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50¢ April 22, 2007 Volume 81, No. 16 www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Time for ‘I give thanks to God for these 50 years’ healthy living Bishop D’Arcy celebrates a great adventure, 50 years of priesthood Look at ways to keep the temple in tip top shape BY TIM JOHNSON Pages 10-11 and 14-15 FORT WAYNE — “The ordination of a priest is an act of love by Jesus Christ, not primarily for the priest who is ordained, but for you — for the people, for the flock ...” ‘Tremendously sad’ Those were the words that Bishop John M. D’Arcy used in his homily to describe his 50 years of ordina- Church responds to Virginia tion to the priesthood at a celebration held April 15 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Tech shooting spree Wayne. Page 3 “I give thanks to God for these 50 years,” Bishop D’Arcy said. “The life of a priest is more precious to me this day with you after 22 years in this blessed dio- cese, it’s more precious than on the day I was ordained, it’s more precious than it’s ever been. ... When you can ‘It’s our church, and it say that after 50 years, that’s a great thing to be thank- ful for. And I am grateful that it was in God’s hands needed our help’ that I should serve as your bishop.” Joined by Archbishop Daniel Buechlein, OSB, of Parishioners refurbish Indianapolis; Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, of Peoria; St. Casimir Bishop Dale J. Melczek of Gary; Bishop Carl F. Mengeling of Lansing; Bishop Robert J. Banks retired Page 5 bishop of Green Bay, Wis.; the superior and priests from the Congregation of Holy Cross, Conventual Franciscan friars from Mishawaka, diocesan priests and priest-friends from New England, the Mass was celebrated on Divine Mercy Sunday followed by a Tribute to the reception a the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne with 900 in attendance. catechism On Feb. 2, 1957, Bishop D’Arcy was ordained to Baltimore Catechism the priesthood, however, the celebration was scheduled April 15 to avoid bad weather conditions. A few inch- revisited es of snow in Fort Wayne, the day before the event, and a New England winter storm could not deter those Pages 12-13 from the celebration. Bishop’s three sisters, nephews and nieces and great-nephews and nieces were all part of the celebra- tion. His sisters, Mary Caprio and Joan Sheridan were Shared faith proclaimers while Sister Anne D’Arcy, a Sister of St. RACHEL WILSON Joseph, read the petitions. They traveled from New Bishop John M. D’Arcy thanks God and expresses gratitude for 50 years of priesthood at a Anointing of the sick THANKS, PAGE 24 Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated April 15 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Page 14 SPIRITUAL BOUQUETS Regional anointings planned OFFERED FOR BISHOP for Fort Wayne, South Bend church. Yet we should always be prepared to BY LINDA FURGE fill up what is lacking in Christ’s sufferings for the salvation of the world as we look for- s part of the 2007 Sesquicentennial ward to creation’s being set free in the glory AJubilee celebration for our diocese, of the children of God” (see Col 1:24; Rom Regional Anointing of the Sick will take 8:19-21). place at special Masses in both Fort Wayne The sick person is not the only one who and South Bend. should fight against illness. Doctors and all Fort Wayne will celebrate the sacrament who are devoted in any way to caring for the DON CLEMMER of anointing of the sick Sunday, April 29, at 2 sick should consider it their duty to use all the p.m. in the Cathedral of the Immaculate means, which in their judgment may help the Kathleen Schneider, director of religious Conception. South Bend’s celebration will be sick, both physically and spiritually. In so education of St. Joseph Church, Roanoke, Sunday, May 13, at 2 p.m. at St. Matthew doing, they are fulfilling the command of Cathedral. Christ to visit the sick, for Christ implied that and St. Catherine Church, Nix The pastoral care for the sick rite of the those who visit the sick should be concerned Settlement, presents Bishop John M. church gives the following insights on illness for the whole person and offer both physical and on those who can be anointed. relief and spiritual comfort. D’Arcy with spiritual bouquets from stu- “Part of the plan laid out by God’s provi- The Letter of James states that the sick are dents in religious education at the two dence is that we should fight strenuously to be anointed in order to raise them up and against all sickness and carefully seek the save them. Great care and concern should be parishes. The bouquets of prayers were a blessings of good health, so that we may ful- gift for the bishop’s 50th anniversary. fill our role in human society and in the ANOINT, PAGE 5 2 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC APRIL 22, 2007 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the ‘Receiving the Eucharist means Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 adoring him whom we receive’ PUBLISHER: Bishop John M. D’Arcy The celebration of the Eucharist at the and for all of us? It is twofold, and one is EDITOR: Tim Johnson Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, linked to the other. The joy comes, like ASSISTANT EDITOR: Don Clemmer with people from all over the diocese, was with the apostles, when we “see the Lord.” STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad a gift of God. It is special, of course, to This means prayer and faith, which grows welcome so many priests. I wanted it to be through prayer. It is why we chose the Editorial Department NEWS a moment in which all of us could grow in expression, Behold the Face of Christ, as PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan &NOTES the understanding of the gift of the ministe- part of the theme of our Jubilee Year. Joy FREELANCE WRITERS: Ann Carey, rial priesthood. The ordination of a priest, comes from “seeing” Christ in prayer, and Michelle Castleman, Elmer J. Danch, BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY 50 years ago for me and for some of my being close to him. It also comes, for the Michelle Donaghey, Bonnie Elberson, priest-classmates who came across the priest and for all of us, in putting God’s country to join in this event, is an act of will before our own. Joy is not something Denise Fedorow, Sister Margie love; not primarily for the priest, but for the you seek, but something which comes from Lavonis, CSC, Jennifer Ochstein, people who, through him, will be joined to a life well lived. A life of putting one’s own Theresa Thomas, Kristi Ward Eucharistic adoration Christ through the holy Eucharist and will will in second place, as the young German and procession receive holy Communion — in great cathe- professor wrote so many years ago. Business Department There will be a procession of the Blessed drals, in small rural parishes, in nursing BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice Sacrament at the University of Notre Dame homes, on death row, and even in war-torn AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber A new generation campus this Sunday. It is my hope to be Iraq. BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol Still, it is important to ponder who the It was wonderful to have my family here [email protected] part of it. Pope Benedict XVI recently shared with priest is. In my homily, I mentioned that for the weekend and some priests, my com- panions of a lifetime with whom this jour- Advertising Sales us an apostolic exhortation entitled when Pope Benedict XVI visited the Roman seminary recently, he entered into a ney began over 50 years ago. In one’s fami- Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) “Sacramentatium Caritatis.” It includes the question-and-answer time with the students. ly, you see the new generation — grand- (260) 456-2824 results of an international Synod of Bishops reflecting on the Eucharist. He was, after all, a professor in some of the nieces and grandnephews — and this is Judy Kearns (South Bend area) Among the many things shared is a great universities in Europe. He enjoys the very special. I will always cherish the (574) 234-0687 chapter entitled, The Intrinsic Relationship exchange. In one question, a young man memory of this beautiful day. Web site: www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY Between Celebration and Adoration. Pope asked him what advice he had concerning the preparation of homilies. He said that he Published weekly except the last Benedict reflecting on some of the A splendid priest starts a week ahead of time. When he first Sunday in June, second and fourth emphases since the Vatican Council writes: Just before going to press, we received looks at the readings, they are like dead weeks in July, second week in August word of the death in Carthagena, Ohio, of and last week in December by the rocks. He said he then has the custom of During the early phases of the reform, the inherent Msgr. Robert Contant. Suffering from Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, relationship between Mass and adoration joining his time of prayer with the prepara- 1103 S. Calhoun St., P.O. 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