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SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS)—Pope Francis, in his first formal speech in Chile, asked forgiveness from those who were sexually abused by priests. Addressing government authorities and members of the country’s diplomatic corps on Jan. 16, the pope expressed his “pain and shame at the irreparable damage caused to children by some ministers of the Pope Francis Church.” “I am one with my brother bishops, for it is right to ask for forgiveness and make every effort to support the victims, even as we commit ourselves to ensure that such things do not happen again,” he said. Preparations for Pope Francis’ visit to Chile on Jan. 15-18 were overshadowed by continuing controversy over the pope’s decision in 2015 to appoint to lead a diocese a bishop accused of turning a blind eye to the abuse perpetrated by a Brenda Martinez, right, puts a puzzle together with her daughters, Luna, 4, and Athenea, 5 months, in her Indianapolis home on Jan. 4. Brenda was notorious priest. brought to the U.S. from Mexico at the age of 6 and is currently protected from deportation by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The pope’s appointment of (CNS photo/Katie Rutter) Bishop Juan Barros as head of the Diocese of Osorno sparked several protests—most notably at the bishop’s installation Mass—due to the bishop’s ‘Dreamer’ faces potential nightmare reality connection to Father Fernando Karadima, his former mentor. Father Karadima was amid struggle for immigration reform sentenced to a life of prayer and penance by the Vatican after he was found guilty By Katie Rutter Catholic News Service. J. Trump’s administration from phasing of sexually abusing boys. Catholic News Service Martinez is part of a group in the out protections for the undocumented The protests against the pope’s United States that has become known Dreamers. appointment of Bishop Barros gained Brenda Martinez’s first dream was to as “Dreamers”—the name given to the Now 25 and a member of St. Monica steam when a video of Pope Francis become an astrophysicist. nearly 800,000 people in the Deferred Parish in Indianapolis, Martinez fled as a defending the appointment was published As she finished seventh grade Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) 6-year-old from the bleak and dangerous in September 2015 by the Chilean news in Indianapolis, her heart was set program, the federal program that city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The channel, Ahora Noticias. Filmed during a on attending Purdue University in covers children who were brought to the border town has been wracked by general audience a few months earlier, the West Lafayette, Ind., with the help of a U.S. illegally. violence for years as rival gangs battle video showed the pope telling a group of state scholarship program. The fate of Martinez and the other for valuable drug trafficking routes and Chilean pilgrims that Catholics protesting But in one crushing blow, she learned Dreamers is now being played out again rule through fear. the appointment were “judging a bishop she was “undocumented,” which made in Washington as politicians try to find a “Women were getting kidnapped, and without any proof.” her ineligible for the financial assistance solution to immigration reform. they were getting raped and murdered See POPE, page 9 and dashed her hopes that her dream It’s a process that has also been and being dumped next to the border. It could become real. influenced by a federal judge’s decision would be every other day, every other “That’s how I started being cautious on Jan. 9 to issue an injunction that day,” Martinez said. about dreaming,” Martinez told temporarily blocks President Donald See DREAMER, page 8 Holy hours for vocations in deaneries offer opportunity to pray for those discerning God’s call

By Sean Gallagher said Andy Miller, associate director of vocations in the archdiocese. Beginning later this month, the They are a way archdiocesan Vocations Office will to have Catholics sponsor holy hours for vocations in across central and all 11 deaneries of the Archdiocese of southern Indiana Indianapolis. come together to pray The first will take place at 7 p.m. for people discerning on Jan. 30 at St. Paul Catholic Center, the vocation to which 1413 E. 17th St., in Bloomington. God is calling them. Not all holy hours in each of the This, in turn, deaneries have been scheduled. said Miller, will These one‑hour periods of eucharistic Andy Miller hopefully encourage been a matter of encouraging others, adoration will include time for silent them to speak with to give them a voice to talk to young prayer, various prayers for vocations such people and encourage them in their people,” Miller said. “So many of our and a reflection on vocations. They discernment. older individuals in our parishes, even our are taking place for several purposes, “So often, vocations work for us has See VOCATIONS, page 9 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018

Payday lending bill makes Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson practice more equitable ______for borrowers, says ICC January 21-31, 2018 January 21 — 11:45 a.m. January 28 — 10 a.m. By Brigid Curtis Ayer a payday loan is already in financial Mass with the Installation of Pastor, Mass at St. Mary Church, Rushville, to distress. A lot of the time the borrower is St. Mark the Evangelist Church, honor 150th Anniversary of St. Mary A bill to make payday lending borrowing to pay off another debt, pay a Indianapolis School more equitable for borrowers is under utility bill or put food on the table,” he consideration at the Indiana General said. January 21 — 6 p.m. January 30 — 6 p.m. Assembly this year. The Indiana Catholic “There is a difference between interest Prayer Service for Week of Prayer for Connected in the Spirit, New Albany Conference and usury,” said Walker. “It might be hard Christian Unity, Mount Zion Baptist Deanery Town Hall Meeting, (ICC) for some to draw a bright line between Church, Indianapolis auditorium of Our Lady of Providence

supports the the two. But I draw it at 391 percent.” Jr./Sr. High School, Clarksville proposal. Walker also points to alternatives to January 22 — Noon Senate these products saying many nonprofit Solemn Observance, Roe v. Wade, January 31 — 10 a.m. Bill and community development groups are Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church, Catholic Schools Week Mass, SS. Peter 325, authored by Sen. Greg Walker, working to step in and Indianapolis, followed by march to the and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis Indiana Statehouse R-Columbus, would cap fees and the help fill the gap for (Schedule subject to change.) interest collected on the loan to a families in financial January 23-25 36 percent annual percentage rate (APR). crisis. Catholic Leadership Institute; Ongoing Current law allows up to a 391 percent As for its status, Formation & Support Session, APR. Walker said he is Orlando Fla. Glenn Tebbe, executive director of working with the the ICC, says Senate Bill 325 addresses committee chair to get the unjust interest charged by lenders in the payday lending the payday lending bill a hearing, but industry. “Current Sen. Greg Walker said nothing definite law and practice is scheduled. “What Catholic Charities in Iowa often puts persons I hope to accomplish is to at least have and families into a the conversation. I think it’s an important archdiocese ends refugee debt trap by taking issue to talk about and raise awareness advantage of their that there are better alternatives for people circumstances,” said in financial crisis than obtaining a resettlement program Tebbe. “Usury and high interest, short-term loan.” exploitation of people A recent report issued by the Boston- DUBUQUE, Iowa (CNS)—Catholic Catholic Charities’ refugee Glenn Tebbe violates the seventh based National Consumer Law Center Charities of the Archdiocese of resettlement program employed three commandment. shows 15 states and the District of Dubuque is preparing to end its refugee full-time staff and two AmeriCorps Lending practices that, intentionally or Columbia have capped payday loans at resettlement program after 77 years in members. unintentionally, take unfair advantage of 36 percent. operation. There also were other staff members one’s desperate circumstances are unjust.” In a poll released this month, 80 percent The primary reason the program is at the agency who didn’t work in the Walker, who is an accountant, said of Indiana respondents favored more closing down is because the numbers of program directly, but their jobs will be the research he has done on this issue is regulation on payday loans. Bellwether refugees are down. impacted. interesting, and it gives support as to why Research and Consulting, a polling firm The U.S. Department of State “Some employees will be laid off, Indiana should address it. He said the in Alexandria, Va., conducted the poll and decreased the number of refugees others will be transitioned into other effect on the customer of the payday loan surveyed 600 registered voters. who can legally seek refuge in the ministries,” Morrison told The Witness, would be minimal if the borrower was a The Center for Responsible Lending, United States from 110,000 to 45,000 Dubuque’s archdiocesan newspaper. one-time a year customer. The customers a nonprofit organization based in North annually. Also, the department’s Catholic Charities will continue to who habitually use payday loans may be Carolina dedicated to educating the public Bureau of Population, Refugees and help newcomers to the country through less aware of the impact these high rates on predatory financial products, studied Migration recently announced that all the agency’s legal aid program for impose on them than the average consumer. the effects on low-income families in refugee resettlement sites across the immigrants. Walker added when looking at payday states with payday loans versus those country will be required to resettle Morrison said the demand for legal loans on a state-by-state basis, states that without them. Their research showed that at least 100 refugees annually to stay services is so high that the charity cap the rate at 36 percent cause most of those with limited means fare far worse in open. is looking into the hiring of another the payday lender vendors to flee the states where payday lending products are These federal changes are happening attorney. marketplace. This is because payday available. The study concluded that rather when the needs of local refugees also Mary Ready, refugee resettlement lenders need very high rates of return to than help a household, payday loans are are being met by other groups, and as manager at the agency, said the “ultimate operate. Walker said the financial impact of more likely to create a debt burden and a result Catholic Charities will not be reward” for her in working with the the loan on the borrower cannot necessarily worsens the household’s financial stability. able to meet the new minimal threshold program has been “seeing families be measured by the traditional stresses like Walker and others have noted the required. reunited.” a bankruptcy, losing a home, or the ability importance of assisting these families “Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese “We worked [with those who had] to meet other debt obligations. struggling to make ends meet. In states of Dubuque has been resettling refugees U.S. ties. The refugees who arrived here “The reason is because the individuals without payday loans, many resort to from all over the world in eastern Iowa always had family,” she said. that turn to the payday loan on a habitual getting help from family or friends. Some since 1940, primarily in Cedar Rapids One particularly heartwarming scene level are already maxed out on the credit cut back expenses, and there are many and Waterloo,” said Tracy Morrison, Ready said she will always remember card,” said Walker. “They are already churches, government agencies, non-profit the agency’s executive director, in a was an airport arrival where a father got struggling to meet the weekly and and community organizations working to statement. “It’s a loss for our entire to meet his son for the first time because monthly obligations that they have. And fill the gap. community.” his wife was pregnant when they were in some cases, there is really nothing to Tebbe said, “I am disappointed that “Our faith guides us to believe separated. file bankruptcy on. the chance is slim for the payday lending in the dignity of all persons and the “Getting to witness those moments and “Where the stresses are more bill to get a hearing.” Senate Bill 325 need to protect the most vulnerable, to hear families say they finally feel at measurable is on the emotional and must receive a hearing before the end of especially refugees and migrants. It is home and they’re happy to be back with physical strain level,” said Walker. “This January to advance. with a heavy heart that we announce their family, that’s the most memorable,” level of interest increases, and actually the ending of this ministry,” added she said, adding that she hopes other compounds that stress on the individual (Brigid Curtis Ayer is a correspondent for Dubuque Archbishop Michael groups will be able to continue this and the family network. A customer for The Criterion.) † O. Jackels. service. †

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Opinion Be Our Guest/Greg Erlandson Resolutions for 2018 I think there is no holiday we so look we throw in the towel and go off in search forward to and are so happy when it’s of a sugar high to cut our disappointment. Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 over as Christmas. It’s a vicious cycle. Archbishop Charles C. Thompson, Publisher Greg A. Otolski, Associate Publisher Christmas, we all know, should be When I had to put myself on an Mike Krokos, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus about celebrating God’s great gift to us. exercise regime, my guide to the workout Too often, it becomes stations was a bored young woman who instead an endless clearly had lost her faith in humanity. series of to-do lists: When I asked her how long people searching for the usually lasted before giving up on their Editorial perfect gift, planning plans, she answered with a cynical laugh: perfect meals, “By the middle of February.” scheduling all sorts So my resolution was to make it to of traditions that our March 1. Whatever you commit to, give families associate with yourself a two-month goal. You might the holiday. find that not only have you created a In truth, the many habit, but you’ve outlasted those January to-do lists leading up to Christmas both crowds at your local gym. provide us with memories and seem Resolution No. 3: The same principle tailor-made to distract us from “the reason may apply to being a better Catholic. for the season.” Many of us want to add something to our Now as we contemplate when to take spiritual life: more Masses, more rosaries, down the tree and who will take down more Scripture. the lights, it is time to focus on the year Again, my suggestion is pick one, and ahead, which of course means another set yourself a goal: Go to a daily Mass to-do list: creating New Year’s resolutions. once a week until Lent. Say one decade If you are casting about for resolutions, of the rosary every night until Lent. Just or afraid you have too many of them, I pick one thing, and see if you can get have four suggestions that may save you to Ash Wednesday (which is on Feb. 14 Pope Francis greets a young Rohingya refugee from Myanmar during a Dec. 1 interreligious and either anxiety, guilt or both. this year). Who knows, in February you ecumenical meeting for peace in the garden of the archbishop’s residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Resolution No. 1: Make someone think might just want to extend that resolution (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters) all that Christmas shopping was worth it to Easter. by writing a thank-you note. It is a lost Resolution No. 4: Finally, let us all Peace, justice, love: All gifts from God art, I know, but a thank-you note can be resolve to add a little civility to our texts, a little gift in itself. In a world that often e-mails and social media. Don’t say What is peace? It’s the absence peace, we must work for justice—here seems supremely ungrateful for all its anything to anybody that you wouldn’t of violence, certainly, but it’s also at home and around the world. blessings, thank-you notes are a tangible say to their face. Avoid anonymous much more. St. Augustine called Lasting peace—the kind that is more expression of gratitude. messaging. Say a prayer for someone you it “the tranquility of order,” which than a temporary ceasefire or a periodic A handwritten note sent via want to snark bomb. Or wait 24 hours is certainly an important aspect of break between hostile actions—is the snail mail is the Platonic ideal of before you hit send. peace. When we’re at peace, we’re effect of charity. There is no real peace thank-yous, but an email thank-you is Social media is becoming a nasty, not filled with anxiety; our homes are without forgiveness or without the good too, even if adorned with heart bitter space. We can’t clean it all up, but not filled with loud arguments and willingness to sacrifice our individual and smiley face emojis. It really is the we can make sure we don’t add to it. discord; our neighborhoods are safe or collective self-interest for the sake of thought that counts. And whatever your resolutions for and well-ordered, not threatening or genuine harmony. If we want peace, we Resolution No. 2: Work out a strategy 2018, may it be a year of blessings for chaotic; and nations, races and peoples must let go of our desire for revenge, for working out. The vast majority of you and your family. live together in harmony and mutual and we must be willing to let old us usually start the year thinking we respect without suffering the horrors of wounds heal through the saving grace of need to exercise, diet or both. We set an (Greg Erlandson, director and editor-in-chief prejudice, enmity or war. God’s love. ambitious goal for ourselves, we fall off of Catholic News Service, can be reached at But true peace is more than just The Catechism of the Catholic the treadmill early, so to speak, and then [email protected].) † good order or civility. The Second Church teaches that “earthly peace is Vatican Council (“Gaudium et the image and the fruit of the peace Spes,” #78) teaches that peace is of Christ, the messianic Prince of Be Our Guest/Richard Doeflinger the work of justice and the effect of Peace” (#2305). Peace has been made charity. Peace is much more than the possible for us because, by the blood absence of war or the coexistence of of his Cross, Christ has reconciled Loving our children well nations. Peace is a gift from God, the us with God and with each other. We On the last day of 2017, the feast of Isaac as the guarantee of his personal sum total of many gifts from God that have been forgiven so that we may the Holy Family, the Mass readings and legacy, he receives him back as a gift. help us live fully with hearts full of forgive others. We have been shown a fine homily by a priest in my parish got These parents could have seen their justice and love. mercy so that we might let go of our me thinking about parents, children and child as a personal possession, an What is justice? Giving every desire for vengeance against those bioethics. extension of their own plans for their human being the reverence and respect who do us harm to a higher form of The readings people. (Abraham, perhaps, had to be due to him or her as a child of God. justice that is informed by love. “But recount God’s shocked out of that thinking.) Instead, Justice is structuring human affairs, I say to you, love your enemies and shocking request that they “let go and let God,” raising and and the organization of society, in pray for those who persecute you, so Abraham sacrifice his educating their child but trusting God for accordance with God’s plan. We are that you may be sons of your Father son Isaac, and they the final outcome. just when we treat others fairly, and in heaven” (Mt 5:44-45). quote an inspiring yet Today our competitive society when we work together to protect In his message for the 51st World disturbing prophecy encourages a different view. We may see the innocent and the vulnerable from Day of Peace, on Jan. 1, Pope Francis greeting the infant our sons and daughters as opportunities violence or evil. We are just when all pointed to war, conflict, genocide, Jesus when his parents to extend our own legacy, even to fulfill people (wealthy and poor, strong and ethnic cleansing, poverty, lack of present him at the aspirations we could not live up to. weak) live together in mutual respect opportunity, and environmental Temple in Jerusalem. Severe disappointment sets in when, and solidarity. degradation as reasons that families Mary and Joseph are “amazed” (Lk as they grow, children fall short of our What is love? The sharing of self and individuals become refugees and 2:33) at this prophecy. The holy man expectations or simply develop their own that we learn most perfectly from migrants. Simeon confirms that Jesus will be “a light ideas on how to live. God, who is Love, and who shows us Peace will happen when we learn for revelation to the Gentiles and glory for This self-serving love does not treat how to be for others in everything we to welcome others, especially the your people Israel” (Lk 2:32). But he adds our children as unique persons developing say and do. vulnerable. When that day comes, to Mary that he will be “a sign that will be their own free will. It does not recognize Authentic love is not self-serving nations will unite in a world order contradicted—and you yourself a sword the gift. or self-gratifying. It is the generous that respects the fundamental human will pierce” (Lk 2:34-35). Now technology is enabling us to put sharing of ourselves (all that we rights and authentic cultural diversity The angel Gabriel left out this last part such distorted ideas of parenthood into have and all that we are) in ways that of nations and peoples. Neighbors will when he asked Mary to bear Jesus, and practice in new ways. connect us intimately with God and help and respect one another. Families she said, “May it be done to me according In vitro fertilization treats nascent with our fellow human beings—those will live together joyfully. And each to your word” (Lk 1:38). But she carries offspring as objects in the laboratory, who are closest to us (family, friends woman and man on Earth will be calm, on in humble faith, reflecting on these subject to “quality control.” Some and neighbors) and those who are far untroubled and at peace. things as she and Joseph raise Jesus as parents hope to replicate themselves from us (strangers, social outcasts, When that day comes, Christ will well as they can. (or other admired persons) through even enemies). come again, and his peace will be Abraham also receives distressing human cloning. True peace, the peace that lasts, established throughout all of creation. news. Having miraculously received a In “surrogate motherhood” contracts, happens when we work for justice. In the meantime, as we begin this new son in his old age, by whom God says couples hire a woman to bear and then It is the product of the hard work of year, let’s continue our search for peace his descendants will number as the stars surrender a child for them, often claiming civilization, the rule of law and the by recommitting ourselves to the work in the sky, Abraham is told to offer up the right to order an abortion if she bears right-ordering of social structures. Peace of justice and by loving God and our that son as a sacrifice. His hopes for the more children than expected or a problem requires fairness, respect for human neighbor unselfishly as Christ loves us. future seemingly destroyed, he still trusts, is found during pregnancy. dignity and the refusal to take advantage thinking that “God was able to raise even In a recent case in Texas, after the of another’s weakness. If we want —Daniel Conway from the dead” (Heb 11:19). And God rewards his faith: Having surrendered See CHILDREN, page 15 The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018 Page 5 ARCHBISHOP/ARZOBISPO CHARLES C. THOMPSON

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Human life should be respected, protected in all circumstances “Everyone is responsible for his life The same is true of capital Especially in the United States today, life is not meant to “lord it over” before God who has given it to him. punishment, which Pope Francis has when many states have adopted laws women and men who are suffering. It is God who remains the sovereign declared to be “inadmissible no matter that permit—even encourage—suicide Instead, it serves as a call to the rest Master of life. We are obliged to accept how serious the crime committed assisted by physicians and loved ones, of us—spouses, family members life gratefully and preserve it for because it attacks the inviolability and the Church is required to speak out and and friends, neighbors and fellow [God’s] honor and the salvation of our dignity of the person.” to declare that “suicide is contrary to parishioners, and all people of good souls. We are stewards, not owners, of This same principle applies to all love for the living God.” will—to reach out to those who are the life God has entrusted to us. It is forms of euthanasia (see the Catechism In all these cases, the Church suffering, and offer both words of not ours to dispose of” (Catechism of of the Catholic Church, #2276). and all of us individual Christians encouragement and a helping hand the Catholic Church, #2280). Catholic social teaching emphasizes have a moral responsibility to show wherever possible. that “those whose lives are diminished compassion, understanding and loving In order to be signs of the Next Monday, Jan. 22, is a Day of or weakened” due to illness, disability support for our sisters and brothers unconditional love and mercy of Prayer for the Legal Protection of or extreme old age “deserve special who are under so much emotional pain God, we uphold the conviction that Unborn Children. It is a serious day of respect.” They should be helped to and stress that they seriously consider “human life is sacred because from remembrance for the millions of victims lead lives that are as full and dignified taking a human life—their own, that of its beginning it involves the creative of our nation’s immoral and unjust as possible in their diminished an unborn child or a loved one who is action of God and it remains forever in abortion laws and practices. circumstances. Whatever its motives in terrible pain. a special relationship with the Creator Our Church vigorously opposes and means, direct euthanasia (“mercy We cannot imagine how much who is its sole end.” abortion because we believe that from the killing”) consists in putting an end to intense pressure is placed on those Because we know how much God first moment of conception each human a human life. Our Church teaches that who contemplate abortion, euthanasia loves each and every one of us, we being must be recognized as having the this is “always unacceptable.” or suicide. What’s needed above all affirm that “God alone is the Lord of inviolable right to life. No human law The same is true of suicide, which, is the unconditional love and mercy life from its beginning until its end: no or social policy can override this most tragically, is increasing in our society. that our Lord Jesus Christ offers to one can under any circumstances claim fundamental, God-given civil right. According to the catechism, “Suicide all who are burdened in any way. His for himself the right directly to destroy Our Church’s absolute commitment contradicts the natural inclination of the love is needed, often desperately, to an innocent human being” (Catechism to the dignity of human life extends to human person to preserve and perpetuate break through the barriers of guilt and of the Catholic Church, #2258). other social issues as well. All forms his life. It is gravely contrary to the just shame that surround our brothers and We are stewards, not owners, of of homicide, including infanticide love of self. It likewise offends love of sisters who have given up hope, and God’s gift of life. Let’s do everything (the killing of children) and genocide neighbor because it unjustly breaks the are seeking a way out of overwhelming in our power to nurture, protect and (the elimination of entire communities ties of solidarity with family, nation, crises in their lives. defend this gift—from the moment of based on their religious or ethnic and other human societies to which we Our Church’s absolute conception to the moment of natural identities) must be strenuously opposed. continue to have obligations” (#2281). commitment to the dignity of death! †

En todas las circunstancias se debe respetar y proteger la vida humana “Cada cual es responsable de su vida (exterminar comunidades enteras lazos de solidaridad con las sociedades y que buscan una salida a las crisis que delante de Dios que se la ha dado. basándose en su identidad religiosa o familiar, nacional y humana con las agobian sus vidas. Él sigue siendo su soberano Dueño. étnica) se deben rechazar enérgicamente. cuales estamos obligados” (#2281). El compromiso absoluto de nuestra Nosotros estamos obligados a recibirla Lo mismo ocurre con la pena capital, Especialmente en la realidad actual Iglesia con la dignidad de la vida no se con gratitud y a conservarla para su que el papa Francisco ha declarado de Estados Unidos donde muchos traduce en un trato prepotente contra honor y para la salvación de nuestras “inadmisible sin importar cuán graves estados han adoptado legislaciones los hombres y mujeres que sufren. Al almas. Somos administradores y no hayan sido los crímenes cometidos que permiten, e incluso promueven, el contrario, es un llamado para el resto propietarios de la vida que Dios nos porque atenta contra la inviolabilidad y suicidio asistido por médicos y seres de nosotros—cónyuges, familiares y ha confiado. No disponemos de ella” la dignidad de la persona.” queridos, la Iglesia tiene la obligación amigos, vecinos y parroquianos, todas (Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, El mismo principio se aplica a de manifestarse y declarar que “el las personas de buena voluntad—para #2280). todas las formas de eutanasia (refiérase suicidio es contrario al amor que que nos acerquemos a quienes sufren y al Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, profesamos al Dios vivo.” les ofrezcamos palabras de aliento y una El próximo lunes 22 de enero es la #2276). Las enseñanzas sociales En todos estos casos, la Iglesia y todos mano amiga siempre que sea posible. Jornada de Oración para la Protección del catolicismo insisten en que “las nosotros individualmente como cristianos, Para poder ser símbolos del amor Legal de los Bebés No Nacidos. Se personas enfermas o disminuidas” a tenemos la responsabilidad moral de incondicional y la misericordia de Dios, trata de un día importante en el que causa de una enfermedad, discapacidad mostrar compasión, comprensión y un tenemos la convicción de que “la vida recordamos a los millones de víctimas o por ancianidad “deben ser atendidas.” apoyo amoroso a nuestros hermanos que humana ha de ser tenida como sagrada, de las leyes y prácticas inmorales Deben recibir ayuda para que sufren tanto dolor emocional y presión porque desde su inicio es fruto de la e injustas con respecto al aborto en puedan llevar vidas plenas y con la que son capaces de considerar seriamente acción creadora de Dios y permanece nuestro país. máxima dignidad posible dadas sus la posibilidad de tomar una vida humana, siempre en una especial relación con el Nuestra Iglesia se opone circunstancias. Independientemente de ya sea la suya propia, la de un niño que Creador, su único fin.” vehementemente al aborto porque los motivos y los medios, la eutanasia no ha nacido o la de un ser querido que Puesto que sabemos cuánto nos ama creemos que desde el primer momento directa (“matar por compasión”) agoniza. Dios, afirmamos que: “Sólo Dios es de la concepción se debe reconocer consiste en poner fin a una vida No podemos imaginarnos la presión Señor de la vida desde su comienzo el derecho inviolable a la vida que humana. Nuestra Iglesia nos enseña que tan intensa a la que están sometidos hasta su término; nadie, en ninguna poseemos todos los seres humanos. esto “siempre es inaceptable.” quienes contemplan el aborto, la eutanasia circunstancia, puede atribuirse el Ninguna legislación ni política social Y lo mismo sucede con el suicidio o el suicidio. Por encima de todo, lo que derecho de matar de modo directo a un puede sustituir este derecho civil que, trágicamente, está en auge en necesitamos es el amor incondicional ser humano inocente” (Catecismo de la fundamental otorgado por Dios. nuestra sociedad. De acuerdo con el y la misericordia que nuestro Señor Iglesia Católica, #2258). El compromiso absoluto de nuestra Catecismo: “El suicidio contradice Jesucristo ofrece a todos aquellos que Somos administradores, no dueños Iglesia con respecto a la dignidad la inclinación natural del ser humano sufren de cualquier forma. Se necesita su del don de la vida que nos ha otorgado humana se extiende también a otras a conservar y perpetuar su vida. Es amor, a menudo desesperadamente, para Dios. Hagamos todo lo que esté a nuestro cuestiones sociales. Todas las formas gravemente contrario al justo amor de romper las barreras de la culpabilidad alcance para promover, proteger y de homicidio, inclusive el infanticidio sí mismo. Ofende también al amor del y la vergüenza que rodean a nuestros defender ese don, desde el momento de la (matar a niños) y el genocidio prójimo porque rompe injustamente los hermanos que han perdido la esperanza concepción hasta la muerte natural. † Page 6 The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018

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

January 22 McBroom, 812-841-0060. 8 weeks on Mon., 7 p.m. Praise and Mass, praise and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Haverstick Road, Indianapolis. St. John the Evangelist or Wed., 12:45 p.m., $25. worship 7 p.m., Mass 7:30 p.m. Seton Elementary Campus, Monthly Mass, 2 p.m. Church, 126 W. Georgia St., January 26 Information and registration, Information: 317-546-7328, 801 W. Main St., Richmond. Information: 317-574-8898 or Indianapolis. Noon Mass Benedict Inn Retreat contact Sandra Hartlieb, [email protected]. Chocolate Fest, hors www.catholiccemeteries.cc. marking the 45th & Conference Center, 317-372-5925 or shartlieb@ d’oeuvres, chocolate, silent anniversary of Roe v. Wade 1402 Southern Ave., Beech saintlawrence.net. Women’s Care Center, 4901 auction, 5-8 p.m., $15 pre-sale February 17-19 Supreme Court decision, Grove. Girls Night Out: W. 86th St., Indianapolis. First tickets only through Feb. 9. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, concelebrated by Archbishop Women Helping Women, January 29 Friday Mass, 5 p.m., Father Information and tickets: Lisa Providence Spirituality and Charles C. Thompson of supporting Beacon of Hope Our Lady of Fatima Retreat Coady Owens presiding, Rourke, 765-969-4919. Conference Center, 1 Sisters of Indianapolis and Bishop and their work against House, 5353 E. 56th St., optional tour of center to follow. Providence, Saint Mary-of-the- Timothy L. Doherty of domestic violence, mini- Indianapolis. Serra Club Information: 317-829-6800, February 11 Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Lafayette, followed at manicures, massages, dessert Dinner Meeting, Benedictine www.womenscarecenter.org. St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Used Book Sale sponsored by 1:30 p.m. by inaugural March bar, crafting, door prizes, Father Justin Duvall presenting 4625 N. Kenwood Ave., Linden Leaf Gifts, 10 a.m.- for Life to Indiana Statehouse. 7-9:30 p.m., $25. Information on the Benedictine way of life, February 3 Indianapolis. Mass in French, 4 p.m., books not pre-priced Pro-life rally at 2:30 p.m. and registration: 317-788- 5:40 p.m. rosary followed by St. Michael Church, 145 12:30 p.m. Information: 317- but donations accepted. on the south steps of the 7581, www.benedictinn.org. dinner, $15. Information: 317- St. Michael Blvd., Brookville. 627-7729 or acfadi2014@gmail. Information: 812-535-2932 or Statehouse building. Rose 748-1478 or smclaughlin@ First Saturday Marian com. [email protected]. Memorial Service at 4 p.m. January 25 holyspirit.cc. Devotional Prayer Group, at Statehouse remembering St. Michael the Archangel Mass, prayers, rosary, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus February 21 lives lost to abortion featuring Church, 3354 W. 30th St., January 31 confession, meditation, 8 a.m. (Little Flower) Church, 4720 Calvary Mausoleum speaker Abby Johnson, Indianapolis. Monthly St. Nicholas School, 6459 Information: 765-647-5462. E. 13th St., Indianapolis. Class of Chapel, 435 W. Troy Ave., followed by a youth rally Ecumenical Taizé Prayer E. St. Nicholas Dr., Sunman. ’63 monthly gathering, 6 p.m. Indianapolis. Monthly and Holy Hour featuring Service, sung prayers, Open House, for prospective February 6 Mass, optional dinner afterward. Mass, 2 p.m. Information: Johnson from 6:30-8:30 p.m. meditation and readings. parents and students, 6-7 p.m. Mission 27 Resale, 132 Information: 317-408-6396. 317-784-4439 or www. at St. John the Evangelist 7-8 p.m. Information: 317- Information: 812-623-2348, Leota St., Indianapolis. catholiccemeteries.cc. Church. Youth rally includes 926-7359 or rectory@ school.stnicholas-sunman.org. Senior Discount Day, every February 13 eucharistic exposition and saintmichaelindy.org. Tuesday seniors get 30 Church of the Immaculate February 24 Benediction, music, Scripture February 2 percent off clothing, 9 a.m.- Conception, 1 Sisters of East Central High School, and quiet time. Information: January 28 Our Lady of the Greenwood 6 p.m., ministry supports Providence, Saint Mary-of- Performing Arts Center, rtlindy.org/upcoming-events/ St. Matthew the Evangelist Church, 335 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis St. Vincent de the-Woods, St. Mary-of- 1 Trojan Pl., St. Leon. E6 indiana-march-for-life/. School, 4100 E. 56th St., Greenwood. First Friday Paul Society Food Pantry the-Woods. Monthly Taizé Men’s Conference: Armor Indianapolis. Open House, celebration of the Most and Changing Lives Forever Prayer Service, theme Up, Archbishop Charles C. Annunciation of the for prospective families, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mass, program. Information: “Praying for Peace in the Thompson, Father Larry Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Information: 5:45 p.m., exposition of the 317-687-8260. World and in Our Hearts,” Richards, Father Jonathan 19 N. Alabama St., Brazil. 317-251-3997, rsobolewski@ Blessed Sacrament, following 7-8 p.m., silent and spoken Meyer and Dr. Ray Guarendi Solemn Observance of Roe saintmatt.org. Mass until 9 p.m., sacrament February 7 prayers, simple music, silence. presenting, Mass, rosary, v. Wade Supreme Court of reconciliation available. Knights of Columbus Information: 812-535-2952, confession, vendors, $45 decision, meet in church St. Lawrence Parish, Learning Information: 317-888-2861 or Council 3433, 2100 E. [email protected]. for adults, $15 high school parking lot at 11:55 a.m., walk Center, 6944 E. 46th St., [email protected]. 71st St., Indianapolis. and college, includes to Clay County Courthouse, Indianapolis. “Wisdom: God’s Solo Seniors, Catholic, St. Paul Hermitage, 501 lunch and materials, free 609 E. National Ave. and Vision for Life” Bible Study, St. Lawrence Church, 6944 educational, charitable and N. 17th Ave., Beech Grove. parking. Information 3rd Street, noon-1 p.m., signs explore Proverbs, Wisdom, E. 46th St., Indianapolis. First social singles, 50 and over, Ave Maria Guild, 12:30 p.m. and registration: www. provided. Information: Tom Sirach, Ecclesiastes, offered Friday Charismatic Renewal single, separated, widowed Information: 317-223-3687, e6catholicmensconference.com or divorced. New members [email protected]. welcome. 6 p.m. Information: White Violet Center for Eco- Archdiocesan Black Catholic Ministry 317-243-0777. February 15 Justice, 1 Sisters of Providence, St. Joseph Parish, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, to host young adult event on Feb. 5 February 10 1401 S. Mickley Ave., St. Mary-of-the-Woods. The Black Catholic Ministry of the to hear the voices of Black Catholic St. Bartholomew Church, Indianapolis. Third Bread Baking: Sourdough, archdiocesan Office of Intercultural adults between the ages of 18 and 35. 1306 27th St., Columbus. Thursday Adoration, bread-making basics, creating Ministry is sponsoring a young adult However, all are welcome. 12th Annual Concert interceding for women and maintaining starters and gathering at the Intercultural Pastoral Childcare is available with advanced Series: Young Musicians experiencing crisis incorporating sourdough into Institute at St. Andrew the Apostle reservations. Concert,7 p.m., freewill pregnancy, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., baked goods, Candace Minster Parish, 4052 E. 38th St., in Indianapolis, The event is free. Registration is offering. Complete list with Mass at 5:45 p.m. presenting, 1-5 p.m., $45. from 6:30-8 p.m. on Feb. 5. The institute encouraged, but not required. of all concerts: www. Information: 317-244-9002. Registration deadline Feb. 21. is located in the lower level classrooms For information and reservations, saintbartholomew.org, under Information: 812-535-2931, of the school building. contact Pearlette Springer at 317-236- “Music Ministry,” or bminut@ Our Lady of Peace Cemetery [email protected], or www. . and Mausoleum, 9001 The purpose of the gathering is 1474 or [email protected]. † stbparish.net Plan a private retreat for 2018 at one of Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center three retreat centers in the archdiocese to offer retreat on Ignatian spirituality A private retreat allows one to Our Lady of Fatima Retreat re-connect with God for a day or House, 5353 E. 56th St., in Jesuit Father William Blazek will help us to configure our will to that of several days with a personally chosen Indianapolis, offers various silent, self- be the presenter for a weekend retreat the Father, and help us to find a place of focus, and without the distractions guided retreats throughout the year. called “Following Our Holy Desires” genuine happiness and spiritual joy. of daily life. Three retreat centers in Silent day retreats are offered on at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat The cost ranges from $220 for a central and southern Indiana offer such Jan. 26, Feb. 14, April 18, May 4, Center, 8220 W. State Road 48, in single room to $100 per person for a opportunities. June 25, July 26, Aug. 14, Sept. 25, Bloomington, beginning with Mass at room of four. The commuter rate is —Benedict Inn & Retreat Center, Oct. 19 and Nov. 26; during Holy 7 p.m. on Feb. 16 and ending after $50. All Saturday meals and Sunday 1402 Southern Ave., in Beech Grove, Week on March 26, 27, 28 and 29; 10 a.m. Mass on Feb. 18. breakfast are included. operated by the Benedictine Sisters of and during Advent on Dec. 18, 19, One of the central tenets of Ignatian For more information Our Lady of Grace Monastery, will 20 and 21. The cost is $35, which spirituality is that God speaks to us in the and registration, visit www. offer a Personal Day of Retreat from includes a continental breakfast, deepest desires of our heart. Recognizing motheroftheredeemer.com or call 9 a.m.-4 p.m. four times during the first lunch and the use of a room. An and following these holy desires can 812-825-4642, ext. 1. † half of 2018—on Feb. 13, April 11, overnight stay is available for an May 1 and June 13. additional $28, with dinner available The cost is $35, which includes a for $9. Participants interested in room for the day and lunch. Spiritual receiving spiritual direction during direction is available for an additional their day retreat may contact Mary Mission 27 Resale offers weekly $30. For more information or to Schaffner at mschaffner@archindy. register, call 317-788-7581 or go to org or 317-545-7881. senior discount, funds vital projects www.benedictinn.org. Fatima Retreat House will also —Mount St. Francis Center for offer silent guided or self-directed Mission 27 Resale, 132 Leota St., Money raised by Mission 27 Resale Spirituality, 101 St. Anthony Dr., retreats for anywhere from three to in Indianapolis, is a second-hand funds two vital programs: the society’s in Mt. St. Francis, welcomes private eight days from July 13-20. The cost resale shop operated by the Society of food pantries and its Changing Lives retreatants at any time. Individuals have ranges from $209-$520 depending on St. Vincent de Paul in Indianapolis, a Forever program, which teaches people the option of staying in a private suite number of days, and includes room, non-profit organization dedicated to how to lift themselves out of poverty. at the main retreat center, a room in a meals and sessions with a spiritual serving the poor and disadvantaged. For more information on the shop, retreat house, or in a primitive cabin director. The shop’s name honors the mission call 317-687-8260 or go to www. located on a lake in a 400-acre wooded For more information on or to of St. Vincent de Paul, whose feast . mission27resale.com sanctuary. Costs vary depending on register for Fatima’s single-day or day is Sept. 27. Items for sale include To learn more on how to volunteer housing and length of stay. multiple-day silent retreats, contact clothing, household items, furniture, for, donate to or receive help from the For more information, log on to Cheryl McSweeney at 317-545-7881 or books, toys and more. Every Tuesday, Indianapolis Society of St. Vincent de or call , or log on to senior citizens receive 30 percent off Paul, go to or call www.mountsaintfrancis.org [email protected] www.svdpindy.org 812-923-8817. . † clothing. 317-924-5769. † www.archindy.org/fatima The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018 Page 7

The Face of Mercy (from Pope Francis’ papal bull “Misericordiae Vultus”)

By Daniel Conway Pope Francis says death penalty is contrary to Gospel It’s no surprise that Pope Francis those who have committed crimes which from experiencing grave harm. penalty is inadmissible, because it attacks is against the death penalty. Recent according to Mosaic law or Roman law The argument for capital punishment is the inviolability and dignity of the person.” popes have spoken out against this were punishable by death. Forgiveness is much weaker. Rarely does a society have Currently, the catechism says that the practice. Pope St. John Paul II clarified absolute, not conditioned on the gravity to resort to the death penalty in order to death penalty is permissible only if: 1) the the Church’s teaching in his pro-life of the offense. No matter what we have protect its citizens from immediate danger. identity and guilt of the condemned is encyclical, “Evangelium Vitae” done, or how often we have done it, Once someone who has committed grave certain; and 2) capital punishment is the (“The Gospel of Life”), and amended the redemption is always available. crimes and is a threat to the community only possible way of effectively defending Catechism of the Catholic Church to say Christ’s sacrifice on the cross is in custody, there are always options for human lives against an unjust aggressor. that the death penalty is only permissible has already paid the price for our incarceration and, perhaps, rehabilitation. Opponents of the death penalty point under very strict, and rare, circumstances. transgressions—no matter how serious. It Life in prison is admittedly an expensive out that history shows how difficult it is But Pope Francis has made Church is not up to human agents to decide when burden for society, but human life is to be certain about the identity or guilt teaching on the death penalty more direct someone else’s life should be forfeited. sacred and inviolable. It is impossible to of someone who has been condemned and unambiguous. The practice “heavily That choice is to be made by God alone. put a price on a human being’s life—even to death. They also insist that capital wounds human dignity,” the pope says. It He sees what we cannot see. He knows when a person has committed the most punishment is rarely, if ever, “the only is “an inhuman measure” that is “contrary things we will never know or understand. reprehensible crimes. possible way” to protect society from to the Gospel” because the death penalty Pope Francis acknowledges that this is Pope Francis believes that this dangerous criminals. is an intentional decision to end a human a development, a deeper understanding, of development of Church teaching does Pope Francis’ vision of the boundless life which, the pope says, “is always the Church’s teaching. In the past, capital not contradict or change what Christians mercy of God strongly influences his sacred in the eye of the Creator.” In the punishment was allowed because it was have always believed. The Christian position on the death penalty. God’s end, “only God can be the true judge and seen in the same light as an individual’s faith has always insisted on the dignity justice is not “legalistic” or rigid. It is guarantor” of any human life. Not even the right to self-defense. Faced with no other of human life from the moment of colored by the immensity of God’s love most vicious and inexcusable crimes can option, an individual can justifiably conception to natural death. As followers for every human being regardless of justify the taking of a human life. Capital take the life of someone who poses an of Jesus Christ, we have an obligation his or her worth in the eyes of society. punishment removes the possibility that the immediate threat to one’s own life or the to defend the sacredness of human life From this perspective, every life is worth guilty party will recognize his or her guilt, life of another. Killing in self-defense is whenever and wherever it is threatened. saving, regardless of the cost. request forgiveness and begin a new life. permissible in extreme, life-threatening “Therefore,” Pope Francis says, “it is The Gospel is filled with examples of circumstances precisely because it respects necessary to reiterate that, no matter how (Daniel Conway is a member of God’s mercy toward sinners, including human dignity and protects the vulnerable serious the crime committed, the death The Criterion’s editorial committee.) †

El rostro de la misericordia/Daniel Conway El papa Francisco afirma que la pena de muerte es contraria al Evangelio A nadie debería sorprender que el de la misericordia de Dios hacia los este acto respeta la dignidad humana y sea el delito cometido, la pena de muerte papa Francisco esté en contra de la pena pecadores, inclusive aquellos que han protege al vulnerable contra un grave daño. es inadmisible porque atenta contra la de muerte. Todos los papas de años cometido crímenes que, de acuerdo Sin embargo, la defensa de la pena inviolabilidad y la dignidad de la persona.” recientes se han pronunciado en contra con la ley romana, se castigaban con la capital es mucho menos sólida. Muy En la actualidad, el catecismo dice que de esta práctica. En su encíclica en favor muerte. El perdón es absoluto, no está raramente una sociedad tendría que recurrir la pena de muerte solo es admisible si: 1) de la vida, titulada “Evangelium Vitae” condicionado a la gravedad de la ofensa. a la pena de muerte para proteger a sus [se ha realizado] la plena comprobación (“El Evangelio de la vida”), el papa san Independientemente de lo que hayamos ciudadanos contra un peligro inminente. de la identidad y de la responsabilidad Juan Pablo II aclaró las enseñanzas de hecho o con qué frecuencia, la redención Cuando una persona que ha cometido del culpable; y 2) el recurso a la pena la Iglesia y enmendó el Catecismo de la siempre es una opción. crímenes graves y que constituye una de muerte fuera el único camino posible Iglesia Católica para que reflejara que El sacrificio de Cristo en la cruz pagó amenaza para la comunidad se encuentra para defender eficazmente del agresor la pena de muerte solo está permitida en por adelantado el precio de nuestras detenido, siempre existen opciones en injusto las vidas humanas circunstancias muy estrictas. transgresiones, sin importar cuán graves cuanto a prisión y, tal vez, rehabilitación. Los detractores de la pena de muerte Pero el papa Francisco ha despejado hayan sido. Por tanto, no les corresponde Ciertamente la prisión de por vida señalan que la historia demuestra lo toda ambigüedad y ha hablado en forma a los agentes humanos decidir si se debe representa una carga costosa para la difícil que es comprobar la identidad o la más directa acerca de las enseñanzas perdonar la vida de una persona. Esa sociedad, pero la vida humana es sagrada culpabilidad del que ha sido sentenciado de la Iglesia con respecto a la pena de decisión le pertenece exclusivamente e inviolable. Es imposible ponerle precio a a morir. También insisten en que la pena muerte. Esta práctica, según lo expresó a Dios pues Él ve lo que nosotros no un ser humano, aunque esa persona haya capital rara vez, por no decir nunca, el Santo Padre, “perjudica fuertemente la podemos ver y sabe cosas que nosotros cometido los crímenes más abominables. “es la única opción” para proteger a la dignidad humana.” Constituye una “medida jamás sabremos ni entenderemos. El papa Francisco considera que esta sociedad de los criminales peligrosos. inhumana” y es “contraria al Evangelio” El papa Francisco reconoce que esto novedad en las enseñanzas de la Iglesia La visión de la infinita misericordia de puesto que la pena de muerte es la decisión constituye un acontecimiento que amplía no contradice ni cambia las convicciones Dios que tiene el papa Francisco influye intencional de poner fin a una vida humana la noción de las enseñanzas de la Iglesia. que han tenido siempre los cristianos. La marcadamente en su postura con respecto que, según lo afirma el papa: “siempre Antiguamente se permitía la pena capital fe cristiana siempre ha insistido en cuanto a la pena de muerte. La justicia de Dios es sagrada a los ojos del Creador.” Al porque se la consideraba desde la misma a la dignidad de la vida humana desde el no es “leguleya” o rígida. Está teñida por final, “Dios es el único juez y garante” perspectiva de la defensa propia. En momento de la concepción hasta la muerte la inmensidad del amor de Dios por cada de cualquier vida humana. Ni siquiera los ausencia de otra opción, una persona puede natural. Como seguidores de Jesucristo, ser humano, independientemente de su crímenes más violentos e imperdonables justificadamente tomar la vida de aquel que tenemos la obligación de defender el valía a los ojos de la sociedad. Desde esta justifican suprimir una vida humana. La represente una amenaza inminente para la carácter sagrado de la vida humana perspectiva, toda vida humana merece ser pena capital elimina la posibilidad de que el propia vida o para la de otra persona. Matar siempre y dondequiera que esta se vea salvada, sin importar el costo. culpable reconozca su culpa, pida perdón y en defensa propia es un acto permitido en amenazada. comience una nueva vida. circunstancias extremas en la que existe un “Por lo tanto,—afirma el papa— es (Daniel Conway es integrante del comité El Evangelio está repleto de ejemplos peligro para la vida, precisamente porque necesario reiterar que, por muy grave que editorial de The Criterion.) † Supreme Court sends Georgia inmate’s death-row case back to lower courts WASHINGTON (CNS)—The the night it was initially scheduled in predicted Tharpe would lose his appeal. Gattie, who has since died, never retracted U.S. Supreme Court sent a death-row case September. Now the court is giving The appeal stems from interviews his “remarkable affidavit,” which provides back to the lower courts on Jan. 8 in a Tharpe—convicted of killing Jacquelin Tharpe’s legal team conducted in 1998 evidence that “Tharpe’s race affected summary ruling. Freeman, his sister-in-law, 27 years ago— with Barney Gattie, a white juror. Gattie Gattie’s vote for a death verdict.” In a 6-3 vote, the high court ordered the another chance to have a court hear his used racial slurs and said his study of the Georgia courts would not consider any federal appeals court based in Atlanta to claims of racial bias on his sentencing. Bible led him to question “if black people evidence of potential racial bias, and a examine claims that a juror in the case of Justice Clarence Thomas, who wrote even have souls,” according to court filings. U.S. District Court also refused to consider death-row inmate Keith Tharpe voted for the dissent and was joined by Justices Gattie signed an affidavit, although he later that evidence. Tharpe’s attorneys looked into the death sentence because Tharpe is black. Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, said the testified that he voted to sentence Tharpe to having the District Court’s ruling reopened The U.S. Supreme Court had already court’s unsigned opinion demonstrated death because of the evidence against him. and reconsidered, but the U.S. Court of halted Tharpe’s scheduled execution “ceremonial hand-wringing,” and he The high court’s majority opinion said Appeals for the 11th Circuit rejected it. † Page 8 The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018 DREAMER continued from page 1

“It was scary because my mom was working the second or third shift, and that’s when people would go missing,” she added. A robbery at her grandparents’ butcher shop, where she and her younger sister stayed, was the final incident. Her godparents, already residing in Indianapolis, insisted that Martinez come to live with them. Leaving her mother and sister behind, Martinez grew up in relative security until the crushing day when her godmother explained that she was undocumented. “I started paying attention to the news, how there were ladies getting deported, how you could just lose everything in one go,” she said. “So I was kind of worried, but at the same time I didn’t want to give up so I just kept going.” Martinez did not feel that her situation fit the narrow criteria to apply for permanent residence or citizenship and lived in constant fear of deportation, unable to legally drive or work. A glimmer of hope appeared in 2012 when President Barack Obama enacted DACA. Although not a path to citizenship, the program gave about 800,000 young people like Martinez renewable two-year permits to legally Brenda Martinez, a Dreamer currently protected by DACA, listens to Providence Sister Tracey Moran on Jan. 4. Sister Tracey is an immigration activist with work, acquire driver’s licenses and the grassroots network group, Faith in Indiana. (CNS photo/Katie Rutter) attend college. “I felt safer because I could finally Athenea. Martinez decided to stay home the federal judge’s injunction add to the “It’s hard to think about losing the have a job and work and make something to care for the girls. uncertainty of her future. Dreamers in our community,” said out of my life here,” she recalled. “[My husband] works from 7 a.m. till “I don’t know what’s going to Providence Sister Tracey Horan, a Martinez enrolled in a local community 5:30 p.m., and from there he starts working happen,” Martinez says. “I don’t know if community organizer with Faith in Indiana. college and worked low-wage jobs to at 6 or 7 p.m. at the other job and he they’re going to tell me to get my stuff “To me, it feels like losing a generation pay for tuition and books. She acquired a doesn’t come home till 1, 2, sometimes 3 and I have a certain amount of time to of young adults who have fire and passion business certification, and then paused her a.m.,” she explained. get out, I don’t know if they’ll offer me to create something new. We can’t even college education to give birth to her first “Hopefully, once I start working again, another way to have another job permit,” calculate the cost of that,” said Sister daughter, Luna. Five months ago, she and he can leave one of the jobs. But that’s she said. Tracey, a member of the Sisters of her husband welcomed a second child, how we were taught, so that’s how we’re “I would be really devastated if I would Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods. living right now,” have to leave, and if they told me that I Martinez hopes the politicians in Martinez said. can’t take my children with me because Washington will reach an agreement that Yet even that they are citizens and I’m not. That is my allows her to continue to dream. ‘It’s hard to think about losing the plan might be main worry: that I won’t be able to take “I just would like them to realize that “Dreamers” in our community. dashed. When my children with me,” she added. it’s a lot of lives they have in their hands To me, it feels like losing a President Trump Rather than remain frozen by fear, right now that are kind of hanging by a generation of young adults who announced the Martinez connected with the local grass- thread,” Martinez said. have fire and passion to create end of DACA in roots advocacy network, Faith in Indiana, “We’re not here to do any harm. We September, it meant formerly Indianapolis Congregation help the economy because we work and something new. We can’t even Martinez’s permit Action Network (IndyCAN). The pay our taxes. We just want to make our calculate the cost of that.’ to live and work in organization suggested that she share her dreams come true, and have something the U.S. could not story with thousands of young people at that we can give to our family as well.” — Providence Sister Tracey Horan, a be renewed. Her the National Catholic Youth Conference community organizer with Faith in permit runs out in last November in Indianapolis, hoping (Katie Rutter is a freelance writer and Indiana March 2019. Now, to inspire others to intercede for her member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish the negotiations in and her DACA-protected peers who are in Bloomington. To watch a related video, Washington and collectively known as “Dreamers.” go to https://youtu.be/OlY6fM1SbKg.) † Director is hopeful, realistic about immigration reform efforts By John Shaughnessy “It’s nice to think that people whose DACA has lot of other folks who can bring a lot of benefit to the expired can possibly renew it while they’re sorting country, but who might not necessarily have those high Tim Winn has watched closely as politicians in this all out. So maybe they can continue to keep their skills. So I think we need an overhaul to immigration Washington have begun the new year seeking to find a status,” Winn says. reform that is humanitarian in nature, that creates new solution to immigration reform in the United States. “But there is some concern it will affect [the lines for getting some pathway [to citizenship], and that “It’s unfortunate that there are some stipulations politicians in Washington] from wanting to do any those lines aren’t 20 years long.” that both sides are trying to include in it because major overhaul or make any actual policy change—that That humanitarian approach has been the hallmark ultimately that hurts the thousands of people who would it will just kind of delay everything. So there’s that of the archdiocese’s Refugee and Immigrant Services benefit from some sort of policy change,” says Winn, concern. But obviously for the clients who are really program that has helped 20,000 people during the past the director of immigration legal services of Catholic just caring about the day to day—going to school and 40 years. Charities Indianapolis. “But I’m glad that there is some working—I think it could be good.” In 2016, Catholic Charities Indianapolis helped about momentum. Winn’s ultimate hope for 600 refugees and migrants by offering food, clothing, “It does feel like with the immigration reform is a policy housing and job readiness classes. The archdiocese’s new year there was a new shift that will lead to a win-win for Refugee and Immigrant Services program also matches in importance for some sort of ‘I would like to see a major immigrants and the country. migrants and refugees with volunteer mentors. immigration reform. So I’m happy overhaul of immigration law “I would like to see a major The assistance continues to extend to the “Dreamers” about the momentum being picked that puts people first, that overhaul of immigration law and their families. up.” that puts people first, that In his work, Winn has seen where the power of a Winn has also kept that balance recognizes the efforts and recognizes the efforts and benefits dream can lead. of hope and reality as he has benefits of immigrants in this of immigrants in this country, “I’ve had a number of clients who I have seen followed the news surrounding a country, and recognizes the and recognizes the history of since the beginning of DACA, which was in 2012. So federal judge’s decision on history of immigrants in this immigrants in this country,” he for six years, we’ve been doing the renewals. And Jan. 9 to temporarily block country.’ says. I’ve had multiple clients come back to me asking for President Donald J. Trump’s One of his major concerns a letter of recommendation because they’re buying administration from phasing out —Tim Winn, is that immigration reform houses. protections for undocumented the director of just doesn’t focus “on those “I get the benefit of looking into their case and their “Dreamers”—the name given to immigration immigrants who are going to story, and there are a few people who you really just the nearly 800,000 people in the legal services bring economic change.” see making huge strides—going back to school, having Deferred Action for Childhood of Catholic “From what we’ve seen, there’s great jobs, making good money and then taking off with Arrivals (DACA) program, the Charities an effort towards allowing the buying houses and stuff like that.” program that covers children who Indianapolis high-skilled immigrants in, which were brought to the U.S. illegally. is great,” he says. “But we also (For more information about immigration efforts in have to recognize that there are a Indiana, visit www.archindy.org/immigration.) † The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018 Page 9 POPE continued from page 1

“Think with your head; don’t let yourself be led by all the lefties who are the ones that started all of this,” the pope said. “Yes, Osorno is suffering, but for being foolish because it doesn’t open its heart to what God says and allows itself to be led by all this silliness that all those people say.” Survivors of abuse and their supporters planned a conference and protests around the pope’s arrival. But Pope Francis made his way to La Moneda, the presidential palace, and was welcomed by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet. Thousands were gathered in the square outside the palace, chanting “Francisco, amigo, Chile esta contigo” (“Francis, friend, Chile is with you”). Despite the jovial atmosphere outside La Moneda, there were serious signs of protest in Santiago. Chilean media reported vandalism at Divine Providence Parish, not far from O’Higgins Park, where the pope was to celebrate Mass later in the morning. Vandals spray painted the words “complice” (“accomplice”) and “papa arde” (“burn, pope”) on the facade Pope Francis walks with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet after arriving for a meeting with government authorities, members of civil society and the of the church below a banner welcoming diplomatic corps on Jan. 16 at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Pope Francis. Three days earlier, several Chilean he arrived at the palace. “Perfectly,” he leaders, Pope Francis emphasized the one that has faced moments of turmoil, churches were firebombed, and police responded. The two leaders stood as the need for officials to listen to the people at times painful, yet succeeded in found other, unexploded devices at two national anthems of Chile and Vatican and to value their experiences, cultures, surmounting them. In this way, you have other churches in Santiago. Some of the City State were played before entering sufferings and hopes. been able to consolidate and confirm pamphlets included the phrase, “The the courtyard of the palace, where Included in the pope’s list were the dream of your founding fathers,” the next bombs will be in your cassock,” about 700 members of the country’s “children who look out on the world with pope said. and spoke of the cause of the Mapuche government authorities and of the eyes full of amazement and innocence, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet indigenous group. diplomatic corps welcomed the pope and expect from us concrete answers for a is scheduled to hand the office over to “How are you? Were you able to with a standing ovation. dignified future.” President-elect Sebastian Pinera in March. rest?” Bachelet asked the pope when In his speech to the country’s political At that point, he told the officials, “I Chile’s future, Pope Francis said, feel bound to express my pain and shame depends on the ability of its people and at the irreparable damage caused to leaders to listen to those in need, and “It’s our way to participate,” said children by some ministers of the Church.” “replace narrow ideologies with a healthy VOCATIONS Miller. “We can’t go to Rome and be a The pope’s acknowledgment of the concern for the common good.” continued from page 1 direct voice on the synod floor. But we crimes of sexual abuse committed by The unemployed, native peoples, can offer our support, encouragement and members of the clergy was met with migrants, the elderly, young people and young adults who are married, … are prayers.” a loud applause from the government children all deserve to be listened to while afraid to bring it up with people who are Father Eric Augenstein, archdiocesan authorities present. also giving “preferential attention to our discerning. director of vocations, said that prayer Looking at the country’s social and common home.” “These events “is the foundation of all discipleship and political life, Pope Francis congratulated The wisdom of the country’s hopefully make it vocations” and that, in the holy hours, the nation for its steady growth in indigenous population, he added, can more realistic and “there is no better way to start that democracy since 1990 when the rule of help Chilean society “transcend a merely possible, encouraging foundation of prayer locally.” Gen. Augusto Pinochet ended. consumerist view of life, and to adopt a people to stand up for “It is a way to connect our individual The recent presidential elections in sage attitude to the future.” their faith and talk spiritual life to our local parish, to the November, he said, “were a demonstration “The wisdom of the native peoples can to others about it as archdiocese, to the universal Church, of the solidity and civic maturity that you contribute greatly to this,” Pope Francis well.” especially in this area of vocational have achieved.” said. “From them, we can learn that a In addition, the discernment,” he said. “And that “That was a particularly important people that turns its back on the land, and holy hours will be a connection is made through prayer.” moment, for it shaped your destiny as everything and everyone on it, will never Fr. Eric Augenstein way for archdiocesan a people founded on freedom and law, experience real development.” † Catholics to support (For more information about the holy with their prayers the upcoming meeting hours for vocations sponsored by the of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican in archdiocesan vocations office, visit Pope flies over Argentina, sparking October when it will discuss the topic, HearGodsCall.com, send an e-mail to “Young people, the faith and vocational [email protected] or call 800-382- questions of when he’ll visit discernment.” 9836, ext. 1490 or 317-236-1490.) † MEXICO CITY (CNS)—The spokesmen for the pope. papal flight to Chile lasted about “These so-called ‘friends of the pope’ 15 hours and flew over the Pope do not help because they’re part of the Francis’ native Argentina, where many ‘grieta’ ”—or crack, as Argentines call Holy Hours for Vocations in the Church, politics and chattering their political polarization—“and media, 7:00 PM, January 30 7:00 PM, February 6 classes wondered aloud: When will he interestingly, present them as spokesmen 7 p.m., January 30 7 p.m., February 6 arrive here? of the Holy Father,” said Tito Garabal, a BloomingtonBloomington Deanery Deanery BatesvilleBatesville Deanery Deanery After Argentine Cardinal Jose Mario Catholic journalist in Buenos Aires, who St. Paul CatholicSt. Center Paul Catholic Center All SaintsAll Saints Church Parish - - St.St. JohnJohn Campus Church 1413 E. 17th St., Bloomington 25743 State Route 1, Guilford Bergoglio was elected pope in March has known Pope Francis for more than 1413 E. 17th St., Bloomington 25743 State Route 1, Guilford 2013, many Argentines expected he would 20 years. 7:00 PM, March 22 7:00 PM, April 24 put his home country on the top of his “They’re repeating falsehoods that 7 p.m., March 22 7 p.m., April 24 list of countries to visit. Nearly five years many people believe are true, and then Terre Haute Deanery Connersville Deanery later, Pope Francis has traveled four times it has to be said that the pope never said Terre HauteSt. Joseoh Deanery University Parish Connersville DeanerySt. Gabriel Parish St. Joseph University113 S. Fifth Church St., Terre Haute St. Gabriel232 Church W. Ninth St., Connersville to Latin America, but not to Argentina. such things,” he added. 113 S. Fifth St., Terre Haute 232 W. Ninth St., Connersville As he flew over Argentine airspace Pope Francis is visiting Chile and Peru 7:00 PM, May 9 7:00 PM, August 2 on Jan. 15, he sent a brief message to on Jan. 15–21, his fourth trip to South 7 p.m., May 9 7 p.m., August 2 Argentine President Mauricio Macri, America. Observers are split on whether Seymour Deanery Indianapolis North Deanery blessing the people and reminding them: he will ever visit Argentina. Seymour DeanerySt. Ambrose Parish Indianapolis NorthSt. Joan Deanery of Arc St. Ambrose 325Church S. Chestnut St., Seymour St. Joan 4217of Arc Central Church Ave., Indianapolis “Do not forget to pray for me.” “I have the impression that the 325 S. Chestnut St., Seymour 4217 Central Ave., Indianapolis The pope has never announced any Argentine bishops don’t know what 7:00 PM, September 4 firm plans to visit, though Church to say,” said Jose Maria Poirier, editor 7 p.m., 7:00August PM, 9 August 9 7 p.m., September 4 observers voice opinions that he would of the Catholic magazine Criterio in New Albany Deanery Indianapolis West Deanery prefer to avoid the polarization of Buenos Aires. New Albany DeanerySt. Augustine Parish Indianapolis WestSt. Monica Deanery Parish Argentine politics, especially because, “On one hand, they want to show total St. Augustine315 E. ChurchChestnut St., Jeffersonville St. Monica6131 N. Church Michigan Rd., Indianapolis as archbishop of Buenos Aires, he often unity with the pope, but, on the other, 315 E. Chestnut St., Jeffersonville 6131 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis criticized corruption and ministered to the many of them don’t understand,” Poirier 7 p.m.,7:00 PM, September September 26 26 TBD TBD marginalized. said, adding that perceptions of the pope Indianapolis East Deanery Tell City Deanery Politicians on all sides have tried to intervening in domestic politics “causes Indianapolis East Deanery Tell City Deanery claim the pope as one of their own—a discomfort.” St. Michael Parish Indianapolis South Deanery St. Michael 519Church Jefferson Blvd., Greenfield Indianapolis South Deanery fellow traveler, who would embrace their Garabal said the pope had other more 519 Jefferson Blvd., Greenfield cause if he were in the country. Some old urgent issues than returning to Argentina friends are sometimes seen as informal for a homecoming. † Page 10 The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018 Annual E6 Catholic Men’s Conference set for Feb. 24 Criterion staff report The title of the conference is taken from The speakers will participate Advance registration for the the sixth chapter of St. Paul’s Letter to the in a question-and-answer session conference is $45 per person, $50 on The third annual E6 Catholic Men’s Ephesians, which calls on the faithful to in addition to giving their own the day of the Conference will take place from “put on the armor of presentations. conference and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Feb. 24 at East Central God” (Eph 6:11) in Last year’s $15 per person for High School in St. Leon. their spiritual battle conference high school and Organized by a chapter of King’s against evil. drew more than college students. Men, a men’s prayer and education group In addition 800 participants from Clergy and religious at All Saints Parish to the speakers, across Indiana, Ohio may attend free of in Dearborn County, the conference and Kentucky. charge, but must the conference will include the Duane Meyer, a register online. will feature celebration of conference organizer Members of the presentations by the Mass, the and member of Archbishop Charles Knights of Columbus clinical psychologist, Fr. Larry Richards opportunity to All Saints Parish C. Thompson can register online author and radio host participate in the Fr. Jonathan Meyer and St. Lawrence for $35, using the Dr. Ray Guarendi; sacrament of penance, adoration of the Parish in promotional code “kofc35.” Father Larry Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. Lawrenceburg, said he hopes that “the Richards, a priest Archbishop Charles C. Thompson is conference can bring men into a deeper (For more information or to register Dr. Ray Guarendi of the Diocese of scheduled to be the principal celebrant relationship with Christ, help men to online, visit e6catholicmensconference. Erie, Pa., and an of the Mass. have healthy engaging talks about their com, send an e-mail to contact@ internationally known speaker, author Registration for the conference will faith with other men and their family, e6catholicmensconference.com or call and retreat leader; and Father Jonathan begin at 7 a.m., Lunch will be provided and inspire them to be better husbands 812-576-4302.) † Meyer, pastor of All Saints Parish. for conference participants. and fathers.” Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference set for March 10 Criterion staff report Father Anthony Hollowell, associate date, is $25. There is no cost for religious. Corbitt is an author and speaker who pastor of Our Lady of the Greenwood A gift and VIP seating will be given to produces high-impact, uplifting, multimedia The Indiana Catholic Women’s Parish in Greenwood, will serve as each member of Bible studies, including Unleashed, Conference is scheduled for March 10 emcee for the day, with assistance from the largest group in Fearless, Ignite and Alive. A former Baptist, in the 500 Ballroom of the Indiana Gospel of Life Sister Diane Carollo. attendance. Corbitt was later Convention Center, The conference Msgr. Pope is a received into the full 100 S. Capital Ave., will run from regular columnist communion of the in Indianapolis. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., with for Our Sunday Church. She lives in Hosted by the check-in beginning at Visitor newspaper Tennessee with her Marian Center of 8 a.m. The day will and The Catholic husband Bob, and Indianapolis, the include lunch and Answer magazine, home schools their two theme of this year’s the opportunity for and writes blogs sons. conference is “The Mass, the sacrament Mother Margaret for his archdiocese Sanctification of of reconciliation, Mary, C.M. and the National (To register for the the Family.” The adoration, Catholic Register. Fr. Anthony Hollowell conference, log on to Msgr. Charles E. featured speakers Sonja Corbitt Benediction Mother Margaret Mary taught for goo.gl/fgvZD8. For those with no access Pope include Msgr. Charles and shopping at 18 years. She founded the Sisters of to a computer, send a check made out to Pope, a priest of vendors’ booths. 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Box 47362, Indianapolis, IN 46247.) † Catholics condemn ‘racist’ comments attributed to President Trump WASHINGTON (CNS)—Some (TPS) and include Haiti, El Salvador and countries are primarily people of color, that Trump would use “vulgar and Catholics said it was more important to some African nations, countries that, these alleged remarks are especially offensive” language to describe the look at the sentiment, not the vulgarity one by one, have seen the protection disturbing,” the statement said. countries, which include places where the of the words the president of the evaporate since Trump took office. In Maryland, Jeanne Atkinson, women religious serve. United States allegedly used to refer to Trump questioned why the U.S. would executive director of the Catholic Legal “We find the sentiment behind immigrants from certain countries. accept more immigrants from Haiti and Immigration Network Inc., said “the the comments even more troubling But disparaging, hateful and racist are “[expletive] countries.” hateful disrespect [the president] and agree with the spokesperson for the words some Catholic organizations “Those countries the president expressed only confirms the bigoted the United Nations Human Rights used to describe how they feel about disparaged are by no means Shangri-La’s attitude that undergirds the Commission, who in his condemnation profane comments attributed to U.S. [sic] but, that’s why people emigrate from administration’s inhumane policies— noted that the language is consistent with President Donald J. Trump at a Jan. 11 them,” said Miami Archbishop Thomas canceling Temporary Protected Status for the racist decision making and attitude that meeting about immigration. G. Wenski on Jan. 12 via Twitter. “And Haiti, El Salvador, Sudan and Nicaragua, has been expressed by this administration On Jan. 12, Sen. Richard J. Durbin, as Emma Lazarus’ poem on the Statue of ending DACA, barring people from over the past year,” the Mercy Sisters D-Illinois, said the president used Liberty suggests, they become the ‘best majority-Muslim countries.” said referring to comments from Rupert profanity to refer to people from certain and the brightest’ of the immigrants to And it was “especially appalling” that Colville, U.N. human rights spokesman. countries, and other “things which were this country.” the president “graphically enunciated the “These are shocking and shameful hate-filled, vile and racist” during a The Archdiocese of Miami, which he contempt he feels for people in struggling comments from the president of the meeting about immigration, and at least leads, is the spiritual home to one of the nations” during a week when the Catholic United States. There is no other word one one Republican senator, South Carolina’s largest populations of Haitian Catholics in Church in the U.S. was marking National can use but ‘racist,’ ” Colville said to press Lindsey Graham, confronted him about it. the country. Migration Week, Atkinson said. The members in Geneva, adding that vulgarity In a statement following the reports, Archbishop Wenski also said via U.S. Catholic bishops instituted National wasn’t the main offense in what the the National Black Catholic Congress said Twitter that while the president had on Migration Week—observed this year on president said. it condemned the remarks. Jan. 9 suggested he would sign whatever Jan. 7-14—to reflect on the circumstances “It’s about opening the door to “As people of faith, concerned with the Congress brought him on immigration confronting migrants, immigrants, humanity’s worst side, about validating dignity of all of God’s people, we deplore reform, his remarks instead “laid bare refugees and human trafficking victims. and encouraging racism and xenophobia such racist and hateful speech,” the group the true motivations of those that want to “We call on the president to apologize that will potentially disrupt and destroy said. close our nation to immigrants.” to the people of all the nations he slandered lives of many people,” he said. While speaking to the press, Durbin A Jan. 12 statement issued by James and to the American people,” Atkinson In his statement, the USCCB’s Rogers said the comments, made while trying Rogers, chief communications officer for said. “We ask members of Congress and said: “All human beings are made in the to hash out a deal on immigration, came the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops other leaders to denounce these slurs. They image and likeness of God, and comments after he was listing the countries with (USCCB), said the reported “disparaging” do not reflect who we are as Americans.” that denigrate nations and peoples violate the highest numbers of people who remarks “have aroused great concern.” The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas that fundamental truth and cause real pain benefit from Temporary Protected Status “As our brothers and sisters from these in a statement said they found it appalling to our neighbors.” †

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By John C. Cavadini in the Spirit ... and the door that gives access to the other sacraments” (#1213); The sacrament of confirmation is by baptism, we are “born of water and the perhaps the most mysterious of all the Spirit” (#1225, Jn 3:5), given freedom as sacraments. Many Christians find it “the children of God” (#1250). difficult to understand what benefit it We are given “a share in the common brings. Isn’t the Holy Spirit received at priesthood of all believers” (#1268). baptism? This priesthood is exercised first in our Yes, baptism makes us “a member of participation in the Eucharist and in the Christ and a temple of the Holy Spirit” eucharistic life it forms in us, as our (Catechism of the Catholic Church, whole life and all of our acts become #1279). Then why do we need to receive more and more a living sacrifice of the Holy Spirit again in confirmation? praise (Heb 13:15) in Christ and for And, isn’t baptism “valid and Christ. efficacious” without confirmation? This can help us understand the Yes (#1306). Then why do we say function of confirmation. Just as baptism that “confirmation is necessary for is the sacrament of dying with Christ the completion of baptismal grace” and rising with him to the new life of (#1285, #1288) or that it brings an a child of God, and so is especially “increase and deepening of baptismal associated with the cross and resurrection, grace” (#1303), its “strengthening” so confirmation is especially associated (#1289)? with Pentecost. In fact, it is “the special What do we mean when we say outpouring of the Holy Spirit as once confirmation “perfects baptismal grace” granted to the Apostles on the day of (#1316)? Isn’t baptismal grace perfect Pentecost” (#1302). enough? The Holy Spirit was poured out upon Of course, to answer the first the Apostles to strengthen them for Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, Wis., uses sacred chrism oil to trace a cross on the forehead of question, all the sacraments are “actions their apostolic mission. Confirmation Alma Karina Ruiz, 16, during the sacrament of confirmation at St. Joseph Church in Wautoma, Wis., of the Holy Spirit” (#1116), and all “perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the on Aug. 26, 2017. In confirmation, the action of the Holy Spirit is to strengthen us in our new identity, “ ‘sacramental grace’ is the grace of the Church” (#1288). The sacrament thus has imparting an “apostolic” character. It associates us more fully with the apostolate, or the active mission of the Church. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass) Holy Spirit,” though in a way “proper a unique connection to the Apostles, and to each sacrament” (#1129). So, the indeed the original rite of confirmation natural life of a child, in a sense, seeks its Latin Churches, the connection with Holy Spirit is received in every sacrament, consisted of the Apostles’ laying on of own maturity, completion, growing up. Pentecost was never left behind. In the not just baptism, but in each in a different hands of the newly baptized, to strengthen Baptismal grace, precisely because it is Eastern Churches, confirmation makes way. them for their mission with the same a rebirth, is ordered toward the “growing use of the special holy chrism blessed by We can ask: What is the special special outpouring of the Spirit that they up” and strengthening of the newly born the bishop, the successor of the Apostles, relationship between confirmation and the received. in Christ. while in the Latin Church, the ordinary Holy Spirit? What is the “action” of the In baptism, the action of the The action of the Holy Spirit in minister of the sacrament is still the Holy Spirit in baptism, and what is the Holy Spirit configures us to the passion, baptism orients us toward his own bishop. action of the Holy Spirit in confirmation? death and resurrection of Christ, bringing further action in conferring the further Because the bishop cannot be present To address the second question, about our death to sin and our rebirth in apostolic grace of Pentecost. Thus we are at every baptism, the post-baptismal baptism is valid and efficacious without the love and the life of Christ. We have a empowered to live out the eucharistic life anointing of confirmation is delayed, the Eucharist also, and someone who new identity as children of God. toward which baptism, and indeed all of but that should only serve to remind us dies immediately after baptism is saved In confirmation, the action of the the other sacraments, are ordered, with a that this sacrament is our participation in without the help of any other sacrament. Holy Spirit is to strengthen us in our “Pentecost” identity, an identity analogous Pentecost, a privilege and fulfillment that And yet we would not say that the new identity, imparting an “apostolic” to that of an Apostle. our baptismal grace seeks, and for which Christian life on this Earth attains its full character. It associates us more fully with Thus baptism and confirmation are it makes us fit. exercise apart from the Eucharist. the apostolate or the active mission of the closely linked. Originally, confirmation The Eucharist, too, completes Church. immediately followed baptism, and (John C. Cavadini is professor of theology baptismal grace, in the sense that It is baptismal grace itself that in a it still does in the Eastern Catholic and director of the McGrath Institute baptismal grace is ordered toward the sense seeks its own maturity, its own Churches (and in the Latin Church for for Church Life at the University of Eucharist. Baptism is the “gateway to life growing up, its own perfection, just as the adult baptisms). But in both Eastern and Notre Dame in northern Indiana.) † Anointing in the Bible was a special sign of being chosen by God

By Mike Nelson standards, but only to those God chooses to do his work. “You love justice and hate wrongdoing,” declares In the Catholic tradition, to be confirmed is to be the Book of Psalms. “Therefore God, your God, has chosen—chosen by God to be a sign of his presence in anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellow the world. kings” (Ps 45:8). “Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit,” declares Jesus himself makes known the power and purpose of the minister of the sacrament (ordinarily a bishop, anointing in one of his first public actions, the teaching but sometimes, a priest) as he traces the sign of the and proclamation of Scripture in the synagogues, for cross—a sign of consecration—with the sacred chrism which he was well-received—at least, initially. oil—representing health and strength—on the recipient’s Then, in his hometown of Nazareth, he quotes Isaiah— forehead. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has With this action, the newly confirmed “shares more anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor”—and adds, completely in the mission of Jesus Christ and the fullness “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing” of the Holy Spirit with which he is filled,” so that his life (Lk 4:18, 21). The ensuing uproar causes those assembled may emanate “the aroma of Christ,” reads the Catechism to drive him out of the town—a lesson to Jesus’ followers of the Catholic Church (#1294). of the risks awaiting the anointed ones who seek to do Scripturally, we find numerous instances where God’s God’s will. choosing of a person has been expressed through being St. Paul, for one, took that lesson to heart, fearlessly anointed with holy oil. In the Book of Exodus, God proclaiming the Good News despite enduring persecution instructs Moses in the consecration of priests, in this case and punishment throughout his ministry. “The one who Moses’ brother Aaron: “Take the anointing oil and pour it gives us security with you in Christ and who anointed us on his head, and anoint him” (Ex 29:7). is God,” Paul tells the people of Corinth. “He has also put Perhaps no anointing in the Old Testament is more his seal upon us and given the Spirit in our hearts as a first profound as that of David, youngest son of Jesse, by the installment” (2 Cor 1:21-22). prophet Samuel: And the catechism echoes that promise: “This seal “The Lord said: ‘There—anoint him, for this is the of the Holy Spirit marks our total belonging to Christ, one!’ Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand, anointed our enrollment in his service forever, as well as the Then-Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin ritually breathes upon him in the midst of his brothers, and from that day on, the promise of divine protection in the great eschatological chrism oil while blessing it on March 22, 2016, during the annual archdiocesan chrism Mass at SS. Peter and Paul spirit of the Lord rushed upon David” (1 Sm 16:12-13). trial” (#1296). Cathedral in Indianapolis. Seminarian Timothy DeCrane, That the Lord passed up David’s older brothers right, assists as an altar server during the liturgy. Passages before instructing Samuel to anoint David suggests (Catholic journalist Mike Nelson writes from Southern throughout the Bible connect being anointed with oil with that anointing is not administered according to worldly California.) † God choosing a person for a mission. (Photo by Sean Gallagher) Page 12 The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink Worship and Evangelization Outreach/ Ken Ogorek Willa Cather’s portrayal of Archbishop Lamy of Santa Fe An opportunity lost, After writing last week’s column That’s the thumbnail biography. But a from an overturning wagon), it took a lesson learned about Sister Blandina Seagle’s exploits lot happened to him during the 37 years he him nearly a year. in the Old West, I lived in New Mexico. I became interested Once he arrived in Santa Fe, the local I could kick myself. Rather than engaging decided to stay with in him the first time I visited Santa Fe clergy refused to accept him. They thought in a conversation about Jesus, I settled for a adventures in the many years ago, and saw the magnificent that they were under the jurisdiction of label—and awkward silence. Old West. I bought cathedral he constructed. If you have been the Bishop of Durango. So Lamy got on It was last summer. A group of from Amazon and there, I’m sure you will agree. a mule and rode 1,500 miles to Durango catechetical leaders, downloaded the One of the things that occurred to to show the bishop his papers from the religion teachers, Kindle edition of me while reading Cather’s book was pope. The bishop of Durango resigned his school principals and Willa Cather’s book how long it took to travel back in the responsibilities to Lamy. I were on the way Death Comes for 19th century. Although Lamy was named That didn’t mean that the Mexican home from the St. John the Archbishop (it apostolic vicar in 1849, he didn’t make it priests in Santa Fe were ready to accept Bosco Conference cost all of $1.98), to the territory until 1851. He was born in a Frenchman as their bishop. It took for Evangelization the fictionalized story of Archbishop France in 1814, was ordained a priest in a while for Lamy to win them over, and Catechesis in Jean Baptiste Lamy. The book has been 1838, came to the United States in 1839, especially some who insisted that southeastern Ohio. We selling ever since it was written in and spent 11 years in Ohio before he left celibacy for priests might be OK for stopped at a fast-food 1927, and for many good reasons. for New Mexico. a Frenchman but not for the Spanish. restaurant, and were Archbishop Lamy (Archbishop Jean There were two ways to get there. There was a schism, and Bishop Lamy having a lively conversation about the Marie Latour in the novel) was the first One was the Santa Fe Trail from traveled back to Europe to recruit workshops we attended—about discipleship, apostolic vicar for the New Mexico territory St. Louis, but it was dangerous because priests to replace those who opposed evangelization and teaching the faith. after the United States acquired the territory of Comanche Indian raids. Lamy chose him. He also brought back Sisters of A somewhat elderly gentleman walking from Mexico in 1849. He became the first the other route: down the rivers to Loretto from Kentucky to help him. by our table stopped next to us, having bishop of Santa Fe when it was made a New Orleans, then a boat to Galveston, Bishop Lamy was a friend of Kit overheard parts of what we were saying. diocese in 1853, and then archbishop in 1875 across Texas to San Antonio, and Carson, who had a home then in Taos (it’s With a friendly voice he said, “Are you when the pope made Santa Fe a province that then up into New Mexico. Because of still open to tourists today). part of a Church group?” included Arizona and Colorado. He retired in mishaps along the way (his boat sank Cather’s book tells of many of Bishop “We’re all from the Archdiocese of 1885 and died in 1888. and he hurt his leg when he jumped Lamy’s adventures in Santa Fe.† Indianapolis,” I said. “So you’re Catholic?” “Yes.” His face fell a bit. “Oh,” he said, and For the Journey/Effie Caldarola walked away. Don’t get me wrong—I’m very proud Volunteer commitment allows gladness and hunger to meet of our Catholic faith. Sometimes, though, it’s especially prudent to put in to practice a You may have heard this before: “The I have always felt that as Christians, our medical professional—I’m darn close to recommendation of Sherry Weddell, author place to which God calls you is the place response to women experiencing this being a germaphobe. of Forming Intentional Disciples; that is: where your deep gladness and the world’s situation should be bountiful and full of I tried to subsume my interior Never accept a label in place of a story. deep hunger meet.” compassion, and that every woman should repugnance in my sense of the sacredness What I should have said is: “We’re That line is be treated with respect. of the moment, but finally I realized this disciples of Jesus, living out that from Frederick This was in the days before pregnancy wasn’t working for me. Worse, I wasn’t at relationship in full communion with his Buechner, an ordained tests were available at every drug store my best for those whom I hoped to serve. body, the Church. How about you?” That Presbyterian minister, or supermarket, so we provided free Deep gladness was missing. So I way, a conversation would have unfolded. theologian and author. pregnancy testing. Just as with home shifted my commitment and became the The gentleman could have felt more Most of us, within tests today, these required a urine sample. author of the organization’s monthly invited to visit for a few more minutes. the context of our Sometimes, women would produce one newsletter, something I enjoyed and for busy lives, want to in our office, or sometimes they would which I had a wee bit of talent. I also Could have, would have, should have serve God, whether come in with jam jars full of urine produced handwritten thank-you notes for Hindsight is often 20/20. I would have it’s pursuing a whole whose contents had splashed through every single donation we received. eventually used the word Catholic in our new career or just and permeated the soggy paper bag they I loved this commitment. It was, as the conversation. But based on his response to finding a volunteer role. But sometimes offered us. old saying goes, right up my alley. the word Catholic when I did use it, this we get bogged down in “what is God Taking the specimen, we would run the Often, we see a need, as when the gentleman had some preconceived notions calling me to?” and we stand still. test as we talked with the women about bulletin screams, “The faith formation about Catholics and our faith. I could have Maybe Buechner’s quote is a good one their fears and hopes. Surprisingly, it was program needs 20 more teachers!” and left him with the notion, maybe surprising to pray with during the new year. only with the advent of HIV in the 1980s we have a sense of “have to.” Sometimes, to him, that Catholics are laser-focused on Discovering the world’s “deep hunger” that the organization had belatedly begun taking on a “have to” project works out. their personal relationship with Jesus as isn’t a challenge. Every day, the news using latex gloves. But sometimes, an interior battle rages well as their membership and participation bombards us with the cry of the poor Sharing the result, either positive or and gladness is missing. in the Church. That it’s often a deepening in this weary world. We can all name negative, was a grace-filled moment of Questions to ponder in the new year: relationship with the real Jesus of sacred organizations in our town that need help, intimacy with another woman. Reactions What kind of service would bring me Scripture and sacred Tradition that draws and we all know our parish has hosts of to either result might be happiness, fear, fulfillment and gladness? What do I do people, by God’s grace, to a sacramental ministries needing assistance. joy, relief and copious tears. We needed well? When am I sharing at my best? life and a quest to live out the moral We know where the hunger is. It’s that to be fully present to a woman at this What gets me excited to serve? Where dimension of discipleship. “deep gladness” part that requires some moment. will I be wholly present to another? We should have been two disciples of prayer. The problem: I wasn’t. Oh, I felt Answer those, and then run, do not Jesus, sharing briefly about the difference Years ago, when I was first married, the intense emotion and reacted with walk, to make this commitment. that daily prayer makes in our lives as I volunteered at a center that offered compassion. But I’m really squeamish. we seek to understand and love God, help to women caught in unexpected, Inevitably, I had a hard time handling (Effie Caldarola writes for Catholic News his Church and the entire human family. and sometimes unwanted, pregnancies. someone else’s urine. I could never be a Service.) † Instead, my clumsy and thoughtless albeit accurate response tended toward shutting down the conversation. He went his way. The Human Side/Fr. Eugene Hemrick I ate another French fry. End of story. Remembering that all is possible with God, be hopeful in 2018 What’s your story? It’s worth asking ourselves: How When Isaiah speaks of a bear and cow is even more heartening: to envision a us, “Hope gives us the assurance that the prepared am I to talk conversationally about being neighbors and a baby sitting aside future in which we coexist together just mystery of suffering will be solved, that it my faith? When God puts people in front a viper (Is 11:1-9), what message is he as his image of a bear and cow do and the will all lead somewhere, that all problems of me—and he will!—who broach the sending for us in 2018? hopefulness this inspires. will find adequate solution in a new earth topic of religion, what contribution will I At first look, his examples symbolize South Carolina’s state motto is ... wherein dwells justice. ... Truly hope make to the conversation? Will I start with peaceful coexistence. “Dum spira spero,” “While I breathe, is the mainstay of the Christian life on labels and creeds—both of which are very That which seems I hope.” It encourages us to breathe in Earth.” important? Or might I simply say something unlikely is now hope’s inspiration, zestful powers and The opposite of hope is despair. like, “What I can tell you for starters is that likely; direct strength. Despair takes away the very breath I have a relationship with Jesus. I live out opposites uniting as Hope is the heart of life’s greatest mentioned in the motto “Dum spira that relationship in a lot of ways, including one. achievements. If we didn’t have hopeful spero.” Dreams of a brighter future worshipping him at Mass. My relationship The derivation of inventors, progress wouldn’t exist. are dashed and zest is snuffed out, with Jesus and living it out with my fellow the word “peace” If it weren’t for musicians exploring allowing dark clouds of disillusionment Catholics makes a huge difference in my comes from the new modes of music, much of the and depression to blot out a hopeful life. Wanna hear some more?” word “pact.” Isaiah inspirational music we enjoy wouldn’t future. Never accept—or offer—a label in place envisions a world occur. If it weren’t for scholars, hopeful Our faith teaches all things are of a story, a chance at witnessing to the power desirous of making covenants that of uncovering exciting insights into God’s possible with God. To enjoy the best of and beauty of being a disciple of Jesus and create peaceful existence. word, religion would be deprived of its 2018 we need to join that faith with the living in full communion with his one, holy, In our present age of bitter divisions, infinite inspiration. motto, “While I breathe, I hope.” With Catholic and apostolic Church. Good advice Isaiah is encouraging us to shake hands And we must wonder what life would God’s breath and its hopefulness filling I’ll try harder to follow—by God’s grace. with those we tend to avoid. As a bear and be without hope of returning to God after us with zest, the new year will possess cow enjoy neighborly peace together, so this life. all we hoped it to be. (Ken Ogorek is catechetical director too, are we invited to practice wholesome Hope possesses power to conceive of within the archdiocesan Secretariat for neighborliness. new possibilities and to dream of a better (Father Eugene Hemrick writes for Worship and Evangelization. He can be A second look at Isaiah’s message world. Theologian Bernard Olivier tells Catholic News Service.) † reached: [email protected].) † The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018 Page 13

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time/Msgr. Owen F. Campion The Sunday Readings Daily Readings Monday, January 22 Friday, January 26 Sunday, January 21, 2018 Day of Prayer for the Legal St. Timothy, bishop • Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Protection of Unborn Children St. Titus, bishop • 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 2 Samuel 5:1-7, 10 2 Timothy 1:1-8 • Mark 1:14-20 Psalm 89:20-22, 25-26 or Titus 1:1-5 Mark 3:22-30 Psalm 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10 The first reading for Mass on this The Gospel of St. Mark provides the Mark 4:26-34 weekend is from the Book of Jonah, an last reading. First is a brief mention that Tuesday, January 23 Old Testament writing seldom presented John the Baptist “has been handed over,” St. Vincent, deacon and martyr Saturday, January 27 in the liturgy. While a phrase later to describe the arrest of St. Marianne Cope, virgin St. Angela Merici, virgin Jonah is the central Jesus on Good Friday (Mk 1:14). The 2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19 2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17 figure in this book, reading continues to say that Jesus was he was not the preaching that the “kingdom of God is Psalm 24:7-10 Psalm 51:12-17 author. The author is near” (Mk 1:15). Mark 3:31-35 Mark 4:35-41 unknown. Scholars Then, the Lord calls Simon and believe that the Andrew, brothers and fishermen, as Wednesday, January 24 Sunday, January 28 Book of Jonah was Apostles, to be followed by the call of St. Francis de Sales, bishop and Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time written sometime after James and John. the Babylonian Exile For the early Christians, the Twelve doctor of the Church Deuteronomy 18:15-20 of the Jews. especially were important. From the 2 Samuel 7:4-17 Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9 The reading speaks of Jonah’s Apostles came knowledge of Jesus. It Psalm 89:4-5, 27-30 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 visit to Nineveh, the capital of the was vital to assure and present their Mark 4:1-20 Mark 1:21-28 Assyrian Empire, located roughly in the credentials. Thus, this Gospel carefully region of modern Syria. He went there at identifies these Apostles. Thursday, January 25 God’s command to preach conversion. The Lord’s call was sudden. They were Preaching conversion in Nineveh was unprepared, yet Jesus and the offer of The Conversion of St. Paul a tall order, and the Jews who first heard salvation caused them to drop everything Acts 22:3-16 this reading knew exactly how difficult and follow him. or Acts 9:1-22 the assignment would have been. No city The call of the Apostles is instructive. Psalm 117:1-2 on Earth had the image of evil and vice They were part of the Lord’s plan of Mark 16:15-18 that surrounded Nineveh. salvation. They continued the Lord’s Nineveh, after all, was the capital work. of Assyria. Over the centuries, many neighboring powers invaded and Reflection Question Corner/Fr. Kenneth Doyle overwhelmed the Holy Land. None of The Church called us to celebrate these invaders matched the Assyrians for the birth of Christ in its liturgy. Two Canon law allows for dispensing of bloodthirstiness and brutality. weeks later, it celebrated the feast of the To convert the people of Nineveh Epiphany of the Lord. Later, it offered us abstaining from meat on Lenten Fridays would have been regarded as almost the feast of the Lord’s baptism by John in impossible. the Jordan River. Please settle a dispute I am having simply need to talk to a priest, who may For its second reading this weekend, All these celebrations taught critical Qwith a colleague. Our society’s annual grant this ‘for a just reason.’ ” the Church offers us a passage from lessons about Jesus. He is human, the son St. Patrick’s dinner is normally held on a Generally, when a diocese on such an St. Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians. of Mary. He is also the Son of God. And Friday during Lent. occasion lifts the obligation of abstinence, Paul was challenged in leading the he is the Savior, assuming our sins even We therefore request a it stipulates that the person should choose Corinthian Christians to a fully devout though Jesus was without sin. dispensation in order some other penitential practice instead. Christian life. The city was in reality Now, the Church tells us that Jesus to serve steak that The Diocese of Dallas, for example, what Nineveh was symbolically to the calls us to salvation, eternal life. He evening. provided in 2017 that Catholics who ancient Jews. Corinth was known around specifically called the Apostles to I contend that chose to eat meat on March 17 should the Roman imperial world as a center of continue the work of salvation. He all we must do abstain either on March 16 or March 18. vice and licentiousness. This distinction taught and commissioned them. The is to request that Creatively, the Dallas diocese offered still said very much, since vice and lewdity Apostles, through their successors, the dispensation from the another option, viz., “for a person to offer prevailed throughout the empire. bishops, and the Church founded upon pastor of the parish in a decade of the rosary for the plight of The Apostle called upon the Christians them, still teach us and invite us to which the restaurant immigrants/refugees or for the intention of of Corinth to remember that time passes follow Christ. is located; my colleague, though, says an increase in vocations to the priesthood.” quickly, and that life is short. They had These four Apostles’ instant response that we need to go to the bishop of our So the answer to your question before them two options. The first was is a lesson. Nothing is more important diocese, and that only a bishop can grant depends on what your own diocese life in Jesus, a life that is everlasting, but in life than being with Christ, than it. Who is correct? has provided for. (I recognize that my it requires fidelity to the Gospel and its answering the Lord’s call. (I went to a Jesuit college, St. Peter’s; response does not resolve the Jesuit/ values. The other option was eternal death Directly and simply, Paul told the he went to a non-Jesuit school, non-Jesuit rivalry—because both of you awaiting those who spurn the Gospel. Corinthians that they could accept Seton Hall, and I would love to prove could be right!) St. Paul obviously urges the salvation or reject it. We have the same him wrong. Of course, if he is right, I Corinthians to be holy. choice. † probably won’t tell him!) (New Jersey) A few years ago, I had a Q miscarriage early in a pregnancy. Your question is a bit more While my husband and I were sad, we My Journey to God Acomplicated than you may have never really felt a substantial loss— thought. The answer is that it depends on perhaps because we quickly became the diocese in which you are located. The pregnant again. Church’s Code of Canon Law situates the This is in stark contrast to the Soft Landings authority with the bishop: experiences of friends who suffered “A diocesan bishop, whenever he judges miscarriages later in pregnancy. They By Stephanie Kilpatrick that it contributes to their spiritual good, is have been devastated and truly felt that able to dispense the faithful from universal they lost a person, not just a pregnancy. Today I fell and particular disciplinary laws issued for Are my feelings wrong—or worse, sinful? Again. his territory or his subjects by the supreme (Ohio) But with cushions clutched to my side authority of the Church” (#87). The landing was A later canon clarifies that “a pastor Please don’t punish yourself. First Soft. and other presbyters or deacons are not A of all, feelings are outside of our This is the blessing able to dispense from universal and control; morally, we are not responsible Of You. particular law unless this power has for our feelings—only for our words, Soft Landings. been expressly granted to them” (#89). actions or omissions. Yes, the Church Fallings, failings are That later canon does seem to suggest, does teach that a child in the womb is a Unavoidable. though, that the power to dispense from person from the moment of conception. So human. abstinence may at times be extended by a (And science supports this—heartbeat at What grace is given when we ask bishop to his priests—and that is, in fact, 24 days, brain waves at 43 days, etc.) For You. both the law and the practice. But surely, a mother’s emotional When we join In 2017, when the feast of St. Patrick link to the child grows as the pregnancy With You. (March 17) occurred on a Friday, a advances—which makes it not surprising When we rest statement from the Archdiocese of Detroit that a child lost later in pregnancy would In You. (to use just one example) said: prompt deeper pain. Thank God for the Soft landings “All priests ministering in the children who are with you now—and look Is You. archdiocese possess the faculty to forward, one day, to meeting the one who dispense [remove] or commute [replace went to heaven early. with something else] the obligation for an (Stephanie Kilpatrick is a member of St. Joan of Arc Parish in Indianapolis. A prison individual or family to abstain from meat (Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth inmate at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia prays on his knees on the Fridays of Lent. Therefore, those Doyle at [email protected] and during a Mass in 2015.) (CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com) wanting to partake in a celebratory meal 30 Columbia Circle Dr., Albany, New York on St. Patrick’s Day that includes meat 12203.) † Page 14 The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018

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ALLEN, Alleen R. (Sprigler), 95, St. John Paul II, Sellersburg, Dec. 31. Mother of Ruth Morrison-Lile, Diane, Linda and Stu Allen. Grandmother of three. Great-grandmother of four. BEADELL, Henry, 81, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Dec. 31. Husband of Anne Beadell. Father of Dina Faith in the Philippines Lamson, Debbie Price, Danny and Dennis Lee, Brian and Tim Pilgrims climb to touch the Black Nazarene during a Jan. 9 procession in Manila, Philippines. The wooden statue, carved in Mexico and brought to the Philippine capital Beadell. Grandfather of 15. in the early 17th century, is cherished by Catholics, who believe that touching it can lead to a miracle. (CNS photo/Mark R. Cristino, EPA)

BEAUSIR, Bertha M., 88, Jeffersonville, Dec. 17. Father KRAUS, Frank W., 97, PENNINGTON, Lowona, 67, Jan. 2. Father of Paula Kenner. Betty Steinmetz, Deborah St. Pius X, Indianapolis, of Stacy Kimmel. Grandfather St. Paul, Tell City, Dec. 28. St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Grandfather of three. Great- Tietz, Nina Wilson and Michael Dec. 24. Wife of Gene Beausir. of one. Husband of Lois Kraus. Father Dec. 26. grandfather of two. Graves. Grandmother of three. Mother of Kathy, Kevin, Mike of Debra Emerson, Diane and ERLENBAUGH, Carl. J., 58, PETRAITS, John J., STUHLDREHER, Donald Great-grandmother of one. and Terry Beausir. Sister of Bill Kraus. Brother of Catherine St. Therese of the Infant Jesus 86, St. Martin of Tours, J., 82, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Rosemary Gorski. Grandmother Bartholomew. Grandfather of TADDEO, Grace M., 92, of 13. Great-grandmother of 10. (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Martinsville, Dec. 20. Husband Dec. 26. Husband of Antoinette St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Nov. 23. five. Great-grandfather of four. Stuhldreher. Father of Lori of Margaret Petraits. Father of (Little Flower), Indianapolis, BROWNLEE, Clara B., 95, LUCAS, Georgia K., 67, Stanley, Jennifer, Mindy, Tim St. Roch, Indianapolis, Dec. 13. FINLINSON, Benjamin, 26, Ellen, Margaret, Greg and Jay. Dec. 11. Mother of Hubert, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Dec. 10. Brother of Robert and Michael and Tony Greene, Sharon, Mother of Peggy Jo Schaub. St. Therese of the Infant Jesus James and John Riedeman. (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Wife of Maurice Lucas. Mother Petraits. Grandfather of one. Kevin, Kurt, Mark, Michael Grandmother of two. Great- of Sandra Pederson, David and and Pete Stuhldreher. Brother Grandmother of five. Great- grandmother of seven. Dec. 20. Son of Timothy and PFLUMM, Paul E., 92, Holy grandmother of 10. Mindy Finlinson. Brother of Tyrus Dearth. Sister of Delores of Marjorie Tobin and William CRAWFORD, Alan W., Braun, Marcia Floyd, Clare Spirit, Indianapolis, Dec. 29. Stuhldreher. Grandfather of 19. Ellen Finlinson. Uncle of one. Father of Pam Chermansky, TRINKLE, Joan M., 73, 72, St. Martin of Tours, Hashemi, Mary Payne and SULLIVAN, Elizabeth J., St. Augustine, Jeffersonville, Martinsville, Dec. 29. Husband GRANGIER, Carolynn, Charles Braun. Grandmother Peggy Price, David and Paul 86, Prince of Peace, Madison, Dec. 28. Mother of Mary of Vicki Crawford. Father of 74, St. Mary, New Albany, of nine. Pflumm. Grandfather of 11. Dec. 18. Wife of Raymond Dec. 31. Mother of Beverly Margaret and William Trinkle. Alison Carr, Frances Herrera MARKET, Lowell P., 84, POWERS, Alma, 87, St. Mary, Grangier, Jr. Mother of Barnes, Carla Greger, Janet Grandmother of two. and Vicki Mitchell. Grandfather St. Michael, Brookville, Jan. 8. Greensburg, Jan. 8. Mother Stephanie Furnish, Anthony Konkle, Maggie Lakins, Libby, of six. Husband of JoAnn Market. of Judy Anderson, Barb VENARDI, Mildred, 95, and Raymond Grangier III. John and Keith Lueders. CULPEPPER, Joseph F., Jr., Father of Beth Jewell, Paul and Christianson, Pat Dehner, Sacred Heart, Clinton, Dec. 29. Grandmother of 13. Stepmother of Patricia Richins, 84, Holy Angels, Indianapolis, Ron Market. Brother of Helen Carol Faris, Kathy Farr, Chris Ann Stuck and Mike Sullivan. Mother of Pam Balaban. Dec. 24. Father of Alison, HARBESON, Robert B., 63, Cornet and Stanley Market. and Marilyn Helms, Ginny Grandmother of 13. Great- Grandmother of one. Jennifer, David and Joseph Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Grandfather of two. Rose, Sandy Russell, Lisa grandmother of 16. WEIKER, Phillip W., 74, Culpepper, III. Brother of Jeffersonville, Nov. 28. Husband Sweezy, Bill, Mike and Rick MCKENNEY, Gladys, 92, SULLIVAN, Steve M., 54, St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Josephine Mosley. Grandfather of Connie Harbeson. Father of Powers. Sister of Charles St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Jan. 6. St. Jude, Indianapolis, Dec. 17. of two. Great-grandfather of two. Natalie Bramer. Brother of Diane Jackson. Grandmother, great- (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Mother of Cynthia DeCamp, Husband of Diana Sullivan. Son Tomes. Grandfather of five. grandmother and great-great- Dec. 15. Husband of Leah DANGLER, Kary, 38, Teresa Tindall, Todd Kidwell, of Louise Sullivan. Brother of Weiker. Father of Sandy St. Therese of the Infant Jesus KLEIN, George W., 67, Molly, Dennis, Erin, Kelly, grandmother of 132. Patty Brown, Beth Pangallo, Matthews, Debbie Suckow and (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Prince of Peace, Madison, Kevin, Patrick and Tim REAGAN, William J., 88, Mary Sedam and Mark Sullivan. Kim Weiker. Brother of Judy Dec. 2. Mother of France Tokach Jan. 7. Father of Amy Owen McKenney. Sister of Betty Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Uncle of several. and Lucy Turner. Daughter and Jeffrey Klein. Stepfather Shelton, Phyllis Smith, Glenn Jeffersonville, Dec. 22. Father of Bisselberg. Grandfather of two. SUMMERS, Mary F., 90, St. of James Dangler and Janet of Justin Pettit. Brother of Suzi and Ted Hodson. Grandmother Susan Monihon, Kathleen Russ Roch, Indianapolis, Dec. 22. WOOLEN, Paul R., 86, Gadbury-Scharbrough. Step- Ashbury and Jeanine Little. of 29. Great-grandmother of 35. and Paul Reagan. Brother of Mother of Joan Blodgett, Fred Christ the King, Indianapolis, daughter of John Scharbrough Grandfather of four. MERKEL, Mary A., 92, Holy Joseph Reagan. Grandfather of and Joe Summers. Sister of Dec. 27. Father of Kelly, Greg and Marianne Dangler. Sister of KOKOJAN, Chris, 56, Family, Oldenburg, Jan. 9. seven. Great-grandfather of 14. Nancey McConkey, Gloria and Mike Woolen. Brother of Shannon Poole, Mason Dangler St. Mary, New Albany, Dec. 23. Mother of Margie Lipsey, Ruth SCHUMACHER, Paul E., Powers, Loretta Rodman, Jack Woolen. Grandfather and and John Gadbury. Step-sister of Father of Joseph Kokojan. Roell, Jim, Joe, Marty and 89, St. Mary, Greensburg, Bonnie Seifert, Linda Staten, great-grandfather of several. † Jessica Henthorn. Brother of Karen Fentress, Kelly Tony Merkel. Sister of William DETTENWANGER, Jean Willis and Julie Kokojan. Stecher. Grandmother of 12. Franciscan Sister Wilhelmina Burkemper K., 75, Most Sorrowful Mother KRAMER, Evelyn M., 90, Great-grandmother of nine. of God, Vevay, Jan. 5. Sister of St. Catherine of Siena, Decatur NELSON, Virginia (Hartz), Judith Ebbeler, Father Dennis served as an educator for 49 years County, Jan. 8. Mother of 88, St. Paul, Tell City, Dec. 24. Franciscan Sister Wilhelmina Burkemper During 78 years as a Sister of St. Francis, and George Dettenwanger. Aunt Sharon Spears, Don and Philip Mother of Barbara Ewing and died on Jan. 6 at the motherhouse of the Sister Wilhelmina ministered as an educator for and great-aunt of several. Kramer. Grandmother of nine. John Nelson. Sister of Ruth DREW, David E., 45, St. Luke Great-grandmother of eight. Minnette. Grandmother of four. Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order 49 years in Catholic schools in Ohio, Missouri the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Great-grandmother of three. of St. Francis in Oldenburg. She was 93. and Montana. After retiring from education, KRAMER, Ruth T., 95, The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on she served her community in Oldenburg as its Dec. 30. Husband of Julia Drew. St. Louis, Batesville, Dec. 30. OLEKSIK, Mary Jan. 10 at the Motherhouse Chapel in Oldenburg. archivist from 1991-2008. Father of Caroline, Maren and Mother of Lisa Knight, Yolanda (Marchinsky), 97, St. Luke David Drew. Son of William Thayer, LeNita Weberding, the Evangelist, Indianapolis, Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery. She is survived by a sister, Roseann Coon and Jane Drew. Brother of Jane Michael, Ronald and Steven Dec. 23. Mother of Jean Virginia Rose Burkemper was born on of Florida. Pisacane and William Drew. Kramer. Grandmother of 19. Pole and Carol Shelbourne. Jan. 25, 1924, in Old Monroe, Mo. Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters DUITZ, Harry, B., Jr., 91, Great-grandmother of 24. Great- Grandmother of five. Great- She entered the Sisters of St. Francis on Jan. 2, of St. Francis, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, great-grandmother of one. grandmother of six. 1940, and professed final vows on Aug. 12, 1945. 47036-0100. † Canada: Groups fight policy that bases job grants on abortion support OTTAWA, Ontario (CNS)—Faith- and legal” abortion and gender identity punish us by withholding an unrelated and Guelph & Area Right to Life after based groups and pro-life organizations theory. benefit.” the three groups were denied summer are mobilizing to fight a new federal Canada Summer Jobs provides The pro-life educational group is jobs grants due to pro-life positions. government policy that allows summer wage subsidies to eligible charity seeking to have the “attestation be The government settled that suit by job grants only for employers who and small‑business employers to declared unconstitutional” because it paying them the funds to which they endorse abortion. encourage them to hire high school and contravenes the Canadian Charter of were entitled under the program. Then it The Toronto Right to Life university‑age students. Rights and Freedoms, Alleyne said. rewrote the funding criteria for 2018 to Association has sued the federal “Our conscience compels us to not “It’s not illegal to disagree with the explicitly require applicants to affirm that government over the policy, announced sign that attestation,” said Blaise Alleyne, government on a social issue,” he said. the “core mandate of the organization” just before Christmas. The policy president of Toronto Right to Life. “It is The Toronto Right to Life and the jobs it creates respect a woman’s requires all applicants to the Canada a violation of our freedom of conscience Association successfully sued the reproductive rights, as well as several Summer Jobs program to sign a and freedom of expression for the government last year. It joined with the other rights, including sexual orientation statement attesting support for “safe government to compel speech or else Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform and gender identity or expression. † The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018 Page 15 Young adults gather for fellowship, learn ways to share faith CHICAGO (CNS)—More than in the U.S. and Europe—serve on college 50 young adults from the Archdiocese campuses, accompanying students on of Indianapolis were part of the nearly their faith journeys. 8,000 people from around the country However, this year, SLS18 included who gathered at McCormick Place in lay ministers, parishioners, seminarians, Chicago in early January to gain the tools men and women religious, and others to share their faith with the world. who minister in the wider Church, even if They were attending SLS18, a biennial they are not involved with FOCUS. Each conference sponsored by the Fellowship group—students, missionaries and others— of Catholic University Students, known as had its own track of workshops, and all FOCUS. came together for Mass and keynotes. This The main message year’s emphasis was equipping participants of the conference with tools to evangelize. resonated with the “For the last 20 years, we have seen that participants from conferences have played a really important the archdiocese, role in helping students and young adults according to Matt take the next step in leadership,” said Faley, the director John Zimmer, vice president of apostolic Young people pray as Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago celebrates the closing Mass on Jan. 6 at a conference sponsored by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students in Chicago. More than of young adult and development for FOCUS. 8,000 young adults from around the country gathered on Jan. 2-6 for the SLS18 conference. Among college campus Conferences, much like the international the attendees were lay ministers, parishioners, seminarians, and men and women religious. ministry for the World Youth Days—where young people (CNS photos/Karen Callaway, Chicago Catholic) Matt Faley Archdiocese of from around the world gather in one Indianapolis. country for several days of prayer, teaching on our archdiocesan team will not be able “Really, [it’s the message] that a life of and Mass with the pope—help young to do it themselves,” he said. “So SLS18 missionary discipleship is both necessary adults see that Catholicism is broad and created a perfect opportunity for us to and possible wherever the Lord has us,” encompasses all people, Zimmer said. reach out to a number of recently ordained Faley says. “We received practical tools Much like other national and international priests, youth and young adult ministers, on how to live a life of active participation Catholic gatherings, faith was the center at campus ministers, religious, seminarians with Jesus in the mission of the Gospel and SLS but so was fun, with concerts, magicians and directors of religious education and how to bring others into that life as well.” and events such as a “Tacky Christmas others to join us for this gathering.” Besides Faley, the archdiocesan Sweater Party” one evening. The priest described it as a “first contingent included Father Eric “When you come to an event like this step” for the archdiocese to build more Augenstein, the archdiocese’s director and you see 8,000 other people from regionalized young adult ministry to of vocations, and chaplains and students all walks of life, and all colors and all help young people “easily connect” with from Indiana University in Bloomington, ethnicities and everyone is bowing down one another, “and find faith and service DePauw University in Greencastle and on their knees in front of the Blessed offerings relevant to them” wherever they Indiana University-Purdue University in Sacrament, it quite honestly blows your are in the Chicago Archdiocese. Indianapolis (IUPUI). mind and helps you think of the Church Father Wojcik said that young adults During the conference in Chicago, in a different way,” Zimmer said. “There’s are an important part of Renew My it was also officially announced that the something about recognizing ‘I’m not Church, the archdiocese’s wide-ranging SEEK 2019 conference will be held in alone’ that really helps launch a young pastoral approach to all programs, Indianapolis on Jan. 3-7, 2019. person into missionary discipleship.” including evangelization, vocations, “This is the largest Catholic young To engage this age group, you have to education and parish life. Katie Brown from the University of Toledo, Ohio, adult and college ministry conference in combine truth and beauty, he said. “The bold vision Cardinal Cupich has and Anna Davis from the University of Missouri the country and potentially the world,” “This generation wants the truth, put before us is the foundation of all our Columbia, write their prayer intentions on a wall Faley notes. “They are expecting anywhere everybody hungers for the truth, our hearts programs as we develop ways of support on Jan. 3 during a conference sponsored by between 15,000-20,000 people. We are were made for the truth,” he said. “So, and guidance for parishes going through the Fellowship of Catholic University Students in Chicago. More than 8,000 young adults from thrilled. This will be on par with the we have speakers who come and teach changes and rethink what pastoral vitality around the country gathered on Jan. 2-6 for the National Catholic Youth Conference as far the truth, who are willing to come and is,” he said. SLS18 conference. Among the attendees were as numbers, influence and potential fruitful proclaim it in all of its beauty and wonder.” “Eight in 10 young adults who were lay ministers, parishioners, seminarians, and impact to the archdiocese.” FOCUS and the SLS18 conference is raised Catholic don’t practice their faith, men and women religious. At the Chicago conference on an example of “discipleship in action,” of and as a Church we cannot ignore those Jan. 2-6, Mass was the focal point of each seeing a need and going out and filling it, numbers and pretend that we are doing Northwestern University junior day, along with talks by keynote speakers said Father Peter Wojcik, director of the great,” the priest noted. Ben Paolelli attended SLS18 after family such as Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Archdiocese of Chicago’s Department of Chicago’s cardinal and other and friends told him it would be an Robert E. Barron; actor Jim Caviezel, who Parish Vitality and Mission. archdiocesan officials hope that having enriching experience. played the role of Jesus in The Passion of For its part, the Archdiocese of a “dedicated resource engaging young “I’ve really taken in a lot about the Christ; and Sister Bethany Madonna, Chicago hosted an evening Theology on adults ... will bring them back to being authentic and being authentically a Sister of Life. Christian recording artist Tap session with Sirus XM Radio host parishes,” Father Wojcik said. Catholic,” Paolelli said. “It’s a lot about Matt Maher performed an evening concert Jennifer Fulwiler on Jan. 5. Chicago For Fabian Pato, a freshman at Loyola what Bishop Barron said [on] the first on Jan. 5. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich celebrated the University Chicago and a member of night. We need to speak boldly, we Organizers said priests heard more than conference’s closing Mass on Jan. 6. St. Bede the Venerable Parish, conference need to speak bold words like when the 4,000 confessions, and many of the young The archdiocese also sent a delegation of organizers met their goal for him on at Apostles were first given the tongues of people attended eucharistic adoration held young-adult leaders to the conference. least one level. fire over their heads at Pentecost. in a special area during the entire event. “We know that like every diocese, “I go to a Jesuit college and am taking “Sometimes, it’s not going to be what In the past, SLS, which stands for we have a way to go to engage the next the first year of theology, and I kind of people want to hear, but it’s what people Student Leadership Summit, was generation of young Catholics,” Father needed to see a little bit more in depth need to hear,” he added. “That’s something limited to college students and FOCUS Wojcik told the Chicago Catholic, the about Catholicism, more focused toward that I feel a lot of Catholics today don’t do. missionaries. The missionaries—who archdiocesan newspaper. youthfulness,” said Pato. “This was pretty That’s something I’m definitely going to this year number 700 on 137 campuses “We also know that three or four people enticing.” take away from this.” †

surgery after birth and let the child die. their offspring, producing the “perfect” but to accept them with unconditional CHILDREN We know what Solomon the Wise would child. love and raise them to seek their own continued from page 4 say: Give that child to the mother who Technology can be used for good God-given destiny. would let him have his own chance at or ill. To know how it applies to our mother refused to abort a child with a life. children, we must understand what (Richard Doerflinger worked for 36 years in prenatal heart defect, the contracting Now “gene editing” may soon allow loving them means. Our faith calls us the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the couple initially said they would refuse parents to tailor the genetic makeup of not to control them as our instruments, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.) †

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Page 16 The Criterion Friday, January 19, 2018 Pray with courage, From the conviction, not Bishop Simon Bruté ARCHIVES mindlessly like a parrot, pope says VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Prayer is a “high stakes” endeavor, requiring courage, perseverance and patience, Pope Francis said. Courage is needed to stick one’s neck out and “challenge the Lord,” pursuing and confronting him with one’s appeals, the pope said on Jan. 12 in his homily at Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae. “If prayer isn’t courageous, it isn’t Christian,” he said. The pope reflected on two Gospel readings from St. Mark—one describing Jesus’ healing of a leper and another recounting his healing of a paralytic. The leper challenged Jesus, begging him on his knees, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Meanwhile, the paralytic and the four men carrying him refused to let a huge crowd prevent him from seeing the Lord, so they broke through the roof and lowered the man down to Jesus. In both cases, the pope said, Jesus saw the great faith, courage and persistence in the people asking him for healing. “Always, when we draw near to the Lord to ask him something, you must start with and [ask] with faith,” even challenging him like the leper, he said. The other role model for prayer, he said, is the paralytic, who was someone in great need and who faced many difficulties, and yet he never gave up because “where there is a will, there is always a way.” “So often, you need patience and to know how to wait over time and not give up, to always go forward,” Pope Francis said. It is necessary to have “courage to fight to get to the Lord, courage to have faith from the start, ‘If you wish, St. John the Baptist School dedication you can heal me. If you wish, I believe.’ ” In this photograph, Father Charles Noll speaks at the dedication of St. John the Baptist School in Starlight in These Gospel readings should prompt people to reflect September 1962. Archbishop Paul C. Schulte officiated at the dedication. St. John the Baptist Parish was founded on how they pray, he said. Do people pray like “parrots,” in 1861, and the school opened the following year. The building shown in this photo was constructed to replace a echoing words with no interest or care in what one is wooden structure that had been built in 1929. The school closed in 1991. asking or do people “beg the Lord to help us [in] our little faith,” and keep at it no matter the difficulties, he asked. (Would you like to comment or share information about this photo? Contact archdiocesan archivest Julie Motyka at Courage is needed to “throw one’s hat in the ring,” he 800-382-9836, ext. 1538; 317-236-1538; or by e-mail at [email protected].) said, even if people do not get what they ask for right away because prayer is a “high-stakes game.” † Laity take their rightful place in pro-life work and ministry WASHINGTON (CNS)—Building a volunteer, but not as a profession,” she conversations and say you can keep of the pool and people are trying to dump culture of life is not solely the work of told Catholic News Service (CNS). That going,” she added. “I’m inspired by all the more water on you.” She said faith gets bishops and ordained clergy. Laypeople changed, though. “Initially, I thought people around me. I tell them all the time, one through those rough spots. take the lead in diocesan and parish I’d be a lobbyist. I was a lobbyist for ‘You are the guys doing the good work Hawkins is no longer a student. She settings, and in independent organizations, National Right to Life [Committee] for ... making sure these things happen.’ I’m founded Students for Life in 2006, a year to make the case for life. a very short time,” Coughlin said, but inspired looking at these folks—especially or so after her college days ended, and is Johanna Coughlin is one such “after getting a family of my own I started the ones who have been doing it for so now busy in the run-up to the March for example, but far from the only example. working for the archdiocese.” long.” Life, as are most people engaged in In her eighth year of working for the She said the Baltimore Archdiocese Thomas O’Neill, head of the Respect pro‑life ministry. Her organization’s Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Respect Life has been greatly helpful to her, letting her Life Office in the Diocese of Harrisburg, national conference takes place the day Office, she took over as director last year work part time, and also work from home, Pa., had life issues added to his portfolio six after the march. “We distribute thousands when her predecessor retired. as her family has grown to five children, months ago, he told CNS. “This first year is and thousands of signs” for the march To Coughlin, it seems to her, “I’ve ages 9, 7, 5, 3 and 1. Coughlin’s mother getting a sense of where we’re at,” O’Neill itself, she told CNS. Then she flies to always been in pro-life ministry.” Growing lives with the family and helps out with said. “I’m going down [for the march], San Francisco for the annual Walk for up in Memphis, Tenn., where her mother the children, she added. witnessing everything, taking notes.” Life West Coast in that city, followed by was involved with the local Birthright There are “so many good and faithful O’Neill has been involved in pro‑life another conference. chapter, “we had several young moms stay people in our parishes who do the real efforts since 2008, when he started She got her start in pro-life activity at with us,” she said. When Coughlin was in work, motivating parishioners to come working in the Family Life Office of the age 15, when she said yes to a request middle school, she recalled, “one of the down for the March [for Life],” Coughlin Diocese of Arlington, Va. He was active from a friend at her church to volunteer moms invited my mom and me to witness said. This year’s march in Washington is in family life and men’s ministries while that summer at a pregnancy resources the birth of her son.” set for Jan. 19. there, but he also loved speaking—often center. After that experience, Hawkins “I thought I might be drawn to “You know it’s a call when you can at lobby days at the state Capitol in said, “it got put on my heart that I needed this type of a ministry, maybe as a step back from those moments and those Richmond with lawmakers representing to do more.” districts in the diocese who were not She started a pro-life group at her high pro‑life. “It is,” O’Neill said, “the school in West Virginia and at her college. pre‑eminent rights issue of our day.” Hawkins said she couldn’t find a pro-life In Harrisburg, he wants to double the faculty member to sponsor the group, turnout for next year’s March for Life. but a professor who was not pro‑life As he was being interviewed by CNS, the sponsored the club. He “didn’t agree, but diocese sent a news release outlining local he thought we should have the right to respect life efforts: 30 parishes holding form a pro-life group on campus.” She holy hours for life, and 13 parishes said she got known as “the pro-life girl” sponsoring buses to Washington for the at school. march. These days, “my husband is a great “Most of the impetus for the March source of support. I can go home at the for Life comes from the parishes. The end of the day and talk about things,” parishes organize their own buses. We Hawkins said. “My oldest child was centralize that information and promote it, born with cystic fibrosis [CF]. I have giving people around the diocese an idea four children, and two were born with of where they can go. We almost have CF. In a way, it’s been a huge help in two months dedicated to respect life,” my professional life—keeping things O’Neill noted, with Respect Life Month prioritized, keeping things balanced.” in October, while “January ends up being Hawkins added, “We struggle with a de facto second month for respect life.” burnout in the pro-life movement—a lot A “dark night of the soul” feeling is not of people in the pro-life movement. We uncommon to those in pro-life ministry. want to do better, and we want to win “I think all of us have” felt it, said Kristan it. God has put this on my heart. This is March for Life participants carry a banner past the front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in 2014 in Hawkins, founder of Students for Life. something I was specifically called to do, Washington. (CNS photo/Leslie Kossoff) She likened it to “trying to swim to the top and I want to see it through.” †