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Rite of Election Celebrated in Diocese, Across the Nation 50¢ March 11, 2007 Volume 81, No. 10 www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Rite of Election celebrated Worth more than gold How do you share your time, in diocese, across the nation talent and treasure? Pages 10-13 Thousands across the country prepare to enter church at Easter ‘Nonsense’ BY JERRY FILTEAU Archeologist reacts to WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bishop John M. D’Arcy filmmakers’ claim about celebrated the Rite of Election in South Bend on Feb. 25 at St. Matthew Cathedral and in Fort Wayne on tomb of Jesus March 4 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Page 3 About 500 total candidates or catechumens in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend are in the final stages of their journey toward baptism or entering into full communion with the Catholic Church at Easter. In dioceses across the country at the beginning of ‘Overall situation is Lent, tens of thousands of Americans began the final very difficult’ stages of their journey toward baptism or entering into full communion with the Catholic Church at Easter. Church aid officials deal with Jamie Swan of Maryville, Mo., is taking it a couple of steps further. Not only will she receive baptism, influx of Iraqis in Jordan confirmation and first Communion at the Easter Vigil Page 4 in St. Gregory Parish, but she and her fiance, Michael Casteel, are preparing to receive the sacrament of mat- rimony there a few months later. And Swan, the new second-grade teacher at the parish school, is making her preparations for first Communion along with her ‘...that will be my pupils, who will receive the sacrament later this spring. focus for Lent, to Swan is one of the catechumens and candidates in KATHY DENICE the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., who par- Bishop John M. D’Arcy signs the Book of the Elect at the Rite of Election held Sunday, really walk closer ticipated in the Rite of Election and Call to March 4, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne. Behind him stand with Jesus.’ the catechumens he admitted into the elect who will be baptized and initiated into the RCIA, PAGE 3 sacred mysteries at the Easter Vigil. Part 3 of Real Lent Page 9 SOUTH BEND ANTICIPATES Indiana’s bishops embrace ST. PATRICK’S DAY Concrete is pouring the legacy and spirituality of Construction across the diocese St. Mother Theodore Guérin Page 20 their annual meeting before the Mass, where BY DAVE COX they heard from Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior of the Sisters of Providence; SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS — Sister Marie Kevin Tighe, director of the Indiana’s five Roman Catholic bishops and office of the Shrine for St. Mother Theodore major superiors of religious congregations of Guérin; Sister Jeanne Knoerle, executive Indiana met Monday at Saint Mary-of-the- director of Residential Services at Saint Woods to celebrate the life of St. Mother Mary-of-the-Woods, and Teresa Clark, the Theodore Guérin, foundress of the Sisters of artist who designed and created the model for Providence. the statue of St. Mother Theodore that will be CNS PHOTO/MIKE CRUPI, CATHOLIC COURIER The bishops concelebrated Mass in the placed in the Marian Garden outside the A St. Patrick’s Day Celebration begins Church of the Immaculate Conception. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Archbishop Daniel Buechlein of Indianapolis Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Saturday, March 17, with a 9 a.m. Mass at presided. later this year. St. Patrick Church in South Bend. Bishop “It was an opportunity for us to offer Sister Denise offered a welcome and thanksgiving for St. Mother Theodore talked about what the Sisters of Providence John M. D’Arcy will preside. The Jefferson Guérin. We’re so conscious that we have our hope the lasting effects of St. Mother Blvd. parade will follow at 11 a.m. own local saint in our part of the country. It’s Theodore’s canonization would be for the an extraordinary privilege and a blessing. congregation. Sister Marie Kevin shared Festivities will continue with the East We’re interested in helping to spread the information about numerous favors that peo- Race Greening, Celtic music and a corned knowledge of Mother Theodore,” ple claim to have received through St. Mother Archbishop Buechlein said. beef dinner at St. Patrick Social Center. Indiana’s Catholic leaders gathered for GUERIN, PAGE 5 2 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC MARCH 11, 2007 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the After a good confession, the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 soul is as innocent and pure PUBLISHER: Bishop John M. D’Arcy EDITOR: Tim Johnson ASSISTANT EDITOR: Don Clemmer as it is at baptism STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad Editorial Department Other questions he was drawn to the Eucharist and became a Catholic. PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan I often mention, when preaching on this FREELANCE WRITERS: Ann Carey, sacrament, that it is not so much our seek- Michelle Castleman, Elmer J. Danch, ing Christ as it is Christ seeking us. That is why I love the parish mission so. This A special day with our priests Michelle Donaghey, Bonnie Elberson, NEWS week, after a meeting with our priests in What can I say about the day with our Denise Fedorow, Sister Margie Warsaw, I went north to the little town of priests in Warsaw. I gave a short reflection Lavonis, CSC, Jennifer Ochstein, &NOTES Albion. After some soup and bread, (not on the gift of priestly celibacy citing Pope Theresa Thomas, Kristi Ward much penance here as the soup and bread Benedict XVI in a talk, which he gave at BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY both came from the St. James Restaurant in Christmas to those who work at the Business Department Avilla supplied by one of the owners of that Vatican. He made it clear that celibacy for storied restaurant), there was a penance priests cannot be defended on the grounds BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice of availability. AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber service, and I heard confessions along with The forgiveness of Christ several priests who came from a distance. He said that celibacy is a way of belong- BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol I am grateful that as a bishop I continue ing totally to Christ and taking him as one’s [email protected] to hear confessions. In great part it is portion and one’s cup. He said that such a because of our program of parish missions, Parish penance services reason, mere availability, can lead to ego- Advertising Sales tism or hardness of heart. sponsored by the Office of Spiritual Right now, I am scheduled for penance Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) Development. I thank those pastors who services at St. Charles Borromeo Parish, (260) 456-2824 have a mission on a regular basis. I have Fort Wayne, and St. Patrick, Walkerton — Judy Kearns (South Bend area) required that every parish have one within a two parishes that are quite different. It will Ministry to teenagers (574) 234-0687 three-year period surrounding the obser- be part of parish missions. I will hear con- Cindy Black, our director of Youth Web site: www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY vance of our Jubilee Year. fessions. This week, I will also lead the Ministry, gave a magnificent presentation penance service and hear confessions at on the philosophy of youth ministry in our Published weekly except the last Bishop Dwenger High School during my diocese. Using that contemporary instru- Sunday in June, second and fourth ‘Everything our Redeemer has annual visit. ment of the Power Point, she shared with weeks in July, second week in August accomplished has passed into the Another good example of the fidelity of our priests her understanding of this task and last week in December by the and what she hopes, with the help of God sacraments.’ (Pope Gregory the Great the priests to this sacrament who staff both Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, of our cathedrals. Perhaps it is their loca- and the leadership of our priests and lay 1103 S. Calhoun St., P.O. Box 390, Fort cited in the Catechism of the Catholic tion, the grace of the cathedral church, or, leaders, we can all do together throughout Wayne, IN 46801. Second-class more likely, it is the fidelity of priests over the diocese. The strength of her presenta- postage paid at Fort Wayne, IN, and Church) tion, its soundness and beauty and the con- additional mailing office. The Gospels show Christ forgiving oth- the years, but at both St. Matthew’s and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, viction with which she gave it, touched the ers and he continues this through the sacra- hearts of our priests and certainly of the POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: ments of baptism and reconciliation. confessions are heard frequently, and the Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Fort priests make themselves available at the bishop. 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