy?” level? Can I live solely for food, the ease prisons and Frankl, an Austrian-Jew and neu- Sills thought for a moment. and comfort of money and the company of rological psychiatrist, in various Nazi concen- “Happy? I’m not happy, but I am content.” people? tration camps. Both lived on the third level of In 1956 Sills married Peter Greenough, asso- 2.) The second level of happiness is gratifica- happiness, purposefully, in the sacrament of the ciate editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The tion of the self. Happiness shifts from the present moment. couple had a profoundly deaf daughter and a outside to one’s inner world. This happi- 4.) At the fourth level of happiness, a person mentally disabled son who could not enjoy their ness comes from academic or financial realizes that God is his or her “perfect mother’s unique coloratura voice that brought achievement, position or prestige. Here a good,” delight and beauty, and truth for the world so much happiness. person is the center of attraction that often today and always. It is God who gives What is happiness? What makes a person leads to admiration and popularity – things complete intelligibility to life. Tortured happy? Where does happiness come from? that can give him control and power over questions may invade the heart, but no mat- Does it rest in external sources? In money? In others. By choosing to live on this level, ter what the question is, the triune God, food? In physical or sexual pleasure? thoughts are focused on the self, and in revealed in Jesus Christ is the answer to What about the happiness of one’s soul? advancing self-interests for their own sake, this person’s hopes, pleadings and ques- According to St. Thomas Aquinas, happi- in comparing and contrasting himself with tions. The Word of the Father, the God- ness is the thing itself that we desire to attain. others, he plays the ego game. man, lived and died for everyone. It includes the attainment and the use or enjoy- 3.) If a person ascends to the third level, how- With St. Augustine, people on this fourth level ment of the thing desired. Happiness is joy ever, the self is turned outward to others. can pray in earnest: “Thou hast made us for in possessing integrity at the core of one’s When he allows others to make demands on thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until being. Happiness is the final purpose in life, his gifts and time, energy and patience, he they rest in Thee,” and “Late have I loved thee, the attainment of the “perfect good” (“Summa brings happiness to them, wishes them the O Beauty, ever ancient, ever new; late have I Theologiae”). good he wishes to himself. This builds up loved thee” (Confessions, Chapters 1 and 10). The quest for happiness controls every other the culture of love, one person at a time. decision a person makes. This other-centered life energizes the person Sister Roccasalvo, of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Jesuit Father Robert Spitzer outlines four lev- on the third level as she chooses to evoke the Brentwood, N.Y., writes on liturgy, beauty, the els of happiness: best in others. Living on this level becomes a arts and Ignatian spirituality. Finding the true source of happiness right in front of us

BY JOSEPH F. KELLY (CNS) America, and they always the will of God may mis- cripture always focuses tell me how happy they take the pleasure that Son our relationship with were participating in those they’ve found for happi- God as the true source of programs, making a differ- ness. In reality, however, happiness. It also makes ence and helping the least they are deceived and sepa- clear where we can find of their brethren. rated from God. God: in those around us. Many people find hap- Consider this. A boy Matthew 25:40 quotes piness in seemingly unim- steals a bike and uses it for Jesus, “Whatever you did portant things such as a pleasurable things. But the for one of these least broth- new car or television. Is bike will never make him ers of mine, you did for the Bible critical of such truly happy because his me.” This verse is part of happiness? Should we feel pleasure was gained at the a discourse Jesus gave to awkward about such happi- expense of someone else’s his disciples just before his ness? Not at all. The Bible loss. arrest. He knew that he had tells us how God rewarded The Bible repeatedly little time left in his earthly his servant Abraham with teaches that sin can pro- life, and so here he told his very tangible things – land duce temporary pleasure CNS Photo by Paul Haring.. disciples (and us) how he and flocks of animals. but never true happiness. A mother and daughter enjoy a laugh while sharing an ice would continue to be with cream cone at a restaurant in Harrisonburg, Virginia. We can certainly get My father once told me, us in the community of happiness from physical “Always do the right thing, believers whom we are to ences validate the biblical feeling to know that some- things, but we must real- even when it hurts. Not serve. view. We feel good when where a poor child will ize the transitory nature of doing it will always hurt The Old Testament also we help those in difficulty. face an Ohio winter with a this happiness. The new car more.” has a strong notion of For instance, my home warm coat, scarf, hat and will wear out and eventu- The Bible would agree. God being with us via the parish in the Diocese of gloves. ally be junked; the new community. God’s chief Cleveland sponsors a John Carroll University, television will quickly be Kelly is professor of concern is the welfare of warm clothing drive every where I teach, sponsors surpassed by an even newer religious studies at John his chosen people. His ser- Christmas for impoverished programs to buy sheets and one with more features. Carroll University in vants, Moses and Isaiah, people in urban ghettoes. pillow cases for homeless Is there false happiness? Cleveland and author for example, work in God’s Parishioners do not know shelters. Our students vol- Absolutely. People who of “An Introduction to name to help the people. who actually receives the unteer in urban ghettoes, in choose to do an action the New Testament for Even our personal experi- clothing, but it is a good Appalachia and in Central knowing that it is against Catholics,” Liturgical Press. Southern Cross, Page 10 AROUND THE DIOCESE Thursday, April 28, 2011 Diocese THE VEIL THAT HIDES THE PERSON The Office of Family Life and Marie Blohm from ABUSE HOTLINE NUMBER DIOCESAN RE-MARRIAGE Tidewater Hospice will present a brown bag lunch work- To report sexual abuse of a minor by a Diocese of PREPARATION WORKSHOP MAY 7 shop on helping families cope with dementia on Saturday Savannah employee or volunteer, call the abuse hotline Re-marrying in the Catholic Church after a death of a June, 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Villa Marie Center, number at 888-357-5330 or the Office for the Protection spouse or a divorce and annulment presents spiritual and Savannah. Register by May 27 at [email protected] or of Children and Young People, 912-201-4073 or 912- human challenges that require specific strengths. To help phone Stephanie May at 912-201-4059. Registration fee 201-4074. To read the diocesan policy on sexual abuse of couples prepare for this new relationship the Diocese $5, pay at the door. This workshop will offer a general minors, go to http://diosav.org/childyouthprotection. offers a re-marriage preparation workshop that replaces the pre-marriage program offered in the deanery or parish overview of the different types of disease that manifest dementia as a primary symptom. THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER and qualifies the couple for the reduced marriage license FOR VOCATIONS IN THE fee in Georgia. If you are preparing a couple with these special needs for a wedding in 2011, or have already been Albany BLACK CATHOLIC COMMUNITY remarried but would like to attend to learn some new COOKBOOK SALE The National Day of Prayer for Vocations in the Black skills, please register for this workshop by sending an St. Theresa’s Church in Cordele is selling cookbooks Catholic Community will be observed on Saturday, May email message to [email protected] or calling the ($15) as a fundraiser to cover costs not covered by insur- 7 at Saint Benedict the Moor Church 556 East Gordon Family Life office at 912-201-4058. The workshop will be ance in relation to a fire at the church in November 2009 Street, Savannah. The day will begin at 11 a.m. with a held at the Catholic Pastoral Center at 601 E. Liberty St. which did significent damage. If you are interested in Holy Hour and Mass at 12 noon. For further information in downtown Savannah. Registration fee is $50/couple. purchasing a cookbook, please contact Betty Fisher at contact Father Chris A. Alamaji, MSP at 912-232-7147 or 229-268-7706. Father Robert E. Chaney at 912-232-5258.

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Classified ads are available for $4.00 per line. Con- effective July 1, 2011.The assistant superintendent Master’s degree in education and a Certificate in tact the Southern Cross, 601 East Liberty Street, reports to the Superintendent of Catholic Schools administration as well as five years administration Savannah, GA 31401-5196; Phone 912-201-4100; with duties that encompass curriculum, instruction experience with a minimum of three years at the and assessment.The Catholic Schools office is the central office level. To be considered please sub- Fax 912-234-5726; E-mail: SouthernCross@diosav. bishop’s liaison in matters relating to the fifteen mit a letter of interest, resume along with salary org. parochial elementary schools and two high schools. requirements and references to: Catholic Diocese PART-TIME PARISH SECRETARY position available immedi- All the diocesan Catholic schools are dually accred- of Savannah, Attn:Human Resources Director, 601 ately. Approximately 25-30 hours per week. Computer ited by the Florida Catholic Conference (FCC)and E. Liberty St., Savannah, GA31401, jagreen@diosav. and clerical skills a must. Send resume and a list of SACS. The successful candidate must be a practic- org. Resumes and inquiries will be accepted through references to [email protected]. ing Catholic in good standing committed to Catholic April 8, 2011. education.The applicant must have experience in TYBEE ISLAND CONDO on the water, sleeps 4 or 5, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS local and national accreditation, site based school The Diocese of Savannah located in Savannah, GA swimming pool, no smoking, no pets, $120/night – 3 management, collaborative leadership and possess night minimum, $ 700/week 912-354-6864. is currently accepting applications for the position excellent interpersonal, writing, verbal and organi- of Assistant Superintendent of Catholic Schools zational skills. Qualified candidates must have a (USPS 505 680) Circulation/Subscription: Periodicals Postage Paid at Waynesboro, GA 30830 Publisher: Most Rev. J. Kevin Boland, DD Telephone: 912-201-4046 Published weekly except the second and last weeks in Director of Communications: Barbara D. King Toll-Free (in GA only): 888-295-7144 June, July and August and the last week in December at Editor: Michael J. Johnson E-mail: [email protected] or 601 E. 6th Street Assistant to the Editor: Ormonde E. Lewis [email protected] Waynesboro, GA 30830. Graphic Artist: Debbie L. Sorkin Web Address: http://southerncross.diosav.org POSTMASTER Editorial/Business Office:Southern Cross Deadline: All material for publication on Thursday Send change of address to: Catholic Pastoral Center must be recei ved at the latest Southern Cross Subscription Department 601 E. Liberty Street by noon on the previous Thursday. P. O. Box 948 Savannah, GA 31401-5196 Subscription Price: $20.00 per year Waynesboro, GA 30830 Thursday, April 28, 2011 AROUND THE DIOCESE Southern Cross, Page 11 Augusta Statesboro THE 2011 REVIVAL SPONSORED BY THE OFFICE ATTENTION ALL AQUINAS ALUMNI! TEN DAYS IN THE HOLY LAND OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MINISTRY WILL BE HELD You are invited to the 5th Annual Spring Fling. May 6, Ten days in the Holy Land hosted by Father Rafael MAY 23 – MAY 25, 2011. THE REVIVALIST WILL BE from 7-10 p.m. in the Aquinas High School Grand Dining Estrada, Pastor, St. Rose of FATHER FERNAND CHERI, OFM OF NEW ORLEANS.

Hall. Come reconnect with old friends and share great Lima Church, Baxley. Walk THE REVIVAL WILL BEGIN EACH EVENING AT 6:30 memories. Enjoy complimentary refreshments. Contact where Jesus walked…Cruise PM WITH PRAISE AND WORSHIP. THE SCHEDULE IS Kelli Strickland, Development Director, Aquinas High the Sea of Galilee…Visit AS FOLLOWS:

School, 706-736-5516 Nazareth…Climb the Mount of —MONDAY, MAY 23, 2011, SACRED HEART Olives and view the Old City CHURCH 1707 BULL ST.

Savannah of Jerusalem…Walk the Via Dolorosa to the Church of —TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011, ST. BENEDICT THE TRAVEL TO IRELAND & SCOTLAND the Holy Sepulchre…Visit Bethlehem’s Church of the MOOR CHURCH Travel through Ireland and Scotland with Father John Nativity. For only $2,799 per person including airfare 441 EAST BROAD ST. Lyons, pastor, Sacred Heart Church, Savannah. Travel — November 28 - December 7, 2011. Package includes —WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011, RESURRECTION OF dates are July 9-21. $3,990 includes all expenses and round trip air from Atlanta, first class hotels, breakfast and OUR LORD CHURCH airfare from any city in the U.S. For additional details dinner daily, comprehensive sightseeing and much more. 112 FELL ST. THIS WILL BE YOUTH NIGHT AND contact Proximo Travel at www.Proximotravel.com or For a full color brochure call Father Estrada at 706-631- THERE WILL BE MASS. 877-994-8259. 5904 or Email: [email protected]. ALL ARE INVITED TO COME OUT AND BE ENERGIZED BY THE REVIVAL.

May they rest in peace Please pray for the faithful who have died recently:

† Jerome V. Brofft, April 1, 2011, St. James, Savannah

† David Allen McGrath, April 7, 2011, St. James, Savannah

† Lucille Stephenson, April 14, 2011, Our Lady, Star of the Sea, St. Marys

† Jimmy Kehoe, April 15, 2011, St. Michael, Tybee Island Names of the recently deceased are submitted by parish offices.

Diocese of Savannah 2011 Summer Camp

Camp Echeconne near Macon, GA 9RFDWLR'HL9RFDWLR'HL 1pm Thursday, July 28 Catholic Camp for Boys to 1pm Sunday, July 31 Rising 7th through 12th grade boys

his dynamic summer camp is for boys who Twant to play hard and pray hard! Awesome outdoor activities combined with a strong Catho- lic spirituality make for a healthy and holy experi- ence.

he camp is run by the seminarians of our Tdiocese, and the emphasis is on listening to God’s voice and courageously following wherever He leads. Cost is only $50 but there are only 75 spots available. Early registration is recom- mended.

Registration You may also register online at SavannahPriest.com. Sponsored by the Diocese of Savannah Vocation Thursday, April 28, 2011 Southern Cross, Page 12

CHRIST THE KING, PINE MOUNTAIN CELEBRATES THE TRIDUUM

Christ the King of Pine Mountain began the Easter Triduum on Holy Thursday with the Mass of the Last Supper and the washing of the feet. Father Ronnie Madden, pastor, washes the feet of Gayla Arrington and Steve Ring. Arrington is the new principal of the elementary school at St. Anne – Pacelli. Ring is the organist at Christ the King. They were brought into the church during the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday. On page one, Father Madden lights the Paschal Candle dur- ing the Service of the Light from a bonfire representing the beginning of time and the pillar of cloud and fire that led the Israelites out of Egypt, the HE TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS. presence of Jesus Christ and TOGETHER, LET’S CELEBRATE THE the fire of the Holy Spirit. BEATIFICATION OF JOHN PAUL II ON MAY 1. Assisting are altar servers WE HAVE JPII BOOKS, CD’S AND Gabrielle and Victoria Walls. DVD’S IN STOCK! Photos and text submitted by Rich McDowell. 309 Bull Street - Savannah, GA 31401 For more Triduum photos Tel.: 912-233-8858— www.SaintsandShamrocks.com see southerncross.diosav.org/ triduum.com

Diocese of Savannah 2011 Summer Camp

Camp Echeconne near &DOOWR&DOOWR Macon, GA 11am, Mon., July 25 to +ROLQHVV 11 am Thursday, July 28 +ROLQHVV Rising 7th through 12th CatholicCthliC Camp fforor GirlsGi l grade girls

irls thrive at this lively summer camp that helps develop Ghealthy friendships and a Catholic identity. Participants will go to daily Mass, participate in prayer and Eucharistic Ad- oration, and have fun with sports, games, arts and crafts, skits, and music.

ctivities are complemented by the joyful spirituality of Aguests from the Sisters of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, who will give talks about growing closer to Jesus, being a beautiful daughter of God, and what it means to have a vocation. They will teach the girls to emulate Mary as the “super model” who changed the world by saying “yes” to God. Cost is only $50 but there are only 75 spots available. Early registration is recommended.

Registration You may also register online at SavannahPriest.com. Sponsored by the Diocese of Savannah Vocation