50¢ February 7, 2010 Think Green Volume 84, No. 6 Recycle this paper Go Green todayscatholicnews.org Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Go Digital ’’ It’s the TTODAYODAY SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC digital age New springtime of the church meets the new media No sleep, little aid: Salesian nun Page 13 pleads for more help for Haitians Stronger ties PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CNS) — Sister Maria Catholic college presidents, Sylvita Elie hasn’t eaten all day, and the tiredness shows on her face as she pleads with a Brazilian non- local bishops urged to forge governmental organization for some tents for the homeless families who have camped out on the con- relationships vent patio of her religious order, the Salesian Sisters of Page 4 St. John Bosco. Tents are in short supply in the Haitian capital these days, and she has to argue forcefully. Her persistence finally pays off, and she fills her pickup with two loads of tents. School choice snag “I’m going to hide them until dark, otherwise peo- ple will swarm all over us to get them. After it’s dark ICC opposes delay to school I’ll give them quietly to families that have small chil- choice credit dren,” said Sister Sylvie, as she’s known. A Salesian nun who lives in one of the roughest Page 8 areas of Port-au-Prince, Sister Sylvie has been sleeping under the stars since the Jan. 12 quake collapsed most of the church sanctuary and other buildings they used for educating neighborhood children. “We’re a center of reference for the community, and Exemplary teachers people come to us for help in solving their problems. Our job is to find the resources and people to solve recognized those problems,” she told Catholic News Service. Light of Learning winners That has not been an easy task. With the exception of frequent shipments of medical supplies and food Pages 8-9 from her congregation’s sisters in the neighboring Dominican Republic, few relief supplies have arrived here. “While the people are dying, the international organizations are passing their time in meetings, in “Cheers” studies and planning. People fly around in helicopters looking at us, making the houses shake once again. But CNS PHOTO/PAUL JEFFREY Bishop Rhoades speaks at while they’re planning, the people are dying. We’ve Salesian Sister Maria Sylvita Elie walks through the patio of her convent, where neighbor- Theology on Tap now gone more than two weeks without any help, and hood children are living in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 23, following the country’s earth- quake. The nun pleaded for assistance, saying that while international aid organizations Page 20 HAITI, PAGE 5 spend time in planning meetings, Haitians are dying.
Life speaker offers inside view of YEAR our PRIESTS of pro-life efforts BY MARK WEBER
BY BONNIE ELBERSON late-term abortions — as late as 24-weeks FATHER gestation. When she challenged that plan and suggested that prevention services should ANTHONY FORT WAYNE — Rally for Life speaker reduce the number of abortions and that per- Abby Johnson gave her listeners an “inside haps those babies should be carried to term, STEINACKER view” of the effectiveness of pro-life efforts she was horrified to hear, “Abby, you need to What a week for one around the nation during her remarks get your priorities straight — abortion is our Saturday, Jan. 30, at the annual Rally for Life priority.” At that point Johnson began to Catholic family; a son is at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in downtown question her career with Planned Parenthood. ordained and a daughter is Fort Wayne. She said she soon realized that “Planned Johnson, a former director of a Planned Parenthood is based on lies.” As a counselor, married. That really happened to the Parenthood facility in Bryan, Texas, she was advised to rely on carefully scripted Schmitt family, parishioners of St. Peter exclaimed, “What a difference a year answers to “tough questions” from young makes,” in her conversion to a pro-life atti- women seeking abortions. Those women Parish in Fort Wayne. On May 25, 1957, tude. She noted that “God began to open my often asked for spiritual reassurance to sup- Adam Schmitt was ordained to the holy heart and open my eyes” when the facility where she worked began gearing up to do LIFE, PAGE 3 YEAR OF, PAGE 4 2 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 7, 2010 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Bishop Rhoades’ talk at You Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856
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EDITOR: Tim Johnson four years at Lebanon Catholic High people with a sound education, rooted in the NEWS EDITOR and STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad School. I am very grateful for that educa- Gospel message, the Person of Jesus Christ, tion — my life as a child and as a teenage and rich in the cherished traditions and Editorial Department youth was enriched by the schooling I liturgical practices of our faith, we ensure PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan received. It was truly an education not only that they have the foundation to live moral- FREELANCE WRITERS: Lauren Caggiano, of my mind and body, but also my soul. ly and uprightly in our complex modern That is why Catholic education is such a world.” Michelle Castleman, Karen Clifford, noble enterprise. It is the education of the I am really looking forward to visiting Elmer J. Danch, Bonnie Elberson, BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES whole person, an education imparted not the schools of our diocese. School visits Denise Fedorow, Diane Freeby, May only through excellence in teaching, but were one of my most enjoyable activities as Lee Johnson, Sister Margie Lavonis, also through the experience of school as a bishop of Harrisburg. I know already that CSC, Joe Kozinski and Deb Wagner t is a joy to be with you today to cele- genuine Christian community of faith, hope the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has brate our Catholic schools during this and charity. a strong Catholic school system. I thank all ICatholic Schools Week. I am very grate- A Catholic school is not just a physical of you who so generously support our Business Department ful to the Fitzpatrick Family and Quality place. It is a spiritual reality where chil- Catholic schools. I ask you to continue to Dining for providing this opportunity to cel- dren’s lives are enriched by hearing and be generous in your support of our schools. 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News deadline is the Monday morning before publication date. Advertising deadline is nine days before publica- BISHOP RHOADES CELEBRATES MASS AT SIEGFRIED HALL tion date. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades visited with students LETTERS POLICY: Today’s Catholic wel- from Siegfried Hall on the campus of the comes original, signed letters about issues affecting church life. Although University of Notre Dame after presiding at a we cannot publish every letter we Mass at the hall on Jan. 31. The bishop’s visit to receive, we strive to provide a balanced representation of expressed opinions Siegfried Hall was one of the first invitations to and a variety of reflections on life in the celebrate a hall Mass of his new assignment. He church.We will choose letters for publi- cation based on reader interest, timeli- is shown with Notre Dame students from the ness and fairness. Readers may agree or disagree with the letter writers’ opin- Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and the ions. Letters must not exceed 250 Diocese of Harrisburg. From left are John words. All letters must be signed and include a phone number and address Aversa, Kevin Ortenzio, David Rudy, Bishop for verification.We reserve the right to Rhoades, Brian Patterson, Sam Fenker and John edit letters for legal and other concerns. Heid. Ortenzio, Rudy and Patterson are stu- Mail letters to: Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Fort Wayne, IN dents from the Diocese of Harrisburg who invit- 46856-1169; or e-mail: ed Bishop Rhoades to celebrate Mass in the [email protected] hall. Aversa is from South Bend and Fenker is ISSN 0891-1533 from Fort Wayne. USPS 403630 CLAIRE KENNEY FEBRUARY 7, 2010 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 3 LIFE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 port their decisions. They worried whether they would go to hell for seeking an abortion and what would happen to their baby’s soul. A frequent query was whether the baby would feel any pain dur- ing the procedure. After witnessing one tiny baby’s fruitless struggle to avoid the suction instrument being used during its abortion Johnson perceived that “the baby felt it.” And she knew that she had person- ally lied to hundreds of women who asked those questions. She began to wonder, had she not lied to them, whether those mothers BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES PUBLIC SCHEDULE would have chosen life for their babies. She remarked on similar • Sunday Feb. 7, 11 a.m. — Confirmation Mass at St. Therese spiritual struggles going on in the Church, Fort Wayne minds of other women and in the TESS STEFFEN • Monday, Feb. 8, 12:30 p.m. — Speech at Ethics Week clinic staffers who serve them. Parishioners of the St. Mother Theodore Guerin Latin Mass community Conference at University of Notre Dame “We never know what God’s march through downtown Fort Wayne at the Jan. 30 Rally for Life and • Tuesday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m. — All Schools’ Mass in the Purcell plans are,” said Johnson. “I’m here March in Fort Wayne. They were among the 1,500 who took part in the Pavilion at the Joyce Center, University of Notre Dame to encourage you. ... From an day’s activities, which began with a rally and talk by Abby Johnson at • Tuesday, Feb. 9, 5:15 p.m. — Mass at Sacred Heart insider’s perspective the work that the Scottish Rite Auditorim. Basilica, University of Notre Dame — welcoming of Bishop you do, does make a difference.” Rhoades by Notre Dame Community She cited especially the prayer- • Wednesday, Feb. 10, 11 a.m. — Meeting of Presbyteral ful protests she saw each day at Dozens of pro-life elected offi- Allen County Right to Life Council, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Warsaw her clinic and how she felt not cials in attendance were introduced Executive Director Cathie • Wednesday, Feb. 10, 5:05 p.m. — Mass and dinner with anger or judgment from those pro- and their legislative work applaud- Humbarger summed up the pre- Holy Cross Community at University of Notre Dame testors, but love. And that loving ed by the crowd. Two had held a vailing pro-life attitude in calling it • Thursday, Feb. 11, 11 a.m. — Meeting of Diocesan attitude helped her to find the right news conference in advance of the her “sad privilege” to open the Investment Committee, Holiday Inn, Warsaw path for herself, she pointed out. rally to provide updates at the state 36th annual event in Fort Wayne. • Thursday, Feb. 11, 1 p.m. — Meeting of Diocesan Finance Johnson noted that the more and federal level. State Senator She remarked, “Some day we will Council, Holiday Inn, Warsaw legislative barriers are erected, the Marlin Stutzman, R-Howe, report- celebrate that no unborn child will • Friday, Feb. 12, 10:30 a.m. — Mass at Saint Anne Home, harder it is for abortion clinics to ed on legislation to defund face abortion.” Fort Wayne, followed by luncheon with retired priests continue their daily activities, so it Planned Parenthood in Indiana and The rally was followed by the is especially important for pro-life U.S. 3rd Dist. Congressman Mark annual March for Life through the proponents to continue to work Souder commented on the impact streets of downtown Fort Wayne. with their elected officials. of healthcare reform on life issues. The rally and march, which drew Johnson affirmed that centers Listeners were reminded of the nearly 1,500 people, was the BISHOP RHOADES ATTENDS AUCTION across the nation are closing their legislative forum scheduled for largest event in Indiana marking doors due to the difficulty of doing Thursday, Feb. 18, at Concordia the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade business but that information is Seminary for the latest information Supreme Court decision on Jan. kept from the general public. on pro-life efforts. 22, 1973. Ralph McInerny, ND professor, dies SOUTH BEND (CNS) — Ralph extensively about ethics, philoso- expression: ‘Le style, c’est McInerny, a retired University of phy of religion, and medieval phi- l’homme.’ The style is the man. If Notre Dame professor and promi- losophy. you are someone, that’s going to nent Catholic author, perhaps best In 1982, he co-founded Crisis come through if you do the main known for writing the Father magazine with Michael Novak of thing: tell a story.” Dowling mystery series, died Jan. the American Enterprise Institute. In addition to his written work, 29 of complications from The publication, a journal of lay McInerny appeared on William F. esophageal cancer at Our Lady of Catholic opinion, is now known as Buckley’s “Firing Line” and was a Peace Hospital in Mishawaka. He InsideCatholic. member of President George W. was 80. In 2006, McInerny published Bush’s Committee on the Arts and A funeral Mass was celebrated his autobiography: “I Alone Have Humanities. Feb. 1 at the Basilica of the Sacred Escaped to Tell You: My Life and Last year, McInerny wrote an Heart at Notre Dame followed by Pastimes.” essay for “The Catholic Thing,” a burial at Notre Dame’s Cedar McInerny also wrote more than forum for Catholic commentary, Grove Cemetery. 80 novels. His book “The Priest,” criticizing Notre Dame’s decision CORINE ERLANDSON McInerny, a Notre Dame pro- published in 1973, became a best- to invite President Barack Obama Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades attended the St. Joseph-St. fessor from 1955 until he retired seller. His popular Father Dowling to speak and receive an honorary last June, was the Michael P. series included 29 books and aired doctor of laws degree at the 2009 Elizabeth School Legacy Auction on Jan. 30. The Legacy Grace professor of medieval stud- as a television mystery series from commencement. He and other crit- Auction is the joint school’s annual fundraiser and festive ies and a professor of philosophy. 1987-91, first on NBC and then ics of the decision said Obama’s For many years, he directed Notre ABC. support of legal abortion and dinner and auction. Bishop Rhoades said the grace and Dame’s Medieval Institute and the In the series “Father Dowling embryonic stem-cell research spoke briefly, saying how welcomed he has been made to university’s Jacques Maritain Mysteries,” a Chicago priest made him an inappropriate choice Center. played by Tom Bosley works with by a Catholic university. feel during his first two weeks as bishop of the Diocese of McInerny, a Minneapolis a nun to solve neighborhood An obituary on McInerny in the Fort Wayne-South Bend. Pictured, from left, are St. native, held degrees from the St. crimes and murders. South Bend Tribune stated that his Paul Seminary in Minnesota, the In a 1978 interview with “devotion to his Catholic faith and Elizabeth Ann Seton associate pastor Father Drew Curry; University of Minnesota and Laval Catholic News Service, McInerny the Catholic intellectual life was an Assistant Principal Stan Liponoga; Assistant Principal University in Quebec. said his goal in writing was to “tell inspiration to countless students, An expert in the work of St. a story, to entertain people.” colleagues and faithful throughout Nancy Potchka; St. Joseph, Fort Wayne, pastor Father Tim Thomas Aquinas and philosophers “If you don’t tell a story, noth- the world. His legendary wit, his Wrozek; Principal Lois Widner; Bishop Kevin Rhoades; Maritain and Soren Kierkegaard, ing else is going to come through. McInerny wrote and lectured That’s the sense of the French MCINERNY, PAGE 4 and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton pastor Father Jim Shafer. 4 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 7, 2010 Stronger relations urged between Catholic college presidents, bishops
bishop and Catholic college munity and I will speak with him Obama controversy and received BY CHAZ MUTH included criticism by now-retired at that time,” he said. “I think we many angry e-mails about it. But Bishop Joseph F. Martino of will make every effort to build she expressed confidence that any WASHINGTON (CNS) — After a Scranton of Misericordia those bridges, to deepen that dia- acrimony between the bishops and year of public clashes between University’s decision to invite a logue, to strengthen what is a com- Catholic academic world will dis- bishops and some Catholic col- gay rights advocate to speak on mon goal. sipate with time and that alle- leges, U.S. Catholic university campus. Also, the University of “I mean that’s the thing, we giances would flourish in the presidents were urged to forge San Francisco angered some have a common goal,” he contin- future. stronger relationships with their Catholics by giving Irish President ued. “We may disagree on this or “I think (all) of us know that local bishop. Mary McAleese an honorary that particular, but the common when you are in highly charged During his plenary address Jan. degree. She has publicly supported goal and how we can achieve that arenas and when there are difficult 31 at the annual meeting of the gay rights and women’s ordination goal more effectively, is (for the issues to be discussed, the more Association of Catholic Colleges in the Catholic Church. greater) good and I’m committed public they are the more difficult it and Universities in Washington, Cardinal McCarrick, who from to it. I’m so pleased with Bishop is to work through them,” Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick 1965 to 1969 was president of the Rhoades and his willingness to talk Seurkamp said. “So, if you can told college presidents they should Catholic University of Puerto and engage.” create the environment where peo- reach out to their bishops for more Rico, said the nation currently has Father Jenkins acknowledged ple can really have serious conver- than just good will. a polarized “partisan society.” But his relationship with Bishop sation, where they are focused on The 79-year-old retired arch- the U.S. bishops should be opti- D’Arcy had been strained in the trying to find a solution, that’s bishop of Washington — a former mistic about Catholic higher edu- last months of his tenure over the what was needed in (the University college president himself — told CNS PHOTO/NANCY WIECHEC cation, he said, and if they are not, Obama controversy. But he also of Notre Dame) situation. Not to the presidents they would get bet- Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, they “don’t know what is going said they still agreed on more top- have all of this public attention and ter cooperation from their dioceses president of the University of on” academically or spiritually on ics than they disagreed. outcry on both sides, that really and experience less friction with Notre Dame, talks with Catholic the campuses. He said he regretted the dissen- didn’t serve to help fruitful discus- the hierarchy if they welcomed News Service during the annual But he also said the college sion the Obama address created. sions in any way.” their local bishops onto campus meeting of the Association of presidents should be making an But he is convinced the president Richard A. Yanikoski, president and included them in the academic Catholic Colleges and Universities effort to include the local bishops left Notre Dame with a deeper of the Association of Catholic fold of their institutions. Jan. 31 in Washington. in the campus community. They appreciation of the pro-life move- Colleges and Universities, said one Though he never mentioned the would find the bishops to be for- ment and that a small step may lesson learned in 2009 is to keep 2009 controversy over the com- midable advocates if they felt like have been made in dialogue on the frustration about political out- mencement address by President honorary law degree set off a they belonged, he said. issue of abortion. comes in its proper forum. Barack Obama at the University of firestorm of criticism by at least 70 Father Jenkins told Catholic Other Catholic college presi- Internal Revenue Service Notre Dame in Indiana, Cardinal U.S. bishops, and ignited a nation- News Service Jan. 31 that Cardinal dents agreed that it’s in their best restrictions bar tax-exempt organi- McCarrick alluded to it in his al debate on the university’s status McCarrick was absolutely right on interest to create meaningful rela- zations, including churches, from address. He said it is “naive” for as a Catholic institution. this point and set the “right tone” tionships with the bishops of their speaking publicly about candidates college presidents to believe they Critics said Obama’s support of with the college presidents. The dioceses. They said the 2009 pub- in a campaign, though they can can invite to campus speakers who legal abortion and embryonic priest said he was laying the foun- lic quarrels between university talk about issues, he explained. advocate divisive positions on stem-cell research made him an dation for a solid relationship with leaders and bishops — most “So, in a way,” he said, “the sit- abortion and same-sex marriage inappropriate choice to be com- newly installed Bishop Kevin C. notably Notre Dame — was the uation that arose at Notre Dame contrary to church teaching and mencement speaker at a Catholic Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South topic most discussed at the Jan. 30- created the first national flash point expect a productive debate. university. Bend. Feb. 1 ACCU meeting. for a whole lot of people who The decision of Holy Cross Bishop John M. D’Arcy, the “Our bishop is coming to cam- Mary Pat Seurkamp, president wanted to comment specifically on Father John I. Jenkins, president of recently retired bishop of Fort pus Feb. 8 and 9 — it was the ear- of the College of Notre Dame of Barack Obama to do that at the Notre Dame, to invite Obama to Wayne-South Bend, boycotted the liest date we could get him — and Maryland in Baltimore, said her expense of the commencement at deliver the May commencement commencement. we’re going to have a Mass at the institution had been confused with Notre Dame.” speech and present him with an Other public disputes between a basilica with our Holy Cross com- the Indiana university during the
Malta Doug Kmiec in a statement. with six children, and the ments, social ethics and Scripture. “Despite remarkable erudition, he of youngest, Tony, would follow in At Fort Wayne’s Catholic high McINERNY never acted with the pretense, YEARour PRIESTS the footsteps of his uncle, Father schools, he finds that students are CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 haughtiness, or narrow-minded- Adam. closely in tune with their faith and ness too often found in higher edu- “He was a huge influence on take much from periods of adora- cation today.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 my life ... I served Mass for him tion and the opportunity for the charm, and the joyful confidence “Ralph’s passing in the arc of in the summertime and went golf- sacrament of Reconciliation. with which he pursued every the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas ing and bowling with him and “Students feel the need and know aspect of his multi-faceted calling hardly seems coincidence. ... At priesthood at the Cathedral of the other priests his age, allowing me the need to go to confession ... made him an extraordinary hus- last, he is home.” Immaculate Conception and one to observe the human side of and they make the sacrifice to do band, father, teacher, writer and McInerny, a father of seven, is week later he performed his first priesthood,” says Father so on their lunch hour.” friend.” survived by six children and 17 marriage ceremony at the wed- Steinacker. The range of religious instruc- McInerny was “was an exam- grandchildren. His wife, Connie, ding of his sister Mary to James This influence plus his educa- tion, from the mock baptisms and ple of faith fully and joyfully died in 2002. Steinacker. tion at St. John the Baptist in Fort teaching Masses to the high lived,” said U.S. Ambassador to The Steinackers were blessed Wayne and high school at Bishop school classes all provide a quiet Luers, directed Tony Steinacker background for increased consid- towards Holy Orders. eration of a religious vocation, Today, as an associate pastor at believes Father Steinacker, who St. Charles Borromeo, Fort emphasizes the advantage of hav- Fort Wayne’s Wayne, his priestly life is built ing seminarians spend summers around the Eucharist and teaching serving a parish. “This is vital,” Most Complete children. he says, “this is where you Wedding Service. It is an enriching experience observe the ins and outs of parish for Father Steinacker to celebrate life, and see if it’s for you.” You can choose one or all a “teaching Mass” for fifth Now, more than a half century Banquet Rooms graders once a year. Held in the after that glorious week that of our services. We’ll make the best of Hotel Rooms chapel, this is an intimate experi- included two life-changing events, your special event. Hall’s has been in the ence where time is taken to pause Jim, Mary and Father Adam, each Rehearsal Dinners and explain in detail what the cel- on the cusp of a new vocational business of making people happy for ebrant is doing. life at the time, can take a long over 60 years. You can trust us to Catering Service For younger children, there is a look back and see how things do it just right. Wedding Cakes mock baptism, where a doll is played out. As for Father Tony, used to explain and demonstrate who was one of the chapters in the sacrament of Baptism. their saga, he will pray and won- For more information contact Hall’s Guesthouse at: Father is also a chaplain at der what the next 50 years holds (260) 489-2524 • www.DonHalls.com Bishop Dwenger High School, for him. where his classes cover the sacra- FEBRUARY 7, 2010 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC 5 Sister Sylvie has obtained water from the Brazilian non- governmental organization down Edith Stein Project HAITI the street, which also gave her the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tents, donated by Norwegian Church Aid. She spends part of “No Man is an Island: each day sorting the food and Creature, Culture, and they haven’t contacted those of us medicines that come from the Community” who could be most helpful in Dominican Republic, shipping organizing the people. We’ve got most off to other parishes where to make the solidarity more con- her congregation is serving similar February 12-13, 2010 crete. We need fewer studies and homeless populations. McKenna Hall at the plans while the people suffer and “I can’t explain how the people University of die,” she said, beginning to cry. have survived. The international “I’m sorry,” she said after a community hasn’t done much for Notre Dame moment. “But this is urgent.” them. We have to buy rice and Sister Sylvie’s complex, now a beans and cooking gas, which is collection of jumbled buildings much higher priced now, and we Sponsored by the around a patio filled with have to try to control who gets in Identity Project of makeshift shelters, sits at the con- here. People wander the streets Notre Dame fluence of the Haitian capital’s looking for something to drink and three most notorious neighbor- eat. People are getting frustrated; hoods: La Saline, Cite Soleil, and they’re angry and will easily start Featured Speakers: Belair. Before the quake, the seven shouting at you,” she said. Gloria Zúñiga y Postigo sisters here ran a primary school She says she was particularly and a jobs training program for worried as the end of the month Dr. Kevin Schmiesing more than 1,000 youths. Their spe- was approaching. With no work Eileen Love cial passion, however, was a resi- there will be no pay. Lisa Everett dential school with 96 young “I can’t get that out of my head. AnamaríaScaperlanda- women students. Sister Sylvie, Besides dealing with all the mate- Ruiz who is 62, was in that building, rial needs, how do I lift up the !)&-//+++.% . */0" % / "(!'( "%/"% ,.!($# walking down a hallway, when the faith of the community? How are quake struck. they supposed to go out to animate “The building started shaking and cheer up the groups? These and I found a column and hugged questions won’t let me rest. I did- it. The bottom of the column came n’t really sleep until two nights loose from the floor and it started ago, when I finally collapsed. dancing around, but I asked God People told me the next day my for mercy and held on. I heard the face looked better,” she said. cries of the students who were An aftershock rattles the studying. ground. Sister Sylvie stops for a “The building started to fall on moment, staring straight ahead. one sister, and the girls screamed Then she breathes again. louder, but the wall stopped before “Despite all our difficulties, the it fell over completely on the sis- people have an extraordinary faith. ter, and the girls dragged her out- Since the moment the earth started side, where I found them on the shaking they called out to Jesus to patio. Since then we’ve been save them,” she said. “It has been sleeping on the patio, with no wall like a permanent retreat around to separate the convent from the here. The people don’t sleep. They street. I sleep covered with a towel lie awake and pray. And they sing from UNICEF,” she said. with even more faith than before. The two-story residential They don’t see this as a curse, but school didn’t collapse, but it has know that the Lord wants to tell us huge cracks, and Sister Sylvie something.” gives a reporter a hurried tour of “Some of our people, including the ground floor. School papers some of our students, are going to still lie on desks and the floor. the countryside. But that’s not the Everything is covered with a fine best solution. They’re just going to dust and chunks of walls and ceil- make life in the countryside diffi- ing material that shook loose in cult for the people who already the quake. live there,” she said.
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Visit us at www.provena.org/sacredheart 6 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 7, 2010 Bishops to Congress: Set U.S. bishops call for a aside partisanship for long-term strategy in genuine health reform Haiti to reduce poverty WASHINGTON (CNS) — Three EWS RIEFS WASHINGTON (CNS) — The leading U.S. bishops called on N B United States needs “a long-term members of Congress Jan. 26 to coherent strategy for recovery, “set aside partisan divisions and development and poverty reduc- special-interest pressures” to TEEN SETS UP TENT NEAR PORT-AU-PRINCE AIRPORT tion in Haiti,” said the chairman of achieve genuine health reform. the U.S. bishops’ Committee on “The health care debate, with all International Justice and Peace in its political and ideological con- a Jan. 26 letter to officials in the flict, seems to have lost its central Obama administration. Bishop moral focus and policy priority, Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, which is to ensure that affordable, N.Y., said the strategy for rebuild- quality, life-giving care is avail- ing Haiti after the devastation of able to all,” said a letter signed by the Jan. 12 earthquake should Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of combine efforts of U.S. govern- Galveston-Houston and Bishops ment agencies with groups that William F. Murphy of Rockville have expertise and experience Centre, N.Y., and John C. Wester with Haiti. He sent the letter to of Salt Lake City. The three chair Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Treasury Secretary Timothy Bishops’ committees on Pro-Life Geithner, Homeland Security Activities, on Domestic Justice Secretary Janet Napolitano and and Human Development and on Ambassador Ron Kirk, U.S. trade Migration, respectively. Although representative. Key elements in the letter did not refer specifically rebuilding Haiti, he said, include: to the Jan. 19 election of debt relief and an expansion of Republican Scott Brown of trade; an extension of temporary Massachusetts to the U.S. Senate, protected status that has been the bishops said, “Although polit- granted to Haitians living in the ical contexts have changed, the United States; and sustained moral and policy failure that reconstruction and development leaves tens of millions of our sis- assistance. “How our nation ters and brothers without access to responds in the near and long term health care still remains.” is a test of who we are as a neigh- CNS PHOTO/ BOB ROLLER bor,” the bishop said. Vatican making final Peterson Merville, 17, sets up a makeshift tent across from the international airport in review of English Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 30, more than two weeks after a major earthquake struck the Remembering Holocaust, liturgical translations Caribbean nation. The quake left up to 1 million people homeless. pope prays for respect for all people VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Congregation for Divine Worship Desire for sacraments not Scott Roeder convicted Some think Scott Brown VATICAN CITY (CNS) — and the Sacraments is pulling sufficient reason for of murdering Kansas is pro-life Catholic, but Marking International Holocaust together the final version of the Remembrance Day, Pope English translation of the complete annulment, pope says abortion doctor it’s not so Benedict XVI prayed that honor- Roman Missal, the book of prayers VATICAN CITY (CNS) — True WICHITA, Kan. (CNS) — A WASHINGTON (CNS) — The ing the memory of the 6 million used at Mass. The Vox Clara pastoral charity and concern can Kansas jury deliberated just under positive views expressed by some Jews who died in the Nazi death Committee, an international group never lead the Church to grant an 40 minutes before convicting a Catholics and pro-life advocates camps would lead everyone to of bishops established to advise the annulment to a Catholic whose man of first-degree murder for following the election of greater respect for each human congregation about the translation marriage is valid according to killing an abortion provider. The Republican Scott Brown to the being. “Deeply moved, we of the Roman Missal into English, church law, Pope Benedict XVI jury found Scott Roeder, 51, guilty U.S. Senate led many to believe remember the innumerable vic- met in Rome Jan. 26-29. A state- said. “One must shun pseudo-pas- of murdering Dr. George Tiller, a that Brown is a Catholic who tims of the blind racial and reli- ment released at the end of the toral claims” that look only at the Kansas abortion doctor who oper- takes a 100 percent pro-life stand. gious hatred, who suffered depor- meeting said members “reviewed desire of divorced Catholics to ated a clinic in Wichita where late- Neither is the case. Brown and his tation, prison and death in those various reports on the steps being return to the sacraments, the pope term abortions were performed. family attend New England repugnant and inhuman places,” taken for editing, coordination of said Jan. 29 in his annual speech to Roeder faces life in prison, with Chapel in Franklin, Mass., part of he said Jan. 27 at the end of his manuscripts and reviews for inter- officials of the Roman Rota, a tri- the possibility of parole after 25 the Christian Reformed Church in weekly general audience. Reading nal consistency of the English-lan- bunal that mainly deals with years; he is to be sentenced March North America, which has roots in his prepared remarks in both guage translation” of the Roman appeals filed in marriage annulment 9. Roeder had confessed publicly the Protestant Reformation. And German and Italian, the pope told Missal. Marist Father Anthony cases. The pope said helping before the trial and admitted again although Brown opposes partial- the estimated 5,000 people at the Ward, an official of the congrega- Catholics be able to go to on the witness stand, according to birth abortion and supports general audience that Jan. 27 tion for worship, said that because Confession and receive the The Associated Press, that he shot parental notification before a marked the 65th anniversary of bishops’ conferences approved the Eucharist is important, but it cannot Tiller in the head in the foyer of minor can receive an abortion, he the liberation of the Auschwitz Roman Missal in sections over a be done without taking into account Reformation Lutheran Church in believes the decision on abortion death camp at Oswiecim, Poland, period of years, a final review and the truth about their Church mar- Wichita where the doctor was “should ultimately be made by the and the rescue of “the few sur- minor edits were needed to ensure riage. The Church cannot act chari- serving as an usher. He testified woman in consultation with her vivors.” “That event and the testi- consistency. For instance, he said, tably toward its faithful without that he believed the lives of doctor,” according to his cam- mony of the survivors revealed to the same Latin prayer may be used upholding justice and truth, he said. unborn children were in “immedi- paign Web site. “I believe we need the world the heinous crimes of an in two different Masses and may Charity without justice is “only a ate danger” because of Tiller. to reduce the number of abortions unheard-of cruelty that were com- have been translated slightly differ- forgery because charity requires Roeder also was convicted of in America,” the Web site adds. “I mitted in the extermination camps ently during the bishops’ approval that objectivity that is typical of jus- aggravated assault for pointing a also believe there are people of created by Nazi Germany,” he process. The Vox Clara statement tice and which must not be con- gun at two ushers at Tiller’s good will on both sides of the said. Holocaust Remembrance said committee members reviewed fused with inhumane coldness,” the church after the shooting. AP issue and we ought to work Day, he said, is a time to “remem- the last two sections of the Roman pope said. For the Catholic Church, reported that Roeder sat straight- together to support and promote ber all the victims of those crimes, Missal translation to be approved he said, a marriage celebrated with forward as the verdict was read adoption as an alternative to abor- especially the planned annihila- by bishops’ conferences in the full consent of the couple and and showed no visible reaction. tion.” In the Jan. 19 special elec- tion of the Jews, and to honor English-speaking countries: The following the correct form is Pro-life advocates universally tion to fill the Senate seat occu- those who, risking their own lives, proper of saints, a collection of always presumed to be valid, and a condemned Tiller’s murder of a pied since 1962 by Democratic protected the persecuted, oppos- specific prayers related to each valid marriage is indissoluble. Kansas abortion doctor and offi- Sen. Ted Kennedy, Brown defeat- ing the homicidal madness.” saint in the universal liturgical cal- Pastors and those who work in cials from se veral U.S. right- ed Massachusetts Attorney endar; and the common of saints, Church tribunals must beware of to-life groups said such extreme General Martha Coakley, a general prayers for celebrating “the widespread and deeply rooted acts only hurt the pro-life cause. Catholic who supports legal abor- saints listed in the “Roman tendency” to see justice and charity tion, by a 52 to 47 percent margin. Martyrology,” but not in the uni- as totally competing values, the versal calendar. pope said. FEBRUARY 7, 2010 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC 7
Reaching for Joy, will offer ways to Fifth annual Edith Stein use memories to honor lost loved Project conference ones in “Memories: Healing From Within and Reaching for Joy,” held offered at University of on Tuesday, May 25, from 5-7 p.m. Notre Dame Each of the programs will be AROUND THE DIOCESE held at Visiting Nurse and Hospice NOTRE DAME — The fifth annu- Home, 5910 Homestead Rd. in Fort al Edith Stein Project conference Wayne. The series is free and open “No Man is an Island: Creature, to anyone who has experienced the Culture and Community” will be SAINT JOSEPH’S HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CREATE CASTLES death of a loved one. held Feb. 12-13 at McKenna Hall A light lunch will be served. on the campus of the University of RSVP by calling (260) 435-3222 or Notre Dame. Register at e-mail [email protected]. http://www.nd.edu/~idnd/edith- stein/index.html. The Edith Stein Project is an Pro-life CD benefits many annual, student-run conference at FORT WAYNE — Twelve-year- the University of Notre Dame that old Emma MacDonald has written sprung from a recognition of wide- the music and lyrics to a song about spread degradation of the dignity of how abortion has touched her women and aims to both identify mother and their family. these degradations and recover a MacDonald’s mother, Jennifer, is true understanding of masculinity an abortion survivor. and femininity. When asked how she came to St. Edith Stein, the patroness of write her song, Emma explains, the conference, took an interest in “One night I woke up suddenly the philosophical study of human because of a gruesome dream about identity, gender and relationships, abortion. A few weeks later, I woke writing about the nature of men and up singing the tune that is now ‘You woman, the individual and commu- Are There.’ I was inspired toward nity, and human empathy. the end of the 2008 40 Days For This year, the Edith Stein Project Life prayer campaign. will examine the role of human “In spring, 2009, I submitted my relationships in the unique identity song to Susan B. Anthony List’s of each person, considering what it Lia’s Challenge, a pro-life youth truly means to be a man or a woman contest,” Emma says. “I was so while utilizing the riches of the excited to be a finalist. When I did- Catholic Church’s teachings on n’t win I thought that was the end of sexuality and authentic person- my career as a songwriter and war- hood. The conference will include rior for life. I didn’t know it was presentations on a wide variety of really just the beginning.” topics, including marriage, the fam- LISA KOCHANOWSKI With the encouragement of sev- ily, sexual violence and eating dis- eral people, MacDonald recorded orders. Pictured from left are Saint Joseph’s High School’s freshman Kathleen Caldwell, sopho- “You Are There” along with eight more Xavier Remmo-Long, freshman Ryan Rompola, and freshman Taylor Ratkay holding original instrumentals she has writ- Adult faith formation ten. at two area parishes their castle creation for world history class. Teacher Kristie Alter asked her students to do MacDonald’s CD is now avail- a special hands-on project following a chapter on emerging Europe and the Middle Ages. able at www.cdbaby.com/Artist/ FORT WAYNE — The diocesan EmmaMacDonald. A portion of Office of Catechesis is sponsoring a “In my opinion, when we do notes, essays and tests they (the students) don’t hold on to sales of this CD is donated to pro- three-week session on Franciscan it for long. But I think with this project they will hold onto what they learned creating life organizations. Spirituality — the Lives of Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi, facili- their castle for a long time,” said Alter. Lecture series to be held tated by Sister Anita Holzmer, a Sister of St. Francis of Perpetual “Too Deep for Words: Brooks Atkinson described “You to the students we serve while at Saint Mary’s College Adoration, on Monday evenings Rediscovering Lectio Divina,” by Can’t Take It with You” as “a spon- working with the students and their NOTRE DAME — The Center for from 7-9 p.m. on March 15, 22, and Thelma Hall, during this session. taneous piece of hilarity” composed families in assuring affordability.” Spirituality at Saint Mary’s College 29 at St. Therese Parish in Fort Participants are encouraged to con- with “a dash of affection to season Data also shows the college’s has announced the 2010 Endowed Wayne. tact the Cathedral Bookstore at the humor” by two writers with “a “We Believe in You” program has Spring Lecture Series: Catholicism Sister Anita will facilitate and (260) 422-4611 to purchase this knack for extravagances of word remained successful. at the Crossroads. guide participants through a brief resource; however, the purchase of and episode and an eye for hilarious Designed for prospective stu- The first lecture, titled “How the overview of the lives of Sts. Francis this book is not required. incongruities.” dents 21 years and older who have Laity Can Save the Church,” will and Clare of Assisi before dis- All sessions are free to attend, For more information call (260) never attended college, “We be presented by Paul Lakeland, the cussing the spirituality of the two however registration is required. 399-7700, ext. 8001. Believe in You” allows a student to Jesuit Father Aloysius P. Kelley, saints found in their writings: Such Register online at www.diocese- take up to three credit hours free of chair in Catholic studies and profes- as the Franciscan virtues of fwsb.org/OC under “Adult Ancilla College charge. sor of religious studies, Fairfield penance/conversion, obedience, Education”; call Janice Martin at There are currently 21 students University on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at poverty, humility, simplicity, chasti- (260) 399-1411 or by e-mail at announces increased enrolled in the “We Believe in You” 7:30 p.m. on campus in Stapleton ty, prayer and joy, as well as [email protected] spring enrollment program, compared to just six stu- Lounge, Le Mans Hall. demonstrating how these are lived dents enrolled in spring 2008. The second lecture, titled “Near and expressed. University of Saint DONALDSON — Spring 2010 Occasions of Grace: The Gift and Another three-week adult faith enrollment for Ancilla College has VNHH offers Task of Thinking Catholic,” will be formation session on the ancient Francis hosts play increased over 7 percent compared presented by Dominican Sister to 2009 spring enrollment figures, bereavement education prayer of the Church, Lectio FORT WAYNE — The School of Colleen M. Mallon, assistant pro- the college recently announced. Divina, will be held on Feb. 24, Creative Arts at the University of FORT WAYNE — Visiting Nurse fessor of theology and director of According to official figures, March 3 and 10, from 7- 9 p.m. at Saint Francis (USF) will perform and Hospice Home will offer its formation, Vocare Center, Aquinas there are currently 540 students Immaculate Conception Parish in “You Can’t Take It with You,” a spring bereavement series begin- Institute of Theology, St. Louis, enrolled in 6,411 credit hours, com- Kendallville. Debbie Baum will Pulitzer Prize-winning comedic ning Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 5-7 Mo., on Tuesday, March 23, at 7:30 pared to 501 students enrolled in help those who are approaching a play in three acts by George S. p.m. with “Learning to Live after p.m. in Stapleton Lounge, Le Mans 5,591 credit hours one year ago. scriptural prayer life for the first Kaufman and Moss Hart, on March the Death of a Spouse.” Kay Cozad, Hall. “We are gratified that students time or who are looking for a new 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. and grief and loss educator, will lead the The final lecture, “The Eucharist and their families continue to show dimension to their prayer life learn March 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. in the discussion of healing after loss. and a Decade of Liturgical Reform: confidence in Ancilla College as how to approach and meet Jesus in North Campus Auditorium, 2702 Dar Richardson, grief and loss 1999-2010,” will be presented by evidenced by our continued enroll- sacred Scripture. The sessions Spring St. Tickets can be purchased counselor, will present an overview Father Michael S. Driscoll, associate ment growth,” said Dr. Ron May, answer the call of the Holy Father at the door for $10. Doors will open of loss and it’s affects in professor of theology, University of Ancilla College president. “Our to renew this ancient prayer within 30 minutes before show time for “Understanding Your Grief,” on Notre Dame, on Thursday, April 8, faculty and staff take great pride in the life of the Church. general seating. Tuesday, March 23, from 5-7 p.m. at 7:30 p.m., in the Carroll providing high quality experiences Baum will be using the book In his New York Times review, Ken Prather, founder of Auditorium, Madeleva Hall. 8 TODAY’S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 7, 2010 Educators honored with Church opposes proposal to delay school choice credit Light of Learning Award INDIANAPOLIS — Should Conference, other groups testify- year at a maximum amount of MISHAWAKA — The annual school choice be an option only ing in opposition to the bill includ- $3,000 to as many students as Luncheon in Celebration of for the wealthy? The Church does- ed: the Charter Schools donations will allow. “We have INDIANA Excellence in Catholic Education n’t think so. This explains why the Association; the Indiana Chamber received calls from families who sponsored by Quality Dining, Inc. Indiana Catholic Conference is of Commerce; the Archdiocese of are already looking to apply for took place on Feb. 1 at the Hilton opposing a bill which would place Indianapolis; the Indiana Non- these scholarships. CATHOLIC Garden Inn on the campus of a two-year delay in the implemen- Public Schools Association; the “If this legislation is repealed or Saint Mary’s College in the tation of a new parental choice tax Friedman Foundation; the Indiana delayed, it will mean that hundreds CONFERENCE Gillespie Conference Center, and credit, which passed during the Department of Education; and the of families will be denied the Feb. 4 in the Marquis Ballroom at special budget session of the Governor’s office. opportunity to attend their choice BY BRIGID CURTIS AYER the Fort Wayne Marriott. Indiana General Assembly in June “All children should have the of private education,” said Cox. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades 2009. opportunity to attend the school of The scholarship tax credit served as the luncheon’s keynote Rep. Greg Porter, D- their parent’s choice regardless of would offer a 50 percent tax credit speaker. Indianapolis, chairman of the the family’s financial means,” said incentive to corporations or indi- Scholarship Tax Credits Twenty educators from the House Education Committee, Glenn Tebbe, Indiana Catholic viduals for donations made to program summary South Bend area received the unexpectedly inserted language Conference executive director who qualified SGOs. These SGOs Light of Learning award in recog- into House Bill 1367 during a Jan. serves as the official spokesman would then provide grants to qual- How would it work? nition of their positive impact on 25, committee meeting. Rep. for the Catholic Church in Indiana ifying families for school tuition or Individuals and corporations Catholic education. Those teach- Porter’s action, he explained to the on matters of public policy. other school related costs, at the who contribute to a qualified ers were: Kathleen Murphy, Christ committee, was due in part to a Since June 2009, education public or private school of the par- scholarship program would be able the King School; Kathleen Leyes, concern that funding for public officials in each diocese have been ents’ choice. to deduct 50 percent of the amount Corpus Christi School; Mallory education is being cut. The bill actively working with community Scholarship eligibility is based of that donation from their state Schoenle, Holy Family School; passed the panel, 6-5. members to create a Scholarship primarily on a families’ income. tax liability. Melissa Wroblewski-Jay, Our There is also a perceived fear Granting Organization, SGO, so Income eligibility is based on 200 Example: A donor who gave Lady of Hungary School; among school choice opponents, that children could be awarded percent or twice the income for the $5,000 to a participating scholarship Annette Romans, St. Adalbert including the Indiana State scholarships beginning in the fall federal free and reduced lunch program would be able to claim a School; Linda Maenhout, St. Teachers Association, the primary of 2010. program. For example a family of $2,500 credit against what they Anthony de Padua; Marilynn supporter of the bill, that any “If this bill passes, it will be a four could have an annual maxi- owed in state income tax liability. Williams, St. John the Baptist reduction of state money especial- real setback to those who have mum income level of $78,000. The SGO program received School; Mary Sue Lamie, St. ly one that could benefit nonpublic been working to award scholar- Larger families with higher $5,000 in the private donation, Joseph School, South Bend; Randi schools could be detrimental to ships to families who wish to income levels may also be eligible. which would then be used to fund Dillon, St. Jude School; Theresa public education. attend a public or nonpublic A student must be enrolling in scholarships for lower-income stu- Lolmaugh, St. Matthew Cathedral Rep. Robert Behning, R- school of their choice,” said kindergarten or enrolled in a pub- dents. School; Mary Korzan, Queen of Indianapolis, who serves as the Tebbe. “The bigger disappoint- lic school during the preceding A $2,500 state tax credit helped Peace School; Gina Mynsberge, ranking minority member on the ment would be for the hundreds of school year to be eligible. If a stu- leverage $5,000 in private scholar- St. Bavo School; Mary Lucchese, House Education Committee, said, families with school children who dent has received a scholarship in ship donations. St. Thomas the Apostle School; “I believe we need to be giving had hoped to receive a scholarship the previous year from a qualify- Scholarship Granting Brigid Byrne, St. Vincent de Paul our parents and students more this fall 2010 and the chance at a ing SGO they may also be eligible. Organizations (SGOs) would School; Ruth Newell, St. John the options, not fewer. This bill goes better educational fit for their chil- House Bill 1367 is eligible for establish their own eligibility rules, Evangelist School; Stacy Wall, St. after charter schools, virtual char- dren.” second reading in the House. All application procedures, and schol- Pius X School; Laura Popielski, ter schools, which we piloted, and In the Diocese of Evansville, bills must be passed by their house arship amounts within the income St. Michael School; Anne Marie it goes after the scholarship tax Linda Cox, executive director for of origin by Feb. 3, to move for- limits and other administrative Ganser, Marian High School; and credit, which we’ve worked long the Catholic Foundation for ward in the process. rules within the legislation. The Lorie Fournier-Norem, Saint and so hard to put in place. For the Southwestern Indiana, said, “All state department of revenue would Joseph’s High School. This year’s first time in history, Hoosier fami- of the private accredited schools in Church position establish procedures for reporting Light of Learning administrative lies have a real choice in educa- Southwestern Indiana have come and monitoring participation in the recipient is Carl Loesch, Marian tion, especially those of lower together to form a SGO for our The Church supports school program, as well tax credit appli- High School. incomes will have options they area called the Tuition Assistance choice. Tebbe said, “The Church cation processes for private donors In addition, Msgr. William have never had before.” Fund of Southwestern Indiana. has long been an advocate for the to the SGOs. Schooler from St. Pius X School, “The scholarship tax credit “We have established a formal economically disadvantaged and What would this produce as far as Granger, was presented as a spe- saves taxpayers money,” said Rep. corporation, have a board, advisory promoting the common good of scholarships? cial Light of Learning honoree. Behning. “The argument was committees and volunteers to put all. We recognize that lower The School Scholarship Tax Nineteen educators from the made that those supporting the bill this legislation into effect immedi- income families often times have Credit program is designed to pro- Fort Wayne area have received the were looking for ways to help the ately,” said Cox. “We are currently the fewest educational opportuni- vide a powerful incentive for char- Light of Learning award in recog- state save money and help public soliciting donations, working on ties and in many instances are the itable donations for education for nition of their positive impact on schools. But there is no logical applications for students and have group that needs them the most. lower-income children. Consider Catholic education. Those teach- reason why these would be includ- communicated this information to Scholarship tax credits would pro- the following example: ers were: Ann Baker, Most ed on the list, other than there is a the community within our 12 coun- vide access to a parochial educa- The program’s $5 million Precious Blood School; Kimberly philosophical opposition to them.” ty geographical area. tion for low income families. We statewide cap would allow for ... Berghoff, St. Jude School; Derek In addition to concerns raised Cox said they are looking at oppose any legislation that would $5 million in total private contribu- Boone, Huntington Catholic by the Indiana Catholic awarding scholarships this first delay this educational opportunity.” tions to participating SGOs ($5 School; Thomas Christle, St. million donations x 50 percent Charles Borromeo School; Jenna credit = $2.5 million program cap.) 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BY KAREN CLIFFORD we had put together at a high have been very supportive.” school in Toledo. And we polished In addition to fundraising up that idea and made it a little bit efforts within the Catholic school MISHAWAKA — For Dan better, bigger and easier,” said system, Fitzpatrick envisioned a Fitzpatrick, chairman and CEO of Fitzpatrick. way for schools within the diocese Quality Dining, Inc, contributing The fundraising campaign to get to know each other better to the overall success of any busi- began in the twin cities Catholic through an all-school Mass. ness entails working to make com- school system in 1982 and was Bishop D’Arcy and Fitzpatrick munities a better place to live. very successful. A few years later went to Notre Dame to see if an “I’ve always been of a mind that Fitzpatrick offered the idea to all-school Mass could be held at we should not only be a good Catholic school principals in the the Joyce Center. operator of our business, but that South Bend-Mishawaka area with “When you sit in a body like we should be a good and con- the encouragement of Bishop John that it is very self awakening. We tributing corporate citizen.” M. D’Arcy. The program was suc- bring all the school kids together, To that end, Fitzpatrick helped cessful in both areas and was sub- both here, and in Fort Wayne (for to initiate the You Can Lend a sequently marketed in Fort Wayne their own all-school Mass). Notre Hand fundraising campaign that to and Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Dame gives us ushers and they date has raised $7.8 million dollars suburban areas of Detroit, Mich. BY KAREN CLIFFORD bring us into the Joyce Center, and for Catholic schools throughout The key to the fundraiser’s suc- Tom Hanson, director of marketing, left, chats with Dan Fitzpatrick, the pastors and the schools partici- northern Indiana, western cess is its simplicity, Fitzpatrick, chairman and CEO of Quality Dining about the upcoming You Can Lend a pate in the liturgy.” Michigan and southeastern notes. Catholic school students sell Fitzpatrick gives credit to the Hand fundraising program. Michigan. coupon books annually in early Catholic community for the The fundraising program has its February that contain an assort- costs and billboards. The schools think are important for them,” schools’ successes. “I am so proud origins in 1982 when Fitzpatrick ment of coupons from restaurants can use their money in any manner Fitzpatrick emphasized. At St. of our Catholic schools. They are bought four Burger King restau- such as Burger King, Chili’s and that best addresses the opportuni- Monica School in Mishawaka, one of the real assets of our com- rants, three of which were located Papa Vino’s, as well as local sports ties and challenges they have in Principal Sister Pat Gavin munity. Our Catholic schools are in the twin cities of Benton Harbor venues such as the South Bend the schools. explained that proceeds from the funded from the generosity of the and St. Joseph, Mich. With Silver Hawks, and Fort Wayne “You can use just one coupon fundraiser have gone into the parish, the generosity of the par- Catholic education an important Freedom and Mad Ants. The out of the book and pay for the Home and School Association ents, through tuition, as well as part of his family life, Fitzpatrick books are sold by students for $3, whole book; that’s the kind of (HASA) fund and helped purchase other fundraising efforts and this introduced himself to the superin- but have a retail value of over $75. value that we try to exchange. We a mobile computer lab, new car- program. This is unlike the public tendent of the Catholic schools in Each participating Catholic believe there will be 49 schools peting for the classrooms and stage schools where we get direct aid in the twin cities area and discovered school keeps $2.50 of each coupon participating in 2010, and they will curtains at the school. “The You the form of taxation. We are doing there were financial needs within book sale, with 50 cents going into sell roughly 115,000 books. They Can Lend a Hand campaign has it on our own.” the school system. a fund to pay the costs of printing, will net in the $300,000 and been really good for our school. The You Can Lend a Hand “We constructed this fundraiser merchandising and marketing of change range. And it all goes to the We have been asking each student campaign runs from Feb. 1 to as a kind of a template from what the program such as production schools to do the things that they to sell 15 books and the parents March 5. 10 TODAY’S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 7, 2010 Congregation of Holy Cross, Indiana Province names recipients of the 2009 Spirit of Holy Cross Award
NOTRE DAME — The mission settings. The award is ing out the Holy Cross mission. development committee, and assisted the Holy Cross Office of Congregation of Holy Cross, given each year on Sept. 15, the We thank all who are helping to helped to formulate the parish Vocations in screening applicants Indiana Province has named the solemnity of Our Lady of make a positive difference in the pastoral plan. Kate was a member to Holy Cross seminary pro- recipients of the 2009 Spirit of Sorrows, the feast day of the con- world.” of the Christian Life commission, grams. Father Obermiller said Holy Cross award to lay collabo- gregation. Recipients for 2009 Spirit of served on the parish pastoral that she “has brought a high level rators and religious who serve “Thousands of lay collabora- Holy Cross Award serve in edu- council and shares her musical of professionalism to this task with the Congregation in the tors and others assist in fulfilling cation, parish and mission set- gifts as a and has con- United States and abroad. The the important work in Holy Cross tings: Sunday Mass tributed award was created to acknowl- apostolates throughout the world • Frances Amabisca, St. John cantor and as immeasurably edge the critical importance lay each year,” said Holy Cross Vianney Parish, Phoenix, Ariz. director of the “We thank all to ensuring that collaborators of Holy Cross and Father David T. Tyson, provincial • Msgr. Cristian Precht St. Joseph the next gener- others play in living out the superior, Congregation of Holy Bañados, Santiago, Chile School ation of Holy vision of Holy Cross founder Cross, Indiana Province. “The • Matt and Kate Barrett, St. Children’s who are helping to Cross religious Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, Spirit of Holy Cross Award pro- Joseph Parish, South Bend Choir. Matt, are well-round- to make God known, loved and vides a special opportunity to rec- • Dominican Sister Maria Kate and their make a positive ed and well- served in education, parish and ognize extraordinary effort in liv- Ciriello, former dean of the children also equipped for School of Education, University serve the parish their lives of of Portland, Ore. as hospitality difference in the world.” service.” • James Gibbons, Holy Cross ministers — In addition House, Notre Dame greeting parish- FATHER DAVID T. TYSON to her nearly 30 Notre Dame theologian • Adelaido “Lalo” Avila ioners as they years of service Gomez, Mexico arrive at church as director of • Andrew Noethe, Downtown for the Sunday 8 the University probes the ‘educated heart’ Chapel, Portland, Ore. a.m. Mass. Counseling • Susan Steibe-Pasalich, direc- James Gibbons is a long-time Center, Steibe-Pasalich is a BY BILL SCHMITT order to form a loving relation- tor of Student Affairs, University supporter of Holy Cross. He licensed clinical psychologist and ship with God and with others. of Notre Dame served as assistant vice president a concurrent assistant professor The Blessed Basil Moreau • Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, for university relations and direc- of psychology at Notre Dame, NOTRE DAME — “Lift up Lecture is a scholarly commen- District of East Africa tor of special events and protocol where she also serves on several your hearts” is not only the tary on Holy Cross spirituality Recipients are recognized by at the University of Notre Dame committees including the introduction to the Eucharistic that constitutes part of the annu- the local communities of the until his retirement in 1999. He Student-Athlete Drug Testing Prayer at Mass, a Notre Dame al week of events called “Holy Congregation of Holy Cross and was awarded a Presidential Committee, the Committee for theology professor said recently. Cross: Faith in our Future.” The receive a proclamation of grati- Citation in 1979 for outstanding Academic and Student Life and Those liturgical words are “a events revolve around Blessed tude signed by the Provincial contributions to the university the University Wellness call for the education of the Basil’s feast day on Jan. 20. The Superior on behalf of the entire and in 1988 received the Notre Committee. heart” — a call similar to the Holy Cross founder was beati- Indiana Province. Dame Alumni Association’s Steibe also serves on the mandate that Blessed Basil fied in 2007. Matt and Kate Barrett have James E. Armstrong Award, United States Conference of Moreau, C.S.C., passed along as Ann Firth, the university’s been parishioners of St. Joseph which honors a university gradu- Catholic Bishops (USCCB) founder of the Congregation of associate vice president for stu- Parish in South Bend since 1994. ate and employee for distin- National Review Board, which Holy Cross. dent affairs, served as discussant They have four children: Kevin, guished service. He regularly was established in 2002 to assist Noted faculty member and at the lecture and tied the educa- Wilson, Luke and Maggie. Matt attends Mass at Holy Cross the USCCB in preventing sexual author Lawrence Cunningham, tion of hearts to the practice of has served on the parish pastoral House and volunteers for several abuse of minors by persons in the presenting the second annual hospitality. “To enter as stranger council, the capital campaign local charities. service of the Church in the Blessed Basil Moreau Lecture and become friend instead of steering committee and the parish Susan Steibe-Pasalich has United States. on Jan. 18, offered a reflection enemy implies not only conver- on the banners found around the sation but also conversion, both campus inscribed with the words of the person being welcomed “educating the mind and the and the person who is welcom- heart.” He said Father Moreau’s ing,” she said. >_]^#;\ÓY_[dYoM_dZemi counsel to the Holy Cross order, Besides the lecture and a which shapes the Notre Dame feast day Mass in the Basilica of mission, expands the notion of the Sacred Heart, the events of “instruction” to include a sense the week also included a vespers of higher purpose and openness service and a “Men in Black” to God’s grace. presentation by a panel of Holy “To a greater or lesser Cross priests. They spoke to an degree, the education of the audience of more than 140 stu- heart is to link knowledge with a dents and others about life in the view towards the other,” priesthood and their individual Cunningham told an audience of journeys before ordination. administrators, faculty and stu- The panel discussion, moder- dents. “The educated heart ated by Holy Cross Father reaches out; it is a heart that is William Lies, included Holy in communion.” Cross Father Paul Doyle, Holy He said “a Notre Dame edu- Cross Father Ralph Haag and IWl[edoekh[d[h]oX_bbidemWdZ cation should not only elevate Holy Cross Father Timothy b[joekhm_dZemifWo\ehj^[ci[bl[ibWj[h the mind but lift up the heart” in Scully. '( Cedj^i & ?dj[h[ij <_dWdY_d] jegkWb_Ó[ZXko[hi
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Powell, president of a large picture of St. John Mount Saint Mary’s University. “One Vianney, the patron saint for of the great things I’ve learned priests who is looking out in ado- Stephen Lueke, Mayor of South from Bishop Rhoades is he ration at the Blessed Sacrament. Bend. “We are delighted to wel- understands about priestly forma- We heard that the bishop has a come Bishop Rhoades to the dio- tion and making sure men have a devotion to Jesus and the Blessed cese. We have had such a wonder- good figure of what Christ is all Sacrament.” ful relationship with Bishop about in our world, and he serves (D’Arcy). The Catholic Church is as the ultimate example, to me, Father Greg Markey, a priest at St. such a strong part of the history of of what a priest should be. When Mary Parish in Norwalk, Conn. and one South Bend and the parishes are he was the rector of our semi- of Bishop Rhoades’ former students real anchors in our neighborhoods. nary, all the men needed to learn from Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary. The social services that are Spanish. And every Wednesday “I’m very proud of him, he’s encouraged in these parishes reach we had ‘Spanish Day’ for the going to be a great bishop. The out and change our community. I whole university, where all the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese look forward to having a wonder- Masses were in Spanish; all the is very lucky to have him.” ful relationship with the new bish- homilies were in Spanish. And it op.” was his commitment to reach out Pat Heiden, who plays the trumpet to an under-represented popula- as a part of chamber brass at St. Robin McCraken, sister of Bishop tion, the Hispanic population, and Matthew Cathedral. “It’s always a Rhoades. “The people I have met again, served as a Christ-like pleasure to play for the bishops. here are wonderful, and I know example to all of us.” By hearing his homily (at ves- they are going to love him and pers) Bishop Rhoades seems to KAREN CLIFFORD take care of him, as he will them. Theresa Thomas of the Michiana be a person that is very deter- Adam Sima, parishioner at St. John the Baptist in South Bend, speaks to It will be really nice to come here Home School Group. “We have read mined to do good things like Bishop Rhoades about the influence of the Bishop’s devotion to the and visit, and, as Bishop D’Arcy a lot about Bishop Rhoades and Bishop D’Arcy did.” Blessed Mother on his life. said, he’s going to make this my are thrilled. We wanted to offer second home.” him a welcome gift. We gave him Kelly Miller and Sally Flask, parish- ioners of St. Pius X Parish in Granger. Kelly: “I really like his new ideas for evangelization in our dio- cese.” Sally: “I liked his idea about promoting attendance at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days. As a (religious education) teacher I’ve been doing that with my kids too.” Roberta Polovick, a member of the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocesan Catholic School Board. “The mention of Catholic education (during Bishop Rhoades homily at ves- pers) was huge! My husband squeezed my hand when he men- tioned it. He’s really filled with the Holy Spirit— you can see it and you can feel it.” Sister Mary Elizabeth Schmidt, who cooked for Bishop Rhoades for five years while he was bishop in Theresa Thomas and Rebecca Fitzmorris of the Michiana Home School Harrisburg, Pa. “I would cook his Father Greg Markey, one of Bishop Rhoades former students from Group welcome Bishop Rhoades after presenting him with a gift of a food, put it in containers and put Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, congratulates the Bishop on his new picture of St. John Vianney, the patron saint for priests. it in his freezer at his residence. appointment. Father Markey is currently a priest at St. Mary Parish in When he needed more he let me Norwalk, Conn. know and I refilled the contain- ers. During his second year as bishop, he came for Confirmation and there was an eighth-grade boy who was very scared because he had never met a bishop. The boy kept looking at me as he got ready to go forward, and I told him he would be fine. The bishop confirmed him, and he came to me afterwards and said ‘Sister you were right. When Bishop Rhoades put his hand on my head to confirm me, I thought I was standing in front of Christ.’ I thought that was awesome.” Kelly Miller, left, and Sally Flask, parishioners from St. Pius X Parish, Roberta Polovick, who serves on the diocesan school board, and her Granger, welcome Bishop Kevin C. 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By the second addiction to on-line pornography. day, several hundred people People are bombarded with throughout the U.S. were praying choices every time they log on. with us, and people from 18 One South Bend couple wants to countries, including Ireland, use the power of prayer to Belgium, Portugal, Puerto Rico, reclaim the Internet for God, India, Canada, Argentina, Bosnia making the holy rosary available Hercegovina and Australia.” to everyone online. The idea for using modern Denis and Cathy Nolan technology to further faith goes already make the rosary a part of back several years for the Nolans, their daily life, praying together following Denis’ 1986 pilgrimage as a couple every morning and to Medjugorje. making time for a daily family Denis founded MaryTV in rosary. Convinced of the many order to use modern technology graces received from praying the to help share Our Lady’s mes- DIANE FREEBY rosary, the Nolan’s hope to make sages with the world. Denis and Cathy Nolan pray the rosary daily, live, via the Internet. They compare their effort to David, who was the experience available for MaryTV has a local office and laughed at by Goliath. “Our little rosary is humble,” says Denis, “prayed from the heart. It’s exciting to think everyone via the Internet. studio in Mishawaka, courtesy of about people joining us every day to pray the rosary, responding to Our Lady’s call for family prayer and con- “We begin each rosary, feeling a local religious order. Denis secrating the Internet to her.” like David with his little stone, recalls 10 years ago when he had consecrating the Internet to her,” a Franciscan cardinal, a explains Denis. Franciscan bishop and a At the time they had none. Today “What Our Lady wants to do struction of our television station “This rosary is like any other Franciscan priest on the MaryTV they’re bursting at the seams with will come to fruition only in Medjugorje.” rosary, except for the little shar- board. new vocations — so much so I’m through prayer. There are some MaryTV, which is a nonprofit ings we give between the “I boldly asked the Franciscan sure they could use the space incredible television Web sites group, has already raised $1 mil- decades,” adds Cathy. “The shar- Sisters of Perpetual Adoration at we’ve taken over. But I don’t out there right now ... but it lion to put toward the broadcast ings may help build our faith and Mt. Alverno in Mishawaka if we think they are going to ask for it would be a mistake to compare facility and another $1 million is focus us on the grace of that could have an office there. I back. Not long ago the provincial ourselves with others. I think needed for completion. Several decade. Also, when people pray learned later that they made a told me they consider us their gift we’re at exactly the right spot. technical and professionals with together, two or three are gath- deal with Our Lady. They’d give to Our Lady. And we feel a This simple, humble little rosary network television experience are ered, the Lord is there with us space for an office, shipping strong spiritual support from the on the Internet everyday is exact- waiting to set up the cameras and them!” room, editing suite and film stu- sisters. ... We’re very grateful.” ly what we’re supposed to be editing equipment to begin broad- The rosary is prayed daily at dio — at no cost — and Our The Nolan’s say the Internet doing right now — while we’re casting as soon as the building is 11 a.m. EST, at www.marytv.tv. Lady would give them vocations. rosary is a root for MaryTV. waiting for funds to finish con- completed. ‘Webcatechesis’ answers questions about Revised Missal translation NOTRE DAME — In the jubilee age Catholic will recognize the translation, etc.,” Fagerberg says. the new translation,” he says. working that will come in the new year, 2000, Pope John Paul II same structure, because it’s the Last fall Msgr. Harbert came to Also contributing to the site with translation of the Eucharistic issued the “third typical edition” of same Mass. But some words and Notre Dame and recorded a talk in videos is Benedictine Father Prayers. Father Turner holds a doc- the Roman Missal. It was pub- phrases will be different, which will four segments, Fagerberg says, Anthony Ruff, who is the associate torate in sacred theology from lished officially in Latin in 2002, give us an opportunity to participate “and we’ve also received a tape professor of theology at St. John’s Sant’ Anselmo in Rome and is a and since then has been undergo- more thoughtfully in the liturgy.” from England with a recorded talk School of Theology and Seminary frequent contributor to pastoral and ing translation by ICEL (the At the Federation of Diocesan Harbert gave to the priests of in Collegeville, Minn. Father Ruff academic journals. International Commission on Liturgical Commission (FDLC) Leeds, the diocese of Bishop Roche is a musicologist and has written on Sister Joyce Ann Zimmerman, a English in the Liturgy). The U.S. meeting, a speaker suggested “put- who was chairman of ICEL.” sacred music and liturgical reform. Sister of the Most Precious Blood, bishops gave final approval to it ting some videos up on YouTube Msgr. Harbert’s talks include He is the founder and director of also offers four videos with tran- last November. It awaits the final with relevant information about the Windows media video files about the National Catholic Youth Choir. scripts on the site. Sister Joyce “recognitio” from Rome, now, and new translation,” Fagerberg says, 15 minutes in length on the follow- His talks consider the role of music directs the Institute for Liturgical then publishers will begin printing. “and Msgr. Bruce Harbert, who at ing topics: Geographical in liturgy and looks at opportunities Ministry in Dayton, Ohio and is It could reach parish pews in the the time was the executive secre- Catholicity; Historical Catholicity; in the new translation. the founding editor and a colum- spring or summer 2011. This a tary of the International The Roman Canon; and Third Father Paul Turner, a priest nist for Liturgical Ministry. Her time of catechesis and preparation Commission on English in the Eucharistic Prayer. The video tran- from the Diocese of Kansas City- talks give an overview of the for its arrival. Liturgy (ICEL), and I were dis- scripts in pdf documents are also St. Joseph, offers videos and tran- Eucharistic Prayer — its structure, The Notre Dame Center for cussing its value. When I offered available. scripts on the specific changes in content and theology. Liturgy, headed by Dr. David Notre Dame as a potential host site, The intended WebCatechesis Fagerberg, has launched a Web and he seemed interested, I came audience, besides anyone who hap- site, http://liturgy.nd.edu/webcate- back to research the options.” pens to be interested, includes chesis/, for the implementation of Unlimited storage space for committees on divine worship in Apple & PC Computer the Third Edition of the Revised streaming videos and production the diocese or parish, especially Roman Missal from the facilities at Notre Dame made the those which are geographically Sales & Service Committee on Divine Worship. Notre Dame Center for Liturgy a isolated, Fagerberg says. “A priest Will Catholics notice distinct logical host site. could put on the video while he’s + Apple Computer Warranty Center + changes in the ritual text of the Fagerberg notes, “This got me sorting mail; a committee could Roman Missal in Masses celebrat- thinking that it would be great to watch one and jump start their ed throughout the English-speak- host a number of catechetical evening discussion, maybe doing ing world? As the USSCB Web video clips on our Web site: Call it the series over the year. site says, “New Words: A Deeper ‘Web Catechesis.’” “This is especially intended for >*VSPZL\T)S]K-VY[>H`UL05 Meaning, but the Same Mass.” “We can give theological back- remote sites that find it difficult to Dr. Fagerberg says, “The aver- ground and talk about issues in come to a regional conference on ^^^ZPNUH[\YLTHJPUJJVT 14 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 7, 2010 EDITORIAL Evangelization in a digital age COMMENTARY ebruary is Catholic Press Month. It offers a time for Catholic Fnewspapers such as Today’s Catholic to recognize our efforts in TODAY’S CATHOLIC welcomes letters from readers. All letters must be signed and include a phone number and address for verification. evangelization, to examine how we evangelize and to thank all Today’s Catholic reserves the right to edit for clarity and length. Address letters to: Today’s Catholic • P.O. Box 11169 • Fort Wayne, who read our newspaper. IN • 46856-1169 or e-mail to: [email protected] We thank all those who generously donated money through our drives held last June and December to help with the costs of sending Today’s Catholic to every registered Catholic household. wonderful priest friends and know- felt I had to write him when I heard By donating, you also are playing a role in evangelization, ensur- Pennsylvanian lauds ing this bishop has really been a he was leaving our parish and to my ing every registered Catholic home in the diocese has at least one blessing. He always takes time to astonishment he answered my note, Catholic publication in their home. Bishop Rhoades try to acknowledge everyone no which I will keep forever. What a I was one of the privileged matter how busy his schedule. If I blessing your diocese has been We are thankful to Bishop John M. D’Arcy, who agreed to this knew he was speaking anywhere I given. new venture, and we thank Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades for his con- Catholics in Harrisburg Diocese to know Bishop Rhoades. I am 75 tried to be there because he just Mary Wyant tinued support and for making the new evangelization a priority years old and have known many gives me a sense of peace with the New Cumberland, Pa. in his episcopacy. Lord just being in his presence. I Evangelization through the media takes multiple routes today. Just a few weeks ago, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged our priests to blog and use the Internet as a tool to reach out to the masses. As reported by Catholic News Service, “The world of digital Keeping technology, networking in check communication, with its almost limitless expressive capacity, makes us appreciate all the more St. Paul’s exclamation: ‘Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel,’” the pope said in his message ’ll admit it. I enjoy living in a don’t let Facebook “rule” my for the 2010 celebration of World Communications Day, which high-tech age. My favorites day or life. I tend to check Facebook when I feel like it. was released Jan. 23. Iare my iPod and downloading Sometimes I go two or three MANY “Priests stand at the threshold of a new era: as new technolo- music from iTunes. I like having a world of information at my weeks without logging in. gies create deeper forms of relationship across greater distances, fingertips with the Internet. I am Now, if Facebook is the rage HATS they are called to respond pastorally by putting the media ever particularly fond of the Apple when my daughter is older, I’ll more effectively at the service of the Word,” the pope said. computers, which I use at home probably be using it to spy on Many of our parishes have Web sites for their digital evange- and at work. I have been an her and her friends. TIM JOHNSON lization. Today’s Catholic is available in print, as an e-mailed Apple geek since my first com- Facebook could easily PDF, through cassette tape for the visually impaired and in a con- puter programming class at become an addiction. A story densed 15-minute Podcast, which can also be heard on Sunday Bishop Luers High School in the posted on CNN’s Web site last modity. If you find yourself afternoons on Redeemer Radio — Catholic Radio 1450 AM. And mid-1980s. Nothing frustrates April noted in a quote from addicted, try a detox this upcom- last year, we launched www.todayscatholicnews.org with the me more than trying to figure Paula Pile, a marriage and fami- ing Lent: maybe give it up for a week’s local highlights, updated news stories from Catholic out a PC when my brain is wired ly therapist in Greensboro, N.C., while. News Service, photo and video links, movie reviews, archive for a Mac. “... problems arise when users Of course, I also like Pope issues and more. Our work at Today’s Catholic ignore family and work obliga- Benedict XVI’s idea of using For those of us who use Facebook, Twitter and other social involves digital cameras, a digi- tions because they find the Facebook, YouTube and other networking pieces, Pope Benedict encourages us all to use these tal microphone, the GuitarBand Facebook world a more enjoy- social networking to evangelize. means to proclaim the Gospel. That gives us all the obligation to program for podcasting, e-mail able place to spend time than the If you see something you like exhort St. Paul’s exclamation: “Woe to me if I do not preach the for the delivery of stories, photos real world.” about our faith, connect your Gospel.” and press releases, and the Signs of addiction, Pile said, Facebook friends to it. You Internet to gather news. These is losing sleep over Facebook; never know who you are touch- are wonderful tools in the work spending more than an hour a ing with the love of Christ. Super message for Super Bowl of evangelization through this day on Facebook; becoming As many of us Hoosiers cheer on the Indianapolis Colts to newspaper. obsessed with old loves; ignor- another Super Bowl victory this weekend, an advertisement fea- But sometimes I get a bit ing work in favor of Facebook; turing a pro-life message has created a bit of a stir in the pro- overwhelmed with the techno- and the thought of getting off choice world. logical and social networking Facebook leaves you in a cold Tim Tebow, the Heisman Award-winning quarterback for the advances. Last year, for exam- sweat. Tim Johnson is the editor of Florida Gators, appears in a Super Bowl advertisement with his ple, I gave in and joined Social networking does take Today’s Catholic for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. mother Pam Tebow. The 30-second ad, produced by Focus on the Facebook. It’s mostly family and time, which is a precious com- Family, tells the story of Pam Tebow’s decision to continue with friends from church and work, her pregnancy against her physician’s advice and give birth to the but I am amazed who requests to college football star, Tim Tebow. be my friend. And I have Pro-choice advocates are arguing that CBS should drop the become “sort of” reconnected with friends from high school commercial and gathered as many as 120,000 letters opposing the and college. ad. Americans United for Life reported in a news release that On postings, I often shudder pro-choice advocates are saying, “... abortion is a controversial that people divulge a little too issue and anti-abortion vitriol has resulted in escalated violence much or the extremely trivial. Agatha against reproductive health service providers and their patients, But it is fun keeping up with my including the murder of Dr. George Tiller during Sunday morning family and friends, seeing family third century service at his church. We sincerely hope you do not want CBS photos, vacation highlights, etc. Crosiers February 5 associated with this brand of un-American hate.” To optimize my time with This has motivated pro-life speakers such as Father Frank Facebook, I have chosen not to Pavone to ask, “Why should it bother people who call themselves join any cause invitations. And As with other early Christian martyrs, Agatha’s story is legendary not pro-choice if women watch Pam Tebow and her son Tim on only rarely do I indulge in factual. The Sicilian-born virgin supposedly was martyred during Super Bowl Sunday and freely decide to choose life? Would “social interviews” or quizzes, or the persecution of Emperor Decius, who ruled 249-51. She was fewer abortions be a bad thing?” participate in Farmville or Cafe Father Pavone continues, “As for the argument that the ad World activities. sent to a brothel to force her to repudiate a vow of chastity, but she should not be shown because it is divisive, since when do we I still prefer face-to-face remained steadfast and her breasts were cut off. Healed when St. broadcast only things on which the American people all agree? In interaction with my wife, daugh- Peter appeared to her in prison, she died a few days later from further ter and family. I still prefer a real that case, the Super Bowl itself could not be broadcast.” torture. Her saintly cult spread, and she was added to the Roman hug and a handshake. I still like Depite the pressure, at press time, CBS had agreed to run the Canon of the Mass about 600. Tebow ad but they need encouragement from the pro-life com- hearing the voice of someone I munity. A petition can be signed on LifeSiteNews.com. love on the telephone. For me, it is important that I Saints set limits: I’ll use just Facebook, Today’s Catholic editorial board is Kay Cozad, Fred and Lisa Everett, Father not other social networking sites. Mark Gurtner, Msgr. Michael Heintz, Tim Johnson and Vince LaBarbera. I’m careful what I divulge. I FEBRUARY 7, 2010 COMMENTARY 15 Language lessons: New media test CATEQUIZ’EM By Dominic Camplisson Vatican’s digital fluency In February the Church remembers St.Blase/Blaise. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope one new piece of information on Benedict XVI recently urged the its Web page over the last three 1.This group ,of which includes St.Blase,is known collectively as: world’s priests to make better use years. THE a.the Twelve Latter Day Apostles of new media, but in his own The impression that the Vatican b.the Fourteen Holy Helpers backyard the digital revolution is is slow on the draw when it comes c.the Sixteen Vestal Virgins still seen as a mixed blessing. to Internet possibilities was con- VATICAN The Vatican Web site remains firmed recently when a “Vatican” LETTER 2.Why were they so known? largely a repository of printed Twitter feed turned out to be a.Because they were 12 latter day saints with the same exact texts, displayed on pages designed someone impersonating the JOHN THAVIS to look like parchment. And Vatican. It was a fairly innocent names as the Apostles and/or their wives. despite more than a decade of dis- case of Twitterjacking, but begged b.Because they were believed to have rendered assistance in cussion about making the site the question: Why doesn’t the times of great trouble. interactive, www.vatican.va con- Vatican have a real Twitter feed? merely be places where informa- c.Because they bridged the period from the Roman pagan tinues to provide information in Among the few Vatican offi- tion is posted, and not a real meet- priesthood to the Catholic clerical predominance. one direction only: from them to cials willing to tackle these issues ing ground,” he said. you. head-on is Archbishop Claudio Archbishop Celli has helped 3.It is generally believed that this group was invoked for assistance during a 14th prod the Vatican toward more Some Vatican agencies have Celli, president of the Pontifical century catastrophe,which hit most of Europe.What was it? embraced the digital possibilities, Council for Social interactivity. Last year, his council a.global warming notably Vatican Radio, which Communications. He met with designed and launched a special offers online broadcasts, podcasts reporters to present the pope’s Vatican Web site, b.the Wars of the Roses and RSS feeds along with photos World Communications Day mes- www.pope2you.net, to bring the c.the Black Death or plague and print versions of major stories. sage Jan. 23, which called for bet- pope closer to a younger audience. Other departments prefer to fly ter use of new media, and said it It includes iPhone and Facebook 4.The origin of the appeal to this group is thought to have been strongest in: below the radar. The Congregation held lessons for everyone engaged applications, and visitors have a.Germany b.China c.Yemen for the Evangelization of Peoples, in church ministry. for example, has posted exactly “The risk is that our sites will LETTER, PAGE 16 5.One female saint amongst them has a California county named for her: a.St.Fresna b.St.Diego c.St.Barbara Meet Jesus through the Church 6.Two other females in the group are associated with significant Eastern cities.Who and what are theses? a.St.Sophia of Constantinople and Julian of Norwich Jesus and then the Lord’s Reflection b.Catherine of Alexandria and Margaret of Antioch THE Resurrection, reporting that Peter, c.Mary (Miriam) of Jerusalem and Anna of Capernaum whom Paul calls “Cephas,” using For weeks, actually since the Greek term, saw Jesus after Christmas, the Church has been 7.One of the group is invoked against diseases of the throat: SUNDAY the Resurrection, that James saw introducing us, as it were, to Jesus. Jesus, and that even 500 of those The great feasts of the Epiphany a.St Blase b.St.Lozenge c.St.Stomos GOSPEL who believed in the Gospel saw and of the Baptism of the Lord MSGR. OWEN F. CAMPION the risen Lord. told us about Jesus. 8.One of the group is often depicted fighting,of all things,a dragon: The reading also is autobio- Now, subtly but firmly, the a.St.Parsifal b.St.George c.St.Komodo graphical. Paul declares that he Church tells us where we in our himself is an apostle, having been time meet Jesus. It is in and 9.This member of the group is a popular subject for medals worn by travelers: called by the Lord. However, he 5th Sunday in through the Church, in which a.Christopher b.Basil c.Monica calls himself “least” among the reposes the memory and authority Ordinary Time apostles, since he, unlike the oth- of Peter, given by Jesus. 10.Accepting the realities of medieval life,people did not just pray for cures,but Lk 5:1-11 ers, once persecuted Christ living We need God’s guidance, and in the community of Christians. we cannot wander from God. The invoked St.Catherine against: he Book of Isaiah is the Unrestrained by this sense of readings firmly say this. Isaiah, a.wealth b.sudden death c.losing in the playoffs source of the first reading personal unworthiness, Paul Paul and Peter all saw themselves Tthis weekend. It was com- wholeheartedly responds to this as unworthy. Yet, fortified by 11.This saint,who also has a “dance”named for him,is invoked against epilepsy: posed in a time when tranquility calling. Through him, God works God’s help, they became instru- a.Elmo prevailed in the southern Hebrew the plan of redemption and mercy. ments of redemption. They ful- b.HipHopus kingdom of Judah, but dark Luke’s Gospel supplies the last filled holy tasks. c.Vitus clouds were forming on the hori- reading. This particular passage They are examples for us. Each zon. shows the fine literary hand at person who hears the word of 12.At one point a pope attached these to devotions to this group: Isaiah, believing that God had work in the composition of the Christ, and is healed and strength- called him to call the people to Gospel of Luke, and by extension ened by Christ’s life in grace, has a a.penalties obedience to the divine will, the other Gospels. Here Luke uses holy task. Each believer has a role b.indulgences warned that if the wayward and the Gospel of Mark as a source, in the work of salvation. Everyone c.benefices listless did not reform, and if the but then he adds details drawn is unworthy. Nevertheless, God nation did not return to God, then from a source also used by John. calls us, and God will give us all 13.This saint is not,despite his name,the patron of tailors but is patron of physi- disaster awaited. Of course, Jesus is the central that we need truly to be saved cians: He was received as if he were figure in the story. But, the next from our sins. Cassandra. No one wanted to turn most important figure is Peter. A a.Pantaleon away from the happy times and fisherman, Peter was in his boat b.Tape Messieur good living for the more on the Sea of Galilee when Jesus c.Kildareus restrained life that would pertain embarked. The Lord began to READINGS if all were faithful to God. Isaiah, preach to the people assembled on Sunday: Is 6:1-2a,3-8 Ps 138:1-5,7-8 14.The feats honoring these saints were removed from the church calendar in: despite being, or perhaps because the shore. 1 Cor 15:1-11 Lk 5:1-11 a.the 19th century of being, in somewhat a privi- Then Jesus told Peter to row Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7,9-13 Ps 132:6-7, b.the 20th century leged position, was resented. into deeper water and lower the 8-10 Mk 6:53-56 c.the 21st century It was not just that the prophet nets into the water. Peter mildly Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23 27-30 Ps demanded that people mend their protests, but he does as told. The ways, but he wrote with such nets are so filled with fish that 84:3-5, 10-11 Mk 7:1-13 15.Another more technical name for these saints,based on their ability to help,is: determination, even fiery at times. Peter and his companions have Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10 Ps 37:5- a.First Aid Saints Here, in this reading, Isaiah difficulty in pulling the nets 6, 30-31, 39-40 Mk 7:14-23 b.Assisi Tants displays the fervor and power that aboard. Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13 Ps 106:3- c.Auxiliary Saints are typical of the writing in all Humbly, aware of the Lord’s 4, 35-37, 40 Mk 7:24-30 three sections of this ancient power, Peter confesses his own Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19 Ps ANSWERS: book. sinfulness. Recognizing Peter’s 81:10-11b, 12-15 Mk 7:31-37 1.b, 2.b, 3.c, 4.a, 5.c, 6.b, 7.a, 8.b, 9.a, 10.b, 11.c, 12.b, 13.a, 14.b, 15.c Paul’s First Epistle to the faith, Jesus tells Peter thereafter to Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34 Corinthians provides the next fish for souls. Ps 106:6-7b, 19-22 Mk 8:1-10 reading. Paul recalls the death of 16 COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 7, 2010 Making a difficult choice SCRIPTURE SEARCH n April 2005, I was diagnosed I was told that if people used NFP Gospel for February 7, 2010 with cancer. It was just two during cancer treatment, they usu- Luke 5:1-11 Iweeks after the birth of my ally also used a “back up.” ninth baby, and days after my Suddenly this became clear. At EVERYDAY Following is a word search based on the Gospel youngest brother’s death in a car one of the weakest points of my reading for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle accident. I stopped breast-feeding physical and emotional life I was CATHOLIC C: the call of the fishemen. The words can be found immediately as I needed many going to be morally challenged tests including an MRI and CT too. Herein lay David’s and my in all directions in the puzzle. scan, the latter of which required difficult choice: Would we choose THERESA A. THOMAS the ingestion of radioactive materi- to be fully Catholic and reject arti- GENNESARET FISHERMEN WASHING al. What’s more, chemotherapy ficial birth control, or choose to ASKED HIM SPEAKING SIMON would get through this cancer trial THE DEEP A CATCH MASTER was next to come. A mother sim- make an exception for ourselves? and all it entailed and look forward ply couldn’t nurse with those tox- As the oncologist delivered his ALL NIGHT NOTHING HELP THEM to a normal relationship again. I PETER KNEES SINFUL MAN ins rushing through her body. birth control recommendation contacted the Pope Paul VI Immediately upon weaning, I David and I looked at each other. JAMES JOHN SONS Institute, spent hours learning the ZEBEDEE BE AFRAID FOLLOWED experienced complications. I had We simultaneously but quietly nuances of interpreting data in a an allergic reaction to the CT dye. vetoed the idea. situation such as mine, and consid- I also felt relentless mental Some Catholics counseled that ered an ultra-vigilant NFP PARTNERS anguish of not being able to nour- our situation was “different.” “You approach, ultimately David and I ish and bond with this baby the have a serious reason to avoid a took the most conservative route. way I had the other eight. I felt pregnancy,” they said, “You can’t Abstinence. F I SHERMENHOJ guilty. I worried that she might be expected to give up relations Six months later, after 12 gruel- OTPEEDEHTKWL grow up without me. I was too. And besides you have been ing treatments I was pronounced exhausted from birth, from tending open to life.” Others said, “God “cancer-free.” I was grateful for LHEGN I HTONFA to a newborn, from dealing with will understand birth control is the strength and leadership of my LGARRETSAMCS grief. I was uncertain of my own necessary in this one exceptional husband. Our life slowly resumed life and future. case.” to a “new normal,” and now today OIKEAKPMGAJK But the proverbial straw that I appreciated the empathy and we look back on the cancer experi- WNI TPSLZTSNE broke the camel’s back of my the genuine concern behind the ence as just a blip on the screen, emotions came when my husband words, but I knew in my heart that an experience that was extremely ELNEDUECOAOD and I were sitting in the oncolo- I could not follow something I challenging but thankfully in the DLGPFBHNFNMH gist’s office, after a tests had been knew not to be true. If artificial past. We are happy we made the completed, while my mind was birth control were okay for me it decision we did. JAKNEESKNA I I spinning with the diagnosis, treat- would be okay for another excep- I believe God gave David and LF IDOI JAMESM ment plan and clinical trial tion, and then another, and then, of me that time for productive soul- options. The oncologist ended his course for anyone at all. We would searching and deep spiritual bond- KSEZWASH I NGH discussion of my future by saying, stay the course. ing together. God offered us a BEAFRA I DELLA “Now before we start, we need to Perhaps you think that a two- chance to definitively choose Him, get you on birth control because week post partum, exhausted and to grow in maturity and be © 2009 Tri-C-A Publications www.tri-c-a-publications.com you absolutely must not get preg- sick woman does not have marital strengthened through the myriad nant.” intimacy as a priority on her mind. ways that suffering does. A pregnancy, the doctor You are right. But if you were Ash Wednesday 47 Pulls Today I also look at Catholic 48 ___ of my bone explained, would hamper my diagnosed with a life-threatening he (2/17), 2010 couples who struggle with the 49 Yes sir. Yes __ disease and you thought that you progress, my prognosis and the Catholic teaching on birth control 50 Poem of praise ultimate outcome, which was a might die, you would likely begin t c w and who feel tempted to think that ross ord 51 Cruet at Mass nice way of saying that my life to yearn for the love, reassurance artificial contraception might be 12 3 4 5 67 8 910 52 __ Lanka depended on it not happening. and intimacy that the marital act the answer. I want to encourage 11 12 13 “We practice Natural Family provides. The thought of the possi- them. Be strong. Stay true to your DOWN Planning,” I remember offering bility of never having that again faith. You can do this! Even in 14 15 16 weakly. was terrifying. Sometimes my exceptional situations, make the 17 18 19 1 Pant The doctor kindly stated that mind would wander too. What if I 2 Russia right choice, even if it is the diffi- 20 21 chemotherapy would wreak havoc died? What if my husband remar- cult one. Blessings will follow. 3 “The Lord is with on my system. I had at least six ried? What if his new wife were What was your difficult choice? 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ___” months of rigorous treatment better, prettier, holier than me? As 4 Forget anger How has it changed you? Write 29 30 31 ahead of me. The symptoms of I grew bloated from treatment, as me at theresathomaseveryday 5 Set up a diocese 32 33 34 ovulation could not be relied upon. my hair fell out, I continued to feel [email protected]. 6 Swipe Sometimes chemotherapy pushes a ugly and depressed. How could he 35 36 37 7 Still woman into early menopause. still love me? Stay with me? I had 8 Weeping and ____ Other times her cycle simply nothing to offer him. It was tempt- 38 39 40 41 42 43 9 Mary’s sword flower becomes erratic and irregular, ing for me to reconsider our deci- 44 45 46 10 Pre-Paschal season 13 Three making determination of fertility sion. 47 48 49 signs difficult. I couldn’t afford to In my husband’s mind, howev- Theresa Thomas, is the mother of 18 Don’t make this glum make a mistake reading my signs. er, the matter was settled. We nine children and wife of David. 50 51 52 while fasting 19 Belong © 2010 www.tri-c-a-publications.com 21 Zag’s partner Jl 2:12-18; the pope. born ‘digital.’ I belong to a certain Based on these Scripture Readings: 22 De with manna When the pope released his era that feels more at home with a 2Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (1st and 2nd Sundays in Lent) 23 Licensed practical LETTER communications day message urg- book,” he told reporters. He said, nurse ing priests to take advantage of for example, that he was amazed ACROSS 22 Choose pope 24 Distance from CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 digital media, Archbishop Celli did at the Kindle but found it hard to 25 Brainpower 25 Day for Ashes (abbr.) something that reversed the usual imagine himself “sitting in a chair 1 __ feeling 26 Unwell 27 Popular papal name hierarchy of communication in the and watching the pages of a book 4 Depend 29 Vault of church 28 Rent used the site to send nearly church: His site encouraged young stream past on a small screen.” 8 Cc 30 Brain wave scan 30 And so forth 300,000 e-cards to their friends, people, after reading the papal The challenge for the church is 11 ___ Wednesday 31 Genuflect on 31 Vegetable each bearing a snippet of Pope message, to clicking on a link and not to encourage young priests and 12 Canal 32 Trinitrotoluene 33 Long-term memory Benedict’s teaching. send it directly to their pastors. seminarians to use digital media, 13 Rent garments 33 Limited (abbr.) 34 Tauter Last Christmas, pope2you.net Archbishop Celli, a 68-year-old because they’re already doing so, he 14 South southeast 34 Bundle of branches 36 Mined metals invited people to send personal Italian who has spent his entire said. The bigger problem is convinc- 15 Don’t let this know 35 College military 37 Speak up photo-and-text Christmas greetings career in the Roman Curia, knows ing middle-aged and older priests to about right training 38 Singing voice to the pope, which were then post- that communication novelties are embrace these possibilities. 16 Destroyed Temple 37 Anoint head with 39 Noisy ed to a linked Flickr account. The usually introduced very gently at “Just as the stained-glass became one 38 Appall 40 God is ___ to anger 41 Charity response was overwhelming, with the Vatican. He readily concedes images of medieval cathedrals 17 Chief officer 40 Unfolds 19 Shall be last 44 ___ Star State 42 Loved messages from believers and non- that at his age, when it comes to spoke to an illiterate audience, we 43 Very large truck believers all over the world. In new media he may be part of the must find forms of expression that 20 Picnic pest 45 Skinny 21 God’s holy place 46 Downwind 45 Society of Broadcast January, Archbishop Celli was problem. are appropriate to a generation that Engineers busy putting together a representa- “We have our own digital has been described as ‘post-liter- tive selection in dossier form for divide. I think of myself. I was not ate,’” he said. Answer Key can be found on page 19 FEBRUARY 7, 2010 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 17 NOTRE DAME EFFORTS RAISE $250,000 FOR HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF Fundraising efforts held in conjunction with University of Notre Dame men’s and women’s basketball games that were played Jan. 23 and 24, in the Joyce Center games have resulted in more than $250,000 in donations that will go toward relief efforts in Haiti. Notre Dame donated full gate receipts and net concession revenue from both games to the relief effort. Information about Notre Dame’s response to the Haiti earthquake, includ- Sports ing ways to contribute to the relief effort, is available on the Web at http://haitidisaster.nd.edu. Wildcats is a raging force opening Lady Raiders look forward the ICCL girls’ basketball season to CYO tournament BY MICHELLE CASTLEMAN which includes five eighth BY CHUCK FREEBY graders and four seventh graders. Lickey has been with these SOUTH BEND — Last year’s NEW HAVEN — The Lady same eighth graders since queens of ICCL (Inter-City Raiders from St. John the their fourth-grade sea- Catholic League) girls basketball Baptist, New Haven, son. “The girls all will not be dethroned easily. are looking forward seem to get along, St. Joseph, Mishawaka, which to the upcoming enjoy each other won the 2009 ICCL crown, Catholic Youth and have fun,” opened the 2010 campaign last League (CYO) explained Lickey. weekend with wins over Christ tournament. When comment- the King and Corpus Christi. Coach Jeff ing on the Tom Schultheis’ Wildcats Lickey and his younger four downed the Kings, 35-23, assistants, Karen members of the Saturday before clubbing the Fox and Wade group, Lickey added, Cougars, 40-25, Sunday. Heddins have been “The seventh graders “This was a good weekend for busy preparing their team have brought much energy us,” stated Schultheis. “We had by working hard on their offense, and spirit to our team.” two wins against two ‘big school’ moving the ball, working togeth- teams. I’m really proud of the er and adding new defenses. BOYS girls.” Sitting in the middle of the The Sunday matchup with CYO Gold League pack, the St. Therese 38-St. Louis/St. Corpus Christi was highly-antici- Raiders have a 2-2 record. They Rose 28 (Gardner 19, Oberley pated. Corpus won fifth- and have beaten St. Jude and St. 7/Castleman 7) sixth-grade titles in 2007 and John, Fort Wayne, while losing to St. Joseph-Hessen Cassel 41- 2008, so a great rivalry between St. Charles and St. Joe/St. Huntington 15 (Scott 12, Pike 7) the two teams has developed. Elizabeth. In the battle of the “St. St. John 7 39-Decatur 7 37 On this day at the St. Thomas John’s” on Saturday, Jan. 23, the (Baker 13, Brough 13) gym in Elkhart, the Cougars had scrappy Raiders won, 32-30. New Haven 30-Precious no answers for St. Joe’s Allison Ahead 18-10 at the half, New Blood 8 14 (Hoffer 13, Isaac Ketchum. The redhead scored 15 Haven was outscored by the 5/Greeley 5) points and blocked eight shots, Eagles, 14-7, in the fourth quar- dominating the lane. ter, but the Raiders were able to GIRLS “Ketchum is a big part of our hold off their opponents behind solid rebounding and sound St. Joseph-Hessen Cassel 50- team,” declared Schultheis. She PHOTO BY WILLIS HAYNES and Tagin (Schultheis) are our defense. St. Therese 17 (Beckman 15, St. Joseph, Mishawaka, center Allison Ketchum battles Corpus Christi’s For the first time, New Haven Wood 6) leaders. They both stepped up Lillie Renbarger for the opening tip in last Sunday’s ICCL girls basketball today.” brought up seventh graders to St. Aloysius 24-Precious game. Indeed, Ketchum and front- make enough for a team this sea- Blood 25 (Freiburger 16, Ervin court mate Shannon McCarthy son. St. John’s lists nine young 6/Haley 6) did most of the damage in a 20-0 St. John the Baptist/Our Lady of grader entered the league with ladies on their combined roster, run over the second and third Hungary. fireworks, tallying 40 points in quarters that broke open a tight “I’m so proud of their effort,” wins over Christ the King (col- game. McCarthy was the only said Cougars mentor Jamie ors) and St. Jude-St. Monica. other Wildcat in double figures Kelley. “Everyone is telling us Holy Family relied on a stingy with 10 points. we’re moving the ball well. So defense, giving up just 19 points HHappyappy St. ValentineValentine’’’’ss Day! Corpus made a spirited come- we’re not giving up. We’ll keep for the weekend in triumphs over back with a 13-0 run, highlighted pushing forward and keep St. Anthony (colors) and Queen by Lillie Renbarger, who finished improving.” of Peace. The towering Ashley with a team-high 10 points. It Three teams from the John Johnson netted 10 points in the was part of a solid weekend for Bosco Division emerged from opener as Holy Cross posted vic- Renbarger, who netted 16 in the opening weekend unbeaten. St. tories over St. Pius and Queen of Cougars’ 36-13 opening win over Joseph, South Bend, seventh Peace. By contemplating the pierced side of Christ, we can understand the starting point of the •Downtown •Time Corners Encyclical Letter: •East State •Lima Road “God is love.” •Glenbrook •Maysville Road ~Pope Benedict XVI 18 TODAY’S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 7, 2010 KNIGHTS ANNOUNCE DISTRICT St. Therese Church to Pro-life ad featuring college FREETHROW WINNERS hold parish mission FORT WAYNE — St. Therese quarterback to air at Super Bowl Church will hold a parish mis- sion from Saturday, Feb. 13, to NEW YORK (CNS) — An ad inappropriate for the setting. They Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 7- scheduled to air on CBS during also complained that in previous 9 p.m. in the church at 2304 the network’s broadcast of the Feb. years networks have banned issue- Lower Huntington Rd. 7 Super Bowl has generated criti- oriented ads sponsored by the The Mission is based on the cism from groups such as the People for the Ethical Treatment of movie “Fireproof,” starring Kirk National Organization for Women Animals, MoveOn.org and the Cameron and Erin Bethea. because of its pro-life message. United Church of Christ. “Our parish mission, however, The 30-second spot will feature The Tebow spot is the first will involve all relationships,” said recent University of Florida gradu- Super Bowl ad sponsored by Focus Father Dave Ruppert, pastor, “from ate Tim Tebow, the Gators’ star on the Family. A statement on the single, divorced, widowed and mar- quarterback who graduated in group’s Web site by Jim Daly, the ried couples — the entire family.” December. The 2007 Heisman group’s president and CEO, said The focus is on relationships of all Trophy winner led his team to vic- the “chance to partner with the kinds and how to make them better tory in the Sugar Bowl Jan. 1. Tebows and lift up a meaningful with the help of God’s grace, Father Sponsored by Focus on the message about family and life Ruppert added. The movie and the Family, a Christian advocacy group comes at the right moment in the mission are appropriate for teens based in Colorado Springs, Colo., culture, because families need to be and adults. There is no charge. the ad reportedly will highlight inspired.” • The two-hour movie will be Tebow’s mother, Pam, who decided He said funds for the ad, said to shown on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 7 against medical advice not to abort cost about $2.7 million for 30 sec- p.m. in the church. him. Pam suffered from a danger- onds, came from donors who • The movie will be shown ous infection during a mission trip specifically wanted to support the MICHELLE CASTLEMAN again on Sunday, Feb. 14, at 2 p.m. to the Philippines, and doctors rec- project. That same day, evening prayer will ommended that she terminate her Tebow, who was home-schooled The Knights of Columbus District Free Throw medal win- begin at 7 p.m. followed by a wit- pregnancy, fearing she might die in until college, is known for out- ners from the competition held at St. Joseph-Hessen ness presentation by Jason Garrett childbirth or the child might be wardly expressing his Christian and small-group discussion. stillborn. faith. He puts references to Cassel, Fort Wayne, on Sunday, Jan. 31, were as follows: 10 • On Monday, Feb. 15, evening Several women’s groups have Scripture passages on his eye year olds — Jessica Dodane and Andy Kohrman; 11 year prayer will begin at 7 p.m. fol- complained to CBS about the ad, black, patches football players wear lowed by a witness presentation by urging it not air, but the network under their eyes to prevent glare. olds — Lillie Castleman and Alex Feipel; 12 year olds — Carole Yaney and small-group dis- released a statement Jan. 26 saying He discussed the ad with Elyse Oberley and Taylen Melcher; 13 year olds — cussion. it was standing behind the ad. The reporters in Mobile, Ala., Jan. 24 • On Tuesday, Feb. 16, there network said it has revised its poli- where he was playing in the Senior Miranda Malott and Jake Castleman; and 14 year olds — will be a living Way-of-the-Cross cies on advocacy ads in recent Bowl, a college all-star game. The Kelsey Freiburger and Nick Strack. The champions from by the school children at 7 p.m. years as have other media outlets. football player said he knows some followed by a penance service. NOW and other women’s people won’t agree with the ad’s each age group will advance to the regional round to be • On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, groups, such as the Women’s message but he hopes they can “at Media Center, an organization that least respect that I stand up for held at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Fort Wayne, on Sunday, there will be a light, meatless soup supper in the hall at 6 p.m. fol- says it works “to make women vis- what I believe.” He’ll enter the March 7. lowed by Mass in the church with ible and powerful in the media,” National Football League’s draft in retired Bishop John M. D’Arcy. have called the ad divisive and April. 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Mail to: Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Gerald J.Kuehn, 75, Assumption St.Michael Fort Wayne 46856; or e-mail: [email protected]. Events that require an admission charge St.Vincent de Paul Kathryn Hums, 84, South Bend or payment to participate will receive one free listing. For additional listings of that event, please Donald J.Heuer, 83, St.Mary of the Mary Ann Frisz, 80, St.Jude call our advertising sales staff at (260) 456-2824 to purchase space. Assumption Christ the King Rose A.Thomas, 66, Elkhart Patricia T.Mathes, 82, St.Patrick FUNDRAISERS pizza also available. Carry-out MISC. HAPPENINGS Christian D.Dicke, 28, Our Lady of Hungary and drive-through available. St.Thomas the Apostle Granger Spaghetti dinner Prayer for Priests Thomas J. Auburn — The Mother Teresa Robert F.Witucki, 73, Mishawaka — Join the Sisters of Donna G.Ward-Rhine, Dombrowski, 62, Assembly Knights of Columubus Soup on Ash Wednesday St. Francis of Perpetual St.Pius X Fort Wayne —Begin Lent sim- 75, St.Vincent de Paul Holy Family will have a spaghetti dinner at Adoration, 1515 Dragoon Tr., on ply. Bring a friend for lunch of Immaculate Conception Church Thursday, Feb. 4, from 7 a.m. to Mishawaka soup and bread on Ash Fort Wayne Linda L.Wester, 73, hall, 500 E. Seventh St., on 7 p.m. in a special day of prayer Genevieve J.Banfy, 88, Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 11:30 Edward J.Cole, 77, St.Catherine of Siena Saturday, Feb. 20, after the 5 for priests. Morning prayer and St. Bavo a.m. to 2 p.m., at St. Mary St.Vincent de Paul at St.Jude p.m. Mass. Sampler plates Mass, 7 a.m. Rosary, evening Church, Lafayette St. and include spaghetti, lasagna, fet- prayer and Benediction, 5 p.m. Patricia A.O’Brien, 72, Jefferson Blvd. Your donation Kathy L.Linkhart, 51, Rose M.Ziolkowski, 88, tucini, salad and bread. Tickets Eucharistic Adoration throughout St.Monica will help support St. Mary’s St.John the Baptist Little Flower are $7 for adults and $4 for chil- the day. Soup Kitchen, which serves New Haven dren 12 and under. Bette L.Boxberger, 81, Warsaw 1,000 free bowls of soup to hun- Charles Reddin, Registrations now accepted St.Elizabeth Ann Clara M.Lovasko, 92, gry people every day. St.John the Baptist Parish breakfast served Fort Wayne — Most Precious Seton Sacred Heart South Bend — Christ the King Blood Preschool is currently Parish will have a breakfast Spaghetti dinner benefits seminarians accepting registrations for the Fort Wayne — St. Vincent de sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 2010-2011 school year. The pre- Paul Knights of Columbus and Monday, March 8, Introduction to Tickets are $3 per person. 451 on Sunday, Feb. 28, from school offers part- and full-time, the Mardi Gras Committee will Biblical Prophecy; Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. to noon. Enjoy choice affordable preschool. Before and have a spaghetti dinner Saturday, March 9, The Prophet Isaiah; Fatima movie to be shown of pancakes and sausage or after school care is also avail- Feb. 13, from 5-9 p.m. at St. Wednesday, March 10, The Fort Wayne — The World scrambled eggs and sausage or able. For information or to Vincent Parish Hall, 1502 E. Prophet Jeremiah; and Thursday, Apostolate of Fatima will host a biscuits and sausage gravy and a schedule a tour, contact Most Wallen Rd. Dinner will include March 11, The Prophet Ezekiel. showing of “The 13th Day,” a beverage. Tickets are $6 adult, $4 Precious Blood School at (260) spaghetti with meatballs, baked Cost is $5 per night or $20 for all movie based on Sister Lucia’s children 4-10, under 4 free. 424-4832 or visit www.precious- mostaccioli, salad, fresh baked sessions. Event is limited. RSVP memoirs and independent eye- Advance tickets are $1 less. blood.org. bread, desert and beverages. to the parish office at (574) 291- witnesses, Saturday, Feb. 13, in 0570. Father Eugene is a the St. Joseph Church Hall, 2213 Fish fry and salad bar Suggested donation is $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 4-12 Adult faith formation prayer series Benedictine monk and associate Brooklyn. Doors open at 1:30 South Bend — St. Adalbert South Bend — St. Catherine of professor of Scripture at St. p.m. The film starts at 2 p.m. Parish will have a fish fry and and children under 3 eat free. Wine will be available for $2. Siena Parish will offer Taize Meinrad Archabbey. Admission is free; registration is salad bar on Friday, Feb. 19, prayer on the Sundays of Feb. required as seating is limited. from 3:30-7 p.m. in the Heritage All proceeds will benefit parish seminarians. 21, March 7 and March 21, at 7 St. Pius X Senior group to meet Call Emma at (260) 625-3281 for Center. Tickets are $8 for adults p.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Granger — The St. Pius X Senior reservations. and carry-out, $3 for children 5- Taize prayer is prayer focused on St. Vincent Boy Scouts announce fish group will meet Tuesday, Feb. 9, 12 and children under 5 free. the Word of God and the cross. It at noon for Mass in the chapel dinners Divine Mercy devotions includes simple-melody music, followed by lunch in the Holy Fort Wayne — Fish dinners Fort Wayne –– St. Henry Parish Luers Spirit at Casa D’Angelo Scripture readings and silence. Cross room with speaker Father sponsored by the St. Vincent Boy has Divine Mercy devotions Fort Wayne — Bishop Luers David Porterfield, CSC, on the Scouts will be held on three every Wednesday at 3 p.m. and High School will have Luers topic of preparing for Lent. Fridays: Feb. 26, March 12 and Introduction to the Old Testament first Sundays at 3 p.m. Spirit dinner Sunday, Feb. 21, at Prophets Casa D’Angelo, 3402 Fairfield March 26 from 5-8 p.m. in the school cafeteria on the corner of South Bend — St. Catherine of Ave. Seating will begin at 12:30 Siena Parish will have an adult OFFICE MANAGER p.m. Tickets are $7.50 for adults Wallen and Auburn roads. Adult tickets are $8, children 6-11 $4. faith formation prayer series on and include Casa salad, cheese- the old testament prophets with (South Bend Office) cake, soft drinks, coffee or tea Father Eugene Hensell, OSB, and your choice of spaghetti and Monte Carlo night at St. Anthony de from 7-9 p.m. each evening in Catholic Charities seeks an individual for the position of Office meatball, lasagna with meat Padua the Keller Room of St. Catherine Manager for our West Region office in South Bend, Indiana. sauce or cavatelli alfredo with South Bend — St. Anthony de of Sienna at St. Jude Church. On broccoli. Tickets for children 10 Padua will have a Monte Carlo Prefer Associate Degree with at least 24 months of experience. and under are $4 and include night Saturday, Feb. 13, from 6 Word-processing speed of 60 WPM, above average in knowledge of spaghetti with meat sauce, bread, p.m. to midnight in the school he Microsoft Office Suite. Excellent people skills with those from out- soft drinks and cheesecake. For gym. Tickets are $25 and include side the agency as well as other staff and volunteers. Good decision Polish style dinner, drinks, gam- tickets call Karen Leffers at crossword maker. Open direct and clear communicator. Excellent written and (260) 747-5977 or Kathy Skelly ing tables, silent auction and tip t Ash Wednesday (2/17) 2010 verbal skills including grammar and spelling. Duties would include at (260) 456-1261. Carryout is boards. Each ticket is entered in available by pre-ordering. the $1,000 grand prize raffle. For GUT RE LY M I L answering the front desk phone, receive fees from clients, manage the information call (574) 807-1115. ASH ER I E TORE front desk, and perform other administrative duties as directed by the SSE LEFT RU I N Fish fry at Luers PREFECT F I RST West Region Administrator. The ability to speak Spanish helpful, Fort Wayne — Bishop Luers Knights plan fish fries ANT Z ION with a schedule flexible enough to work over-time when needed. High School will have a fish fry Granger — The Knights Council ELECT WIT I LL Please submit resume and salary requirements to: sponsored by the Athletic 4263 will have a fish fry Friday, APSE EEG KNEE Booster Club Friday, Feb. 26, Feb. 5, from 4-7 p.m. in the St. TNT LTD FAGOT Catholic Charities attn: Human Resources Pius X gymnasium. Adults $7.50, ROTC O I L from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the cafe- ALARM SPREADS 315 East Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46802 teria. Fish prepared by Dan’s of children 6-11 $3.50 and children LONE SL I M LEE E-mail: [email protected] Huntington. Tickets are $7.50 for under 6 free. TUGS BONE MAM adults, $5 for children ages 6-11, ODE EWER SR I EOE and $1 for 5 and under. Cheese © 2009 Tri-C-A Publications Visit www.diocesefwsb.org for a complete calendar of events in the diocese. 20 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC FEBRUARY 7, 2010 Bishop Rhoades speaks at Theology on Tap gathering how the series represents the answer session. The questions BY LAUREN CAGGIANO “fullness of the faith.” As a fully varied in topic and relevance, communal church, it’s important including one about Bishop FORT WAYNE — Columbia to emphasize the value of its D’Arcy’s response to the Street West bar in Fort Wayne youth. Obama/Notre Dame controversy. was the unlikely venue for a lec- Noting the significance of the The youth of the diocese are ture on St. Thomas Aquinas’ con- date, the feast day of St. Thomas invited to the next session, on tributions to the Catholic Church. Aquinas, he Feb. 11, at 7 The newly installed Bishop spoke of the p.m., at Don Kevin C. Rhoades spoke at the saint’s relevance Hall’s Gas bar Jan. 28, as part of a lecture to modern “His wisdom and his House, 305 E. series called Theology on Tap. An times: Superior St. in initiative of the diocese’s Office “His wisdom Fort Wayne. of Campus and Young Adult and his teaching teaching can Megan Ministry, Theology on Tap is a can still illumi- Oberhausen, speaker and conversation series nate our hearts still illuminate associate youth for people in their 20s and 30s so to the mystery director for the that they may learn about the of God,” he diocese, will Catholic faith, make connections said. our hearts to the speak about between faith and everyday life As a philoso- “The Spiritual and enter into conversation with pher, theologian mystery of God.” Food Pyramid: their peers. and doctor of Building Your Since its reintroduction last the Church, St. Prayer Life.” fall, the event has been held at Thomas BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES For more several Catholic-owned venues, Aquinas pro- information, including Henry’s and Don Hall’s duced the mas- contact Cyndy Gas House. Columbia Street West terpiece we Yonkman, (260) was chosen for this session know today as 422-4611 ext. because it can accommodate a “The Summa Theologica.” The 3314, or cyonkman@diocese- larger crowd. There was no short- collection provides insight into fwsb.org. RSVPs are encouraged age of interest in the event; all the relationship between science for the event. tables were occupied by young and religion and offers a glimpse Find the groups on Facebook, people eager to hear the bishop’s into God’s identity. “Theology on Tap-Fort Wayne, comments. PHOTO BY GREG BASTIN Following the historical back- IN” and “South Bend Area Microphone in hand, the bish- Bishop Rhoades speaks Jan. 28 at Columbia Street West and holds a ground, Bishop Rhoades opened Catholic Young Adults.” op opened with a comment about book about St. Thomas Aquinas’ relevance to today’s Catholicism. up the floor for a question and BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB This month’s featured selection: “Have a Little Faith” By Mitch Albom Reviewed by York Young monthly visits, getting to know the Reb and at the same everal months ago, in these pages, I wrote a nega- time rediscovers a faith that astonishes him with both tive review of “The Shack,” mostly for what I simplicity and depth. With recounted tales of God’s Sthought was a weak attempt to humanize the three action through humanity, witnessed by Rabbi Lewis and persons of the Trinity in that fictional work. Since then, used for lifelong inspiration, we get an intimate portrayal I’ve had several Catholics ask me about that book of the wonderfulness life can be simply by embracing because they were worried about its theology from a the word of Our Lord. While the God of the Old Catholic perspective. However, to be fair, a few Testament is referred to as the Lord, therefore called Catholics I know loved “The Shack.” So, there seems to such by Jewish people, Christ fits in to so many of the be different interpretations and approaches to the book, stories that the Reb tells. though I stand by my original thoughts. Running parallel with this important picture of one I got to thinking about all that as I was reading a new man making a difference in one synagogue in New book recounting the story of a Jewish rabbi and a nonde- Jersey for 60 years, is the story of a criminal, derelict nominational Protestant pastor, written by a Jew, yet one and self-proclaimed bum who finally turns his life Questions for discussion that can be enjoyed immensely by readers of all reli- around after surviving a night in which he was sure he gions. “Have a Little Faith” (Hyperion, $23.99), written would die, and became convinced that his shout out to • Albom asks the Reb if he has found the secret of by Mitch Albom, the author of the bestsellers “Tuesdays Christ was his saving grace. happiness. He replies “Be satisfied,” and “Be grate- with Morrie” (nonfiction) and “The Five People You This man became a Christian witness to the poorest ful.” Does this resonate with you? How do you live Meet in Heaven” (fiction), seems to much more clearly of the poor in Detroit, a city smacked with economic dif- this secret out? How can you try? show God through the real-life actions of faithful ficulties few U.S. cities have seen this past decade. • The Reb and the author speak of war, violence humans. Albom’s unlikely friendship with him may be harder to and destruction in the world. The Reb says, “God This story that revolves around the final few years of believe, but is no less inspirational because of it. does not want such killing to go on.” Have you ever the life of Albom’s lifelong rabbi, Albert Lewis, better These two men of God never met, but their tales help felt punished by God during a situation in your life? known as Reb, centers on the unlikely relationship Albom, and therefore us, the beneficiaries of Albom’s Why? How have you reconciled it with your faith? between a man of some faith, the Jewish Albom, and a clear and tight writing, understand a little bit more about • The author says “if you could pack for heaven man of unending faith, who asks Albom, out of the blue, what God can do for us. this was how you’d do it, touching everything, taking “Will you do my eulogy.” This real-life living out of the Lord through two dis- nothing,” as he helped the Reb move his boxes and After agreeing to Lewis’ request, despite feeling parate individuals seems much more riveting than any books around. What does that quote mean to you? unworthy, Albom spends the next several years, through fictionalized account of people who are Godlike. 20% OFF AQUINAS 20% OFF on BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS! 2306 Mishawaka Avenue • South Bend • 287-1091 on BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS!