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WASHINGTON (CNS)—It would be “a terrible mistake” for President Barack Obama to reverse current policies on embryonic stem-cell research, conscience protection and other life-related matters, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops told him in a new letter. Such actions “could Cardinal Francis E. George introduce significant negative and divisive factors into our national life, at a time when we need to come together to address the serious challenges facing our people,” said Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago in a letter dated Jan. 16 and made public on Jan. 19. The letter came less than a week after Cardinal George sent another letter to Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden and William A. Wilson, the first U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, is greeted by Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1985. President Ronald Reagan named each member of Congress outlining the Wilson as the first ambassador to the Vatican in 1984. In mid-January this year, the U.S. and Vatican marked 25 years of formal diplomatic relations. bishops’ broad policy agenda as the new administration and Congress begin their work. Once controversial, U.S.-Vatican relations “I expect that some want you to take executive action soon to reverse current policies against government-sponsored mark silver anniversary this month destruction of unborn human life,” Cardinal George said. “I urge you to VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Vatican move. Complaints came from Americans It wasn’t long before most of the consider that this could be a terrible and the United States quietly celebrated a United for Separation of Church and criticism faded. One big reason was that mistake—morally, politically and in terms silver anniversary in mid-January, State, and even the National Council of under Pope John Paul II, who was a of advancing the solidarity and well-being marking 25 years of formal diplomatic Churches. The late Rev. Jerry Falwell, strong critic of East European of our nation’s people.” relations. who headed the Moral Majority communism, U.S. and Vatican interests Specifically, the USCCB president The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See movement, reacted by asking how long it were seen to coincide. mentioned the recently issued Department observed the event with a symposium and would be before a similar request came It wasn’t just a matter of moral of Health and Human Services regulation a dinner, where about 50 guests raised from Mecca, the chief holy city of Islam. support, but information-sharing as protecting the conscience rights of their glasses in a toast to a milestone that And, of course, lawsuits were filed, well. At one crucial moment in history, a health care providers and institutions; the today seems inevitable, but once seemed although they were eventually dismissed. few hours after a papal meeting with so-called Mexico City policy barring the unthinkable. The traditional argument against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in use of U.S. family planning funds to The U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, U.S.-Vatican relations was that the 1989, the Vatican told the United States in promote or perform abortions in developing Mary Ann Glendon, who was to leave her a confidential assessment that Gorbachev nations; and current embryonic stem-cell post six days later to return to a teaching could be trusted as a genuine reformer. policy prohibiting federal funding of job at Harvard University, drew Today, the United States The late pope’s high profile as a research involving embryonic stem-cell appreciative laughter at the dinner when has one of the biggest defender of human rights and human lines created after 2001. she read from an 1865 letter that dignity, along with his frequent trips to Cardinal George said he hoped the new described Rome as the perfect listening and most active the United States, also made the Vatican president would “consider these comments post. embassies to the seem more like a natural ally and less in the spirit in which they are intended, as At that time, the secretary of the Holy See and has like a foreign planet. an invitation to set aside political pressures U.S. legation to the Papal States wrote to After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, See CARDINAL, page 2 his superiors in Washington and asked for launched cooperative 2001, the Vatican’s qualified support for a bigger budget so he could give “small projects with the Vatican a U.S. military response in Afghanistan but frequent entertainments” to other had embassy employees handing out diplomats and the monsignors heading in areas like human pins with the U.S. and Vatican flags. Vatican departments. trafficking and religious Today, the United States has one of “European diplomacy is carried on by freedom. the biggest and most active embassies to dinners and parties—you gather the Holy See, and has launched information this way to be obtained in no cooperative projects with the Vatican in other manner,” he wrote. Vatican—technically, the “Holy See”— areas like human trafficking and A glance around the embassy’s was first and foremost a Church, not a religious freedom. banquet tables found clerical and state, and should not be privileged by a There have been rough spots, too, diplomatic guests nodding in assent. diplomatic presence. most of them in the international arena. But if the idea of having a full-time President Franklin Roosevelt appointed As he attended Christmas midnight ambassador stationed at the Vatican seems the first envoy to the Vatican just before Mass in 1989, U.S. Ambassador Thomas like a no-brainer, that hasn’t always been World War II. But when President Harry Melady was called out of St. Peter’s the case. In 1984, President Ronald Truman tried to appoint a successor in Basilica by his aides and told that Reagan’s decision to move from an 1951, he met with a storm of protest, and Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega on-again, off-again “personal envoy” to the post went vacant for nearly 20 years. had escaped U.S. troops and taken full-fledged diplomatic relations was Reagan’s decision to elevate the position refuge in the Vatican’s nunciature in controversial to say the least. to ambassador was considered a Panama City. Melady then passed a Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists and courageous one that might cost him handwritten note during the liturgy to Protestant organizations criticized the politically. See VATICAN, page 2 Page 2A The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Pope congratulates Obama on Inauguration Day

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Benedict XVI, he prayed, under the new president’s hunger and violence, I pray that you will be congratulating Barack Obama on his inaugu- leadership, “may the American people confirmed in your resolve to promote ration as U.S. president, prayed that he would continue to find in their impressive religious understanding, cooperation and peace among remain steadfast in his dedication to promote and political heritage the spiritual values the nations, so that all may share in the banquet understanding, cooperation and peace in the and ethical principles needed to cooperate in of life which God wills to set for the whole world. the building of a truly just and free society.” human family,” the pope said. The pope, in a Jan. 20 telegram, told Obama The pope said he hoped the future of the Pope Benedict also asked God to bless the that he prayed God would “grant you unfailing United States would be “marked by respect Obama family and all the people of the wisdom and strength in the exercise of your for the dignity, equality and rights of each United States. high responsibilities.” of its members, especially the poor, the The pope had also sent a personal message of Popes traditionally send a telegram of outcast and those who have no voice. congratulations on Nov. 5 on what he called the congratulations to new presidents of the “At a time when so many of our brothers “historic occasion” of Obama’s election, the United States on the day of their inauguration. and sisters throughout the world yearn for first time a black man has been elected Pope Benedict XVI In his message to Obama, Pope Benedict said liberation from the scourge of poverty, president of the United States. †

those people may be right. professionals who favor or oppose not diverted to organizations dedicated to CARDINAL “And if the goal is to reduce abortions, abortion to serve the basic health needs of performing and promoting abortions continued from page 1 that will not be achieved by involving the their communities,” he said. instead of reducing them.” government in expanding and promoting “Suggestions that government “Once the clear line between family and ideologies, and focus on the priorities abortions,” he added. involvement in health planning and abortion is erased, the idea and challenges that will unite us as a Commenting care will be aimed at of using family planning to reduce nation. specifically on the ‘Again, I want to express denying conscience, or abortions becomes meaningless, and “Again, I want to express our hopes for HHS conscience our hopes for your excluding Catholic and abortion tends to replace contraception as your administration, and our offer to guarantees, administration, and our other health care the means for reducing family size,” said cooperate in advancing the common good Cardinal George said offer to cooperate in providers from partici- the cardinal’s letter to Obama. and protecting the poor and vulnerable in the regulation was “a advancing the common pation in serving the On embryonic stem-cell research, these challenging times,” he added. long-overdue measure public good, could Cardinal George said “recent startling The cardinal noted that during his for implementing good and protecting the threaten much-needed advances in reprogramming adult cells,” campaign Obama “spoke often about a three statutes enacted by poor and vulnerable in health care reform at the along with progress in research using adult need to reduce abortions,” and had said he Congress over the last these challenging times.’ outset,” the cardinal and cord-blood stem cells, make any had no definite answer when asked at 35 years. added. change in current policy “especially what point a baby has human rights. “An administration — Cardinal He said the pointless.” “I think your remarks provide a basis for committed to faithfully Francis E. George Mexico City policy, “To divert scarce funds away from these common ground,” Cardinal George said. implementing and first implemented in promising avenues for research and “Uncertainty as to when human rights enforcing the laws of 1984, “has wrongly treatment toward the avenue that is most begin provides no basis for compelling the United States will want to retain this been attacked as a restriction on foreign morally controversial as well as most others to violate their conviction that these common-sense regulation, which aid for family planning,” but instead medically speculative would be a sad rights exist from the beginning. After all, explicitly protects the rights of health ensures that family planning funds “are victory of politics over science,” he said. †

10 days and ended in Noriega’s surrender. VATICAN The administration of President Bill continued from page 1 Clinton clashed with the Vatican over international policies on population control U.S. Ambassadors to the Vatican Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, Vatican secretary of state, and abortion—a rift that U.S. Ambassador opening a delicate round of negotiations that lasted Raymond Flynn, a Catholic, was unable to AMBASSADOR YEARS SERVED UNDER U.S. PRESIDENT mend. The launchings of the two Iraqi wars, Mary Ann Glendon 2008-2009 George W. Bush in 1991 and in 2003, were probably the toughest trials for U.S.-Vatican diplomacy. Francis Rooney 2005-2008 George W. Bush Pope John Paul was strongly against military Jim Nicholson 2001-2005 George W. Bush intervention in both cases. In 2003, he sent a personal envoy, Cardinal Pio Laghi, to try to Corinne “Lindy” Boggs 1997-2001 Bill Clinton convince President George W. Bush to avoid Raymond Flynn 1993-1997 Bill Clinton war. Cardinal Laghi met with Bush, but felt the Thomas Patrick Melady 1989-1993 George H.W. Bush president had already made up his mind to Frank Shakespeare 1986-1989 Ronald Reagan invade Iraq. The cardinal was strongly critical of the U.S. decision to go to war, and made William Wilson 1984-1986 Ronald Reagan no bones about saying so in later years. Yet Cardinal Laghi, who had been the first apostolic nuncio to the United States during the 1980s, considered himself a great friend of the United States. In some ways, he was a symbol of the good times and hard times in U.S.-Vatican relations. He died at age 86 on Jan. 10—at almost the precise moment when, 25 years earlier, the United States and the Vatican announced the establishment of diplomatic relations.

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By Brigid Curtis Ayer availability of adoption options, physical business. It creates greater penalties for to determine if the bill will get a hearing. risks of having an abortion and that driving without a valid license. It also In the House, the Speaker of the House, They’re back. physical life prohibits state entities from contracting Rep. Patrick Bauer Bills from previous years commonly begins at undocumented workers. (D-South Bend), and the committee chair return to the fertilization. Also returning this year is a bill which will determine which House bills get Indiana Another bill increases the earned income tax credit for hearings. General authored by low-income working families. The committee hearing process allows Assembly for Sen. Miller, Senate Rep. John Day (D-Indianapolis), a the bill’s author or authors to explain the another Bill 89, requires member of Holy Cross Parish in Indian- intent of the legislation and allows for chance at physicians apolis, has succeeded in previous years in public comment, critique and testimony in becoming a permanent fixture in the performing raising the earned income tax credit for support or in opposition to the proposed Indiana Code of Laws. It takes patience abortions to obtain working families. bill. and diligence on the part of supporters. hospital privileges The bill, At this time, committee members weigh This year is no different as many in the county where House Bill 1026, the pros and cons of a bill and take a Sen. Patricia Miller familiar bills are returning for yet another the abortion is authored by committee vote. round at becoming law, including pro-life performed or a nearby county for the Rep. Day and co- If a bill passes committee with a and immigration legislation. purpose of follow-up treatment for a authored by majority vote, it goes to the House or Of the 1,000 bills which have been filed woman who has had an abortion. Rep. Michael Senate floor for second reading and a to date, the Indiana Catholic Conference The measure requires the physician to Murphy (R-Indian- voice vote. (ICC) is following 100 of them. Roughly notify the patient of the hospital locations apolis), a member 1,500 bills are expected to be introduced where the patient can receive follow-up of St. Jude Parish (Bridget Curtis Ayer is a correspondent this year. care. It also makes abortion physicians in Indianapolis, for The Criterion.) † The bills to date cover a wide range of more accountable for the abortions they would increase the Rep. John Day issues, but the most notable issue areas for perform, and provides better after care for amount of the the ICC include legislation to strengthen the woman. Indiana earned Catholic radio informed consent laws restricting Another familiar bill that the ICC has income tax credit abortions, ban the death penalty for supported in years past is a measure to from 9 percent to provides weekly mentally ill individuals, change prohibit a person who is found to be 10 percent of the immigration laws and help lower-income mentally ill from receiving a death federal earned legislative updates families. sentence. income tax credit, In past years, the ICC supported Sen. Karen Tallian (D-Portage), an thus allowing As in years past, Glenn Tebbe, two measures regarding abortion which opponent of the death penalty, introduced lower-income ICC executive director, will provide return again this year. Senate Bill 22, which would establish a families to be weekly legislative updates on Sen. Patricia Miller (R-Indianapolis), a procedure for determining if a person on exempt from Indianapolis Catholic radio. nurse by profession and a pro-life trial for murder is mentally ill. The bill income tax. They are broadcast at 11:05 a.m. advocate, has introduced a bill to prohibits those individuals determined as Rep. Michael Murphy It also raises the on Saturday and Sunday mornings strengthen informed consent laws by mentally ill to be sentenced to death. income level at on WSPM 89.1 FM following requiring the information that a woman Immigration reform bills also returning which taxes are collected. The effect of the Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein’s receives before an abortion to be in from previous legislative sessions include bill would be for working families to keep weekly radio broadcast. writing. Senate Bill 580, authored by Sen. Mike more income to support their families. Indianapolis Catholic Radio also Senate Bill 90 also requires that a Delph (R-Carmel), who has been the Once a bill is filed and read for the streams on the Internet and can be physician must inform the pregnant woman major proponent of punishing undocu- first time, it is assigned to a House or heard statewide by going to about medical evidence of the fetus feeling mented immigrants, which would penalize Senate committee. It is up to Sen. David www.catholicradioindy.org and pain during an abortion. It requires that 18 employers who knowingly hire undocu- C. Long (R-Fort Wayne), the president clicking on the “Listen Now” hours prior to a woman getting an abortion mented workers. The bill states that after pro tempore in the Senate and the button. † that she receive information concerning the three illegal hires the employer is out of committee chair where the bill is assigned,

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Making Sense Out of Bioethics/Fr. Tad Pacholczyk ‘A future pregnancy Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 would be too risky …’ Most Rev. Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B., Publisher Greg A. Otolski, Associate Publisher Mike Krokos, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus Various medical conditions can affect a We have a duty to respect the integrity and woman’s ability to carry a pregnancy and, at totality of our own bodies, and cutting healthy times, even threaten her fallopian tubes in a woman’s body is never a and her child’s life. morally defensible medical decision. Editorial Some of these One of the key errors in thinking that conditions include stands behind the decision for surgical pulmonary sterilization is the belief that men and women hypertension, should not really be expected to have control Marfan’s syndrome and or dominion over their sexual drives and certain congenital impulses. problems with the aorta. So many today seem to have renounced When a doctor the project of pursuing self-mastery within informs a woman that the domain of sexuality. she cannot become pregnant in the future While it is clear that we cannot survive without serious consequences to herself and without food or water, it is false to assume, as her baby, having her tubes tied might seem to our culture seems to do, that we cannot Photo by Rafael Crisóstomo/TheStandard Catholic Rafael Photo by be the most appropriate response. survive without sexual gratification. Some would further argue that since the Sex is not necessary for individual sterilization would be for “medical reasons,” survival, nor indispensable for a healthy and it would be an “indirect sterilization” and, fulfilled personal life. therefore, morally acceptable. For a single person, in fact, a healthy and Yet, in point of fact, a tubal ligation to fulfilled personal life will depend on the avoid a future pregnancy would not be an proper ordering of the sexual faculties indirect sterilization at all. through the self-discipline of abstinence, and An indirect sterilization is a procedure an attendant growth in virtue. that, in treating an existing medical problem, This holds true in marriage as well where brings about an unintended loss of fertility in spouses must pursue the discipline of sexual Former First Lady Laura Bush visits Little Flower School in Bethesda, Md., on Jan. 13 in the process. self-restraint at various times if the marriage honor of the upcoming National Catholic Schools Week celebration on Jan. 25-31. Little For example, when a patient with cancer relationship is to grow and flourish. They Flower was named a 2008 Blue Ribbon School, one of only 50 non-public schools to be receives radiation and chemotherapy, a may have to practice such discipline under honored. It was Mrs. Bush’s last school visit during her husband President George W. secondary and unintended effect may be conditions of military deployment, Bush’s second term in office. sterility. work-related absences and chronic or acute Or when a man is battling testicular illnesses. Our commitment to Catholic schools cancer, he may undergo surgical removal of Whenever there may be legitimate reasons the testes in order to fight the disease, with to avoid a pregnancy, as in the case of a ormer First Lady Laura Bush had it In recent years, our tradition of the undesired consequence that he will serious threat to the life of the mother or Fright during a recent visit to a excellence has earned national become sterile. child, married couples will be called upon to Catholic school in suburban Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Indirect sterilizations are morally practice a similar self-discipline by adverting Washington, D.C., when she praised the recognition from the U.S. Department of permissible whenever there is a serious only to those means of avoiding pregnancy excellent academics and strong civic Education for 25 Catholic schools in the pathology involved, and when the that properly respect the gift of their sexuality virtues that are staples of a faith-based archdiocese—more than any other contraceptive effects are unintended. and their respective masculinity and education. diocese in the country. When a woman suffering from pulmonary femininity. In her remarks, she also praised the But the seed for Catholic education hypertension chooses to tie her tubes, Practically speaking, this will entail Catholic Church’s commitment to and faith formation was planted however, that tubal ligation does not address choosing periodic abstinence during the educating disadvantaged students in 175 years ago by Servant of God or cure her hypertension; she is, therefore, known fertile times of the woman’s cycle as a inner-city schools. Simon Bruté, the first bishop of the opting for a direct sterilization. means of avoiding a pregnancy. Sound familiar? Diocese of Vincennes (now the When a man chooses a vasectomy because In the past few decades, the techniques Though her affirming words were Archdiocese of Indianapolis). he is worried about transmitting a faulty gene of “Natural Family Planning” have shared during a Jan. 13 visit to Throughout our history, the other to his offspring, he is, likewise, opting for a become quite sophisticated and precise in Little Flower School in Bethesda, Md., 10 bishops and archbishops who have direct sterilization. their ability to determine when a woman is Mrs. Bush could have easily been led us have built on Bishop Bruté’s A direct sterilization is morally fertile. Married couples can use this speaking at Holy Angels School in education model for the archdiocese. unacceptable because it involves the decision information to limit sexual intercourse to Indianapolis, Seton High School in While the theme for Catholic to directly mutilate a healthy system of the infertile periods, and practice abstinence Richmond, St. Mary School in Schools Week, celebrated nationwide on body, one that is functioning normally and during fertile periods when serious reasons New Albany or any of the other Jan. 25-31, is “Catholic Schools properly, for the sake of a contraceptive end. warrant it. 68 Catholic schools that serve the Celebrate Service,” its message coincides Such violations are commonplace Respecting marital sexuality in this way, 39-county area of the Archdiocese of with the 2 million service hours today. In the United States, an estimated and refusing to compromise our sexual Indianapolis. performed by Catholic students last year 700,000 women undergo surgical tubal faculties through vasectomies or tubal As you will read in our annual in honor of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to ligations each year, and about 600,000 men ligations, promotes important personal virtues Catholic Schools Week Supplement on the United States. undergo surgical vasectomies. within marriage, and properly respects the pages 1B-20B this week, one of many As you will read, students in the Vasectomies and tubal ligations do not God-given and life-giving designs of our own qualities that our archdiocese can be Archdiocese of Indianapolis more than treat any actually existing ailment or bodies. proud of is its strong commitment to do their part to serve others, and all of pathology. When a woman ties her tubes to quality, faith-based education. our former shepherds and render any future sexual acts infertile, she is (Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D., earned Simply put, when it comes to Archbishop Buechlein would no doubt choosing to mutilate a key faculty of her own his doctorate in neuroscience at educating children, Archbishop Daniel smile upon reading that story and others body because she and/or her husband do not Yale University and did post-doctoral work M. Buechlein, Annette “Mickey” Lentz, featured this week. They provide a wish to practice periodic abstinence to avoid at Harvard University. He is a priest of the executive director of the archdiocesan snapshot of how Catholic education a potentially dangerous pregnancy. Diocese of Fall River, Mass., and director Secretariat for Catholic Education and continues to shape so many lives in our A tubal ligation under these circumstances of education at The National Catholic Faith Formation, and the outstanding archdiocese. would not, in fact, be for medical reasons but, Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. See administrators, educators, support staff Indeed, the stories offer examples of instead, for reasons of marital convenience. www.ncbcenter.org.) † and volunteers who share their time and how “creating a foundation of faith and talents in our schools are 100 percent shaping a vision of the future for committed to this ministry of the Church. children,” as senior reporter Mary Ann That commitment is evident to the Wyand writes in one story, go hand in families who enroll their children in our hand with all of our bishops’ and Letters Policy schools, and a review of statistics archbishops’ commitment to Catholic Letters from readers are published in provides a compelling storyline, too. education. letters from readers as necessary based on The Criterion as part of the newspaper’s space limitations, pastoral sensitivity and There is a 97 percent high school “The United Stares can thank our commitment to “the responsible exchange of graduation rate in the archdiocese, and Catholic schools for the great work that content (including spelling and grammar). In freely-held and expressed opinion among order to encourage opinions from a variety 94 percent of those students enter you do all over our country and all over the People of God” (Communio et Progressio, of readers, frequent writers will ordinarily be college. the world, really,” Mrs. Bush told the 116). limited to one letter every three months. Our third- through 10th-grade Maryland students. “And it’s also a time Letters from readers are welcome and Concise letters (usually less than 300 words) students continue to do well on the for us to talk to our leaders about the every effort will be made to include letters are more likely to be printed. Indiana Statewide Testing of Educational importance of Catholic education.” from as many people and representing as Letters must be signed, but, for serious Progress-Plus (ISTEP+). The percent of When it comes to school choice, may many viewpoints as possible. Letters should reasons, names may be withheld. archdiocesan students at each grade level we take the former First Lady’s words to be informed, relevant, well-expressed and Send letters to: “Letters to the Editor,” passing both the language arts/English heart and make sure that Catholic schools temperate in tone. They must reflect a basic The Criterion, P.O. Box 1717, Indianap olis, and mathematics portion of the test is continue to be included in the discussion. sense of courtesy and respect. IN 46206-1717. Readers with access to well above the state average for both The editors reserve the right to select the e-mail may send letters to private and public school students. —Mike Krokos letters that will be published and to edit [email protected]. The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Page 5A

ARCHBISHOP/ARZOBISPO DANIEL M. BUECHLEIN, O.S.B. SEEKING THE FACE OF THE LORD BUSCANDO LA CARA DEL SEÑOR

Students’ letters demonstrate how Catholic schools are a blessing ne of the extraordinary features of early elementary education. All of their rosary at an early age is promising. He asked write in cursive. We finished our the Catholic Church in the notes promised prayers for my return to how old I am. I was 70 last April 20. 10 Commandments.” OUnited States was the development health. I quote several of their additional Sean also had a question: “Do you get to Last year’s second graders seemed to of our Catholic school system. remarks. boss people around?” He added: “I am your receive a good foundation in religion. The establishment of the Church in Nathan wrote: “I am glad to go to a friend. I can’t wait until I get confirmed.” Obviously, our Catholic schools are able to Indiana was no different. Catholic school because we pray a lot. And I don’t think of being archbishop as being spend a lot of quality time teaching religion. From the very beginning, our founding as you know, we learned cursive writing “boss.” But, in fact, I am. I try to remember Becky wrote that “religion is my hobby.” Bishop Simon Bruté and St. Theodora because I am writing it right now.” the words of ordination: I came “to serve and That’s not a bad hobby for a child in Guérin knew well that Catholic education Several students mentioned that cursive not to be served.” These words are part of the second grade. In answer to the question, and religious formation are essential for handwriting was new to them. ordination rite of deacons, priests and when I have free time I love to read. growth in the faith. Nicole wrote: “When I get confirmed, I bishops. Claire asked: “How long have you been As we celebrate Catholic Schools will get to see you. What was your favorite Eli wrote: “We are learning the parts of a priest?” Next May, I will have been Week 2009, we continue to underscore the subject when you went to school? …. I love the Mass. I am better at reading. I have ordained 45 blessed years. values and importance of our Catholic school.” two brothers.” I imagine that number will be mind- schools. Several students mentioned looking For second graders to be learning to boggling for a third grader, but it delights In addition to maintaining academic and forward to being confirmed. Reading was understand the Mass is good preparation for me that the priesthood is on her mind. formational excellence, our pastors, school my favorite subject. I still love to read. first Communion, and also for a life of faith. Our schools are a blessing. † administrators and teachers know well that it John included a couple of questions: Being grounded at an early age together with requires dedication and hard work to keep “Bishop Daniel, is it fun being a bishop? classmates has to be a gift. Sometimes, I our schools afloat financially. Also, is it hard? We said a rosary in class. think our children and youth are far more Do you have an intention for As a pastor told me recently, it seems so We pray every day, do you? How old are able to learn and understand than we might Archbishop Buechlein’s prayer list? worthwhile when you observe the gift being you?” want to expect. You may mail it to him at: given to our children and youth. I express He ended with the comment, “It must be Bill wrote that he can’t wait until he gets our thanks, in the name of all our students, to hard being a bishop.” confirmed because then “I get a Bible.” I Archbishop Buechlein’s all of you who support our schools His note is pretty deep for a suspect an older sister or brother received a Prayer List generously and at great sacrifice. second grader, and he must have given some Bible when she or he was confirmed. Archdiocese of Indianapolis During my bout with cancer toward the thought about what it means to be a bishop. Bill noticed, and was impressed. 1400 N. Meridian St. end of the last school year, I received notes Being the pastor of about Sarah wrote: “What do you like to do in P.O. Box 1410 and homemade cards from countless school 300,000 Catholics, not to mention your free time? Mine is to play with my Indianapolis, IN 46202-1410 children. I responded to many of them, but I overseeing the needed financial and puppy and friends. We got to learn how to discovered one more set that has not been personnel resources to do ministry, can be a answered. challenge. Archbishop Buechlein’s intention for vocations for January Second graders from St. Nicholas School But the blessings far outweigh the in Ripley County, now third graders, had challenges. I pray a lot. It is a privilege and Parents: that they may remain faithful to their vocations and encourage their children to questions and comments that provide another joy to celebrate the sacraments; for example, consider God’s call to service in the Church, especially as priests and religious. sample of how much they receive in their confirmation. I think John’s awareness of the Las cartas de los estudiantes demuestran la bendición que son las escuelas católicas na de las extraordinarias funciones primeros años de su educación elemental. años. Parece que los estudiantes de segundo de la Iglesia Católica en Estados Todas sus notas prometían oraciones para Sean también tenía una pregunta: grado del año pasado recibieron una buena UUnidos fue el desarrollo de que recobrara la salud. Cito aquí varios de “¿Puede mangonear a la gente?” Añadió: base en religión. Obviamente, nuestras nuestro sistema escolar católico. sus comentarios adicionales. “Soy su amigo. No veo la hora de recibir la escuelas católicas pueden dedicar mucho El establecimiento de la Iglesia en Nathan escribió: “Estoy contento de ir a confirmación.” tiempo valioso a la enseñanza de la religión. Indiana no fue la excepción. una escuela católica porque rezamos mucho. No veo mi función de arzobispo como de Becky escribió que “la religión es mi Desde el principio nuestro obispo Y como sabe, aprendimos a escribir en “jefe.” Pero de hecho, lo soy. Trato de pasatiempo.” No es un mal pasatiempo para fundador, Simón Bruté, y Santa Theodora cursiva porque le estoy escribiendo ahora.” recordar las palabras de la ordenación: una niña de segundo grado. Para responder Guérin, sabían muy bien que la educación Varios estudiantes mencionaron que la Vengo “a servir y no a ser servido.” Estas la pregunta, cuando tengo tiempo libre me católica y la formación religiosa son escritura cursiva era algo nuevo para ellos. palabras forman parte del rito de ordenación gusta leer. esenciales para el desarrollo de la fe. Nicole escribió: “Cuando reciba la de diáconos, sacerdotes y obispos. Claire preguntó: “¿Desde cuándo ha sido En la celebración de la Semana de las confirmación iré a visitarlo. ¿Cuál era su Eli escribió: “Estamos aprendiendo las sacerdote?” El próximo mayo habré estado Escuelas Católicas de 2009, continuamos materia favorita en la escuela? …. Me partes de la Misa. Soy mejor en Lectura. ordenado durante 45 años de bendiciones. haciendo énfasis en los valores y la encanta la escuela.” Tengo dos hermanos.” Me imagino que ese número será importancia de nuestras escuelas católicas. Varios estudiantes mencionaron esperar Que los estudiantes de segundo grado impactante para un estudiante de tercer Además de mantener la excelencia con ansias su confirmación. La Lectura era estén aprendiendo a comprender la Misa es grado, pero me complace saber que el académica y de formación, nuestros mi materia predilecta. Todavía me encanta una buena preparación para la Primera sacerdocio ronda sus pensamientos. pastores, administradores escolares y leer. Comunión y además, para una vida de fe. Nuestras escuelas son una bendición. † maestros saben bien que mantener John incluyó un par de preguntas: Tener estos cimientos a tan temprana edad, nuestras escuelas económicamente a flote “Obispo Daniel ¿es divertido ser obispo? junto con sus compañeros de clase, tiene que requiere dedicación y trabajo arduo. Además, ¿es difícil? Rezamos un rosario en ser una bendición. A veces pienso que ¿Tiene una intención que desee Como me comentó recientemente un la clase. Rezamos todos los días ¿usted nuestros niños y jóvenes son mucho más incluir en la lista de oración del pastor, parece que bien vale la pena también? ¿Cuántos años tiene?” capaces de aprender y entender de lo que Arzobispo Buechlein? Puede enviar cuando observamos el obsequio que les Cerró su carta con el comentario: “Debe queremos anticipar. su correspondencia a: estamos entregando a nuestros niños y de ser difícil ser un obispo.” Bill escribió que espera con ansias recibir jóvenes. En nombre de todos los Su nota es bastante aguda para un la confirmación porque entonces “me darán Lista de oración del Arzobispo estudiantes les expreso nuestro estudiante de segundo grado y debió darle una Biblia.” Sospecho que un hermano o Buechlein agradecimiento a todos aquellos que cierta consideración a lo que significa ser hermana mayor recibió una Biblia cuando Arquidiócesis de Indianápolis apoyan generosamente nuestras escuelas, a obispo. fue confirmado. Bill se dio cuenta y quedó 1400 N. Meridian St. costa de un gran sacrificio. Ser pastor de aproximadamente 300,000 impresionado. P.O. Box 1410 Durante mi lucha contra el cáncer, católicos, sin mencionar la supervisión de los Sarah escribió: “¿Qué le gusta hacer en Indianapolis, IN 46202-1410 hacia el final del pasado año escolar, recibí recursos humanos y económicos necesarios su tiempo libre?” A mí me gusta jugar con notas y tarjetas artesanales de para llevar a cabo el ministerio, puede llegar mi cachorro y mis amigos. Aprendimos a innumerables niños de nuestras escuelas. a ser todo un desafío. escribir en cursiva. Terminamos nuestros 10 Traducido por: Daniela Guanipa, Respondí a la mayoría de ellas, pero Pero las bendiciones sobrepasan por un Mandamientos.” Language Training Center, Indianapolis. descubrí un lote más al que no había gran margen todos los desafíos. Rezo mucho. respondido. Resulta un privilegio y una dicha poder La intención del Arzobispo Buechlein para vocaciones en enero Los estudiantes de segundo grado, celebrar los sacramentos; por ejemplo, la ahora en tercero, de la escuela St. Nicholas confirmación. Considero que la conciencia Padres: Que ellos puedan permanecer fieles a su vocación y puedan alentar a sus en Ripley County, tenían preguntas y de John sobre el rosario a tan temprana edad hijos a considerar la llamada de Dios para servir en la iglesia, especialmente como comentarios que nos brindan otro ejemplo es algo prometedor. Me preguntó cuántos sacerdotes y gente religiosa. de lo mucho que reciben durante los años tenía. El pasado 20 de abril tenía 70 Page 6A The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Events Calendar January 23 Edgewood Ave., Indianapolis. Oldenburg. “A Church to Indianapolis, memorial service Pro-life Mass, presentation and Program, six-week series, Northside Knights of Columbus Spaghetti dinner, benefits Believe In,” 9-11:30 a.m., for the unborn followed by discussion following Mass, 7-9 p.m., $30 per person Hall, 2100 E. 71st St., Indian- Parent-Teacher Group, 5-8 p.m., free-will offering. Information: memorial walk to 7 p.m. Information: includes materials. Information: apolis. Catholic Business $8 adult, $5 ages 5-12, children 812-933-6437 or Monument Circle, 3-4 p.m. 812-623-8007. 317-236-1586 or Exchange, Mass, 6:30 a.m., under 4 free. Information: [email protected]. Information: 317-585-1526. February 1 [email protected]. followed by buffet breakfast, 317-786-4013. Saint Meinrad Archabbey Our Lady of Lourdes School, Oldenburg Academy of the February 3-March 31 David Gorsage, president Immaculate Conception, Marian College, chapel, Marian Church, 200 Hill Drive, 30 S. Downey St., Indianapolis. St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, and chief belief officer, 1 Twister Circle, Oldenburg. Hall, 3200 Cold Spring Road, St. Meinrad. Bloomington Open house, 1-3 p.m. 10655 Haverstick Road, Camp David, L.L.C., presenter, OASIS Booster Club, all you Indianapolis. Pro-life Concert Chapter of the American Information: 317-357-3316. $14 member, $20 non-member. can eat breakfast, 7 a.m.-noon, Carmel, Ind. (Diocese of to benefit Right to Life of Guild of Organists, concert, 7 Information and registration: free-will donation. Information: Lafayette). Divorce Recovery www.catholicbusiness Indianapolis, 7 p.m., free-will p.m. Information: 812-357-6501. MKVS, Divine Mercy and Workshop, eight-week series, donation. 812-933-0737, ext. 244. exchange.org. Glorious Cross Center, Rexville, 7-9 p.m. Information: 317-846- January 25 located on 925 South, .8 mile February 2 Holy Name of Jesus Church, 8459 or 317-696-4077. January 23-25 SS. Francis and Clare Parish, east of 421 South and 12 miles Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 89 N. 17th Ave., Beech Grove. Our Lady of Fatima Retreat 5901 Olive Branch Road, south of Versailles. Mass, 89 N. 17th Ave., Beech Grove. February 4 Mass of installation for House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indian- Greenwood. Ministry of 10 a.m., on third Sunday holy Presentation of the Lord, Mass St. Mary Parish, 317 N. Mothers Sharing (MOMS), Father Stanley Pondo as apolis. Retrouvaille weekend hour and pitch-in, groups of and candle procession, 5 p.m., New Jersey St., Indianapolis. facilitator training, Benedictine pastor, 9 a.m., reception for married couples experi- 10 pray the new Marian Way, blessing of pregnant women and Solo Seniors, Catholic, Sister Paula Hagen, presenter, following Mass. Information: encing trouble in their 1 p.m., Father Elmer Burwinkel, young children. Information: educational, charitable and relationship. Information: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., $50 per 317-784-5454 or celebrant. Information: 317-784-5454. social singles 50 and over, 317-236-1595 or 800-383-9836, person. Information: [email protected]. 812-689-3551. single, widowed or divorced, ext. 1586. 317-458-0059 or February 2-9 [email protected]. Indiana War Memorial, January 27 St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, new members welcome, January 24 auditorium, 431 N. Meridian St., St. Nicholas Church, 6461 E. 535 E. Edgewood Ave., Indian- 6:30 p.m. Information: St. Mark School, 541 E. Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Indianapolis. Right to Life of St. Nicholas Drive, Sunman. apolis. Divorce and Beyond 317-897-1128. †

Retreats and Programs A Day for Persons Caring for Family 812-933-6437. Retreat.” Information: 812-923-8817 or Members and Loved Ones Challenged by [email protected]. January 24 Mental Illness and the Experience of February 10 Suicide,” Tom and Fran Smith, keynote Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, February 21 Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. presenters, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $25 per person. 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. “Woman Monastery Immaculate Conception, Kordes “A Church to Believe In,” Father Norman Information: 317-574-8898 or Talk: Life Lessons for Women by Center, 841 E. 14th St., Ferdinand, Ind. Langenbrunner and Jeanne Hunt, presenters, www.archindy.org/family/bereavement.html. Women–Encountering the Legal System,” (Evansville Diocese). “Saturday Morning at 9-11:30 a.m., free-will offering. Information: Jane Dall, presenter, 6:30-9 p.m., $25 includes the Dome–St. Benedict and Lent,” 812-933-6437. February 6-7 dinner. Information: 317-788-7581 or Benedictine Sister Karen Joseph, presenter, February 3 Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. [email protected]. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $35 includes continental “Winter Celebration: Mystery of God’s breakfast and lunch. Information: 812-367- SS. Francis and Clare Parish, 5901 Olive Loving Presence,” Franciscan Sister February 13-15 Branch Road, Greenwood. “Breaking the 1411 or [email protected]. Marya Grathwohl, presenter. Information: Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, Silence of Mental Illness in Parishes and 812-933-6437. St. Meinrad. Couples retreat, “Speaking Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, Religious Congregations,” Tom and Love: A Couples Retreat,” Benedictine 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. One-day Fran Smith, presenters, 7-9 p.m. Information February 8 Father Noël Mueller, presenter. Information: workshop, “Keys to Happiness in Your and registration: 317-859-4673. Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. 800-581-6905 or [email protected]. Wisdom Years,” Benedictine Sister Mildred “Evensong,” 4-5 p.m. Information: Wannemuehler and Benedictine Sister Joan February 4 812-933-6437. Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. Mount St. Francis Retreat Center for Marie Massura, presenters, 8:45 a.m.-3 p.m., 56th St., Indianapolis. Catholic Cemeteries February 9 Spirituality, 101 St. Anthony Drive, $35 includes lunch. Information: 317-788- Association and the Office of Family Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. Mount St. Francis. “Married Couples 7581 or [email protected]. † Ministries, seventh annual Mission Day for “Men’s Night at the ‘Burg,” men’s Caregivers of the Bereaved, “Suicide Grief: spirituality, 7-8:30 p.m. Information: Stephen Noone is appointed interim Indianapolis parish to sponsor mission administrator of Lumen Christi School The public is invited to participate in offerings will be accepted. For more Stephen Noone has been appointed by active in Catholic education and a parish mission sponsored by Our Lady information and to arrange child care the board of Lumen Christi Catholic currently serves as vice chair of the of Lourdes Parish, 5333 E. Washington or transportation assistance, call School in Indianapolis as interim chief board of Providence Cristo Rey St., in Indianapolis. The mission will 317-356-7291. administrator. High School in Indianapolis. begin at 7 p.m. on Jan. 25-27. Our Lady of Lourdes’ parish Noone was principal of A member of Christ the King Parish Titled “The Miracle in Me,” the mission is part of its yearlong Bishop Chatard High School from 1970- in Indianapolis, Noone will serve in an mission will be led by Father Phillip celebration of the centennial of its 77. From 1977-84, he served as director interim role at Lumen Christi through Cover, a staff member of the Shalem founding. of the Department of Schools in the the 2009-10 academic year. In addition Institute for Spiritual Formation in More information about the Office of Catholic Education and superin- to regular administrative duties, Noone Bethesda, Md. centennial and the mission can be tendent for 73 elementary and secondary will assist the board in developing a Registration is not required and there found by logging on to Catholic schools in the archdiocese. strategy for the future and hiring a is no fee to attend, but goodwill www.lourdesparish.com. † In the years since, he has remained permanent chief administrator. †

St. Paul Submitted photo Hermitage’s anniversary Residents and supporters of St. Paul Hermitage in Beech Grove pray during a Representing The Archdiocese since 1975 special Mass on Jan. 1 at the retirement and nursing care facility’s chapel that began a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of its establishment by the Sisters of St. Benedict of the adjacent Our Lady of Grace Monastery. Hermitage chaplain Mercer Belanger, providing legal Father Gerald Burkert was the services in the areas of Real Estate, primary celebrant. Concelebrants were Msgr. Richard Kavanagh, Corporate Litigation, Adoption, Msgr. Paul Koetter, Msgr. Mark Estate Planning and Wills & Trusts. Svarczkopf, Father Henry Brown, Father Patrick Commons, For more information, Father Gerald Kirkhoff, call 317.636.3551 or Father Herman Lutz and visit www.indylegal.com. Father Thomas Murphy. A blessing of new stained-glass windows and banners followed the Mass. By Annette “Mickey” Lentz

This is an exciting time for us in the archdiocese. We are in the midst of celebrating our 175th anniversary! We have so much to be thankful for over these past years, and certainly one of our greatest blessings has been our Catholic schools. Perhaps the best way to appreciate the power of these schools is to imagine the Church in central and southern Indiana without them. What would our archdiocese look like without Catholic schools? Would it be as robust and vital? How would it produce generous leaders? How would it serve immigrants? How would it provide avenues of educational opportunity to the poor, especially in our cities? Who would Christ use to build up his kingdom? As we recognize the importance of Catholic education in our society, we also celebrate one of its foundations as we mark Catholic Schools Week. Service is a long-standing tradition in Catholic education, and a principle of the Church’s social teaching. Thus, this year’s theme for Catholic Schools Week, “Catholic Schools Celebrate Service,” is particularly fitting. Why? Because when we commit to educating the whole child in an environment of faith and academic excellence then our schools instill a ignorant, forgive all injuries—to name a by doing so, serve others. strengthened our schools. We truly did lifelong commitment to serving others. few. In living out these works of mercy, the And Aristotle reminds us that “the celebrate our heritage of 175 years, and It is our hope that, in providing a student is called to give witness to the love greatest virtues are those which are most made a difference while serving others. strong Catholic culture for our students, of God among us. useful to other persons.” Let us remember the work of they will grow up to become good Our schools have developed a What a powerful statement! It Blessed Teresa of Calcutta by doing citizens, productive employees and proud heritage of service for our says to us that we must all be simple things for others and by doing exemplary leaders. As you read this Church and the community it messengers of social justice. them with extraordinary love. Catholic Schools Week Supplement, you serves. Clearly, our Catholic What is positive in the world Let us together celebrate and pray will find many examples of how our schools have made a must be shared with others. for all Catholic schools and students children turn that hope into a generous tremendous difference. Injustices, on the other hand, that God’s rich blessings will be with reality. There are many great must be overcome. them as once again they make their Our students collect food for the biblical scholars and Catholic schools provide mark when called to “Celebrate poor, host blood drives, build homes in important leaders who express this daily experience. They Service” in 2009. other countries as well as here in the the words of what it really demonstrate over and over Let us together feel a sense of pride United States, and send relief to war- means to serve. Two especially again the Gospel message of love for the accomplishments of our Catholic torn countries and to those affected by make my point about Catholic and forgiveness. schools for these past 175 years and for natural disasters. The list goes on as education and its focus on service. Our Catholic schools are gifts to decades to come. does their commitment. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said that the communities they serve. When the Jesus asks us to serve others. Our “everyone can be great because everyone story of Catholic schools is written, (Annette “Mickey” Lentz is the schools still focus on the corporal and can serve.” historians will look back on our age, our executive director of the archdiocesan spiritual works of mercy—feed the We feel there are no exceptions to this archdiocese and marvel that against great Secretariat for Catholic Education and hungry, clothe the naked, instruct the statement. All students can serve God and, odds, we not only persevered but Faith Formation.) † Page 2B Catholic Schools Week Supplement The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009

Students’ community efforts touch lives, including their own

By John Shaughnessy Providing a comfort zone Streets–Stop the Violence.” Kathy Wright often marvels at the way Before her idea grew into a grand plan So on Nov. 1, 2008, the school once that simple school lessons can lead to Call them “snapshots of service”— that even the Indianapolis Colts embraced, again reached out to its neighboring special efforts that change lives. pictures of the remarkable variety of Claire Helmen was just looking for a good community with a fall festival of service— “Our second-grade classes sold apples ways that Catholic school students way to help small children when they are an outreach effort that was so successful to the student body after they did an across the archdiocese make a difference scared. that school officials have decided to make economics lesson on the apples,” Wright in their communities and the world. “My mom works [in the fight] against it a continuing commitment. notes. “They secured a $200 loan from Take a look at this photo of some of domestic violence,” says Claire, 13, a “We want to get our students out in the Regions Bank, went to the orchard, the 240 students from Bishop Chatard seventh-grade student at St. Thomas community cleaning vacant lots, painting picked the apples, and sold them for High School in Indianapolis dancing for Aquinas School in Indianapolis. “We were houses, cutting grass for shut-ins and doing 25 cents to the students during the seven straight hours while raising more talking after dinner one night about how we errands for them,” says Paul Lockard, the lunch times. They collected more than than $36,400 for Riley Hospital for could help kids in traumatic situations. And school’s president. “We want our parents to $300 after paying their loan back. They Children in Indianapolis. we came up with blankets. Blankets are a get involved, too. decided they wanted to help 27 families And check this snapshot of great way to give comfort.” ‘”We’ve always wanted to be a center of [in need] with multiple children. Zach Hellinger—a freshman at That conversation has led to “Claire’s peace and justice through understanding. “In order to have more money, they Our Lady of Providence Jr./Sr. High Comfort for Kids,” a community service Being one of the most diverse schools in had a penny [fundraiser] for one week School in Clarksville—whose volunteer project to put blankets in the hands of the area, we can send our kids out and before our Thanksgiving break. They efforts help to make life easier for collected more than $1,100, people with disabilities. which gave them $1,400 to shop You also have to see this photo at Wal-Mart for gifts. They were

of Terry Majors interacting with photos Submitted each given $20 and a list of Indiana lawmakers. The what the child wanted. Then sophomore at Providence they came back to school and Cristo Rey High School in Indian- wrapped all the gifts. I think this apolis is a member of the Indiana was an experience that will live Legislative Youth Advisory with these children for many Council. years.” And here’s a picture of the students at Roncalli High School Making the extra effort in Indianapolis, which was one of Eric Nixon keeps a busy six Indiana high schools honored schedule as a senior at in 2008 for their commitment to Father Thomas Scecina Memorial community service. High School in Indianapolis. The The award from Indiana State 17-year-old youth takes several University in Terre Haute advanced placement classes, serves commended Roncalli for efforts as the Student Council treasurer that included collecting and a school ambassador, and 100,000 cans of food, raising works 20 to 30 hours a week at a $9,000 for homeless people and grocery store. Still, he made time donating 2,500 toys for children in to lead the canned food drive in need. November at his school for a Service is a way of life—and an simple reason. expression of faith—for Catholic “There are so many people in school students. Just look at these need, it’s incredible,” he says. “The snapshots. more you can do and give, the Dancing for seven straight hours, 240 students from Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis participated in a better it will be.” Unleashing the possibilities dance marathon in October of 2008. The school’s annual fundraiser earned more than $36,400 to benefit Riley Hospital Eric approached the manager at Nicole Zapp admits she never for Children in Indianapolis. the grocery store where he works felt a real commitment to about purchasing canned foods at community service until she drove by patrol officers for the Indianapolis actually be an advocate for diversity. We cost. Then he enlisted the help of his the Madison-Jefferson County Animal Metropolitan Police Department—who want to demonstrate that even though there fellow students in raising money to pay Shelter with her friend, Katherine Bear, then give the blankets to children in are differences in race and creed, we are all for the canned foods. and thought it would be a great place to frightening situations that include fires, inherently good.” “We improved double-fold our total volunteer. automobile accidents and separation from from last year,” Eric says. “This year, we “Katherine and I stopped in there their parents. Planting the seed collected 15,607 cans. I was really at the beginning of the summer,” Claire received help from the Colts As the principal of St. Simon the excited to see all the people we were recalls Nicole who, along with organization, which allowed her to raise Apostle School in Indianapolis, able to help.” † Katherine, is a junior at Father funds for her project from fans entering Michael Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High Lucas Oil Stadium for the Nov. 2 game. School in Madison. “We started off “They played the Patriots that day and walking dogs and playing with them. we got to stand outside, holding up It was so rewarding. They’re cooped blankets and asking for donations,” up there every day, and they don’t get Claire says. “We raised about $1,700. All out a lot. They were so full of together, we’ve raised about $2,500.” energy.” Distribution of the blankets, which cost Nicole became especially fond of a about $2 each to make, has already begun dog named Chloe, a mix of a Collie to the patrol officers. and a Labrador retriever. “It started out small and it grew into “I was walking her one day and something big,” Claire says. “It shows when I brought her back, a family you’re never too young to get involved and started looking at her and adopted start something.” her. It was so great that she got adopted by a really nice family. Promoting peace and justice Working at the animal shelter made The community of Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. me learn that doing service can be High School in Indianapolis wanted to take fun. You just have to find what you’re an active part in supporting a City of interested in.” Indianapolis initiative called “Peace in the

Nicole Zapp comforts a dog at the Madison-Jefferson County Animal Shelter. A junior at Father Michael Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School in Madison, Nicole volunteers at the shelter because of her love for animals. The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Catholic Schools Week Supplement Page 3B In the name of the father Five Louies share an amazing story of faith and family

By John Shaughnessy possible, he says. Ranging in “There were a lot of times when we age from When you hear the story of the didn’t know where the money was coming

Submitted photo Submitted 1 to 98, the five people named Louie Annee, you from to pay for it. But it always came from five people realize it’s a story about commitment—to a somewhere. You just had to give other things who share dream, a family and a way of life. up.” the name You also realize that the story of the Louie Annee, the third generation, Louie Annie five Louies might make a good commercial remembers those days and the sacrifices that are also for the continuing value of a Catholic his father and his mother, Nancy, made. connected education. “With eight kids, financially it was by a Start with the story of the oldest Louie something my parents had to work hard to commitment Annee, whose parents immigrated to the get done,” says the third-generation Louie, to Catholic United States and Indianapolis in the who is 48, a 1979 graduate of education. early 1900s. Roncalli High School in Indianapolis and Coming from an area along the border the owner of The Atrium and The Columns, of France and Germany, his parents wanted two banquet facilities. “Catholic education a new life for themselves and a Catholic definitely had a big impact on me. The education for Louie and his brother. So respect and the discipline are so much Louie attended the former Sacred Heart different than public schools. The kids’ School and Cathedral High School, both in attitudes are so much different.” in Indianapolis, before he had to leave So he and his wife, Rhea, who met at school to help support his family. Roncalli, were adamant about sending their Catholic education was also the choice four children to Catholic schools. They also that the oldest Louie Annee, now 98, and named their oldest child Louie. his wife, Mildred, made for their “I was proud to name my son Louie seven children, including their oldest child because he was named after my father and boy, there was no doubt what we were around other children who who they also named Louie. grandfather,” says Louie, the going to name him,” says Louie, the have that background in their lives.” “We all went to Catholic grade schools third generation. “I think it’s neat to be part fourth generation. That dedication to Catholic education and Catholic high schools,” says the of that tradition. It’s just special because I There is also no doubt that this Louie has been a foundation for nearly a century second-generation Louie, 70, who know there are years upon years that there’s and his wife, Elizabeth, both Roncalli for the Annee family—and for countless graduated from the former Sacred Heart been a Louie Annee on the southside. Even graduates, want to provide a Catholic other families in the 175-year-history of the High School in Indianapolis. “It was very if you don’t know me, education for their son, Louie. archdiocese. important to my parents to send us to you know me because of the other “My parents sacrificed a lot to make sure “All five generations and before have Catholic schools. And I always felt it was Louie Annees. It’s almost like a legacy.” we had that,” says Louie, the fourth always been Catholic,” says Louie Annee, important for my children, too. We had A legacy of family, faith and doing what generation. “It will be important for me for the third generation. “To me, there’s no eight kids. We thought that if they were it takes to provide a Catholic education for Louie to go to Catholic school. You look other way to believe. It’s the backbone of raised in the right way, they would raise your children—a legacy that the around and you want to make sure they’re our family. In good times and bad times, their family in the right way. A Catholic fourth-generation Louie Annee, 29, raised right. To me, a Catholic education is we lean on our religion. It’s the foundation education helps people do that. We had embraced and hopes to extend to his much more than the education they get. It’s of our family and everything. If my opinion seen the example of what it had done for 18-month-old son, the fifth-generation Louie also the other parents and children in counts, there’s no doubt I want my our family.” Annee. Catholic schools. It’s their involvement in grandchildren to have a Catholic Sacrifices had to be made to make it “When we found out we were having a their children’s lives. I want my child education.” †

MARIAN COLLEGE INDIANAPOLIS

What matters to you?

Ask anyone who’s ever been: going to college matters. It’s a choice that helps deﬁne who you are, and who you will become. Your experiences at college—in and out of the classroom—will shape your ideas and opinions for years—probably forever.

At Marian College, you will be personally challenged to incorporate awareness of the world and a sense of community—lessons of concern and respect that can be learned and practiced over a lifetime. These lessons are based on our Catholic faith and Franciscan values—dignity of the individual, peace and justice, reconciliation, and responsible stewardship.

Katrina Kroics B.A. in biology with a minor in chemistry Marian College Class of 2008

Whether people see it or not, teachers have a big impact on the community through its children. As a biology teacher at Shelbyville Middle School, my job is to help students grasp concepts and apply them. What matters is that I also show my students that I honestly do care about them.

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Katrina Kroics Page 4B Catholic Schools Week Supplement The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 ‘A powerful difference’ Lay educators share what makes Catholic education special

By John Shaughnessy their commitment to providing it. Colleen Burdette, left, shares a fun Consider the transformation that marked Colleen Burdette, sixth-grade teacher at photo Submitted Sandi Patel’s life—from her days as a girl Pope John XXIII School in Madison teaching growing up in the Catholic faith to her first “I have a former student who is now in moment with years as a teacher in a Catholic school. the Navy. His captain called him into the Megan Whitham, “When I was a little girl, I would office one day and asked if he went to a a student at dutifully file into the front pew on the right Catholic school. When he responded with a Pope John XXIII side of the church with my family,” Patel yes, the captain told him he could tell School in recalls. “In my teenage years, I challenged because he was always prepared, on time Madison. my parents about the importance of going to and ready to work. Burdette is a church. My mom would simply reply, “A good friend of mine was teaching at sixth-grade ‘Some day, you will be grateful for your the college level in Ohio. She did not attend teacher at the Catholic faith.’ a Catholic high school, but she could pick school. “That ‘some day’ came 17 years ago those in her classes who had. She could pick when, as a newlywed, I moved to Indian- those students for the same reasons the apolis. I started teaching music at Navy captain did. St. Philip Neri, and I saw the power of a “The atmosphere in a Catholic school is Catholic education. My passion was ignited different in my experience. Although I have focus on the true story of Christmas. Catholic education desire something greater and, after four years of teaching in a public spent so much time in the Catholic system, I “I have been a faithful Catholic all of my for their children. Education is not just school, I never looked back. have also spent plenty of time in the public life, but I attended public school up through about learning to read and write, but also “With all my heart, I believe that the system. When God can enter a classroom, eighth grade. When about learning children in our classrooms will make a there is an entirely different feel. So often, I moved on to a everything there is powerful difference in the world. They will my telling the students what is right or Catholic high to know about see the world through their hearts filled with wrong isn’t enough, but when I can show school and later a life—morality, a Christ, and they will be motivated to the students how God wants them to live, Catholic college, I sense of self-worth, become his hands and feet. It is my the point is much more easily made. It is couldn’t help but a sense of pride in privilege to be part of that wonderful especially effective when students receive notice that the kids who you are, and a reality—a wonderful reality with a similar messages at home.” who came from the sense that you foundation set in a Catholic school.” Catholic grade belong to a group. I Now the principal of SS. Francis and Kymberli Payonk, pre-school teacher at school had a think that parents Clare School in Greenwood, Patel is one of St. Patrick School in Terre Haute foundation in faith choose Catholic the more than 1,900 staff members who “I teach 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds, and it is a that I didn’t have. I education for those Kymberli Payonk Michael Joseph serve and teach some 23,000 students in the treat to introduce them to our faith. They are had always attended reasons in addition 71 Catholic schools in the archdiocese. so open and loving and in awe when we CCD, but I couldn’t learn in one hour a to a great and high-level academic By far, most of those educators are lay learn about Jesus or stories from the Bible. week what the Catholic school kids received experience. people—a group that for decades has been “We just ended the Christmas season. We daily at school.” “Faith is shared and practiced even if one the backbone of Catholic education in learn the story of Jesus’ humble birth, and is not of the Catholic faith. Academics are central and southern Indiana. I’m so proud of my students when they talk Michael Joseph, former teacher and now designed to obtain success. And extremely The Criterion asked some of those about Bethlehem instead of the North Pole. campus director at Holy Angels School in high expectations are demanded of students educators to share their thoughts on the None of this takes away from their love of Indianapolis and parents. Parents recognize that it is importance of a Catholic education, and Santa, of course, but it certainly helps them “I sense that parents who choose See EDUCATORS, page 18B

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The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Catholic Schools Week Supplement Page 5B A journey of faith Teacher travels to France to seek essence of St. Theodora By John Shaughnessy $8,000 Teacher Creativity Fellowship that her education about St. Theodora. she received from Lilly Endowment Inc. in “I wanted to visit her birthplace, Even while everything possible seemed Indianapolis. In applying for the grant, Etables, France,” Paskash says. “They to go wrong, Madonna Paskash still Paskash wanted to learn about the life of still have the home where she was Submitted photo believed she would eventually make it to St. Theodora so she could give school born. It’s been renovated so you can the home of the woman who inspires her performances as the Hoosier educational visit it. You can’t really take a bus or a life. pioneer. train to Etables. I had to rent a vehicle Never mind that the Catholic school “I’ve always had a really close in Paris. That was very challenging for teacher from Bloomington hadn’t ever connection to the Sisters of Providence in a me. I knew a few basic French traveled outside the United States. lot of ways,” Paskash says. “I graduated in phrases, but not many people there Never mind that she had just arrived in 1974 from Ladywood-St. Agnes Academy speak English and there weren’t many France, a country where she didn’t know in Indianapolis. The Sisters of Providence signs. I got lost a lot.” the language. owned and ran that school. I felt they made Surviving those struggles added to Never mind that she kept getting lost as a real difference in my life. They taught me her appreciation of finally visiting the she drove to the small French town that how to think, not what to think. They home where St. Theodora spent her was her destination—a journey that was taught me leadership and to have the early years. supposed to take six hours and ended up courage of my convictions. I like to believe “I was amazed it was still there,” taking 12—all day long. we pass those things along to our children she recalls. “It gave me a real sense Whenever she became frustrated during at St. Charles.” of what she was like as a person, the trip, Paskash thought of the hardships Since religious sisters haven’t taught at what her life was like. They showed that were faced by the woman who inspired St. Charles for a long time, Paskash wanted me where her garden was. They her and this once-in-a-lifetime adventure— to give the school’s students a sense of the took me to the beautiful church St. Theodora Guérin, the Sister of historical significance of the Sisters of where she would have gone to Madonna Paskash used an $8,000 Teacher Creativity Providence who endured a three-month Providence, especially St. Theodora. Mass. It was fun.” Fellowship to study the life of St. Theodora Guérin so journey from France in 1840 and arrived in “I wrote my fellowship so I would The fun continued when she gave she could play the role for students at St. Charles the Indiana wilderness with a dream of spend six weeks of the summer studying her first performance as St. Theodora Borromeo School in Bloomington, where she teaches providing a Catholic education for children her life,” she says. “I read several books at St. Charles Borromeo School on third-grade students. of all backgrounds. about her. I visited and worked with sisters Oct. 2, the birthday of the saint. “When she came to Indiana, she got at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. I did “I dressed up in her habit and told her “It has reinforced my faith,” Paskash plunked in the mud in the middle of the storytelling workshops to get my skills story to the children with her accent,” she says. “I try to stress to my students that forest,” says Paskash, an assistant principal better. I practiced and learned some basic says. “I felt it was an important thing to do faith isn’t waiting for God to make and a third-grade teacher at St. Charles French and worked on a French accent so I for the children. Instead of reading them a miracles in your life, it’s doing everything Borromeo School in Bloomington. “Yet she would sound like her.” book or telling them about her life, I you possibly can and then giving it over to was so loving of everyone she met, and she The Sisters of Providence were so wanted to give them a chance to see her. God to make things happen. had such a great faith in Providence. thrilled by her interest that one of them, The children were very sweet. The little “St. Mother Theodore is such a great Making the trip to France was a real Sister Mary Loyola Bender, volunteered to ones were in awe of me. The older ones example of that. She was tireless in her challenge for me. I thought it would give create and sew a reproduction of a religious had a lot of questions.” efforts and never gave up. She believed in me a small sense of what she encountered habit from 1840 for Paskash. The extra effort reflects the approach her heart that God would care for them. because I didn’t know the language or the “She was 90 at the time,” Paskash says that Paskash has given during her 30 years That fits my life as well. I try to live that culture. It made me a stronger person.” about Sister Mary. “She’s just a doll.” as a teacher. Her time spent learning more every day. You need to pray every day. But Paskash made the trip to France in the The journey to France with her husband about St. Theodora reflects the inspiration I also try to do everything I can to live my summer of 2008, thanks to an and their two children was the key part of that the saint has had on her life. faith every day.” †

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Ryan Bernhardt B.S. in chemistry Marian College Class of 2008

I participated in priceless undergraduate research, played collegiate golf and tennis, and studied under excellent professors. Now, I work as a high throughput robotics chemist at Coskata, Inc. What matters is that I’m helping create economical fuels from renewable resources.

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Ryan Bernhardt Page 6B Catholic Schools Week Supplement The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 A tradition of excellence Bishops embrace education and faith formation By Mary Ann Wyand in the faith and preparing men for the Bishop Célestin de la Hailandière and the Brothers of the Sacred Heart opened priesthood. A lawyer and priest, Bishop de la a boys’ school in 1906 in Indianapolis and Two commitments have always guided He invited the Sisters of Charity from Hailandière was installed as bishop of later founded a high school in Vincennes. Catholic education in the archdiocese: Kentucky to help him with the ministry of Vincennes in Paris on Aug. 18, 1839. Bishop St. Palais died on June 28, 1877, creating a foundation of faith and shaping a Catholic education Before returning to Indiana, he appealed at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, a day after he vision of the future for children. in the new diocese, to the French Sisters of Providence for help attended a commencement ceremony there. Today, that twin focus has led to a and archival records in educating Catholics in his diocese. 97 percent high school graduation rate in the report that “before Responding to his invitation, Bishop Francis Silas Chatard archdiocese, with 94 percent of those very long about 50 Mother Theodore Guérin—now The former rector of the American graduates entering college. day pupils and four St. Theodora Guérin—came to the diocese College in Rome, Bishop Chatard studied The approach has also earned national boarders were in with five sisters to found what would medicine before answering God’s call to the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence attendance” at the become Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, priesthood. He was installed as bishop on recognition from the U.S. Department of school in recruit new sisters and later teach at parish May 12, 1878. Education for 25 Catholic schools in the Vincennes. schools. During his 40 years as bishop, the archdiocese—more than any other diocese “In a compara- During his eight years as bishop, he Diocese of Vincennes was renamed the in the country. Bishop Simon Bruté tively short period carried on Bishop Bruté’s plans for an Diocese of Indianapolis. That dual commitment has been shared of time, an educational system in the diocese. He also The interparochial high school in the by Catholic families, lay teachers, priests, educational system had been set up in arranged for the construction of a library to Indianapolis North Deanery is named for and religious sisters and brothers. It also Vincennes,” the archival records explain, preserve his predecessor’s large collection of this bishop, who wrote a pastoral letter on has been a priority for the 11 bishops and “which included complete elementary, scholarly books. Catholic education. archbishops who have served secondary and higher education for both He died on May 1, 1882, in France. By 1922, there were Catholic schools for Catholics in central and southern Indiana sexes and which was intended as a model boys and girls in “22 localities” and since May 6, 1834, in the Diocese of for the entire diocese.” Bishop John Stephen Bazin “upwards of 14,564 children were receiving Vincennes and then in the Diocese of Bishop Bruté worked hard to recruit A priest and former college president, a Catholic education under the care of Indianapolis when it was established on 20 priests and seminarians as well as Bishop Bazin was interested in the religious sisters.” Nov. 28, 1843. establish churches and schools in the instruction of children. He died on Sept. 7, 1918, in Indianapolis. Here’s a historic look at how each of German Catholic settlements in He was installed as bishop on Oct. 24, those 11 spiritual leaders have shaped southern Indiana. 1847, but died in Vincennes a few months Bishop Joseph Chartrand Catholic education in the archdiocese in Within five years, 130 students attended later on April 23, 1848. As coadjutor bishop with the right to the past 175 years. elementary schools, and both a college for succession, Bishop Chartrand assumed the men and an academy for women had been Bishop Jacques de St. Palais spiritual leadership of the archdiocese Servant of God Bishop Simon Bruté established in the diocese. A former nobleman, Bishop St. Palais following Bishop Chatard’s death. A physician, priest and former Catholic “In addition to that of being head of the was installed on Jan. 14, 1849, in Vincennes. He is remembered for his devotion to the college president, Bishop Bruté graduated diocese,” the archival records note, “the He is remembered for his commitment to Blessed Sacrament and as a “compassionate from medical school at the University of first bishop’s duties embraced those of caring for orphans and the education of and wise confessor.” Paris with the highest honors before pastor of the congregation, seminary young men for the priesthood. Bishop Chartrand taught religion classes deciding to study for the priesthood as a professor and school teacher.” Also in 1849, he approved the at Cathedral High School across the street member of the Society of St. Sulpice and Bishop Bruté was recognized as “one of establishment of an academy and free school from the Cathedral rectory and was known come to America as a missionary. the most learned and distinguished men as by the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary- for participating with [grade school] pupils Upon his arrival in southern Indiana in well as an outstanding Catholic educator in of-the-Woods. in recess games on the playground of late 1834, the first Bishop of Vincennes the United States.” During his 28 years as bishop, a “young SS. Peter and Paul School. dedicated his ministry to educating people He died on June 26, 1839, in Vincennes. ladies academy” was established in Madison continued on next page

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During his 15 years as bishop, growth and demographic changes then Archbishop Daniel M. 112 parishes operated schools, the archival bought land in a number of outlying areas. Buechlein breaks records explain, and more than Archbishop Schulte also supervised the photo Archive ground for the new 16,000 children were receiving a Catholic construction and development of the Holy Angels School education. four interparochial high schools in the and Parish Center in Bishop Chartrand also established a Indianapolis deaneries: Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis with help diocesan school board. Cardinal Ritter, Roncalli and Father Thomas from Father Clarence The archival records note that Scecina Memorial. Waldon, then-Mayor “educational progress in the Diocese of As a Father of the Second Vatican Steve Goldsmith, Indianapolis during the past quarter of a Council during the 1960s, students and others century is best shown in a roughly sketched Archbishop Schulte helped make many of involved in the project. account of the erection and dedication of a the liturgical decisions that have shaped the The new school large number of the schools, which took Catholic Church in modern times. opened on Aug. 30, place during this period, some of which were He died on Feb. 17, 1984, in Indianapolis. 1999. It was the first newly founded and a great number of others new inner-city school which were rebuilt.” Archbishop George J. Biskup built in the United Bishop Chartrand died unexpectedly on As coadjutor bishop with the right of States in 40 years and Dec. 8, 1933, the feast of the Immaculate succession, Bishop Biskup also served as was made possible by Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Indianapolis the archdiocesan before he was installed as archbishop on Jan. Making a Difference Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter 14, 1970. campaign. A native of New Albany, Auxiliary Archbishop Biskup is remembered for Bishop Joseph E. Ritter was named supporting the concept of Total Catholic As a result, the archdiocese received Legacy of Hope capital campaigns to raise bishop on March 24, 1934, and was installed Education and the establishment of national recognition as a leader in tens of millions of dollars, in part, to as the first archbishop of Indianapolis on lay boards of education to govern the parish lay governance of schools. rebuild Catholic schools. Dec. 19, 1944, 10 months after elementary schools and interparochial Archbishop O’Meara died in Indianapolis These successful campaigns enabled the Pope Pius XII signed the apostolic decree high schools. 12 years to the day after his installation as archdiocese to build the new Holy Angels establishing the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Archival records report that “it was archbishop. School and extensively renovate Holy Cross Archbishop Ritter is remembered for his during his administration that the Central School in Indianapolis, which courageous commitment to civil rights and archdiocese became known nationally for its Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B. resulted in national news coverage as the for integrating the Catholic schools in the holistic approach to Catholic education Known as the “education bishop,” the first new inner-city Catholic schools archdiocese two decades before the under the leadership of Father Gerald A. former president-rector of Saint Meinrad constructed in the United States since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down racial Gettelfinger, then superintendent of Catholic School of Theology and Saint Meinrad 1960s. segregation in public schools. education” and now bishop of the Diocese of College has focused on the educational Each year, the six center-city In 1946, he was appointed to lead the Evansville. needs of Catholics since his installation on parish schools in Indianapolis that are Archdiocese of St. Louis, where he also Archbishop Biskup died on Oct. 17, Sept. 9, 1992. now Mother Theodore Catholic supervised the integration of Catholic 1979, in Indianapolis. For nearly 17 years, Archbishop Academies help hundreds of students schools. Buechlein has built relationships with from low-income families rise above the Archbishop Ritter was named a cardinal Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara parents, parishes and corporate donors to cycle of poverty, achieve success in the by Pope John XXIII on Jan. 16, 1961. He The former director of the U.S. branch of raise funds to ensure that Catholic schools in classroom, and look to the future with died on June 10, 1967, in St. Louis. the Church’s Society for the Propagation of the archdiocese will remain affordable for all hope and confidence. the Faith was installed as archbishop on children. Since 1985, 25 Catholic schools in the Archbishop Paul C. Schulte Jan. 10, 1980, and enjoyed visiting Catholic In 1996, he established the Celebrating archdiocese have earned 31 national Remembered as a visionary spiritual schools in central and southern Indiana Catholic School Values Scholarship and Blue Ribbons from the U.S. Department of leader, Archbishop Schulte was installed on during his 12 years of ministry. Career Achievement Awards program, which Education recognizing their excellence. A Oct. 10, 1946. The 1970s and 1980s ushered in an era has raised more than $4 million to benefit total of 22 Blue Ribbon Awards have been Many parishes and schools in suburban that saw a dramatic increase in the Catholic education. earned by archdiocesan schools in just the areas of Marion County exist because involvement of lay people in teaching and Archbishop Buechlein also initiated the past five years—more than any other Archbishop Schulte foresaw the population running Catholic schools. Building Communities of Hope and diocese in the country. †

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Roxana Moghaddam B.S. in ﬁnance with a minor in business Marian College Class of 2008

I participated in different kinds of internships for experience, and not for the money. If it weren’t for that, I don’t think I’d be working as an associate ﬁnancial analyst for Eli Lilly and Company. What matters is that I got the theory and the practice from great professors who cared about my future.

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Roxana Moghaddam Page 8B Catholic Schools Week Supplement The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Unsung heroes Religious sisters continue to leave their mark on students By John Shaughnessy She also remembers her

In looking back on the 175-year history of the freshman year of photo Submitted archdiocese, any list of the heroes of Catholic education high school at the would have to include parents, priests, religious brothers former St. Agnes and lay teachers. Academy in Indian- Still, if you were searching for the “unsung heroes” of apolis, and the pain Catholic education in the archdiocese’s history, that that she and her distinction belongs to one special group of people: classmates felt Religious sisters. when one of their Indeed, ever since St. Theodora Guérin left France and favorite teachers, arrived in the Indiana wilderness in 1840 with the goal of Sister Marie Rose, offering a faith-based education to children of all died that year of backgrounds, the history of Catholic education in the cancer. archdiocese has clearly been marked by the efforts of the “The way she Sisters of Providence, Sisters of St. Benedict, Sisters of handled herself, she St. Francis and the Sisters of St. Joseph—to name the most was a steady prominent orders. influence for us,” “The sisters have been overwhelming to the Church at she recalls. large,” says Richard Powell, a 2009 recipient of a The influence of Celebrating Catholic School Values Award, who taught at those sisters stayed Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis for 42 years with her when she before retiring in 2008. “They gave the example of their joined the lives to teach us how to live. They were always willing to Benedictine help other people, no matter what. And they taught us to do Monastery In her 56th year as an educator in the archdiocese, Benedictine Sister Louise Hoeing shares a moment with the same, beyond what they did for us with the three Rs. Immaculate Holly Ackermann, left, and Amanda Sands, students at Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis. They formed many a life.” Conception in Sister Louise is the school’s director of guidance. Even in an age now dominated by Catholic lay teachers, Ferdinand, Ind., in the remarkable legacy of religious sisters continues. And the Evansville Diocese in 1950, when she was 16. Since 1975, she has been at Bishop Chatard, working while this story will focus on the life of just one of those “It was an inner longing for something more than what I mostly in the guidance department. She is the guidance sisters, consider this story as a tribute to every religious was experiencing,” Sister Louise says. “I felt there was counselor for half of each freshman class. As director of sister who has devoted her life to teaching and advising something more for me than the proms and running guidance, she also is a terrific source of knowledge for Catholic children. around.” seniors who need help seeking college scholarships or At 74, Benedictine Sister Louise Hoeing is in her At 19, she began teaching at St. Ambrose School in finding a college that matches their gifts and their career 56th year as an educator in the archdiocese—a former Seymour. She started as a fifth-grade teacher before taking plans, says Bishop Chatard president William Sahm. teacher and principal who has long served as the director of over the first grade. “She has a great sense of humor, and she is compas- guidance at Bishop Chatard High School. “I had 54 students in one class,” she recalls. “I took them sionate and sensitive,” Sahm says. “She keeps track of all Her life shows how Catholic education has changed in to the fire station two blocks away one day. Did I have the deaths in the Bishop Chatard community—grand- many ways through the years and yet still retains its roots. another adult with me? No. They obeyed. I taught them parents, aunts, uncles. She attends every wake and many She grew up in Indianapolis, one of seven children in her Latin, too. They thought they were the cat’s meow.” funerals. And she has a mind for detail. She keeps track of family. Her parents were married in 1931 during the Great During that time in the 1950s, she experienced a rare her former students—how many kids they have, Depression, an era when economic hard times devastated moment in Catholic education in the archdiocese. grandchildren, who they are married to, what’s going on in many families. And yet their commitment to the Church “In my first years of teaching, all the teachers were their lives.” never wavered. sisters,” she says. “Someone got sick and a woman by the Sister Louise is part of a Benedictine tradition that has “Catholic education was very important to my parents,” name of Mrs. Nichter replaced her. She would have been been in place at Bishop Chatard since it opened in 1961. she recalls as she sits in her office at Bishop Chatard. “All one of the first lay teachers in the archdiocese.” Two other Benedictine sisters, Sister Susan Marie their children got a Catholic education.” The changes came in her life, too. As a principal and Lindstrom and Sister Kathleen Yeadon, also teach at the She remembers her childhood days at St. Joan of Arc teacher at St. Anthony of Padua School in Clarksville in the school. School in Indianapolis when Providence Sister Catherine early 1960s, Sister Louise relished the opportunity to lead a “We’re so different,” Sister Louise says. “I see that as a Siena played marbles with the boys and taught all her school. She also thrived during the 10 years she served as plus. Students have the opportunity to see we’re not all in students to stand up for their beliefs. principal of the former Our Lady of Grace Academy in the same mold.” She recalls transferring to the newly-opened Christ the Beech Grove. Still, they are connected by a bond of faithfulness to King School in Indianapolis in seventh grade, where she “I had never been in a high school since I was in helping Catholic students grow in their faith and their met Benedictine Sister Assunta Highbaugh, a woman who high school,” she says with a laugh. “That Class of ’66 education. It’s a bond with the past, a bond that hasn’t always demanded the best of her students. helped me through. We still get together.” weakened even as the number of religious sisters in Catholic schools has declined dramatically in Sister Louise’s lifetime. “They have dedicated themselves to the needs of the Church, whatever it may be,” Sister Louise says about religious sisters through the generations. “In education, they have carried the torch of continuing the faith for children.” She pauses and says, “I hope we’ve added something.” Holy Family Catholic School There’s no doubt, say admirers of religious sisters. Mr. Jerry Ernstberger, Principal “Their dedication to their students has been remarkable,” BLOOMINGTON – SEYMOUR Sahm says. “Just think of the amount of heart and soul they DEANERY SCHOOLS Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School put toward their students. Equally important, they’re living Mrs. Theresa Horton, Principal symbols of commitment to Christ and their faith.” † St. Charles Borromeo School Our Lady of Providence Jr./Sr. High School 2224 E. Third Street • Bloomington, Indiana • (812) 336-5853 Mrs. Joan Hurley, President Principal–Mr. Alec Mayer Mrs. Melinda Ernstberger, Principal St. Vincent de Paul School Sacred Heart Catholic School Unique 923 18th Street • Bedford, Indiana • (812) 279-2540 Ms. Becky Spitznagel, Principal Principal–Mrs. Katherine Sleva St. Anthony Catholic School Gifts From St. Bartholomew School Sheila Noon, Principal 1306 27th Street • Columbus, Indiana • (812) 372-6830 Principal–Mrs. Kathryn Schubel St. Joseph Catholic School Ireland Ms. Heidi Imberi, Principal St. Mary School 209 Washington Street • North Vernon, Indiana • (812) 346-3445 St. Mary Catholic School Resources available for school projects Principal–Sister Joanita Koors, O.S.F. Mrs. Kimberly Hartlage, Principal St. Ambrose School St. Mary-of-the-Knobs Catholic School 301 S. Chestnut Street • Seymour, Indiana • (812) 522-3522 Mrs. Mary Ann Bennett, Principal KILLYBEGS Principal–Sr. Anna Rose Lueken, O.S.B. St. Paul Catholic School Irish Shop Shawe Memorial Jr. & Sr. High School Ms. Fran Matusky, Principal 201 W. State Street • Madison, Indiana • (812) 273-2150 Claddagh “Friendship” Rings • Celtic Jewelry Principal–Mr. Jerry Bomholt Woolens • Capes Sweaters • Belleeck China Pope John XXIII School Hours: Monday–Friday: 10–6, Saturday: 10–5 221 State Street • Madison, Indiana • (812) 273-3957 Principal–Ms. Jill Mires Nora Plaza 1300 East 86th Street, Indianapolis St. Rose of Lima School (located between College & Westfield) 114 Lancelot Dr. • Franklin, Indiana • (317) 738-3451 317-846-9449 Principal–Mrs. Kelly England The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Catholic Schools Week Supplement Page 9B Archive photo Archive Archive photo Archive

Oldenburg Franciscan Sister Clarissa Dillhoff helps kindergarten students with a coloring project in this Archive photo from August 1980 on the first day of classes at St. Paul School in New Alsace. Archive photo Archive

Father Albert Ajamie, pastor of Holy Angels Parish in Holy Cross School students pose for a group picture in 1949 with Father Ambrose Sullivan, the pastor, in the Kelley Gymnasium to Indianapolis from 1964 until 1970, welcomes commemorate their first Communion. Father Sullivan was the pastor of Holy Cross Parish from 1941 until 1952. students to Holy Angels School in this undated Archive photo. File photo by Mary Ann Wyand MaryFile photo by Ann

St. Lawrence School eighth-grader Joe Shirey of Indianapolis celebrates after answering a math question correctly on File photo by Mary Ann Wyand MaryFile photo by Ann Aug. 18, 2008, using the Indianapolis North Deanery grade school’s new SMART Board computer technology. Betty Popp, the prinicipal, said this interactive learning tool helps teachers present high-impact lessons, connect with the students through technology and bring learning to life. File photo by Mary Ann Wyand MaryFile photo by Ann

St. Simon School kindergartners and their teachers pose for a class picture on April 14, 2004, with Army Capt. Ed Lupomech of Indianapolis, who was their pen pal during his tour of duty in Iraq. He visited the classroom to thank the children for their prayers, letters and drawings, and showed the students his Bronze Star and Purple Heart earned for courageous service in wartime.

St. Luke School eighth-grade students carry John Sontag, portraying Jesus, to the tomb during a File photo by Mary Ann Wyand MaryFile photo by Ann File photo by Mary Ann Wyand MaryFile photo by Ann Passion play on Good Friday, April 6, 2007, at St. Monica School kindergartner St. Luke the Elizabeth Bauserman of Indianapolis Evangelist Church in practices using a walker during the Indianapolis. Indianapolis West Deanery grade Eighth-grader school’s annual Disability Awareness Day St. Rose of Lima sixth-grader William Roush of Allison Paras, at right, on Nov. 19, 2003. Students learn about Franklin works with science teacher Amber Hayes on who portrayed Mary, the challenges that people with a chemistry experiment with new laboratory cries below the cross. disabilities face in daily life. equipment on Jan. 18, 2007. - Catholic Schools An answer to a ARCHDIOCESE OF INDIANAPOLIS parent’s prayer HENRY WAYNE

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Downey St. Beech Grove, IN 46107 Indianapolis, IN 46227 3352 W. 30th St. Terre Haute School (9–12) Batesville St. Charles Borromeo School (P–8) St. Anthony School (P–8) 105 St. Paul St. 317-251-3997 Indianapolis, IN 46219 317-784-9078 317-784-9144 Indianapolis, IN 46222 St. Louis School (K–8) 2224 E. Third St. 320 N. Sherwood Ave. Sellersburg, IN 47172 St. Patrick School (P–8) 5885 N. Crittenden Ave. 8. St. Pius X School (K–8) 317-357-3316 19. Nativity of Our Lord Jesus 317-926-0516 17 St. Louis Place Bloomington, IN 47401 Clarksville, IN 47129 812-246-3266 449 S. 19th St. Indianapolis IN 46220 7200 Sarto Drive 13. St. Michael School (P–8) Christ School (P–8) Indianapolis West Deanery 31. St. Monica School (K–8) Batesville, IN 47006 812-336-5853 812-282-2144 Terre Haute, IN 47803 317-251-1451 Indianapolis, IN 46240 515 Jefferson Blvd. 3310 S. Meadow Drive • Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High 6131 N. Michigan Road 812-934-3310 Corydon Seymour Deanery 812-232-2157 1. Christ the King School (K–8) 317-466-3361 Greenfield, IN 46140 Indianapolis, IN 46239 School (7–12) Indianapolis, IN 46228 Connersville Deanery 5858 N. Crittenden Ave. Greensburg St. Joseph School (P–6) Columbus 317-462-6380 317-357-1459 317-255-7153 Brookville Indianapolis, IN 46220 9. St. Thomas Aquinas 3360 W. 30th St. St. Mary School (P–6) 512 Mulberry St. Bartholomew School (P–8) Private High School St. Michael School (K–8) School (K-8) 14. St. Philip Neri School (P–8) * 20. Our Lady of the Greenwood Indianapolis, IN 46222 32. St. Susanna School (P–8) 210 S. East St. Corydon, IN 47112 1306 27th St. Oldenburg 317-257-9366 4600 N. Illinois St. 545 N. Eastern Ave. School (P–8) 317-924-4333 1212 E. Main St. P. O. Box J, 275 High St. 812-738-4549 Columbus, IN 47201 Oldenburg Academy of 2. Immaculate Heart of Mary Greensburg, IN 47240 Indianapolis, IN 46208 Indianapolis, IN 46201 399 S. Meridian St. Plainfield, IN 46168 Brookville, IN 47012 812-372-6830 the Immaculate School (K–8) 25. St. Anthony School (P–6) * 812-663-2804 Floyds Knobs 317-255-6244 317-636-0134 Greenwood, IN 46143 317-839-3713 765-647-4961 Conception (9–12) 317 E. 57th St. 349 N. Warman Ave. Lawrenceburg St. Mary-of-the-Knobs Franklin 317-881-1300 Connersville P.O. Box 200 Indianapolis, IN 46220 15. St. Simon the Apostle Indianapolis, IN 46222 St. Lawrence School (K–8) School (P–6) St. Rose of Lima School (P–8) Indianapolis East Deanery Private Schools St. Gabriel School (P–6) Oldenburg, IN 47036 School (P–8) 20A. SS Francis and Clare 317-636-3739 3033 Martin Road 114 Lancelot Drive 317-255-5468 524 Walnut St. 812-934-4440 •Father Thomas Scecina 8155 Oaklandon Road School (P–3) • Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory 224 W. Ninth St. Floyds Knobs, IN 47119 3. St. Andrew & St. Rita 26. Holy Angels School (P–6) * Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Franklin, IN 46131 Memorial High School Indianapolis, IN 46236 5901 Olive Branch Road School (9–12) Connersville, IN 47331 812-923-1630 317-738-3451 Catholic Academy (P–8) * 2822 Dr. Martin Luther 812-537-3690 765-825-7951 (9–12) 317-826-6000 Greenwood, IN 46143 2801 W. 86th St. Jeffersonville 4050 E. 38th St. King Jr. St. New Alsace Madison 5000 Nowland Ave. 16. 317-215-2826 Indianapolis, IN 46268 Richmond Sacred Heart School (P–8) Indianapolis, IN 46218 St. Therese of the Infant Indianapolis, IN 46208 St. Paul School (P–6) Father Michael Shawe Indianapolis, IN 46201 21. 317-524-7128 Seton Catholic High 1842 E. Eighth St. 317-549-6305 Jesus/Little Flower St. Barnabas School (K–8) 317-926-5211 9788 N. Dearborn Road School (7-12) Memorial Jr./Sr. High School 317-356-6377 School (P-8) 8300 Rahke Road • Cathedral High School(9 –12) Jeffersonville, IN 47130 4. St. Joan of Arc School (P–8) 27. St. Christopher School (P–6) Guilford, IN 47022 233 S. 5th St. (7–12) 10. Holy Cross Central 1401 N. Bosart Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46217 5225 E. 56th St. 812-283-3123 500 E. 42nd St. 5335 W. 16th St. 812-623-2631 Richmond, IN 47374 201 W. State St. School (P–8) * Indianapolis, IN 46201 317-881-7422 Indianapolis, IN 46226 New Albany Madison, IN 47250 Indianapolis, IN 46205 Indianapolis, IN 46224 765-965-6956 125 N. Oriental St. 317-353-2282 22. 317-542-1481 Shelbyville Holy Family School (P–8) 812-273-2150 317-283-1518 St. Jude School (K–8) 317-241-6314 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Indianapolis, IN 46202 5375 McFarland Road 28. St. Gabriel School (P–8) • Lumen Christi Catholic St. Joseph School (P–5) 217 W. Daisy Lane 5. St. Lawrence School (P–8) Indianapolis South Deanery School (P–6) Pope John XXIII School (P–6) 317-638-9068 Indianapolis, IN 46227 6000 W. 34th St. School 127 E. Broadway New Albany, IN 47150 6950 E. 46th St. • Roncalli High School(9 –12) 801 W. Main St. 221 W. State St. 11. Holy Spirit School (P–8) 317-784-6828 Indianapolis, IN 46224 580 Stevens St. Shelbyville, IN 46176 812-944-6090 Indianapolis, IN 46226 3300 Prague Road Richmond, IN 47374 Madison, IN 47250 7241 E. 10th St. 317-297-1414 Indianapolis, IN 46203 317-398-4202 317-543-4923 Indianapolis, IN 46227 23. St. Mark the Evangelist 765-962-4877 Our Lady of Perpetual 812-273-3957 Indianapolis, IN 46219 317-632-3174 Sunman Help School (P–8) 317-787-8277 School (K–8) 29. St. Malachy School (K–8) Rushville North Vernon 6. St. Luke School (K–8) 317-352-1243 • Providence Cristo Rey High St. Nicholas School (P–8) 1752 Scheller Lane 541 E. Edgewood Ave. 330 N. Green St. St. Mary School (P–6) St. Mary School (K–8) 7650 N. Illinois St. 17. Central Catholic School (K–8)* School (9–12) 6459 E. St. Nicholas Drive New Albany, IN 47150 Indianapolis, IN 46227 Brownsburg, IN 46112 226 E. Fifth St. 209 Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46260 1155 E. Cameron St. 75 N. Belleview Place Sunman, IN 47041 812-944-7676 317-786-4013 317-852-2242 Rushville, IN 46173 North Vernon, IN 47265 317-255-3912 * Mother Theodore Catholic Indianapolis, IN 46203 Indianapolis, IN 46222 812-623-2348 765-932-3639 812-346-3445 Academies (Consortium) 317-783-7759 317-860-1000 Page 12B Catholic Schools Week Supplement The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Catholic education staff provides many support services By Mary Ann Wyand things that they identify as their priorities,” Costello said. “In the school improvement plans required by the Office of Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education staff Catholic Education and the state, most of our school staffs members are dedicated to providing a variety of educational have identified improvements in writing and problem- support services for parish elementary schools and the solving skills as academic priorities. We work with our archdiocesan interparochial high schools. schools to improve their Catholic identity, and challenges Wyand Mary by photo File Ann Here is a look at some of their educational with student enrollment, finances and development. responsibilities. The fact that we [nurture values] is a real testament to what is taking place in our schools,” he said. “Service to the School safety community is also an integral part of the mission of all our Understandably, parents are concerned about the safety of schools.” their children at Catholic schools and parish programs. G. Joseph Peters, associate executive director of Catholic Teacher Mentor Program education, has participated in the Indiana School Safety The Office of Catholic Education is approved by the Specialists Academy since its inception by the Indiana state to train experienced teachers to be mentor teachers for Department of Education in 1999. new educators, who must complete Indiana Department of “The Office of Catholic Education has held five training Education requirements to convert their temporary, Nationally known chastity speaker Jason Everett promotes the sessions for school teams on building state-of-the-art two-year license to permanent credentials. A Promise to Keep program to archdiocesan students. emergency operation plans for schools,” Peters said. “We “We do our own mentor training because we’re unique have scheduled three additional workshops for school safety as Catholic schools,” said Rob Rash, associate director of enrolled in Catholic schools has grown in the last six years. training. The next workshop is June 10.” schools, administrative personnel and professional Students with disabilities comprised 19 percent of the He said the goal is for every Catholic school in the development. “We have more than 150 mentor teachers and Catholic school enrollment in the archdiocese last year, archdiocese to have a state-of-the-art emergency operation over 200 first- and second-year teachers.” explained Kathy Mears, associate director of schools and plan in place by Dec. 31, 2009. Mentor teachers are required to have a master’s degree learning resources. “All of our schools do have an emergency preparedness and five years of experience, Rash explained. “Those “There are 13 legal categories of disabilities,” Mears plan as required by law,” Peters said, “but this training will mentor teachers work through their schools to train the new said, “and we serve children with disabilities in all 13 enhance the uniformity and the quality … based on an educators. categories in our schools. We have worked to assist teachers expert Tactical Site Survey in order to provide exemplary “During the second year, the new teacher submits a and principals in learning new instructional strategies and school safety preparedness and prevention.” portfolio, is videotaped and also has to show some student ways that we can accommodate additional numbers of work,” he said. “That is all submitted with the help of the students with disabilities in our schools.” Education and values mentor teacher to the state Department of Education to Catholic school students include children who are “We’re the third largest school district in the state,” convert their temporary license.” blind, deaf or hard of hearing, and mild or moderately Ron Costello, superintendent of Catholic schools, explained. The mentor program increases retention of new teachers, mentally handicapped, she said, as well as students “We have a very high percentage of students returning each he said, by creating a climate of dialogue between the diagnosed with learning disabilities, communication year, about 85 to 90 percent in all of our schools.” newer and experienced faculty members that enhances disorders and autism. Archdiocesan schools are accredited by the state, and teamwork among the school staff. Mears also serves the archdiocese by helping with Office of Catholic Education staff members ensure that legislative efforts for special education. She is a member of those requirements are met by school staffs. Special education and legislative efforts the state advisory council for special education. “We help the schools with improvement efforts on those The number of students with disabilities who are “On Dec. 2, we held the only training that is going to be offered by the state for non-public schools here at the Catholic Center,” she said. “We had over 200 people attend the training session on the new Article 7, which is Indiana’s special education law.” Pilgrimage trips conducted by The archdiocese and the Indiana Catholic Conference, the lobbying arm of the Church in the state are concerned about public funding for special education students in non- GOLDEN FRONTIER public schools, Mears said. “We want to make sure that our Sponsored by Catholic Shrine Pilgrimage, a Catholic Non-Profit Organization students are able to access the funds that they are generating through the state’s special education law.” Featured Trip A Promise to Keep: God’s Gift of Human Sexuality Now in its 14th year, the archdiocesan Office of Catholic IRELAND with Fr. 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currently students. Schmidl sees the parish’s longstanding NEW ALSACE commitment to its school based in its faith. continued from page 14B “Religion is not just a tradition on the side whole, is, too. where you go to church on Sundays,” she Gallagher Sean by photo File “We all strive to keep the school alive. said. “For us, it’s life. We breathe our faith. That’s for sure,” she said. “We participate in We live our faith. We want to feed our probably everything we can do to bring children the faith.” money in to help keep the school going. It Father Brian Esarey, pastor of St. Paul means a lot to me.” Parish, appreciates how the laity of the It means so much that she does far more parish is so committed to the school. than simply help raise money for the school. “They are very hopeful and trust-filled, She has also volunteered to clean its faithful people,” he said. “The faith and the bathrooms on weekends, and to sew hope and the trust gives them that stimulus to costumes for plays that the students perform. continue to work and to give and to Her husband has volunteered to work on the contribute [to the school].” school’s plumbing system. The hope of the St. Paul parishioners has St. Paul School principal allowed Monnig to look to the future of the Michael Monnig knows how important the 175-year-old school that he leads. volunteers are that come from throughout “I hope to continue building our the parish, not just from parents who have enrollment from the bottom up,” children in the school. Monnig said. “We were recently approved “It’s definitely a necessity in order to to go ahead and add seventh and eighth keep things functioning, and to keep up with grades. I think that is a big draw for the the demands of the modern world in regard younger parents to know that their kids to technology and modern facilities,” he can attend here K [kindergarten] through said. eighth [grade]. One of McCann’s daughters, “The past is important, but we really need Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein receives offertory gifts on Sept. 7, 2008, at St. Paul Church in Leah Schmidl, has inherited her mother’s to give these kids a strong future. So you New Alsace from Ryley Stonebreaker, a sixth-grader at the parish school, and (not seen) Gabby Meyer, dedication to the school. She taught there for have to think about the future.” a fifth-grader at the school, during a Mass that celebrated the 175th anniversary of the founding of six years during the mid-1990s, and has seen St. Paul Parish. Assisting Archbishop Buechlein are altar servers Matthew Horner, left, and two of her children complete their (To learn more about St. Paul School in New Andy Galle, both former St. Paul School students. This year, St. Paul School is starting its elementary education there. Two more are Alsace, log on to www.stpauledu.com.) † 175th consecutive year in operation. Parish’s promotion of stewardship lifestyle aids school By Sean Gallagher mother of five children, four of whom are currently enrolled In this file at St. Barnabas School. photo from To those who look at the world from the perspective of Over the years, Taylor’s family has coped with her 2003, economics alone, it might be hard in the best of times to husband’s job loss and an income, once he found new Laura Williams, make a case for Catholic schools. employment, that didn’t increase that much as they went who continues If that is true for Catholic schools that charge tuition, it is from having one to five children. Evans A. Brandon File photo by to teach middle even more so for those that do not, relying instead on the But having embraced stewardship as a way of life, for school religion stewardship of the members of the parish that sponsor it. them, there’s no turning back. They are giving more at St. Barnabas Add into the equation tough economic times like the financially to their parish and are also volunteering more in School in United States is experiencing now, then such “stewardship the parish school. Indianapolis, schools” seem just flat out crazy. “Our economics didn’t change,” Taylor said. “It’s interacts with Such is the so-called wisdom of the world. because God has allowed us to be able to do it. It’s not been students. But the people that make up St. Barnabas Parish in easy. And it’s not been perfect. But I just feel like we are St. Barnabas Indianapolis have embraced a different wisdom—the where God wants us to be.” Parish runs its wisdom of faith. While stewardship as a way of life is the foundation for school on the For Lisa Taylor and many other members of St. Barnabas Parish and its school of 630 students, there are stewardship St. Barnabas Parish, it isn’t just about having faith that God definite guidelines that help parishioners who enroll model, not will provide the financial resources to meet the school’s children at the school to live that out. (Non-parishioners charging bottom line. who enroll students at St. Barnabas pay tuition.) tuition to It is about shaping one’s life according to the principles They are expected to contribute financially to the parish. parishioners of Catholic stewardship: recognizing that all that one has is Five percent of a family’s annual gross income is suggested, who enroll their a gift from God and being generous with one’s time, talent but not required. children there. and treasure in response to God’s gifts. Weekly attendance at Sunday Mass is required, and a “It’s really about taking a leap of faith and realizing that system is currently being established to monitor attendance. this is the way that God wants us to live,” said Taylor, a See ST. BARNABAS page 17B Catholic Schools...... an answer to a Parent’s Prayer

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Archdiocesan Administration added. Young adult and college campus ministry became separate from The Secretariat for Catholic youth ministry programs within OCE Catholic schools: 71 Education and Faith Formation of the in 2008. Elementary schools: 60 (28 in Marion County) Archdiocese of Indianapolis includes the Support for local site-based programs High schools: 11 (seven in Marion County) Office of Catholic Education (OCE), the is provided through direct service, (includes four private high schools) Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), resources, consultation, training, Preschool programs: 46 (Pre-K programs for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds) St. Mary’s Child Center and community-building and collaboration Extended care programs: 57 (Pre-K-8, before and after school care or both) Mother Theodore Catholic Academies. with constituents in the parishes and The Office of Catholic Education schools in conjunction with other Professional staff: 1,901 (full-time and part-time) oversees and provides leadership, archdiocesan agencies. resources and policy guidance for Major constituencies include pastors, Enrollment 2008-09 (Unofficial Oct. 1, 2008, enrollment): Catholic schools, parish faith formation principals, parish administrators of Total pre-school-12: 23,077 programs, evangelization ministries, religious education, youth ministers, and Preschool: 1,842 youth ministry, and young adult and members of school and faith formation Elementary (K-8): 15,532 college campus ministry with the commissions and high school boards. High school (9-12): 5,703 counsel of the Archdiocesan Education Constituents are involved collabora- Commission. tively in projects to design and develop Religious composition: Elementary High school Special programs operating under the curriculum, provide in-service training, Catholic: 85% 90% auspices of OCE are the continuation produce manuals and guidelines, and to Non-Catholic: 15% 10% and replication of Project EXCEED, a foster applied professional development. NOTE: Approximate demographic figures for seven Indianapolis center-city schools are: grant-funded school improvement Catholic schools, parish faith 74% minority, 47% non-parishioners and approximately 78% qualified for Federal Lunch initiative (2001-06); A Promise to Keep, formation, evangelization, youth Program. a sexual abstinence program with St. ministry and young adult ministry Vincent Health; and SPRED, the Special programs in the Archdiocese of High school graduation rate: 97% (using IN four-year cohort method) Religious Development program serving Indianapolis serve 230,086 Catholics Percent of graduates entering college: 94% developmentally disabled parishioners. in 151 parishes and missions and NOTE: All figures above this line include private Catholic high schools. 71 schools in 11 deaneries throughout a Office of Catholic Education 39-county area of central and Average tuition rates, first child (estimated): Catholic Non-Catholic southern Indiana comprising some Elementary schools: $3,313 $4,773 The Office of Catholic Education was 13,757 square miles with a population Interparochial high schools: $6,354 $8,283 formed in 1974 when the former school of more than 2.4 million people. NOTE: Elementary tuitions are set at the parish level and vary greatly. Schools receive parish office and office of religious education subsidies except for private Catholic high schools, which are not included in these figures. were combined into one of the Contact information for Office of first offices of “Total Catholic Catholic Education Estimated operating costs of Catholic schools in the archdiocese FYE 2008: Education” in the nation. Elementary schools cost-per-pupil: $4,611 Under Archbishop Daniel M. Interparochial high schools cost-per-pupil: $7,991 Buechlein and in consultation with the Location: 1400 N. Meridian St., Total operating cost of archdiocesan schools: $113.5 million Archdiocesan Education Commission, Indianapolis, IN 46202 (Estimated using K-12 enrollment excluding capital costs and private high school costs) the OCE utilizes a team management Mailing address: P.O. Box 1410, approach in support of the teaching Indianapolis, IN 46206-1410 Annual savings to Indiana taxpayers (estimate): $209 million mission of the Church—“learning, Local phone: 317-236-1430 (Estimated at aggregate public school 2006 K-12 composite estimated cost-per-pupil of teaching and sharing our faith.” Toll Free: 800-382-9836, ext. 1430 $10,976 x 2006 Catholic school K-12 enrollment, excluding private high schools) In 2002, youth and young adult Fax: 317-261-3364 ministry were added to the OCE mission. E-mail: [email protected] In 2003, evangelization ministries were Web site: www.archindy.org/oce/ Bruns-Gutzwiller, Inc. General Contractors, Construction Managers u 305 S. John Street Batesville, IN 47006 Phone: 812-934-2105 Fax: 812-934-2107 Website: WWW.BRUNS-GUTZWILLER.COM

Connersville Deanery St. Michael School, Brookville Mr. Ken Saxon, principal St. Gabriel School, Connersville Ms. Sue Barth, principal Seton Catholic School, Richmond Mrs. Cindy Johnson, principal Seton Catholic High School, Richmond Mr. Rick Ruhl, principal St. Mary School, Rushville Mrs. Jann Metelko, principal The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Catholic Schools Week Supplement Page 17B

Stewardship helps form students’ character and faith

By Sean Gallagher “If people aren’t volunteering, things aren’t getting done,” she BROOKVILLE—Running a Catholic said. “If we don’t have parents on school on the stewardship model—where the playground, the kids aren’t tuition is not charged and the school is being watched adequately. It’s a Gallagher Sean by Photo supported solely by its sponsoring definite supplement that needs to parish—isn’t just about the financial be [here] year-round.” bottom line. In addition to aiding the school, It also serves as a means to form the McCool said that volunteering character and faith of the school’s helps her to be more involved in students, according to Kenneth Saxon, her children’s education. the principal of St. Michael School in “It’s nice to get to know the Brookville, which is a stewardship kids that are in my children’s school. class,” she said. “I know their In the first semester of the families. I know their parents. 2008-09 academic year alone, parents of “It [also] makes people more the students logged in nearly 6,000 hours approachable. You know all the of volunteer service at the school. teachers on a first-name basis. If I “They’re setting an example for the have a question, if I have a kids,” Saxon said. “It’s not just to problem, I can go to them. The provide the service in itself. It’s also that communication is very open, back example and to tell those kids, by action, and forth.” that we believe in this school and what Before coming to St. Michael this school stands for and that we School two and a half years ago, support it.” Saxon had served for 35 years in Leah McCool, right, serves as a volunteer teacher’s aide in the first-grade classroom at St. Michael School in Leah McCool is one of the parents the Franklin County Community Brookville. In the background, St. Michael School first-grade teacher Melanie Back asks her students a who sets such an example. School Corporation, in the same question on Jan. 7. A member of St. Michael Parish and county where St. Michael School a mother of four children, three of whom is located. St. Michael School. parents. There are probably a are students at the parish school, He said that one of the biggest “That kind of support is priceless. You multitude of reasons for that. McCool volunteers two and a half days a differences between his two work can’t put a price on that,” he said. “With “But here, there’s a real closeness. week as a teacher’s aide at the parish environments is the amount of parental the Franklin County schools, there wasn’t They’re vitally involved in the school. involvement and support at necessarily that closeness with the education of their kids.” †

running a school on the stewardship model For Father Randall Summers, “If we were able to convert all of ST. BARNABAS was really possible. St. Barnabas Parish’s administrator, it is the hearts of the parishioners here at continued from page 15B “The idea that it really does have to be certainly about prayer. But it is also about St. Barnabas, I think we would have everybody working together to pay the changing the hearts of more and more more gifts and talents and money than And parents are expected to volunteer in bills, to make it work, was something that I parishioners. we would ever need.” the school. had to see to believe,” she said. “ … It’s “We’re continually trying to convert When Debra Perkins began her ministry sort of that we cross our fingers and say a hearts to that,” he said. “It’s not a buzzword. (To learn more about St. Barnabas Parish, as St. Barnabas School’s principal prayer. But, seven years down the road, we It really is important for everybody to give including its school, log on to seven years ago, she was a bit skeptical that have to say that it works.” according to what has been given to them. www.stbarnabasparish.org.) †

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By John Shaughnessy people and better prepared for life after In December of 2008, high school.” 15 people who became

The idea for the road trip seemed crazy at The influence has lasted even though photo Submitted friends at Cathedral High first, the kind of idea that good friends think nearly 50 years have passed. Many of the School made a bus trip of when the stories and the laughter flow. Holy Cross brothers from that era at for a reunion with the And yet the idea for the road trip seemed Cathedral have died, but some are retired and Holy Cross brothers who perfect, too. After all, the friends knew they live at Holy Cross Village in South Bend, taught at the school. couldn’t wait any longer if they wanted to near the University of Notre Dame. Here, former Cathedral say “thank you” in person one more time. Those religious brothers are often the coach Tom O’Brien poses So the 15 friends from high school topic of conversation when members of between Holy Cross boarded a charter bus in Indianapolis in early Cathedral’s Class of 1960 meet for lunch on Brother Roy Smith, left, December to begin the 2½-hour trip to visit the last Thursday of every month at the and Holy Cross Brother some of the religious brothers who had Golden Ace Inn in Indianapolis. Roland Driscoll. shaped their lives long ago. “The conversation is bound to turn to our Brother Roy played for As the bus headed north toward high school days and what a unique Coach O’Brien. South Bend, Ind., the friends once again experience Cathedral was in the late ’50s and started sharing stories about the Holy Cross early ’60s,” Brezette says. They attended Mass and enjoyed lunch for one day. brothers who were their teachers and mentors “Many factors led to that uniqueness. The with many of their former teachers: “It was an emotional reunion for both at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis downtown location of the all-male school Holy Cross Brothers Roland Driscoll, groups,” Brezette says. “There were great during the late 1950s and early 1960s. attracted students from all areas of the Joseph Berg, Raymond Harrington, stories, some no doubt embellished just a “The impact the brothers had on our lives community, and covered the entire ethnic, Bernard Donahoe, John Dobrogowski, little, and fond memories of a simpler time was huge,” says Fran Brezette, a social and economic spectrum. But we all Camillus Kirsch, James Kinsella and when a dedicated group of brothers carried 1960 Cathedral graduate. “Teaching young generally agree that the primary reason for Ronald Christenson—all teachers at out their vocation of preparing young men men was not just a job to the brothers, it was that uniqueness was a dedicated group of Cathedral in the late ’50s and early ’60s. for life. Based on the conversations we had their vocation. They lived in community at men from the Brothers of Holy Cross order.” Memories were shared. Stories were told. in the bus on the return trip to Indianapolis, the school, and we were part of their family. Arriving at Holy Cross Village on Dec. 4, Snapshots were taken. “Thank yous” were they did a very good job. They were tough taskmasters, but their the group of friends from Indianapolis offered with hugs and handshakes. Smiles “It was incredible how good everyone motivation was always to make us better stepped off the bus and into their past. abounded as the years faded away, at least felt about the trip.” †

grateful. Yes, I could earn more money to buy a newer car or option for my son. He can learn EDUCATORS a bigger house, but it could not equal the treasure of openly math and language arts or be continued from page 4B sharing our common faith. academically challenged at any “Where else can you gather each morning for prayer with school. However, my wish for him is important that students must overcome and achieve no matter everyone, children and adults, to offer thanksgiving for the that he finds his God-given talents what the challenges. They are prepared in Catholic schools everyday blessings, or to ask for God’s help in times of fear and then uses what he learns to make for everything that the world will throw at them. That is why and sadness? Every day, I am surrounded by visible the world a better place. Under the I value Catholic schools and Catholic education.” reminders—the faces of the precious children—that God is guidance of an excellent faculty at real and he loves us very much. It is so much a part of who I his school—not the same school as Sandi Patel, principal of SS. Francis and Clare School in am that I would have difficulty returning to a secular mine—he is experiencing the value Greenwood classroom setting. of doing just that, following the “God calls me to ministry every day, and every day I am “As a mom, I know that a Catholic education is the only model of the Master Teacher.” † Sandi Patel BIBLES for School St. Joseph Med. Size Catholic Book Publishers Trusted and Compassionate Care Durable Hard Cover ...... $12.95 • Dedicated to meeting your non-medical homecare needs Paperback ...... $8.95 • Licensed and insured Self Indexed Complete Footnotes • Elder or special needs care (e.g., Alzheimer’s, Autism) Catholic Teen Bibles • In your home, nursing home, or assisted living center Our Sunday Vistor Press Paperback ...... $14.95 • Temporary or long-term; for a few hours or up to 24/7 • Personal care assistance with bathing, toileting, hygiene, Catholic Youth Bibles St. Mary’s Press dressing, medication reminders, feeding and transfers Paperback ...... $23.95 • Companion care and safety monitoring • Housekeeping, laundry, shopping and meal prep Percentage Discount on Quantity Orders. • Respite care (including periodic or vacation coverage) Open: Monday thru Friday, 9:30 to 5:30 Saturday, 9:30 to 5:00 • Transportation & errands • Medicaid Waiver and CHOICE provider Krieg Bros. Established 1892 Call us for a free in-home consultation: Catholic Supply House, Inc. Join us for 10:30 mass and brunch Kathy and Terry Huser 119 S. Meridian St., Indpls., IN 46225 immediately following in Doyle Hall. (317) 255-5700 or 332-8261 (2 blocks South of Monument Circle, across from Nordstrom - Circle Centre) Can’t Make it on Sunday? 317-638-3416 1-800-428-3767 Join us on Thurs., Jan 29th @ 9:00am www.HuserHomeCare.com

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What the teaching provides is a moral CNS photo/Karen Callaway, vision that tells us that on the most distributed to fundamental level all men and women are those in need equal; all are created in the image and at St. Clare of likeness of God. Thus, all should have the Montefalco opportunity to eke out a human life. Parish in Because of disabilities, incapacities or Chicago. misfortunes, some people are not able to Catholic social provide for themselves. And there are teaching calls many organizations that have been all the faithful formed to assist them. Individuals also are to assist the moved with compassion to help poor and poor, but in suffering people. ways that are When has anyone ever done enough to in accord with help the poor? the gifts given In the current economic crisis, many to them by people have been forced to cut back on God. their expenses, including any funds they ordinarily give to the poor. There are questions they can ask themselves, however, in determining how to respond to the less fortunate: • If I don’t give, will the person be able to find others who might assist? For example, a person at my doorstep who is starving should receive my generosity, even if I have to eat a little outside my immediate family. intruders trying to consume what others or slow to do the humble work.” less. Even if I cannot give of my financial have produced.” Several years after Nelson Mandela • What is my capacity to give and still resources, I may be able to help the poor Helping in programs that try to give was released from prison, I spoke with meet my other obligations? by giving of my time and talent. Church the poor job skills and life skills is a him in South Africa. He radiated an aura If I have five children, am living on a teaching stresses that we all should try to wonderful way to follow the Gospel of joy and spoke forgivingly of modest income and receive a salary cut, I work to shape a society where the poor message. This may be a frustrating government leaders who kept him in jail may be in no position to help anyone are not “considered a burden, as irksome challenge and certainly is not easy, but for 27 years because he acted against many homeless centers in cities around apartheid laws. the world have such programs. In his Mandela spoke too of his suffering encyclical letter, “Centesimus Annus,” while in prison because he knew his wife Knowledge of Scripture leads to service Pope John Paul II told us: “The and family were alone and that he had By Carole Norris Green Pope Benedict XVI, at the conclusion advancement of the poor constitutes a not been able to be there in their time of of the 2008 world Synod of Bishops on great opportunity for the moral, cultural need. Catholic Charities USA’s 2006 policy the Bible, said Christians who believe and even economic growth of all Yet he had no regrets because he knew paper—“Poverty in America: A Threat to “they have understood the Scriptures ... humanity.” that he had been called to speak out the Common Good”—said the U.S. has without undertaking to build ... the Some people are even called to heroic against the injustices against black the resources and knowledge to virtually twofold love of God and neighbor, virtue in service to the poor. St. Vincent people, no matter the cost. eliminate poverty, but it lacks “the demonstrates that in reality they are still de Paul founded a religious order Most of us are not called to such political will.” It said that approximately a long way from having grasped its dedicated to advancing the life of the heroic virtue for the poor, but all of us are 12.6 percent of the population lives deeper meaning.” poor. called to do something. below the federal poverty level, which is Listening to the word of God gives Blessed Teresa of Calcutta founded the $20,000 for a family of four. birth to the “love of neighbor,” he said. Missionaries of Charity, which today has (Holy Cross Father Oliver Williams is Knowing the will of God for a There is a “bond” between “loving 610 missions in 123 countries focusing director of the Center for Ethics and Christian response to the poor will help attention to the word of God and on ministry to the poorest of the poor. Yet Religious Values in Business at the people muster the political will to combat unselfish service” to others. Mother Teresa reminds us that we all do University of Notre Dame in Indiana and poverty. And to know the will of God, not have the same calling: “Let us touch a member of the faculty of the Christians may turn to what has always (Carole Norris Greene is the associate the dying, the poor, the lonely and the university’s College of Business. He has been available to guide them: the Bible. editor of Faith Alive!) † unwanted according to the graces we published and lectured extensively in the have received and let us not be ashamed field of business ethics.) † Discussion Point Strive to see Christ in the poor This Week’s Question needy. Plus, [we participate in] the collection every month for poor in the community.” (Ann Baker, Even in uncertain economic times, what are you doing Dewitt, Iowa ) to help those who have less than you? “We’ve increased our charitable giving. And through “Everything we can. We focus on a couple of different my job [I have the opportunity to] lead people to what charities ... and we’re active with our [parish] and its they can do financially to help. ... I’m always outreach. ... In Philadelphia, we see homeless all the cognizant of showing people [how they] can make the time, and we try to interface with them: talk to them, most of what they have and be realistic about the goals give them money or hot food, try to reach out to them, ... they set.” (Steve Kramer, Omaha, Neb.) see Christ in them.” (Dave Meehan, Philadelphia, Pa.) Lend Us Your Voice “We’re not doing too much besides putting more in the collection plate and donating goods to the An upcoming edition asks: What is your view of St. Vincent de Paul Society. We’re too busy raising a nursing homes today? Do you anticipate being in one? Catholic Sun family to do volunteer work.” (Keith Burbridge, New Port Ritchie, Fla.) To respond for possible publication, send an e-mail to [email protected] or write to Faith Alive! at “We work through the Church, taking food for the 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100. † Finch, CNS file photo/Paul Page 8A The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink The Bottom Line/Antoinette Bosco Possible saints: Catherine de Hueck Doherty Too many (Thirty-third in a series of columns) Catherine and Boris immigrated to Eddie had been married twice before, but Canada in 1921. Catherine gave birth to a his first wife died in the 1918 flu epidemic unsung heroes Catherine de Hueck was called son, and supported the three of them by and his second wife died in a freak “Baroness” because she was one for a while, working as a laundress, waitress and lecturer. accident. As the New Year gets under way, I am but most of her life was Boris lived a dissolute life and had numerous Unfortunately, Catherine had problems sending out a challenge to my relatives, lived among the poor. extramarital affairs. The couple separated in with some of Friendship House’s staff, friends and readers. She was born 1930, and eventually divorced. partly over her marriage. When these could Let us make a Catherine Kolyschkine Catherine moved into the slums of not be resolved, Catherine and Eddie decision this year to to aristocrats in Russia in Toronto to serve the poor. She founded what moved to Combermere, Ontario, Canada in put in a call or send a 1896. Her father was she called Friendship House there. However, 1947, naming their new rural apostolate letter to someone who Russian Orthodox and when rumors spread that she was a Madonna House. It is a community of both is now in or her mother Lutheran. communist, she left Toronto in 1938 and laity and priests committed to living Gospel approaching old age— She traveled extensively moved to Harlem in New York City. She values. The members take vows of chastity, just to let these people as a child because of her opened a Friendship House there, and poverty and obedience but, except for the know they are father’s occupation, and received part of her became an advocate for civil rights and priests, remain lay men and women. Eddie remembered and education in Egypt and Turkey. She spoke social justice. wrote articles and books to publicize respected. six languages, and understood three more. In 1943, Eddie Doherty went to Harlem to Madonna House. I am picking out Marie Knowles of Her parents also taught her a love of God and see what Catherine was doing. At the time, Eddie eventually went to the Holy Land, Framingham, Mass., as the person I would the poor, regularly taking her with them he was America’s best-known and highest- where he studied for the priesthood in the like to honor this year. when they visited the poor. paid journalist (and one of my heroes when I Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Once Now 97 years old, Marie served as a She married her cousin, Baron Boris was a young boy growing up with an interest ordained, he returned to Madonna House, nurse in the U.S. Navy for 25 years, and de Hueck, when she was only 15. Then came in journalism, especially after I read his where he died on May 4, 1975. then, after that, went to South America, the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. Boris and autobiography, Gall and Honey). He not only Catherine, too, wrote hundreds of working in Peru for several years as a Catherine escaped to Finland with their lives, wrote about Catherine (including her articles and more than 30 books. By the “Papal Volunteer.” but little else. They endured poverty and near biography, Tumbleweed), he fell in love with time of her death in 1985 at age 89, there “This was a new program founded by starvation before making their way to her. were 200 members of the community living Pope John XXIII to send religious men and England in 1920. There she was received into They were married in 1943 after in 22 missionary field-houses on women—as well as laypeople—to serve in the Catholic Church. Catherine’s first marriage was annulled. three continents. † South America, as they desperately needed help there,” she informed me. The Joyful Catholic/Rick Herman Before I go any further, let me say I have never met Marie Knowles in person, but I call her a dear friend. How to enjoy God’s loving kisses in our lives She wrote to me one year ago because One day, a grandmother gave her We abandon our loved ones under the Far from being stifled or oppressed by she had seen my column in The Pilot, the 4-year-old grandson a big kiss on his cheek. pretense that we need to “find ourselves” his reign, as we feared, we rejoice to find newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, When he brushed first. ourselves truly liberated and free at last. where I had written about remembering the his hand against the We get high on drinking or drugs rather We are free to do his will, and we do it wonderful nuns who taught us during the damp spot, she asked, than getting high on life. gladly because we know he seeks only our middle decades of the last century. “Are you wiping off Why do we do this to ourselves? best. She said in her letter, “I am really sorry my kiss?” We hurry past a poor beggar as he holds Now we see ourselves clearly in the no one has thought to write about their He paused and, out his dirty hand for a coin. parable of the prodigal son: “While he was devotion except you,” a bit of an thinking mighty fast, We avert our eyes from an invalid in a still a long way off, his father saw him and exaggeration that I accepted happily! replied, “No, Grandma, wheelchair. was filled with compassion for him; he ran And then she went on to talk gratefully I’m rubbing it in.” We close our doors to the downtrodden to his son, threw his arms around him and about the Sisters of Charity of Halifax who Like this loving and miss the chance to entertain an angel. kissed him” (Lk 15:20). had taught her. I was especially interested grandmother, God Why do we make it so difficult to Gradually, we discover a thousand of in hearing about her work in Latin America also kisses each of us in many different receive a kiss? God’s kisses coming our way every day. during the ’60s. ways. Soon, we neglect the sun shining Every smile that we receive and every She noted, “This was the first time in Do we hurry to rub it off? When it brightly overhead. We protest against God’s kindness that we perceive is now modern Church history that lay men and comes to God’s love for us, do we duck his authority. We may even leave our church recognized as a life-giving blessing from women were explicitly asked to give kiss because we do not want to be beholden and start a new one. God. full-time apostolic service within the to him? We disregard his loving commandments We find faith, hope and love in structure of the Church.” We all want to be independent and make and treat them as mere suggestions. unexpected places. Responding to the “desperate need” of our own decisions. Do we think that if we We disdain his righteous ways, dismiss To our surprise, as often as we receive the people in Latin America, the accept God’s loving kisses, it will obligate his sacred Word and brush aside his God’s kisses we find ourselves inspired to Archdiocese of Boston sent Marie, happy to us to submit to his authority and conform grace-filled sacraments. offer similar blessings to others. volunteer, and another nurse to our lives to his plans? Finally, we lose the hospitality in our With every helping hand we give, every South America, with a first stop in This is too hard for us, we fear, so we hearts, and our cheeks grow cold. sin that we forgive, and every life that we Cuernavaca, Mexico, to study the language. are tempted to turn away from God and his Why do we rub off his kisses in this let live, we magnify his love and multiply Then, “I was assigned to a very kisses. manner? his blessings. impoverished town nine miles from Lima. A thousand times a day we may resist Thank God our Creator is persistent in So the next time God kisses your cheek, The people could not read or write,” Marie his kindness and block the channels of his seeking us! Our Prince of Peace yearns to don’t be so quick to rub it off. Rub it in. wrote to me, “no light, no post office, no life-giving love. awaken us from our lonely dream with his Then turn the other cheek… for more amenities of any kind.” We brush off a helping hand or snub a irresistible kiss of love. kisses. To this day, my new friend recalls, friend. If we accept the embrace of our Creator, “Making home visits to the sick became an We turn on the television or Internet we will be truly liberated. If we do not wipe (Rick Hermann of St. Louis is a Catholic obstacle course.” Most of the houses were instead of turning to our families and away his kiss, we will discover that we are columnist and speaker. His e-mail address “tucked in here and there on the side of a friends. able to do his will with ease. is [email protected].) † hill. The inside often turned out to be worse than the outside and not fit for man or Faithful Lines/Shirley Vogler Meister beast. It made you think a lot about life and why some people have so much and others so little.” 2009 challenge: Is a peaceable kingdom possible? But, “thanks to the Providence of God,” During last month’s holidays, my “Peace.” yet, “Where are we now? Does it really she wrote me, within three years, there was husband, Paul, and I received varied news Then, on New Year’s Eve, I received a exist anywhere in our world? Has it ever a new clinic, running water and electricity, from friends and “Friend to Friend” e-mail from First Friends existed?” even a school. relatives we hold dear. Meeting not far from my home. Associate There have been countless events in She quoted Pope Paul VI: “We make At one point, my pastor Gale Stutz wrote about peace. countless locations—and countless articles bold to ask you to open the paths which St. Bernard grade I have a deep respect for Quakers in the media—promoting peace in the half lead to mutual assistance, to a deepening of school friend in (Religious Society of Friends), who foster century that the peace symbol has been human knowledge, to an enlargement of St. Louis, peace, calm, justice, love, tolerance, prominent. Gale wonders if peace really heart, to a more brotherly way of living.” Helen (Horvath) understanding—and even a holy sense of exists anywhere in the world. I wonder, too! And even today, Marie says, “Ah, that’s McKenna, and I shared humor. All are reflections of Christ. She also called attention to the beautiful it!” through e-mail our Gale’s message reminded readers that song, “Let There Be Peace on Earth and A record remains of this work because concerns for another last year was the 50th anniversary of the Let It Begin with Me,” emphasizing the Marie was asked by the Boston grade school friend who well-known peace symbol. I didn’t know importance of “Let it begin with me” and Archdiocese to write about the work, and is suffering from ill health in another state. that, but I smiled when I realized the peace “Let us remember our purpose as children “as a result, I wrote about 75 articles, which At one point, Helen shared this poem symbol debuted the year my husband and I of God to promote a more loving world. … today are in the archdiocese’s archives.” with me: were married. May our differences and disagreements I am honored to call Marie a friend, one “ ‘Behold’ came a whisper from the Gale wondered “why human beings have become opportunities for understanding of our Church’s and our nation’s unsung wind, needed to fight for peace almost contin- and growth this year.” heroes. Her letters have inspired me to get came the calm from the storm and, uously since the beginning of time [and] For reflection, read Isaiah 11:1-9 then in touch with some long-lost friends. as a bough from a broken branch, why human beings have never really been check the Internet for “Peaceable I would wager that almost everyone we mended a shadow from its mourning. able to achieve peace in any real sense. … I Kingdom” and “Edward Hicks, have at one time called a friend is, in their Then a light approached can’t imagine that was ever God’s 1780-1849.” You will then understand why! own life, an unsung hero. Let us all and sat upon the window sill: intention.” remember them and start singing! ‘Twas Peace that came through She noted that in the 50 years since the (Shirley Vogler Meister, a member of and all was Still.” peace symbol became popular, there have Christ the King Parish in Indianapolis, is (Antoinette Bosco writes for Catholic News The most important word, of course, is been countless events promoting peace and a regular columnist for The Criterion.) † Service.) † The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009 Page 9A

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time/ Msgr. Owen F. Campion Daily Readings Monday, Jan. 26 Friday, Jan. 30 The Sunday Readings Timothy, bishop Hebrews 10:32-39 Titus, bishop Psalm 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40 Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 that is everlasting, but it requires fidelity to 2 Timothy 1:1-8 Mark 4:26-34 the Gospel and the Gospel’s values. The or Titus 1:1-5 • Jonah 3:1-5, 10 other option is eternal death, awaiting those Psalm 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10 Saturday, Jan. 31 • 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 who spurn the Gospel. Mark 3:22-30 John Bosco, priest • Mark 1:14-20 In this comparison, Paul obviously urges the Corinthians to be holy. Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 The Book of Jonah is the source for the The Gospel of Mark provides the last Tuesday, Jan. 27 (Response) Luke 1:69-75 first reading. reading. Angela Merici, virgin Mark 4:35-41 Jonah was not the author. The author is It is the story of the Lord’s calling of Hebrews 10:1-10 unknown. Scholars Andrew, Simon Peter, James and John to be believe that the Book of Apostles. Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 10-11 Sunday, Feb. 1 Jonah was written All the early Christians found stories of Mark 3:31-35 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary sometime after the the Twelve especially important. It was from Time Babylonian Exile of the the Apostles that the Gospel of Jesus was Wednesday, Jan. 28 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Jews. communicated far and wide. The Apostles Thomas Aquinas, priest and Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9 This reading speaks of were the links with Jesus. Therefore, it was Jonah’s visit to Nineveh, vital to assure, and present, their credentials. doctor of the Church 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 the capital of the The credentials, of course, were that they had Hebrews 10:11-18 Mark 1:21-28 Assyrian Empire, located been called by Christ, had heard the message Psalm 110:1-4 roughly in the region of of Christ and had remained loyal to Christ. Mark 4:1-20 modern Syria. He went there, at God’s Some would say that the Apostles command, to call the people to conversion. mentioned in this reading were not the best Thursday, Jan. 29 The Jews who first heard this reading candidates. They were simple men. Yet, Jesus would have had a definite mindset about called them and they responded in the Hebrews 10:19-25 Nineveh and its inhabitants. By the time this affirmative. Psalm 24:1-4ab, 5-6 book was written, foreigners already had Mark 4:21-25 subjected God’s people to conquests time and Reflection again. Of all these conquerors, none was more The Church called us to celebrate the birth brutal than the Assyrians. of Christ. Two weeks later, it led us to the As a result, the Jews regarded Assyrians as celebration of the feast of the Epiphany of Question Corner/Fr. John Dietzen utterly evil, not just as threats to the Jewish the Lord. A week after that, it offered us the population, and even as fearful threats, but as feast of the Lord’s baptism by John in the powerful instruments very capable of Jordan River. People have a moral and legal upsetting the worship of the One God of All these celebrations, among the greatest Israel. of the Church’s year of worship, taught Nineveh was the capital of Assyria, the critical lessons about Jesus. He is human, the responsibility to pay for debts heart of this godless and inhumane empire. son of Mary. He is the Son of God. He is the Is it against our Catholic religion to file initiated. Building debts that one is fairly Yet, Jonah succeeds in converting the Savior, assuming our sins even though Jesus Qfor bankruptcy? My husband and I certain one will never be able to pay off is people of the city. The message is clear. was without sin. wish to buy a home, obviously wrong, both legally and morally. Anyone, even someone with the hardest heart, Now, the Church moves into the process and we have a large As I said, this is equivalent to stealing. can repent. God wants all people to repent. of asking us to respond. It tells us that Jesus sum of bills that are We’ve seen numerous examples of this in This weekend’s second reading is from called certain persons for particular roles. He due. Filing bankruptcy recent years at all financial levels. St. Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians. calls us. Whatever the role, the keystone might solve our When declaring bankruptcy begins to Paul had a challenge in leading the must be faithfulness to the Gospel. problem, but would that loom on anyone’s horizon, another Corinthian Christians to a fully devout No one is too sinful to be beyond be wrong? (Nebraska) obligation is to explore what settlements one Christian life. The city was what Nineveh was redemption, if merely they sincerely choose might make with creditors. Sometimes that imagined to have been. Corinth was depraved, to be redeemed. To an extent, we all live in I can’t tell you. is more attractive to creditors than utterly engulfed in paganism and wickedness. Nineveh. Yet the Lord reaches out to us in AYour question is attempting later to extract payment from a The Apostle calls upon the Christians of mercy and love. far from simple, and debtor who is bankrupt. Corinth to remember that time passes quickly It is to our advantage to respond affirma- any useful answer would not be simple. All I These are all factors which you, and only and that life is short. They have before them tively. Death is the other option. The choice can do is offer some important consider- you, can suitably reflect upon to arrive at a two options. The first is life in Jesus, a life belongs to us. † ations for you to balance out. good moral decision. First, however, I congratulate you for thinking of this situation as a serious moral What is the significance of My Journey to God decision. Too often, it seems, people QFat Tuesday, the day before consider it a purely financial issue and act in Ash Wednesday. Some people say that it ways which do great injustice to others. means to feast or eat a lot and even celebrate We begin with the fact that we’re dealing before Lent. Can this be correct? Apostle to the Gentiles here with restitution, the responsibility we (Wisconsin) have in strict justice to repay others for what we have taken from them. If I buy a pair of The celebration of Mardi Gras in Admired for his missionary work and shoes, for example, my debt to the seller is Aanticipation of the rigors of the personal transformation, not simply one of charity or philanthropy, Lenten fast goes back many centuries. Those His transformation was the greatest gift far something I can pay if it is convenient and rigors were much more severe in those days surpassing his gifts. agreeable. He has a moral right, in what is than they are now. From the time of his dramatic conversion, called commutative justice, to what is due Foods forbidden during the Lenten time he kept the faith. him, and I have a moral duty to compensate included meats and fats, common He left the man of hate behind and him. condiments for cooking, which would spoil became a man of love. Bankruptcy is one of the circumstances by the time Easter arrived. Our word Apostle to the Gentiles that excuse a person from this kind of “carnival” comes, in fact, from a Latin obligation. It provides a way to satisfy one’s phrase that means “taking away the meat.” Beaten, stoned, jailed and maligned, he creditors equitably when full satisfaction of Thus, the day before Lent began was a became all the stronger. all debts is simply not possible. time to consume all the fat in the house. It He taught people how to love each other As you know, when an individual or also provided Christians with a chance to

by the love of Christ. CNS photo/Crosiers business declares bankruptcy, state laws enjoy their last pre-Lenten party, often in He teamed up with Barnabas to build up control the legal process in detail. For company with the non-Christians around the Church of God, Apostle to the Gentiles guidance through that maze, you need a them who were in the midst of their own Showing others how to grow in holiness as good attorney. spring masquerades and feasts. Not much, it a Church family. He drank of the wine of God and then It needs to be said that bankruptcy, seems, has changed, except the fasting. Apostle to the Gentiles gave it away to others, when pursued honestly, is a perfectly Established early small churches and justifiable procedure, both legally and Where can we send used Christmas Paul was one of a kind set apart for God eucharistic celebrations, morally. A lot of successful and very good Qcards? Many cards are too beautiful to in every way. Preached and evangelized to the far people have had to declare bankruptcy throw away, but some religious houses and From his calling, he brought the Gospel to corners of the known world. sometime in their lives. Some have later agencies that used to want them no longer both Jews and Gentiles. Martyrdom was both his fate and a gift quietly paid part of their past debts, even do. (Ohio) With his followers, he became a master from God on high. though there was no legal, or probably builder of the Church. Apostle to the Gentiles even moral, obligation to do so. I’ve mentioned St. Jude’s Ranch for He kept the faith and he won the race, Morally speaking, insolvent persons AChildren before. It is a facility for never wavering from faith. By Thomas J. Rillo claiming bankruptcy are not required to neglected, abused and troubled children, and dwindle their possessions down to nothing. I understand that it welcomes not only (Thomas J. Rillo is a member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Bloomington and a They have a right to retain what is necessary Christmas cards but other appropriate Benedictine oblate of Saint Meinrad Archabbey. He was inspired to write this poem in to support themselves and their loved ones greeting cards as well. commemoration of Pope Benedict XVI’s declaration of the Year of St. Paul. A window in decency, and to try to re-establish their Their address is 100 St. Jude’s St., at Holy Cross Church in Mendota, Ill., depicts the conversion of St. Paul. The jubilee financial security. Boulder City, NV 89005-1681. For more year dedicated to the saint began on June 28, 2008, and concludes on June 29, 2009.) Moral obligations begin, of course, long information on purchasing their recycled before any bankruptcy proceedings are greeting cards, call 800-492-3562. † Page 10A The Criterion Friday, January 23, 2009

HUBLAR, William James, 83, KELLY, Denis Ryan, Sr., 71, Brother of Cathy Campbell, Duffey and Guerine Sauer. St. Mary, New Albany, Dec. 22. St. Michael the Archangel, Betty Dawson, Rosemarie Grandfather of seven. Great- Indianapolis, Jan. 10. Husband Father of Debbie Cardwell, Linda Gregg, Mary Jo Roberts, grandfather of three. † Rest in peace Druin and William Hublar Jr. of Rosalie (Roderer) Kelly. Brother of Edna Mae Carley, Father of Jennifer Connelly and Denis Ryan Kelly Jr. Brother of Please submit in writing to our Wife of Evans Freiberger. Mother Mary Cunningham and Sharon Kelly. Grandfather of ofﬁce by 10 a.m. Thursday of Charles, Duane and Glenn Ann Howard. Grandfather of six. before the week of publication; Freiberger. Sister of Margaret five. Great-grandfather of four. be sure to state date of death. Maher. Grandmother of four. SAUER, Leonard D., 79, Obituaries of archdiocesan Great-grandmother of three. HUBLER, Alice A., 81, St. Michael the Archangel, Holy Family, New Albany, Indianapolis, Dec. 17. Husband priests serving our archdiocese GRISMORE, Amy S., 35, Dec. 22. Wife of Robert Hubler. of Marcie Sauer. Father of are listed elsewhere in St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Mother of Roberta Culwell and Mary Keesling, Maureen Posey, The Criterion. Order priests (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Mary Ann Hurrle. John and Leonard Sauer. and religious sisters and Dec. 18. Mother of Trevor brothers are included here, Grismore. Daughter of Harold unless they are natives of the and Yvonne (King) Grismore. archdiocese or have other Sister of Kelly Dalane. connec tions to it; those are Granddaughter of Kenneth King. separate obituaries on this page. GROTE, Nettie M., 94, St. Mary, Greensburg, Jan. 11. CORTESE, Eleanore, 93, Mother of Philip Grote. Sister of 15 Days from $1699* St. Mark the Evangelist, Imogene Henry and Mary Lou Indianapolis, Dec. 21. Mother of Woodard. Grandmother of eight. Gloria Bjerke and Mary Hilz. Great-grandmother of 10. Grandmother of one. Great- ! " # $% ! grandmother of two. HAUWSALD, Charles, 88, &' ( ) St. Joseph, Corydon, Dec. 8. * + # ( ) ! , - . # CREECH, Susan M., 62, Husband of Lillian (Read) St. Anthony of Padua, /! 0 12 " - Hauswald. Father of Julia Crone, Clarksville, Dec. 29. Mother of Mary McKulick, Joan Schmidt, Brian and Kevin Creech. Sister of 0 . , Philip, Steve and Thomas # 3 . Billy and Bobby Cerhan. Grand - Hauwsald. Brother of Barbara mother of five. Freeman, Dorothy Thomas, Help the Society of St. Vincent de Paul help the 0 4 5 6 6 DOERFLEIN, Arthur H., 86, Marge Warner and James poor who don’t have a bed to sleep on or a stove . 7 6 . 6 ) / *8 Holy Guardian Angels, Hauswald. Grandfather of eight. to cook their meals on. They need clothing and 0 ! . 3 9" 2 . . Cedar Grove, Dec. 15. Father of Great-grandfather of four. washers and dryers. . . 0 !00 3 : . Scott Doerflein. Brother of HENRY, Rosalyn, 64, St. Jude, Families who have no place to keep perishable ; !# / % Rose Mary McCarty, Gerald and Indianapolis, Jan. 7. Mother of Leonard Doerflein. Grandfather Debby Bravard, Darlene Cruz, food need your working refrigerator. We give all / - < 6 . of five. Great-grandfather of one. Charlene Evans and Sherrie needed household items to the poor at no charge # 0 9 - =/ *: 0 ! FASKE, Wilford B., 77, St. John Olson. Daughter of Helen Kuntz. to them. Please consider donating your items to # 0 . 3 : the Baptist, Starlight, Dec. 22. Sister of Paula Callaway and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. 0 0 . . " 7 Husband of Jo Ann (McKinley) Marilyn Ellis. Grandmother of 7 ! " ; 0 ! Faske. Father of Connie Senn, 11. Great-grandmother of 19. Call 317-687-1006 or visit to make arrangements ! 0 ! >2 0?@A Carol Stephens, Joe and Matthew HOSTETTER, Dorothy, 96, with our volunteers to pick-up your household # B 4 3 9" Faske. Brother of Ann Banet, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis, items. # 0 (?&C : "0 ( " " : ( 0 : Mary Kreilein, James and Dec. 28. Mother of Mary Carr, Raymond Faske. Grandfather of 0 ! . ! Barbara Clark, Evelyn Corelli, Society of St. Vincent de Paul four. Jo Curtiss, Dorothy Kraft and 3001 E. 30TH Street For information, reservations, brochure, and letter from Fr. Bennett with his phone number, call 7 days a week: FREIBERGER, Betty L. Margaret Rennekamp. Sister of Indianapolis, IN 46218 (Kerstiens), 75, St. Mary-of-the- Nathelle Greenleaf. Grandmother Or donate online at ! !! "#$ "#!! Knobs, Floyds Knobs, Dec. 29. of 13. Great-grandmother of 16. www.svdpindy.org Providing affordable fun-filled vacations since 1967!

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