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CriterionOnline.com March 1, 2019 Vol. LIX, No. 20 75¢ This year’s Lent could be just what struggling ‘We dare not fail’ Church needs WASHINGTON (CNS)—When Lent begins on March 6, Catholics in the United States will likely be more than ready for it. This set-aside time for prayer and reflection—after all the Church has been through in recent months—could provide both a healing balm and a needed boost forward, some say. Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is typically a big Catholic draw, filling churches with nearly Easter- or Christmas‑size Mass crowds even though it is not a holy day of obligation. Conventual Franciscan Father Jude DeAngelo, director of campus ministry at The Catholic University of America in Washington, hopes this year is no exception. “We in the American Catholic Church have been through a year of tremendous suffering and tremendous upheaval and frustration,” he told Catholic News Service (CNS), referring to the past months of allegations of sexual misconduct and cover-up by Church leaders. See list of penance services, page 10, The priest said pope’s Lenten some Catholics message, page 16. stopped going to Church, “scandalized by the actions of a few,” but that he hopes and prays they come Pope Francis and Church leaders from around the world attend a penitential liturgy during a meeting on the protection of minors in the Church at the Vatican on Feb. 23. The summit brought together the pope and 190 Church leaders—presidents of bishops’ conferences, the heads of the Eastern back on Ash Wednesday, a day he described Catholic Churches, superiors of men’s and women’s religious orders and Roman Curia officials. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) as a strong “reminder that God is never finished with us.” “Ash Wednesday is that moment, I believe, especially this year, when we Summit stresses need to protect children first can say: ‘This is my Church. It’s got its sins—it always has had its sins and sinners—but Christ calls me to convert amid scandal of Church’s sexual abuse crisis my life to his image and likeness and VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The clerical The pope’s remarks came an hour after assisting victims of clerical sexual abuse; that call is not for individuals only, it’s sexual abuse crisis has caused “serious he concluded the Vatican’s Feb. 21-24 working to end the abuse and exploitation for the entire community.’ ” scandal” in the Catholic Church and in summit on child protection and the of children and young people online; and By its very nature, Lent has an society “because of the dramatic suffering clerical abuse scandal. working with civil authorities to end sex overall aspect of penitence to it, but that of the victims, as well as the unjustifiable In his talk concluding the summit, tourism. shouldn’t override the whole season, lack of attention to them” and attempts by Pope Francis said the Catholic Church The summit brought together said Paulist Father Larry Rice, director Church leaders to cover up the crimes of would focus on eight priorities: the Pope Francis and 190 Church leaders— of the University Catholic Center at the the guilty, Pope Francis said. protection of children; “impeccable presidents of bishops’ conferences, the University of Texas at Austin. Speaking to the public, including seriousness” in dealing with clerical heads of the Eastern Catholic Churches, His recommendation for this year’s Lent dozens of abuse survivors, after his midday sexual abuse; genuine purification superiors of men’s and women’s religious is “to do what the Church has always asked recitation of the Angelus on Feb. 24, the and acknowledgment of past failures; orders and Roman Curia officials—for us to do: prayer, fasting and almsgiving,” pope promised measures to ensure children improved training for priests and religious; four days of listening to speeches, and that concentrating on those things will would be safe in the Church and that the strengthening and continually reviewing the survivors’ testimonies, discussions in See LENT, page 10 crime of abuse would stop. guidelines of national bishops’ conferences; See SUMMIT, page 8 Measures to help protect minors are imminent, according to Vatican summit moderator VATICAN CITY (CNS)—While the four-day Vatican summit on the protection of minors has ended, the work to ensure that laws and concrete actions are in place is just beginning, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi. During a press briefing on Feb. 24, Father Lombardi, who served as moderator of the Feb. 21-24 summit, said Pope Francis will soon publish a new set of laws and guidelines concerning child protection for Vatican City State. The measures, he said, will be issued “motu proprio,” on the pope’s own accord, and will be “presented and published in the near future.” Another initiative that will be available in “a few weeks or a month or two” is a handbook, or vademecum, for bishops, prepared by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Father Lombardi told journalists that the handbook will list a set of guidelines, and “will help bishops around the world Sex abuse survivors Denise Buchanan and Alessandro Battaglia are clearly understand their duties and tasks” when handling cases pictured in front of St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Feb. 24, on the final of abuse. He said the pope also wants to amend the current law day of the Vatican’s four-day meeting on the protection of minors in the See MINORS, page 9 Church. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) Page 2 The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019

Pro-life groups, lawmakers praise Public Schedule of final ‘Protect Life Rule’ for Title X Archbishop Charles C. Thompson ______WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Trump administration is calling the “Protect administration on Feb. 22 finalized its Life Rule” is based on the most accurate March 2 – 10, 2019 “Protect Life Rule” preventing funds interpretation of the Family Planning appropriated under the Title X Family Services and Population Research Act March 2 – 4 p.m. March 6 – noon Planning Program from being used in of 1970, which Mass at Putnamville Correctional Ash Wednesday Mass at SS. Peter and services that include abortion as a method enacted Title X. Facility, Putnam County Paul Cathedral of family planning or that make abortion Section 1008 of March 3 – 2 p.m. March 6 – 3 p.m. referrals. this act states that Rite of Election at SS. Peter and Paul Ash Wednesday Mass at It bars Title X grant money from any “none of the funds Cathedral, Indianapolis Marian University, Indianapolis clinic that performs abortion, which will appropriated under especially impact Planned Parenthood, this title shall be March 3 – 6 p.m. March 7 – 10 a.m. the nation’s largest abortion provider. used in programs Rite of Election, SS. Peter and Paul Leadership Team Meeting at According to the where abortion is Cathedral Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Catholic Center organization’s a method of family March 4 – noon website, Planned Catherine Glenn planning.” Foster Pastoral Planning Committee at March 7 – 1 p.m. Parenthood affiliates Dr. Leana Wen, Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara School Mass at St. Mark the receive roughly Planned Parenthood’s president, said in Catholic Center, Indianapolis Evangelist Church, Indianapolis $290 million in a statement that the organization would Title X funds and fight the rule “through every avenue.” March 4 – 5 p.m. March 8 – 3 p.m. serve about 41 In reacting to the announcement on the Catholic Legislator Dinner at USCCB Ad Hoc Committee Against percent of those who Protect Life Rule being finalized, Kristan Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Indianapolis Racism Listening Session at University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio benefit from Title X Hawkins, president of Students for Life of March 5 – 10:30 a.m. Rep. Chris Smith funding. America, said that more than 1,220 of the Priest Personnel Board at March 9 – 11 a.m. “The Title X organization’s groups around the country Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Rite of Election at St. Augustine Program can now finally return to “had worked tirelessly” in support of the Catholic Center Church, Jeffersonville its originally intended purpose—the revision to Title X. provision of family planning services, “We are celebrating the newly finalized March 5 – 3 p.m. March 9 – 5 p.m. not abortions,” said Rep. Chris Smith, Title X rules that will redirect some Finance Council at Archbishop Edward Mass for the American Federation R-New Jersey, who is chair of the taxpayer resources away from abortion T. O’Meara Catholic Center Pueri Cantores at SS. Peter and Paul Congressional Pro Life Caucus. vendors like Planned Parenthood, making Cathedral March 5 – 7 p.m. “Title X funding was never intended to more than half-a-billion from us all,” she Confirmation for youths of March 10 – 2 p.m. facilitate Planned Parenthood’s hideous said. “This is a life-saving policy change, St. Christopher Parish, Indianapolis, Rite of Election at SS. Peter and Paul dismemberment, chemical poisoning or as abortion vendors have used these at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral Cathedral deliberate starvation and forced expulsion family planning resources to underwrite of a defenseless unborn baby,” he said their deadly enterprise.” (Schedule subject to change.) in a statement. He applauded the Trump She urged the defunding of every administration for affirming “human life program promoted by a “radicalized and dignity with this pro-child rule.” abortion industry,” which shows “blatant Measure to protect babies who survive The Office of Population Affairs, support for virtual infanticide in late-term which is part of the U.S. Department of abortions.” abortion fails in Senate by 53-44 vote Health and Human Services (HHS) and “This is the kind of policy change WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Senate response is required.” oversees Title X, published the draft that millennials, the nation’s largest in an evening vote on Feb. 25 failed to “Too many important votes are final rule the afternoon of Feb. 22. It is voting bloc, support,” she added. pass a measure sponsored by Sen. Ben forgotten, but this one won’t be,” she slated to go into effect 60 days after it is “Health care dollars should fund real, Sasse, R-Nebraska, to require that said in a statement issued after the vote. published in the Federal Register. full-service medical care, not abortion babies born alive after an abortion be “These kinds of tactics in which a win is In May 2018, President Donald vendors.” given medical attention and “the same a loss can disillusion voters, but allowing J. Trump said his administration would According to HHS, the Protect Life protection of law as any newborn.” infants to die after being born alive will reinstate Reagan-era regulations to Rule requires “clear financial and The Born-Alive Survivors Protection rally pro-life Americans when it counts.” prevent funds appropriated under Title X physical separation between Title X Act failed in a 53-44 vote. Sixty votes On Feb. 4, Sasse had called for from being used in programs that include funded projects and programs or facilities were needed for passage of the measure. unanimous consent on his Born-Alive abortion as a method of family planning where abortion is a method of family “I want to ask each and every one of Abortion Survivors Protection Act. or that make abortion referrals. planning. This separation will ensure my colleagues whether we’re OK with “Everyone in the Senate ought to be able The restrictions were put in place adherence to statutory restrictions, and infanticide,” Sasse said ahead of the vote. to say unequivocally that killing that little in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan. provide needed clarity for the public “This language is blunt. I recognize that, baby is wrong. This doesn’t take any Planned Parenthood of New York City and for Title X clinics about permissible and it’s too blunt for many people in political courage,” he said from the floor. immediately challenged the rules, and impermissible activities for Title X this body. But frankly, that is what we’re In response, Sen. Patty Murray, claiming the denial of public funds projects.” talking about here today. Infanticide is D-Washington, blocked unanimous violated their The new rule specifically prohibits what the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors consent by objecting to the bill. constitutional rights “referral for abortion as a method of Protection Act is actually about.” Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of of free speech family planning,” but does not bar Kristan Hawkins, president for Kansas City, Kan., the chairman of the because the rules “nondirective counseling on abortion.” It Students for Life of America, called U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life included a prohibition also eliminates a “requirement that Title X Sasse’s bill “the bare minimum standard Activities called it “unconscionable” that on abortion referrals. providers offer abortion counseling and for valuing infant life, as everyone should the U.S. Senate failed to “unanimously In 1991, the U.S. referral.” be able to look at a baby born during an declare to the nation that infanticide is Supreme Court “Americans United for Life [AUL] is abortion and understand that a humane objectively wrong.” † ruled 5-4 that the pleased that HHS has taken steps to stop government had the Title X funds from subsidizing abortion,” Kristan Hawkins right to establish said Catherine Glenn Foster, president Pope Francis’ prayer intention for March rules that fund and CEO of Americans United for Life. only family planning programs that do “It is AUL’s longtime policy position that • Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities— not “encourage, promote or advocate funds appropriated or controlled by the That Christian communities, especially those who are abortion.” When President Bill Clinton federal and state governments should be persecuted, feel that they are close to Christ and have their took office in 1993, he reversed the allocated away from the subsidization of rights respected. regulations. elective abortion providers and toward According to the Office of comprehensive and preventive women’s (To see Pope Francis’ monthly intentions, go to www.archindy.org/popesintentions.) † Population Affairs, what the Trump health care.” †

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Meridian St. • Indianapolis, IN 46202-2367 The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019 Page 3 Attempt to bar vouchers defeated in state legislature By Victoria Arthur ICC, the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Indiana. “The issue at Roncalli is ‘This issue is not just a Roncalli High School An effort to block private schools a contractual matter. Schools have to be able or Archdiocese of Indianapolis issue. This is from receiving vouchers based on their to maintain their integrity and their mission, a religious liberty issue. Does a faith-based employment practices has stalled twice and that includes hiring people who model at the Statehouse in recent weeks, but it what we teach.” school have the ability to operate according to could resurface if the lawmaker behind In a letter issued shortly after the its beliefs and practices?’ it continues to protest the actions of his Roncalli situation became news in alma mater. August, Archbishop Charles C. Thompson —John Elcesser, executive director of the Rep. Dan Forestal (D-Indianapolis), a stated that “there is nothing in Church Indiana Non-Public Education Association 2001 graduate of Roncalli High School teaching that says being gay or lesbian is in Indianapolis, proposed amendments a sin” and that the Church “upholds the to two bills moving through the Indiana dignity of every human person, including School or Archdiocese of Indianapolis This distinction—that families House of Representatives in February. persons with same-sex attraction.” The issue,” said John Elcesser, executive direct where voucher funds go—is also The amendments would prohibit schools document also noted director of the INPEA. “This is a religious at the core of the issue, according to whose students that at the same time, liberty issue. Does a faith-based school Rep. Robert Behning (R-Indianapolis). receive tuition “the Church upholds have the ability to operate according to its Behning is the author of House Bill support in the dignity and beliefs and practices?” 1641 on charter schools, which was the the form of sanctity of marriage,” Elcesser says the answer is yes, based target of Forestal’s first attempt at an vouchers from and that “by its very upon provisions in the groundbreaking amendment. discriminating against staff members on nature, marriage is a school choice legislation that led to the During the House debate, Behning the basis of gender identity or expression permanent partnership School Scholarship Tax Credit and the referred to a unanimous decision by the or sexual orientation. Forestal initiated between one man and Indiana Choice Scholarship (voucher) Indiana Supreme Court in 2013 upholding these actions in reaction to the suspension one woman ordered to programs in 2009 and 2011, respectively. school choice legislation. In its ruling, at the beginning of the school year of Glenn Tebbe the good of the couple These programs were designed to ensure the court held that the voucher program Shelly Fitzgerald, a guidance counselor and the procreation that families could select the right school was constitutional because parents are the at Roncalli, after it was discovered that and education of children.” for their children regardless of income. direct beneficiaries rather than the schools she was in a same-sex marriage. She was Archbishop Thompson said that Today, about 36,000 children in Indiana they select for their children. put on administrative leave with pay for Catholic school staff members “must receive vouchers. “What the Indiana Supreme Court violating her work agreement. convey and be supportive of the “Indiana’s choice programs were clearly said is that the money goes to the “There is a fundamental principle teachings of the Catholic Church. These established in a way that respects the students; it is not given to the schools,” here: Public funds should not go toward expectations are clearly spelled out in specific individual missions of the Behning said in opposing Forestal’s institutions that choose to discriminate,” school ministerial job descriptions and participating schools,” Elcesser said, proposed amendment. Forestal said in introducing his first contracts, so everyone understands their adding that specific language in the To follow priority legislation of the proposed amendment before the Indiana obligations.” statute “guards against government ICC, visit www.indianacc.org. This House of Representatives on Feb. 14. The recent debate at the Indiana overreach, especially as it relates to website includes access to I-CAN, the The Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) General Assembly has implications curriculum, religious instruction, and Indiana Catholic Action Network, which opposed the amendments, which Forestal beyond the Catholic Church, according teacher and staff hiring. offers the Church’s position on key attempted to add to bills on charter to the Indiana Non-Public Education “Rep. Forestal is taking a contractual issues. Those who sign up for I-CAN schools and the state budget. Both efforts Association (INPEA), which represents issue between two parties and trying to receive alerts on legislation moving were voted down by a large margin. the more than 7,000 teachers and close to bring the state into that relationship,” forward and ways to contact their elected “Every teacher, administrator and 100,000 students at the state’s 400 private Elcesser added. “The only ones who representatives. guidance counselor in all of our schools is a schools. The majority of those schools are would get hurt with this amendment are minister of the faith, and they must adhere religious, whether Catholic, Lutheran or the families that would not be able to (Victoria Arthur, a member of St. Malachy to the teachings of the Catholic Church,” nondenominational. afford to send their child to the school Parish in Brownsburg, is a correspondent said Glenn Tebbe, executive director of the “This issue is not just a Roncalli High they wish.” for The Criterion.) † Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on 2020 citizenship census question ALL WASHINGTON (CNS)—The U.S. “Adding a question about citizenship for the Supreme Court agreed to hear oral to the census would incite widespread arguments in April about the Trump fear in immigrant communities SAKE of OTHERS administration’s push to add a citizenship and greatly impair the accuracy of question to the 2020 census and its population counts,” said Letitia James, decision will come just in the nick of New York’s attorney general, in a time, since the Census Bureau Feb. 15 statement. needs to begin printing forms for the Civil rights groups and religious Archdiocese of Indianapolis every‑10-years questionnaire this organizations have opposed the addition summer. of a citizenship question that has not been GOAL: $6.6 MILLION The court agreed on Feb. 15 to take used since 1950. on this case—Department of Commerce A Jan. 20 letter to Ross from the v. New York—without following the Leadership Conference on Civil and normal procedure and waiting for action Human Rights called the citizenship from the federal appeals court. question “unnecessarily intrusive,” and In January, a federal trial judge blocked said it could “jeopardize the accuracy of the Commerce Department from adding the entire count, leaving public, private, the citizenship question to the census and nonprofit decision-makers with bad saying the process that led to adding it information for all purposes, for the next was deeply flawed. 10 years.” U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross A few Catholic groups—Franciscan has maintained the citizenship question is Action Network, the Catholic social WE ARE ONE FAMILY, in response to a request from the Justice justice lobby Network and the National Department, which said the information Advocacy Center for the Sisters of would help it enforce the Voting Rights the Good Shepherd—were among IN GOD, CALLED TO Act. the 170 organizations that added their U.S. District Court Judge Jesse signatures to the letter, which emphasized Furman in New York did not buy this that “mixed-status and immigrant SHARE OUR GIFTS reasoning, and criticized Ross for ignoring households will be especially fearful reports of both government statisticians of providing information to the federal WITH ONE ANOTHER. and demographers, who had warned government in 2020, given the heightened that adding this type of question was a climate of fear that anti‑immigrant mistake. rhetoric and policies have created.” Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco This group joins other critics of the urged the Supreme Court to review citizen question who have said it will Furman’s decision, saying the judge undermine the form’s accuracy because had exceeded his authority. He also legal and unauthorized immigrants might said citizenship questions have refuse to fill it out. One government Together, we serve the spiritual & physical needs been asked of sample groups of the estimate notes that about 6.5 million population in previous census forms people might decide not to participate in of thousands of people in our archdiocese. and that they are also used by other the census. countries. The census is rooted in the text of If you have not given to the United Catholic Appeal, The lawsuit initially challenging the Constitution, which requires an the citizenship question was filed by “actual enumeration” of the population please prayerfully consider a gift today. New York and other states and localities every 10 years, with the House of and advocacy groups that called the Representatives to be apportioned based question an attempt to discriminate against on “the whole number of persons in each Give safely and securely online at www.archindy.org/UCA. immigrants. state.” † Page 4 The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019

Opinion Reflection/Fr. Joseph Moriarty Despite brokenness in world, let

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson, Publisher Greg A. Otolski, Associate Publisher us embrace our faith even more Mike Krokos, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus For 25 years, I have been a priest of believe in. Thus, I pray! For victims, I this archdiocese and have only written pray! For God’s people, “the Church,” I for The Criterion in my previous ministry pray! For bishops and for priests, healthy as archdiocesan and hurting, sinful and broken, I pray! Editorial vocations director. Of course, there are other things I can But I was happy do in this difficult climate in our Church. to respond to their I can seek to celebrate the sacraments invitation as rector of more reverently and authentically, because Bishop Simon Bruté as previously mentioned, our world needs College Seminary in God, and sacraments mediate God’s Indianapolis to offer salvation. I can also share hope with a reflection on the others. current state of our I see hope daily alive in so many I Church. work with and encounter, but especially Providentially, the other night as I in the 39 college seminarians I am sat in adoration, I believe I truly felt the privileged to live with and minister to at Lord convicting me to write and share my Bishop Bruté. I am edified daily by the thoughts. witness of faith in these men. I do not believe I am an expert at Be it in a formation conference or anything. I like to sing, but I cannot read sitting quietly with them in adoration, I music well. I enjoy fishing, but I am see men who love God, love the Church not an avid fisherman. I enjoy making and desire to love God’s people who and sharing family recipes, but I am no are the Church. I see men who are chef or master baker. I try to be a good authentically seeking to grow to the true Christian, and I take seriously my promise potential of who God calls them to be. at ordination to conform my life to Christ We live in a broken world, but amid as a Catholic priest, but I acknowledge I this brokenness we are ever called as am a sinner. Christians to fall more in love with God, My vocation to the priesthood was and in Christian charity to help and love inspired by my parent’s marriage of one another. 59 years. I observed in Mom and Dad’s This year has not been an easy year for marriage that when things got rough, they the seminarians of Bishop Bruté. Beyond never fled but committed themselves more the deplorable, heinous and reprehensible A boy is marked with a cross on Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14, 2018, at St. Anne Catholic School deeply to what they loved, namely God, behavior of some bishops and priests, the in Houston. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald) their nine children, the Church and each seminary community has grieved the loss other. of its spiritual director, Father Thomas I love being a priest, and I believe the Widner, a Jesuit priest who served Bishop Now more than ever, we world needs priests because I know the Bruté for close to eight years and passed world needs the Eucharist. Without the away unexpectedly last summer. Our lives must step up for the unborn Eucharist (God’s presence in the world), are not the same without him. In all this I believe the world would be in a worse scandal and loss, the seminarians carry on. It arrives later on the calendar this the Planned Parenthood facility at state than it is, and we all know it is in a When others might discern to flee the year, but the Lenten season is nearly 8590 Georgetown Road. A kickoff pretty bad state. Church or at least question his or her upon us. rally will be held at 2 p.m. on March 3 Similarly, our Church struggles with relationship to the Church, these men are While Catholics and people of at St. Luke the Evangelist Church, sin. Failed leadership and broken trust trusting God and embracing the Church some other faith traditions will have 7575 Holliday Dr., E., in Indianapolis. among clergy has wreaked havoc in the more. To these men and all of us on this their foreheads marked by ashes on Mark Tuttle, president of the Right to lives of too many, and just when we think path of Christianity I say, thank you, keep Wednesday, March 6, we also begin our Life of Indianapolis, will be the speaker. it cannot get worse, it does. going and stay faithful. Your example and six-week penitential journey of prayer, For more information on 40 Days for I do not have answers to all these witness matters. fasting and almsgiving. Life efforts in Indianapolis, contact issues, but I sense God most calling me There will be those of us who add Tim O’Donnell at 317-372-0040 or in this time to embrace my call to the (Father Joseph Moriarty is rector of time each day to our life of prayer, [email protected]. priesthood and pour myself ever more Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary in others who will fast from a favorite food The peaceful prayer vigil in deeply into this vocation I love and Indianapolis.) † or dessert, and others who will volunteer Bloomington takes place on the public their time to assist our brothers and right-of-way outside the Planned sisters in need. Parenthood facility at 421 S. College But if early 2019 is any indication, Ave. An opening prayer service, led by Letter to the Editor ratcheting up our efforts to protect the the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, unborn would also be a worthwhile will be held at 9 a.m. on March 6. For Lenten practice. more information about 40 Days for Life Parish evangelization teams highlight The attacks on the unborn are efforts in Bloomington, contact Monica reaching unprecedented levels. In Siefker at 812-330-1535, 812-345-7988, outreach to alienated Catholics New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed or [email protected]. Just a quick reply to a letter to the editor There is much room for improvement, legislation in January that effectively This prayer initiative, held in the in the Feb. 22 issue of The Criterion. by God’s grace, in our overall removed all restrictions on abortion spring and fall each year, does make a Fallen-away or alienated Catholics evangelization and discipleship effort! in that state. Other states have been difference. Since the national 40 Days could definitely use more attention All Catholics who are passionate about considering similar legislation, and for Life campaign was launched in in many parishes. Along with the evangelization might approach their it should alarm us that lawmakers 2007, 15,256 lives have been spared unchurched and Catholics who are pastors, offering to be that evangelization in powerful positions are making from abortion, 194 abortion workers showing up for Mass regularly, alienated contact person and somehow serve on the life‑and‑death decisions that should not had conversions and quit their jobs, and Catholics are a focus of what’s often parish evangelization team. be part of their agenda. 99 abortion centers where 40 Days for called the New Evangelization. Together, we can keep moving the ball With this in mind, we are again Life vigils have been held have closed Our archdiocesan evangelization office forward in welcoming back fallen-away encouraging people of faith to take part their doors. Talk about the power of has an evangelization contact person in Catholics (and disciple-making in general) in the upcoming “40 Days for Life” prayer! each of our 126 parishes. We are helping as the letter writer points out should be a campaign that kicks off on March 6 and When it comes to life issues, there each parish who so desires to have an high priority. runs through April 14. It will be held in is plenty of rhetoric being shared by evangelization team—a core group of 377 cities around the world, including countless voices. Many are shared with parishioners who reaches out intentionally Ken Ogorek in Indianapolis and Bloomington in the good intentions, others with an agenda to the unchurched, alienated and Director of Catechesis archdiocese. designed to bring more chaos and practicing within the parish territory. Archdiocese of Indianapolis 40 Days for Life is an international divisiveness to these situations. It takes campaign that seeks to end abortion much work on our part to cut through through peaceful prayer vigils at the noise to get to the truth. abortion centers, and to raise community Our faith teaches us to respect all awareness of the consequences of human life—from conception to natural Letters Policy abortion. death. The 40 Days for Life effort gives Letters from readers are welcome Letters must be signed, but, for serious During the 40-days campaign, us a unique opportunity to do just that. and should be informed, relevant, reasons, names may be withheld. individuals silently pray during one-hour And during this upcoming Lenten well‑expressed, concise, temperate in Send letters to “Letters to the Editor,” time slots in front of abortion centers season and beyond, that is a simple, tone, courteous and respectful. The Criterion, 1400 N. Meridian Street, around the world. unwavering truth we must always The editors reserve the right to select Indianap­olis, IN 46202-2367. The Central Indiana (Indianapolis) defend. and edit the letters based on space Readers with access to e-mail may send 40 Days for Life campaign takes place limitations, pastoral sensitivity and content. letters to [email protected]. on the public right-of-way outside —Mike Krokos The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019 Page 5 ARCHBISHOP/ARZOBISPO CHARLES C. THOMPSON

hrist C the Cornerstone

Ash Wednesday reminds us we need God’s love and mercy “O God, who desires not the death of Ash Wednesday is 40 days removed be genuine, not a superficial show of of others” (Mt 6:1-2). Humility, not sinners, but their conversion, mercifully from our celebration of the Easter false humility. “Even now, says the hypocrisy, is the goal of our Lenten hear our prayers and in your kindness Triduum, but the sign on our foreheads Lord, return to me with your whole observances of prayer, fasting and be pleased to bless these ashes, which is a dramatic statement about the heart, with fasting, and weeping, and almsgiving. “When you fast, do not we intend to receive upon our heads, journey from death to new life that is mourning. Rend your hearts, not your look gloomy like the hypocrites” that we, who acknowledge we are but our inheritance as baptized Christians. garments, and return to the Lord your (Mt 6:16), Jesus says. Our Father, who ashes and shall return to dust, may, Yes, we are dust, but that dust has been God. For gracious and merciful is he, sees what is hidden in our hearts, will through a steadfast observance of Lent, transformed by grace and will one day be slow to anger, rich in kindness, and bless us with his love and mercy! gain pardon for our sins and newness reunited with our immortal souls in the relenting in punishment” (Jl 2:12-13). The monks of Saint Meinrad of life after the likeness of your Risen resurrection of the dead on the last day. Ash Wednesday is not for Archabbey in southern Indiana have Son.” (Prayer for the blessing of ashes) In the meantime, it’s good to hypocrites. It’s for women and men a tradition they observe on Ash remember that God formed humankind who understand that they are sinners Wednesday called the bona opera Next Wednesday, March 6, we from the dust of the Earth. The fact called to repent and who trust in the (good works). Every monk writes down celebrate one of the most popular that we are dust, and will one day loving kindness of God. “Have mercy a list of the good works he will perform days in the Church’s calendar, Ash return to the Earth from which we on me, O God, in your goodness; in during Lent. He gives this to the Wednesday. On this day, we remember came, should encourage us to be the greatness of your compassion wipe archabbot privately without sharing it one of the most basic truths about humble. We are not gods. We are not out my offense. Thoroughly wash me with other monks. With the archabbot’s ourselves: We are dust, and to dust we self-sustaining beings, but creatures from my guilt and of my sin cleanse blessing, the monk carries out his good will return. who depend on God’s grace for me” (Ps 51:3-4). works quietly, confident that God’s The ashes that are placed on our everything that we have and are. In the Gospel reading for Ash blessing will sustain him in his prayer, foreheads in the sign of the cross remind At the same time, the cross of ashes Wednesday (Mt 6:1-6, 16-18), Jesus his fasting and in the good works he is us of our mortality, but they also associate placed on our foreheads reminds us that admonishes his disciples (and all doing as part of his Lenten observance. us with the miracle of our redemption. we have a higher destiny. We are sons of us), saying, “Take care not to There’s a reason that Ash Wednesday The cross, which is an instrument of and daughters of God who are called to perform righteous deeds in order that is so popular. It speaks directly to our death, has been transformed into a sign live forever in the joy of heaven that is people may see them; otherwise, you humanity, reminding us that we really of life. What was once a cruel form of foreshadowed by the Easter mystery. will have no recompense from your need God’s love and mercy. May our capital punishment has become for us a The liturgy for Ash Wednesday heavenly Father. When you give alms, celebration of Ash Wednesday next symbol of hope thanks to its role in the emphasizes that the repentance to do not blow a trumpet before you, as week help renew us in hope and joy passion, death and resurrection of our which we are called on this day, and the hypocrites do in the synagogues as we once again begin the journey to Lord Jesus Christ. throughout the season of Lent, must and in the streets to win the praise Easter! †

El miércoles de ceniza nos recuerda que necesitamos el amor y la misericordia de Dios

“Oh Dios, que no deseas la muerte en la pasión, muerte y resurrección de superficial de falsa humildad. “Aun prácticas de oración, ayuno y limosna a los pecadores sino su conversión, nuestro Señor Jesucristo. ahora—declara el Señor—volved a mí de la Cuaresma. “Cuando ayunéis, no escucha piadosamente nuestras El Miércoles de Ceniza está a 40 de todo corazón, con ayuno, llanto y pongáis cara triste, como los hipócritas” súplicas y en tu bondad, dígnate a días de nuestra celebración del triduo lamento. Rasgad vuestro corazón y no (Mt 6:16), dice Jesús. ¡Nuestro Padre bendecir estas cenizas que vamos a pascual, pero la señal en la frente vuestros vestidos; volved ahora al Señor que ve lo que se oculta en nuestros imponer en nuestras cabezas para que, representa una declaración impactante vuestro Dios, porque Él es compasivo corazones nos bendecirá con su amor y reconociendo que no somos más que de la travesía desde la muerte hacia y clemente, lento para la ira, abundante su misericordia! cenizas y nos convertiremos en polvo, la nueva vida que es nuestra herencia en misericordia, y se arrepiente de Los monjes de la archiabadía de y fieles a las prácticas cuaresmales, como cristianos bautizados. Sí, somos infligir el mal” (Jl 2:12-13). Saint Meinrad en el sur de Indiana podamos obtener el perdón de nuestros polvo, pero este ha sido transformado El Miércoles de Ceniza no es para tienen una tradición llamada bona pecados y la renovación de nuestras por la gracia y un día se reunificará los hipócritas sino para los hombres opera (buenas obras) que practican vidas a imagen y semejanza de tu Hijo con nuestras almas inmortales cuando y mujeres que entienden que son el Miércoles de Ceniza. En ella, Resucitado.” (Oración de bendición de resuciten los muertos en el Día Final. pecadores llamados a arrepentirse y a cada monje escribe una lista de las cenizas) Mientras tanto, resulta oportuno confiar en la piadosa bondad de Dios. buenas obras que realizará durante la recordar que Dios formó a la “Ten piedad de mí, oh Dios, conforme Cuaresma y se la entrega en privado El próximo miércoles 6 de marzo humanidad a partir del polvo de la a tu misericordia; conforme a lo al archiabad, sin compartirla con celebramos uno de los días más tierra. El hecho de que seamos polvo inmenso de tu compasión, borra mis los demás monjes. Con la bendición populares del calendario eclesiástico, y que un día volveremos a la tierra de transgresiones. Lávame por completo del archiabad, cada monje realiza el Miércoles de Ceniza, en el cual la que provenimos, debería ser una de mi maldad, y límpiame de mi sus buenas obras calladamente, con recordamos una de las verdades más invitación a la humildad. No somos pecado” (Sal 51:1-2). la confianza de que la bendición de elementales sobre nosotros mismos: dioses ni seres autosuficientes, sino En la lectura del Evangelio del Dios lo sustentará en la oración, en que somos polvo y en polvo nos criaturas que dependen de la gracia de Miércoles de Ceniza (Mt 6:1-6, su ayuno y las buenas obras que hace convertiremos. Dios para todo lo que tenemos y somos. 16-18), Jesús advierte a sus discípulos como parte de su práctica cuaresmal. Las cenizas que nos imponen Al mismo tiempo, la cruz de cenizas (y a todos nosotros): “Cuidad de no Hay un motivo fundamental por en la frente en forma de cruz nos colocada en la frente nos recuerda que practicar vuestra justicia delante de los el cual el Miércoles de Ceniza es tan recuerdan nuestra mortalidad, pero tenemos un destino más excelso. Somos hombres para ser vistos por ellos; de popular: apela directamente a nuestra también nos vinculan al milagro hijos de Dios llamados a la vida eterna otra manera no tendréis recompensa de condición humana y nos recuerda de nuestra redención. La cruz, que en la alegría celestial que augura el vuestro Padre que está en los cielos. que en verdad necesitamos el amor es un instrumento de muerte, se ha misterio pascual. Por eso, cuando des limosna, no toques y la misericordia de Dios. ¡Que transformado en un signo de vida; La liturgia del Miércoles de Ceniza trompeta delante de ti, como hacen nuestra celebración del Miércoles lo que una vez fue una forma cruel hace énfasis en el arrepentimiento que los hipócritas en las sinagogas y en de Ceniza la próxima semana nos de pena capital se ha convertido para constituye un elemento fundamental de las calles, para ser alabados por los renueve en esperanza y alegría al nosotros en un símbolo de esperanza, este día y de toda la Cuaresma, y que hombres” (Mt 6:1-2). La humildad, iniciar nuevamente el camino hacia la gracias a la función que desempeñó debe ser genuino y no una demostración no la hipocresía, es el objetivo de las Pascua! † Page 6 The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019

For a list of events for the next four weeks as reported to Events Calendar The Criterion, log on to www.archindy.org/events.

March 6 March 8 - April 4 Kokomo High School, St. Augustine Church, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Registration: goo.gl/6jFDsF Archbishop O’Meara Catholic (weekdays) 2501 S. Berkley Road, 315 E. Chestnut St., 1347 N. Meridian St., (case sensitive). Information: Center, 1400 N. Meridian St., Kokomo. Indiana Holy Jeffersonville. Rite of Election Indianapolis. Rite of Election Brie Anne Varick, beichhorn@ Indianapolis. Solo Seniors, Blackburn Gallery at Family Catholic Conference, Mass, Archbishop Charles Mass, Archbishop Charles archindy.org, 317-236-1543. Catholic, educational, Mount St. Francis Center hosted by the Diocese of C. Thompson presiding, C. Thompson presiding, charitable and social singles, for Spirituality, Lafayette, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., 10 a.m. Information: Christina 2 p.m. Information: Christina St. Therese of the Infant Jesus 50 and over, single, separated, 101 St. Anthony Dr., speakers, adoration and Tuley, 317-236-1483, Tuley, 317-236-1483, (Little Flower) Parish Center widowed or divorced. New Mt. St. Francis. “Selected confession available, Mass [email protected]. [email protected]. (enter door 11), 4720 E. 13th St., members welcome. 6 p.m. Works from the Permanent with Lafayette Bishop Timothy Indianapolis. SoulCore Information: 317-243-0777. Collection” exhibit, featuring L. Doherty presiding, March 10 St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Contemplative Workout pieces from the collection of $75 family, $50 married Holy Cross Central Gymnasium, 4625 N. Kenwood Ave., Session, nourish body and soul March 8 the spirituality center’s Mary couple/family of two, 125 N. Oriental St., Indianapolis. Mass in French, while meditating on the life St. Matthew the Apostle Anderson Center for the Arts, $25 single adult, $25 teen not Indianapolis. St. Patrick’s 12:30 p.m. Information: of Jesus through the Rosary, Parish, 4100 E. 56th St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., registered with family, priests, Day Party, raffle, live 317-627-7729 or bring mat or towel and Indianapolis. Fish Fry, music by Irish Stew and [email protected]. 1-3 lb. weights (optional), noon on March 30. religious and seminarians free, all‑you-can-eat breaded Pat Grant and the Bagpipers, freewill offering, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Information: Steven Cheek, includes lunch, scholarships fish, or breaded and grilled food and drink available for St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Information: Joan Bullock, 404-242-0839, info@ available, walk-ins shrimp, cheese pizza, clam purchase, raffle, 3-7 p.m., (Little Flower) Church, 317-727-1167, joane632003@ maryandersoncenter.com. welcome. Registration and chowder, fettuccine, mac and $5 admission, must be 21. 4720 E. 13th St., Indianapolis. yahoo.com, soulcore.com. conference schedule: cheese, prices vary according Information and reservations: Class of ’63 monthly March 9 holyfamilyconference.org. to menu selection, 5-7:30 248-760-1288. gathering, 6 p.m. Mass, March 12 Knights of Columbus Information: 765-865-6684, p.m. Information: Jan Baele, optional dinner afterward. Church of the Immaculate [email protected], Council 3443, 2100 E. 71st St., [email protected]. St. Louis Parish, 17 Information: 317-408-6396. Conception, 1 Sisters of 317-257-4297. Indianapolis. Bishop E. St. Louis Pl., Batesville. Providence, Saint Mary-of-the- Chatard High School 2019 St. Luke the Evangelist St. Louis Super Sunday March 11 Woods. St. Mary-of-the-Woods. St. Lawrence Parish, Tropical Tribute Fundraiser, Parish, 7575 Holliday Dr. E., Bingo fundraiser, doors open St. Paul Catholic Center, Monthly Taizé Prayer Service, 6944 E. 46th St., Indianapolis. benefiting the Joe and Barb Indianapolis. Race for 11 a.m., early bird games 1413 E. 17th St., Bloomington. 7-8 p.m., silent and spoken Fish Fry Fiesta/Cenas Krier Memorial Grant, Vocations Training Event, 1 p.m., main games 3:30 p.m., Hospice and Palliative Care prayers, simple music, silence. Cuaresmales, 6-8 p.m., fried 7:30-11:30 p.m., beer, wine, Mass followed by run or walk, $45 includes regular and Conference, sponsored by the Information: 812-535-2952, and baked fish, fish tacos, appetizers and live music ending with Theology Over special game cards, meal ticket, archdiocesan Office of Human [email protected]. quesadillas, rice and beans, by Great Speaks, $35 per Coffee, 8:15 a.m., second door prize and raffle tickets and Life and Dignity, Franciscan live entertainment, $9 dinners, person. Purchase tickets: of three optional events more, concessions available, Health and St. Vincent St. Paul Hermitage, 501 kids’ meals and a la carte alumni.bishopchatard.org/ (April 6). Information: $15,000 total payout. Tickets: Ascension Health, presentations N. 17th Ave., Beech Grove. options available. Information: tropical-tribute. Information: raceforvocations.org/events, stlbingo.org, 812-932-4646. and panel discussions, 8:30 a.m. Ave Maria Guild, 12:30 p.m. 317-546-4065, fishfryfiesta@ [email protected] or Rick Radar, 317-796-5447, Information: 812-932-4646, registration, 9 a.m. program, Information: 317-223-3687, gmail.com. 317-872-5088. [email protected]. [email protected]. light refreshments served. [email protected]. †

For a complete list of retreats as reported to Medjugorje chaplain to speak in Retreats and Programs The Criterion, log on to www.archindy.org/retreats. Indianapolis, Bedford on March 7, 8 March 15-17 scholarships available. Register Our Lady of Fatima Retreat Dominican Father Leon Pereira, the Blessed Mother have been occurring Saint Meinrad Archabbey by March 11, 502-896-3945, House, 5353 E. 56th St., chaplain for English-speaking pilgrims there since 1981. Guest House and Retreat [email protected]. Indianapolis. Turning Back to in Medjugorje since September 2015, While the Church has not declared the Center, 200 Hill Dr., Information: www. God—A Day of Reflection, will speak on “5 Stones of Medjugorje: apparitions to be of supernatural origin, St. Meinrad. Beyond First ursulinesisterslouisville.org/amc. Father James Farrell 5 Messages of Our Lady” from a Vatican commission voted in 2017 Impressions: A Couples presenting, 8:30-9 a.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m. at two parishes: St. John in favor of recognizing the first seven Retreat, Benedictine Father March 19 continental breakfast, 9 a.m.- the Evangelist Parish, 126 W. Georgia apparitions. That same year, Pope Francis Noël Mueller presenting, Benedict Inn Retreat & 2:30 p.m. program and St., in Indianapolis, on March 7, and at appointed a papal envoy to Medjugorje; $425, married couples only. Conference Center, 1402 Mass, $45 includes lunch. St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 1723 I St., in December 2017 the envoy declared Information: 812-357-6585 or Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Information and registration: in Bedford, on March 8. that parishes and diocese were permitted [email protected]. Personal Day of Retreat, Khristine Meyer, 317-545- Father Leon will share stories of to lead official pilgrimages to the site. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $35 includes 7681, [email protected], his experiences in Medjugorje, a small For more information about the event Mount St. Francis Center for room for the day and lunch, www.archindy.org/fatima. town in the country of Bosnia and at St. John the Evangelist Parish, call Spirituality, Loftus House, spiritual direction available Herzegovina (also known as Bosnia- 317-635-2021. For more information on 101 St. Anthony Dr., for $35. Information and March 21 Herzegovina) in east-central Europe. the event at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Mt. St. Francis. “Circle of registration: 317-788-7581, Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Many believe that apparitions of the call 812-275-6539. † Healing” retreat for women www.benedictinn.org. 22143 Main St., Oldenburg. survivors of sexual abuse and Lenten Series: Holy violence, sponsored by the Benedict Inn Retreat & Visionaries for Today, third of Ursuline Sisters of Louisville’s Conference Center, 1402 four, (March 28), Bill Tonnis, Archbishop Thompson is featured speaker Angela Merici Center for Southern Ave., Beech Grove. pastoral associate of outreach Spirituality (Archdiocese Praying with the Saints: for Our Lady of the Visitation at Cardinal Ritter House on March 14 of Louisville), presented by St. Francis of Assisi, Patty Parish in Cincinnati, presenting, Ginny Schaeffer and Joan Moore presenting, 7-8:30 p.m., 6:30-8 p.m., $15. Information Archbishop Charles C. Thompson 6 p.m. on March 14. Zehnder, Fri. 7 p.m.-Sun. 2 $25. Information, registration: and registration: 812-933-6437, is the featured speaker at the Cardinal Archbishop Thompson will speak p.m., $200, includes meals, bit.ly/2Bd4jl7 (case sensitive). oldenburgfranciscancenter.org. † Ritter Birthplace on the Church’s role and response to Foundation’s current societal issues and challenges. seventh annual After the talk, participants can visit Holy Rosary Parish to host men’s retreat “Lecture and Irish the Ritter Museum Room located in the Coffee” event in Cardinal Ritter Home. and conference on March 15-16 the Neighborhood Irish coffee and refreshments will Resource Center, be served during the free event, for “Christ: Authentic Manliness” is the The second talk is titled “Evolution: located at the which donations will be accepted. theme of the Catholic men’s conference Are We Really Made from Monkeys?” Cardinal Ritter Reservations are requested by and optional evening of preparation It will be presented by Father House, 1218 March 11 by contacting Indiana at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Christiaan Kappes, academic dean of Archbishop Charles E. Oak St., in Landmarks at 812-284-4534 or Parish, 520 Stevens St., in Indianapolis, Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints C. Thompson New Albany, at [email protected]. † on March 15-16. Cyril and Methodius in Pittsburgh. The optional evening of preparation The third talk, “It Takes Three to will take place from 6:30-11 p.m. on Make Love: God, You, Your Beloved,” March 15, and will include Mass, will be given by Msgr. Joseph Schaedel, Apostolic nuncio to celebrate Mass snacks, a panel discussion and a pastor of St. Luke the Evangelist Parish silent retreat. The event requires no in Indianapolis. at Little Sisters’ home in Indianapolis registration and is free, although The cost for tickets through March 2 donations will be accepted. is $50. After March 2 the cost is on March 19 for order’s 150 years in U.S. The conference will take place from $60. For groups of 10 or more who Archbishop Christophe L. Pierre, food from the different parts of the 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on March 16, and register by March 15, the cost is apostolic nuncio to the United States, country where the Little Sisters started will feature three speakers, Mass and $45 per person. The cost is $65 for will celebrate Mass at the Little Sisters their mission on American soil and hear personal reflection time. walk-ins on the day of the conference. of the Poor’s St. Augustine Home stories of the order’s humble beginnings. Father Nicholas Gregoris will Lunch is included with all ticket purchases. for the Aged, 2345 W. 86th St., in The order is devoted to serving give a talk titled “Understanding For more information on both events Indianapolis, at 6 p.m. on March 19, to Christ in the elderly poor. True Masculinity.” Among other and to register for the Saturday conference, begin an evening marking 150 years of The evening is free, although an RSVP qualifications, he is co-founder of The go to www.holyrosaryconferences.org. the order serving in America. is required by March 12. To RSPV, call Priestly Society of Blessed John Henry For questions, contact Jerry Jacobs Mass will be followed by a “Taste of 317-415-5767 or email prindianapolis@ Newman and managing editor of The at 317-636-4478 or America.” Participants can enjoy special littlesistersofthepoor.org. † Catholic Response magazine. [email protected]. † The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019 Page 7 CARE: Hope for the undocumented ‘who have lost hope’ By Natalie Hoefer community here in terms of engagement, a Providence Sister Tracey lot of different communities both Catholic Horan comforts Horacio Galvez Garcia as his feelings When Mexico native Horacio Galvez and ecumenical,” explained Ashley of gratitude overcome him Garcia shared the story of why he came Feasley, MRS director of policy while sharing the impact to the United States, he spoke in an even “This is a great community because it’s of accompaniment on tone. When he described his feelings self-starting. We appreciate the diversity undocumented immigrants. of being detained by Immigration and of the community and some of the local He spoke at an event Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, he advocacy that’s begun here. You also have kicking off the rollout of the shed no tears. a great Catholic Charities framework,” United States Conference of But when he spoke of the impact of she said, particularly commending the Catholic Bishops’ Catholic those who accompanied him to court archdiocesan Catholic Charities’ Refugee Accompaniment and proceedings, sent him cards and letters of and Immigrant Services. Reflection Experience (CARE) program in the archdiocese encouragement and reached out to help “The fact that we’re not on a border on Jan. 29 at the Archbishop him through the legal morass, Garcia’s and a lot of important things [related to Edward T. O’Meara Catholic voice choked with emotion. immigration, migration and refugees] are Center in Indianapolis. The “Because of your help, I knew that happening here speaks volumes” of the need archdiocese was selected I was not alone,” said the member of for the program, Archbishop Thompson said. as the second pilot site St. Philip Neri Parish in Indianapolis. Feasley said one more pilot program nationwide to implement “You are the hope of many people who will be initiated before CARE is rolled out the program. have possibly lost hope.” nationwide. (Photo by Natalie Hoefer) Garcia was addressing the nearly 30 priests, religious and lay Catholics from Taking CARE from concept to action around central and southern Indiana gathered Through a grant provided by the at the Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Sisters of the Holy Childhood of Jesus Catholic Center in Indianapolis on Jan. 29. to the USCCB for the initiative, the They were attending the kick-off event archdiocese has hired Providence Sister for the CARE (Catholic Accompaniment Tracey Horan to spearhead CARE in and Reflection Experience) program. central and southern Indiana. CARE was developed by the United States Sister Tracey is a community Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) organizer with Faith in Indiana and the Office of Migration and Refugee Services archdiocese’s liaison for the USCCB’s (MRS). The archdiocese was selected as the Justice for Immigrants campaign. Her program’s second pilot site, where it will be passion for justice earned her the 2017 managed as a joint project of the USCCB, Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award the archdiocese and Faith in Indiana. from the USCCB’s Catholic Campaign for Human Development program. Upholding ‘dignity of undocumented According to the plan she outlined at immigrants’ the meeting, undocumented immigrants The CARE program connects in need of CARE’s assistance will contact undocumented immigrants with Catholic or be referred to her. She will pass volunteers wanting to accompany them the information on to a core team of as they adjust to life in America or bilingual “ambassadors” who will gather interact with the Department of Homeland information from the person in need. Archbishop Charles C. Thompson prays over Erika Fierro outside the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Immigration and From there, an ambassador will reach Security office in Indianapolis on April 24, 2018, prior to a meeting seeking to prevent a deportation Customs Enforcement (ICE). out to a parish CARE liaison about the that would separate her from her children. Accompanying undocumented immigrants to such “The accompaniment model builds possibility of accompanying the individual. meetings is the type of action the Catholic Accompaniment and Reflection Experience (CARE) solidarity with affected communities,” “Ideally, a parish would have 10 program will facilitate. The archdiocese is a pilot site for the new United States Conference of said David Bethuram, executive director committed people who would go through Catholic Bishops’ program. (File photo by Natalie Hoefer) of the archdiocese’s a training, and two co-chairs who are Catholic Charities. interfacing with the person reaching out for to share their thoughts and experiences. “I think it brings fuller and more “It builds bridges of accompaniment,” Sister Tracey explained. One woman from St. Bartholomew enriching exposure to our Catholic understanding and “The hope is if you have a team of at least Parish in Columbus noted the need for teachings on social justice to the mutual interest with 10 people, including some that have some CARE based on the fear families live with. community, and will bring to the other community flexibility to their schedule, that you might She shared how children in her parish’s community even more so the plight of stakeholders. It’s be able to have a couple of people be with school “talk openly about their emergency immigrants and refugees,” he said. about building [the individual in need].” plan” if their parents are detained. “These He hopes the program will effect relationships to uphold To help form these teams, Sister Tracey kids are prepared with backpacks and “transformation on all sides, for people to the human dignity is conducting trainings “that include what know who to go to if mom and dad don’t see the stranger as not an enemy but as a David Bethuram of undocumented accompaniment looks like, what your come home,” she said. fellow human being, someone not to fear immigrants, as Pope Francis has called us rights are, what your role is,” she said. As chaplain coordinator for but to embrace. to do.” Trainings could be conducted at the parish, Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School in “And I hope this effort will help the In addition to helping keep families regional or archdiocesan level, and done Indianapolis, Father Jeffrey Dufresne has immigrant community see that there are together and building community on-site or remotely, depending on the also witnessed youths living with fear. people who do want to help them and relationships, Bethuram said CARE will number of people involved, she explained. “You can see the impact the fear embrace and walk with them. initiate advocacy efforts urging lawmakers “Another option is to do a congregational has on the kids,” said Father Dufresne, “Hopefully it will touch people all the to bring about change. forum … to foster conversation on the topic associate pastor of St. Monica Parish in way around.” Accompaniment is not a new concept of accompaniment, that can bring in broader Indianapolis. for the archdiocese. Archbishop Charles participation,” Sister Tracey added. He also noted that “fear is a big part (The next parish CARE training will take C. Thompson cited his and others’ Gatherings will be held periodically for of the equation for those who oppose place at St. Monica Parish, 6131 N. joining Erika Fierro, a former member of volunteers to “share what we are learning, immigrants and refugees.” He expressed Michigan Road, in Indianapolis, from St. Patrick Parish in Indianapolis, to her what our experience has been, what some hope that CARE would provide a way for 7-8:30 p.m. on March 13 and is open to DHS meetings as she faced deportation and of the issue opportunities are we could people to “be instruments of God’s grace the public. To register, contact Providence separation from her two young children. coalesce around, how we can take our and root out this fear.” Sister Tracey Horan at 317-319-2540 “So even though [CARE] wasn’t in place experiences and move toward advocacy, to Several Benedictine Sisters from Our or [email protected]. For during her experience, it has those same go to our legislators with our experiences Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove more information on the archdiocesan components of accompaniment, solidarity, and what we’re hearing,” she said. were present. Their prioress, Benedictine CARE program, contact Sister Tracey as of lifting up her dignity, the component Seven parishes have already been Sister Jennifer Mechtild Horner, noted listed above. For more information on of keeping a family together,” he said. “I involved in accompaniment work, Sister that the sisters are “called to respond to the national program, accompaniment think it’s a great honor that the archdiocese Tracey noted, and added that “members of the needs of our time. We’re called to and immigration reinforcement in the is only the second one in the United States the Unitarian Universalist, Episcopalian, receive all as Christ, so we’re trying to U.S., go to justiceforimmigrants.org and to be asked to pilot this program.” Methodist, Quaker, Jewish and Mennonite discern how to respond to this situation select “CARE Program.” Undocumented traditions have also been actively involved, and meet all of those [undocumented immigrants in need of accompaniment An engaged, diverse, self-starting which brings a real richness to the work.” immigrants] as Christ. … Not responding can call CARE’s emergency hotline community is not an answer.” at 317-759-9474 (Note: This number The first pilot site chosen for rolling ‘Not responding is not an answer’ Archbishop Thompson is hopeful about is not for rapid response needs, only out the program was the Archdiocese of During the meeting, participants had time the impact of CARE in the archdiocese. accompaniment).) † San Francisco. The choice makes sense— according to a Pew Research Center analysis of a 2016 Census Bureau survey, nearly REPORT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT NOW Online Lay Ministry Formation 21 percent of America’s undocumented If you are a victim of sexual misconduct by a person ministering on The Archdiocese of Indianapolis has partnered with the immigration population live in California. behalf of the Church, or if you know of anyone who has been a victim University of Notre Dame and Catholic Distance University of such misconduct, please contact the archdiocesan victim assistance (CDU) to offer not-for-credit online theology classes: The same statistic in Indiana, however, coordinator. There are two ways to make a report: is less than 1 percent. 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Box 1410, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1410 For more information, please log on to program. 317-236-1548 or 800-382-9836, ext. 1548 www.archindy.org/layministry “We see a lot of attention on the coasts, [email protected] but … you seem to have a very special Page 8 The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019 Pope: No more excuses; time for ‘all-out battle’ against crime of abuse VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The necessary measure already in force on the time has come for an “all-out battle” international level and ecclesial levels.” against the abuse of minors, erasing this However, despite the importance of abominable crime from the face of the knowing the sociological and psychological Earth, Pope Francis said, closing a global explanations behind this criminal act of four-day summit on child protection in the abuse, he said, the Church must recognize Catholic Church. this is a spiritual battle against the “brazen, For quite some time, the world has aggressive, destructive” power of Satan. been aware of the “serious scandal” the “I see the hand of evil that does not abuse of minors by clergy has brought spare even the innocence of the little ones. to the Church and public opinion, both And this leads me to think of the example because of the dramatic suffering it of Herod who, driven by fear of losing has caused victims and because of the his power, ordered the slaughter of all the “unjustifiable negligence” and “cover-up” children of Bethlehem,” the pope said. by leaders in the Church, he told people Just as the pagans once sacrificed gathered in St. Peter’s Square. children on their altars, such cruelty Since the problem is present on every continues today with an “idolatrous continent, the pope said he called leaders sacrifice of children to the god of power, of the world’s bishops and religious money, pride and arrogance,” he said. Pope Francis looks somber as he celebrates a Mass on the last day of the four-day meeting on superiors to Rome because “I wanted us While the majority of abused minors the protection of minors in the Church at the Vatican on Feb. 24, in this image taken from Vatican to face it together in a co-responsible and are victims of a person they know, most television. (CNS photo/Vatican Television via Reuters) collegial way,” he said after praying the often a family member, he said, it is “all Angelus on Feb. 24. the more grave and scandalous” when tormentors will shake hearts dulled by and religious is necessary, as are strong “We listened to the voice of victims, a member of the Church, particularly a hypocrisy and by power,” Pope Francis guidelines by bishops’ conferences. we prayed and asked for forgiveness from priest, is the perpetrator, “for it is utterly said. “It is our duty to pay close heed to The pope urged all Catholics to help God and the people hurt, we took stock incompatible” with the Church’s moral this silent, choked cry.” the Church be liberated “from the plague of our responsibility and our duty to bring authority and ethical credibility. The Church must combat this evil, both of clericalism, which is the fertile ground justice through truth and to radically “Consecrated persons, chosen by God to inside and outside its walls, he said, and for all these disgraces.” reject every form” of sexual abuse and the guide souls to salvation, let themselves be protect children “from ravenous wolves.” “The best results and the most effective abuse of power and conscience, he said. dominated by their human frailty or sickness The Catholic Church must “hear, resolution,” he said, will occur when “We want every activity and every and thus become tools of Satan,” he said. watch over, protect and care for abused, the Church commits itself to “personal place in the Church to be completely safe There is no excuse for abusing exploited and forgotten children, wherever and collective conversion, the humility for minors,” he said, which means taking children, who are an image of Jesus, they are,” he said. And to do that, the of learning, listening, assisting and every possible measure so that such he said, which is why it has become Church “must rise above the ideological protecting the most vulnerable.” crimes never happen again. increasingly obvious “the gravest cases of disputes and journalistic practices that On behalf of the entire Church, the It will also entail working with great abuse” must be disciplined and dealt with often exploit, for various interests, the pope also thanked “the vast majority dedication together with people of good will “civil and canonical processes.” very tragedy experienced by the little of priests who are not only faithful to everywhere in order to fight this “very grave “Here again I would state clearly: if ones.” their celibacy, but spend themselves in a scourge of violence” that affects hundreds in the Church there should emerge even Because concrete measures will need ministry today made even more difficult of millions of minors around the world. a single case of abuse—which already in to be adopted on a local level, the pope by the scandals of few—but always too The pope’s noonday summary of what itself represents an atrocity—that case will pointed to the work of international many—of their confreres.” he called a “very important” meeting be faced with the utmost seriousness.” organizations in their “Seven Strategies He also thanked the faithful who came after he delivered his closing In fact, he said, the Church should for Ending Violence against Children” recognize the goodness of their ministers remarks at the end of Mass on Feb. 24. recognize that people’s anger over the document and guidelines and other and pray for and support them. Surrounded by the ornate frescoed mishandling of abuse is nothing other resources produced by the Pontifical “I make a heartfelt appeal for an all-out walls and ceiling of the Sala Regia, the than a reflection of “the wrath of God, Commission for the Protection of Minors. battle against the abuse of minors both pope told some 190 cardinals, bishops betrayed and insulted by these deceitful The Church, he said, must concentrate sexually and in other areas, on the part of and religious superiors from around the consecrated persons.” on the protection of children, being all authorities and individuals, for we are world, “The time has come, then, to work “The echo of the silent cry of the little serious in bringing justice and healing dealing with abominable crimes that must together to eradicate this evil from the ones who, instead of finding in them to victims and undergoing genuine be erased from the face of the Earth,” he body of our humanity by adopting every fathers and spiritual guides, encountered purification; proper training for priests said. †

have forever, and we dare not fail,” he said. any nostalgia for the coercive measures up with a proposal that would combine SUMMIT For too long, he said, bishops and of the Inquisition”—to force priests to a metropolitan-level system with a lay continued from page 1 Church leaders tried to protect the Church’s cooperate with investigations and obey board to assist the metropolitan. reputation and not the Church’s children. when punishment has been imposed. “In our proposals, the work of the small groups, a penitential liturgy and “We have shown too little mercy,” he Throughout the summit, bishops and laity will be to collaborate,” which is Mass. said. other speakers tried to identify attitudes and something all the speakers at the summit In addition to the handful of survivors Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, issues that have contributed to the Catholic emphasized, Cardinal DiNardo said. “We who spoke at the summit itself, dozens of Philippines, gave the first formal talk of the Church’s sex abuse crisis; repeatedly they want to make sure the laity are involved” survivors from around the world gathered gathering on Feb. 21, providing a theological pointed to “clericalism,” and especially an in a way that would give them a level of in Rome in solidarity with one another reflection on the meaning of Christ’s wounds attitude that allows priests and bishops to independence to investigate claims against and to speak to reporters and to individual and on the obligation of the world’s bishops think that they were somehow special and bishops while, at the same time, making it bishops. Twelve representatives of the to recognize how they have inflicted wounds above the law and common human decency. clear the board is acting on behalf of the survivors were invited to meet on Feb. 20 on Christ’s beloved children. To understand the full depth of the Church. with the summit’s organizing committee. Touching those wounds and begging crisis, Colombian Cardinal Ruben Salazar In her presentation to the summit on As the bishops met with the pope inside for forgiveness is an essential part of a Gomez of Bogota said that bishops must Feb. 22, Linda Ghisoni, a canon lawyer who the Vatican’s synod hall, the coalition Ending bishop’s mission, he said. stop looking at outsiders as the cause of the serves as a consultant for the Congregation Clerical Abuse, which brought 40 survivors Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, damage within the Church and recognize that for the Doctrine of the Faith and is from 21 countries to Rome, organized vigils adjunct secretary of the Congregation for “the first enemies are within us, among us undersecretary for laity at the Dicastery for and a march to St. Peter’s Square. the Doctrine of the Faith and longtime bishops and priests and consecrated persons Laity, the Family and Life, urged the pope The survivors’ groups were, in general, investigator of clerical abuse cases, who have not lived up to our vocation.” to consider a revision of the “pontifical not satisfied with the summit and insisted outlined for participants the necessary, Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai, secret” covering canonical procedures and the time to talk about the reality of abuse mandatory steps they must take when an India, told the gathering on Feb. 22 that, trials of clerics accused of abuse. was long passed; it was time for action. allegation is made. as members of the College of Bishops, Ghisoni’s suggestion was echoed The summit, though, seemed designed He insisted on making the victims a each bishop in every part of the world by others, who insisted that while the more to ensure that every bishops’ priority, but also used his talk to suggest has a responsibility to root out abuse accused have a right to a presumption conference around the world recognized that the “stewardship of prevention” everywhere and that each bishop has a of innocence and victims have a right to the gravity of the problem, even if in their includes helping the pope choose moral obligation to “point out honestly anonymity, the names of clerics found country very few cases of clerical sexual candidates for bishop appointments. to our brother bishops or priests when we guilty of abuse, the crimes of which they abuse had been reported. “Many demand that the process be notice problematic behavior in them.” were found guilty and their punishments Addressing the summit on Feb. 23, more open to the input of laypeople in the Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, should be made known, at least to the Nigerian Sister Veronica Openibo, community,” Archbishop Scicluna said, a one of the summit organizers, told the victims who brought the case. congregational leader of the Society of request later echoed by Sister Veronica. gathering he believed the Catholic Church German Cardinal Reinhard Marx the Holy Child Jesus, called out bishops, When a priest or bishop or layperson is needed a new structure in place to deal of Munich and Freising, who spoke particularly in Asia and Africa, who dismiss asked to comment on a potential candidate, with bishops accused of abuse or of to the bishops about the importance the abuse crisis as a Western problem. the archbishop said, “it is a grave sin negligence in handling abuse claims. of transparency, including in allowing She cited several personal experiences against the integrity of the episcopal His “metropolitan model” of police and prosecutors access to diocesan she confronted while counseling men and ministry to hide or underestimate facts accountability would rely on the records, agreed with Ghisoni. He said women who were abused. that may indicate deficits in the lifestyle or metropolitan archbishop of a Church he saw no convincing reason why the Church leaders cannot think they can spiritual fatherhood” of the candidate. region receiving claims made against “pontifical secret” should apply “to “keep silent until the storm has passed,” Later, summit participants debated a bishop and conducting an initial the prosecution of criminal offenses Sister Veronica told them. “This storm particular measures, such as a investigation with the help of qualified concerning the abuse of minors.” will not pass by.” mandatory requirement that abuse lay experts before turning the information One of the stronger presentations Preaching at the closing Mass, allegations be turned over to police. over to the Vatican for further action. on transparency was the meeting’s last Australian Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Archbishop Scicluna insisted involving Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of speech, delivered by Mexican television Brisbane warned his fellow bishops that local police and other authorities was Galveston-Houston, USCCB president, journalist Valentina Alazraki. they would be called to account for what important, especially because while told Catholic News Service on Feb. 24 Journalists are not the enemy of the they did and what they failed to do to stop bishops exercise spiritual authority that it would be up to the full body of Church, she said, unless members of the the abuse and assist the victims. over their priests, they have no actual bishops to decide how to proceed, but Church are abusing children or covering “All of this will take time, but we do not “coercive measures—and we don’t have he would not be surprised if they came up such abuse. † The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019 Page 9 After the Vatican’s summit on abuse, the stakes are clear VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The presentations by victims long‑awaited “Meeting on the Protection themselves, the bishops of Minors in the Church,” nicknamed the came face to face with the abuse summit, was an extraordinary and impact of clergy sexual historic gathering that surpassed many abuse. While some of the expectations while perhaps disappointing attendees had previous others. experience meeting with Historic in that it brought together those who had been abused, the heads of 114 bishops’ conferences for others coming from from the entire world, as well as the regions where the crisis leaders of religious has not been directly congregations, acknowledged, it was News analysis curial officials revelatory. The cry of the and even a few victims was made flesh laypeople to discuss before their eyes, the tears in a semi-public forum the sins of the and the trauma unavoidable Church and to hear the powerful words and undeniable. of the victims themselves. Extraordinary The assembled leaders in that it featured a drumbeat of eloquent heard from their own. and at times blunt criticisms by speakers Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle regarding the way that the Church has of Manila, Philippines, handled abuse crises to date. launched the summit with It also may have become a prototype a spiritual reflection on the of sorts for what synodal gatherings may necessity of touching the come to look like in the future in terms of wounds of their people as both a diversity of voices and an honesty Thomas touched the side of of opinion. Christ. Nigerian Sister Veronica Openibo, congregational leader of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, speaks at a briefing From the start, Pope Francis had four Colombian Cardinal on the third day of the meeting on the protection of minors in the Church at the Vatican on Feb. 23. At left is chief audiences to reach, each with its Ruben Salazar Gomez of Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) own suspicions and concerns. Bogota dismissed those who The first was the broad leadership say the problem is worse elsewhere. “The measures.” In the final news conference appear that all in the Curia do not fully of the Church, the bishops of the fact that abuses occur in other institutions of the meeting, Jesuit Father Federico appreciate the scale and the scope of the world represented by the heads of their and groups can never justify the occurrence Lombardi identified three “concrete emergency. episcopal conferences as well as the of abuses in the Church,” he said. He initiatives”: As Cardinal Oswald Gracias told leadership of religious congregations. exhorted his fellow bishops, “We have to Legislation from the pope that would impatient journalists at the final news The second consisted of the victims recognize that the enemy is within.” “strengthen prevention and the fight conference, “It is not like the Holy Father of clerical sexual abuse who so often had Other bishops addressed the needs against abuse on the part of the Roman snaps his fingers and everything is done been ignored, excused or even attacked for for practical changes in administration, Curia and the Vatican City State;” a guide all over the world.” For this reason, having the courage to tell what was done to in Church law, and in how the bishops from the Congregation for the Doctrine the summit was an opportunity also to them. Numerous organizations of survivors related to each other, both personally of the Faith that would make clear the bring pressure to bear on those in the came to Rome to be heard, and many made and in terms of their dioceses and “duties and tasks” of all bishops when bureaucracy who may, for a variety of their dissatisfaction with the proceedings conferences. confronting allegations of abuse; and the reasons, be dragging their heels. known, judging them too little and too Two of the most powerful speeches creation of task forces of “competent The pope’s final speech at the unsubstantial. Within the hall, however, of the four-day summit were delivered persons” who could “help episcopal summit’s end disappointed some. He other victims were heard in person and by women. Nigerian Sister Veronica conferences and dioceses that find it emphasized that that the abuse of minors by audio. Their statements were read as Openibo, leader of the Society of the difficult to confront the problems and was a “universal problem, tragically reflections for prayer, and every session Holy Child Jesus, shattered the myth produce initiatives for the protection of present almost everywhere and affecting was reminded of what they are suffering. that abuse was only a Western problem, minors.” everyone,” a rationale often heard from The third audience was both the recounting her experiences as a leader and While none of these are new proposals, some Churchmen angry or defensive about larger Catholic community as well as the as a woman religious regarding abuses in the impact of the summit, the explicit the criticism the Church has endured. general public, both of whom increasingly her own country. commitment of the pope, and the clear But the pope made clear that the look on the Church as guilty until proven Mexican journalist Valentina Alazraki, expectations of the larger world for Church is not just any institution: “The innocent and doubt that the Church is able speaking as a journalist and as a mother, a change in the status quo will put brutality of this worldwide phenomenon to police itself. gave a scorching challenge to the enormous pressure on the Vatican to becomes all the more grave and The fourth audience was those assembled leaders: “If you do not decide deliver on these commitments while they scandalous in the Church, for it is utterly members of the Roman Curia who have in a radical way to be on the side of the in turn press all dioceses to do the same. incompatible with her moral authority and been cautious about some proposals and children, mothers, families, civil society, There are those in the Vatican ethical credibility.” changes, for example those proposed by you are right to be afraid of us, because bureaucracy, the fourth audience, who With this summit, Pope Francis has the U.S. bishops in the last year. we journalists, who seek the common seem not to understand how devastating tossed down the gauntlet. The stakes It appears that the actual proceedings good, will be your worst enemies.” the scandals have been to the Catholic are clear. In the words of Australian over the course of four days had a Pope Francis, who sat through all the communities in North America, Archbishop Mark B. Coleridge of powerful impact on the vast majority of sessions and heard all the presentations, Australia, Ireland and Chile. The truth is Brisbane, “All of this will take time, but the attendees. From prayerful meditations told the bishops at the start of the meeting that the proposed “concrete initiatives” we do not have forever, and we dare not on the words of victim survivors to that he wanted “concrete and effective have long been in the works, and it can fail.” †

find it difficult to confront the problems known abusers from public ministry statement that the summit was only MINORS and produce initiatives for the protection immediately in order “to keep them from a failure in terms of needed internal continued from page 1 of minors,” especially when they lack the harming children. That’s pretty simple.” reforms. needed resources and skilled personnel. Also, just as the pope had recently “But in a larger sense, it achieved concerning the crime of a cleric acquiring, Meanwhile, a number of survivors and revised the catechism concerning the a great deal” by increasing global possessing or distributing pornographic advocacy groups were disappointed the inadmissibility of the death penalty, Isely awareness of clergy sex abuse and images of minors by extending the age pope and the Vatican did not go further said the pope could have changed canon facilitating “connections between from 14 years old to include young people with more direct mandates, especially in law to include zero tolerance for abusers journalists and survivors from many under the age of 18. ordering bishops to implement what laws and those who protect them. countries,” she said. Lastly, Pope Francis has also expressed already exist. Miguel Hurtado, a survivor from Spain, “This was public education on a his intention to establish task forces “made Peter Isely, spokesman for the Ending told Catholic News Service (CNS) that massive scale,” Doyle said. up of competent persons” that will assist Clergy Abuse coalition, said he wished the Church still needs a clear mechanism In a statement provided to CNS, a dioceses and episcopal conferences “that the pope had told bishops to remove or process for bishop accountability and group of women in the U.S. from Catholic making public the dismissal of a leader Worker who were in Rome for the summit for negligence. supported “Pope Francis placing the “What changes the hearts and minds,” spotlight on the global sexual abuse. This he said, “is seeing a colleague lose his is good and crucial.” job.” “As Catholic Workers, people who “Why don’t we see bishops ordaining have seen violence in so many forms, we women? Because they know it is a red line, resonate with his understanding that abuse and they will be excommunicated if they of power is the root cause of the problem cross it. Covering up child rape is not a here,” it said. red line” if there are no clear and serious “But where are the concrete processes consequences that go with it, he said. to guide the bishops in assuring Hurtado said if the Church fails to accountability, transparency and police itself, “what will prevent another responsibility upon their return?” crisis are the external checks and As Pope Francis “recognized that the balances” of media outlets doing accurate outrage on the street with regard to sex investigative reporting, the trend of child abuse reflected the ‘wrath of God,’ ” the victims speaking out sooner, and civil Catholic Workers’ statement said, there laws abolishing the statute of limitations is the continued mission for all people of on the abuse of minors. God: “to be that ‘wrath’ until the violence Pope Francis, bishops and cardinals attend the third day of the meeting on the protection of minors in Anne Barrett Doyle of of clergy sex abuse and cover-up is the Church at the Vatican on Feb. 22. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) BishopAccountability.org said in a press eradicated.” † Page 10 The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019 Lenten penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes Parishes throughout the archdiocese have scheduled Indianapolis West Deanery communal penance services for Lent. Below is a list of Ÿ Tuesdays in Lent, 7 p.m. at Mary, Queen of Peace, services reported to The Criterion. Danville Lenten disciplines include fasting, Batesville Deanery ŸMarch 12, 7 p.m. for St. Anthony and St. Christopher, ŸMarch 21, 7 p.m. at St. Mary of the Immaculate at St. Anthony almsgiving, prayer Conception, Aurora ŸMarch 18, 6:30 p.m. for St. Joseph and St. Ann ŸMarch 24, 1:30 p.m. for St. Maurice, Napoleon: St. John (Indianapolis South Deanery) at St. Joseph Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all the Baptist, Osgood; and Immaculate Conception, ŸMarch 18, 7 p.m. for Holy Angels and St. Rita, at St. Rita Catholics 14 years and older on Ash Wednesday and Millhousen, at St. Maurice, Napoleon ŸApril 8, 7 p.m. at St. Thomas More, Mooresville on all Fridays of Lent. Ash Wednesday is on March 6. ŸMarch 26, 7 p.m. at St. Mary, Greensburg ŸApril 9, 7 p.m. at St. Susanna, Plainfield Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday by ŸApril 1, 7 p.m. at St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg ŸApril 11, 7 p.m. at St. Malachy, Brownsburg all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. ŸApril 2, 6:30 p.m. at St. Michael, Brookville ŸApril 12, 7 p.m. for St. Michael the Archangel, St. Gabriel Those who are bound by this may take only one full ŸApril 2, 6:30 p.m. for St. Joseph, Shelbyville, and the Archangel and St. Monica, at St. Michael the Archangel meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary St. Vincent de Paul, Shelby County, at St. Vincent de Paul to maintain strength according to one’s needs, but ŸApril 3, 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter, Franklin County New Albany Deanery eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. ŸApril 4, 7 p.m. for St. Catherine of Siena, Decatur County, ŸW ednesdays in Lent (except Ash Wednesday), 5-7 p.m. The special Paschal fast and abstinence are at St. John the Evangelist Campus, Enochsburg with adoration at St. Michael, Charlestown prescribed for Good Friday and encouraged for ŸApril 5, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., “12 Hours of Grace” for All ŸWednesdays in Lent (except Ash Wednesday), Holy Saturday. Saints, Dearborn County, at St. Martin Campus, Yorkville 6:30‑7:30 p.m. at St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Floyd County By the threefold discipline of fasting, ŸApril 10, 7 p.m. at St. Louis, Batesville ŸWednesdays in Lent (except Ash Wednesday), almsgiving and prayer, the Church keeps Lent from ŸApril 11, 7 p.m. at Holy Family, Oldenburg 6:30-7:45 p.m. at St. Mary, New Albany Ash Wednesday until the evening of Holy Thursday, ŸThursdays in Lent, 5-7 p.m. with adoration at St. Francis which is on April 18. Bloomington Deanery Xavier, Henryville ŸApril 2, 7 p.m. at St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville ŸSaturdays in Lent following 8 a.m. Mass and at ŸApril 4, 7 p.m. for St. Mary, Mitchell, and St. Vincent 4-4:45 p.m. at Holy Family, New Albany de Paul, Bedford, at St. Vincent de Paul ŸSundays in Lent, 5-5:50 p.m. at Holy Family, New Albany CATECHISM ŸApril 10, 6:30 p.m. at St. Jude the Apostle, Spencer ŸApril 10, 7 p.m. at St. Agnes, Nashville ŸMarch 13, 7 p.m., confession at St. Michael, Bradford CORNER ŸApril 11, 6 p.m. at St. John the Apostle, Bloomington ŸMarch 20, 7 p.m., confession at St. Michael, Bradford ŸApril 17, 4-9 p.m. for St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington, ŸMarch 27, 7 p.m., confession at St. Michael, Bradford and St. Paul Catholic Center, Bloomington, at St. Paul ŸMarch 28, 7 p.m. at St. Mary, Lanesville Catholic Center ŸApril 4, 6:30 p.m. for St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, What the Catechism at St. Paul Church, Sellersburg says about Lent Connersville Deanery ŸApril 4, 7 p.m. at St. Anthony of Padua, Clarksville ŸMarch 13, 6:30 p.m. at St. Bridget of Ireland, Liberty ŸApril 10, 7 p.m. at St. Mary, Navilleton The season of Lent is mentioned in the Catechism ŸMarch 25, 6 p.m. at St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Cambridge ŸApril 11, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., “12 Hours of Grace” at Our Lady of the Catholic Church in various sections. City of Perpetual Help, New Albany It is brought up in #540 in the section that explains ŸApril 4, 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary, Rushville ŸApril 11, 7 p.m. at St. Augustine, Jeffersonville Christ’s public ministry. ŸApril 9, 6 p.m. for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at St. Mary ŸApril 12, 7 p.m. at St. Mary, New Albany In #1095, Lent is discussed in regards to the way in Church, Richmond ŸApril 14, 1 p.m. at St. John the Baptist, Starlight which the Church, especially in its liturgy, sees Christ prefigured in various ways in the Old Testament. Indianapolis East Deanery Seymour Deanery Finally, in #1438, the penitential nature of Lent is ŸTuesdays in Lent 6-7 p.m. at St. Mary ŸMarch 12, 7 p.m. for Most Sorrowful Mother of God, discussed in the section on the sacrament of reconciliation. ŸMarch 13, 7:30 p.m. at Holy Spirit Vevay, and Prince of Peace, Madison, at Prince of Peace #540 “Jesus’ temptation reveals the way in which ŸMarch 18, 7 p.m. for Holy Angels and St. Rita, at St. Rita ŸMarch 21, 7 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima, Franklin the Son of God is Messiah, contrary to the way Satan ŸMarch 25, 7 p.m. for St. Therese of the Infant Jesus ŸMarch 27, 6:30 p.m. at St. Patrick, Salem proposes to him and the way men wish to attribute to (Little Flower) and Our Lady of Lourdes, at Our Lady ŸMarch 27, 7 p.m. at St. Ambrose, Seymour him (see Mt 16:21-23). of Lourdes ŸMarch 28, 6 p.m. at Church of the American Martyrs, “This is why Christ vanquished the Tempter for ŸApril 5, 6-8 p.m. at St. Michael, Greenfield Scottsburg us: ‘For we have not a high priest who is unable to ŸApril 6, 10 a.m.-noon at St. Michael, Greenfield ŸApril 3, 6:30 p.m. for St. Ann, Jennings County; sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in ŸApril 9, 7 p.m. at St. Philip Neri St. Joseph, Jennings County; and St. Mary, North Vernon, every respect has been tested as we are, yet without ŸApril 11, 7 p.m. at St. Thomas, Fortville at St. Mary sinning’ (Heb 4:15). By the solemn forty days of ŸApril 11, 7 p.m. for St. Bartholomew, Columbus, and Lent, the Church unites herself each year to the Indianapolis North Deanery Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, at St. Bartholomew mystery of Jesus in the desert.” ŸApril 7, 2 p.m. at St. Simon the Apostle #1095 “… the Church, especially during Advent ŸApril 8, 7 p.m. at St. Lawrence Terre Haute Deanery and Lent and above all at the Easter Vigil, re-reads ŸApril 9, 7 p.m. at St. Lawrence ŸMarch 19, 1:30 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute and re-lives the great events of salvation history in ŸApril 2, 7 p.m. at St. Benedict, Terre Haute the ‘today’ of her liturgy. But this also demands that Indianapolis South Deanery ŸApril 10, 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart, Clinton catechesis help the faithful to open themselves to this ŸMarch 19, 7 p.m. at St. Jude ŸApril 15, 7 p.m. at St. Paul the Apostle, Greencastle spiritual understanding of the economy of salvation as ŸMarch 20, 6:30 p.m. for St. Ann and St. Joseph ŸApril 16, 7 p.m. at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin the Church’s liturgy reveals it and enables us to live it.” (Indianapolis West Deanery) at St. Joseph Mary, Brazil #1438 “The seasons and days of penance in the ŸApril 4, 7 p.m. for Holy Name of Jesus, Beech Grove, and ŸApril 17, 11 a.m. at St. Joseph, Rockville course of the liturgical year (Lent, and each Friday Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, at Holy Name of Jesus in memory of the death of the Lord) are intense ŸApril 10, 7 p.m. for St. Barnabas, St. Mark the Evangelist Tell City Deanery moments of the Church’s penitential practice. and St. Roch, at St. Barnabas ŸApril 3, 6 p.m. at St. Meinrad, St. Meinrad “These times are particularly appropriate for ŸApril 11, 7 p.m. at Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ spiritual exercises, penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as ŸApril 13, 9 a.m. at SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi, Greenwood (An updated version of this list, along with other Lenten signs of penance, voluntary self-denial such as fasting ŸApril 15, 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Greenwood, Greenwood resources, can be found at www.archindy.org/lent.) † and almsgiving, and fraternal sharing [charitable and missionary works].”

Sister Teresa Maya, a Sister of Charity of the Incarnate (To read the Catechism of the Catholic Church online, LENT Word based in San Antonio, said she has been moved by log on to www.usccb.org/catechism/text/.) † continued from page 1 the expressions of reparation by priests in her archdiocese taking “collective responsibility” for abuse and any bring people closer to God and one another. cover‑up in the Church. when the Church went through the sexual abuse crisis “I think it’s important to make some distinctions that The sister, former president of the Leadership nearly 20 years ago. might rescue Lent for people this year,” he said, noting that Conference of Women Religious, an umbrella group of She likened the Church now to the time when the it’s not “supposed to be about sorrow, sadness or anger, 1,500 leaders of U.S. women’s religious communities, Apostles were in the upper room wondering what to do next. which people are justifiably feeling,” in the current Church said it is important for the Church to begin with “We have to trust our faith in the resurrection, in the climate. “That is not what Lent is about,” he said, stressing reparation, but it can’t end with that. grace that God will provide,” she said. “Hold the loss and that it should be a personal preparation for Easter. “To live in the spirit of Lent, there has to be path away the grief and hold one another in it.” The 40 days, especially this year, also shouldn’t be an from personal and systemic sin” that led to this crisis, This is a “critical moment” to return to the core of effort of “muscular Christianity” or “pulling ourselves something she said she hasn’t seen yet. what Catholics believe, she said. up by our bootstraps” to do Lenten practices, he said. Sister Teresa said the sacrament of reconciliation, Father Jude similarly stressed the need for Catholics to Instead, it offers a time for Catholics to say: “Wow, we which is talked about a lot in Lent, centers on listening, keep going and to support one another. have completely hit bottom, and we have to depend on and the Church still needs to make it a priority to listen to “We need people to return to the Church. We need their God’s grace to build us up again.” abuse survivors, but Catholics also need to listen to one criticism; we need to hear their frustrations, their stories” Father Larry said a lot of bishops have called for a another. not just survivors of abuse, but all who “are unfortunately year of reparation for the abuses committed by people For the past eight months or more, this abuse crisis part of the collateral damage of this scandal, people who representing the Church, an action that has caused some has been “piling up on all of us,” she told CNS, noting are just overwhelmed by these revelations.” misunderstanding among Catholics who say: “Why do I that many Catholics are still shell-shocked by it, and the “This moment—Ash Wednesday I think specifically have to do it? I didn’t do anything wrong?” question that remains is: “How do we move forward?” this year—can be even more of a reminder that in spite And they are right, he said, noting that penance is That’s where Lent once again comes into play, because of everything, the Church, called by Christ, is the greatest what people do to show sorrow for what they’ve done, she said it provides a time for people to examine where hope for our humanity.” while “reparation is what you do to show sorrow for what they are personally but also can raise the question, “Where Although the Church has human failings, he said, it someone else has done which opens the community to are we?” as the Catholic Church in the United States. also has a divine call for everyone in it to “go forth”— God’s healing grace.” And no matter where you fit in the Church, as a leader, after facing criticism the Church deserves—and never This Lent, “We don’t put reparation on hold, we just get family member or parishioner, she said the question of lose sight of its main mission: “to bring life to the world to do both”—personal penance and reparation, he said. what’s next feels different; it’s not the same as it was through Jesus Christ.” † A supplement to Catholic newspapers published by Catholic News Service, 3211 Fourth Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100. All contents are copyrighted © 2017 by FaithAlive! Catholic News Service. Lent is a time to strive for holiness that will last By Fr. Geoffrey Brooke Jr.

When I was in college, there was a group of students who didn’t always practice their faith, but when Ash Wednesday rolled around they decided to band together in giving up a few particular sins common among college students. At first this seemed like a noble pursuit in holiness and accountability. However, once Easter rolled around there were “celebrations,” which were merely opportunities to commit these same sins all over again. It occurred to me then, “Is this the way to celebrate the resurrection of Christ? By sinning?” Christ’s death on the cross on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday are meant to free us from our sins. To celebrate said freedom by sinning is a contradiction. This story of the college students is not too uncommon, nor is it exclusive to university campuses, but this mentality misses the mark on what Lent is truly about. Regardless of where we may be on our faith journey, as Catholics we are always called to reject sin. In this regard, every day is Ash Wednesday, for every day we are called to make our own in our daily Archbishop Charles C. Thompson elevates a chalice during an Ash Wednesday Mass on Feb. 14, 2018, in SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. lives the words that are often said when Concelebrating the Mass are Father Patrick Beidelman, left, and retired Father Lawrence Richardt. Lent is a season in the Church’s liturgical year in which ashes are placed on the foreheads of Catholics can strive for holiness that lasts beyond Easter Sunday. (File photo by Sean Gallagher) worshippers on the first day of Lent, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” One Sometimes we begin Lent with shouldn’t just give up a sin for Lent, we lofty goals of adding quite a bit to our should give up sins for life. prayer regimen, only to find ourselves Yes, we are all sinners, and we wrestle overwhelmed and give up. Perhaps with our sinfulness our entire life, but the we ought to consider adding just one intent should never be to give up sin only small practice and doing it well and for a certain amount of time, but rather consistently. always to be striving for holiness. Depending upon the current routine, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning a simple addition could be something of Lent, a time set aside to help us with as easy as spending a few minutes each that goal of attaining holiness. Repenting morning with the Mass readings of the from our sins goes beyond just not day. When Easter rolls around, the new sinning any more. It is the expression of practice will already be a part of our new our sorrow to God for the sins we have prayer routine and be something we can already committed. carry forward beyond Lent. Believing in the Gospel requires not • Fasting: just an intellectual assent or a simple This is the one that everyone seems head nod, “yeah, sure to focus on. “What I believe that stuff,” are you giving up for but it begs actions that Lent?” everyone asks. demonstrate that “faith ‘ … the Church in Again, the response without works is dead” her wisdom and shouldn’t be, “Sin.” (Jas 2:26). tradition provides us Fasting goes beyond; it’s Thankfully, the the free choice to give Church in her wisdom with some guidance up something good as and tradition provides us as to what kinds of a form of sacrifice, an with some guidance as actions we are to take expression of sorrow for to what kinds of actions our sins. we are to take to grow to grow in a deeper By giving up in a deeper relationship relationship with something good, it with Christ during Lent: Christ during Lent: shouldn’t be something prayer, fasting and prayer, fasting and that will then lead us almsgiving. further from God, but Take note: Nowhere almsgiving.’ instead draw us closer in those three does to him. Perhaps we can one find “give up think of worldly things to sinning.” That effort is needed every which we have an unhealthy attachment. day, throughout the year, throughout our By getting rid of something that isn’t a lives. sin, we are able to build up self-discipline So while we wage the battle with sin (helpful for struggles with temptation and all the time, it is still important to take sin), as well as to grow closer to God by Volunteer Steve Hurst distributes bowls of soup to guests at St. Patrick Parish soup kitchen in advantage of the season of Lent and becoming more detached from worldly Bay Shore, N.Y. Giving alms, which can include volunteering to serve people in need, is a traditional the Church’s encouraged practices of things that are ultimately superfluous and Lenten spiritual discipline to help people grow in holiness. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) prayer, fasting and almsgiving as a way unnecessary. of moving beyond the mere removal of • Almsgiving: this giving not from a place of obligation, be able to more fully imitate Christ by sin and entering into a more intimate Ash Wednesday begins the journey because of the tax credit or from what’s increasing our sacrificial gift, not for our relationship with God. of Lent that ultimately leads us to the leftover at the end. own benefit but for others. • Prayer: cross, to Jesus’ ultimate act of love, the Christ gave of himself so that we might Ash Wednesday is a great time to sacrificial gift of his very self. We are have eternal life. We, too, must see our (Father Geoffrey Brooke Jr. is a priest take inventory of our life of prayer: called to imitate that same kind of love giving as a sacrifice for the benefit of of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Mo. what’s going well, what’s missing. through sacrifice. others. He earned a licentiate in fundamental Everyone is at a different stage on his One of the ways we can imitate that Lent provides us time to engage in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian or her journey with God, so the results sacrifice is through our financial offering an “audit” of our almsgiving, to ask University in Rome. His website is of the inventory will look different for to the Church, charitable organizations ourselves about the motivations behind frgeoffrey.com and his social media each of us. and those in need. The challenge is to see our giving and to see how we might handle is @PadreGeoffrey.) † Page 12 The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019 Perspectives The Theology of Technology/Brett Robinson For The Journey/Effie Caldarola Our Church, home and interior life are in need of renewal Gratitude as a For my son’s 12th birthday, I took him talking about the small rundown building next generation of priests, bishops and Lenten practice to New York City, where we stayed in a where he was sitting. It was the whole cardinals will come from. Brooklyn rectory and did all the things Church—and culture—that was in need How will they be formed in the space Lent beckons, and that’s a good time to a 12-year-old boy of renewal. of the home? What sorts of contemplative dust off my gratitude journal. would naturally want St. Francis became a microcosm of practices will they remember from their If you want a run-down on all the ways to do in such a big that renewal by shedding his material childhood? gratitude can help you, visit happierhuman. place. wealth and embracing the poor and sick Houses are where the next generation com/benefits-of-gratitude. More than Our trip to out of a deep love that came from God. of Catholic laypeople will set out to 26 studies have New York reminded His interior life, his interior castle, was leaven the strongholds of education, chronicled how me of something renovated for God. government and commerce through gratitude can help you Leon Battisti Alberti St. Francis is one of the few saints faithful and courageous witness. From sleep better, experience said about cities whose name always includes the name whence is that courage fostered, that faith less physical pain, and houses. In of a city: Assisi. In that small Italian city, secured? In the home. spend more time addition to being an St. Francis had the experience of coming The profusion of home improvement exercising, improve accomplished 15th-century architect, to know God as his Father, other people shows on television would seem to your mood and Alberti was also a priest, philosopher and as his brothers and sisters, and nature as suggest that among the most important generally lead a better poet. He once mused that the city is like their common home. The city became as acts of discernment in this life is choosing life. a great house, and the house in its turn a intimate as a house. the right tile for the kitchen backsplash. Sounds fantastic, but what about small city. Today, it is fair to say that attempts The home improvement trend belies growing in a relationship with God? The great house of the city provides to “fix” the institutional Church will fall a deeper desire though, the same one To a believer, that’s foundational. And a common home to millions of short if the transformation is not already that St. Francis experienced in the fortunately, Scripture and the great spiritual people coexisting, cooperating—and happening in the smallness of our homes 13th century. writers, like St. Ignatius of Loyola, point to conflicting—on a daily basis. The house and interior lives. The Church, the home and our gratitude as integral to this foundation. then is a city on a much smaller scale. I While it is tempting to think that interior life are in need of renovation. In Psalm 116, the psalmist asks us, would take it a step further and say that renewing the Church and the culture How successful it is depends on our “How can I repay the Lord for all the our interior life is also like a house—or might be accomplished through a more ability to do the hard demolition work of great good done for me?” a castle for St. Teresa of Avila—and we clever use of social media, it is that same mortification and tearing out the habits First, you have to recognize and live in a time when both are in need of social media that fractures our attention and vices that infect the household of our acknowledge that bounty is often hidden attention and reform. and distracts us from the essential practice soul. by our troubles and worries. The analogy between large and small of contemplation. A gratitude journal can merge with is not unlike the experience of St. Francis If we stop focusing so much of (Brett Robinson is director of the centuries-old Ignatian practice of in the church at San Damiano. When our attention out there and retrain our communications and Catholic media the “examen.” The “examen,” a once- or Our Lord spoke to St. Francis and told attention for what is inside, then we begin studies at the University of Notre Dame twice‑a-day practice of reviewing your him to “rebuild my Church,” he was not to make headway. Houses are where the McGrath Institute for Church Life.) † day to see where God is with you in it, is a wellspring of gratitude. The focus of this examination is not what I did wrong— It’s All Good/Patti Lamb although that may be part of what you note—but where was God in this for me? Son’s actions help Mom realize what’s important in life It’s part of the Jesuit tradition of finding God in all things. “Is that a new throw rug?” my husband house blessed for a second time by our We had a showing the next day, and A gratitude journal names things in asked a couple weeks ago, when he deacon, even though our priest already instead of going down to detail the your day for which you are grateful. You entered the laundry room. blessed it when we first moved in baseboards, I walked in the kitchen and can do it anytime, but some suggest it “Yep,” I replied. 14 years ago. asked my son how his day was. And an helps you to sleep more peacefully if you I’m trying to spruce “The first blessing hasn’t worn off,” incredible thing happened. My 14-year- record gratitude before bed. up our home, which my husband kindly reminded me, “but if old boy talked to me. He told me about Some people don’t like to write. OK, you has been for sale for a you feel better with ‘Blessing 2.0,’ then I his day and his recent algebra concerns, can do an “examen,” or a gratitude review, while now. support you.” and it all just came out. When I thanked mentally. I find it helps to write because The next week, he I even put holy water on the doorknobs him for opening up to me, he commented then I can focus better, review my list and commented on the before showings. that I’ve been so focused on the house remember things I’d tend to forget. But you pillows on the couch. Before you write me off as a few tacos that he didn’t want to add to my stress can pause at any time and give thanks for “Where are our short of a combo platter, I’d like to say in with his worries. something without writing it down. regular pillows?” he my defense that I’ve just been trying to That moment was a wake-up call. I’d Some suggest a gratitude journal sounds asked. “These pillows give it my all. I frantically clean before been giving all of my attention to the too simplistic, Pollyanna-ish. “There are are stiff and scratchy.” showings and have given the sale of our wrong cause. I need to give this house some things you should be angry about. I explained that I thought changing our home all my attention, which isn’t right. sale obsession to God and stop missing Righteous anger is good,” they say. toss pillows on the couch might make the In God Calling, one of my favorite what’s right in front of me. Tragedies happen. National politics room “pop” to prospective buyers. devotionals, I came across this passage on The following morning, my son was drives us nuts. A guy on the freeway cuts When I bought yet another succulent waiting: leaving for school and I went in for a hug, us off dangerously. Who says thanks for to display by the bathtub, he gently said, “There is no work in life so hard as feeling more connected with him after our that? But the more I focus on gratitude, “It’s kind of been like an Easter egg hunt waiting, and yet I say wait. Wait until talk the prior night. Instead of standing the more I see that thankfulness is the flip around here with all these little things I show you my will. Proof it is of my there like a pillar as he usually does when side of every coin. you’re buying to make buyers think this love and of my certainty of your true I hug him, he put his arms around me and Of course, I am angry when a place is move-in ready.” discipleship. … All motion is more hugged me back. government policy seems inhumane and He followed that up with, “But a throw easy than calm waiting. So many of my Thanks, Henry, for reminding me to violates Catholic social teaching. But I can rug isn’t going to be the deciding factor in followers have marred their work and let go of the earthly, superficial stuff and focus on gratitude, for example, for people selling this house. hindered the progress of my kingdom embrace what’s truly important. who are working at the U.S.‑Mexico “We’ve done all we can do, and this in by activity. … I will not overtry your border to relieve the suffering of asylum- God’s hands now,” he added. spiritual strength.” (Patti Lamb, a member of St. Susanna seekers and children who have been And he’s right. My St. Joseph Enough already, Patti. I’ve done my Parish in Plainfield, is a regular columnist separated from their parents. statue was buried in the yard. I had the best, and I need to let God do the rest. for The Criterion.) † I can use this gratitude to become involved myself, or I can choose the flip Coming of Age/Maria-Pia Negro Chin side and simmer in my own anger. God has a message for us in all circumstances, even the sad ones. Like Blessed Mother, World Youth Day pilgrims say ‘yes’ to God Gratitude is a choice. So are memories. “We have seen the face of Christ in the overnight vigil at John Paul II Field. Despite the challenges, sacrifices and A lesson for me is to choose good everyone we meet,” said Carolina Perez, The couple, who volunteer for their exhaustion, the pilgrims’ overarching memories and not dwell on bad ones. a pilgrim from Chicago who has Mexican parish’s pastoral council, looked forward feelings were hope, happiness and humble Some fear a gratitude journal will roots. “I can really see to the sending Mass on Jan. 27. “We want gratitude toward the welcoming people of become repetitive, a daily litany of kids, the universal Church.” to encourage young people in our parish to Panama. Energetic worship music uplifted spouse, shelter, food. Perez was among discover their vocations so they can say ‘yes’ the spirits of pilgrims and bystanders, but Dig deeper. I’m grateful for the nice note I thousands of pilgrims like Mary,” Andrea said. “Young people can the youths also engaged in moments of received about a column I wrote. I’m grateful at World Youth Day walk in our society and continue to say ‘yes’ quiet worship. One such moment was the for the cookies my neighbor dropped off. 2019 in Panama. For despite tribulations or challenges. ... Because eucharistic adoration at the overnight vigil I’m grateful for the opportunity to bring the her and other pilgrims, the Lord never abandons us.” on Jan. 26, where 600,000 pilgrims united Eucharist to someone, and grateful for the including those from Young people from 155 countries in silent prayer. smile with which they rewarded me. groups related to had a long journey to prepare for this “It was a peaceful moment; you would Keeping a gratitude journal reminds us Maryknoll, the theme global event of the Church. Many were not expect it, being that we were so of life’s little gifts. of Mary’s fiat (“Let young adults committed to ministry who, many people from different countries. Jesus asked the leper who returned it be done according to your word”) was inspired by other pilgrims, renewed their It was beautiful,” said Chicago pilgrim to thank him for his healing, “Ten were in the background throughout the week’s zeal for sharing God’s love and mercy. Nactzielic Lemus. “God is present, and cleansed, were they not? Where are the catechesis, songs and speeches. “We have made friends from different God is strong with all of us. So hopefully other nine?” (Lk 17:17) Gratitude brings Andrea and Ernesto Lopez, pilgrims nations, and we are going to bring this we are able to bring back what we leaned us into the Lord’s presence, makes us the from El Salvador, said World Youth Day experience and encourage other young and share it with all the youths who are one who returned. That’s why it’s a great was a renewal of their marriage vows and people to say ‘yes’ in their communities hungry and don’t know him yet.” Lenten practice. their openness to life. “Since the opening and families, so they can bring peace to Mass, we have felt called to give our lives their communities,” said Jose Reyes, from (Maria-Pia Negro Chin is bilingual (Effie Caldarola writes for Catholic News for God’s kingdom,” Ernesto said during El Salvador. associate editor at Maryknoll Magazine.) † Service.) † The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019 Page 13

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Msgr. Owen F. Campion Daily Readings The Sunday Readings Monday, March 4 Friday, March 8 Sunday, March 3, 2019 St. Casimir St. John of God, religious Sirach 17:20-24 Isaiah 58:1-9a • Sirach 27:4-7 Psalm 32:1-2, 5-7 Psalm 51:3-6b, 18-19 • 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 Mark 10:17-27 Matthew 9:14-15 • Luke 6:39-45 Tuesday, March 5 Saturday, March 9 The Book of Sirach is the source of victory. It is not about talking the talk. It Sirach 35:1-12 St. Frances of Rome, religious the first reading for this weekend’s Mass. is about walking the walk. Psalm 50:5-8, 14, 23 Isaiah 58:9b-14 Sirach does not appear in most Bibles For the Gospel reading, the Church Mark 10:28-31 Psalm 86:1-6 used by Protestant this weekend provides a passage from Luke 5:27-32 traditions. So people St. Luke’s Gospel. The readings include Wednesday, March 6 from these faith a series of statements of Jesus. None Ash Wednesday Sunday, March 10 communities at times leaves its meaning vague or obscure. The Joel 2:12-18 First Sunday in Lent ask Catholics why statements are clear and straightforward. Psalm 51:3-6b, 12-14, 17 Deuteronomy 26:4-10 was Sirach “added” Blind persons need guides who can 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 Psalm 91:1-2, 10-15 to Catholic versions see. Period. This fact pertains today for of the Old Testament? people who have lost their eyesight. To Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13 The better question extend the fact, our cars have headlights Thursday, March 7 would be, “Why was so that we can drive them at night. We it eliminated from wear artificial lenses to read. St. Perpetua, martyr Protestant versions?” People own what they do, what they St. Felicity, martyr The answer is that the translators of say and the consequences. Pointing to Deuteronomy 30:15-20 the King James Bible and other Protestant the faults of others neither excuses nor Psalm 1:1-4, 6 translations preferred to use an ancient erases the effects of our sinfulness or Luke 9:22-25 Jewish list of inspired Scriptures instead foolhardiness. We must face facts and of the affirmation of Church councils of correct faults. Sirach being part of the inspired word of Finally, sick trees do not yield rich God. fruit. Anyone today with fruit trees in Question Corner/Fr. Kenneth Doyle The King James Bible included their yard knows this. Sirach in a section known as the God sometimes allows departed souls “deuterocanonical” (non-inspired books). Reflection It is known in that translation as the Next Wednesday, the Church will to communicate with the living on Earth “Book of Ecclesiasticus.” observe Ash Wednesday, initiating the As for this reading itself, the season of Lent. The ultimate purpose In a recent column, you quoted from in “Principles and Norms on Ecumenism,” meaning is obvious in the examples of Lent is for each of us to celebrate Qthe Gospel of Luke: “Look at my hands issued by the Vatican in 1993. That of shaking the sieve, molding the clay Easter authentically. It is not simply the and my feet, that it is I document states: “Members of other into a vessel, and tending the tree until anniversary of an event, the resurrection myself. Touch me and churches or ecclesial communities may be it bears fruit. Many circumstances in of Jesus, albeit an event of majesty and see, because a ghost witnesses at the celebration of marriage life do not just happen. Human activity glory unequalled in the entirety of human does not have flesh and in a Catholic church. Catholics may also deliberately shapes them. We create the history. Instead, Easter can be for us an bones as you can see I be witnesses at marriages which are reality of our lives by who we are and absolutely personal experience when we have” (Lk 24:39). celebrated in other churches or ecclesial by what we do. rise with the Lord from the death of soul Are we to believe communities” (#136). St. Paul’s First Epistle to the that is sin to life with him. from this that our Not only is your participation Corinthians is the second reading. Clay pitchers and goblets do not just Lord is confirming the permissible, it is laudable because it The pagan, greedy and licentious suddenly spring into being. Neither does existence of ghosts? demonstrates a Catholic’s belief in the atmosphere of the great city of Corinth genuine union with the Lord. The clay (Virginia) validity of that marriage and prayers for challenged Paul again and again. It with which we work is in our hearts and its success. was not easy, and no one who reads minds. With the help of God, we must I am aware of no scriptural scholar If, however, either the groom or the the two epistles addressed to the mold ourselves in the pattern of the Lord. Awho would say that this statement bride is Catholic, the answer becomes Church there can miss the difficulty, We cannot succeed by relying on hunch, of Jesus confirms that there are, in fact, more complex. It may be that such a disappointment and exasperation guesswork, or on our blurred human ghosts. On the other hand, Jesus did not couple has received permission from the that St. Paul felt in dealing with the vision. We need a plan with a guide. We debunk the notion when given the chance, Catholic Church to marry in a non‑Catholic Corinthian Christians. need the Lord. which is pretty much where the Catholic ceremony. If, for example, the groom He urgently and relentlessly stressed The process requires determination, Church stands on the matter of ghosts: is Catholic and the bride Protestant, that Christian discipleship requires a but it is more than good intentions. We There is no settled doctrinal teaching with dispensation is often granted for the radical conversion, a change of mind must radically commit ourselves to respect to their existence, no provision in wedding to be held in the bride’s church. and heart that sees death not as the end, holiness, despite the world around us. the teaching of a Church council or canon But if, on the other hand, one of the but as the beginning, not as defeat but as Hence, we approach Lent. † law that addresses it. spouses-to-be is Catholic and no such What the Church does affirm is that dispensation has been secured, my God has from time to time permitted answer would change. The question then departed souls to commune with people becomes not so much a canonical one My Journey to God on Earth for their betterment—but the but theological and pastoral. By your exact nature of that communication, participation you could well be giving whether by an intellectual sharing or scandal by signifying that you approve of a physical manifestation, has not been such a marriage (which would not be a A Holy Communion defined theologically. valid sacramental marriage). Clearly there is no intrinsic contradiction Your better course would be to sit down between the existence of “ghosts” and with your friend’s nephew, tell him with Meditation Catholic theology, and St. Thomas kindness and honesty the reason for your By Sandy Bierly Aquinas did assert in the supplement to his reluctance to participate and encourage Summa Theologiae that “according to the him to have the marriage approved by disposition of divine providence, separated the Catholic Church—ideally, before the souls sometimes come forth from their Protestant ceremony takes place. Dearest Jesus, abode and appear to men.” May Your precious blood flow through What the Church does reject is any (Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth my veins, attempt proactively to summon the dead. The Doyle at [email protected] and Catechism of the Catholic Church states: 30 Columbia Circle Dr., Albany, New York May Your Sacred Heart beat in my heart, “All forms of divination are to be rejected: 12203.) † May Your thoughts fill my mind, recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up May my hands be your hands, the dead or other practices falsely supposed to ‘unveil’ the future” (#2116). Readers may submit prose May my feet walk in your steps, or poetry for faith column As you lead me this day. A good Protestant friend has asked The Criterion invites readers to Qme to be a witness at the wedding of submit original prose or poetry relating her nephew in a Protestant church. Is a to faith or experiences of prayer for Catholic allowed to participate, taking a possible publication in the “My Journey major role, in formal rites and rituals of to God” column. non-Catholic churches? (City or origin Seasonal reflections also are withheld) appreciated. Please include name, I am assuming—because you don’t address, parish and telephone number (Sandy Bierly is a member of Our Asay otherwise—that your friend’s with submissions. Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in New nephew is not a Catholic and that neither Send material for consideration to Albany. Photo: A woman prays during is the woman he’s going to marry. If that “My Journey to God,” The Criterion, the opening Mass for World Youth Day is the case, by all means you are free 1400 N. Meri­dian St., Indianapolis, on July 26, 2016, at Blonia Park in to serve as an official witness at their IN 46202-2367or e-mail to Krakow, Poland.) (CNS photo/Bob Roller) wedding. [email protected]. † This situation is addressed specifically Page 14 The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019

Karen, Jerry, Jim and Tom Kamphaus. Grandfather of 17. Great‑grandfather of 12. KINDRED, Teresa J., 58, Rest in peace St. Ambrose, Seymour, Feb. 11. Sister of Sherry Steward and Please submit in writing to our office by 10 a.m. Thursday Terry Kindred. before the week of publication; be sure to state date of death. KNUEVEN, Mary Ann, 88, Obituaries of archdiocesan priests serving our archdiocese are All Saints, Dearborn County, listed elsewhere in The Criterion. Order priests and religious Feb. 12. Mother of Bill, John and sisters and brothers are included here, unless they are natives Mike Knueven. Grandmother of of the archdiocese or have other connections­ to it; those are 12. Great‑grandmother of 19. separate obituaries on this page. LANGE, Henri R., 89, AJAMIE, Sam J., 90, Our GIBBONS, Catherine, 94, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Feb. 9. Feb. 10. Uncle of one. Feb. 12. Father of Anne Hall, Mother of Kathy Henthorne, MARTIN, William R., 82, Susie Koelling, Mary Beth Mary, Rose, Bill, Dave, Jim, St. Ambrose, Seymour, Feb. 14. Supple, Nancy Vornehm, Jerry, John and Steve Ajamie. Brother Father of Jeffrey Martin. of Rose Ajamie. Grandfather of Jim and Tom Gibbons. Sister of 15. Great-grandfather of 10. Tom Moran. Grandmother of MAYER, Frances, 97, 21. Great-grandmother of 35. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, BERJER, Mary Jane, 96, Richmond, Jan. 18. Sister of GILL, L. Thurman, 86, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Feb. 10. Clare Dent, Pat Mayer and St. Ambrose, Seymour, Feb. 13. Mother of Darlene Hawkins, Martha Yount. Aunt of several. Diane Hildebrandt, Debra Husband of Donna Peed. Father McGinnis, Mary Jeanette of Cari Hauersperger, Glen, MITCHELL, Geraldine Whittemore and Charles Mark and Steve Gill. Stepfather M., 77, St. Therese of the Berger, Jr. Grandmother of 18. of Cindy Noll. Brother of Infant Jesus (Little Flower), Great‑grandmother of 31. Henry Gill. Grandfather of Indianapolis, Feb. 5. Aunt of one. eight. Step-grandfather of two. MORAND, Michael, 68, Our CHRISTOPHER, Eugene, Great‑grandfather of one. 80, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, Richmond, Feb. 11. Husband HALLORAN, Jack, 44, Jan. 26. Brother of Patricia Gilliland, Janet Grant, Linda of Evy Christopher. Father of St. Jude, Indianapolis, Feb. 9. Langdon and Teresa Morand. Randy Christopher. Brother Father of Colleen, Shannon and Uncle of several. of Rosemary Drew, David, Patrick Halloran. Son of Tom Ronald and Wayne Christopher. Halloran. Brother of James MOULDEN, Don, 93, Halloran. Grandfather of two. St. Charles Borromeo, HIGDON, Angela, 46, St. John Bloomington, Feb. 12. Father COOK, Marilyn L., 82, Paul II, Sellersburg, Feb. 9. Wife of Bradley, Brian and Bruce St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, of Christian Higdon. Mother of Moulden. Brother of Dean Richmond, Feb. 15. Mother of Courtney and Summer Higdon. Moulden. Grandfather of eight. Susan Hamilton and Theresa Daughter of Raymond and Great-grandfather of three. Lindsey. Grandmother of one. Carol Crowe. Sister of Devita NIELSEN, Eric C., 67, CRONIN, Richard M., 67, Our Crowe. Grandmother of one. St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Winter in Washington Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, Feb. 13. Husband of Brenda HILBERT, Anthony, A statue of St. Francis of Assisi and a child is seen during a snowstorm on the grounds of the Jan. 17. Husband of Margaret 82, All Saints, Dearborn Nielsen. Father of Andy and Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington on Feb. 20. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) Cronin. Father of Crystal, Kim, County, Feb. 12. Husband of Michael Nielsen. Brother of Lauren and Rikki. Brother of Georgianna Hilbert. Father of Kris Renner and John Nielsen. Kitty, Joe and Ron Cronin. Wanda Alig, Diane McConnell, NORDSIEK, Elfreda, 91, Our PHENIS, Alfred, 91, SMITH, Janice L., 80, WAGNER, Charles G., Grandfather of eight. Roseann Wirth and Wilbur Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Luke the Evangelist, 85, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, COX, Anna M., 88, Hilbert. Grandfather of 13. Jan. 26. Mother of Patricia Richmond, Feb. 14. Husband of Indianapolis, Feb. 9. Mother of Feb. 7. Husband of Margaret St. Luke the Evangelist, Great‑grandfather of two. Miles. Grandmother of five. Gen Phenis. Father of Jenelle Jamie Shears. Grandmother of Wagner. Father of Ann Bourque, Indianapolis, Feb. 1. Mother HIRSCH, Clarence A., 80, Great-grandmother of 10. two. Margaret Bower, Charles, of Elisa Scott and Edward Burris, Jean Hobbs and Paul St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Feb. 10. O’BRIEN-DESROCHES, Daniel, John and Michael Rucker. Grandmother of two. Phenis. Grandfather of four. TEBBE, Christina, 67, Husband of Linda Hirsch. Marjorie F. (Stroud), 98, Wagner. Brother of Ellen Great‑grandmother of one. Great-grandfather of two. St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Father of Sarah, Susan, Jack and St. Monica, Indianapolis, Healey. Grandfather of 15. Feb. 13. Mother of Dr. Maria ECKSTEIN, Sharon, 58, Joe Hirsch. Brother of Agnes, Feb. 15. Mother of Robert RAY, Stephanie (Breeden), Great-grandfather of two. St. Nicholas, Ripley County, Cecilia, Rita, Bernard, Frank and O’Brien. Stepmother of Carol, 37, Our Lady of Lourdes, Bajuyo, Beth Sheppard and YOUNG, Gilvert F., Jr., 74, Jan. 30. Wife of John Eckstein Jr. Jack. Grandfather of six. Dianne, Susanne and Joe. Indianapolis, Feb. 4. Wife of Rev. Matt Tebbe. Daughter of St. Louis, Batesville, Feb. 15. Mother of Bobby, Chris, John Jr. KAMPHAUS, Clifford Sister of Charlene, Nancy Ryan Ray. Mother of Abigail, Mary Helen Eckrich. Sister of Husband of Rheadawn Young. and Sam Eckstein. Daughter of G., 85, St. Nicholas, Ripley and Suzan. Grandmother of Avery and Nathan Ray. Betsy Glowinski, Catherine Father of Milli Dunkin, Mandi Raymond Roell and Dorothy County, Jan. 28. Husband 19. Great‑grandmother of 38. Daughter of Stanley and Lisa Walter, C. Kevin Klaiber, Voss, Tim and Tré Young. Batta. Sister of Marilyn Todd, of Nancy Kamphaus. Father Great‑great-grandmother of Marie Breeden. Sister of John Matthew, Mark and Thomas Brother of Donna Amrhein and David, Earl and Jim Roell. of Amy Fox, Susan Murray, five. and Jason Breeden. Eckrich. Grandmother of nine. Diane Hill. Grandfather of five. † Tolton sainthood cause advances; next step would be ‘venerable’ decree CHICAGO (CNS)—The canonization commission unanimously voted that American history,” said Chicago Auxiliary a physical and spiritual effect on him, cause for Father Augustus Tolton is just Father Tolton’s cause be moved forward Bishop Joseph N. Perry, archdiocesan was his baptism,” Father Gerard said. one step away from going to Pope Francis to the cardinals and archbishops in the postulator for the cause. “If we connect with his baptism, then for the priest to be declared “venerable.” Congregation for Saints’ Causes for a final “Lessons from his early life as a slave everybody is included and can relate to On Feb. 5, the feast of St. Agatha, vote to send a decree of the priest’s “heroic and the prejudice he endured in becoming his story.” a nine-member Vatican theological virtues” to Pope Francis for his approval. a priest still apply today with our current All the baptized are connected, he said. Upon the promulgation of that decree, problems of racial and social injustices “The baptism of Tolton tells the real Father Tolton would receive the title and inequities that divide neighborhoods, story that we’re supposed to be paying “venerable,” which indicates he lived churches and communities by race, class attention to, and that’s the story of the the theological virtues of faith, hope and ethnicity. His work isn’t done. We Gospel of Jesus Christ,” Father Gerard and charity and the cardinal virtues will continue to honor his life and legacy said. “Everything that Tolton experienced of prudence, justice, fortitude and of goodness, inclusivity, empathy and in life is the Gospel story.” temperance at a heroic level. resolve in how we treat one another.” Father Tolton had great love for the The next steps would be beatification Bishop Perry said unexplained physical Church, the people of God. and canonization. In general, one miracle healings have been reported to the cause “He saw himself connected to the attributed to the sainthood candidate’s and are under investigation. Church who loved him. His mother, intercession is needed for beatification, The Archdiocese of Chicago formally Martha Jane, was his physical mother, but and a second such miracle is needed for opened Father Tolton’s cause for his spiritual mother was very real to him,” canonization. canonization in 2010. Father Gerard said. “He said himself that Father Tolton, the first African-American Norbertine Father Gerard Jordan holds the Catholic Church was the only thing to be ordained a Catholic priest for the the canonical title “promoter of the cause” that would help him to beat the double United States, was born into slavery, and travels the country sharing the message slavery of his mind and his body.” ordained in 1886 in Rome because no of Father Tolton and the canonization In his lifetime, Father Tolton also U.S. seminary would take him, and died efforts on behalf of Bishop Perry. talked about how his mother the Church serving in Chicago in 1897. He said Father Tolton’s story took him as a poor slave to become fully Father James Healy (1830-1900) is transcends the lines of race, gender and who he was in the eyes of God. considered by some to be the first black priesthood. “Everybody has to realize that the Father Augustine Tolton, also known as U.S. Catholic priest in the U.S. He was “If we start with the black part, then greatest inheritance we will ever receive Augustus, is pictured in an undated photo. biracial; his father was Irish. Born in it’s just a nice Black History Month is our baptism,” Father Gerard said. “It is Born into slavery in Missouri, he was ordained Georgia, he was ordained in 1854 in Paris story. If we start from the priesthood your decision whether or not you’re going a priest on April 24, 1886, in Rome, and said his for ministry in the U.S. He later became a part you only include the ordained,” to keep that inheritance and invest in it, first Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. He served as bishop, heading the Diocese of Portland, Father Gerard told the Chicago Catholic, or whether you’re going to squander it or pastor at St. Joseph Church in Quincy, Ill., and Maine. the archdiocesan newspaper. “First off, give it away or abandon it. Tolton never later established St. Monica Church in Chicago. If canonized, Father Tolton would be he didn’t start off as a black man or an abandoned his inheritance.” A theological commission has unanimously recognized his “virtuous and heroic life,” the nation’s first African-American saint. ordained priest. The first thing that Tolton His story begins and ends there, the advancing his sainthood cause and moving him “Father Tolton’s story represents the was was a created child of God. You gotta priest said. one step closer to being declared “venerable” long and rich history of African-American start there. “Once people relate to Tolton’s by Pope Francis. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Catholics, who have lived through “The first experience Tolton would baptism, they will find pieces of their life Chicago Archives and Records Center) troubling chapters and setbacks in our have recognized, and it would have had that they can relate, too.” † The Criterion Friday, March 1, 2019 Page 15 Creative cuisine lessons help whip up self-reliant seminarians

By Katie Rutter Seminarians Danny Taylor from the Diocese of Lexington, Catholic News Service Ky., left, and Peter Grodi from the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, ST. MEINRAD, Ind. (CNS)—Familiar spread a freshly made crab sounds of sizzling meat and clanging dip on bread during a cooking cutlery associated with food preparation class for seminarians, held at offered a different kind of doctrine than Saint Meinrad Seminary and one might expect in a third-floor room at School of Theology in St. Meinrad Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of on Jan. 18. Benedictine Brother Theology. Theodore Haggerty looks on. Inside, several seminarians stood (CNS photos/Katie Rutter) around a large U-shaped countertop, chopping, stirring, seasoning and boiling. Their instructor, Benedictine Father Julian Peters, watched the whole operation and occasionally stepped in to add an ingredient or test a consistency. Below, Peter Chineke, a While most of the classes at this seminarian from the Diocese of southern Indiana seminary focus on Springfield, Ill., flips a roast as the spiritual, pastoral and intellectual instructor of an annual cooking formation, a one-day cooking class on class, Benedictine Father Julian Peters, gives tips at Saint Meinrad Jan. 18 aimed Seminary and School of Theology To see a related video, go to help these in St. Meinrad, on Jan. 18. to youtu.be/Nvo210ZPoa0. future-priests Father Julian teaches the class function as in order to prepare the men for whole—and wholesome—human beings. rectory‑living. “It’s a matter of stewardship, of being care of himself, often while juggling able to take care of ourselves,” said many other obligations. Father Julian, “so that we can be healthy “They’ve got Mass and then they’ve and happy and take care of others.” got to go visit the hospital and then Saint Meinrad is currently forming there’s a sick call at a nursing home, 120 men for the priesthood, hailing from but then they’ve got pastoral counsel, 30 dioceses—including the Archdiocese finance—they have all this stuff to of Indianapolis—and nine religious do and it’s very easy for them to communities. put themselves last on the list,” said During the two weeks between seminarian Michael Bialorucki, who school semesters, known as the “January spent the summer serving at a parish in interterm,” instructors tackle a variety his home diocese of Toledo, Ohio. of topics not covered in the regular “I’ve seen a lot of priests just get curriculum. themselves McDonald’s or Wendy’s. It Along with cooking, studies include will eventually hurt their health,” said pastoral councils, art, suicide prevention, Taesang Yun, a seminarian from Busan, hospice care, basic plumbing and South Korea. mechanics. The men in the cooking class are on “The basis of seminary formation, as track to be ordained as priests in 2020. Pope John Paul II reminded us, is human Father Julian said his goal, in the brief formation,” said Benedictine Father Tobias period of time set for the cooking class, Colgan, vice rector of the seminary. is to give them tips on how to improvise “Not only in a person’s own personal in the kitchen, what ingredients to keep they transfer out of the parish or we get spiritually, intellectually, mentally and development and self-understanding, but stocked and how to use tools, like a transferred.” physically—for the unique demands of also in the human skills that that person slow-cooker, to reduce the hands-on When cooking, however, Father Julian the priesthood. will need in service of the Church and of preparation time. said that “you can see something through In addition to the classes offered the people that he will be ministering to,” As the men together created a to completion, and there’s that human during the interterm, the school hosts he told Catholic News Service. chicken soup, complete with dumplings, sense of satisfaction that comes with that.” 30 conferences throughout the year about Saint Meinrad Seminary installed a vegetables and a leftover rotisserie The seminarians eventually cooked two other human formation topics. large kitchen in one of the rooms for chicken, Father Julian also praised the different types of soup, several seasoned Father Tobias said that the seminary precisely this purpose. Eight burners, four “therapeutic value” of cooking in a roasts and bread smothered in a cheesy staff also tries to discern and fill the ovens, two sinks and plenty of countertop priest’s life. crab dip. individual needs of each student. space give the seminarians an opportunity “In our ministry, we don’t see how According to Father Tobias, the “We have 11 priests who live full time to learn a skill that may have been things turn out,” he said. “We baptize seminary has placed renewed emphasis in the seminary to model good human overlooked. a baby, but you don’t know how their on human formation in the wake of formation and to be able to gauge the A priest is frequently the sole occupant life always pans out. You receive the revelations related to the clergy sexual human formation and the growth in human of a rectory, so he must be able to take vows of a couple at marriage, but then abuse crisis. 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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Lenten Sin, which is the root of all evil, season is a reminder for Catholics that disrupts “our communion with God” and overindulgence ruptures communion “undermines our harmonious relationship with God, with others and with creation, with the environment,” and leads “man to Pope Francis said. consider himself the god of creation,” the A failure to live as pope said. children of God can “It leads to the exploitation give way to sin, which of creation, both persons and the “takes the shape of environment, due to the insatiable greed and unbridled covetousness which sees every desire as pursuit of comfort, a right and sooner or later destroys all lack of concern for those in its grip,” he added. the good of others The journey to Easter, he continued, and even of oneself,” is a time where Christians can renew the pope said in his themselves through “repentance, Pope Francis message for Lent, conversion and forgiveness.” which begins on “Lent is a sacramental sign of this March 6 for Latin-rite Catholics. conversion,” the pope said. “It invites The wrestling team of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis celebrates its state championship “Unless we tend constantly toward Christians to embody the paschal on Feb 16. (Submitted photo) Easter, toward the horizon of the mystery more deeply and concretely Resurrection, the mentality expressed in in their personal, family and social the slogans ‘I want it all and I want it lives, above all by fasting, prayer and Cathedral’s wrestling team now!’ and ‘Too much is never enough,’ almsgiving.” gains the upper hand,” he said. Fasting, he explained, leads earns second straight state title The pope’s Lenten message, which was Christians away from the temptation released at the Vatican on Feb. 26, centered “to ‘devour’ everything to satisfy By John Shaughnessy battled, too,” McGinley says. “It’s just on a verse from St. Paul’s Letter to the our voracity,” while prayer “teaches about the mental toughness these kids Romans in which the Apostle proclaims us to abandon idolatry and the The wrestling squad of have.” creation’s “eager longing for the revealing self‑sufficiency of our ego.” Cathedral High School in Indianapolis Elliott Rodgers, a junior at of the children of God” (Rom 8:19). Additionally, almsgiving helps knew it faced a tough challenge in Cathedral, also came from behind in his This longing, the pope said, is “a Christians “escape from the insanity of trying to earn a second consecutive match to become the state champion in journey from Easter to Easter toward hoarding everything for ourselves in the state championship as a team. the 152-pound weight class. the fulfillment of the salvation” that all illusory belief that we can secure a future When Cathedral earned the Senior Alex Mosconi finished second Christians have received through Jesus’ that does not belong to us.” team title in 2018, it did so with in the 145-pound weight class while death and resurrection. Pope Francis said that through their 10 wrestlers advancing to the finals freshman Zeke Seltzer was runner-up Reflecting on the Lenten “journey Lenten journey, Christians can bring “the of the Indiana High School Athletic in the 113-pound weight class. And of conversion,” the pope explained that hope of Christ also to creation, so that it Association state championship. senior Lukasz Walendzak completed when Christians live as children of God, may be free from its bondage to decay This year, the Cathedral team the scoring for Cathedral with an all creation benefits from the grace of and obtain the glorious liberty of the advanced only five wrestlers to the eighth‑place finish in the 126-pound redemption. children of God.” finals so head coach Sean McGinley weight class. However, he warned, “the harmony “Let us not allow this season of grace understood there was “little wiggle “In 2018, we won a lot of close generated by redemption is constantly to pass in vain!” the pope said. “Let us room” if the team wanted to repeat as matches coming from behind, so threatened by the negative power of sin ask God to help us set out on a path of champs. I didn’t think we could top that,” and death.” true conversion.” † To anyone outside the Cathedral McGinley says. “But 2019 was even program, that margin of error more exciting. With just five kids, it seemed to be slipping away as senior left us with little wiggle room. They Cardinal Pell convicted on five counts; Jordan Slivka entered the last period had to compete at their highest level, of his individual championship match, and they did. It was relief and joy verdict will be appealed, lawyer says down by four points to his opponent in when we won because these kids work the 160-pound weight class. so hard.” MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS)—An many across Australia and around the Yet after coaching Jordan for four McGinley credits the leadership of Australian court found Cardinal George world, including the Catholic bishops of years, McGinley knew that the senior the seniors for the team title. Pell guilty on five charges related to the Australia.” never gives up and usually finds a “This group of seniors has sexual abuse of two “The bishops agree that everyone way to push through in the toughest probably had more success as a 13-year-old boys; should be equal under the law, and we times. So he wasn’t surprised when team than any that has gone through sentencing is expected respect the Australian legal system,” the Jordan rallied to win. In becoming Cathedral,” says McGinley, who in early March, archbishop said. “The same legal system an individual state champion for the has coached at the Catholic private but the cardinal’s that delivered the verdict will consider the second year in a row, the senior also school for 19 years. “In their four lawyer already has appeal that the cardinal’s legal team has helped Cathedral clinch the team title years, they finished third, third, first announced plans to lodged. again on Feb. 16. and first in the state championships appeal the conviction. “Our hope, at all times, is that through “Jordan has a history of grinding as a team. It’s been an incredible While the appeal this process, justice will be served,” out close wins, and the other kids stretch.” † is in process, Archbishop Coleridge added. “In the Cardinal George Pope Francis has meantime, we pray for all those who Pell confirmed the have been abused and their loved ones, “precautionary measures” prohibiting and we commit ourselves anew to doing Cardinal Pell from publicly exercising his everything possible to ensure that the “Furnace or Heat Pump” Our staff ministry as a priest and bishop, and from Church is a safe place for all, especially has over 76 years of having contact with minors, Alessandro the young and the vulnerable.” th Catholic Gisotti, interim director of the Vatican Before the appeal, Cardinal Pell is Anniv Education 136 ersa press office, told reporters on Feb. 26. expected to be sentenced to serve jail ry S The jury’s verdict that Cardinal Pell, time for the five counts: one count of ale shortly after being named archbishop of “sexual penetration,” in this case oral

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