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PEORIA, Ill. (CNS)—With “overwhelming joy,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced on July 6 that Pope Francis had approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. “Now that the miracle has been confirmed by Pope Francis, the Diocese of Peoria can formally begin planning for the beatification of Archbishop Sheen, which will take place in Peoria,” according to a news release issued by the Diocese of Peoria early on the morning of July 6. The pope authorized In an interview with The Criterion on July 1, Archbishop Charles C. Thompson discussed a range of issues in light of recent decisions by the Congregation Cathedral High School and Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, both in Indianapolis. Here, the archbishop speaks with Indianapolis media during a June 27 news gathering at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. (Photo by Sean Gallagher) for Saints’ Causes to promulgate the decree Archbishop Fulton at an audience on J. Sheen July 5. In addition to Archbishop encourages Christ-centered affirming the miracle for Archbishop Sheen, Pope Francis approach to move forward in unity recognized the heroic virtues of one woman and six men, and enrolled By John Shaughnessy “As I’ve said many times as a priest and spectrum, what a difference that would Blessed Bartholomew of the Martyrs in the a bishop, I have to first be Christ‑centered. make in going forward for all people.” catalog of saints, which is equivalent to In an interview with The Criterion on When I’m self‑centered or agenda‑driven, Archbishop Thompson shared that canonization. July 1, Archbishop Charles C. Thompson I’m off the mark. I’m at my best when perspective concerning the reactions The miracle concerns the healing of encouraged a Christ-centered approach I remain Christ‑centered. Being he has received in connection to the James Fulton Engstrom of Washington, Ill., to bring some measure of unity to the Christ‑centered is only going to happen archdiocese’s contractual expectations who was considered situation concerning recent decisions through prayer, only through being open of all teachers, guidance counselors, stillborn when he See related by Cathedral High School and Brebeuf to the word of God, being open to how the administrators and other leaders in editorial, page 4. was delivered during Jesuit Preparatory School—decisions Spirit is working in my life. Catholic schools. The contract for a planned home involving teachers in a same-sex “All of us—regardless of where Catholic schools in the archdiocese birth on Sept. 16, marriage at the two Indianapolis private we find ourselves—if we strive to be requires these “ministerial witnesses” 2010. His parents, Bonnie and Travis schools. Christ-centered, then I think we allow to “convey and be supportive of all Engstrom, immediately invoked the “There are people on all sides,” our minds and hearts to be as open as teachings of the Catholic Church,” prayers of Archbishop Sheen and would the archbishop said. “Young people possible to where the Holy Spirit is including its teaching on the dignity of encourage others to seek his intercession have expressed support for me, and leading us, not only as individuals but as marriage as between one man and one after the baby was taken to OSF HealthCare young people have expressed hurt and a human family again—and what it truly woman. St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria for disillusionment. The same thing among means to be a Body of Christ even amid The requirements of that contract emergency treatment. older adults. There’s no section of the woundedness and the brokenness. thrust the archdiocese into the local and Just as doctors were preparing to declare society or age group where you can say “If each of us would do that, regardless national media spotlight when Brebeuf that he was dead, James Fulton’s tiny heart they’re here or there. of where we found ourselves on the See ARCHBISHOP, page 2 started to beat at a normal rate for a healthy See SHEEN, page 10 ‘A day of hope and connections’: Vocations camp participants pray at the tomb of Bishop Simon Bruté

By Sean Gallagher

VINCENNES, Ind.—On June 18, 1839, the Servant of God Bishop Simon Bruté knew that the end of his life was near. Suffering from tuberculosis for many years, the first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, which later became the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, had a final message for his flock spread across all of Indiana and the eastern third of Illinois. “I recommend to all the faithful of the diocese to persevere above all trials in the divine faith and in the Catholic, apostolic Church, the Church of God on Earth, having the doctrine of Christ from the days of Peter and the Apostles unto the end of time. Jose Trinidad, left, Jose Ortiz and Brandon Todd kneel in prayer on June 26 during a Mass at St. Francis “Now I, Catholic bishop of Vincennes, Xavier Basilica in Vincennes. The three were among 39 high school participants in Bishop Bruté Days, by the appointment of the successor of an annual archdiocesan vocations camp. Trinidad and Ortiz are members of St. Bartholomew Parish in See BRUTÉ DAYS, page 8 Columbus. Todd is a member of St. Patrick Parish in Terre Haute. (Photo by Sean Gallagher) Page 2 The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019

we would embrace intercessory prayer, ARCHBISHOP praying for one another in this. By Public Schedule of continued from page 1 praying for one another, it helps us go Archbishop Charles C. Thompson beyond our differences. ______and Cathedral made defining choices in “Our society has become so polarized, response to the contractual expectations. that we can’t listen to each other, we No public events schedule for the month of July. Both choices came after two years can’t dialogue, and we begin demonizing (Schedule subject to change.) of discussion between the archdiocese each other. And that’s a danger for us as and the two schools “on what it truly human beings and as Christians. How do means to be ministers of the faith, and we continue to see in one another, even “I try to keep before me in every people who identify as Catholic now how we uphold that expectation in our amid disagreements, that we are part of situation—‘how do we accompany, how support same-sex marriage. What are Catholic schools,” noted Gina Fleming, the human family, that we are part of the do we dialogue, how do we encounter, your thoughts on that statistic, which superintendent of Catholic schools in Body of Christ? how do we be instruments of mercy?’ according to Pew, has flipped since the archdiocese. All other archdiocesan “It’s also important for us to read and But there are challenging moments where 2004? and private Catholic schools in the study and know what the Church teaches. some hard decisions have to be made, A. “I remember one time, of all places, archdiocese had I would really encourage further and difficult decisions. on a door of a science lab, a poster read, implemented deeper study and reflection on what the “I firmly believe that we’re in line ‘Truth is not determined by majority “ministerial language Church teaches, and why it teaches what with Pope Francis. If we’re not, I’d hope opinion.’ The Church has taught for in contracts.” it teaches. The key principle of the dignity he’d let me know. I trust he would. But 2,000 years that marriage by nature is After the of persons. Also, the key principles of I believe we’re carrying on the vision of designed by God as one man and one archbishop gave the the dignity of marriage and the dignity Pope Francis as well as any diocese in the woman. two schools a deadline of family. We have the dignity of caring Church.” “Pope Francis himself has said that to either retain their for creation, to care for the poor. And so same-sex unions will never be equivalent Catholic identity forth. Q. You have also received considerable to the Church’s understanding of or not, officials at “And to remember that you are a child support from people about this issue. marriage. So, first and foremost, I have to Archbishop Charles Brebeuf chose not to of God, that each one of us is a child Talk about that support. be guided by what I believe to be revealed C. Thompson establish and uphold of God. And first and foremost, that we A. “Whether it’s e-mails or letters or by Christ through Scripture and through “such agreements recognize within ourselves our dignity texts or phone messages or what have tradition in Church teaching, regardless that protect the important ministry of and the dignity of everyone around us.” you—both in opposition and those in of polls. communicating the fullness of Catholic support—it’s important to pay attention to “The Church’s teaching on marriage as teaching to students,” resulting in the Q. There’s a perception among critics both. Where do I need to be challenged? one man and one woman, that continues. archdiocese no longer recognizing the of you and the archdiocese in these The challenges are not as easy sometimes, My understanding is that Pope Francis has school as Catholic. Brebeuf announced two situations that the archdiocese is especially when it’s done in a very harsh not made any attempt and has no intention the decision to continue the employment differing from the welcoming approach tone. But then again those are people who of changing that. Again, he directly of a teacher in a same-sex marriage—a that Pope Francis has extended toward probably perceive me as being harsh, or says same-sex unions will never be choice in opposition to Catholic teaching. people who are gay. You have a great my decision is harsh. equivalent to the Church’s understanding Officials at Cathedral released a admiration for Pope Francis. What “The flipside of that—the letters, the of marriage. I think he’s made that pretty statement that the school would “separate” do you see as Pope Francis’ approach calls, the texts, the e-mails of support— clear. It doesn’t mean we don’t care. We from the continued employment of “a to these relationships, and do you feel they’re very much appreciated. The always embrace the person.” teacher in a public, same-sex marriage.” that you and the archdiocese are being prayers are especially appreciated. The Cathedral also acknowledged in its consistent with his approach? support and the encouragement are also Q. How does the Church get its communication to the archbishop that the A. “In my pastoral letter, ‘We Are One very appreciated. And I’ve gotten that teaching about marriage across in a school intended to uphold the teachings of in Christ,’ I spoke about the dignity of from bishops around the country. I’ve way that connects with Catholics who the Church and expectations of ministers all persons, the sanctity of all life, and gotten that from priests, religious, laity, support same-sex marriage? And if it of the faith to do so, Fleming noted. I mention people of same-sex attraction young, old, families. Those are easier to can’t, do you worry about the impact The Criterion’s interview with the there. As I’ve said, all persons are created read, of course, than the criticisms, but it will have on the Church locally and archbishop took place against this in the image of God. That’s very much in both are important. nationally? backdrop. Here is an edited version of line with the Church, and Pope Francis “Again, I’m on the journey of faith A. “It’s a difficult time for the Church. that interview. has certainly been very clear about that. like anyone else. There are only two It’s a difficult time for any institution of “Pope Francis talks about people without sin—Jesus and Mary. faith right now. Again, we’re living in Q. Against the backdrop of these accompanying. He talks about dialogue. John the Baptist perhaps. I’m a sinner. such a polarized society—economically, situations at Brebeuf and Cathedral, He talks about encountering. He talks As Pope Francis said when he was first religion, politically. In every facet, we what is your overall message to people about mercy. He says, ‘Meet persons interviewed as pope and he was asked, shift from the center, we move away who are gay? where they are. Heal the wounds, heal the ‘How would you describe yourself,’ he from each other. Each side believes it has A. “As I’ve been clear from day one, wounds. Then teach.’ Which means bring said, ‘I’m a sinner.’ the truth, and therefore they don’t need one of the key principles of Catholic them along, lead them to Christ. “I’m a sinner, too. I don’t have all to dialogue or listen to the other side. Church teaching is the dignity of persons. “You have to listen to Pope Francis the perfect answers. My goal is not to Over time, that polarization continues to Every person is created in the image in his entirety—what he has said all carry out Chuck Thompson’s vision or intensify. There’s even the act of starting of God. Every human being is sacred, along. He has said some beautiful things Chuck Thompson’s teachings. I’ve been to demonize the other side. Those are the regardless of orientation, gender or any of encouraging and supporting, but entrusted with the care of souls in central challenging times we live in. other issue—race, immigration, refugee— he also says some things that are very and southern Indiana, and I’ve been “There are so many different messages whatever the issue is. Every human being challenging. People have to read and hear entrusted to do that, and to use as my out there. There are so many different deserves respect and dignity. the totality of the message, not just pick markers the teachings of the Church. voices coming at us with the different “To young and old, know that they’re and choose what fits their agenda. “The key thing, too, about forms of social media. And there are so created in the image of God and that “Pope Francis appointed me here as encouragement and support is that I don’t many different agendas and ideologies they’re beloved children of God. The archbishop of Indianapolis so I have to want it to be so one-sided. We live in such vying for center stage and vying for our Church embraces, loves and welcomes constantly be reading and listening to a polarized society that we don’t want souls, our hearts and our minds. all persons as we would welcome Christ what he’s saying, and paying attention to to demonize the other. So anybody who “The Church is a voice among all himself, and as Jesus embraces each of what he’s doing—to have that guidance. supports me, I want to encourage them those. Pope Francis oftentimes says us.” And I discern it with other bishops. I to pray for everyone involved. We hold we need to go to the margins, the don’t make decisions in a vacuum. everyone in a sense of dignity and the peripheries. I sometimes think society Q. What is your overall message to “Not only am I committing this deepest of regard as human beings.” has pushed the Church to the margins young people in the Church, including all to prayer, I’m also looking for and peripheries. But we must continue those at Brebeuf and Cathedral who guidance through the Holy Spirit. But Q. Church teaching on same-sex to engage the world, engage society and may be struggling with these situations also through consultation, from people marriage is in conflict with the engage culture with our message, with at this time? within the archdiocese as well as people perspectives of many Catholics in the that Good News, with those teachings, A. “First and foremost, that we are from outside the archdiocese. People United States, according to a recent and what we believe the word of God people of prayer. Prayer is listening to who I believe have a good sense of survey by the Pew Research Center. A and the tradition of the Church has God, and being open to the Holy Spirit Pope Francis’ leadership, his intentions fact sheet from Pew that was released revealed and brought to us—and calls guiding us and leading us. And hopefully and the direction he is leading the Church. in May noted that 61 percent of those us to take to others.” †

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Meridian St. • Indianapolis, IN 46202-2367 The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019 Page 3 Migrants are people, not just a social issue, pope says at Mass VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Christians are called to Pope Francis follow the spirit of the beatitudes by comforting the poor greets a woman and the oppressed, especially migrants and refugees who and child during are rejected, exploited and left to die, Pope Francis said. a July 8 Mass in The least ones, “who have been thrown away, St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican marginalized, oppressed, discriminated against, abused, commemorating exploited, abandoned, poor and suffering” cry out to the sixth God, “asking to be freed from the evils that afflict them,” anniversary the pope said in his homily on July 8 during a Mass of his visit to commemorating the sixth anniversary of his visit to the the southern southern Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. Mediterranean “They are persons; these are not mere social or island of migrant issues. This is not just about migrants, in the Lampedusa. twofold sense that migrants are, first of all, human (CNS Photo/Vatican Media) persons and that they are the symbol of all those rejected by today’s globalized society,” he said. According to the Vatican, an estimated 250 migrants, refugees and rescue volunteers attended the Mass, which was celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. Pope Francis greeted each person present after the Mass ended. In his homily, the pope reflected on the first reading from the book of Genesis in which Jacob dreamed of a stairway leading to heaven, “and God’s messengers were That same care, he added, must extend to the without glimpsing in this life anything of heaven’s going up and down on it.” vulnerable who flee suffering and violence only to brightness.” Unlike the Tower of Babel, which was humankind’s encounter indifference and death. The pope’s call for compassion toward migrants and attempt to reach heaven and become gods, the ladder in “These least ones are abandoned and cheated into refugees came less than a week after a migrant detention Jacob’s dream was the means by which the Lord comes dying in the desert; these least ones are tortured, abused camp in Tripoli, Libya, was bombed in an air raid. The Libyan down to humankind and “reveals himself; it is God who and violated in detention camps; these least ones face government blamed the July 3 attack on the Libyan National saves,” the pope explained. the waves of an unforgiving sea; these least ones are Army, led by renegade military Gen. Khalifa Haftar. “The Lord is a refuge for the faithful, who call on him left in reception camps too long for them to be called According to the Pan-Arab news television network in times of tribulation,” he said. “For it is indeed at such temporary,” the pope said. Al-Jazeera, the air raid killed nearly 60 people, mostly moments that our prayer is made purer, when we realize Pope Francis said the image of Jacob’s ladder migrants and refugees from African countries, including that the security the world offers has little worth and only represents the connection between heaven and Earth that Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. God remains. God alone opens up heaven for those who is “guaranteed and accessible to all.” However, to climb Pope Francis denounced the attack and led pilgrims live on Earth. Only God saves.” those steps requires “commitment, effort and grace.” in prayer for the victims on July 7 during his Angelus The Gospel reading from St. Matthew, which recalled “I like to think that we could be those angels, address. Jesus curing a sick woman and raising a girl from the ascending and descending, taking under our wings the “The international community can no longer tolerate dead, also reveals “the need for a preferential option for little ones, the lame, the sick, those excluded,” the pope such grave events,” he said. “I pray for the victims; may the least, those who must be given the front row in the said. “The least ones, who would otherwise stay behind the God of peace receive the deceased and sustain the exercise of charity.” and would experience only grinding poverty on Earth, wounded.” † Pope Francis names women as full members of congregation for religious VATICAN CITY (CNS)— the Consolata Missionary Sisters; Rita Life; Luis Ladaria Ferrer, prefect of the Faith; and Ricardo Blazquez Perez of Pope Francis named six superiors of Calvo Sanz, superior of the Company Congregation for the Doctrine of the Valladolid, Spain. † women’s religious orders, a consecrated of Mary Our Lady; and Olga Krizova, laywoman and the superior of the general president of the Volunteers of De La Salle Christian Brothers to be Don Bosco, a group of consecrated full members of the Congregation for laypeople. Institutes of Consecrated Life and Brother Robert I. Schieler, the Societies of Apostolic Life. U.S.-born superior of the De La Salle Previously, the members had all been Christian Brothers, also was named a full men: cardinals, a few bishops and several member of the congregation along with priests who were superiors of large the priests who are superiors general of religious orders of men. the Jesuits, the Discalced Carmelites, The women named members by the the Augustinians, the Scalabrinians, pope were announced by the Vatican the Capuchins and the abbot president on July 8: Sisters Kathleen Appler, the of the Subiaco Cassinese Benedictine U.S.-born superior of the Daughters of Congregation. 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Opinion Making Sense of Bioethics/Fr. Tad Pacholczyk Securing the authentic

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson, Publisher Greg A. Otolski, Associate Publisher rights of children Mike Krokos, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus Children require extensive support that children have an innate right to their and protection to meet their physical, mother and father. When this right is emotional and spiritual needs. They are violated, children become ‘items’ to be Editorial uniquely dependent cut and pasted into any and every adult on their parents romantic relationship.” because they Additional “cutting and pasting” are particularly in children’s lives occurs through vulnerable. Often the growing phenomenon of they are unable to “triple‑parenting.” Because a same-sex speak on their own couple (two lesbians for instance) cannot behalf, or effectively have a child unless someone provides the defend themselves missing ingredient of donor sperm, they from various forms of must rope in a male for the project— exploitation. perhaps an anonymous sperm donor, or a Considerations like these provide the friend who agrees to donate his sperm or basis for acknowledging the reality of an agreeable male friend willing to have “children’s rights.” sex with one of them. Providing an appropriate family In any of these scenarios, a de facto environment, with the presence of both relationship comes to exist between the a mother and a father, has long been same-sex couple and this third‑party recognized as one of the paramount individual, raising the prospect of examples of fulfilling children’s rights. A triple‑parenting. California was one of the proper family environment offers essential first states that tried to pass a law allowing Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is pictured in an undated file photo. Bishop Daniel safeguards for a child, and helps assure the children to have three legal parents. R. Jenky of Peoria, Ill., announced on July 6 that Pope Francis had approved a “full and harmonious development of his In some cases, the couple will entirely miracle attributed to the intercession of Archbishop Sheen. (CNS file photo) or her personality”—to borrow a phrase avoid interaction with any father/donor. from the 1990 United Nations Convention In others, they will want their child to Miracles remind us there on the Rights of the Child treaty. have an ongoing relationship with him. Such “full and harmonious Some men may not care; others may be development,” however, is becoming eager and push to get involved with their is ‘good news’ to share more difficult to secure for many biological kids. If you’ve already grown tired of all the R. Jenky of Peoria, Ill., announced children, in part due to a growing The growing acceptance of same-sex political noise that is taking center stage that the pope had approved a miracle societal acceptance of powerful new parenting has created momentum for on many forms of communication— attributed to the intercession of assisted reproductive technologies that these kinds of triple-parenting situations newspaper, radio, television and social Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. can isolate children and deprive them to arise, bringing additional complications media—as we approach the 2020 In a July 6 story posted on CNS, we of critical parental and family supports into the lives of the children caught in presidential election (which is still 16 learned the miracle is the healing of James during their childhood. the middle and subjecting them to further months away), we encourage people Fulton Engstrom of Washington, Ill. Children brought into existence using ambiguity regarding their own identity searching for “good news” to look no James Fulton was considered stillborn anonymous donor sperm and artificial and their relationship to their parents. further than the Catholic press. when he was delivered during a planned insemination, to consider one example, Notwithstanding rapidly changing In recent days, we’ve seen stories home birth on Sept. 16, 2010. often struggle with a sense of violation social mores, a truly civilized society will about how intercessory prayers that According to the CNS story, his parents as they end up spending years or even never prioritize the desires of adults ahead were answered have led to the upcoming immediately invoked the prayers of decades searching for information about of the innate rights of vulnerable children. canonization of a saint and the Archbishop Sheen and would encourage their biological father in the desperate As Jennifer Roback Morse, a forthcoming beatification of a beloved others to seek his intercession after hope of discovering his identity, meeting tireless advocate of marriage and archbishop. the baby was taken to OSF HealthCare him in person, and learning more about family concludes, “We are replacing A Catholic News Service (CNS) story St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria for their own roots and identity. the natural, pre-political concept recently shared how Chicago resident emergency treatment. Katy Faust, founder of the children’s of biological parenthood with an Melissa Villalobos’ prayers to Blessed Just as medical professionals were rights organization “Them Before Us,” artificial, government‑created concept John Henry Newman became a “constant preparing to declare that the child was dead, notes how children born from these of parenthood that is entirely socially dialogue” and then a desperate response James Fulton’s tiny heart started to beat at a techniques are “just like every other constructed. … Triple‑parenting and to an emergency for her. normal rate for a healthy newborn. He had human child who longs to be known and genderless marriage are destructive Villalobos’ healing, which saved her been without a pulse for 61 minutes. loved by the two people responsible for policies. They must be stopped.” life and the life of her unborn child, was Despite dire prognoses for his future, their existence.” accepted as the miracle needed for the including that he would probably be blind Children entering the world through (Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. earned 19th-century British cardinal’s canonization. and never walk, talk or be able to feed in vitro fertilization similarly struggle his doctorate in neuroscience at Yale The miracle accepted for his beatification himself, James Fulton has thrived. Now with their unnatural circumstances in University and did post-doctoral work in 2010 also involved someone from the a healthy 8-year-old, he likes chicken which the hired services of a third-party at Harvard University. He is a priest of United States: Deacon Jack Sullivan, 71, nuggets, Star Wars and riding his bicycle. contractor, rather than their parents’ the Diocese of Fall River, Mass., and of Marshfield, Mass., who was healed of a “It is truly amazing how God loving embrace, resulted in their serves as director of education at The severe spinal condition in 2001. continues to work miracles,” Bishop coming-into-being. National Catholic Bioethics Center in The story, which appears on page 14 Jenky said in the statement released by As they grow up in these situations, Philadelphia. See www.ncbcenter.org.) † of this week’s issue of The Criterion, the Diocese of Peoria. they may also face wrenching questions reveals how Villalobos’ husband brought In a recent interview with The Catholic about how many other embryonic siblings home a couple of prayer cards with Post, Peoria’s diocesan newspaper, James were discarded, frozen or otherwise Letters Policy Cardinal Newman’s picture on it, and Fulton’s mother said God had allowed the lost through the complex laboratory Letters from readers are welcome and Melissa began to “say little prayers to miracle to happen for his honor and glory. manipulations that created them. every effort will be made to include letters him for whatever our family’s needs were “I really don’t think it was given to us, Surrogate mothering gives rise to from as many people and representing at the time—the children, my husband, for us,” Bonnie Engstrom said. “I think it yet another approach that can fracture a as many viewpoints as possible. myself. I really started to develop a very was given to the Church, for the Church.” child’s sense of family connection. This Letters should be informed, relevant, constant dialogue with him.” Political news these days is a technique frequently relies on multiple well‑expressed and temperate in tone. Those prayers were especially necessity; we understand that. And we parental figures: one who provides sperm, They must reflect a basic sense of courtesy important in 2013 when Villalobos also realize these are challenging times another eggs, and a third a womb for and respect. started bleeding during the first trimester for our Church. We only need to look at hire. An even greater number of parental The editors reserve the right to select of a pregnancy. Serious complications the past year both locally and globally to figures can be involved in the production the letters that will be published and to edit followed, and when what appeared to be confirm that hard truth. of so-called “three-parent embryos.” letters from readers as necessary based on a possible life-and-death situation arose, Despite the hurt and heartache our While many of these assisted space limitations, pastoral sensitivity and the mother offered desperate prayers to faith family has been a part of recently, reproductive technologies chip away at content (including spelling and grammar). Cardinal Newman. there is “good news” to share concerning the stabilizing presence of maternal and In order to encourage opinions from a The bleeding suddenly stopped, and a our universal Church family, and we paternal figures in the life of a child, variety of readers, frequent writers will healthy baby girl was born seven months cannot depend on secular media outlets their growing use by same-sex couples to ordinarily be limited to one letter every later. to offer them as headlines. When two facilitate same-sex parenting raises further three months. Concise letters (usually less The Archdiocese of Chicago conducted miracles happen in the U.S. thanks to serious concerns about harming children than 300 words) are more likely to be the local study of the alleged miracle intercessory prayers answered by those and ignoring their best interests. printed. and forwarded the case to the Vatican who have gone before us, it reminds us Nobody denies that two men might Letters must be signed, but, for serious for another series of investigations. The that God’s providence is with us as well. each be able to be a good father, but reasons, names may be withheld. outcome was revealed in February when May we never forget that fact as we neither can be a mom. It is part of natural Send letters to “Letters to the Editor,” Pope Francis announced the miracle was continue to face challenges every day in biological filiation for children to flourish The Criterion, 1400 N. Meridian Street, accepted and that Cardinal Newman would all walks of life. under the loving care of their own mom Indianapolis,­ IN 46202-2367. Readers with be canonized in October. and dad. No same-sex couple can provide send letters via e-mail to Last weekend, Bishop Daniel —Mike Krokos that. As Katy Faust notes, “Until recently, [email protected]. † our culture and laws have recognized The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019 Page 5 ARCHBISHOP/ARZOBISPO CHARLES C. THOMPSON

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Parable of the Good Samaritan shows us love is action “You shall love the Lord, your God, Scriptures. By loving God and our way to avoid dealing with this half-dead of these three, in your opinion, was with all your heart, with all your being, neighbor, we experience life in all its member of their own community. These neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” with all your strength, and with all your fullness. “Do this and you shall live” “good Jews,” a priest and a Levite, were (Lk 10:36) The scholar answered, mind, and your neighbor as yourself” (Lk 10:28), the scholar says. indifferent to the plight of one of their “The one who treated him with mercy” (Lk 10:27). But what is “love” exactly? And own. Their hearts were hardened, and (Lk 10:37). Then Jesus said to him, who is my neighbor? These are both in their selfishness they sinned against “Go and do likewise” (Lk 10:37). This Sunday, the 15th in Ordinary important questions because, as we the commandment to love God in and The parable of the Good Samaritan Time, the Church invites us to reflect know, love can mean very different through their neighbor. answers both questions: What is love, on the familiar parable of the Good things, and who we consider our This would be shocking enough— and who is my neighbor? It tells Samaritan (Lk 10: 25-37), which is neighbor says a lot about who we to have apparently righteous men us that love is action and that my often used as a reference point for are and what our attitudes are toward display such callous disregard for one neighbor is anyone who needs my Pope Francis in his homilies and people who are not like us. of their own. But the parable goes on help. It illustrates the fundamental presentations. It’s a powerful story, and The scholar in St. Luke’s Gospel to say that a foreigner, a Samaritan truth that “loving God with all your the fact that we’ve all heard it many doesn’t ask about the meaning of despised by the Jews, showed great heart, with all your being, with all times should not allow us to take it for love, but he does test Jesus by asking compassion on the man’s suffering. your strength, and with all your mind” granted. “who is my neighbor?” (Lk 10:29) “He came upon him, was moved is not possible unless you also “love Jesus is speaking with “a scholar St. Luke tells us that by asking this with compassion at the sight. He your neighbor as yourself.” of the law” (Lk 10:25), a learned question the scholar “wishes to justify approached the victim, poured oil and The parable of the Good and presumably devout man who himself” (Lk 10:29), which may mean wine over his wounds and bandaged Samaritan teaches us to let go of wants to test Jesus’ knowledge of the that he was already predisposed to them. Then he lifted him up on his our preoccupation with self and be complex requirements of Jewish law. the traditional understanding that a own animal, took him to an inn, and attentive to the needs of others, to The question this scholar asks is an neighbor is a member of one’s own cared for him” (Lk 10:33-34). share our time, talent and treasure with important one: “Teacher, what must I community, someone who shares the Whereas the priest and Levite went our neighbors. This is the meaning do to inherit eternal life?” (Lk 10:25) customs, values and religious beliefs of out of their way to avoid helping one of love—returning to God all the Jesus gives what the scholar says is his or her own kind. of their own kind, the foreigner went gifts he has given us by sharing them the correct answer: “You shall love the Jesus answers the question “who is the extra mile and committed his time, generously (out of justice and charity) Lord, your God, with all your heart, my neighbor?” with the parable we call effort and money to care for someone with our neighbors. with all your being, with all your the Good Samaritan. The story is full whom he didn’t know and whom many Let’s listen to this parable with open strength, and with all your mind, and of contradictions. A man is severely of his fellow Samaritans would say was minds and hearts. Let’s imitate the your neighbor as yourself” (Lk 10:27). beaten, robbed and left alone to die. an enemy not worth the trouble. Good Samaritan in our daily lives out This is, after all, one of the most Two travelers who we would ordinarily As we know, when he had finished of love for God and our neighbor. “Do fundamental teachings of the Hebrew expect to offer assistance go out of their telling the parable, Jesus asked, “Which this and you will live!” †

La Parábola del buen samaritano nos demuestra que el amor es acción “Ama al Señor tu Dios con todo tu vida a plenitud. “Haz eso y vivirás” lidiar con este integrante moribundo preguntó: “¿Cuál de estos tres piensas corazón, con todo tu ser, con todas tus (Lc 10:28), le replica el experto en la de su propia comunidad. Estos que demostró ser el prójimo del que fuerzas y con toda tu mente y ama a tu ley. “buenos judíos” un sacerdote y un cayó en manos de los ladrones?” prójimo como a ti mismo” (Lc 10:27). Pero ¿qué es el “amor” en verdad? levita, se mostraron indiferentes ante (Lc 10:36) A lo cual el experto en la Y ¿quién es el prójimo? Estas son el sufrimiento de uno de ellos. Sus ley respondió: “El que se compadeció Este domingo, el 15 del Tiempo preguntas muy importantes porque, corazones estaban endurecidos y, en de él” (Lc 10:37). Y entonces Jesús ordinario, la Iglesia nos invita a como sabemos, el amor tiene su egoísmo, habían pecado contra el concluyó: “Anda entonces y haz tú lo reflexionar sobre la conocida Parábola significados muy distintos, y a quién mandamiento de amar al prójimo como mismo” (Lc 10:37). del buen samaritano (Lc 10:25-37) que consideramos nuestro prójimo dice a Dios mismo. La Parábola del buen samaritano el papa Francisco a menudo usa como mucho de quiénes somos y de las Esto ya de por sí sería impactante: responde ambas interrogantes: ¿Qué punto de referencia en sus homilías y posturas que adoptamos frente a otros que dos hombres aparentemente justos es el amor y quién es mi prójimo? Nos presentaciones. Se trata de una historia que no son como nosotros. demuestren tal indiferencia por uno dice que el amor es acción y que mi poderosa y el hecho de que la hayamos El experto en la ley del Evangelio de sus semejantes. Pero la parábola prójimo es todo aquel que necesite mi escuchado muchas veces no debería según san Lucas no pregunta sobre el prosigue y dice que un extranjero, ayuda. Ilustra la verdad fundamental restarle valor. significado del amor, pero pone a prueba un samaritano—a quienes los judíos de que no es posible amar a Dios “con Jesús habla con un “experto en la a Jesús al preguntarle “¿quién es mi despreciaban—demostró una enorme todo tu corazón, con todo tu ser, con ley” (Lc 10:25), un hombre instruido y prójimo?” (Lc 10:29). San Lucas nos compasión hacia el sufrimiento del todas tus fuerzas y con toda tu mente” probablemente devoto que desea poner dice que al formular esta pregunta el hombre. “Llegó a donde estaba el hombre a menos que también amemos al a prueba los conocimientos de Jesús experto “quería justificarse” (Lc 10:29) y, viéndolo, se compadeció de él. Se “prójimo como a ti mismo.” con respecto a los complejos requisitos lo que podría implicar que ya estaba acercó, le curó las heridas con vino y La Parábola del buen samaritano de la ley judía. El experto en la ley predispuesto a la noción tradicional aceite, y se las vendó. Luego lo montó nos enseña a abandonar nuestra le plantea una pregunta importante: de que el prójimo lo conforman los sobre su propia cabalgadura, lo llevó a un preocupación por nosotros mismos y “Maestro, ¿qué tengo que hacer para integrantes de la propia comunidad, alojamiento y lo cuidó” (Lc 10:33-34). a estar atentos a las necesidades de los heredar la vida eterna?” (Lc 10:25) alguien que comparte nuestras mismas En tanto que el sacerdote y el levita demás, a compartir nuestro tiempo, Jesús le da lo que él considera que es costumbres, valores y creencias religiosas. se esforzaron por evitar ayudar a su talentos y tesoros con el prójimo. Este la respuesta correcta: “Ama al Señor A la pregunta de “¿quién es mi semejante, el extranjero se esmeró es el significado del amor: devolver a tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con todo prójimo?”, Jesús responde con la y dedicó su tiempo, esfuerzos y Dios todos los dones que nos ha dado tu ser, con todas tus fuerzas y con toda parábola que llamamos del buen dinero para cuidar a alguien a quien al compartirlos generosamente (por tu mente y ama a tu prójimo como a ti samaritano. Ese relato está lleno de no conocía y que muchos de sus justicia y caridad) con el prójimo. mismo” (Lc 10:27). contradicciones. Un hombre recibe compañeros samaritanos habrían tildado Escuchemos esta parábola con una Después de todo, esta es una de una tremenda golpiza, lo roban y de enemigo, alguien por quien no valía mente y un corazón abiertos. Imitemos las enseñanzas más fundamentales lo dejan moribundo. Dos viajeros la pena tomarse tantas molestias. al buen samaritano en nuestra vida de las escrituras hebreas. Al amar a que normalmente se esperaría que Como sabemos, cuando Jesús cotidiana por amor a Dios y al prójimo. Dios y a nuestro prójimo vivimos la lo ayudaran se esforzaron por evitar terminó de relatar la parábola le “Haz eso y vivirás.” † Page 6 The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019

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July 16 Changing Lives,” Mass 7 a.m., “Rosary: Journey through the July 22-28 July 25-27 July 27 Mount St. Francis Center for buffet breakfast and program Holy Land” exhibit, $10,000 big St. Ambrose Parish, St. Christopher Parish, St. Mary Parish, Spirituality, 101 St. Anthony following, $15 members, money raffle, kiddie land, beer food booth at Jackson 5301 W. 16th St., Indianapolis. 777 S. 11th St., Mitchell. Hog Dr., Mt. St. Francis. “Abide” $21 non-members. Register by garden, country store, County Fair on S.R. 250, Mid-Summer Festival, Roast and Craft Fair, 9 a.m.- Adoration Service, sponsored noon on June 20. Information grand prize and quilt raffles, Brownstown, 2-10 p.m. Thurs.: carryout available 3 p.m. Information: by Catalyst Catholic, 7-8 p.m., and registration: www. B & G ice cream truck. Information: 812-522-5304. 4 p.m., festival 5-10 p.m.; 812-849-3570. every third Tues. of the catholicbusinessexchange.org. Information: 812-576-4302. Fri.: festival 4-10 p.m.; month, featuring guest July 24 Sat.: carryout noon-11 p.m., July 27-28 speaker, praise band, silence July 20 July 21 Knights of Columbus Mater festival 5-11 p.m.; festival All Saints Parish, Dearborn and confessions, child care St. Michael the Archangel St. Mark the Evangelist Dei Council #437, McGowan hours include indoor dining County, St. Martin Campus, available. Information and Church, 3354 W. 30th St., Parish, 535 E. Edgewood Ave., Hall, 1305 N. Delaware and rides, live music, bingo, 8044 Yorkridge Road, child care reservations: Chris Indianapolis. Helpers of Indianapolis. Mental Health St., Indianapolis. Theology beer tent, casino. Information, Guilford. Summer Festival, Rogers, [email protected], God’s Precious Infants, and Spirituality, presented on Tap, sponsored by the www.indyfestival.com, Sat. 5-midnight, Sun. 9:30 a.m. 812-923-8355. Indianapolis. Third Saturday by Jim Dilger of Eskenazi archdiocesan Young Adult and 317-241-6314. 5K country run, 11 a.m.- of the month, Mass at 8:30 a.m. Health after 11:45 a.m. Mass, College Campus Ministry, 9 p.m. festival, chicken July 18 followed by Divine Mercy pitch-in lunch, sponsored by doors open 6:15 p.m., July 26-28 dinners, “Rosary: Journey St. Joseph Church, Chaplet and rosary at the parish’s Inclusion Ministry. 7 p.m. presentation followed University of Saint Mary of through the Holy Land” 1401 S. Mickley Ave., Clinic for Women abortion Information: 317-787-8246, by social time, all faiths the Lake Conference Center, exhibit, $10,000 big money Indianapolis. Third Thursday center, 3607 W. 16th St., [email protected]. welcome, free admission 1000 E. Maple Ave., raffle, kiddie land, beer Adoration, interceding for concluding between and parking, food and drink Mundelein, Ill. National garden, country store, grand women experiencing crisis 10:30-10:45 a.m., with July 22 available for purchase. Catholic Singles Conference prize and quilt raffles, pregnancy, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., continued prayer at the Our Lady of Fatima Retreat Information: indycatholic.org, Summer Retreat, ham stand, ice cream. with Mass at 5:45 p.m. church for those who wish House, 5353 E. 56th St., 317-261-3373. “Remaining Relational in Information: 812-576-4302. to remain. Information: Indianapolis. Serra Club an Unrelational World,” July 19 [email protected]. Dinner Meeting, Jack Brownsburg Older Adult Fri. 4 p.m.-Sun. 12:30 p.m., July 28 Knights of Columbus Hall, Fink, editor emeritus of The Alliance, 554 Pitt Road, $295 includes conference, St. Augustine Parish, 2100 E. 71st St., Indianapolis. July 20-21 Criterion presenting “How Brownsburg. Caregiver onsite activities and four 18020 Lafayette St., Leopold. Catholic Business Exchange, All Saints Parish, Dearborn Can the Church Survive?” Support Group, sponsored meals. Registration, Parish Picnic, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. CT, Darlene Sweeney, volunteer County, St. John the Baptist 5:40 p.m. optional rosary, by Catholic Charities conference agenda, fried chicken dinners with coordinator for the Indianapolis Campus, 25743 State Rte. 1, 6-8 p.m. dinner and speaker, Indianapolis, 1-2:30 p.m. lodging options: www. sides, music, silent auction, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Guilford. Summer Festival, $15 members, guests free. Information: Monica nationalcatholicsingles.com. bingo, raffles, quilt raffle, presenting on “St. Vincent Sat., 5 p.m.-midnight, Sun., Information: smclauglin@ Woodsworth, 317-261-3378, Information: 512-766-5798, children’s games, rides. de Paul: Changing Times, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., chicken dinners, holyspirit.cc, 317-748-1478. [email protected]. [email protected]. Information: 812-843-5143. †

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July 26-27 8 a.m.-4 p.m., $35 per day, www.archindy.org/fatima. Bob and Lois (Hartrich) Kattau, members of St. Mark the Evangelist Parish in Mount St. Francis Center for includes breakfast and lunch, Indianapolis, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 28. Spirituality, Loftus House, room to use throughout the Our Lady of Fatima Retreat The couple was married in St. Roch Church in Indianapolis on June 28, 1969. 101 St. Anthony Dr., Mt. St. day, access to common areas House, 5353 E. 56th St., They have three children: Amy Huggins, Denise Rush and Cheri Wimmenauer. Francis. Quilter’s Retreat, and grounds. Depending on Indianapolis. Divine Wine The couple also have six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. † featuring blind quilter Diane availability, overnight stay and Art with Heart, guided Rose, Fri., 9 a.m.-Sat. 5 p.m., costs additional $28, $9 cold painting program, 6-9 p.m., $150 includes private room plate dinner when available. $45 per session, includes wine, Archbishop Thompson is keynote and four meals. Information Information and registration: snacks and painting supplies, and registration: 812-923-8817, Khristine Meyer, 317-545- limited to 20 participants. speaker at Celebrate Marriage www.mountsaintfrancis.org/ 7681, [email protected], Information and registration: registration. www.archindy.org/fatima. Khristine Meyer, 317-545- conference in Greenwood on Aug. 10 7681, [email protected], Our Lady of Fatima Retreat July 30-August 1 www.archindy.org/fatima. “Prepared” is the theme of this year’s Throughout the day, breakout House, 5353 E. 56th St., Mount St. Francis Center for Celebrate Marriage Conference at Our session will be offered on a variety Indianapolis. A Holy Land Spirituality, Mary Anderson August 2-4 Lady of the Greenwood Parish, 335 of topics. Speakers include social Retreat: Savoring the Graces, Center for the Arts, 101 Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest S. Meridian St., in worker Chris Countryman; marriage Msgr. Paul Koetter and Father St. Anthony Dr., Mt. St. House and Retreat Center, Greenwood, from and family therapist Dr. Tim Heck Eric Johnson presenting, Francis. Plein Aire Outdoor 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on and his wife Margie; financial planner Fri. 7 p.m.-Sat. 2:30 p.m., $150 Art Classes, presented by Key Themes in the Gospel Aug. 10. Mass will Michael Kalscheur and his wife Amy; per person or $275 per married Conventual Franciscan Father of Luke, Benedictine Father also be available massage therapist Erik Moster and couple, includes overnight Vince Peterson, 9-11 a.m. daily, Eugene Hensell presenting, at 7:30 a.m. in the his wife Kelly; Celebrate Marriage accommodations, evening all levels welcome, bring $255 single, $425 double. parish chapel. coordinators Marcy and Tom Renken; snacks, breakfast and lunch. supplies, easel and chair, $30 Information: 812-357-6585 or Archbishop and psychotherapist Chirstine Information and registration: per class. Online registration: [email protected]. Charles C. Turro-Shields. Khristine Meyer, 317-545- www.mountsaintfrancis.org/ Thompson will The conference is one of many 7681, [email protected], registration. Information: 812- August 8, 15, 22 Archbishop Charles be the keynote enrichment opportunities offered by www.archindy.org/fatima. 923-8817. Providence Spirituality & C. Thompson speaker for this the Celebrate Marriage ministry of Our Conference Center, 1 Sisters of daylong enrichment Lady of the Greenwood Parish. July 27 August 1 Providence, Saint Mary-of-the- event for married couples to get time The cost is $40 per couple, which Mount St. Francis Center for Our Lady of Fatima Retreat Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. away from jobs, kids, chores and smart includes materials, lunch and child care Spirituality, 101 St. Anthony House, 5353 E. 56th St., Dementia Series: Learning, phones—and focus only on each other. (child care space may be limited). Dr., Mt. St. Francis. Music at Indianapolis. Day of Silence, Living, Caring, Elizabeth Couples raising children, empty-nesters To register—preferably by July 27— the Mount, featuring Hermanos 8 a.m.-4 p.m., $35 per day, Collins and Katie Harish and newlyweds alike will learn how to go to bit.ly/2J2cS6z and scroll to Latin Jazz Band, 6-8 p.m., by includes breakfast and lunch, presenting, three Thursdays, keep their marriage vibrant and alive. the middle of the page. For more the lake (bring lawn chairs or a room to use throughout the Session 1: Dementia 101; The day will begin at 9 a.m. with information, contact Marcie and blanket), beer, wine, cheese and day, access to common areas Session 2: Dementia: Approach coffee, donuts and praise music by the Tom Renken at 317-888-2861 or fruit trays available for purchase. and grounds. Depending on is Everything; Session 3: St. Jam Band. [email protected]. † Information: 812-923-8817. availability, overnight stay Dementia-Related Caregiver costs additional $28, $9 cold Support, 9:30-11:30 a.m., July 30 plate dinner when available. $10 per session, three for $25. Our Lady of Fatima Retreat Information and registration: Information and registration: Worldwide Marriage Encounter planned House, 5353 E. 56th St., Khristine Meyer, 317-545- 812-535-2952, provctr@spsmw. Indianapolis. Day of Silence, 7681, [email protected], org or www.spsmw.org/event. † at Mount St. Francis on Aug. 16-18 A Worldwide Marriage Encounter expression; however, couples of all weekend is being planned at Mount faith traditions are welcome. Providence Sisters schedule annual St. Francis Center for Spirituality, A $75 non-refundable fee is required to 101 St. Anthony Dr., in Mt. St. Francis, confirm the application, lodging and food. used book sale on July 26-Aug. 5 on Aug. 16-18. For additional information, contact The weekend is an opportunity Mark and Jill Levine at 317-888-1892 A used book sale will be held in the health and crafting. In addition, in the to explore, rediscover and reconnect or [email protected]. Foley Room at Providence Spirituality past, CDs, DVDs and vinyl records have both as individuals and as a couple, To register or learn more about & Conference Center, 1 Sisters of also been available. and to learn about tools to nourish a Worldwide Marriage Encounters, Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Items are not pre-priced. Rather, sacramental relationship. including one scheduled at Our Lady of in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, from donations will be accepted. All proceeds Marriage Encounter Weekends Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis July 26-Aug. 5. from the sale will benefit the Sisters of are presented in the Catholic faith on Nov. 1-3, visit www.wwme.org.† The store is open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Providence mission and ministries. Book categories include hardbacks, For more information, call paperbacks, spirituality, Bibles, novels, 812-535-2948 or e-mail Events and retreats can be submitted to The Criterion by logging on to history, children’s books, gardening, [email protected]. † www.archindy.org/events/submission, or by mailing us at 1400 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46202, ATTN: Cindy Clark, or by fax at 317-236-1593. The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019 Page 7 Opioid crisis reaches all corners of West Virginia, leaving few untouched WHEELING, W.Va. (CNS)— [meet] basic needs for people that are West Virginia leads the nation in drug currently in the cycle of substance use, overdose death rates. With an average of but also for their family members. It 57.8 deaths per 100,000 residents, the really affects the whole family. ... We see state’s drug fatality rate was nearly three people coming to us that have suffered times higher than the national average of greatly. 21.7 deaths. “On the other end of the spectrum,” she The numbers were said, “being a safety net for folks when released in mid-June they do fall back, when they relapse into through a study substance abuse—we’re there to help, to conducted by the provide case management services and Commonwealth Fund, help them get back on track.” covering the year Case management helps individuals or 2017. families develop healthy interdependence In Indiana, the and stability, and works with them to set overdose death rate goals toward improving their physical, per 100,000 people emotional, and social well-being, program Archbishop William rose from 9.8 in 2005 officials said. E. Lori to 16.6 in 2013, and Catholic Charities West Virginia to 29.9 in 2017. operates career readiness services at its The crisis has been devastating for the Community Center for Learning and state, and Baltimore Archbishop William Advancement in Huntington, and found a E. Lori, as apostolic administrator of the distressing trend among applicants. Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, said “Sixty-nine percent of the people who the Catholic Church in West Virginia is are in our learning program reported a Catholic Charities West Virginia’s Center for Community Learning and Advancement office is seen committed to helping those suffering. history of substance use in the past on in downtown Huntington, W.Va. on June 27. Many people suffering from opioid addiction have been “Through the work of Catholic their applications for our services, and referred to the center. (CNS photo/Colleen Rowan, The Catholic Spirit) Charities, the Catholic Church in then 46 percent of those individuals West Virginia has made a commitment to report long-term substance use as being a and now, having accomplished all her and, through the conference series, helping those who have been impacted problem,” Lindsay said. goals, has completed her work at the many links were created among those by drug addiction, most especially the Because of this, Catholic Charities CCLA.” attending. children and other family members of is working on expanding its career Catholic Charities West Virginia also “I judge folks emerged from those suffering from drug addiction,” the readiness services in Huntington, offers adult education for McDowell conferences knowing that substance use archbishop said. Lindsay said, to work with substance County area residents in Welch. abuse really is the result of brain changes “Many parishes also have programs use and mental health treatment The Catholic agency also recently due to using drugs, that there are ways and efforts in place to address this providers in the city to serve their wrapped up a conference series on the of aiding those raising children whose crisis,” he added. “My office has been clients through its education and substance abuse epidemic through its parents have been taken out of their lives in discussions with the state Department training services program. parish social ministry program. Sessions by drug usage, and that there are models of Health and Human Resources and Emily Robinson, western regional were held at four locations around the of counseling which have been showing with our ecumenical partners through director for the agency in Charleston, said state, and focused on how substance good results,” he said. the council of churches to determine the Community Center for Learning and abuse affects the brain and discussed In February, Catholic Charities West how the diocese can further help in the Advancement, or CCLA, works closely healing in communities, reducing stigma, Virginia expanded its case management statewide effort to address the root causes with the addiction recovery organizations as well as showcasing different ways services in Wheeling to offer a new and impact of drug addiction throughout in Huntington. that communities have come together to Relatives as Parents program to help meet West Virginia.” “This is an important relationship,” respond to the crisis. the needs of caregivers and the children The crisis has reached all corners of she said, “because many in the addiction “Although this is a nationwide they are raising. the state, leaving very few untouched. recovery community have barriers to problem, the solution requires nothing less Thousands of children in West Virginia “It’s just sad,” said Sara Lindsay, chief enrolling in post-secondary education than local relationships and responses. are currently being raised by relatives program officer for Catholic Charities or entry into the workforce. The staff We hope that people who attended the other than their biological parents, West Virginia. “It’s hard to know any of the CCLA can address all these conference are passing the information program officials said. Census data shows person who has not had experience with barriers through providing academic along and taking action locally.” that this number is on the rise, and many the opioid crisis.” instruction, career readiness certifications, Jesuit Father Brian O’Donnell, cases are linked to drug addiction. Based in Wheeling, Lindsay recently and advising. The CCLA provides an executive director of the diocese’s traveled four hours south to Huntington in important step in aiding people working Department of Social Ministries, said (For more information on the Archdiocese Cabell County to attend a regional health through recovery.” the sponsors will be looking into the of Indianapolis’ Substance Abuse summit which touched upon the state’s One individual, she said, enrolled possibility of more conferences in parts Ministry, including a Recovery Mass with opioid crisis. in the learning center after receiving a of the state that were not close to the the archbishop on Aug. 14 at SS. Peter “It’s horrible in Huntington,” she referral from Cabell County Drug Court. previous sites. He said there are ways and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis at told The Catholic Spirit, the diocesan The person was in recovery from active the faith community can be of aid for 7 p.m., go to bit.ly/2NHI3mQ or call newspaper. “In Cabell County, there are substance addiction and needed assistance those impacted by the opioid crisis 317-236-1521.) † 178 overdose deaths per 100,000 people. with increasing her work readiness skills, ... Is that not staggering?” strengthening her resume and finding a She learned of the grim numbers at job. the health summit she attended at Cabell “During her time at the CCLA, she Huntington Hospital, which provided the was able to take full advantage of the findings based upon research from 2017. career certifications the program offers The summit looked at the root causes of at no charge to the learner,” Robinson the epidemic—especially poverty. said. “She earned customer service, ShelbyShelby UpholsteringUpholstering “From the Catholic Charities hospitality, and computer literacy standpoint, we aim to address the opioid certifications. She also worked with crisis on both ends of the spectrum,” staff to create a professional resume and && MillMill EndEnd WindowWindow FashionsFashions Lindsay said. “From a preventative attended several job fairs. She has since standpoint, we’re there to fill gaps and landed a position with a local employer

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Archdiocesan seminarians James “JJ” Huber, left, and Andrew Alig pray on June 26 while touching the tomb of the Servant of God Bishop Simon Bruté in the crypt of St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Vincennes. They were chaperones on a pilgrimage to Vincennes that was part of Bishop Bruté Days, an annual archdiocesan vocations camp for teenage boys open to a call to the priesthood. (Photos by Sean Gallagher)

Archdiocesan seminarian Nick Rivelli, left, and his brother Louis view a crosier that belonged to the Servant of God Bishop Simon Bruté on June 26 in a library and museum on the grounds of St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Vincennes. BRUTÉ DAYS continued from page 1

Peter, the vicar of Christ on Earth and visible head of his Church, I do in life or in death humbly rejoice before my God.” Bishop Bruté died eight days later on June 26, 1839. His last wish for Father Joseph Newton, archdiocesan vicar the Church in Indiana continued to be judicial, elevates a chalice during a June 26 fulfilled 180 years later when dozens of Mass at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Vincennes teenage boys from the Archdiocese of during Bishop Bruté Days, an annual Indianapolis took a pilgrimage to Bishop Bruté Days participants play cornhole on June 27 in the courtyard of Bishop Simon Bruté archdiocesan vocations camp. the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier in College Seminary in Indianapolis. Vincennes and prayed at the tomb of Mary Ivancsics, who drove some three Bishop Bruté there. to follow in Bishop Bruté’s footsteps as Liturgy of the Hours, attended Mass, hours from Mishawaka, Ind., was glad They were participants in the annual he prepares for priestly life and ministry had the opportunity to experience the to see how her son Johnny had a good Bishop Bruté Days vocations camp in central and southern Indiana. sacrament of penance and prayed in experience at the vocations camp. sponsored by the archdiocesan vocations “Just to be here, that connection, adoration of the Eucharist. “He’s talked about being a priest since office. that was deep,” Huber said. “That was They also enjoyed fellowship the fifth grade,” said Mary. “I’m really Father Joseph Newton, archdiocesan impressive. You’re speechless, just kind of in outdoor games and met several excited that he’s getting time to do some vicar judicial and vice postulator of the speechless.” archdiocesan seminarians and priests. serious discerning and being away from beatification and canonization cause of Father Eric Augenstein, archdiocesan Thirty-nine high-school age boys from everything that he knows.” Bishop Bruté, preached about Indiana’s vocations director, spoke during the 16 parishes across central and southern “It was fantastic,” Johnny said. “I’m first bishop during a homily at the pilgrimage about the importance of Indiana and three outside the archdiocese really looking forward to maybe doing it basilica. taking Bishop Bruté Days participants to participated in Bishop Bruté Days. A again next year. It was nice to meet new Father Newton described how Vincennes. one-day track for junior high-age boys people. They helped me grow in my faith. Bishop Bruté worked to draw more priests “It was a day of hope and connections,” took place on June 27 and drew 18 And I think I helped them too, maybe.” to the state when he began ministry with he said. “Hope in continuing the legacy participants. only three. Bishop Bruté, Father Newton that was begun by Bishop Bruté even Parents of the participants came to (To learn more about a vocation to said, also founded many parishes, schools today through a new generation of young the seminary for a closing ceremony and the priesthood in the Archdiocese of and a seminary. men who are discerning the priesthood. supper on June 27. Indianapolis, visit www.HearGodsCall. “Throughout all his missionary work “They can see how that [legacy] has “I just think that it’s a good group of com. To learn more about Bishop Simon here in Indiana, he … planted the seeds continued to be lived even today through people, good fraternity for the young Bruté College Seminary in Indianapolis, of the faith life of our local community, those who are striving to follow the legacy men,” said Amy Tenhundfeld of All visit www.bishopsimonbrute.org. so much that the Diocese of Evansville of our pioneer bishop and the pioneer Saints Parish in Dearborn County. “It’s To learn more about the beatification and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis still priests and lay people of the diocese.” a good sense of community and is great and canonization cause of the Servant derive so much from Bishop Bruté,” Members of the Indianapolis Serra to see all that support for our sons and of God Bishop Simon Bruté, visit Father Newton said. “We remember him Club and of councils of the Knights of our faith.” www.archindy.org/brute.) † not for what he did, but we remember him Columbus support Bishop Bruté Days, for his pastor’s heart, for his leadership, which took place this year on June 25-27 for being out front and leading his people. at Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary “A pastor’s heart, which is key to the in Indianapolis. mission of a bishop, is something that Zoe Cannon, a member of the Bishop Bruté always had.” Serra Club and of SS. Francis and Will Yunger, a Bishop Bruté Days Clare of Assisi Parish in Greenwood, participant from All Saints Parish in was especially pleased to help with the Dearborn County, appreciated making the pilgrimage since she previously lived in pilgrimage to Vincennes. Vincennes. “I thought it was really cool to see the “I love being a member of the history that I didn’t even know existed,” Serra Club, promoting the formation said Will, who will be a senior at the for the priesthood for our seminarians,” Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Cannon said. “The bravery and sacrifices Conception in Oldenburg during the that were made by Bishop Bruté are next academic year. “I knew about something that young kids need to hear.” Bishop Bruté, but I didn’t have an idea how In addition to praying at the Basilica impactful he was and how much he did. of St. Francis Xavier, Bishop Bruté “Just seeing how much he did and Days’ participants also visited the how much one person can do is kind of nearby George Rogers Clark National inspiring. It just makes me see the Church Historical Park and learned about how differently.” that Revolutionary War leader captured a Archdiocesan seminarian James British fort in Vincennes. One ranger at “JJ” Huber was also a pilgrim to the tomb the park even fired the kind of rifle that of Bishop Bruté, his first trip to Vincennes. some of Clark’s men would have used. Praying there was a powerful At Bishop Bruté Seminary, the Ranger Jason Collins of the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in Vincennes speaks on experience, the member of St. Gabriel participants in the vocations camp heard June 26 to Bishop Bruté Days participants about the Revolutionary War military leader while wearing Parish in Connersville said, inspiring him presentations on the faith, prayed the a period costume. The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019 Page 9 Boot camp strives to help teens build community By Katie Rutter a different perspective Special to The Criterion or different experiences, that informs our faith and Warm goodbyes and hugs were our development as well,” exchanged between two vastly different explained Jeanne Hildalgo, groups at the Unleavened Bread Café the Marian University staff in Indianapolis on June 20. Three member who arranged the middle‑aged black women hugged and encounter. waved to the departing group of energetic This experience was one high schoolers, mostly white and Latino, of several “immersions” as if they had been family. experienced by the 47 high- “We love you!” affirmed the founder of school-aged attendees of the café, Elease Womack. the Missionary Disciples “Thank you! God bless you!” some of Institute. The students, the students replied. hailing from Indiana, Ohio, The students had just spent several Kentucky and Louisiana, hours with the women as part of the were divided into groups Missionary Disciples Institute (MDI), according to the aspect of a weeklong evangelization boot camp ministry that they chose to sponsored and hosted by Marian focus on. University in Indianapolis. One group headed to The goal of this experience was to a non-profit organization have these teenagers encounter others— in the Bates-Hendricks especially those whom they may not neighborhood of Clare Stephens, center, a mentor at the Missionary Disciples Institute hosted by Marian University in Indianapolis, plants usually come in Indianapolis to learn about flowers outside the Unleavened Bread Café in Indianapolis with Elizabeth Reed, right, a student at St. Louis Catholic To see related video, contact with—and community development. High School in Lake Charles, La., on June 20. The activity aimed to help the young people become acquainted with read this story online find ways to build Another group was taught a the members of the café, which was founded as a community space for women who had been formerly incarcerated, at CriterionOnline.com. community. type of meditative prayer by addicted to drugs, or experienced other difficult circumstances. (Photos by Katie Rutter) “We’re all the Sisters of St. Benedict accompanying each other on our own of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in opened up to me, and that to me is an celebrated Mass with the teenagers, then journeys,” explained Jillian Donis, a Beech Grove, and a third explored how encounter. stayed to speak with them, hear their student at Mooresville High School and a to minister in multicultural settings “It’s an encounter of a friend, I could experiences and answer their questions. member of St. Thomas More Parish, both at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in say,” Saul continued. “I think the easiest “I thank you for such a great witness in Mooresville. “Everybody’s growing Indianapolis. way to do it is just [by] opening up that you give, in giving up this time when with God in a different way, but it’s like The final group of high school students yourself to other people, because they’re you could be doing so many other things,” we’re all helping each other.” spent time at Providence Cristo Rey High more likely to open up to you.” said the archbishop at the conclusion of The Unleavened Bread Café is a School, a college and career preparatory Throughout the week, the students also the liturgy. gathering place and a home for women school in Indianapolis sponsored by the spent time listening to keynote speakers “The fact that you’re making Christ recovering from addictions, imprisonment, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary- about ministry and evangelization. They the center and [that] service in his name a homelessness and other challenging of-the-Woods for those with limited processed these lessons in small groups priority in your lives gives a tremendous circumstances. financial resources, where they led a book led by a Marian University theology witness,” he added. In addition to hearing stories from discussion with peers from that school. professor. On the last day of the camp, the teenagers some of the women, the students also “I had this guy in my group, his The fourth day of the camp, June 20, were commissioned to be missionary tended the next-door community garden name was Jerome, and he was very shy,” also gave the students an opportunity disciples in their own communities. They that supplies fresh produce for the café. recalled Saul Cruz, an MDI attendee for an encounter with the shepherd who were challenged to make a “mission plan” “We’re all the body of Christ, so it’s and member of St. Patrick Parish in leads the Church in central and southern that outlined concrete actions they would finding ways to listen to the other and to Indianapolis. “He didn’t want to talk. Indiana. take to evangelize. grow and expand, to understand maybe And then when I opened up to him, he Archbishop Charles C. Thompson “A number of students have shared their stories after MDI [and] what they’ve done with their mission plans, whether it be a small retreat that they did or sports and Bible studies,” explained Patrick Verhiley, the director of MDI. “There’s another small community that brought it to their pastor [that] ‘we want to be more involved in the life of the Church,’ and because of that the pastor made room for them in their parish council, so youth now have a spot at the parish council,” he recalled. This year marks the third MDI. Verhiley said that plans for the fourth camp, to take place next summer, are already in motion. “The whole point of this [institute] is that our young people have experienced joy in Christ, and they should be talking about it with other people,” Verhiley said. “They’re rising to the challenge, and that’s Archbishop Charles C. Thompson delivers a homily to participants of the Missionary Disciples Institute at the what we’re excited about.” Bishop Chartrand Memorial Chapel at Marian University Participants of the Missionary Disciples Institute, including high school students in Indianapolis on June 20. This is the third year for the Dylan Kendra, right, and Aiden Galt, second from right, pray the Our Father during Mass (Katie Rutter is a freelance writer and a annual event, which aims to teach high school students to celebrated by Archbishop Charles C. Thompson at the Bishop Chartrand Memorial member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in evangelize. Chapel at Marian University in Indianapolis on June 20. Bloomington.) †

Katie Darragh, center, of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, and Olivia Capuano of Hamilton Donna Proctor, center, a theology professor at Marian University in Indianapolis, shows participants Southeastern High School in Fishers, Ind., speak with Archbishop Charles C. Thompson after a of the Missionary Disciples Institute the community gardens outside the Unleavened Bread Café in Mass celebrated at the Bishop Chartrand Memorial Chapel at Marian University in Indianapolis on Indianapolis on June 20. June 20. Page 10 The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019 Mom says miracle that saved her son a gift to whole Church PEORIA, Ill. (CNS)—As Bonnie While Archbishop Sheen was a Engstrom watched lifesaving measures world famous media pioneer who also being taken for her son, who had been had taught at The Catholic University born just moments before without a pulse of America in Washington and headed or drawing breath, she asked for help the U.S. branch of the Society for the from the person whose prayerful support Propagation of the Faith, his roots she had sought throughout her pregnancy: were just down the road in El Paso, Ill. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. They knew his cause for canonization After 61 minutes, just as emergency was being sponsored by the Diocese room personnel were about to pronounce of Peoria, so the Engstroms decided him dead, James Fulton Engstrom began if their unborn child was a boy they to breathe and his heart rate shot up to a would name him James Fulton. normal level for a newborn. Despite dire “I started asking, basically on a daily prognoses for his future, the child has basis, for Fulton Sheen’s prayers, for his thrived and is now a healthy 8-year-old intercession in the life of my child and who likes chicken nuggets, Star Wars and in our marriage—to walk with us and to riding his bicycle. walk with my son, that he would be a Those who have heard the story of the lifelong Catholic who would love God Washington, Ill., boy call it a miracle, and love his faith, that he would be a man and Pope Francis has made it official. At of integrity,” Bonnie said. “I was asking a July 5 audience with Cardinal Angelo him to intercede every day while I was Becciu, prefect of the Congregation pregnant.” for Saints’ Causes, the pope formally She counted on that intercession again approved the miracle attributed to the when, unbeknown to them, a rare true intercession of Archbishop Sheen, moving knot formed in James Fulton’s umbilical him one step closer to beatification. cord and tightened during the final stages With the miracle confirmed, the of labor. He was blue and lifeless when Diocese of Peoria can formally begin he arrived at 1:48 a.m. on Sept. 16, 2010. planning for the beatification of “I remember sitting on my bedroom Archbishop Sheen. floor and watching them do CPR and In a recent interview with The Catholic in my head repeating over and over Post, Peoria’s diocesan newspaper, Bonnie and over again, ‘Fulton Sheen, Fulton Engstrom said God had allowed the Sheen, Fulton Sheen, Fulton Sheen,’ ” miracle to happen for his honor and glory. Bonnie said. “I really think it was “I really don’t think it was given to us, the Holy Spirit giving me the words I for us,” she said. “I think it was given to needed to say in that moment, because I the Church, for the Church.” had no words.” After a “beautifully easy” pregnancy, And after months of asking for Bonnie Engstrom went into labor with Archbishop Sheen’s intercession, she said James Fulton on the evening of Sept. 15, it was the most natural thing in the world 2010. Mother and baby had been healthy, to turn to him again and ask him to pray and as his planned home birth progressed, for her son. With evidence of her son’s alleged miraculous healing boxed and sealed in front of a portrait of he had a “perfect” heart rate. Taken to OSF HealthCare St. Francis Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Bonnie Engstrom proclaims a reading during Mass at St. Mary Cathedral As they prepared to welcome this Medical Center in Peoria, James Fulton in Peoria, Ill., on Dec. 10, 2011. (CNS photo/Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post) baby into their family, which already was given advanced medical treatment, included daughter Lydia and son but doctors determined he couldn’t be testimony from family members, first The day after Archbishop Sheen’s Bennet, Bonnie and Travis Engstrom revived. After 61 minutes, however, his responders, doctors, nurses and others remains returned to Peoria, Bonnie made room for another special friend— little heart started to beat. present at his birth. Each testified that Engstrom brought five of her eight Archbishop Sheen. The Engstroms were told he would there was no medical explanation for the children, including James Fulton, to pray “I remember Travis and I were probably be blind, and never walk, talk infant’s recovery. at his tomb. watching YouTube videos of or be able to feed himself, but in the The case was sent to the Congregation “I still need his prayers. That’s what Bishop Sheen preaching, and there’s days and weeks that followed the boy for Saints’ Causes in December 2011, and I was sitting there telling him: ‘I need old footage of him on a television defied them all and continued to make reviewed by panels of medical experts, you to stick by me and help me. Don’t game show,” Bonnie said. “We were so progress. theologians, and the cardinals and bishops stop interceding for James,’ ” she told impressed—he’s funny, he’s smart, and In September 2011, the Diocese of of the congregation. The miracle received The Catholic Post. “We need his prayers. he’s just so approachable and warm. We Peoria initiated an investigation into the a unanimous recommendation from them I feel like we need his prayers just as were just so engaged with him.” events of James Fulton’s recovery, hearing all. much now as we did then.” †

acted so quickly after last week’s transfer Although the date of beatification is is perhaps best remembered for his popular of Sheen’s remains from New York to the not known at this time, Bishop Jenky television show, “Life Is Worth Living.” SHEEN Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate “hopes and prays” that it will be He died in 1979 at age 84. His sainthood continued from page 1 Conception in Peoria.” announced soon. The statement said he cause was officially opened in 2003. The newborn. He had been without a pulse for Archbishop Sheen’s remains had continues to be hopeful that it will take Church declared his heroic virtues, and he 61 minutes. been placed in a crypt below the place during the 100th anniversary year was given the title “Venerable” in 2012 Despite dire prognoses for his future, main altar of St. Patrick’s Cathedral of Archbishop Sheen’s ordination to the by Pope Benedict XVI. In general, two including that he would probably be blind in New York after his death on priesthood. miracles must be accepted by the Church as and never walk, talk or be able to feed Dec. 9, 1979. After protracted legal The El Paso, Ill., native was ordained having occurred through the intercession of himself, the child has thrived. proceedings, they were brought to on Sept. 20, 1919, at St. Mary’s Cathedral a prospective saint, one before beatification “It is truly amazing how God continues Peoria on June 27 at the request of his in Peoria, and would go on to teach at and the other before canonization. to work miracles,” Bishop Jenky said in niece, Joan Sheen Cunningham, and The Catholic University of America in News about the beatification and the the statement released by the Diocese of now rest in a new marble tomb in the Washington and lead the U.S. branch of the life of Archbishop Sheen can be found at Peoria. “I am so grateful that the Vatican Peoria cathedral. Society of the Propagation of the Faith. He CelebrateSheen.com. †

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317-236-1548 or 800-382-9836, ext. 1548 [email protected] The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019 Page 11 Lavelle’s Catholic alma mater cheers her goals, World Cup victory

WASHINGTON (CNS)—Rose Lavelle skyrocketed from a star player, loping across the soccer fields at her Catholic girls high school in Cincinnati, to a superstar, scoring three goals for the U.S. women’s team at the World Cup and winning the Bronze Ball as the third-best player in the tournament. Her high school, Mount Notre Dame (MND), spent the days before the final excitedly cheering her on via Twitter, and it hosted a school-wide viewing party for the 2013 alumna’s game against Thailand on June 11. They tweeted in support before the semifinal on July 2 against England: “Good Luck to @roselavelle ’13 and the Team USA today in the World Cup semifinals! #GoRose.” On July 7, the U.S. won its record fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 in Lyon, France. LaVelle scored the second goal. Even as a young high schooler, Lavelle was dazzling on the field, according to Cincinnati.com. Mount Notre Dame celebrated Lavelle’s high school athletic accomplishments, including her four‑year varsity performance, during which she earned First Team Honors, All-State player, and Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year her senior year. But her passion for soccer dates back even earlier to her elementary school days. St. Vincent Ferrer School posted this along with a photo of a young Lavelle dressed as former superstar Mia Hamm: Rose Lavelle, right, a graduate of Mount Notre Dame High School in Reading, Ohio, is seen in action against England’s Rachel Daly in a semifinal match “Once upon a time, this little girl of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Lyon, France, on July 2. The U.S. won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating the dressed up as her hero, Mia Hamm, for a Netherlands 2-0 on July 7. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters) book sharing project. Today, this amazing woman won her own gold medal, wearing 1987 to 2004. Now retired from soccer, shine in the World Cup. Can’t say we are discovered by coach Jill Ellis, who stood the number 16, as part of the United States she is a two-time FIFA Women’s World surprised—she was voted Most Athletic by her during her 2017 hamstring injury, National Women’s Team that won their Cup champion and a two-time Olympic her senior year! Congratulations to Rose allowing her to blossom into a successful 4th World Cup Championship, AND she gold medalist. and Team USA! The MND community FIFA superstar. won the Bronze Ball as the third-best After Lavelle and her U.S. teammates couldn’t be prouder!” After watching the final with player in the tournament! Now, little girls won 2-0 in their final game against After high school, Lavelle went on anticipation, Lavelle’s hometown alma everywhere look up to her, and will be the Netherlands, Mount Notre Dame to play for the University of Wisconsin, mater tweeted a joyful tribute to its local working hard to become like Rose.” celebrated in a Facebook post: “She’s playing for the Seattle Sounders summer celebrity: “Congratulations @USWNT! Hamm was a forward for the always been a star to us! It has been an league team during her time off from Couldn’t be prouder of our very own U.S. women’s national soccer team from absolute joy to watch Rose Lavelle ’13 school. That’s where she was really @roselavelle! #FIFAWWC19.” † Pope meets Putin; two leaders talk about Ukraine, Syria and Venezuela VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis in Rome on July 4 of a collaboration was an hour late. Orthodox Church, “and it is not likely welcomed Russian President Vladimir agreement between the Vatican’s Bambino When reporters entered the room after the Russian president will invite the pope Putin to the Vatican on July 4, and the two Gesu Pediatric Hospital and pediatric the two had met privately, Putin told the on his own without the backing of the discussed the ongoing wars in Eastern hospitals in Russia. pope, “Thank you for the time you have Orthodox Church.” Ukraine and in Syria, the Vatican said. Pope Francis and Putin “then turned dedicated to me.” While Vatican-Russian Orthodox Russia plays a major their attention to various questions of “It was a very substantive, interesting relations have steadily improved and role in both conflicts. relevance to the life of the Catholic discussion,” he said. Pope Francis personally met with At the end of the Church in Russia,” Gisotti said, as In the traditional gift exchange, Pope Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Cuba in 55-minute private well as a discussion of “the ecological Francis gave the Russian president a 2016, tensions continue, including over meeting, Alessandro question and various themes relating signed copy of his message for World the Vatican’s support for the Ukrainian Gisotti, interim to current international affairs, with Peace Day 2019 and an 18th-century Catholic Church. director of the Vatican particular reference to Syria, Ukraine etching of St. Peter’s Square “so you don’t Pope Francis’ meeting with Putin took press office, issued a and Venezuela,” where Russia has been forget Rome.” place the day before the pope was to begin statement describing supportive of embattled President Nicolas Putin gave the pope a large icon a two-day meeting with the head of the the discussions as Maduro. of Sts. Peter and Paul and a DVD Ukrainian Catholic Church, Archbishop Alessandro Gisotti “cordial.” It was the third time Pope Francis and of a Russian film about the artist Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kiev-Halych, The pope and Putin have met at the Vatican. They met Michelangelo. members of the Church’s permanent president, he said, “expressed their in November 2013 and again in June After the meeting with the pope, Putin synod, its metropolitan archbishops and satisfaction at the development of bilateral 2015. Putin arrived late for each of the and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Vatican officials. relations,” which included the signing meetings, including on July 4 when he Lavrov met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Announcing the meeting in May, Vatican secretary of state, and Archbishop the Vatican press office had said, “The Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican foreign Holy Father wishes to give a sign of his minister. closeness to the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic The ongoing war in Eastern Ukraine, Church, which carries out pastoral service where Russian-backed separatists have both at home and in various places in the been battling government forces since world.” 2014, had been expected to be a major The meeting, it said, would look topic of discussion. at “the life and needs of Ukraine in On the eve of the meeting, order to identify the ways in which the Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of the Catholic Church, and in particular the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Greek-Catholic Church, can increasingly Moscow told Vatican Radio Italia, “Even dedicate herself to the preaching of the though we are not aware of the program Gospel, to contribute to the support of of the meeting, I can imagine that themes those who suffer and to promote peace, dear to the Holy Father, such as peace in agreement, as far as possible, with and safeguarding our common home, are the Catholic Church of the Latin rite likely to be on the agenda of discussion.” and with other churches and Christian The archbishop also indicated it communities.” was unlikely that the visit would result In 2016, Pope Francis asked in a long-awaited invitation for the Catholics throughout Europe to take up pope to visit Russia, a dream that was a special collection for people suffering particularly close to the heart of St. John from the war in Eastern Ukraine, and Paul II. he made a $5 million donation of his Although an invitation from the own. The ongoing “Pope for Ukraine” government is essential, he noted, the project continues to assist people in Pope Francis talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a private audience at the Vatican on Vatican would not plan such a trip without the warzone and those displaced by the July 4. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) a separate invitation from the Russian fighting. † Page 12 The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019 Perspectives Joyful Witness/Kimberly Pohovey Twenty Something/ Christina Capecchi Universality of Mass unites us as one community in Christ I believe there is more that unites us white dresses. Yes, we stumbled upon their spoke in his homily about the importance Living in largo: than divides us. A recent experience at first Communion Mass. I will admit that of embracing the gift of the Eucharist Mass made this realization even more our first thought wasn’t “how wonderful and parents’ responsibility to bring in praise of evident to me. that we get to experience this sacrament,” their children to Mass—familiar themes Last month, my but rather a mental ticking of the additional preached in every parish. a slower pace husband, Mark, time this was going to add to the Mass. The universal aspect of our Church There is an art and a science to slow and I were blessed Two and a half hours later, Mass came and liturgy is a thing of beauty to me. living. This summer, I’m trying to learn to enjoy a belated to an end. What I experienced within that The thought that I can walk into any both. 25th anniversary trip time frame, however, was well worth the Catholic Church in the world and be able In music you can measure it. The to St. Lucia, an island trip. The majority of St. Lucia’s population to participate in and celebrate the Mass tempo called largo— paradise of the British are predominantly African-American. As alongside my brothers and sisters truly Italian for slow and Commonwealth. On my husband and I sat down, we quickly binds us as one community in Christ. broad—clocks in at the Sunday morning of realized that we were possibly the only What happened near the end of the 40 to 60 beats per our trip, we ventured Caucasian folks in the church. My husband liturgy surprised me. The lector asked minute. (Allegro, by to the village of Gros Islet to attend Mass at commented that this must be how minorities that all visitors in attendance please contrast, doubles that St. Joseph the Worker Church. As our driver feel when they attend a predominantly stand. We tentatively rose, hesitant to be pace, while presto was about to drop us off at the church, he Caucasian church. However, I felt no singled out. As the choir began to belt out races up to 200.) let us know that the pastor there was likely uneasiness because I was enthralled by the the most jubilant “welcome” song, folks Largo as an art going to preach longer than we were used joyfulness of the liturgy. emptied out from their pews to approach form comes after the to in the United States. My husband and I The music was beautifully uplifting, sort us. At first, we weren’t sure what was practice, once you shrugged at each other. “How much longer of a combination of standard hymns with happening, but we were soon enveloped turn off the metronome and play what you can that be?” I thought to myself. which we were familiar, and a blending in their warm and welcoming handshakes. love. For me, that meant playing Mozart’s As we entered the church dressed in our of island sounds and influence. I couldn’t We may have been guests, but we felt Clarinet Concerto with my grandpa, our casual vacation clothing, we noted that we help but sway to the rhythm of the drums. embraced by this community. horns and hearts in sync. were very underdressed compared to the The sacrament of holy Eucharist was More unites us than divides us. Now 88, my grandpa has tucked parishioners who were decked out in their exactly what we encounter back home. away his clarinet but keeps the tempo, Sunday finest. The ladies especially were The uninhibited look of pure joy on the (Kimberly Pohovey is a member of experiencing the gift of largo as a listener, dressed up in a variety of bold colors. faces of the young people as they received St. Jude Parish in Indianapolis. She is enjoying the younger music makers in his One by one, we began to spot young Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time the director of mission advancement for midst. boys in black and white suits and girls in looks the same in any country. The pastor Archdiocesan Education Initiatives.) † Sometimes I am astonished by the pace of life: how quickly we can make online Our Works of Charity/David Bethuram purchases, how readily we can outsource, how fully we can avoid human contact. Growing up in poverty impacts one’s emotions as an adult This summer, I’m being shown another I met Marilyn about eight years ago. At school, she preferred to be alone. that the majority of Americans currently way, discovering little invitations to slow She went through years of therapy to Getting off the school bus in the afternoon occupy). He and his research team found down. One came as a letter from a college handle what she called the “dark cloud simply brought dread. The long walk that the adults who were children of friend, handwritten on narrow sheets of a over her head.” up the driveway seemed like miles. She poverty had more difficulty in regulating grocery-list pad. It was simple and newsy: Marilyn grew up was afraid to go home. What would be their emotions. This may have been due to a new niece, a recent trip to San Francisco, in poverty, in a family in store? A brutal beating with a sexual their early exposure to stress. yearnings for the home she sold last year. of nine children in a overtone, or peeling potatoes for 11 and Marilyn moved out two days after The length surprised me, pausing me on rural part of Indiana. doing farm chores? Either way, she was her high school graduation. She attended a Tuesday night and transporting me to She and her family vulnerable during that time. She would college and wanted to prove she could another time and place, the little German lived on a sustenance get a slap, kick or knock daily. create a different path for herself. She town where she’d been raised, where she farm with animals and She had older brothers who enjoyed thought that when she was a grown-up was visiting when she wrote. a very large garden. beating her up and molesting her. she’d have power, and when she had “So much of the spiritual journey is She said she had no If a child grows up in a crowded home children she could protect them and keep simply remembering—good or bad—and memories of being in a low-quality structure with a lot of them safe from unhappiness. But she found seeing God’s hand in our lives,” she told hungry but, looking noise, like Marilyn, they are much more it more and more difficult to do this alone. me. “Writing about those memories helps back on it, she remembers their diets were likely to suffer mental and cognitive With the ongoing support of Catholic me to process and learn.” very restricted and simple. developmental debilitation than a child Charities mental health services the past The same week, a package from my She and her siblings did not bring who grows up without those environmental few years, Marilyn has been able to work cousin arrived: 10 black ballpoint pens, a lunch to school—either they skipped it conditions. Add in social risk factors like on her depression while maintaining a sampler from JetPens.com. I was bowled completely or ate a piece of fruit. Other exposure to violence, household turmoil full‑time job and caring for her three over by the elegance of the gift, the times, they ate a peanut butter sandwich and separation from a parent, and that children. She is determined to have a luxury: to try out each one and determine with thick government commodity peanut child’s development is seriously impacted. different life for her and her children, but a favorite, comparing the ink flow and tip butter. When Marilyn began school, she These risk factors are the reality for she had to surrender to the fact that her size and grips. noticed for the first time that other children children growing up in poverty. past was having an impact on her present I prefer the 0.7 mm Uni Jetstream did not live like her and her family. They Professor Gary Evans is an and future. Sport. Every letter-writing, had clothing, food and matching socks! environmental and developmental For more information on Catholic blessing‑counting person deserves a Marilyn said it was difficult to psychologist at Cornell University in Charities mental health services, please favorite pen. This is mine. remember when the mental illness started. Ithaca, N.Y., and has spent the past two visit our website at https://www.archindy. In our busy modern world, to sit down Her earliest memories involved severe decades studying child development in org/cc/index.html. and write someone a letter is a powerful neglect and abuse by her mother. She low socioeconomic communities. affirmation of that person’s dignity. The turned to the animals for comfort and Evans has followed children who grew (David Bethuram is executive director recipient is worth each pen stroke, each companionship. She believes she had up at or below the poverty line, as well of the archdiocesan Secretariat for thought—written for her or him alone. depression even as a small child. She was as children who grew up at two or four Catholic Charities. E-mail him at My cousin’s gift was the instrument to always in slow motion. times the poverty line (the income levels [email protected].) † embrace that bedrock Catholic social teaching. There is no wrong way to write a letter. Faith at Home/Laura Kelly Fanucci The act of connecting counts. I bought a few postcards from an antique store to In this age of distraction, pay attention and see God in all things remind me of that truth. One postcard, “Behold” is my favorite word in every three-to-five minutes to witness their “Use an example from a baseball penned in 1911 and mailed to Bonfield, Ill., Scripture. Every time it shows up, we’re latest elaborate domino race. game,” suggested my oldest son. “You with a 1-cent stamp, consisted of nine words summoned to snap to attention and take “You have to see this!” a messenger have to pay attention or you might get hit (and zero punctuation marks): “Hello Mary notice. God is about would insist at my office door. “It’s so in the face by a foul ball.” How are you I am fine Carrie.” to do something new. much better than the last one.” Fair enough. Mary, in turn, faithfully wrote Let’s not miss it. So I’d smile, leave my work, follow But then his younger brother knocked dispatches from Bonfield, sending her But how can we them and witness what they wanted me to it out of the park: “You just have to look at sister an update on Oct. 27, 1914: “Boys behold what God is see. someone and stay focused on them.” are busy husking. It is pretty cold. doing when we’re The first few rounds were delightful. Beholding is holy looking, the spiritual Yesterday we had frost. … Lena Stehr caught in a culture of But after an hour of interruption after practice of paying attention. Trying to will be buried this afternoon.” constant distraction at interruption, I started to get annoyed. glimpse with God’s eyes. Seeking the Mary also received postcards from our fingertips? Agitation crept into my voice: “Guys, goodness in each other and the sacredness her boyfriend, Howard. One contained a I could cite I have to finish this. Can I work for of the present moment. marriage proposal. statistics for you; 10 minutes and then take a break to see You can start small. Simply stop once Letters become bread crumbs that are we’ve all read them. If you’re like me, what you’ve made?” a day and notice those around you as gobbled up by historians, archivists and your stomach sinks whenever you hear Blank stares, as if I were speaking a they are. Not as you hope they will be relatives hungry for secrets and signs of how much time we now spend on screens. foreign language. in the future or as you wish they were in life. David McCullough, the acclaimed I could draw from neuroscience or All they wanted was my attention in the the past. But beholding them fully in the presidential biographer, praised the psychology, the latest findings on how our present moment. If I couldn’t give it then, present and noticing God alive in them exercise of letter writing as “calisthenics closest relationships and basic interactions did it matter? today. for the brain.” are being reshaped by our technology So I sighed and left my computer to Beholding is one of the most This summer, I’m using my habits. watch the same line of dominos knock profound gifts we can offer to each Uni Jetstream Sport to tell others—one But instead I will tell you a story. down neatly one by one as kids cheered. other—in our marriages, families at a time—about the mile markers and While I was trying to finish this column Right then it clicked in my mind, too: and friendships. The simple act of music makers in my life. I’m playing on a steamy summer afternoon with a Why not ask the ones who wanted my seeing with love softens our gaze, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s humble house full of children, I was interrupted attention what “attention” means to them? 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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Msgr. Owen F. Campion Daily Readings The Sunday Readings Monday, July 15 Friday, July 19 Sunday, July 14, 2019 St. Bonaventure, bishop and Exodus 11:10-12:14 doctor of the Church Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18 • Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Exodus 1:8-14, 22 Matthew 12:1-8 • Colossians 1:15-20 Psalm 124:1b-8 • Luke 10:25-37 Matthew 10:34-11:1 Saturday, July 20 St. Apollinaris, bishop and The Book of Deuteronomy, the source professing Jesus as Lord. It was the Tuesday, July 16 martyr of the first reading for Mass this weekend, gathering of people bonded together in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Exodus 12:37-42 is one of the first five books of the Bible, Jesus and living in the spirit of Jesus. collectively called the St. Luke’s Gospel provides a very Exodus 2:1-15a Psalm 136:1, 23-24, 10-15 Pentateuch, from the basic concept of Christian theology. Jesus Psalm 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34 Matthew 12:14-21 Greek word meaning says that the true disciple must love God Matthew 11:20-24 “five.” These five above all things and must love neighbor Sunday, July 21 books have been as oneself. At times, people assume that Wednesday, July 17 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary venerated for millennia this admonition was uniquely from the as containing the New Testament. It was not. Ancient Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12 Time revelation of God to Judaism concerned itself not only with Psalm 103:1b-4, 6-7 Genesis 18:1-10a Moses, the greatest of outward manifestations of obedience to Matthew 11:25-27 Psalm 15:2-5 all the ancient Hebrew God and formal worship of God, but also Colossians 1:24-28 prophets. with the deep intentions of the heart. Thursday, July 18 Luke 10:38-42 In this reading, Moses speaks to the Historic belief among Hebrews, as St. Camillus de Lellis, priest people on God’s behalf. Moses speaks the evidenced in this weekend’s first reading, word of God. He calls the people to obey required a genuine commitment of the Exodus 3:13-20 God’s commandments. But, he is clear, mind and heart to God. Psalm 105:1, 5, 8-9, 24-27 no mere lip service or insincere motions This reading gives us the familiar and Matthew 11:28-30 or masquerade of devotion is acceptable. beautiful story of the Good Samaritan, with Again speaking for God, Moses summons its powerful message of the availability of the people to heartfelt, honest and total God’s love to all, and the impact that this Question Corner/Fr. Kenneth Doyle dedication to God. Obeying commandments love can bring to ordinary human life. therefore becomes a visible expression of a First-century Jews at the time Canon law allows bishops conferences genuine attitude of the soul. regarded Samaritans almost as incapable Moses also makes clear to the people of holiness or goodness. Invariably, to determine holy days of obligation that God, while almighty and invisible, inevitably, Samaritans simply were no and neither human nor bound to the good. In this parable, Jesus taught that I am puzzled that the Ascension is no Earth, is aware of human lives and virtue actually could be in a Samaritan, Qlonger observed on Thursday (40 days Yes. With the proper permissions from communicates with humans. and more broadly, that anyone can love after Easter) as a holy Athe relevant Church authority, it is For its second reading, the Church God and love others. day of obligation, certainly possible for a wedding ceremony for this weekend presents a passage while the feasts of the such as you describe to be recognized as from St. Paul’s Epistle to the Colossians. Reflection Assumption and of the valid by the Catholic Church. I have, in fact, Colossae was a relatively important Over the years, American culture has Immaculate Conception participated in a number of such rituals— city in the Roman Empire’s northern advanced so that today many Americans are considered to be sometimes by myself, sometimes with a rabbi Mediterranean world. A Christian are more alert to and rejecting of prejudice. obligatory. sharing some of prayers, often in Hebrew. community had formed in Colossae, and Admittedly, however, as evidenced sadly The Ascension A ceremony like this highlights how its spiritual vitality was Paul’s concern every day by hate-filled actions and words, surely has a scriptural adherents of both religions hold marriage that led to the writing of this epistle. prejudice is not dead in this country. Just basis, while there are as sacred and symbolic of God’s close The reading builds on the revelation follow the news, day after day. no direct scriptural relationship with his people. It should given centuries earlier by Moses and by The story of the Good Samaritan references to the Assumption or the be noted, though, that rabbis from some other prophets. God is invisible. Mortals has components not utterly absent from Immaculate Conception. In fact, to me Jewish traditions may be unwilling to see God, however, in the Lord Jesus who American culture today. the Annunciation seems more significant participate in such a wedding. lived and breathed as a human. Risen and So the story is relevant. So is the than these other two Marian feasts (since Either the priest or the rabbi may glorified, Jesus rules over all creation and lesson. No one is beyond Christ’s love there is a scriptural basis), and yet on the be selected to receive the couple’s creatures. He is the head of the Church. or is essentially bad. Anyone can be Annunciation (on March 25) Catholics are wedding vows—again with the proper Discipleship means accepting Jesus, but it empowered to act in the example of not obliged to attend Mass. (Virginia) permission—and be the “officiant” to sign also means uncompromising commitment Christ and follow the ancient admonition the civil marriage license. to Jesus. about loving others. The grace of the Canon #1246 of the Church’s Code of The setting for the ceremony can be The Christian community in Colossae, Spirit can heal and strengthen anyone. ACanon Law allows national conferences as simple or as elaborate as you desire; a brimming with the very life of the It was the message that Paul preached, of bishops to determine the number of holy particular one that I recall took place in a Holy Spirit, was much more than a and that presents living examples around days of obligation, as well as to transfer the “neutral” reception hall but underneath a coincidental gathering of persons the world every day. † observance to a Sunday. As a result, there “chuppah,” the traditional Jewish wedding is considerable variation from country to canopy, with both sets of parents standing country: Vatican City has 10 obligatory holy next to the bride and groom. My Journey to God days, for example, while Canada has two. Your first move should be to speak Regarding the feast of the Ascension, with a local priest and complete the (Stephanie Jackson is a in most of the United States that necessary paperwork in order to receive member of St. Vincent celebration has been transferred to the the permission required. de Paul Parish in following Sunday. In the ecclesiastical Bedford. Photo: A halo provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, (Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth around the sun is seen Newark, Omaha and Philadelphia, the Doyle at [email protected] and in Santiago, Chile, in Ascension is still marked on the Thursday 30 Columbia Circle Dr., Albany, New York 2017. Pope Francis said itself, with obligatory Mass attendance. 12203.) † To your point about the Assumption during his homily at and the Immaculate Conception, the Domus Sanctae Marthae papal decrees proclaiming those teachings Readers may submit on April 27, 2018, affirmed what had been the historical and that heaven is not an consistent belief of the Church. (Both prose or poetry for eternally dull existence, doctrines have their root, in part, in the faith column but rather the completion archangel Gabriel’s proclamation in the of a journey toward a Gospel of St. Luke of Mary as God’s promised encounter with “favored one” [Lk 1:28], sometimes The Criterion invites readers to submit original prose or poetry Believe the Lord.) translated “full of grace.”) By Stephanie Jackson relating to faith or experiences of (CNS photo/Mario Ruiz, EPA) The Immaculate Conception (on prayer for possible publication in the Dec. 8) is the patronal feast of the “My Journey to God” column. He doesn’t ask for much United States and, as in Ireland on the Seasonal reflections also are for the path that he paved. feast of St. Patrick, Catholics are required appreciated. “Poems should be no It’s such a small request to participate at the Eucharist. longer than 25 lines (including lines from the lives that he saved. between stanzas if applicable) of either My fiancé is Jewish, and I am Catholic. 44 characters (including spaces) to He made it easy for us QWe are hoping to get married in a allow room for a staff-selected photo, to follow ten simple commands. neutral place, such as a hotel, and would like or 79 characters (including spaces) if no He even gave us prayers to incorporate elements from both religions photo is desired.” Please include name, that echo across the lands. address, parish and telephone number into the ceremony. Is it possible to have with submissions. such a wedding ceremony recognized by the He never breaks his promises. Send material for consideration to Catholic Church, and who from the Church Heaven’s eternity we will receive. “My Journey to God,” The Criterion, would be willing to perform the wedding in Blessings, graces, and everlasting life 1400 N. Meri­dian St., Indianapolis, a venue such as a hotel? We will be raising for those who truly believe. IN 46202-2367 or e-mail to our future children in the Catholic Church. [email protected]. † (Maryland) Page 14 The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019

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ACKERMAN, Karen P., 81, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Indianapolis, 81, June 8. Mother of Shelley, Wendy, Jim and Michael Ackerman. Grandmother of four. Great-grandmother of 10. CONNELL, Joanne C., 91, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, June 25. Mother of Julie Furnish, Suzan and Mark Remembering Baby Monica Connell. Grandmother of eight. Great-grandmother of six. A police officer with a New York Police Department honor guard carries a casket containing the remains of a pre-born girl following her funeral Mass on June 29 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Brooklyn, N.Y. The abandoned fetus was believed to have been around 5 months gestation when found in a bag on a Brooklyn EHRENSBURGER, street corner in February. The child was named Baby Monica by the Life Center of New York, a Brooklyn-based pro-life crisis pregnancy agency that arranged the Louise E., 76, St. Bartholomew, funeral service and subsequent burial at Resurrection Cemetery in Staten Island, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) Columbus, June 24. Wife of Bill Ehrensburger. Mother of Teresa Becker, Deb Callahan, June 22. Wife of Robert MCMAHON, Jack J., MARTIN, Utonia (Mitchell), STUMLER, Patricia A. Sandra Clark, Carolyn Hensley Tina Ehrensburger and Linda Hawkins. Mother of Kristi infant, St. Jude, Indianapolis, 90, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, (Moynihan), 82, St. Mary-of-the- and Rayann Thompson. Smith. Sister of Pauline Blatz, Koers, Toni Page and Jerry June 26. Son of Zachary June 18. Mother of Karen and Knobs, Floyd County, June 27. Grandmother of 12. John and Robert Jackson. Sherlynn Martin. Grandmother Wife of Irvin Stumler. Mother of Hawkins. Grandmother of 13. Alubaugh and Julia YOUNG, Leon D., 91, Grandmother of seven. Great- Great-grandmother of 30. McMahon. Grandson of Jeff of five. (Correction) Peggy Torres and Randy Stumler. grandmother of one. Grandmother of nine. St. Charles Borromeo, HOGAN, Etta R., 92, St. Rita, and Kathy McMahon. MEWBORN, Judy, 84, Bloomington, June 20. Father FLECKENSTEIN, Kristen C., St. Joseph, Shelbyville, June 24. WARFIELD, Mildred E., Indianapolis, June 28. Mother MAIO, Michael A., 80, of Katherine Carson, Bonnie St. Jude, Indianapolis, June 23. Mother of Karen Provins, Dan, 93, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, of Libby Early, Eloise Mitchell, St. Therese of the Infant Hawkins, Donna Mars, Rebecca Daughter of Brian Cannon and Mike and Steve Mewborn. June 28. Mother of Rosie Rita and Ira Hogan, Jr. Sister Smith, Randall and Robin Mary Igel. Sister of Kendra, Jesus (Little Flower), Sister of Betty Jo Andis, Kathy Nickels, Linda Smith and of Anthea King Moreland and Young. Grandfather of nine. Lindsay and Mindy Cannon. Indianapolis, June 25. Law, Judy and Kathy Schneider. Norman Warfield. Sister of Carol Leonard King, Jr. Grandmother Husband of Mary Ann Great-grandfather of 11. FREY, Patrick A., 62, Grandmother of nine. Cox. Grandmother of eight. of 12. Maio. Father of Florence St. Louis, Batesville, June 27. MOREILLON, Aaron J., Great-grandmother of 16. ZIMMER, Kathryn, Abbot, Antoinette Burford, Brother of Melanie Garlitch, KOSINSKI, Marcia Kay 28, St. Simon the Apostle, WILLIAMS, Darlene, 62, 94, All Saints, Dearborn David, James, Louis and (Milligan), 58, Holy Spirit, Marianne Duncan, Patricia Indianapolis, June 17. Son of St. Mary, North Vernon, June 7. County, June 28. Mother Michael Frey. Uncle and Indianapolis, June 18. Daughter Maio, Theresa Minock and Kyle and Kathleen Moreillon. Wife of Rick Williams. Mother of Schere Kramer, Beverly great‑uncle of several. of Jo Ann Milligan. Sister of Michelle Venezia. Brother Brother of Connor and Shane of Nicole Brown, Amy Hicks, McQueen, Ronald and Terry HAWKINS, Patricia P., 84, Theresa Madden, Marie Martin, of Gina West and Joseph Moreillon. Grandson of Jim and Jenni Sells, Adam and John Zimmer. Grandmother of 11. St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Daniel, Michael and Patrick Maio. Grandfather of 19. Suzann Laughlin and Archie Williams. Daughter of James Great‑grandmother of 21. Great- (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Milligan. Great‑grandfather of 10. and Joyce Moreillon. Mick. Sister of Nancy Apsley, great-grandmother of three. † Woman’s healing is miracle in Cardinal Newman’s sainthood cause CHICAGO (CNS)—A few prayers to placenta and that hole was allowing blood would wander into her room so she could Blessed John Henry Newman became a to escape,” she said. ask them for her phone to call 911, but “constant dialogue” and then a desperate Villalobos also developed a they didn’t. She heard nothing from her response to an emergency for Melissa subchorionic hematoma, which is a children, and the silence made her even Villalobos of Chicago. blood clot in the fetal membrane. It was more worried. Her healing, which saved her life and two‑and-a-half times the size of the baby. With thoughts of losing her unborn the life of her unborn child, was accepted The doctors recommended bed rest. baby, worry for her children downstairs as the miracle needed for the 19th-century On Friday, May 10, 2013, Villalobos and wondering if she could die, Villalobos British cardinal’s canonization. went to the emergency room because the uttered her fateful prayer. Pope Francis announced on July 1 bleeding was worse. “Then I said, ‘Please, Cardinal Newman, that he will declare Blessed John Henry Again, the doctor recommended strict make the bleeding stop.’ Those were my Newman a saint on Oct. 13. bed rest, which was difficult to imagine exact words. Just then, as soon as I finished Coincidentally, the miracle accepted for with four small children and a husband the sentence, the bleeding stopped.” his beatification in 2010 also involved who had to work. The doctor also told the She got off the floor and verified there someone from the United States: couple that a miscarriage was likely, but was no more bleeding and said, “ ‘Thank Deacon Jack Sullivan, 71, of Marshfield, if the baby survived the pregnancy, she you, Cardinal Newman. Thank you.’ Mass., was healed of a severe spinal would likely be born prematurely because Just then the scent of roses filled the condition in 2001. she would be small. bathroom,” Villalobos said. “The strongest Recounting her own story, Added to the stress was the fact that scent of roses I’ve ever smelled. Villalobos, 42, told Chicago Catholic Villalobos’ husband, David, had to leave “I thought to myself in that moment, that in 2011, “my husband brought for a mandatory business trip. ‘Oh my goodness! My baby is OK. A few prayers to Blessed John Henry Newman home a couple of holy cards with “Wednesday morning I woke up in I’m OK. My four children are OK. became a “constant dialogue” and then a Cardinal Newman’s picture on them. I bed in a pool of blood. My husband We’re all OK.’ And I said, ‘Thank you, desperate response to an emergency for put one in the family room and one in was already in an airplane on his way to Cardinal Newman,’ ” Villalobos said. Melissa Villalobos of Chicago. Her healing, our master bedroom. Atlanta,” Villalobos said. That afternoon, Villalobos’ cure was which saved her life and the life of her unborn “I would pass his picture in the house, She put off calling 911 because she confirmed during a weekly ultrasound. The child, was accepted as the miracle needed for the 19th-century British cardinal’s canonization. and I would say little prayers to him for didn’t know who would care for the kids doctor told her everything was “perfect” Villalobos is pictured in an undated photo. whatever our family’s needs were at the if she was taken in an ambulance to the and there was no more hole in the placenta. (CNS photo/courtesy Chicago Catholic) time—the children, my husband, myself. hospital. “I was able to resume my full active I really started to develop a very constant She made them breakfast and told them life as a mom,” she said. what was then just an alleged miracle dialogue with him,” said Villalobos, a to stay put before going upstairs. Baby Gemma was born on Dec. 27, 2013, and forwarded the case to the Vatican mother of seven. “Now the bleeding was really bad after a full pregnancy, weighing 8 pounds 8 for another series of investigations. The Her prayers had a miraculous result in because I had just gone up the stairs, ounces. She had no medical problems. outcome was revealed on Feb. 13 when 2013 when she started bleeding during which I really shouldn’t have done. I kind Villalobos waited until after Gemma Pope Francis announced the miracle the first trimester of a pregnancy. At the of collapsed on the bathroom floor out of was born to report the healing to the was accepted and that Cardinal Newman time she had four children—ages 6, 5, 3 weakness and desperation.” promoters of Cardinal Newman’s would be canonized. and 1—and a previous pregnancy that had Villalobos laid there thinking she canonization. In the fall of 2014, “I was cured through Newman’s ended in miscarriage. should now call 911, but she realized she representatives from Newman’s cause intercession so that I could continue an “When I went to the doctor, he did didn’t have her cellphone. She also knew visited Chicago and met with Villalobos ordinary life, if you will, but at the same an ultrasound and he said the placenta the force of yelling for her kids would and her husband. time be completely devoted to him and had become partially detached from the cause more damage and bleeding. Officials from the Archdiocese of especially God himself and our Church,” uterine wall, so there was a hole in the She was hoping one of her children Chicago conducted the local study of she said. † The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019 Page 15

Tri-Parish Mass Above, Father Aaron Pfaff, right, celebrates a Mass on June 23 on the grounds of St. Bernard Parish Above, children from St. Bernard Parish in Frenchtown, St. Joseph Parish in Crawford County and in Frenchtown for members of that faith community along with those from St. Joseph Parish in St. Michael Parish in Bradford take part in a sack race on June 23 on the grounds of St. Bernard Crawford County and St. Michael Parish in Bradford. Deacon John Jacobi, left, assists at the Mass. Parish in Frenchtown. Lunch, games and horse-drawn wagon rides followed a Mass celebrated there. The three New Albany Deanery faith communities have built a cooperative relationship through the (Submitted photo) Connected in the Spirit planning process. (Submitted photo) Seymour Baby box becomes a reality thanks to Knights By John Shaughnessy opportunity for a mother who wants a better life for her child.” As a member of the Knights of Once a baby is put in the box at the Columbus, Dave Eggers is proud of the Seymour fire station, a silent alarm Catholic organization’s commitment “to notifies 911 dispatchers. Firefighters are protect children, both born and unborn.” then immediately alerted to retrieve the So when Knights Council 1252 in baby from the box, which has heating and Seymour became aware of an opportunity cooling mechanisms for the child’s safety. to support an effort to save the life of a The purchase of the box was made newborn baby, Eggers and the other local possible by Hunter Wart, a 2019 graduate members didn’t hesitate. of Columbus North High School who The council gave its emotional and raised $10,000 as part of his senior financial support of a Safe Haven Baby project. Box that was installed at Seymour Fire Seymour’s Knights of Columbus Station 3 on June 14. Council paid for installation of the baby The baby box is “a safety device box at the fire station. The council has provided for under the state’s Safe also provided for a yearly maintenance Haven Law which legally permits a fee to operate the box for years to come. Members of Knights of Columbus Council 1252 and of St. Ambrose Parish, both in Seymour, are mother in crisis to safely, securely and The baby box was blessed during pictured with Seymour Mayor Craig Luedeman, State Rep. Jim Lucas, Seymour Fire Chief Brad Lucas, anonymously surrender her unwanted the June 14 dedication by Father Daniel and Father Daniel Staublin, pastor of St Ambrose Parish, after the June 14 dedication of a Safe Haven newborn” without fear of criminal Staublin, pastor of St. Ambrose Parish in Baby Box at Seymour Fire Station 3. (Submitted photo) prosecution, according to the Safe Haven Seymour. Baby Box organization. “I never expected all the people including parishioners from St. Ambrose. “As Catholics, as Knights, the “It’s a great program,” says Eggers, who showed up for the dedication,” This is a big deal for Seymour.” protection of life in general and the treasurer of the Knights of Columbus says Eggers, a member of St. Ambrose. It’s also an important part of the protection of newborn babies in general is council in Seymour. It allows an “There were well over 100 people there, Knights’ mission, Eggers says. utmost to us.” † Hike, mountaintop Mass about praying, evangelizing, father-son bonding WARREN, N.J. (CNS)—As the Department of Evangelization and Family The principal celebrant of the At the end of the hike, Muka said, “I early morning fog lifted over the top of Life, which sponsored the “Mass on Top June 15 Mass was Father Jorge Bedoya, kept thinking how we threw one rock Mount Tammany, the crackle of twigs of the Mountain” hike, said the day was associate pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish in the pond, and it made some ripples. being snapped underfoot mingled with about prayer, evangelization and creating in Marlton. The concelebrants were Now let’s figure out some other things light conversation and prayer. bonds. Father Javier Diaz, pastor of Christ the to do. We have to keep throwing rocks in But most often, the soft sounds of the “Part of the goal was to strengthen King Parish in Long Branch, and Divine the pond. We have to keep making those woods were enveloped in a peaceful quiet, men’s groups and to help them recruit Word Father Krzysztof Pipa, who is ripples. There’s too much against us—the as about 150 men of all ages hiked North new members,” he said, explaining that in administrator of St. Ann Parish in Browns world is trying to pull us all apart.” Jersey’s Dunnfield Creek Natural Area, addition, at least two parishes represented Mills. Arriola said he was grateful for all Warren County, to the summit in silent that day left with plans to start their own John Muka, who helped organize the who helped make the event a success, and contemplation. men’s groups where one didn’t previously men’s group from his parish, St. Vincent the family and spousal support the men At the peak, men from the Diocese exist. de Paul in Yardville, said it was important received. of Trenton, many of whom were “God’s presence was felt,” he told to show a public display of faith. He “The encouragement of the wives was joined by their sons, knelt on the The Monitor, Trenton’s diocesan explained how along the way, the men instrumental to making this possible,” rocky ground as a bilingual Mass was newspaper. “Men who started the hike encountered other hikers who were he said. “They saw this as a beautiful celebrated. alone reached the top with a new friend or curious about the group expedition and opportunity for fathers and sons to Josue Arriola, director of the diocesan a group.” their faith. interact.” † Men from the Diocese of Trenton, N.J., and their sons hike Mount Tammany in Knowlton Township, N.J., Classified Directory on June 15. 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Fred+SonsAd_Criterion_3.375x2.indd 1 2/12/18 2:01 PM Page 16 The Criterion Friday, July 12, 2019 Serra Club Vocations Essay From the Prayer, example of Pope Francis helps Bishop Simon Bruté ARCHIVES teen overcome challenges to faith By Angelina Letcher a reason to question my faith until Special to The Criterion last November when I was abruptly diagnosed with a lifelong disease, My favorite quote spoken by the Type 1 diabetes. beloved Pope Francis is, “Although the I was suddenly forced to grow up as life of a person is in a land full of thorns soon as possible in order to live on a and weeds, there is always a space in daily basis. I was given too many trials which the good can grow. You have to and obstacles to count: friendships, trust in God.” education and self-doubt. I quickly This statement learned that I had no one to rely on, and is so important to I needed something or someone to be our world and to there for me when I had times like these. myself because I always believed in a supreme being, it applies to each but never connected with him until this person individually diagnosis, the ultimate low point of by giving people my life. I escaped to music to calm me purpose to believe down, and soon enough I was addicted to in something greater Gospel and Christian music. than all of us. Praying calmed me down from the Pope Francis acknowledges that God bad days. And Mass brought happiness to gives his toughest battles to his strongest my heart. The Church and God became warriors, and, because of this, we are my shoulder to cry on, my best friend able to learn from it and grow into an and my home. After all the tragedy, I even stronger follower of Jesus Christ. felt as though I had been totally and This is no surprise to me as I quickly unapologetically accepted and free. learned this lesson in my faith journey. I would confide in Pope Francis to Pope Francis is, by far, the most not only make him aware of who I am, inspirational person I have ever had but to reassure him that his message Choir at St. Ann Parish in Terre Haute the opportunity to see, and I will never and work being done truly help people. forget the experience as I briefly held Pope Francis shows Vatican City and the The parish choir of the former St. Ann Parish in Terre Haute appears in this photo his hand at a papal hall in Vatican City world that they can grow past the weeds from 1953. The priest in the center of the back row is Father James Hickey, who this January. As I experienced the holiest and thorns throughout life. I would not was pastor of the parish from 1944-1956. St. Ann Parish was founded in 1876 and moment of my life, I wondered what I only thank him for guiding me through was merged with St. Joseph University Parish, also in Terre Haute, in 2012. would tell Pope Francis about my faith my faith journey, but ask him how journey and how he would advise me to someone so close to God walked through (Would you like to comment on or share information about this photo? Contact continue to grow in my faith. his faith journey. archdiocesan archivest Julie Motyka at 800-382-9836, ext. 1538; 317-236-1538; or I would tell him that growing up I by e-mail at [email protected].) was accustomed to the Roman Catholic (Angelina and her parents, Bryan and religion and grew up surrounded by Darla Letcher, are members of St. Jude faith. I attended a private Catholic Parish in Indianapolis. She recently middle school and high school, received graduated from Cathedral High School many sacraments and went to Mass with in Indianapolis and is the 12th-grade FAITH But if we try to behold, if we look my family every Sunday. division winner in the Indianapolis Serra continued from page 12 up and set down our screens, if we let My life seemed to be going as Club’s 2019 John D. Kelley Vocations ourselves gaze upon those we love even for perfectly as possible. I never had Essay Contest.) † smoothing the rough edges of our a few meaningful moments each day, our imperfections. eyes can start to adjust to God’s light—a We notice something new about our new way of seeing. Chicago Public Schools urged to take spouse, or we see how our children are Our attention is a holy gift. Where do changing and growing. We discover we let it land? lesson from Catholic action on abuse the difference it makes when we offer WASHINGTON Chicago Tribune’s 2018 lists of all priests with uninterrupted attention to a friend. (Laura Kelly Fanucci is a mother, writer (CNS)—The Chicago “Betrayed” series, has been allegations surrounding Our screens are slick and clear. No and director of a project on vocation at Public Schools (CPS) both uncooperative and them, it has outed all priests wonder they are dangerously alluring, while the Collegeville Institute in Collegeville, system should take some unresponsive to the crisis with substantial allegations, humans are difficult and sinful, muddled Minn. She is the author of several books, lessons from the Catholic in their classrooms. During and it requires in-depth and messy in words and actions. 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