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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Catholic advocates are pressing Congress to make the needs of poor and vulnerable people a priority as legislators hammer out a federal spending plan for 2016. The advocates told Catholic News Service (CNS) they want to prevent trillions of dollars in social services spending from disappearing over the next decade as Congress seeks to balance the federal budget and reduce the nation’s growing debt. Their actions unfolded in recent weeks as they learned of Republican plans to remake the way social services such as See related column, Medicaid and food page 4. stamps are funded. A choir representing both English-speaking and French-speaking members of the African Catholic Community adds vibrancy to the African Catholic In meetings with Mass celebrated on March 14 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. (Photo by Victoria Arthur) individual members of Congress, they have stressed that the needs of hungry, homeless and unemployed people must be the country’s Woman’s story, archbishop’s message show how highest priority. “There are millions of people at stake in these decisions,” said Brian Corbin, Church is blessed by African-born Catholics senior vice president for social policy By Victoria Arthur March 14. uncertain future. After an unexpected turn at Catholic Charities USA, which has Special to The Criterion For choir member Kateregga, that song took her from Boston to Bloomington, joined with Catholic Relief Services and held special significance. Throughout her the lifelong Catholic was embraced the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Christine Kateregga’s voice rang out life, especially in the darkest moments, she by the communities of St. Charles (USCCB) in meetings on Capitol Hill. “They in six languages, including her native said the Catholic Church has always walked Borromeo Parish and St. Paul Catholic all have a name and a face and, based on our Luganda, as the processional hymn with her. And her experiences reflect Center. Church members at St. Paul principle of human dignity, that name and filled SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in the kind of personal, culturally sensitive not only made her feel at home, they that face … are important to making issues of Indianapolis with pastoral care that is among the goals literally found her a home with a Nigerian poverty real.” joyful sounds. outlined by the archdiocese at the event. family as she prepared for the birth of Those meetings are in addition to the Drums “I have been through everything,” said her daughter. lobbying efforts of Network, the Catholic and dancing Kateregga, treasurer of the archdiocesan Later, her education and career in social justice lobby; the National Advocacy accompanied the African Catholic Ministry, which hosted the finance brought her to Indianapolis, where Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd; entrance hymn, African Gathering. “If not for the Church, I she has been an active member of several and the Coalition on Human Needs. “We Are Walking don’t know if I could have made it.” parishes. In March 2013, the mother of In a letter to each member of Congress on in the Light of Born and raised in Uganda, Kateregga two lost her son to suicide. Once again, Feb. 27, the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ God,” at the Mass nearly lost her life during the brutal her Church family—both her current Committee on Domestic Justice and Human that opened the regime of Idi Amin in the 1970s, when parish of Holy Spirit and the broader Development and Committee on International African Gathering Christians were harshly persecuted. She African Catholic community—stepped in Justice and Peace, reiterated that a budget hosted by the came to the United States as a college to help her cope. is a moral document and that the needs of Christine Kateregga archdiocese on student in 1982, facing a pregnancy and an See AFRICA, page 2 poor people are utmost despite the economic See CONGRESS, page 3 Visiting homeless shelter, having fun with children are part of speaker’s prep for Spirit of Service Awards Dinner By John Shaughnessy annual Spirit of Service event. will be fun and exciting.” “It’s definitely been a cool experience,” He also views his involvement with In his journey from being a high school Doyle said about his day that included the event as an football player in Indianapolis to becoming visits to Holy Family Shelter and opportunity “to a tight end for his hometown Colts, St. Elizabeth/Coleman, a center that give back” to Jack Doyle has never overlooked the value provides pregnancy and adoption services. the Catholic of extra effort and “When you work directly with people community that preparation. who need extra help, you see the joy in nurtured him and So it’s natural their faces and their thankfulness. It just the Catholic faith that the 24-year-old reminds you how blessed you are.” that guides him. Doyle has followed Doyle is honored that he was asked to “Faith plays a that same approach be the featured speaker at the dinner—a huge role in my as he looks forward role that Colts’ quarterback Andrew Luck life,” said Doyle, to being the featured speaker at the filled last year. the only son of archdiocese’s Spirit of Service Award “Andrew did a great job, so it’s going Jack Doyle John and Nancy Dinner in Indianapolis on April 30. to be tough to follow,” said Doyle, a 2008 Doyle’s four That’s why Doyle spent March 17 graduate of Cathedral High School in children. “They always say, ‘faith, family folding baby clothes, talking with refugees, Indianapolis who grew up in Holy Spirit and football’—in that order. I come from playing soccer with children, and visiting Parish on the city’s east side. “With the such a great, faith-based family growing with families in a homeless shelter—just Holy Spirit and Cathedral connections up on the east side of Indianapolis where some of the efforts of Catholic Charities I have—and our huge family that’s I was blessed by my parents. They didn’t Indianapolis that will benefit from the 17th connected to the Catholic community—it See DOYLE, page 3 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015 AFRICA continued from page 1 This is exactly the kind of pastoral care that Pope Francis has called for at the local level of the Church, according to Franciscan Brother Moises Gutierrez, director of intercultural ministry in the archdiocese and a key planner of the African Gathering. “We want to respond to our call to embrace what Pope Francis calls a ‘culture of encounter,’ in which we welcome, appreciate and walk with every ethnic and cultural community in the archdiocese,” Brother Moises said. “We believe that every one of these communities has a lot to offer the archdiocese, enriching all of us with their religiosity, values, traditions, history and life. Part of our mission is also to help the Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin addresses the Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin celebrates the African Catholic Mass with priests from throughout archdiocese become more aware of the crowd during the African Gathering at the the archdiocese at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral on March 14. At the conclusion of the Mass, the ethnic and cultural diversity present in Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Catholic Center archbishop thanked members of the African Catholic Community for “bringing special beauty, the archdiocese.” in Indianapolis on March 14. “I am Joseph, special joy and special reverence to this liturgy.” Assisting at the Mass was master of ceremonies The African community is itself your brother,” he began, first in English and Loral Tansy, who is standing behind Archbishop Tobin. Priests who concelebrated the liturgy incredibly diverse, as was evident at the then in French, to enthusiastic applause. included, from left, Father Mike Onwuegbuzie, Father Ben Okonkwo, Father Emmanuel Nyong and African Gathering. French-speaking Father John Kamwendo. (Photos by Victoria Arthur) African Catholics and those representing numerous other languages and cultures were present to celebrate what makes them Choir members unique and united at the same time. and individuals “We are united in our diversity,” said representing the Lucky Oseghale, speaking of his native African Catholic Nigeria, the most populous country in Ministry of the Africa and itself home to more than Archdiocese of 500 languages. Oseghale is a member of Indianapolis— St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis. all with ties to Nigeria or This incredible diversity is Sally Stovall, chairperson of the African Catholic Uganda—share both a blessing and a challenge Ministry of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, a light moment for the archdiocese, according to greets two nuns from Nigeria who represent at the African Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin, who the New Evangelization Sisters Community. Gathering on celebrated the African Mass and then Stovall was helping to serve African cuisine March 14. spoke at the dinner that followed at that included rice, fried plantains, vegetables the Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara and chicken at the African Gathering dinner on Catholic Center. The archbishop, who March 14 at the Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara has visited numerous African countries, Catholic Center in Indianapolis. said that while languages and traditions vary widely across the continent, African like “taking a pine tree out of the northern Catholics also share “common values that forest, pulling it up from its roots, and then can enrich the Church in the United States.” planting it on the beach in Puerto Rico. The “African-born Catholics retain a strong pine tree can grow, but it has to change.” Religious communities, consecrated individuals fidelity to the Church,” Archbishop Tobin Similarly, the archbishop said, many invited to Holy Thursday Mass on April 2 at said. “They identify strongly with the of those in attendance that evening also Church’s teaching. Church attendance had been “planted in a different place.” He SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis across the country of African-born said that while they will change in their Religious communities throughout religious communities who are able— Catholics is higher than that of new environment, they also must maintain the Archdiocese of Indianapolis will as well as all consecrated individuals American-born Catholics.” and reflect the unique beauty of their be celebrating the Mass of the Lord’s who live in the archdiocese—to the However, he also noted that the native cultures. Supper on Thursday, April 2. Mass of the Lord’s Supper that he participation of African Catholics in parish “This is where you are called to be In honor of the Year of Consecrated will celebrate at 7 p.m. on Thursday, life is generally limited to attendance at now—to prosper, to flourish,” he said. “We Life, Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin April 2, at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Mass. This indicates that there is more will be deeply enriched by your gifts and is also inviting members of those 1347 N. Meridian St., in Indianapolis. † work to do—both for Church leaders talents, which ultimately benefit all and give and the African faithful. The African glory to God.” Gathering was designed not only as a The archbishop’s presence and message social event, but as the starting point resonated deeply with Kateregga, who wants for developing a pastoral plan for the more African Catholics in the archdiocese Pope Francis’ prayer intentions for April African Catholic community. to experience the kind of support and Archbishop Tobin said that creating connection she has known since coming to more diversity in the archdiocesan offices Indiana three decades ago. • Universal: Creation—That people may learn to respect and promoting intercultural awareness “We want to be more proactive,” she said creation and care for it as a gift of God. were among the responsibilities of of the African Catholic Ministry, which has • Evangelization: Persecuted Christians—That the archdiocese. He also called on been in existence for 11 years. “We want the persecuted Christians may feel the consoling presence of those gathered to reflect on what their parishes to feel our presence. the Risen Lord and the solidarity of all the Church. responsibilities might be. “I love being a Catholic. No matter where The archbishop shared an experience I am in the world, I always feel at home.” (To see Pope Francis’ monthly intentions, go to from early in his priesthood, when he was www.ewtn.com/faith/papalPrayer.htm.) † assigned to an Hispanic parish. A priest (Victoria Arthur is a freelance writer from Spain remarked that for the newly and a member of St. Malachy Parish in ordained Father Tobin, the move was Brownsburg.) †

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Meridian St. • Indianapolis, IN 46202-2367 The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015 Page 3 CONGRESS continued from page 1 pressures posed by “future unsustainable deficits.” The federal budget “cannot rely on disproportionate cuts in essential services to poor persons,” wrote Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami and Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, N.M. “It requires shared sacrifice by all, including raising adequate revenues, eliminating unnecessary military and other spending, and addressing the long-term costs of health insurance and retirement programs fairly.” As the bishops’ letter was circulating, Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, and Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, chairmen of Congress’ respective budget committees, were crafting spending plans that called for balancing the federal budget within a decade with the goal of tackling the country’s $18 trillion debt. The House budget, called “A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America,” cuts nearly $5.5 trillion in spending from current projections over the next decade. Specific spending reductions include Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program ($913 billion); Medicare ($148 billion); food stamps ($140 billion); housing, nutrition, job training, elderly services and other discretionary programs ($759 billion); and the repeal of the Mack Donohue, who has been homeless since 2008, carries his belongings into a shelter in Boston on Feb. 27. Catholic advocates are Affordable Care Act (ACA, $2.1 trillion). pushing Congress for a budget that protects poor people. (CNS photo/Brian Snyder, Reuters) In addition, both budgets call for increases in military spending over the decade while immediately adding tens of class and particularly bad for those struggling at the and hurt people along the way,” he told CNS. billions of dollars to Overseas Contingency Operations for margins. They’re making it impossible for them to survive In calling for repeal of the ACA, Price offered no the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. and work,” Sister Marge said. alternative for people who have enrolled in health insurance The Senate plan was less specific, but identified only Sister Richelle called the House budget “morally plans under the law. The White House said on March 16 nonmilitary programs for reductions. bankrupt.” that 16.4 million people have joined health insurance roles In a video posted on YouTube, Price explained that “Rather than strengthening America for all who are since 2010. his plan would lead to gradually smaller deficits and is currently being left behind, if elements of the budget were The two chambers were expected to settle on designed to let state legislators determine social services to become law it would be devastating to those vulnerable a final budget bill by April 15. After that, specific spending levels. people,” she said. funding amounts will be debated in the respective Former House budget committee chairman Paul Ryan, She added that the House budget did not include making appropriations committee. R-Wisconsin, used similar language in calling for block permanent key provisions of two tax credits benefitting It’s unlikely that President Barack Obama would sign grants for states to fund Medicaid and food stamps, known low- and moderate-income families which expire in 2018, any budget bill that repeals the ACA, his signature piece as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. but that it called for tax cuts for high-income earners. of legislation. Using block grants to fund social services concerns Lawrence Couch, director of the National Advocacy For the record, Obama submitted a budget to Congress the advocates. Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, is specifically in February. It seeks broader spending overall with no Presentation Sister Richelle Friedman, director of focusing on the tax credits. With the budgets now public, balanced budget during the next 10 years. Obama proposed public policy at the Coalition on Human Needs, and Couch said he also planned to alert center partners to investing $478 billion over six years in the country’s Sister Marge Clark, a domestic issues lobbyist at Network, contact members of Congress urging protection of vital infrastructure, paying for it by changing how inherited said the needs of poor and vulnerable people were being safety net programs. wealth is taxed. He also proposed paying for two years pushed aside in the budget plans. As the appropriations process advances this summer, of community college for all U.S. citizens with funds “We really knew it was going to be bad, but we Corbin at Catholic Charities USA said the agency would coming from a one-time 14 percent tax on corporate wealth had not thought it would be this bad,” Sister Marge, a continue to urge Congress to examine social service repatriated from overseas. It also called for lifting caps on Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, told CNS. programs that lift people out of poverty. Pentagon and social service spending established by the “We’re really frustrated because the House leadership is “The thing we really are concerned about is that there is sequestration law meant to reduce the federal deficit. talking about doing good things for the middle class, and a need for us to have a conversation in this country about Congressional Republicans said they would not consider yet everything we see them doing is bad for the middle what works and what doesn’t work, and not just stop short the plan.†

it than the people I’m helping.” model of volunteerism. He has volunteered in our Doyle has visited children at Riley Hospital for Catholic Charities programs, and with many other DOYLE Children in Indianapolis. He also enjoys visiting schools worthwhile charitable organizations.” continued from page 1 and telling the students how he was once one of them. As Catholic Charities Indianapolis has strived to improve make all the money in the world, but they fought to send much fun as those visits are, one was also humbling. the community of central Indiana by serving poor and me to a Catholic school. “I have a couple of aunts who teach,” he recalled vulnerable people for more than 90 years, Bethuram “That’s something I’ve always appreciated. It’s a with a grin. “At one of my aunts’ school, I played, ‘Are noted. The agency provides services in crisis relief, great thing to go into a Catholic school where you have you smarter than a fourth-grader?’ with them. They had shelter, eldercare, counseling, refugee and immigration religion class every day. You carry it with you. Service questions for me. They definitely beat me up on that.” services, pregnancy and adoption services, and individual fits into that. It’s great to be able to give back. I’m not He also smiled as he played soccer with Ahmed Talib, and family support. saying I do it as much as I should, but when I get the 15, and Mohammed Talib, 11, who came to the United “Our event is a great opportunity for us to tell the opportunity, it’s fun. I always seem to get more joy out of States in 2010 with their parents as refugees from Iraq. story of the transforming impact that Catholic Charities Still, Doyle flashed his best smile when he talked makes in our community for children, youth, families and about getting married in June to Casie Williford, his adults,” Bethuram said. college sweetheart from Western Kentucky University, Catholic Charities Indianapolis served more than where he graduated in 2013. 62,000 people during the past year, regardless of their “We both come from big families,” he said. “It will be religious affiliation or ethnic background. a big celebration.” “Funding from Spirit of Service supports our So will the Spirit of Service Awards Dinner, programs that lead people to a more independent life,” according to David Bethuram, agency director for Bethuram said. “Catholic Charities not only provides for Catholic Charities Indianapolis. Bethuram is excited to the physical well-being of our neighbors, but gives them have Doyle as the featured speaker. something real, something tangible that they can pass “He grew up and lives in Indianapolis, and he along: the beauty of a life that rejoices in Christ’s work understands the community and the volunteer spirit and will never be overwhelmed.” † in our city,” Bethuram said. “He is a great role

Tickets now available for annual Spirit of Service Awards Dinner at Indiana Roof Ballroom on April 30 Indianapolis Colts’ tight end Jack Doyle will be the Dinner supports our programs that lead people to a featured speaker at the 17th annual Spirit of Service more independent life,” said David Bethuram, agency Awards Dinner in Indianapolis on April 30. director for Catholic Charities Indianapolis. “Often it The dinner will benefit and celebrate the efforts starts with direct services that lead to other programs of Catholic Charities Indianapolis to help people in to help stabilize families and individuals. We are need. It’s also an opportunity for business, community always grateful to our donors whose gifts help their and social services leaders to support Catholic neighbors succeed.” Charities as it continues to improve the community of central Indiana by providing services to the poor (Reservations for the Spirit of Service Awards and vulnerable. Dinner can be made online at www.archindy.org/cc/ The event at the Indiana Roof Ballroom begins with indianapolis/spirit.html. For more information about Indianapolis Colts’ tight end Jack Doyle reads a book to children a reception at 5:30 p.m., and dinner is at 6:30 p.m. the event, call Valerie Sperka at 317-592-4072 or send during a visit to the Holy Family Shelter in Indianapolis on “Funding from the Spirit of Service Awards an e-mail to her at [email protected].) † March 17. (Submitted photo) Page 4 The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015

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Reflection/Joan Hess Understanding rural poverty (Editor’s note: Indiana’s bishops earlier distances, and often come with a higher this month issued a pastoral letter on than average per capita cost due to lower Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 poverty. This column continues discussing population density. Most Rev. Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Publisher Mike Krokos, Editor the challenges the poor face in our state.) Rural children are not only more Greg A. Otolski, Associate Publisher John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus likely to be poor, they are more likely to The faces of rural poverty, on the be living in deep poverty, with family surface, seem no different from those in incomes less than 50 percent of the urban landscapes. poverty threshold. The official federal Editorial Hungry children, poverty rate is a “bright line” threshold. lonely elderly, It does not differentiate between levels despondent adults. of poverty. A more in-depth Rural workers tend to be employed in look at what smaller establishments, occupations and brought them to industries that offer fewer family-friendly and keeps them in policies. Education is a strong predictor poverty may tell a of access to family-friendly policies in different story. the workplace. Three major More than 80 percent of rural mothers issues—while without a high school degree work in jobs not the only ones—immediately that do not provide access to training. come to mind when considering rural More than 50 percent work in jobs that poverty: transportation, employment and do not provide dental insurance, parental health care. leave and paid sick days. Mothers at the It is extremely important for social bottom of the educational distribution— service providers and advocates to both rural and urban—not only work for understand that often poor people cannot low wages, but also have less access to readily benefit from services or programs important family-friendly benefits. because they are not easily accessible. Rural work is more likely to be seasonal In rural areas, public transportation is and/or temporary, and many rural labor rare, if not non-existent. If public transit markets are dominated by one employer. exists, there are not regularly scheduled Lower earnings for rural workers and routes and access must be reserved in higher poverty rates for their children do advance—sometimes up to a week. not stem from a lack of work ethic. If geographic inequalities in access Among families with just one worker, Pope Francis holds woven palm fronds as he arrives in procession to celebrate Palm Sunday to social service providers are dramatic family poverty in rural areas is higher: Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 13, 2014. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) or persistent, one might infer that poor 19 percent for rural families compared to families living in rural areas may find it 15 percent for urban families. harder to achieve greater well-being than Underemployment—working less than From joy to sadness on Palm Sunday those living in urban areas. full time—is more prevalent among rural We know this coming Sunday as jubilation and welcome. They continued, In addition, persistently poor rural workers. According to the Bureau of Labor Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday, “Blessed is he who comes in the name areas typically enjoy fewer public Statistics, 19 percent of rural workers were the two words signifying the wide of the Lord,” from Psalm 118:26, Luke’s and philanthropic resources to devote underemployed compared to 15 percent of spread of emotions we Christians feel Gospel substituting the title “king” for to services for poor populations than urban workers. on that day. We go from the joy of the word “he.” urban areas. On average, rural residents spend a waving palm branches as we enter our The Apostles were rejoicing, but Jesus For example, scholars have noted larger proportion of their income on health churches to the sadness that is caused knew that he wasn’t entering Jerusalem that the tax revenue and philanthropic care than Americans living in metropolitan by the reading of the Passion of Christ to receive the honors of earthly kings. base necessary to fund adequate child areas. The rise in health care costs in a short time later. He knew that he was entering to receive care programs, job training services, recent years has only made the disparity Jesus had been on his way to a crown of thorns and a purple robe to comprehensive needs assessments, and worse. This means fewer rural families can Jerusalem where, he continually told mock him. This jubilation would last for other social services are not great enough. afford the health care they need. his Apostles, he would be crucified. less than a week. He would be crucified The few services that are offered often Rural counties tend to have fewer The night before his entry into five days later. require individuals to commute great See HESS, page 16 Jerusalem, Jesus and his Apostles The procession into Jerusalem had stayed in Bethany where Lazarus, its desired effect. It made the Jewish Making Sense of Bioethics/Fr. Tad Pacholczyk whom he had raised from the dead, officials, who were so afraid of the and Lazarus’ sisters Martha and Mary, Roman occupiers, determined to get rid gave a dinner for him. During the of this troublemaker before the Romans Undoing a chemical abortion dinner, Mary anointed Jesus’ feet, clamped down on the Jews. much to the chagrin of Judas. So Jesus entered Jerusalem in order In 1978, Charles E. Rice, a former sometimes possible to reverse a chemical The Gospels tell us that the people to die on the cross for our salvation professor of law at Notre Dame Law abortion if a woman comes to regret her learned that Jesus was there, and they because that’s how his Father in heaven School, made decision soon after taking the abortion pill. wanted to see him because he had determined that it would be done. In this prediction in Carrying out a chemical abortion raised Lazarus from the dead. So Jesus John’s Gospel, in the same chapter as his book Beyond actually requires two different pills to be made the entry into Jerusalem that we the entry into Jerusalem, Jesus said, Abortion: The taken sequentially. RU-486 is administered celebrate on Palm Sunday. “I am troubled now. Yet what should I Theory and prior to reaching the 10th week of He did not go as a conquering hero, say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? Practice: pregnancy, and about two days later, a though, riding a horse. Rather, he But it was for this purpose that I came “The abortion of hormone called misoprostol is given that fulfilled the prophecy of the prophet to this hour. Father, glorify your name” the future will be causes contractions and expels the unborn Zechariah who proclaimed, “Rejoice (Jn 12:27). by pill, suppository child. Reversal may be possible when the heartily, O daughter Zion, shout for Therefore, in its liturgy, the Church or some other second pill has not yet been taken. joy, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your rather quickly switches from the joy of do-it-yourself RU-486 itself is often described as king shall come to you; a just savior Palm Sunday to the sadness of Passion method. At that a “progesterone antagonist” or as an is he, meek, and riding on an ass, on a Sunday. This year the passion reading point, the killing of a baby will be wholly “antiprogesterone.” These names indicate colt, the foal of an ass” (Zec 9:9). An is from the Gospel according to Mark, elective and private. We have, finally, the extent of its hostility toward the vital ass’ colt is a symbol of peace. the first of the Gospels (John’s version is caught up with the pagan Romans who hormone, progesterone. The people were rejoicing. The read on Good Friday). endowed the father, the pater familias, with What this means is that RU-486 blocks procession began at Bethphage, at the We have used the words “joy” and the right to kill his child at his discretion. progesterone, a hormone needed to build top of the Mount of Olives, 300 feet “sadness” in this editorial. However, We give that right to the mother. But it is and maintain the uterine wall during above the city of Jerusalem. Today Pope Francis continually teaches us that all the same to the victim.” pregnancy. Thus, RU-486 can either the Dome of the Rock dominates the Christians should never be sad, that we His prediction was prescient, given prevent a developing human embryo from view, but then it was the magnificent must retain our joy because Christ is that “chemical abortions” are now widely implanting in the uterus, or it can kill an Temple, reconstructed and enlarged always in our midst, even when our life’s available in the form of the French abortion implanted embryo by essentially starving by King Herod the Great. There, too, journey comes up against problems and pill, RU-486. The abortion pill has been her or him to death. was Herod’s Upper Palace with three obstacles. available in the U.S. since 2000. The reversal technique relies on using enormous towers, and the palace of If we can’t be sad, though, we can feel By 2008, approximately 25 percent of progesterone itself to counteract the effects the Hasmoneans, now serving as the empathy with Jesus as he underwent his abortions prior to nine weeks relied on of the abortion pill. In a study published Praetorium. horrible scourging, crowning with thorns, RU-486, also known as mifepristone. A in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy in As Jesus and the Apostles the way of the cross up to Calvary, and 2010 scientific review on RU-486 noted December 2012, successful reversal was descended the Mount of Olives, the his cruel crucifixion. that chemical abortion “has been used reported for four of six women who took people spread their cloaks on the As Christians, let that empathy be our successfully in the medical termination RU-486. These women were able to carry road and cut olive branches from the goal this coming Holy Week, so that we of pregnancy for over 25 years, and the their pregnancies to term after receiving trees (John’s Gospel says they were may be ready to rejoice with Christ in his method is registered in 35 countries.” an intramuscular injection of progesterone. palms) and strew them on the road. resurrection. In recent years, there has been a small Since 2012, dozens of other women have They shouted “Hosanna,” a word that but important glimmer of light piercing successfully reversed their chemical had come to be an acclamation of —John F. Fink through this dark backdrop of widespread abortions. Thus far, no side effects or RU-486 utilization, namely, that it is See PACHOLCZYK, page 16 The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015 Page 5

Archbishop/Arzobispo Joseph W. Tobin

Rejoice in the Lord

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Following Jesus on the Via Dolorosa, the only way to Easter or the past five weeks, I have been composed by St. Alphonsus Liguori, The prayers of St. Alphonsus in our hearts unless we first open them reflecting on the season of Lent the founder of my religious order, Liguori made the experience of Christ’s to God and to all of humanity, especially Fusing images from my recent trip the Congregation of the Most Holy crucifixion very personal for us. “It the poor and vulnerable members of our to the Holy Land and the 2015 Lenten Redeemer (Redemptorists). The heartfelt was not Pilate, no, it was my sins that society. The Stations of the Cross are message of Pope Francis. prayers of St. Alphonsus, combined with condemned you to die,” we prayed. And, not a purely private devotion; they are One of the great blessings of the the fact that we were following the Lord’s “I kiss the stone that enclosed you. But intended to help us open our eyes, our pilgrimage that 51 of us made to via dolorosa (his way of sorrow), had a you rose again on the third day. I beseech hands and our hearts, not close them, the Holy Land last month was the very powerful effect on me and, I believe, you by your resurrection, make me rise to the great suffering that Jesus freely opportunity to pray the Stations of the my fellow pilgrims. gloriously with you on the last day, to accepted as an expiation for the sins of all Cross. This traditional Lenten devotion The streets of the Old City that make be always united with you in heaven to and as a means of liberating all humanity took on a special meaning for me there up the Via Dolorosa contain hundreds of praise you and love you forever.” from the oppression of sin and death. for two reasons. shops, cafes and other places of business. The Stations of the Cross are a “Grant that I may love you always,” First, we were able to pray at the As we processed through these streets particularly powerful Lenten devotion we prayed at each station, “and then do 14 stations that are located on the singing (“Jesus, remember me …”) and because they make it possible for us with me what you will.” St. Alphonsus’ Via Dolorosa in the section of Jerusalem praying (“We praise you, O Lord, and to participate in the experience of the words summarize powerfully the known as the Old City. Following these we bless you …”), we were surrounded Lord’s passion and death in a personal experience of Jesus and the vocation stations allowed us to follow in the by “business as usual.” way. This is the road (the only one!) of his disciples: We are called to love footsteps of Jesus, literally, as he carried Occasionally, a shopkeeper would that leads to Easter. If our observance of selflessly, and to submit to the will of his cross from the place where he was attempt to sell us something. Once or Lent brings us closer to the experience God come what may. condemned by Pilate (first station) twice, we were scolded—even spit at— of Christ’s suffering—undertaken for our As we prepare for the Easter Triduum to the hill on which he was crucified for reasons we can only guess. sake, and for all our sisters and brothers and the season of joy that follows it, let’s (12th station) and then laid to rest in the Jesus received similar treatment (only everywhere—then we can be confident open our hearts to the suffering of those tomb (14th station). much, much worse) as he carried his that the joy of Easter will also be ours. around us. Let’s pray that the passion and The second reason that this was a cross through the narrow streets and Of course, as Pope Francis death of our Lord will guide us safely special moment for me was because outskirts of Jerusalem on his way to the admonishes us in his Lenten message through our own sorrows to the ecstasy of the prayers we said that day were Skull Place (Golgotha). this year, closeness to Jesus cannot live Easter joy. †

Seguir a Jesús por la Vía Dolorosa es la única forma de arribar a la Pascua urante las últimas cinco semanas Ligorio, el fundador de mi orden de la crucifixión de Cristo fuera algo especialmente a los integrantes pobres he estado reflexionando sobre religiosa, la Congregación del Santísimo muy personal para nosotros. “No fue y vulnerables de nuestra sociedad. Del tiempo de la Cuaresma Redentor (Redentoristas). Las sentidas Pilatos, no, sino mis pecados los que Las estaciones del viacrucis no son empleando imágenes de mi viaje oraciones de San Alfonso, aunadas al te condenaron a la muerte,” rezamos. meramente una devoción privada, sino reciente a Tierra Santa y el mensaje del hecho de que estábamos surcando la Y, “Besé la roca que te sepultó. Pero que tienen como fin ayudar a abrirnos papa Francisco para la Cuaresma de via dolorosa (el camino del dolor) de tú te levantaste al tercer día. Por tu los ojos, las manos y los corazones—no 2015. Nuestro Señor, surtieron un poderoso resurrección, te suplico que me levantes a cerrarlos—al enorme sufrimiento que Una de las grandes bendiciones de efecto en mí y creo que también en mis gloriosamente contigo en el día final, Jesús aceptó libremente para expiar los la peregrinación a Tierra Santa que compañeros de peregrinación. para estar siempre unido a ti en el cielo, pecados de todos y como una forma realizamos un grupo compuesto por Las calles de la Ciudad Vieja que para alabarte y amarte por siempre.” para liberar a toda la humanidad de la 51 personas el mes pasado, fue la componen la Vía Dolorosa están Las estaciones del viacrucis opresión del pecado y de la muerte. oportunidad de rezar las estaciones del bordeadas de cientos de tiendas, cafés constituyen una devoción cuaresmal “Concédeme amarte siempre,” viacrucis. Esta devoción tradicional y otros establecimientos comerciales. especialmente poderosa, ya que a rezamos en cada estación “y cumple en del tiempo de la Cuaresma tuvo para A medida que seguíamos nuestra través de ellas podemos participar en la mí tu voluntad.” Las palabras de San mí un significado especial, por dos procesión por estas calles cantando experiencia de la pasión y muerte del Alfonso resumen de una forma muy motivos: primero, pudimos rezar en las (“Jesús, recuérdame…”) y rezando Señor, de una forma personal. Ese es poderosa la experiencia de Jesús y la 14 estaciones ubicadas a lo largo de la (“Te alabamos, oh señor, y te el camino (¡el único!) que conduce a vocación de sus discípulos: estamos Vía Dolorosa, en la sección de Jerusalén bendecimos…”), nos veíamos rodeados la Pascua. Si la observancia del tiempo llamados a amar con desapego y a conocida como la Ciudad Vieja. Al de la cotidianidad de la vida. de la Cuaresma nos acerca más a la someternos a la voluntad de lo que Dios recorrer estas estaciones pudimos seguir En ocasiones, los tenderos intentaban experiencia del sufrimiento de Cristo, ha dispuesto para nosotros. los pasos de Jesús—en sentido literal— vendernos algo. Una o dos veces, nos que asumió por nuestro bien y por el de Mientras nos preparamos para el mientras arrastraba su cruz desde el reprocharon, e incluso nos escupieron, todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas triduo Pascual y para la época de alegría lugar donde fue condenado por Pilatos por razones que desconocemos. del mundo, podemos tener la plena que le sigue, abramos nuestros corazones (la primera estación) hasta la colina en Jesús fue tratado de un modo similar confianza de que la alegría de la Pascua al sufrimiento de quienes nos rodean. la cual fue crucificado (la 12a estación) (aunque mucho, mucho peor) mientras también nos embargará. Recemos para que la pasión y muerte de y al lugar donde posteriormente yació en cargaba su cruz por las estrechas calles Por supuesto, tal como nos lo nuestro Señor nos guíe de forma segura el sepulcro (14ª estación). y suburbios de Jerusalén en su camino recuerda el papa Francisco en su a través de nuestros propios sufrimientos La segunda razón por la que este al “lugar del cráneo” (el Gólgota o mensaje para la Cuaresma de este año, hasta el éxtasis de la alegría de la fue un momento especial para mí, fue Calvario). nuestros corazones no pueden estar Pascua. † porque las plegarias que elevamos ese Las oraciones de San Alfonso cerca de Jesús a menos que primero los día fueron compuestas por San Alfonso Ligorio hicieron que la experiencia abramos a Dios y a toda la humanidad, Traducido por: Daniela Guanipa Page 6 The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015

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March 27 [email protected]. raffle ticket for $25 or dinner Mass, Exposition of the Information: 317-683-3814 or April 11 for family $40 (no raffle Blessed Sacrament, rosary, [email protected]. St. Joan of Arc Church, March 27-29 St. Roch Parish, Family Life 4217 N. Central Avenue, tickets), 6 p.m. Information: confession, meditation, 8 a.m. Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat— April 6-May 11 Center, 3603 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Rosary, www.saintmarysindy.org Information: 765-647-5462. Post Abortion Healing. St. Mary Education Center, Indianapolis. Single Seniors Mass, Stations of the (Events) or 317-637-3983. Information or registration: 208 S. East St., Greensburg. meeting, 1 p.m., age 50 Cross, Benediction, Helpers of God’s Precious 317-452-0054. Seasons of Hope, six-week and over. Information: 6 p.m., Mass, 6:30 p.m. Most Holy Name of Jesus Infants Prayer Vigil, daytime support group for the 317-784-4207. Information: 317-283-5508 or March 28 Parish, 89 N. 17th St., Terre Haute. 7:30 a.m. Mass Beech Grove. Altar Society at the Carmelite Monastery at bereaved, 11 a.m. Information: [email protected]. Marian University, Evans annual spring rummage sale, 59 Allendale, 9:25 a.m. parking Mona Lime at 317-371-8993 April 12 Center, 3200 Cold Spring Road, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Information: on Ohio Blvd., 9:30 a.m. or [email protected], or Sheila St. Michael the Archangel St. Lawrence Parish, Indianapolis. Eco-Prayer 317-784-6860. assemble on sidewalk in front Hussey at 812-663-8427. Church, 3354 W. 30th St., Fr. Conen Hall, 6944 E. breakfast, “Stewardship of of Planned Parenthood at 30 S. Indianapolis. Mass in French, 46th St., Indianapolis. Fish fry, Creation,” Archbishop Joseph April 1 3rd St. for prayers, 10 a.m. April 8 1 p.m. Information: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Information: Tobin, presenter, 8-10 a.m., Archbishop O’Meara Catholic travel to St. Patrick Adoration SS. Francis and Clare of 317-523-4193 or 317-546-4065. displays open, 8 a.m., program, Center, 1400 N. Meridian St., Chapel at 1807 Poplar St. Assisi Parish, 5901 Olive [email protected]. 8:30 a.m., breakfast following Indianapolis. Solo Seniors, for Divine Mercy Chaplet, Branch Road, Greenwood. St. Paul Hermitage, 501 N. program, $16 per person, Catholic, educational, Archdiocesan Vocations completed around 10:30 a.m. St. Therese of the Infant Jesus 17th Ave., Beech Grove. pre-registration due March 14. charitable and social singles, Office and SS. Francis Ave Maria Guild, rummage Registration: www.staindy.org/ 50 and over, single, separated, (Little Flower) Church, 4720 E. Eastern Lanes, 825 Eastern and Clare of Assisi sale, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. church/eco-prayer-breakfast. widowed or divorced. New 13th St., Indianapolis. Class Blvd., Clarksville. New Albany Parish, “Called By Information: 317-888-7625 or members welcome. 6:30 p.m. of ’63 monthly gathering, Deanery Catholic Youth Name Women’s Dinner,” [email protected]. St. John the Evangelist Information: 317-243-0777. Ministries, Bowl-A-Thon, women 14 years and older, 6 p.m. Mass, optional dinner Church, 126 W. Georgia St., 1 p.m., proceeds to help Archbishop Joseph Tobin, afterward. Information: Our Lord Jesus Christ Indianapolis. Faithful Citizens April 3 St. Jude Parish, missions and local charities. presenter, Mass, 6 p.m., dinner 317-408-6396. the King Church, 833 S. Rosary procession, Mass, 5353 McFarland Road, Information: 812-923-8355 or and presentation, 6:45 p.m. Triangle Road, Paoli. Stations 12:10 p.m., procession Indianapolis. Boy Scout nadyouth.org. Information: 317-236-1490 or St. Gabriel Parish, 232 W. of the Cross, 4:30 p.m. following Mass. Information: Troop 51, fish fry, 5-7:30 p.m. [email protected]. Ninth St., Connersville. Office Information: 812-936-4568 or faithful.citizens2016@ Information: 317-919-3780 or April 6 ChristtheKing1948@ of Pro-Life and Family gmail.com. [email protected]. Murphy’s@Flynns, April 9 gmail.com. 5198 Allisonville Road, St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, Life, six-week program, Knights of Columbus, 1305 N. April 4 Indianapolis. SS. Peter and Cenacle (house on parish “Divorce and Beyond,” for All Saints Parish, St. Martin Delaware St., Indianapolis. St. Michael the Archangel Paul Cathedral Grade grounds), Indianapolis. Hope separated and divorced, $30 campus, 8044 Yorkridge Road, St. Mary Parish Reverse Church, 145 St. Michael Blvd., School class of 1954 reunion, and Healing Survivors of per person, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Yorkville. Fish fry, 4:30-7 p.m. Raffle, dinner, live and Brookville. First Saturday 1 p.m., $15 per person, Suicide support group, 7 p.m. Information: 317-236-1586 or Information: 812-576-4302 or silent auctions, dinner and Devotional Prayer Group, reservations due March 15. Information: 317-851-8344. [email protected].

Retreats and Programs Priests retreat, “Beyond the Cloister: Bread for the World conference Benedictine Principles in the Life of a April 10-12 Parish Priest,” Benedictine Father Vincent set for April 11 in Indianapolis Mount Saint Francis Retreat Center, Tobin, presenter, $425 for single. Information: 812-357-6585 or [email protected]. Bread for the World, a Washington- Programs, Healthy Meals in School— 101 Mt. St. Francis Drive, Mt. St. Francis. based ecumenical organization urging Can we Do Better, Good Nutrition Vocation “Come and See” retreat. April 14 national leaders to end hunger at home for Mom and Baby through WIC Information: 812-923-8817 or Benedict Inn Conference and Retreat and abroad, will host a “Voices Uniting [Women, Infants and Children], www.mountsaintfrancis.org. Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech to Feed Our Children” conference at School’s Out—What’s for Lunch, and Grove. “Vatican II’s Constitution on the Northminster Presbyterian Church, Church Voices Uniting. Mount Saint Francis Retreat Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium),” 1660 Kessler Blvd. E. Drive, in The cost is $20 for registration session one of four, Benedictine Father Center, 101 Mt. St. Francis Drive, Indianapolis from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. by April 8, and $25 for registration Mt. St. Francis. Matthias Neuman, facilitator, 7-8:30 p.m., $15 Second Half of Life Retreat on April 11. on April 9-11. The fee includes a for Women. Information: 812-923-8817 or per session. Information: 317-788-7581 or www.mountsaintfrancis.org. www.benedictinn.org. Sen. Joe Donnelly, a member continental breakfast and lunch. of the Senate Committee on Registration is available online April 13-17 (For a complete list of retreats as Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, by logging on to Eventbrite.com/ Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and reported to The Criterion, log on to and Christine Meléndez Ashley, senior event/16060459266. Walk-ins are also Retreat Center, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. www.archindy.org/retreats.) domestic policy analyst for Bread for welcome. the World, will speak at the event. For questions or more The event will also offer workshops information, contact Roger Howard Sisters of Providence announce services for on the following topics: Strengthening at 317-431-5071 or by e-mail at Holy Week at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Our National Child Nutrition [email protected]. †

The Sisters of Providence at daily Masses, 11:30 a.m. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have • April 2—Holy Thursday Mass of the announced their schedule of Masses Lord’s Supper, 4 p.m. and services for Holy Week. All Masses • April 3—Good Friday service, 3 p.m. and services are open to the public • April 4—Easter Vigil, 7 p.m. and will take place in the Church of • April 5—Easter Sunday Mass, the Immaculate Conception on the 11 a.m. grounds of the Sisters of Providence In addition, an Easter brunch will motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the- be available at O’Shaughnessy Dining Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Room at the Providence Spirituality and The schedule is as follows: Conference Center from 10:30 a.m. to • March 29—Palm Sunday Mass, 2 p.m. on April 5. 11 a.m. For more information and • March 29—Vespers, 4:30 p.m. cost for the brunch, log on to • March 30-April 1—Holy Week www.SistersofProvidence.org. †

St. Thomas Aquinas seeks funds to repair church roof, school building at Haitian sister parish St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in The cracks that developed following the Indianapolis is seeking support for 2010 earthquake finally became fissures two major projects for their twinning and crevices, which have caused the walls sister parish, St. Jeanne-Marie Vianney and roof of the building to collapse. Parish in Belle-Riviere in Haiti, with The estimated costs of the whom the local parish has had a two projects is $79,000. relationship for 25 years. Although there is a campaign at The 50-year-old tin roof of the Haitian St. Thomas Aquinas Parish to raise church has major holes. According to the funds, the parish’s Haiti Committee finds Guild officers St. Thomas Aquinas Haiti Committee, itself in a position of having to ask for if the problem is not fixed, it will assistance from outside the parish. Officers and board of director members of the Ave Maria Guild of St. Paul Hermitage in create serious structural problems for Anyone wanting to help financially Beech Grove smile during their installation on Dec. 9. The guild supports the Sisters of the church. with these two projects in Haiti St. Benedict and the St. Paul Hermitage staff in making the lives of the residents of the elder The second project calls for the should send a check to STA Haiti care home more meaningful. The officers are sergeant at arms pro tem Hermine Konerman, replacement of the building that has Fund, 4625 N. Kenwood Ave., left, sergeant at arms Betty Price, assistant to the treasurer Josephine Cadwallader, treasurer been used for the parish’s three-year Indianapolis, IN 46208 or make an Mary Catherine Menonna, corresponding secretary Vicki Spicuzza, recording secretary pre-school/kindergarten program, which online donation to the Haiti Fund at Flora Boehm, vice president Linda Augenstein and president Emily Gutzwiller Vance. serves 98 students and four teachers. staindy.weshareonline.org/. † (Submitted photo) The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015 Page 7 Bill to clarify chemical abortion, RU-486 regulation advances

By Brigid Curtis Ayer A bill to clarify the law regulating ‘We do support the bill. The Catholic Conference affirms that chemical abortion cleared another hurdle when it all human life has dignity and value. The Church opposes passed abortion on principle and recognizes it as an evil.’ a House panel by a 10-3 vote on March 17. —Glenn Tebbe, executive director of the Senate Bill 546, authored by Sen. Mark Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) Messmer, R-Jasper, provides clarification to a current law regulating chemical abortion, which was ruled unconstitutional. The legislation The bill removes the language of physician’s Conference believes the state is fulfilling its after pill. enacted in 2013, office and changes it to a broader definition responsibility to promote the common good Under the bill, in order for a woman aimed primarily at of health care providers. Health care in this bill, and we consider it to be positive to have a chemical abortion, a doctor the use of RU-486, providers that are involved in less than five public policy.” will have to assess the gestational age of would require health chemical abortions per year are exempt from Lindsey Craig, director of Family Policy the baby in order to determine if it is an providers who the provisions of the bill. for the governor’s office, said, “I’m here to appropriate use. Additionally, the doctor provide RU-486 Messmer said that if Senate Bill 546 express my support of the bill. It has really will have to rule out an ectopic pregnancy, to meet the same passes, the solicitor general will file a been a team effort with the governor’s including serious side effects, including requirements as motion and ask the district court to lift office, the department of health, legislators death, if RU-486 is used. surgical abortion its injunction precluding state officials to and the attorney general.” RU-486 is a regimen of drugs starting Sen. Mark Messmer facilities. The enforce the physical plant requirements. Justin McAdam, general counsel for with an artificial steroid that blocks changes to the law “We feel the carefully crafted Indiana Right to Life, said, “We support progesterone, which is a hormone that are expected to make the 2013 legislation changes set up in Senate Bill 546 when this bill. We think it’s a good bill and a is needed to continue a pregnancy. After constitutional, and will allow the law applied uniformly will accomplish this,” good approach to fixing the definitional two days, another drug is given to induce regulating chemical abortion providers to Messmer said. issues and the constitutional issues raised contractions to help expel the embryo. take effect. Glenn Tebbe, executive director of the by the Court in this lawsuit.” According to Dr. Hans Geisler, a Messmer, who presented his bill to the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC), who If Senate Bill 546 is enacted, and retired oncologist and gynecologist and House panel, said Senate Bill 546 was testified before the house panel, said, “We the injunction lifted, provisions of a member of St. Luke the Evangelist drafted in response to a Dec. 5, 2014, do support the bill. The Catholic Conference Senate Bill 371 enacted in 2013 will Parish in Indianapolis, chemical abortion federal court injunction to provisions of affirms that all human life has dignity and go into effect. Facilities dispensing when compared to surgical abortion Senate Bill 371 that passed and was signed value. The Church opposes abortion on abortion-inducing drugs will be required to is more risky. A chemical abortion into law in May 2013. The injunction principle and recognizes it as an evil. meet the same medical standards as those has a 15.6 percent risk of hemorrhage was ordered due to violations of the equal “However, because it is tolerated by law that provide surgical abortion, including compared to a 2.1 percent risk from a protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. and civil society, regulation of it is necessary notices and informed consent. surgical abortion. He said that Senate Bill 546 was drafted for the well-being and health of the woman Doctors who prescribe the abortion- in consultation with the attorney general, and the child as a matter of health and inducing drug RU-486 will be required (For more information about the Indiana the State Department of Health, and the public safety, and to safeguard and promote to examine the woman in person, and Catholic Conference, its Indiana Catholic governor’s and speaker’s offices to address as much as possible the common good. schedule follow-up care. It prohibits Action Network and the bills it is following equal protection concerns. “Senate Bill 546 provides for an telemed practices where a doctor could use in the Indiana General Assembly this Termination of pregnancy reporting appropriate regulation of abortion facilities Skype to discuss options with the pregnant year, log on to www.indianacc.org. requirements to the state department of and proper recording regarding abortions mother rather than an in-person exam. The Brigid Curtis Ayer is a correspondent for health are also addressed in Senate Bill 546. conducted,” Tebbe continued. “The Catholic legislation does not include the morning The Criterion.) † In Holy Year of Mercy, pope wants to share experience of mercy he had as teen VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis’ decision to recognizing how merciful God has been with you should loved—like, amazingly loved,” he said. The experience convoke a special Holy Year of Mercy has its roots in make you merciful toward others. helps the person “lean back into God’s mercy and the event that led a teen-age Jorge Mario Bergoglio to The pope frequently talks about Caravaggio’s painting kindness,” accepting while knowing it is undeserved. the priesthood. of the “Calling of St. Matthew”—a tax collector. And he St. Ignatius “gets you to reflect on how you haven’t Pope Francis has recounted the story several times chose his motto from the Venerable Bede’s homily on the been perfect, and then he gets you to be filled with wonder in the past two years. On one occasion early in his Gospel story where Jesus sees Matthew, says “follow me,” and awe that the Lord could show you all this kindness,” pontificate, he told members of Catholic lay movements and Matthew does. Father James said. “Ignatius has an immense sense that about his faith journey, particularly the importance of The pope’s motto is “miserando atque eligendo,” God did something for him and that links up with the growing up Catholic and the influence of his grandmother. which St. Bede used to describe Matthew, calling him consciousness of mercy.” Then he said: “wretched, but chosen.” Pope Francis’ motto, “wretched, but chosen,” shows “One day in particular, though, Talking about the call of Matthew, Pope Francis that Pope Francis and St. Ignatius are on the same page was very important to me: told young people in the Philippines in January, “That when it comes to being overwhelmed by God’s goodness Sept. 21, 1953. I was almost 17. It morning, when Matthew was going off to work and said and mercy, the Irish Jesuit said. was ‘Students’ Day,’ for us the first goodbye to his wife, he never thought that he was going Another point in St. Ignatius’ teaching and one day of spring—for you the first to return in a hurry, without money, to tell his wife to Pope Francis often repeats, he said, is that while human day of autumn. Before going to the prepare a banquet. The banquet for the one who loved him beings are sinful, “we don’t need to languish in that” celebration, I passed through the first, who surprised him with something important, more because God has forgiven us and is calling us to move on. parish I normally attended, I found important than all the money he had.” At the March 13 penance service announcing the a priest that I did not know, and I Irish Jesuit Father James Corkery, a professor at Holy Year, Pope Francis gave a homily on the Gospel felt the need to go to confession. Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University, said the pope’s story of the sinful woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her For me, this was an experience of Jesuit training, specifically through the Spiritual Exercises tears and dried them with her hair. “Thanks to Jesus,” the Pope Francis encounter: I found that someone of St. Ignatius of Loyola, built on his experience of mercy pope said, “God threw her many sins over his shoulders was waiting for me. Yet I do not as a young man. and remembers them no more. That is because this is true: know what happened, I can’t remember, I do not know The first week of the exercises is about “meditating when God forgives, he forgets.” why that particular priest was there whom I did not know, on my sins, being aware that I am a sinner and also being The Holy Year, he said, should be a time of “joy or why I felt this desire to confess, but the truth is that aware that I am beloved by God,” he said. The meditation to rediscover and make fruitful the mercy of God” by someone was waiting for me. He had been waiting for on personal sins ends with an invitation to have a reaching out and offering “consolation to every man and me for some time. After making my confession, I felt “colloquy” or prayer conversation with God the father every woman of our age.” something had changed. I was not the same. I had heard about mercy. Pope Francis, Father James said, is “absolutely something like a voice, or a call. I was convinced that I While the text of the Spiritual Exercises seldom uses unbridled” in the way he speaks about mercy, including should become a priest.” the word “mercy,” Father James said the concept is clear the task of all Christians “to be portals of mercy for Over and over again, Pope Francis tells people: God in repeated uses of the words “gratitude,” “wonder” and anyone who seeks it.” is always there first, waiting for you; the sacrament of even “shame.” “He wants no lack of generosity,” he said. “That’s the confession is an encounter with the merciful God who “The whole movement of the first week is to enable song he’s singing, and he’s not going to stop, as we know. is always ready to forgive those who seek pardon; and the person to realize they haven’t been great, but they are That’s the year he’s called.” †

Lenten penance services are Indianapolis West Deanery • 6-7:30 p.m. at Mary, Queen of Peace, Danville scheduled at archdiocesan parishes (individual confession available every Wednesday Parishes throughout the archdiocese have scheduled during Lent) communal penance services for Lent. The following list of services was reported to The Criterion. New Albany Deanery • March 29, 4 p.m. at St. John the Baptist, Starlight Bloomington Deanery • April 1, 4 p.m. at St. Paul Catholic Center, Bloomington Terre Haute Deanery • 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul the Apostle, Greencastle (individual Indianapolis South Deanery confession available every Monday during Lent) • March 30, 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Greenwood, • 7:30 p.m. at Annunciation, Brazil (individual confession Greenwood available every Wednesday during Lent) † Page 8 The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015

Holy Trinity

Decree Whereas I convened the Archdiocesan profane but not sordid use; and place of Divine worship. Presbyteral Council on January 27, 2015, 3. This decree is to be published to the Whereas, by my decree of May 21, 2014, for consultation on the question of the Whereas I have concluded that the pastor of St. Anthony Parish. the Holy Trinity Parish of Indianapolis relegation of Holy Trinity Church to economic hardship of maintaining the 4 The parishioners of St. Anthony Parish was merged by extinctive union into profane but not sordid use; and building and its lack of usefulness to are to be given notice of this decree upon St. Anthony Parish of Indianapolis on St. Anthony Parish constitute grave cause its receipt by the pastor of the parish. November 30, 2014; and Whereas in the discussion of the question sufficient in law to support the relegation Copies of this decree are to be made the Presbyteral Council heard evidence of of the church building to profane but not available for inspection at the office of Whereas no recourse was filed against this the following facts concerning the former sordid use; the parish, and the parishioners shall be decree in the Congregation for the Clergy; Holy Trinity Church: given notice as soon as is possible after and I, Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., in my capacity its receipt by the pastor. • The building is a financial burden on as Diocesan Bishop and Ordinary of the 5. This decree is to be published in the Whereas the legal and equitable assets St. Anthony Parish. Archdiocese of Indianapolis, having in Archdiocesan newspaper, The Criterion. and liabilities of the former Holy Trinity • While it had been hoped that the mind my responsibility to best address the 6. This decree is to be posted to the website Parish became assets and liabilities members of the former Holy Trinity spiritual needs of the people of St. Anthony of the Archdiocese. of St. Anthony Parish by virtue of the Parish would join St. Anthony Parish Parish specifically and the needs of the extinctive union; and and help with the additional liabilities Archdiocese of Indianapolis generally, Given under my hand and the Seal of the that St. Anthony Parish assumed due hereby decree: Archdiocese of lndianapolis this 24th day Whereas, on January 22, 2015, the to the extinctive union with the former of February 2015. pastor and the members of both the Holy Trinity Parish, few of the former 1. The parish church of the former parish pastoral and finance councils of Holy Trinity parishioners have joined Holy Trinity Parish shall be relegated to St. Anthony Parish wrote a letter to me St. Anthony Parish. profane but not sordid use fourteen days requesting that the parish church be • St. Anthony Parish was experiencing after the date of the promulgation of relegated to profane but not sordid use financial difficulties even before the this decree, that is, on March 10, 2015. and further requested that the building be extinctive union, and these have been Should any interested party file a sold to an appropriate buyer to be used exacerbated because of the extinctive petition seeking recourse against this as a community center, to house a social union. decree, the decree shall be held in Most Reverend Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R. service agency, to be used as a Protestant • The parish business manager has stated abeyance until the final resolution of Archbishop of Indianapolis church, to be used as housing, or for some that the situation is urgent and needs to such petition. other appropriate use; and be addressed quickly. 2. St. Anthony Parish, in consultation with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Whereas, the letter stated that the And whereas the Presbyteral Council shall dispose of the church building in a church building is a financial burden on voted unanimously to recommend that manner that accords with Catholic faith Annette “Mickey” Lentz St. Anthony Parish; and the Holy Trinity Church be relegated to and morals and its dignity as a former Chancellor

Who’s helping you build St. Anne, Hamburg your financial future? Decree I, Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., in my capacity as Diocesan Bishop and Ordinary of the Archdiocese of Whereas, by my decree of June 6, 2013, St. Anne Parish of Indianapolis, having in mind my responsibility to best Hamburg was merged by extinctive union into Holy Family address the spiritual needs of the people of Holy Family Parish of Oldenburg on December 1, 2013; and Parish specifically and the needs of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis generally, hereby decree: Whereas the legal and equitable assets and liabilities of the former St. Anne Parish became assets and liabilities of 1. The parish church of the former St. Anne Parish shall Holy Family Parish by virtue of the extinctive union; and be relegated to profane but not sordid use fourteen days Michael McGinley after the date of the promulgation of this decree that Whereas the pastoral leaders of Holy Family Parish is, March 10, 2015. Should any interested party file a Wealth Management Advisor petitioned me requesting that the parish church be relegated petition seeking recourse against this decree, the decree to profane but not sordid use; and shall be held in abeyance until the final resolution of such (317) 818-2644 petition. mike-mcginley.com Whereas, the petition expressed concerns about the 2. Holy Family Parish, in consultation with the financial effects of continuing to maintain St. Anne Archdiocese of Indianapolis, shall dispose of the Church; and church building in a manner that accords with Catholic faith and morals and its dignity as a former place of Whereas I convened the Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council Divine worship. on January 27, 2015, for consultation on the question of 3. This decree is to be published to the pastor of 05-3035 © 2014 The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI (Northwestern Mutual). the relegation of St. Anne Church to profane but not sordid Holy Family Parish. use; and 4. The parishioners of Holy Family Parish are to be given Am I my brother’s keeper? notice of this decree upon its receipt by the pastor of the Whereas in the discussion of the question the Presbyteral parish. Copies of this decree are to be made available for Cain’s impertinent response to God’s question Where is your Council heard evidence of the following facts concerning inspection at the office of the parish, and the parishioners brother? has come to symbolize people’s unwillingness to St. Anne Church: shall be given notice as soon as is possible after its accept responsibility to help their less fortunate fellows— receipt by the pastor. in the extended sense of the term, their “brothers.” • The building is a financial burden on Holy Family Parish, 5. This decree is to be published in the Archdiocesan The tradition of virtually all the world’s faiths is that we which has absorbed two former parishes by means of newspaper, The Criterion. do have this responsibility. It’s one which all Vincentians extinctive union and is thus maintaining two auxiliary take seriously. campuses. 6. This decree is to be posted to the website of the • There have been no requests to use the church building Archdiocese. Won’t you help us? for any sacraments or devotions. Use our website www.svdpindy.org to make a donation, become a • Most of the former parishioners of St. Anne Parish Given under my hand and the Seal of the Archdiocese of volunteer, or schedule pick-up of working-condition appliances, have joined parishes other than Holy Family Parish and Indianapolis this 24th day of February 2015. furniture and household items. Or call 317.687.1006. thus are not contributing to the upkeep of the church building. • Holy Family Parish assumed a debt from the former St. Anne Parish which had to be addressed. • Holy Family Parish is paying $13,000 per year for insurance and utility costs for the church building. • Holy Family Parish would like to use the proceeds from the sale of the church building to finance the ongoing Most Reverend Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R. maintenance of the St. Anne Cemetery. Archbishop of Indianapolis

And whereas the Presbyteral Council voted unanimously to recommend that St. Anne Church be relegated to profane but not sordid use; and Annette “Mickey” Lentz Whereas I have concluded that the economic hardship of Chancellor www.svdpindy.org maintaining the building and its lack of usefulness to Holy Family Parish constitute grave cause sufficient in law to Society of St. Vincent de Paul support the relegation of the church building to profane but 3001 E. 30th Street t

Indianapolis, IN 46218 not sordid use; The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015 Page 9 Dorothy Day: ‘A theologian with street cred’

By Patricia Happel Cornwell Catholic Worker Movement Special to The Criterion and Catholic Worker newspaper in 1933 in New York. They NEW ALBANY—Elizabeth opened “houses of hospitality” Hinson-Hasty, Ph.D., calls for the poor and marginalized Dorothy Day, co-founder of the in cities from New York and Catholic Worker Movement, a San Francisco to Tell City “theologian with street cred.” and Louisville. The house in Hinson-Hasty was guest Louisville continues to serve lecturer at the Cardinal Ritter as “Casa Latina” for poor House’s annual Irish Coffee event immigrant women. in New Albany on March 12. An adult convert to Chairperson of the theology Catholicism, Day was jailed department at Bellarmine several times for protesting Above, Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty prepares to sign University in Louisville, Ky., for the rights of women and a copy of her book, Dorothy Day for Armchair Hinson-Hasty is a Presbyterian underpaid or unemployed Theologians, for Phyllis Schickel. A Presbyterian minister. Day is the subject of workers. She was also arrested minister and chair of the theology department at her new book, Dorothy Day for protesting the proliferation Bellarmine University in Louisville, Hinson-Hasty for Armchair Theologians of nuclear weapons. She lived gave a talk on Day on March 12 as part of the annual (Westminster John Knox Press, in voluntary poverty as a sign Cardinal Ritter House Irish Coffee lecture series. 2014). of solidarity with the poor, and As a crowd of about called the Catholic Church “the Right, Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, author of Dorothy Day 50 enjoyed Irish coffee and Church of the poor.” for Armchair Theologians, discusses Day’s activism snacks, Hinson-Hasty discussed Day was a single mother, and spirituality before a crowd of 50 people at the Day’s remarkable life and legacy. journalist and organizer, and Cardinal Ritter House in New Albany on March 12. “Dorothy Day was no armchair “her program of action was (Photos by Patricia Happel Cornwell) theologian herself,” Hinson-Hasty sustained by her life of prayer,” said. “She did more than talk Hinson-Hasty said. “She went to the Beatitudes.” to protest then-Bishop Ritter’s “Sometimes I wonder what about her faith. Her story has the Mass every day, practiced silence, Day once stated, “We are integration of Catholic schools. Cardinal Ritter would think about potential to change the way we went on retreats, and discovered pacifists. Our manifesto is the While in Georgia in 1957, Day what we’re doing with this house. live in community.” the linkage between social action Sermon on the Mount, which and a companion were shot at I think that having a Presbyterian She told her audience, “When and prayer. means that we will try to be by Klan members for visiting an teacher from a Catholic college I started researching Day, I soon “There were Catholic officials peacemakers.” integrated farming commune. would be something he’d be learned there are very few people and government leaders alike who Day was no stranger to Day died in 1980. The happy about. And whether they to whom Dorothy Day can be kept their eye on Dorothy Day,” Indiana. She visited Indianapolis, Catholic Church has opened her ever knew each other while on compared. Day is unique in all she said. Lafayette, St. Meinrad and cause for sainthood, thus giving Earth, I’m sure Dorothy Day regards. Since learning about Day, In 1939, Cardinal Francis Tell City, as well as Louisville her the title “Servant of God.” and Cardinal Ritter are good I have been unable to teach or Spellman of New York openly and Bardstown, Ky., “dozens of David Hock, president of friends now.” write in the same way.” opposed Day’s support of a times,” Hinson-Hasty said. Ritter Birthplace Foundation, Born in 1897, Day had only strike by the city’s grave diggers Cardinal Ritter and Dorothy said, “I see Cardinal Ritter (Patricia Happel Cornwell a high school diploma and and crossed the picket line with Day share the distinction and Dorothy Day as being on is a freelance writer and a two years of college, but she several priests. In the1950s, the of being threatened by the the same page because they member of St. Joseph Parish became a noted activist and writer House Un-American Activities Ku Klux Klan. The cardinal is were both very courageous in in Corydon. For information on racism, peace and other social Committee maintained a file noted for desegregating Catholic their commitment to following about the Cardinal Ritter justice issues. She corresponded on Day’s associations with schools in Indianapolis and their conscience, and doing Birthplace Foundation, go to with the likes of Trappist Father Communists. St. Louis 17 years before the what they believed deeply was www.cardinalritterhouse.org. Thomas Merton, Jesuit peace “Day overcame the stigma U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown the ‘right thing.’ They were To make a donation, checks activist Father Daniel Berrigan, of her socialism because of her v. Board of Education decision both progressive in seeing that should be made payable to and labor leader Cesar Chavez. consistent, authentic enacting made segregation illegal. In 1938, ‘the least of our brothers’ was Cardinal Ritter Birthplace With French immigrant of her faith,” Hinson-Hasty the Klan marched to the SS. Peter remembered.” Foundation, 1218 E. Oak St., Peter Maurin, Day launched the said, “literally embodying and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis Hock told the gathering, New Albany, IN 47150.) † Play by New Albany native brings Color-blind Cardinal to life By Patricia Happel Cornwell color-blind,” she said, “in his attitude toward those who Special to The Criterion were ‘the children of God.’ ” Cardinal Ritter also participated in the Second Vatican NEW ALBANY—New Albany native Sharon Gullett Council from 1962 to 1965, serving a vocal advocate has written a play about another New Albany native, of “Dignitatis Humanae” Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter. (“Declaration on Religious “It was so hard to write because he did so much,” she Freedom”). said. “You’d have to do a 10-act play to cover everything Gullet’s play deals with the he did!” cardinal’s family life in New Albany The play, titled Color-blind Cardinal, took five years and his time as archbishop of to research and three months to write. It was completed in Indianapolis, but also touches on December with the help of Gullet’s cousin, Brent Freiberger. his time in St. Louis and Rome. It Sharon Gullett and Brent Freiberger visit the room in which Letty Walter, a board member of Cardinal Ritter has a large cast of 28 characters, Cardinal Joseph Ritter was born in the restored home at Birthplace Foundation, asked Gullet to write the play. 10 of which are family members. 1218 E. Elm St., New Albany. The two collaborated on a play Ray Day, another board member, edited and critiqued The action takes place before a about the cardinal’s life. A rare portrait of Ritter hangs over the play. The board hopes to send the script to parishes Cardinal backdrop of projected photographs. the mantel behind them. (Photo by Patricia Happel Cornwell) throughout the archdiocese to encourage schools to perform Joseph E. Ritter It begins with 12-year-old Elmer the play, and to make the cardinal better known. “playing Church,” preaching to his “People need to know about Cardinal Ritter,” says friends, and ends with him as cardinal, giving an interview Gullet, a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in to a reporter in St. Louis in the 1960s. New Albany and a retired social studies teacher. “He did David Hock, chairman of the Cardinal Ritter so much. His life was threatened several times. He should Birthplace Foundation, said, “I think Sharon’s play will be a saint.” be an inspiration for young people who can see, from an Cardinal Ritter was born in New Albany in 1892, and easy-to-understand play, that you can start from anywhere grew up in the house at 1218 Elm St., now the home of and go as far as becoming a national and world leader by a neighborhood resource center and the Cardinal Ritter believing in yourself and God.” Museum. He attended the former St. Mary School in Hock feels that because Ritter left for the seminary New Albany and Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of at St. Meinrad after eighth grade, many New Albany Theology in St. Meinrad. He served the Indianapolis diocese residents have not heard of him. He hopes the play will be and archdiocese from 1933 to 1946 as bishop and later staged by both Catholic and public school students around archbishop when the diocese became an archdiocese in the archdiocese, “since Cardinal Ritter was a famous 1944. In 1946, he became archbishop of St. Louis, where he local citizen who did pioneering social work such as died in 1967. desegregating schools.” The cardinal is most noted for his desegregation of Sharon Gullett, left, who has written a play about the life Catholic schools in both Indianapolis and St. Louis years (Patricia Happel Cornwell is a freelance writer and of New Albany native Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter, chats with before it became law in the United States. a member of St. Joseph Parish in Corydon. For more Ritter’s niece Helen Ritter at the March 12 Irish Coffee While his fight for racial justice was the inspiration information about the Cardinal Ritter Birthplace event at the Ritter birthplace on Elm St. in New Albany. for the title of the play, Gullett said the cardinal actually Foundation or Color-Blind Cardinal, contact David Hock (Photo by Patricia Happel Cornwell) was color-blind, as were all his brothers. “He was also at [email protected].) † Page 10 The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015 Roncalli choir, singers from around archdiocese to sing at Holy Week liturgies By Natalie Hoefer their choirs to come to different events.” Roncalli “just happened to be the first” 'This cathedral is theirs. This archdiocese is Holy Week is the most sacred seven high school that Motyka called. theirs. I love that they can come and visibly be a days of the year for the Catholic Church Other Masses in which Motyka will and all its members. seek high school choir participation part of that.' With this fact in mind, director of include adult confirmations on archdiocesan and cathedral worship Holy Trinity Sunday, the Golden —Andrew Motyka, director of archdiocesan Andrew Motyka sought to involve as Wedding Jubilee Mass and other and cathedral worship many members of the archdiocese as archdiocesan events. possible in the musical aspect of the “Practicing will be a bit of an Holy Week Masses to be celebrated by adventure,” Motyka admitted. “We’ll be participate in “these days that are very Practices will also be held in Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin at SS. Peter meeting right before the Mass. We don’t important to the life of the archdiocesan Indianapolis, “then we’ll come together and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. have a separate rehearsal planned. But Church, of which every parish is a part,” on the day and practice with the whole As result, about 55 adults from I trust Joey [Newton, Roncalli’s choral said Motyka. group,” said Motyka. around central and southern Indiana director] to prepare them very well, and I This year, about 55 people from as far “I’m very excited to involve especially will sing at the Chrism Mass at 2 p.m. know that Roncalli has a great group, so south as Jeffersonville, from Terre Haute, the people from outside Indianapolis who, on March 31, and the show choir from I’m not worried about their preparation.” New Albany and many from in and because of the geographical situation, Roncalli High School in Indianapolis will Practice for the archdiocesan choir around Indianapolis will sing at the don’t get the chance to participate in these sing at the Holy Thursday Mass at 7 p.m. singing at the Chrism Mass was also Chrism Mass. Motyka is pleased with kinds of events—it’s a long drive.” on April 2. handled uniquely this year, given the the number, which is about 20 more than Motyka said he appreciates the effort The involvement of Roncalli’s show distance several members of the choir will those who usually participate. and time that people are putting into choir is the first of what Motyka hopes be traveling. “I think this year what contributed singing at the Chrism Mass and the will be many future appearances of The archdiocesan choir, which sings quite a bit to the growth we experienced Holy Thursday Mass. archdiocesan Catholic high school choirs. twice a year for the Chrism Mass and the is that we’re offering an alternate “When they come to the cathedral, “We were looking for more ways to get ordination Mass, is formed by invitation, rehearsal site in Jeffersonville,” they’re not coming as guests or as people the youth involved in archdiocesan events Motyka explained. he explained. that are outsiders, but they’re entering with music, specifically at Masses with Invitations are sent to past members Two practices will take place at into the life of the archdiocese,” he said. the archbishop,” he said. “My first thought and to music directors throughout the St. Augustine Parish in Jeffersonville, “This cathedral is theirs. This archdiocese was we could start asking the choirs from archdiocese, encouraging them to notify with Derrick Grant, the parish’s director is theirs. I love that they can come and the Catholic schools in the area to have their singers about the opportunity to of liturgy, leading. visibly be a part of that.” † What was in the news on March 26, 1965? More changes in the liturgy, and hope for better methods of family planning for faithful Catholics By Brandon A. Evans liturgy for Holy Week, including the schismatics’ and ‘infidels’ and ‘pagans.’ ” grant which started the Center for introduction of concelebration of the • Urges halt to gas use in Vietnam Population Research at Georgetown This week, we continue to examine what Mass on Holy Thursday and revisions • Editor , Jewish leader to air University, Catholic institutions have was going on in the Church and the world in the prayers for other Christians, council views not participated in this research. 50 years ago as seen through the pages of Jews and other non-Christians in • 250 to receive Marian Medals Ironically, some of the best research on The Criterion. the solemn prayers of Good Friday. • Catholics drag feet in the rhythm method in the United States Here are some of the items found in the The Good Friday changes were rhythm research is underway in non-Catholic universities March 26, 1965, issue of The Criterion: made to remove ‘every stone which “In the next five years, scientists will and hospitals. … Catholics have not • Pope announces changes in liturgy might constitute, however remotely, make a discovery which may affect initiated or supported basic research for Holy Week a stumbling block or a cause of thousands of Catholic families: they will into the fertile period, and occasionally “VATICAN CITY—Pope Paul VI discomfort.’ The new prayers eliminate find a simple test to predict ovulation. not cooperated with research when has approved new changes in the such references as ‘heretics and The test will make the rhythm method asked to do so. Yet it is Catholics who of birth regulation more accurate and have the most to gain from this kind of practical—it will enable couples to know research.” when ovulation is coming, and reduce • Governor saves 5 from death chair the period of continence required in each • Young widower: Determined to keep Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House menstrual cycle. … Despite the small family together amount of research in this field, scientists • Dialogue approved: Catholics, 5353 E. 56th Street • Indianapolis, IN 46226 • (317) 545-7681 • Fax (317) 545-0095 • www.archindy.org/fatima recognize its potential significance. Lutherans set doctrinal talks The Department of Health survey • 35th year marked by Catholic Hour commented that ‘simple indices enabling • 500 youths attend Lanesville event one to anticipate by four or five days April 13, 2015 the precise time of ovulation would be of inestimable aid’ to those practicing A Day of Reflection for rhythm. This year, Planned Parenthood World Population has stressed as one of its four goals for citizen participation in fertility control: ‘urging expansion Read all of these stories from Grandmothers of All Ages of research with government funds to our March 26, 1965, issue by with perfect a variety of simple fertility control logging on to our archives at methods acceptable to all faiths. … www.CriterionOnline.com. † Mickey Lentz Except for a $50,000 Ford Foundation Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis

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Scan the QR code to view the full calendar of events and more information. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook IS-5987722 A supplement to Catholic newspapers published by Catholic News Service, 3211 Fourth Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100. All contents are copyrighted © 2015 by FaithAlive! Catholic News Service. Holy Week brings worshippers deep into the ‘logic of the cross’ By David Gibson Pope Francis declared A sense pervades every Archbishop Romero a martyr, Palm Sunday celebration that Palm Sunday 1980 still is killed “in hatred of the faith.” events of great consequence remembered as the day of the With the pope’s declaration, the are getting underway. Indeed, assassinated Archbishop Oscar notion that Archbishop Romero Holy Week’s journey leads Romero’s funeral, celebrated was merely a political figure directly to Christianity’s heart, on the steps of Holy Savior assassinated for social and where suffering inexorably is Cathedral in El Salvador’s capital political reasons was rejected, linked to new life. city of San Salvador. according to Archbishop Vincenzo That in no way suggests, Six days earlier, Paglia, chief postulator of the however, that genuine suffering Archbishop Romero had been archbishop’s cause and president is easy to bear or can be shot and killed while celebrating of the Pontifical Council for rendered painless. Mass at the altar of a hospital the Family. In the Garden of Gethsemane, chapel. The many threats that had “It is an extraordinary gift Jesus prayed, “My Father, if been made against him meant for all of the Church ... to see it is possible, let this cup pass he was acutely aware that the rise to the altar a pastor who from me” (Mt 26:39). And moment of death may have been gave his life for his people,” Roberto Morozzo della Rocca, quite near. Archbishop Paglia commented a Rome-based historian and Now, with an immense crowd during a Vatican press biographer of Archbishop gathered at the funeral of a leader conference one day after the Romero, notes that the known for bearing his people’s pope’s declaration. archbishop, realizing the mortal burdens and sacrificing himself Archbishop Paglia insisted that danger he faced, “experienced a for them, violence erupted again. Archbishop Romero’s killing, long internal travail.” Forty people died in the plaza “as the detailed documentary Pope Francis might well say that day. examination clearly showed, was that Archbishop Romero and Archbishop John Quinn, not only politically motivated but others like him live by the “logic at that time president of due also to hatred for a faith that, of the Gospel.” For Pope Francis, the U.S. Catholic bishops’ combined with charity, would this logic intertwines with a logic conference, traveled to a not stay silent when faced with of the cross. troubled El Salvador for the injustices that implacably Some might consider the logic Archbishop Romero’s funeral. and cruelly afflicted the poor and of the Gospel highly illogical, but In 1990, this former archbishop their defenders.” Pope Francis does not. What make of San Francisco described the In El Salvador at that time, this logic compelling, he suggests, funeral scene. “the climate of persecution was are love and “the gift of self that During the homily “a small palpable,” Archbishop Paglia brings life.” bomb exploded, and after a remarked. Yet, he added, During his first Holy Week as shot toward the back of the Archbishop Romero “clearly pope in 2013, briefly highlighting crowd the shooting began in became the defender of the poor in this curious logic, he said: earnest,” Archbishop Quinn the face of cruel repression.” “Living Holy Week means recalled. He said, “The frightened For me, Archbishop Romero entering ever more deeply into the people broke ranks and poured reflects the spirit of Palm Sunday logic of God, into the logic of the frantically and uncontrollably and the Holy Week days that cross, which is not primarily that through the open main doors into follow. The great themes of of suffering and death, but rather the cathedral.” Holy Week reverberate in his life that of love and of the gift of self With a second act of violence and death. that brings life. It means entering Archbishop Oscar Romero receives a sack of beans from parishioners following within one week, forces opposed He experienced a Christ-like into the logic of the Gospel.” Mass outside of the church in San Antonio Los Ranchos in Chalatenango, to Archbishop Romero’s ministry passion and death. Moreover, his One year later during El Salvador, in 1979. The Mass was held outdoors for fear of possible violence and legacy hoped to communicate violent death, like Christ’s death Holy Week, Pope Francis spoke by the Salvadoran military. The following year, Archbishop Romero was gunned a plain message, namely that on a cross, would not become again of the link that binds down while celebrating Mass. Recently declared a martyr by Pope Francis, he will the Church must “stop speaking the final word on his life, despite suffering, death and new life be beatified in May. (CNS photo/Octavio Duran) about justice and human rights,” the wishes of those who plotted together. The resurrection of said Archbishop Quinn. against him. Jesus, the pope said, isn’t “the observed. Then he added: darkest just before morning On Palm Sunday 2015, the “The world has changed happy ending of a beautiful “The moment of suffering, dawns.” Church again reflects on the greatly since 1980, but that pastor fairytale. It isn’t the happy ending when many people feel the life of San Salvador’s slain from a small Central American of a film,” but “it is God the need to get down from the cross (David Gibson served on archbishop. On Feb. 3, a few country speaks powerfully,” said Father’s intervention there where is the moment closest to the Catholic News Service’s editorial weeks before Palm Sunday, Archbishop Paglia. human hope is shattered,” he resurrection. Night becomes staff for 37 years.) † Christ’s resurrection is remembered in recalling his suffering and death By Fr. Lawrence E. Mick into Jerusalem. dark valley alone before he could come to glory. This dual tradition has led to the proclamation of His passion is presented as the ultimate struggle against Palm Sunday carries a complicated official title: two different Gospel passages in the liturgy. At the the powers of darkness, and Jesus triumphs at the moment Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. This name reflects the blessing and procession with palms, we hear the account of his death. two events that have given rise to the liturgy of this day: of the triumphal entry. Later, during the liturgy, we The second reading, from Philippians 2:6-11, speaks the proclamation of the passion of Christ on this Sunday proclaim the passion of the Lord. Each year, we draw of Christ’s humanity and his experience of suffering before Easter and re-enacting Jesus’ triumphal entry from a different synoptic Gospel (Matthew, Mark or and death: “He emptied himself, taking the form of a Luke). This year it is Mark, though there is an option to slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in use John for the first Gospel. appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to Jesus enters the city from the Mount of Olives, which the point of death, even death on a cross” (Phil 2:7-8). was popularly associated with the Messiah, because it was But the hymn continues immediately to proclaim the source of oil for anointing—“messiah” means “the Christ’s exaltation: “Because of this, God greatly exalted anointed one” in Hebrew. him and bestowed on him the name that is above every Arriving seated on a colt recalls the prophecy from name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, Zechariah, “Behold: your king is coming to you, a just of those in heaven and on Earth and under the Earth, and savior is he, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory the foal of a donkey” (Zec 9:9). The cheers of the people of God the Father” (Phil 2:9-11). suggest that they recognize him as the Messiah from This reading reminds us that the death of Christ the line of King David. The use of the palm branches is never seen in the Bible or in the liturgy without its (which are mentioned in John’s version) echoes one of the connection to the resurrection. This is what we call the Psalms: “Join in procession with leafy branches up to the paschal mystery, the passage of Jesus through death to horns of the altar” (Ps 118:27). new life. Every Eucharist celebrates the full mystery. We Nuns carry palm branches as they join other pilgrims during Mark’s account of the Christ’s passion may be the never commemorate Christ’s death without being aware of the annual Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives earliest, and it has a rather direct and stark style. Mark the rest of the story. overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem on April 13, 2014. presents the passion as the culmination of Christ’s life, the Christian pilgrims walked the path that Jesus took when he time when he was finally recognized as the Messiah. Jesus (Father Lawrence E. Mick is a priest of the rode a donkey into Jerusalem. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) seems a lonely figure in this account, passing through the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.) † Page 12 The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink Faith and Family/Sean Gallagher Caiaphas’ home, where Peter denied Christ three times Jesus’ dying and With Holy Week beginning on Sunday, though, was built by the Assumptionist women repenting (with Mary Magdalene I’d like to tell you about one of my favorite Fathers in 1931 and was renovated in 1997. in the center). But the largest mosaic, rising are lived out churches in Jerusalem. This is where Peter denied knowing over the altar, shows Christ being tried by daily in family life Of course, there Christ three times before the cock crowed the Sanhedrin. are many important twice, according to Mark’s Gospel that Still another mosaic shows Christ being There is a passage from the Gospel of churches in Jerusalem we’ll hear this weekend. “In Gallicantu” led down the steps from Caiaphas’ home, St. John that is proclaimed at Mass once built on sites made means “Cock Crow.” looking back at Peter who apparently every three years on sacred by the events in In a courtyard next to the church has just denied him. The text under the the Fifth Sunday of Jesus’ life. is a magnificent sculpture showing mosaic, though, rather than describe the Lent in Cycle B, and For example, Peter denying that he knew Christ. The scene, has the words of Christ, “Thou art then only if worshiping there’s the Church expressions on the faces of Peter, the Peter and upon this rock I will build my communities don’t use of the Holy Sepulchre, the most sacred woman who is pointing toward Christ, and Church” (Mt 16:18). the Cycle A readings shrine in all of Christendom because it a Roman soldier are marvelous. There is There are more chapels under the main because of the Rite of was built over the site of Jesus’ crucifixion also a cock on the top of a column in the church. This level is built over Caiaphas’ Christian Initiation of and resurrection. There’s the Church of sculpture. prison, where Christ was probably kept Adults. All Nations in the Garden of Gethsemane, Nearby are steps leading from the after his arrest until his appearance before The reading is John 12:20-33. Like so built over the rock where Jesus suffered his Upper City to the Lower City, from the Sanhedrin. Visitors can climb down many passages from John, this one has agony in the garden. Caiaphas’ home to the Pool of Siloam. At into the dungeon. many layers of meaning that can inspire But I think the most beautiful church the top of the steps are two reliefs, one of On the first of my nine visits to the much prayer and meditation. in Jerusalem is St. Peter in Gallicantu, Christ leading his Apostles down the steps Holy Land, back in the 1970s, I was part Jesus and his disciples were in Jerusalem which, most archaeologists believe sits to Gethsemane after the Last Supper, and of a group of six Catholic journalists, for the Passover on the occasion when over the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest the other of Christ being dragged back up including then-Msgr. John Foley, editor he would ultimately be crucified and who presided over the Sanhedrin’s trial the steps after his arrest. of the newspaper for the Archdiocese rise again. of Jesus. The home would have been a In the church itself, Peter’s repentance, of Philadelphia. He was later to become But before those events were put in large villa. rather than his denial, is commemorated. Cardinal John Foley, grand master of the motion, some Greeks who had come for A fourth-century pilgrim to the There are mosaics on both sides of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of the feast asked the Apostle Philip to see Holy Land from what is now Bordeaux, altar, one of men repenting (with the Jerusalem. He said Mass for our group in Jesus. When Jesus learned of this seemingly Francis visited the site. The present church, Good Thief in the center) and the other of the dungeon. † ordinary request, he mysteriously said, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be Cornucopia/Cynthia Dewes glorified. Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; Hanging on to the family and its values in today’s world but if it dies, it produces much fruit. Recently on PBS we watched the of society. It was good for their status displayed. In today’s more realistic terms, Whoever loves his life loses it, series “The Italian-Americans,” which as Americans, but it could be bad in I’ve come to love the current “Blue Bloods” and whoever hates his life in this world emphasized the great other ways. TV show because it describes a healthy, will preserve it for eternal life” importance that family “Family” can mean many things. virtuous but totally modern family. (Jn 12:23-25). plays in this group. Sometimes, as in The Godfather stereotype, They are an Irish-American family in Later, in reference to the way that he Of course, family it’s a criminal enterprise. Maybe it’s just a New York City who are all involved in would soon die and the effect of his death, is important in any biological collection of relatives who have law enforcement as cops or prosecutors. Jesus said “when I am lifted up from the ethnic group, but for no other connection than genetic makeup. They’re Catholic, and they attend Mass Earth, I will draw everyone to myself” the Italians it seemed Or it can be a group of people not related and quietly demonstrate their faith in other (Jn 12:32). to be more than usual. by blood, but by purpose or faith. ways. Every week, there’s a scene of the Although this passage is not included The family was their We may be a family of moms and dads, family’s weekly Sunday dinner together, in St. John’s Passion proclaimed on Good mainstay, their support in a society that kids, grandparents, etc. or a family of at which the members exchange criticism, Friday, it gives a good perspective on Jesus’ kept them at the bottom of its social and believers or a community family. offer advice, encourage each other and suffering and death—and how it applies economic ladder. Ultimately, we all belong to the family discuss moral issues. They always do it to we who seek to follow in his footsteps, Other immigrants, including my of God and of man. But no matter what with love. including those of us called to family life. Norwegian grandparents, were more kind of family we belong to, the results will No matter how attractive a selfish culture People who have this vocation are eager to assimilate quickly, speaking only form a basic society. Whether that society may seem, it’s ultimately more satisfying said to live in the middle of the world, in English and trying to adapt to American is healthy or not will depend upon those to do what is right for all of us. If we sleep contrast to those called to the priesthood or ways. But over time, as the TV series qualities in the families that support it. around, for example, take no responsibility religious life. pointed out, the Italians became integrated, We must admit that religious ideas, and for our children or experiment with drugs, But so many of the sacrifices that are part like other American immigrants. They’d Christian ideals in particular, form the basis we fracture society. When we plagiarize of family life that lead us to holiness and a truly become part of the melting pot which of the best possible society, simply because or cheat or lie, we put the integrity of our share in Christ’s eternal life are as hidden is our country, although it took them almost they work. It begins with sacramental society in peril. One way or another, we’ll from the world as a monk or nun living until the years following World War II to marriage, i.e. lifelong commitment be made responsible for our actions. separated from the world in their cloistered accomplish it. and the welcoming of new life. And it It seems to me we need to hang on to monastery. Still, this “victory” was bittersweet. continues with working for the common the verities that work if we want to survive Few people notice the many small and The Italians missed the tightness of their good in business, education, government personally or as a group. And Sunday sometimes large sacrifices that spouses, families’ living, working and worshipping and politics. dinner together wouldn’t hurt, either. † parents and children are called to make in activities. Family members moved away Most of our families are not models caring for family members. But it is in these from the largely urban centers they’d for stories like “Father Knows Best” or (Cynthia Dewes, a member of St. Paul the hidden acts of love that we allow God to occupied for years, and many joined “Leave it to Beaver,” which may be a good Apostle Parish in Greencastle, is a regular plant us as seeds in the ground. the less grounded, more migratory parts thing! But we can admire the values they columnist for The Criterion.) † So many times, the daily duties that face us in family life run counter to our own Emmaus Walk/Debra Tomaselli inclinations. We’d rather watch TV, surf the Internet or read a book than do the laundry, It’s Lent, but I didn’t plan to make this sacrifice make a meal or change a diaper. We have to trust that going against our It’s Lent, and I can tell. (Surprisingly, it’s the only office with a Finally, I looked at her. “You know inclinations—being a seed that is planted in They’re changing the seating whiteboard.) this is bigger than us, right? This isn’t the ground—will result in bearing fruit far arrangements at work, Sharing the space worked for us. We just a management decision. It’s bigger beyond the measure of what we would have and I have to move. I stayed focused on our work and never than that.” gained if we went our own way. don’t want to. annoyed or interrupted each other, but I pointed skyward. “God is orchestrating In fact, Jesus suggests in this passage Doesn’t’ sound like the conversations that arose were rich in this. Who knows whose life you’ll affect in from John that when we do embrace our a big deal, but it is. faith. We’d help each other with the day’s your new area? Who knows whose life will own inclinations—“whoever loves his First of all, I’m in particular challenges or joys, viewing them affect you?” life”—will actually lose it altogether. an office. My new through the lens of the Gospel. She nodded, adding that she was But if we embrace more completely the workspace will be a Additionally, our office was big thankful just to have a job. vocation of self-giving love to which we cubicle. enough to host our department’s birthday Gratitude … the true mark of a have been called in family life, then we will But that’s not the worst part. The celebrations or impromptu business Christian. “preserve [our lives] for eternal life.” problem is that I’ll be losing daily contact meetings. The space took on a life of That night, I worked late. Before When we hear the accounts of Jesus’ with Jeanette, the co-worker who currently its own. leaving, I stood before the whiteboard, suffering and death proclaimed on Palm shares my office with me. Somehow, we thought we’d escape the saddened by the upcoming change, and Sunday and Good Friday, it can be easy When we were asked to move into the latest restructure. However, we were wrong. prayed for just the right words. I knew to think that what happened in Jerusalem space last year, we hardly knew each other. I know it sounds silly, but the news hit Jeanette would arrive earlier than me the 2,000 years ago is far removed from our That’s since changed. me hard. next morning and read them, but I needed daily life here and now. My day job is in insurance, so what are Jeanette felt the same way. the message as much as she did. Even as But that’s the furthest thing from the the odds that I’d end up in an office built “What do you think of that?” she asked, the words arose, they strengthened me. truth. In this same passage, Jesus also said, for two with someone who is also a writer? after we learned we’d be losing our office, “To everything, there is a time and a “Where I am, there also will my servant be” Better yet … a devotional writer. Jeanette’s the whiteboard, the impromptu meetings, purpose,” I wrote. (Jn 12:26). been a blessing. Her faith drives her. She and the holy conversations. Jeanette would know the rest. I Not only are we, in spirit, with Jesus wants to share it, write about it, and live it. I prayed for a positive response. knew too. when he gives of himself completely in So here we have this office within “I think we had a good run at it,” I said, We’re onto a new mission. his suffering and death, he’s also at our the office, filled with two devotional forcing a smile. We both laughed. side when we die to ourselves in giving of writers. A co-worker dubbed our space Then we discussed our disappointment, (Debra Tomaselli writes from Altamonte ourselves in our family life. And in the end, the “conclave.” We began writing short, our concerns, and our resistance to Springs, Fla. She can be reached at we’re with him in his rising from the dead faith-based messages on the whiteboard. the change. [email protected].) † and when he’ll raise us up as well. † The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015 Page 13

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord/Msgr. Owen F. Campion Daily Readings Saturday, April 4 Monday, March 30 Holy Saturday Sunday Readings Monday of Holy Week Holy Saturday Night—The Isaiah 42:1-7 Easter Vigil Sunday, March 29, 2015 Psalm 27:1-3, 13-14 Genesis 1:1-2:2 Passion according to St. Mark. • Mark 11:1-10 Each of the Gospels has its own John 12:1-11 or Genesis 1:1, 26-31a • Isaiah 50:4-7 perception of the Passion of Christ. For Psalm 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12-14, • Philippians 2:6-11 Mark, the special point is that the Lord Tuesday, March 31 24, 35 • Mark 14:1-15:47 was utterly alone as he faced trial and Tuesday of Holy Week or Psalm 33:4-7, 12-13, 20, 22 death. Judas’ betrayal, the young man who Isaiah 49:1-6 Genesis 22:1-18 This weekend, in a liturgy powerful in ran away, Peter’s denial, the inability of its ability to transport us to the momentous the religious leaders to see the Lord’s true Psalm 71:1-4a, 5-6b, 15, 17 or Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, events of the first Holy identity, and the kangaroo court of the John 13:21-33, 36-38 15-18 Week, the Church Sanhedrin, dramatized by the high priest’s Psalm 16:5, 8-11 celebrates Palm utter pragmatism, and the similar Roman Wednesday, April 1 Exodus 14:15-15:1 Sunday. governor’s court, burdened with the Wednesday of Holy Week (Response) Exodus 15:1-6, A procession will bewilderment and indifference to truth on Isaiah 50:4-9a 17-18 precede each Mass, Pilate’s part—all were important details ideally involving the for Mark, all indications of human frailty Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34 Isaiah 54:5-14 entire congregation, and sin. Matthew 26:14-25 Psalm 30:2, 4-6, 11-13 who will carry This Gospel is a wonderful first step in Isaiah 55:1-11 palms blessed by understanding the meaning of Holy Week Thursday, April 2 (Response) Isaiah 12:2-3, 4-6 the celebrant. The and human need for redemption. Holy Thursday Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4 procession, the palms and the acclamation of the congregation will recall the arrival of Reflection Isaiah 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9 Psalm 19:8-11 Jesus in Jerusalem centuries ago. People almost always can say where Psalm 89:21-22, 25, 27 Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28 Further to impress upon worshippers they were when they first heard of the Revelation 1:5-8 Psalms 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 that arrival, the procession begins with horrible collisions of hijacked planes Luke 4:16-21 or, when baptism is celebrated, a reading from St. Mark’s Gospel. This with the World Trade Center Towers in Holy Thursday Evening (Response) Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, reading notes the coming of Jesus, across New York on Sept. 11, 2001. Americans Evening Mass of the Lord’s 5-6 the Mount of Olives, from Bethany, to who were alive on Nov. 22, 1963, Jerusalem. He approached Jerusalem remember where they were when they Supper or Psalm 51:12-15, 18-19 from the East, just as the Scriptures had heard that President John F. Kennedy had Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 Romans 6:3-11 predicted as the route of the Messiah. been assassinated. Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16c, 17-18 Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 He came in humility. Roman leaders Those alive on Dec. 7, 1941, remember 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Mark 16:1-7 would have ridden into the city on hearing the first reports about Pearl John 13:1-15 horseback or in chariots. Jesus rode a colt. Harbor. People alive on April 15, 1912, As the Lord would insist days later to all knew where they were when they Sunday, April 5 Pilate, the Roman governor, the kingdom heard that the British luxury liner, Titanic, Friday, April 3 Easter Sunday of the of God is not of this world. had sunk with great loss of life in the Good Friday of the Passion of Resurrection of the Lord After this procession, the Liturgy of mid-Atlantic. the Lord Acts 10:34a, 37-43 the Word progresses normally. The first Thus it was with the Evangelists. Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 reading is from Isaiah. It is the third They vividly reported the Passion of Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25 Colossians 3:1-4 “Suffering Servant” song, emphasizing the Jesus. Their careful, but individual, unidentified Servant’s absolute devotion reconstructions of the day indicates how Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 to God despite all the difficulties and vital the Lord’s trial and death were John 18:1-19:42 John 20:1-9 hardships that would come. in the Evangelists’ presentation of the or Mark 16:1-7 The Book of Isaiah has four of these Good News. or, at an afternoon or evening hymns of the Suffering Servant. Each is With Lent, the Church has prepared us Mass, expressive and moving. Throughout the for Holy Week. Mark tells us that Jesus centuries, the faithful of the Church have faced the sin of the world, deserted by Luke 24:13-35 always seen Jesus in this figure. frightened, ignorant human beings. He Supplying the second reading is faced death. St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians. Each Christian, somehow, is in similar Eloquent and most compelling, many conflict. The Church bluntly reminds us scholars believe that its origin was of this fact, not in despair, but in hope. Question Corner/Fr. Kenneth Doyle liturgical. The first generation of Christians Follow Jesus to Calvary. Rise with Jesus may have used this hymn in their worship. to new life. Find reality. Find truth. Find The hymn is an exclamation of the genuine self-identity and purpose in life. Homily’s purpose is to relate biblical passages glory of Christ. Find hope. Face facts. to challenges we face in daily living For the Gospel reading in the Liturgy of Live Holy Week—learn, repent and the Word, the Church this year provides the be saved. † Recently we moved to another (One professor of homiletics—the quote Q military parish. For the last is variously attributed—said that a priest four weekends, the priest here has been should prepare his homily with the Bible My Journey to God doing a book study for the homily—not in one hand and the daily newspaper in commenting on the word of God. (On the the other.) feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, there To bypass the Scripture readings— Desert Prayer was a baptism during especially for four consecutive —desert monastery of St. George, near Jerusalem Mass. But instead Sundays—in order to speak instead of talking about about a different book (however By Norbert Krapf the Gospel and the worthwhile) seems hard to justify. baptism, he talked What the priest could do, though, is In the desert, morning sun about the book.) to use some of that book’s themes and enters through our windows Am I wrong? Isn’t stories to illustrate the day’s Scriptures, and lifts us to prayer the homily supposed to and recommend that the congregation that rises above shadow. be used for explaining follow up by reading the book at home. the Scripture readings Afternoon sun coming as they relate to our (Questions may be sent to Father from the other direction lives rather than discussing a book about Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail. leaves us in shadows how to be a better Catholic? (Name of com and 40 Hopewell St., Albany, N.Y. that make us look within city withheld) 12208.) †

for the light we I agree with you; but more can summon only if Aimportantly, you have the law on Readers may submit prose we give ourselves your side. The General Instruction of the to the kind of prayer that Roman Missal (the prefatory “guidebook” or poetry for faith column transforms us into flame for the priest-celebrant) says that the The Criterion invites readers to submit homily “should be an explanation of original prose or poetry relating to faith as we feel desert heat some aspect of the readings from Sacred or experiences of prayer for possible drop and descend to cold Scripture or of another text from the publication in the “My Journey to God” that will settle in our hearts Ordinary or the Proper of the Mass of the column. unless the fire burns day, and should take into account both Seasonal reflections also are appreciated. within at the center. the mystery being celebrated and the Please include name, address, parish and particular needs of the listeners” (#65). telephone number with submissions. (Norbert Krapf , a member of St. Mary Parish in Indianapolis, is a poet, author The purpose of the homily, then, Send material for consideration to and former Indiana Poet Laureate. He wrote the poem based on this photograph of is ordinarily to relate the biblical “My Journey to God,” The Criterion, St. George monastery in the desert near Jerusalem, taken by Denis Kelly, a member passages assigned for that day’s Mass 1400 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN of St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis.) (Photo by © Denis Ryan Kelly Jr., www.deniskelly.com) to the challenges that that particular 46206 or e-mail to [email protected]. † congregation faces in daily living. Page 14 The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015

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Please submit in writing of three. Great-grandmother of to our office by 10 a.m. three. Thursday before the week of COMMONS, Carol Ann, publication; be sure to state 68, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, date of death. Obituaries of Feb. 24. Wife of Rick Commons. archdiocesan priests serving Mother of DeeAnn Commons. our archdiocese are listed Sister of Cynthia, Darrell and elsewhere in The Criterion. David Ladd. Aunt of several. Order priests and religious sisters and brothers are DAVENPORT, Sherry Mae, included here, unless they are 57, St. John Paul II, Clark natives of the archdiocese or County, Feb. 28. Wife of Joseph have other connec­tions to it; Davenport Sr. Mother of Marvin those are separate obituaries and Russell Browning and Susan on this page. and James Davenport. Sister of Diana Minton, Velva and Ronnie AIMONE, Anita, 75, Griffin. Grandmother of seven. Sacred Heart, Clinton, Feb. 28. Great-grandmother of two. Aunt of several. DUNKIN, Richard E., 57, AMOS, Grace V., 84, St. Jude, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Indianapolis, Feb. 28. Mother Feb. 24. Son of Raymond and of Mary Barnett, Carol Lathrop, Doris Dunkin. Brother of Kathy Tamara Zavela, Joseph and R. Crim, Bonnie Peters, Christina, Michael Amos. Grandmother of Larry, Michael, Raymond Jr. and 10. Great-grandmother of six. Ron Dunkin. ANDERSON, Eugene E., 84, ESTER, Joan E., 81, St. Pius X, St. Lawrence, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, March 8. Mother Feb. 22. Father of Debbie Flack, of Kathleen Ester, Debra Ester- Janice Hurrle, Karen Innis, Heindel and Theresa Scott. Sister ‘Children of God’ Shirley Maxwell, John, Kenny, of Gerry Baldwin, Frank and Mike and Tom Anderson. Brother Henry Valla. Grandmother of of Gerry Zeman. Grandfather of three. Great-grandmother of two. Pope Francis kisses a child as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on March 18. During the general audience, the pope said that children, whom he called a “blessing for humanity and the Church,” remind Christians that 20. Great-grandfather of 13. GOGEL, Adolph J., 86, they are “children of God.” (CNS photo/Paul Haring) BIERLY, Mary A., 100, St. Paul, Tell City, Feb. 26. St. Peter, Harrison County, Husband of Georgeann Gogel. March 1. Mother of Karen Father of Annette Leone, Bill KINKER, Paul F., 84, St. Louis, Greg and Mike Meyer. Brother SCHUCK, Opal M., 97, Wilkins. Grandfather of 20. Drake, Shirley Fessell, Dianne Kline Jr., Gary, Grant, Joe and Batesville, Feb. 25. Father of of Bob Meyer. Grandfather of 11. St. Mary, North Vernon, Feb. 24. Great-grandfather of 18. Great- Frakes, Rowena Orme, Mary Lou Larry Gogel. Grandfather of 11. Stephanie Pearce and Samuel Great-grandfather of four. Mother of Janet Moore, Jeanne Summers, Gene, James, Richard Great-grandfather of three. Kinker. Brother of Rita Mae Struben, Sherrel, Shirley, great-grandfather of one. † O’CONNOR, Paul R., 86, and Roger Bierly. Sister of Ralph Vanderpohl. Grandfather of six. Charlie, John and Steve Schuck. HERTZ, Bernard N., 84, Christ the King, Indianapolis, Ashton. Grandmother of 23. Great-grandfather of one. Grandmother of 13. Great- Prince of Peace, Madison, March 6. Husband of Rita Ursuline Great-grandmother of 33. grandmother of 23. March 6. Brother of Mary Ann KLINGENMEIER, O’Connor. Father of Susan Hill, Sister Andrea BOHMAN, Nancy L., Bear, Marian Lynch, Susie Kenneth L., 83, St. Vincent Teresa Lugar, Anne O’Connor SEABOLT, Chris, 55, 69, St. Catherine of Siena, McKay, Joan Tucker, Anthony De Paul, Bedford, Feb. 18. Clark, Ellen and Patrick Holy Family, New Albany, Callahan served Decatur County, March 1. and Joseph Hertz. Brother of Margaret Perkins. O’Connor. Grandfather of 10. March 6. Son of Karen Seabolt. Wife of Jim Bohman. Mother at the former HOLT, Mark Steven, 63, KUNKEL, Paul, 89, St. Bridget, Great-grandfather of three. Brother of Kelly Carney, Janna of Michelle Hayes and John Kinzey and Valerie Seabolt. Prince of Peace, Madison, Liberty, March 4. Husband , 90, Bohman. Sister of Betsy, Carol, PRICKEL, Coletta M. Uncle of several. St. Michael March 2. Son of Harold Holt. of Margaret Kunkel. Father St. Anthony, Morris, Feb. 24. Jeannie, Susie, Pat, Raymond and Brother of Diane Signore. of Christyna Barker, Nancy SEBREE, Roberta J., 89, School in Tim. Grandmother of two. Mother of Ruth Ann Gehring, JACKSON, Cecil, Jr., 91, Jackson, Karen Kuhn and Joseph, Raymond and Steve St. Jude, Indianapolis, March 9. Madison , 88, LeeAnn Newton. Brother of Mother of Noreen Dant and John BROKAMP, Robert J. St. John Paul II, Clark County, Prickel. Sister of Alfreda Ursuline Sister St. Louis, Batesville, March 3. Feb. 27. Husband of Dolores Georgia Cobb, Viola Stenger, Sebree III. Sister of Gloria Schott Peters and Ferdinand Bedel. Andrea Callahan died Uncle of several. (Pama) Jackson. Father of Linda Marilyn Ziegler and Charles Grandmother of 10. Great- and Judy Sprague. Grandmother Kunkel. Grandfather of 12. of nine. Great-grandmother of on March 8 at the CAMPBELL, Irene M., Redden, Mark, Matthew and grandmother of five. Stewart Jackson. Brother of Great-grandfather of 11. eight. Ursuline Motherhouse in 91, Our Lady of Lourdes, ROBINSON, William Ray, Sr., Howard Jackson. Grandfather of Louisville, Ky. She was 90. Indianapolis, Feb. 22. Mother LITTLE, Patricia, 75, 72, St. Matthew the Apostle, SMITH, Francis, 74, St. Pius X, six. Great-grandfather of four. The Mass of Christian of Christopher Campbell. Sister St. Benedict, Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Feb. 5. Husband of Indianapolis, March 5. Husband Great-great-grandfather of four. Burial was celebrated of Janine Alligier and Remy March 5. Wife of Charles Little. Carol Robinson. Father of Susan of Nancy McGlothlin. Father Aumage. Grandmother of one. JOHNSON, Michael Edward, Mother of Sandy Little Marling, Ferguson, Edward and William of Sheryl Fox and Scott Smith. on March 13 at the 50, St. Charles Borromeo, Brad and Paul Little. Sister of Robinson Jr. Brother of Peggy Stepfather of Marie Melendez, Motherhouse Chapel. Burial CARPENTER, Anna Lee, 94, Mary Lou Hanley Williams and Russell Penix and Scott Pennock. followed at St. Michael St. Paul, Tell City, Feb. 23. Aunt Bloomington, Feb. 26. Husband Jablonski, Terri King, Gerry of Rosemarie (Bates) Johnson. Charles Hanley. Grandmother Grandfather of 14. Great- Cemetery in Louisville in a of several. Kirby, Judy Larmour, Bonnie Father of Elena, Kathryn, of six. Vallandingham, Jim and Ralph grandfather of four. section designated for the CARTER, William Raphael, Benjamin and Matthew Johnson. LYNN, Stanley E., 80, Robinson. Grandfather of eight. SMITH, Roberta J., 74, Ursuline Sisters. 14, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Son of Leon and Jeneane St. Rose of Lima, Franklin, SAHM, Robert A., 96, St. Roch, St. John Paul II, Clark County, Patricia Callahan was March 2. Son of Ray and Johnson. Brother of Belinda March 9. Father of Pat Duran, Indianapolis, March 8. Father of Feb. 25. Mother of David, born on Sept. 15, 1924, in Michelle (Chavez) Carter. Ferguson. Barb Maloney, Janet McCarty, Douglas and Robert Smith. Sister Brother of Louisa and Seth Patricia Lewis, Terry and Michael New Straitsville, Ohio. KELLEY, Ruth Ann, 93, Mark, Robert and Stan Lynn. Sahm. Stepfather of Carol Grubb of Robert Perry. Grandmother Carter. She entered the Holy Family, New Albany, Grandfather of 14. Great- and Richard Thane. Grandfather of six. grandfather of six. Ursuline Sisters of Louisville CLARK, Mary Lou March 7. Mother of Becky of 10. Step-grandfather of SULLIVAN, Hugh R., Jr., in 1942. (Loudermilk), 90, St. Simon the Knotts, Jeanne Lind, Peggy MEYER, Donald, 76, St. Mary, five. Great-grandfather of 13. 88, St. Luke the Evangelist, Sister Andrea earned a Apostle, Indianapolis, March 6. Schaffer, Sally Watts, Fred, Mike Greensburg, Feb. 23. Husband Step-great-grandfather of four. Indianapolis, March 3. Father Mother of Angela, Gary and and Pat Kelley. Grandmother of of Kay Meyer. Father of Debbie of Marianne Roan, Kathleen bachelor’s degree at the former SCHAEFER, Steven J., Gordon Clark. Grandmother 14. Great-grandmother of nine. Hargitt, Donna Tewmey, David, Smith, Hugh III, Kevin and Ursuline College in Louisville 62, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Mark Sullivan. Stepfather and a master’s degree in March 4. Husband of Paula of six. Brother of Mary Jo education at Creighton Schaefer. Father of Jenny Campbell. Grandfather of five. University in Omaha, Neb. Cortner, Jody Freije, Jill Step-grandfather of 11. Great- Mattingly, Jamie Mauceri and During 72 years as a grandfather of one. Jackie McKinney. Brother of member of the Ursuline Sisters Rebecca Arnold, Susan McClain, TAYLOR, Everett H., 87, of Louisville, Sister Andrea Kevin, Michael and Patrick St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, ministered as an educator and Schaefer. Grandfather of 14. March 5. Husband of Maria in other areas of ministry in Taylor. Father of Kathy SCHLACHTER, William J., the Church. In the archdiocese, Henderson, Andrew and Robert she taught at the former 82, St. Martin of Tours, Siberia, Taylor. Brother of Nancy Smoot. St. Michael School in Madison March 1. Husband of Frances Grandfather of eight. Schlachter. Father of Susanne from 1949-51. Cooper and Jane Ubelhor. THOMAS, Norm, 69, In 1992, Sister Andrea Brother of Lucille Lemmer. St. Ambrose, Seymour, began ministering in Grandfather of four. Great- March 1. Husband of Mary Frances Bryant. South Carolina among grandfather of one. the elderly and served as SCHOETTELKOTTE, VERMEULEN, Linda M., 74, an advocate for them. In Our Lady of the Greenwood, Maurice, 80, Holy Family, recent years, she lived at the Oldenburg, March 6. Husband Greenwood, Nov. 28. Wife of David Vermeulen. Mother of motherhouse and dedicated of Eva Schoettelkotte. Father of herself to prayer and presence Diane Cooper, Kathy Dierckman, Aaron, Brian, Eric and John among her fellow Ursulines. Joe and John Schoettelkotte. Vermeulen. Brother of Lowell Brother of Mary Bossert, Viola Maze. Grandmother of seven. Memorial gifts may be Fullenkamp, Dorothy, John and WILKINS, Donald L., 86, sent to Ursuline Sisters, Paul Schoettelkotte. Grandfather St. Jude, Indianapolis, March 2. Mission Advancement Office, of seven. Great-grandfather of Father of Julie Zahn, Christopher, 3105 Lexington Road, four. Don, Jeff, Patrick and Terry Louisville, KY 40206. † The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015 Page 15

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Contact Gil Stevens, Executive Director-Operations at GHM. P.O. Box 465618, Cincinnati, Ohio As a three-time winner of the National Blue Applicants will be contacted if their credentials 45246-5618 or e-mail: [email protected] Ribbon Schools Award (1989, 1999, and 2013) match the needs of the Search Committee and winner of the Innovation in Catholic and the school. A decision will be made by No phone calls, please. Education Award for our technology program May 15, 2015. (2015), the school is well-respected in the Page 16 The Criterion Friday, March 27, 2015 Pope recognizes miracle needed to declare French couple saints VATICAN CITY (CNS)— Pope Francis has approved a miracle so that, for the first time, a married couple can be canonized together. The canonization ceremony for Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, is likely to take place during the world Synod of Bishops on the family in October. Pope Francis signed the decree on March 18, the Vatican said, although it provided no details about the miraculous cure said to have taken place through the Blessed Louis and Marie Zelie Guerin Martin, the couple’s intercession. parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, are pictured However, the promoters of the in a combination photo created from images sainthood cause said the miracle provided by the Sanctuary of Lisieux in France. being studied involves a little girl in (CNS photo/courtesy of Sanctuary of Lisieux) the Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Born prematurely and with multiple in 1877, at the age of 45. Her husband life-threatening complications, Carmen died when he was 70 in 1894. suffered a major brain hemorrhage, which The couple was beatified in 2008. could have caused irreversible damage. They are believed to be the first parents Her parents prayed for the Martins’ of a saint to be beatified, highlighting the intercession. The little girl survived important role that parents play in their and is healthy. children’s human and spiritual upbringing. Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the The next step toward canonization is Congregation for Saints’ Causes had said for the pope to hold a consistory with Pope Francis uses incense to venerate the relics of two married couples who have been declared in late February that “thanks be to God, cardinals present in Rome to announce blessed by the Church as he arrives to celebrate a Mass to open the extraordinary Synod of in October two spouses, [the] parents of the decision to proceed with the ceremony Bishops on the family in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Oct. 5, 2014. The pope venerated St. Thérèse of Lisieux, will be canonized.” during the world Synod of Bishops relics of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and Blessed Luigi and Blessed Louis and Marie Zelie Guerin on the family on Oct. 4-25. A Vatican Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi. The pope will canonize Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin likely during the Martin were married in 1858. The couple official said that meeting probably would world Synod of Bishops on the family in October. (CNS photo/CNS photo/Marcin Mazur) had nine children, but four of them died be in June. in infancy. The five who survived— Before opening the October 2014 venerated the relics of St. Thérèse, her were brought to Rome specifically for including St. Thérèse —all entered meeting of the extraordinary Synod of parents and another couple, Blessed Luigi prayers during the bishops’ discussions religious life. Zelie Martin died of cancer Bishops on the family, Pope Francis and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi; the relics about family life. †

residents often have to travel farther outcomes. should be considered before designing HESS for regular checkups and emergency Persistent poverty can have an impact and implementing policies and programs continued from page 4 services, significantly increasing the at the personal and community level. The for the poor. cost of medical treatment and reducing median length of poverty in rural areas is Our Catholic call for human dignity primary care doctors per capita population positive outcomes when time is critical 15 percent longer than in urban areas. includes understanding the diversity than urban areas, and very few specialists. in emergency situations. These factors People who are persistently poor are of our communities—including Accessing medical care also presents translate to fewer checkups, less early disadvantaged, but so are other residents an understanding of the poor in all many challenges in rural areas. Rural detection of disease, and worse health of communities that are persistently poor. communities, large and small. The community itself will become poorer over time. Persistently poor families who (Joan Hess is agency director of live in persistently poor communities are Catholic Charities in Tell City. To doubly disadvantaged. read the Indiana bishops’ poverty Isolation and limited access to support pastoral letter in English, go to Our ministries services common in rural areas exaggerate www.archindy.org/archbishop/ the educational, social and economic poverty-2015.html. To read it in Spanish, challenges children living in rural go to www.archindy.org/archbishop/ America face. Rural parents are more poverty-sp-2015.html. The bishops likely to have less education, and are more are asking people to take part in a likely to be underemployed. survey to gather more information The urban focus of welfare programs that they will use to further address Thank You“May the Lord repay you means policymakers often shortchange the issue of poverty in Indiana. The for what you have done. needy rural families when designing survey can be found in English at May you be richly and implementing the social safety www.archindy.org/povertysurvey, rewarded by the Lord,...” net programs. The socioeconomic and in Spanish at www.archindy.org/ environment that poor rural families face povertysurveyspanish.) † Ruth 2:12

longer a woman waits after taking RU-486 PACHOLCZYK before attempting a reversal, the lower continued from page 4 the likelihood of success. Health care PACHOLCZY professionals should become informed complications associated with reversal of about the possibility of using progesterone the abortion pill have been reported. to reverse the effects of RU-486 in women On the other hand, the abortion pill itself who have begun the chemical abortion has notable side effects and risks associated process and then changed their minds. with its use. Common side effects include: The website for the Abortion Pill Reversal uterine cramps, high blood pressure, Program, a national effort to encourage and You took us over the top to hit $6 million! bleeding not related to the menstrual support abortion pill reversal, can be found Thanks to more than 18,000 of you who helped us exceed our goal period, overgrowth of the uterine lining, at: http://abortionpillreversal.com/. through your gift to the United Catholic Appeal. Your generosity was stomach cramps, dizziness, reduced blood As noted on the site, “The Abortion Pill potassium and nausea. Some women also Reversal Program has a network of over “over the top” and will support many ministries throughout the archdiocese. experience fever, chills and infection. 200 physicians worldwide that assist the Among the more serious possible side women that call our hotline. This hotline effects would be death of both mother is manned 24 hours a day, seven days a and child arising from endomyometritis week by one of our Registered Nurses … (infection of the uterine lining) and if you’ve taken the abortion pill, it may not septic shock. be too late. Call 877-558-0333 right away.” A December 2005 article in the This remarkable initiative has already New England Journal of Medicine saved the lives of many children, and has indicated that women are about 10 times brought the blessing of motherhood to more likely to die from RU-486 abortions fruition for many women who recognized than surgical abortions in early pregnancy, the mistake they had made in taking the partly because of the risk of infection. abortion pill. Another complication of using RU-486 is incomplete abortion, with embryonic/ (Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. Scan the QR code for a special fetal parts remaining. In the first six years earned his doctorate in neuroscience at Thank You message from ministries of RU-486 availability in Australia, for Yale University and did post-doctoral work benefitting from the UCA gifts. example, there were 792 reports of adverse at Harvard University. He is a priest of the effects, 579 of which pertained to parts of Diocese of Fall River, Mass., and serves Faith Formation · Catholic Education · Vocations · Priests’ Retirement · Caring for People in Need the embryo/fetus remaining, and 126 of as director of education at The National these required follow-up surgical abortion. Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. www.archindy.org/UCA Time is clearly of the essence: the See www.ncbcenter.org.) †