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Gulf Pine CATHOLIC VOLUME 31 / NUMBER 11 www.gulfpinecatholic.com January 31, 2014 Bishop Morin dedicates Vatican confirms Obama will Holy Family Church visit pope in March BY CINDY WOODEN in Rome with Italian President Giorgio Catholic News Service Napolitano and Prime Minister Enrico Letta. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Fran- After U.S. Secretary of State John cis will meet with U.S. President Barack Kerry met his Vatican counterpart, Cardi- Obama at the Vatican March 27, the nal-designate Pietro Parolin, at the Vati- White House announced and the Vatican can Jan. 14, he told reporters, “I know confirmed. that the Holy Father is anticipating the The spring meeting would be visit of President Obama here, and the Obamaʼs second visit to the Vatican as president is looking forward to coming president, but his first with Pope Francis, here to meet with him.” who was elected March 13, 2013. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, The White House said the Vatican Vatican spokesman, told reporters that visit would be part of a presidential trip Cardinal-designate Parolin and Kerry to the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. had discussed, among other subjects, “The president looks forward to dis- “themes that have been the object of con- cussing with Pope Francis their shared cern and discussion by the U.S. bishops,” commitment to fighting poverty and particularly “the health care reform and growing inequality,” said the Jan. 21 its relationship to guarantees of religious White House statement. freedom” -- an apparent reference to the During the same trip, Obama will par- contraception mandate that has proven ticipate in a summit in the Netherlands a major point of tension between the on nuclear security, visit the presidents of Obama administration and the church. the European Council and the European Commission in Brussels, and hold talks SEE OBAMA VISITS POPE, PAGE 17 Court continues injunction protecting Little Sisters from Bishop Roger Morin dedicated Holy Family Church in Pass Christian on Jan. 25. HHS mandate After Hurricane Katrina destroyed St. Paul Catholic Church on the beachfront, BY PATRICIA ZAPOR The order released late in the after- St. Paul Parish merged with Our Lady of Lourdes Parish to form Holy Family Catholic News Service noon affirmed Justice Sonia Sotomayorʼs Parish. Until now, the parishioners had been worshipping in Our Lady of Dec. 31 order in the case. It temporar- Lourdes Church. Now parishioners will gather in a beautiful, spacious new WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Su- ily blocks the federal government from church. However, Bishop Morin, pictured above with concelebrating priests, told preme Court Jan. 24 issued a three-sen- requiring the Denver-based sisters and parishioners, “It is the people who are the Church. We’ve become so accustomed tence order affirming -- for the time being their co-plaintiffs at Christian Brothers to referring to the physical structure, the edifice, the building, whether grand or -- an injunction blocking enforcement Services from having to meet that re- simple, whether big or small, as the Church and sometimes forget that the people against the Little Sisters of the Poor and quirement of the Affordable Care Act. the Christian Brothers benefits organiza- are the Church, those who are called together to witness to their faith and to give The attorney for the Little Sisters and tion of a mandate to provide contracep- the president of the U.S. Conference of praise to God for all the blessings bestowed upon them.” For more photos, see tive coverage in employee health insur- Catholic Bishops welcomed the order. pages 14-15. Photo/Terry Dickson ance. SEE LITTLE SISTERS, PAGE 17 2 DIOCESAN BRIEFS present to win. There will be complimen- Tuesday Morning Seminar tary dinner, entertainment by Coast and a Lenten Mission SVDP School Golf Tourney BAY ST. LOUIS -- The next Tues- silent auction. To purchase a ticket, visit LONG BEACH -- St. Thomas the PASS CHRISTIAN -- St. Vincent day Morning Seminar, “Mary Magda- the school office, 10482 Lemoyne Blvd, Apostle Parish will host a Lenten Mis- de Paul School is hosting the “For the lene: We gave her a bad rap,” will be Mon.-Fri. from 8 am until 4 pm. No one sion March 24-26. Father Philip Chircop, Love of Golf” tournament to benefit our January 31, 2014 under the age of 21 may attend. • presented Feb. 11 from 9:15 until 1 pm SJ, will preach about The Transforming school. It will be held at The Oaks Golf at St. Augustine Seminary’s Father Wil- Practices of Giving, Praying and Fast- Course in Pass Christian on Friday, Feb- liam Kelley Retreat Center. Father Walt Sacred Heart Boys’ ing. Nightly talks will begin at 7 pm. ruary 14. Registration and lunch will Bracken, SVD will be the presenter. Cost For more information, visit www.philip- begin at 10:30, tee time at noon. Cost is is $17 and includes refreshments and Retreat #76 chircop.com $100/person or $350/team of 4. All pro- lunch. Registration will begin at 8:45 ceeds benefit St. Vincent de Paul School. ine Catholic DEDEAUX -- Sacred Heart Boys’ P am. Call Marilyn at (228) 467-2032 to Retreat #76 will be held March 14-16 Lenten Study of Call (228) 324-4090 or visit the reserve a spot. school’s website at http://www.svdp- ulf at the Sacred Heart Cursillo Center. Gaudium Evangelii G This retreat is for ninth - twelfth grade catholicschool.org/. Santa Maria del Mar boys. Matt Ladner will be the director, OCEAN SPRINGS -- St. Alphonsus Joe Higginbotham will be the co-director parochial vicar Father Thomas White Now Open will lead a discussion of Pope Fran- Mass Info for and Father Mike O’Connor will be the St. Fabian Church BILOXI -- The new Santa Maria spiritual director. cis’ Apostolic Exhortation “Gaudium del Mar, 1788 Medical Park Dr., is now For more information, send email to Evangelii” during some of the Adult SUMRALL -- Father Tommy Con- open. This beautifully-built retirement [email protected] or call (228) Religious Education Classes (Sunday’s way, pastor of the newly established St. community offers studio and 1-bedroom 255-7560. 10:10-11:10 am) of Lent. It would be Fabian Parish in West Hattiesburg, has apartment homes for persons age 58 and most beneficial if you have first read the announced that regular Sunday Mass above. Each unit includes all utilities. document. It is not very long (50 pages, will be celebrated at 10:45 am at Bene- Amenities include: spacious, natu- Installation of can be downloaded). This can be ob- dict Day School, 27 Veritas Lane, Sum- tained online from Amazon, USCCB, rally-lit floor plans, electricity and cable Father Kitchin rall. included, 24-hour emergency mainte- etc. It can be downloaded from the Vati- can Website. It is an easy read. For more nance, resident community room, so- GAUTIER -- Bishop Roger Morin Father Sean Manning cial activities, clothes care centers, and will install Father George Kitchin as pas- information, call (228) 872-2652. is near medical offices, restaurant and tor of St. Mary Parish, 809 De La Pointe Dies in Ireland shopping. Road, on Feb. 16 during the 11 am Mass. Conversations About Jesus WAVELAND -- Father Sean Man- For more information, call (228) 388- ning, a priest of the Diocese of Galway, 2495. PASS CHRISTIAN -- Holy Family Church is offering a series called Con- who was a summer supply priest for St. James School’s Father Noel Fannon at Clare Parish in 50th Anniversary versations About Jesus every Sunday Installation of morning from 9:45 am through 10:45 am. Waveland and St. Matthew the Apostle Father McInerney GULFPORT -- St. James Catholic The meetings will be held in the Ministry Parish in White Cypress, died January 22 School’s 50th anniversary festivities will Building behind the church. The group is in Ireland. Father Manning was chaplain BILOXI -- Bishop Roger Morin will be held on Sunday, February 2, and will discussing the commentary on the “Our to St. Mary College, Galway. A Mass of install Father Henry McInerney as pastor begin with Mass at 11 am, with a recep- Father” in Part 4 of the Catechism of the Christian Burial was celebrated on Jan. of Our Lady of Fatima Parish on Feb. 2 tion immediately following. This will Catholic Church. Come and experience 26 in Galway. A local Memorial Mass during the 11:30 am Mass. also be a celebration for the retirement of the rich meaning of Jesusʼ prayer. This was celebrated on Jan. 28 at St. Clare Sister Kathleen Byrne. series is open to adults only. Parish in Waveland. Morning of Prayer Holy Family is located on Menge for Couples Ave., Pass Christian, 1.7 miles North of St. Bernadette Altar Seder Supper US 90. BILOXI -- St. Michael Parish, 177 Society Cookbook GULFPORT -- St. John the Evange- For more information, contact Dea- First Street, will host a Morning of Prayer WAYNESBORO -- The St. Berna- list Church in Gulfport cordially invites con Ed Ramos at (228) 323-0765. for Couples on Feb. 22 from 8 am until dette Altar Society had published a cook- you to help us celebrate Seder Supper on noon. The theme is “How are we gift?” book, “Table of Plenty,” which includes Tuesday, March 25, at 6 pm. in Presenta- Call the office to register at (228) New Mass Times for 500 recipes. Cost is $15. Make checks tion Hall. Every year we tell the story of 435-5578. payable to the St. Bernadette Altar Soci- our faith which culminated in the institu- Most Holy Trinity ety, 401 Mississippi Drive, Waynesboro, tion of the Eucharist at the Last Supper, PASS CHRISTIAN – The new week- Mardi Gras Draw MS 39367.