50¢ February 12, 2006 Volume 80, No. 7 www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Universities must listen to all Special graces arguments, Notre Dame president says of sacramental BY JOHN THAVIS marriage ROME (CNS) — In its dialogue with culture, the Catholic university must listen seriously to opposing Liturgical considerations, arguments and use the light of faith to respond rea- marriage preparation explored sonably and persuasively, said Father John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame. Pages 11-15 Father Jenkins, the Holy Cross priest who took over last year at the helm of the university, told a Rome conference Feb. 1 that the church’s universi- ties should take their cue from St. Thomas Aquinas, whose writings examined a “disputed question” Spring confirmation from all sides. Schedule posted Aquinas would present opposing views in a way acceptable to those who held Page 5 them, and in fact as persuasively See Bishop D’Arcy’s as possible, before delivering his statement on own response, Father Jenkins said. controversial play. This is extremely important PAGE 3 today, he said, as the church seeks Death row inmate to influence critical cultural debates on social justice, technological change, bio- joins church medical advances and human dignity. Received into the church eight “We will not engage the great issues of the day unless we are able to listen to and understand the hours before execution contrary voices,” he said. As an intermediary between the church and cul- Page 7 ture, the Catholic university has a responsibility first of all to identify the great questions of the day, he said. After examining the views of others, including CNS PHOTO/ALESSIA GIULIANI, CATHOLIC PRESS PHOTO non-Christians, Catholic scholars should attempt to Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, speaks with New family features resolve the issue in the light of faith, then try to Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, Catholic budget issues and respond to contrary views in a way that will help at an academic conference and convocation at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome persuade others, he said. Feb. 1. The Notre Dame Board of Trustees conferred honorary degrees on Francis Rooney, Catholic vocabulary the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, and Bishop Rino Fisichella, the rector of Lateran Page 9 JENKINS, PAGE 4 University.

PILGRIM CROSS VISITS Freedom of expression does The Young Voice FIRST HIGH SCHOOL St. Adalbert School soars not mean offending religions Page 24 The Vatican statement, without getting BY JOHN THAVIS into the details of the cartoons, said “free- dom of thought or expression ... cannot VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican, imply a right to offend the religious senti- commenting on a series of satirical newspa- ments of believers,” no matter what the reli- per cartoons that have outraged Muslims, gion. said freedom of expression does not include Certain forms of ridicule or extreme crit- the right to offend religious sentiments. icism can constitute an “unacceptable At the same time, the Vatican said, vio- provocation,” the Vatican said. lent reactions are equally deplorable. It said governments and their institutions “Intolerance — wherever it comes from, cannot be held responsible for the offensive whether real or verbal, action or reaction — actions of an individual or a newspaper. always constitutes a serious threat to Violent protests never reflect “the true spir- peace,” Vatican spokesman Joaquin it of any religion,” it said. DON CLEMMER Navarro-Valls said in a statement Feb. 4. The Vatican suggested, however, that Students at Bishop Luers High School in The cartoons, which make fun of the where free speech crosses the line and prophet Mohammed, were first published in becomes offensive to a religion, national Fort Wayne process with the traveling a Danish newspaper last fall and have authorities “can and should” intervene. Jubilee Cross through the hallways of the recently been reprinted in several European The cartoons are considered blasphe- papers. mous because, first of all, Islam does not school on their way to an all-school Mass in Islamic anger has grown, along with allow depictions of Mohammed, and, sec- the gymnasium. The stop at Bishop Luers popular demonstrations. In early February ond, they show Mohammed in a number of protesting Muslims burned or vandalized disrespectful ways. One cartoon, for exam- on Feb. 2 was the first time the cross made Western embassy buildings in Indonesia, its way to a diocesan high school. Syria and Lebanon. CARTOON, PAGE 4 2 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 12, 2006 TODAY’S CATHOLIC

Official newspaper of the Today’s Catholic ‘reflects the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 vitality of our diocese’ PUBLISHER: Bishop John M. D’Arcy one, especially myself, to get more and has lived for almost 20 years, and then at EDITOR: Tim Johnson more subscribers. If every subscriber would St. Anne’s Home. Please keep him in your ASSISTANT EDITOR: Don Clemmer give one gift subscription this year, it would prayers. solve our financial problems. Our circula- STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad tion is around 17,000. If we can get it to NEWS 20,000, I think we would be solvent. Why Other priests who are infirm Editorial Department not give a gift subscription to Today’s Father Terry Fisher fell recently and PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan &NOTES Catholic? injured his leg. He had serious surgery. He FREELANCE WRITERS: Ann Carey, Elmer J. is the pastor of St. Anthony Parish, South Danch, Michelle Donaghey, Bonnie BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY Bend, and serves on many diocesan boards. Elberson, Denise Fedorow, Sr. Margie On to the high schools The latest word indicates that he may out as Lavonis, CSC,Theresa Thomas I am preparing for my visit to Marian many as six weeks. High School this week, followed by a visit Father Terry Place has had a serious ill- to Bishop Luers next week. I am proud of ness, but he has improved and is celebrating Business Department About this newspaper our four Catholic high schools. Three of Mass. The same is true of Father Leonard BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice Today’s Catholic, as you know, in recent years has received many awards for excel- them have begun to prepare for capital fund Chrobot. Father André Léveillé, CSC, is AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber lence. I think it is one of the best diocesan drives and expansion. I expect that the recuperating at Holy Cross House on the BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol newspapers in the land. It gives an excellent fourth will soon follow. With the cost of campus of the University of Notre Dame mix of local and national news. I am not health insurance and the significant rise in after injuring his leg seriously and undergo- proud of it only because of these national teachers’ salaries the past several years, our ing surgery. He expects to be there for sev- Advertising Sales awards, but because of its appearance, its high schools have become increasingly eral weeks. demanding financially. What makes it Keep all these devoted priests who have Carol Eifert (Fort Wayne area) newsiness and its substance. Recently, some worthwhile is that the young people meet given their lives to Christ in your prayers. (260) 456-2824 new and creative things have been estab- lished, including a wider range of questions Jesus Christ in the sacraments and in Judy Kearns (South Bend area) and answers about the faith. It reflects the prayer, and receive a solid religious educa- (574) 234-0687 vitality of our diocese. tion. 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All let- Kathy and Tim tell me that almost every in his lifetime — St. Patrick and St. Charles ters must be signed and include a diocese in the country that has a newspaper Borromeo, Fort Wayne. He was a native of phone number and address for verifi- has a mandate, meaning that every family Lafayette. He was a legendary athlete at St. cation.We reserve the right to edit in the parish must accept the newspaper and Joseph College, Renssalaer; a pitcher in letters for legal and other concerns. pay for it. If they do not pay for it, the pas- baseball, he was also a great football player, tor is responsible to see that the parish pays where he developed an art that has been Mail letters to: Today’s Catholic, for it. lost — the drop kick. Above everything, he P.O. Box 11169, Fort Wayne, IN I have always resisted this, as it brings a remains a priest to the core. His devotion to 46856-1169; or e-mail: financial cost to our parishes. 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STATEMENT BY BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY CONCERNING THE ‘VAGINA MONOLOGUES’ Bishop regrets Notre Dame sponsorship

February 2006 human body: no longer is it inte- would be wrong to let this part Once again, many Catholic uni- grated into our overall existential obscure the whole — and this is versities and institutions of higher freedom; no longer is it a vital what often happens in art ... learning are allowing the presenta- expression of our whole being, but Pornography is a marked tendency tion of something called “The it is more or less relegated to the to accentuate the sexual element Vagina Monologues.” Alas, our purely biological sphere. The when reproducing the human body beloved Notre Dame is presenting apparent exaltation of the body can or human love in a work of art, it for the fifth successive year quickly turn into a hatred of bodili- with the object of inducing the under the sponsorship of two aca- ness. Christian faith, on the other reader or viewer to believe that demic departments. The bishop is hand, has always considered man a sexual values are the only real val- the teacher in his diocese and has unity in duality, a reality in which ues of the person, and that love is the serious responsibility of bring- spirit and matter compenetrate, and nothing more than the experience, ing the light of the Gospel of in which each is brought to a new individual or shared, of those val- Christ and the teachings of the nobility.” ues alone.” — “Love and church to bear on the moral issues — “Deus Caritas Est,” Pope Responsibility,” Karol Wojtyla: of the time. This obligation takes Benedict XVI, Dec. 25, 2005. Such an analysis brings clarity. on a special seriousness when the The play, which is being spon- souls of the young are in danger of The question of freedom sored, does not portray the whole being drawn into a state of moral truth about human sexuality; and confusion. The Book of Genesis contains by this separation, it violates the What is wrong with the text of the biblical account of the origin of truth about the body, the truth this play? It distorts the beautiful humanity and informs us about the about the gift of sexuality, the truth CNS PHOTO/L’ OSSERVATORE ROMANO VIA REUTERS gift of human sexuality, clouding centrality of freedom as a gift of about love, and the truth about Pope Benedict XVI blesses a girl during his visit to the Vatican’s parish its richness so it becomes merely God who has created us in his man and woman. image. Freedom in the Catholic church, the Church of St. Anne, Feb. 5. Marking Italy’s pro-life day, the the seeking of pleasure. Sexuality As the president of Providence in the Catholic tradition is always tradition has never been under- College recently wrote when he pontiff said people will lose respect for human life the more they set related to the gift of self to another. stood as the right to do whatever explained his reasons for banning aside belief in God. “Sexuality is an enrichment of the one desires. Freedom in the the play, “Any institution which whole person — body, emotions Catholic tradition is seen as the sanctioned works of art that under- and soul — and it manifests itself capacity to know the good and mined its deepest value would be in its inmost meaning in leading having the strength to do it. The inauthentic, irresponsible and ulti- To respect life, people the person to the gift of self in opposite understanding of freedom mately self-destructive.” love.” — “Familiaris Consortio,” would say that each person deter- — Letter to the Community of Pope John Paul II mines what is good or evil. This Providence College, Brian In contrast, the play in question kind of subjectivity is in total Shanley, OP, Ph.D. must remember God reduces sexuality to a particular opposition to the Scriptures. We As Notre Dame, with our organ of a woman’s body separate receive our understanding of what prayers, weighs its response to this from the person of the woman, is good and what is evil from God question, the common good of the created it, pope says from her soul and her spirit. It through the Commandments given university and of the wider com- alienates woman from man whom to Moses, from the Scriptures, munity, as well, should be consid- help us to know the word of God God has entrusted to her as friend from the teachings of the church ered. BY CINDY WOODEN not only with our intellects, but and companion. It separates sexu- and the law written in our hearts, with the heart.” ality and the human body from identified by St. Paul and the long A new development VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Jesus’ life and ministry, the love. How opposite from our tradi- tradition of church teaching. Pope more people set aside belief in pope said, was grounded in his tion which says, “A woman’s dig- John Paul II succinctly expressed For 21 years as bishop of this God the creator, the greater the personal relationship with God nity is closely connected with the this truth rooted in sacred diocese, I have entered into danger that they will lose respect the Father. love which she receives by the Scriptures and tradition when he respectful dialogue with three pres- for the value and dignity of “Where God is absent, the very reason of her femininity. It is observed, “Every generation of idents of Notre Dame. In that spir- human life, Pope Benedict XVI human person is no longer likewise connected with the love Americans needs to know that it, I have spoken to Father John said. respected,” the pope said. she gives in return.” — “On the freedom consists not in doing what Jenkins, CSC, on the matter at Celebrating Mass Feb. 5 in the Jesus did not come to earth Dignity of Women,” Pope John we like, but in having the right to hand, always keeping in mind the Vatican’s parish church, the primarily to heal people of physi- Paul II. do what we ought.” Oct. 8, 1995, instruction given to bishops and Church of St. Anne, and marking cal maladies, the pope said, but While some will find it hard to Baltimore, Maryland university presidents in “Ex Corde Italy’s pro-life day, Pope to “reconcile them with God. believe, it is true that this play Ecclesiae”, which urges that there Benedict said that when people God is our creator. God gave us depicts in an approving way a sex- Academic and artistic should be “close personal and pas- stop thinking of human life as a life, dignity.” ual relationship between an adult toral relationships between univer- creation of God they begin to While men and women are woman and an adolescent girl, a freedom sity and church authorities, charac- think they have complete control called to safeguard and adminis- minor. Such an action, which is a Pope John Paul II has made terized by mutual trust and consis- over it. ter creation, they are not the lords crime in both civil and church law, clear that a Catholic university tent cooperation and continuing In a mostly ad-libbed homily of life, and they cannot presume is also considered a serious sin in “guarantees its members academic dialogue.” at the morning Mass, Pope to determine whether life is or is Christian moral teaching. The play freedom so long as the rights of Father Jenkins, in an act of Benedict said Jesus came to earth not of value, he said. also contains explicit depictions of the individual person and the com- leadership, has chosen to go before as a human being in order to heal Reciting the Angelus after masturbation and lesbian sex, por- munity are preserved within the the Notre Dame community to people of the “fevers” of ideolo- Mass, Pope Benedict said he trayed in a positive light. confines of the truth and the com- make a serious presentation on this gies and idolatry and of forget- wanted to focus attention on “the In this first encyclical letter, mon good.” matter. Those of us who are out- ting God. importance of the service of char- Pope Benedict XVI, theologian — “Ex Corde Ecclesiae.” side the governance of the univer- “The Lord gives us his hand, ity to support and promote and pastor, speaks to this cultural Here, Pope John Paul II, a long- sity should view this decision with he helps us up and heals us,” the human life.” phenomenon with striking clarity. time professor in a Catholic uni- respect. pope said. Even before organizing pro- “Nowadays Christianity of the versity, explains that freedom must Referring to the Gospel story life initiatives, he said, “it is fun- past is often criticized as having always be linked to the truth and A final word of Jesus healing Peter’s mother- damental to promote a correct been opposed to the body; and it is the common good. The same prin- In preparing these remarks, I in-law, the pope said it is impor- attitude toward the other: The quite true that tendencies of this ciples apply to artistic freedom. have consulted others, including tant to notice that as soon as she culture of life is, in effect, based sort have always existed. Yet the As a university professor, the women who are graduates of Notre was healed she got up and began on attention to others without contemporary way of exalting the future pope presented a series of Dame. One is the mother of seven serving others. exclusion or discrimination. body is deceptive. Eros, reduced to lectures on human love and sexu- children; along with her husband, “Right away she began to “Every human life deserves pure ‘sex,’ has become a commod- ality in which he reflected how she has worked with me for 20 work, to be at the disposition of and needs to be defended and ity, a mere “thing” to be bought artistic freedom must always be years to promote the pastoral care others and, in that way, she repre- promoted,” the pope said. and sold, or rather, man himself linked to the whole truth about of the family. Together, they have sents the many good women — Too often, especially in becomes a commodity. This is human love and sexuality. prepared hundreds of couples for mothers, grandmothers, women wealthy societies, “life is exalted hardly man’s great ‘yes’ to the “Art has a right and a duty, for marriage. She shared with me in different professions — who as long as it is pleasurable, but body and his sexuality as the pure- the sake of realism, to reproduce these comments. are available, who get up and there is a tendency not to respect ly material part of himself to be the human body, and the love of “I have been reflecting since we serve and are the soul of the fam- it any longer when it becomes ill used and exploited at will. Nor man and woman, as they are in spoke the other night on the fact ily and of the parish,” he said. or disabled,” Pope Benedict said. does he see it as an arena for the reality, to speak the whole truth that there is an enormous differ- Pope Benedict used the parish When every human life is exercise of his freedom, but as about them. The human body is an ence between exposing evil and visit to thank the women loved because it is created by mere object that he attempts, as he authentic part of the truth about endorsing it, and a Catholic uni- involved in the life of St. Anne God, then efforts to defend life pleases, to make both enjoyable man, just as its sensual and sexual Parish, but also those around the — whether the life of a newborn, and harmless. Here we are actually aspects are an authentic part of the world who teach their children the infirm or the dying — dealing with a debasement of the truth about human love. But it PLAY, PAGE 4 the faith and those “who always become effective, the pope said. 4 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 12, 2006

about their field of expertise. of institution we are? happened, what the appeal of the “It is the same academic free- Father Jenkins said the ques- play is, and why the answer to the JENKINS dom that is enjoyed anywhere tion of Catholic identity means PLAY desecration of women that sexual else,” he said. universities should make room CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 abuse and violence constitute can- At the same time, Father for explicit reflection on their CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 not be the perhaps less obvious Jenkins said that at an institu- mission. The basic objectives of but more insidious desecration of In this way, he said, the church tional level the Catholic univer- that mission should be respected versity should be in the business women that many of the mono- evangelizes culture. The church is sity needs to reflect its Catholic by everyone working at the uni- of the former, not the latter. In logues depict.” — Lisa Everett, also enriched and shows that, like character. For that reason, a uni- versity, including non-Catholics, order to expose evil, it is necessary in a letter to Bishop D’Arcy, Feb. Aquinas, it is ready and willing to versity may want to look criti- he said. to examine it, to analyze it, to 1, 2006. learn about the truth from any cally at what events are being The 52-year-old priest, who explore its assumptions and argu- I am always impressed when I source, he said. sponsored and seemingly has taught philosophy at Notre ments so as to be better able to visit the Grotto of Our Lady at Father Jenkins made his endorsed by its academic Dame since 1990, said he is refute them and to explain to oth- Notre Dame by the many students, remarks at Rome’s Pontifical departments. generally impressed with the ers how and why they fall short of who pause there in prayer. Let us Lateran University, where the That issue came to public interest in the faith shown by what our human dignity demands. all turn to Mary, the patroness of Notre Dame Board of Trustees attention in late January, when young students today. A Catholic university should bring Notre Dame and of our diocese, conferred honorary degrees on Father Jenkins placed some At the same time, he said, faith and reason, as well as human asking her to help Father Jenkins Francis Rooney, the U.S. ambas- restrictions on two highly con- many of them come to Notre experience and reflection to bear and her university through this dif- sador to the Vatican, and to troversial events at Notre Dame: Dame confused about some of on the issues raised by the mono- ficult and historic moment, Bishop Rino Fisichella, the rec- performances of “The Vagina the fundamental truths of logues, so as to respond to them in towards the light that is Jesus tor of Lateran University. Monologues,” a play about Catholicism. He said he is con- a way that safeguards and pro- Christ who said, “I am the way, In an interview Feb. 2 with female sexuality, and an annual vinced that young Catholics motes the dignity of the human the truth and the life.” Catholic News Service, Father festival that features movies today need basic catechesis person. The monologues have I regret the sponsorship of this Jenkins spoke about efforts to with homosexual themes. He more than sophisticated theolo- become, in fact, a cultural phe- play by Notre Dame again this understand and promote the also opened a university-wide gy. nomenon, and a Catholic universi- year, and pray it will be the last Catholic identity of church-run dialogue to help him decide “They need to know what the ty could have a fine contribution time. universities, which was empha- whether the events should be central truths are, why they are to make in analyzing why that has sized under Pope John Paul II held in the future. taught and what they mean for and is expected to continue These are not unimportant human life. I think that’s the big under Pope Benedict XVI. issues for Notre Dame, because challenge for the church,” he Father Jenkins said that while they involve “what sort of insti- said. Catholic identity is not an easy tution we are and how we are Father Jenkins said he CARTOON thing to measure at a university fulfilling our mission about thought the election of Pope there are some indications of being a pre-eminent Catholic Benedict, who as Cardinal CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 success, including worship and university,” Father Jenkins told Joseph Ratzinger was a world- liturgical life, a demonstration CNS. renowned scholar and theolo- ple, shows Mohammed in a turban of generosity and Christian He said the issue was not gian, would help focus attention shaped as a bomb. charity, and a vibrant intellectu- academic freedom. Notre Dame on the role of Catholic scholar- In separate statements, two al life, particularly in theology. can accept a diversity of views, ship and universities. Vatican officials also denounced If there is no real liturgical events and artistic performanc- Father Jenkins also pointed the cartoons. life, no generosity of service, es, including some that are not out an interesting historical Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, and if the intellectual life does in accordance with Catholic note: In the 1960s, Notre president of the Pontifical Council not reflect church teachings in teaching, he said. Dame’s president, Holy Cross for Interreligious Dialogue, told some way, then it is silly to call “We want a diversity of Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, Vatican Radio that the ongoing it a Catholic university, he said. views. That’s part of being a offered then-Father Ratzinger a demonstrations show how deeply Father Jenkins said he sees university,” he said. teaching position at the univer- Muslims have been offended by no tension between a universi- But he said “The Vagina sity. Had he accepted, his career the depictions of their Prophet. CNS PHOTO/ALI JAREKJI, REUTERS ty’s Catholic identity and aca- Monologues” had run for five as a distinguished theologian “We shouldn’t diminish the Jordanian Islamists shout slogans demic freedom. At Notre Dame, years at Notre Dame, involving might have developed in a very love and respect Muslims have for during a demonstration in he said, scholars and students — fundraising and a great deal of different context. their prophet Mohammed. This is Amman, Jordan, Feb. 3 against including non-Catholics — have publicity, all of which raise the very important for them and there- the publication of cartoons in the right to think what they like, question: Is what we are spon- fore cannot be the object of deri- European newspapers depicting publish their research and speak soring consistent with the sort sion or ridicule,” he said. the prophet Mohammed. The archbishop added that vio- lent reactions to such offenses are not justified. eties should not assume a right to Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, a offend religious sentiments. He leader for many years in the noted that many countries consider Vatican’s diplomatic service, said it illegal to offend their national the cartoons had offended millions flag and asked, “Shouldn’t we of Muslims and demonstrated a consider religious symbols on an Kathleen Anderson is one growing trend to make fun of reli- equal level with the symbols of gious symbols in general. secular institutions?” “Freedom of satire that offends Msgr. Aldo Giordano, general of more than 30 Barnes & the sentiments of others becomes secretary of the Council of an abuse — and in this case it has European Bishops’ Conferences, affected the sentiments of entire told Vatican Radio Feb. 3 that this Thornburg attorneys providing populations in their highest sym- type of satire was a type of vulgar- bols,” the cardinal told the Italian ity that goes against human rights. newspaper Corriere della Sera “I see that the entire Christian legal services to their fellow Feb. 3. world is very saddened and pained The cardinal said Christianity by satire of this type, aimed at the has similar sensitivities. brothers of another religion,” he parishioners in the Diocese “One can understand satire said. about a priest but not about God. At the same time, he said it was With reference to Islam, we could important not to overreact and of Fort Wayne - South Bend. understand satire on the uses and “not make it an occasion for a customs and behavior, but not clash of civilizations.” about the Quran, Allah and the “We should be able to trans- Prophet,” he said. form offenses in an occasion of The cardinal said secular soci- greater solidarity,” he said.

Kathleen Anderson Labor and Employment/Litigation (260) 425-4657 [email protected] Voice Mail O:(260)436-6363 Ex 317 (260) 479-1162 R: (260) 639-6471 FEBRUARY 12, 2006 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC 5 Confirmation schedule announced for spring Informed consent legislation to Date Time Parish Bishop Feb. 5 3 p.m. Holy Cross, South Bend D’Arcy St. Stanislaus, South Bend reduce abortions advances (at Holy Cross) Feb. 12 1:30 p.m. St. Charles Borromeo, Fort Wayne D’Arcy Drozda (R-Westfield), Senate Bloomington, said, “One of the BY BRIGID CURTIS AYER Feb. 17 7 p.m. St. Therese, Fort Wayne D’Arcy sponsor of HB 1172. “People most important components of Feb. 18 5:30 p.m. St. Mary, Bristol D’Arcy need to understand there’s a baby this bill is the clause that requires March 21 7 p.m. St. Anthony, Angola D’Arcy INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s involved and the baby will feel the mother be informed that life March 22 7 p.m. Immaculate Conception, Auburn Houck informed consent law may reduce pain.” begins at fertilization. I have March 23 7 p.m. Queen of Angels, Fort Wayne Houck abortions if a bill, which passed Sen. Drozda said he is uncer- heard countless testimonies from March 25 5 p.m. St. Joseph, Fort Wayne Houck the Indiana House of tain whether or not the bill will women that were told it was sim- March 26 1:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Fort Wayne Houck Representatives (70-30), becomes receive a hearing or pass the ply ‘a clump of cells’ and not a March 27 7 p.m. St. John the Baptist, New Haven Houck law. Senate. For this reason Sen. real baby. Many of them have March 28 7 p.m. Combined confirmation for: Houck House Bill 1172, a bill the Drozda said, “I would encourage stated that if they had only Queen of Peace, Mishawaka Indiana Catholic Conference your readers to contact their state known the truth that life begins at St. Stanislaus, New Carlisle (ICC) supports, requires that senators and tell them they want conception they would not have St. Bavo, Mishawaka before an abortion, women be HB 1172 to get a hearing, and chosen abortion. This aspect of Holy Family, South Bend given information that the fetus they expect them to support the the bill would effectively under- (at St. Matthew Cathedral) may feel pain and that after 20 bill. This is an issue where legis- mine the abortion industry’s April 5 7 p.m. St. Joseph, Bluffton D’Arcy weeks an anesthetic for the fetus lators will respond to their con- deceitful tactic of denying the St. Mary Assumption, Decatur may be available. It also changes stituents.” Sen. Drozda is a humanity of the baby,” said (at St. Mary’s) the informed consent statute to parishioner of St. Maria Goretti, Barnett. April 19 7 p.m. St. Mary, Huntington D’Arcy require written information about Westfield. Sen. Mike Delph (R- In 2003, the Indiana State Ss. Peter & Paul, Huntington adoption alternatives and physical Carmel) and Sen. Allie Craycraft Department of Health reported (at St. Mary’s) risks concerning abortion. Also (D-Selma) are cosponsoring HB there were 11,458 abortions per- April 20 7 p.m. St. Michael, Plymouth D’Arcy the written information must 1172. formed in Indiana. Mothers April 21 7 p.m. St. Gasper, Rome City D’Arcy include the statement that life Last month, Glenn Tebbe, between the ages of 20 to 24 St. Joseph, LaGrange (at St. Gasper) begins at fertilization. executive director for the Indiana years old accounted for the April 23 2:30 p.m. St. Pius X, Granger D’Arcy Rep. Tim Harris (R-Marion), Catholic Conference testified in largest percentage, 35.7 percent, April 24 7 p.m. St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend D’Arcy author of the bills said, “As more support of HB 1172 before the or 4,087 abortions. Nearly 2,500 Corpus Christi, South Bend information has become available House Public Policy Committee, abortions or 21.6 percent were (at St. Matthew Cathedral) and agreed upon by those in the said, “Because the effect may be from mothers in the 25 to 29 age April 26 7 p.m. Most Precious Blood, Fort Wayne D’Arcy scientific and medical communi- to reduce abortion, ICC supports group. Sixty-three percent of the April 27 7 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul, Fort Wayne D’Arcy ty, it becomes evident when you HB 1172. Support for the bill mothers in Indiana who had abor- April 28 7 p.m. St. Rose of Lima, Monroeville D’Arcy look at Indiana’s informed con- does not imply support or tions were Caucasian, 27.4 per- St. Louis Besancon, New Haven sent law, that it is lacking impor- approval of the practice of abor- cent were African American, 6.4 (at St. Rose) tant evidence. tion or that providing an anesthet- percent were Hispanic and 3.2 April 29 11 a.m. St. Mary of the Lake, Culver D’Arcy “In making this difficult deci- ic makes the practice acceptable. percent of mothers their race was May 1 6:30 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle, Elkhart D’Arcy sion, a mother should know all ICC abhors the reason and neces- unknown. Nearly 80 percent of St. John the Evangelist, Goshen the facts,” said Rep. Harris. sity of the law — abortion itself. Indiana abortion recipients were (at St. Thomas) “There is evidence from fetal sur- Each life is sacred and created in not married compared to nearly May 4 6 p.m. St. Joseph, Hessen Cassel D’Arcy gery that the baby feels pain. The the image of God. All life is to be 15 percent who were. May 5 7 p.m. St. Mary, Avilla D’Arcy hope is that when the mother protected.” Immaculate Conception, Kendallville does realize that, she may change Groups that also testified in Abortion resources (at St. Mary) her mind about the abortion. support of HB 1172 primarily May 7 2 p.m. Group confirmation for: D’Arcy “The other really important based on moral grounds included To view the full report of Cathedral, Fort Wayne part of the bill requires that writ- Advance America, the Indiana Indiana abortions from years St. Paul Chapel, Clear Lake ten information about adoption Family Institute and Indiana 1999 to 2003 go to the Indiana St. Mary, Fort Wayne options be provided to the mother Right to Life. Groups testifying State Department of Health’s St. Henry, Fort Wayne as well as physical risks to abor- in opposition to HB 1172 prima- Web page at St. Robert Bellarmine, North Manchester tion. And the bill defines that rily based on the arguments of www.in.gov/isdh/index.html click Sacred Heart, Fort Wayne human life begins at fertiliza- privacy and reproductive rights on “Data & Statistics,” then click St. Paul of the Cross, Columbia City tion,” said Rep. Harris. included Planned Parenthood, the on “Induced Terminated (at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception) Rep. Eric Turner (R-Marion) Jewish Community Relations Pregnancies” for abortion infor- May 8 7 p.m. Group confirmation for: D’Arcy who has co-authored the bill, Council (JCRC), Indiana mation. For more facts on abor- St. Joseph, Roanoke said, “I think it is only right to National Organization of Women tion go to abortion facts Web St. Aloysius, Yoder provide this information to (INOW) and the Indiana Civil page at www.abortionfacts.com St. John Bosco, Churubusco women who are considering an Liberties Union (ICLU). and Silent No More Awareness Immaculate Conception, Ege abortion, because choosing the Kristi Barnett, one of the Campaign Web page www.silent- St. Patrick, Fort Wayne procedural steps to have an abor- Indiana regional coordinators for nomoreawareness.org St. Catharine, Nix Settlement tion has many physical and emo- Silent No More Awareness (at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception) tional risks. I also hope that by Campaign (SNMAC), a ministry May 10 7 p.m. Our Lady Good Hope, Fort Wayne D’Arcy providing this information, for post-abortive women, said, How to contact your state May 11 7 p.m. St. Mary Assumption, South Bend D’Arcy women will understand that there “Silent No More does not have St. Jude, South Bend (at St. Jude) are other options beyond ending an official position on this bill, legislator May 12 7 p.m. St. John the Baptist, South Bend D’Arcy the life of the unborn child.” however my comments reflect The following Web site can May 13 5:30 p.m. Little Flower, South Bend D’Arcy Rep. Robert Bischoff (D- my experience as a post-abortive help you identify your legislator May 14 4 p.m. Christ the King, South Bend D’Arcy Greendale) and Rep. Troy woman and the wisdom gained and provide some easy ways of May 15 7 p.m St. Jude, Fort Wayne D’Arcy Woodruff (R-Vincennes) are also from working with others healing making contact: May 18 7:30 p.m. St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne D’Arcy co-authors of HB 1172. from their abortions.” www.in.gov/apps/sos/ May 21 6 p.m. St. Anthony, South Bend D’Arcy “The number one goal of this Barnett, who attends St. John legislator/search/ May 22 7 p.m. St. Adalbert, South Bend D’Arcy bill is education,” said Sen. Jeff the Apostle Catholic Church in St. Casimir, South Bend (at St. Adalbert) May 23 7 p.m. St. Francis Xavier, Pierceton D’Arcy Sacred Heart, Warsaw (at Sacred Heart) May 25 7 p.m. St. Patrick, Walkerton D’Arcy May 26 7 p.m. St. Joseph, South Bend D’Arcy Sacred Heart, Notre Dame (at St. Joseph) May 31 7 p.m. Combined confirmation for: D’Arcy Sacred Heart, Lakeville St. Joseph, Mishawaka St. Monica, Mishawaka (at St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend) June 3 4:30 p.m. Adult confirmation D’Arcy St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend June 4 11:30 a.m.Adult confirmation D’Arcy Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne June 9 6:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul, Elkhart D’Arcy June 10 5 p.m. St. Dominic, Bremen D’Arcy June 12 7 p.m. St. Patrick, Ligonier D’Arcy Blessed Sacrament, Albion (at St. Patrick) 6 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 12, 2006

Moreau Seminary, call the Holy Forever Learning Cross Mission Center at (574) 631-5477. Institute begins St. Joseph, St. Catherine 30th year AROUND THE DIOCESE hold mission Feb. 19-22 SOUTH BEND — Forever ROANOKE — St. Joseph Parish, Learning Institute, whose sole Roanoke and St Catherine’s Parish, mission is to improve the quality Nix Settlement, will be holding a and dignity of senior citizens’ SCHOOL CHOIRS COMBINE TO SING NATIONAL ANTHEM Parish Mission Feb. 19-22. It will quality of life through continual be from 7-8 p.m. each of these intellectual challenge, spiritual evenings at St. Joseph Catholic reflection and social interaction, Church, 641 N. Main St., Roanoke. will open its doors for the 30th Morning sessions will be Monday successive year on Feb. 20. through Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. Established by Father Louis The theme of the mission is Putz, CSC, who found retirement “Eucharist: The Everlasting somewhat boring without any Covenant” chosen in accordance interaction, Forever Learning with the diocese’s continuing the Institute has been an exemplary Year of the Eucharist until June and program for senior citizens in the the belief in Christ’s everlasting South Bend area. covenant with his people. It has no report cards for its Speakers will be: students, who pursue, in its over • Father Daryl Rybicki from St. 70 classes, areas including history, John the Baptist in Fort Wayne theology, arts, language, finances, speaking on “Table of Real science, line dancing, painting and Presence” on Sunday, Feb. 19. ceramics. • Father Ronald Rieder, OFM, Joan Loranger, whose back- Cap., from Ss. Peter and Paul in ground includes a history of both Huntington speaking on “Table of administration and teaching, will Unity and Love” on Monday, Feb. begin her second successive year 20. as executive director. Students can • Father Edward Erpelding from select their own types of classes, St. Joseph-Hessen Cassel speaking which will continue through May on “Table of Forgiveness” on 12. Seniors who have not com- Tuesday, Feb. 21. The sacrament of pleted a high school education can reconciliation will also be available that evening. take classes to complete honors LOIS WIDNER for a GED. • The mission will conclude Forever Learning Insitute’s A group of 26 Catholic school students perform at the Quality Dining-sponsored You- with the celebration of holy Mass with Bishop John M. D’Arcy on volunteer teachers range from Can-Lend-A-Hand night at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 22. The professionals who have taught at Wednesday, Feb. 22. the University of Notre Dame, students sang the national anthem, directed by Lois Widner, principal of St. Joseph-St. Food will be served each evening following the talks except Saint Mary’s College and Indiana Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Fort Wayne, before the hockey game against the Rockford University at South Bend to civic the evening of reconciliation. leaders, politicians and priests. IceHogs at the coliseum. Babysitting will be available. Father Roman Ladewski, CSC, Morning sessions will begin at who grew up in South Bend and approximately 8:45 a.m. following has served in several parishes, is Mass at 8 a.m. Ginny Kohrman CHOICE staff selects titles “for the Notre Dame Cheerleaders. from the Office of Spiritual the eldest of all the instructors and their excellence in scholarship and Quality Dining, Inc.® recog- Mission lecture to be held will teach in Global Development-Evangelization will presentation, the significance of nized the winner of the You Can at Moreau Seminary be the speaker at these sessions. Connectedness. — EJD their contribution to the field and Lend A Hand classroom poster their value as important,” according design contest at the 12-minute NOTRE DAME — The second South Bend Knights get to information released by SUNY time-out of the first half. The win- annual Holy Cross Mission Knights, Masons hold worldwide attention Press, publisher of Savage’s book. ner, Jillian Saros, an eighth grader Lecture at Notre Dame will be Lenten event series CHOICE reviews reach almost at St. Bavo Elementary School in held at the Moreau Seminary SOUTH BEND — A photograph every undergraduate college and Mishawaka, was presented with a Auditorium, Notre Dame, on SOUTH BEND — The traditional of the Knights of Columbus, Santa university library in the United framed copy of her poster design Sunday, March 5, at 7:15 p.m. Lenten breakfasts cosponsored by Maria Council #553 has garnered States. along with gift certificates to Father Carl Starkloff, SJ, will the Scottish Rite Masons and the world attention on the Knights of Burger King®, Chili’s Grill & speak on “The Word of God is not Knights of Columbus will be a Columbus Web site in support of Quality Dining and Notre Bar®, and Papa Vino’s Italian Chained: Images for Mission in series of events this year, two at right to life. Kitchen®. Cultures.” His talk will be fol- the Masonic temple and two at the Members of the council attend- Dame basketball united You-Can-Lend-A-Hand has lowed by brief reflections from Santa Maria Council 553 in down- ed the annual Right to Life March for You-Can-Lend-A-Hand been established as an integral two respondents, a discussion town South Bend. in Washington, D.C., in January. part of the fundraising efforts of with the speakers on the chal- The first will be at 9 a.m. A photo shows the Santa Maria Night Catholic schools in the Diocese of lenges of mission today and a Saturday at the Masonic temple. Council #553 banner being car- reception. Others will be March 18 at the K MISHAWAKA — Quality Fort Wayne-South Bend. The ried in the march. Father Starkloff is professor of C Council, and Saturday, Dining, Inc.® and the University You-Can-Lend-A-Hand programs Council members who attend- emeritus of Regis College, March 24, at the K of C and of Notre Dame Women’s have raised over $6.5 million for ed the march were District Deputy Toronto, and has taught cultural Saturday, April 1, at the Masonic Basketball team sponsored the area Catholic schools. The schools Vince Feck, Terry Riordan, Art anthropology and theology both Temple. seventh annual You-Can-Lend-A- have utilized profits from the Leinen and Art Leinen Jr. there and at St. Louis University, Special speakers and Scripture Hand Night on Feb. 7, during the fundraiser to upgrade classroom The photo may be viewed at where he was also vice president readings will be featured at the game against Villanova. and playground equipment, com- www.kofc.org. — EJD puter software, library books and for Mission and Ministry. He events. The two fraternal organi- This event was held to thank spent several years as pastor and zations have gathered together for local Catholic elementary school capital improvements. You-Can-Lend-A-Hand Night teacher among the Arapaho and nearly 59 years for these fellow- Saint Mary’s professor students participating in the You- Shoshone people of Wyoming and ship gatherings during the season Can-Lend-A-Hand fund-raising is just one part of the You-Can- wins book award Lend-A-Hand fund-raising pro- for 18 years he conducted ministry of Lent. program. training programs for the native Harold Mabold of the Masons NOTRE DAME —A book written To kickoff the night’s activi- gram sponsored by Quality Dining, Inc. ® On Jan. 23, Quality population in Ontario. His current and Kent Hizer are serving as by Sean Savage, political science ties, a group of 11 Catholic school interests include inculturation, cochairman. — EJD professor at Saint Mary’s College, students sang the national anthem Dining, Inc. ® hosted the annual Catholic Schools Week luncheon inter-religious dialogue and a the- won a 2005 CHOICE Outstanding directed by Joe Higginbotham, ology of mission in the context of Academic Title Award. CHOICE, director of liturgy and music at St. to celebrate Catholic education in Correction the South Bend area. Light of pluralism. His latest book is “A which provides book reviews for Bavo in Mishawaka. Additional Theology of the In-Between: The Due to a photo editing error in academic libraries, honored fewer highlights took place during the Learning recipients were honored for their work in area Catholic Value of Syncretic Process” the Feb. 5 issue, a photo in the than 10 percent of the 6,964 titles 16-minute time-outs of both (Marquette University Press, sesquicentennial series described reviewed in 2005. halves when over 150 Catholic schools during the luncheon. The program also includes the All 2002). as being from the main altar at St. Savage’s book, “JFK, LBJ, and elementary school cheerleaders The evening is planned to Vincent de Paul Church in Elkhart the Democratic Party,” is a compre- cheered alongside the Notre Dame Schools Mass on March 8 and the sale of the You Can Lend A Hand assist those who wish to deepen is actually from the Blessed hensive account of John F. cheerleaders. The elementary their reflection on the mission Sacrament Adoration Chapel at St. Kennedy’s and Lyndon B. school cheerleaders showed off coupon books now through Feb. 17. dimension of Christian life and Thomas the Apostle Parish in Johnson’s leadership of their politi- skills learned while participating service. All are invited. For more Elkhart. cal party in the 1960s. in a Cheerleading Clinic held by information or directions to FEBRUARY 12, 2006 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC 7 Josephinum to host Irish Fest

BY BOB J. LENGERICH but also as a American square-dancing, Irish community- ceili dances combine traditional builder and a folk songs, called commands, and COLUMBUS, Ohio — The way that the couples in lines and short sets. Pontifical College Josephinum in Josephinum With knowledge of a few basic Columbus, Ohio, will host its can open its steps, anyone can enjoy this tradi- first Irish Festival on Saturday, doors to the tional dance. March 4. This event promises to surrounding Mass, presided over by the be an evening full of family fun, neighborhood Josephinum’s rector, Msgr. Paul complete with authentic Irish by organizing Langsfeld, will be celebrated at 5 music, dancing and cuisine. The and hosting a BOB LENGERICH p.m. in St. Turibius oratory, the idea for the event is that of Father one-of-a-kind main chapel at the Josephinum. Patrick Manning, the celebration. The music, while respecting the Josephinum’s vice rector. He real- Already the seminarians have solemnity due to the first Sunday ized that, although the seminary experienced a deepening brother- of Lent, will bear a noticeably was able to provide its students hood as they’ve worked with Celtic character. with basic necessities such as people in the community plan- The festival itself begins in the food and heat, it had no discre- ning, publicizing and preparing seminary’s gymnasium at 6 p.m. tionary funds to meet more per- decorations and music for the fes- The Kells, a Celtic trio, will start sonal needs. tival. the evening out on a fine note. “For example,” Father “We’ve got guys painting ban- Easter Rising performs at 7:30 Manning said, “a seminarian may ners, writing articles, lined up to p.m., and The Shanahan Dancers need some help buying textbooks move tables and chairs and col- and The General Guinness Band for the semester or assistance in lect tickets ... We’ve even got the take the stage at 8 p.m. Speaking buying vestments for when he guys in the Irish band practicing,” of Guinness, this most Irish of ministers at Mass. Wouldn’t it be said Will Egan, a senior from the drinks will be available along great if the seminary itself had a Diocese of Cincinnati. with other food and drink. CNS PHOTO/COURTESY ANTHONY LAMBRE, MICHIGAN CITY NEWS-DISPATCH way to address this or other Will is a member of Easter Tickets are now on sale, $12 A shackled Marvin Bieghler speaks during his clemency hearing at unforeseen needs?” Rising, the seminary’s own Irish prepay or $15 at the door, but Indiana State Prison in Michigan City Jan. 20. While on death row Commenting upon the diversi- band. Along with Easter Rising, space is limited. For those want- Bieghler joined the Catholic Church and received the sacraments at ty of dioceses represented at the appearing at the Irish Fest will be ing to spend the night, special Josephinum, Father Manning two outstanding bands: The Kells rates are available from hotels Indiana State Prison Jan. 26, about eight hours before he was executed added, “We have students from Jan. 27. and The General Guinness Band. nearby. Please make your reser- all across the United States, and As an added attraction, The vations today by calling (614) as far away as South America and Shanahan Irish Dancers have vol- 885-5585. Asia. Distance shouldn’t keep unteered their time and talents; them from being able to get home dressed in authentic Irish cos- Hours before his for Christmas or even a family tumes, their presence will surely Bob J. Lengerich is a third-year emergency.” That’s why the festi- bring a bit of the Emerald Isle to seminarian from the Diocese of val will be devoted to collecting the seminary grounds. Fort Wayne-South Bend studying execution, Bieghler joins funds specifically for seminarians For those interested, free ceili at the Pontifical College in need. dancing lessons will be offered Josephinum. He has played an The Irish Fest has been envi- by Jim Keenan from 3-4 p.m. active role in the planning of Catholic Church sioned not only as a fundraiser, Saturday afternoon. Similar to Irish Fest.

BY MARY ANN WYAND afternoon and early evening on MEDICAL CENTER PREPARES TO BREAK GROUND Jan. 26 while the stay of execution was still in effect. A pre-groundbreaking celebration MICHIGAN CITY — Indiana “I was not at the execution,” death row inmate Marvin Bieghler Father McNally said. “When I left for Saint Joseph Regional Medical joined the Catholic Church and the prison, the stay was still in Center’s (SJRMC) new Edison received the sacraments at the effect.” Indiana State Prison in Michigan Bieghler was a Christian and Lakes facility was held Jan. 31 at City, on Jan. 26, about eight hours had been baptized, Father the Windsor Park Conference before he was executed for the McNally said. “I received him into 1981 murders of Tommy and the Catholic Church at 4:30 p.m. Center. The official groundbreak- Kimberly Miller at their mobile at his request. He received the ing will be March 19 at the site. home near Russiaville. sacrament of penance at that time. Bieghler was executed early on I heard his confession in a more Jan. 27 about 90 minutes after the private mode. Later in the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a evening, he received the sacrament stay of execution by the 7th U.S. of the Eucharist and sacrament of Circuit Court of Appeals that the sick — the last rites — in the SISTER MARGIE LAVONIS, CSC allowed him to appeal his capital holding cell while his attorney and sentence by challenging the legali- two guards were present.” ty of lethal injection. Father McNally said that dur- Earlier on Jan. 26, U.S. ing the weeks before Bieghler’s INC. Supreme Court justices rejected a execution he had urged the inmate Wygant Floral co. similar appeal by Florida death to consider joining the Catholic 327 Lincolnway West South Bend row inmate Clarence Hill, who Church. also claimed that lethal injection is “As the time grew closer, he 232-3354 (800) 994-2687 unconstitutional, causes pain and became interested in it and asked is cruel and unusual punishment. to be received into the church,” Also on Jan. 26, Indiana Gov. the priest said. “He was preparing Charge by Phone or Come in and Browse Mitch Daniels denied Bieghler’s to go home to God. He was cer- clemency petition requesting life tainly ready to go to God and Monday-Friday: 8AM - 5:30 PM Saturday 8AM - 5PM in prison without parole. seemed to be very calm about Bieghler admitted that he was a whether the execution was going FLOWERS & GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS drug dealer, but denied killing the to happen or not. As far as he was Millers in rural Howard County. concerned, if the stay of execution Fresh Cut Flowers • Silk and Dried Flowers • Imported and Domestic Gifts and Candies Holy Cross Father Thomas remained in place, that was fine McNally of South Bend, who has with him. But if it didn’t, if it was Plants • Gourmet Fruit Baskets • Balloons served as a volunteer Catholic overruled — as it was — that was Mary Green (Wasoski) Owner chaplain at the state penitentiary fine with him, too.” for three years, said Bieghler Bieghler’s written statement AREA WIDE DELIVERY asked to be received into the released by the prison said, in part, Catholic Church. “I believe in God, country, (the Free delivery to hospitals and funeral homes Father McNally said he spent Marine) Corps. Death before dis- time with the 58-year-old Marine honor. To my son, grandkids and wygantfloral.com Corps veteran — who fought in step-kids, you will always have a the Vietnam War — during the piece of my heart.” 8 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 12, 2006

“unfortunate that, especially here Postulator says French in America, creationism has come nun’s cure could be to mean some fundamentalistic, lit- eral, scientific interpretation of miracle for Pope John Genesis.” Using the Bible “as a Paul EWS RIEFS source of scientific knowledge will N B unduly complicate the debate over ROME (CNS) — The Polish priest evolution,” he said. Father Coyne charged with shepherding Pope spoke Jan. 31 at Palm Beach John Paul II’s sainthood cause said HAWAIIAN CHURCH CELEBRATES FEAST OF MOTHER COPE Atlantic University, an interde- he believes the healing of a French nominational Christian university nun suffering from Parkinson’s dis- with 3,100 students in West Palm ease could be the miracle needed Beach. He has headed the Vatican for the pope’s beatification. Msgr. Observatory since 1978. A text of Slawomir Oder, postulator of the his talk was posted Jan. 30 on the cause, announced on Italian radio Web site of Catholic Online. In a in late January that he had chosen telephone conversation with the case of the French nun from Catholic News Service, he said he among the many apparently mirac- regularly uses the terms “her/him” ulous healings people from around and “she/he” to refer to God. the world had reported to him. He told Catholic News Service Jan. 31 that the case involved a French St. Paul Church in religious who had been diagnosed Orlando Diocese named with Parkinson’s when she was “very young; it was a precocious a minor basilica onset.” Pope John Paul had suf- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (CNS) fered from Parkinson’s, a progres- — Orlando Bishop Thomas G. sive disease that attacks the nerv- Wenski celebrated a special Mass ous system. Jan. 25 after receiving the history- making news that Pope Benedict Polish bishops say Pope XVI designated St. Paul Catholic Church in Daytona Beach a minor Benedict to visit in May basilica. “It is a great honor for the parish community and the diocese. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The The fact that a church is designated Polish bishops’ conference as a minor basilica is a great exam- announced that Pope Benedict XVI CNS PHOTO/PATRICK DOWNES, HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD ple not only of architecture, but a would visit Poland May 25-28. The bishop of Hawaii leads a procession to St. Francis Church for Mass in Kalaupapa, great example of what the liturgical Vatican Radio reported Feb. 1 that and spiritual life of any parish the bishops announced the pope Hawaii, Jan. 22, the eve of the feast of Blessed Mother Marianne Cope. The nun, who community should be,” Father would visit Warsaw; the Marian cared for leprosy patients in a remote part of Molokai island, was beatified at the Vatican Robert E. Webster, pastor, told The shrine at Czestochowa; Wadowice; Florida Catholic, Orlando’s dioce- Krakow; Auschwitz, the former May 14. Pictured in front from left are altar server and Kalaupapa resident Randall san newspaper. Basilica, based on Nazi concentration camp; and Watanuki; Sacred Heart Father Joseph Hendriks, pastor of St. Francis; Honolulu Bishop the Greek words for royal and Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, a 400- king, is a title bestowed by the year-old shrine dedicated to Larry Silva; and Sacred Heart Father Khanh Hoang. pope on a church of historical and Christ’s passion and Mary’s com- spiritual importance. The papal passion. Pope John Paul II was honor makes St. Paul the 60th born in Wadowice and served as an of Catholic Bishops, which he Pontifical Council for Social support for Bishop Michael J. church in the United States to be auxiliary bishop and archbishop of serves as vice president. Another Communications in 1984. Sheridan after the bishop’s only designated a minor basilica. It is Krakow before being elected pope. Chicago priest, Father Joseph sister was killed in an apparent the second church in Florida to The Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Bennett, pastor of Holy Ghost murder-suicide. “The circum- receive the honor, after the shrine, located about 30 miles out- Parish in South Holland, was “tem- Jordan’s king talks stances surrounding her tragic Cathedral-Basilica of St. side Krakow, was a place the future porarily withdrawn” from his death compound the sorrow and Islamic moderation to Augustine, designated in 1976. It is Pope John Paul visited as a boy parish in early February while the sense of loss for our bishop, his also the first basilica designated by with his father. archdiocese’s independent evangelical Christian mother, nephews and their fami- Professional Responsibility lies,” said Father Donald F. Dunn Pope Benedict. Review Board continued its group in a Feb. 2 statement. “Our pledge Cardinal promises inquiry into his alleged sexual mis- WASHINGTON (CNS) — King to Bishop Sheridan is our prayer Ministers, teachers change in sex abuse conduct 35 years ago with minor Abdullah II of Jordan took his and support, not only in the present girls. efforts to promote moderation in moment, but in the time ahead.” sound warnings about policies after new cases Islam to the evangelical-dominated The bishop has made no public National Prayer Breakfast in comment about the deaths of his popular Web site CHICAGO (CNS) — A contrite U.S. Archbishop Foley Washington Feb. 2, earning a sister, Susan Lockrem, and her ex- WESTFIELD, Mass. (CNS) — Cardinal Francis E. George prom- standing ovation with a speech that husband, Lauren Lockrem, in Most teenagers are more than ised changes Feb. 2 in the way the has nonmalignant quoted the Bible as much as the Indianapolis Jan. 28. According to familiar with the networking Web Archdiocese of Chicago handles tumor, kidney removed Quran. He called upon people of a report in The Indianapolis Star site MySpace.com and similar sites allegations of sexual abuse by faith to witness to its positive role daily newspaper, police said where teens post online journals, priests after removing two pastors ROME (CNS) — U.S. Archbishop in public life by being an example Lauren Lockrem, 61, killed Susan photos and thoughts and interests from their parishes in the past John P. Foley, president of the of “the principles transgressed by Lockrem, 57, with a machete and a to share with others. As youth min- month. The archdiocese pledged to Pontifical Council for Social those who oppose us.” “In every box cutter, then suffocated himself isters and teachers become more find a way to temporarily take Communications, underwent sur- generation, people of faith are test- by putting a plastic bag on his aware of the growing Web phe- priests who are accused of sexual gery Feb. 3 to remove a nonmalig- ed,” King Abdullah said. “In our head. The two reportedly had been nomenon, many of them do not abuse out of parish situations nant tumor, but said that, “unfortu- generation, the greatest challenge divorced about six months. like what they see. Pat Sears, a before officials even evaluate nately, they also had to take out my comes from violent extremists who youth minister in the Springfield whether the charges are credible kidney.” The archbishop, who was seek to divide and conquer. Diocese, said that at the end of last and to work with the Illinois to remain at Rome’s Gemelli hos- Intelligent design Extremism is a political movement summer he became acquainted Department of Children and pital at least until Feb. 8, told under religious cover. Its adherents with MySpace.com. An e-mail he Family Services every time a priest Catholic News Service Feb. 6 that belittles God, says want nothing more than to pit us received from a teen included a is accused — even if the abuse although he felt “a little bleak” against each other, denying all that Vatican Observatory link to the site, which has a report- allegedly occurred decades earlier. right after the surgery, he was we have in common,” he contin- ed 32 million members and anoth- The cardinal said at an earlier news improving quickly. The most sur- director ued. “We must therefore heed the er 130,000 are being added each conference that the archdiocese prising thing, he said, was how words of the New Testament: ‘Do WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. day. “The more I looked, the heav- had no mechanism to remove much attention the operation got on not be overcome by evil, but over- (CNS) — The director of the ier my heart became. There was so Father Daniel J. McCormack as Catholic news sites and blogs, or come evil with good.’” Vatican Observatory criticized much negativity. There were so pastor of St. Agatha Parish after Web logs. Archbishop Foley, 70, intelligent design supporters as many pictures that were inappro- police launched an abuse investiga- said a blood test he had in the belittling God and making priate. They were very revealing,” tion against him because the United States showed something Prayers, support asked “her/him too small and paltry.” he told The Catholic Observer, alleged victim did not make a state- wrong, but it was only after further Jesuit Father George Coyne said Springfield’s diocesan newspaper. ment to church officials. The cardi- tests and a CT scan that the kidney for Bishop Sheridan that intelligent design is not sci- Sears, a father of four young sons, nal said at the Jan. 28 news confer- tumor was diagnosed. A native of after sister is killed ence and its view of a designer God wrote to the teens he knows ence that he will ask other bishops Philadelphia, he had been editor of is totally different from the Judeo- through his youth ministry work for input on what to do in such sit- the Catholic Standard & Times, the COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Christian understanding of God as and asked them to examine their uations at the March meeting of the archdiocesan newspaper. Pope (CNS) — The vicar general of the a creator in which “everything own personal Web pages “through Catholic Conference of Illinois and John Paul II named him an arch- Colorado Springs Diocese asked bishop and president of the depends upon God, or better, all is the eyes of faith.” bring it up to the U.S. Conference Catholics to join him in prayer and a gift from God.” He called it FEBRUARY 12, 2006 FAMILY 9

Bring back the best moments of childhood We all know schedules are busy – between soccer practice, ballet lessons and music class, it’s often challenging for families to spend time together. Pick one night a week and make it family night – no excuses! Consider a classic movie night: pop popcorn and watch a movie that was one of your favorites growing up. Or play a board game or simply read Family Faith part of a long book together.

Today’s Catholic begins a new feature in the family section to help parents “brush up” on Managing the resources Catholic vocabulary and strengthen its identity. The fol- lowing words are taken from a CHURCH ALK list prepared by the Office of God has provided: Catechesis. For additional read- A GUIDE TO CATHOLIC VOCABULARY ing, please refer to the index of The Catechism of the Catholic Tips on budgeting Church. The New Testament has the Words associated four Gospels that tell about the with the Bible life and work of Jesus. There is he New Year is well under- income to define their budget. also the Acts of the Apostles way. Many people have However, the people in this study Acts of the Apostles — The written by Luke. It also has Tmade resolutions to tame or became millionaires and main- DOLLAR$ Acts of the Apostles, written by many epistles (letters), some of improve their finances. Like all tained their affluent status by St. Luke, is the fifth book of the which are written by the New Year resolutions, getting monitoring and controlling their AND New Testament. It tells the Apostle Paul and the Book of started is often the hardest part. expenses as well. important stories of the early Revelation. The key to beginning is to recog- Personal budgeting can be $ENSE church beginning with nize and internalize the true need accomplished by following these Pentecost. It tells about apostles Commandment — A com- for budgeting finances. simple steps: BY KEITH E. DAVIS and followers of Jesus such as mandment tells people how As Catholics, we are foremost • Assemble the information. Peter, Paul and Barnabas, and they should behave. God gave called to stewardship, which Gather three months worth of how Christianity spread after us the Ten Commandments, his includes the management of our income and expense information. budget period whether it is Christ ascended into heaven. law, to tell us how to live. The finances. If we cannot manage Pay stubs, credit card and utility monthly or quarterly. first three tell us how we should our spending, we will not be bills along with mortgage, car • Track your income and Apostles — In the New love God and the other seven faithful in giving to the Lord. and insurance payments should expenses. Collect receipts from Testament, Jesus had 12 apos- are about loving our neighbor. Luke, in 14:28, guides us be included. Don’t forget to all transactions. Don’t forget tles. An apostle is a person who through the budgeting process of account for entertainment dollars especially those from cash trans- is sent forth to preach the Covenant — A covenant is an our personal finances when he as well. actions. These add up quickly Gospel and to help others agreement that exists between wrote, “Which of you wishing to • Settle on a time frame to and often go unnoticed. become close followers of Jesus. two parties. God established construct a tower does not first begin. Adopting an annual format • Determine if your current different covenants with his sit down to see if there is enough may seem too intimidating so income covers the expenses. If it Bible — The Bible is a book people in the Old Testament. for its completion?” start with a monthly or quarterly does not, then expenses must be that contains, in writing, God’s One example is the love and As we set about the business approach. reduced. The categories will pro- word. Because it contains many partnership God made with of constructing our daily lives, • Select a method. There are vide a clear look at the areas smaller books, it is like a small Moses and his people. In the we need to know how to manage several easy-to-use tools from most easily adjusted. library. It is divided into the Old New Testament, Christ’s life, the resources that God has pro- which to choose. Microsoft • Revisit the budget frequently Testament (46 books) and the death and resurrection began vided. Money is a favorite of the tech and adjust the targets as needed. New Testament (27 books). In the new covenant. The people In their best-selling book, savvy. Quicken and Microsoft Finally remember to budget a the Old Testament are the sto- who follow Jesus Christ believe “The Millionaire Next Door,” Excel are also popular. most important category — sav- ries of creation and covenant. in God’s steadfast love. Each Thomas Stanley and William Traditional columnar accounting ings. The Ten Commandments can be baptized person who obeys Danko noted that successful worksheets also can work well found in either the Book of God’s laws keeps this financial management was found for non-techies. Choose a method Exodus (Ex 20:2-17) or the covenant relationship. God is in households that were charac- that will be easy to maintain. Book of Deuteronomy (Deut eternally faithful. People, who terized by having someone in the • Take the information gath- Keith E. Davis is president of STAR 5:6-21). There is also the Book have free will, can break this home responsible for a budget. ered and sort it into established Wealth Management in Fort of Psalms, prayer poems prayed covenant with God by not The authors observed that all too categories. Be sure to adjust big Wayne and a member of St. by Christ and still used today. obeying God’s will. often people allowed their items such as insurance for your Vincent Parish, Fort Wayne. Knecht marks 25 years as Besancon librarian

fines because “we aren’t here The Knechts have 20 grandchil- She was a member of St. Henry BY MICHELLE CASTLEMAN everyday to keep track of the dren and three great grandchildren, Church and St. Jude before mov- books, and some of the students which includes a little girl adopted ing back to St. Louis Besancon in NEW HAVEN — Monica Knecht would like to sneak theirs back on from China. 1975. Her youngest three children became the school librarian at St. the shelves without telling us.” Monica was born in the home attended the academy. Louis Academy in 1981 after her Knecht admits she “knew noth- in which she currently resides on Monica is a member of the St. husband, Joe Knecht, “volunteered ing” when she started this job and Rorick Road. Her parents were Louis Academy rosary sodality, her” at a HASA meeting. Her sis- “has learned so much.” Justin and Emma Lomont. She was and her husband, Joe, can still be ter-in-law, Charlotte Giant, was Monica lost her first husband, the 10th child of her mother’s 11 seen volunteering on electrical (or retiring, and Joe thought now that Joe “Jake” Giant, in an automobile pregnancies, with a baby sister, any other) projects around the their 10th child, Kathryn, had accident in 1952. She had four Carolyn Ann, who is eight years church. graduated from eighth grade, young children at the time. The younger. Over the years, Knecht has Monica might need something to oldest, Ann, was just three years Monica (“Mick”) attended St. traveled to California, Hawaii, keep her busy. old. She said mothers have it Louis Academy and Central Jamaica and Bermuda, to name a Twenty-five years later, Knecht “much easier” today recalling Catholic High School. She went on few. She always thought it would is still helping students “check out those tough years raising babies to St. Joseph School of Nursing be nice to visit England, but her MICHELLE CASTLEMAN their books” each week, which is with no indoor plumbing. and joined the Cadet Corp. She traveling days are through except Monica Knecht has been the the part she loves most about her She then married her other, spe- had plans to join the Navy, but did to visit her children and grandchil- librarian at St. Louis Academy, job. She has had many good cial Joe who was also a widower not have to serve because the war dren who live all over the United Besancon, in rural New Haven, for helpers by her side, including Mary with little two boys. Their blended ended. She worked at Adams States: Oklahoma, Arkansas, 25 years. Her husband, Joe, volun- May for many years, Theresa family of six grew by four more, County Hospital and on and off at Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oberley and now Joanne Oberley. and they will celebrate their 46th various companies in occupational Maine, Massachusetts, Chicago teered her for the job at a HASA Knecht says they quit doing wedding anniversary this year. health while raising her family. and Indianapolis. meeting. 10 FAMILY FEBRUARY 12, 2006 Conversing with your friend, the Lord God

t was just another ordinary Mrs. Grell explained that she from the spontaneity and simple God dwells in the depths of our reading period in Mrs. Grell’s wanted the children to grow up trust of these first graders. Often hearts. We are to develop our Ifirst grade class at St. Mary knowing they could tell God any- we are afraid to let God know our prayer life by talking to God with- THE School. As I observed her class, thing — and the phone was one true feelings. Will God really love in ourselves during the course of some students were reading aloud way to accomplish this end. When us if we reveal our deeper side? Is the day in the same way we would in a circle with the teacher. Other you are worried, she told them, it crazy to talk freely to God? Or talk to a friend. When good things PRAYERFUL little minds were also hard at work, you can tell God what you are somehow disrespectful? are happening, tell God of your doing written assignments at their worried about. When you are hav- The struggle to speak openly gratefulness. When you see some- HEART desks or hands-on activities at ing a wonderful day, talk with God and honestly with God is not a one suffering, bring their needs learning centers scattered around about it. Even if there is something new one. In the 18th century, St. before God in that moment. Each BY JULIE MCCARTY the perimeter of the room. you feel you can’t tell your Alphonsus de Liguori wrote a time you begin any task, offer it to In a sunny nook near the win- mommy or daddy, you can still short work addressing this prob- God and pray for his guidance. Finally, St. Alphonsus says it is dow, a child was speaking in confide in God. I was particularly lem. In “A Way of Conversing When you are lying awake at a big mistake to “enter God’s pres- enthusiastic low tones into an old moved with how Mrs. Grell han- Continually with God as with a night, he says, remember that God ence like a slave who, ashamed telephone that I knew was not con- dled the upset of the class on a day Friend,” St. Alphonsus insists that is as close to you as your pillow. and full of fear, comes trembling nected to any phone service. After when the name-calling, pushing although God is “infinite majesty,” No topic is off limits with God. with terror into the presence of a he finished, other students took each other and tattling got out of it is nevertheless God’s desire that Do not hesitate to tell God of your prince.” God desires we come to turns, one by one, eagerly chatting hand on the playground. After dis- we approach him with the famil- sufferings from illness, temptation, him with confidence and an open away. cussing together what happened, iarity we would use when talking persecution or other problems. If heart — in short, like the trusting, When the children went out for she would gently but firmly sug- with a treasured friend. We can do you feel at the end of your rope, un-self-conscious first graders in recess, I commented to Mrs. Grell gest that the children slip over to this because of God’s great love St. Alphonsus says it does no harm Mrs. Grell’s class. how cute they were pretending to the phone sometime in the after- for us. “Consider that you have to gently complain to God, asking talk on the phone. noon to tell God what happened neither friend nor brother, not for assistance. When you fall into “Oh, they’re not pretending,” and what they might do differently father or mother, spouse or lover sin, do not hang back, but rather she insisted, with a coy smile on next time. who loves you more than God immediately run to God, asking for Julie McCarty is a freelance writer her face. “That’s the phone they I suspect many of us adult does,” he writes. forgiveness and trusting in divine from Eagan, Minn. with a master use to call God.” Catholics might learn something St. Alphonsus reminds us that mercy. degree in Catholic theology.

Weekday A fruitful life that in the end was all too brief SPECIALS

My husband and I, along with her funeral had spent time there.) cial occasion was celebrated Carry-Outs BY LISA M. PETSCHE his sister and her spouse, have She had an open door policy at there, too. We’re reminded every and derived some comfort from home, too, welcoming anyone day as we drive by her house. Deliveries he start of another calendar knowing Jean touched the lives who stopped by with a seat at the Last fall I wrote an article Available year is traditionally a time of many people — evidenced by kitchen table and a cup of coffee prompted by the death of Jean’s Tfor new beginnings. In our the funeral home turnout and the or a cold drink. older sister, reflecting on Sunday family, though, it turned out to volume of cards and letters we’ve As Jean’s world gradually evenings spent with her and other TUESDAY mark an ending this time. received. shrunk due to her husband’s relatives out at the farm. It con- Chicken Livers My husband’s mother, who If you could say only one death, the sale of the cabin and, cluded: “Aunt Marjorie’s recent had appeared fine on New Year’s thing about Jean, it would have to most recently, vision loss, rela- death marks the end of an era. WEDNESDAY Eve and was to join us for a spe- be that family always came first tionships took on even more sig- The gathering spot is gone. Polish Buffet cial dinner the next evening, sud- with her. nificance. Sundays will never be the same.” denly fell ill on New Year’s The fifth of eight children, She delighted in simple pleas- Now another gathering spot is THURSDAY morning. By mid-afternoon she she grew up during the Great ures such as a visit from one of gone. No day will ever be the Swiss Steak was in a hospital intensive care Depression. Tough times were her siblings; a phone call from an same. It’s an ending we weren’t unit. A long, sleepless night fol- compounded by the premature overseas relative; her favorite ready for. FRIDAY lowed, our emotions alternating death of Jean’s father and her eld- take-out coffee delivered by one But it’s a new beginning for All-You-Can-Eat-Cod between hope and despair. est brother’s imprisonment in a of us on our way home; going out Jean, who has left behind worldly Unbelievably, Jean died, short- P.O.W. camp. She learned at an for coffee or lunch with “the cares and is reunited with her SATURDAY ly before dawn, the victim of an early age the importance of stick- golden girls,” her high school husband, who predeceased her 15 Polish Buffet insidious infection that had ing together as a family and sup- chums; and spending time with years ago. spread throughout her body. porting one another. her grandchildren (five in all), It’s also a new, albeit reluctant, SUNDAY The hardest part of all, after As a young, married woman, making lunch and snacks for beginning for our family. We Country Buffet the initial wave of grief and she returned every Sunday them and playing Crazy Eights must learn to live without mom’s shock, was breaking the news to evening to the farm where she or one of the numerous board and grandma’s tangible presence DINNERS STARTING AT $5.99 our children. My husband and I grew up, to reconnect with her games she had on hand. These and find ways to keep her alive Tuesday - Friday: 11AM - 8PM knew that, like us, they’d be dev- mother and siblings while her were the things that made her in our minds and hearts instead. Saturday - 8AM - 8PM astated. children spent quality time with days worthwhile as she endeav- We won’t forget. For the next few days, Sean, their cousins. ored to maintain her independ- Peace, Jean. Until we meet Sunday - 8AM - 3PM also known as “Grandma’s guy” The lakefront summer cabin ence and remain in her home. again. 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BY THERESA THOMAS

ELKHART — At 10 a.m. tion complete with polkas, kielbasa and Father Seculoff continues, “Secular on a warm day in August, sweet and sour cabbage, Bonnie and Irv marriage would be two non-Catholics. 1962, Irvin and Bonnie drove off, in a decorated car, to embark That is a contract that may or may not Kloska, both 21 and full of on their new life together. be broken. It’s a legal contract whereas hope, married in St. Some scientists say that the love that sacramental marriage is not just a con- Adalbert Church, the drove Bonnie and Irv to the altar was tract but a covenant, between you, your minor basilica of not something sublime, but a simple spouse and God.” their home preconditioned wiring of the human No wonder the bond between Bonnie town Grand species to mate. A recent article in and Irv has strengthened over the years. Rapids, National Geographic even suggests that They are buoyed by the graces that Mich. falling in love may merely be a chemi- were poured forth as early as their first “I believe it cal reaction to various stimuli. evening together. was the first time Apparently, novelty, among other “We started driving to our honey- I ever wore a things, triggers dopamine in the brain, moon destination — Niagara Falls — at tux,” says Irv, which stimulates feelings of attraction. 11 p.m. at night,” says Irv. “On our way who currently Oxytocin, a hormone that promotes a to the hotel, we said our first family lives in Elkhart feeling of connection and relationship, rosary together. We prayed the glorious and is a parish- occurs during hugging and repeated mysteries.” ioner at St. positive exposure to another. According Since then, the Kloskas have prayed Thomas the to research, prairie voles, which have many family rosaries as their family Apostle Church. high levels of oxytocin, mate for life. grew, and they began attending daily “I know it was The article suggests that oxytocin is a Mass. “Bonnie and I both have a great the first time I major reason that humans mate for life devotion to the rosary,” says Irv. “There ever wore a as well. Despite the trappings of is great power in that prayer.” bow tie.” romance, is that all that was going on Irv states that he was very aware of After their with Bonnie and Irv 43 years ago when what he was undertaking in marrying Polish they said, “I do”? Are humans basically Bonnie. However, he says, “I was not dinner just like all animals? aware of all we would be experiencing recep- The Catholic Church responds with over the next 43 years.” “No.” There is an incomparable differ- “All” included, according to Irv, ence between the simple “pair bonding” many joyous moments, but also sacri- of animals such as prairie voles and the fices, disagreements, concessions and marital union between two human financial stress. Bonnie and Irv were to Tips for a happy Catholic marriage beings. Inherently, Catholics know this. experience the births of 12 children, the Catechism of the Catholic Church adoption of one, a miscarriage, life- • Pray together. “It takes three to make love,” states Fulton Sheen, one of the best-known clearly states that humans have dignity threatening illnesses of two children, Catholic apologists, referring to God. “What binds lover and beloved together on earth is as they are made in the image and like- the death of another, and a chronic ill- an ideal outside both. As it is impossible to have rain without the clouds, so it is impos- ness of God (CCC 1700). While ness, severe asthma, which still chal- sible to understand love without God.” humans may be bound by certain bodily lenges Irv today. • Give 100 percent effort. Marriage is not a 50/50 proposition, reminds Father James characteristics, which make them simi- “Those concerns were the farthest Seculoff, pastor of St. John Parish in South Bend. It requires 100 percent effort on both lar in physical response to mammals, things from my mind,” says Irv, “as I sides. Don’t keep track of what your spouse is giving, just give your all. Make his favorite (oxytocin very well may affect feelings climbed the marble steps of the altar to dinner. Help her fold the laundry. Mother Teresa advises “Love until it hurts.” Give yourself and emotions in humans, for example) marry Bonnie. Remember, I’m 21, in totally, and you will find true happiness. men and women have free will, can love, going to school and, after all, I • Follow the church’s teachings and reject artificial birth control. Artificial birth control is choose to love and have immortal souls was earning a whole $2.75 an hour (at antithetical to the dignity of the human person. According to the Couple to Couple League, that will live forever, qualities that ani- the post office).” Natural Family Planning (NFP) is 99 percent effective when practiced properly. God’s laws mals do not share. The dignity of the Irv credits the graces in the sacra- are meant to bring us to personal fulfillment. Their seeming restrictions actually bring free- marriage of two people like Bonnie and ment of matrimony with helping him dom and happiness. For a schedule of NFP classes near you, follow the diocesan link Irv far surpasses anything in the mere cope, over the years, with stressful www.diocesefwsb.org/FAMILY. animal world. work situations and various family • Read the writings of the church regarding marriage and the family. “Casti Cannubi” Likewise, a sacramental marriage is crises. “It was also sacramental grace (“On Christian Marriage”), “Humanae Vitae” (“On the Regulation of Human Births”), and elevated from a mere civil union. A that supported me every time I had to “Familiaris Consortio” (“The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World”) are all sacramental marriage between two bap- pay tuition to Catholic grade schools available at most Catholic book stores or online. They are beautiful documents which can tized persons gives the couple special and high schools and colleges,” says help couples grow in love for one another. graces that are not present in non-sacra- Irv. “I added it up once. We have given • Make up any disagreements before the day is over. Do not mention the ‘D’ word mental marriages, according to Father our children 200 years of Catholic edu- (divorce), even in jest, says Father Seculoff. James Seculoff, pastor at St. John cation. You can’t do that without • Listen to one another. This includes giving your spouse your undivided attention. Show Church in South Bend, who has been a grace.” Indeed. your attentiveness with your body language. Sitting up straight, leaning forward and making priest for 43 years and has counseled The catechism plainly addresses the eye contact all say, non-verbally, “What you are saying is important to me.” many married couples. topic of grace in a sacramental mar- • Look out together. True love does not simply look inward, but reaches outward towards He says, “Sanctifying grace makes a riage. “This grace ... is intended to per- others. When couples raise children they give of themselves and work for a common goal. couple’s souls beautiful in the eyes of fect the couple’s love and to strengthen Some married couples choose to continue reaching out to others after their children are God. Sacramental grace helps a couple their indissoluble unity. By this grace grown through volunteer or charity work. Many childless couples do the same. to live their vows. In other words, when they ‘help one another to attain holiness • Laugh and have fun together. “Gladness of the heart is the very life of man, cheerful- the husband or wife starts acting dumb in their married life and in welcoming ness prolongs his days.” — Sir 30:22. or the kids start to act self-righteous, and educating their children’ ... Christ • Take care of yourselves. Remember your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. A sacramental grace helps the spouses to gives (couples) the strength to take up wife’s body is probably not going to look the way it did before she had children. say and do the right thing and not feel their crosses and to follow him...” Nevertheless, she should care for it by eating right and exercising. Likewise, a husband sorry for themselves. For Catholics, this (CCC 1642). should not “let himself go” either. He should treat his and his wife’s body with respect. is the only marriage there is — a sacra- Recognize that there is tribulation in life. Not every moment of marriage is going to be mental marriage.” divine. Love is a choice, and one that must be made over and over. 12 SPRING WEDDING FEBRUARY 12, 2006 Liturgical considerations before marriage or couples planning wed- Q.Who sets the rules or rubrics for the heard.But our music director at the should include the teachings on appropriate for the wedding rites. dings, the Office of Worship rite of marriage? parish where we will be married says marriage and the family, on the (cf. Music in Catholic Worship Fpublishes “Liturgical Norms A. The rubrics contained in the the music is not appropriate for a sacrament itself and its rites, #82) A list of hymns suitable for and Planning Guide: Music for rite of marriage, as approved by Catholic wedding.Who is responsible prayers and readings. (Rite #75) the rite of marriage can be found use During the Catholic Rite of the Sacred Congregation for for determining the music? This would be the appropriate in most hymnals. Marriage.” These books are avail- time to discuss the kind of music Divine Worship and the A. Commercial wedding coordi- Q.Could we get married on a Sunday? able for those in marriage prepa- Discipline of the Sacraments, are acceptable for use at a sacramen- A. If the marriage is celebrated nators and/or photographers have tal rite. ration and may be obtained normative in the Diocese of Fort no jurisdiction in determining the on a Sunday or solemnity, the through the parish. Wayne-South Bend. music, what happens ritually or the Q.“Our song”is a pop tune.Why can’t Mass of the day is used with the The following are important Q.Our wedding coordinator has some use of the worship space. The rites we incorporate it in our wedding? nuptial blessing and the special considerations for couples: great ideas of music that she has and their execution are determined A. Secular music is not accept- final blessing according to cir- by the norms contained in the rite able before, during or after the cumstances. (Rite #11) Adequate of marriage, as approved by the rite within the sacred space. It catechesis must be given before- Sacred Congregation for Worship should be reserved for other set- hand to the assembly as well as and the Disciplines of the tings during the wedding festivi- the wedding party to assure that Sacraments, and are the responsi- ties. (See Music in Catholic the prayerful quality and prece- bility of the local ordinary. Worship #23) dence of the Sunday Eucharist Q.What is involved in marriage prepa- Q.What kind of music can we use? remains intact. Q.We want to get married during Lent. ration? A. The music customarily used A. Catechesis for marriage at the Sunday Eucharist is illus- What does the church say about this? trative of the kind of music A. 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EDITORIAL Church must be the dwelling place of love COMMENTARY

ur Holy Father, Benedict XVI, recently issued his first encycli- TODAY’S CATHOLIC welcomes letters from readers. All letters must be signed and include a phone number and address for verification. Ocal letter, “Deus Caritas Est” (“God is Love”). In this letter, he Today’s Catholic reserves the right to edit for clarity and length. Address letters to: Today’s Catholic • P.O. Box 11169 • Fort Wayne, shows himself to be a man with his finger on the pulse of the world IN • 46856-1169 or e-mail to: [email protected] because what the world is starved for, maybe more than at any other time since the coming of Christ, is love, authentic love, God’s love. instead, of the thoughtful and beau- Lilianna would never grow up or go Two examples from the encyclical demonstrate how a lack of Church tiful teachings of our church. to college or get married or have a For the complete text of the baby. Her life was over, and I was connectedness to authentic love has distorted the life of the unmistakably favors bishops’ statement “Strangers No so sad for her.” human community. First, the Holy Father warns that when love is Longer,” visit their Web site at Zelda took a deep breath and reduced solely to mean “sex,” then love “has become a commodi- rights of www.usccb.org/publishing. For a said, “Mom, it’s okay to be sad, but ty, a mere ‘thing’ to be bought and sold, or rather, man himself broader explanation of the issue just be sad for us... we all miss Lili becomes a commodity ... On the contrary, he now considers his immigrants from the Catholic perspective and at school. Don’t be sad for her, body and his sexuality as the purely material part of himself, to be As a theology teacher at Saint for an examination of the issue from though. She’s in heaven. We are liv- used and exploited at will.” Joseph’s High School in South a practical political perspective visit ing our whole life to be with Jesus, Is this not one of the most glaring problems in Western society, Bend, I found it disheartening, to www.justiceforimmigrants.org. and she’s already there.” Silly me. the exploitation of God’s gift of sexuality, an exploitation that say the least, to read Michael Michael J. Hamann What did I think they teach her in reaches far and wide in our culture? Our Holy Father wishes to Scrograhm’s screed against undocu- South Bend school all day? help the world understand that the power of passionate love is mented aliens in the Commentary Linda Miller meant to be integrated and transformed within us as a vehicle to section of Today’s Catholic (Feb. 5, What do they teach Fort Wayne bring us to greater self-giving and sacrifice. 2006). It all sounds so familiar. Listen to any number of talk radio in school all day? Christian prayer Second, the Holy Father points out that in an era of totalitarian hosts, and you can hear the same My children at St. John School, regimes in which various states have attempted to control and refrain. The undocumented aliens needs to be “provide” for all human needs, the state cannot provide the one Fort Wayne, are Zelda and Jack. are “criminals” who “flout our Jack is in kindergarten and Zelda is thing that humans need most deeply, namely, love. “The state, laws.” Not only that, “they might be in the fourth grade. They are both preserved at which would provide everything, absorbing everything into itself, terrorists.” Or, “my grandparents good students. They both love would ultimately become a mere bureaucracy incapable of guar- came to this country from Europe school. legislative session anteeing the very thing which the suffering person — every per- and did so legally.” Finally, “any- Zelda loves school so much that I am writing to share my son — needs: namely, loving personal concern.” Even after the body who helps undocumented even at home, she writes and draws. thoughts on a recent ruling by a fed- failure of Nazism, communism and other various forms of totali- aliens are criminals too and deserve Once when she was in first grade, eral court judge that outlaws prayer tarianism, we still live in a world where totalitarian states exist. to be punished.” she was in her bedroom, making a at the beginning of the legislative I guess it wouldn’t bother me so Above all, the encyclical points out, the church must be the little book. The cover page said the session. As Christians, we must much if these kinds of comments Bible. Inside the little book of sta- oppose this ruling as it is an attack dwelling place of love, true love, authentic love, God’s love. were confined to the talking points Within the Christian family, all should be loved and cared for, and pled-together pages, she had drawn on our religious freedom and on of desperate politicians trying to pictures of Bible stories: the Christian values. beyond this, the very nature of the church demands that she reach score points with the simple-minded Nativity, the Last Supper, the Our country is fighting a war out to extend God’s love to all people. in an election year. But more and Crucifixion. And on the final page, overseas to keep our world free more, I’m hearing these sentiments she had drawn Jesus dressed in a from terrorism and those who from ostensibly “pro-life” white robe holding a gigantic boul- oppose what is right and true. We Catholics. It begs the question: der over his head and standing in have enemies against what is right Newspapers face present Where do these people form their front of a cave. and true right here within our own consciences when it comes to issues “Wow,” I said, in the way a country who are just as dangerous. and future challenges like immigration and poor relief? mom is supposed to say “wow” I’m referring to those who would Obviously not the Catholic Church. when her child has drawn some- attack religious freedom and Like many things, newspapers are missed the most after they If they would just turn off Rush are gone. thing wonderful. “Tell me about this Christian values in our country — Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly and picture.” especially people who are in key In many dioceses across the country, as throughout the news- take the time to read the recent pas- Zelda said, “Jesus rose up from positions to act, such as federal paper industry, radical changes are taking place. Many weekly toral letter by the U.S. and Mexican the dead, changed his clothes, court judges and the Civil Liberties diocesan newspapers have gone to a monthly magazine format. bishops on immigration entitled moved the rock and went out to Union, an organization that is obvi- Some Catholic newspapers publish once a month, others every “Strangers No Longer” (2003), or look for his friends.” ously opposed to Christian values other week. examine what Popes Leo XIII, Pius I tried to act amazed that she based on its consistent actions to Many expenses can be contributed to printing and delivery XII, John XXIII and John Paul II knew so much. “How do you know oppose prayer and other activities of said on the issue, they might be these stories so well, Zelda?” similar nature. costs. For example, when oil prices rise, so does the cost of ink, quite surprised. paper and the costs to mail the newspaper. She looked at me as if I were the According to our Constitution, Reflecting on sacred Scripture most ridiculous person she had ever we are guaranteed religious free- Newspapers are at the point of transition. Many newspapers and sacred tradition, inspired by the across the U.S. are turning to the Internet as an additional means seen and answered, “What do you dom. If, in reality, we have people Holy Spirit, the church’s magisteri- think they teach us in school all in key positions in government, to inform reader. While studies show many young readers prefer um has put forward the following day?” Silly me. She has always such as those mentioned, who, for the Internet as their chosen means for information, many people moral principals regarding immigra- been very good at presenting the all practical purposes, have the still like an actual product to hold in their hands, carry with them tion. obvious. What do I think they teach power of a dictator — who can out- and share with others. • Persons have a right to immi- her in school all day? law prayer or religious practices by Our readership is broad, from elementary school children who grate within their own country. I think about this quite often a single word — then serious action receive the newspaper through a Newspapers in Education grant • Persons also have a right to while both my children are away must be taken to alter the situation immigrate to other countries. from me at school. What are they so that Christians are free to pray from Our Sunday Visitor, to prelates in Rome. We target young • Countries have a right to con- families for readership just as we do the elderly. We want an learning and feeling and doing? St. and practice their religion in reality trol their borders and regulate immi- John’s high standing on the ISTEP and not just in theory. informative publication, but we also want to provide a hope-filled gration. However, that right is not publication in a world that hungers for Christ. We also want shows that math, reading and writ- We cannot fight the enemy with- absolute. As long as the prospective ing are all being covered. But I also in our country the same way we are Today’s Catholic to be a useful tool — whether it be your small- country of destination is able to know that the teachers and staff do fighting overseas; but by standing faith community with our monthly Disciples in Mission pieces, or accommodate them, they must an amazing job weaving our for the truth, and taking necessary helping you understand complicated terminology of bioethics, or allow them to come in. (By the way, Catholic religion through every action to stop those who attack and perhaps our own faith. add the bishops, protecting a topic whenever possible. oppose the truth. We are committed to being a voice of our bishop, the voice of lifestyle of conspicuous consump- This was so obvious last month, We must remember that the main the diocese, the voice of our faith — to speak the truth. This tradi- tion does not constitute a legitimate when Lilianna Rios and her mother enemy of Christian values is the reason to deny entry of desperate and sisters were tragically killed. devil. Our strongest weapon against tion is built on a foundation that began with Archbishop John F. migrants.) Noll 80 years ago as he fought against anti-Catholicism and con- The teachers, Miss Richardson, the devil is — first and foremost — • Refugees and asylum seekers Father, Mary Glowaski and Amy to love God above all else and tinues today with Bishop D’Arcy, who guides us to remain stead- must be protected. fast to our faith in a secular world. Woodfill all worked together to help remain faithful in our prayer life • The human rights and human our students cope. Zelda didn’t say and our love for God. We must As we celebrate national Catholic Press Month this February, dignity of the undocumented should too much about what they were reach out to others and show God’s please consider renewing Today’s Catholic. We hope our publica- be upheld. (This last point pretty doing at school, but I could tell she love to others and take a stand tion is always a welcomed visitor to your home. much rules out denying them aid or was praying much more that week. against evil at every opportunity to criminalizing them. Moreover, it As for myself, I struggled terri- do so. also rules out making criminals of bly during that time. If faith can be May God bless us in the new those individuals and organizations described as a journey, I was on a year. As we continue “running the that aid these desperate people). rocky part of the road. I sat at the race” of life as Paul describes in his So, as we work toward a practi- kitchen table the morning after the Letter to the Philippians, 3:12-16, cal solution to this growing crisis, I funeral, reading the paper and sob- our prize will be eternal life in Today’s Catholic editorial board consists of Bishop John M. D’Arcy, invite my fellow Catholics to resist bing. Zelda walked in on me and Christ if we remain in his love. Ann Carey, Don Clemmer, Father Mark Gurtner, Father Michael Heintz, the allure of self-serving dema- said, “Mom why are you crying?” I Pete Freiburger Tim Johnson, Vince LaBarbera and Msgr. J. William Lester. goguery and avail themselves, told her that I was crying because Fort Wayne FEBRUARY 12, 2006 COMMENTARY 17 Chair of St. Peter: Bishop’s CATEQUIZ’EM By Dominic Camplisson teaching seat, not king’s throne In February, the church remembers Ss.Cyril and Methodius,“Apostles to the Slavs.” This quiz takes a look at Christianity amongst the Slavs. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The The debate was not settled until 110 wax candles used once a year Pope Paul VI set up a new com- 1.Cyril and Methodius ministered to Eastern Europe.When was that? to light up a sculpture behind the mission in 1967 to study the chair. main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica The commission members agreed THE VATICAN a.the 9th century b.the 10th century c.the 11th century have led some people to think the with the Jesuit. Vatican really has a feast day for a But the feast, Pergolizzi said, LETTER 2.Although this area is dominated by Slavs,it is not a completely accurate description chair. “has nothing to do with that chair.” CINDY WOODEN of these churches.Why? Not that it’s just any chair, but “The institution of the feast a.The word Slav can only be used for converts from Islam. the Feb. 22 feast of the Chair of clearly was not because Peter sat b.The term Slavic cannot be used for the non-Christians. St. Peter, Apostle has much more on that chair; rather the chair is a c.Some of the peoples, e.g.Romanians and Hungarians, are not to do with the symbolism of a symbol of the fact that he sat here Father Ravelli said primacy and Slavs. chair than with the chair itself. in Rome as bishop,” said Father authority are naturally part of the The distinction, however, is lost Diego Ravelli, an official in the idea of celebrating a chair, if the on most tourists, who often are Vatican almoner’s office who is term is thought of like a chair at a 3.What is the dominant form of Christianity in that area now? told that Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s writing his thesis on the feast of university, held by a particularly a.Catholicism b.Orthodoxy c.Anglicanism famous sculpture in the apse of St. the Chair of St. Peter. intelligent and wise professor. But Peter’s Basilica hides the remains Father Ravelli said that already he said his research showed that 4.Churches that fall under that general umbrella (answer to number 3) generally rec- of a chair in which St. Peter him- in 354 the feast was listed in the the primary focus of the feast for ognize the pope only as: self sat. “Chronographia Romana,” a cal- centuries was on the role of St. a.Supreme Head of the Church An official guide to the basilica, endar of civic and religious obser- Peter and his successors as the ser- b.Leader of the Western World edited by Daniele Pergolizzi of the vances. vants of the unity of the entire c.First among equals office that oversees the care of the Adapted from an ancient church. church, said the Vatican hired two Roman memorial service honoring The pope’s role as servant is archeologists to examine the chair the head of an important family or emphasized both in Bernini’s 5.Rather than looking to Rome,they (q.3) often recognize the historical role of this in 1867, the last time it was dis- clan, he said, for centuries the feast sculpture and in prayers for the patriarchy: played publicly. The lay archeolo- celebrated “the beginning of the feast day liturgy written after the a.Sofia b.Constantinople c.Ruthenian Slaviki gist determined that the acacia episcopacy of St. Peter.” Second Vatican Council, Father frame of the chair could date back However, he said, as the temporal Ravelli said. 6.What is the current name and location of that (q.5) city? to the time of St. Peter, but the power of the pope grew and as the While the Gospel reading for a.Sofia, Bulgaria b.Istanbul,Turkey c.Bratislava, Slovakia oak, iron and ivory date to the church suffered divisions, “the focus the Mass has remained the story of ninth century. However, the Jesuit slowly transferred to the primacy, the Jesus giving the “keys of the king- 7.These churches have counterparts that are in communion with Rome.What term archeologist said the entire chair authority of Peter” and, therefore, of was from the ninth century. the pope as his successor. was formerly used of these latter churches? LETTER, PAGE 18 a.Renegade b.Old Believers c.Uniate

8.What is significant about the liturgy of these Eastern churches in communion with Rome? Jesus heals what separates us a.They use the western (Latin) liturgy but in Greek. blame God for the fact of such a had to see that he was free of dis- b.They use a liturgy very similar to that used by their Orthodox serious malady. God was regarded ease. counterparts. as good, loving and merciful. The c.They use the Tridentine liturgy (Latin Mass) but in the national THE ancient Hebrews saw human sin as Reflection language. ultimately the cause of all earthly SUNDAY misery. These weeks after Christmas, 9.Similar to the Orthodox,Eastern Catholic Churches use these much more than stat- St. Paul’s First Epistle to the the feast of the Epiphany of the ues to decorate their churches: Lord and the feast of the Baptism GOSPEL Corinthians furnishes this liturgy a.icons b.dirges c.vestments with its second reading. In this of the Lord, the church continues MSGR. OWEN F. CAMPION reading, the great Apostle counsels through these Scriptural readings the Christians of Corinth never to at Mass to introduce us to the per- 10.Eastern Catholic priests (in the East) often differ in one significant way from their offend either Jew or gentile. This son and ministry of Jesus. Latin Rite brothers: advice reveals that the Corinthian In the readings this weekend, a.They are bilingual. Sixth Sunday in Christian community involved the horror of leprosy, as it was b.They are uneducated. both Jews and gentiles. Jews actu- seen among Jews long ago, is criti- c.They are married. Ordinary Time ally lived in places throughout the cal to understanding the readings. Roman Empire, not just in the It is necessary to apply the circum- 11.In most of the Eastern Christian areas,the faithful were persecuted by these twin Mk: 1:40-45 stances to ourselves. Holy Land. horrors of the 20th century: he first reading for this Paul urges that the Christians As did leprosy, sin leads to weekend comes from the follow his example, because Paul death. Furthermore, it separates us a.fascism and communism TBook of Leviticus. In says that he imitates Christ. from the one community of faith b.inflation and indifference sequence, Leviticus is the fourth For its last reading, the church in the Lord. We sinners are out- c.materialism and ecumenism book in modern translations of the gives us a passage from the Gospel casts and strangers, spurned and Bible. As such, it is part of the of Mark. left to struggle in any way we can. 12 Catholic and Orthodox relations,historically troubled,were made worse by the com- Pentateuch. The Pentateuch In this reading, a leper Living in sin is to be in a world munist practice of: includes the five books of the approaches Jesus, asking for a without hope or peace. Jesus, a.forcing Orthodox Christians to become Eastern Rite Catholics Bible attributed to Moses. These always moved by pity, cures us by cure. The same attitude about lep- b.forcing Eastern Catholics to become Orthodox five books are the Torah. rosy, whatever this disease actually forgiving our sins. Forgiven, we c.forcing Eastern Orthodox Christians to become Catholic The Pentateuch forms the fun- was, applied among Jews at the enter again the family of God. damental law, and philosophy, of time of Jesus as it did among Jews Life, not death, is our destiny. Judaism, both in current under- at the time of Moses. The key is to have faith, repent, 13.What event in the 80s and 90s signaled a rebirth for many Eastern Churches? standings and in ancient practices Jesus cured the man, the Lord and live according to the Lord’s a.the fall of Constantinople as well. being “moved with pity,” accord- model, as Paul lived. This model b.the fall of the dollar In this reading, God speaks to ing to Mark. This cure came when means caring for others. c.the fall of communism Moses and to Aaron, the brother of Jesus touched the man. Symbolic Moses. The topic is leprosy. Today touching is very important in the 14.However,since this event (question 13),the Catholics in many Eastern nations have it is not known whether these ref- liturgy. It represents contact and READINGS had difficulties erences to leprosy in the Scriptures transferal. In ordinations, the Sixth week of Ordinary Time referred to Hansen’s disease or to a.getting a liturgy approved by Rome. ordaining bishop lays his hands Monday: Jas 1:1-11 Ps 119:67-68, some other illness. However, b.getting their property, such as churches, back. upon the candidates to be ordained 71-72, 75-76 Mk 8:11-13 regardless of the exact scientific bishop, priest or deacon. At wed- c.getting people to attend Mass in Latin. Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18 Ps 94:12-15, nature of what the ancients called dings, the bride and bridegroom leprosy, the problem was chronic hold each other’s hands. 18-19 Mk 8:14-21 15.Both Orthodox and Eastern Catholics have recently faced another threat in their and severe. Jesus transmitted the healing Wednesday: Jas 1:19-27 Ps 15:2-5 homelands: An entire social system devel- power of God to the man through Mk 8:22-26 a.aggressive proselytizing by evangelicals flooding in to newly oped around the disease. Victims this touch. Then Jesus spoke the Thursday: Jas 2:1-9 Ps 34:2-7 Mk were outcasts. They suffered being available territories miraculous words of healing. 8:27-33 b.lack of affordable property to build churches shunned, but they also most often The Lord ordered the man to go Friday: Jas 2:14-24, 26 Ps 112:1-6 c.the high cost of vestments and a ban on wine in Muslim areas virtually had to forage for food and to the priests. The man had been Mk 8:34-9:1 search for any shelter they could exiled from the community Saturday: Jas 3:1-10 Ps 12:2-5, 7-8 find. ANSWERS: because of his illness. The priests Mk 9:2-13 Ancient Jews would never could reinstate him. But the priests 1.a, 2.c, 3.b, 4.c, 5.b, 6.b, 7.c, 8.b, 9.a, 10.c, 11.a, 12.b, 13.c, 14.b, 15.a 18 COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 12, 2006 Consecrated or dedicated, churches are for sacred use Question:What is a consecrated oil used in the sacraments of bap- Canon 1212 says that a sacred ence on consecration was “The church? D.F.,Fort Wayne tism, confirmation and holy orders. place or church can lose its dedica- Catholic Almanac,” published by The consecration of chrism THAT’S tion if it has been destroyed in Our Sunday Visitor, which states The new Code of Canon Law belongs exclusively to the bishop. large part or has been turned over that dedication is often confused speaks of consecrations and dedi- The minister for the consecration A GOOD permanently to profane use by the with a more solemn rite performed cations. Consecrations are sacra- of virgins is the bishop who is the bishop. For example, a church by a bishop and that any profana- mentals, similar to blessings, but local ordinary. could be destroyed by war, arson, tion (disrespect) is a sacrilege and they are of greater importance. Although persons and things QUESTION vandalism, a hurricane or a flood. that a consecrated church can A sacramental is instituted by are consecrated, places, such as Canon 1222 further elaborates never be used other than as a the church to induce us to receive churches and altars, are dedicated. that a dedicated church can be rel- house of worship. The Basilica of the sacraments. A sacrament, how- The Commentary on Canon Law egated to profane, but not sordid, the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame ever, is instituted by Christ and says sacred places that are dedicat- a right to go there. use. The word “profane” here is a consecrated church. cannot be substantially changed or ed must be solely and permanently After a new church has been means not concerned with religion abolished. The church, though, can destined for assembling the people built, it is to be dedicated as soon or religious purposes, namely, sec- create new sacramentals and sup- of God and carrying out sacred as possible, before it is used for ular or of the world. It does not press old ones. functions. Bishops are the ordinary divine worship. The commentary mean “profane” in the sense of Sacramentals may be things or ministers of dedications, but a says this brings out fully the sym- irreverent, unworthy, impure or actions, such as holy water, palms, priest may perform a dedication in bolism and meaning of the rite of vulgar. The word “sordid” used ashes, candles, scapulars, bless- certain situations. dedication, because, without a ded- here refers to what is dirty, base or Today’s Catholic welcomes ques- ings, dedications, consecrations. Concerning the dedication of a ication or blessing, it is not a vile. There should be grave rea- tions from readers to pose to Clerics, namely a bishop, priest or church, Canon 1214 defines a sacred place. Although the Roman sons for relegating a dedicated Father Richard Hire, Father deacon, are the ordinary ministers church as a sacred building desig- Code now speaks of the “dedica- church to secular use, such as Michael Heintz, Father Mark of sacramentals. However a lay nated for divine worship to which tion” of a church, the Eastern Code inadequate finances to maintain Gurtner and the Liturgical person may be an extraordinary the faithful have the right of entry uses the term “consecration” of a the church properly, or a small Commission of the Office of minister of certain sacramentals in for the exercise of divine worship. church, rather than dedication. number of parishioners together Worship. Please e-mail your the absence of a cleric, or by The most common examples of Canon 1210 speaks of sacred with a shortage of priests. questions to [email protected] assisting a cleric with a large churches are cathedrals and parish and profane uses of the dedicated fwsb.org or mail them to crowd, as often happens in the dis- churches, and they are subject to church. It says only those things, Editor’s note: We have had sever- Today’s Catholic, That’s A Good tribution of ashes on Ash the authority of the diocesan bish- which serve the exercise or promo- al similar questions regarding Question, PO Box 11169, Fort Wednesday. op. Distinct from churches is the tion of worship, piety, or religion, consecrated churches in response Wayne, IN 46856. Please Canon Law now uses the word oratory for the benefit of a com- are permitted in a sacred place. A to an article in our sesquicentenni- include your name and city and “consecration” for sacramentals munity or group of faithful and the pastor could give permission for al series about St. Patrick Church, an e-mail address or telephone that are persons or things, such as private chapel for the benefit of the church to be used for a concert South Bend which said that St. number that we can contact you the consecration of virgins or the one or more physical persons. of sacred music, a sacred drama or Patrick is the only consecrated if necessary. Anonymity will be consecrations of chrism, i.e., the With the church, the faithful have a retreat conference. church in South Bend. Our refer- preserved upon request. Benedict XVI and the divine love story SCRIPTURE SEARCH By Patricia Kasten erman journalist Peter build just societies; Benedict Seewald once posed a neatly scuttles that piece of soft- Gospel for February 12, 2006 Gquestion to Cardinal Marxist flotsam with a few well- THE Mark 1:40-45 Joseph Ratzinger: why is the chosen sentences. Catholic Church always saying The theological meat of the CATHOLIC Following is a word search based on the Gospel reading “no”? Cardinal Ratzinger encyclical is in its first part, how- for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: the explained that the church wasn’t ever, and here, four ideas seemed healing of a leper, and its consequences. The words can fundamentally a matter of “no,” particularly striking. DIFFERENCE be found in all directions in the puzzle. but of “yes” — God’s “yes” to First, Pope Benedict teaches GEORGE WEIGEL humanity, most dramatically that God’s relationship to the LEPER KNEELING MAKE ME revealed in the Incarnation, when world is best understood as a CLEAN MOVED PITY God entered the human world in love story, not as a relationship warped politics. When Pope STRETCHED OUT HIS HAND TOUCHED HIM order to redeem it. If the church of power that expresses itself in a Benedict speaks of “a world in LEPROSY WARNING AT ONCE has to say “no” sometimes, that contest of wills. The God who which the name of God is some- SHOW YOURSELF PRIEST MOSES “no” is in service to a higher comes into history in search of times associated with vengeance BEGAN SPREAD JESUS “yes.” The church says “no” to man does so precisely to draw or even a duty of hatred and vio- TOWN OPENLY PEOPLE call us to the dignity and glory men and women into a commun- lence,” it is not difficult to imag- that are ours through God’s ion of love — with each other ine at least one of the primary redemptive action in Christ. and with the Triune God. As reference points. That the pope MADE CLEAN That “yes” rings clearly God’s love enters ever more has jihadist Islam in mind here is throughout Pope Benedict XVI’s deeply into our lives, the pope also suggested by his address to TUODEHCTERTS first encyclical, “Deus Caritas writes, “self-abandonment to God the diplomatic corps at the Est” (“God Is Love”). The text is increases and God becomes our Vatican on Jan. 9, when he spoke OJOJDNAHS I HK classic Joseph Ratzinger: a mas- joy.” of a danger that had been “right- UTLEPERYTOWN ly” described as a “clash of civi- ter theologian, weaving together Second, the pope suggests that CSWNAELCWPRE materials from the Bible and two the image of God in a culture lizations.” millennia of Christian reflection will have a profound effect on Finally, the pope neatly links HEKBLNHYAREE to teach the basic truths of that culture’s image of man. The the two great commandments, E I SSESOMRI HL Catholic faith. The subject matter fundamental orientation of a cul- reminding us that we can love is also classic Ratzinger. Those ture is not derived from its family our neighbor because we have DRFPPUGONNM I who bought the cartoon of patterns, its way of doing poli- been first loved by God. Love of HPOTRSDV I AAN “God’s Rottweiler” might have tics, or its method of allocating neighbor is thus a response to the imagined a first encyclical enti- goods and services. Rather, cul- experience of love by which God IKISOEDENGKG tled “No You Don’t.” The real tures take their basic direction has first graced us, rather than MSETS JADGEEX rote obedience to an order from Ratzinger, the real Benedict XVI, from what they worship: from the BLPOYUBDEBMH wrote something quite different: way in which a culture imagines an external authority. an encyclical of affirmation, an the divine, thinks of the divine (if A great teacher and an acute FATONCELPOEP cultural analyst sits in the Chair invitation to ponder more deeply it imagines that the divine can be © 2006 Tri-C-A Publications and live more completely “the “thought”), and relates to the of Peter. heart of the Christian faith” — divine. To believe in and worship the claim that God is love. a God who is love “all the way Press attention to the encycli- through” (as Thomas More puts cal, such as it was, tended to it in “A Man for All Seasons”) But while Bernini depicted focus on its second, programmat- gives Christian cultures a distinc- LETTER Jesus handing the keys to Peter on ic part, which explores living the tive view of the human enterprise one side of the chair, the presenta- charity, which the love of God in all its dimensions. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 tion is balanced by the scene of should compel in each of us. The Which brings us to a third the washing of the feet on the pope makes some important point Benedict makes, if briefly: dom of heaven” to St. Peter, he other side. points here, including a critique warped ideas of God lead to said, the Vatican II prayers “focus To Father Ravelli, the chair is a of the notion that charitable giv- warped ideas of the human, George Weigel is a senior fellow of on service, especially on serving symbol that the bishop of Rome’s ing and charitable work are a dis- warped understandings of human the Ethics and Public Policy the communion of the whole key act of serving the church is traction from our obligations to relationships and, ultimately, Center in Washington, D.C. church.” service through teaching. 19 FEBRUARY 12, 2006 COMMENTARY Brain dead means dead few months ago, during a CNN interview segment whack.” Disintegration will inevitably set in. Heart contrac- dealing with the Terri Schiavo case, a reporter asked tions will typically cease in brain-dead individuals after a Ame a challenging question. He wondered why few days despite the presence of a ventilator. Catholics have to do everything possible to keep people Stories of people continuing on a ventilator for months MAKING SENSE OF BIOETHICS alive who are basically brain dead. He took it for granted or years after being declared brain dead typically indicate a that Terri was an instance of this and seemed perplexed that failure to apply the tests and criteria for determination of BY FATHER TAD PACHOLCZYK she had to be fed at all. brain death with proper attentiveness and rigor. In other Wrapped up in his line of questioning was a double words, somebody is likely to have cut some corners in car- error. First, of course, Terri was not a brain-dead individual. rying out the testing and diagnosis. brain activity, if rigorously applied, does not seem to con- She was a healthy person with a serious brain injury, i.e. a A valid brain death diagnosis can be made only after a flict with the essential elements of a sound anthropology.” person with a disability. Second, whenever somebody is in thorough battery of tests has been carried out on the indi- He went on to conclude: fact brain dead, they are dead, and we do not have an obli- vidual. The clinical determination of brain death involves “In this regard, it is helpful to recall that the death of the gation to “keep them going.” All machines can be turned reflex tests, tests for responsiveness to pain, ocular move- person is a single event, consisting in the total disintegra- off at any time after the declaration of brain death, because ment tests, breathing tests (to assure they cannot breathe or tion of that unitary and integrated whole that is the personal brain-dead individuals are corpses, not patients. This is the gasp on their own), body temperature tests, and tests for the self ... The death of the person, understood in this primary harsh reality. absence of drug intoxication or poisoning. The initial deter- sense, is an event which no scientific technique or empirical One can choose to keep the life-support machines run- mination is reassessed after a suitable interval, and then method can identify directly. Yet human experience shows ning a little while longer so as to sustain organs for trans- confirmatory studies can be carried out, tests such as blood that once death occurs certain biological signs inevitably plantation, but such a decision is optional, not obligatory. flow studies to the brain, or EEG tests to confirm the follow, which medicine has learnt to recognize with increas- Brain death is not well understood by the general public, absence of any electrical activity in the brain. ing precision. In this sense, the ‘criteria’ for ascertaining but four points can help clarify some of the more common • Third, brain death is altogether different from a persist- death used by medicine today should not be understood as misconceptions. ent vegetative state (PVS). A PVS often involves brain the technical-scientific determination of the exact moment • First, brain death refers to the fact that both the higher damage, but never death of the whole brain. Genuinely of a person’s death, but as a scientifically secure means of and lower centers of the brain have died. The individual has brain-dead individuals never “wake up.” Patients in a PVS identifying the biological signs that a person has indeed undergone a traumatic event resulting in the complete and occasionally do. The higher centers of the brain may be died.” irreversible cessation of all brain functions. Those portions compromised in PVS patients, while the lower brain centers In conclusion, both healthcare professionals and the lay of the brain that allow a person to breathe on his own have that control breathing and other basic physiological func- public can benefit from a clear understanding of the criteria also ceased to function. If somebody were to declare that a tions may be partially or completely functional. Patients in for brain death and of the misconceptions associated with patient who was breathing on his own was brain dead, such a persistent vegetative state are not dead, and they should this end-of-life situation. Armed with this knowledge, they a claim would necessarily be false. Brain-dead people are never be considered candidates for unpaired organ dona- can more effectively participate in final decision making on unable to breathe on their own and always require the sup- tion, unless and until such time as they die a natural death. behalf of brain-dead individuals and their families. port of a ventilator. • Fourth, defining brain death as the irreversible cessa- • Second, brain-dead people cannot be kept going on tion of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain- machines forever. In fact, there is usually a period of only a stem, is compatible with a Christian understanding of the few days that it may be possible to extend the functioning true nature of man. Pope John Paul II once put it this way Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. earned his doctorate in neuro- of their organs by keeping them on a ventilator. Whenever during his address to the 18th International Congress of the science from Yale and did post-doctoral work at Harvard. the brain dies, central regulatory mechanisms no longer Transplantation Society: “Here it can be said that the criteri- He is a priest of the diocese of Fall River, Mass. and function, so blood pressure, electrolyte levels, temperature on adopted in more recent times for ascertaining the fact of serves as the director of education at The National regulation, and other systems will soon get all “out of death, namely the complete and irreversible cessation of all Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia.

PASTORAL ANSWERS Developing a good conscience MSGR. M. FRANCIS MANNION

BY ROSIE LAHRMAN found to be genetic, and all of his Doctrine of the Faith (May 1980), children now carry the same dis- it states: “Human life is the basis ease. His doctor suggests that he of all goods, most people regard How best to receive? any people inquire about can heal everyone in the family if life as something sacred and hold Question:Where did the present prac- ‘Amen.’ Then sanctify with all care the proper way to devel- one of the family members would that no one may dispose of it at op a good conscience so tice of receiving Communion in the your eyes by touching the Sacred M die for the purpose of healing the will, but believers see in life some- Body, and receive it. But be careful that they can make good health hand come from? Is it found in the rest. He could acquire specific cell thing greater, namely a gift of that no particles fall, for what you care decisions — either for them- lines to accurately discover the God’s love, which they are called early church,or is it something recent? selves or for others whom they Is receiving on the tongue more rever- lose would be to you as if you had problem and then use the cells upon to preserve...” lost some of your members. Tell care for. It is no wonder. Health from the deceased family member And so we cannot treat another ent? Which way of receiving care technology is so vast and con- me, if anybody had given you gold to regenerate healthy ones for the as property or material for the bene- Communion is healthier? dust, would you not hold fast to it stantly making improvements and rest of the family. fit of one or more persons. Each of changes, how could anyone who is — Name withheld,Wilmington,N.C. with all care, and watch lest some Do you think the family should us has a distinct value. Our of it fall and be lost to you? Must not in the health care arena even consider allowing the father or one “Catholic health care ministry is Answer: For the first 1,000 years begin to know how to search for you not then be even more careful of the children to sacrifice his life rooted in a commitment to promote in the life of the church, with that which is more precious answers? for the others? If you say no, and defend human dignity; this is Communion was received in the In the Ethical and Religious than gold and diamonds, so that no you’ve already developed some the foundation of its concern to hand. With the development of particles are lost?” Directives for Catholic Health form of good conscience. Here the respect the sacredness of every eucharistic controversies near the Care (ERD) given to us by the There is nothing more intrinsi- situation is not recommended even human life from the moment of con- turn of the millennium, cally reverent about receiving USCCB, it says this in the intro- for the other family member’s ception until death.” — ERD, part 1. Communion began to be received duction: “In times of new medical either in the hand or on the tongue. lives, but for their comfort and The purpose of the ERDs is on the tongue. A certain fear began Everything depends on the attitude discoveries, rapid technological financial stability. twofold: “first, to reaffirm the ethi- to intermingle with respect for the developments and social change, of the one receiving and the gener- Now take this same case, only cal standards of behavior in health Eucharist, so that people did not al climate that surrounds the distri- what is new can either be an the family aborts a baby in the care that flow from the church’s wish to touch the eucharistic host opportunity for genuine advance- bution of Communion. A proper womb for the sake of healing oth- teaching about the dignity of the with their hands. disposition on the part of the recip- ment in human culture, or it can ers — the human dignity of this human person; second, to provide After the reforms that came lead to policies and actions that are ient requires that he or she under- baby is not altered simply because authoritative guidance on certain from the Second Vatican Council, stand what he or she is receiving contrary to the true dignity and he/she is in the womb, is it? moral issues that face Catholic the practice of receiving vocation of the human person.” and bring an attitude of deep rever- No matter how important a per- health care today.” Communion in the hand became ence for the eucharistic elements. How true. The fact that we can son may be, or how serious the dis- There are many places we can an option. In the United States, the do something, the bishops remind Anytime one transmits some- ease, injury or illness, — the church turn to for guidance: papal docu- practice was approved in 1977. thing from one person to the other, us here, doesn’t mean that we remains consistent and relies on the ments, Catholic ethicists, the The matter of a reverent atti- should, and it doesn’t necessarily there is some health risk. Passing principle of human dignity that not National Catholic Bioethics Center tude to receiving the Eucharist has the host from hand to hand has mean that it is morally permissible one human life should be taken for and Catholic books (to name a been present in the church from either. risks. At the same time, reception the sake of another. This principle few) to help complete our deci- the beginning. In the fourth centu- on the tongue carries the risk of The ERD goes on to say that, of human dignity according to the sions with the medical knowledge ry, Cyril of Jerusalem offered a “As new knowledge and new tech- transmitting saliva from one per- National Catholic Bioethics Center provided to us. thought-provoking reminder of the son to another. nologies expand, each person must “identifies the intrinsic value and There are some area priests and dignity of eucharistic reception in form a correct conscience based on dignity of each human being. The lay people who have studied the hand. the moral norms for proper health source of this human dignity is the bioethics as well. But the Ethical He wrote: “When you Msgr.M.Francis Mannion is a priest care.” person’s creation in the image of and Religious Directives for approach, do not go stretching out and theologian of the Diocese of Allow me to make an unreason- God, Imago Dei.” Catholic Health Care can be a your open hands or having your Salt Lake City and writes a week- able medical situation. Let’s say a This is how the church good starting point — with 72 spe- fingers spread out, but make the ly question-and-anwer column in father of a family becomes ill with responds to all of humanity — as cific directives — in developing a left hand into a throne for the right Our Sunday Visitor. a disease — treatable, but not cur- one family. In the document good conscience based on the which shall receive the King, and Reprinted with permission able. It causes pain, and it is costly “Declaration on Euthanasia” given body of moral principles given to then cup your open hand and the from Our Sunday Visitor, to treat. And let’s say that it was to us by the Congregation for the us by the church. body of Christ, reciting the Huntington. 20 TODAY’S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 12, 2006

BISHOP LUERS BASKETBALL CAMP Bishop Luers High School will host a basketball camp for grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 beginning Sunday, Feb. 12, and ending March 26. The cost is $30. Grades 4, 5 and 6 are from 4-5:30 p.m. and grades 7 and 8 are from 5:30-7 p.m. Contact Sports Mike Palmer for more information at (260) 747-6918 Teri Rosinski receives Holy Cross College names Mary Schreiber Award for Mendelson first athletic ICCL leaders hold top spots Excellence coach FORT WAYNE — Bishop Luers NOTRE DAME — In an effort Adalbert, 55-16, as Jacob defeated St. Jude Green, 34-19; to develop each student’s mind, BY ELMER J. DANCH High School head basketball Kuczmanski threaded the nets for Holy Family Blue downed St. coach and English teacher Teri body and spirit, Holy Cross 21 points for the highest shared Thomas Gold, 42-17; St. Joseph, Rosinski recently received the College is applying for member- SOUTH BEND — The two divi- performance of the day. He has South Bend, Blue beat St. Anthony Mary Schreiber Award for ship to the National Association sion leaders in the Inter-City been the team’s leading point get- Maroon, 43-41; St. Thomas White Excellence. of Intercollegiate Athletics and Catholic League (ICCL) managed ter all season. beat Corpus Christi Red, 37-29; Teri Rosinski was chosen as initiating an athletics program. to hold on to their top spots with St. Bavo of Mishawaka beat and St. Thomas Maroon beat St. the first recipient of this annual In accordance with this undefeated Corpus Christi in the sister city rival St. Joseph, 35-26, Matthew Black, 34-19. award based on her connection endeavor, Joe Mendelson has John Bosco West division and St. to hold a commanding three-game to basketball. Named the first been named coach of the men’s Jude in the Martin de Porres East overall lead in the Martin de Complete division and overall Miss Basketball of Indiana while and women’s cross country division blazing undefeated paths Porres East division. Jordan standings: a student athlete at Norwell High team. as the league now enters the late Milligan fired home 21 points for St. John Bosco (East) School, Rosinski continued her Holy Cross College athletic stages of the campaign. the victors to share high scoring Team Division Overall career at the college level. director Nathan Walker says, The Corpus Christi Cougars honors of the day with St. Thomas 5-0 6-3 The selection committee for “Mendelson is an ambitious edged Christ the King in a 42-40 Kuczmanski. Aaron Bulger had 14 St. Joseph (SB) 3-1 4-4 the award felt Rosinski trans- coach and has been very suc- white-knuckle finish in which the points for St. Joseph. St. Anthony 1-3 2-6 ferred and instilled the leadership cessful with young athletic pro- lead changed hands in multiple St. Thomas of Elkhart main- St. Matthew 0-5 1-8 qualities she received during her grams. With a leader of his cal- fashion. Andy Klimek hit the win- tained its two game leadership in high school and college athletic iber, we feel our program will ning points as time expired. He the John Bosco East division with St. John Bosco (West) days to the career she has today. experience success sooner rather tossed in 13 points and received a 42-39 win over St. Anthony in a Corpus Christi 4-0 8-0 Schrieiber, principal of Benoit than later.” help from Michael Kendzicky with fiery skirmish down to the waning Christ the King 2-2 6-2 Academy in Fort Wayne, was a In Mendelson’s professional 12 points and from Matt minutes. Joshua Riikonen led the Holy Family 1-2 5-2 pioneer in the area of women’s life, he’s a businessman, but he Mackowiak with 11 points. Tim Elkhart team with 11 points, Holy Cross 0-3 0-7 athletics and was very instru- is also an experienced athlete Bishop of the Kings poured in 15 including three at the finish. mental in changing women’s and coach. points and Adam Dyczko with 12 In other games, St. Joseph of St. Martin DePorres (East) sports in the 1950s when dodge- He says, “I’ve been running points led Christ the King. South Bend defeated St. Matthew, St. Bavo 4-0 6-2 ball was the only recognized and competing since I was in the The Kings remained only two 49-37, with Matt Konkey collect- St. Joseph (Mish.) 2-2 3-5 sport for girls. She was also a sixth grade. I ran for the Santa games behind the top-ranked ing 13 points for the victors. St. Pius 2-2 3-5 basketball player during her high Monica Athletic Association Cougars and remain confident of Matthew Clark with 12 and Greg St. Monica 0-4 1-7 school days at Central Catholic under the Hungarian coach catching up with the leaders even Weaver with 11 points paced St. in Fort Wayne. Mihaly Igloi.” though the season is now in the Joseph. St. Martin DePorres (West) Schreiber went on to become Mendelson has also coached later stages. St. Pius of Granger upended St. St. Jude 4-0 8-0 the first women’s basketball in California. One of his high St. Jude rolled over St. Michael Monica, 39-21. St. Pius was led by St. John the Baptist 3-1 7-1 coach and athletic coodinator at school athletes was a state cham- of Plymouth, 39-23, to hold a one Greg Janowiak with 10 points. St. Michael 1-3 4-4 Indiana-Purdue Universities at pion, and two of his collegiate game advantage over St. John the In the junior varsity Colors St. Adalbert 0-4 0-8 Fort Wayne. She has been in the athletes were All-Americans. Baptist. St. John rolled over St. Division, Christ the King Blue Catholic school system for the Mendelson also conducts sum- last 40 years as an educator and mer running camps at Culver administrator. She continues to Academy. He’s already been serve as president of the Catholic recruiting athletes and plans to Youth Organization in Fort start training and observing his Wayne. team this spring. Anyone interested in joining the first athletic team at Holy Cross College, the cross country A Different Kind of Health Care team, can contact Joe Mendelson. Serving the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross in their unique retirement facility on the PROVENA Saint Mary’s Campus in Notre Dame, Indiana Sacred Heart Home

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FORT WAYNE — Today’s sports copy arrived in e-mail. was told that women would not Catholic sports writer Joan M. Sports writing takes a special be able to write sports. I guess Bobay died Jan. 31 at Parkview knack and a creative imagery of she showed those professors that Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was words. Joan had that skill. She women could be great sports 74. also had a great love for the writers.” Bobay, a freelance writer for church, her family, our Catholic Survivors include son, Terry Today’s Catholic, covering schools, her parish and communi- Bobay of Fort Wayne; daughter, Catholic Youth Organization ty.” Peggy (Bob) Nicola of Fort (CYO) sports and high school When the TV Mass moved to Wayne; son, John (Theresa) athletics, was a pioneer in the the University of Saint Francis, Bobay of Fort Wayne; three media. She compiled her articles Joan would attend with her fami- grandchildren, Elizabeth, Amy for Today’s Catholic in a scrap- ly. Her son-in-law, Bob Nicola, and Bobby Nicola; mother, Helen book. Family reported that she and son, John, are volunteers at Carlin of Garrett; and brother, wrote over 1,600 articles. the TV Mass. Bill Carlin of Garrett. She was She explained to Today’s “I consider her an inspiration,” preceded in death by her hus- Catholic in a 2005 interview that added Johnson. “Despite her band, Alfred, in 1996. her first job after graduating from mobility difficulties, she found a Mass of Christian Burial was Indiana University with a degree way to pursue her love for writ- Feb. 3 at St. Vincent de Paul in language arts was at WKJG- ing, keeping in contact with Catholic Church. In lieu of flow- TV Channel 33 (now WISE-TV) coaches, athletic directors and, in ers, memorials to televised Mass “just as they were preparing to go general, having a keen awareness c/o Catholic Communications, on the air. I hired on as a continu- for CYO and high school athlet- Diocese of Fort Wayne-South ity writer,” and by the time she ics in the Fort Wayne area. She is Bend, 915 S. Clinton St., Fort left, three years later, to get mar- also a pioneer. In college, Joan Wayne, IN 46802, was requested. ried, “I was public service direc- tor.” Bobay’s father, Joseph Carlin, influenced her love for words and writing, as well as sports. Carlin enjoyed crossword puzzles, and soon Bobay was sharing that pas- time with him. A native of WANTED Garrett, she attended St. Joseph School there. Saturdays Only 8 AM - 1 PM She often told Today’s Catholic editor, Tim Johnson, her TIM JOHNSON father insisted that she also get a Joan Bobay is shown at her dinner table with her notes as she prepares Part-time degree in teaching. Bobay taught to write the CYO and high school athletic news. She wrote her stories Receptionist/Clerical a few years and was a substitute longhand before typing them into the computer. Bobay died Jan. 31 at teacher at St. Vincent de Paul Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. (Position Available Immediately) School, Fort Wayne, which her children attended. v Back surgery about 11 years late into the evening on Sundays, achievements was her involve- Must be sensitive to the ago created mobility problems for to meet the Monday deadline. ment with the St. Vincent de Paul Bobay. She wrote her stories She also wrote for the Fort Parish history book. mission of a Catholic Cemetery Wayne News-Sentinel and was “I will miss Joan,” said editor from her home and used the tele- v phone to contact coaches, often editor of her subdivision’s Johnson. “I looked forward to her newsletter. One of her proudest Monday calls to make certain the Pick up application at or send resume to: Superintendent, Catholic Cemetery 3500 Lake Avenue - Fort Wayne 46805-5572

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God loves every thing and every person and things he created. he created. And the amazing part of it all is It is not uncommon for children to try to THE that God loves each of us individually and please their parents, thinking that will get personally. God is interested in you and in them to love them more. Sometimes you hear CUTTING me no matter who we are or what we do or one child ask which of his or her brothers fail to do. God’s love is not general. I actual- and sisters a particular parent loves the most. ly think sin can be refusing to accept God’s As human beings, it is natural to like some EDGE love for us. people, even children, more than we like oth- SISTER MARGIE LAVONIS, CSC Related to this, despite what some people ers. This is not true with God. He came to may believe or have erroneously been taught, save all men and women. we cannot earn God’s love. We don’t have to When Jesus became a human being, we hen my father died recently, my do anything to get it. Some people work so all became God’s favored ones. God revealed brother said, “You were always hard saying prayers and obeying all the rules his love for us in Jesus and through Jesus to WDaddy’s favorite!” I am not sure that they forget this fact. There is no way we the world. if that was really true, but it got me to YAYOUNG ADULT PERSPECTIVES can earn our way to heaven. Jesus already When someone is truly loved, that person think about God’s love for us. saved us by the sacrifice of his life. usually wants to share that love with others. ! What about God? Do you think God has Does this unconditional love that God lav- People who do not experience love in their favorites? Does God love the holy, deeply ishes on us give us a license to sin? On the lives usually have difficulty loving others. If can do to be a more loving person — not just spiritual people better than those of us who contrary, what we are called to do is to live in we truly believe God loves us and experience to your friends and family members but to struggle and sometimes fall into sin? Does such a way that we show our gratitude for his God’s love, we will want to share that love. others not in these categories. You won’t get God favor Christians over Muslems, or Jews love, which is ultimately expressed in the Each one of us is God’s favorite, and any brownie points in heaven, but you will over Hindus? Do those who obey church death and resurrection of Jesus. If we truly God’s love is unconditional and a free gift. It show God your gratitude for his uncondition- rules perfectly fair better than those who love God, then we will want to return that is up to us to spread this message to those al love. sometimes find them difficult? Are there love by the lives we live. We can’t, nor do who do not know this. The best way to do strings attached to God’s love? Will God love we need to earn God’s love, but like in all this is by being a loving person ourselves, us only if we do certain things and act certain loving relationships, it is natural to want to because the ordinary way God shows his ways? reciprocate. We will want to show our love to love is through us. This is a big responsibili- Sister Margie Lavonis,CSC, a former campus On the contrary, as St. Paul says some- him. God doesn’t need our love, but we need ty. Are you willing to accept it? minister and vocation director, works for the where in one of his letters, “God’s love to share ours with him. And the best way to Maybe during this upcoming season of Sisters of the Holy Cross communications shows no partiality.” show God we love him is to love the people Lent you can think of concrete things you department. [email protected].

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St.Stanislaus Home and School Association is Kasper Home sponsoring Las Vegas Night Fort Wayne — The youth group of Garrett All class reunion committe to meet Betty M.Goetz, 74, Saturday, Feb. 11, from 6 to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Elkhart Paul J.Johnson, 83, Fort Wayne — The next meeting 11:30 p.m. at the parish, 19704 Conception will have a pancake St.Joseph of the Central Catholic High Brendan A.O’Mara, 86, St.Joseph Johnson Rd. Free admission, and sausage breakfast following School All Alumni Class St.Thomas the Apostle Corinne M. concession stand, cash bar, 50/50 the 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. Masses on Mishawaka Reunion Committee will be on Wroblewski, 86, St. raffle and gaming tables of all Sunday, Feb. 12 and March 26. Fort Wayne Sister M.Elizabeth Monday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. at Matthew Cathedral varieties. Proceeds will send youth to YCLI Suzanne M.Beckstedt, Marcus, OSF,83, St. Camp. Adults $5, children under Bishop Dwenger High School. 53, Queen of Angels Francis Convent 10 $3, families $12. The CCHS All Alumni Class Herman J.Lee Van, 75, Truck raffle supports school Holy Family Reunion will be Saturday, June Robert A.Shoudel, 82, Victor G.Sergeant Jr., Decatur — The second annual 24, at the coliseum. truck raffle award a new 2006 Scouts plan breakfast VA Chapel 81, St.Joseph Wabash Chevy Silverado 1500 or Ford F- Fort Wayne — St. John the Teaching Mass and chili supper Rita Dingleby, 82, 150, or $15,000 cash. $1,000 in Baptist Boy Scout Troup is host- John E.Vail, 84, Edna M.Febbo, 93, Bluffton — A teaching Mass will St.Bernard cash prizes will also be awarded ing a pancake and sausage break- Cathedral of the Queen of Peace take place at St. Joseph Parish on (1-$500, 5-$100.) Tickets can fast on Sunday, Feb. 19, from 8 Immaculate Warsaw Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3:30 p.m. A Notre Dame only be sold to individuals who a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. John’s PAC. 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THE ST. ADALBERT is located in South Bend. We have 155 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Jeny Sejdinaj is the principal. Information regarding St. Adalbert School may be obtained by calling (574) 288-6645, or e-mailing Young Voice [email protected]

English as a second language (ESL) Soaring to new heights The ESL classes were initiated in 2003 when it became evident that there were t. Adalbert is growing stronger students who had some English defi- every year. In 2001-2002, 98 stu- ciencies that prevented them from par- Sdents were enrolled in our school; now we have 155. Our students are ticipating effectively in classroom learn- involved in many activities. We have teams in nearly every ICCL sport. ing activities. Middle school students work on the yearbook. Students in grades 5-8 make up the Hand Bell Choir, and students in Currently, the students in kindergarten grades 2-8 sing in the children’s choir through grade 8 attend sessions, which every week at our all-school Mass. Each year we see our students stress speaking, reading and writing improve academically; much of this English. Sister Mary Martinez endeavors improvement is due to the good and gracious assistance we get from many to develop these skills in the students to tutors. The tutors come to us from the insure future success in their studies. Christ Child Society as well as from the University of Notre Dame. They work with students one-on-one or in small groups to improve their reading and math skills. The staff here is a supportive, com- PROVIDED BY ST. ADALBERT SCHOOL passionate, and energetic community. St. Adalbert students enjoy poster creation and a wide variety of activities. Teachers have embraced the 6+1 Writing Traits© and Four Blocks© as ways to structure their lessons in lan- guage arts, and are always looking for Saint Mary’s, “A Raisin in the Sun,” when they are faced with a difficult sit- ways to improve their methods of Matthy’s Farm Market, Healthworks, uation. instruction to meet the needs of every “The Chronicles of Narnia,” Hester’s Our students and staff are blessed student. Teachers are willing to work Farm and Pioneer Days. We also enjoy with great support from our pastor, together to share insights and problems, special visitors, like Ronald McDonald Father Chris Cox, CSC, and associate and faculty meetings may run long and the South Bend Symphony. pastors Father Eric Schimmel, CSC, when there is a discussion about student St. Adalbert School is a violence- and Father Mike Couhig, CSC. We development because everyone has a free zone, and the efforts of the volun- enjoy our strong Catholic identity with passionate interest in our children. teers in the Take Ten © program help to weekly Masses as well as traditional Every day after school, most of the keep it that way. Every week, students events such as the Jesse Tree, Three teachers are here, working with students from Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s — Kings Mass, the Way of the Cross, May in activities or helping with homework. trained through the Robinson Crowning, rosary, celebration for Our We teach our children about the larg- Community Learning Center — come Lady of Guadalupe and Las Posadas. er world when we take them on field to our classrooms to teach the children We are proud to be a multi-cultural trips. So far this year, students have about anger management, conflict reso- community of faith and education, soar- been to “Christopher’s Christmas,” “A lution and self-esteem. Students learn to ing to new heights, guided by the Holy Christmas Carol,” Madrigal Dinner at “Walk It Out, Talk It Out, Wait It Out” Spirit. Sixth grade religion

he sixth grade class at St. This exploration took us to a fabu- Adalbert School has been looking lous movie, “The Same River Twice,” Tat the meaning of sin and con- by Feature Films for Families and flict. We began with a look at the Old written by Scott Featherstone. This Testament stories of Adam and Eve and story helped to give the children a of Noah and the great flood. In both sit- clear understanding of the need for uations, we find that God has punished forgiveness of others as well as for- us with one hand but forgiven us and giveness of self before we can lifted us back on our feet with the other. achieve true peace of heart. As a final Next, the students looked for evidence activity, the children created Scripture of sin and suffering in our world today. puzzles. Each student researched the Each child took time to explore how Bible for a quote from Jesus expressing they can play a role in bringing peace his love for us and our worthiness of to their families, their school and per- forgiveness from the Father. Next, haps even to the world. In doing so, we they designed and created a heart- needed to debate the question of peace shaped puzzle using the quote as a and discover how and when people theme. truly find a sense of peace.