A Day of Celebration, 'A Beautiful Blessing'
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A life- changing diagnosis and the importance The Catholic Moment of joy, Page 15 Serving the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana Volume 74, Number 33 September 23, 2018 Seven men ordained permanent deacons From left are: A day of Deacon Joseph S. Poremski, celebration, Deacon Timothy J. Perry, Deacon ‘a beautiful Steven D. Seitz, Deacon Edward R. blessing’ Boes, Bishop Timothy L. By Kevin Cullen Doherty, For the Catholic Moment Deacon Christopher D. Bock, LAFAYETTE — Five years of Deacon discernment, prayer, classes and Stanislaw H. internships reached their soul- Zak and stirring peak Sept. 15 as seven Deacon men knelt before Bishop Timo- Charles L. thy L. Doherty, lay face-down Springer. on the marble sanctuary floor of the diocesan cathedral and joined the ranks of the perma- (Photo by nent diaconate. Bob Nichols) or Deacon Ed Boes, of St. More photos Lawrence Parish, on Pages 8-9. F Lafayette, the ordination rites took him back to the fourth grade. From then until his fresh- man year of high school, he thought he might someday become a priest. “What a blessing holy orders are,” the 64-year-old deacon said, beaming. “It’s hard to describe how I feel right now. It’s indescribable to think of all the love and sacrifice of the peo- ple who came here today to be (Continued on Page 7) Anniversary Mass Couples from parishes around the Lafayette dio- cese gathered Sept. 16 for the annual diocesan Anniversary Mass, celebrat- ed at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Lafayette. Bishop Timothy L. Doherty celebrated the Mass, at which couples were invited to renew their vows. At left are Roberta & Robert Gajew- ski, of Holy Spirit Parish in Fishers, who have been married 50 years. (Photo by Bob Nichols) More photos, Page 3. Page 2 The Catholic Moment September 23, 2018 Father Joshua Janko, a since 1993, Father Consol- Massachusetts Institute of priest of the Lafayette dio- PEOPLE & magno has con- Technology, and a cese who is currently serv- ducted research PhD in planetary ing with PLACES that explores con- science from the the Arch- nections between University of Ari- diocese for meteorites, aster- zona. Father Con- the Mili- oids, and the evolu- solmagno’s work September 23 tary Ser- tion of small solar has taken him to 25th Sunday in system bodies; every continent. vices, Ordinary Time USA, has observed Kuiper Parking for the Cycle B Readings: been a Meinrad Seminary and Belt comets with Sept. 25 presenta- Father partici- School of Theology in St. the Vatican’s 1.8- tion will be avail- pant in Meinrad at 7 p.m. CDT meter telescope in Consolmagno able behind St. Father 1) Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 the V Tuesday, Sept. 25. Father Arizona; and Bede Hall, as well Janko 2) James 3:16 to 4:3 Encuentro Guy Consolmagno, SJ, will applied his measure of as in the Guest House and Initiative for Hispanic/ speak on “Adventures of a meteorite physical proper- student parking lots. For 3) Gospel: Mark 9:30-37 Latino Ministry. He has Vatican Astronomer” in the ties to understanding aster- more information, contact been involved in online Newman Theater at Saint oid origins and structure. Mary Jeanne Schumacher Monday, Sept. 24 classes and meetings, as Meinrad. The lecture is free A native of Detroit, Mich., at 812-357-6501. 1) Proverbs 3:27-34 well as attending the and open to the public. At he earned undergraduate 2) Gospel: Luke 8:16-18 regional meeting in Wash- the Vatican Observatory and master’s degrees from ington, D.C., earlier this Tuesday, Sept. 25 year. “Unfortunately, I will 1) Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13 not be able to personally 2) Gospel: Luke 8:19-21 attend the national event because I am back in Japan Wednesday, Sept. 26 and preparing to move to 1) Proverbs 30:5-9 my next duty station at the 2) Gospel: Luke 9:1-6 United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Thursday, Sept. 27 Springs, Colo.,” Father 1) Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 Janko said. “However, I 2) Gospel: Luke 9:7-9 will still remain as a dele- gate to assist our work Friday, Sept. 28 during 2019-2020 as our 1) Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 delegation works to create 2) Gospel: Luke 9:18-22 a new document that will respond to the Hispanic Saturday, Sept. 29 presence and the call to the New Evangelization as 1) Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 or missionary disciples at the Revelation 12:7-12ab service of the Church. I am 2) Gospel: John 1:47-51 so excited to work with our great team on this impor- The texts of Scripture tant task of V Encuentro in readings for the Mass the Archdiocese for the for every day of the Military Services, USA.” week are linked to the diocesan Web site at Bead stringing may seem like a simple activity for students at Holy Cross School The director of the Vatican www.dol-in.org. in Anderson, but so much more — counting, patterns, color identification and fine Observatory will give a motor skills — can be enhanced by this simple activity. (Photo provided) special lecture at Saint The Catholic Moment USPS 403-610 ISSN 1087-2604 Women who have had an Las mujeres que han tenido PUBLISHER: abortion often struggle un aborto a menudo luchan Most Rev. Timothy L. Doherty with questions: con preguntas como: EDITOR: Gabby Hlavek Can God ever forgive ¿Podrá Dios perdonarme? me? Can my child forgive ¿Podrá perdonarme mi hijo? ASSISTANT EDITOR: Laurie Cullen me? 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Six-month-old Alanna Dwyer sits with her father, Mike. Alanna is the youngest of four daughters for Mike and his wife, Melissa. The entire family was at Mass to celebrate the Deacon John Jezierski and his wife, Judi, were Dwyers’ 10 years of marriage. They are mem- Lou and Steve Tragesser, of St. John the Bap- among the couples in attendance. bers of Blessed Sacrament, West Lafayette. tist Parish, Tipton, have been married 50 years. Bishop Doherty visits with couples at a reception after Mass. At left are Joisie and Steve Sharlow, of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Carmel, who celebrated their first anniver- sary in March. At right are Joseph and Beverly Cegala, of St. Alphonsus Liguori Parish, Zionsville, who have been married 70 years. Photos by Bob Nichols Page 4 The Catholic Moment September 23, 2018 V Encuentro in Dallas Sept. 20-23 V Encuentro: ‘This is a big moment in the Church’ By Kevin Cullen faith among peers, learned lization teams. For the Catholic Moment about the needs of their According to the V parish and discovered ways Encuentro “working docu- LAFAYETTE — More to better serve. ment” for the diocese, sub- than 3,000 Catholic leaders Thanks to V Encuentro mitted to the USCCB, there from almost every U.S. dio- and Father Barry Fischer, are 94,000 Anglo Catholics in cese will meet in Dallas Sept. CPPS, a monthly Spanish the Lafayette diocese — 20-23 to discuss ways to bet- Mass is now celebrated in about 8 percent of the total ter serve Hispanics — Monon. Approximately population — and nearly including the young — and 2,000 Hispanic Catholics live 65,000 Hispanic Catholics. encourage them to become in that area, but there is no But of those, only 8,000 are missionary disciples. Catholic church. served with Spanish Masses Hispanic/Latino youth at least monthly. Of the 61 hose are two of the form 60 percent of all U.S. parishes, 18 offer at least one greatest challenges Catholics under age 18. They Spanish Mass monthly. T facing the Church and often feel isolated because “Hispanic migration in the Diocese of Lafayette-in- they are ethnic minorities in the area is one of the fastest- Indiana, says Dora Tobar, their communities and growing, compared to other manager of the diocesan schools.