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Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com August 19, 2016 Vol. LVI, No. 45 75¢ Evangelization Supplement For Pope Francis, Mother Teresa is ‘Bringing a model of mercy at work, fueled souls to God’ by prayer VATICAN CITY (CNS)—When Pope Francis canonizes Blessed Teresa of Kolkata on Sept. 4, he won’t simply be fulfilling a special duty of his office. He will be honoring a woman he has called “a symbol, an icon for our age.” When talking about the intersection of prayer, mercy, concrete acts Blessed of charity and Teresa of Kolkata peacemaking, Mother Teresa was Pope Francis’ go-to reference. In one of his early morning homilies in November 2015, Pope Francis spoke about war and about how, by the way they live their lives, many people promote hatred rather than peace and selling weapons rather than sowing love. “While weapons traffickers do their work, there are poor peacemakers who Steve Dawson believes two-minute conversations with strangers about his Catholic faith can lead them closer to God. Here, the founder of give their lives to help one person, then St. Paul Street Evangelization talks about the difference Christ has made in his life with two women on a street corner in Bloomington on Aug. 4. another and another and another,” the pope (Photo by John Shaughnessy) said. Mother Teresa was clearly one of the peacemakers, he added. “With cynicism, the powerful might say, Street evangelists’ efforts to lead strangers ‘But what did that woman accomplish? She spent her life helping people die,’ ” Pope Francis said, noting that the cynics do closer to Christ create amazing encounters not realize that Mother Teresa understood the By John Shaughnessy years ago when Dawson first tried to bring ever thought about becoming a Catholic. path to peace, and they do not. people to God and the Catholic faith. “She said she had considered it because A much longer papal reflection on BLOOMINGTON—In 36 minutes, As part of his early evangelization her boyfriend was Catholic, but she had lessons from the life of Mother Teresa was Steve Dawson will do something that efforts, he often offered strangers a blessed problems with the doctrine, especially published in July. Pope Francis wrote the many Catholics consider the most Miraculous Medal, following the example about abortion,” Dawson recalls. “So preface to an Italian publisher’s book of talks intimidating part of St. Maximillian Kolbe who viewed I gave her a short explanation about Mother Teresa gave in Milan in 1973. See more of our of their faith, the medal as a sign of grace that God the Church’s teaching on abortion. She Mother Teresa’s life showed the centrality Evangelization but right now could use “to bring about conversion in a listened and talked with us. When we of prayer, charity, mercy in action, family and Supplement, the 40-year- person’s life.” left the restaurant, I thought I’d never youth, Pope Francis wrote. pages 7-11. old father of Sitting in a restaurant with friends, see her again.” “Mother Teresa untiringly invites us to two small Dawson offered a medal to their young, Yet, a meeting three months later led draw from the source of love: Jesus crucified children is sharing the story of how a friendly waitress, explaining its history. Dawson back to the same restaurant. and risen, present in the sacrament of the two-minute conversation with a stranger After the waitress accepted it, she and Recognizing him, the young waitress Eucharist,” the pope wrote. She began each changed her life—and his—forever. Dawson briefly talked about their different rushed toward him. day with Mass and ended each day with The conversation happened several faith backgrounds when he asked her if she See EVANGELISTS, page 10 eucharistic adoration, which made it possible See MERCY, page 2 Seminarians perform works of mercy during annual convocation By Sean Gallagher

Seminarian Liam Hosty walked slowly around the priests’ circle in Calvary Cemetery in Indianapolis, looking for a particular grave. He wanted to see the burial place of Father Joseph MacNally, his pastor at St. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis when he was a boy. Finally coming upon it, he squatted down to spend some time by it. The moment was emotional for Hosty, a new archdiocesan seminarian who is a freshman at Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary and Marian University, both in Indianapolis. “I remember him as a kid,” Hosty said of the priest who was commonly known as “Father Mac.” “He was an Seminarian Liam Hosty spends time on Aug. 10 before the grave of Father Joseph older priest at the time. But he’s one of the inspirations of MacNally at Calvary Cemetery in Indianapolis. Hosty and other archdiocesan why I wanted to become a seminarian. I remember how seminarians did various works of mercy, including praying for the dead, during gentle he was. their recent annual convocation. Father MacNally was Hosty’s boyhood pastor at See CONVOCATION, page 3 St. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis. (Photo by Sean Gallagher) Page 2 The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016 Bishop comforts evacuees at shelters; flooding displaces 20,000 BATON ROUGE, La. three evacuation shelters on parishes have declared a state of (CNS)—As Louisiana’s Aug. 14 to comfort evacuees. emergency, with more expected governor announced the federal In a statement the day before, to do so. government had declared a he dispensed Sunday Mass “This is a serious event. It is major disaster for the state on obligations for all Catholics ongoing. It is not over,” Edwards Aug. 14, Catholic churches in the affected by the storm and urged told reporters. “We are not in Baton Rouge Diocese called for parishioners to limit their driving control as far as how fast these volunteers to help those displaced over the weekend because of floodwaters will recede, and in by extreme flooding, and asked “the inherent dangers of unsafe fact they are still going up in flood victims what assistance driving conditions.” some places.” they needed. “Please know of my prayers He said he traveled to affected Gov. John Bel Edwards for your safety and the safety areas and saw firsthand “the told reporters at a news of your church parishes and destruction caused by this conference that about parishioners,” he said in a unprecedented flood.” 20,000 people had been rescued message to pastors. In a notice on its website, from their homes, and more On Aug. 12, Edwards declared St. Jude the Apostle Parish in than 10,000 people were in a state of emergency for the state East Baton Rouge civil parish shelters after a slow-moving of Louisiana and deployed the called on parishioners available tropical storm system dumped Louisiana National Guard. He to volunteer to attend a morning nearly 2 feet of rain on southern then requested that President meeting on Aug. 15 to help Louisiana. Several rivers crested Barack Obama issue a federal with “flood relief planning and at record levels. disaster declaration. With that implementation.” Richard Rossi and his 4-year-old great-grandson Justice wade through water on As of mid-morning on declaration—which initially “It is possible that a significant Aug. 15 after their home flooded in St. Amant, La. (CNS photo/Jonathan Bachman, Reuters) Aug. 16, state officials said at affected four civil parishes, number of our parish staff are least seven people have died in with more expected—residents unable to leave their homes At least two other flood victims to submit requests the floods. can seek assistance from the and come to work, so we will Baton Rouge parishes, for help and asking others Baton Rouge Bishop Federal Emergency Management need to rely heavily on parish St. George and St. Aloysius, to list the kind of help they Robert W. Muench visited Agency. At least 18 civil volunteers,” the notice said. have set up Web pages asking can provide. † Three Richmond parishes officially become St. Elizabeth Ann Seton By Natalie Hoefer Seton, who served as pastor of the three separate parishes put forth of creating a new pictorial directory of all the since 2012. parish members. Three parishes in Richmond—Holy Family, St. Andrew The name for the parish was chosen in honor of the Overall, there has not been much change for the and St. Mary—were officially combined and named parochial school names—St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School members of the three faith communities, particularly St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish on July 1. for pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, and Seton since each church will remain open and maintain their The change came about through the Connected in High School for grades 7-12. established Mass schedule, says Father Morris. the Spirit process, which called for the parishes to “be To select the name, says Father Morris, “We put “We’ve been working as a community for so long, it’s extinguished and a new parish out ballots for suggestions in all three churches, just second nature,” he notes. established on July 1, 2016.” then we had ballots of the top 12 [choices]. Then In fact, Father Morris is perhaps the one struggling the The decree states that the new it was down to Holy Trinity, Blessed Trinity and most with the adjustment. parish “will include the territory St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.” “We had a wedding, and I had to sign it as pastor of of the three former parishes, … Those names were submitted to the archdiocese. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. That felt so weird!” he says. maintain three worship sites and “I got a call from Archbishop [Joseph W.] Tobin “And I got a letter from the archdiocese to Father Kevin will be served by one pastor,” and saying they’d chosen St. Elizabeth Ann Seton since we Morris, pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,” he recalls. “establish a pastoral council and didn’t already have one of those in the archdiocese,” says “I just looked at it for a minute and then I realized, finance council.” Father Morris. ‘Oh yeah! That really is me!’ ” The three parishes have been There are still some legal name changes required behind working together since about the scenes, he says. But for all intents and purposes, (To see the decree regarding the establishment of the 1992 as the Richmond Catholic St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish is officially up and running. three churches in Richmond as one parish, log on to Community, says Father Kevin The newly formed St. Elizabeth Ann Seton pastoral www.archindy.org/connected/bloomington-connersville- Fr. Kevin Morris Morris, pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann council has already had its first meeting. The idea was seymour-summary.html.) †

Pope Francis also noted in the book to Blessed Teresa in his 2013 apostolic traveling with him. MERCY that, from her experience ministering to exhortation, “Evangelii Gaudium,” on the “The same question was asked of continued from page 1 the rejected, Mother Teresa knew and proclamation of the Gospel in the modern Mother Teresa: ‘All this effort, all this constantly emphasized the importance of world. Asserting the right and obligation of work, only to help people to die. ... What “to transform her work into prayer.” family and family prayer. Home, he said, is Christians to express publicly their opinions you are doing is useless! The sea is so Her prayer led her to the extreme edges the place people learn “to smile, to forgive, on political and social issues in order to great!’ Mother Teresa answered: ‘It is a of society—the peripheries—recognizing to welcome, to sacrifice for one another, to promote the common good, the pope wrote: drop of water in the sea! But after this the poor and the marginalized as her give without demanding anything in return, “Who would claim to lock up in a church drop of water the sea will not be the same!’ brothers and sisters and offering them to pray and suffer together, to rejoice and and silence the message of St. Francis That is how I would respond. It is a small compassion, he said. help each other.” of Assisi or Blessed Teresa of Calcutta? gesture, but one of those small gestures that The little nun in the blue-trimmed And, in a message to young people They themselves would have found this we—everyone, men and women—must white sari teaches people that “feeling at the end of the preface, Pope Francis unacceptable. An authentic faith—which is make to reach out to those in need.” † compassion is possible only when my said, “Fly high like the eagle that is the never comfortable or completely personal— heart embraces the needs and wounds of symbol of Mother Teresa’s country of always involves a deep desire to change the the other,” witnessing to God’s caress, origin,” Albania. “Do not lose hope, do world, to transmit values, to leave this Earth the pope wrote. not let anyone rob you of your future, somehow better that we found it.” Correction The Gospel tells people they will be which is in your hands. Remain in the In April, flying back to Rome from judged at the end of time for how they fed Lord and love him like God loves you; Lesbos, Greece, with 12 Syrian refugees, In the article on the archdiocesan the hungry, clothed the naked and cared be builders of bridges that break down Pope Francis was asked what difference pilgrimage to the University of for others in need, he said. “Mother Teresa the logic of division, rejection and fear of his visit to a refugee camp and his Notre Dame in the Aug. 12 issue of made this page of the Gospel the guide for others, and put yourselves at the service of hosting refugees could make. “I am The Criterion, Therese Blevins should her life and the path to her holiness—and it the poor.” going to plagiarize. I’ll answer with a have been identified as a member of can be for us, as well.” Pope Francis also referred, in passing, phrase that is not mine,” he told reporters St. Mary Parish in North Vernon. †

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It was pretty powerful.” Seeing his pastor from years ago buried among so many other priests also helped Hosty appreciate the “legacy” that he and his fellow archdiocesan seminarians are continuing. “We have a long line of excellent priests, such as Father Mac,” Hosty said. He and his fellow archdiocesan seminarians visited Calvary Cemetery on Aug. 10 as part of their annual convocation before they begin another year of priestly formation at their seminaries. In most years, the seminarians make a pilgrimage to historic churches in different corners of the Church in central and southern Indiana. Since the Church is in the midst of the Holy Year of Mercy, archdiocesan vocations director Father Eric Augenstein thought it would be good to help the seminarians do various works of mercy together at different locations in Indianapolis. They prayed for the dead at Calvary and nearby Holy Cross and St. Joseph cemeteries. They helped feed the hungry by volunteering at the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. And they visited the sick by Seminarians Michael Batz, left, Liam Hosty and Andrew Alig pack boxes with drinks on Aug. 9 at the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Indianapolis. spending time with the residents of the The seminarians are, respectively, members of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Indianapolis, St. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis and All Saints Parish in St. Augustine Home for the Aged. Dearborn County. (Photos by Sean Gallagher) They also visited SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis, getting the chance to walk through the holy doors there and receive the plenary indulgence tied to them. Father Augenstein commented on this change in the convocation while the seminarians were filling boxes with canned drinks for the clients of the food pantry. “Engaging in hands-on ministry like this is a foretaste of what we hope to see in our seminarians both during their formation and, for those who are called to be priests, in their priestly ministry,” Father Augenstein said. “It’s taking our faith and our witness out into the community. Here, we’re able to see them do that in the community, not just in the seminary.” Kneeling in prayer during the Aug. 9 Mass are seminarians Liam Hosty, left, Joe Hueselman, New seminarian Owen Duckett, a Seminarians Andre Siefker, left, and Michael Andrew Alig and Vincent Gilmore. The seminarians are, respectively, members of St. Barnabas Parish member of Our Lady of the Most Holy Dedek walk through the holy doors of SS. Peter in Indianapolis, SS. Philomena and Cecilia Parish in Oak Forrest, All Saints Parish in Dearborn County Rosary Parish in Indianapolis, appreciated and Paul Cathedral on Aug. 9 during the and St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis. starting his priestly formation for the archdiocesan seminarians’ annual convocation. archdiocese while volunteering at Siefker is a member of St. John the Apostle the food pantry. Parish in Bloomington. Dedek is a member of “It’s going to come full circle,” St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Bloomington. said Duckett, who is a sophomore at Bishop Bruté and at Marian. “With our encountering them where they’re at like formation, what we’re working toward Pope Francis has encouraged us to do. eventually is the priesthood. And this is We’ll build relationships with people that what it’s all about. It’s a life of service. we wouldn’t normally be with and get out If we kick it off with something like this, of our comfort zone.” then it’s a foreshadowing of what’s to This year, the Archdiocese of come. Getting out here and doing this stuff Indianapolis has 14 seminarians in priestly is what it’s all about.” formation. This is a smaller number than Seminarian Vincent Gilmore, a member last year in part because six men were of St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis, ordained priests for the archdiocese knows from his few years of experience in June. as an archdiocesan seminarian how much One of them was Father Matthew Tucci, opportunities for service like the ones he associate pastor of St. Christopher Parish shared during the convocation can mean in and chaplain coordinator of Cardinal Ritter priestly formation. Jr./Sr. High School, both in Indianapolis. Newly ordained Father Nicolas Ajpacajá Tzoc prays the eucharistic prayer during an Aug. 9 Mass “When I sit down to pray the Liturgy He was the homilist at an Aug. 9 Mass at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. Joining him of the Hours or a holy hour, I’ll remember with the seminarians celebrated in the as concelebrants are, from left, archdiocesan vocations director Father Eric Augenstein, and the people that I encountered here,” cathedral’s Blessed Sacrament Chapel in Father Ajpacajá’s ordination classmates Fathers Matthew Tucci, Douglas Hunter, James Brockmeier, said Gilmore, who is in second year of which the other five newly ordained priests Kyle Rodden and Anthony Hollowell. Assisting at the Mass is seminarian Michael Dedek, at right. The theology at Saint Meinrad Seminary and were concelebrants. liturgy took place during the archdiocesan seminarians’ annual convocation. School of Theology in St. Meinrad. “I try Looking back on his years of to take them with me in prayer, and try to priestly formation, Father Tucci said the enter a little bit into their minds and hearts seminarians’ annual convocation played in what limited ways I can to try to be an important role in helping him discern there with them. God’s call in his life. “The spiritual communion happens as “The camaraderie with your soon as you think of a person in prayer. brothers—that was the biggest of all,” You’ve connected with them.” said Father Tucci in an interview after the Charlie Wessel liked making Mass. “The bonding time is the best part connections with the residents of of it. the St. Augustine Home. A member “I was talking to some of the of St. Simon the Apostle Parish in seminarians earlier and told them, ‘It’s all Indianapolis, Wessel sees this outreach as a worth it.’ The people of God are hungry. response to the call of Pope Francis. It’s a blessing to help feed them.” “As priests, we need to be people that will live for others and not for ourselves,” (To learn more about a vocation Wessel said. “Especially in this Holy Year to the priesthood in the of Mercy, it’s important for us to go out Archdiocese of Indianapolis, visit Nancy Swain, left, speaks with seminarian Vincent Gilmore on Aug. 10 at the St. Augustine Home for and be with people and live for others, www.HearGodsCall.com.) † the Aged in Indianapolis. Swain is a resident of the retirement facility. Page 4 The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016

Opinion

Be Our Guest/The Sister of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods The need for civility during the political season You can tell it’s the political season, right? that all who seek office—and all citizens, each of Coverage of the presidential election has us—refrain from this. Try to stop using language Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 overtaken the television. It is plastered on the that disrespects each other. Be respectful of Most Rev. Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Publisher Mike Krokos, Editor walls of social media, anyone can see political political opponents. Be respectful of social media Greg A. Otolski, Associate Publisher John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus advertisements, political slogans and more, “friends” or relatives. including—in some cases—a lack of civility For 240 years, politics has—from time to amongst not only politicians, but citizens. time—divided America. But new technology Recently, the Leadership Conference of has allowed that division to happen almost Editorial Women Religious (LCWR)—of which the instantaneously. Sisters of Providence are a member—sent a letter Let’s join together this political season to signed by more than 5,600 United States Catholic listen and debate in a civil manner. Seek a Teaching our Catholic faith Sisters urging for a call of “civility in our common good. That old saying comes to mind: discourse and decency in our political interaction Sometimes, you just have to agree to disagree. It seems much too early, but our that promotes the common good, reaches out In the Book of Leviticus, the Lord says, schools are now back in session. It to others, engages in constructive dialogue, and “You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge seems a good time to question how seeks together the way forward.” against the sons and daughters of your own our children can learn about their The letter was sent to presidential candidates, people, but you shall love your neighbor as Catholic faith in this highly secular their running mates and political party chairs, yourself” (Lv 19:18). culture. Catholic schools surely and was signed by the Sisters of Providence And, in his First Letter to the Corinthians, must be part of the way, but we leadership team. Saint Paul said, “And now these three remain: recognize that most of our Catholic The letter reminds the candidates that in faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is children are not attending Catholic September 2015, Pope Francis addressed the love” (1 Cor 13:13). schools. U.S. Congress by stating, “You are called to We realize everyone differs regarding political From the beginning of defend and preserve the dignity of your fellow opinion, and that is not only expected, it is fine. Catholicism in America, the citizens in the tireless and demanding pursuit of We pray that we all remember that while we bishops have stressed the need for the common good, for this is the chief aim of all may have differences, the disagreements can Catholic schools. Archbishop John all politics.” be handled in a much more civil manner, that the Carroll, the first American bishop, A woman displays the e-book version While we signed the letter, we felt the need divisive rhetoric is simply not needed. brought nuns from Europe to staff of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to expand on it; to pray for hope of a more civil In the Gospel of John, Jesus said, “A new schools. on an iPad in Washington. The e-book public discourse among all of us as well. command I give you: Love one another. As I The 19th century experienced version, which has been available In recent years, our political system has have loved you, so you must love one another” three plenary councils of U.S. through iTunes, Amazon and the undergone a change. Gone—for now at least— (Jn 13:34-35). bishops, all held in Baltimore. At U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ appear to be the days of politicians working During times like these, these are words to the first council, in 1852, among online bookstore, can now be browsed together for the common good. Rather, extreme live by. its 25 decrees was one that said, and read for free on the USCCB website. partisanship has taken over our system, and In Providence, “Bishops are exhorted to have a (CNS photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec) this divide has had an effect—not only on our The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of- Catholic school in every parish.” politicians, but also our citizens. the-Woods General Officers The second council, in 1866, For the children who cannot One can hear this discourse on their • Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior repeated that decree, but added attend Catholic schools, our parishes televisions or radios. One can also see it on social • Sister Lisa Stallings, vicar that catechism classes should provide religious education classes. media postings: Hateful and nasty exchanges • Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, councilor be instituted in the churches for Unfortunately, the hour or so per seem to have found their way into our rhetoric. • Sister Mary Beth Klingel, councilor children who attended the public week that children attend these During this political season, we are suggesting • Sister Jenny Howard, councilor schools. classes is a drop in the bucket The Third Plenary Council, compared to the amount of time in 1884, required pastors to they’re exposed to our secular Letters to the Editor establish schools. Furthermore, culture. parents were required to send their That means that parents today It may be hard at times, but being part of a community and children to those schools “unless have a greater responsibility to the bishop should judge the reason impart Catholicism to their children ‘testing yourself in the arena of others’ are central to faith for sending them elsewhere to be than parents of earlier generations I often hear people say, “You don’t have to practices of your own group, but it does mean sufficient.” might have had. Parents are always go to church to have a relationship with Christ testing yourself in the arena of others. This was also the council their children’s first teachers. But Jesus,” or “there are too many hypocrites in No one expects those without faith to that appointed a commission to how can parents teach their children church,” or “too much politics.” What they are obligate themselves to a religious community. prepare a catechism for general if they themselves don’t know what really saying is they can’t have it their way. But for one who has an intuition of something use. This became known as the Church teaches? Institutions enable, but they also aggravate, greater than ourselves to hold that this is a The Baltimore Catechism. It was How many adults are familiar as do many families and every other organized purely personal truth—that faith is personal in use in Catholic schools until with the Catechism of the Catholic segment of the human experience. If you want and private—that it demands no communal after the Second Vatican Council in Church or the United States Catholic frictionless, do it alone. searching and struggle, no Church to realize the 1960s. Catechism for Adults? The Church To be spiritual but not religious confines your its potential in this world, straddles the line All this should indicate the has provided these instructions, but devotional life to feeling good and hedonism. between narcissistic and solipsistic (i.e. extreme importance the U.S. bishops not enough Catholics take advantage Spirituality that is not grounded in sound ego-centrism). If the spirit moves you to have always given to instructing of them. In most cases, it’s a case of doctrine often attaches itself to self-absorption. goodness, that is wonderful. Catholic children about their faith. religious apathy. If the truth be known about human nature, For many, though, spirituality is only a It’s unfortunate that financial Religious periodicals try to help. it is that people’s internal sense of goodness is VIP card allowing them to sail past all those considerations and other problems There are 123 diocesan newspapers not always in accord with their behavior. To wretched souls waiting in line or doing the have made it impossible for like The Criterion, plus 19 others that know whether your actions are good, a window heavy lifting. all Catholic children to attend are published in magazine format. is a more efficacious tool than a mirror. Seek Together is harder, but together is better. Catholic schools. Today, 58 of the There are four national newspapers the advice of others. Be part of a community. In 129 parishes in the Archdiocese of and 50 national magazines. Almost short, join. Kirth N. Roach Indianapolis have schools. all of them now also have a website Being religious does not mean you have Order of Carmelite Discalced Secular We are not claiming a direct and are present in social media to to agree with all the opinions, positions and Indianapolis cause-and-effect, but the decline try to reach the generations that in the number of Catholic schools no longer read newspapers and As leaders, politicians must stand up for the values and their enrollment parallels magazines. the rise in the number of former Despite all of these attempts they personally believe in, instead of ‘doing nothing’ Catholics. Roughly half of people to educate Catholics, the fact is In September 1984, as a sophomore at vice presidential running mate on the Democrat raised in Catholic households now that most Catholics are not taking Notre Dame, I sat in a packed auditorium and ticket, is a Catholic who has a 100 percent identify themselves as former advantage of them. What they know listened to Mario Cuomo, then governor of rating from Planned Parenthood. That is, Catholics. That’s about 15 percent about their religion comes from what New York, deliver his rationalization about how he votes in favor of pro-abortion measures of the U.S. population. That didn’t they hear from the pulpit during he was a Catholic who was personally opposed every single time they are raised. But he is happen when more Catholic Mass and from the secular media. to abortion, and yet needed to fulfill his role as a “personally” opposed. children were able to attend With only about a third of nominal public servant and stand idly by doing nothing to As the culture of life is eroded in our country Catholic schools. Catholics attending weekend Masses, fight abortion in his public role. and moral relativism slowly destroys the fabric of To our knowledge, no survey it’s no wonder that the number of I was struck then by how disingenuous that our society, we need people to stand up for those has been taken to discover what former Catholics continues to grow. sounded. Why was he “personally” against things that they personally believe in while in percentage of former Catholics The good news is that there are abortion? One of, if not the only, reasons one is their roles as leaders. And we need to in our daily attended Catholic schools. There thousands of dedicated teachers and opposed to abortion is the belief that it is the lives as well. should be one because we believe catechists who are doing their best to taking of a human life. If you believe that, then As we head to the polling place this wholeheartedly that graduates of make sure that Catholics know more how could you not oppose it in your public November, are we going to practice the same Catholic schools are less likely to about the truths of their religion. At position as well? rationalization by saying to ourselves, “I am become former Catholics. Surely, times, it seems like a losing battle, His speech opened the door for many personally opposed to abortion but when I vote the more you know about what the but these men and women are doing subsequent Catholic and non-Catholic politicians I have to detach myself from that”? What other Catholic Church teaches, the less what they can. to rationalize the same— Rep. Nancy Pelosi, issue is more vital? likely you will be to drop out of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Vice President the Church. —John F. Fink Joseph Biden to name a few. Dr. Stephen O’Neil Sen. 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Archbishop/Arzobispo Joseph W. Tobin

Rejoice in the Lord

Alégrense en el Señor

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X MMXII Sex education must be education for love “It is not easy to approach the issue of than anything else is illumination and and sexuality can be reduced to an Sex education should not be sex education in an age when sexuality enrichment. obsession with genitality and unhealthy about experimentation. “It is always tends to be trivialized and impoverished. From our Catholic perspective, the joy behaviors that distort our capacity for irresponsible to invite adolescents to It can only be seen within the broader of sex is inseparable from the joy of love love, and with forms of sexual violence toy with their bodies and their desires, framework of an education for love, and, therefore, from the responsibilities that lead to inhuman treatment or cause as if they possessed the maturity, for mutual self-giving” (Pope Francis, and commitments that real love demands. hurt to others” (#282). Modesty and values, mutual commitment and goals “The Joy of Love,” #280). As the pope says, “The sexual urge can chastity are virtues that help us moderate proper to marriage. They end up be directed through a process of growth in our sexual desires and direct them away being blithely encouraged to use other t’s not easy to talk about sex, or to self-knowledge and self-control capable from self-destructive, hurtful behaviors persons as means of fulfilling their teach children what sexuality means, of nurturing valuable capacities for joy to loving encounters that are mutually needs or limitations” (#283). Properly Iin a culture that is inundated with and loving encounter” “(#280). enriching and life-giving. understood, sex education takes young erotic images and innuendos. The joyful and loving encounter “Frequently, sex education deals people very seriously, and it helps them In “Amoris Laetitia” (“The Joy of Pope Francis speaks of here is infinitely primarily with ‘protection’ through the “to prepare seriously for a great and Love”), Pope Francis reminds us that more than the mutual self-gratification practice of ‘safe sex.’ Such expressions generous love.” genuine sex education is not simply of casual or uncommitted sex. The convey a negative attitude toward that God made us, male and female, about bodily functions or reproductive key phrases here are “a process of natural procreative finality of sexuality, in his own image and likeness. True processes. It is about God’s plan for men growth” that leads to “self-knowledge as if an eventual child were an enemy to sex education encourages a profound and women who are made in God’s image and self-control.” Self-awareness and be protected against” (#283). Christian understanding and appreciation for what and likeness, and who are called to give self-mastery do not happen overnight. realism recognizes that sex leads naturally it means to be a woman or a man. This themselves to one another as God has That’s why it’s so important to help to the conception of new life. Efforts means helping young people see that given himself to us. young people—and people of all ages— to separate sexual intercourse from “masculinity and femininity are not rigid Sex education must be education for recognize and resist the bombardment procreation are misguided. categories,” but different dimensions love and for mutual self-giving. Only then of erotic images that surround us all day This doesn’t mean that every sexual of our common humanity. Respect for does the mystery of human sexuality— long. Pope Francis urges us to help young encounter is meant to result in the both the differences between and the its pleasures and its pain—make sense. people “seek out positive influences, conception of a child, but it does mean equality of women and men should be an Only within the broader framework while shunning the things that cripple that the fullness of human sexuality important goal of sex education. of participation in God’s creative love their capacity for love” (#281). includes its radical openness to life. Real love requires commitment and does the language of sexuality take on We don’t hear much about modesty Without this ultimate, outward expression deeply personal communication. It also the beauty and depth so often lost in or chastity these days, but the pope of self-giving, sex too often turns inward demands self-control and self-giving. contemporary sex education. Far from reminds us that these virtues are essential and, as Pope Francis says, promotes May God help us teach this truth to our the trivialization and impoverishment to a healthy and joy-filled sexuality. narcissism in place of deeply personal children—through our words and our of sexuality, what’s needed today more “Without a sense of modesty, affection communication. example. †

La educación sexual debe ser una educación para el amor “Es difícil pensar la educación sexual en Desde nuestra perspectiva católica, el pudor, podemos reducir el afecto La educación sexual no tiene como una época en que la sexualidad tiende la alegría del sexo es inseparable de la y la sexualidad a obsesiones que nos objetivo la exploración. “Es irresponsable a banalizarse y a empobrecerse. Sólo alegría del amor y, por consiguiente, de concentran sólo en la genitalidad, en toda invitación a los adolescentes a podría entenderse en el marco de una las responsabilidades y los compromisos morbosidades que desfiguran nuestra que jueguen con sus cuerpos y deseos, educación para el amor, para la donación que exige el amor verdadero. capacidad de amar y en diversas formas como si tuvieran la madurez, los mutua” (Papa Francisco, “La alegría del Tal como lo expresa el Santo Padre de violencia sexual que nos llevan a ser valores, el compromiso mutuo y los amor,” 280). “el impulso sexual puede ser cultivado tratados de modo inhumano o a dañar a objetivos propios del matrimonio. De en un camino de autoconocimiento y otros” (#282). La modestia y el pudor ese modo se los alienta alegremente a o es fácil hablar sobre el sexo ni en el desarrollo de una capacidad de son virtudes contribuyen a moderar utilizar a otra persona como objeto de enseñar a niños y adolescentes autodominio, que pueden ayudar a sacar a nuestros deseos sexuales y nos apartan búsquedas compensatorias de carencias Nsobre el significado de la la luz capacidades preciosas de gozo y de de conductas autodestructivas e hirientes o de grandes límites” (#283). Entendida sexualidad en una cultura plagada de encuentro amoroso” (#280). para favorecer encuentros amorosos correctamente, la educación sexual toma imágenes eróticas e insinuaciones. El gozo y el encuentro amoroso de que sean mutuamente enriquecedores y muy en serio a los jóvenes y los ayuda En “Amoris Laetitia” (“La alegría los que habla el Papa Francisco aquí generadores de vida. “a prepararse en serio para un amor del amor”), el papa Francisco nos trascienden la autogratificación mutua de “Con frecuencia la educación sexual grande y generoso.” recuerda que la educación sexual no las relaciones sexuales casuales o libres de se concentra en la invitación a ‘cuidarse,’ Dios nos hizo, hombres y mujeres, versa meramente sobre las funciones todo compromiso. La frases claves aquí procurando un ‘sexo seguro.’ Esta a su propia imagen y semejanza. La corporales ni los procesos reproductivos, son “un camino de autoconocimiento” expresión transmite una actitud negativa verdadera educación sexual promueve una sino que se trata del plan de Dios para y “desarrollo de una capacidad de hacia la finalidad procreativa natural de la profunda comprensión y valoración de lo los hombres y las mujeres hechos a su autodominio.” El autoconocimiento y sexualidad, como si un posible hijo fuera que significa ser un hombre o una mujer. imagen y semejanza y que están llamados el autodominio son cualidades que no un enemigo del cual hay que protegerse” Esto implica ayudar a que los jóvenes a entregarse mutuamente como lo hizo se adquieren de un día para otro. Es por (#283). La realidad cristiana reconoce que se den cuenta de que “lo masculino y Dios mismo. ello que es tan importante ayudar a los la actividad sexual conlleva naturalmente lo femenino no son algo rígido,” sino La educación sexual debe ser una jóvenes, así como a las personas de todas a la concepción de una nueva vida. Los distintas dimensiones de nuestra sencilla educación para el amor y la autoentrega las edades, a reconocer y a repeler el esfuerzos tendientes a diferenciar entre el humanidad. Uno de los principales mutua. Solamente de esa forma podrá bombardeo de imágenes eróticas que nos coito y la procreación resultan erróneos. objetivos de la educación sexual debe ser tener sentido el misterio de la sexualidad rodean constantemente. El papa Francisco Esto no significa que cada encuentro el respeto a las diferencias entre hombres humana, con sus placeres y sus dolores. nos exhorta a que ayudemos a los jóvenes sexual esté destinado a la concepción y mujeres, así como también su igualdad. Solamente en el marco más amplio de a “buscar las influencias positivas, al de un hijo sino que la plenitud de la El amor verdadero requiere la participación en el amor creativo de mismo tiempo que toman distancia de sexualidad humana comprende una compromiso y una comunicación Dios la sexualidad adopta la belleza todo lo que desfigura su capacidad de actitud receptiva ante una nueva vida. profundamente personal. También exige y la profundidad que tan a menudo amar” (#281). Sin esta expresión suprema y palpable autodominio y autoentrega. Que Dios nos se pierde en la educación sexual En nuestra época no se oye hablar de autoentrega, el coito a menudo se ayude a enseñar estas verdades a nuestros contemporánea. Lejos de la banalización mucho sobre el pudor o la castidad, convierte en una experiencia particular hijos, a través de nuestras palabras y y el empobrecimiento de la sexualidad, lo pero el papa nos recuerda que estas y, según lo expresa el papa Francisco, nuestros ejemplos. † que hace falta hoy en día más que nada es virtudes son esenciales para una promueve el narcisismo en lugar de una iluminación y enriquecimiento. sexualidad sana y plena de gozo. “Sin comunicación profundamente personal. Traducido por: Daniela Guanipa Page 6 The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016

For a list of events for the next four weeks as reported to Events Calendar The Criterion, log on to www.archindy.org/events.

August 23-October 25 religious, former religious, beer tent, festival rides for All Saints Parish, Information: 317-255-9316, St. Lawrence Church, St. Christopher Parish, those discerning, and $15-17, $200 raffle tickets for St. Paul Campus church hall, [email protected]. 6944 E. 46th St., Indianapolis. parents of those discerning, two $5,000 cash giveaways. 9788 N. Dearborn Road, Damascus Room, 5301 W. September 2 First Friday Charismatic 16th St., Speedway. Book of 7-9 p.m. Information: Information or to purchase Guilford. Breakfast Bar Marian University chapel, Renewal Praise and Mass, Genesis Scripture Study, [email protected]. raffle tickets: 812-273-5835, Buffet, 7.30 a.m.-noon, 3200 Cold Spring Road, praise and worship 7 p.m., meets weekly for 10 weeks, ext. 245. freewill donations accepted. August 25-27 Indianapolis. Lumen Dei Mass 7:30 p.m. Information: 7-8:30 p.m., open to all, $75, Information: 812-623-2349. St. Ann Parish, Catholic Business Group, [email protected]. or $100 if you also sign up August 27 6350 S. Mooresville Road, Immaculate Heart of Mary August 28 Mass and monthly for spring study of Gospel of Indianapolis. St. Ann Summer Parish, 5692 Central Ave., Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, meeting, 6:30-8:30 a.m., September 3 John, registration required Festival, Thurs. 5-10 p.m., Fri. Indianapolis. Seventh Annual 1530 Union St., Indianapolis. breakfast, $15 per person. St. Michael Church, by Aug. 21. Information 5-11 p.m., Sat. 3-11 p.m., free Neighborhood Street Fair, Information: 317-435-3447 or 145 St. Michael Blvd., and registration: Lois IHM Neighborhood 5K entrance, rides, games, food, 9 a.m., $15, ages 4-7 p.m., food, entertainment, [email protected]. Brookville. First Saturday Jansen, 317-241-9169 or Run/Walk, casino, raffle, silent auction. 6 and younger free. children’s games, crafts, [email protected]. Eighth Devotional Prayer Group, Information: 317-821-2909. Annual IHM Neighborhood information tables, bingo. Most Holy Name of Jesus prayers, rosary, confession, Information: 317-638-5551. August 24 Fall Kickoff Fest, 4-11 p.m., Church, 89 N. 17th Ave., meditation, 8 a.m. Information: August 26 Beech Grove. First Friday St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Our Lady of Grace $1 per person, music, food, 765-647-5462. August 29 devotion, exposition of the 7575 Holliday Drive E., Monastery, side entrance, beverages, games. Information: Wolf Run Golf Club, Blessed Sacrament, 5:30 p.m.; Indianapolis. A Tribute 1402 Southern Ave., 317-257-2266. 601 S. 900 E., Zionsville, September 4 reconciliation, 5:45-6:45 p.m.; to Primo Levi and the Beech Grove. Ave Maria Ind. St. Joseph Institute St. Catherine of Siena Parish, August 27-28 Mass, 7 p.m.; Litany of the Holocaust, musical tribute Guild Rummage Sale, for the Deaf Charity Golf St. John the Evangelist St. Mary Parish Festival Sacred Heart and prayers for to Italian Jewish chemist, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., all Classic, check-in 10:30 a.m., Campus, 9995 E. Base Road, writer and Holocaust survivor held at St. Mary’s School, the Holy Father, 7:30 p.m. proceeds go to the Hermitage. 1331 E. Hunter Robbins Way, shotgun start 12:30 a.m., Greensburg. Church Picnic, Primo Levi, performed by $200 per person. Registration: Information: 317-784-5454. Greensburg. Sat 9 a.m. “On Fireside Inn fried chicken music students from the August 26-27 www.eventsforsjikids.org. Eagle’s Wings” 5k Walk/ or roast beef dinners University of Notre Dame, Father Michael Shawe Information: 317-471-8560, Our Lady of the Run, 10 a.m. Kids Fun reception to follow, 7 p.m., Memorial Jr./Sr. High [email protected]. Greenwood Church, 335 S. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., mock turtle freewill donations accepted. School, 201 W. State St., Run and obstacle course Meridian St., Greenwood. soup, games for all ages, Information: 317-259-4373, Madison. Shawe and (www.oneagleswings5k.com September 1 First Friday celebration beer garden, raffles, basket [email protected]. Pope John Community for costs), parish festival St. Thomas Aquinas of the Most Sacred Heart booth, country store, Eureka Sat. 4:30 p.m.-midnight, Mass, 5:45 p.m., Festival, 5 p.m.-midnight, Church, 4600 N. Illinois of Jesus, band 2-3 p.m., carryout August 25 $10 chicken dinners Sat. Sun. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St., Indianapolis. Prayer exposition of the Blessed available, $10 adults, $5 Our Lady of the Most Holy 5:30-7:30 p.m., live music music, games, beer garden, Service for the Care of Sacrament, following Mass Rosary Church, Priori Hall, by The Slick River Rockets raffle, dinner Sat. 4:30-10 Creation, in honor of until 9:30 p.m., sacrament children 12 and younger. 520 Stevens St., Indianapolis. Fri. 8:30-11:30 p.m. and p.m., smoked BBQ Sun. Pope Francis’ call for Sept. 1 as of reconciliation available. Information: 812-934-2880, Vocation Discernment by Radiotronics Sat. 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. “World Day of Prayer for the Information: 317-888-2861 or stcatherine47240@ Panel Discussion, including 9 p.m.-midnight, face painting, Information: 812-663-8427. Care of Creation,” 6:30 p.m. [email protected]. gamil.com. †

For a complete list of retreats as reported to VIPs Retreats and Programs The Criterion, log on to www.archindy.org/retreats. Ivan and Terry (George) Miller, members of St. Jude Parish in Indianapolis, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 15. The couple was married on Aug. 15, 1966, in Former Planned Parenthood director St. Jude Church. They have two children, Randy and Rodney Miller. Abby Johnson to speak in Westfield The couple also has five grandchildren. Former Planned Parenthood director and now pro-life leader Abby Johnson will They celebrated their anniversary with a trip to speak at St. Maria Goretti Church, 17102 Spring Mill Road, in Westfield, Ind., Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell, where they went for their (Lafayette Diocese) just north of Indianapolis, as part of a honeymoon. † fundraiser for Great Lakes Gabriel Project from 7-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 24. The event will be preceded by a reception with light refreshments in the parish hall at 6 p.m. Books written by Women’s Awaken group to start Johnson will be available for purchase. During the presentation in the church, Johnson will speak on Sept. 14 north of Indianapolis about her experience in the abortion industry, her change in stance from pro-choice to pro-life, and her conversion to An Awaken women’s group will B.E.S.T.—Blessed Mother; the Eucharist Catholicism. start at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, and other sacraments of the Church; The event is free. Good will offerings will be accepted, 10655 Haverstick Road, in Carmel, Scripture and saints; and traditions of and all proceeds will benefit Great Lakes Gabriel Project. The Ind. (Diocese of Lafayette), just north the Catholic Church. Abby Johnson organization is a Christian-based network of church volunteers of Indianapolis, in the parish’s social This is the third year for this offering assistance to women and families facing difficult hall, from 1-2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays faith-building program, which last year or unplanned pregnancies. Started by Eileen Hartman at St. Bartholomew Parish in starting on Sept. 14. drew more than 200 women. Topics Columbus in 1998, the organization is now active throughout Indiana and in Illinois, Awaken is a spirituality group this year will focus on the gifts of the Michigan, New York and Ohio. developed by women for women to Holy Spirit and women of the Bible. For information on Great Lakes Gabriel Project, log on to www.goangels.org. help them grow in understanding of the Awaken never assigns homework. For more information on Abby Johnson, log on to www.abbyjohnson.org. For Catholic faith and to live that faith in For more information, log on more information on the event, log on to smgonline.org or call David Bangs at their everyday lives. to awakentothebest.com, or call 765-860-6006. † Each session will draw upon the Christine Moss at 317-752-7342. †

Women’s Care Center bingo fundraiser to Traveling Fatima statue to visit feature Lou Holtz and Archbishop Tobin St. John Paul II Parish in Sellersburg Women’s Care Center in Indianapolis is hosting a bingo The International Pilgrim Virgin of Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos, fundraiser featuring former Notre Dame football coach Statue of Fatima will visit the St. Paul one of the three seers at Fatima. Lou Holtz and Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin at The Willows Campus of St. John Paul II Parish, The website states that, “On October on Westfield, 6729 Westfield Blvd., in Indianapolis, at 6 p.m. 216 Schellers Ave., in Sellersburg, from 13, 1947, the statue was blessed by on Sept. 15. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Aug. 21. the Bishop of Liera, Fatima, and Women’s Care Center offers services and programs The American tour of the statue, commissioned to serve as the Pilgrim supporting women in having and caring for their children. which began in March 2016 and ends Virgin who would carry the blessings of Cost for the event is $100 per person, which includes in December 2017, commemorates the Fatima throughout the world. bingo cards for all games, food and drinks. Requested attire upcoming 100th anniversary of the final “The Bishop prayed that Mary herself is dressy casual. appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary accompany the statue wherever it goes. Archbishop Sponsors are also welcome. $25,000 pays for an to three shepherd children in Fatima, The purpose of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue Joseph W. Tobin ultrasound, counseling and mentoring for pregnant Portugal, on Oct. 13, 1917. tours was and still is to bring the graces women, $10,000 provides an ultrasound and counseling The tour is a nationwide call to of Fatima and Our Lady’s message of for 120 pregnant women, $5,000 pays for 25 cribs and prayer and penance for peace in the hope, peace and salvation to those many 30 car seats, $2,500 pays for 100 self-sufficiency counseling United States, and for a conversion millions of people who may never have sessions, and $1,500 pays for 400 bottles of prenatal of hearts. According to the Fatima an opportunity to make a pilgrimage to vitamins. All sponsorship levels include a table of eight and Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace Fatima itself.” bingo cards for all, and recognition throughout the evening. website, “The tour and prayers will All are invited to come pray before Sponsors at the $25,000 and $10,000 levels are invited to a create an outpouring of grace to allow the pilgrimage statue and also for Mass special meet-and-greet session with Holtz before the event. Our Lady of Fatima to claim her at 11:15 a.m. Registration for the event is required by Sept. 9. dominion over our country through her For more information, For more information, to register or to become a Immaculate Heart.” contact Phyllis Burkholder at sponsor, contact Claire Freddoso at 574-360-0015 or The statue is one of two statues 812-246-2252, or log on to Lou Holtz [email protected]. † created in 1947 based on the instructions www.fatimatourforpeace.com. † Evangelization Supplement Who Are Your U’s, A’s and P’s? By Ken Ogorek

Chances are, in your neighborhood, you’ll find folks who are unchurched, folks who are alienated from their Catholic faith for one reason or another, and folks you could describe as practicing Catholics. Each of these three groups needs a different outreach from you.

An outreach from me? You might have missed the memo. Just in case: Jesus, as he ascended to our heavenly Father, told us all to be disciple-makers (Mt 28:18-20). Making disciples is easier when you know your audience. The Unchurched: Some folks in your neighborhood, practically speaking, have no church home. They never really have. It was never instilled in them that gathering with sisters and brothers of our heavenly Father regularly to worship him, and experience his grace in a special way is an important habit to develop and sustain. They’re not bad people. God doesn’t make bad people. Family members and friends of Denise Knott-Stoehr gather on June 7 in the chapel of Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis for They have failed, though, for one reason or the funeral of a homeless woman who had benefitted in recent years from the Ignatian Spirituality Project retreats for homeless people hosted another, to put a high priority on connecting there. (Submitted photo) in an intentional and focused way with fellow members of Christ’s body. The Alienated: Author Sherry Weddell Retreat House shows God’s mercy by reminds us never to accept a label in place of a story. Each alienated Catholic has a story. Somewhere along the way, the living faith of hosting funeral for homeless woman their youth was choked by weeds, damaged By Sean Gallagher [showed]. You would have thought that Mother Teresa was by a careless act or cast aside based on a being laid to rest in the honor and respect that they had. That misperception of who and what our Church is. Throughout most of her adult life, Denise Knott-Stoehr made it so different.” Jesus prays that his disciples will always had carried the heavy crosses of mental illness, addictions As impressed as Jeffers was by the reception given by be united with each other just as he is united and chronic homelessness. the staff at Fatima, Sister Connie was proud of the way the with the Father and Holy Spirit (Jn 17:11). Two years ago, she was one of the first participants in a archdiocesan retreat house hosted a funeral for a woman Our Lord wants alienated Catholics to return retreat for homeless people at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat who had suffered so much in her life. to the fold, and he wants you to play a role in House in Indianapolis. “If that isn’t a statement of mercy, I don’t know what is,” that journey of reconciliation. Just before going on the retreat, Denise had been Sister Connie said. “That proclaimed the Gospel message The Practicing: People who attend Mass diagnosed with stage four terminal bone cancer. to the homeless of Indianapolis and their friends. It was regularly, who pray daily, who essentially She came to peace with God through participating in two profound. This was Fatima at its best.” obey the precepts of the Church (even if they retreats for homeless people at Fatima, and giving a witness The retreats for homeless people hosted by Fatima can’t list them offhand) can be described as at a third just a few months before she died on June 3. are sponsored by the Ignatian Spirituality Project (ISP), a practicing Catholics. They might even be At the time of her death, Denise was 56 and had Jesuit-founded ministry now present in 24 cities across the enthusiastic, fervent and devout. been living for a few years at a home in Indianapolis for U.S. that offers spiritual retreats to homeless people. Even practicing Catholics, though, people in recovery from addiction operated by Pathway Sister Connie said the retreats and the funeral for need ongoing evangelization. We need to to Recovery, an organization that seeks to help free Denise are poignant examples of how Fatima witnesses be reminded that salvation from sin and people from addiction to live productive, fulfilling lives to the Gospel by helping people on the margins of society death is ours due to the suffering, death and marked by sobriety. experience the love of God. resurrection of Jesus. That he is the reason Although she had terminal cancer, Denise’s death came “Denise proclaimed from her own sacred story that God’s we have a Church, celebrate Mass, and play about unexpectedly and her friends and family, especially love is unconditional, that God’s mercy is always available,” CYO sports. Only a relationship with Jesus staff members at Pathway, had to scramble to arrange a Sister Connie said. “All we need to do is ask God to be with gives life its deepest meaning and assures funeral for her. us on our journey. No matter what happens or how it goes, our eternal happiness. Only disciples of Jesus So Sandy Jeffers, Pathway’s executive director, reached we won’t be alone.” obey his command to make disciples because out to Providence Sister Connie Kramer, who helps During one of the retreats, Denise experienced the you can’t give who you don’t have. organize the retreats for homeless people at Fatima. closeness of God as she wrote a letter to him while sitting on A funeral service for Denise at Fatima was a park bench on Fatima’s grounds. Mind Your U’s, A’s and P’s soon arranged. “She went outside and sat at a park bench for a long, long Pope Francis in his apostolic exhortation “It was like heaven on Earth,” said Jeffers of the care time,” recalled Sister Connie, who assists at the ISP retreats. “The Joy of the Gospel” reminds us that that Fatima’s staff gave in welcoming Denise’s friends and “Then she came in and said, ‘God and I have it together. “Jesus Christ loves you; he gave his life to family to the funeral. “There’s no amount of money you We’re on the same page.’ She was just beaming with energy save you; and now he is living at your side could have paid for the love, dignity and respect that they and life. You knew that she had met her God like at the every day to enlighten, strengthen and free burning bush out there.” you” (#164). The unchurched need to be More than 100 family members and friends gathered in enlightened. The alienated need to be freed. Fatima’s chapel for Denise’s funeral, something that her son, The practicing need to be strengthened in their Danny Knott, appreciated. life of Catholic faith. “I took great comfort in knowing that she wasn’t alone,” Who will do this strengthening? Who will said Knott, 32, who had been estranged from his mother for bring freedom and enlightenment? Ultimately much of his life. “It was a great comfort to know that there Jesus will. But he has commissioned you were people there guiding her way and keeping her positive to go and make disciples, to encourage and and clean.” equip each U, A and P in your neighborhood Jeffers said that many who attended Denise’s funeral are to participate fully in the life of our Church, to in recovery from addictions and had difficulty dealing with live the dismissal proclaimed at Mass: “Go in grief and death, which for them were “something that [they] peace, glorifying the Lord by your life,” and medicated and covered up with drugs and alcohol.” “Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.” “This gave them a whole different meaning to that,” Know your U’s, A’s and P’s. Be a Jeffers said. missionary disciple of Jesus. Do the work of Georgene Beiriger, Fatima’s director, was glad that the the New Evangelization. retreat house could be a place where Denise, her family, friends and participants in ISP retreats could experience the mercy of God. Ken Ogorek “Fatima is truly a house of mercy—a place that answers our Lord’s invitation to proclaim his love and mercy to the Ken Ogorek is disadvantaged,” she said. “The staff at Fatima understands catechetical director and embraces our mission. We are honored and blessed to within the archdiocesan provide a welcoming and safe space for all who enter here to Secretariat for Worship Denise Knott-Stoehr spends time with her dog Lucky while being encounter and rest in the living God.” and Evangelization. treated for bone cancer at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He can be reached at Knott-Stoehr, a homeless woman who suffered from mental illness (For more information about the Ignatian Spirituality [email protected]. † and addictions, died on June 3. A funeral service for her was held Project, visit www.archindy.org/fatima/ignatian.html, on June 6 at the chapel of Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House in send an e-mail to Providence Sister Connie Kramer at Indianapolis. (Submitted photo) [email protected], or call her at 812-239-4309.) † Page 8 Evangelization Supplement The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016

List of resources to help with evangelization starts with encountering Christ first By Natalie Hoefer (USCCB) booklet, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.” According to the USCCB When it comes to learning how to evangelize, website, this tool was written about the political archdiocesan coordinator of catechetical resources responsibility of Catholics “…to help form their Gabriela Ross can rattle off numerous books, consciences; to teach those entrusted to their care; publishers, websites, CDs, to contribute to civil and respectful public dialogue; DVDs and other tools. and to shape political choices in the coming election But the first step of in light of Catholic teaching.” (See sidebar for how evangelization, she says, is to access the document online.) nothing that can be found in a resource. The first step, ‘Meet people where they are’ she says is “living an Armed with knowledge and fortified by a authentically Christian life.” relationship with Christ and living a sacramental life, Ross shares with the Christian Catholic is ready to evangelize—but The Criterion what how does one begin? evangelization is, what the Ross suggests starting with looking at where one Church teaches about it, and lives out one’s daily life. Gabriela Ross provides suggestions for “When we think of evangelization, we think of, those who wish to learn more about and practice this ‘Where is my circle of influence? Where are the portion of what she calls “the trifecta of the Christian people that I bump into every day? That’s who I’m life: liturgy, catechesis and evangelization.” called to witness to with my Christian life, to talk to when they have questions, to share how I’m living ‘Witness of an authentically Christian life’ my faith.’ ” “Evangelization goes hand in hand with For starters in sharing the faith in an organized catechesis and liturgy,” says Ross. “Liturgy— way, says Ross, “Look into your parish to see if they worship—that comes to its highest point in the Mass have an evangelization committee or commission, in the body of Christ. From that worship, we are and plug into those opportunities if there is one. Or sent forth at the end of each Mass—that’s our call to if there isn’t, talk with your pastor or DRE [director evangelize. Catechesis, that third part, is the teaching of religious education] about starting one.” and learning about what the Catholic Church One simple, useful evangelization tool Ross believes and teaches.” suggests is a bookmark created by the archdiocesan Knowledge of Church teaching is imperative for evangelization. Gabriela Ross, When it comes to how to evangelize, Ross turns Office of Catechesis—with input from Catholics archdiocesan coordinator of catechetical resources, recommends the Catechism of to the words of Blessed Paul VI in his apostolic throughout central and southern Indiana—called the Catholic Church and the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, among exhortation, “Evangelii Nuntiandi,” in which he “10 Things We Want You to Know About the other resources. (Photo by Natalie Hoefer) states, “The first means of evangelization is the Catholic Faith,” available in English and Spanish. witness of an authentically Christian life” (#41). A document was also created listing ideas for List of resources related to evangelization “I think that speaks to lay Catholics, the how to use the bookmark as an evangelization everyday Catholic,” says Ross. “[Author William tool. (See sidebar for links to the bookmark Criterion staff report J. Toms] once said, ‘You might be the only Bible and document.) someone reads.’ By living an authentic Christian “Something as simple as putting this bookmark Below is a list of evangelization resources suggested by Gabriela Ross, life, we’re already being a witness, we’re already in the back of church, or passing it out at a archdiocesan coordinator for catechetical resources. The following is not an evangelizing others.” church festival is an evangelization outreach,” exhaustive list. Ross describes an “authentically Christian Ross suggests. life” as one in which a Catholic participates in the For those who want to understand the process of Resources to learn Church teaching, including catechesis and sacraments and lives in relationship with Christ evangelization, she recommends Sherry Weddell’s apologetics through prayer and Scripture. Forming Intentional Disciples. • Catechism of the Catholic Church “You can’t share [Christ] if you haven’t “The first chapter is all statistics, but after that it • United States Catholic Catechism for Adults encountered him,” she notes. “If he’s not living in gets really good,” she notes with a laugh. • Resources by Bishop Robert E. Barron’s Word on Fire ministry, you, how can you bring him to someone else?” She recommends the book “because it talks www.wordonfire.org And for married couples, being a living witness about the stages of evangelization—the natural • See more resources online at www.archindy.org/catechesis/ of the sacrament of marriage is also a form of progression we all go through as we make the faith adult-resources.html evangelization, she says. our own. “Teach your kids that we celebrate liturgical “That [knowledge] helps someone who wants Tools to use for evangelizing seasons, like, ‘We’re going to be fasting because to be on an evangelization committee and really • “10 Things We Want You to Know About the Catholic Faith” bookmark, it’s Lent,’ or ‘We’re going to have a Jesse tree and reach out to people, to see how they can meet people and “10 Ways to Use 10 Things’ ” document, www.archindy.org/ Advent calendar because we’re waiting for baby where they are on their faith journey, whether an holyyearofmercy Jesus.’ All those might be second nature to us atheistic non-believer or a theologian who’s trying to • “Poverty at the Crossroads: The Church’s Response to Poverty in as adults, but to kids, that’s them learning about grow in their faith.” Indiana,” and the associated reflection guide, www.archindy.org/ their faith, and then they share that with their archbishop/poverty-2015.html friends as well.” ‘Use gifts God has given to evangelize’ • “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” www.archindy.org/ When it comes to helping youths become catechesis/adult.html ‘Knowing what the Church believes’ evangelizers, Ross suggests many sources for But one is not ready to evangelize simply by guidance, such as Augustine Institute’s “YDisciple” Tools for how to form other evangelizers living a sacramental life and encountering Christ, program, and looking at the concepts behind • Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell says Ross. FOCUS—Fellowship of Catholic University • Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), www.focus.org “[It’s] not just living the faith, but knowing what Students. • YDisciple, www.augustineinstitute.org/formed/ydisciple/ the Church believes and teaches before you can “While [FOCUS] is geared toward college • “Disciples Called to Witness,” goo.gl/Z4fsf share it,” she says, adding the need to pray for the students specifically, they have a great methodology virtues of humility and obedience to the teachings of for making intentional disciples,” she says. “They Ways for kids, youths and young adults to be evangelized the Church. have a whole framework of how to grow in • MagnifiKid for kids, breaking down Sunday readings with prayers, She suggests several sources to help in discipleship, and how to empower others to go forth coloring and actions to take, us.magnificat.net/home/magnifikid learning what the Church teaches, particularly and be disciple-makers.” • YOUCAT, Catholic catechism for youth the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Whether seeking to become an evangelizer or to • Archdiocesan Office of Young Adult and College Campus Ministries United States Catholic Catechism for Adults develop evangelizers among youths or adults, Ross prayer, fellowship and study opportunities, www.indycatholic.org published by the U.S. bishops. That book, says Ross, has a common recommendation. • New Albany Deanery Young Adult Ministry prayer, fellowship and study “has a good question-and-answer format, as well as “Connect the desire to do good with the faith that opportunities, www.nadyouth.org information about American saints and questions for God inspires, and direct those efforts,” she says. discussion.” She suggests Catholics ask themselves and others, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) information on Another useful topic Ross suggests exploring to “What are you passionate about? Is there a way to evangelization: help with evangelization is apologetics, or defending plug that into your faith, to use that gift or passion • “Disciples Called to Witness,” “Go and Make Disciples” and other the faith. The term originates from the Greek word God has given you to evangelize? links to USCCB information on evangelization: www.archindy.org/ apologetikos, meaning “a verbal defense against a “Whatever your gifts are, use them for evangelization/usccb-resources.html † verbal attack” according to the New Advent online evangelization, and call out those gifts in Catholic encyclopedia. others, too.” To brush up on apologetics, she suggests It all comes down to being a good witness of the Parishes study pastoral Bishop Robert E. Barron’s Word on Fire ministry. Christian life, says Ross. A broad variety of resources, including articles, She again turns to #41 of Pope Paul VI’s letter to help evangelize homilies, videos, blogs, books, DVDs, CDs, lectures “Evangelli Nuntiandi.” through charitable and study kits are available at www.wordonfire.org. “To paraphrase,” she says, “[he says] we listen In this election year, Ross also recommends more willingly to witnesses than teachers, and outreach, page 11. both as a learning and an evangelization tool if we listen to teachers, it’s because they were the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ first witnesses.” † The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016 Evangelization Supplement Page 9

Door-to-door evangelization efforts involve ‘just letting people know they’re welcome’ By Natalie Hoefer

The woman stood on the front porch of the home, tracing the sign of the cross on the door as she prayed, “God bless this home, and all who dwell within it.” Then she knocked and waited, praying a Hail Mary. A man opened the door. “Hi! I’m from St. Monica Catholic Church,” she said with a warm smile. “Our pastor, Father Todd [Goodson], just wanted to reach out to all of his neighbors to let them know they’re welcome there.” And just like that, the woman evangelized. She is a member of the Church-sanctioned apostolate Legion of Mary, a group whose goal, according to its website, is “to bring Mary to the world as the infallible means of winning the world to Jesus … through the visitation of homes and by other means.” The Legion of Mary led a door-to-door evangelization effort at St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis during the week of July 23-30, and a focused effort on the first and third Sundays of the month at Annunciation Parish in Brazil starting in June. This article looks at why door-to-door evangelization within parish boundaries is important, how these evangelization efforts work, the “surprising” experience of the participants and the positive results the efforts effected.

‘70 percent … would go to church if invited’ While giving a homily at Annunciation Church on April 4 to celebrate the parish’s 150th anniversary, Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin noted a sobering fact. “Statistics show in our state that 20 percent of Hoosiers Above, two Legion of Mary members, left, involved in a belong to no faith,” he said. “How will the word of God door-to-door evangelization effort at St. Monica Parish reach them except through you? … The temptation is to sit in Indianapolis on July 27 listen to the prayer intentions back and let [the priest] do all the work. He’s not the only of a woman living within the boundaries of the parish one in whom the Lord wants to take flesh. The Word of God after providing her with material about the Catholic wants to take flesh in you.” Church and St. Monica Parish. (Photos by Natalie Hoefer) Those words rang true with Father John Hollowell, pastor of Annunciation Parish in Brazil and St. Paul Left, members of the Legion of Mary fill bags at the Apostle Parish in Greencastle. They reminded him St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis with information of a study from the Center for Applied Research in the about the Catholic Church and the parish on July 27 Apostolate (CARA) that he read a year ago. The study to hand out in neighborhoods for a Legion of Mary showed that, in a poll of those not attending a church, about door-to-door evangelization effort on July 23-30. 70 percent indicated they would go to church if invited. “A lot of time we wait for people to come into our who wanted to learn how to do such ministry. Then, pairing [invitation], or open to it.” churches,” notes Father Hollowell. “But put yourself an experienced person with an inexperienced person, the Goodale describes the steps of the door-to-door format in the shoes of someone not Christian. … The chances evangelists hit the streets, and have done so on the first and she learned. It starts by introducing oneself, then letting the of them pursuing [going to Mass] on their own with no third Sunday of each month since early June. person know they’re welcome at the parish church; asking assistance is extremely low. But if they know they’re The effort will continue for “as long as the weather is if they are a member of a faith community, and if they say invited and welcome, we’re forming the Church by saying, decent,” says Mark Meyers, a member of Annunciation they’re attending a Christian church, note that Catholics ‘We’re here.’ ” Parish and vice president of the parish’s Legion of are also Christians as a point of commonality; and asking if Father Todd Goodson, pastor of St. Monica Parish in Mary praesidium. they have any questions, offering to get back to them when Indianapolis, agrees. He helped coordinate the door-to-door efforts at unsure of the answer. “[Door-to-door evangelization] is a great way to Annunciation and at St. Monica. A packet of information about the parish and the Church, consistently remind those members of our community who Unlike the twice monthly, ongoing effort at as well as sacramentals such as rosaries and miraculous are not in a church, or perhaps have fallen away from the Annunciation, the event at St. Monica was a one-time event medals, are offered, or left on the door of a home where no faith, that we care about them and we love them,” he says. the Legion of Mary calls a “peregrinatio pro Christo,” one answered. The Legion of Mary provided an organized format for or “pilgrimage for Christ,” a period of one or two weeks “It’s pretty straightforward,” says Goodale. “For the both of the parishes to begin their evangelization efforts. during which members from around the nation or even the most part, it takes just about five minutes. Most people world gather to evangelize in one area. listened in their doorway.” Pilgrimage for Christ Meyers notes that Legion of Mary members from Many parishes in central and southern Indiana have Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia and even Mexico ‘Called to invite people to experience Christ’ a Legion of Mary chapter, called a “praesidium.” They participated in the weeklong effort at St. Monica. The results of the efforts at Annunciation and St. Monica meet weekly to pray, and also perform some form of “When members of our local chapter told me about parishes were just as positive as the participants’ experience. charitable outreach within their parish as decided upon by having done this thing called a ‘peregrinatio,’ where Father Hollowell says that in his parish’s first afternoon the members. they went door to door in a local parish in Muncie, I of evangelizing door to door, “I think they visited One form of outreach a praesidium can understake was immediately intrigued and invited them to come to 15 houses, and out of that, six people required some sort is called an “exploratio dominicalis,” which roughly St. Monica to do one here,” says Father Goodson. of follow up, [such as saying] ‘I’d be interested in going translates to a “Sunday search for souls.” This format is to church if someone will go with me,’ or ‘I need a ride.’ what Annunciation Parish chose to implement in June, ‘I thought it’d be scary, but it wasn’t’ One said he’d been wanting to reach out [to the Church] for sending a few parishioners—including non-members of the Father Goodson participated in the door-to-door effort in many years, but had been too afraid.” Legion of Mary—into the local community in pairs for a his parish. At St. Monica, more than 2,400 homes were visited few hours twice a month. “It was a great experience,” he says. “People are during the week, with almost 1,600 interactions and “I asked [the parish praesidium] if they would look into actually pretty friendly for the most part, and we gave out 70 follow-up requests. taking the lead in a parish door-to-door ministry,” explains information at every home we visited. The faith communities and those who were evangelized Father Hollowell of the origins of the effort. “I was surprised at how receptive people were to were not the only ones who benefited from these Legion of On May 15, members from other Legion of Mary hearing us, and taking some information from us. … It was Mary efforts. praesidia with door-to-door evangelization experience definitely out of my comfort zone, but I would absolutely Father Hollowell notes that the evangelists in his parish offered a morning training for any Annunciation parishioner do it again. I really believe that in a digital communication “came back rejoicing over what they’d seen. The people age, face-to-face interaction is still the best.” expressed to me real joy in what [their efforts] did for them And a vast amount of knowledge about the Church and what they saw.” ‘I was surprised at is not necessary for door-to-door evangelization, Goodale says she grew from the experience. how receptive people says Father Goodson. “[I learned] that evangelization is for every Christian, “I think it’s important to be able to be prayerful, more every Catholic, it’s not just a Jehovah’s Witness or a were to hearing us, and than to have a lot of knowledge,” he says. “I would non-Catholic thing,” she says. “We’re all called to spread taking some information often pray while the other person was speaking or the Gospel. This [Legion of Mary effort] is a more formal from us. … I really vice-versa. Trust that God will guide you to the right way to approach the rest of the world, but just in day-to-day believe that in a digital people and give you what you need to be able to minister life, we’re called to invite people to experience Christ. I communication age, to them.” think of every moment of the day, every interaction, as an face-to-face interaction Annunciation parishioner Miranda Goodale, 40, who had opportunity to evangelize now. never participated in door-to-door evangelization, expresses “[Evangelization] grows the Church. But it really is a is still the best.’ reactions similar to Father Goodson’s. more formal way to make us realize that, after loving God, “I thought it would be very scary,” she admits. “I [it’s our responsibility] to spread that love, to spread the —Father Todd Goodson, thought I’d be grilled and really have to answer some tough Good News of the Gospel.” pastor of St. Monica questions and defend the faith. I thought it’d be intense. Parish in Indianapolis “But it wasn’t. People are a lot more receptive than (For more information on the Legion of Mary, check with you’d expect. You’re just inviting them and letting them your parish to see if a praesidium exists. If not, log onto know they’re welcome. Most people are looking for that www.legionofmary.ie.) † Page 10 Evangelization Supplement The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016

that Dawson greets on this steamy EVANGELISTS summer morning. continued from page 1 After listening to Dawson briefly explain why his Catholic faith is important to “She was fully pregnant,” Dawson him, the woman shares her thoughts on says. “She said, ‘Sit down, sit down, I the interaction, “I thought it was great. have something to tell you! That day you We notice a lot of people who come into gave me that Miraculous Medal, I found our business who are Catholic, and they out I was pregnant. I was going to have an have great values. So I’ve thought about abortion, but I knew God sent you as a sign becoming Catholic.” for me to keep my baby.’ ” Dawson pauses before adding, “God A question for the ages, for all Catholics used that experience to make me realize Dawson’s efforts in street evangelizing that in two-minute conversations with began with a question to his wife, Maria: random people I had never met before, God “When was the last time you were out could use those conversations to change somewhere, in a public place, and a stranger people’s lives.” tried to talk to you about the Catholic Church, tried to evangelize you?” Working with God She had the same thought as him: Never. Thirty-six minutes after sharing that That led Dawson to respond, “Why not? life-changing story, Dawson is setting I mean, Jesus told us to preach the Gospel. up a folding table at one of the corners That’s what we as Catholics are supposed of Walnut Street and Kirkwood Avenue to do. Evangelization is part of being in downtown Bloomington, the home of Catholic.” St. Paul Street Evangelization, a national So four years ago, when they were organization he founded in 2012 with living in Portland, Oregon, they made this mission: “To work with God for the their first attempt at street evangelization, conversion of the whole world to Jesus and setting up a table on a Saturday at a popular Catholic street evangelists Steve Dawson and Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate Father his Church.” outdoor market where they soon started Ignatius Manfredonia pray with “Big Al” Carpenter on a street corner in Bloomington on Aug. 4. With the help of Mark Hornbacher and offering free rosaries. (Photo by John Shaughnessy) Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate Father “It drew attention without being too Ignatius Manfredonia, Dawson soon fills obtrusive,” Dawson writes in the book, Dawson and Father Ignatius freely roam the and the strangers they greet on this the table with Miraculous Medals, Catholic Catholic Street Evangelization. “If someone nearby streets looking for opportunities to summer morning. books, faith-related pamphlets and a declined or ignored us, we did not push the talk with people. Hornbacher offers a rosary to a young rainbow-colored assortment of rosaries. matter. This approach also broke the ice for “Every time I go out, there’s something man who stops to talk. Father Ignatius Then the three friends begin to do those who were interested but hesitant to to overcome, some anxiety or fear,” says disappears down the street before being what many Catholics would consider talk to us. And of course, many people are Hornbacher, a member of St. John the seen moments later starting a conversation intimidating, but an increasing number attracted to anything that’s free, especially Apostle Parish in Bloomington, as is with two men that lasts 15 minutes. Once are embracing—at least judging from the kids who would pull their parents toward Dawson. “Yet when I do it regularly every that meeting ends with smiles, he’s soon 240 St. Paul Street Evangelization chapters the strings of colorful beads. week or every other week, it becomes a joy. greeting a woman who steps out of a car, an that have formed across the country in the “I was amazed at how receptive and While I still had that anxiety, it would very encounter that ends 10 minutes later with past four years, including in Bloomington, open many people were to talking about quickly lead to this feeling that would lift more smiles. Indianapolis, Richmond and Terre Haute. religion—especially Catholic Christianity.” up my heart.” And Dawson is a whirlwind, offering For the next two hours, they greet He’s equally amazed that many Father Ignatius adds, “This is a work Miraculous Medals and rosaries to nearly strangers with a smile and a polite offer of Catholics don’t embrace evangelization, but of grace. It’s not about us. We’re just everyone he sees. Some people politely a rosary or a Miraculous Medal, all the time he also understands. instruments of grace. Even the people who wave him off, including a man who trying to spark one of those two-minute don’t stop, we’re giving a public witness. declines a rosary, saying he already has one conversations about faith that they know ‘Is this a Catholic thing?’ If someone says, ‘No thank you,’ we say, because he’s Catholic. Dawson politely can lead people to a closer relationship “There’s fear,” says Dawson, St. Paul’s ‘OK, have a great day!’ asks, “What’s the third Joyful Mystery?” with God and maybe someday to the director. “I think most people are afraid “This is one of the greatest experiences When the man draws a blank, Dawson Catholic Church. that if they don’t know all the answers to of my priestly life. I became a priest gives the man a pamphlet about praying the From their years of experience in street the questions, they may not be effective. because it’s all about loving God and rosary. Again, another smile. evangelization, Dawson, Hornbacher Some people are afraid of what people may loving neighbor. When you’re on the street He greets people of all ages, and he and Father Ignatius also know their think of them. The other thing is there is a evangelizing, you’re doing both. This is seems to have a special affinity for people efforts can lead to intriguing and even misconception of street evangelization. Is about the salvation of souls, bringing the who are homeless—a reflection of his amazing encounters. this a Catholic thing?” Good News to as many people as I can. You younger life when he lived in a car for a Like the Indiana University student Father Ignatius, a priest at Mother of the see hearts changing.” while before turning over a life filled with from a Baptist background who felt he was Redeemer Retreat Center in Bloomington, bad choices to God. called by the Holy Spirit to approach them, adds another reason for Catholics’ ‘We do find a lot of openness’ “Every person is different. Each a young man who meets regularly with reluctance: “In the culture we grew up in, That friendly, non-confrontational conversation is different. That’s why we Hornbacher to talk about the Catholic faith. religion is a private thing. It’s not in the approach connects with Indiana University have to rely on the Holy Spirit to guide us,” Or the interaction with an atheist public square.” students during the school year, says Dawson, who moved his organization who emphatically turned down a Of the three friends evangelizing Father Ignatius says—an approach that’s and his family last year to Bloomington, medal and became rude before settling on the Bloomington streets this day, in stark contrast to a member of another where he previously had entered the into a thoughtful conversation with no one understands that fear of evangelizing faith background who sometimes uses a Franciscans of the Friars community to Father Ignatius that ended 20 minutes later more than Hornbacher, a quiet, bullhorn to blast the young people about discern a call to the priesthood. “One thing with the man taking a medal. bespectacled 35-year-old man who feels their sinful ways. I’m trying to do more often is praying with Or the woman who is the first person more comfortable staying by the table while “They’re starting to search, they’re people. That builds a relationship.” starting to wonder what life is all about,” Near the end of their two hours on the Father Ignatius says about the college street, Dawson gives a Miraculous Medal to

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Parish-connected teams embrace street evangelization EVANGELISTS By John Shaughnessy continued from page 10 “This is the first time I’ve met him,” Shy by nature, Joan Caldwell never Carpenter says about Dawson. “He’s thought she could talk about her Catholic doing it in his own way—through caring faith to strangers on the street until she about each other.” finally embraced one reality about her life: “I am in love with Jesus, and I love ‘We have to put ourselves out there’ to share my story of how his love has Dawson says he’s trying to follow the transformed my life.” example of Pope Francis. So during this past Easter season, she “He says we can’t stay shut up in started browsing Youtube videos and found our churches,” says Dawson, whose one on St. Paul Street Evangelization, a organization provides training and Bloomington-based national organization materials to help people get started that has the mission, “To work with God for evangelizing. “He says we need to the conversion of the whole world to Jesus embrace the community. and his Church.” “When you’re sharing the faith with Inspired, Caldwell shared her hope others, you’re doing the Holy Spirit’s of starting a chapter in Terre Haute with will. There’s no better feeling in life Conventual Franciscan Father Mark Weaver, than working with God and knowing the pastor of St. Joseph University Parish, he’s present right there.” where she is a member. Dawson looks back to the waitress “He was immediately excited by the idea,” Joan Caldwell, a member of St. Joseph University Parish in Terre Haute, and her pastor, Conventual who had her life changed by their Caldwell says. “He told me that 67 percent Franciscan Father Mark Weaver, talk with a passer-by near the parish’s food pantry on July 27. The encounter, an encounter that changed of Vigo County has no religious affiliation, two are members of the parish’s chapter of the Bloomington-based St. Paul Street Evangelization. his life—leading him on a path that and if we’re going to make a difference in (Submitted photo) still amazes him at what God can do evangelization, we need to reach out to the with the help of people who share unchurched.” “We see ourselves building a bridge doesn’t mean that I always know the right their faith. After Father Mark preached on the subject of trust between the community and the thing to say, but I’ve found that once we “When I first started doing this, I one Sunday and called for volunteers, parish,” says Steve Dawson, a member of entrust our efforts to just thought I’d be planting seeds,” he 12 people signed up for the Terre Haute St. John the Apostle Parish in Bloomington the Holy Spirit, I feel says. “But we’ve seen a lot of fruit. chapter. And during the five times that the whose organization provides materials full of peace and joy, I thought if I’d bring just one soul to group has set up a table outside the parish’s and training for street evangelization. and little or no fear. God that would be enough. But we’re food pantry, Caldwell has noticed a trend that “Ultimately, we want to plug the people we “People who called to bring many souls to God. If makes her want to do even more. evangelize into the parishes.” have approached each Catholic brought one person to the “In our secular culture, people are After learning about the organization are truly seeking to Church, imagine the impact that would yearning to talk about faith, but they don’t by reading its posts on Facebook, know God’s will for have on our faith. know to whom they can talk. We provide a Lesa Shackleford thought it would be great to them. I hope they “I want to get across to Catholics safe place to talk about God.” get a chapter started in Richmond. are inspired to seek that God can use us, but we have to The experience has also deepened her When she talked to her pastor, and find a close put ourselves out there so God can use faith and her connection with the other Father Kevin Morris of St. Elizabeth Ann Lesa Shackleford relationship with God, us. Even if you just share your story of team members. Seton Parish, about finding someone to and that they at least why you love God, why you love your “We all keep trying,” she says. “We start a team, he responded, “Why not you?” explore the possibility that the Catholic Church, God is going to bless that. Just support each other. I am especially thrilled Two months later, the reluctant Shackleford faith offers the fullest avenue for that do something. The more Catholics that with the number of young adults on the “found the courage” to lead the team, which relationship. are involved, the more light we shed.” team because Terre Haute is a college town. began in July of 2015. “I trust that even if passers-by never We plan to start reaching out to university The Richmond team has evangelized at a approach us or interact with us, they at least (For more information about St. Paul students when school starts.” local farmer’s market, a street festival and a see our sign and our smiling and consistent Street Evangelization, visit the website, Connecting with parishes throughout gathering of college students. presence, and raise their minds to God www.streetevangelization.com, and visit the archdiocese is one of the hopes of the “I was certain it would be hard, but it has for even a moment that they might not the organization on Facebook.) † founder of St. Paul Street Evangelization. never been hard,” Shackleford says. “That have otherwise.” † Parishes study pastoral letter to help evangelize through charitable outreach By Sean Gallagher commission, said the pastoral letter was enlightening for her and other members of the commission. During the Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has “I think we were all aware that poverty was there but spoken often and shown through his actions how the we weren’t confronted by it—so out of sight out of mind Church is called to proclaim the Gospel by showing for some of us,” Heck said. “This study is an eye-opener compassion to people in need. for us all. We have questioned our reactions to others Catholics across central and southern Indiana have that are in need, and how we can and should respond.” sought to follow the pope’s example by prayerfully She noted that St. John already has an outreach reflecting on “Poverty at the Crossroads: The Church’s program in place, but hopes because of her reflecting on Response to Poverty in Indiana,” a pastoral letter issued the pastoral letter to increase the number of parishioners by the five bishops of Indiana in March 2015, and participating in the ministry. considering how they could enhance their charitable “I would hope that we could educate our parishioners outreach to the broader community. to become more involved and do more as a parish as a Parishes have delved into the pastoral letter by using a whole to help,” Heck said. “Working with our [nearby] reflection guide developed by catechetical and Catholic parishes would only enhance the program, and we hope “Poverty at the Crossroads: The Church’s Response to Poverty in Charities leaders in the archdiocese. to be able to do more of that in the future.” Indiana” and a reflection guide on the pastoral letter have helped Theresa Chamblee, archdiocesan director of Catholic For Father Wilfred “Sonny” Day, pastor of St. John, Catholics across central and southern Indiana understand the Relief Services and the Catholic Campaign for Human studying the pastoral letter with members of his faith spiritual roots of the Church’s ministry of charity, and consider Development, said the reflection community’s stewardship new ways that they can reach out to people in need, which is guide can help Catholics across commission was a way to take on itself a form of evangelization. (Photo by Natalie Hoefer) central and southern Indiana come the attitude of the Holy Father. to a greater understanding of the “I’ve been motivated by the got us thinking about reaching out and engaging those spiritual basis for the practical attitude and the approach of who are less fortunate. What can we do on a regular charitable help that the Church Pope Francis to so many things,” basis for others?” gives to people in need. Father Day said. “He’s full of SS. Francis and Clare already operates a food pantry, “It’s one thing to be able mercy and compassion. And then gives assistance to people who need help with utility to give a can of soup because when the bishops [of Indiana] bills and rent, and has sponsored programs in recent someone’s in need of food,” issued this, I thought that it was years to educate parishioners about human trafficking Chamblee said. “It’s a completely right in line with what the Holy and youth homelessness. different thing to give the can of Father is trying to tell the Church Studying the pastoral letter helped Robinson Theresa Chamblee Fr. Wilfred “Sonny” Day soup, but understand and embrace what to be.” understand more clearly how the Catholic approach the richness of our Catholic teaching on love and mercy The pastoral letter helped him understand how many to charitable activity involves showing a loving that goes behind giving that can of soup.” people in the state suffering from poverty are part of the presence to those in need in addition to giving them She said that when Catholics are more conscious “working poor.” In the past, he thought, along with many material assistance. of the faith behind their actions, it has an effect on the others, that people in poverty “just want a handout” and “Be a witness and evangelize through your words and people who receive their Christ-like care. “are lazy.” actions,” Chamblee advised. “They’ll know that there is Members of the stewardship commission at St. John “This just proves that that’s a false judgment on so a Catholic base to this, and it’s us living love and mercy the Baptist Parish in Starlight used the pastoral letter many, many people,” Father Day said. to the fullest extent.” and reflection guide this year to learn about poverty Monica Robinson, coordinator of youth ministry at in Indiana, and to consider how they could bring the SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi Parish in Greenwood, (Links to “Poverty at the Crossroads: The Church’s Gospel to those in need through their assistance, actions joined with other parish staff members in reflecting on Response to Poverty in Indiana” and the reflection guide and attitudes. the pastoral letter during Lent earlier this year. for the pastoral letter can be found at www.archindy.org/ Lisa Heck, the chairperson of St. John’s stewardship “It brought about rich conversations,” she said. “It holyyearofmercy.) † Page 12 The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink Making a Difference/ 20th-century Church: Pius XI ‘in the Kingdom of Christ’ Tony Magliano Running for (Fourth in a series of columns) environs. Catholic Action continued until canonization of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Second Vatican Council taught that in 1923, Pius XI issued the encyclical their lives Last week, I wrote about Pope Pius XI’s the laity weren’t only to participate in the “Studiorum ducern,” which commanded diplomacy during his papacy from 1922 mission of the hierarchy; they had their that only Thomas’s theology be taught in Imagine at this very moment you and your to 1939, especially the own mission. Catholic universities. That rule was still in loved ones need to run for your lives! creation of the Vatican City Pius XI also published an encyclical, effect when I went to Notre Dame. With hardly more than State. But he accomplished “Quadragesimo anno,” to mark He canonized 34 saints, including the clothes on your backs, much more that seems to “forty years” since Pope Leo XIII’s the Jesuit martyrs of North America, you and your family must have been forgotten as encyclical on social issues, Sts. Thérèse of Lisieux, Thomas More, flee from an invading he was overshadowed by “Rerum Novarum.” He restated the John Fisher, Bernadette Soubirous, armed force. some of his successors. Church’s opposition to both socialism John Vianney and John Bosco. He added Or imagine your quick I guess I have a special and unrestrained capitalism, and called the title of Doctor of the Church to exodus is due to the fact affection for Pius XI for an economy based on cooperation Sts. Albert the Great, Peter Canisius, John that gang members have because I was born while he was pope, and solidarity. of the Cross and Robert Bellarmine. threatened to kill your family so he was my first pope. He also made He had a particular interest in spreading He was the first pope to directly address because your teenage son or grandson has my great-uncle, John Noll, bishop of missions in Africa and Asia. In 1926, he the Christian ecumenical movement, giving refused to join their murderous drug gang. Fort Wayne. When we visited him in ordained six Chinese bishops for China. special attention to the Orthodox Churches Or imagine that because of your Fort Wayne, he had a bust of Pius XI in the In 1933, he ordained other bishops for (which is still going on today). He also religion, race, nationality, political belief or entryway to his home. China, India and other places in Asia. He allowed dialogue between Catholics and membership in a particular social group you Pius XI emphasized that there was saw the number of native priests in mission Anglicans (which is also still going on). and your family are being persecuted. a place for the laity in the Church. His dioceses increase from about 2,600 to more But in his 1928 encyclical You decide that despite the very dangerous first encyclical inaugurated what was called than 7,000, and the number of Catholics “Mortalium animos,” he rejected the idea risks involved, the only reasonable hope you the “Catholic Action Movement.” It called in missionary areas more than double to that Christian unity could be attained and your family have is to move as quickly for “the participation of the laity in the 18 million. through a federation of many bodies. as possible toward somewhere, anywhere, mission of the hierarchy.” His papal motto was “the Peace of Rather, he said, Christian unity could where life is safer than where you’re at now. Organizations like the Catholic Workers Christ in the Kingdom of Christ,” and, in be achieved only by Christian ecclesial That’s exactly what more than 65 million movement, Young Catholic Students and 1925, he established the feast of Christ the communities rejoining the Catholic desperate people have done! the Catholic Family Movement learned King for universal observance. Church, and accepting the doctrines they According to the United Nations High how to “learn, judge and act” about their On the sixth centenary of the had rejected. † Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) recent report titled “Global Trends,” 65.3 million The Human Side/Father Eugene Hemrick people were displaced by the end of 2015— greater than the combined population of A garden’s mystique: Quotes to inspire, lessons in faith Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Last year, more than 3 million fellow Roman Senator Marcus Tullius Capitol Hill in Washington, where I Poet Alfred Austin adds a poetical human beings sought emergency asylum in Cicero wrote, “If you have a garden live, is a vast botanical garden adorned side to gardening in saying, “The glory foreign countries, while more than 40 million and a library, you have with flowers whose shapes and shades of of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in people were displaced within their own everything you need.” colors are breathtaking. During moments the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a country—the highest number of asylum Why is a garden when things look dark, I make it a garden is to feed not just on the body, but seekers and internally displaced people in precious? practice to walk among them and drink the soul.” history, according to the UNHCR. (Please One reason is it in their uplifting beauty. Better therapy George Bernard Shaw takes us into view the “Global Trends” 2015 video at produces life-sustaining doesn’t exist! the divine side of gardening in declaring, bit.ly/2aJuC4T). food. It can also produce Horticulturist and botanist “The best place to find God is in a The UNHCR says the reason for the the life-enhancing spirit Liberty Hyde Bailey wrote, “A garden garden. You can dig for him there.” increasingly huge numbers of refugees and of beautiful flowers. Most requires patient labor and attention. Plants One more reason a garden is precious internally displaced persons is significantly mysterious and even more precious is its do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions needs stating: It teaches trust. There due to armed conflicts in Syria—arguably secretive powers of growth without which or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive have been times I planted with nothing the worst—and Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, life wouldn’t exist. because someone expended effort coming up for weeks. The thought Yemen, Burundi, Ukraine, Central African Among its other mind-boggling on them.” would arise, “Maybe the soil or seeds Republic and South Sudan. mysteries is watching old dormant seeds A reason people plant gardens is the were bad,” but as one seasoned gardener Followers of the crucified Christ cannot come to life when planted. It is as if labor and attention they require. But why counseled, “Be patient, and most of all ignore all this suffering. We must not allow within them there is a consciousness that is this so? have faith.” ourselves to be part of what Pope Francis knows when to go into action. When our minds become jumbled, Next time you garden or happen to calls a “globalization of indifference.” Ironically, the smaller a seed is, the focusing on something outside of see one, take a second peek; it contains In similar sentiments, United Nations more its powers of growth sometimes can ourselves is an excellent way to regain inspiring lessons that are precious. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said, be. And too, the way a garden’s plant life composure. Ralph Waldo Emerson knew “We are facing the biggest refugee and complements our physical life with the the power of composure well in stating, (Father Eugene Hemrick writes for displacement crisis of our time. Above all, nutrients we need is astonishing. “Concentration is the secret of strength.” Catholic News Service.) † this is not just a crisis of numbers; it is also a crisis of solidarity.” That All May Be One/Father Rick Ginther For Catholics, there should never be a crisis of solidarity because it is one Festival of Faiths to highlight religions’ history in state of the essential principles of Catholic social teaching. The Festival of Faiths is one means by this year. To help celebrate this event—and Institutions of higher education The opening words of Vatican II’s which people of various religions gather use the opportunity to increase interfaith opened to serve the local population. “Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the to focus upon a “oneness” understanding—each participating Saint Mary-of-the-Woods-College Modern World” beautifully reveal what being which binds all believers: religion will highlight its religious (1840), the University of Notre Dame in solidarity with the poor and vulnerable our search for God and history in Indiana. (1842), St. Mary’s College (1844), means for the Christian: “The joys and the God’s meaning in our The Archdiocese of Indianapolis has Marian College [now Marian University] hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men daily lives, cultures and been a festival partner since the inaugural (1851), Saint Meinrad Seminary and of this age, especially those who are poor customs. event in 2013. Participating archdiocesan School of Theology (1857), St. Joseph’s or in any way afflicted, these are the joys On Sept. 18, the offices have varied from year to year. This College (1889), the University of St. and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the Fourth Annual Festival of year, our exhibitors will come from the Francis (1890), Ancilla College (1937), followers of Christ.” Faiths will take place. Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Calumet College of St. Joseph (1951), and As an act of solidarity, please e-mail From 1-5 p.m. at the Veterans Affairs and the Indiana Catholic Holy Cross College (1966) began their and call your two U.S. senators and Memorial Plaza in downtown Indianapolis Conference. mission of education. congressperson (the Capitol switchboard’s (north of the Indiana War Memorial The first diocese in the history of the Catholic hospitals sprang up to meet phone number is 1-202-224-3121), urging between Meridian and Pennsylvania state, the Diocese of Vincennes, which later the needs of any citizen. Among these them to robustly increase emergency and streets), many people of faith will gather. became the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, are St. Mary (Hobart), St. Elizabeth fiscal year 2017 funding for refugees and Sponsored by the Center for was established in 1834, 18 years after the (Lafayette), St. Vincent (Indianapolis), and internally displaced persons throughout Interfaith Cooperation (CIC—go to state was founded. But the Church still St. Francis (Indianapolis). Nearly all of the world. Also urge them to significantly www.centerforinterfaithcooperation.org), had a strong presence in the state long these now have multiple locations, serving increase the number of thoroughly vetted the “Indy Festival of Faiths” is an annual before 1816. thousands of folks each year, especially refugees into the U.S. And insist they stop gathering in downtown Indianapolis French missionaries ministered to the poor and needy. funding extremely harmful military actions in designed to recognize, highlight and the first Catholics in the Northwest St. Vincent de Paul Societies and numerous conflict zones. celebrate the diverse religious landscape Territory. Because of their herculean Catholic Charities also flourished to As an additional act of solidarity, please in central Indiana. A primary goal of the efforts, Catholic settlers found support support the needs of the total population of make a generous donation to Catholic Relief festival is to heighten awareness about the for their spiritual lives. The settlers our state. Services on behalf of impoverished and many religious congregations that coexist thrived and survived, forming small We as a Church are part of the broader battered South Sudan. Visit bit.ly/2b7hvfx, in our community. … [T]he festival communities of faith. From these arose the community in our state. Having read some go to the “special request” box and type “for provides an opportunity to share and learn Diocese of Vincennes. of what our Church has contributed to South Sudan.” about each other’s traditions in a very open Catholic schools attached to local Indiana, come to the festival to see what so Let us take to heart the words of and public setting.” parishes soon began to dot the state. The many other faiths have to contribute to our St. John Paul II, “We are all really The 2015 festival drew more than Sisters of St. Benedict (first in Ferdinand, life and history. See you on Sept. 18! responsible for all.” 2,000 visitors. They mingled among the and later, in Beech Grove), the Sisters of booths of more than 100 congregations, St. Francis (Oldenburg), and the Sisters of (Father Rick Ginther is director of the (Tony Magliano is an internationally community organizations, universities and Providence (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods), archdiocesan Office of Ecumenism. He is syndicated social justice and food and merchant vendors. among others, founded and also pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish peace columnist. E-mail him at Indiana is celebrating its bicentennial staffed these schools. in Indianapolis.) † [email protected].) † The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016 Page 13

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time/Msgr. Owen F. Campion Daily Readings Monday, August 22 Friday, August 26 Sunday Readings The Queenship of the Blessed 1 Corinthians 1:17-25 Virgin Mary Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11 Sunday, August 21, 2016 2 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 11-12 Matthew 25:1-13 • Isaiah 66:18-21 them and, after all their trials, would lead Psalm 96:1-5 • Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 them to eternal life in Christ Jesus, the Matthew 23:13-22 Saturday, August 27 • Luke 13:22-30 Lamb of God. St. Monica St. Luke’s Gospel furnishes the last Tuesday, August 23 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 The Book of Isaiah provides the first reading. It is a somber reading, indeed a St. Rose of Lima, virgin Psalm 33:12-13, 18-21 reading for this weekend. Isaiah is a warning. Indeed, life is eternal. God lives fascinating book of Scripture. It covers a and reigns in an eternal kingdom. Jesus 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a, 14-17 Matthew 25:14-30 long period of Hebrew has the key to the gate, but all who are Psalm 96:10-13 history. Its early true to God and who obey God’s law will Matthew 23:23-26 Sunday, August 28 chapters deal with be admitted to this wonderful kingdom. Twenty-second Sunday in events and conditions Others will not. Wednesday, August 24 Ordinary Time in the southern Hebrew St. Bartholomew, Apostle Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 kingdom of Judah, Reflection before the kingdom’s For several weeks, the Church, either Revelation 21:9b-14 Psalm 68:4-7, 10-11 conquest by the mighty directly or indirectly, has taught us in the Psalm 145:10-13, 17-18 Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a Babylonian army. weekend readings at Mass that earthly life John 1:45-51 Luke 14:1, 7-14 Then, as the book is not the only experience of living for progresses, it tells humans. Thursday, August 25 of the plight of the Hebrews taken to Life does not end with earthly death. Babylon, the imperial capital, where they Life is eternal. Eternity awaits everyone St. Louis and their descendants languished for after life on Earth—heaven for the good, St. Joseph Calasanz, priest four generations. everlasting misery and remorse, what we 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 At last, the Hebrews were allowed to often call hell, for the bad. Psalm 145:2-7 return, but the homeland that they found God offers us every opportunity and Matthew 24:42-51 was hardly the “land flowing with milk and every aid in our way to reach heaven. He honey.” It was sterile, lifeless and bleak. could show us no greater love than to give It must have been difficult not to succumb us Jesus as our Redeemer and companion to cynicism, or outright rejection of God. as we move toward heaven. The Son of Question Corner/Fr. Kenneth Doyle Why did God lead them to this awful God, one with the Father in divine eternity place after all that they have experienced and power, forgives us, strengthens us, in Babylon? How was this God’s guides us, restores us and finally places us Catholics must ordinarily follow the confirmation of their covenant with him? at the banquet table of heaven. This dreary situation clearly appears in Humans, thus, create their own destiny. Church’s form in the rite of marriage this weekend’s reading but, nevertheless, They can ignore or outright reject God’s I was baptized and confirmed in the What you would need to do is to the prophet unceasingly and without any love, so lavishly given in Jesus, and bring Q Catholic Church. About 12 years meet with a priest and provide some doubt calls the people to reaffirm their upon themselves the consequences— ago, I got married in information about that first marriage; the devotion to God. God always will rescue eternal pain. Those who experience a Methodist church. I priest would then submit that paperwork them and care for them. everlasting despair and pain choose it of never had the marriage to the diocese for what is generally called For its second reading, the Church their own accord. “convalidated” in the a “Declaration of Nullity Due to Lack of presents a reading from the Epistle to The saved choose to be with God. It is Catholic Church since Canonical Form.” There is usually a fairly the Hebrews. In the late part of the first that simple. my wife was against quick turnaround, requiring no more than century, when this epistle was composed, God drags no one kicking and involving another a few weeks. the plight of the Jews was bleak. In 70, screaming into heaven, and virtue is not member of the clergy. I do feel the need, though—based on the Jews rose up against the Romans, always easy to achieve, but God opens Over the years, I your question—to make three further and the Jews paid a dreadful price for wide the gate and shows us the way, found that my wife points. First, you say that you are now their audacity. helping us along when we stumble. was actually an atheist; living with the woman you may marry. Things were as bad as they were in God mercifully and lovingly assists she would speak negatively about faith in I’m sure you know that this is in clear the days of the last part of Isaiah, from us through Jesus. Jesus is our teacher. general, and especially about the Catholic violation of Catholic moral teaching; which came the reading heard earlier In Jesus and through Jesus, our sins are Church. We have two children. Due to her the long-held and consistent view of this weekend. forgiven. The just are empowered and infidelity and to her unwillingness to work the Church (actually, of many religions) Even so, as the prophets so often had enlightened in Jesus. on our marriage, we are now divorced. is that a couple should not be living encouraged the people in the past, the While God gives us free will, therefore, I went to Catholic Masses throughout together until there has been a lifelong author of Hebrews assured the people of we are sustained, strengthened and shown our marriage. My question is this: If I commitment ratified by a civil and the first century that God would protect the way. † were to marry again, would I be able to religious ceremony. get married in the Catholic Church? I have Also, the story of your first marriage been living with a wonderful woman who highlights the need for a couple to take My Journey to God shares my religious beliefs, and was also the time during courtship to examine each confirmed in the Catholic faith. We attend other’s deepest values. Foremost among Sunday Masses together. (Virginia) them, in my mind, are religious values since those affect greatly how a person In order for a marriage for a Catholic will think and behave. Thus, the wisdom Our Holy Mother’s Ato be sacramentally valid, the rite of of marriage preparation programs, which marriage in which the bride and groom can help prospective spouses do just that. exchange their wedding vows must follow Third, I would recommend that you Gentle Touch the form established by the Church. consult with your pastor about the fact By Christopher Smith In order for a Catholic to be married that you received Communion after in another form, usually to someone who entering into a sacramentally invalid is not Catholic, he or she must receive a marriage, and while you have been living Our Holy Mother has a gentle touch, dispensation from the form from his or her with the woman you may marry but with A touch of love, a touch of grace. local bishop. whom you have not yet exchanged vows And it really doesn’t matter much— You evidently did not seek out or of marriage. The wayward child she’ll still embrace. receive such a dispensation. Nor did you A person should not present him- or subsequently have the marriage blessed herself for Communion under such Her hands are busy mending things, (“convalidated”) by a Catholic priest or circumstances until after he or she has Tattered clothes or broken hearts. deacon. As a result, your first marriage participated in the sacrament of penance. She deals with all the little things would likely be considered invalid by That divide our days in many parts. the Church. (Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth You would, therefore, be free to marry Doyle at [email protected] and I think that God does surely give now in a Catholic ceremony. 40 Hopewell St. Albany, N.Y. 12208.) † Our Blessed Mother an extra touch. Her perpetual help will cause to live The faith, hope and love we need so much. Victoria was born into a leading tribal family in Madagascar at a time when Christian missionaries had We pray, Holy Mary, that your gift of love been expelled. After this persecution, she was among Will heal the wounds we have sustained. the first pupils at a mission school run by nuns. In 1863, Please hasten back from up above, she was baptized, but it was hard to be Catholic in her You whom the Father has acclaimed. circle. Though she wanted to become a nun, she was married to the chief minister’s son, who drank heavily (Christopher Smith is a member of Holy Spirit Parish in Indianapolis. This Blessed Victoria and was unfaithful. When a new persecution began, she photo, taken in the Church of the Dormition in Old City Jerusalem in Israel on Rasoamanarivo encouraged her fellow Catholics, and helped the local Feb. 10, 2015, during the archdiocesan pilgrimage to the Holy Land, depicts the 1848-1894 church survive. She was beatified in 1989. Assumption of Mary into heaven. The Feast of the Assumption is celebrated every August 21 year on Aug. 15.) (File photo by Natalie Hoefer) Page 14 The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016

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Please submit in writing HIRT, Cleopha A., 93, to our office by 10 a.m. Holy Family, Oldenburg, Thursday before the week of Aug. 7. Mother of Doris publication; be sure to state McKee, Darlene, Donna, date of death. Obituaries of Denny and Richard Hirt. archdiocesan priests serving Sister of Pauline Gillman and our archdiocese are listed Rosemary Stercz. Grandmother elsewhere in The Criterion. of 13. Great-grandmother of Order priests and religious 10. Great-great-grandmother sisters and brothers are of one. included here, unless they are HOFF, Joseph H., 89, natives of the archdiocese or St. Louis, Batesville, Aug. 9. have other connec­tions to it; Brother of Edith and Franciscan those are separate obituaries Sister Irene Hoff. Uncle of on this page. several. BOWERS, Barbara, 89, HORLANDER, George M., Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, 80, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, July 13. Mother of Donna Jeffersonville, July 18. Husband Ennis, Sharon and Dr. William of Linda Horlander. Father of Bowers. Grandmother of four. Jeanie Dittmeier, Bill and David BRADY, William, 84, Horlander. Grandfather of four. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Great-grandfather of four. Jeffersonville, July 27. Father JOHNSON, Donald, 75, of Mary Gregory, Belinda St. Mary, Richmond, July 27. Wright, Vicki and William Brother of Alice Boughner, Brady, Jr. Grandfather of four. Mary Owens, Jane Zuck, James CALLAHAN, Rose E., 95, and Perry Johnson. Uncle of Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, several. July 23. Sister of Margaret JOHNSON, Donald E., 85, Callahan and Julia Looney. St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Aunt of several. (Little Flower), Indianapolis, DEVALERIA, Jean P., 90, Aug. 6. Uncle of several. St. Pius X, Indianapolis, JOHNSTON, Michael L., 74, July 30. Wife of Herman St. Mary, Lanesville, Aug. 8. DeValeria. Mother of Valerie, Fiancé of Kathy Daily. Father Living history David, Patrick and Paul of Brian and Phillip Johnston. DeValeria. Grandmother of Brother of Kathleen Cook, eight. Great-grandmother Monica Thompson, Leda Deacon Tom Mahoney portrays Bishop Francis Xavier Krautbauer, second bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wis., during the of two. Townsend and Allan Schenne- annual “If Tombstones Could Talk” presentation at Allouez Catholic Cemetery in Allouez, Wis., on Aug. 10. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, EHRINGER, Michael A., 69, berger. Grandfather of four. The Compass) St. John Paul II, Clark County, LITTEN, Diane (Cason), July 31. Husband of Margaret 81, St. Charles Borromeo, of Barbara Chapman, Lisa Indianapolis, Aug. 1. Mother Ehringer. Father of Maria Bloomington, Aug. 3. Mother Gill, Francis, Jamey and Leon Franciscan Sister Mary Hautman Begin, Michelle Martin and of Lori Cardinal, Lisa Gates, of Donna Sembroski and Noel. Grandfather of 13. Great- Marissa Ehringer. Brother Carla Harvey, Larry and Todd Robert Stolz. Sister of Lorene ministered as an educator in grandfather of three. of Teresa McInnis and Jane Litten. Sister of Carol TeVault. Arkeketa and Roberta Miller. Catholic schools for 30 years Wilson. Grandfather of seven. Grandmother of 10. Great- PRULLAGE, Paul, 86, Grandmother of five. Great- HAUSER, Pamela S., 63, grandmother of five. St. John the Apostle, grandmother of five. Franciscan Sister Mary Laurel Hautman died on July 31 at the Holy Spirit, Indianapolis, Bloomington, July 30. Husband motherhouse of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order LOBENSTEIN, Eugene of Wanda Prullage. Father SUTTMAN, Cletus H., 79, July 28. Wife of David Hauser. , 78, All Saints, Dearborn of St. Francis in Oldenburg. She was 80. E. of Janis Polley, Beth Scucci, Holy Family, Oldenburg, Mother of Katherine and Evan County, July 27. Husband of Paula Toth and Joe Prullage. Aug. 3. Husband of Norma The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Aug. 4 at the Hauser. Sister of Sandy Finkel Anna Lobenstein. Father of Grandfather of nine. Suttman. Father of Theresa Motherhouse Chapel in Oldenburg. Burial followed at the sisters’ and Wanda Hilty. Kim Callahan, Tina and Jeff , 92, Hooten, Anita Merkel, Carolyn cemetery. HENDERSON, Anna Mae, Lobenstein. Brother of Donna QUINKERT, E. Ruth St. Mary, Lanesville, July 29. Nobbe, Robin Weaver, Glenn Mary Laurel Hautman was born on Oct. 16, 1935, in Cincinnati. 85, St. Vincent de Paul, Huffman and Joann Schapker. Mother of Sara Wiseman, She entered the Sisters of St. Francis on Sept. 8, 1952, and Bedford, Aug. 10. Mother of Grandfather of five. Great- and Cletus Suttman, David, Alan, Andy, Jack, Steve and Theresa Grimitt, Lisa Mullinax, grandfather of five. Mark, Robert and Wayne professed final vows on Aug. 12, 1958. Terry Quinkert. Sister of James Gregory and Larry Henderson. , 69, Tingle. Brother of Clarissa During 63 years as a Sister of St. Francis, Sister Mary Laurel NOBBE, Eugene O. Kochert. Grandmother of 10. Sister of Mary Cassidy and St. Mary, Greensburg, Adams. Grandfather of 25. ministered as an educator for 30 years in Catholic schools in David Daugherty. Grandmother Aug. 10. Husband of Sharon RAMSEY, Agnes B., 96, Great-grandfather of 22. Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. In the archdiocese, she served at of five. Vonderheide. Father of Sarah St. Paul, Tell City, Aug. 8. Holy Family School (now St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School) in Mother of Carolyn Huff, Janet TUOHY, Mary V., 87, HERTEL, William A., Rohls, Dianna Slayten, Carrie Richmond from 1954-55. She later served as a pastoral associate Lehr and Charlene Parker. St. Luke the Evangelist, 76, St. Louis, Batesville, Somers, Melinda and Kevin Grandmother of 13. Great- Indianapolis, July 19. Wife of at St. Bonaventure Parish in Cincinnati from 1987-96, and as Aug. 2. Husband of Joy Hertel. Nobbe. Brother of Marlene grandmother of 37. Great-great- J. Joseph Tuohy. Mother of co-director of the sisters’ communications office in Oldenburg from Father of Chuck, Eric and Meyer, Susan Munson, Delores grandmother of nine. Mimi O’Leary and Phil Tuohy. 1996-2002 before retiring from ministry in 2003. Mark Hertel. Stepfather of Young, Betty, Herman, Leon, Kevin Driscoll. Brother of Robert and Walter Nobbe. REDELMAN, Sister of Bud Koschnick. Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of St. Francis, Pauline Bower and Barbara Grandfather of 11. Benjamin I., 21, St. Mary, Grandmother of five. † P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN 47036-0100. † May. Grandfather of six. NOEL, John G., 82, Greensburg, Aug. 1. Son of Step-grandfather of three. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Richard and Jean Redelman. God’s mercy is infectious and must be Great-grandfather of two. Jeffersonville, July 26. Father Brother of Emilie Redelman. Grandson of Owen and shared with others, Pope Francis says at audience Florence Stoneking. VATICAN CITY (CNS)—God’s mercy heart and arrives at the hands, at the works RICKE, Gilbert, 81, St. Mary, is infectious and must be shared with of mercy.” Greensburg, Aug. 3. Husband others, Pope Francis said. Greeting Italian visitors at the end of of Linda Ricke. Father of Mercy is “a journey that departs from the audience, the pope returned to his point Kimberly Kastner, Anita the heart to arrive at the hands,” the pope about how the experience of mercy must Moeller and Sandy Welage. said on Aug. 10 at his weekly general lead Christians to concrete acts of mercy Brother of Marilyn Schroeder, audience. toward others. Marlene Wolter and Will Ricke. Grandfather of nine. In his main audience talk, Pope Francis Recently, he said, a bishop told focused on the Gospel story of Jesus raising him that in his cathedral, there is not SEIS, Robert M., 64, from the dead the son of the widow of just one Holy Door designated for the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Nain, giving renewed hope not just to the Year of Mercy, but two. Jeffersonville, July 22. Husband woman and her son, but to all. One Holy Door is an entrance, the of Denise Seis. Father of Michael Seis. Son of Betty “The powerful word of Jesus can make doorway people pass through to ask for Seis. Brother of Linda Davis us rise again and takes us, too, from death God’s forgiveness and receive it in the and Gary Seis. to life,” the pope said. “His word revives sacraments. 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For more information, please log on to heart healed by Jesus?” he asked. “I do the From our hearts forgiven and healed, and Grandfather of 10. works of mercy with my hands and I try with the compassion of Jesus, the journey www.archindy.org/layministry STOLZ, Muriel D., 88, to help, to heal the many who are in need. toward our hands begins, that it, toward the Our Lady of Lourdes, Mercy is a journey that departs from the works of mercy.” † The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016 Page 15 Women religious urged to face crisis with contemplation ATLANTA (CNS)—Some organization’s members, she Remember, it is the new normal. “Everything we have known 800 members of the Leadership shared numbers about the drop in We experience it all around us. We about ourselves is but history at Conference of Women Religious women and men who serve the cannot escape it, or pretend here in this point. It will turn out to be (LCWR) gathered in Atlanta Church in religious congregations. the conference that it is someone a hollow shell, a pyrrhic victory, for their annual assembly on “In the belief that something else’s problem,” she said. unless we enter into the challenge Aug. 9-12. will come of the ravages of This isn’t the first time women before us,” she said. She then With the theme of collapse, hope is forged,” religious have reconsidered led listeners in an exercise, “Embracing the Mystery: Living Sister Marcia said. how they live their vowed lives, encouraging them to consider Transformation,” the sisters “We are keeping a brave face according to Sister Marcia. She the “horizon of expectation” to considered where God is moving on it, but the truth is that the very described the movement of sisters envision what a smaller LCWR in today’s world as they face thing that makes the conference across the Plains to the American would look like, and how it would smaller and graying communities. possible is disappearing,” said the West in the 19th century during serve the members. “The whole assembly is about LCWR president. which the sisters replaced the “This is the same thing that listening to the movements of In 1995, there were ways of living religious life that must be done at home in local God, not only individually, but 107,000 members of religious had developed in the East. communities,” she said. collectively,” said Sister Annmarie congregations, according to the “The charisms hold, but we are Looking to the horizon, aware Sanders, a member of of National Religious Retirement challenged to something new,” she of the current situation, she said, the Sisters, Servants of the Office, which requests statistics said. “Traditions were reinvented. “I call this putting faith into the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who is from men’s and women’s Charism survived, purpose practice of hope.” LCWR’s communications director. congregations each year. survived, but all the customs and Listeners in the audience Sister Marcia Allen, a Sister of In her presidential address Twenty years later, in 2015, there homey expectations of the East walked away with new St. Joseph of Concordia, Kan., on Aug. 10, Sister Marcia Allen were 49,000 members, according were left behind. perspectives, but said many of the and president of the Leadership of the Sisters of St. Joseph of to the retirement office, with the “In the face of necessity to congregations have wrestled with Conference of Women Religious, Concordia, Kan., called for majority being 70 or older. By survive and to serve in some this issue for a while. delivers her address on Aug. 10 to “a new way of exercising hope” 2025, the number is projected meaningful way, a new life was, Sister Dawn Gear, who serves attendees at the LCWR assembly to envision a conference as the to be around 29,000, again in fact, invented,” she said. “Many on the leadership council of her in Atlanta. (CNS photo/Michael Alexander, number of women religious with a majority at least 70 years of us are the results of these congregation, the Grey Nuns of Georgia Bulletin) serving the Church continues of age. reinventions.” the Sacred Heart, said the message to dwindle. While some congregations The ministries are vital in delivered to the leaders in Atlanta aging sisters. LCWR has approximately don’t take part in the survey, today’s world, she reminded the isn’t new, but it reinforces how “It’s like a family. We need to 1,350 members who are elected Sister Marcia said the statistics leaders of congregations from congregations need to be aware think about these things,” said leaders of their religious orders, show LCWR membership in across the country. By painting of the situation and perhaps make Sister Dawn, who was the founding representing approximately nine years will not be larger, nor the scene with several vignettes, hard decisions. Sister Dawn said principal of three Catholic schools 80 percent of the 49,000 Catholic will most individual member she led the group in the sprawling the Grey Nuns recently sold their in the Atlanta Archdiocese. sisters in the United States. congregations. ballroom “through an exercise of motherhouse outside Philadelphia “We didn’t start this yesterday. In an unsparing report to the “Transformation is required. hope that expresses our faith.” to secure money to pay for care of But it’s here.” † What was in the news on August 19, 1966? More changes implemented from the Council, and ‘sweeping changes’ predicted for nuns By Brandon A. Evans the mission fields.” • Fr. Haering asks anti-abortion laws • Work to end racial tension in Chicago • New experimental seminary slated for This week, we continue to examine what was going on • Hierarchy of Peru asks diaconate Dutch diocese in the Church and the world 50 years ago as seen through • Chancery makes more clergy shifts • Chapel at Shrine to be consecrated the pages of The Criterion. • Rome paper notes Beatle’s apology • Talent contest set Sunday at Garfield Park Here are some of the items found in the August 19, • Cultural Center? Senator Bayh visits West Baden • Notre Dame will host CSMC convention 1966, issue of The Criterion: property • Changes still possible in Mass, Communion • Pope implements 4 more council decrees • Archabbot Gabriel’s installation set at St. Meinrad • Says anti-poverty war strengthens Christians “VATICAN CITY—The drive to bring the Church August 24th • Recalls 1946 event: Unity quest cost him his pulpit up to date gathered new momentum with Pope Paul’s • Alcoholism: The family must tell him the truth • Priests urged to join ministerial groups publication of a document implementing four more • Hoosier missionary named to commissions • Goes back 75 years: Navilleton picnic is August 21 decrees of Vatican Council II, and introducing a variety • ‘Sweeping changes’ predicted for nuns • Hibernians set Irish Day Picnic of changes in existing laws. Among the most significant “ST. LOUIS—Convents without walls where Sisters • Jesuit to set up new media office changes introduced in the motu proprio Ecclesiae live but leave to serve in a variety of institutions and • Six St. Mary’s girls to enter Oldenburg Sanctae are provisions which: invite national episcopal situations were predicted here by Sister Aloysius • Woods holds vows, clothing rites conferences to propose to the Holy See the names Schaldenbrand, who regards herself as one of the • Bishop redesigns seminary program of priests to be considered for the office of bishop; ‘new breed’ of nuns. … ‘Sweeping changes in the recommend voluntary retirement at least by the age of 75 rules and practices of religious orders are on the way,’ for bishops and priests; grant more dignity to auxiliary Sister Aloysius said. ‘Old restrictive rules are tumbling as bishops; establish the new diocesan office of episcopal the store of energy within the convents burst its bounds, vicar to assist the bishop in special fields within his and nothing will stop that process now.’ ” diocese; provide for setting up in each diocese a senate • National councils of men, women set parley of priests to consult with the bishop, and recommending delegation a pastoral council of priests, religious and laity to assist • Alverna is given new director, retreat master in bettering the religious life of the whole diocese; • 17 Indianapolis youths: Take ‘camping tour’ of call for full and juridical establishment of national Europe Read all of these stories from our episcopal conferences; create a new 24-man commission • National K of C adopts new plan for social action August 19, 1966, issue by logging on to our archives to assist the Church’s missionary Congregation of the • Annual polo benefit slated by Ladywood at www.CriterionOnline.com. † Propagation of the Faith so as to better meet needs in • U.S. hierarchy thanked for aid

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Page 16 The Criterion Friday, August 19, 2016 Pope prays for exploited women, Mary’s Knitting intercession on feast of Assumption VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Celebrating said, referring to reports that suspected history the feast of the Assumption just three days rebels killed 42 people in the town of after visiting a group of young women Beni on Aug. 13. Such massacres, he Helen James of rescued from the sex trade, Pope Francis said, have been occurring for months in St. Pius X Parish in prayed for all exploited women and girls. “shameful silence.” Indianapolis earned “The Lord bows down to the lowly in Thousands of people also gathered another blue ribbon for her order to raise them under the window of the Apostolic Palace needlework in 2016 Indiana up as is proclaimed Aug. 14 for the Angelus prayer with State Fair competition, in the Magnificat,” the pope. In his Sunday Angelus talk, this time for an original Mary’s hymn of Pope Francis spoke about Jesus’ words in cross-stitch saluting praise to God, the day’s Gospel reading: “I have come to the 200th anniversary of the pope said on set the Earth on fire” (Lk 12:49). Indiana as a state. During Aug. 15. “The fire Jesus is speaking about is the the past 26 State Fair “Mary’s canticle fire of the Holy Spirit present and alive in competitions, James has leads us to think us from the day of our baptism,” the pope won 122 ribbons for her of many painful said. “This fire is a creative force that knitting, cross-stitching and situations today, purifies and renews, burning away every quilting, ranging from “best and particularly human misery, every selfishness, every of show” to “honorable Pope Francis those of women sin, transforming us from within.” mention.” About 35 of overpowered To renew the world and build the her entries have earned by the burdens of life and the drama kingdom of God, he said, the fire must blue ribbons for the mother of violence, women who are slaves of start in the hearts and lives of individuals. of three. the abuse of the powerful, girls forced “It does not start from the head; it starts into inhuman work, women forced to from the heart.” “I love creating things surrender body and spirit to the greed The Holy Spirit gives those with with my hands,” she says. of men,” Pope Francis told thousands open hearts “the boldness and fervor to “One of my favorite quotes of people gathered to pray the Angelus proclaim Jesus and his consoling message is, ‘What we do with our with him. of mercy and salvation, navigating on the hands defines our lives and The pope prayed that exploited women open sea without fear,” the pope said. connects us with our spirit.’ soon would be able to live “a life of Without the Holy Spirit’s help, he said, peace, justice and love in expectation the Christian community would “let itself “My mom taught me to knit of the day they finally will feel held by be held back by fear and calculation,” when I was 6. She said you hands that do not humiliate them, but preferring to play it safe. can make so many beautiful tenderly lift them and lead them on the The Church, Pope Francis said, things with your hands and path to life.” “does not need bureaucrats and diligent give them as gifts. And Pope Francis also prayed on the functionaries, but passionate missionaries my dad encouraged me to feast day that Mary would intercede consumed with the drive to bring everyone take my entries to the fair.” to bring “compassion, understanding the consoling word of Jesus and his grace. (Photos by John Shaughnessy) and agreement” to the many places in “The apostolic courage that the the world experiencing war and violent Holy Spirit lights in us like a fire conflicts. helps us overcome walls and barriers, “My thoughts particularly go to makes us creative and pushes us to set the inhabitants of North Kivu, in out on unexplored or uncomfortable the Democratic Republic of Congo, paths, offering hope to all we meet,” recently struck by new massacres,” he the pope said. †

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