Diocese Well Represented at National March for Life, Activities
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February 3, 2013 50¢ Volume 87, No. 5 Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend todayscatholicnews.org TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC The ‘NEW’ Evangelization The Word is getting there Diocese well represented at national in varied ways pages 9-10 March for Life, activities BY TIM JOHNSON Life, Marriage and WASHINGTON, D.C. — They arrived on mul- tiple buses — all in an effort to stand for life in the Religious Liberty National March for Life that marked the 40th anni- In Truth and Charity versary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legal- izing abortion. Page 2 Although families and people of all ages participated in the national march, it has garnered tremendous num- bers of young people — high schools, youth groups, col- lege students and young adults from the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. Diocesan pilgrims at The University of Notre Dame’s Right to Life Club led the entire march and carried the banner. Bishop National March Kevin C. Rhoades marched with people from the diocese Bishop Rhoades and other religious leaders. The diocesan and statewide Knights of Columbus and right-to-life organizations celebrates Mass throughout the diocese took a stand for life. “I was very surprised to see the number of people,” Page 3 noted Maria Hite, a student at Marian High School in Mishawaka, and parishioner of Queen of Peace in Mishawaka. She estimated between 400,000 and 500,000 participants. “Seeing everyone at the march, especially people my World Marriage Day age, helped me to realize how important this faith for life Resources available is,” Hite told Today’s Catholic. “It also helped me see that PROVIDED BY STEVE ZIEMBA we are truly making a difference.” One hundred sixty-five Indiana Knights and their families from across Indiana participated Page 4 Hite said she plans to share the experiences she had in the 2013 March for Life in Washington, D.C. remembering the 40th anniversary of the in Washington and encourage others “to take a stand Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade. This marks the fourth consecutive trip to the march by the Indiana Knights. The state banner and abortion cross were prominently shown on MARCH, PAGE 16 EWTN at the rally in the Washington Mall and during the march itself. Everyday Catholic The generational rosary TODAY’S CATHOLIC Year of Faith app, blog inspire Page 12 ENVELOPE INSERTED In this issue of faithful across the globe Today’s Catholic, able faith formation resource for Catholics BY KAY COZAD and others across the globe. It is available an offering enve- for iPhone and Android mobile device lope is inserted users and offers features that lead to a deep- hen Pope Benedict XVI declared requesting our er understanding of the faith, an increased WOct. 11, 2012 the beginning of a prayer life and reflections from nationally valued readers to Year of Faith for the worldwide community known bloggers and writers. Swaim calls of Catholic faithful, the Diocese of Fort it, “putting out into the digital deep.” Those help us finance a portion of the production Wayne-South Bend took heed. Director of without Smartphones can follow the blog at and delivery costs of this newspaper to all Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry www.myyearoffaith.com. Cindy Black, along with Associate Director Swaim reports that there are two major registered Catholic homes in the Diocese of Youth Ministry Megan Swaim, formerly components to the app. of Fort Wayne-South Bend. Your generosity Megan Oberhausen, and Program Assistant “The first is the blog reader, which Emily Barnes, formerly Emily Burman, put allows users to access the posts right from gives you a share in the works of evangeliza- their heads together at the request of Mary their phone,” she says. “The second is a tion throughout the diocese. We thank you Glowaski, division director and Secretariat calendar, which provides challenges that for Evangelization and Special Ministries, correspond to the blog posts that helps for your financial support. and devised a way to not only celebrate the users grow in their faith everyday through Year of Faith in the diocese, but use new prayer, reading and action.” media and technology as well. In this era of the New Evangelization set The My Year of Faith app was created forth by Blessed Pope John Paul II, Black by Patrick Leinen and Little iApps, the group that created the Confession App, and went live on Oct. 11, offering a customiz- APP, PAGE 9 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC February 3, 2013 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades IN TRUTH EDITOR: Tim Johnson AND NEWS EDITOR and STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad CHARITY Editorial Department BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan FREELANCE WRITERS: Michelle Castleman, Karen Clifford, Bonnie Elberson, Denise s you may know, the Bishops of the Fedorow, Diane Freeby, May Lee United States have launched a Call Johnson, Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC, to Prayer for Life, Marriage, and Jodi Magallanes, Joe Kozinski, Vince AReligious Liberty. We invite Catholics dur- LaBarbera and Deb Wagner ing this Year of Faith to pray for rebuild- ing a culture of life, the strengthening and defense of marriage, and the protection of Business Department our religious liberty. BUSINESS MANAGER: Sean McBride We have issued this call since these AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber three great goods are threatened in our day. BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol For decades, we have seen the erosion of [email protected] respect for human life. This past week, hundreds of people from our diocese joined Advertising Sales me in Washington, D.C., for the March for Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) Life. After 40 years of legalized abortion in (260) 456-2824 our nation, we continue to stand up for the right to life of the unborn and for the pro- Jeanette Simon (South Bend area) tection of all human life from conception (574) 234-0687 to natural death. In the Call to Prayer, we Web site: www.todayscatholicnews.org encourage prayer for this specific intention. The Call to Prayer includes prayer for Published weekly except the fourth the protection of marriage. Current trends Sunday in June, second and fourth in both government and culture promote the weeks in July and August, the first, third and fifth weeks of September and redefinition of marriage as the union of any last week in December by the Diocese two persons. This ignores marriage’s funda- of Fort Wayne-South Bend, 1103 S. mental meaning and purpose as the univer- Calhoun St., P.O. Box 390, Fort Wayne, sal and natural institution that unites a man IN 46801. Periodicals postage paid at and a woman with each other and with the Fort Wayne, IN, and additional mailing children born from their union. office. The Call to Prayer also includes prayer for religious liberty. Religious liberty is CNS PHOTO/GREGORY A. SHEMITZ POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: America’s first freedom. This freedom is In this file photo, Father Anthony Stanganelli uses a censer during Eucharistic Adoration at SS. Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Fort threatened in various contexts today, most Philip and James Church in St. James, N.Y. The Bishops of the United States have launched a Call Wayne, IN 46856-1169 or email: notably by the HHS Mandate that requires [email protected]. to Prayer for Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty. “We invite Catholics during this Year of Faith to almost all employers to pay for employees’ pray for rebuilding a culture of life, the strengthening and defense of marriage and the protection contraception, sterilization, and abortifa- MAIN OFFICE: 915 S. Clinton St., Fort of our religious liberty,” says Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades in this week’s In Truth and Charity column. Wayne, IN 46802. Telephone (260) cient drugs, regardless of conscientious 456-2824. Fax: (260) 744-1473. objections. BUREAU OFFICE: 1328 Dragoon Trail, The Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty also includes a call to diocese of the observance of Friday as a excluding other means of penance, I am Mishawaka, IN 46544. Telephone (574) day of Penance, not only during Lent, but particularly recommending the practice of 234-0687. Fax (574) 830-1042. penance and sacrifice for these three goods. throughout the year. One way to do so is to Friday abstinence from meat for the inten- News deadline is the Monday morning The Call to Prayer specially abstain from eating meat on every Friday of tions of life, marriage, and religious liberty. the year, unless it is a liturgical Solemnity The Lenten season will begin soon, on before publication date. Advertising recommends five practices: th deadline is nine days before publica- (a major feast of the Church). I encourage February 13 , Ash Wednesday. This peni- tion date. Eucharistic Holy Hours. this act of penance for the intentions of life, tential season is an opportunity every year Daily Rosary. marriage, and religious liberty. to unite ourselves to the mystery of Jesus in Today’s Catholic may be reached at : Prayers of the Faithful at Masses. Of course, people may choose other the desert. This season prepares us for the Today’s Catholic, Abstinence from meat and fasting on practices of self-denial and sacrifice as celebration of Easter through more frequent P.O. Box 11169, Fort Wayne, IN Fridays. ways to observe Fridays as penitential days. prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. I hope that 46856-1169; or email: Observance of a second Fortnight for Yet, I think it is especially appropriate to our observance of Lent during this Year of [email protected] Freedom in late June and early July 2013.