50¢ April 25, 2010 Think Green Volume 84, No. 17 Recycle this paper Go Green todayscatholicnews.org Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Go Digital ODAY’S ATHOLIC World Day of Prayer T C for Vocations April 25 A look at the priesthood, Coonan brothers formed by Christ religious life Pages 11-17 Ordination to transitional diaconate is April 25 at Pontifical College Josephinum

BY KAY COZAD

Pope visits Malta COLUMBUS, Ohio — The two young men who Urges faithful to hold fast to will be ordained into the transitional diaconate this month at the Pontifical College Josephinum are not its Christian roots only brothers in Christ but blood brothers as well. Seminarians Matthew Coonan and Terrence Coonan Page 3 Jr. are the middle brothers of Terry and Terri Coonan’s family of eight children. The brothers are natives of Fort Wayne and along with their entire family have been lifelong parish- ioners of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, where they Happy birthday Holy attended elementary school. Both men are graduates Father of Bishop Dwenger High School. And just as they recall a close-knit childhood relationship, they have Pope Benedict celebrates also found a common calling to the priesthood. But the callings came to each man in very differ- 83rd birthday ent ways. As youngsters the boys participated in Page 5 sports with the neighborhood kids as well as in school — basketball, soccer and cross country. Their faith formation began in the home, they say, with their parents’ devotion to their life of faith and involvement in parish community life. “The biggest Up, up and away thing they gave us kids is their witness of true Christian love. They teach us what love is with Precious Blood, USF launch everyone they encounter. They are caring, kind peo- ple,” says Matt. weather balloon The strong Catholic education they received had Page 7 a positive impact on the brothers as well as their involvement in their parish. Both boys were altar servers and were involved in the parish youth group. Matt says his participation in the Antioch and Life Teen programs helped develop a deeper understand- Spelling genius ing of the importance of the sacraments as well as TIM JOHNSON the faith community as support. “My faith flourished Margaret Peterson heads Matthew Coonan and Terrence Coonan, Jr., are shown at the Fort Wayne Chrism Mass on during those years,” he says. to national bee March 30. The Fort Wayne brothers will be ordained by Bishop John M. D’Arcy to the transi- Terrence Jr., or “Tink” as he is better known, adds tional diaconate on Sunday, April 25, at St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum, Page 9 in Columbus, Ohio. COONAN, PAGE 14

of Bishop Dwenger’s YEAR our PRIESTS Fred Tone to retire BY MARK WEBER Tone makes it a point to get to know the FATHER DANIEL BY TIM JOHNSON names of each of the Bishop Dwenger stu- dents. With 1,050 students, making it one of R. LEEUW FORT WAYNE — A Bishop Dwenger icon, the largest Catholic high schools in the state In the official Diocesan Principal Fred Tone, has announced his of Indiana, that is a lot of names to learn. retirement at the end of this school year. During eighth-grade registration in Directory, Father Daniel Although the decision did not come eas- January and February, as Tone was helping, Leeuw has that contradic- ily, Tone and his wife Sandy, who also it hit him: “There is never going to be a recently retired, plan to spend time with good time to retire.” tory term, “retired priest” their five grandchildren — three live in “I love my job. I love these kids,” he told behind his name. Far from Virginia — “and get more involved in their Today’s Catholic. His own sons, John and lives.” Jason, are Bishop Dwenger graduates. But it; with 53 years of priesthood on the Tone says his wife has been very the job requires nights and weekends. “I record and 81 years on the planet, he has- involved in Bishop Dwenger with him — can’t do this job part-time,” he said. that means 42 years and over 4,000 events Forty-two years ago, the young Indiana tens between appointments. by his estimates. “She’s been awesome,” he says. TONE, PAGE 24 YEAR OF, PAGE 5 2 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC APRIL 25, 2010 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Confirmations offer opportunity Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856

PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades for new bishop to visit parishes

EDITOR: Tim Johnson faith when it is attacked. During the 50 days istry team at the University of Saint Francis NEWS EDITOR and STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad of the Easter season, the first reading at Mass this past Thursday. I was happy to listen to IN TRUTH is from the Acts of the Apostles. It is good to several students active in campus ministry Editorial Department reflect on the missionary dynamism of the share with me their growth in faith through first Christians. The active presence of the campus ministry. I learned about their PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan AND Holy Spirit, who is the protagonist of the retreats, service trips, liturgical life, social FREELANCE WRITERS: Lauren Caggiano, Church’s mission, is evident in the vitality of activities and spiritual and theological forma- Michelle Castleman, Karen Clifford, CHARITY the early Church. That same Spirit is with the tion. At the University of Saint Francis and Elmer J. Danch, Bonnie Elberson, BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES Church today, inspiring us to confess Christ’s throughout our diocese, I continue to be edi- Denise Fedorow, Diane Freeby, May name boldly and never to be ashamed of the fied by the enthusiasm and commitment of Lee Johnson, Sister Margie Lavonis, Cross of Christ! our young people to their Catholic faith. CSC, Joe Kozinski and Deb Wagner During this season of Confirmations, may They show me that the Church is indeed Confirmations we all be renewed in our life in Christ by the alive and that there is much hope for the The busy Confirmation season is now in power of the Holy Spirit, in our mission to future! I thank Janet Patterson, the director of full swing for both me and Bishop D’Arcy. live our faith to the full, and in our commun- campus ministry at the University of Saint Business Department This past week, I enjoyed celebrating ion with Christ and His Church! Francis, and all who serve with her in this BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice Confirmation Masses at three parishes of the important apostolate. AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber diocese that I had not previously visited: Catholic Charities Most Precious Blood and St. Jude parishes in BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol This past week, I met for several hours Knights of Columbus at Notre Dame Fort Wayne and St. Pius X parish in Granger. [email protected] with the Board of Catholic Charities of our This is an historic week for the Knights of Actually, I celebrated two Confirmation diocese at Villa of the Woods, next to Bishop Columbus council at the University of Notre Advertising Sales Masses at St. Pius because of the large num- Luers High School, in Fort Wayne. The pur- Dame. One hundred years ago, on April 22, ber of young people to be confirmed, over Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) pose of the meeting was strategic planning 1910, the first college council of the Knights 160 candidates. The Confirmations are a for the future. It was an excellent opportunity of Columbus in the world began at Notre (260) 456-2824 wonderful opportunity for me as your new Jeanette Simon (South Bend area) to reflect deeply on the mission of Catholic Dame. I was privileged to celebrate the cen- bishop to visit many, if not most, of the Charities within the mission of the Church in tennial Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred (574) 234-0687 parishes of our diocese. our diocese. The Church’s charitable activity Heart this past Saturday with the young Web site: www.todayscatholicnews.org After the Confirmation Mass at St. Jude’s, is an essential part of her mission. I encour- Knights of the Notre Dame Council, along one of the adults present said to me that he age everyone’s support of Catholic Charities with several alumni members, as well as offi- Published weekly except the fourth was very struck by the ceremony and said it and its many programs and services on cials of the Supreme and State Councils. Sunday in June, second and fourth got him thinking about his own need to weeks in July and August, the first week behalf of “the least of our brothers and sis- After the Mass, we gathered for a dinner cel- reflect on the graces he received when he ters.” ebration, during which there were various of September and last week in was confirmed many years ago. That is December by the Diocese of Fort Though there are some challenges and distinguished speakers, including Father something important for all of us in our struggles, especially due to cutbacks in state Theodore Hesburgh, president emeritus of Wayne-South Bend, 1103 S. Calhoun St., Christian lives: To recognize the gifts of the P.O. Box 390, Fort Wayne, IN 46801. funding, we are committed to moving for- the University of Notre Dame, and Mr. Virgil Holy Spirit that we have received and to Periodicals postage paid at Fort Wayne, ward in our endeavors to serve the poor and Dechant, past Supreme Knight. open our hearts each day to those gifts. One IN, and additional mailing office. needy in our communities. Sadly, it will be The Knights of Columbus are a great of the questions I usually ask the necessary to close Children’s Cottage in Fort blessing to the Church throughout the world, POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Confirmation candidates is “what are the Wayne due to insufficient financial resources. in our own nation, and here in our diocese. I Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Fort seven gifts of the Holy Spirit?” I also talk to But we must not be deterred in our charitable thank all our Knights for their dedicated Wayne, IN 46856-1169 or e-mail: them briefly about those gifts. Actually, a efforts; rather, using our limited resources service to the Church and encourage young [email protected]. homily could be given on each of the seven wisely and working diligently to secure need- men to consider joining this excellent order. gifts! The Spirit’s gifts of wisdom, knowl- ed funding, we must move forward with new The dedication of the Knights of Columbus MAIN OFFICE: 915 S. Clinton St., Fort edge, understanding, counsel, fortitude, piety, Wayne, IN 46802.Telephone (260) resolve. We must also be attentive to new cir- to charitable service, to the promotion of and fear of the Lord sustain our moral lives. cumstances and changing needs in the com- priestly and religious vocations, to the pro- 456-2824. Fax: (260) 744-1473. Another important effect of the sacrament BUREAU OFFICE: 114 W.Wayne St., South munities of our diocese where the services of life cause, and to the building up of our of Confirmation is the special strength of the Catholic Charities are most needed. parishes, schools and other institutions is Bend, IN 46601.Telephone (574) 234- Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith by 0687. Fax: (574) 232-8483. Many thanks to the devoted members of indeed praiseworthy. Thank you, Brother word and action as faithful witnesses of the the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities Knights, and congratulations to our young Lord Jesus. This is what I usually focus on in News deadline is the Monday morning for their generous and devoted service! Knights at Notre Dame! Happy 100th before publication date. Advertising my Confirmation homilies. This effect Anniversary! deadline is nine days before publica- reminds all of us of our responsibility as Well, it is getting late and I must go to agents of evangelization. God’s love inspires Campus Ministry at the University of tion date. Saint Francis reflect on the readings for Mass tomorrow at us to live our faith and to share it with others. Bishop Dwenger High School. May God LETTERS POLICY: Today’s Catholic wel- At times, it also requires us to defend our I enjoyed breakfast with the campus min- bless you! comes original, signed letters about issues affecting church life. Although we cannot publish every letter we receive, we strive to provide a balanced St. Peter’s Basilica offers absolution in Chinese, 13 other languages representation of expressed opinions and a variety of reflections on life in the United States and Taiwan. Father Nevin mal opening hours. church.We will choose letters for publi- BY CAROL GLATZ Hammon, a native of Syracuse, N.Y., and a Thirteen of the confessionals are from the cation based on reader interest, timeli- member of the U.S. Conventual Franciscans’ 17th century and are carved and sculpted from ness and fairness. Readers may agree or VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Confessors in St. Immaculate Heart Province, has been a confes- walnut; a modern confessional was added in disagree with the letter writers’ opin- Peter’s Basilica can offer absolution in 14 lan- sor at St. Peter’s since 1998. 2008, the paper said. ions. Letters must not exceed 250 guages, including Chinese. The priests can offer confession in Italian, In an interview with the Vatican newspaper words. All letters must be signed and There are 14 Conventual Franciscans from English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, last year, Italian Franciscan Father Rocco include a phone number and address 10 different nations who live in the Vatican and Romanian, Polish, Croatian, Slovenian, Rizzo, rector of the college of confessors at St. for verification.We reserve the right to hear confessions full time in the basilica, said Ukrainian, Hungarian, Maltese, and Chinese. Peter’s, said each of the priests hears confes- edit letters for legal and other concerns. the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano.. Under the direction of Franciscan Father sions from about 8,500 to 9,000 faithful a year, Mail letters to: Today’s Catholic, Each Franciscan hears confession for up to Gianfranco Grieco, a former staff member of with the majority of penitents coming from P.O. Box 11169, Fort Wayne, IN five hours a day, but for no longer than three L’Osservatore Romano, a new quarterly maga- Italy, then from English-speaking countries and 46856-1169; or e-mail: hours at a time, for a total of 24 hours a week, zine was launched in April that talks about the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. [email protected] it said. college of confessors at St. Peter’s and its activ- Pope Clement XIV, who had been a member The members of the college of confessors at ities, said the paper. of the Conventual Franciscans, entrusted the ISSN 0891-1533 St. Peter’s come from Italy, Malta, Poland, The sacrament of Reconciliation is available ministry of Reconciliation in St. Peter’s USPS 403630 Germany, Spain, Romania, Croatia, Brazil, the to visitors every day during the basilica’s nor- Basilica to the order in 1774. APRIL 25, 2010 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 3

Pope urges Malta to hold fast PUBLIC SCHEDULE OF BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES to its Christian roots, values

BY CAROL GLATZ

VALLETTA, Malta (CNS) — On a 27-hour visit to Malta, Pope Benedict XVI met with sex abuse victims, encouraged Maltese Catholics to keep the faith and • Tuesday, April 27: 7 p.m. — Confirmation Mass at St. walked in the footsteps of St. Paul. Thomas Church, Elkhart In the midst of a worldwide • Wednesday, April 28: 11:30 a.m. — Mass and Luncheon storm over how the Church has honoring Sister Jane Carew, Archbishop Noll Catholic Center, handled clerical sex abuse, the Fort Wayne pope met privately with local sex • Wednesday, April 28: 6 p.m. — Knights of Columbus abuse victims April 18, assuring Annual Religious Appreciation Dinner, Fort Wayne them the Church was doing every- • Thursday, April 29: 10:30 a.m. — Diocesan department thing in its power to bring perpe- head meeting, Archbishop Noll Catholic Center, Fort Wayne trators to justice and to prevent • Friday, April 30: 7 p.m. — Confirmation Mass at St. Gaspar further abuse of young people. Church, Rome City The victims said they were • Saturday, May 1: 9:30 a.m. — Baccalaureate Mass of the pleased with the encounter and one University of Saint Francis at the Cathedral of the Immaculate said he felt “freed of a great Conception, Fort Wayne weight” and was reconnected with CNS PHOTO/ALESSIA GIULIANI, CATHOLIC PRESS PHOTO • Saturday, May 1: 7 p.m. — Confirmation Mass at St. his faith. Boys in Valletta hold up flags commemorating the visit of Pope Matthew Cathedral, South Bend The shadow of sex abuse cases didn’t dampen the local popula- Benedict XVI to Malta April 17. The pope’s two-day trip to the island tion’s outpouring of enthusiasm included a visit to St. Paul’s Grotto, an outdoor Mass, a gathering with nor did it obscure what the pope young people and a private meeting with victims of clerical sexual said was his main mission on the abuse. Mediterranean island: to reconfirm Ordination class of 2010 the faith of one of the most without him we can do nothing.” In his farewell speech at the Catholic countries in the world and The pope even evoked St. Luqa airport, the pope told encourage the Maltese to fully live Paul’s arrival by sailing across President George Abela and other completed college, held jobs out their Christian identity and val- Malta’s Grand Harbor before his government leaders to strive to ues. meeting with young people April continue to welcome the world’s WASHINGTON—The vast major- er, lector, Eucharistic minister or Vans filled with youths waving 18. “strangers” as the ancient Maltese ity (92 percent) of men being other parish ministry. giant Vatican flags coursed He rode together with a group welcomed St. Paul. With the help ordained to the priesthood report “Most ordinands have been through the streets, humble stone teens aboard a large white catama- of other European states and inter- some kind of full-time work expe- Catholic since birth,” said Cardinal homes hung banners and pictures ran named “San Pawl.” Navigating national organizations, Malta will rience prior to entering the semi- O’Malley, “Four in five report that of the pope from their balconies, the choppy waters, his boat was act to aid “those who arrive here nary, most often in education. both their parents are Catholic. and tens of thousands of faithful flanked by every kind of sea craft and to ensure that their rights be Three in five (60 percent) ordi- Almost eight in 10 were encour- and the curious lined city streets imaginable from military ships and respected.” nands completed college before aged to consider the priesthood by and squares to cheer and get a million-dollar yachts to traditional The pope praised the way pursuing the priesthood, with one a priest. This speaks to the essen- glimpse of the pope. wooden boats and rubber dinghies. Malta has been able to build a in five (20 percent) also receiving tial role the whole Church has to Celebrating the 1,950th On stage before the nearly nation founded on Christian values a graduate degree. One in three play in fostering vocations.” anniversary of St. Paul’s arrival in 40,000 people stretched along the and praised the country’s defense (34 percent) entered the seminary The survey had a response rate Malta, the pope was able to hold fortressed waterfront, the pope of the unborn and of the traditional while in college. of approximately 77 percent of the the Apostle up as an example or used the example and teachings of family based on marriage between The median age of ordinands is 440 potential ordinands reported inspiration in his talks to politi- St. Paul to respond to young peo- a man and a woman. 33. The youngest member of the by theologates, houses of forma- cians, Catholics, young people and ple who spoke of their experiences Abortion and divorce are illegal Class of 2010 is 25; 11 men are tion, dioceses, and religious insti- even journalists. and questions about faith. in Malta, and the pope asked being ordained at the age of 65 or tutes. They included 291 men In remarks to the Vatican press The pope said, “God rejects no President Abela in his welcoming older. On average, men were 18 being ordained for dioceses and 48 corps aboard the papal flight from one. And the Church rejects no address that the nation “continue when they first considered their for religious orders, such as the Rome to Malta, the pope said St. one.” to stand up for the indissolubility vocation. Jesuits, Dominicans and Paul shows how life’s tragedies God knows people intimately of marriage” and the “true nature This analysis is part of The Franciscans. can become an opportunity to do — all their strengths and weak- of the family.” Class of 2010: Survey of In other findings, CARA good. nesses — and yet he loves his chil- As part of his spiritual journey Ordinands to the Priesthood, an reported: Just as St. Paul’s shipwreck on dren so much that he challenges commemorating St. Paul, Pope annual national survey of men • Close to two in five (37 per- the island became the seed that people to purify themselves of Benedict prayed in Rabat at the being ordained priests, conducted cent) have a relative who is a planted Christianity in Malta, so their sins and faults, he said. grotto where tradition holds the by the Center for Applied priest or religious. too “life’s shipwrecks can be part “When he challenges us apostle lived for the three months Research in the Apostolate • Two thirds report regularly of God’s plan for us and they may because something in our lives is he was stranded in Malta. The (CARA), a Georgetown praying the rosary (67 percent) and also be useful for new beginnings displeasing to him, he is not reject- pope greeted some 250 Maltese University-based research center. participating in Eucharistic in our lives,” he said. ing us, but he is asking us to missionaries in St. Paul’s Church The entire report can be found at Adoration (65 percent) before In his homily during Mass in change and become more perfect,” and called on his audience to “live www.usccb.org/vocations/clas- entering seminary. Granaries Square April 18, the he said. out your faith ever more fully” at sof2010, as well as on the new • More than half of ordinands pope said St. Paul urged his com- One challenge facing Malta is home, work and in society. www.ForYourVocation.org which (55 percent) report having more panions to confront the stormy the influx of illegal immigrants The world needs credible is set to launch on April 25. The than two siblings, while one-quar- seas by placing their complete who end up on its shores on their Christian witness especially given survey was commissioned by the ter (24 percent) report having five trust in God. To save their troubled way to other European countries. the many threats facing human United States Conference of or more siblings. Two in five (38 craft, they had to cast all their sup- The country has been criticized by life, traditional marriage and the Catholic Bishops (USCCB). percent) are the oldest child in plies overboard and pray God human rights advocates for its “moral truths which remain the “One important trend evident in their family. would protect them from harm, the forced detention policies and the foundation of authentic freedom this study is the importance of life- • Nearly one-third (31 percent) pope said. sometimes abysmal conditions of and genuine progress,” he said. long formation and engagement in of the ordination class of 2010 was People today also must shed its detention centers. Thousands of children packed the Catholic faith,” said Cardinal born outside the United States, the their excess cargo — that is, super- The pope told young people into St. George’s Square in Valletta Sean P. O’Malley of Boston, chair- largest numbers coming from fluous possessions, vain accom- that it is their duty as Christians to April 17 to sing the pope a belated man of the U.S. Bishops’ Mexico, Colombia, the plishments and dependence on care for the vulnerable and “be “Happy Birthday” in English, Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Philippines, Poland and Vietnam. technology as a cure-all — attentive to the needs of immi- German, Italian and Maltese. The Life and Vocations. He noted that, Between 20 and 30 percent of because the real key to happiness grants and asylum seekers.” pope smiled, waved and blessed the along with their education and ordinands to the diocesan priest- and human fulfillment is one’s But in a number of talks, the children when he appeared on the work experience, half to three- hood for each of the last 10 years relationship with God, he said. pope said the problem could not be balcony of the presidential palace. quarters of the Class of 2010 were born outside the United With God “we can do all things: solved by Malta alone. The pope turned 83 April 16. report they served as an altar serv- States. 4 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC APRIL 25, 2010 Archdiocese to create two new charter schools NOTRE DAME EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION

INDIANAPOLIS — The they will no longer be able to ter school approach. On one Archdiocese of Indianapolis promote the Catholic faith during level, the Mother Theodore recently received approval to cre- school hours. Catholic Academies have been ate two charter schools in The two schools are currently operating in a deficit every year, Indianapolis — a move that will part of the six schools that form according to archdiocesan offi- make it the first Catholic diocese the Mother Theodore Catholic cials. On a second level, Church in the United States that has com- Academies — a consortium of officials say, recent difficult eco- mitted to overseeing a school schools created by the archdio- nomic times have made it hard involved in this educational cese to focus on educating stu- for families at these schools to approach. dents in urban areas of pay the tuition. The approval on April 5 by the Indianapolis. In the charter school arrange- City-County Council of The other four schools in the ment, the archdiocese will Indianapolis and Marion County consortium — Central Catholic receive about $7,500 per student also ensures that the archdiocese School, Holy Angels School, from the State of Indiana. In will continue its wide-ranging Holy Cross Central School and August, the archdiocese hopes to commitment to educating chil- St. Philip Neri School — will have 185 students from kinder- dren in economically challenged, continue as Catholic schools. garten to grade seven at the site urban areas of Indianapolis, “Many urban Catholic schools of the St. Andrew and St. Rita according to The Criterion, news- are closing across the nation, and Catholic Academy. At the St. paper of the Archdiocese of we did not want to leave the stu- Anthony Catholic School loca- Indianapolis. dents or communities we current- tion, there will be room for 141 When the 2010-11 school year ly serve,” said Msgr. Joseph F. students from kindergarten to opens in August, St. Anthony Schaedel, vicar general of the grade six. The two charter Catholic School and St. Andrew archdiocese. “Through this trans- schools will be free to attend. and St. Rita Catholic Academy formation, an urgent and unmet Fundraising dollars that were will become charter schools. need within urban Indianapolis previously used at those two While they will still be managed will be filled.” schools will be shifted to the by the archdiocese, they will Economic realities forced the other four Mother Theodore have to change their names and archdiocese to consider the char- Catholic Academies schools. DIANE FREEBY Holy Cross Priest Father Kevin Russeau carries the Blessed Sacrament to the second of four altars on the campus of Notre Dame April 18. 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ulties of Ancilla College and of Saint Francis College. U.S. foundation members deliver YEARour PRIESTS During one of his years as associate pastor at St. John the Baptist Parish, New Haven, he birthday cake to pope CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 taught at three different places; St. John’s Grade School, St. In his formal speech to founda- The members also gave the Joseph School of Nursing and BY CINDY WOODEN tion members, the pope spoke pope a copy of the book, “Peter’s Perhaps his eagerness to grasp the next task is just a lifetime Saint Francis College. about the joy of the Easter season, Partners,” which marks the 20th “Saying Mass makes my day,” VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope which is built on knowing that anniversary of the Papal habit. At age 14 he learned the meatcutters’ trade at a neighbor- says Father Leeuw. In 53 years of Benedict XVI received a cake on “evil never has the last word, that Foundation. priesthood, he has not missed his 83rd birthday from the U.S.- love is stronger than death, and The “practical witness of holi- hood grocery store on Runnion Avenue in Fort Wayne. At 17, he saying Mass except when he had based Papal Foundation, which that our future and the future of all ness and charity” by Catholics heart surgery. also presented him with a list of humanity lies in the hands of a around the world allows the was a meat department manager in a Kroger store, but he hung up For the past 19 years, he has the projects they have funded in faithful and provident God.” church to continue to proclaim the been chaplain at the Veterans his name this year. The Papal Foundation was message of hope, he said. his apron for good to fulfill his boyhood dream — that of becom- Administration Hospital in Fort The 120-member group — established in 1990 and, in the “The Papal Foundation has Wayne. He says Mass there on including Cardinals Justin Rigali name of the pope, has given about advanced this mission in a particu- ing a priest. The desire for priesthood Mondays at noon and on of Philadelphia and Theodore E. $60 million in grants for the build- lar way by supporting a broad Saturday evenings. He visits McCarrick, retired archbishop of ing of churches, seminaries, spectrum of charities close to the began at Most Precious Blood Parish in Fort Wayne at a time patients in the hospital and is also Washington — sang “Happy schools, hospitals and other proj- heart of the successor of Peter,” the third member of a HBPC Birthday” to the pope as they pre- ects for the care of the poor around the pope said. when the school had 500 stu- dents, 22 sisters and three priests. (Home Bound Primary Care) sented him with the fresh straw- the world. Pope Benedict asked the foun- team that includes a nurse and a berry and kiwi custard cake. James V. Coffey, foundation dation members and staff “to pray Daniel Leeuw was the assigned altar server of associate social worker. In this position he Written on top was the message, vice president, said this year the for the needs of the universal visits veterans in their homes, “Happy Birthday, Holy Father.” foundation distributed 95 grants church and to implore a renewed pastor Father Marcellus Foltz, whose devotion and holiness regardless of whether they have a There were no candles to blow and 60 scholarships worth a total outpouring of the Spirit’s gifts of religion or no religion. On these out, so the pope responded to the of $6.2 million. The scholarships holiness, unity and missionary zeal impressed young Daniel to the point where he said, “I want to be visits he encounters depression, song by giving the group his bless- help priests and nuns studying at upon the whole people of God.” other psychological disorders and ing. the pontifical universities in Rome. a priest like him.” After graduation from Central various personal problems. Catholic High School in Fort Through these visits over the Wayne and the University of years, Father has brought three Dayton, he spent four years at veterans into the Church. ‘Daring to Love’ to be presented Saint Meinrad, where he studied Father Leeuw has led four pil- theology and also taught grimages to Europe, three to them American history in the minor to the Vatican and for the past 38 to diocesan youth by Jason Evert seminary and religion in the years has made a personal pil- grimage and one week retreat at herself a chastity speaker trained free and open to any diocesan Village School of Saint Meinrad, BY JOHN SIKORSKI and acquired his state teacher’s the Trappist monastery at by the Challenge Task Force on teenagers and youth. On May 4, Gethsemene in Kentucky. His Chastity. Soon, the couple fell in Evert will speak at 7 p.m. at the license and principal’s license. ason Evert will be returning to Father Leeuw was ordained in weekly schedule includes a love, and continued to speak Pfeil Center at Holy Cross College Saturday evening Mass at the Diocese of Fort Wayne- together, first as an engaged cou- in South Bend. He will offer the 1957 by Bishop Leo Pursley and South Bend for the first time in was assigned to St. Matthew Canterbury Green, which has a J ple for a year, and then as a mar- same public seminar on May 5 at large following, and every other four years, to present to several Cathedral Parish, South Bend, as ried couple after their wedding in 7 p.m. in the North Campus week, he says the Latin Mass at thousand teens in all four diocesan June of 2003. Auditorium at the University of an associate pastor and as a high schools, as well as to public teacher and guidance director at Sacred Heart Church in Fort Jason and Crystalina continue Saint Francis in Fort Wayne. Wayne. audiences in both Fort Wayne and their work as staff apologists for All teenagers (and their par- Saint Joseph’s High School. South Bend. The Offices of Bishop Pursley then sent Looking back, he can recall California-based Catholic Answers, ents) are invited to attend Evert’s pouring the waters of Baptism on Family Life and Youth Ministry, and are frequent guests on both down-to-earth, convincing and Father Daniel to Notre Dame and the Catholic high schools are where he received his master’s two baby boys; one received the radio and television programs. honest presentation of God’s plan name of Jason (Freiburger) and honored to cosponsor the events, Jason has authored or co-authored for a happy and holy life, filled degree in counseling and second- with the hope of reaching as many ary education, another principal- the other David (Ruppert). Father several books, including “Pure with true human love. As Pope Dan Leeuw now, on occasion, teenagers as possible. Love,” “Pure Manhood”,” If You Benedict has pointed out, ship, and began a teaching career “Daring to love” can be tough which would last for 28 years. has the opportunity to concele- Really Loved Me” and “Theology “Everybody feels the longing to brate Mass in the Cathedral of the — but the message of true self-giv- of the Body for Teens.” He and love and to be loved.” Youth He was principal at ing and joyful love has been Huntington Catholic High Immaculate Conception with Crystalina have recently hosted understand this truth, and are them as priests. brought successfully to hundreds of “The Pure Life,” and “Theology of always searching for the answer to School, followed by a 13-year thousands of teens throughout the period at St. Joseph School of Father Leeuw retired? He’s the Body for Teens,” a pair of pop- the question of authentic love. just getting started! world by Evert, who has made it ular series on EWTN. 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years ago and was ordained a priest Pope names new Miami in 1979. He has served in college, archbishop, new bishop hospital, retreat and parish min- istries in Nebraska, New York and for Springfield Arizona. He has been assigned to Phoenix since 2000. WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope EWS RIEFS Benedict XVI has named Bishop N B Thomas G. Wenski of Orlando, Bishops take actions Fla., 59, as archbishop of Miami and accepted the resignation of CARDINAL DZIWISZ WALKS IN FUNERAL PROCESSION against nuns, CHA over Archbishop John C. Favalora, 74, stand on health reform who has headed the archdiocese since 1994. The pope also named WASHINGTON (CNS) — At least Chicago Auxiliary Bishop two U.S. bishops have taken Thomas J. Paprocki, 57, as bishop actions to indicate their disapproval of Springfield, Ill. The changes of the support some women’s reli- were announced April 20 in gious communities and the Catholic Washington by Archbishop Pietro Health Association gave to the final Sambi, papal nuncio to the United version of health care reform legis- States. lation. Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt of Greensburg, Pa., has directed diocesan offices, parishes and the Jesus’ words to troubled diocesan newspaper not to promote disciples can guide us the “vocation awareness program of any religious community” that today, archbishop says was a signatory to a letter urging members of the House of HOUSTON (CNS) — Jesus’ Representatives to pass the health words to his “very troubled and reform bill. In Providence, R.I., confused disciples” before his Bishop Thomas J. Tobin asked the passion and death offer guidance Catholic Health Association to today at “a perilous and critical remove the diocesan-sponsored St. point in the life of the Church,” Joseph Health Services of Rhode Archbishop John R. Quinn told Island from its membership rolls, participants in the National saying that CHA leadership had Federation of Priests’ Councils “misled the public and caused seri- convention April 13. The retired ous scandal” by supporting health archbishop of San Francisco reform legislation that the bishops spoke about “Christ present in the opposed. The U.S. Conference of darkness” during the annual CNS PHOTO/MICHAL LEPECKI, AGENCJA GAZETA VIA REUTERS Catholic Bishops was against the NFPC meeting April 12-15 in Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, right, walks with other clergymen in front of the gun measure because its provisions on Houston. Saying that “the great abortion funding and conscience works of God have been accom- carriages carrying the coffins containing the bodies of Polish President Lech Kaczynski protections were morally unaccept- plished in darkness,” Archbishop and his wife, Maria, during a funeral procession in Krakow, Poland, April 18. Poland’s able. When the bill passed, the bish- Quinn cited chapters 14-17 of the ops reiterated their decades-long Gospel of John as containing the president, his wife and other government officials were among the 96 people killed in a support for providing access to words that should guide priests plane crash near Smolensk, Russia, April 10. health care for all but expressed and the Church today. Jesus regret that healthcare reform came “begins by giving them a forth- with China. As Maryann tion in this world to help with the possibility of expanded right commandment: ‘You are not Cusimano Love, associate profes- mankind,” the pope said April 15 Crosier priest, parish abortion funding and urged vigi- to let your hearts be troubled,’” sor of international relations at as he met with bishops from lance that an executive order by the archbishop said. “This is not worker stabbed The Catholic University of Brazil’s Amazon region. Pope President Barack Obama would, as an exhortation. It is a command.” America, told Catholic News Benedict focused his remarks on at Phoenix church promised, ensure no federal funds Jesus tells his disciples that “in the Service, “most people have the the Eucharist and on the Mass as PHOENIX (CNS) — Crosier will be spent on abortion. Some trouble and the crisis they con- mistaken idea that these Brazilian Catholics prepare to cel- Father Tim Conlon, pastor of Catholic groups reacted with enthu- front, where disaster seems (weapons) went away with the ebrate a national Eucharistic con- Sacred Heart Parish, and a parish siasm to the passage of health inevitable and there is no solution, Cold War.” Recognizing that gress in late April. The bishops, worker named Annie Conway were reform and Obama’s executive with the Father and the Spirit he nuclear weapons still pose a sig- who were making their “ad limi- stabbed the morning of April 15 order, and others said the order will be with them,” Archbishop nificant global threat, the United na” visits to Rome to report on the outside the south Phoenix church. would have no effect on abortion Quinn said. “This is how the Bible States has embarked on a new status of their dioceses, told the Both were taken to Maricopa funding. teaches us to persevere in dark- effort to reduce strategic nuclear pope they were blessed by abun- County Medical Center, where they ness and in trial.” arsenals in the hope of making the dant vocations to the priesthood were listed in stable condition. world safer from mass destruc- and religious life, but the people in Archbishop Borders, Later that day police arrested tion. The most recent effort is their dioceses were suffering Nuclear disarmament Carlos Miguel Manriquez, 50, on being fueled by President Barack because of unbridled exploitation retired archbishop suspicion of stabbing the priest and Obama, who in an April 5, 2009, of the Amazon’s forests, minerals talk gets serious Conway. He was being held on of Baltimore, dies at 96 speech in Prague, Czech Republic, and water resources. Bishop Jesus $500,000 bond and news reports in international arena offered his vision of a world free Cizaurre Berdonces of Cameta, BALTIMORE (CNS) — said he could face charges of aggra- of nuclear weapons and subse- president of the regional bishops’ Archbishop William D. Borders, WASHINGTON (CNS) — On the vated assault with a deadly weapon. quently set a course toward that conference, told the Vatican news- who retired in 1989 as the 13th nuclear disarmament front, it “Our deep concern and prayers are goal. paper that the bishops support “a archbishop of Baltimore, died April sounds like the 1980s all over with the parish worker and our con- sustainable development that 19 at Mercy Ridge Retirement again. Widespread discussion frere,” said Crosier Father Tom takes into account human and Community in the Baltimore sub- about nuclear disarmament has Carkhuff, prior provincial of the Pope tells Brazilian social promotion and respect for urb of Timonium. He was 96 and been in the news since April 2009, order’s U.S. province. “This is very the environment.” “In the had been battling colon cancer. He nearly 30 years after the U.S. bish- bishops Eucharist proves sad news when these people or any- Amazon, nature is rich and our was the fourth-oldest living ops first adopted their pastoral let- one becomes a victim of any vio- God intervenes in world people who live in the forest sel- Catholic bishop in the United States ter on peace in the nuclear era, lence. Be assured that we also pray dom suffer from hunger,” he told at the time of his death. Renowned “The Challenge of Peace: God’s for the person who attacked the VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When the newspaper, L’Osservatore for his commitment to collegiality, Promise and Our Response.” The parish worker and Father Conlon.” the focus of the liturgy is on the Romano, April 15. But when the social justice and a pastoral bishops and the Vatican have reit- Prior to his appointment as pastor, people gathered in the Church and government and multinational approach to leadership, Archbishop erated their calls to the world to Father Conlon was vicar for not the Lord, it plays into the mod- companies come in “destroying Borders led the archdiocese from end the dependence on nuclear Hispanic affairs for the Diocese of ern temptation to believe God is family agriculture and the 1974 to 1989. He continued to weapons in war strategies time Phoenix. He serves as the national incapable of intervening in the forests,” people are forced to reside in Baltimore throughout his and again since the 1983 pastoral, director of the Crosier Campaign, world, Pope Benedict XVI told move to the cities where unem- retirement, maintaining an active but with little notice because the which is raising funds to build a bishops from Brazil. An exclusive ployment, poverty and drug abuse priestly ministry well into the last apparent threats seemed to dimin- new campus for the Phoenix focus on community reflects “a are common, he said. year of his life. ish with the fall of the Soviet mindset unable to accept the pos- Crosiers. Father Conlon joined the Union and growing partnerships sibility of a real divine interven- Crosier Fathers and Brothers 40 APRIL 25, 2010 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC 7

“Spirits” (assorted beers). Tickets Catholic high school may be purchased for $10. students inducted into Home School Honor Catholic Charities to close Society ROUND THE IOCESE Children’s Cottage A D FORT WAYNE — Catholic FORT WAYNE — Five Catholic homeschooled high school stu- Charities, of the Diocese of Fort dents were formally inducted into Wayne-South Bend, Inc., the Rho Epsilon Chapter of Eta announced April 16 it will close Sigma Alpha, the National Home PRECIOUS BLOOD JOINS WITH USF ON BALLOON LAUNCH its Children’s Cottage Day Care School Honor Society, on April 10 Center in Fort Wayne as of May in Fort Wayne. Along with nine 14, 2010. other area homeschoolers, they “We made the very difficult were honored with a certificate decision to close Children’s from the national office, and the Cottage only after a thorough 2010 graduates were presented study of the many factors with gold honor cords. involved, including monetary pro- To be eligible for induction, gram support for the center and these home schooled students the cost of necessary capital earned at least a 3.5/4.0 grade improvements,” said Catholic point average; scored in the 90th Charities Executive Director percentile of a nationally stan- Debbie Schmidt. “In the end, the dardized test administered by board of directors determined that testers other than the parents; and our organization does not have the completed at least 25 hours of necessary financial resources community service, including 10 needed to continue to provide the hours of exceptional family serv- high level of care we’ve been ice. offering at the center. We deeply The students are Leah R. regret having to make this Mailand, St. Joseph, Hessen- announcement; Children’s Cassel, senior; John A. Morman, Cottage has a long history going Cathedral of the Immaculate back more than 20 years,” Conception, Fort Wayne, senior; Schmidt added. Katlyn R. Stein, St. Therese, Fort Catholic Charities notified par- Wayne, senior; Ellen D. Shannon, ents last Friday of the closing and Sacred Heart, Fort Wayne, junior; is referring them to the Child Care and Joseph K. Morman, Cathedral Resource and Referral at Early of the Immaculate Conception, Childhood Alliance. “We’re noti- Fort Wayne, freshman. THOMAS YEE fying parents so they’ll have ample time to find new sources of John Morman, son of James Most Precious Blood (MPB) fifth-grade students assist teacher Karen Lohmuller as she and Jeri Morman, will continue quality day care for their chil- his education this fall at Purdue fills a weather balloon with helium along side Dr. Teri Beam, professor of biology at dren,” Schmidt said. “We also hope members of the Cottage staff University’s College of Science, University of Saint Francis, lower right, at Hamilton Park in Fort Wayne on April 15. The studying computer science. He is will be successful in locating new the recipient of Purdue balloon, equipped with a GPS tracking system was expected to rise to the edge of the employment at other facilities in the area.” University’s President’s stratosphere at 100,000 feet to study weather related issues as well as how seeds and Scholarship. Located at 2820 Reed St., Leah Mailand, daughter of cockroaches fare in space. The balloon was tracked and expected to land somewhere Children’s Cottage has provided quality day care for children ages Mitch and Sherri Mailand, has around VanWert, Ohio. The project was funded by a collaborative grant effort between been accepted into Indiana 6 months through 12 years from University’s Hutton Honors Most Precious Blood School and USF. MPB fifth-grader Stephanie Hanic, said of the families with low or moderate incomes. Fees have been deter- College, where she has been effort, “It’s so cool that it can go into actual space.” awarded the Indiana University mined on a case-by-case basis, Excellence Scholarship. A taking into account a family’s National Merit Finalist, Mailand income and the number of family the Year luncheon at the Grand is planning to attend Indiana ing fees. A portion of the money will major in elementary educa- members. The center also has uti- Wayne Center in Fort Wayne on University. raised at LuersKnight helps make tion. lized nutritious breakfast, lunch Thursday, April 29, at 12 p.m. The up this $633 difference, which Katlyn Stein, daughter of and snack programs offered by the event recognizes a local person equates to a total of $338,000 per Timothy and Sarah Stein, has been Bishop Luers holds federal government for childcare whose efforts and accomplish- year. The other percentage is uti- accepted by the University of St. facilities. ments have made the community a LuersKnight, preview lized for technology, student Francis and has been offered their In recent years, Children’s better place to live and work. desks, needs-based tuition assis- Presidential Scholarship. night Cottage has employed the pro- Tippmann is a local Catholic tance, Smart Boards and teacher A graduation Mass for Catholic gressive High/Scope curriculum who has been instrumental in FORT WAYNE — Bishop Luers retreats. homeschoolers will be held at the designed for age-appropriate helping with efforts not only in the High School’s 30th annual dinner The 2010 LuersKnight Preview Cathedral of the Immaculate development and active learning. diocese, but other organizations and auction will be held Friday, Knight will be held Thursday, Conception, Fort Wayne, on such as Redeemer Radio, April 23 in the gymnasium. This April 22, 7 to 9 p.m. in the Bishop Friday, June 5, at 1:30 p.m. A Saint Mary’s College Matthew 25, Vincent House, St. year’s theme is “A Moonlit Knight Luers gymnasium. Hors d’oeu- graduation ceremony will follow Joseph Community Foundation in Paris.” vres, wine, beer and soft drinks hosts Encuentro Camp at 3:30 p.m. at the University of and more. The evening begins at 5:30 will be served. Entrance will be Saint Francis’s North Auditorium, NOTRE DAME — Saint Mary’s For information or reserva- p.m. with cocktails and hors through the gym doors facing the where Father George Gabet will College invites future first-genera- tions, please visit www.rod- d’oeuvres. Entertainment will be football field. Cost is $5 per per- address the graduates. tion college students to a week-log crossofnei.org or contact Lynda provided by the Jazz Band and the son. The adult sponsors of the Rho residential camp, July 11-16. Houk at (260) 484-9336 ext. 226. Bishop Luers Minstrels. There will be an auction booth Epsilon Chapter of Eta Sigma Students will live in the residence Dinner will be served at 6:30 exclusively for Preview Knight, Alpha are Ronald and Marilyn halls and take classes taught by col- p.m., and the Bishop’s displaying specially selected items Shannon of Fort Wayne (ronshan- Bishop Luers announces lege professors. This camp is for Scholarship Auction will follow. to be auctioned off and taken [email protected]; (260) 489- female high school students who 2010 Lilly Scholarship Cost is $140 per person. home Thursday evening. Persons 1856), and James and Jeri will be sophomores, juniors or sen- Cocktail attire is encouraged, but desiring to bid will be assigned a Morman of Monroeville. recipient iors in fall 2010, who have a GPA the black tie is optional. Tickets bid number and will write their of 2.5 or higher. Application must FORT WAYNE — Corinne are still available. For additional bid number on the bid card. be submitted by May 1. For more John Tippmann, Sr. Lambert, a Bishop Luers High information, contact Kathy Skelly LuersKnight raffle tickets are information on this camp and oth- School senior, was awarded the at (260) 456-1261. available for $100. The drawing honored as humanitarian ers, go to http://www3.saint- Lilly Scholarship. The Lilly This event is Bishop Luers’ will be on April 26 for prizes total- marys.edu/camps. FORT WAYNE — The American Scholarship Award covers tuition largest fundraiser. The cost to edu- ing $10,000. Red Cross of Northeast Indiana and fees to an accredited four-year cate one child at Bishop Luers is There will be a live raffle will honor John Tippmann, Sr. at Indiana college or university, plus $5,683 including fees. A Catholic throughout out the evening for an its third annual Humanitarian of an annual book stipend. Lambert student’s tuition is $5,050 includ- outdoor fire pit with Luers 8 TODAY’S CATHOLIC APRIL 25 2010 Bishop Rhoades celebrates Bless you … Little Flower Holy Hour

FORT WAYNE — Bishop Kevin Holy Eucharist. These are treas- through Lent before Easter, we C. Rhoades welcomed the crowd ures of the Catholic faith, which must undergo the winter of …andand thankthank you of approximately 100 at the St. convey God’s infinite love. purification in order to get to this Mother Theodore Guerin Chapel Bishop Rhoades went on to springtime. He also reminded the for your (formerly MacDougal Chapel) for explain why there was success in congregation that priests are the St. Therese of the Little vocations to the priesthood in his human, needing renewal and support Flower Holy Hour on Tuesday, previous diocese of Harrisburg, reform. Nonetheless, even though April 6. The Holy Hour of Pa. It was the prayer offered by there has been some shame and Eucharistic adoration was started the lay faithful in front of the embarrassment, we should not duringduring 15 years ago by a group that had Blessed Sacrament. Priesthood is lose hope. The solution is not to returned from a Marian pilgrim- a gift in which they give their institute a married priesthood, but Spring age. lives. to pray for their God-given voca- Spring Bishop Rhoades began the Bishop Rhoades referred to tion of celibacy, holiness and per- hour asking those present to pray the media attacks on Pope severance. Laity and priests alike SharathonSharathon!!!! for Tom Eckrich, who was seri- Benedict XVI in response to the are encouraged to take time to ously ill. European sexual abuse scandal. pray in adoration before the Eckrich was not only instru- The devil wants us to be discour- Blessed Sacrament, that we might mental in starting the Holy Hour aged, he said, but we must bear our crosses with profound to pray for priests and vocations, respond with ever more fervent hope in the new springtime and but also in bringing many others prayer that young men will Christ’s promise to the Church. Divine Mercy to pray for vocations, especially embrace the priesthood as a gift The Holy Hour continues on to the priesthood, as well as ask- to which they give their lives in the first and third Tuesdays of ¦ GIFTS ¦ ing others to begin Eucharistic pursuit of holiness and service to each month beginning at 7 p.m. Holy Hours in parishes through- the Church. One such prayer was in the St. Mother Theodore •First Communion out the diocese. said at the Holy Hour: “God Our Guérin Chapel next to the After the Holy Hour Bishop Father, please send us holy Cathedral of the Immaculate •Cherished Memories Rhoades asked the congregation priests, all for the Sacred and Conception. Since the Holy Hour •An exclusive collection to “meet the face of Jesus Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, all for on April 6, Eckrich died. A Mass of hand selected gifts through the school of Mary.” the Sorrowful and Immaculate of Christian Burial was celebrat- Catholics have wonderful Heart of Mary, in union with St. ed at St. Paul Chapel in Clear ROSARIES - BIBLES means of prayer — the rosary Joseph.” Lake. VEILS - TIES - JEWELRY (including the luminous mysteries Bishop Rhoades reminded ... or the mysteries of light) and those present that John Paul II 320 Dixie Way North the holy sacrifice of the Mass, spoke of the new springtime of Lori Winters contributed to this with Christ’s true presence in the the Church, but just as we go article (574) 277-1400 1/2 mile north of Notre Dame on State Road 933 www.divinemercygifts.com Lourdes Dinner Dance set for May 1

BY LISA EVERETT by his two adult daughters, Annie, pain will be lessened and that you a photo journalist, and Julie, an will be able to cope with it better.” aerobics instructor, both of whom Dworecki will be sharing his SOUTH BEND — The Santa are experienced travelers. story and a slide show of his pil- Maria Council of the Knights of After spending a few days in grimage at this year’s dinner Columbus in downtown South Paris taking in the sights, the trio dance. The evening begins with a Bend will host its 45th Annual journeyed to Lourdes, and wine and cheese social and silent Lourdes Charity Dinner Dance on Dworecki says that the healing he auction from 5:30-6:30 p.m., fol- Saturday, May 1. The purpose of experienced while there was both lowed by a dinner catered by this annual event is to raise money spiritual and Fiddler’s to send an individual suffering emotional, Hearth. from illness or injury on an all- including a Afterwards there expense paid pilgrimage to stronger sense of “Don’t expect a cure, but will be dancing Lourdes, the world-renowned God’s presence. to the music of French shrine where the Blessed “A lot of peo- Mike Vaszari Mother appeared to St. Bernadette ple there had a go with the intention that and his band. over a century and a half ago. lot of fervor, and The cost of the Ranging in age from small chil- just seeing the your pain will be lessened dinner dance is dren to the elderly, these pilgrims candlelight pro- $30 per person, have experienced not only the cession in the $60 per couple. healing power of the Lourdes evenings was and that you will be able Reservations baths but also the spiritual fruits of wonderful, as can be made by this holy place, which attracts over was going to the to cope with it better.” calling chairper- five millions visitors annually. grotto itself,” he sons John and Last year’s beneficiary was said. MICHAEL DWORECKI Judy Lehner at Michael Dworecki, a special edu- Dworecki has (574) 234-4580 cation teacher at Riley High undergone by April 26 and School who has taught with the chemotherapy sending a check South Bend School Corporation since last June, made out to for 35 years. Dworecki had want- and doctors say that the cancer in “Lourdes Charity Committee” to ed to go to Lourdes for some time, his lungs is gone and the cancer in Brian Masterson at 2106 E. but when he was diagnosed with his colon has all but disappeared, Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN colon cancer, which had spread to although he still has some spots on 46617. Those who are not able to his liver and lungs, he submitted his liver. attend but who would like to make an application to the Lourdes His advice to those suffering a donation to the Lourdes fund selection committee and was cho- from illness or injury who are con- may also send checks payable to sen to receive the council’s spon- sidering making a pilgrimage to “Lourdes Charity Committee” to sorship. So last October, Dworecki Lourdes? “Don’t expect a cure, but the above address. made the pilgrimage, accompanied go with the intention that your APRIL 25, 2010 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 9 It’s onward to National Spelling Bee for Margaret Peterson

didn’t know whether to put two BY KAREN CLIFFORD ‘n’s’ or one so I asked for an alternate pronunciation and he “You can win this, Margaret!” said ‘ple-nary’ so I knew it was were the thoughts of Jonathan with one.” Isaac as Margaret Peterson The competition process at the spelled the word “cribbage” dur- National Spelling Bee is very ing the last minutes of the South complex Kate explains, “At the Bend Tribune Regional Spelling National Spelling Bee there are Bee. Jonathan, a homeschool stu- about 250 kids who go, and they dent who won last year’s regional all take a written test. It is 50 spelling bee, snapped several pic- words and they count 25 of them. tures of fellow homeschool stu- You don’t know which one dent and St. Pius parishioner as counts and which one doesn’t. she, the youngest regional win- For every one of the 25 words ner, advanced to the National that they actually score, you get Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. one point. And then they have Ten-year-old Margaret began two different rounds where they spelling words like cat, pat, and spell on stage, but in each of mat at the age of two. She and those rounds they only spell one her sister Caroline participated in word. So the written test is one spelling competitions at a young day, and the next day she goes on age. “When I was in kindergarten the stage with her group of about and Caroline was in second 135 spellers.” grade, we competed in a library She continues, “If Margaret spelling bee. I was really excited spells her word right it is worth about it and a couple of years three points and she goes back in later I participated in a local the afternoon and spells one spelling bee,” says Margaret. PHOTOS BY JONATHAN ISAAC word. If she spells that word right To prepare for the upcoming Margaret Peterson, a homeschooled Catholic girl from St. Pius X Parish in Granger, won the South Bend she gets another three points. National Spelling Bee, fourth- Tribune Regional Spelling Bee and will move on to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., June 4-6. There is a total possible of 31 grader Margaret is studying suf- points. They find out who the top fixes, prefixes and combined ner, and she could hardly eat any and “plenary.” scorers are and they only take 50 word forms. Since first grade she of it because she was nervous. “When ‘monstrance’ and ‘ple- kids to the next level. has copied Greek and Latin root My only advice to her was before nary’ came up, I thought either Margaret is excited about the words and their derivatives onto you go up to spell each time, just she threw in some extra prayers challenge of the competition note cards as part of her regular say a little prayer that you will do or somebody up above heard her whether or not she advances to school work, and their definitions your best and the Holy Spirit will prayers. When she was asked to the finals. “I’m looking forward help her in spelling competitions. be with you and you will be spell the word ‘monstrance,’ to the experience at the National Kate Peterson, Margaret’s calm. Don’t pray that you will Waylon (Margaret’s father) got Spelling Bee. It is a whole week mother, notes studying root words win but just pray that you will be tears in his eyes because he knew there, and there is a lot of free came in handy during the region- calm. And she said okay.” she knew that word,” Kate time to see the city.” al spelling bee. “Even in the final Her mother’s counsel paid div- remembers. The National Spelling Bee will round she knew the root for bird idends when Margaret was asked The word “plenary” was more be held June 4-6 in Washington — ‘ornithos.’ The second place to spell the words “monstrance” challenging Margaret recalls. “I D.C. speller got the word ‘ornithoscopy,’ which means bird watching, and Margaret knew immediately that the girl had mis- spelled it because she knew the root for bird. Margaret had missed the word she was asked to spell before, so she knew she would have another chance to go for the championship.” In addition to her normal spelling word studies, Margaret found Internet spelling Web sites and the pamphlet and consolidat- ed word lists that the National Spelling Bee recommends to be useful. Between the regional and national spelling bee she prac- tices on average from a half hour to an hour daily. At the beginning of the region- al spelling bee, Margaret was Margaret Peterson is shown with apprehensive. “When I got to the the South Bend Tribune Regional Friday, May 7 microphone I was worried I Spelling Bee Award. would get a word I wouldn’t know and miss the first one. I looked at Mommy for confidence and smiled when I knew a word.” As it was getting closer to the end of the competition she decipher because of their pronun- became a little more excited and ciation. “I was unsure of what less nervous. “I did have a goal to vowel to put in when the host be in the top five. So when there said the word ‘parapet.’ I didn’t were only five kids up there, I know whether to put an i, e or a. knew I had achieved my goal. So I asked for another pronuncia- Then I decided my goal was to be tion and he said ‘par-a-pet’ and I in the top two. When I was in the knew it was an e.” top two, I thought I want to win Kate recalls the day of the this thing!” regional spelling bee (the compe- The most difficult words for tition took place that evening). “I Margaret were those she couldn’t made her favorite meal for din- 10 TODAY’S CATHOLIC APRIL 25, 2010 How are you being called?

remember that God calls everyone. Each ful mother or father.” When I was in high of us received the most important call of school one of my teachers, a Sister of the THE all when we were Baptized. In that pri- Holy Cross, asked me what my plans were mary sacrament of our faith, we became after graduation and said she thought I CUTTING members of Christ’s body, the Church. should consider religious life. At first it Every baptized person is called to help was a shock but then I began to seriously build the reign of God in this world. It is reflect upon that possibility, and here I am EDGE not just the role of religious brothers and many years later. SISTER MARGIE LAVONIS, CSC sisters or those who are ordained. Through Discernment of God’s will is not easy the Sacrament of Baptism we all share in because we are usually choosing between the priesthood of Jesus Christ and are two or more good options. It would be any years ago, the Sisters of given the mission to reveal God’s love to much easier if one were good and the Mercy used the question “Do you the whole world. Our challenge is to dis- other bad. For instance, valuing marriage Mhave a call waiting?” as a theme cern how God wants us to do this. and loving children doesn’t automatically for a marketing campaign to recruit mem- The majority of the Baptized live their eliminate the possibility of religious life or bers for their religious congregation. I Christian call as married people, but some priesthood. The ministers of God’s Church think it is a good title for this column dur- are called by God to live the single, must be warm and loving as was Jesus. YAYOUNG ADULT PERSPECTIVES ing January when the Church in the United ordained or consecrated life as a religious A good way to start is, after praying ! States celebrates vocation awareness. brother, sister or priest. Most people dis- about the pros and cons of each option, to The fact of the matter is that each of us cover their call by listening to the deepest listen to the way you are drawn. Tune in to my gifts and grow into the person God has a “call waiting” that only we can desire of their hearts. Some have a strong what feels right and gives you a feeling of wants me to be. A holy life is one that answer. One of the major tasks of young feeling within that they are called to share peace. I remember one of my professors, a gives God central place in my life. I have a adulthood is to discover God’s call in our life with one special person and to raise a wonderful priest I had in graduate school desire to grow in relationship with Him. lives. It is not as easy as answering a family in the Sacrament of Marriage. at Boston College. He taught that the deep- Let us pray that we will strive to be phone call from God. (He doesn’t use a Others have a passion to give their entire est desire of our hearts is usually God’s holy, happy and healthy witnesses of cell phone). It takes hard work. We must lives to the Lord through prayer, commu- will for our lives. God’s unquenchable love as we renew or make time for prayer, reflection and seri- nity and service to the people of God. Recently I watched a DVD about com- strive to discover God’s particular call for ous discernment. It is important to listen to the many munity life and the presenter said it anoth- our lives. In my campus and young adult ministry ways God calls us. We do this by taking er way. She said the key to discovering and also when I did vocation ministry for time for quiet, reflective prayer and by one’s vocation in life is to discern which my community, the Sisters of the Holy seriously considering what others say to us lifestyle would be the best for me to Cross, I was often asked how a person dis- about our lives. One needs to take serious- become happy, healthy and holy. To be Sister Margie Lavonis,CSC, a former campus covers God’s will and plan for his or her ly questions or statements like, “Did you happy really means having inner joy and minister and vocation director, works for the life. ever think of being a priest, a sister, a loving my life (most of the time). A Sisters of the Holy Cross communications First and foremost, it is important to brother?” or “You would make a wonder- healthy life is one that enables me to use department. [email protected]. Toss or save? A Catholic take on spring cleaning hether spring cleaners not as if I’m nostalgic; I’ve never object like me you can bet just as So I do save the kind of stuff that decide to toss it or save used one. And what would I do sure as you live somethin’s gotta tends to collect dust beneath TWENTY Wit may be determined with it? Set it beside my laptop? give.” staircases. Movie ticket stubs. by whether they tune into Display it in a turn-back-the- In my case many things gave: Birthday cards. Name badges “American Pickers” or clock, just-for-show office? pleather belts, corduroy blazers, from conferences and conven- SOMETHING “Hoarders,” two reality TV Soon after I flipped to A&E’s tweed skirts. Horizontal stripes, tions. The kind of stuff that could BY CHRISTINA CAPECCHI shows that issue opposite edicts “Hoarders,” which films packrats diagonal stripes and vertical go in a scrapbook — if I decided on excess accumulation. whose lives and piles of stuff are stripes. Tops that were juvenile to take up scrapbooking one day. I started with the History on the brink of collapse. There’s and tops that were matronly. I figure the Holy Father would both. Channel’s “American Pickers,” a Shirley the cat collector who Pants that were too small and understand. When he moved into We are freed from the earthly likable Iowan duo who cruise protests to the police, and Patty pants that were too big. the papal apartment, his collec- shackles of sin, just as Jesus was backroads in search of antiques and Bill, who lost their kids to I was tickled by the empty tion of 20,000 books followed unbound by the tomb. Yet we are buried in barns and basements. their unmanageable mess. hangers and sense of order that him. “For me it’s like being sur- fastened to that moment, so “What most people see as junk,” That sent me straight to my emerged. rounded by friends, now that deeply rooted that we pick and the host explains, “we see as dol- closet, armed with a 39-gallon That’s not to say I didn’t save there are books on the shelf,” he press all the flowers that have lar signs.” garbage bag. a few sentimental items. The let- said. blossomed from those seeds. When he scored a dusty old I knew it was time. ter jacket I’ll never again wear in Toss or save? In Easter we celebrate history bike for $1,000, he squealed, I removed my jewelry, pulled public. The black shirt I wore the It’s a crossroads many of us and novelty, responsibility and “My pickin’ prayers have been up my hair, and turned to the day I got engaged. And the spark- stand at this spring as we prepare possibility. answered.” “What Women Want” soundtrack. ly silver sweater I planned to the house and soul for warmer Our closets may be full, but so I got sucked right in. When It began with a trumpet blast and wear the day I got engaged. weather and lighter accouter- are our hearts. the pickers discovered a Sammy Davis Jr.’s warning, I like to make a distinction ments. Remington typewriter, I blurted “When an irresistible force such that I hope is a fair one: I’m not a To toss, in many ways, is to be out, “I’d like one of those!” It’s as you meets an old immovable hoarder, but I am a documenter. relieved, to feel light and unfet- tered. But to save can mean being Christina Capecchi is a freelance grounded, glued to tokens of a writer from Inver Grove Heights, rich, well-lived life. Minn. E-mail her at christi- The Easter miracle illustrates [email protected]. Looking for Leaders... • Full or part-time income opportunity • Home based business • Have purpose • Faith and family first • Mom of five; earns residual income by helping others. Call Janice (260) 710-1054 Parishioner, St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne APRIL 25, 2010 EARTH STEWARDSHIP 11 Bishop Rhoades speaks of priesthood, vocations at Chrism Mass

The following is Bishop Kevin In a few minutes, our priests C. Rhoades’ homily concerning will renew their priestly promis- the priesthood and vocations es. As we do so, I invite our from the Chrism Masses in South priests to be mindful that our Bend on March 29 and in Fort faithful living of these promises, Wayne on March 30: our witness of prayer, self-giving love and service, and joyful com- hat a joy and blessing it munion of life indeed awakens is for me to celebrate vocations. We are reflecting a lot Wthis first Chrism Mass this year on the holy Cure of Ars, as your bishop, to experience the St. John Vianney. How did he wonderful communion of my teach his parishioners? Primarily brothers in the same priesthood by the witness of his life! We can and ministry of Christ, and also only imagine the number of to gather with so many of the priestly vocations he inspired by deacons, religious and lay faithful his example! of our diocese here present in All of us, priests, deacons, prayerful support of our priests religious sisters and brothers, and who at this Mass renew their lay faithful need to have a commitment to priestly service. renewed appreciation for the We are truly blessed by the priesthood as a gift to the Church presence of our beloved Bishop which needs to be safeguarded Emeritus who is concelebrating and loved. This is necessary if we this Chrism Mass. Thank you so hope to have an increase in much, Bishop D’Arcy, for your priestly vocations. presence and for your continuing In the synagogue at Nazareth, devoted ministry here in our dio- our Lord proclaimed that the cese. (In South Bend: I wish also PROVIDED BY JOE ROMIE Spirit of the Lord was upon Him, to thank Father David Tyson, the At the Mass of Chrism at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades anointed Him, and sent Him forth provincial superior of the Holy leads the priests in renewing their priestly promises. He asked priests, deacons, religious sisters and brothers, to announce the Gospel. My Cross Fathers, and all the Holy and lay faithful to have a renewed appreciation for the priesthood as a gift to the Church, which needs to be brother priests, when we were Cross Fathers and Holy Cross ordained, the Spirit of the Lord Brothers, and all the religious sis- safeguarded and loved. “This is necessary if we hope to have an increase in priestly vocations,” Bishop came upon us, anointed us, con- ters here present). Rhoades said in his homily. secrated us, and sent us forth to Last week, during a Holy announce the Gospel, to sanctify Hour of Eucharistic Adoration, I through the sacraments, and to addressed our priests on the mys- living icons of Jesus Christ, our tor that this is true. And statistics ters for the sake of the Kingdom shepherd God’s people in love. tery of the Holy Eucharist in the great High Priest, the Head and time and time again show that it’s of God.” My brothers and sisters, fellow life and ministry of priests. And Shepherd of the Church. the example of good and holy My favorite image of priestly disciples of the Lord Jesus, the now our concelebration at this I am very grateful for the pres- priests which influenced young life and ministry is that of Jesus Spirit of the Lord is upon all of Chrism Mass is a beautiful mani- ence here at this Chrism Mass of men to pursue a priestly vocation. washing the feet of the Apostles you, upon the entire people of festation of our fraternal unity our seminarians. I want them to The theme for this year’s at the Last Supper. We are God, through our Baptism and and deep communion as priests of know that we support them, that World Day of Prayer for reminded of this amazing scene Confirmation, calling all of us to Jesus Christ as we celebrate we pray for them, and that we are Vocations, which will be celebrat- on Holy Thursday at the Mass of the work of the new evangeliza- together the Eucharistic sacrifice. proud of them. We thank them for ed on April 25, Good Shepherd the Lord’s Supper. Jesus “rises tion, and calling all of us to holi- Pope Benedict proclaimed this answering the call of the Lord. Sunday, is “Witness Awakens from the table, lays aside his gar- ness. My brothers and sisters in Year for Priests in order “to deep- Without priests, the Church Vocations.” This is a very appro- ments, takes a towel, girds him- consecrated life, the Spirit of the en the commitment of all priests would not be able to fulfill her priate theme for this Year for self with it and stoops to wash the Lord is upon you who have made to interior renewal for the sake of mission. Without priests, there Priests. The personal and commu- feet of the Apostles.” This action vows of poverty, chastity and a stronger and more incisive wit- would be no Eucharist, since by nal witness of our priests, of “expresses the sense of service obedience. Your many charisms ness to the Gospel in today’s the will of Christ the Eucharistic those who have already answered and gift manifested in Jesus’ have been bestowed on you by world.” It has been a year of mystery cannot be celebrated in the Lord’s call to the priesthood, entire existence, in obedience to the Holy Spirit. Your consecrated grace for us priests, thanks espe- any community except by an can awaken in others a desire to the will of the Father.” life is a beautiful gift to the cially to the amazing support and ordained priest. In this Year for respond generously to God’s call. It is the priest’s giving of him- Church, an example for all of us, prayers of so many of you, dea- Priests, it is particularly important In his message for the World Day self completely to God, and to priests and laity, of greater fideli- cons, religious and lay faithful. I for us to think about this and to of Prayer for Vocations, Pope those whom the Lord entrusts to ty to the Gospel. think this Year for Priests is a consider that the promotion of Benedict writes about three him in his pastoral ministry, In this Year for Priests, on wonderful time also to focus on priestly vocations is a duty of us aspects of the life of a priest which can and does inspire young behalf of all the people of our the promotion of the discernment all. For example, parents have a which are essential for an effec- men to consider that God might diocese, I wish to thank our of priestly vocations. That is what very special responsibility in this tive priestly witness. be calling them to this way of priests for their devoted ministry, I wish to preach about in this regard, especially by inculcating First is friendship with Christ. life. for their pastoral charity, and for homily this evening. in the home an awareness of piety The Holy Father says that “prayer The third aspect of the priestly their untiring service of God’s As many of you know, one of and prayer and of love for the is the first form of witness which life which the Holy Father high- people throughout our diocese. my highest priorities as your new Church and the priesthood. awakens vocations.” This is lights is “a life of communion.” Let us together lift up the bishop is promoting priestly Priests themselves have an something that needs continual The priest is to be “a man of vocation to the priesthood here in vocations. This should in no way essential role in promoting voca- renewal in our lives, which are communion.” This means being the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South be perceived as a neglect of the tions. I ask our priests this often filled with so many busy “open to all, capable of gathering Bend. Please join me in the press- great need for an increase of evening as they renew their activities. Above all, priests need into one the pilgrim flock which ing pastoral task of the new evan- vocations to the consecrated life, priestly promises also to consider to be “men of God,” to belong to the goodness of the Lord has gelization which requires more which is also a high priority and their responsibility in this regard. Him, to make space in their lives entrusted to him.” priests, new evangelizers, who very close to my heart. Nor In fact, the priest’s faithful living to hear His Word ever anew and In a talk to a group of priests with the cooperation of our dea- should it be perceived as a lack of of his priestly promises is a pow- to abide in His love. Friendship in Italy, Pope Benedict said that cons, religious sisters and broth- attention to the great dignity and erful means to promoting the with Christ is fundamental to “if young people see priests who ers, and lay faithful, will help to beauty of the vocation of mar- priestly vocations. priestly life and ministry. It is appear distant and sad, they will invigorate the Church and extend riage, the promotion of which is I say to all the priests present truly a form of witness which hardly feel encouraged to follow Christ’s kingdom. The Spirit of also one of my highest priorities. here this evening: it is our very awakens vocations. their example. They will remain the Lord is upon us. Let us open But the Chrism Mass is partic- life, our unconditional dedication The second aspect of the hesitant if they are led to think our hearts to His grace. And may ularly focused on the gift of the to God’s flock, our witness of priestly life which the Holy that this is the life of a priest. the Blessed Virgin Mary, with her ministerial priesthood, and thus I loving service to the Lord and to Father highlights is “the complete Instead, they need to see the example and intercession, watch am focusing this evening on the His Church ... our fraternal unity gift of oneself to God.” Pope example of a communion of life over us and the growth of priestly priestly vocation. I am convinced and zeal for the evangelization of Benedict says that “the story of which can reveal to them the holiness and priestly vocations in in the bottom of my heart that the world: These are the first and every vocation is almost always beauty of being a priest. Only the Church. God is calling many young men most convincing factors in the intertwined with the testimony of then will a young man say, ‘Yes, Most Reverend throughout our diocese to the growth of vocations. I know from a priest who joyfully lives the gift this could be my future; I can live Kevin C. Rhoades ministerial priesthood, to become my experience as a seminary rec- of himself to his brothers and sis- like this.’” 12 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER APRIL 25, 2010 Franciscan Apostolate settles in for service

BY KAY COZAD habit with an unknotted cord, symbolizing the cross and their bond to Christ. It is here that they FORT WAYNE — The are given new religious names. Franciscan Brothers Minor are Following profession of tempo- settling in nicely in a Fort Wayne rary vows and three years of neighborhood that once supported study and prayer, the brothers St. Andrew’s Parish, before its will profess final vows and closing in June of 2003. The become professed friars. group of eight men, led by The austere life style chosen Franciscan Father David Engo, by these men consists of hand- now resides in the old rectory of crafted tables and benches con- St. Andrew Parish — now known structed by one of the postulants as Our Lady of Angels Friary — who used donated unfinished and intends to renovate the wood and food donated by the church building, currently in dis- community. The rooms of the fri- repair, for future chapel services, ary are sparsely decorated with public Mass and meetings. only crucifixes, pictures of the The Franciscan community Blessed Mother and statues of was newly founded in November saints. “We live a life of penance of 2009 in Mount Carmel, Pa., by for sins and conversion of souls,” Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, then Father Dave says. bishop of the Diocese of Because the members of the Harrisburg, where they served the apostolate do not work traditional community in several areas. jobs or fund raise, they earn no Because the community has money as they serve the commu- promised to remain under Bishop nity. They rely, says Father Dave, Rhoades’ guidance and care, it on God’s Providence and the gen- followed him to Fort Wayne in PHOTOS BY KAY COZAD erosity of the community. It is not late March. Franciscan Father Dave Engo, right, supervises two postulants who are clearing ground for a garden near their unusual for a neighbor to appear Of the community Bishop new friary. at the friary door with three Rhoades says, “I was happy to dozen eggs for the brothers. approve the request of Father Father Dave says after narrow- what he considers a “reversion of first year of discerning the Father Dave says they trust that David Engo to begin a religious ing down several locations in faith,” and was ordained in 1997. Franciscan life. They each follow God will provide and any food community, called the Franciscan Fort Wayne, he received a call After several years of ministry to the rules of prayer, penitence, donations that are in excess of Brothers Minor, under my aus- from Bishop Rhoades announcing the youth and elderly of his area, poverty and service. “We live the their weekly needs goes to the pices. I believe that the that the site of St. Andrew Parish he says, “I had a deep desire to principles of St. Francis and hungry of the community. Franciscan way of life is a great would be their new home. “The live a good life according to the apply it to present day,” says “We are a witness of the life gift to the Church and a witness transition has been great,” says original rule of St. Francis.” Father Dave. of poverty and show the poor to all of us of the following of Father Dave, adding that the peo- Following his proposal to Bishop As postulants the traditional they can trust in God,” says Christ and the living of His ple of the area have welcomed Rhoades, he was given full per- coarse brown wool tunic is worn Father Dave. Gospel. I pray that the brothers’ the group with open arms. mission to establish the now throughout the year. The The brothers, who range in life of prayer and mission of A New York native, Father flourishing community. Franciscan Brothers generally age from 19 to 40-ish, all have a evangelization will bear much Dave joined the Franciscan The eight men who form the walk barefoot, unless their work role to play in the community. good fruit in our diocese.” Brothers at age 19, after having community are postulants in their demands sandals or boots. Father Dave considers himself The second year the men enter the guardian, general minister and the novitiate when they prepare servant, equal to the brothers to profess their vows. During this when he is not celebrating the year they wear a hooded woolen sacraments. Brother Gregory,

Franciscan Father Dave Engo accepts three dozen eggas as a food dona- tion from a friendly neighbor. APRIL 25, 2010 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 13 Bishop-emeritus looks back, reflects on ‘retirement’

BY BISHOP-EMERITUS feel this new life growing. I can attend to my number one goal JOHN M. D’ARCY after retirement: More prayer in the presence of the Blessed im Johnson, our editor, Sacrament and good spiritual read- kindly asked if I would ing. All of which helps one’s hom- Tshare a few words in order ilies and helps one also in the con- to observe May 1, 25 years to the fessional. The more attuned any day of my installation as the priest or bishop is to Christ in eighth bishop of this diocese. the priestly vocation: Hearing prayer and reading, the more My thoughts are of thanksgiv- Confessions, preaching, retreats effective he will be. ing to God for the gift of presiding and Days of Prayer, and taking over this beloved See for a quarter part in parish missions. A busy Other goals of a century. life, and very beautiful, and close Everything that has been to the reasons we became priests. I have made a little progress on accomplished is the fruit of the Spiritual formation: The area in the computer. The effort to learn grace, won for us at great cost by which I was trained. So, still busy Spanish is not fully launched, but Christ Our Savior. but a less frenzied pace and a plans are being made. I give thanks to all those with chance to walk more than in the I am very encouraged, as we all whom it was my privilege to past. are, by our hard working, very serve. Demanding years, surely, able, and pastorally devoted involving serious decisions. Do you miss it? Bishop Rhoades, who is surely Decisions not always understood, giving his whole heart and soul to but guided by the Holy Spirit. This is another question that this diocese. Overall, my reflections are ones of comes. Of course, I miss it. Does a Now, wouldn’t you be disap- joy and gratitude. What a joy and man miss his wife when she is no pointed if I did not speak of a cer- privilege to have served as pastor longer with him? The ancient idea tain baseball team. Alas, it seems of this historic See. of a bishop is that he is married to like it will be the “summer of our People ask, “How are you his diocese. You carry it in your discontent” for the Red Sox. So far doing?” I always say I am “adjust- heart for all these years, sharing they have not contacted me to ing,” and that is true. During Lent, the ministry with the priests, con- pitch batting practice. I am ready I gave several parish missions and sulting parish laity and religious. if they call. heard many confessions. In a few You are giving up a relationship I remember May 1, 25 years Franciscan Father Dave Engo stands near a Mary Grotto outside the weeks I will preach a retreat to the which is a service of love. But the ago with joy and gratitude. My Franciscan apostolate’s new friary at the former St. Andrew Parish rectory. bishops of Michigan and Ohio. I love continues and you serve the dear mother was present with my will give a retreat for sisters in Church and the diocese by prayer, three sisters and their families. I June and two retreats are set for and the ministry of preaching and give thanks to God for His grace, who holds a degree in philosophy back the Catholic identity to the priests in the months ahead. teaching, and the sacramental min- which helped us face the decisions and politics is the porter who neighborhood,” says Father So it is somewhat like the life I istry of giving Confirmation and and challenges that awaited. I pray answers the door. Brother Dave. had as an auxiliary bishop with celebrating the Eucharist. (I have for you all every day and extend to Michael has a gift with the elder- As they become familiar with emphasis on things at the heart of 19 Confirmations this spring.) I you my gratitude and love. ly and the disabled and he along the area the brothers are mapping with Brian, Father Dave’s blood out their ministry plans. Bible brother, who holds a philosophy study at the St. Andrew Center, a degree, are sacristans. Brother two-year rehabilitation program Ryan holds a degree in English for men, door-to-door evangeliza- and is the community’s cook. tion, parish missions, Brother Eric, former punk rocker Confirmation and youth retreats. and convert to the faith is the tai- The brothers are open to any lor who sews the woolen tunics. request for service in the area and Brother Anthony has vocational Father Dave offers his assistance school skills and is the mainte- to any parish in need of a Mass nance man for the community. celebration or help with confes- Brother Daniel is a gardener and sions. guitarist and Brian Patrick, the “This community is a fraterni- newest postulant, has a degree in ty of brothers living together in social work and is acclimating to brotherhood, serving each other the community. with great humility, according to Amidst the spartan life, the the Spirit,” explains Father Dave. driving force for these men is The community is open to new prayer. “This is a life of prayer,” members and vocations visits are says Father Dave, adding, “Our mounting by word of mouth. first priority is our prayer life.” Of the Fort Wayne area Father The strict adherence to prayer is Dave confirms, “It is open and based on the life of St. Francis wonderful. We have welcoming and includes praying the Divine neighbors. We walk everywhere, Office seven times each day, two so we can witness to people you daily Eucharistic Holy Hours and normally pass by (in cars).” communal rosary after night The community is called the 2QWKLV:RUOG'D\RI3UD\HUIRU prayers. Prayer, he says, is where Franciscan Brothers Minor to the Franciscan Brothers ministry depict their lesser stature, says 9RFDWLRQVZHFHOHEUDWHWKUHHH[SUHVVLRQV begins. Father Dave. “We do humble But that’s not all that fills the work. We don’t run hospitals, RIWKH6SLULWXDO)DPLO\RI&DWKHULQH brothers’ day. There is time for parishes, soup kitchens — but we communal meals with Gospel serve at these places. It’s healing and meditation readings, conver- with people one-on-one — we ,VWKH6SLULWFDOOLQJ\RXWRMRLQXV" sation and recreation and of are the servant of servants.” course, music. 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STATEMENT FROM BISHOP-EMERITUS JOHN M. D’ARCY COONAN Concerning the Coonan brothers to be CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ordained to the diaconate this week that the brothers were blessed to t is a joy and privilege to ordain Matt and Terry (Tink) Coonan to have good priests at the parish as the diaconate. It can be said that their vocation was nourished and well. “Our parents had the priests Istirred up under God’s grace in the family and in the parish, with to dinner,” says Tink. “They were help also from Bishop Dwenger High School. happy and seemed fulfilled. ... I Their grandparents, so well known in the Fort Wayne area, Dolly saw joyful priests serve with their and Terry (the coach), prayed that a son from their large family might own unique gifts.” become a priest. God answered in His own time and in his own way. Following graduation from high Two grandsons ordained deacons on the same day. Their own blessed school Matt began his college home under Terri and Terry was a place of faith. career at Indiana University- One also must ponder the influence of St.Vincent’s Parish. Three Purdue University (IPFW) culmi- devoted priests and one devoted youth leader. I refer to Fathers John nating in a bachelor’s degree in Kuzmich, Mark Gurtner and Joseph Gaughan. Their effectiveness marketing in 2003. He continued with young people and the joy in which they have live out their to volunteer as an adult youth priestly vocation has been instrumental in bringing the Coonans and leader in his parish’s active youth others to the seminary. Currently, five of our seminarians are from St. ministry even though he had no Vincent’s. discernment for the priesthood. The leadership of many in the youth program at St. Vincent’s was KAY COZAD also of great influence. I think especially of Cindy Black, currently “I knew I wanted to serve the Mattew Coonan, left, poses with brother, Tink, at their childhood home. Church. But I thought it would be director of our diocesan Office of Youth Ministry. The emphasis placed by her on a full and cohesive youth ministry with a strong priestly pres- in youth ministry and that I would certain Matt quit his job, began the to the faith,” led him to discernment ence and emphasis on prayer and catechesis has been fruitful. be married. I didn’t consider the interviewing process of entering and prayer for his vocation. I think also of Bishop Dwenger High School and its strong depart- priesthood,” says Matt. the seminary and worked for a “I was unsettled in my major of ment of catechesis. Following graduation from col- year at Our Lady of Good Hope computer engineering. I devoted all God always wishes and seeks our collaboration in the great works lege, while he worked in sales at a establishing a youth group there. my free time to the ministry. of faith and the Church depends on families and parishes for the great printing company, Matt finally Tink recalls the time his faith Computers didn’t fit,” Tink says. work of fostering vocations to the priesthood. In the ordination of heard the call. formation began in earnest. But prayer and quiet discernment these two brothers, there is an example for families and parishes. During a youth retreat he “I started taking my faith seri- gave Tink the grace to be open to became cognizant of the role of the ously in eighth grade,” he says. God’s will for him. So at 20 years of priest in the success of the youth Attending retreats, joining friends age, the young man met with the their acceptance of their vocation someone they can trust.” retreat. “I saw the importance of in the faith community and receiv- diocesan vocations director. call. Matt adds,” I would put prayer the role of the priest in preaching, ing the sacrament of Confirmation And as Divine Providence would Both brothers have studied and first. And don’t be afraid to talk to catechizing and administering the with his brother Matt as sponsor have it both brothers were accepted will earn degrees in philosophy seminarians about it.” sacraments,” he says, adding that were powerful events for him. to enter the seminary in 2005. and theology in the six year semi- As for their shared ordination to he was in awe of the role. And “I had a strong community of For Tink being in the seminary nary program. They each are fin- the diaconate this month and sub- though he confesses that he didn’t peers to pray and grow in faith is “awesome.” It is a time, he says, ishing their fifth year. Tink was sequent ordination into the priest- spend much time prior to this in with. That was extremely impor- of being away with Jesus before able to transfer credits from hood in 2011, they say it is a hum- prayer for his vocation, during the tant,” he says. being sent out. Matt agrees saying University of Dayton and feels it bling experience and being broth- Easter season that year, he “real- Tink attended University of it is a “time of immense growth was important that he not have to ers makes the ordination more ized the priesthood was a real Dayton for two years following his spiritually, intellectually and rela- start over with his studies. exciting. But they both stress that a option.” graduation from Bishop Dwenger, tionally, especially with the Lord.” Currently each has opportunities to call to a vocation is a uniquely “On Holy Thursday, I knew it! where he also was involved in sever- He speaks of the fraternity at the serve in parishes, schools, prisons individual experience. As they It just clicked — game over!” Matt al peer ministry venues. The oppor- seminary and the “amazing quality and hospitals in the Ohio area. credit their family faith life and says of his calling. tunity to be more involved in leader- of men” there as well as the sup- And as the brothers grow service experience, Catholic edu- The calling was so clear and ship roles where he “brought peers port they both have been given in stronger in prayer, formation and cation, parish involvement and service, they also find time to good priestly role models, they recreate with their fellow seminari- also know that God calls each indi- ans, enjoying activities they love vidual to share his or her own — playing basketball, cards, foot- unique gifts and talents in extraor- ball and attending movies. Tink dinary ways. God will lead you more places continues to play his guitar, while The two seminarian brothers Matt uses his culinary talents and will be ordained into the diaconate even roasts his own coffee. by Bishop John M. D’Arcy in St. than you ever dreamed possible. When asked for a response to Turibius Chapel at Pontifical an inquiry on vocations, Tink says, College Josephinum on Sunday, “Talk to a priest about it. He’s April 25.

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The following talk was delivered by hear about it in his preaching? more deeply, of the mystery of Professor John Cavadini on Jan. 3 And didn’t we read about these our own lives as members of at a Mass that honored Bishop things, not just in the abstract, but Christ’s Body. John M. D’Arcy for his nearly 25 because Bishop D’Arcy was You made us feel that Christ years as bishop at the Diocese of involved, directly, in all of them? really did die, in love and out of Fort Wayne-South Bend. How many thousands of us, love, for us, here in South Bend, literally thousands of us, have on the banks of the St. Joseph Dear Bishop D’Arcy, pictures of Bishop D’Arcy and River, far from Washington, I write this letter as a letter of one or other of our kids after Rome and Fenway Park. It is an thanks and gratitude formally on Confirmation? How many of us amazing thing to feel loved and behalf of the parishioners of St. have met him at those soup cherished, as anyone who is mar- Matthew Cathedral Parish but kitchens he mentions in the col- ried can tell you. You can learn a also, I am sure, representing the umn, at the parish dedications, at lot that way. For one thing, one Catholic faithful in our diocese. the consultations he set up for can learn to love back, one can They say, and it is true, that various important decisions, at the learn to love, without contempt or the office of bishop is a teaching press conferences, at the continu- self-righteousness, all the mem- office, and that the bishop is by ing education events? bers of suffering and troubled charism of the office, a teacher. Bishop, you led us through all humanity in this fallen, but still As anyone knows, a mark of the of these events, some joyful, beautiful, world of ours — greatness of a teacher is the suc- some sad, and some just boring including even the Yankees, as cess he has had in teaching, and and routine. You led us through a your column has itself sometimes the more difficult the subject, the period of serious scandal in the conceded, as part, of course, of more it requires conversion of Church. We could have turned the Officium Amoris extended heart in order to learn, the greater away. But we saw more, because even to enemies (or at least oppo- the success of the one who has we saw the Church through your nents). We can agree with St. imparted truth under these cir- eyes and your actions, we saw the Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, cumstances. Church through your love, we just read, that we have indeed I, for one, before I came to this strained to see farther into the “heard of the stewardship of diocese 20 years ago, did not mystery of the Church, into the God’s grace,” in and through your know that the Boston Red Sox Church as a mystery, born of the ministry. were the greatest and most total self-gift of Christ on the For these great gifts of loving beloved baseball team in North Cross, and so, parish councils and and of teaching through loving, America. I had all these years PROVIDED BY NANCY CAVADINI all, the object of his foolish love freely given and extended without thought it was the Yankees. How Bishop John M. D’Arcy is shown with Professor John Cavadini at a pres- — but the foolishness of God is reserve, we say, Thank you, and, is that for the depths of uncon- entation of the certificate that announced the Notre Dame Department wiser than men. Through your we love you too. verted ignorance? Luckily I was loving and faithful witness, we With love and gratitude, on of Theology chair was named a Knight of St. Gregory. Bishop D’Arcy cel- able to read Bishop D’Arcy’s col- looked farther and saw more, behalf of the lay faithful of the umn in Today’s Catholic for the ebrates his 25th anniversary of installation as bishop of the Diocese of because it was not just the diocese, last 20 years and now, if I’m not Fort Wayne-South Bend on May 1. abstract idea of the Church that yet fully converted — for that is was the beneficiary of your loving John C. Cavadini reserved for the last judgment — sible to teach, because it requires our own hands-on cooperation in attention, it was us, the real I can now at least bear hearing the conversion, and that is love itself. recruitment and good example. Church of flesh and blood, of Red Sox mentioned, and at least I So I ask myself, “What have For that would be to despise the saint and sinner, of speeding tick- know, intellectually speaking, the you learned, John?” Besides the gifts of the Spirit, not to welcome ets accepted and sometimes for- truth about the relative innate Red Sox, what have you learned them. given, of “joy and hope,” and of excellence about baseball teams. to love better than you had This is the Church that we bitterness and even worse, bore- It’s funny, though — I actually before? (And remember, I think I meet in bishop’s weekly column. dom. now do really care about how the am speaking not only on my own The Church of hospital dedica- We learned to see farther into Professor John Cavadini is chairman Red Sox are doing, because I behalf, but for the “many” of the tions, the Church of difficult deci- this mystery of the Church of the University of Notre Dame know you care. Though I have no Gospel.) I have to answer, the sions over such things as parish because we were the beneficiaries Theology Department and director natural love for the Red Sox, I Church. They say, and again truly, closings, the Church of countless of your love for us, the members of the university’s Institute for have actually learned to love them that the bishop is “married” to the marriage preparation classes, of of Christ’s Body, in all the Church Life. Cavadini has been and to hope they win because I Church, and how could he not be, meetings with everyone from the moments of our lives, and so you appointed by Pope Benedict XVI know that you love them and since his office comes directly Holy Father to the individual pen- gave us the greatest gift — you to the the International Theological hope they win. So I now have a from Christ, the Bridegroom, the itent, the Church of school homi- gave us ourselves, as loved, to Commission. He is also a Knight “supernatural” love for the Red Spouse of his Beloved, the lies and of innumerable suppers in ourselves, and we became aware, of St. Gregory. Sox, that is, one infused from out- Church, and that is why the office parish halls and cafeterias, the side of me by a higher power and of bishop is an “officium amoris,” Church of the apostolic zeal of so one that I am not capable of an office of Love. many priests, religious and lay attaining to on my own powers. But if the bishop is married to folk and the Church equally of But it is actually true — and I the Church, it is not to an abstract our less than apostolic lukewarm- bet I speak for everyone here — idea, a concept suitable for the ness, “neither hot nor cold,” as that I now find myself keeping extended pontifications of theolo- the Book of Revelation says. This track of whether the Red Sox are gians with too much time on their is the Church of so many wonder- winning or not because I have hands, but to the local Church, ful public works of mercy, soup learned to see them through your not the prestigious Church of the kitchens, Catholic Worker houses, eyes, and through your hopes and imagination, but the Church here services to the homeless and to love, and now, for the life of me, I in good old South Bend, the those who are just plain discour- absolutely cannot hope that they Church of 10,000 Confirmations aged; the Church too of scandal, would ever lose, despite my natu- and Confirmation homilies, not to of seeming disillusionment and of ral propensities as a Connecticut mention pictures afterwards; the so many disappointments and Yankee. Church of that silent, somewhat missed opportunities. Sometimes Isn’t it interesting how we can dreary and often dark highway 30 I ask myself, did Christ die on learn to love something when we from South Bend to Fort Wayne, that Cross so that the members of see that thing through the eyes of unfortunately with a speed limit; parish councils could argue heat- someone we admire and love. the Church where funds must be edly about whether to have coffee That is the power of the true raised and where the living pres- and doughnuts after the early teacher, the one who is not the ence of the Holy Spirit does not morning Mass or only after the “hireling” who cares only about mean that He obviates by direct late morning Mass? Is this the his wages or his image or his inspiration of knowledge the job Church Christ espoused as his career, but who is “the good shep- of providing for good education Beloved on the Cross? herd,” the one who teaches in in schools and in parish catecheti- It can be hard to answer, love, by love and at the service of cal programs, or where His “Yes!” sometimes. But then, did- love. And so he is able to teach promptings to the priestly life can n’t we read about all of this in the one thing that is all but impos- be expected to bear fruit without Bishop D’Arcy’s columns, and 16 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER APRIL 25, 2010 From law to theology to a late vocation colleagues. I enjoyed professional BY BROTHER ROBERT SYLVESTER, CSC success and favorable notoriety with a profile in the New York NOTRE DAME — For the Times, positive stories of my majority of my adult life I was an work in local newspapers and attorney in Washington, D.C. As books, and television appear- a lawyer I had three incarnations: ances. However after 20-plus a counsel on foreign policy in the years, I left this work and com- U.S. Congress, a lawyer in a mid- fort to study theology at the sized private firm and a solo University of Notre Dame. Why? practitioner representing the poor, The answer is simple: The including abused and neglected problems I saw in my practice, children, in family, health and among my neighbors and col- personal matters. I spent most of leagues, in the professions and my professional life in the latter the culture at-large were funda- area. mentally spiritual. I was particu- Like most lawyers I had good larly taken by this: The affluent work — work serving others. The and prosperous were often unhap- problems people presented were py and their lives showed it in a interesting and posed engaging multitude of aberrant behaviors. intellectual challenges. I had the When not chained to work or privilege, as lawyers do, of being indulged in self-distracting activi- invited into the private lives of ties, they looked for meaning and other people. I was reasonably purpose and suffered its absence. well rewarded for my work. It was hard to deny the cause Having come from poverty and of the discontent: Our culture had public housing, my work allowed separated itself from faith, me to live in a comfortable home pushed God to the periphery, but in an affluent area. I had no sig- a quaint superstition. As a nificant debt, good friends and Christian and a Catholic I felt PHOTO PROVIDED BY BROTHER ROBERT SYLVESTER, CSC Brother Robert Sylvester with the Scottish Highlands in the background.

obliged to try to do something always the same: Some are called about this — so goodbye law, to be sacramental ministers and I’M CALLING. hello theology. others are called to a ministry of Puzzled by this phenomenon, social transformation working on my theological studies focused on problems in the world, where the separation of faith from cul- those who hunger and thirst ture in contemporary secular reside. society and the problems this sep- As Providence would have it, I aration imposes on highly-educat- am presently working on a prob- ed Catholics and others, includ- lem not adequately addressed. ing those in the professions. I am the director of the My studies made clear that we Initiative on Spirituality in the ARE YOU had become ensnared by secular Professions at the Institute for culture. We Church Life at were captured Notre Dame. by the exter- Brother Robert Sylvester made This is a COMING? nal, neglected his first vows as a Brother of new and inno- our interior life vative ministry and ignored Holy Cross, Midwest Province, that grew out our emotional of the Congregation of Holy of my transi- (GOD) well being. We tion from law were fearful Cross, on Aug. 4, 2007. Brother to theology. In and self- Robert lives in Columba Hall, it we offer absorbed. We spiritual care sought to con- the residence for Holy Cross presence to the trol all out- Brothers on the campus of the Washington comes, and legal commu- eliminate all University of Notre Dame. He nity. One can risk inherent in is the director of the Initiative envision this life. We were as a chaplain- foolishly self- on Spirituality in the Professions cy to lawyers. reliant. In a It is an ecu- service econo- at the Institute for Church Life menical min- my, we failed at Notre Dame. istry designed Take a weekend away to listen a little closer to how God is calling you. to experience to offer spiri- the joy of ser- tual compan- vanthood. We were unable to ionship and direction, education Men’s Vocation Retreat for Recent College Graduates locate the Divine much less place and palliative care, aid to man- God at the center of our life. agers of legal enterprises and Unexpectedly in the course of access to the local religious and With Holy Cross at the University of Notre Dame my studies, I began to be asked if pastoral counseling community I had thought of becoming a for those who seek it. priest. The repeated inquiry made In beginning a new ministry, I June 18 - 20 me think. It became clear that I am much like a missionary in a was being called to offer my new land. My work is part care, skills and experience to God in part education and part evange- Registration and more information are available at: religious life, and I entered my lization. Like the Christ and the training in my late 50s. disciples, I am building anew, holycrossvocations.org I am often asked why I am not while benefiting from those who a priest. I always take that as a have come before me. Your compliment and my response is prayers and support are welcome. APRIL 25, 2010 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 17 A choice for love junior year at the University of BY SISTER MARGIE LAVONIS, CSC Texas in Austin. She was a jour- nalism major. Her life plan was to NOTRE DAME — Sister of the become a successful journalist Holy Cross Sharlet Ann Wagner and then settle down and raise a never dreamed what would hap- family. But her growing attraction pen if she said yes to God’s call to religious life threw her neat, to religious life. She compares thought-out plan into confusion. her life to the words of a song by God had another idea. popular country-western singer She had never mentioned this Garth Brooks called “The before so she worried how her Dance.” Brooks sings, “I’m glad I family and friends would react. didn’t know the way it all would Would they think she had lost her go. Our lives are better left to mind? Despite these fears, she chance. I could have missed the says, “There was a pulling inside pain, but I’d have had to miss the of me that I can only vaguely dance.” express.” She points out that one Sister Sharlet consults with one of Sister Sharlet says, “I’m sure cannot put that feeling into words her clients concerning her immi- Garth Brooks wasn’t thinking because the answer “has to come about a bunch of nuns when he from the heart, and not from the gration status. wrote that song, but when I first head. ...” For Sister Sharlet, heard it, it spoke strongly to me becoming a sister was “a choice PHOTOS BY SISTER MARGIE LAVONIS, CSC Naturalization Service. As a sis- of religious life and my life in for love.” Sister Sharlet gives her input at a congregation meeting. ter, she hopes to bring “a sense of Holy Cross. While I wouldn’t After doing some “secret” compassion and love” to those to agree with the singer that our research about religious commu- you have tried it. You just have to Following her return to the whom she offers legal services. lives are the product of chance, I nities, she finally got up enough go ahead and do it.’” United States from Uganda, she Sister Sharlet practiced immi- resonate with the sentiment of nerve to talk to a Holy Cross sis- She decided that evening that began discerning the next steps in gration law in Los Angeles, Calif. ‘The Dance.’” ter who worked at the Catholic she wanted to do it. She chose the her life of ministry. As she and Salt Lake City, Utah for sev- This dance of her religious life Center on campus. She only “dance” of religious life. This reflected on her ministry experi- eral years. Last summer, she was has consisted of both difficult and wanted her to answer one ques- choice opened to her a variety of ences, she felt a pull towards jus- elected to the leadership team of beautiful, joyous times but she tion, “How do I know that God is experiences she could never have tice issues and had a desire to her congregation where she says, “I would not trade the calling me to religious life?” The imagined. Her college plans to address some that she had wit- chooses love and uses the gifts ‘dance’ that religious life is for sister didn’t give her a list of cri- have a successful career in jour- nessed. Thus, her congregation God has given her as she contin- me in order to avoid the difficul- teria as she had expected. nalism gave way to caring for gave her permission to study law. ues the dance. ties.” “Her answer surprised me,” crack and AIDS babies in inner- Three years later she graduated She finds it difficult to ade- says Sister Sharlet, “She talked city Chicago, teaching high from law school and began a quately put into words why she and listened, and finally said, school English in Utah and work- project providing legal services to To learn more about Sister Sharlet Ann became a sister. It was a persist- ‘Sometimes you can’t know ing in a rural health clinic in immigrants imprisoned by the Wagner go to www.cscsisters.org/ ent attraction that began in her something is right for you until Uganda, East Africa. U.S. Immigration and vocation/sister/Pages/dance.aspx

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EDITORIAL World Day of Pray for Consecrated Life COMMENTARY his Sunday, the Church observes World Day of Prayer for TVocations. We honor those who dedicate their lives to the ministry TODAY’S CATHOLIC welcomes letters from readers. All letters must be signed and include a phone number and address for verification. of the Church through religious life — as priests, brothers and sisters. Today’s Catholic reserves the right to edit for clarity and length. Word length may not exceed 250 words. Address letters to: Today’s Throughout this paper, you will find encouraging stories that are Catholic • P.O. Box 11169 • Fort Wayne, IN • 46856-1169 or e-mail to: [email protected] fine examples of serving as a religious and the many dimensions to this life of service. Let’s begin with our bishops. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades in his homily at the Chrism Masses layed out his vision for vocations. The homily is reprinted in this issue on page 11. Towards ‘passive euthanasia’ The Chrism Mass in which priests renew their priestly commitment carried an added dimension this Year for Priests, declared by Pope n recent years, some medical it is the exact opposite. It was sheer Benedict XVI last June. Bishop Rhoades reminded all at the Mass, practitioners have suggested torture, Bill. Elsewhere, she described the MAKING “Without priests, the Church would not be able to fulfill her mission. Ithat death from dehydration obsessive thirst she felt when her Without priests, there would be no Eucharist, since by the will of may not be such an unpleasant way for patients to die. This con- feeding tube was removed: SENSE OF Christ the Eucharistic mystery cannot be celebrated in any community clusion, however, remains rather I craved anything to drink. except by an ordained priest. In this Year for Priests, it is particularly doubtful. Thirst and appetite are Anything. I obsessively visualized BIOETHICS important for us to think about this and to consider that the promotion very primal drives, and anyone drinking from a huge bottle of of priestly vocations is a duty of us all. For example, parents have a who has ever done a voluntary fast orange Gatorade. And I hate very special responsibility in this regard, especially by inculcating in knows well the discomfort that orange Gatorade. FATHER TAD PACHOLCZYK the home an awareness of piety and prayer, and of love for the Church arises from even a single day of Patients in a vegetative state are and the priesthood.” fasting. Thus, we ought to consis- clearly a “voiceless” population of Our seminarian numbers are increasing as more hear the call to dis- tently maintain a presumption in humans, unable to advocate for sometimes termed “passive cernment of the priesthood. “I am convinced in the bottom of my favor of providing nutrition and themselves. Another voiceless euthanasia.” heart that God is calling many young men throughout our diocese to hydration to patients in our care, group includes patients facing When someone dies from dehy- the ministerial priesthood, to become living icons of Jesus Christ, our using all reasonable and effective dementia. Because individuals with dration, of course, it is not always great High Priest, the Head and Shepherd of the Church,” Bishop (or “proportionate”) means at our dementia are apparently “out of it,” an example of passive euthanasia. Rhoades said in the Chrism homily. disposal to nourish and hydrate they may also be unable to com- In some instances, tube feeding He added, “I am very grateful for the presence here at this Chrism such patients, whether by spoon- municate coherently regarding any will be ineffective or cause signifi- Mass of our seminarians. I want them to know that we support them, feeding or by tube feeding. discomfort or pain they may expe- cant complications like vomiting or that we pray for them, and that we are proud of them. We thank them The intense pains of dehydra- rience. The assumption may be too chronic infections. In these circum- for answering the call of the Lord.” tion and starvation have been facilely made by healthcare profes- stances, declining assisted nutrition Our thanks to Bishop-emeritus John M. D’Arcy, who celebrates graphically described by patients sionals that because people are or hydration may be a reasonable choice, not with an intention of May 1 the anniversary of his installation as bishop of Fort Wayne- who were previously in a so-called demented, they no longer can truly “vegetative state” and had their experience suffering, pain, hunger ending life, but acknowledging that South Bend 25 years ago. Professor John Cavadini, chair of the theol- or thirst. unduly burdensome or ineffective ogy department at the University of Notre Dame, has written a most- feeding tubes withdrawn. Kate Adamson, who was in a When patients with dementia treatments may be legitimately fitting tribute to the bishop-emeritus. And Bishop D’Arcy, too, has vegetative state due to a stroke, are brought to the hospital because refused. graced us with a few words about the role of bishop-emeritus. This and later came out of it, recounted they can no longer swallow, some This hearkens back to state- Sunday, Bishop D’Arcy will be the celebrant of the Mass of the dia- her experience in an article she physicians will be aggressive in ments by both Pope John Paul II in conate ordination of two brothers, Matthew and Terrence Coonan Jr., wrote: persuading the family not to give 2004 and the Congregation for the who will be ordained to the transitional diaconate in Columbus, Ohio. I was half listening to a talk an IV or put in a G-tube. They may Doctrine of the Faith in 2007 Within the year, these brothers will be ordained to the priesthood. radio broadcast about a 40-year-old suggest that it will only prolong the which noted that the administration In this week’s issue, we read about Holy Cross Sister Sharlet, who woman in Florida, Terri Schiavo, person’s death, forcing him or her of food and water (whether by nat- once thought her future would be in journalism, but felt pulled to the who was going to be starved to to live a “low quality of life.” In ural or artificial means) to a patient religious life. Today, her ministry involves helping the less fortunate death. This woman had been dis- one such scenario that I am aware in a “vegetative state” is morally as a sister in the Congregation of Holy Cross and as an attorney. connected from her feeding tube. of, a physician indicated to the obligatory except when they can- And Holy Cross Brother Robert Sylvester was an attorney in She was without food for eight family that if an IV were given, the not be assimilated by the patient’s Washington, D.C. He was a lawyer in a mid-sized private firm and spent days. patient would likely perk back up body or cannot be administered to most of his time as a solo practitioner representing the poor, including Suddenly the broadcasters had and live for perhaps another year the patient without causing signifi- abused and neglected children, in family, health and personal matters. my full attention. When I was par- or two, but, he continued, what cant physical discomfort. But after 20-plus years as an attorney, he left the work and comfort of his alyzed, I, too, had a feeding tube would be the point? In a different Recognizing that dehydration is a career to study theology at the University of Notre Dame. disconnected for eight days and I case, another physician stated that painful way to die serves as a help- He writes: “The problems I saw in my practice, among my neigh- knew what that felt like. Her hus- the cause of death would indeed be ful starting point to assist family bors and colleagues, in the professions and the culture at-large were band had been saying that being dehydration and not the patient’s members in addressing the nutri- tion and hydration needs of their fundamentally spiritual. I was particularly taken by this: The affluent starved was a relatively painless disease, but he still advocated way to go. I nearly shouted at the declining an IV so that the patient loved ones who may find them- and prosperous were often unhappy and their lives showed it in a mul- would die. Decisions like these, selves in compromised states or titude of aberrant behaviors. When not chained to work or indulged in radio dial, “That is not true. That is a lie. You ought to try it!” when assisted hydration would be approaching the end of life. self-distracting activities, they looked for meaning and purpose and When Mrs. Adamson was inter- non-burdensome and effective, are suffered its absence.” viewed on “The O’Reilly Factor,” As he studied theology it became clear that he was being called to she provided further details: offer his skills and experience in religious life. Today he is the director O’Reilly: When they took the of the Initiative on Spirituality in the Professions at the Institute for feeding tube out, what went Church Life at Notre Dame. This is a new and innovative ministry through your mind? that grew out of Brother Robert’s transition from law to theology. “In Adamson: When the feeding tube Adalbert of Prague it,” he says, “we offer spiritual care presence to the Washington legal was turned off for eight days, I 956-997 community.” thought I was going insane. I was Crosiers April 23 Many have inquired about the Franciscan Brothers Minor who screaming out in my mind, “Don’t reside at the former rectory at St. Andrew Parish in Fort Wayne. This you know I need to eat?” I just Christened Wojciech in Bohemia, in today’s Czech community is under the guidance and care of Bishop Rhoades. See wanted something. The fact that I Republic, he took the name of his teacher, St. Adalbert the story on pages 12-13. had nothing, the hunger pains of Magdeburg. He became the bishop of Prague while overrode every thought I had. And as we read in the story about the Little Flower Holy Hour, it still in his 20s, but because of pastoral and political takes all of our prayers including the laity of our diocese to pray for O’Reilly: So you were feeling †‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž–‹‡•–Š‡”‡”‡–‹”‡†–‘ƒ‡‡†‹ –‹‡ƒ„„‡›‹ vocations to religious life. Let us pray with the Little Flower Holy pain when they removed your Rome in 990. The pope sent him back to Prague, where Hour and the Serra Club — active in Fort Wayne and the South tube? Bend areas — that more come to hear that the call to priesthood Adamson: Yes. Oh, absolutely. he founded an abbey at Brzevnov, but local troubles and religious life comes from God. Absolutely. To say that — espe- again prompted his return to Rome. Eventually he was cially when Michael (Schiavo) on allowed to evangelize the Prussians of Pomerania, national TV mentioned last week but he faced opposition there, too. He and his fellow Today’s Catholic editorial board is Kay Cozad, Fred and Lisa Everett, Father that it’s a pretty painless thing to missionaries persevered and were martyred. Mark Gurtner, Msgr. Michael Heintz, Tim Johnson and Vince LaBarbera. have the feeding tube removed — APRIL 25, 2010 COMMENTARY 19 At Vatican, frustration and some THE CATEQUIZEM By Dominic Camplisson Every ten years we do ‘em, and this week we quiz about ‘em optimism over abuse scandal — the census.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Fresh day, as news media reported not 1.The first time a census is mentioned in the Bible,the Hebrews are developments in the continuing only the cardinal’s remarks but a.taxed b.killed c.sent to Babylon storm over clerical sex abuse also the intensely critical public THE illustrate a chronic Vatican prob- reaction — including a condem- 2.This aptly named book records how Moses was asked to enumerate the Israelites lem as well as some reasons for nation from the French govern- a.Gallop b.Numbers 1 c.Censi (Greek for Exodus) guarded optimism about the ment. VATICAN future. The Vatican spokesman, Jesuit 3.This tribe alone was to be excluded from the census norms The problem, acknowledged Father Federico Lombardi, came LETTER a.Hithe (Hittites) b.the Levites (Levi) c.Hanuman (Hannibal) by many inside the Roman Curia, back with a statement that tried JOHN THAVIS has been recent missteps in com- to reframe Cardinal Bertone’s munication that have undercut remarks with an unusual dis- 4.Why was this? the Vatican’s own patient efforts claimer: “Church authorities do a.They were to be dedicated to the “Dwelling of the to provide accurate and detailed not believe they are competent to The groans in Rome came Commandments”and so set aside. information about sex abuse poli- make general affirmations about from people who wondered why b.They were actually descendants of the Hebrews who intermar- Cardinal Bertone was needlessly cies. specifically psychological or ried with the Jews, so did not count as Jews. The latest came when Cardinal medical issues.” raising an inflammatory side issue at a time when the Vatican c.They were to form the nucleus of the army and so were not to Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican sec- The Vatican relies on special- marry or have children until they had killed enemies. retary of state, told reporters in ists and experts for such informa- was already under a media siege Chile April 12 that many psy- tion, Father Lombardi said. In on sex abuse. chologists believe there is a con- fact, experts consulted by the The Vatican has been down 5.Numbers 2 gives some huge numbers for the soldiers enumerated.The total for just nection between homosexuality Vatican several years ago argued this road before. A papal preacher one tribe is 186,400 soldiers.This tribe,the one that was to give its name to a king- and pedophilia. against a cause-effect relationship recently surprised the pope and dom and people was The groans could be heard between homosexuality and a.Syrach b.Jordia (Jordan) c.Judah (Jew) throughout Vatican City the next pedophilia. LETTER, PAGE 20 6.Indicative of the military nature of the conquest of Canaan,the soldiers all told total more than He is with us still a.100,000 b.250,000 c.500,000 7.The Lord had a special punishment for all the men registered in the census who had with symbolism, but its meaning is Alleluia! done this THE clear. Among those saved by Jesus Through the readings this a.grumbled b.eaten pork are people from every nation. weekend, and through those of the c.worshipped the Egyptian god Ihadamazda Their number is great. They are preceding weeks of Easter, the SUNDAY baptized, wearing the white robes Church essentially makes two of baptism. They carry the palm points. 8.They were told that they would GOSPEL branches of martyrs. They have The first point is that Jesus a.eat bitter herbs b.not enter the land of Israel MSGR. OWEN F. CAMPION kept their faith despite persecution. lives, literally, and that in the sub- Their sins have been washed away lime fact of Resurrection is evi- c.be enslaved by the Egyptians in an endless cycle from Lord, precisely by the sacrifi- dence that Jesus is God, the Son of cial blood shed by the Lord on God, the eternal Father. 9.We learn in the Old Testament that men are counted as ready for military service 4th Sunday of Easter Calvary. Resurrected, Jesus is totally unique when they have reached this age (older than is generally the case today) The Good Shepherd leads among humans. As God, Jesus is a.16 b.18 c.20 Jn 10:27-30 them. He rescues them from the the bearer of life, truth, peace and he Acts of the Apostles sup- heat of the day and the dryness of joy. There is no substitute for the earthly life. Lord. 10.In 2 Kings 12,in a strange comment,we are told that David was motivated by ___ plies the first reading. It to have census gives a glimpse into the St. John’s Gospel provides the The second point, made this T a.a need to tax people b.a sense of omnipotence modus vivendi of St. Paul as he last reading. This Gospel reading, weekend and in past weeks, is that moved across Asia Minor pro- read immediately after the passage the word of Jesus, and salvation in c.Satan claiming the Gospel of Jesus. from Acts, also presents Jesus as Jesus, continue. They did not cease Evidently, he first went to syna- the Good Shepherd. For an audi- with the Ascension nor with the 11.Perhaps as result,God punished those involved in this census.However that did gogues — unsurprisingly. After all, ence overwhelmingly agrarian, as end of the first generation of not stop the next king,Solomon,from having a census.He wisely perhaps,focused on he himself was Jewish, of Jewish was the audience to which Jesus Christianity. Jesus lived in the counting these preached, imagery built on sheep preaching and good works of the descent and background, and he a.aliens b.sheep c.his wives was well educated in the Jewish herding and shepherds was well Apostles, such as Paul, and of their understood. followers and successors, such as culture and religion of the time. 12.The New Testament tells us why Joseph headed off to Bethlehem.It was a census, Quite likely, therefore, he This reading states that the Barnabas. would have been more comfort- sheep know the shepherd. In turn, Through them all, Jesus the purpose of which was to able, but also more likely to be the shepherd knows them. It touched, and still touches, people. a.establish a baseline for the Romans to enforce conscription of heard, in such surroundings as implies a relationship of closeness Emphasizing these points, the the Jews synagogues. and of trust. No one can snatch Church presents us with its basic b.tax the whole world It also is clear that he was not any sheep away from the shep- belief, Jesus is God. In Jesus are c.see who had a larger population, the Roman Empire or Ireland always met by universal accept- herd. truth and life. He is with us still. ance, although it would not be In a great testament of self- identity, Jesus proclaims oneness 13.Questioning Jesus about his attitude to Rome,enemies asked Jesus, accurate to say that he attracted no a.Do we have to fill in the census forms? converts from among the Jews with the Father. The sheep belong b.Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar? whom he met. He drew many of to the Shepherd because of the READINGS them into the ranks of Christians. Father’s will, and love, to keep Sunday: Acts 13:14,43-52 Ps 100:1-2, c.Is the census lawful if it counts the number of the beast? He also attracted Gentiles. them near and protect them from 3,5 Rv 7:9,14b-17 Jn 10:27-30 However, these details are only peril. Monday: Acts 11:1-18 Pss 42:2-3; 14. In Acts enemies of Jesus recall failed challengers to the status quo.This man,a Moving beyond symbolism, the secondary to the story. The point 43:3-4 Jn 10:1-10 compatriot of Jesus,they remembered was active “at the time of the census.” of this reading is that the Word of readings say that the Shepherd a.Judas the Galilean b.Ben Hur c.John the Baptist gives eternal life. His sheep will Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26 Ps 87:1b-7 God, pronounced by Jesus, contin- Jn 10:22-30 ued to be spoken, and received, never perish. Wednesday: Acts 12:24-13:5a 15. A modern government census is regarded by the Church as long after the Ascension. a.a violation of church and state separation Moreover, it was proclaimed by Reflection Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8 Jn 12:44-50 an Apostle, and by Barnabas, a Thursday: Acts 13:13-25 Ps 89:2-3, b.an acceptable use of government resources unless the results disciple of an Apostle. This weekend, the Church once 21-22, 25, 27 Jn 13:16-20 are collated and used for government programs Salvation went on, and it goes again calls us to celebrate the Friday: Acts 13:26-33 Ps 2:6-11b c.a legitimate activity unless used for evil purposes on. Through the Apostles, Jesus Resurrection, as it begins the Jn 14:1-6 still spoke. fourth week of proclaiming the Saturday: Acts 13:44-52 Ps 98:1-4 ANSWERS excited news that it first pro- The Book of Revelation fur- Jn 14:7-14 1.a, 2.b, 3.b, 4.a, 5.c, 6.c, 7.a, 8.b, 9.c, 10.c, 11.a, 12.b, 13.b, 14.a, 15.c nishes the next reading. It is filled nounced at Easter. He lives! 20 COMMENTARY APRIL 25, 2010

Castrillon Hoyos, at the time the Faith, in order to assure their agent for the state. Second, while an urgency that in previous times head of the Vatican’s rigorous and coherent manage- bishops should advise and some- would have been reserved for LETTER Congregation for Clergy, congrat- ment.” times encourage victims to go to papal death. ulating a French bishop for not In effect, Father Lombardi was police, they should not exercise Another point the Vatican is CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 reporting a sexually abusive pointing to Cardinal Castrillon as that right for them; some victims, eager to make in the court of priest to the police. The priest part of a problem that has since for a variety of reasons, may not public opinion is that the recent others at a Good Friday liturgy was later sentenced to 18 years in been overcome. Cardinal want to report disclosures and by comparing criticism of the prison for multiple counts of sex- Castrillon retired in 2006; Bishop an allegation to media reports Church on the sex abuse issue ual assault. The bishop was given Pican retired last March. police. have focused on with anti-Semitism. A cardinal a three-month suspended sen- The Vatican has emphasized The Vatican’s “Some have faulted Pope cases that are stood up at the pope’s Easter tence for not reporting the abuse recently that it now tells bishops policy, then, decades old, Mass and used the term “petty in violation of French law. to follow civil law when it comes still has the whereas new gossip” to describe such criti- “I congratulate you for not to reporting accusations of sexual potential to cre- Benedict XVI for failing allegations of cism. denouncing a priest to the civil abuse to civil authorities. When ate problematic sexual abuse Some have faulted Pope administration,” Cardinal that policy was posted online as situations — against priests Benedict XVI for failing to take Castrillon wrote to Bishop Pierre part of a “layman’s guide” to the especially to take firmer control are relatively firmer control of the reins. Pican of Bayeux-Lisieux. “You Vatican’s sex abuse procedures, it because non- rare. “It’s a matter of governance. have acted well and I am happy prompted such erroneous head- reporting, in the of the reins.” Father You have to bring people togeth- to have a colleague in the episco- lines as “Vatican: Bishops Must eyes of many Lombardi, for er, get them on the same page. pate who, in the eyes of history Report Alleged Abuse To Police.” people today, is example, cited And tell them to stop speculating and of all other bishops in the Erroneous, because where the equivalent a study by the out loud with the media,” said world, preferred prison to civil law does not require manda- of cover-up. U.S. Department of Health and one Vatican source. But this kind denouncing his son, a priest.” tory reporting — in Italy, for For all the complaining about Human Services, which said of hands-on management is not Father Lombardi said in a example — the Vatican still Vatican communications, there is more than 60,000 child sex abuse Pope Benedict’s strength, he statement: “This letter is a confir- advises bishops not to do so. The a growing consensus inside the perpetrators were reported in added. mation of how opportune it was reasoning is twofold, Vatican Roman Curia that, this time 2008. In contrast, in the one-year Father Lombardi had to put to centralize the handling of cases sources said: first, the role of a around, the Vatican has been period covered by the 2008-2009 out another fire April 15, after a of sex abuse of minors by clergy bishop in these situations is to more effective and proactive in audit of child sex abuse in U.S. French Web site published a 2001 under the competence of the effectively implement Church responding to allegations, rumors church institutions, there were 21 letter from Cardinal Dario Congregation for the Doctrine of law, not to act as a reporting and misinterpretations on the sex new accusations of sex abuse by abuse issue. priests against persons who are Officials of the Vatican’s doc- currently minors. trinal congregation have given In short, the Vatican now has a extensive and detailed interviews, record of progress to point to, the Vatican has translated and largely thanks to the efforts in the The limits of the papacy posted on its Web site copious United States. Eight years ago, background information and doc- the struggle to establish strict sex uring the preparation of us that the pope enjoys the full- uments on church law and sex abuse norms in U.S. dioceses met the Second Vatican ness of executive, legislative and abuse, and Father Lombardi has with resistance in some Vatican DCouncil’s Dogmatic judicial authority in the Church, THE been unusually swift to respond quarters — notably from Cardinal Constitution on the Church, Pope his exercise of that power is cir- to media reports. Castrillon, who has since retired. Paul VI proposed that the consti- cumscribed by any number of CATHOLIC Reporters on the Vatican’s e- Today, many at the Vatican are tution’s discussion of papal pri- factors. mail list sometimes receive such pointing to the U.S. norms as a macy include the affirmation that It is circumscribed by the DIFFERENCE statements late at night, reflecting success story. the pope is “accountable to the authority and prerogatives of Lord alone.” This suggestion was local bishops. According to the GEORGE WEIGEL SCRIPTURE SEARCH rejected by the council’s teaching of Vatican II, bishops Theological Commission, which are not simply branch-managers wrote that “the Roman pontiff is of Catholic Church, Inc.; rather, undermined by inept subordi- Gospel for April 25, 2010 also bound to revelation itself, to they are the heads of local nates. Thus the image of an unin- Acts 13:14, 43-52 the fundamental structure of the churches with both the authority terested John Paul II was rein- Church, to the sacraments, to the and the responsibility to govern forced in 2002 by Cardinal Dario Following is a word search based on the first reading definitions of earlier councils, them. Moreover, the pope, Castrillon’s disastrous presenta- for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Cycle C: Paul and and other obligations too numer- according to the council, is to tion of the pope’s annual Holy ous to mention.” Pope Paul quiet- govern the Church with the Thursday letter to priests that Barnabas proclaim Christ in Antioch. The words can ly dropped his proposal. College of Bishops who, with year, during which Castrillon be found in all directions in the puzzle. Yet the image persists that the him and under him, share in blew off questions about the U.S. Catholic Church is a kind of responsibility for the well-being crisis by saying that John Paul PAUL ANTIOCH SYNAGOGUE global corporation, with the pope of the entire people of God, not had more important things to JUDAISM BARNABAS GRACE as CEO, the bishops as branch only for their own local churches. worry about, like peace in the WHOLE CITY JEWS BOLDLY managers, and your parish priest The pope’s capacity for gover- Middle East. REJECT ETERNAL LIFE GENTILES as the local salesman. And nance is also shaped by the quali- These very real human limits A LIGHT SALVATION DESTINED according to that image, the pope ty of his closest associates, and on the exercise of papal power REGION WOMEN LEADING MEN not only knows what’s going on by the accuracy and timeliness of seem almost impossible for some CITY DUST JOY all the way down the line, he the information he receives from editors and reporters — and gives orders that are immediately the Roman Curia via the nuncios indeed for some Catholics — to obeyed all the way down the line. and apostolic delegates who rep- grasp. Yet the fact remains that PAUL AND BARNABAS Or, to vary the misimpression, resent the Holy See and the pope the overwhelming responsibility the Church is like the United around the world. An example of for turning the scandal of clerical States Marine Corps — there, at how this fact of ecclesiastical life sexual abuse into a full-blown EDLKHCO I TNAT least according to legend, when can impede a pope’s ability to Church-wide crisis lays at the REG I ONBOLDLY the commandant issues an order, respond promptly to situations feet of irresponsible local bish- everyone from the highest-rank- comes from the American crisis ops, and unfortunately of bishops YSSECARGPE IW ing four-star to the lowliest Parris of clerical sexual abuse and epis- who bought the conventional OTWANTMEALGH Island recruit staples a salute to copal misgovernance in 2002. wisdom about therapeutic “cures” his forehead and does what he’s Because of grossly inadequate for sexual predators. That under- BI IELTSDULHO told. reporting from the apostolic nun- scores the imperative of getting ANDCJV I KLATL This distorted and distorting ciature in Washington between episcopal appointments right and image of the pope as dictatorial January and April 2002 — when of removing bishops whose fail- RETERNALL I FE CEO or Marine commandant is, the firestorm was at its hottest — ures destroy their capacity to NDNJGBDTEABC admittedly, reinforced by the lan- John Paul II was about three govern: see “Ireland today, guage of the Code of Canon Law. months behind the news curve in Catholic Church in.” ANAMTSUD I SY I Thus Canon 331 states that the mid-April 2002; what appeared “Bishop of the Church of Rome (and was often presented by the BGETCE JEROJ T ... has supreme, full, immediate press) as papal uninterest in the ANEMOWKL JCNY and universal ordinary power in U.S. crisis was in fact a signifi- the Church, and he can always cant time-lag in the information- George Weigel is a senior fellow of SYNAGOGUEKL J freely exercise that power.” Yet, flow. the Ethics and Public Policy © 2010 Tri-C-A Publications www.tri-c-a-publications.com while, both theology and law tells Papal governance can also be Center in Washington, D.C. 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NCAA Division II member located the NAIA, and all of the relation- Rekeweg will lead NCAA in Midland, Mich. NU is a mem- ships that I have enjoyed over the Division II program in ber of Great Lakes Intercollegiate years. I can’t tell you how much Athletic Conference. Rekeweg the last 14 years has meant to me, Michigan; Chad LaCross becomes the ninth head coach in and the opportunity that Saint the Northwood program’s history, Francis gave me to coach at this to lead Cougar program which dates back to the 1960-61 wonderful institution. season. He takes over a team that Professionally, it is the right move. as interim head coach hasn’t had a winning season since Emotionally, it was very hard to FORT WAYNE — Mark A. Pope, 2003-04, replacing coach Bob make the decision.” director of athletics at the Taylor. Rekeweg leaves USF with the University of Saint Francis (USF), “This is truly a bittersweet most wins of the five men who announced April 19 that he has moment for us,” said Pope. “I’ve have been head coach of the USF regretfully accepted the resignation known Jeff for many years as a men’s basketball program, which of Jeff Rekeweg, USF men’s bas- strong family man, dedicated, started play in the 1964-65 school ketball coach, effective April 30. innovative, hard-working and loyal year. Pope also announced that he has to his team and his employer. Assistant Coach Chad LaCross selected Assistant Coach Chad However, in the many talks that will serve as interim head coach of LaCross as the interim head coach I’ve had with Jeff, I’ve also known the men’s basketball team. of the Cougars. that he has a strong desire to take “Whenever a coaching change Rekeweg led the Cougars to the his coaching skills to the next presents itself to me, the single school’s first NAIA Division II level. Given our team’s recent suc- most important question to be National Basketball Championship cess, there will never be a better asked is, ‘Is the program heading in March, was named NAIA time for Jeff to realize his dreams in the right direction?’” said Pope. Coach of the Year, and to USF’s of advancing his career. “In this situation, there is no doubt: “We will miss him a great deal, this program is definitely heading DIANE FREEBY second-best single season record at 27-9. He leaves with a 265-198 but we also understand that the in the right direction — both on Superintendent of Catholic Schools Dr. Mark Myers chal- overall record, a .572 winning per- best thing for Jeff, Rebecca and and off the court. Chad has been a their family is to take this next vital part of USF basketball for lenged area schools to bring in food for the needy this past centage. Rekeweg has accepted the head step.” more than seven years, and I have Lent, and students at Corpus Christi School in South basketball coaching position at “This was a very difficult deci- complete faith in him to continue Northwood University, which is an sion for my family and me,” said to lead our men’s team into the Bend answered the call. They donated 807 canned items Rekeweg. “I love Saint Francis, future.” so Catholic Charities could fill its food pantry. Students displayed the cans in a line that stretched from the 4th Annual Indiana school’s front doors, around the statue of Our Lady and up HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CONFERENCE to the church front doors. Every class participated, but Building the Domestic Church Through God, Family and Love Peggy Foldenauer’s preschoolers outdid them all, bringing May 22 - 23, 2010 in the most donations and earning a class pizza party, cour- Kokomo High School - 2501 S. Berkley Road, Kokomo, Indiana tesy of Dr. Myers. Hosted by: St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church Delivering Inspiration St. Patrick Catholic Church “The family is the church in miniature.” Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana -John Paul II THE ONLY CONFERENCE IN THE REGION TO OFFER SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES! The conference includes: Johnette Benkovic •Nationally Renowned Speakers •Catered Meals •Age-appropriate catechesis for ages 3-11 Patrick Madrid •Child care for ages 1- 2 •Lord’s Day Mass with Most Reverend William L. Higi

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Knights to hand out Tootsie Rolls be Charlotte Flatt, director for Center will host a Women’s Day Daniel P.Conboy, 63, South Bend Ossian — The St. Aloysius the Province of the State of Away” program on Saturday, St.Pius X Gerald W.Allen, 78, Knights of Columbus will be Indiana Council of Catholic May 15, from 9 a.m. to noon, supporting the Mentally Women, who will speak about and will give women a chance to Handicapped people of Adams the 90th Anniversary relax, breathe and celebrate with Position Opening and Wells county by handing out Convention; changes to move old friends and make new DIRECTOR OF STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT Tootsie Rolls on Friday, May 7, forward; and Campaign for friends. There will be music and Saint Joseph Parish, a vibrant, Catholic, faith community of over 800 families and a from 3-6 p.m. in Ossian and Human Dignity Project. Women prayer, presentations on wellness large, K-8 grade school in South Bend, Indiana, seeks a Director of Stewardship and Saturday, May 8, from 8 a.m. to from all parishes are invited. for the mind and body, and heal- Development. This position furthers the mission of the Parish by promoting the noon in Bluffton. The Knights ing using art and poetry. concept of Stewardship as a way of life in accordance with the U.S. Bishops’ pastoral ask only for a free-will donation. Rummage and bake sale Suggested donation for the pro- letter, Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response. The position also oversees Parish Development efforts, including fostering relationships with parishioners, school alumni, Fort Wayne — A Rosary Society gram is $10 to $15. A continental and other friends of St. Joseph for the purpose of finding and cultivating partners to Fish Fry rummage and bake sale will be breakfast will be provided. financially support St. Joseph Church and School in the living out of its mission. New Haven — St. John the Registration is required by May May 6 and 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 Qualified applicants will be practicing Catholics and demonstrate a Baptist Holy Name Society will p.m. at Precious Blood Church, 7. commitment to the concept of Stewardship as a way of life. Applicants have a fish fry Friday, April 23, 1515 Barthold St., and Saturday, must possess a bachelor’s degree and have at least two years of experience from 4-7 p.m. Adults $7.50, chil- May 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All family rosary in a field requiring high organizational skills and computer skills. dren 5-12 $4 and children under Fort Wayne — The all-family The successful candidate will also have strong communication 5 free. Beach Bash with Biff and the Cruisers rosary will be recited on the last skills and the ability to work well with others. New Haven — A Beach Bash Sunday of the month, April, 25, Number of hours/week negotiable. Salary is commensurate Knights plan fish fry will be held Saturday, May 22, at from 3:30-4:15 p.m., at St. with education and experience. For a complete position South Bend — The Knights of Mother Theodore Guérin Chapel. description, please visit the parish website: www.stjoeparish.com. St. Louis Besancon Parish. A $5 Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and résumé with Columbus Council 5521, 61533 drive-through cheeseburger meal The intention is for the strength- references to: S. Ironwood Dr., will have a fish will be from 4-7 p.m. and then ening of families, especially fry on Friday, May 7, from 5-7 live music from Biff and the those having difficulties. St. Joseph Parish p.m. Adults $7.50, children (5- Cruisers will be from 8-11 p.m. 226 N. Hill Street 12) $3. Chicken strips for $7.50 Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets Bach Collegium to perform South Bend, IN 46617 and shrimp for $8.50 available. are $10 per person. Fort Wayne — The Fort Wayne Questions may be directed to Fr. John DeRiso, CSC, Bach Collegium will present an Pastor, at (574) 234-3134, ext. 20. Council of Catholic Women holds pot- Celebrating children admission-free concert at the luck dinner Fort Wayne — A celebration of Cathedral of the Immaculate Fort Wayne — The Fort Wayne children will be Friday, April 30, Conception Sunday, May 2, at 7 Deanery Council of Catholic from 3-9 p.m., at St. Henry p.m. The concert will include a Women will have their annual Community Center, 3029 E. cantata by Bach, the 5th potluck dinner Tuesday, April 27, Paulding Rd. Activities include Brandenburg Concerto and the Thru at St. Louis Bescanson. Rosary face painting, games, food and Missa Brevis in A major. The at 3:45 p.m.; Mass at 4 p.m., fol- vendor booths and a moon walk. music will be sung in the lowed by a potluck dinner with Baroque style and accompanied CHRIST meat and drinks provided, and Women’s Day Away planned by expert period-instrument white elephant sale. Speaker will Huntington — Victory Noll musicians. does our comfort TV MASS SCHEDULE FOR MAY abound. 2010 Fort Wayne 10:30 a.m. South Bend 10:30 a.m. Feast Day WISE-TV,Ch.33 WNDU-TV,Ch.16 Fifth Sunday Father Fernando Jimenez Father Robert Dowd,CSC MEMORIAL CHAPEL of Cathedral of Immaculate Notre Dame May 2 Easter Conception, Fort Wayne Since 1913 Mungovan & Sons has always had the time. Fifth Sunday Father Daniel Leeuw Father Tom McNally,CSC of VA Hospital Our Lady of Fatima House 2114 S. Calhoun St. May 9 Easter Fort Wayne Notre Dame Fort Wayne, IN 46802 (260) 744-2114 Ascension Father Derrick Sneyd Father John Vanden of the Immaculate Conception Bossche,CSC May 16 Lord Auburn Notre Dame

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a lot to me what this school was the band room and instilled his of Catechesis, that has brought about.” positive attitude in the band. well-educated religion teachers Tone said in that first year of Now, years later, Dwenger into all the Catholic high schools. TONE teaching history, he probably read boasts two show choirs that have “Bishop D’Arcy has a lot to do CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 60 books on history. “I really pulled some fifth and sixth places with that, and Sister Jane Carew, enjoyed teaching, being with in state, and the school has built and Bishop D’Arcy’s commit- young people, seeing their an arts wing, making tremendous ment to Catholic schools never University graduate, who had dreams and hopes and getting to strides. waivered.” hopes of going to law school, got assist in that!” Tone oversaw the addition of Tone notes that Catholic high a job at Bishop Dwenger teaching Tone kept signing teaching $13 million building campaign school students often get back in history and taking on some contracts and never made it to and renovations that have includ- scholarship money for college coaching duties. Tone quips, as a law school. He eventually took ed a new cafeteria, small gym, what they paid for their high south side Fort Wayne youth, a the job as dean of students, and new library, new lighting in the school education. Last year, Sacred Heart parishioner and a 16 years ago, was made principal building and landscaping. Bishop Dwenger students 1963 Bishop Luers High School of the high school. He strives to keep the school received $9 million in college graduate, he didn’t travel much to Tone’s “yes you can” attitude looking good. The administration scholarships. the north side of town. His wife was felt first by the band students pitches in to clean up the cafete- Tone is very thankful for the had to give him directions to who came to him in his first ria but also expects the students help he received over the years Bishop Dwenger for his 1968 week as principal and complained to do their part. from John Gaughan, former interview. Two days after the that they don’t get respect. He Tone says, “We’re all into this TODAYS CATHOLIC FILE PHOTO Bishop Dwenger principal, and interview, Tone was hired. visited the band room, saw it together” in helping every student Fred Tone will retire at the end of the late Msgr. J. William Lester As he attended 6 a.m. Mass needed some fresh paint. He achieve success and form their this year. who Tone called “the most help- with 100 men and coaches that encouraged the students to faith. And it’s a family environ- ful and sincere person.” very first day as a teacher and respect themselves. They put a ment where everyone takes own- So what advice does Tone coach, Tone recounted, “That said fresh coat of paint on the walls of ership. have for the next principal? Tone says he is very proud of the fine masters’ program in the- “Come in and be your own per- the teaching of the Catholic faith ology, instituted under Bishop son,” he says, “and make sure at Bishop Dwenger, but he credits John M. D’Arcy and the Office you really do care.”

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