OCTOBER 26, 2012 VOLUME 48, NUMBER 20

INSIDE: Page 5: Lancaster Catholic students mourn loss of friend Page 8: LeSean McCoy returns to McDevitt Page 13: Matthew 25 Collection will assist needy in our diocese Pages 14-23: Voters’ Guide One Body, One Family In Faith Bishop McFadden Gathers High School Seniors to Open Year of Faith By Jen Reed The Catholic Witness Bishop Joseph P. McFadden told some 850 diocesan high school se- niors invited to the diocese’s open- ing Mass for the Year of Faith that he brought them together to show them they’re not alone in their faith. “Look around. There are other young people like yourselves who are called by the Lord to embrace our faith,” he told the seniors, who along with several hundred other faithful, filled Holy Name of Jesus Church in Harrisburg for the Oct. 11 Mass. “We are one body, one family,” the bishop said. “We come from differ- ent schools, yes, but as we come to- gether today, we come really as the sons and daughters of God.” Filling most of the pews in the church, the seniors came by bus from seven schools – Bishop McDevitt, CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS Delone, Lancaster Catholic, Leba- More than 800 diocesan high school seniors gathered for the diocese’s opening Mass for the Year of Faith at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Harrisburg Oct. 11. Bishop Joseph P. McFadden told the students he brought them together for the Mass to More YEAR OF FAITH, page 12 show them they’re not alone in their faith.

A woman holds a banner honoring St. Pilgrims Flock to Rome Kateri Tekakwitha as pilgrims gather for a canonization Mass to Celebrate Their New Saints celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in St. By Cindy Wooden Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadel- Peter’s Square at the Catholic News Service phia, a member of the Prairie Band Potawa- Vatican Oct. 21. tomi Tribe, told Catholic News Service that he Wearing Native American beads and feath- and his fellow Native American Catholics have ers, Hawaiian leis, classic Filipino shirts, or been praying for St. Kateri’s canonization for a German dirndls, Catholics from around the very long time. globe gathered in St. Peter’s Square to cel- The saint was born to an Algonquin Christian ebrate the recognition of seven new saints. mother and a Mohawk father, who died when One of the pilgrims who came to celebrate she was young. She resisted strong pressure the canonization of St. Kateri Tekakawita from the Mohawks to abandon her faith, so she Oct. 21 was Blessed Sacrament Father Dana could be considered a model for those facing Pelotte, twin brother of the late Bishop Donald religious persecution, the archbishop said. E. Pelotte of Gallup, N.M., the first American St. Kateri, who died in 1680 at the age of Indian bishop of the United States. 24, also is a model for the new evangelization, “I think the canonization will have a tremen- Archbishop Chaput said. “She was a young, dous spiritual effect on the native peoples – I vibrant member of her community, but she was really do. Being a native person has so much different from the rest of them because of her spiritual beauty,” and the canonization of Kat- unique personal relationship with Jesus Christ, eri, the first indigenous saint of North America, which is what sanctity is generally about – it’s will strengthen that, said the priest, whose fa- about taking Christ seriously in a personal ther was of Abenaki descent. way, in a way that goes beyond where most of Attending a reception sponsored by the U.S. us go.” Embassy to the Holy See in the Vatican Muse- Clarence “Boogie” Kahilihwa and Gloria ums’ garden Oct. 19, Father Pelotte was con- Marks were two of nine patient-residents who stantly approached by American Indian pil- came to the canonization from Kalaupapa, Ha- grims who told him of their love for his brother waii, where the new St. Marianne Cope min- and how pleased he would be by the canoniza- istered among people with Hansen’s disease, tion. “I know he’s here in spirit with us today,” which is commonly called leprosy. CNS/PAUL HARING Father Pelotte told each one of them. More NEW SAINTS, page 2 2 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012

Faith and Life New Saints

Continued from 1 Kahilihwa said St. Marianne left as her legacy “how she felt toward hu- manity,” and that her message is “nev- er underestimate” the value of person, no matter what their sickness is; “and don’t be afraid to challenge the un- challenged and down low.” “I could have gone out a long time ago, but I chose to stay” to help care for older members of the community, he said. Kahilihwa also said part of St. Mari- anne’s legacy is the affirmation that there is no such thing as “a leper,” be- cause leprosy “is a disease, not a per- son.” Marks, like Kahilihwa, came to Rome in 2009 for the canonization of St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, who founded the Kalaupapa commu- nity and who later was among those cared for by St. Marianne. “I’m really proud because [there are] two of them from the same county, the smallest county in Hawaii,” she said. “Those two put Hawaii on the map. So it’s very, very important to us.”

U.S. citizens and residents also CNS/PAUL HARING turned out in large numbers for the The banners of seven new saints hang from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica for a canonization Mass led by Pope Benedict canonization of St. Pedro Calungsod, a XVI St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 21. Among those canonized were two North Americans – St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Philippine teenager and catechist who an American Indian born in upstate New York who died in Canada in 1680, and St. Marianne Cope, who worked with leprosy was martyred in 1672 in Guam, which patients on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. is a territory of the United States. the Mass with retired Cardinal Ricardo through the use of visual aids, putting with the Jesuits in Guam, and he car- At a thanksgiving Mass Oct. 22 at Vidal of Cebu, Philippines, composed the doctrines and teachings to music ried his faith with him, just as many the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s a song in honor of St. Pedro 12 years so as to enable the natives to learn the Philippine emigrants do today when Basilica, Archbishop Anthony Sablan ago on the occasion of the youth’s be- doctrines of the Church more easily,” they go abroad to study or work, he Apuron of Agana, Guam, called St. Pedro a wonderful model for Catholic atification. Archbishop Apuron sang it Archbishop Apuron said. said. youth. “May it never be said that we during the homily, demonstrating that Discalced Augustinian Father Alex “Faith is part of our DNA,” Father who had the privilege of witnessing he, too, saw the martyred saint as a Remolino, a Philippine priest working Remolino said. “Wherever we go, we the canonization of San Pedro did not model. in Rome, said that in addition to being bring the Gospel. It’s not just part of make it heaven!” he told the pilgrims, “San Pedro proclaimed his faith a model for youth, “St. Pedro is a pa- our culture, but part of our character.” who included many young people. using human means to attract the tron saint of our emigrants.” (Contributing to this story were Car- The archbishop, who concelebrated Chamorros (native people of Guam) St. Pedro left the Philippines to work ol Glatz and Francis X. Rocca.) Remembering All Souls Photographer’s Note: By Chris Heisey The Catholic Witness

This image taken in the Harris- burg Cemetery captures the infra- red spectrum of light that is invis- ible to the human eye. It’s light beyond the red frequency on the color chart, and it’s this absorbed radiation which green-colored foliage so importantly consumes for us every day. And this type of photograph highlights the grow- ing paramount importance of trees, foliage and grass to sus- taining life on this magnificently created planet. Concrete, asphalt and buildings merely bounce the unseen radiation to our bodies and warm our atmosphere. Harrisburg Cemetery graces the bluffs above the state capitol where more than 40,000 are bur- ied, many dating back more than 300 years. These graves of Rev- olutionary War veterans prove the price Pennsylvanians paid in gaining independence from Great CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS Britain 230 years ago. OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 3

Local Church News Will You Help a Save The Date: Seminarian Become a Catholic Charities Come and See Dinner Mark your calendars now for the annual Catholic Charities Come and See Priest for Our Diocese? Dinner. The event will take place on Monday, November 19 at the Cardinal Keeler Center in Harrisburg. A reception and auction begins at 5 p.m. followed by a demonstration at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The guest presenter will Since 2004, the number of Harrisburg seminarians has tripled in size. This be Father Leo Patalinghug, an accomplished writer and popular conference year, 41 men are discerning and studying for the Diocese of Harrisburg. The speaker, who will provide an entertaining demonstration that evening. Father average annual cost to fund a seminarian is $40,000. As the numbers of semi- Leo is the author of Grace Before Meals: Recipes for Family Life. He has narians grow, the cost to educate them drastically increases. These men, who been featured in various national media outlets and also competed on the may be your future priests, need your help. Please consider offering your Food Network’s hit show “Throw Down with Bobby Flay,” where he de- financial assistance toward our next generation of priests. We have prayed for feated the world renowned chef in a steak fajita cooking competition. For an increase of priestly vocations and our prayers are being answered. Please more information, contact Christopher Meehan, Catholic Charities Director help. For more information, contact the Office of Vocations at 717-657-4804. of Development, at 717-657-4804 or [email protected]. A Profile on Joshua Cavender

What excites you about ‘Beginning Experience’ Weekends for the priesthood? The thing that excites me the most is be- Those Suffering the Loss of a Spouse ing able to administer the sacraments, most specifically celebrating Mass, hearing con- The Beginning Experience Team for the Harrisburg Diocese has booked fessions, and anointing the sick. Basically, it two upcoming weekends, Nov.9-11 2012, and April 26-28 2013. The week- is acting as an instrument of Christ and it is ends will take place at Camp Hebron, located at 957 Camp Road in Halifax. something that is both terrifying and excit- Beginning Experience weekends are an approved Roman Catholic program ing at the same time. designed for those suffering the loss of a spouse through death, divorce or separation. Hundreds of persons have been helped to move towards success- What do you most look forward to in serving the Church and her people? ful, productive, happy lives by attending one of these weekends. Check the diocesan Web site at www.hbgdiocese.org and visit the “Mar- In the life of service of the priest, it is be- riage and Family” link in the “Family Life” menu, or check www.beginning- ing able to bring Christ to people in a very experience.org. Information can also be obtained by contacting the Harrisburg intimate way that I look forward to the most. Being able to comfort a suffering or dying Beginning Experience Team at 717-512-2718 or [email protected]. person as only Christ can is an incredible The weekend is led by persons who have lost a spouse through death or ministry. divorce and are trained in facilitating a weekend. Each Beginning Experience Team is certified by the International Beginning Experience Organization. What gifts, talents or abilities do you A number of persons have indicated interest in attending a weekend. Please feel you can bring to the priesthood? A native of St. Peter Parish in Elizabethtown get your application in so that the team can adequately plan for those who Prior to studying for the Diocese, I re- Studying at Mount St. Mary’s want to take advantage of this program of support, healing and encourage- ceived a degree in Engineering Physics Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., ment. A weekend is often most helpful after about six months following a from Juniata College. During this time I Second Year of Pre-Theology loss of a spouse or marriage. Many have attended a weekend after a much was a teaching assistant for an introductory longer period has elapsed and found the weekend most helpful. Grief has no physics lab for five semesters and thorough- reason I have been able to find the silence in ly enjoyed the teaching aspect of it. I am not which the Lord speaks to us and find a joy schedule. Please contact the Team to explore when a weekend might be most sure how often the physics or mathematics filled relationship with Him. helpful to you. aspect of my degree will be used, but teach- ing is an important aspect to the ministry of How has the financial support of the priest. the people of the diocese specifically helped you in your formation? Describe your prayer life, and how that has assisted you in your formation. To say that seminary formation is in- expensive is far from the truth. It is only Prayer is fundamental to my formation. through very generous donors that I have God talks in very quiet whispers so it is nec- been able to spend my time in seminary. It essary to get as close to Him as possible and was these donors that have enabled me to October 28: What does Bishop Joseph P. McFadden have to say about the Year of to quiet the noise of the world. Going to dai- have the most fulfilling and joyous time of Faith? Tune in to this week’s edition of Catholic Perspective. The bishop shares his ly Mass, praying the Liturgy of the Hours, formation at Mount St. Mary’s and I cannot hopes and thoughts on this important year in an interview. He hopes that all Catholics making a daily holy hour, and having devo- express enough gratitude for their generos- will reflect on what our faith is about, and has recommended that our parishes use the tions to Mary and the saints have been the ity. ‘Catholicism’ video series by Father Robert Baron for this. Listeners will hear more from how he feels we can all be and live as the people of God. Why do bad things happen to good people? This week in his Perspective on the Faith, Father William Weary offers a teaching moment based on that old question. Those who tune in will hear the Catholic teaching on why evil in general exists in the world and how we can understand it and endure it with faith and hope. Our vocation story this week focuses on Father Frank Karwacki, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Mount Carmel. He talks about his religious family upbringing that included other career choices and several personal setbacks before he October 27 – Confirmation for Dauphin Deanery at St. Margaret Mary Church, entered the priesthood later in life. He shares how a prayer group was able to develop Harrisburg, 10 a.m.; Blessing of Graves of Christian Brothers, Ammendale, Md., his private spirituality that enabled him to realize his call to the priesthood. 4 p.m. Catholic Perspective is produced in cooperation with the Office of Communica- October 28 – Dedication of Our Lady of Refuge Mission, Doylesburg, 8:30 tions of the Diocese and WHFY AM 720. The program is heard Mondays at noon a.m.; Confirmation for Northumberland Deanery at Holy Angels Church, and Sundays at 3 p.m. on WHYF AM 720 and on Sunday mornings on WLAN- Kulpmont, 2 p.m. AM 1390, Lancaster at 7:30 a.m.; WHYL-AM 960, Carlisle, at 8 a.m.; WHVR-AM October 29 – LARC Day of Dialogue, Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg. 1280, Hanover, at 8 a.m.; WKOK-AM 1070, Sunbury, at 6:30 a.m.; WIEZ-AM 670, October 30 – Blessing of Morning Star Offices, Harrisburg, 10 a.m.; Solemn Lewistown, at 8 a.m.; WWSM-AM 1510, Lebanon, at 7 a.m.; and WWEC-FM 88.3, Closing of Forty Hours, St. Joseph Church, Lancaster, 7 p.m. Elizabethtown, at 9:30 a.m. It is also available online at www.OldiesRadio1620.com October 31 – Neumann Scholarship Presentation, Our Lady of Lourdes at 6:30 a.m. and at www.WISL1480.com on Sunday at 11 a.m. or for download at Regional School, Coal Township, 11:30 a.m.; Confirmation, Coal Township www.hbgdiocese.org. Prison, 1:30 p.m. November 1 – Mass and Pastoral Visit, Lancaster Catholic High School, 10 a.m. November 2 – All Souls Day Mass, Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg, 11:30 a.m. November 4 – Knights of Columbus Memorial Mass, St. Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg, noon. November 5 – Confirmation for Northern Deanery at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Lewisburg, 5:30 p.m. November 6 - Solemn Closing of Forty Hours, St. Rose of Lima Church, York, 7 p.m. November 7 – Confirmation for Adams Deanery at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Abbottstown, 5:30 p.m. November 8 – St. Thomas More Society Annual Dinner, Allenberry Resort, 6 p.m. November 9 – Diocesan Catechetical Conference Mass, Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg, 9:15 a.m. 4 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012

Catholic Commentary Life Matters: Pornography and Our Call to Love

By Daniel Spadaro robs himself (or herself) more and more of Special to The Witness the opportunities to learn from difficulties and to grow in character. This cycle is rein- We are created with a desire to love forced by shame. Many make comparisons and be loved. We long to be known, un- of themselves to others (“I must somehow derstood and accepted for who we are. be lacking”) and therefore remove them- Ultimately, God alone is capable of such selves from relying on God and others for perfect knowledge and love. Yet, authentic support. Shame makes an individual more intimacy in marriage offers a glimpse of vulnerable to continue using pornography this happiness, at least in a finite way. as solace from pain. Pornography, in contrast, distracts us from our call to love. When we are pre- The Impact of Pornography on Marriage occupied with pornography, our mind and A number of studies have found a cor- heart easily lose sight of what holds real relation between pornography and an un- value, including those who are close to us. happy marriage. One study discovered Instead, we start to view others through a that those who watched X-rated movies lens of self-gratification. No one intends were 25 percent more likely to become di- to trade his or her need for real love with vorced and 65 percent more likely to have a cheap thrill. It subtly slips away as one an affair. In 2008 researchers found that becomes distracted and disconnected from 18- to 26-year-olds reported significant self, others, and the reality that one’s mind correlations between acceptance and use and heart are changing. When someone is of pornography and “desires for delaying hooked on pornography he or she can lose marriage, financial independence between the ability to be captivated by love. spouses and lower levels of child centered- Impact on Youth ness.” One married man recalled his expe- Some parents think, “This will never rience: happen to my child,” but young people “My life almost fell apart. My wife found are particularly vulnerable to exposure to out that I had been struggling with lust and pornography. The Internet has greatly in- pornography. I lost her trust and almost creased this vulnerability, mainstreaming lost our marriage. It was at that breaking access into the homes and bedrooms of point, when I realized that I couldn’t put American families. A broad-based 2009 my life back together on my own. A trusted survey of American youth ages 8-18 found group of peers challenged me to regain that 84 percent have Internet access in their control of my life, to remain accountable homes and 33 percent in their bedrooms. to them and to God, and to return to a life In one survey of college students, 93 per- of purity.” cent of young men reported that they were exposed to online pornography before age The Spiritual Impact of Pornography 18. Another study found that by the time All addictions, and in particular por- they reached the young adult years (18- nography, affect our relationship with 26), 86 percent of young men and 31 per- God, a relationship that rests largely on cent of young women on college campuses the development of trust and obedience reported that they have accessed pornog- in childhood. Whether or not we succeed raphy to some extent. These data certainly in becoming trusting and obedient greatly heighten the concern that our youth have impacts our openness and connection to the potential to become addicted to por- God. Rather than trusting real affirming nography. love, pornography creates a dependence Teenagers are influenced by online por- on itself for satisfaction. nography at a time in their lives when they Fathers have a particular role in sup- need healthy messages about human sexu- porting the family through their purity. As ality and the body. Research indicates that protectors of the family, they need to guard the average age of first exposure to online their own purity. If men are living purely pornography is approximately 14 to 15. they will be more apt to take measures to Teens experience a heightened awareness of their bodies as they grapple with their In October, the Catholic Church observes Respect Life Month, a period particu- protect their children from the influences sexual desires and the importance of their of various media. Fathers struggling with larly highlighted by special liturgies and events that promote human life in all its purity will be less likely to guide their fam- peer relationships. Teens are exploring the stages, and that call our attention to numerous life issues. Each year, the United world and testing how they measure up or ily and provide leadership in the faith. As fit in. They often introduce each other to States Conference of Catholic Bishops publishes its Respect Life Program, which purity affects one’s motivation and will- sexual images in a social context. A teen’s includes a series of pro-life articles. The Catholic Witness reprints one of these ingness to receive from God, an addicted initial encounter with pornography is often articles here. For additional information on the USCCB’s Respect Life Program, father will be less confident in leading his unwelcome, but boys are more likely to visit www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/ family. “There is a connection between pu- later seek it out. Sexual desire, like our ap- rity of heart, of body, and of faith” (Cat- petite for certain foods, can be conditioned Neurological Impact of Pornography ing impulse control and creating a nega- echism of the Catholic Church, no. 2518). through experience. It creates a road map Pornography is believed to function like tive mood. These effects remind us that that can start to drive desires and patterns a “drug” that stimulates the brain. Neuro- pornography robs our joy, and where there Our Sexual Integrity of arousal. Pornography is not a normal scientists point to three fundamental ef- is little joy, there is often never enough We are created with a basic integrity, or part of healthy exploration. It creates a fects that addiction has on the brain: 1) pleasure. connection, between our mind, body and fantasy world without the risks that exist “desensitization,” a numbing of the brain’s Based on recent brain imaging studies, spirit. In essence, what we think about im- in real relationships. It can often create a ability to experience pleasure; 2) “sensi- behavioral addictions—like gambling, pacts our behavior. What we choose to do sense of shame that youth connect to their tization,” an increased sensitivity to trig- food, and Internet gaming—have been with our bodies impacts our desires and sexuality. Some will move on, but gener- gers and memories related to the addictive found to meet the above three criteria for ability to see the value of others. Our sexu- ally those who became addicted started behavior; and, 3) “hypofrontality,” the re- causing changes in brain circuitry. They ality is meant to be a reminder when they were teens or preteens. duced activity of the frontal brain, decreas- are related to pornography addiction in that we are called to love with our bod- that they are all behavioral/process addic- ies with integrity and purity. Pornography tions, as opposed to chemical addictions. completely distorts this meaning. It says The Catholic Witness Internet pornography possesses character- that fantasy will make us happy. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG istics very similar to Internet gaming ad- A common root of pornography use is a diction, and could arguably be more po- need to have control in our lives, yet por- Most Rev. Joseph P. McFadden tent, as the object of compulsion is sexual nography produces sexual frustration and Publisher arousal. This explains why some who are the desire to act out. So what we seek to trying to break their addiction to pornogra- achieve from pornography in the form of phy report having the same type of physi- Jennifer Reed control ends up controlling and enslaving Telephone Managing Editor cal “withdrawal” symptoms that are expe- 717-657-4804 ext. 201 rienced by those breaking an addiction to us. But the gift of sexuality is not meant to frustrate or enslave. It is meant to free FAX Staff drugs or alcohol. 717-657-7673 Chris Heisey: Photojournalist us in a life-long relationship of complete Email: [email protected] Emily M. Albert: Photojournalist Emotional Impact of Addiction giving to another. Website: www.hbgdiocese.org Susan Huntsberger: Some of the original studies of sexual The commitment and mutual respect Circulation Coordinator and Administrative Assistant addiction found common emotional fac- within marriage truly fosters this freedom. 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Faith and Life Mourning the Loss of their Classmate, Friends Recall Humorous Side of Devoted Friend

By Jen Reed port for its students. Counselors were avail- The Catholic Witness able, teachers made themselves present to the students, and the Spiritual Life ministry was Several of Kevin Wolgemuth’s friends sit on the couches in the Spiritual Life room at Lan- ready to help the school community through caster Catholic High School. the grieving process. Their heads are bowed, heavy with grief. Kevin’s friends have also found refuge in the Just two days before, they had buried Kevin, Wolgemuth family these past weeks. who died Oct. 6 in a tree-cutting accident. “The day after Kevin died, I was at their He was 17. house,” Anthony said. “A few of us were sit- Kevin was a senior at Lancaster Catholic, an ting outside, and we were all crying. Mr. honors student, a Boy Scout, an altar server Wolgemuth walked out and he was the one and a youth group member at Holy Trinity Par- being strong for everyone. He told us to keep ish in Columbia. close to God.” He played basketball and video games, and The friends marvel at the strength and faith rooted for Notre Dame and the Phillies. displayed by Kevin’s family. The first day of Most importantly to his buddies, he was a school after his death, his family went to Lan- great friend and upstanding person. caster Catholic for a prayer service. That’s evident from the stories his friends “They are so strong,” Evan said. “Being with share. them makes it feel kind of like Kevin is there They remember Kevin as someone who too. I definitely think their strength is because loved life, who enjoyed making people laugh, of their faith.” who had a positive attitude and a family strong Bryan mentioned Kevin’s relationships with in their faith. GEORJEAN STUDIOS, LANCASTER his brothers. “When you get Kevin, you get Kevin Wolgemuth, a senior at Lancaster Catholic “Eighth grade was my first year in Catholic all of them. If you get one, you get the other school. I was new and I hated it. But every day High School who died earlier this month, is fondly remembered as a devoted friend who enjoyed mak- three,” he said. when we’d see each other at football, Kevin ing people laugh. Mrs. Schober said the faith community at would talk to me,” said Evan Schnader. “That’s Lancaster Catholic has bolstered the students what I looked forward to throughout the school “There are lots of stories we can tell about too. day – just going to football and talking to Kev- Kevin,” he said, “but most importantly he was in.” a great friend.” “To see the entire family here with us at the “He was always so carefree,” Kyle Hinnen- They say Kevin had the same sense of hu- prayer service made us realize how strong kamp pointed out. “He never wanted to stand mor as his family: dad Bernard, mom Beth and their faith is, and that in turn helped us become out. He just wanted to be the individual that he brothers Luke, Josh and Brett. even stronger,” she remarked. “How can you was.” A few days after Kevin’s death, Anthony not have faith when his family does?” Even in their grief, Kevin’s friends couldn’t skipped school and instead went to the Wolge- “Every single class, I start by asking the kids help but laugh as they retold stories of better muth home to be with the family. to remember the Wolgemuth family in their days. On this day, their humorous accounts – “The family had someone call the house prayers, and I’ll continue that all year. It’s just some that were inside jokes about fireworks or phone. When Mr. Wolgemuth answered the so awesome that we can do that here,” she Star Wars – easily outweighed the heartbreak- phone, he looked at me and said, ‘It’s Mr. Fer- said. “This is where they know God is, and ing ones. tal, your principal. He wants to talk to you.’ I where their support is.” Anthony Zangari started them off. panicked a little bit and was hesitant to take the A difficult road still lies ahead of the Lan- “I remember sitting in homeroom with him. phone, but then Mr. Wolgemuth started laugh- caster Catholic community as they continue to We’d still be half asleep, the bell would ring, ing at the prank,” Anthony said. mourn the loss of Kevin and to give honor to we’d walk to class and he’d always ask the Listening to the boys talk about their friend, his memory. teacher, ‘Do we have study hall today?’” Anne Schober, Lancaster Catholic English The school is selling sweatshirts reflecting “When I broke my wrist at Christmas, he teacher and longtime friend of the Wolgemuth his passion for Notre Dame football. The de- family, smiles through her tears. carried my books to chemistry for me,” said sign includes his initials and an adaptation of “Kevin was the most honest, faith-filled and Bryan Eshbach. After a beat, he added, “That the Fighting Irish’s motto to read, “Live Like humble young man you could ever meet,” she was so we could both be late for class.” Kevin Today.” said. “He was brought up in this family that They recounted how Kevin would suddenly And his friends are writing a rap song in the go quiet during late-night online videogame just believed in respect. You never heard a hopes of creating a video that will feature im- sessions – a sign that he’d fallen asleep – and bad word come out of his mouth. He always ages of Columbia. Kevin liked rap music, so how he never missed a Notre Dame football smiled. He was awesome. As a person, that’s his friends played a rap song in his memory at game. who he was. And as a student, he was all that their recent Homecoming Dance. They laugh Kevin made his friends laugh with his sar- and more.” casm. And none of them could recall ever argu- She laughs too as Kevin’s friends share their at the irony and think Kevin would have too; ing with him. funny stories. he never went to school dances. “Even if you did disagree on something, “Their smiles are starting to come back, and Sometimes, laughter can be the best medi- you wouldn’t want to argue with him anyway that’s great to see. I think that’s what Kevin cine. because he’d always say, ‘Yep, yep,’ and be would want them to do,” she said. It’s the way Kevin’s friends are choosing to sarcastic about what you were saying,” Bryan “Every single person in this building is af- remember him now. said. “He was always just trying to have fun.” fected by this loss,” Mrs. Schober said. Asked if they’ll do anything different after Luke Robinson had known Kevin since their “You’re confronted by it all the time. There’s the loss of their friend, they paused for a mo- kindergarten days at Our Lady of the Angels that empty desk, and there’s nothing you can ment and decided that, for now, they’ll just School in Columbia. They played basketball do about it.” continue to be themselves. together and participated in the re-enactments In the wake of Kevin’s passing, Lancaster “We’re going to keep living the way Kevin put on by the parish’s youth group. Catholic went to every length to offer sup- would have wanted us to live,” Anthony said. 6 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012

World and National News Ignorance of Faith Risks Creating Cafeteria Catholics, Pope Says By Carol Glatz tial formula of the faith? Where Catholic News Service do we find the truths that have been faithfully handed down and Ignorance of the faith puts I believe in one God, make up the light of our daily Christians at risk of following a The the father almighty, life,” he asked. “do-it-yourself” religion, Pope maker of heaven and earth, He said the answer is the creed, Benedict XVI said. Nicene or profession of faith, which People need to become more Creed of all things visible and invisible. needs to be better understood, re- familiar with the creed because it 8 flected upon and integrated into is there that the “Christian moral one’s life. life is planted and ... one finds its I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, Christians need to “discover the foundation and justification,” the the only begotten Son of God, profound link between the truths pope said Oct. 17 at his weekly we profess in the creed and our general audience. born of the Father before all ages. daily life” so that these truths are Before an estimated 20,000 God from God, Light from Light, allowed to transform the “deserts people gathered in St. Peter’s true God from true God, of modern-day life.” Square, the pope began a new The Christian faith is not a be- series of audience talks to ac- begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; lief in an idea or just an outlook company the Year of Faith, which through him all things were made. on life, he said, but a relationship marks the 50th anniversary of the with the living person of Christ opening of the Second Vatican For us men and for our salvation who transforms lives. Council. he came down from heaven, That is why having faith in He said he hopes the series of and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, God isn’t merely an intellectual instructional talks, which is ex- activity, but something that “truly pected to run until Nov. 24, 2013, and became man. changes everything in us and for will help people “strengthen or For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, us; it clearly reveals our future rediscover the joy of faith and destiny, the truth of our vocation realize that it isn’t something for- he suffered death and was buried, within history, the meaning of eign to or separate from everyday and rose again on the third day life and the pleasure of being pil- life, but is its soul.” grims heading toward the heav- Pope Benedict said the wide- in accordance with the Scriptures. enly home.” spread and dominant nature of He ascended into heaven Pope Benedict said faith today’s secularism, individualism and is seated at the right hand of the Father. doesn’t take anything away from and relativism means that even one’s life, rather it is what renders Christians are not completely He will come again in glory life more just and humane. “immune from these dangers.” to judge the living and the dead Current cultural changes “of- Some of the negative effects ten show many forms of barbar- include faith being lived “pas- and his kingdom will have no end. ity, which hide under the guise of sively or in private, a refusal to 8 victories won by civilization,” he learn about the faith, and the rift I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, said. However, “wherever there between faith and life,” he said. is domination, possessiveness, “Often Christians don’t even who proceeds from the Father and the Son, exploitation, treating others as a know the central core of their who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, commodity,” and arrogance, hu- own Catholic faith – the creed – mankind is “impoverished, de- thereby leaving room for a cer- who has spoken through the prophets. graded and disfigured.” tain syncretism and religious rel- Faith shows that humanity ativism,” he said. Without a clear won’t find its full realization un- idea of the faith’s fundamental I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. less the human person “is animat- truths and the uniquely salvific I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins ed by the love that comes from nature of Christianity, “the risk and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead God,” he said. The gift of faith of constructing a so-called ‘do- then finds expression in “relation- it-yourself’ religion is not remote and the life of the world to come. Amen. ships full of love, compassion, today.” ©2012 CNS care and selfless service toward “Where do we find the essen- others.” Bishop Calls U.S. Court’s Rejection of Defense of Marriage Act ‘Uunjust’ Catholic News Service sachusetts, challenging what they argued was the child to be welcomed and raised, as far as possible, discriminatory nature of the legislation. by his or her mother and father together in a stable The chairman of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ sub- The Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA, home,” he said. “Marriage is the only institution committee on marriage described as “unjust and passed with bipartisan support and was signed into whereby a man and a woman unite for life and are a great disappointment” the decision by a federal law by President Bill Clinton. It defines marriage as united to any child born from their union. appeals court striking down part of the Defense of “a legal union between one man and one woman as “The public good demands that the unique mean- Marriage Act, which says marriage is a legal union husband and wife.” ing and purpose of marriage be respected in law and of a man and a woman. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected this term to society, not rejected as beyond the constitutional “Redefining marriage never upholds the equal take up an appeal to rulings on the Defense of Mar- pale.” dignity of individuals because it contradicts basic riage Act. Brian Brown, president of the National Organiza- human rights,” said San Francisco Archbishop Sal- There also is an appeal pending on California’s tion for Marriage, which filed arguments with the vatore J. Cordileone, chairman of the U.S. Confer- Proposition 8, a 2008 voter-approved ban on same- appeals court before the Oct. 18 ruling, described ence of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for the sex marriage. In February of this year, a three-judge Promotion and Defense of Marriage. panel of the 9th Circuit affirmed a U.S. District the decision as “another example of judicial activ- He issued a statement Oct. 19 about a 2-1 ruling Court judge’s ruling that Prop 8 was unconstitu- ism and elite judges imposing their views on the handed down a day earlier by the 2nd U.S. Circuit tional. The panel and later the full court stayed the American people.” Court of Appeals in Manhattan, which said the fed- ruling pending appeal. On July 31, it was appealed He also said the ruling “further demonstrates why eral marriage law was unconstitutional because it to the U.S. Supreme Court. it is imperative” for the U.S. Supreme Court to re- failed to give equal protection to New York spouses In his statement, Archbishop Cordileone reiter- view pending cases against the Defense of Marriage in same-sex marriages. ated the Church’s teaching that marriage “is and can Act. It was the second appeals court ruling to find a key only be the union of one man and one woman,” and “The American people are entitled to a definitive provision of the 1996 federal law unconstitutional. said this recognition “is grounded in our nature” and ruling in support of marriage as the union of one In May, the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of “obliges our consciences and laws.” man and one woman, as 32 states have determined Appeals ruled in favor of same-sex couples in Mas- “It is a matter of basic rights – the right of every through popular vote,” he said in a statement. OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 7

World and National News People Need to Believe in Miracles, Says Woman Cured of Infection By Carol Glatz bill of health and released. She said her Catholic News Service doctor couldn’t believe she had recov- ered. Doctors said that places where Though she had always believed in tissue had died had actually healed and miracles, Sharon Smith never dreamed regenerated. she would be the recipient of one. Smith said she was so grateful for the Her unexplained recovery from a near prayers the sisters had offered her that fatal infection in 2005 was the second she decided to “pay them back” by vol- miracle that cleared the way for the Oct. unteering at a home for the terminally 21 canonization of Blessed Marianne ill, which is run by the Sisters of St. Cope. Francis. Smith presented Pope Benedict XVI a “I figured I was alive for a reason,” relic of Blessed Marianne – a bone frag- she said. ment housed in a wooden tau cross, or But Smith didn’t link her recovery to T-shaped cross that is the symbol of St. the prayers right away. It was only dur- Francis, the inspiration of Mother Mari- ing her volunteer work at the hospice anne’s congregation. home that she unexpectedly ran into A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Smith Sister Michaeleen and another woman fainted in her home one day in 2005 and who had visited her in the hospital. woke up two months later in St. Joseph’s “They said, ‘Oh my God are you that Hospital, her body perforated by tubes woman that we saw dying?’ And I said, as doctors fought to keep her hydrated CNS/PAUL HARING ‘Yes,’ I took it kind of lightly,” she re- and alive. She had been diagnosed with Sharon Smith, whose cure from a near fatal infection in 2005 was the miracle for called. pancreatitis, but the inflammation soon the canonization of Blessed Marianne Cope, is pictured in St. Peter’s Square at the But they urged her to go visit Sister caused an infection so severe, it ate Vatican Oct. 19. Blessed Cope, who banner hangs at right from the facade of St. Mary Laurence Hanley, who cham- away part of her gastrointestinal tract. Peter’s Basilica, was among seven new saints canonized at the Vatican Oct. 21. pioned Mother Marianne’s cause for Her doctor told her that July, “Sharon, sainthood for nearly 40 years. The nun you’re not going to make it,” she told dict in May 2005. and other members of the community died in December 2011. Catholic News Service in Rome Oct.19. “My friends told me they prayed for soon started praying for Blessed Mari- “You’ve got to tell Sister Mary Lau- She and about 90 others from the Dio- me the night before they were going to anne’s intercession. rence your story. You’re our second cese of Syracuse, including Bishop just disconnect me” from the respirator, During one visit, Sister Michaeleen miracle,” the women told Smith. “And Robert J. Cunningham, came to Rome “and they prayed to Mother Marianne gave Smith, to pin to her hospital gown, I said, ‘I’m your what!?’” for the canonization. for me,” she said. a bag of soil that came from Blessed “Like I said, I believe in miracles, I Smith recalled that a friend visiting The next day, “I woke up in the morn- Marianne’s grave in Hawaii. Smith said just never thought I’d be one,” she said her at the hospital was given a prayer ing and started talking,” she said. she still has the packet of dirt, which she with a laugh. card of Mother Marianne and told to Though she could breathe on her own, now keeps in her Bible. “I feel that’s a welcoming thought pray for her intercession. Mother Mari- the infection was still severe. After nearly a year in the hospital and for people to believe that a miracle can anne had been beatified by Pope Bene- St. Francis Sister Michaeleen Cabral rehabilitation, Smith was given a clean truly happen.” Pushing the Envelope? Religious Image Stamps Part of Holiday Tradition By Carol Zimmermann ages aren’t a problem “as long as the government is Catholic News Service acknowledging a variety of religious and nonreligious communities at various times of the year.” When the U.S. Postal Service unveiled its new “The fact that religious – including explicitly Chris- Christmas stamp Oct. 10 featuring an image of the tian – symbols are in the mix raises no First Amend- Holy Family fleeing to Egypt, there was no uproar ment issue – but simply reflects our diversity,” he said. about religion in the public square, or in this case, Haynes noted that Christian symbols on stamps rectangle. should only be allowed if a variety of other faiths are “We didn’t get a single phone call or email from represented. “Government may not privilege one faith anyone who took exception to the stamp,” Roy Betts, over others,” he added. a spokesman for the Postal Service, said Oct. 11. When the traditional Christmas stamp stood alone, “And with the speed with which people can respond it faced at least one sticky situation. In 1995, a Postal today, they would have if they wanted to,” he added. Service advisory committee voted to replace the tra- He said he thought people were more concerned with ditional Madonna and Child stamp with a Victorian- other things such as the presidential election. era angel. This vote stirred such negative reaction He also said the post office doesn’t “really get com- that even then-President Bill Clinton got into the fray, ments” about the holiday stamps in general, most prompting an immediate reversal. likely because of the diversity of stamps – besides Marvin Runyon, postmaster general at the time, stamps with Christian imagery, there are those that said the Madonna and Child stamp would stay, at least commemorate Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and Muslim fes- while he was in office, because it “occupied an impor- tivals. tant place” for so many years and was “meaningful to As an aside, he said one year the Postal Service in- so many Americans.” advertently left out the image of its Eid stamp – com- This year’s Christmas stamp does not feature the memorating the Muslim festivals of Eid al-Fitr and traditional Madonna and Child image but instead a sil- Eid al-Adha – from a poster about its holiday stamps. houette of the Holy Family on their flight into Egypt. The Postal Service heard about it, and then some, and At the stamp’s unveiling at Washington National within 24 hours, he said, new posters were displayed Cathedral, the Rev. Gary Hall, the Episcopal cathe- that included all the holiday stamps. dral’s dean, said the stamp’s image has its own uni- As he put it: “People are passionate about this [is- CNS/U.S. POSTAL SERVICE versal message. sue].” But right now, he added, “they’re not com- One of the official holiday stamps issued by the U.S. He said the “story of this new family forced to leave plaining.” Postal Service features a silhouette of the Holy Fam- their home” can remind people to care for those who The diversity in stamps, which may have quelled ily fleeing to Egypt. The image, released Oct. 10, is a are marginalized: “the poor, the elderly, the immi- the naysayers, is fairly new. The first U.S. Christmas change from the portrayal of Madonna and child fea- grant, and the refugee.” stamp debuted in 1962 with a wreath, two candles tured on the Christmas stamp for close to 50 years. He also said the image of the Holy Family “em- and the words “Christmas 1962.” Four years later the barking for an unknown land” is a reminder that “we debuted in 1996. The Kwanzaa stamp for the African- postal service issued what became more of the tradi- are in God’s hands and we trust in God to guide our tional Christmas stamp featuring a Renaissance paint- American holiday first appeared in 1997 and the Eid journey.” ing of the Madonna and Child. stamp was not issued until 2001. If that isn’t to one’s liking, the Postal Service has By contrast, the other holiday stamps took lon- Charles Haynes, a senior scholar at the Freedom Fo- plenty of other options, from its popular angel stamps ger to get their corner of the market. The Hanukkah rum’s First Amendment Center, told Catholic News Ser- to those without any religious undertones: the forever stamp marking the eight-day Jewish festival of lights vice in an Oct. 11 email that stamps with religious im- evergreens and pine cones. 8 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012

Catholic Sports Report

McDevitt’s Alec Werner leads the 2012 undefeated version of the Crusaders onto the “Rock Pile” beside Shady McCoy’s retired jersey. McCoy Returns By Chris Heisey of their all-time greats, LeSean McCoy, who now daz- The Catholic Witness zles as a running back on Sundays for the Philadelphia Eagles. Prior to the game against Red Land, whom the All season the Crusaders of Bishop McDevitt have Crusaders beat 42-21 to go to 8-0, the number 20 worn been honoring their glorious past as they have invited by McCoy during his playing days from 2001-2005 was back players, coaches and other supporting cast mem- retired. Only he and another NFL great, Ricky Watters, bers who have helped make McDevitt field a hallowed have had their jerseys retired by McDevitt. place of memories. “I am honored to be here,” McCoy said. “It is so spe- The Crusaders are undefeated this year at the “Rock cial and a familiar feeling to walk out on this field.” Pile” and seem destined to finish the regular season un- When McCoy was a senior, the tailback fractured his blemished. ankle in a game at McDevitt Field against rival Harris- This past Saturday, the Crusaders welcomed back one burg. EMILY M. ALBERT, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS York Community Helps Former Basketball Great Fight Cancer By Chris Heisey the program endured hardship and a sea- to help offset her families’ expenses as she The Catholic Witness son where they did not win a single game. and her family travel to Johns Hopkins Uni- They win and lose in a gracious manner, versity Hospital in Baltimore for treatments. The Fighting Irish of York Catholic girls’ and it seems it’s never about the individual She just recently underwent surgery and is basketball program has had tremendous player, but rather the team, the program, considered cancer free; however, she faces the school. That tradition continues as the another round of intensive chemotherapy in success in the last seven seasons, and it is Fighting Irish family has had to confront the coming months along with another surgi- easy to forget that prior to this amazing run a serious medical condition for one of its cal procedure, according to her father, Mike of league, district and state championships, former players. Weaver, who is an assistant coach for the On Oct. 13, the York community came girls’ team at York Catholic. together for a 3 on 3 basketball 80-team Many former York Catholic players re- tournament and All-Star Alumni Game to turned home from college to participate in support Amanda Weaver – a 2007 graduate the fundraiser, as well as did many of Aman- of York Catholic, who was diagnosed with da’s former foes that she competed against stage 3 colorectal cancer in the York County region. after completing her first As soon as Amanda is year of graduate studies well enough, she will re- in Physical Therapy at turn to her studies in Hart- the University of Hart- ford, her father said. ford where she played If you are interested in college basketball. The purchasing photos from tall, agile forward en- the event, please see on- dured the losing seasons line http://elbephoto.ze- at York Catholic before nfolio.com/weaverfever. helping the Fighting Irish All proceeds will benefit win state championships Amanda. Donations to the Weaver family can also be in 2006 and 2007. made through York Unity Dubbed Weaver Fever, Sports who organized the tournaments were the successful fundraiser. ROBERT J. CHADDERDON, ELBE PHOTOGRAPHY ROBERT J. CHADDERDON, ELBE PHOTOGRAPHY held at York College CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS Their address is 3540 Marley Klunk and Kelly Rhein battle for Ian Shelley, right, blocks a shot in the 3 and more than $30,000 Amanda Weaver playing in the Pebble Ridge Drive, York, a loose ball. Rhein played with Weaver on 3 tournament. was raised for Amanda state championship in 2007. PA 17402. at York Catholic. OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 9

Young Church in Action Lebanon Catholic Band Small in Number but Big on Success By Jen Reed other bands who have said they can’t believe The Catholic Witness what we’re doing with the numbers we have,” Mr. Root noted. Lebanon Catholic School is impressing the “But like everybody else, we work hard as a marching band community this season. marching band that wants to do well,” he said. With just 14 band members – eight musi- “We don’t focus on attitudes like, ‘You only cians and six color guard performers – they’re have 14 kids,’ ‘You don’t have a tuba player,’ putting on a show that captures audiences with ‘You only have six in the color guard,’ or entertaining music and precise movement ‘Your drum line is small.’ All those things are right out of the gate. distractions. We look at what we have and how With their Western-themed show, the band we can make it the best it can be.” lassoed first place in a recent Cavalcade of While many might consider their number as Bands competition at Warwick High School. a weakness or limitation, Mr. Root views it as They’re one of the smallest bands in the In- dependence Division, which includes groups a strength. with up to 39 members. “It’s helped us to build a family unit. Part of The numbers game hasn’t hampered the the dynamic that makes the Lebanon Catholic marching Beavers, though, who are led this band special is that, because we’re so small, year by interim director Scott Root. The Cam- we’re very much like a family,” he said. “They pus Minister at Trinity High School in Camp view each other as brothers and sisters, and I Hill, Mr. Root has more than 20 years of ex- think they work that much harder because of perience with Lebanon Catholic’s band. He the relationship.” marched in the band as a student there and has Support from the parents has been tremen- served as its director and assistant director. dous, too. They willingly re-adjusted to meet This summer, he stepped in when the band practice schedules when Mr. Root came on was in need of a director. board, and have pitched in to help transport “When I first saw those 14 kids, I saw their and provide meals for band members. potential. Yes, there are limitations but I don’t As the marching band season draws to a look at the limitations. I look at what we have. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOE STACHURA The 14-member Lebanon Catholic School marching band – including six seniors close – the Cavalcade of Bands Champion- We have 14 kids who want to work hard and ships will be held Nov. 11 at Millersville Uni- give their best,” he said. who’ve offered guidance and encouragement to younger members – captured A positive outlook and dogged determina- first place in a recent Cavalcade of Bands competition and continues to work on versity – Mr. Root wants the Lebanon Catholic tion are mentalities that band members have its strengths as the season progresses. band to continue to work hard, to exceed its bought into from day one. potential. “Our ultimate goal is to be successful, hours twice a week, and every other Saturday Ballad of Billy the Kid,” “Wanted Dead or “I don’t want them to rest on the fact that but we don’t measure success by wins or by – to an eight-week season of competition per- Alive” and “The Magnificent Seven.” Color they’ve won a competition,” he said. “Ulti- scores. We measure it by how we’ve met our formances. guard members help add to the action and am- mately, I want them to look back on this expe- potential, and how we’ve become better musi- Their Western theme features four horns in bience. rience years from now and realize the adversi- cians and marchers,” Mr. Root said. the wind section and a four-member drum line “We’ve received a lot of positive comments ty they overcame and how unique and special The band dedicates its practices – three performing the theme from “Bonanza,” “The this year from judges and from members of this band was.”

York Catholic’s Cemetery of the Innocents Students from the Respect for Life club at York Catholic High School have installed a Cemetery of the Innocents as part of the National 40 Days for Life Campaign that Simon and Jude runs from Sept. 26-Nov. 5. A total of 750 crosses were placed on the front lawn of first century York Catholic as a memorial to the more than 3,700 babies lost to abortion each

Crosiers October 28 day in the United States. After school on Nov. 6, the Respect for Life Club will be praying a rosary for life on a balloon rosary, which will then be released. Please Listed among the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament, Simon join us in praying for an end to abortion and for a renewed respect for all life in our nation. is “the Canaanite” to Matthew and Mark and “the Zealot” to Luke; PHOTO COURTESY OF YORK CATHOLIC Jude is “Thaddeus” to Matthew and Mark, “Judas of James” to Luke, and “Judas, not Iscariot” to John. After Pentecost, they disappear. However, according to Eastern tradition, Simon died peacefully in Edessa, while Western tradition has him evangelizing in Egypt, then teaming up with Jude, who had been in Mesopotamia, on a mission to Persia, where they were martyred on the same day. Simon is the patron saint of tanners; Jude is the patron of desperate causes, possibly because early Christians would pray to him, with a name evoking Judas Iscariot, only when all else failed.

Saints World Youth Day, July 20-29 2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ‘Go and make disciples of all nations’ - Matthew 28:19 Bishop Joseph P. McFad- den invites you to join him and our Holy Father at World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janei- ro, Brazil. The spiritual pilgrimage will include a two day retreat experience in Guadalupe, Mexico, and the World Youth Day activities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Diocesan group will be limited to 200 pilgrims within the ages of 16-17 (youth) and their parish group leaders and chaperones; young adults ages 18 (high school grad- uates)-35; priests, seminarians and consecrated individuals. For information on this wonderful spiritual pilgrimage, please con- tact the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry at 717-657- 4804 ext. 327, or [email protected], or visit our Web site at www.hbgdiocese.org/youngchurch. PHOTOS COURTESY OF YORK CATHOIC HIGH SCHOOL 10 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012

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The names of the following deceased Sister Mary Joanne McKelvey persons have been submitted by their Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Mary parishes: Joanne McKelvey died in Camilla Hall, BERWICK – St. Joseph: Rose Lauer. Immaculata, Pa., on Oct. 8. She was 93. CAMP HILL – Good Shepherd: Gerald Born Mary Ann McKelvey in Holtwood, Bishop McDevitt to Host Alumni and Friends Event Hartman, Constance Mattson. Pa., she entered the Congregation of the Graduates and friends of Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg are invited to relive Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart their memories with friends and classmates at 2200 Market Street. CARLISLE – St. Patrick: Glen A. Ban- of Mary in 1947 from St. Catherine of Si- Alumni & Friends 18 years and older are invited to join us Nov. 17 from 6-11 p.m. for non. ena Parish in Quarryville. She received a the event. Tickets are $45 in advance, and $60 after Nov. 7. A limited number of tickets will be sold at the door. CHAMBERSBURG – Corpus Christi: Bachelor of Science degree from Millers- Sonja Crider, Dr. George Layman, John Free shuttle provided by Unique Limousine from the Civil War Museum. There will be ville State Teachers College and a Master music throughout the ages by Giovanni ’94, a Buffet Dinner by Mike ’83 & Kim True, The Lowe, Richard Schnoor, Lyle Thompson, of Science in Library Science from Drexel Brixius Dessert Buffet (donations needed), Ice-cream sodas, a sports bar, beer and wine, and Sr. University. Sister Mary Joanne taught or a photo-booth. McDevitt memorabilia auction and an alumni merchandise sale. COAL TOWNSHIP – Our Lady of Hope: was a librarian in the Archdiocese of Phila- If you have any questions or would like to purchase your tickets, contact Rita Helen Christiano, Edward McIntyre, delphia and in the Diocese of Arlington. Fulton at 717-236-7973 ext 445 or [email protected] or our visit the school at www.bishopmcdevitt.org or on facebook. Rosemarie Picarelli, Stanley Shervinski. The funeral Mass was celebrated at Ca- COLUMBIA – Holy Trinity: Kevin milla Hall on Oct. 11. Burial was in Im- Local Parishioner Receives Wolgemuth; St. Peter: George Seibert, Sr. maculata Cemetery. De Sales Alumni Achievement Award CONEWAGO – Sacred Heart: Barbara Noel. Sister Margaretann Guiton At Homecoming weekend on Sept. 29, Tom Blaisse was award- ed the De Sales University Alumni Achievement Award which CORNWALL – Sacred Heart of Jesus: Christian Charity Sister Margaretann recognizes an outstanding member of the De Sales community Dorothy Frenock, Frank C. Karinch. Guiton died at Holy Family Convent in whose achievements have stretched beyond campus and inspired ENOLA – Our Lady of Lourdes: Theresa Danville on Oct. 11. She was 65. others along the way. The award is given annually to an alum with a strong commitment to the University, family, community, and M. DePuy. A native of Morristown, N.J., she entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Chris- profession. HANOVER – St. Joseph: Raymond E. Mr. Blaisse graduated from De Sales University (formerly Al- tian Charity at Mallinckrodt Convent in Cleary, Sadie Giordano, Betty L. Smith. lentown College) in 1975 with a BA degree in Theatre & Speech. Mendham, N.J., after graduation from high He also holds a MA in Counseling Psychology from Rider Univer- HARRISBURG – Cathedral Parish of school. She earned a Bachelor of Science sity. During his varied career, Mr. Blaisse has been a stand out high St. Patrick: Margaret “Marge” Danner; degree in physical therapy from St. Louis school teacher, a Training Director (HERCO), a top-rated seminar St. Catherine Labouré: Mary Topper; St. University and joined the physical therapy leader (Franklin Covey Co. (1989- 2000) and a published author Margaret Mary: Augustus Catalano. staff at Divine Providence Hospital in Wil- (Stepping Up to the Plate); poet (We Are Climbers, All) and composer/lyricist of 13 Con- temporary Christian songs produced under the title, Manifest the Glory of God (1997.) In HERSHEY – St. Joan of Arc: John liamsport, Pa., and Holy Spirit Hospital Moran, Norman Sobotor. 2011, he recorded a solo Holiday CD album titled It’s Christmas. in Camp Hill for many years. She went o Mr. Blaisse is President of TFB Consulting, a full service Human Resources Develop- KULPMONT – Holy Angels: August Holy Family Convent in 1999 for commu- ment company which he founded in 2004. He is a member of the National Speaker’s As- Witowski, Nellie Zenuch. nity service and served as organist at the sociation, and the American Society for Training and Development. Formerly a board mem- ber of Bishop McDevitt High School, Mr. Blaisse also served as the Director/Producer of LEBANON – Assumption BVM: Janice convent. The funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 15 the McDevitt Annual Spring Musical (2006-2010.) He is presently on the board of Broad- Daub, Patricia A. Edwards, Irene Farrell, way Classics Theater and is staring in their new musical production of A Christmas Carol Jean L. Fisher, Mary Galassi, Eleanor in the Holy Family Convent chapel. Burial (Scrooge) which opens on Nov. 16 at the Harrisburg Mall. Heilman, Helen P. Leedy, Antonio Man- was in St. Joseph Cemetery, Danville. Mr. Blaisse is a Eucharistic Minister at St. Catherine Laboure Parish in Harrisburg and nino, William Showers, Thomas Walker, a member of the Knights of Columbus (3rd degree.) He was Vice-Chairman of the Parish Mary Yorkoski. Sister Catherine Kemper Council (1994-1997) and, as an Eagle Scout himself, was Cub Master for the parish Cub Pack (1997-1998.) He grew up in Drexel Hill, Pa and graduated from Msgr. Bonner High LYKENS – Our Lady Help of Christians: Christian Charity Sister Catherine Kem- School. He and his wife, Roberta (from Pittsburgh) are the proud parents of three successful Frances Perseponko. per died at Holy Family Convent in Dan- McDevitt grads: Matt ’03, Michael ’06 and Beth ’10. MCSHERRYSTOWN – Annunciation ville on Oct. 15. She was 94. BVM: Jerry L. Groft, Sr. Born in Baltimore, she entered the Con- St. Joan of Arc Parish MECHANICSBURG – St. Elizabeth Ann gregation of the Sisters of Christian Char- Holds Public Rosary Rally Seton: Eileen Rothaupt. ity at Mallinckrodt Convent in Mendham, On Oct. 13,1917, the Blessed Mother appeared N.J., in 1932. She earned a Bachelor of Sci- MIDDLETOWN – Seven Sorrows BVM: to the children at Fatima, Portugal, when the mira- ence degree in education from Misericor- cle of the sun took place, which was witnessed by Ellen Hydrick, Mary Salensky, Theresa th Tomec. dia College in Dallas, Pa., and a Master’s more than 70,000 people. On the 95 anniversary from Catholic Universityof America. of the event, St. Joan of Arc Parish in Hershey, held a Prayer Rally at The Chocolatetown Square MILLERSVILLE – St. Philip the Sister Catherine taught at schools in the Apostle: Julia M. Johnson, Russell Street, in Hershey, PA, led by pastor, Father Michael Ro- Thelma L. Zoretic. Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and in the than, along with more than 9,076 Public Square Dioceses of Scranton and Allentown. She Rosary Crusade Rallies across the nation. MOUNT CARMEL – Divine Redeemer: also frequently held the office of princi- In Hershey, some150 attendees publicly prayed to God by meditating on the life of Jesus through Loretta Ann Snyder; Our Lady: Mary pal, vice-principal and superior in several Balog, Regina Smith. Our Lady’s Rosary, among other prayers and Mar- schools and convents. ian hymns. The intention of the prayer service was NEW CUMBERLAND – St. Theresa: In 1995, she moved to the Motherhouse for our nation’s peace and healing due to the many Emma Deutsch, Peter Juliana. in Mendham as registrar and treasurer threats against religious freedom, for the sanctity of all human life and that more Godliness will pre- NEW FREEDOM – St. John the Baptist: of Assumption College for Sisters. She vail for our country’s future. As bright as the day, Audrey A. Forton. moved to Holy Family Convent in 2006 for there was an abundance of cheer and happiness NEW OXFORD – Immaculate clerical work in the business office. among the participants to express this opportunity Conception BVM: Garry R. Sponseller. The funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 19 in a free nation. in the Holy Family Convent chapel. Burial SELINSGROVE – St. Pius X: Robert was in St. Joseph Cemetery, Danville. Cookie Sale Works to Break the Cycle of Hunger Underhill. Imagine if by eating cookies you could also be providing life-sustaining nourishment to chil- Sister Miriam Eckenrode dren in Haiti who, due to poverty, battle hunger and starvation each and every day. That’s the YORK – St. Joseph: Paul E. Boldizar, driving force behind the 15th Annual Cookie Sale to Combat World Hunger. Angela R. Raineri; St. Patrick: Kristine Holy Cross Sister Miriam Eckenrode, a “This simple sale gives children in Haiti a chance to not only nourish their bodies but also Shue; St. Rose of Lima: Mary Jo Kinard. native of Lancaster, died Oct. 6 at the age their minds since the hunger relief programs are affiliated with schools. The proceeds from the of 99. Cookie Sale helps meet their basic needs and gives them the chance at a better life,” said Lisa Landis of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Lancaster, which participated in last Born Mary Griffitts Eckenrode, she year’s sale. entered the Congregation of the Sisters In 2011, close to 40 churches and organizations in the Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and of the Holy Cross in 1936 and continued York areas teamed up to sell over 17,000 pounds of cookies. One hundred percent of the pro- teaching in senior high schools in the east. ceeds from The Cookie Sale to Combat World Hunger went to Cross International’s Hunger She served in Lancaster in 1973 and was Relief Program in Haiti which provided 1,242,000 meals. Please pray for the following Churches in the Harrisburg Diocese are invited to join The Cookie Sale ranks in 2012! The in various ministries at St. Anthony of Cookie Sale is once again facing the challenge of rising food costs which not only affects the clergy who died in November dur- Padua School for 12 years and then with U.S. market, but also affects those in Haiti. “Reaching this year’s goal to match or exceed the ing the past 25 years: Conestoga View Nursing Home and Read- 1,242,000 meals will only be possible with the participation of more organizations!” said Jen- Father Joseph Braubitz, 1988 ing on Radio for the blind. She retired to nifer Weber, one of the Cookie Sale coordinators and a member of St. Joseph Parish in Lancaster. Father Martin Zarkoski, 1992 St. Mary’s Convent, Notre Dame, Ind., in “We are looking for more churches and organizations to help us sell cookies. Sell just one cookie tray and you are providing a meal for 243 children in Haiti!” Father Michael F. Barrett, 1996 2004. If you would like to join The 15th Annual Cookie Sale to Combat World Hunger, or you would Father Thaddeus Strzelec, 2005 The funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 10 like more information, please call Jennifer at 1-866-COOKIE-9 or send an email to jenweber@ Father Paul Rindos, 2011. in the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, St. TheCookieSale.com. Together…We Make A Difference. Mary’s, Notre Dame, Ind. OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 11

St. Francis Xavier Parish in Gettysburg will host its First Friday Dinner Nov. 2 from 5-7 p.m. at Xavier Center. November menu will feature Kennie’s Boneless Pork Loin, Sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, string beans, macaroni and cheese, Philly cheese steak hot pockets along with beverages and dessert. Selections vary each Compiled by Jen Reed night Oct. 27 from 6-9 p.m. in the parish hall. Wine tasting, beer month. Adults $8, seniors and high school students $6, children K-8 sampling and light hors d’oeuvres. $4, children under 5 free. Take-outs available. For info, call 717-334- Spiritual Offerings St. John Neumann Parish in Lancaster will hold its 4048. A pro-life Mass will be celebrated Nov. 3 at 8 a.m. at Our Lady holiday craft bazaar Nov. 2 from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Nov. 3 from 9 The 2012-2013 Music Under The Dome concert a.m.-noon. Handcrafted items, Christmas decorations, ornaments, series at Saint Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg begins Nov. 2 at 7:30 of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Harrisburg by Father Paul Fisher, pm with a candlelight Vespers Service, including a performance of pastor. angels, Santas, floral decorations, chance tree and more. Raffle of- handcrafted items, gift certificates, theme baskets and items donated John Rutter’s Requiem. Attendees will have an opportunity to come Mass with prayers for healing will be celebrated Nov. 6 at by parish members. Kitchen open Friday from 9-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 forward and light candles in memory of their deceased loved ones. A 7:30 p.m. at St. Theresa Church in New Cumberland by Father Dwight p.m., and 5-7 p.m. Call 717-569-8531. donation of $10 per person is collected at the door. Schlaline. For information, call Mary Ann at 717-564-7709 or Loretta at Lebanon Catholic School’s Athletic Association will 717-737-7551. A Christmas Bazaar will be held Nov. 2 at Our Lady Help of Christians Church (social hall), Lykens, from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Crafts, host a spaghetti dinner Nov. 3 from 4-7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The next Caelorum at St. Joan of Arc Church in baked goods, jewelry, games of chance and the kitchen will once Cost is $7 and includes salad, bread and drink. Desserts available for Hershey will be held Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Come and experience the again be serving delicious homemade food. purchase. Take-outs available. power of Eucharistic Adoration and praise & worship music. A recep- York Catholic High School’s Athletic Association tion will be held immediately afterward in the cafeteria. For more St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Hanover will hold a is hosting Bingo Nov. 4 at the high school. Doors open at noon and information, call 717-583-0240. Christmas Bazaar in the gym Nov. 3 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Raffle room, games begin at 2 p.m. Cost is $30 at the door. No advance tickets. 30 vendors, bake sale. Kitchen open for breakfast and lunch. St. Package includes 15 paper cards. Additional strips of 3 are available Education, Enrichment & Support Vincent’s will also feature its new location of its thrift and gift shop in for $3 each. Two jackpots of $500 and one $1,000 jackpot. Refresh- Discovering Christ is an exciting program designed to help the basement of the old school. ments available. For more information, call York Catholic at 717-846- men and women encounter the person of Jesus Christ and accept his Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Abbottstown is 8871 x15. invitation to know him in a personal relationship. Come and share a free holding their Holiday Bazaar Nov. 3 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Breakfast and Election Day Spaghetti Dinner will be held at St. Paul meal, listen to a dynamic presentation and explore answers with others lunch will be served. the Apostle Parish in Annville Nov. 6. Lunch from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and in small groups on basic questions of purpose, faith and life. The first Holiday Craft Fair sponsored by the Corpus Christi Council of dinner from 4-7 p.m. Cost is $8 for large, $5.50 for small and includes four session dates are Oct. 30, Nov. 13 and 20, and Dec. 4. Our Lady Catholic Women will be held Nov. 3 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Corpus spaghetti and meatballs, tossed salad, Italian bread, dessert and of Hope, Coal Twp. and St. Patrick, Trevorton will host this free program Christi Parish Center, Chambersburg. Hand sewn items, crafts, choice of coffee, tea or orange drink. Carry-outs available, bring your Tuesday evenings on the above from 6:15-9 p.m. Sessions alternate jewelry, home decor, baked goods, A & B Religious Shop and more. own container. Sponsored by the Council of Catholic Women. between parishes, with the first one at Our Lady of Hope. To register: Enjoy lunch and a dessert from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. For information, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Council of Catholic call Our Lady of Hope: 570-648-4432 or St. Patrick: 570-797-8251. contact Kathy at 717-352-7354. Women in Williamstown are having a sauerkraut dinner on Deadline for first session is Oct. 26. The CCW of Assumption BVM Parish in Lebanon Election Day, Nov. 6 in the social hall from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-6:30 The Notre Dame Club of Harrisburg is sponsoring a lec- will hold their Christmas bazaar Nov. 3 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in the par- p.m. Eat-in or take-out includes sauerkraut, pork, mashed potatoes, ture by Father Ronald J. Nuzzi, Senior Director of the Mary Ann Remick ish center. Fall and Christmas crafts, themed baskets, jewelry, baked bread, applesauce, beverage and dessert. Tickets available for $7 and Leadership Program Alliance for Catholic Education at the University can be obtained by contacting any council member or by Helen Shuey of Notre Dame. The lecture will be at Trinity High School in Camp Hill goods, candy, harvest table, chance booth and more. Lunch includes at 717-647-2449 or Elaine Croft at 717-647-2628. beef BBQ, egg rolls, soup, hotdogs and sauerkraut. Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Father Nuzzi will speak on, “Why Divine Redeemer Parish in Mount Carmel will be hold- Catholic Schools Matter.” A Thanksgiving and Christmas bazaar sponsored by ing an “Election Day” Dinner Nov. 6 from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in Divine A bereavement support program will be offered by the the Annunciation BVM School Home Association will be held Nov. Mercy Hall. Pork & Sauerkraut Dinner with all the trimmings: Mashed Holy Spirit Hospital Pastoral Care Department on Wednesdays Oct. 3 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the gym. Free childcare, home crafts, filled Potatoes, Vegetable, Roll, Beverage, and Dessert. Tickets are $8 and 31-Dec. 5. Two sessions to choose from: 1-2:30 p.m. or 6:30-8 p.m. baskets, raffle items, baked goods, a 50/50 drawing and vendors. may be purchased by calling Diane Dallazia at 570-373-3415, Phyllis “Journey from Grief to Healing” will be presented by certified chaplains. Visit www.abvmschool.org or call 717-637-3135. Ficca at 570-373-5936, or at the door. “Eat-In” or “Take-Out.” Call 717-763-2118 or 771-972-4255 to register. St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Lancaster will host Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Marysville will Adult education: Join us at the Xavier Center in Gettysburg on its Christmas Bazaar, “Frosty Frolic,” Nov. 10 from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. have a Spaghetti Dinner Nov. 8 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Tick- Wednesday evenings Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 and 14 when Dr. Steven in the cafeteria at Resurrection Catholic School. All items for sale ets are purchased at the door. Cost of dinner which includes dessert: Smith offers a series exploring the Gospel of St. John. Dr. Smith is on were either made or donated by parishioners or local businesses. $7 and children 6 & under eat free. Take out is available. the faculty of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary where he teaches Sacred Food, crafts, holiday decorations, gifts, wreaths, jewelry and sweets/ St. Benedict the Abbot Parish in Lebanon will host Scripture. His classes will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. All are welcome! desserts. Children’s Shopping Room and raffles for prizes including its Annual Christmas Bazaar Nov. 10 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in the social Contact John Knowles, Adult Education Coordinator, with any questions themed gift baskets, a handcrafted coffee table, photographs, gift hall. Oplatki Christmas wafers available. Homemade candy includes at 717-677-4420. certificates, etc. Music by accordionist Cody McSherry. caramels, peanut or raisin clusters, peanut butter cups & balls. Baked Dr. Patricia McCormack, IHM, will share the expertise she St. Joseph Parish in Hanover will host its annual Holiday goods include nut, lecvar, and apricot rolls, poppy seed, nut, apricot & has gained from years of study and classroom experience, as well as Bazaar Nov. 10 from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and Nov. 11 from 8 a.m.-noon. sugar cookies. Homemade pierogies, soup (take-out available), pulled the “best practices” of hundreds of parents, during a presentation at St. Baked goods, Granny’s attic, Cookie Lee Jewelry, Pampered Chef, pork, haluski, halupki, kielbasa, hot dogs, egg rolls, Spanish selections Joseph Church in Mechanicsburg Nov. 11 from 7-9 p.m. Dr. McCormack Mary Kay and a large variety of crafts. Call the parish at 717-637- and more. Themed baskets raffle, knit booth, small gift booth and is an educator, author, and nationally-renowned speaker. Her session 5236. small white elephant table. Call 717-450-4506. will offer an emphasis for parents of middle and high school students. Gift fair and holiday bazaar. Share the Love Nov. 10 Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown Childcare available. No charge, but free-will donations welcome. RSVP from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Saint Francis Xavier Center, on Table Rock will hold its second-annual pit beef sale in the school parking lot on to Mary Vukelich at 717-766-9433. Road, Gettysburg. Fair Trade gifts, coffees, teas, chocolates, holiday South Street Nov. 10 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The meals will be prepared “Sanctity of Life: A Catholic Perspective on End gifts, baked goods, holiday craft items, and religious articles. Original by Little Everett’s BBQ, with the proceeds again being donated to the of Life Issues” will be presented by Carolanne Hauck Nov. 14 at packaging and gently used gifts, local vendors on hand. Fair Trade Hanover Area Council of Churches Provide-a-Lunch (PAL) program. A 7 p.m. at St. Peter Parish Center (lower level) in Columbia. She will Cafe with organic coffees and teas. Raffle for themed gift baskets. meal deal that includes a sandwich, french fries and a drink costs $8. address advance directives, nutrition and hydration during the end of Call 717-677-7466 or visit www.sfxpccw.org. Sandwiches cost $6 and french fries cost $2. life process, and Hospice care options. Light refreshments after the A Polish pottery bingo will be held in the parish center at presentation. No RSVP required. For information, call 717-684-7070. The Saint Anne’s Retirement Community Auxiliary in Columbia is sponsoring a Bazaar and Craft Show Nov. 16 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Berwick St. Cyril Spiritual Center in Danville will host a reflection from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Nov. 17 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Anne’s Nov. 11. Doors open at 12:30 p.m., game begins at 2 p.m. There will morning, “The Road to Damascus – Paths to Conversion” by Robert Retirement Community in Columbia. Handcrafted items and seasonal be 20 games, door prizes and raffles. Homemade food and desserts. Kurland Nov. 17 from 10 a.m.-noon with an offering of $25 by the regis- decorations, St. Anne’s note cards, baked goods table, craft vendors. Tickets are $20 and are available at the parish or by calling 570-759- tration deadline of Nov. 9. Call 570-275-0910 or visit www.sscm.org. Lunch of chicken corn soup, hot dogs, BBQ, cold drinks, and coffee. 8113. An Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop will be Donations of baked goods may be brought to the Retirement Com- St. Patrick Parish in Trevorton will hold a Chinese Auction held Nov. 17 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Mechanic- munity Nov. 15 or 16. Nov. 11. Doors open at 10 a.m., auction starts at 2 p.m. Admission is sburg. Based in the Christian contemplative heritage, Centering Prayer $3. Breakfast sandwiches, varied foods, desserts, hourly raffles, kids’ is a method of response to God’s invitation to enter into loving intimacy The annual Christmas Bazaar at St. James Parish grab bags, theme craft items, gift certificates and more. in Lititz will take place Nov. 16 from 4-8 p.m. and Nov. 17 from 8 and ever-deepening relationship. The practice prepares us to be open, Music by the “Polka Quads” and a hot lunch buffet high- available, and present to God’s action and presence within. It facilitates a.m.-7 p.m. Crafts, wreaths, floral arrangements and knitted items, white elephant sale, children’s room with Santa, bake sale, basket light the Holiday Kickoff sponsored by Harrisburg Catholic Elementary a process of interior transformation initiated by God as we consent to School Nov. 11 from 2-6 p.m. at the Saint Lawrence Lodge in Steelton. divine union. There will be six follow-up sessions. Cost is $25. Partici- raffle, silent auction, 25 cent bingo, grab bag, fish bowl and a raffle for fabulous prizes. St James Café open Friday evening. Saturday’s A cash bar, door prizes, Chinese auction and more are included in pants should bring a brown bag lunch. For information, or to RSVP, the admission price of $20 for adults, $5 for children 10 and under. All contact Carolyn Yankovitz at 717 258-4216 by Nov. 10. menu includes light breakfast options, soups, sandwiches, home- made pierogies and salads at lunch and a ham/turkey dinner in profits benefit the school’s scholarship fund. Call Anna Marie Berry at “Advent: Sacred Time, Sacred Space” will be offered the evening. For information, call 717-626-5580. 717-232-9600 for more information or to reserve your spot. Dec. from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the St. Cyril Spiritual Center in St. Anne Parish in Lancaster will be raffling off an origi- Danville. This season of hopeful waiting is a time to pause and reflect St. Paul the Apostle Parish Council of Catholic nal 60 year old Howdy Doody Marionette. Originally made and sold on the amazing invitation to sacred transformation and new life. We Women in Annville present a Holiday Bazaar Nov. 17 from 8 by Peter Puppet Playthings in the early 1950’s, this vintage collectible are invited during this Advent Season, like Joseph, to place our faith a.m.-2 p.m. Craft Corner featuring hand crafted wooden articles, is in very good condition. Proceeds will benefit the St. Anne’s Church and trust in God’s plan for us. Sister Maria DeMonte, OP, will be the jewelry, sewn, crocheted and knitted items, Christmas decorations, library, which opened at the parish one year ago. The drawing will take presenter. Offering of $40 includes full dinner. Call 570-275-3581 or visit wreaths, ornaments and more. The Sweet and Bake Shoppe with place on Nov. 11 at the annual parish banquet. For ticket information www.sscm.org. homemade chocolates and confections, cakes, pies and cook- or other questions, contact the parish at 717-392-2225. ies, jams, jellies and biscotti. The Café dishes up fresh made clam chowder, minestrone and chicken corn noodle soups, meatball subs, The movie “October Baby” will have a one-time showing on Retreats & Pilgrimages hamburger BBQ and hot dogs with kraut. Call 717-867-1525 for Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Allen Theatre in Annville. This special showing A 24-hour silent, directed retreat will be offered by Sis- information. of this family film with a positive message is being sponsored by the ter Jean Marie, SSCM, at St. Cyril Spiritual Center in Danville from Pro-Life Committee at St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Annville. Tickets 7 p.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 9-10, with an offering of $90 by the registration The Sacred Heart Home and School Association in are $5 and can be purchased at the door. The film is rated PG-13. deadline of Nov. 1. Stay for the silent directed weekend from Nov. Conewago will hold its Christmas Craft Show and Bazaar Nov. 17 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the historic grounds of the Conewago Chapel. York Catholic High School students will present “Arsenic 9-11 with an offering of $155 by Nov. 1. Call 570-275-0910 or visit and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 www.sscm.org. Hand crafted art and craft vendors, independent consultants, home- at 2:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets are available at made baked goods, silent auction, raffles, food and Santa. There will A new fall retreat will be held at St. Cyril Spiritual Center, the door at a cost of $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, and $2 for be a $1 donation at the door for a local person in need. A few spaces children under 12. Danville, Nov. 14 from 9:30-11:30 a.m., “Contemplate the Year of remain for quality crafters. Contact the school for information. Faith – The Call to Holiness.” The morning of prayer is an opportuni- ty to pray and reflect on our faith with a renewed spirit. There will be Events & Fund-Raisers Parish, School & Organization News time to visit the sacred sites on the grounds. Sister Maria DeMonte, Trinity High School in Camp Hill has been selected as The Knights of Columbus of the Cathedral Parish of OP will be the presenter. Call 570-275-3581 or visit www.sscm.org. the host site for the third annual “Wreaths for a Reason” event, a St. Patrick in Harrisburg are holding a Christmas wreath sale. fundraiser for Shalom House, a place for homeless women and chil- The wreaths are 22 inches and assembled from fir evergreens, deco- Fall Festivals & Christmas Bazaars dren in Harrisburg. The student-made wreaths will be displayed in the rated with clusters of pine cones and a waterproof velvet bow. They cafeteria of the school Oct. 27 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The public will have will be available for pick-up in time for the Christmas season. Wreaths St. Catherine Laboure Parish in Harrisburg will hold are $20. For ordering information, call the parish at 717-232-2169. its Oktoberfest Oct. 27 from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Bavarian Breakfast an opportunity to bid on individual wreaths in a silent auction. For from 7-11 a.m., German Smorgasbord Grille from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. more information, contact Janet Quigley at 717-761-2228 or jquigle@ St. Joseph, York, is looking for a part-time administrative assis- (takeout available), a German Beer Garden and tailgate party featuring trinityhs.k12.pa.us. tant. Hours are Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. The position requires a mature, detail-oriented individual with above average keyboard the Notre Dame football game at 2 p.m. Children’s activities from 10 A Year of Faith concert will be held Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at St. a.m.-4:30 p.m. include a Halloween costume parade with prizes at skills, excellent organization and interpersonal skills with the ability to Joseph Church in Danville. Concert organist Phil Maue will perform, understand and follow instructions, as well as work independently. The 1p.m. Theme basket raffles, crafts, and music by “The Polka Quads.” along with the parish music ministry. Call 717-564-1321 or visit www.sclhbg.org. candidate should be proficient in Microsoft applications. Trustworthi- Join Harrisburg Catholic Elementary School at ness, reliability and the willingness to maintain confidentiality are Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Marysville will Friendly’s at the High Pointe Commons parents for a fundraising essential. Experience in office administration helpful. Qualified ap- have an indoor craft fair and bazaar Oct. 27 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. event Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. A percentage of all sales during that time plicants should send their resume to Erin Maiolino, Parish Manage,r at St. John the Baptist in New Freedom will hold a vendor will benefit the school. Kids may come in costume. [email protected] by Nov. 2. 12 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012

Faith and Life Year of Faith

Continued from 1 non Catholic, Our Lady of Lourdes, Trinity and York Catholic. Also in the congregation were fifth- through eighth-grade students from Holy Name. The students served at the Mass as lectors, musi- cians, cantors and altar servers. The Lancaster Cath- olic Concert Choir provided music ministry for the liturgy. “I love how the diocese comes together as a com- munity, and so to be able to provide the music for this Mass is just an honor,” choir member Haley Wolfe said of the invitation that she and her schoolmates re- ceived to participate in the celebration. “I believe that when we sing, it’s a prayer times two, so when I hear our voices echo throughout the church, it makes me feel closer to God,” she said. Choir member Gwen Gemperline said she felt up- lifted to be part of the diocese’s opening Mass for the Year of Faith and honored to be part of the choir to sing for her fellow high school seniors. “Music has a way of bringing people together. For me, it brings me closer to other people,” she said. Choral Director Scott Drackley witnessed that uni- ty firsthand as the students gathered over the course CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS of several weeks to rehearse for the Mass. Bishop Joseph P. McFadden addresses diocesan high school seniors at the conclusion of Mass. He told the “Through the process of preparing for this Mass, students that they’re asked to do today what Mary did 2,000 years ago – bring the Savior to the world. they’ve been brought closer together as a group,” he said. Rehearsals helped the choir members – many “Their singing is not a performance, but a minis- celebrated by a number of priests from the diocese, who are new this year – form a community as they try,” Mr. Drackley said. “They’ve learned not just the Bishop McFadden expressed the Church’s hope for learned new Mass settings and were introduced to music, but the message that it presents.” her people during the Year of Faith, which will be chant. In his homily during the Mass, which was con- observed through Nov. 24, 2013. The hope, he said, is that the faithful will come to a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith and grow A Knights of Columbus Honor Guard in their relationship with Christ. prepares for the entrance procession at He told the congregation that “our faith is not sim- the opening Mass of the Year of Faith ply knowing a list of doctrinal statements or having celebrated at Holy Name of Jesus Church an academic, intellectual knowledge of the truths of in Harrisburg Oct. 11. our faith, nor spending time in church on a Saturday evening or Sunday morning. “Rather, it is an encounter with the Living God, who is a person who calls us to a way of life,” he said. “This Year of Faith invites us to look again at the tenets of our Catholic faith and to come to understand them and how they should impact our lives,” the bish- op remarked. “It is a call to really investigate what the Church believes and teaches about God, about the world and about our own human life. It challenges us to look again at how God has chosen to interact with His people and His desire to share life with us both now and for eternity.” Lebanon Catholic School senior Anita Witmer said she hopes that the Year of Faith will be a time for her to focus on her prayer life. “I go to Mass every Sunday, but I’ve also been try- ing to go during the week too, like my parents,” she said. “In my daily prayer life, I pray every morning and at dinner time, but I’m trying to pray more during the day.” Her fellow classmate Bryanna Heilman served as one of the lectors for the diocesan Mass, and was overjoyed at being able to proclaim the Second Read- ing, and to re-connect there with several friends she met from Trinity High School through a Kairos re- treat. As she caught up friends from around the diocese before Mass began, she reflected that she hopes this year will be one of spiritual growth for her. “Just recently, I’ve started going to Mass more of- ten and I’ve recognized that I’ve been getting closer to God,” Bryanna said. “This year, I’m trying to grow more in the faith.”

Watch the video of Bishop Joseph P. McFadden’s hom- ily for the opening Mass for the Year of Faith online at www. hbgdiocese.org. A wealth of information and resources for this special year can also From Holy Name’s spacious choir loft, Maria Blaszczyk joins fellow members of the Lancaster Catholic be found there. Concert Choir in presenting the music for the Mass opening the Year of Faith. OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 13

Matthew 25 Collection ~ November 18 Profile on Silence of Mary Home Collection Will The Silence of One of 29 Provide Food, Mary Home By Emily M. Albert Grant Recipients Clothing, The Catholic Witness Assistance Family is how the residents of the Silence of Mary Home in Harrisburg refer to each other. to Those in They may not be related by blood, but they live together in a loving community of caring Our Diocese and faith. By Jen Reed The Silence of Mary Home is just one of the many non- The Catholic Witness profit organizations supported by grants from the Matthew 25 The faces of the hungry and poor can Collection. Grants are awarded sometimes be hidden from our view, even to Church-supported programs though they might be people we see every that provide shelter, food and day. clothing. The woman who sits next to you in Last year, the Silence of Mary church on Sunday might not be able to Home was awarded a grant in pay her heating bill. the amount of $6,000, funds that helped the residents that Maybe the little boy who rides the you’ll see in this year’s Mat- school bus with your child goes to bed EMILY M. ALBERT, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS hungry most nights. thew 25 poster. Many of them Sue Rudy, the director of the Silence of Mary Home, in the home’s lush garden. could not live lives of dignity Or perhaps the single parent who lives without the housing provided next to you won’t be able to buy winter by The Silence of Mary Home. clothes for his children because he just It’s a family home that serves lost his job. the chronically poor by offering The Matthew 25 Collection, which will a caring, Christian environment take place November 18, can help them. in one of Harrisburg’s poorest and most crime-ridden neigh- Monies donated to the collection will borhoods. directly benefit those in need in our dio- The grant awarded to The cese. Silence of Mary Home helped Seventy-five percent of the monies people with mental illness, collected will go to the diocese to be dis- brothers who had a rough start tributed to parish-supported projects like in life and were left homeless soup kitchens, clothing banks or food after their parents died, and oth- banks. Twenty-five percent of the collec- ers who are down on their luck tion will remain in the parishes for their in a very poor economy. Those who live at The Silence support of those who need assistance. of Mary Home are welcome to The collection calls to mind Chapter 25 stay as long as they need. There of Matthew’s Gospel, in which the Lord are no time restraints, but there calls us to the Corporal Works of Mercy, is guidance and counseling pro- such as feeding the hungry, clothing the vided by Catholic Charities of naked and visiting the sick. the Diocese of Harrisburg. For Last year’s collection raised $171,500, some, the counseling can start for grants that were given to 29 parish- the process of healing and give supported organizations that work to help the self confidence they need to be on their own. Still, others those in our diocese. In 2010, the inaugu- may always need the help of the ral collection raised $88,200. family there. “For the past two years, the Matthew The Silence of Mary Home 25 Collection has been a means for us to doesn’t just help the family in respond corporately to this Gospel call the home; it also reaches out to by providing for the less fortunate in our the community and provides Diocese,” Bishop Joseph P. McFadden food and clothing for others in wrote in a letter to promote this year’s need. effort. “The funds received through this By contributing to the Mat- thew 25 Collection, you’re collection remain in the Diocese of Har- helping to give families like risburg and are used to directly serve the those at The Silence of Mary needy in our communities providing hope Home a second chance. People for the poor and encouragement for those with no hope can know there is who find themselves in need during these a light at the end of what may difficult economic times.” be a very dark tunnel. The Mat- “I ask that you be generous and sacri- thew 25 grants give non-profit ficial in your offering,” he wrote. “The organizations a chance to clothe Lord is never outdone in generosity, es- the naked, feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty and provide pecially to those who find Christ hidden for the poor and sick, just as Je- in the distressful disguise of the poor. In- sus Christ did. deed, with the eyes of faith we can see that Christ is the one we serve and love when we help the needy.” The collection will take place Novem- ber 18, and is being promoted through a brochure mailed to homes, and through a website at www.hbgdiocese.org/mat- thew25. Parishioners are encouraged to either give online, or to make a check payable to the parish through the Offer- tory Collection. “As we gather with family and friends in this season of Thanksgiving, we re- count God’s many blessings,” Bishop McFadden writes in his letter. “We give prayerful thanks for the gifts that have been shared with each of us. Yet, as mem- bers of the Body of Christ, we remember that the Lord calls us to share that which has been bestowed upon us with our neighbors: ‘Freely you have received; freely you are to give’ (Matthew 10:8). 14 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012 2012 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER’S GUIDE Election Resources for Pennsylvania Catholics

The Catholic Witness presents here its Vot- for interviews with the PCC staff. The Know the free will choices inside and outside the voting ers’ Guide in anticipation of the Nov. 6 General Positions of the Presidential Candidates docu- booth,” said Dr. O’Hara. Election. The guide includes information about ment was compiled from policies, public state- “Further, tax-exempt entities like the Church the views of the candidates for President, State ments, official websites and other resources to have legal restrictions on their election-related Attorney General, Auditor General and Trea- set forth the candidates’ positions in their own communications. The law prohibits any state- surer, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, and the State words. The issues are arranged in alphabetical ment that endorses or opposes any candidate for Senate and House of Representatives. order for informational purposes and do not rep- political office or that expresses a preference for “The Catholic Church regards voting and civic resent a complete list of issues that may be of the views of one candidate over those of another. engagement as a moral responsibility,” said Dr. importance to Catholics. Materials are available PCC’s election resources have always respected Robert J. O’Hara, Jr., executive director of the at www.pacatholic.org and www.hbgdiocese. that principle. Catholics are asked to prayerful- Pennsylvania Catholic Conference. “As a ser- org. ly reflect on what they learn about candidates vice to help Catholics inform their consciences Candidates for U.S. Congress and the State in light of our faith as they decide for whom before entering the voting booth, the PCC staff Senate and House of Representatives were sur- they will cast their ballot,” added O’Hara. “The researched, surveyed and interviewed candi- veyed by The Catholic Witness with question- PCC’s resources, the United States Conference dates about their positions on key Catholic is- naires developed by the PCC. The positions of of Catholic Bishops’ Faithful Citizenship docu- sues. The Church neither endorses nor opposes the candidates who responded to the question- ment, the Catechism and the Bible are all sourc- candidates for public office. The materials we naire are published in the Voters’ Guide. es to be consulted.” developed as an agency of the Church are for “The Church does not say ‘vote for this per- Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship informational purposes only.” son or against that one.’ Each voter must inform can be found online at www.usccb.org/faithful- The statewide candidates answered a ques- his or her own conscience and cast a vote ac- citizenship. It can also be purchased by calling tionnaire and the U.S. Senate candidates also sat cordingly. Each of us is responsible for our own USCCB Publishing at 1-800-235-8722. Catholics Care. Catholics Vote: The Question of Conscience

From the USCCB Blog the individual. To help Catholic ing one’s conscience is an on- cal process. The moral certainty voters in this task, Forming Con- going process aided by reading of principle gets boiled down into “We don’t tell them who to vote sciences for Faithful Citizenship Scripture, reflecting on Church these messy, unreliable things for. We don’t want to tell them emphasizes two principles: a teaching, studying the issues and, called candidates, who are prone who to vote for!” well-formed conscience and the of course, praying. to contradictions and swayed That’s what one Midwestern virtue of prudence. Prudence is the virtue that en- by public opinion. Nor does the bishop said following the US- The bishops are quick to point ables people to discern the right voter have the luxury of saying, CCB’s November 2007 meeting out that conscience is not the thing to do in specific, everyday “I’ll take Candidate A’s positions in Baltimore, where the bishops freebie it might initially seem to circumstances and then act. Like regarding human life, but Candi- had overwhelmingly approved be. It’s not “something that al- a well-formed conscience, this date B’s positions on human dig- the document Forming Con- lows us to justify doing whatever comes with some caveats. For sciences for Faithful Citizenship nity.” we want, nor is it a mere ‘feeling’ instance, Catholics must recog- on political responsibility. His In the face of this, it would be about what we should or should nize that there are morally unac- comment reflected the fact that difficult to blame the bishops for not do.” They call conscience ceptable ways of pursuing moral the document, at its heart, is a throwing up their hands and say- “the voice of God resounding goals (i.e. the ends don’t justify call for Catholics to get involved ing to lay Catholics, “You figure in the human heart” (nothing in- the means). The bishops readily in the political process, not a vot- it out!” However, the truth is not timidating about that), something acknowledge that there are dif- ing guide. It also reflected the a surrender of responsibility, but that “always requires serious ferent ways to respond to various Church’s practice of not endors- rather a recognition of it. attempts to make sound moral social concerns, but they also say ing political parties or candidates. Holding up conscience and judgments.” no one is excused from helping to Of course, this doesn’t re- prudence in the political process Being a faithful citizen requires build a more just, peaceful world. move the Church from the po- sends the message that the bish- a well-formed conscience. This And then there’s the fact that litical arena entirely. A person ops take the U.S. Catholic faith- concept is so central to Church voting is essentially the most would have to live in a concrete ful seriously by giving them this teaching that the bishops made it morally imperfect act one can bunker to miss the fact that the challenge. It recognizes that they the title of their document. Form- ever engage in within the politi- bishops have plenty of positions play a unique role in the ongoing on political issues and public interplay between Church and policy – from battles over reli- society and that no one, not even gious freedom and the definition Election the bishops, can do it for them. of marriage to the perennial ad- (This article is reprinted from vocacy against abortion and for Materials Online the USCCB Blog at www.usccb- immigration reform and peace in media.blogspot.com/. The blog is In the Catholic Tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue, and par- maintained by the Media Rela- the Middle East. Surely the bish- ticipation in political life is a moral obligation. This includes exercising ops must have some inkling of the right of voting. To help Catholics develop well-formed consciences tions staff of the U.S. Conference what issues should be important to aid them in addressing political questions, a wealth of election ma- of Catholic Bishops and features to Catholics when they vote. terials, including candidate positions and voter resources, can be found commentary, documents and oth- They do. But they also rec- online via the websites of the Diocese of Harrisburg, the Pennsylva- er resources related to the work ognize that voting is a moral nia Catholic Conference and the United States Conference of Catholic of the Conference, the bishops’ Bishops. Visit www.hbgdiocese.org, www.pacatholic.org or www.us- choice. And the responsibility for ccb.org for voter education materials. priorities, the Catholic Church that choice ultimately falls with and society in general.) 2012 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER’S GUIDE OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 15 SEPTEMBER 2012 and then “work with Congress Congress with “work then and Defense Defense of Marriage – Act a bipartisan Affordable Care Act Act Care Affordable As governor, Romney signed a state law creating health care coverage for all for coverage care health creating law state a signed Romney governor, As campaign website, his plan to to address According immigration Romney’s worker temporary the make immigrants; skilled highly more “attract includes: visa system functional; secure our borders, discourage illegal immigration tape that is keeping immediate families apart.” the law; cut red and enforce the to brought were who immigrants illegal “young give also would plan His and residents, permanent become to chance the … children as States United and military” States United the in servinghonorably by citizens, eventually would the “address 11 million illegal immigrants in America in a civil and the rule of law.” manner that respects resolute In response to the Obama Romney said, “With administration’s regards policy to solution long-term these a be kids to of needs who there own, were their of deferred brought fault no in through parents by action, their what their status is.” so they know Iran’s end to be “will strategy Romney’s website, campaign his to According terrorism nuclear Iranian of threat the eliminate weapon, nuclear a of pursuit against the United States and our allies, and prevent nuclear proliferation four includes strategy his website, the to According East.” Middle the across support sanctions, tougher of round fifth a option, military credible a parts: for the Iranian opposition, and a commitment to the on-time completion of a fully capable missile defense system. In May 2012, Romney said, “I do not favor marriage between people of the same gender, and I do not favor benefits, partnership domestic the civil is view My name. unions by than other marriage if they are identical to are others the that but appropriate are like the and rights, visitation hospital to not.” only his According appoint website, as an president he would “not attorney general who will defend the law passed by Congress and signed by Clinton President – but he will also champion a Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution one man and woman.” marriage as between defining In a Jan. 2012 debate, Romney said of food stamps, “These programs, all these federal programs that are bundled to help and states people the and to back make sent sure and we together brought be to need net, safety a have programs the craft people own their of needs the to closest are that states let that are able to deal with their – the needs of those folks.” stamps were He “certainly on the said list” of get programs. food the “Let’s money back to the states the way the Constitution intended and let states care for their people in the way they feel best.” own Massachusetts citizens. Massachusetts As said Romney president, he would issue “waivers the for states” fifty all to to repeal the full legislation as quickly as possible.” proposes He to “pursue that plan reform care health a craft to power the state each give that policies is best for its own citizens.” According to Romney’s website, this he free believes market can “prevent discrimination against individuals with pre- existing conditions who maintain continuous coverage.” MARRIAGE IMMIGRATION seeks to increase Catholics. The PCC neither supports nor opposes any candidate for public office. public for candidate any opposes nor supports neither PCC The Catholics. POVERTY ASSISTANCE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY INTERNATIONAL Affordable Care Affordable Act Care HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR UNINSURED HEALTH The issues appear here for informational purposes only and do not represent a complete list of issues that may be of importance to to importance of be may that issues of list complete a represent not do and only purposes informational for here appear issues The Published by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, the public affairs agency of Pennsylvania’s Catholic Bishops, www.pacatholic.org. Bishops, Catholic Pennsylvania’s of agency affairs public the Conference, Catholic Pennsylvania the by Published (DOMA) is a law adopted by Congress that Patient Protection and Protection Patient PRESIDENT OBAMA FORMER GOVERNOR ROMNEY Defense Defense of Marriage Act PAGE 2 OF PAGE of Part Obama’s access to health care for American the can previously be discriminated uninsured against due and to states a pre-existing The that condition.” federal health “no care reform plan requires nearly everyone to purchase to comply. health insurance and imposes a tax for failure The White commitment House to website states an Obama’s immigration our secure to government federal the by “responsibility includes: that policy borders; accountability for businesses that break the law by undermining American workers and exploiting undocumented workers; strengthening our economic competitiveness by creating a legal immigration system that are who people from responsibility and needs; diverse and values our reflects illegally.” States living in the United The Obama Department administration’s of Homeland Security issued a the to brought were who people young “certain for action deferred of policy or security national to risk a present not do children, young as States United key criteria.” and meet several public safety, coalition broad a “built has Obama website, House White his to According to pressure Iran to abandon its nuclear program, including unprecedented sanctions by Congress, the UN Security nations and 2012, bodies.” regional April Obama said, In “… the best way Council, and a host of other to resolve this and issue [it is is] diplomatically, my belief that we still have a window in which to resolve this That conflict window diplomatically. is it is absolutely the right of it. needs But to take advantage closing, and Iran of rest the … with concert in working government, U.S. the for do to thing to pursue this path.” the world community, In May 2012, Obama said,“I believe allowed to that marry.” He same-sex said that couples marriage should should be times.” different at conclusions be different at decided “arriving are people where level, at the state The woman one and man one only purposes, government federal for that, states may be parties to a lawful marriage. In Feb. 2011, administration will no longer defend the DOMA in court. Obama said that his A 2011 report Pathways to from Opportunity” said of the Supplemental the Nutrition Assistance Obama Program (SNAP), administration commonly known as food entitled stamps, “President Obama “Creating also enhanced and expanded the [program] to ensure that the 45 million put to means the have to continued month each participate that individuals kept program SNAP the in investments Act Recovery The table. the on food an additional 3.9 million people, including 1.7 million the children, above line in 2010.” poverty SEPTEMBER 2012 decision, Romney said, “Fortunately “Fortunately said, Romney decision, Hosanna-Tabor REPUBLICAN Former Governor Former MITT ROMNEY At At a 2011 debate, Romney said he is pro-life…and “firmly I believe in the the verysanctity of life from beginning until the very end.” in punishment capital reinstate to legislation filed Romney governor, While Massachusetts and the “make death penalty available for the most heinous of crimes.” In his April 28, 2005, letter to proposed the death legislature, penalty he statute same the stated would at while accused be the the to “as “protections narrow provide and and possible” humanly as foolproof as murders.” punishment for the most atrocious time offering an appropriate Romney “A states, Child,” Every for Chance “A entitled proposal, Romney’s administration will expand the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, offering more students a chance to attend a better school and providing a choice for the nation.” model of parental As governor, Romney vetoed cell a research. bill Regarding to research fund on reproductive purposes, Romney human stated unimplanted in a 2007 fine debate, for embryonic“It’s embryos that created stem for to be allowed, to use be our legal. government funds I for won’t that.” His and frontier, scientific great a is research cell “Stem states, website campaign it must be pursued with respect and care... Quite America simply, cannot condone or participate of human in life the when creation the sole purpose destruction.” is its sure of its creation In a Feb. 2012 op-ed, Romney wrote regarding the HHS mandate of his He regulation.” liberty-conscience-stifling this and to objection “strenuous stated, day “On one ... I will eliminate the administration Obama rule that faith.” institutions to violate the tenets of their own compels religious Court’s Supreme the Of that was struck down by the court 9-0. people] We who are are very willing fortunate to [to stand up have for religious Amendment of this Constitution in country.” liberty and the First tolerance and religious ABORTION Americans with with Americans DEATH PENALTY DEATH case, the Obama Obama the case, EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM OF RELIGION Hosanna-Tabor Hosanna-Tabor EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH EMBRYONIC in 2012, Obama said, “I remain Roe Roe v. Wade (pgs. 57-58), of Obama wrote, “WhileHope Audacity the President DEMOCRAT . The exemption recognizes religious institutions’ constitutional constitutional institutions’ religious recognizes exemption The . BARACK OBAMA BARACK Know the Positions of the Presidential Candidates of the Presidential the Positions Know In keeping with its mission, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) aims to educate and inform Catholics about a wide range of issues. issues. of range wide a about Catholics inform and educate to aims (PCC) Conference Catholic Pennsylvania the mission, its with keeping help to In resources other and websites campaign and official statements, public policies, from compiled been purposes has here listed informational for information The order alphabetical in here appear issues The booth. voting the to heading before consciences their inform voters links. these view to www.pacatholic.org to Go source. the only to and do a not list hyperlink of represent complete a that issues may be The nor PCC of to indicates any supports opposes neither importance Catholics. below text underlined The office. public for candidate These comments, policies and statements are snapshots from each candidate’s public career and campaigns. The research was conducted using using conducted was research The can campaigns. and parties career public political the candidate’s of each from platforms snapshots are The statements websites. and other as policies well comments, as These www.mittromney.com, and www.barackobama.com www.whitehouse.gov, to Go to www.pacatholic.org to the source. a hyperlink indicates text The underlined and www.gop.com. www.democrats.org at viewed be links. these view PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGE On the anniversary of “Private stated, President the of Office Executive the from statement 2011 A school vouchers are not an effective way to student improve achievement.” The Obama administration and opening it to new students.” Opportunity Scholarship Program “strongly opposes expanding the D.C. that directives presidential previous revoked Order Executive 2009 Obama’s limited federally funded experimentation on human embryonic stem cells. His order expands eligible federally funded research to all purposes. stem research for cell created embryos human lines, from derived those including In Jan. 2012, the Obama Human Services administration’s (HHS) Department issued a mandate of that all Health employers – except and for a limited group of religious employers – must coverage provide health for insurance contraception, Many sterilization religious institutions, and including Catholic abortion hospitals, not exempt. and charities, are universities, K-12 causing schools, drugs. Court Supreme U.S. decided recently the In committed to protecting right a to woman’s choose and this fundamental constitutional right.” his In 2006 book evidence tells me that the death penalty does little to deter crime, I believe there are some crimes – mass the murder, rape and murder of a child – so heinous ... that the community is justified in expressing the full measure of its outrage by meting out the ultimate punishment. On the other hand, the way tried capital in cases at Illinois were the time was so rife with error, 13 death that lawyering, shoddy and racial bias, tactics, questionable police inmates had been exonerated.” row against argued Commission Opportunity Employment Equal administration’s the from exemption ministerial a to right school’s Lutheran a Disabilities Act Disabilities right to The who choose Supreme is to or work. hired do retained religious 9-0. argument administration’s the rejected Court 16 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012 2012 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER’S GUIDE Interview with Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. – Candidate for U.S. Senate Conducted by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, July 23, 2012

How do your personal religious lic Bishops to strengthen the conscience provisions in the Affordable Care Act. I beliefs influence your public leadership? also worked to include an adoption tax credit and support for pregnant women in the act. When you take those features and the expanded reach of the coverage, I My work as a public official is inspired by a lot of the social teachings of the believe and will always believe the totality of that legislation is more pro-life than Church. It has always been impacted that way. Whether I am remembering not. I support family planning because it reduced the number of abortions. How- when I was in North Philadelphia teaching after college as a member of the ever, religiously-affiliated institutions should not be forced by the government to Jesuit volunteer corps or recalling a hymn from Church, I have always had great inspiration from my faith. That makes up part of who I am as a public violate their beliefs. That is why I voted for the Blunt amendment. I appreciate official. I am struck by the number of times when something I’ve been taught the spirit of the Administration’s announcement on contraceptives and the attempt growing up finds its way into public policy in one way or another. to satisfy concerns on both sides of this issue, but it does not go far enough to ensure that this ruling doesn’t infringe upon conscience rights. How should Pennsylvania address A typical Washington debate includes a lot of yelling, screaming and finger the needs of the poor, the elderly? pointing, but not much in the way of consensus. However, I still think the ad- ministration and its opponents are willing to work it through so that conscience Well, I think federal policy that concerns the poor in the next couple of rights will be protected. We should work to protect conscience just as we have in years is not going to be as much about what we should do, it’s going to be the past. There are plenty of ways to come together. If someone is an employee of more about what we should not do. Indiscriminate cuts that might make sense a particular institution and needs family planning services they should be able to to some when looking only at the bottom line, but they don’t make sense in get that with funding that is not paid by the religiously affiliated institution or the terms of the impact on vulnerable people, and indiscriminate cuts really don’t church itself. The more particular concern is self-insurance. I hope we can reach get you the true savings that you might hope to achieve. an appropriate, reasonable accommodation without restricting conscience rights. I voted for a trillion dollars in cuts to the federal budget and I’ll vote for more; but I am not going to vote for cuts that are mindless and indiscriminate I said to my Democratic colleagues, we can do this one of two ways, work out just because they make the numbers add up. I think you have to make an as- a compromise that makes sense and doesn’t violate anyone’s conscience rights, sessment between what is a good cut versus a bad cut, especially in this kind or we play to the usual Washington game which is zero sum - you win I lose or I of an economy. This doesn’t mean we can’t make programs more efficient, it win you lose. doesn’t mean we shouldn’t cut if we can. When I was auditor general, I was really tough on public spending. I hit What is your position on the death penalty and why? public agencies really hard. Some of the work that I did all but sent people to jail. So I know a lot about being fiscally tough. I have voted for a lot of cuts When I was a state official I supported it. I think it is important that we make in the past, but some of the proposals in Washington today under the guise sure those who are accused in a capital case have adequate and competent repre- of dealing with fiscal challenges would be devastating. I am going to be as sentation. It is not an issue that arises too often under federal policy, mostly at the vigilant about fighting against policies that take those kind of steps as much state level. as I am about the affirmative steps we can take. As an underlying philosophy, if we are growing the economy and creating jobs, everyone is better off. First and foremost we have to keep growing the What is your position on the federal Defense of Marriage Act? economy and keep a focus on what can we do to create jobs in the near term Should it be overturned or should it be allowed to remain in place? and the long term. We have to make sure the economy stays headed in the right direction and we have to be thoughtful and compassionate about the I am not a co-sponsor of the legislation to repeal it. I support civil unions, but kind of cuts that some people want to make. I think the debate on that particular bill is down the road. When it comes up for a One of the best anti-poverty strategies we have had for years is the Earned vote, we will certainly take a close look. Income Tax Credit. Debates are coming up about the Bush tax cuts, but it isn’t just about what happens to millionaires, the debate should also be about what Your position on legislation to make it unlawful for employers happens to the poor. to discriminate based upon one’s sexual orientation.

What are your views on expanding I certainly think that we have to make sure that when someone seeks employ- protection for unborn children? ment that they are not the victim of discrimination. I think that should be as broad and as wide as possible. When there is a bill on the floor, we should certainly talk For more than 15 years now I have been a pro-life Democrat. I believe more about what it will mean to religious employers. My position on the issue that life begins at conception and we should do everything that we can to protect and preserve it throughout the whole continuum of someone’s life. I would depend upon the specifics of the legislation. do think that debates in the last couple of decades haven’t allowed enough of a focus on where people can come together. One thing that I am proud of is Illegal immigration, what do we do about it? in the midst of the larger debate about the Affordable Care Act I was able to make sure that pregnant and vulnerable women could get some direct help. When I was a new senator, I thought the best approach would be to first demon- That was an unprecedented government initiative. We got $250 million dol- strate that you can control the borders, and then over time you could make other lars in that bill to support pregnant women. We also got $1.2 billion to expand changes. But that hasn’t happened yet. I don’t really see any substantial immigra- the adoption tax credit. In addition, we worked with the U.S. Conference of tion legislation passing anytime soon. Whatever administration is in power has to Catholic Bishops to improve conscience protections. I had to push to get my decide what they can do. way on this and I did. We should continue to debate these issues so we can I think trying to do one comprehensive immigration reform policy at one figure out ways to get people on the same page. time probably is not going to work. The first step is to be tough on the employ- ers that violate the law and re-establish a gap in accountability that is 25 years Would you support a federal tax credit old. If we can do that I think then we might be able to get other reforms in place. program or voucher program of some nature This issue seems to defy any kind of consensus. There is so much acrimony that for businesses or individual families that would it is controversial to acknowledge children who come to this country not on their help students attend the school of their choice? own but by their parents for having a clean record, doing well in school and being model citizens. There is no way to recognize them. Unfortunately immigration I have always opposed that. I have always been very concerned about lim- reform is going to take a lot more work. A state-by-state effort to address immi- ited and ever shrinking tax dollars for public schools. If you divert some of gration really doesn’t make sense. It has got to be a national policy. those public dollars to another venue, you are going to short change the public schools. I say this as someone who was educated in Catholic grade schools and I devoted a year of my life as a volunteer teacher was in a Catholic school Is there anything else that you would like to say as well. And I have lived and benefited from and seen the results from Catho- to the Catholic public about your candidacy? lic education, whether it was from middle income kids or upper middle in- come kids or very poor children, but I just get concerned about the diversion It is a privilege to serve in the Senate and represent Pennsylvania. I feel the of public dollars. obligation every day to do my best to represent the people of this state, Catholics and non-Catholics. As an individual and as a public official I have benefited from How would you alleviate the concerns that a number of really rich blessings. One is to grow up in a family with a mother and Catholics have about the new federal health care law – no a father who loved each other and were able to care and provide for us. We never restrictions on funding abortions in community health clinics, had the trauma that some families experience. Another is my Catholic education. inadequate conscience protection for health care institutions and I benefited from the experiences of both the IHM nuns and the Jesuits, two pretty providers, and limited coverage for immigrants? dynamic forces. And when I was in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps my boss was an IHM nun. They were just wonderful and still are. I have been blessed by all of that There is a lot there. I worked with the staff of the U.S. Conference of Catho- and I hope it has enriched my public service. OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 17 Interview with Tom Smith – Candidate for U.S. Senate Conducted by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, July 9, 2012 business owner, I was covering myself and 500 people with hospital- How will your personal religious beliefs ization insurance. But it would have been a challenge for me to buy influence your public leadership? that insurance for my employees if it was mandated that abortion be Well, my religious beliefs will definitely be there. That’s how I’ve covered. I am pro-life and those kinds of things need to change. And lived my life. I have never been a candidate for statewide office be- from a practical standpoint, we should be very cautious about any piece fore so this is somewhat new to me. I will have to revert back to my of legislation from the federal government that is 2,700 pages long. We instincts and my beliefs. That has always been where I go to figure out are still finding out what is in the bill. The bottom line is I would do my problems, especially when I was in business. My religious back- everything I could as a United States Senator to see that the Church or ground motivated my wife and me to adopt our children. Faith is very any person was not mandated to support abortions with their insurance important to me. My grandfather was a pastor. I’ve been a Lutheran coverage. I don’t think it is morally right. my whole life, I still go to the same Lutheran church in which I was I understand you have concerns about conscience protection. My an- baptized, confirmed and I’m pretty sure that is where the funeral will swer to address that is similar to the one I stated before. I would like be, but hopefully not soon. to see Obamacare repealed in its entirety. That would eliminate those concerns. How should Pennsylvania address the needs of the poor, I will go one step further. There are ways to get more coverage for people; it’s called the free enterprise system. Healthcare is a very im- the elderly, people with disabilities? There is a lot of talk portant thing, but I do firmly believe the decisions on healthcare should now about addressing the needs of the poor and be made between the patient and the doctor not bureaucrats in Wash- how do you think Pennsylvania should do that? ington. Well, the need is there; I don’t think anybody can dispute that. I am a firm believer that God put us here to help each other through our own What is your position on actions and through the churches, things like that. If we did more of the death penalty, and why? that, it would take a lot of pressure off the state of Pennsylvania. I am The death penalty is something that I take very, very seriously. It is a firm believer that today, just as in bygone years, we must help people not right to take a life; however, there are laws of man. If someone has that truly need help, first in your family, your church, your friends, been convicted of a mass murder or some heinous crime, I would sup- your community, and government last. We should be helping each oth- port the death penalty in those rare instances. Ultimately, though, this er more than we do, in my opinion, but for those who truly need help decision should be left to the states. and there is no one there to help them, the state is duty bound to help. What is your position the What is your view on expanding federal Defense of Marriage Act? protection for unborn children? I will answer with what I believe. Marriage is between a man and a I am pro-life. In fact, if I was honored to become the United States woman. Period. That law should stand. Senator of Pennsylvania, I would go along very quickly with an amend- ment to the Constitution of the United States affirming that life begins There is always a push to introduce legislation at conception. As I told you before, I am a very fortunate family man, I that would make it unlawful for employers to discriminate based understand what life is. It should be protected at all costs. upon one’s sexual orientation. What are your thoughts on that?

Would you support either a federal tax credit program When I was an employer, I looked for the person best suited to do for businesses or individual families or some the job. It mattered not to me what gender they were or what religious beliefs they have. Sometimes we overregulate, but limited rules and type of federal voucher program that would regulations for that yes, I believe in that. help students attend the school of their choice? I don’t see how you could force a religious institution to do that, you Number one, I am a firm believer that education is best handled at a have got to live by your conscience and faith. I support being able go local and state level. The more you can keep the federal government out with your religious beliefs. of our lives, the better we are. I was fortunate to own five companies at the height of my business career. It was an honor to support private Illegal immigration, schooling through Pennsylvania’s tax credit program. I am all for that. how would you address it? My wife was a school teacher for 38 years. Now she is retired. She was I would start off by saying legal immigration built this country, but good at what she did. And my oldest daughter is a school teacher and the word “illegal” means illegal. It is too bad that for every action there head volleyball coach at a high school. But on a personal note, I can is a reaction. The immigration laws we have on the books were not think of nothing more cruel than to see a young child, a young student enforced; now we have a bigger problem. If the voters want to change who wants to learn but the opportunity isn’t there. We have to work on the immigration laws, fine, that’s a discussion that they should have in that; we have to take care of those students. Congress. But illegal immigrants need to go back and apply for citizen- I would rather see these questions addressed on a state level because, ship the correct way. in my mind, it is each individual state’s responsibility. On the state We can’t just open our borders; there has to be some semblance of level you can go to Harrisburg and talk to somebody; in DC it is impos- law. We have a real problem on our hands that we will have to deal sible to do that. But yes, tax credits for private schools and religious with. And it could be that we do need to change immigration law. That schools, absolutely. is a discussion that needs to be had, and the sooner the better.

The Catholic Church in the United States has been a supporter Is there anything else you would like to say of access and coverage for health care for many, many years. In about your candidacy to the Catholic public? the Patient Protection and Affordability of Care Act that was just upheld by the Supreme Court, abortions in certain circumstances I have been blessed to have seven children, eight grandchildren, our could be covered, also the law limited conscience protection and ninth is due in October, and I am scared to death. I am very, very con- cerned about the direction of this country, where it is headed from a also limited coverage for immigrants. How would you take care of moral standpoint and from a fiscal standpoint. If we don’t soon get this some of those issues that are really problematic? economic problem solved there is going to be a great need for your I would vote to overturn Obamacare as it is commonly known. As a charity. We have to try to make things better. 18 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012 2012 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER’S GUIDE

United States Senate

1. What is your position on legislation that provides equitable educational benefits 6. What is your position on legislation to prevent federal agencies and states that to students and teachers in nonpublic schools as compared to those received by receive federal funds from discriminating against health care providers who do public school students and teachers? not perform or participate in abortions (Hyde-Weldon Amendment)?

SMITH (R) Support* SMITH (R) Support * Education decisions are best made at the local level. However, I believe CASEY (D) Support private and religious schools should receive the same benefits as public schools. 7. What is your position on embryonic stem cell research? CASEY (D) Oppose* * I attended and taught at Catholic schools. We can’t divert funding from public schools. SMITH (R) Oppose* * I support stem cell research that does not involve embryonic stem cells, 2. What is your position on providing a federal tax credit to businesses that donate such as research using adult or amniotic stem cells. to scholarship organizations that provide scholarships for low-income students at CASEY (D) Oppose* private and religious schools in grades kindergarten through 12? * I support increased funding for research that does not utilize embryonic stem cells. SMITH (R) Support CASEY (D) Oppose 8. What is your position on legislation that would guarantee comprehensive freedom of conscience and religion for health care professionals, providers and 3. What is your position on legislation that would permit undocumented institutions? immigrants who have lived in the United States for a number of years, have worked and built equities in our country and who do not have criminal records SMITH (R) Support* to register with the government and take steps to earn legal status? * I do not believe anyone should be punished for opposing abortions. SMITH (R) Oppose* CASEY (D) Support* * Those who have come here illegally should not be given special * I voted for the Blunt amendment to protect religiously-affiliated treatment over those who have come here legally. institutions. CASEY (D) Support* * I have supported comprehensive immigration reform with increased 9. What is your position on efforts to pass legislation (i.e., the Federal enforcement. Employment Non-Discrimination Act) that would make sexual orientation and gender identity or expression protected classes that are equivalent to other 4. What is your position on keeping current levels of poverty-focused development protected classes (e.g., race, religion, sex, etc.)? assistance to reduce global poverty and increasing the percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) contributed to foreign aid? SMITH (R) Oppose CASEY (D) Support SMITH (R) Oppose CASEY (D) Support 10. What is your position on overturning of the federal Defense of Marriage Act 5. What is your position on keeping current levels of aid for refugees who are (DOMA)? fleeing from persecution abroad and providing adequate funding for the U.S. refugee admissions and resettlement programs? SMITH (R) Oppose* * I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. SMITH (R) Support CASEY (D) Did Not Indicate* CASEY (D) Support * I have not cosponsored legislation to repeal DOMA.

Pennsylvania Attorney General, Auditor General and Treasurer

1. What is your position on legislation that would provide direct grants to parents to choose the schools that they believe are best suited for their children, including 3. What is your position on legislation requiring an ultrasound be performed on a woman prior to abortion and that she be given the option of viewing this nonpublic schools? ultrasound? ATTORNEY GENERAL FREED (R) Support* ATTORNEY GENERAL FREED (R) Support* * I support allowing parents to send their children to a school of their choice. * I support the option, not the requirement of viewing the ultrasound. KANE (D) Did Not Respond KANE (D) Did Not Respond AUDITOR GENERAL MAHER (R) Support* AUDITOR GENERAL MAHER (R) Did Not Indicate *Proven voting record! DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond TREASURER TREASURER IREY VAUGHAN (R) Support* * Women in Pennsylvania who are seeking an abortion must have access to all the IREY VAUGHAN (R) Support* pertinent information on how their choice will affect their unborn child; therefore, * Funding should follow students to the school chosen by their parents. I believe such legislation is necessary. that a student focus will improve education in Pennsylvania by creating competition MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond and driving schools, both public and private, to improve in order to attract and retain students. 4. Which statement reflects your position most accurately? MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond a. I do not oppose legalized abortion.

b. I oppose legalized abortion in all circumstances. 2. What is your position increased funding for Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC) where the state budget includes an increase in public school c. I oppose legalized abortion, except when the life of the mother is in danger. funding? d. I oppose legalized abortion, except when the life of the mother is in danger ATTORNEY GENERAL or the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest. FREED (R) Support KANE (D) Did Not Respond ATTORNEY GENERAL FREED (R) d. AUDITOR GENERAL KANE (D) Did Not Respond MAHER (R) Support AUDITOR GENERAL DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond MAHER (R) c. DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond TREASURER IREY VAUGHAN (R) Support* TREASURER IREY VAUGHAN (R) b.* * EITC is an extremely successful and important tool in improving education in * I believe that our laws should respect and protect the humanity of unborn chil- Pennsylvania and providing educational choice for middle and low-income families. dren. MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond 2012 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER’S GUIDE OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 19

5. What is your position on amending the Pennsylvania Constitution to define 9. What is your position on legislation requiring employers to provide employee marriage as the union between one man and one woman? benefits to which they are morally opposed, for example, mandating coverage for contraceptives or benefits to same-sex partners of employees? ATTORNEY GENERAL FREED (R) Support ATTORNEY GENERAL KANE (D) Did Not Respond FREED (R) Oppose KANE (D) Did Not Respond AUDITOR GENERAL MAHER (R) Support AUDITOR GENERAL DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond MAHER (R) Oppose DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond TREASURER IREY VAUGHAN (R) Support* TREASURER * Marriage between one man and one woman is not only the natural basis for the IREY VAUGHAN (R) Oppose* family but the foundation of society. I support a constitutional amendment to protect * I believe that it is unjust and contrary to the First Amendment to mandate that the institution of marriage from alternative agendas. private employers, especially religious organizations, provide benefits to which they MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond are morally opposed. MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond 6. What is your position on legislation that would add state restrictions to existing federal prohibitions concerning the hiring of undocumented immigrants or the 10.Which statement reflects your position most accurately? provision of healthcare or government services to the undocumented? a. Religious childcare and pre-kindergarten providers should be subject to government review of educational content. ATTORNEY GENERAL FREED (R) Support b. Religious childcare and pre-kindergarten providers should follow state KANE (D) Did Not Respond standards for health and safety of children, but be free to determine their own educational content based on the teachings of their faith tradition. AUDITOR GENERAL MAHER (R) Did Not Indicate* c. Religious childcare and pre-k providers should be free from government *These are two separate questions. regulation. DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond ATTORNEY GENERAL FREED (R) b. TREASURER KANE (D) Did Not Respond IREY VAUGHAN (R) Support* * We have a responsibility to the taxpayers we serve to ensure that both the laws AUDITOR GENERAL of our nation and the Commonwealth are enforced and that those participating in MAHER (R) b. government programs and services are eligible. DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond TREASURER IREY VAUGHAN (R) b. 7. What is your position on the death penalty? MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond ATTORNEY GENERAL FREED (R) Support* 11. What is your position on legislation that would restrict taxpayer funding of * As a prosecutor I believe that in certain situations it is an appropriate sentence for abortion in Pennsylvania’s health insurance exchange created by the federal health those who have taken someone else’s life. care reform law? KANE (D) Did Not Respond ATTORNEY GENERAL AUDITOR GENERAL FREED (R) Support MAHER (R) Support KANE (D) Did Not Respond DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond AUDITOR GENERAL TREASURER MAHER (R) Support IREY VAUGHAN (R) Support* DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond * Pennsylvania law clearly defines death penalty criteria and provides for the nec- essary safeguards to protect the rights of individuals. It is both a necessary and ap- TREASURER propriate penalty for society’s most heinous crimes. IREY VAUGHAN (R) Support MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond

8. What is your position on restoring state funding to the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) which provides low-interest loans to 12. What is your position on legislation that forces health care providers to provide, homeowners facing possible foreclosure through no fault of their own? pay for or refer for services contrary to their conscience for moral or religious reasons?

ATTORNEY GENERAL FREED (R) Support ATTORNEY GENERAL KANE (D) Did Not Respond FREED (R) Oppose KANE (D) Did Not Respond AUDITOR GENERAL MAHER (R) Support AUDITOR GENERAL DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond MAHER (R) Oppose DEPASQUALE (D) Did Not Respond TREASURER IREY VAUGHAN (R) Did Not Indicate* TREASURER * While HEMAP has been successful since its inception in 1983, Pennsylvania’s IREY VAUGHAN (R) Oppose* current fiscal realities require leaders to make tough funding decisions in order to bal- * Once again, I believe it is unjust as well as contrary to the First Amendment to ance the budget. Funding for discretionary programs, like HEMAP, should be evalu- mandate that private employers, especially religious organizations, provide benefits ated during each budget process. to which they are morally opposed. MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond MCCORD (D) Did Not Respond

United States Congress

DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT 7 DISTRICT 15 Scott Perry (R): Did not respond Patrick Meehan (R): Did not respond Charles Dent (R): Did not respond George Badey (D): Did not respond Harry Perkinson (D): Did not respond Richard Daugherty (D): Did not respond DISTRICT 9 DISTRICT 5 Bill Shuster (R): Response received DISTRICT 16 Glenn Thompson (R): Response received Joseph Pitts (R): Response received DISTRICT 10 Charles Dumas (D): Did not respond Thomas Marino (R): Did not respond Aryanna Strader (D): Did not respond Philip Scollo (D): Did not respond DISTRICT 6 DISTRICT 17 DISTRICT 11 Laureen Cummings (R): Response received Jim Gerlach (R): Response received Lou Barletta (R): Did not respond Manan Trivedi (D): Did not respond Gene Stilp (D): Response received Matthew Cartwright (D): Did not respond 20 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012 2012 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER’S GUIDE

1. What is your position on legislation that provides equitable 6. What is your position on legislation to prevent federal educational benefits to students and teachers in nonpublic agencies and states that receive federal funds from schools as compared to those received by public school discriminating against health care providers who do students and teachers? not perform or participate in abortions (Hyde-Weldon Amendment)? Thompson (R-5): Support Gerlach (R-6): Support Shuster (R-9): Oppose. Education is primarily a state and local Thompson (R-5): Support. I am a co-sponsor. responsibility. Federal funding should be targeted at making our Gerlach (R-6): Support public schools stronger. Shuster (R-9): Support. I have proudly and consistently Stilp (D-11): Continue federal law. supported the Hyde Amendment. Pitts (R-16): Support Stilp (D-11): Support Cummings (R-17): Support. I believe in school choice. Pitts (R-16): Support Cummings (R-17): Support. The 1st Amendment is our 2. What is your position on providing a federal tax credit to protection. Unfortunately, this administration subverts our businesses that donate to scholarship organizations that Congress and our Constitution. The current assault on our provide scholarships for low-income students at private and freedoms is appalling. religious schools in grades kindergarten through 12?

Thompson (R-5): Support 7. What is your position on embryonic stem cell research? Gerlach (R-6): Support Shuster (R-9): Oppose. Federal resources should be focused on Thompson (R-5): Oppose the public school system. Gerlach (R-6): Support. I support if the natural parents of the Stilp (D-11): Support. Those who make charitable donations to embryo are required to consent to the use of it for research, in schools designated as registered tax exempt institutions should writing, and certify that they would otherwise destroy or discard it. continue to receive tax deductions. Shuster (R-9): Oppose. I do not support embryonic stem cell Pitts (R-16): Support research. Adult stem cell research has shown much potential Cummings (R-17): Support. I support it under current tax code. without compromising the sanctity of life. However, I believe in tax reform and would fight to change tax code to the fair tax. Stilp (D-11): Support Pitts (R-16): Oppose 3. What is your position on legislation that would permit Cummings (R-17): Oppose undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for a number of years, have worked and built equities in our 8. What is your position on legislation that would guarantee country and who do not have criminal records to register with comprehensive freedom of conscience and religion for health the government and take steps to earn legal status? care professionals, providers and institutions?

Thompson (R-5): Oppose.e W should not reward nor encourage Thompson (R-5): Support those that break our laws. Gerlach (R-6): Support Gerlach (R-6): Oppose. I support legal immigration and oppose amnesty for illegal immigration. Shuster (R-9): Support. I have cosponsored legislation (HR 1179) Shuster (R-9): Oppose. My priorities for immigration reform are to protect the beliefs of healthcare providers. securing our borders and enforcing our laws. Stilp (D-11): Support Stilp (D-11): Follow current laws. Congress must act to establish Pitts (R-16): Support national policy for the future of those illegally in the country. Cummings (R-17): Support. Again, I will support 1st Amendment Pitts (R-16): They have to go to the back of the line. and hold those that don’t accountable for their actions, no matter Cummings (R-17): Oppose. I believe we need to allow those who they are. who came here legally to be first in line. We need to secure our borders and then work on those here illegally. Until then, we must 9. What is your position on efforts to pass legislation (i.e., implement current law. the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act) that 4. What is your position on keeping current levels of poverty- would make sexual orientation and gender identity or focused development assistance to reduce global poverty and expression protected classes that are equivalent to other increasing the percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) protected classes (e.g., race, religion, sex, etc.)? contributed to foreign aid? Thompson (R-5): Oppose Thompson (R-5): Oppose. Any increased funding must address Gerlach (R-6): I oppose discrimination based on sexual poverty here at home first. orientation, but undecided on extension of protection for other Gerlach (R-6): Support classes. Shuster (R-9): Oppose. In this tough economic climate, funding Shuster (R-9): Oppose. ENDA would go too far and create levels need to be carefully considered and evaluated. a special class of citizens. We should guarantee fairness in Stilp (D-11): Support. Support poverty-focused educational and development assistance while never neglecting our needs here at employment decisions by enforcing current law. home. Stilp (D-11): Support Pitts (R-16): Oppose Pitts (R-16): Oppose Cummings (R-17): Oppose Cummings (R-17): Oppose

5. What is your position on keeping current levels of aid 10. What is your position on overturning of the federal Defense of for refugees who are fleeing from persecution abroad and Marriage Act (DOMA)? providing adequate funding for the U.S. refugee admissions and resettlement programs? Thompson (R-5): Oppose Thompson (R-5): Support Gerlach (R-6): Oppose Gerlach (R-6): Support Shuster (R-9): Oppose. I have consistently supported legislation Shuster (R-9): Oppose.e W must keep our ballooning national to define marriage as between a man and a woman. debt in mind when considering funding levels for all programs. Stilp (D-11): Support Stilp (D-11): Oppose Pitts (R-16): Support Pitts (R-16): Oppose Cummings (R-17): Oppose Cummings (R-17): Oppose 2012 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER’S GUIDE OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 21

Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives

DISTRICT 85 DISTRICT 100 SENATE Frederick Keller (R): Did not respond Bryan Cutler (R): Did not respond

DISTRICT 13 DISTRICT 86 DISTRICT 101 Lloyd Smucker (R): Did not respond Mark Keller (R): Did not respond Mauree Gingrich (R): Response received Tom O’Brien (D): Did not respond DISTRICT 87 DISTRICT 102 Rosemarie Swanger (R): Response received DISTRICT 15 Glen Grell (R): Did not respond John McNally (R): Response received DISTRICT 88 DISTRICT 103 Rob Teplitz (D): Did not respond Patty Kim (D): Did not respond Sheryl McVitty Delozier (R): Did not respond DISTRICT 23 DISTRICT 104 DISTRICT 89 Gene Yaw (R): Did not respond Susan Helm (R): Response received Rob Kauffman (R): Response received Luana Cleveland (D): Did not respond Christopher Dietz (D): Did not respond Susan Spicka (D): Did not respond

DISTRICT 27 DISTRICT 105 DISTRICT 90 Ron Marsico (R): Response received John Gordner (R): Response received Todd Rock (R): Did not respond Kelly Jean McEntee (D): Did not respond

DISTRICT 31 DISTRICT 91 DISTRICT 106 Patricia Vance (R): Did not respond Dan Moul (R): Response received John Payne (R): Response received Osman Kamara (D): Did not respond DISTRICT 33 DISTRICT 92 Richard Alloway (R): Did not respond Mike Regan (R): Response received DISTRICT 107 Charles Comrey (D): Did not respond Kurt Masser (R): Did not respond HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ted Yeager (D): Response received DISTRICT 93 DISTRICT 37 Ronald Miller (R): Did not respond DISTRICT 108 Lynda Schlegel-Culver (R): Did not respond Mindy Fee (R): Did not respond Linda Small (D): Did not respond Russell Stahley (D): Did not respond DISTRICT 94 DISTRICT 109 David Millard (R): Response received Stanley Saylor (R): Did not respond DISTRICT 41 Daniel Knorr (D): Did not respond Ryan Aument (R): Did not respond DISTRICT 95 DISTRICT 117 Eugene DePasquale (D): Did not respond DISTRICT 43 Karen Boback (R): Did not respond Keith Greiner (R): Did not respond DISTRICT 96 John Weigel (D): Response received DISTRICT 171 Thomas Garman, Jr. (R): Response received Kerry Benninghoff (R): Did not respond Mike Sturla (D): Did not respond Christopher Lee (D): Did not respond DISTRICT 47 Keith Gillespie (R): Did not respond DISTRICT 97 DISTRICT 193 Sarah Speed (D): Did not respond John Bear (R): Did not respond Will Tallman (R): Response received

DISTRICT 81 DISTRICT 98 DISTRICT 196 Michael Fleck (R): Did not respond David Hickernell (R): Response received Seth Grove (R): Did not respond

DISTRICT 82 DISTRICT 99 DISTRICT 199 C. Adam Harris (R): Did not respond Gordon Denlinger (R): Response received Stephen Bloom (R): Did not respond

1. What is your position on legislation that would provide direct grants to 2. What is your position increased funding for Educational Improvement Tax parents to choose the schools that they believe are best suited for their children, Credits (EITC) where the state budget includes an increase in public school funding? including nonpublic schools? SENATE McNally (R-15): Support SENATE Gordner (R-27): Support McNally (R-15): Support HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Gordner (R-27): Oppose. I have strongly supported the EITC program and the Weigel (D-43): Support. I am for strong education – the recent cuts have been savage and hurtful to children. increased funding for it. Kauffman (R-89): Support Moul (R-91): Support. I have already voted in support of the EITC and EISC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES funding. Regan (R-92): Support Weigel (D-43): Oppose. This weakens public schools – I hope to be a strong Garman (R-96): Support education advocate – public and non-public. Hickernell (R-98): Support Kauffman (R-89): Support Denlinger (R-99): Support Gingrich (R-101): Support!!! Moul (R-91): Support Swanger (R-102): Support. I voted in favor of the most recent increase. Regan (R-92): Support Helm (R-104): Support Garman (R-96): Support. Support 100%. Marsico (R-105): Support Payne (R-106): Support. I voted for this legislation. Hickernell (R-98): Support Yeager (D-107): Oppose. It still takes public tax dollars away from public education. Denlinger (R-99): Support Millard (R-109): Support Tallman (R-193): Support Gingrich (R-101): Support. Based on final structure/formula. Swanger (R-102): Support. I adamantly support school choice. 3. What is your position on legislation requiring an ultrasound be performed on Helm (R-104): Support a woman prior to abortion and that she be given the option of viewing this ultrasound? Marsico (R-105): Support SENATE Payne (R-106): Support. Depends on legislative cost and restrictions if in final bill. McNally (R-15): Support. While I do not favor any measure which increases the Yeager (D-107): Oppose. I believe public taxes should be used for public education. cost of healthcare, I would support the use of a non-invasive procedure that will provide parents the option of receiving additional assurances regarding the health of Millard (R-109): Support their child. Tallman (R-193): Support Gordner (R-27): Support 22 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012 2012 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER’S GUIDE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Swanger (R-102): Support. I am a co-sponsor of Rep. Daryl Metcalfe’s bills which Weigel (D-43): Oppose. Unnecessary invasive procedure (also costly). I do not would further restrict benefits to illegals. believe it is useful in any effort to reduce abortion. Helm (R-104): Support Kauffman (R-89): Support Marsico (R-105): Support Moul (R-91): I believe the option of an ultrasound should be offered but not forced. Payne (R-106): Support Regan (R-92): Support Yeager (D-107): Oppose. Immigration is a federal issue. Garman (R-96): Support. This could save many unborn children. Millard (R-109): Support Hickernell (R-98): Support Tallman (R-193): Support Denlinger (R-99): Support Gingrich (R-101): Support. Already being done in most cases. 7. What is your position on the death penalty? Swanger (R-102): Support. I am a co-sponsor of Rep. Kathy Rapp’s bill. Helm (R-104): I would need to see the exact wording of this legislation before SENATE stating my position. McNally (R-15): Support Marsico (R-105): Did not indicate. Gordner (R-27): Support Payne (R-106): Support Yeager (D-107): Oppose. I am not an advocate of abortion, but I don’t think the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES government should tell a woman what she can/can’t do with her body. Weigel (D-43): Oppose. It is not our role. Millard (R-109): Support Kauffman (R-89): Support Tallman (R-193): Support. Co-sponsor of HB 1077. Moul (R-91): Support. In those instances which are heinous. Regan (R-92): Support. Only in the most heinous of crimes. 4. Which statement reflects your position most accurately? Garman (R-96): Support. Those who commit premeditated murder deserve the a. I do not oppose legalized abortion. maximum penalty. b. I oppose legalized abortion in all circumstances. Hickernell (R-98): Support c. I oppose legalized abortion, except when the life of the mother is in danger. Denlinger (R-99): Support d. I oppose legalized abortion, except when the life of the mother is in danger or Gingrich (R-101): Oppose the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest. Swanger (R-102): Support. But only in cases of first degree murder where there is absolute proof of the crime, i.e. DNA evidence. SENATE Helm (R-104): Support McNally (R-15): c. Marsico (R-105): Support Gordner (R-27): d. Payne (R-106): Support Yeager (D-107): Oppose HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Millard (R-109): Support Weigel (D-43): I reject oversimplified abortion positions. We can and need to do Tallman (R-193): Support much much more to prevent unwanted pregnancy and support a woman to care for the child once born. 8. What is your position on restoring state funding to the Homeowners Kauffman (R-89): d. Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) which provides low-interest Moul (R-91): d. loans to homeowners facing possible foreclosure through no fault of their own? Regan (R-92): c. Although I personally believe there are better options, I don’t think a victim of rape or incest should be denied the option to terminate her preg- SENATE nancy. McNally (R-15): Support Garman (R-96): d. Speaks for itself. Gordner (R-27): Support. I was the prime sponsor of the bill that Gov. Corbett Hickernell (R-98): c. signed into law that restored funding to HEMAP. Denlinger (R-99): c. Gingrich (R-101): b. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Swanger (R-102): c. If bills were put before us for a vote, that would restrict abor- Weigel (D-43): Support. It would help strengthen the middle class. tion according to any of the final three options above, I would vote in favor. Kauffman (R-89): Support Helm (R-104): c. Moul (R-91): Support. But with tighter restrictions so those receiving can demon- strate ability to pay. Marsico (R-105): d. Regan (R-92): Support Payne (R-106): d. Garman (R-96): Support Yeager (D-107): See above. Hickernell (R-98): Support Millard (R-109): d. Denlinger (R-99): Support Tallman (R-193): c. Gingrich (R-101): Support Swanger (R-102): Support 5. What is your position on amending the Pennsylvania Constitution to define Helm (R-104): Support marriage as the union between one man and one woman? Marsico (R-105): Support Payne (R-106): Support SENATE Yeager (D-107): Support McNally (R-15): Support Millard (R-109): Support Gordner (R-27): Support Tallman (R-193): Support

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9. What is your position on legislation requiring employers to provide Weigel (D-43): Oppose. I support the right for consenting adults to marry – I be- employee benefits to which they are morally opposed, for example, mandating lieve it’s time to let them know they do not have to stay in a closet. coverage for contraceptives or benefits to same-sex partners of employees? Kauffman (R-89): Support Moul (R-91): Support SENATE Regan (R-92): Support. I do not oppose civil unions. McNally (R-15): Oppose Garman (R-96): Support Gordner (R-27): Oppose Hickernell (R-98): Support Denlinger (R-99): Support HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Gingrich (R-101): Support Weigel (D-43): Support. I would hope they would willingly offer these benefits to Swanger (R-102): Support their employees – it could negatively impact their workforce, local unemployment, Helm (R-104): Support and the lives of their workers. Marsico (R-105): Support Kauffman (R-89): Oppose Payne (R-106): Support. I voted for this legislation. Moul (R-91): Oppose. Strongly oppose – every Catholic should think about this Yeager (D-107): Oppose. I do not feel the Constitutional Amendment is the pro- before casting their vote in this year’s presidential election! cess for this matter. Regan (R-92): Oppose Millard (R-109): Supprt Garman (R-96): Oppose Tallman (R-193): Support Hickernell (R-98): Oppose Denlinger (R-99): Oppose 6. What is your position on legislation that would add state restrictions to Gingrich (R-101): Oppose existing federal prohibitions concerning the hiring of undocumented immigrants or Swanger (R-102): Oppose the provision of healthcare or government services to the undocumented? Helm (R-104): Oppose Marsico (R-105): Oppose SENATE Payne (R-106): Oppose McNally (R-15): Support Yeager (D-107): Oppose. I feel that without specific parameters such legislation Gordner (R-27): Support would be too open ended and allow abuse of the system. Millard (R-109): Oppose HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tallman (R-193): Oppose Weigel (D-43): Support Oppose. Support tougher rules on undocumented (help them get documented). Oppose any inhumane refusal of healthcare services. 10. Which statement reflects your position most accurately? Kauffman (R-89): Support a. Religious childcare and pre-kindergarten providers should be subject to Moul (R-91): Support. All people in this country under existing federal law have government review of educational content. access to healthcare. b. Religious childcare and pre-kindergarten providers should follow state Regan (R-92): This question is unclear to me. I support strict prohibitions regard- standards for health and safety of children, but be free to determine their own ing the hiring of illegal aliens, and also believe that we should not be paying for their educational content based on the teachings of their faith tradition. healthcare. c. Religious childcare and pre-k providers should be free from government regula- Garman (R-96): Support. We have a difficult time taking care of our own citizens. tion. Hickernell (R-98): Support Denlinger (R-99): Support SENATE Gingrich (R-101): Confirmation of legal status is essential to secure adequate McNally (R-15): b. funding. Gordner (R-27): b. OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS - 23

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Gingrich (R-101): Support Weigel (D-43): b. Health and safety standards – yes! Swanger (R-102): Support. No abortions should be paid with tax dollars. Kauffman (R-89): b. Helm (R-104): Support Moul (R-91): b. Marsico (R-105): Support Regan (R-92): b. Payne (R-106): Support Garman (R-96): b. Yeager (D-107): Oppose. Given my answer to #3 – this would appear to remove Hickernell (R-98): b. the option for the poor but not those who could afford it. Denlinger (R-99): c. Millard (R-109): Support Gingrich (R-101): b. Tallman (R-193): Support Swanger (R-102): b. Helm (R-104): b. 12. What is your position on legislation that forces health care providers to Marsico (R-105): b. provide, pay for or refer for services contrary to their conscience for moral or Payne (R-106): b. religious reasons? Yeager (D-107): a. After the basic educational content is followed I see no reason why additional content can’t be taught. SENATE Millard (R-109): b. McNally (R-15): Oppose Tallman (R-193): c. Have introduced and support legislation correcting the St. Gordner (R-27): Oppose Elizabeth decision. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 11. What is your position on legislation that would restrict taxpayer funding of Weigel (D-43): Support Oppose. There are basic professional standards for all – abortion in Pennsylvania’s health insurance exchange created by the federal health but not all professionals need to perform all services. care reform law? Kauffman (R-89): Oppose Moul (R-91): Oppose SENATE Regan (R-92): Oppose McNally (R-15): Support Garman (R-96): Oppose Gordner (R-27): Support Hickernell (R-98): Oppose Denlinger (R-99): Oppose HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Gingrich (R-101): Oppose Weigel (D-43): Support. I would not be in favor of any state supported abortion Swanger (R-102): Oppose. Forcing such services violate our Constitution with funding. regard to religious freedom. Kauffman (R-89): Support Helm (R-104): Oppose Moul (R-91): Support. No taxpayer money should be used for abortions. Marsico (R-105): Oppose Regan (R-92): Support Payne (R-106): Oppose Garman (R-96): Support Yeager (D-107): See question #9. Hickernell (R-98): Support Millard (R-109): Oppose Denlinger (R-99): Support Tallman (R-193): Oppose Catholics Care. Catholics Vote: Political Engagement is Every Catholic’s Duty

From the USCCB Blog involvement in politics that the hierarchy square, and Catholics as a whole engage in cannot and should not play. the political process through such means “Why is the Catholic Church getting in- Pope Benedict XVI made this clear in his as voting and, according to the bishops, volved in politics?” first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, stating, “running for office; working within politi- When uttered aloud, the gut-level revul- “The direct duty to work for a just ordering cal parties; communicating their concerns sion is clearly audible in that question. of society...is proper to the lay faithful. As and positions to elected officials; and join- It’s a fair question, one that comes up citizens of the State, they are called to take ing diocesan social mission or advocacy frequently. It’s grounded in history. People part in public life in a personal capacity.” networks, state Catholic conference initia- ask, “Didn’t the Church get burned time The pope uses the word “called,” mean- tives, community organizations, and other and again through the centuries when it ing not just a role, but a duty. Still one could efforts to apply authentic moral teaching in got too cozy with various medieval kings ask, “Doesn’t political involvement seem the public square.” and secular powers? Isn’t that how, at one kind of peripheral compared to my other time, it became so corrupt that it sparked This is a year-round deal, but not in the obligations to the faith like participating in sense of the perpetual campaign that poi- the Protestant Reformation?” the Sacraments and helping the poor?” The question comes up today, almost re- sons so much political discourse. Catholics In Forming Consciences for Faithful Cit- aren’t called to be hyper-partisans waging gardless of the issue being addressed by the izenship, the bishops respond with a vision a scorched Earth campaign for permanent pope, the bishops or even a parish priest. of the Church providing society a great ser- political dominance. In fact the bishops of- Sandra Day O’Connor once quipped that vice. fer the admonition that Catholic shouldn’t the definition of an “activist judge” is “a “Because we are people of both faith and let their parties lead them to “neglect or judge who disagrees with me.” Similarly, reason, it is appropriate and necessary for deny fundamental moral truths.” the complaint about the Church meddling us to bring this essential truth about human Instead, Catholics are called to be leaven. in politics can fall conveniently along po- life and dignity to the public square,” the litical fault lines. But there’s still some- bishops write. “We are called to practice The duty of the politically-engaged Catho- thing to be said for people being wary of a Christ’s commandment to ‘love one anoth- lic isn’t just to take sides in the political de- Church that seems too wrapped up in secu- er’ (Jn 13:34).” bate, but to transform it. lar matters and power. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (This article is reprinted from the USCCB The bishops recognize this and draw sev- says it another way, that it’s necessary for Blog at www.usccbmedia.blogspot.com/. eral key distinctions. To name a couple, everyone to participate in promoting the The blog is maintained by the Media Rela- the Church’s focus is on moral principles common good (#1913-15). Either way, po- tions staff of the U.S. Conference of Catho- and how they should influence policy posi- litical participation, at its best, is an expres- lic Bishops and features commentary, doc- tions. The Church stakes out strong posi- sion of faith lived out in the world. uments and other resources related to the tions on issues, but does not endorse parties The bishops, as pastors and teachers, ap- work of the Conference, the bishops’ pri- or candidates. It recognizes that lay people ply the Church’s moral voice to issues af- orities, the Catholic Church and society in play a complementary role of more direct fecting human life and dignity in the public general.) 24 - THE CATHOLIC WITNESS, OCTOBER 26, 2012

Faith and Life Red Mass By Chris Heisey The Catholic Witness The annual Red Mass was celebrat- ed at Saint Patrick Cathedral, Har- risburg, by Bishop P. Joseph McFad- den on October 15. The Holy Mass traditionally marks the beginning of the judicial calendar and is attended by judges, lawyers and Pennsylvania’s elected officials. The Saint Thomas More Society of Central Pennsylvania plans and organizes the annual Mass that draws several hundred to the noontime Mass. The homilist was Bishop Mark Bartchak, the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, whose Episcopal ordination was in April 2011. Prior to this appointment by the Holy Father, Bishop Bartchak served in the Diocese of Erie, where he was the judicial vicar. “Jesus is the most authentic listen- ers of all listeners; he is also the most authentic of story tellers and it serves us well to listen to Him,” Bishop Bart- chak said. “Jesus Christ does not judge by appearance as we do, nor does he judge on hearsay as we do…. In order to be full of God’s spirit in our lives we must not be full of our- selves in any way.”

CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS Above: Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley bows his head in prayer during the Red Mass, which was celebrated in Harrisburg by Bishop Joseph P. McFadden.

Right: Flanked by an image of St. Thomas More, patron of statesmen and politicians, Bishop Mark Bartchak of Altoona-Johnstown delivers his homily during the Red Mass held Oct. 15 at St. Patrick Cathedral.

Bishop Leads Students in Praying Rosary

Bishop Joseph P. McFadden prayed the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary from the Bishop John Neumann Chapel at the Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg, on October 19 via the diocesan WAN (Wide Access Network). More than 70 classrooms from elementary schools as well as several high schools joined the bishop in praying the Holy Rosary. After prayer, the bishop answered more than two dozen questions posed by the students and faculty. Bishop McFadden shared that his favorite rosary was giv- en to him by Blessed Pope John Paul II. In addition, he told the participants that he also wears a Pectoral Cross that was given to him by Pope John Paul. It is important to pray the rosary, the bishop said, because it honors Mary who brought Jesus into the world by her special fiat. CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS