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Jesus Gives Suffering a Purpose, Bishop Tells Marian Students Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend February 21, 2021 TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Volume 95 No. 8 TODAYSCATHOLIC.org Another season of sacrifice? Pandemic’s second Lent Jesus gives suffering a purpose, is upon us Page 2 bishop tells Marian students Journalists can bring hope, pope says Pontiff offers road map for media Page 4 Immigration expertise Catholic Charities anticipates policy changes Page 9 Parish history get hardbound Book preserves St. Bernard Parish origins, development Page 10 Catholic dating Spirit-led discernment can lead to a long, holy marriage Page 11 Derby Photography Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades enters in procession at Marian High School, Mishawaka, at the beginning of Mass during his pastoral visit to the school Feb. 11. BY JILL A. BOUGHTON ily on two former Marian princi- arts and even the school’s athletic Maskal was a seminarian at pals in the Secretariat for Catholic accomplishments. the time, but Niezer had just grad- Education, Secretary Carl Loesch Concelebrating a morning uated from high school. A remark ecause of the COVID-19 and Superintendent Dr. Joseph Mass at the school with Bishop at Lourdes that perhaps he would pandemic, some Marian Brettnacher. Rhoades were Marian’s two become a priest bounced off him BHigh School students had to He commended the excel- chaplains, Father Nathan Maskal at the time, he said, but he now forego celebrating Mass in person lent job principal Mark Kirzeder, and Father Daniel Niezer. The looks back and clearly sees Our with their bishop or having him his faculty and staff have done bishop recalled that both were Lady’s hand on his life. He added visit their classrooms during a in making in-person learning a along when he led a pilgrimage that serving as chaplain at a pastoral visit to Mishawaka Feb. reality this school year despite to World Youth Day in Madrid school dedicated to her is like 11. Nevertheless, Bishop Kevin the virus. He led the students 10 years ago. Despite the thrill of coming full circle. C. Rhoades clearly communicated in applauding the staff for “per- gathering with Pope Benedict and Feb. 11 was also World Day his affection for the school and severing through the pandemic 3 million young people in Madrid, of the Sick, and the bishop his delight in being with them on with the hard work of providing he said, almost all of the 150 addressed the role of suffering in the feast of their patroness, Our an excellent Catholic education.” diocesan pilgrims called their two the lives of Christians and its role Lady of Lourdes. He said that in The bishop praised every aspect days at Lourdes beforehand the his work as bishop he relies heav- of life at Marian: academics, the highlight of the trip. MARIAN, page 3 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC February 21, 2021 TODAY’S CATHOLIC After 11 months of ‘giving up,’ what is there left (ISSN 0891-1533) (USPS 403630) to give up this Lent? Official newspaper of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 BY MARK PATTISON Fort Wayne, IN 46856 WASHINGTON (CNS) — Since childhood, the typical U.S. PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades Catholic’s response to Lent is giving up, as in “What are you giving up for Lent?” Editorial Department If you haven’t been keeping PUBLICATIONS MANAGER: Jodi Marlin track, Catholics in the United STAFF WRITER: Jennifer Barton States and worldwide — just about everyone, really — have PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan been giving up a lot since the NEWS SPECIALIST: Mark Weber coronavirus pandemic struck 11 months ago, with no clearly Business Department defined end in sight. You would BUSINESS MANAGER: Jennifer Simerman need the fingers on both hands BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Geoff Frank to name some of the things that [email protected] have been lost, not to mention nearly a half-million lives lost in BUSINESS SALES MANAGER: Erika Barron the U.S. alone. [email protected] So, given all that, how should a Catholic approach Lent this Website: www.todayscatholic.org year? 260-456-2824 “Maybe this Lent isn’t the year to give up something, because we’re already doing it involuntarily,” said Marie CNS photo/Go Nakamura, Reuters Dennis, senior adviser to the People in Robstown, Texas, receive the COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 9. secretary general of Pax Christi Published weekly except for the International. last Sunday in December; and every It’s time, Dennis said, to “dig the difficulty, not only in terms what we have been forced to sac- through. Tell me what you’re other week from third Sunday in May deeper and to think more deeply of the pandemic but the political rifice from the pandemic, what feeling. Engage me in it,’” she through fourth Sunday in August, about what are the lessons that situation in our country and the are the sacrifices others have said. by the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South we’re learning from this pan- situations in our world,” Diaz made for us, and where have Lent is “an invitation to fix Bend, 915 S. Clinton St., P.O. Box 390, demic. For example, how we’re said. we been able to give in ways our eyes on Christ right now, Fort Wayne, IN 46801. Periodicals post- treating the earth and about the “I’m beginning to think our we hadn’t expected to — it’s a right? More than just a giving age paid at Fort Wayne, IN, and addi- racism and inequality in our own best discipline for Lent would be reflection on our almsgiving — up, it’s a looking to Christ in the tional mailing office. society and inequality around along the lines of ‘Fratelli Tutti’ and in what ways have prayed.” here and now,” Eldredge said. the world when we’re looking at — a reflection on nonviolence as “I’m a big proponent of what She suggested “letting Christ POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: who is being most hurt by the an ethic and not as some kind St. John of the Cross says: If you draw as near as possible to our Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Fort COVID pandemic. of namby-pamby way of avoid- don’t find love, bring love, and suffering. A lot of what I’ve Wayne, IN 46856-1169 “That would be my practice ing conflict, but nonviolence as then you’ll find it,” said Bishop or email: [email protected] been seeing in retreat work and during Lent,” Dennis said. “That a strong, direct confrontation William D. Byrne, recently in (spiritual) direction is, we’re MAIN OFFICE: 915 S. Clinton St., Fort would be to remind myself of the without violence to the vio- installed to head the Diocese of keeping Jesus a little at arm’s Wayne, IN 46802. Telephone 260-456- really deep changes that need lence that’s taking place,” said Springfield, Massachusetts. “And length. We’re not letting Him 2824. Fax: 260-744-1473. to be made in our society and Franciscan Father Joe Nangle, so, in this time where we’ve had come close to our suffering.” BUREAU OFFICE: 1328 Dragoon Trail, in our world as move forth from former co-director of Franciscan so much taken away from us, Eldredge added Catholics can Mishawaka, IN 46544. Telephone 260- this pandemic.” Mission Service. and ... to lose hope, to be dis- follow Jesus’ “model of doing 456-2824. Fax 260-744-1473. “There is real discernment As a religious priest, Father couraged, what we need to do is for others — reminding people, that is needed this Lent,” said Nangle said his vow of poverty bring hope, and then we’re going ‘Hey, I’m here for you. Tell me, I News deadline is 10 days prior to Marian Diaz, a professor at doesn’t give him any special to find it. Bring joy, and we’ll can listen to you.’ Show people a publication date. Advertising deadline Catholic Theological Union in insights on the giving-up con- find it.” fixed point in Christ.” is nine days before publication date. Chicago who directs grants to aid cept. Bishop Byrne said, “Let’s start “In the pandemic, we’ve Catholic professionals in minis- “If you try to live like St. with the blessings. It isn’t the probably settled into some Today’s Catholic may be reached at : try. Francis, you kill yourself in this negativity, but embrace the posi- routines. Some good routines, Today’s Catholic, “Many people have been giv- society. It’s a tough call. I try to tive and bringing that to people probably there may have been P.O. Box 11169, Fort Wayne, IN ing and sacrificing on behalf of live simply and let it go at that,” each day. In order to do that, some unhealthy routines that 46856-1169; or email: others during this past year,” he said. “I think that laypeople you have to look at the other we’ve settled into,” said Paul [email protected] Diaz said. “And for those people, are living a much more life of two parts of Lent. There’s prayer Jarzembowski, assistant direc- I would just ask them to consider poverty in many ways than and almsgiving. You can’t really tor assistant director of youth what do they need to do to be many of us religious. I think bring positivity without prayer. and young adult ministries in able to sustain that service? If religious life can be very, very Otherwise, it’s just play-acting.” the the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat our God is a God of love who comfortable, I think the average He added, “You’ve got to have for Family, Marriage, Laity and comes to serve us in our creation layperson struggles except for something at the start of the Youth.
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