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THE CATHOLIC October 17, 2012 Vol.C 50, No. 18 ommentator SERVING THE DIOCESE OF BATON ROUGE SINCE 1963 thecatholiccommentator.org The Catholic Commentator to be distributed in several ways By Laura Deavers Editor In February, The Catholic Commentator, your diocesan newspaper, will be 50 years old. To keep up with current methods of dis- seminating news, The Catholic Commentator will offer its readers various means of deliv- ery in the coming year. More people are choosing to get their news from the Internet. And, The Catholic Commentator staff wants to make that as easy as possible. But many people still want to get their news delivered to their homes because they like to hold a newspaper when they read it. As of January 2013, The Catholic Com- mentator will be available through four dif- ferent venues: The painting of Jesus in the dome of Sacred Heart Church in Baton Rouge that is above the sanctuary provides • Delivered by your postal carrier. many aspects of the savior for a person to consider while learning more about the Catholic faith. Photo by Laura Deavers • At your church after weekend Masses. | The Catholic Commentator • Emailed to the email addresses that you provide. • Going to the website: thecatholiccom mentator.org. Sacred Heart students learn more To receive The Catholic Commentator in the mail box at your home, you will have to about their Catholic faith on church tour let The Catholic Commentator office know that this is how you want to receive your By Laura Deavers that they will also be able to use in other academic newspaper. The current mailing list will be- Editor lessons. The tours were led by Sacred Heart principal come inactive after December 2012. A new Joan Hutson, and staff members Lisa Cossé and Jen- mailing list will be created for newspaper Throughout church history, people have learned nifer Nola. delivery that will begin with the Jan. 9, 2013 about their faith through art. Faith and art is one of the One of the first things the students learned was the issue. This list will contain the names and areas of focus for this Year of Faith, which began Oct. 11 symbol “V,” found throughout the church and on the addresses of those who request their news- and will end Nov. 24, 2013. cupola of the bell tower, stands for Jesus’ victory over paper to be delivered by mail and provide the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Baton Rouge is a sin and death, the major theme of Sacred Heart Church. information. place where Catholics can go to learn about their faith The rose window, high above the main doors, is Every business that uses the U. S. Post Of- through the artwork of Dom Gregory DeWitt that is entitled “The Window of Creation.” Seen better stand- fice to get information to its constituency is throughout the church. One of Dom DeWitt’s most re- ing inside the church, each of the eight petal-shaped aware of the increasing costs of postage. The nowned paintings is the one of Christ Triumphant in windows has an angel, to represent the creation of the Catholic Commentator, to be a good steward the dome above the sanctuary. This painting of Jesus as angels. Smaller windows represent the creation of the of the money that is given for its operations Dom DeWitt imagined him victoriously alive in heaven world. by the parishioners through their church sets the tone for the interior of the church as it attracts The church’s façade has many statues, carvings and parishes, will offer other ways that the news- the attention of all who enter. inscriptions, all with the purpose of showing elements paper can be delivered to the people other Marylyn Dietz, Sacred Heart’s religious education of faith, the students were told. than through the postal system. coordinator, put together an academic lesson for the An inscription that starts on the left door and con- One of these is to let people pick up their Sacred Heart students to learn more about their parish tinues to the right states, “I am the door, if anyone en- diocesan newspaper at their parish church church, and how to use the art that it contains to fur- ters by me he shall be safe, he shall go in and out and when they attend weekend Mass. The Cath- ther their faith life. All Sacred Heart students toured find pastures” John 10:9. olic Commentator will be delivered to the their church on Oct. 8 and 9, and learned many facts SEE FAITH PAGE 23 SEE DISTRIBUTION PAGE 15 2 The Catholic Commentator October 17, 2012 | IN THIS ISSUE | DID YOU KNOW PEO E B NEDICT tion. The topics include Nicene, Apostles’ creeds contain tenets of faith XVI CELEbrAT- abortion, the economy, ED MAss Oct. 11 immigration, the environ- In observance of the Year of Faith, which began Oct. 11, The Catholic Commentator to mark the 50th ment and health care. will explore the prayers of the Church in this column throughout the year. anniversary of the Pages 11-14 beginning of the Catholics can find the the basis for the prayer Second Vatican principal beliefs of their Catholics know today. Council. Empty AT THE BEGINNING of faith in one prayer: The In the fourth century, seats at the Mass VATICAN COUNCIL II, Creed. a teacher named Arius indicate to some COUNCIL FATHERS let it There are two creeds began questioning Je- the work that be known that they would most widely used by sus’ divinity. To combat has to be done to rekindle interest in the be heard, and not just the western church: the his teachings, the church Church. Page 4 “sprinkle holy water” on Apostles’ Creed, which is prayed at the convened the Council of Nicea in 325 the status quo. From his beginning of the rosary, and the Nicene where the word “homoousion”, or consub- perspective as a seminarian in Rome at the Constantinopolitan Creed, which is most stantial, was added to the creed to empha- time of Vatican II, Father John Carville tells often used at Sunday Mass. size the divine nature of Jesus. what many bishops were concerned about. The creed summarizes the basic pre- In 381 AD, another council, held in Page 20 cepts of our faith – one God, who is the Constantinople, added the divinity of the Father; his divine Son, who was crucified, Holy Spirit . died and rose from the dead; the Holy In the Sunday liturgy, the Creed, re- | INDEX Spirit; the mission of the church; final ferred to as the Profession of Faith, is 40 DAYS for LIFE contINUES IN BA- CLASSIFIED ADS 22 judgment; the forgiveness of sins and life recited after the homily when the people TON ROUGE as people pray outside Delta COMING EVENTS 22 everlasting. respond to the word of God proclaimed in Women’s Clinic, where abortions take place ENTERTAINMENT 18 According to tradition, the Apostles’ the Scriptures and call to mind the mys- weekly. High school students have joined FAMILY LIFE 5 Creed containes the basic beliefs com- teries of their faith before those mysteries others praying for an end to abortion. INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL NEWS 4 piled by the 12 apostles at Pentecost and are celebrated in the Eucharist. Page 9 was used in question and answer form The Nicene Creed is most commonly LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 21 during early Christian baptisms, a prac- used, however the Apostles’ Creed can CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE stAFF wrIT- SPIRITUALITY 7 tice that continues to this day. As the cat- be said particularly during Lent and the ERS have reported on some of the issues VIEWPOINT 20 echumenate developed, so did a statement Easter season and in Masses for children to be considered prior to the Nov. 6 elec- YOUTh 16 or formula of the church’s belief, forming SEE CREEDS PAGE 3 | PRAY FOR those who PRAY FOR us 2012-13 BATON ROUGE Please pray for the priests, deacons and religious women and men in the Baton Rouge Diocese. Oct. 21 Rev. Michael J. Moroney Oct. 28 Rev. Louis T. Oubre DIOCESAN DIRECTORIES ARE IN! Dcn. Robert J. Kusch Dcn. James J. Morrissey Sr. Rachael Williams SSF Sr. Kathleen Babin CSJ 013 UGE IRECTORY 2012 - 2 Oct. 22 Rev. Caye A. (Trey) Nelson III Oct. 29 Rev. Mansueto P. Palang ESE OF BATON RO D DIOC Purchase your 2012-13 Dcn. Thomas E. Labat Sr. Dcn. Jodi A. Moscona Sr. Adelaide Williamson CSJ Sr. Sandra Blanchard CSJ Baton Rouge Diocesan Oct. 23 Rev. Hung Viet Nguyen ICM Oct. 30 Rev. Jason P. Palermo believe in one God, the Directory now! Dcn. Ronald D. LeGrange Dcn. Donald J. Musso Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of The directory has all Sr. Martha Ann Abshire OSF Br. Maurus Bordelon SC Iall things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, Oct. 24 Rev. Tan Viet Nguyen ICM Oct. 31 Rev. Suchit Paul Parakathil IMS the only Begotten Son of God, of the current listings Dcn. Albert Levy III Dcn. Roger A. Navarra born of the Father before all ages. God from God, light from light, and information on Sr. Alokesh MC Sr. Carolyn Brady CSJ true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the churches, clergy, schools, Oct. 25 Rev. Nicholas J. (Jack) Nutter III Nov. 1 Rev. Thomas C. Ranzino Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for Dcn. James A. Little Dcn. Angelo S. Nola our salvation, he came down from diocesan departments and Sr.