March 2, 2014 Think Green 50¢ Recycle Volume 88, No. 8 Go Green todayscatholicnews.org Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Go Digital TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Time to grow Lent offers opportunity to fine tune spiritual journey Be doers of the Word, not hearers only Page 10 Bishop Rhoades celebrates all schools Mass in South Bend Desiring to be saints BY CHRISTOPHER LUSHIS In Truth and Charity Page 2 NOTRE DAME — “Be doers of the Word and not hearers only.” Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades repeatedly emphasized these words of action from the Letter of St. James to more than 4,000 Catholic school students from the South Consistory Bend area of the diocese in the annual all schools Mass celebrated at the Joyce Center at the University of Notre Eighteen new cardinals Dame on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Page 3 Bishop Rhoades told students from the 20 schools represented at Mass, including 18 from the South Bend area and two from the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Mich., that he “looks forward to this liturgy every year” and remarked on “how beautiful it is to gather with our broth- Indiana Catholic ers and sisters in Christ.” The bishop stressed the importance of contemplating Conference Sacred Scripture to understand how we are being called Marriage amendment passes to live as faithful Christians. “We are all one body in Christ,” Bishop Rhoades said. Senate, no vote in 2014 “We are all being nourished by the same Word of God. But it is important that when we listen to God’s Word do Page 5 not let it go in one ear and out the other.” The Gospel reading proclaimed at the all schools Mass was of Jesus healing the blind man at Bethsaida, in which Jesus lays His hands upon the man’s eyes twice in order to fully restore his sight. St. John the Baptist This unique occurrence in the Gospels where the School individual who seeks assistance from Christ is not imme- diately healed calls attention to a profound element of the Bishop Rhoades makes narrative. pastoral visit Bishop Rhoades explained, “Jesus laying His hands on KEVIN HAGGENJOS the man’s eyes a second time indicates something spiri- to New Haven school Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades encourages Catholic students at the all schools Mass at the Joyce tual — not just a physical blindness. It has to do with the Center at the University of Notre Dame on Feb. 19 to “be doers of the Word and not hearers Pages 8-9 only.” SCHOOLS, PAGE 16 FIRES OF HOLINESS REKINDLED RECONCILIATION INITIATIVE SET MARCH 12

JERRY KESSENS Rekindle The Fire Diocesan Men’s Conference was Saturday, Feb. 22, at the “The Light Is On for You” is an initiative of the Diocese of Fort Wayne- Allen County War Memorial Coliseum from South Bend to allow all Catholics to avail themselves of the sacrament of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Over 1,200 men attended Reconciliation. Confessions will be held on Wednesday, March 12, from the conference. Story on page 6. 6-8 p.m. in every Catholic church in the diocese. 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC March 2, 2014 TODAY’S CATHOLIC

Official newspaper of the Desiring to be saints Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were our spiritual lives. Fort Wayne, IN 46856 shadowboxing. No, I drive my body and train #2 Make the “secular” sacred. By this, IN TRUTH it (1 Corinthians 9: 24-27). Maybe you’ve been I mean, that we not separate our prayer life PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades watching the Winter Olympics. These athletes from the rest of our life. We must sanctify our AND are striving for greatness, for perfection. They ordinary life, including our family life, our EDITOR: Tim Johnson are not laid back or lazy or lukewarm in their work, and even our recreation. Saint Josemaria NEWS EDITOR and STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad CHARITY efforts. I love St. Paul’s athletic images. We Escriva taught a lot about this: the sanctifica- should be spiritual Olympians, with this burn- tion of ordinary life and work, becoming holy BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES ing fire within us to strive for holiness. In an in the midst of the world. This involves the Editorial Department Olympic game, even a small mistake can cost disciplined prayer life that I mentioned, but PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan one to lose an Olympic medal. So the athletes it also involves bringing that into our secular FREELANCE WRITERS: Ann Carey, Michelle The following homily was given by Bishop don’t ignore any imperfections. So also in activities, living one’s responsibilities in the Castleman, Karen Clifford, Bonnie Rhoades at the Rekindle the Fire Men’s our Christian life. We must not minimize, for family and at work faithfully and offering all Elberson, Denise Fedorow, Diane Conference on February 22nd: example, the evil of venial sins. They can pull we do to God. We shouldn’t live a double life: Freeby, Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC, od said to Moses to tell the whole Israelite us away from God. They are obstacles to our our prayer life, on the one hand, and our secu- Jodi Magallanes, Joe Kozinski, Vince community: Be holy, for I, the Lord, your growth in perfection. We need to have holy lar life on the other. Every part of our life is an G ambition and fight against lukewarmness in our invitation to grow in holiness. Every earthly LaBarbera and Deb Wagner God, am holy. Similarly, Jesus said to the dis- ciples in the Sermon on the Mount: Be perfect, spiritual lives. The Lord calls us to love Him or secular activity can lead us closer to God, if just as your heavenly Father is perfect. God with all our heart, all our soul, all our strength, it is done with love and offered to Christ. For Business Department calls us to walk the path of holiness, the way of and all our minds. the saint, work and a life of prayer are insepa- BUSINESS MANAGER: Sean McBride perfection. The Olympic athletes have a practical plan rable. 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March 2, 2014 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC 3 Pope Francis, with retired Pope Public Schedule of Benedict present, creates new cardinals biShoP Kevin c. RhoadeS Pope Francis told the new car- BY CINDY WOODEN dinals, who come from 15 different countries — including very poor • Sunday, March 2, 11:45 a.m. — Mass with Rite of Election, VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On nations like Haiti and Ivory Coast Basilica of the Sacred Heart, University of Notre Dame a feast day commemorating the — that the Church “needs you, your • Monday, March 3 — Meeting of Indiana Bishops with authority Jesus gave to St. Peter and cooperation and, even more, your Religious Superiors, Fatima Retreat House, Indianapolis his successors — the popes — Pope communion, communion with me • Tuesday, March 4, 7 a.m. — Second Annual Servus Francis created 19 new cardinals and among yourselves.” Omnium Lecture, University of Saint Francis Performing Arts in the presence of retired Pope “The Church needs your cour- Center, Fort Wayne Benedict XVI. age,” he said, “to proclaim the • Tuesday, March 4, 10:30 a.m. — Meeting of Presbyteral To the great surprise of most Gospel at all times” and “to bear Council, Sacred Heart Rectory, Warsaw people present, the retired pope witness to the truth.” • Wednesday, March 5, 9:30 a.m. — Mass and Pastoral Visit entered St. Peter’s Basilica about The pope also told the cardinals to Bishop Luers High School, Fort Wayne 15 minutes before the new cardi- that the Church needs their “com- • Thursday, March 6, 12 p.m. — Lunch Meeting with Annual nals and Pope Francis. Wearing a passion, especially at this time of Bishops Appeal Committee, Wyndham Hotel, Warsaw long white coat and using a cane, pain and suffering for so many • Thursday, March 6, 2 p.m. — Meeting of Priest Personnel he took a seat in the front row next countries throughout the world,” Board, Sacred Heart Rectory, Warsaw to Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARING and for so many Christians who face Cardinals-designate watch as • Thursday, March 6, 6 p.m. — Meeting of Diocesan Review patriarch of the Maronite Catholic discrimination and persecution. “We Board, Holiday Inn, Warsaw Church. Pope Francis venerates St. Peter’s must struggle against all discrimina- • Saturday, March 8, 6 p.m. — Saints Alive Dinner and Pope Benedict’s presence at the tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica at tion,” he said. Auction, Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne consistory Feb. 22, the feast of the the Vatican Feb. 22 as he arrives “The Church needs us also to be Chair of Peter, marked the first time to lead a consistory at which he peacemakers, building peace by our he had joined Pope Francis for a created 19 new cardinals. Retired actions, hopes and prayers,” he said. public prayer service in the basilica. Pope Benedict XVI attended The consistory brought to 218 Rite of Election and Call Pope Benedict resigned Feb. 28, the ceremony, making his first the total number of cardinals in the 2013, becoming the first pope in appearance with Pope Francis at a world; 122 cardinals are under the to Continuing Conversion age of 80 and eligible to vote in a almost 600 years to do so. public liturgy. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, conclave. to be celebrated in retired archbishop of Washington, The 18 cardinals who received said all the already existing cardinals nals — and now the oldest cardinal their red hats from the pope were diocesan cathedrals went over to greet Pope Benedict. in the world — Cardinal Loris Cardinals: “The ushers kept saying, ‘Please, Capovilla, 98, was not present at • Pietro Parolin, Vatican secre- your eminences, take your seats, the ceremony although he became tary of state, Italian, 59. The Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to the Holy Father is coming,’ and we a cardinal the moment Pope Francis • Lorenzo Baldisseri, general Continuing Conversion of Candidates will be celebrated in the thought, ‘But, but ....’” pronounced his name. A papal del- secretary of the Synod of Bishops, cathedrals of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend on the Before beginning the service, egate will deliver his red hat to his Italian, 73. first and second Sundays of Lent. Pope Francis walked over to Pope home in northern Italy. • Gerhard Muller, prefect of the These rites will take place in the Cathedral of the Benedict, who removed his zuc- In his homily Pope Francis did Congregation for the Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Fort Wayne at 2 p.m. on chetto to greet Pope Francis. The not mention the standard point that Faith, German, 66. March 9, and in St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend, at 2 p.m scene was repeated at the end of the the cardinals’ new red vestments • Beniamino Stella, prefect of the on March 16. consistory. are symbols of the call to serve Congregation for Clergy, Italian, 72. Catechumens are those unbaptized individuals who will be The new cardinals, includ- Christ and His Church to the point • Vincent Nichols, archbishop of entering the Catholic Church by receiving all the sacraments ing Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of of shedding their blood if necessary. Westminster, England, 68. of initiation — Baptism, Confirmation and the Holy Eucharist Quebec and Vincent Nichols of Rather, he focused on their being • Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano of — at the Easter Vigil on the night of April 19. Candidates Westminster, England, publicly called to follow Christ more closely, Managua, Nicaragua, 64. are those who are already baptized and are now preparing to recited the Creed and swore obedi- to build up the unity of the Church • Gerald Lacroix of Quebec, 56. complete their initiation or enter into full communion with the ence to the pope and his successors and to proclaim the Gospel more • Jean-Pierre Kutwa of Abidjan, Catholic Church. before receiving from Pope Francis courageously. Ivory Coast, 68. The catechumens and candidates come from parishes a red hat, a ring and the assign- The Bible, he said, is filled with • Orani Tempesta of Rio de throughout the diocese. During the liturgy, each catechumen ment of a “titular church” in Rome, stories of Jesus walking with His Janeiro, Brazil, 63. and candidate, as well as his or her godparent or sponsor, will becoming part of the clergy of the disciples and teaching them as they • Gualtiero Bassetti of Perguia- be presented for recognition to Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades. All pope’s diocese. traveled. Citta della Pieve, Italy, 71. together, around 600 catechumens and candidates — along After they received their red hats, “This is important,” the pope • Mario Poli of Buenos Aires, with their godparents, sponsors, families and guests — are each of the new cardinals walked said. “Jesus did not come to teach a Argentina, 66. expected to attend the liturgies. over to Pope Benedict and greeted philosophy, an ideology, but rather • Andrew Yeom Soo-jung of The catechumens inscribe their names within the “Book of him. a ‘way,’ a journey to be undertaken Seoul, South Korea, 70. the Elect,” which will be presented for Bishop Rhoades to sign Cardinal Lacroix, accompa- with Him, and we learn the way as • Ricardo Ezzati Andrello of in an event called the Enrollment of Names. After participat- nied by his mother and father at we go, by walking.” Santiago, Chile, 72. ing in the Rite of Election, the catechumens will be referred to an afternoon reception, said Pope After listening to a reading of • Philippe Ouedraogo of as the “elect,” because they will have been officially declared Benedict’s presence “surprised me Mark 10:32-45, Pope Francis also Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 69. ready to receive the Easter sacraments this year. so much that I broke down in tears.” spoke about the very human, world- • Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato, When he went to greet the retired ly temptation of “rivalry, jealousy Philippines, 74. pope, he said he told him, “Holy (and) factions” the first disciples • Chibly Langlois of Les Cayes, Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage and Religious Father, you are the one who called faced. Haiti, 55. Liberty Holy Hour across the diocese me to be a bishop.” The reading is a warning to the • Fernando Sebastian Aguilar, cardinals and to all Christians to put retired archbishop of Pamplona, • Immaculate Conception Church, 500 E. Seventh St., Auburn, Only 18 of the archbishops Pope has a holy hour Mondays 5:30-6:30 p.m. and every Friday from Francis had chosen to be among aside concerns of power and favorit- Spain, 84. ism and “to become ever more of • Kelvin Felix, retired archbishop 11 a.m. to noon. The Adoration Chapel is open Monday through the first cardinals created during his Friday from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. pontificate were present. one heart and soul” gathered around of Castries, St. Lucia, Antilles, 81. the Lord, he said. • St. Charles Borromeo Church, 4916 Trier Rd, Fort Wayne, has The oldest of the new cardi- a holy hour all Fridays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the chapel. • Queen of Peace Church in Mishawaka has an hour and a half Fasting and abstinence during Lent but they should not equal one full meal. (3:30-5 p.m.) every Saturday of Adoration and Exposition prior to The fourth precept of the Church states: “You the Vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m. Abstinence from eating meat is obligatory for shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence • St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Decatur, hosts Eucharistic all Catholics 14 years of age and older on Ash established by the Church.” According to the Exposition on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays during Catechism of the Catholic Church, this precept and on Thursday from 9-10 a.m. and 4:30-8 p.m. Lent. “ensures the times of ascesis and penance, which • Our Lady of Good Hope Church, 7215 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne, Fasting is obligatory for all Catholics from ages prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us hosts a holy hour with a rosary at 9:30 a.m. every Tuesday. 18 to 59 on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom • St. Joseph Church, 1300 N. Main St., Bluffton, will have The law of the fast means that only one full meal of heart.” Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for life, marriage and religious may be eaten. Two smaller meals are permitted, liberty on Wednesday, March 12. 4 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC March 2, 2014 Cardinal Ouellet highlights Notre Dame symposium on faith, reason and human dignity

BY CHRISTOPHER LUSHIS tions that make intellectual access behind the human search for hap- to transcendence very difficult. piness as well as humanity’s aspi- Even if they are protected by reli- rations for truth and justice. The NOTRE DAME — “Educating gious practice, our contemporaries light of God as the supreme Good our young people to see further are so marked by technological attracts and animates us despite than the stars and deeper than imperialism that a fundamental the wrong turns, the successes and the Internet is the great challenge sense for human dignity gradually failures that punctuates the daily of today’s educators who must begins to fade.” lives of persons and peoples.” form men and women free of The heart of Cardinal Ouellet’s Again, quoting “Caritas in scientistic and fundamentalistic message dealt with countering the Veritate,” Cardinal Ouellet prejudices, capable of promoting false notion that only empirical, remarked: “The Church must also the dignity of the human person scientifically proven data compos- protect man from self-destruction. in the name of faith and reason,” es the essence of knowledge and What is needed is something like said Cardinal Marc Ouellet in the truth. Stemming from the philo- a human ecology, correctly under- keynote speech at the Symposium sophical error of Descartes, which stood. If the Church speaks of the on Pastoral Issues in Science presupposed that “the method of nature of the human being as man and Human Dignity held at the one of the sciences of reality was and woman, and demands that this University of Notre Dame on valid for the whole of reality,” order of creation be respected, this Feb. 12. he further concluded “the epis- is not some antiquated metaphys- This conference, as stated by temological break of the subject ics. What is involved here is faith the university, “sought to help from the truth of being could lead in the Creator and a readiness to bishops and their diocesan educa- thinking nowhere but to the prison listen to the language of creation.” tional officials explore some of the of our own thoughts and thus to Cardinal Ouellet succinctly con- fundamental theoretical issues in atheism.” veyed that “no method and no the relationship between science “The current anthropological scientific discovery can eliminate and religion, as well as the practi- crisis is then rooted in a positiv- the question of being, the question cal issues that flow from their ist concept of nature closed in of God and the question of the interaction.” on itself in the immanence of the human person.” The event, which was co- CHRISTOPHER LUSHIS cosmos as is typical of the techno- In order to apply this philo- organized by University of Notre The photo shows from left, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., scientific mentality,” the cardinal logical thought to practical Dame Theology Professor and Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the said. action, Cardinal Ouellet sug- Director of the Institute for Church University of Notre Dame, and Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic “The final consequence of this gested, “We need seriously to Life Dr. John C. Cavadini, was nuncio to the United States. Cardinal Marc Ouellet was the keynote reduction of nature and reason to a examine our methods of educa- introduced by the University of speaker at the Symposium on Pastoral Issues in Science and Human positivistic conception of them is tion to see whether the sum of nothing less than the negation of scientific knowledge offered to Notre Dame President Holy Cross Dignity held at the University of Notre Dame on Feb. 12. Father John I. Jenkins, who wel- man’s humanity,” he said. young people is completed and comed everyone to the symposium In order to find human fulfill- offset by a sufficient exploration and then invited Cardinal Donald Cardinal Ouellet began by indi- and a secularist, pragmatic vision ment, Cardinal Ouellet explained, of reality with other methods and Wuerl to introduce the keynote cating, “We have only to examine of human dignity.” “The natural sciences can give projects, which encourage contact speaker, Cardinal Ouellet. In addi- the argumentation for legislation Citing Pope Benedict XVI’s us an enormous quantity of use- with nature, religious meditation, tion to the attendance of several regarding abortion, research of “Caritas in Veritate,” Cardinal ful information about man, but contemplation, aesthetic experi- prominent priests and bishops human embryos, artificial repro- Ouellet indicated “as the anthro- they cannot explain his profound ence, philosophy and friendship; from around the country, includ- duction and genetic manipulation pological questions becomes more nature, his dignity as a person, his everything that cultivates a respect ing Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, the to note the decline of the percep- and more dramatic, we become capacity for relation with God and for human dignity. Without such Apostolic Nuncio to the United tion of the sacred character of the obliged to choose between two his moral conscience.” an educational effort, which States, Archbishop Carlo Maria human person. We see the pro- types of reasoning: reason open “Man created in the image of requires a difficult conversion that Viganò, also attended the sympo- gressive imposition of a social and to transcendence, or reason closed God thus encounters the supreme runs contrary to the demands of sium. political rhetoric that no longer within technological eminence.” fulfillment of his creaturely aspira- technical performance, humanity Cardinal Ouellet’s speech interprets human dignity on the He added that this becomes tion in a ‘communio personarum’ risks riding the wave of an aimless focused on three crucial aspects basis of the profound nature of the increasingly problematic when that is both divine and human,” globalization into the abyss, even concerning the debate of faith and person, but rather, on the basis of “educational institutions, such as Cardinal Ouellet said. “All of after the tragedies of the 20th cen- reason: the state of the sense of his conditions of life and states of the family, the school and the uni- humanity journeys toward this tury. Our cultural environment is human dignity today, the origins consciousness.” versity, are assaulted by cultural communion, even if most often dominated by omnipresent tech- of the anthropological crisis and Furthermore, Cardinal Ouellet currents in which a technocratic unconsciously. This ultimate hori- nological products and motivated the ecology of the human person. added, “We witness a growing mentality reigns, imposing condi- zon is the secret motivating force by a spirit of consumption as insa- conflict between a religious vision tiable as it is unsatisfying.” Cardinal Ouellet concluded his thoughts by indicating “in Soup’s On! order to move beyond scientific Join us for a bowl of Put Your MoneY to Work and technological imperialism NATIONAL 1 we must affirm the transcendence Ash Wednesday Soup of the human person, who can CATHOLIC Annuities never be reduced to a means with Your free will donation will help support SOCIETY OF the view to an end. 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INDIANAPOLIS — A bill to A push to change Indiana’s without a constitutional amendment up the unravelling of Indiana’s cur- change Indiana’s Constitution to Constitution has been in the works to explicitly ban same-sex unions rent definition of marriage inadver- ensure that marriage is a union for over a decade said the bill’s INDIANA and same-sex relationships that are tently having a reverse effect,” said between only one man and one author Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero. substantially equivalent to marriage, Tebbe. “So rather than protecting woman, passed the Senate, He added that by “not having con- CATHOLIC a challenge to Indiana’s current law traditional marriage, which is the 32-17, but in a weakened form. stitutional protection makes our state could force Indiana to recognize goal of this constitutional amend- Since the marriage amendment susceptible to judicial interpretation” CONFERENCE them. ment, it could have the unintended was changed from the resolution and Turner believes “the future of To amend Indiana’s Constitution, consequence of putting Indiana on a that passed in 2011, it will not marriage belongs in the hands of BRIGID CURTIS AYER an identical resolution must be fast-track of being forced to recog- go to voters this year. For over Hoosiers.” passed by two separately-elected nize same-sex marriage.” a decade, the Indiana Catholic Curt Smith, president of the Indiana General Assemblies and Tebbe said, “The striking phe- Conference (ICC) has supported a Indiana Family Institute, a propo- then be approved by a majority nomenon and remarkable speed constitutional amendment to pro- nent of defending traditional mar- restore “the extremely dangerous of voters on a referendum vote. of changing attitudes of the nature tect traditional marriage. riage and passing HJR 3, testified second sentence that would perma- The process to amend Indiana’s of marriage shows that the Church The Senate vote, which took in support of HJR 3 in the House, nently prohibit civil unions, domes- Constitution was in its final stages has more work to do in forming the place Feb. 17, was not seen as a vic- and urged the Senate to restore the tic partnerships and other legal pro- and was expected to pass the faithful on the authentic nature of tory by either side, leaving the mar- second sentence language to HJR tections for same-sex couples.” Indiana General Assembly this year, marriage,” said Tebbe, “Defending riage amendment debate in a state of 3. Smith said, “It’s not enough to Smith quoted University of and be put on the ballot for approval the authentic nature of marriage is limbo in Indiana. define marriage in an amendment Notre Dame law professor Dr. by Hoosier this November. going to be an ongoing struggle in Proponents do not feel HJR 3, like this, you must defend marriage. Gerald Bradley, saying that one of While the introduced version of our modern secular culture, and an in its current form, goes far enough That’s the lesson we have learned Bradley’s key conclusions regard- HJR 3 had the identical language of effort our faith community will be to protect marriage because it was from the courts around the country.” ing marriage is “‘The most effective the resolution that passed in 2011, engaged in.” watered-down in the House delet- Megan Robinson, Freedom way to preserve marriage as the when the Indiana House removed The Indiana General Assembly ing a second sentence, which would Indiana campaign manager, an union of one man and one woman the second sentence, it caused the only has a few weeks left to conduct have prohibited civil unions and opponent of HJR 3, and supporter is by making sure that no same-sex process to be postponed. According legislative business as they must anything similar to marriage. The of same-sex marriage who has led relationship is treated in law as sub- to Tebbe, the soonest the amend- adjourn by March 14. opponents do not want a consti- the effort to defeat HJR 3 said, “We stantially equivalent to it.’” ment could be approved by a refer- tutional ban or any restriction on remain determined to defeat HJR Current Indiana law defines mar- endum by Hoosier voters would be same-sex marriage because they 3.” However, she added that she riage as a union between one man 2016. claim it is discriminatory. was grateful that the Senate did not and one woman, but concerns that “While it’s disappointing that HJR 3 didn’t pass in its original form, meaning the process to amend Legislative Action Center available Indiana’s Constitution will be via ICC Web page (www.indi- delayed, it could prove to be a bless- anacc.org). ing in disguise,” said Tebbe. 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are when we are engaged in the Prayer involves communica- ment of mercy that must be redis- Church, he emphasized the neces- BY TIM JOHNSON praise and worship of Almighty tion, but it also involves commu- covered for the world to be made sity of prayer that is rooted in AND CHRISTOPHER LUSHIS God,” Msgr. Heintz noted. nion — being with God. whole again. Scripture, frequent reception of the Sometimes there are things that Msgr. Heintz suggested the Morlina spoke about “respond.” sacraments and fasting. Drawing FORT WAYNE — Over 1,200 deter that full commitment. men consider daily Mass, praying Lazarus responded to Jesus to upon the lives of the saints, he men from the Diocese of Fort “The Eucharist should format the prayers of the Mass and read- come out of the tomb. The men advocated that each person strive Wayne-South Bend and beyond our lives,” Msgr. Heintz said. ing the Scriptures of the day. He were encouraged to know God and to control his passions and direct were encouraged to leave the No other work, apostolate, min- encouraged the men to route their be obedient to His Word. them to glorify God. Rekindle the Fire Fourth Annual istry, activity, charity work in prayer life with the Church’s litur- He spoke of Lazarus being Above all, Barry directed the Diocesan Men’s Conference with the Church is as effective as the gical season and calendar. “released.” Morlina encouraged men to have lives centered in an action plan to follow in the Eucharist, he added. For beginners, he said “start the men to find models of holiness Christ that seek to transform fami- footsteps of Jesus. The confer- “Prayer is not an activity that small, be faithful and let God do in their lives and find spiritual lies and society. “Jesus is expect- ence, held Saturday, Feb. 22, at we manage like a stock portfolio the rest.” mentors. ing from us miracles,” he said. the Allen County War Memorial or an exercise regimen,” Msgr. Speaker Jon Leonetti, an inter- The fourth word, “reveal,” The closing Mass was celebrat- Coliseum in Fort Wayne included Heintz said. Those things do not national Catholic speaker, author brought many followers to Jesus ed by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, dynamic speakers who encouraged have a living relationship, he and radio host, also encouraged after witnessing God’s glory in who began with a challenge to the men to be men of prayer, spiri- noted. “But with prayer we are the men to make prayer a part of raising Lazarus from the dead. encourage growth and holiness. tual leaders — heroes — and to be talking about a living relationship their lives. He encouraged the men Men were encouraged to reveal “Perhaps you came to this con- ambitious in spiritual pursuits. with God.” to pray with their wives and pray God’s power in their lives. ference with the hope of leaving Father Andrew Budzinski, the And prayer affects everything with their children. The final talk of the event was here a bet- parochial vicar of St. Vincent de about our day, he said. He said when a man prays with given by Doug Barry, the founder ter person, Paul Parish in Fort Wayne, served He encouraged the men to rec- his wife, it is the most intimate of RADIX ministries, the Battle The homily from the a better as the master of ceremonies for the ognize their daily rhythm of life, thing he will ever do. “We are no Ready apostolate, and frequent conference can be read Catholic,” daylong conference. He told the realize what that rhythm looks like longer just encountering God by guest on EWTN. He powerfully in this week’s In Truth Bishop conference attendees to spend the and then develop good habits of ourselves, but are encountering called to action the men present and Charity column on Rhoades day in prayer and discernment and prayer life within that rhythm. the living God together in prayer,” at the conference to be active in page 2. said. to focus on one concrete way they Morning commutes can be a Leonetti said. faith, to grow stronger in spiritual- “That’s will encounter Jesus the following good time to pray the rosary or Leonetti also told the men to ity, and to set the example for how good. But year. listen to Scripture. Or perhaps the make use of the sacraments and to the family must pray together, I hope you Msgr. Michael Heintz, rec- morning shower is that time. make the Blessed Mother a part of fight against the attacks of the leave here with the desire to be a tor of St. Matthew Cathedral in He encouraged the men to their lives. devil and lead one another to saint, to be perfect as your heav- South Bend, opened the confer- set a space in their home — for Speaker Hector Molina, an heaven. enly Father is perfect.” ence’s first morning session. example a chair that is away from apologist on the staff of Catholic Barry stressed that this can only He stressed, “the purpose of the Msgr. Heintz used the teaching of distractions — to be a space for Answers, related the story of Jesus be accomplished if we “are aware, Christian life is to live in Christ; to theologian Alexander Schmemann prayer. raising Lazarus from the dead. become prepared and engage in be holy.” and spoke about the distinguishing He told the men to pray even in He spoke of the four “R’s” this spiritual battle.” Bishop Rhoades highlighted the feature of who we are as a race — those moments when they are not of the Lazarus story: Remove, He stressed “it is imperative to importance of striving for goals which Schmemann called “homo feeling it. Respond, Release and Reveal. understand that the devil seeks to that will lead us to this greater adoros” — “we can worship, we He suggested praying the Our Jesus told the men to “remove” destroy our families and our rela- holiness. can praise and glorify God, that Father three times a day — morn- the stone at Lazarus’ tomb. tionship with God.” “We need to have a practical we can give our very selves back ing, evening and one other time. Morlina asked the men what Barry said the men must have plan to achieve the goal of sanc- to God in prayer. That’s what It sanctifies the day “by stopping stones in their lives inhibits them a solid base, and be “forged into tity,” he said. His three directives makes us unique. That is most and realizing, ‘it’s not all about from following Jesus. The sacra- weapons for God to use in the were to: “be men of prayer; make fully who we are.” me,’ I’m going to give this to the ment of Reconciliation, he said, spiritual fight.” the “secular” sacred; and be evan- “You and I are fully who we Lord.” removes the stones. It is a sacra- Thinking with the mind of the gelists.”

MSGR. MICHAEL HEINTZ JON LEONETTI HECTOR MOLINA DOUG BARRY FATHER ANDREW BUDZINSKI

PHOTOS BY JERRY KESSENS Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades closes the Rekindle the Fire Diocesan Men’s Conference with the celebration of Mass. March 2, 2014 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 7

USF to host lecture Here is a list of other upcoming March events associated with the on Irene Gut Opdyke lecture series, which are free and open to the public: FORT WAYNE — The University • “Impelled by the Love of God: of Saint Francis will host a free round the iocese Contemplative Prayer as the Heart public lecture titled, “Irene Gut a d of Our Life and Leadership of Opdyke: Righteous Among the Women Religious” — Thursday, Nations,” on Thursday, March March 6, 7:30 p.m., Vander Vennet 13, at 7 p.m. in the Brookside Theatre, Student Center. Janet K. Ballroom. Jeannie Opdyke Smith Ruffing, RSM Professor, Practice will tell the story of her moth- BISHOP RHOADES CONFERS SACRAMENT OF of Spirituality and Ministerial er, Irene Gut Opdyke. A Polish Leadership Yale Divinity School. Catholic during World War II, CONFIRMATION AT SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE • From Darkness to Hope: My Opdyke rescued Jews during the Commitment to a World Free of Holocaust. Decades later she was Torture — Thursday, March 27, named by the Israeli Holocaust 7:30 p.m., Vander Vennet Theatre, Commission as one of the Student Center. Dianna Ortiz, Righteous Among the Nations. OSU Associate Director, Education The lecture is sponsored by the for Justice Project Center for Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne. Concern, Washington, D.C. For more information contact Dr. John Bequette at 260-399-7700, ext. 8122 or email jbequette@ Handel’s Messiah sf.edu. to be performed Auburn parish to host at Queen of Angels Lenten mission FORT WAYNE — Queen of Angels Church, 1500 W. State AUBURN — The public is invit- Blvd., Fort Wayne, will host a ed to attend a Lenten Mission at unique performance of Handel’s Immaculate Conception Catholic “Messiah” on Sunday, March Church. The parish community will 16, at 2:30 p.m. Generation gather each Tuesday during Lent Harmonique Orchestra and Choir — March 4, 11, 18, 25, and April 1, will perform on period instru- 8 — from 7-8:30 p.m. ments from Handel’s time includ- During the mission, Father Denis ing natural trumpets. The eight Carneiro, visiting pastor, will facili- professional singers include Elena tate a discussion about “The Purpose Mullins, Sian Ricketts, Lindsey Driven Life” by Rick Warren. Adams, Andrew Rader, Micah Rick Warren is a Christian pastor Dingler, Christopher Sokolowski, and leads a 30,000-member congre- CHRISTOPHER LUSHIS Carl Frank and Jim Rittenhouse. gation in California with campuses Confirmation Mass was celebrated by Bishop Rhoades on the evening of Feb. 23 at Saint The concert is co-sponsored by in major cities around the world. the Bach Collegium-Fort Wayne. As a theologian, he has lectured Mary’s College. Two young women — Leah Marie Walsh and Emily Rita Moore — were Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 stu- at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, confirmed in the Holy Spirit Chapel in LeMans Hall. As pictured above, Walsh, second dents and children under 12 free University of Judaism, and dozens and may be purchased at the door of universities and seminaries. As a from left, a freshman student, was sponsored by her uncle Patrick Walsh, left, and Moore, or at bachcollegium.org. global strategist, he advises world right of Bishop Rhoades, by fellow Saint Mary’s junior and friend Kristen Millar, far right. leaders and has spoken to the United Lenten Retreat for Nations, U.S. Congress and other Both girls retained their baptismal names in the conferral of the sacrament. world organizations. His thoughts Doctors slated March 22 will be used to enrich the Lenten FORT WAYNE — The Dr. journey. annual High School Art Exhibition complemented this year by a play Playwriting I course, wrote essays Jerome Lejeune Catholic Medical “Lent is a time of grace, reflec- at the Weatherhead Gallery in commemorating the life of Saint and dramatic monologues about Guild is sponsoring its first annual tion and conversion,” said Father Rolland Center for Art and Visual Mary’s College’s longest serving Sister Madeleva. Baxter then cre- Retreat for Doctors on Saturday, Carneiro. “It is the perfect season to Communication at the University president, Holy Cross Sister M. ated a 90-minute play, which March 22, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at ponder the purpose of our lives. All of Saint Francis from March 6-23. Madeleva Wolff. uses the student works as “build- St. Vincent de Paul Church, 1502 are welcome to join us as we con- An opening reception will take Sister Madeleva was a vision- ing blocks,” also drawing heav- E. Wallen Rd, Fort Wayne. The sider: What on earth am I here for? place March 6 from 6-8 p.m., with ary, an educator, a medieval schol- ily from memories submitted by day’s theme will be “The Spiritual These 40 days of Lent will hopefully an awards presentation at 7 p.m. ar, a poet and a woman of deep alumnae, Sister Madeleva’s own Life of the Physician — Knowing transform your life. The Bible says in The annual showcase will fea- spiritual conviction. In her 27 years words, and research by Gail Porter and Loving Jesus Christ” and cen- Romans, ‘Do not conform yourself ture student artworks from over 25 as president (1934-1961), she put Mandell, Sister Madeleva biog- ters around meditations by Father to this age but be transformed by the high schools in Indiana, Ohio and those gifts to good use leading rapher and professor emerita of Daniel Scheidt and Father Andrew renewal of your mind, that you may Michigan, with a variety of awards Saint Mary’s to national promi- humanistic studies. Also, student Budzinski. discern what is the will of God, what given to the most outstanding works nence as a premier Catholic liberal creations and alumnae submissions The retreat is open to all types of is good and pleasing and perfect.’ It in the display. arts college, and 2014 marks the have been gathered into a com- doctors in the health care field: MD, is our goal to seek the will of God Weatherhead Gallery hours are 50th anniversary of her death. memorative booklet, which will DO, DC, OD, DPM, DDS, DMD, and be transformed this Lent.” Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. Sister Kathleen Dolphin, a Sister be available this spring. Groppe is PharmD, PhD psychologists, and Registration is encouraged, but to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to of the Presentation of the Blessed excited about the play project and medical students. not mandatory, so that a sufficient 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Virgin Mary, and director emerita what the students have learned and Dr. Christopher Stroud will number of books may be obtained The exhibit is free and open to the of the Center for Spirituality, felt achieved. explain how Christ influenced his for all who would like to attend the public. Call 260-399-8064 for more the 50th anniversary was an oppor- The play “Madeleva: A Play in dual conversion to the Catholic faith mission. Those interested in partici- information. tunity to recall Sister Madeleva’s Several Voices” will bring Sister and then to a full Catholic practice pating may contact the parish office impact on the college while noting Madeleva to life for a new genera- of obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. at 260-925-3930. Play about Sister current contributions to society by tion of young women, for whom she Thomas McGovern will help partici- Immaculate Conception Church contemporary women religious. is a model of a woman of prayer pants discover their temperaments is located at 500 E. Seventh St., Madeleva complements Elizabeth Groppe, who began as who surmounted many challenges to and show how temperament practi- Auburn. Father Derrick Sneyd is lecture series director of Center for Spirituality become a distinguished scholar, poet, cally influences their spiritual lives the pastor of the parish. this academic year, carried forward educator and leader in both Catholic and development. NOTRE DAME — The Center plans for the series and solicited the higher education and the life of reli- Mass, Adoration and an opportuni- High school artists for Spirituality at Saint Mary’s help of two faculty members in the gious communities of women. ty for Confession will be offered. The spotlighted in annual College announced its 2014 Spring creation of a play celebrating the The play will be presented day will include time for silence as Lecture Series, “Witnesses to the life of Sister Madeleva. Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in well as group discussion. Cost is $20, USF exhibition Love of God: The Leadership of In the fall, students in English the O’Laughlin Auditorium. which includes lunch. Catholic Women Religious.” The professor Laura Haigwood’s To reserve tickets, contact the For information and to register go FORT WAYNE — The artistic annual series, which consistently writing proficiency course, Moreau Center Box Office at to www.fortwaynecma.com or call talent of regional high school stu- features leading religious schol- Saint Mary’s Women, as well as MoreauCenter.com or 574-284- Dr. McGovern at 260-437-8377. dents will be featured in the 38th ars from across the country, is those in lecturer Susan Baxter’s 4626. 8 TODAY’S CATHOLIC March 2, 2014 Notice of ANNUAL CLEANUP at CATHOLIC CEMETERY Bishop Rhoades visits St. John the Baptist School in New Haven The Catholic Cemetery of Fort Wayne will conduct their ANNUAL CLEANUP of decorations BY MICHELLE CASTLEMAN from March 15 thru March 31. Please do NOT place any decorations during this entire time. NEW HAVEN — Bishop Kevin If you wish to save your decoration, please have it C. Rhoades celebrated Mass removed BEFORE March 15, or call the Catholic and visited St. John the Baptist Catholic School in New Haven Cemetery Office, 426-2044, by March 10, and we will on Friday, Feb. 21, as he contin- hold it for you no more than 30 days, after which it ued his ongoing pastoral visits in will be discarded. Decorations may be placed 2014. He opened his visit with what he feels is the “greatest way AFTER MARCH 31. to start the day” — Holy Mass. We thank you for your cooperation. During his homily, Bishop Rhoades, on the feast of St. Peter Damian, encouraged the 361 stu- dents to remain united with Jesus and stay close to Him. 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In closing, Bishop Rhoades challenged students to think about PHOTOS BY MICHELLE CASTLEMAN Is your Faith how they can become more unit- The exterior of St. John the Baptist School in New Haven is shown in the ed to Christ and bear good fruits above photo. calling you to a in their lives as they prepare for the season of Lent. He asked the eighth graders countries he has visited — Italy, new career? Next on the itinerary was the about the patron saints they chose Spain and Greece. classroom visits. As he walked for their Confirmation names and Students also wondered about A Career Opportunity across the parking lot from the told why he chose St. John the famous people the bishop has church to the school building, the Apostle as his because of John’s met. He detailed that he had bishop was greeted by student deep devotion to the Lord until the opportunity to meet both Of a Lifetime! council members and introduced the end. Pope John Paul II and Pope CATHOLICS HELPING CATHOLICS to three students who will be join- When eighth-grader Grace Benedict XVI several times over Because of the tremendous growth of the Knights of ing the Church at Easter under Wharton shared that she had cho- the years and is hoping to meet the direction of Father William sen St. Maria Goretti, the bishop Pope Francis some time very Columbus Insurance program, we have an opening Sullivan, pastor, and Deb Painter, told of how he used to visit and soon. When asked if he had met for an additional full-time sales representative in the pastoral associate and direc- pray at her tomb before swim- the current president, the bishop northeastern Indiana and are currently interviewing. tor of religious education for the ming at the Nettuno Beach during said no, but that when he was at school and parish. THIS FULL-TIME CAREER OPPORTUNITY OFFERS: his years in Rome. Mount Saint Mary’s in Maryland Spending time in each class- After learning what they were he celebrated Mass at Camp  Professional level earnings potential room during his visit, Bishop covering in religion class and David for the troops and met  Non-contributory pension plan Rhoades started off by asking asking the students questions, the President Bush on several occa- what the students were learning in bishop opened the floor to ques- sions.  401K after 1 year their religion class. In the fourth- tions for him. As he departed each grade,  Contributory life, health and dental insurance grade room, students were study- The young preschoolers and Bishop Rhoades gave the students ing the Ten Commandments and kindergartners “baa-ed” like his blessing and prayed a new  Non-contributory disability income plan figures from the Old Testament sheep when the Bishop Rhoades prayer that they had learned this  Unlimited leads like Sampson and Ruth, while explained his role as bishop, and year with them.  the energetic sixth-graders were how he was the shepherd and The tour ended visiting with A chance to make a difference in people’s lives learning the Beatitudes. The leader of all Catholics in 14 coun- the adults in the building and The Knights of Columbus insurance program seventh graders were examining ties in northeast Indiana. enjoying one of their delicious virtues and vices. In their extra The seventh graders asked Friday carry-ins provided by provides needed insurance coverage to over special sacramental years, the about war and if killing is a Principal Janice Comito and her one million policy holders. We currently have second and eighth graders were sin against the fifth command- dedicated staff. busy preparing for their upcoming ment. The impressed bishop went Comito has been at St. John in excess of $92 billion of life insurance in force. celebrations. on to explain the differences for over 30 years and served as a If you are a practical Catholic and are eligible to With each comment the bishop between intentional killing and teacher before becoming princi- join the Knights of Columbus, with or without took an opportunity to give mini- killing in self-defense and the cri- pal. They told of their upcoming lessons on the topic and shared teria for calling a war just. science fair and on-site, home- insurance experience, and would like to know his personal experiences like how The many signs of a bishop cooked lunches, showed off their more about joining our over 1400 full-time sales the Beatitudes are the beginning — the miter, pectoral cross, ring computer lab and raved about professionals, mail, fax, or phone your response to: of the Sermon on the Mount — and crosier — fascinated stu- their drama club that will be per- the greatest of all sermons ever dents in every classroom. And forming “Annie Jr.” this spring. preached. And he had celebrated several students asked how the Finally, Jay Crisp, eighth- Mass on the very same hill in Knights of Columbus bishop gets his cap (zucchetto) grade social studies and religion Galilee while visiting there. He to stay on, how he discerned his instructor, summarized what sets John J. Stackowicz, CLU, FICF, LUTCF, FSS also explained to the third graders calling to the Priesthood and St. John’s apart, “We have great 3609 E. Jefferson Blvd., about his visit outside the walls where he grew up, which led to a families here at St. John and South Bend, IN 46615-3035 of the city of Jerusalem to the discussion of the sweet smell of a strong Catholic identity. We Phone: 574-282-1082 FAX: 574-282-1083 Garden of Gethsemane, which chocolate as Lebanon, Pa., is very do more than teach the mini- EMAIL: [email protected] tied into their study of the details near Hershey. The students asked mum. We strive to get the stu- of Jesus’ agony in the garden and about everything from his favorite dents to excel.” the events of Holy Thursday. color — green — to his favorite March 2, 2014 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 9 Bishop Rhoades visits St. John the Baptist School in New Haven

St. John the Baptist 205 Rufus St. New Haven, IN 46774 Phone — 260-749-9903 Pastor — Father William Sullivan Principal — Janice Comito Students — 361 in preschool through 8 Website — www.stjohnraiders.org

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades celebrates Mass at St. John the Baptist, New Haven, at the pastoral visit. Students sing at the Mass celebrated by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades during a pastoral visit on Feb. 21.

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades visits the pre-kindergarten class at St. John the Baptist.

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades visits the third-grade students at St. John the Baptist School in New Haven on Feb. 21.

At his pastoral visit to St. John the Baptist School in New Haven, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades demonstrates the anointing of the hands Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades is shown with Principal Janice Comito, left, and St. John the Baptist pastor, with student Ryan McCann in a “mock” ordination. Father William Sullivan, right. 10 TODAY’S CATHOLIC March 2, 2014 Make a good Lent Two diocesan priests offer version of our heart — X marks sins, amend our lives and volun- “Fasting and other ascetical dom and find God more attrac- the spot: Christ wants our heart,” tarily suffer in order to be more practices, in the summary of one tive than before? direction that can lead he continued. closely conformed to the cross of of the parishioners here at St. “In practice, resolutions to a conversion of heart “Practically, as a fresh way of Christ. Or perhaps more simply, Matthew, is the process of find- should be concrete and achiev- embracing the deeper conversion we are to grow in holiness,” he ing God truly attractive,” Father able. And as we journey through of our hearts this Lent, I propose added. “Thus, on the one hand, Lapp said. “When we curb our Lent itself, re-evaluation and BY VINCE LABARBERA focusing each day on one of the the things we do in Lent should appetites, this magnifies the void intentional adjustment is far bet- corporal works of mercy — ‘feed not be seen only in relation to 40 in our heart that we may usually ter than absentmindedly watering the hungry, give drink to the days but to the rest of our lives, give to something else — be it things down or giving up,” he hat makes a good Lent? thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter so it’s always good to embrace food, drink, lust, entertainment concluded. Many of the faith- the homeless, visit the sick, visit practices that we intend to be or the like — and we can then ful prescribe to doing the imprisoned and bury the committed to, not only for the turn to the Lord so He can fill Wsomething positive —attending dead’; or the spiritual works of duration of Lent, but beyond it. If we grit our teeth and push Mass more than once a week mercy — ‘admonish the sinner, as well. And on the other hand, through without turning to the or community service — and instruct the ignorant, counsel the Lent is a particularly intense and Lord (prayer) — and then to oth- incorporating the Lenten focus doubtful, comfort the sorrowful, focused 40 days. Our observance ers (almsgiving) — we can miss of prayer, fasting and almsgiv- bear wrongs patiently, forgive all of Lent is going to look different the boat. Oftentimes, ‘success’ ing. Two priests of the Diocese injuries and pray for the living from our observance of Easter, in this light is met with increased of Fort Wayne-South Bend, and the dead.” or the rest of the year, and that’s pride (‘look at how good a job I Father Daniel Scheidt, pastor of “Families could write each alright,” he related. did in not eating any chocolate St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Fort work of mercy on a scrap of “… Regarding fasting, and all of Lent’ — and it’s no won- Wayne, and Father Chris Lapp, paper, mix them up in a bowl or especially with the ‘normal’ phe- der the Easter season can bring parochial vicar at St. Matthew hat, and after a short prayer at the nomenon of ‘giving something binges in those very things we Cathedral, South Bend, spoke beginning of each day of Lent up,’ it’s important to realize what avoided, which only demonstrates with Today’s Catholic about what choose one as the creative spiritu- ought to be happening there,” the depth of the attachment) or they would prescribe to make a al adventure of the day. The Holy Father Lapp noted. “We’re not discouragement (‘I can never good Lent. Spirit will reveal the details,” to just grit our teeth and simply change’ and we throw in the “I like to visualize Christ’s Father Scheidt concluded. try to ‘get Lent over with,’ but towel during week two).” threefold counsel of prayer, Father Lapp added, “By way even these practices are meant Father Lapp emphasized that fasting and almsgiving as the of clarification, the three foci of to change us and assist in our a good measuring spiritual exercising of our mind Lent (prayer, fasting and almsgiv- growth in holiness.” stick (prayer), stomach (fasting) and ing) haven’t undergone much in “On this side of eternity, we for a “good hands (almsgiving),” said Father the way of development. Perhaps easily form attachments to things Lent” is: “How Scheidt. “And in tracing the verti- their being practiced has indeed or people that tug our heart will I find God more cal connection between mind and seen the trend from negative away from the Lord God, and attractive? What does He stomach, and the horizontal con- practices (giving up) to positive we are divided,” Father Lapp want me to do in order to give nection between our two uplifted ones (doing more) in the last sev- explained. “Sure, we may love my heart more entirely hands, we come to see the form eral years.” God, and we may choose good to Him? And when of the cross. The intersection of “With that said, during Lent things most of the time, but our Lent concludes, do I these actions is precisely the con- we are called to call to mind our heart is divided.” experience greater free- Giving up social media presents challenges, opportunity

BY DEB WAGNER Father Rick Holy, a priest Pieroni says, “I have made enlightening conversa- from the Diocese of Gary and more time for praying and less tion, one that would pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas for ‘mindless’ social lurking. The never have happened had atholics typically equate Church in Knox, and a for- priority changed, and I am glad I had my nose in my the season of Lent with mer parishioner of St. Charles that I gave it up for that purpose Facebook feed.” fasting, almsgiving and Borromeo in Fort Wayne, has alone.” Cprayer. It is the opportunity to forfeited his use of social media Sara Byrd, who attends St. give to someone less fortunate, during past Lenten seasons. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne, spend more time in prayer and Addressing the challenges, says through attempt to kick a habit that is Father Holy says, “I just couldn’t Facebook, “… consuming too much of life. In ‘resist’ seeing what was going on The 45 minutes this age of digital communica- ‘out there.’ But it usually didn’t without my tions, some have found that their take much for me to realize that if cell phone and overindulgence is social media there were no important messages Facebook was challeng- — Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, that I just needed to go ahead and ing at first! It really sur- Instagram and similar websites log off.” prised me that I am ‘that’ used — and have replaced time once “It was more difficult to not to being ‘plugged in.’” reserved for face-to-face interac- log on especially during Holy “Facebook is my ‘go to’ for tion, reading or prayer. Week and the days leading up to any ‘down’ or free time,” Byrd Jeannie Ewing, a parishioner the Triduum,” he says. says, and “sitting without it while Jeannie of St. John the Evangelist in Angela Pieroni, who also was I was supposed to be relaxing, Ewing notes, “Even good Goshen, uses Facebook daily a St. Charles Borromeo, Fort actually made me feel anxious.” Christians can get caught up and sends tweets a couple times Wayne, parishioner, says she She says, “I found myself in the social media craze, a week. She checks other social enjoys playing a lot of games on looking at the other women tap- not necessarily as an addiction, media sites on occasion. her phone or computer and has ping away on their cell phones or but certainly seeing a need for Ewing contributes to abstained from social media dur- scrolling through their newsfeeds self-discipline.” CatholicMom.com, and the site ing Lent. and I started wishing I was on my She adds, “We need to grow is posting a link to a “Sacrificing Both Father Holy and Pieroni phone too.” in prudence when it comes Social Media” campaign for Lent say abandoning Facebook dur- “Once I realized how crazy to discerning how and why this year. ing Lent is tough, but they both that actually was,” Byrd adds, “I we use social media so that it Ewing joined Facebook over used their time, once reserved forced myself to relax and be in doesn’t interfere with growing in 10 years ago while she was in for social media, to pray, read the moment.” the virtues God has called us to college. At the time, Facebook devotionals and communicate via She recalls getting a pedicure learn and so that we don’t neglect was relatively new and a great email or telephone. one time. “It’s supposed to be our priorities and primary voca- way to connect with study groups Father Holy says his Lenten relaxing,” she says. “So when the tion.” and friends. Once married, Ewing sacrifice did not lead to long-term gal doing my pedicure noticed used Facebook to connect with changes in his usage of social my T-shirt (with my employer’s family she had not been in con- media usage, and he would like logo), we began a conversation.” tact with for several years. to use Facebook less. Byrd notes, “It was really an March 2, 2014 COMMENTARY 11 See where Jesus’ love leads Bring Lent to life put your faith into action. your finding with someone. BY KAY COZAD • Create an original Lenten • Give up something you with CRS Rice Bowl prayer that you can recite each really enjoy — just for today. he Lenten season is a spe- day till Easter. • Choose a saint and learn “Today amid so much darkness we cial time of year when the • Place a crucifix or picture about him/her. Pray for the need to see the light of hope and be TChurch invites the faithful of Jesus in a prominent place to saint’s guidance during Lent. men and women who bring hope to CRS to slow down and really make keep your focus on Him during • Attend a Reconciliation others. To protect creation, to pro- time to reflect on their faith lives. Lent. service or go to private tect every man and every woman, RICE BOWL The 40-day desert journey is a • Perform an anonymous act of Confession this week. to look upon them with tenderness time of introspection, repentance kindness for one person today. • Forgive someone who has and love, is to open up a horizon of and resolve to move deeper into • Send a letter to a seminarian hurt you. Pray for healing and hope, it is to let a shaft of light break the love of Christ through His to underscore your prayers for reconciliation. through the heavy clouds.” — Pope MELISSA WHEELER Passion and Resurrection. vocations. • Ask Jesus to heal you of Francis, Mass for the inauguration of Today’s Catholic offers these • Clean a cabinet or closet and anything that separates you from the pontificate, March 19, 2013. daily activities to assist both donate items to a charity. His love. These words of Pope Francis call This year the areas of individuals and family members • Choose a meaningful • Perform some act of service each one of us to do what we can journey into the Catholic Lenten Scripture, write it down and for your parish or school. to alleviate the suffering of those in focus for Rice Bowl are: tradition of prayer, penance memorize it. Then share it with • Go to a room, close the door need, to make hope a focus for the Week 1: and sacrifice with the hope of someone. and pray in secret. communion of saints. This Lent, deepening one’s prayer life and • Give up 10 minutes each day • Resolve to go the entire day please make CRS Rice Bowl part of Nation: Kenya; Catholic social increasing service to God and His till Easter and spend it in prayer. without judging anyone today, your spiritual journey. teaching principle: Dignity of the people. Make Jesus the center • Pray for someone you don’t including yourself. Rice Bowl is a Lenten program human person Week 2: of Lent and see where His love like today. • Eat pretzels today as a from Catholic Relief Services leads. • Smile at a stranger. reminder that Catholics used to (CRS), which is the official interna- Nation: Guatemala; Catholic Start by displaying a special • Attend a fish fry or share a fast from milk, cheese and meat. tional humanitarian agency of the social teaching principle: Human bowl, basket or container in a meatless meal with friends and • Save your change all week Catholic community in the United rights and responsibilities prominent place in your home. tell them why you are abstaining and give it to charity. States. We are motivated by the Week 3: Place a note of each Lenten from meat. • Pray the Stations of the example of Jesus Christ to assist Nation: Philippines; Catholic activity into the container. Draw • Look for evidence of God in poor and suffering people in 91 social teaching principle: Preference one Lenten activity each day and your work or school today. Share JESUS, PAGE 12 countries on the basis of need, with- for the poor and vulnerable out regard to race, religion or nation- Week 4: ality. Our programs touch more than Nation: Malawi; Catholic social 100 million lives around the world. teaching principle: Dignity of work Called to strengthen commitment to faith Rice Bowl invites Catholics to live and rights of workers in solidarity with the poorest and Week 5: most vulnerable brothers and sisters Nation: Haiti; Catholic social It is not here, nor ever, an effort Christians already were in trouble by praying, fasting and almsgiving. teaching principle: Call to family, THE in self-promotion by St. Paul. In before the authorities of the Roman Your Lenten faith journey can be community and participation fact, it was an act of service to any Empire and certainly in the face of enriched by Rice Bowl. Rice Bowls Holy Week: SUNDAY who might read the letter. It was the prevailing culture. The Roman are available at your parish or by Nation: United States of an act of service to the Christians leadership played for keeps. Being order at crsricebowl.org/order. The America; Catholic social teaching GOSPEL of Corinth. Quite clear in Paul’s a Christian could easily lead to ter- Rice Bowl itself serves as a center- principle: Solidarity writings, and elsewhere in the New rifying consequences. piece for your Lenten practice of MSGR. OWEN F. CAMPION Testament, is the fact that impos- Followers of Jesus had to ques- almsgiving. You can collect funds This Lent, I urge you to take ters, well-intentioned or not, were tion themselves. Is my faith in throughout Lent in your Rice Bowl advantage of this opportunity to moving through the Christian com- Christ worth the price that it may and return it to your parish at the end learn about the challenges facing th munities and pretending to speak cost? of Lent. Each Rice Bowl also offers many of our poorest brothers and 8 Sunday in in the Lord’s name. They were not. Times have changed, thanks be a Lenten calendar that includes daily sisters, and to deepen your own Jesus had not called them. Without to God. Christians in this country activities and prayers, stories of hope faith. Let us answer Pope Francis’ Ordinary Time doubt, some, maybe many people, do not have to fear arrest, torture from people whose lives are better call to “open up a horizon of hope” Mt 6:24-34 followed these inauthentic spiritual and execution under the most cruel because of our support, and simple, for our most vulnerable brothers and leaders. of circumstances. Christians in meatless meals from around the sisters. t is not difficult to imagine To guarantee that the true other places in the world are not so world that you can prepare. Seventy- the frustration with which Gospel was accepted, St. Paul had fortunate. five percent of the donations from Ithe author of the third sec- to demand that people listen to Opposition to the Gospel, how- our diocese will go directly to CRS tion of Isaiah felt as he heard the him. ever, comes not just from unfriend- programs around the world. Twenty- despairing, and critical, remarks St. Matthew’s Gospel furnishes ly rulers and unjust laws. In our five percent of the donations will Melissa Wheeler is the director for of the people around him. Times the Gospel reading. In this reading, society, the culture that envelops stay here in our diocese for projects Catholic Relief Services in the were bad. They were very the Lord is blunt and direct. No one us, and that drives so much of what that minister to the poor and vulner- Diocese of Fort Wayne-South bad. The people long had been can serve two masters. A person we do and how we think, is the able in our own communities. Bend. She can be reached at assured, indeed as their ancestors must choose either to follow Jesus Gospel’s great competitor. [email protected]. had been assured, that God would and submit everything in heart Loyal followers of Jesus cannot protect them and sustain them. and soul to God, or to surrender to compromise. They cannot yield. Yet, they were starving and some other goal. There can be no They must be strong. Guiding them helpless. Of course, they cried out compromise. will be the revelation of the Lord, Saint of the Week in disgust and anguish, and they The Lord then continues to give brought to them, as it truly is, by asked if God truly was their mer- some specifics. He encourages the Church. ciful and providing Father, their disciples to have trust. Do not the guardian. birds of the air enjoy the benefit Isaiah insists that God has not of God’s care and mercy? They READINGS Blessed Daniel Brottier forgotten them, any more than a neither sow nor reap, but God gives Sunday: Is 49:14-15 Ps 62:2-3, 6-9 1876-1936 devoted mother could forget her them all that they need for life. 1 Cor 4:1-5 Mt 6:24-34 February 28 children. Monday: 1 Pt 1:3-9 Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, The prophet employs a literary Reflection 9-10 Mk 10:17-27 Daniel was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Blois, France, in technique not uncommon in the Tuesday: 1 Pt 1:10-16 Ps 98:1-4 1899, then taught school for three years. But the foreign missions Hebrew Scriptures. He wrote as if Lent is days away. Beginning Mk 10:28-31 God were writing, in the first per- on Ash Wednesday, the Church beckoned. He joined the Congregation of the Holy Spirit and served son. He did not simply quote God. will call all its children to reinforce Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18 Ps 51:3-6b, eight years in West Africa. For health reasons he returned to France, For the second reading this their faith and to strengthen the 12-14, 17 2 Cor 5:20 - 6:2 Mt 6:1-6 16-18 where he raised money for a new cathedral in Dakar, Senegal. weekend, the Church offers a pas- commitment of their faith. It will Thursday: Dt 30:15-20 Ps 1:1-4, 6 During World War I he volunteered as a chaplain and spent 52 sage from the First Epistle to the require more than a general will- Lk 9:22-25 months at the front without being wounded. From 1923 until the Corinthians. As is often the case in ingness not to sin. It will mean a Friday: Is 58:1-9a Ps 51:3-6a, 18-19 end of his life, he helped restore and run an orphanage in a Paris Paul’s epistles, the great Apostle complete turning to God, in which Mt 9:14-15 suburb. He was beatified in 1984, and is the patron of orphans verifies his role, identifies himself fears are ignored, and trust in God Saturday: Is 58:9b-14 Ps 86:1-6 as commissioned by the Lord, and reigns supreme. Lk 5:27-32 and abandoned children. Daniel ministered always under the in effect as possessing authority It is good to remember that protection of St. Therese of Lisieux. conferred upon him by Jesus. the Gospels were written when Saints 12 COMMENTARY March 2, 2014 Chivalry is not dead with Catholic men SCRIPTURE SEARCH

heard the gentle clank of a kindness, these chivalrous acts Gospel for March 2, 2014 mug being placed on my bed- reflect the character of the one Matthew 6:24-34 I side nightstand, and the strong doing them, regardless of how aroma of fresh coffee hit my nos- they are received. So, it is always EVERYDAY Following is a word search based on the Gospel trils. Then, I heard the familiar appropriate for men to do them, reading for the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, gentle deep voice I’ve loved for even if one individual female Cycle A: a lesson on trusting the Lord. The words can three decades, the voice of my may not show gratitude for their CATHOLIC husband. thoughtfulness. Doing so reveals be found in all directions in the puzzle. “Your coffee is beside you. a strong, manly character. It’s time to get up.” The chivalrous acts mentioned THERESA A. THOMAS CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS HATE I opened my eyes to a dark in the aforementioned article were DEVOTED WORRY WILL EAT room and the shadow of my (with my comments following): DRINK FOOD BIRDS SOW REAP GATHER husband’s silhouette. He touched • Giving up your seat for a daughters from other men’s improper calls or advances. It is FATHER FEEDS THEM CLOTHED my face with his hand. woman when seating is limited. This literally to show that she “does THE GRASS FIELD OVEN “Thank you,” I whispered. includes at Mass, in a meeting, on not walk alone.” Nice. LITTLE FAITH KINGDOM TOMORROW I picked up the hot mug and public transportation. • (For the single fellows) On a date, breathed in the steam. Ahh! • Pulling out a woman’s chair when It is never easy to get up on walking her to the door rather than she is about to sit down. Husbands cold winter mornings with the just dropping her off. Conversely, WHY WORRY wind howling outside in the do this for their wives and single men for their dates of course, but I might add, go up to the door darkness, but my husband made T OMOR ROWO S E D sons should also do this for their when you go to pick her up. it a bit easier today. I smile as I Don’t text “I’m here,” and expect realize how David’s small act of mothers, brothers for their sisters, EHT IAFELTT I L and fathers for their daughters. her to come out. And certainly sweet kindness has, once again, don’t honk! Please. LSERVEMOCSDE • Opening doors for a woman (any started my day out right. • Dropping her off at an entrance if He is my knight in so many woman). And women, don’t forget LDJGDPEVRJK I you have to park far away. ways, and has really taken to to smile and say, “Thank you!” ARPRRYHEE I CF I would also like to add: heart the job of a husband to It saddened me when I heard provide and protect, not just for about one of my sons opening • Helping her in and out of her WI LLEATNNAGC me but our little family, in both the door for a fellow student and coat or sweater. ONANTSSGNARL big and small ways. And I am she screeched, “I don’t need your Our faith should shine through grateful. help! I can do that myself!” How all our actions with love and joy, RKREAPDSTBEO I recently read an article with ungrateful. kindness and gratitude. What RWLM I OE HN I H T the title “Eight Acts of Chivalry • Calling, not texting for a date. better way for Catholic men to YPOJMRELTRTH to Bring Back” by J. Sama. Right Single men, this is imperative. respect the women in their lives off the bat, I realized how blessed Married men, while your wives than by doing chivalrous acts? LWNDVRFOODAE I am. Because of the men in my will appreciate you setting And what better way for Catholic TEDEVOTEDSFD life, my husband, my sons, my up a date no matter how you women to respect their men than brothers, father and brothers- do it, a phone call is always by showing appreciation? © 2014 Tri-C-A Publications www.tri-c-a-publications.com in-law, I have little exposure to nicer than getting the message When women act like ladies, know that acts of chivalry are electronically. men are more likely to act like often missing in modern society. • Complimenting. Find gentlemen. That’s good food for Oh, I’ve noticed that some something you sincerely like thought too. he  54 Fast plane random man walking ahead of me about your wife or girlfriend  55 Little bit at the YMCA may not stand to (or sister or grandmother) and 56 France and hold the door open as I approach, tell her. (Here’s a secret — not ross ord Germany river 12 3 4 56 7 8 910 as they did in years past, but on only will it be appreciated and  a personal level, the men in my motivate her to be better or work  11 12 13 14 1 Hertz life have always been gentlemen harder at whatever it is you are supreme. And in talking with my 15 16 17 2 Uncooked complimenting her about, but you 3 Hoopla friends, I hear much the same 18 19 20 21 are rightfully perceived as being 4 Expansion about their husbands and sons. appreciative and kind. Hint: Win/ 22 23 24 25 26 5 Liable We are so blessed! win.) 27 28 29 6 Do not sow or ____ For the young men reading • Walking on the street side of 7 Madmen 30 31 32 33 34 Today’s Catholic who are not the sidewalk. The original reason 8 He and James and John yet educated in such matters, for this is to be willing to ‘take 35 36 9 Jacob’s name meant or for wonderful, hard-working 10 Honey makers the splash’ from a car driving 37 38 39 40 husbands who may have Theresa Thomas 12 Fencing sword through a puddle or protect her is the wife of 41 42 43 forgotten, or for mothers who from being hit. I read of one David and mother of nine chil- 19 Eden had many want to train their sons, I’ll offer modern woman, however, who dren. Watch for her newest book 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 21 Old-fashioned Dads the list of chivalrous acts that 22 Stein said, “In my culture the men do “Big Hearted Families” (Scepter) 51 52 53 23 Adam & Eve did to fruit women appreciate. it to protect their wives/sisters/ and read more on her blog: http:// Like most acts of courtesy and 54 55 56 24 Surface to air missile theresathomas.wordpress.com/ 25 Hyssop branch © 2014 www.tri-c-a-publications.com 29 Mosaic Based on these Scripture Readings: 1 Cor 4: 1-5; 31 Fading away (2 wds.) • Thank the person who makes together with family or friends. Mt 6: 24-34 and Gn 2: 7-9, 3:1-7; Rm 5: 12-19; Mt 4: your dinner today. • Abstain from meat on 1-11 and Gn 12: 1-4a; 2 Tim 1: 8b-10; Mt 17: 1-9 32 Pain unit JESUS • Pray for those who are ill Fridays and give the money you 33 Peaked 31 Spore plants 34 A symbol for CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 or lonely today. Then if possible save to your church.  visit, call or send a card. • Write a letter of love and 1 Cliff probably in 41A also the Father • Tell someone the story of gratitude to your parents today. 5 Fortify 32 If you eat, you 35 Evil Cross and meditate on each one. Jesus’ death and resurrection. Deliver it in person if possible. 8 Saloon will _ _ _ 36 God knows motives • Fast from dessert today. Give • Say “thank you” to five • At day’s end, perform an 11 Priest title (Spanish) 35 Great Eastern saint of ___ 36 “Called to a ___ life” 37 Dells your piece to someone else. people today. examination of conscience. Pray 13 Legume 14 Vane direction 37 Raised from the ____ 38 Construct • Pray for loved ones and • Make cookies and take them for mercy and the grace for 15 Pounce 39 Small, graceful 40 Sixth Greek letter others who have died. to a nursing home or homebound change. 16 Beige antelopes 41 Adam & Eve wanted • Send a card to a grandparent neighbor. 17 Day of the wk. 41 Eden to be like ___ or other loved one, just because. • As a child of God, resolve to 18 Sodden 43 Congressional vote 42 Space administration • Tell your teacher or boss think and say only positive things 20 11 were piping 44 Bullfight cheer 46 Good shepherd make what you like about them today. about yourself today. 22 Can’t serve two 45 Klutz sure sheep are • Read the Bible for 10 • Be nice to someone you 47 Stewards are worthy of 48 America Kay Cozad is news editor of 26 Retired persons group minutes today. Share what you don’t like today. 27 Mormon state 51 Christmas month 49 Galilee water learned with someone. • Complete a chore without Today’s Catholic newspaper. She 28 Sagas 52 Employ 50 Sticky black • Take a walk with a friend or being asked today. is the author of “Prayer Book for 30 Ruby 53 Afloat (2 wds.) substance family member and pick up trash • Turn off the TV and Widows,” Our Sunday Visitor, along the way. computer and pray the rosary 2004, and can be reached at kco- [email protected]. Answer Key can be found on page 15 March 2, 2014 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 13

CONCUSSION PREVENTION TALK AT INDIANA TECH, FORT WAYNE — All coaches, administrators, parents and athletes are invited to a free concussion-prevention talk on March 11 from 6-8 p.m. The event will be hosted by Indiana Tech in the new Schafer Center and underwritten by Parkview Health/ Sports Hospital. ICCL basketball teams head into quarterfinals CHAMPIONS ABOUND AS CYO GIRLS’ the day. The Panthers were quick a score of 50-28. The Kings BASKETBALL CROWNS NEW ROYALTY BY MATT SOBIERALSKI to respond as Luke Faccenda advance to the final four and drove from the right elbow to would face the winner of the the basket and scored the bucket next game between Mishawaka MISHAWAKA — It is that time and got the foul. Faccenda hit the Catholic and Saint Joseph, South of the year again for the Inter- free throw and the scoring would Bend. City Catholic League, post season go back and forth. An alley oop The Kings were led by tournament time. Hard work play orchestrated by West to Trey Michael Dunkelberger who cut and dedication from players and Miller would put the Kings up and slashed his way to the bucket coaches comes to a head dur- for good in the quarter as they led for a team high 14 points, while ing these final two weeks of the 16-11 after one. the sharpshooting Hunter West season that is filled with upsets, The yellow-clad Kings would chipped in 12 points including heart break and joy as the ICCL put on some relentless and unfor- two first quarter three pointers. will crown a champion next giving full court man to man In the day’s second game, the weekend at Saint Joseph High defense in the second quarter. A Mishawaka Catholic Saints and School. The quarterfinals of the transition bucket by Joe Mandell the Saint Joseph, South Bend postseason tipped off on Sunday would put the Kings up 10 and Eagles saw a rematch from an afternoon with a slate of games would help the Kings go on early season contest that was full featuring teams that were striving a 12-4 run in the quarter. The of high intensity and passionate to play another weekend and play Panthers could not handle the ball play won by the Eagles. Their in the final four of the tourna- pressure of the Kings and scored second meeting of the season ment at Mishawaka Marian High their first bucket of the second picked up right where that game School. quarter with only 1:03 left in the left off. The first game of the day half. Ben Lamont of the Eagles featured the cream of the crop The Panthers came out of opened the game up with a two- PHOTOS BY MICHELLE CASTLEMAN in the John Bosco Division, the the half time locker room look- point lay-up and it would be a St. Anthony Panthers and the ing to make a run on the Kings. defense first kind of game in St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth girls’ basketball team was the CYO Gold League, Kings from Christ the King. This Jarrett Bickel scored eight of the first quarter as the Saints led eighth-grade league, champions. was the first meeting between his team high 10 points in the 6-3 after one. Zach Whitfield of the two teams this year and it frame. Bickel knocked down a the purple-and-black-clad Saints got off to a fast start. Christ the pair of threes to try and keep attacked the basket hard in the King controlled the opening tip his Panthers’ season alive, but second quarter and marched his and immediately found an open ultimately the high intensity way to the free throw line where Hunter West in the corner to and pressure filled Christ the knock down his first three ball of King defense would prevail with ICCL, PAGE 14

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St. Charles girls’ basketball team was the White League champions.

14 TODAY’S CATHOLIC March 2, 2014 Boys’ CYO champions named for 2014

so dominant, he said, “We played Catholic, 64-38, in the championship. BY MICHELLE CASTLEMAN great defense and had good ball Knapke also praised his oppo- movement. Everybody on the team nent, “The Rams are a very well- FORT WAYNE — The No. 1 could handle the ball and everyone coached team. They came at us seeded Cardinals (7-0) remained contributed.” prepared and motivated.” untouched in the White League and Sordelet’s assistants this season He summarized, “We are look- captured the 2014 Catholic Youth were Kurt Patterson and Kristin ing forward to representing the Welcome Home Organization (CYO) title with Sordelet. CYO in the diocesan playoffs.” a 42-18 victory over St. Joseph, Coach Jim Knapke has had some The Blue League regular season Decatur, on their home court at great teams at St. Joseph-Hessen runner-up was St. Therese. To your Family of Faith the St. Charles Hession Center on Cassel over the past several years The St. Vincent Panthers capped Sunday, Feb. 23. This special team and won a seventh consecutive off a stellar season in the Gold ended with a 20-5 record overall CYO title last weekend, but this League (6-0) winning the tourna- with losses only logged to all eighth- year’s team just may rank right up ment championship with a victory grade squads. there as one of his most talented. over St. John, Fort Wayne, who Coach Dan Sordelet described “We were strong, tall AND beat No. 2 St. Jude in overtime in his seventh-grade boys, “They were fast,” he detailed of his No. 1 seed the semifinals to advance to the title a very smart, unselfish team — just (6-0). “We just got better and better game. The mighty green and white a great group of kids.” week after week and played really jumped out to a 24-12 lead at the When asked what made his team well in the tournament,” he continued. half and never looked back. The The Squires beat Huntington final score was 46-25. Regional free throw champs advance to finals SERVICE DIRECTORY BY MICHELLE CASTLEMAN

FORT WAYNE — St. Vincent de Paul gym was the site of the 2014 regional level competition for the Knights of Columbus 12 Locations annual Free Throw Challenge con- 11to LocationsServe You. to test. Individuals from all of north- Serve You. east Indiana gathered on Sunday, Feb. 23, for the shoot off between boys and girls ages 9-14 who had 515 West Main Street • Fort Wayne, IN 46802 previously won their district and Phone: 260.422.9374 • Toll Free: 800.514.9689 www.peerless-cleaners.com council-level contests. Twelve champions were awarded regional trophies and will advance to the finals hosted by MICHELLE CASTLEMAN District Deputy 22, Frank Joseph, In front row from left are Elizabeth Mattern, Annie Seida, Hailee Wilcoxson, and will be held at St. Theodore Taylor Reust, Alexandra Cranston and Grace Castleman; middle row, Landen •Medicare Supplements Guérin High School in Noblesville •Medicare Advantage on Sunday, March 9. Winners are Brown, Jayden Lepper, Caleb Nixon, Mark Parrish, Bryce Cochran and Matt Seida; and back row, St. Vincent Grand Knight Bruce Cadwell, District Deputy •Prescription Drug Plans determined by connections on the most attempts out of 25 baskets. 12 Kirk Vachon and District Deputy 14 John Beuchel. •Life Insurance •Long Term Care Insurance CELL: 260-312-6798 [email protected] halftime break looking like a pointer in the corner with 1:45 Parishioner: St. Patrick Parish, Arcola ICCL different team. They switched left in the game that would give their defense to a trapping 1-2-2 the Eagles the lead for good. Office: 260-625-3208 Toll Free: 866-561-0391 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 half-court assault and caused the The Saints were forced to foul to Saints offense chaos. As in their extend the game, but the Eagles SCHORTGEN REALTY first meeting the Saints needed to got the ball into the hands of he scored most of his points. The stop De St. Jean, who scored 17 their clutch free throw shooter. Darren Schortgen Eagles would grind their way in the first contest, but they were Michael Anthony would take care Real Estate Broker/Realtor back into the game as Josh De unable to do so. De St. Jean got of business at the line and clinch St. Jean’s basket with 2:13 left the ball inside and scored at will. his team’s berth into the final four St. Charles Parishioner in the second quarter gave them He scored 10 of his game high 16 with a 39-30 victory. (260)385-7603 their first lead. Brock Van Nevel points in the fourth quarter. Van In action at the top of the [email protected] scored right before the half to Nevel and the Saints would not go bracket played at Saint Joseph give the Saints a 13-10 halftime down quietly as he scored a bucket High School, the undefeated www.SchortgenRealty.com advantage. to cut the Eagle lead to one. 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March 2, 2014 TODAY ’ S CATHOLIC 15 REST IN PEACE Bremen Mary Jane Londt, 65, New Haven Dorothy Heintzberger, St. Vincent de Paul Marylen Z. Pemberton, hat s appening 89, St. Dominic 80, St. John the Baptist W ’ h ? William Sturm, 53, Donaldson St. Patrick Notre Dame Sister Mary Jane Betty J. Stafford, 74, WHAT’S HAPPENING carries announcements about upcoming events in the diocese. Send in your Leon E. Guillaume, 95, Sloderbeck, PHJC, Basilica of the Sacred announcement at least two weeks prior to the event. Mail to: Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, St. Therese 87, Catherine Kasper Heart Fort Wayne 46856; or email: [email protected]. Events that require an admission charge or Chapel Joann M. Nix, 84, Carol M. McComas, 82, payment to participate will receive one free listing. For additional listings of that event, please call St. Joseph Fort Wayne Basilica of the Sacred our advertising sales staff at (260) 456-2824 to purchase space. Evelyn Rose Rorick, 53, Garrett Heart Queen of Angels Louis F. Hyde, 96, South Bend St. Joseph Queen of Angels Fish Fry St. Matthew Fish Fry Reed Rd., will have a fish fry on Cherry Ann Zemen, 64, George E. Thibideau, Fort Wayne — Queen of Angels South Bend — St. Matthew Friday, March 7, from 5-7 p.m. St. Jude Huntington 93, St. Matthew Parish will be hosting a fish fry Cathedral will have a fish fry Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 Bernard George Reust, Friday, March 7, in the school Friday, March 7, from 4-7 p.m. for children 12 and under. Patricia Elaine Beck, 75, Susan A. Jozwiak, 74, 87, Ss. Peter and Paul activity center, 1500 W. State in the school gym. Tickets at the St. Vincent de Paul Holy Family Blvd., from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Family door are $8 for adults, $6 for chil- Pancake and sausage breakfast Mishawaka style-fast seating or carryout avail- Gerald Sylvester Wabash dren 4-12 (age 3 and under are Yoder — The St. Aloysius Frederick James able. Tickets are $9.50 for adults, free). Tickets can be purchased Bowlby Sr., 71, Queen William Dorais, 91, Knights of Columbus and Rosary Ganser, 89, St. Joseph $4 for children ages 6-10, and in advance at a reduced price by Sodality will have a pancake and of Angels St. Bernard children 5 and under are free. calling 574-289-5539. sausage breakfast Sunday, March New Carlisle Steven M. Braun, 64, Martha J. Shoemaker, 9, from 7:30-11 a.m. in the parish Katherine Kenna, 93, Las Vegas Night Knights plan fish fry St. Henry 86, St. Bernard activity center, 14623 Bluffton St. Stanislaus South Bend – Holy Family Fort Wayne — The Knights of Rd. Proceeds benefit the St. Church, 56405 Mayflower Rd. Columbus Council 451, 601 Aloysius outdoor meditation area. will hold its annual Las Vegas Night Saturday, March 1, from Worship B Service B Education - In the Heart of South Bend 6-11 p.m. in the parish center. Tickets are $8 and include sand- F acilities M anager wiches, beverages and a chance in a $1,000 drawing. Lic No. 133331. Saint Joseph Parish, a vibrant, Catholic, faith community of nearly 900 families and •Lent a large K-8 grade school in South Bend, is now accepting applications (full and part-time) for a Facilities Manager. The position is responsible for the maintenance, •Baptism Dinner dance and auction management, and improvement of parish buildings and grounds, as well as for the Monroeville — St. Rose School onsite supervision of maintenance and custodial personnel and contracted services. •First Communion and Parish will have a dinner, Other duties include providing vision and establishing policy related to buildings dance and auction Saturday, and grounds maintenance, development, and improvement; supervision and ongoing •Confirmation he Marchhe 8, at The Hayloft, 15112 evaluationhe of capital projects; budgetary oversight of areas pertaining to building Brunson Rd., Hoagland. Doors and grounds; and the monitoring of inventory and maintaining of documentation ross ord open at 5:30 p.m.ross dinnerord served pertaining toross facilities specifications,ord upkeep, and condition. 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© 2014 Tri-C-A Publications © 2014 Tri-C-A Publications © 2014 Tri-C-A Publications 16 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC March 2, 2014 own so they would be able to enter fully directed the music for the Mass. more fully into the mystery of the The music ensembles included fifth SCHOOLS Gospels. and sixth graders from each school The bishop focused not only on and the handbell choir was com- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 understanding, but also on truly dem- prised of students from St. Pius X onstrating faith that is lived out. and Mishawaka Catholic. “If we are disciples of Jesus, it is One of the four cantors at the disciples, because at that point, they not just enough to hear the teachings Mass, Hannah Golichowski, an didn’t see clearly who Jesus was.” of Jesus, we have to do it,” Bishop eighth grader at St. Pius X, was “But it also has a deeper mean- Rhoades said. “We have to practice supported by the attendance of her ing for us, because all of us can be our faith, live our faith, do the Word, mother, father and grandmother. blind,” Bishop Rhoades added. “Yes and not just hear it. To be a follower Hannah remarked that she looks we can see physically, biologically, of Jesus means to especially reach forward to this every year, and really but sometimes spiritually we don’t see out to those who are sick, to those likes when everyone comes together and understand our faith as clearly as who are suffering. We feed the and to singing and celebrating Mass. we should. That is why we ask God to hungry, give shelter to the homeless, “We are all united, and it’s a very give us sight, to help us to understand welcome immigrants, take care of the good community,” she said. our faith, to help us to grow in our sick, give comfort to those who are Hannah’s grandmother, a parish- understanding of the faith.” in sorrow and those who are hurting, ioner at St. John the Baptist Church, PHOTOS BY KEVIN HAGGENJOS Bishop Rhoades further cor- and we pray for the living and the who was attending the all schools Catholic students carry baskets of food for the needy at the all schools related the Gospel to the sacrament dead. Doing all those things is put- Mass for the first time, said the Mass Mass on Feb. 19 at the Joyce Center at the University of Notre Dame. of Confirmation, which many of the ting your faith into practice.” was “a wonderful experience and students in attendance will receive Students and faculty from area was so happy to be able to witness later this year. schools participated in various and take part in it.” “Just like there were two stages aspects of the liturgy, demonstrat- Chris Samuels, a kindergarten of the cure of the blind man, in our ing great devotion and unity that through eighth-grade resource teach- lives there are the two sacraments — all Catholic schools seek to instill er at Corpus Christi School who has Baptism and Confirmation — where through their education. spent 25 years teaching, observed, God gives us the grace to understand Steve Donndelinger, principal of “Look at this! Where else can the our faith. When we were baptized, St. Jude School said, “It’s important bishop speak to so many children and we were first enlightened by Christ for the students to see what we are as have them all listen? It is something — but that is not the end! Later we Catholic schools, that it is about more the kids look forward to every year. have to be confirmed, where we than just one school, to see that we To see friends from other schools and receive the Holy Spirit and even are one Church. It helps them to see see students from throughout the dio- more grace from God to see more the size of the undertaking of Catholic cese praying together, it is fantastic.” clearly the Lord Jesus and to under- education in South Bend and it is Sixth graders from St. Joseph stand more fully His life and His important they see and hear from their School, Teddy Maginn, Ryan teachings.” bishop. In many ways we often hold a Hruskovich, Luke Woodward and The bishop remarked that “this competitive spirit with other Catholic Josh Wasierski all indicated that they is why we have Catholic schools, to schools through athletics. It is impor- enjoyed coming to worship together. help you further grow in your knowl- tant that our students see that those in They also said they appreciated Students reverently participated in the all schools Mass for the South edge of your faith.” other schools are just like them.” Bishop Rhoades’ homily because Bend area Catholic schools on Feb. 19. Nearly 4,000 students assembled Bishop Rhoades also encouraged Jeremy Hoy, Carol Flora, Megan it was one that “people of all ages for the Mass celebrated by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades. each child to have a Bible of their Hartz and Julie Van Meter beauti- could relate to.”

Office of Family Life, Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend Diocesan Marriage & Family Conference Notre Dame Conference Center • Saturday, March 29, 2014 Come and join Bishop Kevin Rhoades & Author and Psychologist Dr. Ray Guarendi

It's easy to lose sight of the "big picture" in the day-to-day business of raising a family and making a marriage work. The 2014 Diocesan Marriage and Family Conference aims to deepen the understanding of marriage and family life as a vocation from God and encourage an appreciation of its many dimensions.

Bishop Kevin Rhoades will open the conference with morning prayer and a reflection. Dr. Ray Guarendi, an internationally known speaker, author and host of his own radio show, will speak at both plenary sessions on Marriage: Small Steps, Big Rewards and Standing Strong as a Parent.

The conference will also feature 2 workshop sessions. The sessions will include three workshops from which to choose. Topics will include theology of the Eucharist and marriage, communication and intimacy in marriage, family life, parenting issues, and the Christian family as the church of the home. Confirmed workshop speakers include Msgr. Michael Heintz, Fred and Lisa Everett, Theresa Thomas, and John Sikorski.

For more information and to register for the conference, go to the diocesan home page at www.diocesefwsb.org and select the conference icon. The cost for this daylong conference, which includes continental breakfast, a boxed lunch and afternoon snacks, is $35 per person.