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Volume 78 | No. 15 http://observer.rockforddiocese.org FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2013 God Bless Pope Francis

(CNS photo/Paul Haring) Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 19. See more coverage beginning on pg. 9 Pope Francis Pledges to Protect Church, Human Dignity BY CINDY WOODEN Hindus, Sikhs and Jains present, Pope times it was quite loud; he punctuated husband to Mary, “at her side in good Catholic News Service Francis preached the Gospel, but insist- with clenched fi sts his remarks about times and bad,” and as a father who ed the values it espouses are essentially the strength required to be tender and watched over Jesus, worried about him VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis for- human, “involving everyone.” compassionate to others. and taught him a trade, the pope said. mally began his ministry as bishop of While the rites and rituals of the in- “In the Gospels,” he said, “St. Joseph St. Joseph responded to his called to be Rome and as pope by pledging to pro- auguration of his ministry as pope took appears as a strong and courageous a protector “by being constantly attentive tect the Catholic Church, the dignity of place immediately before the Mass, the man, a working man, yet in his heart we to God, open to the signs of God’s pres- each person and the beauty of creation, liturgy itself was a celebration of the see great tenderness, which is not the ence and receptive to God’s plans, and just like St. Joseph protected Mary and feast of St. Joseph, patron of the univer- virtue of the weak, but rather a sign of not simply his own,” the pope said. Jesus. sal church and “also the name day of my strength of spirit and a capacity for con- Fidelity to God’s word and God’s plan “To protect creation, to protect every venerable predecessor,” Pope Benedict cern, for compassion, for genuine open- for individuals and for all of creation man and every woman, to look upon XVI, the former Joseph Ratzinger. ness to others, for love.” makes the difference, he said, calling them with tenderness and love is to open The retired pope was not present at “We must not be afraid of goodness, on everyone to be sensitive and loving up a horizon of hope,” he told between the liturgy, but the crowds applauded of tenderness,” Pope Francis said. toward those in their care, especially 150,000 and 200,000 people gathered enthusiastically when Pope Francis said, The new pope said exercising the role toward children, the aged, the poor and under sunny skies in St. Peter’s Square “We are close to him with our prayers, of protector as St. Joseph did means do- the sick. and the nearby streets. full of affection and gratitude.” ing so “discreetly, humbly and silently, “In the end, everything has been en- With representatives of other Chris- The new pope stood at a lectern to but with an unfailing presence and ut- trusted to our protection, and all of us tian churches and communities, delega- read his homily, sticking to the text ter fi delity, even when he fi nds it hard to are responsible for it,” he said. “Be pro- tions from 132 countries, Jewish and he had prepared in advance. At times understand.” tectors of God’s gifts.” Muslim leaders as well as Buddhists, his voice was extremely soft and other The Gospels present St. Joseph as a Continued on page 10

This Issue Offi cial Quick News Inside Bishop Malloy ...... 2 Appointments Third Talk Examines Headliners ...... 3 DAC to Close March 28-29 The Rev. Bernard Sehr Church- Diocesan ...... 4, 6-7 to be Parochial Admin- — The Diocesan Administration World Nation/World ...... 8 istrator of St. Patrick Par- Center in Rockford will be Connection Pope Francis ...... 9-12 ish, Dixon, Illinois, effec- tive Dec. 17, 2012. closed Holy Thursday, March pg. 3 Around the Diocese ...... 13-14 28, and Good Friday, March Easter, the The Junior Observer ...... 15 Deacon Thomas Mc- Kenna — to be Secretary 29. It will reopen April 1. Celebration Faith Forum...... 16 to the Bishop, effective that Puts Viewpoints ...... 17 March 6, 2013. Next Observer April 5 Everything in Media/Arts ...... 18 Given at the Chancery, There will be no edition of Perspective For the Record ...... 18 March 15, 2013 The Observer on March 29. pg. 17 2 FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2013 | The Observer

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St. Charles Parish to Host Weekend with Marie Bellet, April 13-14 Publication Dates: ST. CHARLES—St. Patrick p.m., April 13, in the parish’s Road church. Bellet will pres- Weekly except that in 2013 Parish, here, will host a week- Dempsey Hall. There will be a ent a second concert with con- there will be no issues on March 29, May 31, Aug. 30, end with Marie Bellet, “Cel- concert, conversation, dancing versation and refreshments. A Nov. 29 and Dec. 27. ebrating Ordinary Life with and hors d’oeuvres for $10 per free-will offering will be taken. Song,” April 13-14. couple. Info at 608/338-8041, News Deadlines: Usually, 10 days before publica- A couples’ retreat featur- A family day will begin at [email protected] or (Photo provided) (Photo tion date. ing Bellet will begin at 7:30 4 p.m., April 14, at the Crane www.stpatrickparish.org Bellet Ad Deadlines: ROCKFORD — March 29, Heart Church Edward Central Catholic High Usually, 10 days before publica- Bishop Malloy’s tion date. 12 noon, Good Friday-Passion Public Schedule ROCKFORD — April 6, 11 School of the Lord, Cathedral of St. a.m., Mass for the Legion of Official information on the poli- ROCKFORD — March 24, Peter Mary, Cathedral of St. Peter Bishop Doran’s cies, activities, and positions 7:30 a.m., Palm Sunday Mass, of the Diocese of Rockford is ROCKFORD — March — April 7, 1 p.m., released only in the pages of Cathedral of St. Peter DIXON Public Schedule 30, 7:30 p.m., Easter Vigil, Confirmation, St. Anne The Observer, or in state- ROCKFORD — March 25, Cathedral of St. Peter ROCKFORD — March ments from the Diocesan Church Office of Communications and 10:05 a.m., Catholic Forum, 28, 11 a.m., Chrism Mass, ROCKFORD — March 31, DIXON — April 7, 3:30 Publications. Cathedral of St. Peter WROK 1440AM 7:30 a.m., Easter Sunday p.m., Confirmation, St. Patrick The Observer uses recycled ROCKFORD — March Mass, Cathedral of St. Peter Church ROCKFORD — April 6, paper and is recyclable. 28, 11 a.m., Chrism Mass, ROCKFORD — April 1, ROCKFORD — April 8, 9 a.m.-12 noon, Session IV Cathedral of St. Peter Our Mission is the mission 10:05 a.m., Catholic Forum, 10:05 a.m., Catholic Forum, Diocesan Theological Institute of the Church itself — to ROCKFORD — March 28, WROK 1440AM WROK 1440AM Class, “Exploring the Riches spread the Gospel through 7 p.m., Mass of the Lord’s of the Catechism,” Diocesan contemporary means of MARENGO — April 3, 7 ELGIN — April 9, 10:40 communications. Supper, Cathedral of St. Peter p.m., Confirmation, Sacred a.m., All School Mass, St. Administration Center The Observer | FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2013 3

Headliners Third Talk Examines Church-World Connection BY AMANDA HUDSON life and social justice efforts, sounds prophetic when warn- the document states that “the News editor on the Catholic Campaign for ing of humanity’s growing de- public authority should regard To read the text of Gaudium Human Development’s nation- pendence on technology. it as a sacred duty to recog- et Spes go to http:// DEKALB—The purpose of al committee, and as director It saw “no confl ict between nize, protect and promote their yearoffaith.rockforddiocese. the third talk of of domestic science and faith as long as authentic nature and to shield org/documents. the diocesan-wide policy for the investigation is carried out in public morality and favor the For a study guide to the Year of Faith series U.S. bishops. a genuinely scientifi c manner prosperity of home life.” document, written by was “to fi nd the W i s d o and is in accord with moral “Would that we had that Jim and Barbara Campell means to awaken began by norms, because science and now,” Wisdo said before turn- exclusively for the Rockford once again that noting that faith both derive from the same ing to the Church and culture Diocese, go to http:// tremendous fervor Gaudium God.” and the 50-year-old document’s yearoffaith.rockforddiocese. that should be so et Spes was Wisdo quoted the document, expression of concern about the org/ and click on the study characteristic of “an unusual saying that “while the church challenge of “moving ahead, guides logo, then on the our Catholic faith,” document in has no proper mission in the but preserving what is good guide for Gaudium et Spes. said Bishop David an unusual political, economic or social about the past and, at the same J. Malloy as he in- council.” order, the Church can work time, not leaving behind those troduced speaker Regard- with all forms of government who, for whatever reason, are Nancy Wisdo on left out.” Bishop Malloy ing debates March 14. that the docu- By placing “too much (im- This third talk, ment is too portance) on discoveries of welcoming a nearly-full room optimistic, she said that its “en- today (a person) may think he of people, was held at Christ during themes and principles or she is suffi cient unto him or the Teacher Parish and New- … can still be applied to our herself and no longer seek the quoted. “Political parties must man Catholic Student Center in time and circumstances.” But higher things.” She noted that promote the common good and DeKalb. specifi c issues covered could those higher things include must not promote their inter- Bishop Malloy said Wisdo’s prompt an argument for exces- “contemplation, making per- ests over those of the common “tremendous background in sive optimism. sonal judgment and developing good. And politicians must the life of the Church, in love She pointed to its appar- a religious, moral and social not pursue material advantage of the Church and in service of ent belief in “the ability of the sense.” from their offi ce.” the Church,” led to his decision Church to have infl uence on the In looking at ways the “I think I’ll just let that sit to invite her to present this par- culture and to call for interna- Nancy Wisdo Church might infl uence the there,” she said, to chuckles ticular talk. tional economic structures” as culture, with wry instructions from the audience. For her part, Wisdo said she being particularly optimistic, as long as the government up- for “no snickers or sneers from A “very critical passage that wondered about that decision, and noted also its “uncriti- holds basic rights, the common the audience,” has special then realized “I can bring the cal assessment of progressive good and freedom of religion.” Wisdo pointed to relevance for practical experience of having modernism.” She noted that point “makes quotes from her today,” Wisdo had to try to make the hopes The theme of Gaudium et you think” along with the “favorite chap- said, is: “The and dreams of the council fa- Spes includes two concepts document’s statement that “no ter” four. Church does thers on the social doctrine used to this day: the “People one is permitted to identify the “Citizens must not place her become reality in a very imper- of God” and “interpreting the authority of the Church exclu- be careful not to trust in the fect world with imperfect tools, signs of the times in the light of sively with his or her opinion.” attribute exces- privileges of- not to mention the fact that I the Gospel,” she said. Part two of Gaudium et Spes sive power to fered by civil was a lay person working for Part one of the document looks at “Some Problems of public authori- authority. She the Church.” looked at the dignity of hu- Special Urgency,” according to ties, lessening the will even give Her background includes mans, community and activity Wisdo’s outline. roles of persons, up the exercise service at Catholic Charities, of mankind and the role of the Beginning with “the family families and so- Continued with diocesan prolife, family Church in the modern world. 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D iocesan Third Talk Examines Church-World Connection From page 3 of those rights will take away sponses to Gaudium et Spes, of certain rights which have from her witness.” noting, “We no longer have been legitimately acquired if Wisdo referred back to this governments that are friendly it becomes clear that the use quote later as she looked at re- to faith-based organizations and are willing to allow us to do those services and still re- main faithful to our mission … so the Church may have to evaluate how it funds and sup- ports its health, educational and social services in the light of the current threats to reli- gious liberty.”

Wisdo pointed to entities cre- (Observer photos by Amanda Hudson) ated in response to the docu- Catholic Charities benefited from a collection of cleaning supplies at ment, such as the Council of People from DeKalb and other parts of the Rockford Diocese gathered the talk. Patrick Winn, director, stands with Charities’ employees Cathy Justice and Peace established Weightman-Moore and Jamie Weigand. for the March 14 gathering at Christ the Teacher Parish and Newman in 1967 by Pope Paul VI and Catholic Student Center in DeKalb. the U.S. Catholic Conference, a gage Catholics in their various public policy arm of the Church roles in society, she said, add- Watch Nancy Wisdo’s talk, with 38 state conferences that ing that the 25-year-old Lega- or any of the previous talks interact regularly with gover- tus organization for business in Bishop Malloy’s Year nors and state legislators to try leaders and the more recent of Faith Lecture Series, at to influence current issues. Catholic Association of Latino http://www.youtube.com/ Some people are beginning Leaders are examples of what user/RockfordDiocese. to ask if the emphasis on leg- that engagement could look islation is appropriate, she said, like. still out about lay Catholics in noting during the question-and- There is, however, “a tenden- the culture,” she said, conclud- answer session how many more cy for the laity to organize and ing, “I don’t have the answers, young people are now against then worry about changing the but I hope I’ve sparked some abortion, but not because the Church rather than changing of your own thinking as you law has been changed. the culture,” she said. continue to live out this Year of After the talk, there were plenty of refreshments to share. It has been a challenge to en- “In my own mind, the jury is Faith.” Retreat Looks at Education and the Year of Faith By Amanda Hudson with two questions that Father principal, superintendent, spir- The priest concluded his first “The world needs the Catho- News editor Peck thinks will be asked of itual director and pastor, and session by reminding teachers lic Church. (It) has answers … every person wanting to enter promised some “nuggets” for to “stay close to the Lord,” and don’t apologize. Be proud! Be ROCKFORD—Nearly 100 heaven: “Who did you bring retreatants to take home with to “pray for every one of those bold! The Church gives us a educators and catechists gath- with you?” and “How much did them. kids (and) be blessing them.” moral anchor. More than ever, ered on March 15 at St. Rita you love?” Father Peck began with the In session two that morning, the world needs the Catholic Parish for a one-day retreat on The priest brought into his “critical” need for teachers to Father Peck looked at 10 Ways Church!” transforming the culture in this talks his experiences and sto- be themselves, reminding them to Transform Culture” begin- Session three featured three Year of Faith. ries as the oldest boy in a large also to be welcoming toward ning with “work on yourself Top-10’s, including “10 Rea- Led by St. Rita pastor, Father family, as a successful busi- priests coming into their class- first,” continuing with ideas sons to be a Catechist” that David Peck, the retreat began nessman, as a teacher, coach, room because that moment “is for evangelization, the impor- included the points that “your where you get vocations.” tance of ongoing prayer, the own faith will come alive,” that “Be professional,” he con- value of healthy support groups “kids remind adults to live and tinued, and get away from for ministry, clear focus and laugh,” and finally “it’s what the “touchy-feely nonsense” dreams, tools and teaching the you’re called to do. It’s from that can make a religion class basics because “most know lit- God.” trivial. He explained, “My job tle of basic doctrines.” He high- His “10 Things Catechists as a teacher is to lead kids to lighted the image of the Door Should Know” noted that “we Christ, but my responsibility of Faith opening wide, and have to go to the sacraments to in the classroom is the same as noted “two marks of genuine get graces,” a personal relation- math teachers: teach content! catechists: a deepening knowl- ship with Jesus and reading the … Love follows knowledge!” edge of truth (and) of faith, and Bible are “not just a Protestant He encouraged them to lis- a profound love for Jesus.” thing,” young boys should be ten carefully to students’ ques- “All we control are our own taught separately from young tions, calling those questions personal decisions,” he said. girls when the topic is the gift “gold” and an indication of “We need to work on being of sexuality, and that Sunday students’ hunger for the faith saints first (and) keep the bar Mass is not an option, sacra- when it is made real and related high … there’s no spiritual mental confession is “a must to current events. power without prayer. Continued on page 6

(Observer photo by Amanda Hudson) Nearly 100 education leaders from parishes and schools throughout the Diocese of Rockford attended a Mary, help of Christians, pray for us. one-day retreat March 15 led by Father David Peck. The Observer | FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2013 5

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The boy needed In this photo, Carlo is suffering from severe malnutrition and a Mevs, Tamara’s mood dishes to buy a little food help right away, but litany of other ailments including a progressed ear infection. softened with the for her children, but the fi nding him before it was realization that she and food only lasted a few of hospital personnel, of the poor, every dollar too late would be just the Carlo were not alone. days. “It’s getting worse. I with the knowledge that we receive to feed hungry fi rst challenge. There were people – don’t have any money. I he was still in danger, children will be matched Soon after the photo strangers even – who cared can’t feed my kids. I can’t but comforted that he with another dollar’s worth was sent, a team from about what happened to feed myself,” she said. was getting the help of food. the U.S. offi ce met with them, and she began to In the exam room, he needed. Because of Children shouldn’t the Haiti staff at Food share her story. doctors weighed compassionate support have to suffer like Carlo For The Poor’s Port-au- Carlo – 9.5 pounds. A from people like you, has – not when we Prince offi ce, and was “ I CAN’T FEED healthy 15-month-old mothers like Tamara have have the resources to given the background on MY KIDS…” should weigh about 19 hope of seeing their babies rescue and heal them. Carlo’s case. Tamara said she had pounds. They found grow and be healthy. Your compassion can lived in a small, cramped a litany of ailments: DESPERATE FOR HELP To hear about stories save the lives of many tent with her husband severe malnutrition, Tamara, Carlo’s mother, like this, one can’t help more children like this progressed ear lived in a tent city. She but wonder: How could precious boy. It is within infection, respiratory said that over the last a child get this bad? The your power to save the infection, anemia, no two months, her little answer is clear. It doesn’t life of a suffering child. fat reserves... boy had lost his will to take much for a child to Your gift for food will be As the doctors treated eat and his health seemed die when there’s little helping to save more lives. Carlo, Tamara brightened to be rapidly declining. money to buy food to with hope; not only Desperate for help, she eat, and your home is a *We are saddened to for her son, but for so took Carlo to the closest battered, leaky tent next inform you that Carlo many other parents who hospital. Nurses told to a garbage-strewn ravine. recently succumbed to struggle, pray and fi ght Tamara she would have But the good news is complications resulting for their children’s lives. to purchase the syringes that you can be a source from severe malnutrition. “Thanks to everyone for and IV tubes needed to of hope for a child like Although it was too late what they are doing for treat Carlo. They also Carlo. Your loving kindness to save this precious little me and my child,” she gave her a little milk with can help rescue starving boy, we are comforted by said. “Because of what a promise for more. children. Because of you, your determination to you are doing, you are Tamara, 20, anxiously and the gifts you give, save lives through your saving the lives of so waited for the promised these innocent children compassion. Thank you many people.” milk, but after eight are given a second chance for keeping children like at life. 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D iocesan Mass of Thanksgiving Celebrates Pope Francis By Amanda Hudson “We have every News Editor ROCKFORD—The mean- reason to be proud of ing of the word “Eucharist” is what has happened thanksgiving, Bishop David J. Malloy reminded those who these last few weeks. joined him for Mass in the We are here because early evening on March 18 at we are grateful.” (Observer photo by Amanda Hudson) Cathedral of St. Peter. Bishop David J. Malloy celebrates a Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Francis with Bishop Emeritus Thomas G. We are here to give thanks to —Bishop David J. Malloy Doran and other priests of the diocese, March 18, at Cathedral of St. Peter in Rockford. God for our new Holy Father, Pope Francis, he said, noting Pope Francis, he said, calling confusion” today also, the into the Sistine Chapel before Pope Francis already is that it is important to come to that gift “a fulfillment not just bishop said, “and in the past voting began. teaching in word and deed, he God in thanksgiving for such of history, but of faith itself.” weeks, we’ve heard an echo” “It was a (moment) again said as he noted that the pope favors, like the healed leper The Gospel reading told of the of that scene. of faithful witness,” he said, has spoken of the courage to who returned to give thanks to moment when Jesus proclaimed Questions that surrounded when “we heard prayers to follow Christ, to not be afraid, Christ. that he would build his Church the papal election often won- the saints … and who wasn’t to not give into discourage- Later, in his homily, the bish- upon his rock, Peter, who would dered “Is it a time when the moved as each put his hand on ment, pessimism or bitterness. op reflected on “our lowering hold the keys of heaven and Church will finally modernize the Bible … ?” As St. Peter was told to give culture,” where people are less bind and loose things on earth. itself … ,” he said. “It is as if “Isn’t it again a sign of our strength to his brothers and sis- and less likely to say “please” Bishop Malloy pointed out that to say that Christ didn’t get it faith (that they chose) a man ters, the bishop said, “so does and “thank you.” The act of the Apostles expressed the con- right.” whose first effort is to show us” the Holy Father strengthen our saying thank you, he said, “is fusion people had when asked But “in the midst of this sce- the qualities of humility, sim- faith. an act of gratitude for some- who Jesus was, and it was Peter nario, we begin to see some- plicity and love for the poor, “We have every reason to be thing given that did not need to who proclaimed him to be the thing that heartens ourselves,” remniscent of the saint of As- proud of what has happened be given.” Son of God. Bishop Malloy said, describing sisi who was called by Christ these last few weeks. We are “We have received a gift” in “We begin to hear signs of when the cardinals processed to rebuild his Church. here because we are grateful.” Bishop Malloy Congratulates, In Aurora Seeks Prayers for New Pope Deanery, Next ROCKFORD—At a press conference, March 13, Bishop Da- vid J. Malloy issued a statement upon learning of the election of Pope Francis. Year of Faith “It is with great joy and thanksgiving that I join all Catholics of the world in welcoming our new universal shepherd, Pope Fran- Talk April 10 cis,” he said. “The awesome responsibility entrusted to him and AURORA—Joyce Donahue, the 265 holy men before him truly affect all people of the world. a catechetical associate for the Congratulations to the cardinals of the world who, in concert with Diocese of Joliet, will speak at the Holy Spirit, chose this new successor to St. Peter. Now, may that same Holy Spirit guide our Holy Father as he takes up the the next Aurora Deanery Year cross of his office and the concerns of the church in the world of Faith talk, April 10. through his prayer, his action, his charity and in his love for Christ She will discuss “That All and all of us.” May be One: Ecumenism and View the entire press conference at http://www.youtube.com/ Why It Matters for Catholics.” St. Rita of Cascia Parish, 750 watch?v=pX_sRaosrhs&feature=youtu.be (Observer photo by Amanda Hudson) W. Old Indian Trail, here, will Father Peck pointed to his volunteer altar servers as an example of host the talk, which will begin young people enthused in the faith. The sixth-grade girls are (from Holy Land at 7 p.m. left) Anna Flynn, Melanie Garbacz and Julianna Clutter. Franciscan Pilgrimages The Aurora Deanery Center for Religious Education is co- Bringing pilgrims to the Holy Land for over 100 years sponsor of the series. Retreat Looks at Education Registration is suggested and may be made by calling And the Year of Faith 630/859-3922, 630/892-6089 From page 4 people are “scared literally to or emailing auroraareacenter@ from the pope down” and all death of death.” sbcglobal.net. Christians are obliged to do Father Peck’s “10 Practices” The talk is free, but dona- penance (so) teach them about encouraged the educators to tions are appreciated. redemptive suffering because continue to study the Catholic faith and to take advantage of a “tsunami of materials” for HOLY LAND & JORDAN June 4 - 15, 2013 ($3,740) learning and teaching. He added that “the sacra- HOLY LAND, PETRA & MT. 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(Observer photos by Sharon Boehlefeld) Diocesan employees (above) gather in a conference room to watch for white smoke about 1 p.m., March 13. Shortly after the smoke rose, participants in a Vocations Office “nun run” (left) returned from their convent tour in time to await Pope Francis’s first appearance on the balcony. Watching the TV are (from left) Cassie Lexa; Bernadette Calvino; Salley Mullen, a Chancery secretary and trip chaperone; Veronica Pfundstein; Abigail Davis, and Dorothea Barger, administrative assistant for the Vocations Office. Letters from Rome: Seminarians Excited about Seeing Pope Francis Editor’s note: Deacon Ryan moment in one’s life. It is a joy Finally, before giving us his it active in the Church at that the gift of His Church. I am so Browning and Jared Twenty are that perdures. It still is, at this first blessing as pope, he asks very moment. thankful to our bishop and all two of the Rockford Diocese’s moment, as a matter of fact. us to pray to God for him ... , When Pope Francis asked us the wonderful people of our seminarians studying at the We Catholics have a great who is called to preside over the to pray for him quietly, hun- diocese who have provided the Pontifical North American Col- respect and a filial relationship whole Church in charity. dreds of thousands of cheering opportunity for me to be here lege in Rome. They took a few with the Holy Father and having The moment of silence to pray people were immediately re- for this historic event in the life minutes from the excitement been without one for a couple for the pope was astonishing. It duced to absolute silence. of the Church. and their studies to share some of weeks created this longing in was hundreds of thousands of When we returned to the I am now more excited than thoughts about witnessing his- our hearts. people in utter silence, praying. seminary that night, we waited ever to devote my life in ser- tory last week. As I was waiting, the square What a blessing it was for me for the American Cardinals to vice to the Church. We are all begin to fill up, to the point that and my brother seminarians to return. We applauded them and so truly blessed to be Catholic! I no longer had any personal be able to be a part of this his- thanked them for being so obe- Unfortunately, my camera space, and we all know how we toric and otherworldly event. dient to the Holy Spirit to elect Americans like our personal This will be an unforgettable Cardinal Bergoglio as our new has seen better days, so I do not space. However, for this event in experience that has had a pro- Holy Father. have many good pictures. the life of the Church it did not found effect on me, and one, It was clear that they all felt at I only wish everyone could bother me, instead it humbled which I hope to share with all peace and confident that Christ have been there! Know that me. of the faithful of the Diocese of had chosen his new vicar on Deacon Ryan, Sean, and my- When the Cardinal Proto- Rockford. earth. self keep all of you back home deacon Jean-Louis Tauran said Let us heed the words of Pope It was an experience I will in our daily prayers. “Nuntio vobis gaudium mag- Francis and pray for each other, never forget. God Bless, (Photo provided) num, habemus papam” (“I an- for the Church, the world, and I am so thankful to God for Jared Twenty Deacon Ryan Browning smiles in nounce to you a great joy, we for him as leads us on our jour- St. Peter’s Square, Rome, March 13. have a pope.”), the crowd began ney to our eternal homeland. to cheer. Isn’t it great to be Catholic! This semester I have an in- When the man formerly Viva il Papa! tensive course that lasts for known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Deacon Ryan Browning three weeks and meets Monday Bergoglio, took the name Fran- through Thursday from 5:30 to cis after St. Francis of Assisi, I will always remember the 7:15 p.m. Fortunately, we talked the crowd began to chant Fran- papal election last week as one the professor and the rest of the cesco, Francesco. Through his of the greatest experiences of students into moving the class presence on the balcony and my life. We waited for hours in to the North American Col- his words of greeting to the city the rain at St. Peter’s Square. lege to be closer to the Vatican and to the world (urbi et orbi) I was with only one of my in case a new pope was elected you could immediately sense a brother seminarians. At first I Wednesday evening. profound humility in this man was upset to not be near more Turned out to be a great idea!! of God. of my friends, but I soon came As we finished class a few Pope Francis, after stepping to realize that I was with my minutes after 7 p.m., we had still out on the balcony, just stood family. Everyone else around not seen smoke on the webcam there for a few moments with- me was from various parts of one of the students had pulled out saying or doing anything. the world: Italy, Brazil, Ger- up on his computer. I began to I wonder if it was one of those many, Nicara- walk over to St. Peter’s Square. moments when you are just try- gua, the Phil- I was no more than 500 feet ing to take everything in, a mo- ippines. from NAC when the rest of the ment of utter awe, one I some- When the class came running up behind times experience thinking about white smoke me, having just seen the white being a priest in a few short appeared, and smoke ascend. months. the bells be- As I made my way to the I thought maybe he was in gan ringing, square, the number of people shock witnessing the amaz- we all began ing outpouring of support and cheering, that were already there was as- Jared Twenty tonishing. presence of the hundreds of hugging. I finally made my way into the thousands of faithful, despite it We chanted “Viva il Papa!” square and at this time, minutes raining all day and only stop- We sang hymns to the Blessed after the smoke — it still lin- ping moments before the Pope Virgin Mary. gering above the pipe — there stepped out onto the balcony. We did not yet even know was still plenty of room to move What is the first message con- who the new Pope was, we forward. I made my way next to veyed by our new Holy Father, were just all so happy that we the obelisk in the middle of the Pope Francis on his first address had a Holy Father! square where I stood for an hour to Rome and to the world? He When Pope Francis came waiting for the new pope to in- asks us first to pray for Bishop to the window to greet us, we troduce himself to the world. Emeritus Benedict XVI. only cheered all the more. It is It is difficult to explain the Then he asks for us to pray hard to explain to people the amazing energy in the air! for the Church on her journey, pure joy and love that we all I suppose some would ex- that is our journey together as a shared that night in the square. plain it as an electricity. I tend people of faith, hope, and love. It was a joy and love that to think of it more as a unify- He asks for prayers for the comes from knowing Jesus ing grace of God; a joy that one whole world that it may be a Christ and being a part of his experiences from a grace-filled great brotherhood. Church. We saw the Holy Spir- 8 FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2013 | The Observer

Nation / World News In Brief Maryknoll Sisters’ Founder Named North Dakota passes ban on abortion when fetal heartbeat detected BISMARCK, N.D. (CNS)—The North Dakota Catholic Conference to National Women’s Hall of Fame applauded the state Senate’s passage March 15 of a bill that would MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (CNS) of the Maryknoll Fathers and ban abortions for the purpose of sex selection or genetic abnor- —Mother Mary Joseph Rog- Brothers. Rogers soon began mality and another bill that would ban abortion after the detection ers, the founder of the Mary- assisting him with a magazine of a fetal heartbeat, which could be as early as six weeks. The bills knoll Sisters of St. Dominic, he had begun publishing, “The were already approved by the House and now head to the desk of has been named one of nine Field Afar,” now known as Gov. Jack Dalrymple. The conference, which is the public policy American women to be induct- Maryknoll. arm of the state’s Catholic bishops, urged the governor to sign the ed in 2013 into the National She established the Mary- measures. If he does, North Dakota would become the first state Women’s Hall of Fame. knoll Sisters Jan. 6, 1912, tak- to prohibit abortion for reasons of genetic abnormality. The mea- The announcement was ing the religious name Mother sure allows abortion to save the life of the mother but prohibits it made March 7, the day before Mary Joseph. She oversaw the in the cases of rape or incest. If the bill becomes law, physicians International Women’s Day. growth of the congregation and would be prosecuted for violating it, not the woman who has an Hall of Fame deputy director its expansion into mission. At abortion. Opponents say if the bill becomes law they will fight it Amanda Bishop cited Mother the time of her death Oct. 9, with a legal challenge. Mary Joseph’s “extraordinary 1955, there were 1,065 sisters achievements,” which were working in 20 countries and “recognized and applauded” by serving minorities in several Arkansas law on fetal heartbeat (CNS photo/Maryknoll) breaks new ground, supporters say all the judges. Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, the cities in the United States. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNS)—Six days after passing a ban on The induction ceremony will founder of the Maryknoll Sisters Today, Maryknoll Sisters serve abortions after 20 weeks’ gestation, the Arkansas Legislature ap- be held Oct. 12 at the National of St. Dominic, has been named in 26 nations. Their numbers in- proved an even stricter ban. The House of Representatives and Women’s Hall of Fame head- one of nine American women to clude doctors and nurses; authors, Senate voted March 5 and 6 to override Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto quarters in Seneca Falls, N.Y. be inducted in 2013 into the Na- artists and dancers; social work- to approve the Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act, just “We are thrilled and hon- tional Women’s Hall of Fame. She ers, ecologists and peace activists; as they did Feb. 27-28 to override his veto of the Pain-Capable ored by Mother Mary Joseph’s is pictured in a 1941 photo. theologians and spokeswomen to Unborn Child Protection Act. While the fetal pain bill went into ef- selection,” said a statement the United Nations. lege that she discovered how fect immediately, the heartbeat bill banning most abortions at 12 from Maryknoll Sister Janice The National Women’s Hall of she could contribute to the weeks will take effect this summer. Opponents have vowed to file McLaughlin, the congrega- Fame, the oldest national mem- work of the church. lawsuits to stop the 12-week law from taking effect. The Arkansas tion’s president, “and happy for bership organization dedicated She overheard the joyful Human Heartbeat Protection Act bans most abortions after a fetal the recognition it gives to our to recognizing outstanding in- praises of Protestant students heartbeat is detected and the pregnancy is 12 weeks or greater. founder who achieved so much, dividual American women and not only for women religious, exiting a service at Smith in their achievements, selects a but for all American women, 1904, during which they had group of women every other at a time when possibilities for pledged their lives to mis- year for its hall of fame with the them were far more limited sionary service. “If Protes- help board of judges from lead- than they are today.” tant women can do this,” she ing national organizations, edu- Born Oct. 27, 1882, in Rox- wondered to herself, “why not cation institutions and diverse bury, Mass., Mary Josephine Catholic women, as well?” fields of human endeavor. “Mollie” Rogers was the fourth A year later, after she gradu- Other honorees include the of eight children. Her parents ated from Smith, Rogers began late first lady Betty Ford; Ina instilled in her a passion for the a missions club for Catholic May Gaskin, known as the Catholic Church and its works women there. It was while “mother of authentic midwife- but, according to a Maryknoll seeking materials to use for ry”; jockey Julie Krone; and Express Air Coach biography of her, it was while the club that she met Father House Minority Leader Nancy she was attending Smith Col- James A. Walsh, the founder Pelosi, D-Calif. Let us be your designated Philly Girls Can Play CYO Football driver for your next group FREE TM PHILADELPHIA (CNS)— common current practice, legal her Doylestown-based CYO day trip or special event! 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Pope Francis Changes in Style Send Clear Message From Pope Francis By Fr ancis X. Rocca Rome street. Catholic News Service Especially within the Vati- can, there are surely many who VATICAN CITY—Pope inwardly regret the clear signs Francis had been pope for less that informality will be the than six days when he was for- rule in this pontificate. After mally installed March 19, but he all, honors and decorations are had already made a distinctive among the few worldly rewards and overwhelmingly favorable legitimately available to those impression on the world. in the hierarchy. More impor- That is an especially remark- tantly, anyone who understands able accomplishment given that, the significance of appearances until his election, the former in Italian and thus in Vatican Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio culture understands that Pope had been practically unknown Francis’ changes indicate a to the public outside his native threat to something more vital Argentina. than vanity. His abrupt change in style from the previous pontificate Of the widely acknowledged has overwhelmingly charmed priorities among the cardinal the press and the public. But electors in the run-up to the con- among the hierarchy, off-the- clave that chose Pope Francis, record sentiments seem to be none was more prominent than more mixed: admiration at the the need to reform the Roman ease with which Pope Fran- Curia, the church’s central ad- (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Pope Francis greets people after celebrating Mass at St. Anne’s Parish within the Vatican March 17. The new cis has assumed his new role, ministration. Sensational leaks pope greeted every person leaving the small church and then walked over to meet people waiting around alongside doubts that he can or to the press in 2012 documented St. Anne’s Gate. should keep up such an uncon- corruption and mismanage- ventional approach for long. ment inside the Vatican, and in functional culture. But as he re- than his Polish and German pre- he reinforced explicitly in the The new pope made an imme- a speech during the cardinals’ minded the crowd attending his decessors were. homily at his installation Mass. pre-conclave meetings, then- diate impact with his extraor- first Angelus March 17, the new As pastor of the universal To a more restricted and dis- Cardinal Bergoglio himself is dinary gestures of humility: pope is of Italian origin. Though church, a pope must consider proportionately powerful group reported to have denounced the bowing and asking the crowd’s Argentina is a Spanish-speak- how his gestures, statements of spectators, the new pope’s blessing on election night, pay- practice of ecclesiastical “ca- ing country, in other respects its and decisions will be received departures from Vatican pro- ing his own hotel bill and es- reerism.” chewing papal regalia such as If the cardinals chose Pope culture owes as much to Italy as by the widest possible audience. tocol also send another, no less red shoes and a gold pectoral Francis in part to play the role to any other European country. Pope Francis’ shows of humility revolutionary message: that he cross; and with his displays of of curial reformer, they ignored At least in terms of his heritage, and accessibility plainly under- knows what he thinks is right spontaneity, such as straying a common argument that an Pope Francis is obviously bet- score his avowed desire that the and will not hesitate to defy from prepared texts and stop- Italian would be best prepared ter prepared to understand and church be close to the poorest precedent or the instructions of ping to greet the crowd on a to deal with that largely dys- oversee his new collaborators and least powerful, a message others to act accordingly. Catholics Urged to Follow Example of Pope as Witnesses for Justice By Judith Sudilovsky and Cyprus and apostolic dele- diplomats — were joyous over Catholic News Service gate in Jerusalem and the Pales- the election of Pope Francis. JERUSALEM—Echoing tinian territories, concelebrated “I wanted to be in unity with Pope Francis’ vision for the the Mass. The patriarchs of the the church and give thanks for church, Franciscan Father Armenian and Coptic Catholic the new pope,” Ivona Mudrec- Pierbattista Pizzaballa, custos churches as well as represen- ka, 40, a Polish volunteer work- of the Holy Land, encouraged tatives from the Greek, Syr- ing at a children’s home on the Catholics to be witnesses for ian and Ethiopian Orthodox Mount of Olives, said after the the poor and for justice in the churches, were among clergy Mass. world out of love for the cruci- attending the Mass. Mudrecka said Pope Francis fied Christ. Some worshippers held up gave her “pure hope for the fu- During a Mass at the Church tablet computers, video cam- ture.” of the Holy Sepulcher, Father eras, digital cameras and cell- “Everything is good with Pizzaballa reminded the 300 phones to record the event. the coming of the new pope,” people gathered for the liturgy A barefoot refugee from Er- said Manuel Zrieneh, 48, who of thanksgiving for Pope Fran- itrea, clutching several plastic helped set up for the liturgy and cis that the new pontiff invoked bags, lit a candle at the side of was one of a few local Palestin- the spirit of simplicity and hu- the traditional tomb of Jesus ians in attendance. “We need to mility of the saint whose name and bent his head in prayer. As pray for peace for all the people he had chosen as an example the Mass began in front of the in the world, not just for us.” (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) tomb, the young man crossed Habib Yelouwassi, 36, a nov- for all people of faith. A girl lights a candle during the Catholic Easter Vigil Mass in the Church himself, glanced at the ceremo- ice from Benin in the order The church is not an orga- of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem last year. nization, but a “community ny and walked away. of the Sacred Heart Fathers of faith,” he added during his binds and fears, the new pope told Catholic News Service the “We rejoice together with of Betharram, said he was es- homily at the traditional burial has already offered an example Holy Land is in need of some- all for the important gift the pecially moved by the pope’s site of Jesus. of how to shed those binds, he one who will open hearts and church has received from God breaking with protocol and first in the person of Pope Francis,” requesting prayers from the “The church is on a journey, said. talk not only about the suffer- and we have to journey togeth- said Archbishop Lazzarotto. faithful before he blessed them er,” he said. “We can’t greet “Pope Francis, as the succes- ing, but also about hope “in ev- “Our joy is particularly great at his introduction to tens of Christ alone, but only in a com- sor of Peter, will also help our ery one of us.” here in the city of Jerusalem in thousands of people gathered munity.” small church in the Holy Land Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal the Holy Land.” in St. Peter’s Square March 13. In the Holy Land, where the to work together,” he said. and Archbishop Giuseppe Laz- The worshippers — mostly “It shows he is humble,” church is hindered by many Earlier, Father Pizzaballa zarotto, papal nuncio to Israel pilgrims, religious and foreign Yelouwassi said. 10 FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2013 | The Observer

Pope Francis Pope Francis Pledges to Protect Church, Human Dignity From page 1 When people fail to respect creation, when they ignore “God’s plan inscribed in nature,” or when they treat each other with dis- respect, he said, “the way is opened to destruction, and hearts are hardened.” “Tragically, in every period of history ‘Only those there are ‘Herods’ who plot death, wreak havoc and mar the countenance of men who serve with and women,” he said. love are able Pope Francis asked the government to protect.’ leaders present and all those with respon- sibility in the field of economics, politics — Pope Francis and social life to stand firm when destruc- tion and death threaten human dignity, human life and the environment. He met with the heads of the government delegations after the Mass. Caring for others, he said in his homily, must begin with watch- ing over one’s own heart, mind and actions, resisting “hatred, envy and pride” and emotions that can tear others down. Pope Francis told the people he realized his new ministry in- cluded “a certain power,” but it is the same power Jesus conferred on St. Peter, which was the “power of service” seen in Jesus’ charge to St. Peter: “Feed my lambs. Feed my sheep.” “Let us never forget that authentic power is service and that the pope, too, when exercising power, must enter ever more fully into that service which has its radiant culmination on the cross,” he said. “He must be inspired by the lowly, concrete and faithful service which marked St. Joseph and, like him, he must open his arms to protect all of God’s people and embrace with tender affection the whole of humanity, especially the poorest, the weakest, the least important,” Pope Francis said. “Only those who serve with love are able to protect,” he said.

(CNS photo/Chris Warde-Jones) (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Bishops of Eastern churches arrive for the Mass of inauguration of Pope Francis uses incense as he celebrates his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 19. Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 19.

(CNS photo/Paul Haring) Among cardinals arriving for Pope Francis’ inaugural Mass are U.S. Cardinals Francis E. George of Chicago and Sean P. O’Malley of Boston.

(CNS photo/Paul Haring) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (center) leaves after attending Pope Francis’ inaugural Mass in (CNS photo/Paul Haring) St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Thousands gather as Pope Francis celebrates his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 19. March 19. The Observer | FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2013 11

Pope Francis Vatican Releases Papal Pope Francis Coat of Arms, Motto by Jorge Mario Bergoglio Is the first pope… • From the Americas English Doctor of Church • From Jesuit order • To take name Francis BY CAROL GLATZ its own symbol. On the top is the of- Is known to… Catholic News Service fi cial seal of the Society of Jesus in • Take the bus and subway yellow and red, representing Jesus • Cook his meals VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis’ and the religious order in which the • Have strong devotion to Mary papal motto is based on the Gospel pope was ordained as a priest in 1969. • Visit the poor • Be very spiritual account of “The Call of St. Mat- Below are a fi ve-pointed star and thew,” the tax collector, in a homily • Have low-key style the buds of a spikenard fl ower, which • Love soccer and tangos given by St. Bede the Venerable. represent respectively Mary and St. The pope decided to keep his epis- Joseph, according to Jesuit Father Speaks copal motto and coat of arms for his • Spanish, Italian, English, Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokes- “Now let's begin this journey, bishop pontifi cate with just a few minor man. French and German adjustments and people… a journey of brother- The pa- hood, love and trust among us.” in line with pal motto, a papal em- like his blem. For episco- example, the Then Cardinal Jorge pal one, is Mario Bergoglio poses blazon adds the Latin the bishop’s with young soccer players p h r a s e from the San Lorenzo miter and “Miseran- soccer club, of which he is the keys of do atque known to be a fan. St. Peter. eligendo,” The silver w h i c h Dec. 17, 1936 1957 March 11, 1958 miter was means “be- Born in Buenos Aires, At age 21, falls gravely ill; Enters novitiate of the something cause he Argentina, to Italian eventually severe pneumonia Society of Jesus Pope Bene- saw him immigrant parents is diagnosed, right lung partially removed dict XVI t h r o u g h established the eyes of in 2005, put- mercy and March 12, 1960 1960 1961-1963 ting an end chose him” to the three- Takes first vows as Studies humanities in Padre Studies philosophy at or more Jesuit Hurtado, Chile San Miguel Seminary, tiered tiara simply, that, for cen- Buenos Aires (CNS) “ h a v i n g turies, had mercy, he appeared at called him.” the top of each pope’s coat of arms. The phrase comes from a homily 1964-1965 1966 1967-1970 The simple, more modest miter has Teaches high school Teaches at prestigious Studies theology at San three gold stripes to mirror order, by St. Bede — an English eighth- literature and psychology Colegio del Salvador Miguel seminary jurisdiction and magisterium, and a century Christian writer and doctor at Jesuit secondary school secondary school in vertical gold band connects the three of the church. in Santa Fe Buenos Aires stripes in the middle to indicate their St. Bede’s homily looks at Matthew unity in the same person. 9:9-13 in which Jesus saw the tax col- lector, Matthew, sitting at a customs Dec. 13, 1969 1970-1971 The Holy See’s insignia of two Is ordained priest Spends “tertianship,” or crossed keys, which symbolize the post and said to him, “Follow me.” St. Third Probation period powers Christ gave to the Apostle Bede explained in his homily, “Jesus of Jesuit formation in Peter and his successors, is on the saw Matthew, not merely in the usual Spain new papal coat of arms and has been sense, but more signifi cantly with his part of papal emblems for centuries. merciful understanding of men.” The papal emblem uses a gold key “He saw the tax collector and, be- 1971-1973 1973 to represent the power in heaven and cause he saw him through the eyes of Serves as master of novices Takes perpetual a silver key to indicate the spiritual mercy and chose him, he said to him: and vice chancellor, San profession as Jesuit Miguel seminary authority of the papacy on earth. The ‘Follow me.’ This following meant red cord that unites the two keys al- imitating the pattern of his life — ludes to the bond between the two not just walking after him. St. John powers. tells us: ‘Whoever says he abides in 1973-1979 1979-1985 1986 Something Pope Francis seems Christ ought to walk in the same way Serves as superior of Serves as rector of Colegio Goes to Germany to to have changed is to have removed in which he walked.’” Jesuit province of Maximo and theology finish doctoral thesis the pallium, the woolen stole sym- St. Bede continued: “This con- Argentina and teacher b o l i z i n g version of Uruguay a bishop’s one tax col- authority, lector gave to the ele- many men, June 27, 1992 June 3, 1997 Feb. 28, 1998 ments sur- those from Is ordained auxiliary Is named coadjutor Is installed as his own bishop of Buenos archbishop archbishop of Buenos rounding Aires Aires the shield. profession The pal- and other lium was sinners, an a new ele- example of 2001 Feb. 21, 2001 2005 ment Pope repentance Co-presides over Is elevated to cardinal Receives second-highest B e n e d ic t and pardon. Synod of Bishops number of votes in conclave added to (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Notice also that elected Cardinal Joseph his coat Pope Francis (left) receives his ring from Cardinal the happy Ratzinger as pope of arms in Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, and true an- 2005. during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square at ticipation of the Vatican March 19. 2005-2011 March 13, 2013 The new his future Serves as president, Is elected pope by papal bla- status as Argentine Bishops conclave of 115 zon contains the same symbols Pope Apostle and teacher of the nations. Conference cardinals Francis had on his episcopal coat of No sooner was he converted than Matthew drew after him a whole arms. (CNS graphic by Tim Meko) The dark blue shield is divided into crowd of sinners along the same road Sources: Catholic News Service, Vatican Radio, Jesuit Conference of Argentina and Uruguay, three sections — each of which has to salvation.” Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.

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Pope Francis Political, Religious Leaders Send Best Wishes to Pope Francis In a statement from President Barack with the Vatican after the election of the Obama, on behalf of himself and his wife, new pope,” said Mahmoud Azab, adviser Michelle, he observed that “as a cham- to el-Tayeb on interfaith issues, March 13. pion of the poor and the most vulnerable “We congratulate the Catholic world and among us, he carries forth the message of hope to re-enter into dialogue when there love and compassion that has inspired the are positive signs ... which encourage us. world for more than 2,000 years — that in It is up to the Vatican.” each other we see the face of God. “Just Essam el-Erian, a leading member of as I appreciated our work with Pope Bene- the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and dict XVI,” the president continued, “I look adviser to President Mohammed Morsi, forward to working with His Holiness to ad- said the new pope’s election “opens a new vance peace, security and dignity for our and important phase to re-establish dia- fellow human beings, regardless of their logue with other churches, but especially faith. We join with people around the world with Al-Azhar” University. May the new in offering our prayers for the Holy Father pope “be a turning point in the world (work- as he begins the sacred work of leading ing) on behalf of the poor, human rights, the Catholic Church in our modern world.” dialogue with the Arab and Islamic world Vice President Joe Biden, who is Cath- and peace,” el-Erian added. olic, also issued a statement. “I am happy The Arab World Association in Italy to have the chance to personally relay my sent greetings to the new pope and said well wishes, and those of the American America should increase efforts aimed at people, when I travel to Rome for his inau- “promoting peace in the world and in Pal- gural Mass,” said Biden’s statement. “The estine.” Catholic Church plays an essential role in my life and the lives of more than a billion The Italian Islamic Religious Com- people in America and around the world, munity expressed joy over the election not just in matters of our faith, but in pursuit and said it believed “the new pontificate of peace and human dignity for all faiths. is a sign of a true opening and universal I look forward to our work together in the recognition” toward all monotheistic faith coming years on many important issues. communities. It said it hoped “an authen- ... We offer the Holy Father our warmest tic spiritual harmony” among these com- wishes of success in advancing peace, munities would be strengthened. It noted freedom, and human dignity throughout the special significance of the pope taking the world.” his name from St. Francis of Assisi who, it said, represents “a great example of holi- Secretary of State John Kerry, who ness and openness toward the East and is also Catholic, similarly congratulated Islam.” the pope. Kerry said that for himself and his wife, Teresa, their “Catholic faith is a Rome’s Imam Mohammed Hassen source of strength and comfort every day, also sent greetings to Pope Francis, say- from Sunday to Sunday, in moments of dif- ing he hoped for good “relations of dia- ficulty and moments of joy, and an inspira- logue between us and the Vatican for the tion to act on issues of social justice and good of all of humanity. We pray to God global responsibility. Teresa and I will keep (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano) that he help carry out this new mission the Holy Father in our prayers as he be- Pope Francis leaves the Sistine Chapel after being elected pope and shortly before with success.” gins a new era for our church.” appearing for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vati- Muzammil H. Siddiqi, religious direc- can March 13. The 76-year-old Jesuit became the first Latin American pope and was “As head of the Russian church, I greet tor, Islamic Society of Orange County installed March 19 as the leader of the world’s more than 1 billion Catholics. the new pontiff’s desire to care for the poor (Calif.), and chairman, Islamic Shura and suffering. These ministries are now Council of Southern California: “Please election as head of the Catholic Church fills my heart a priority for the Russian Orthodox Church, and they convey my best wishes on my personal behalf and on with joy. I congratulate you and the cardinals whole- open up possibilities for cooperation and interaction,” behalf of the Muslim community of Southern California heartedly for this blessed choice.” said Russian Orthodox Patriarch KirilI of Moscow. on the election of new Pope Francis. We wish him all He said the new pope’s namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, Israeli President Shimon Peres congratulated Pope the best. We hope and pray that he will continue build- was revered among Orthodox Christians for his “sacri- Francis, inviting him “to pay a visit to the Holy Land at ing bridges of understanding among Catholics and ficial devotion” and “zealous preaching of the Gospel.” the earliest possibility. He’ll be a welcome guest in the Muslims and among the people of all faiths.” Holy Land, as a man of inspiration that can add to the Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chair- Satpal Singh, chairperson, World Sikh Council- man of the Russian Orthodox department for external attempt to bring peace in a stormy area,” he said in a America Region: “Our prayerful felicitations to the new church relations, did not rule out a possible meeting be- written statement March 14. “The relations between the pope and to the Catholic world. We hold His Holiness tween Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, but said such a Vatican and the Jewish people are now at their best in Pope Francis in prayers and look forward to his stew- meeting would depend primarily on how quickly the two the last 2000 years and I hope they will grow in content ardship of the Catholic Church, and to his contribution churches are able to resolve recent administrative dis- and depths,” the president said, adding that the new to the world towards a path of ‘love and fraternity’ as agreements. “Pope Francis has declared his spiritual pope “represents devotion, the love of God, the love of he put it.” peace, a holy modesty and a new continent which is affection for the Orthodox Church and wish for closer Rabbi Eric J. Greenberg, director, Department contacts more than once,” said Metropolitan Hilarion, now awakening. ... We need, more than ever, a spiritual leadership and not just a political one. Where political of Interfaith Affairs, U.S. Anti-Defamation League: who was to lead the Russian Orthodox delegation to “We look forward to working with him to continue to fos- leaders may divide, spiritual leaders may unite: unite the pope’s March 19 inauguration. “Serving and pro- ter Catholic-Jewish relations as we have with his pre- around a vision, unite around values, unite around a tecting the poor and deprived are among the priorities decessors. There is much in his record that reassures faith that we can make the world a better place to live. for Christian churches today, and the Russian Orthodox us about the future. Under his leadership in Buenos Ai- May the Lord bless the new pope,” Peres wrote. Church attaches great importance to this mission. We res, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio made important strides in think it will offer us a broad field for joint work with the Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the maintaining positive Catholic-Jewish relations following Roman Catholic Church,” he said. Anti-Defamation League, called Pope Francis’ elec- the transformational papacies of Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constan- tion “a significant moment in the history of the church” Pope Benedict XVI — pontiffs who launched historic tinople, spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Chris- that will foster positive relations in the wake of “the reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the tians, said in a statement that he hoped Pope Francis’s transformational papacies of Pope John Paul II and Jewish people.” Pope Benedict XVI — pontiffs who launched historic papacy would be “a source of peace in a world of tur- Anuttama Dasa, vice chair of the International reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the moil and division,” and “a continuation of our journey Society for Krishna Consciousness: “In these days Jewish people,” he said in a March 13 statement. toward reconciliation and consolidation of the dialogue of religious conflict in far too many places, we reach out toward unity as sister-churches.” “There is much in his record that reassures us about to the church, and to Pope Francis, with open hearts, Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Daniel Ciobotea the future,” Foxman said, including “the new pope’s friendship and a desire to live and work together as fel- said he hoped Pope Francis would “support Romanian sensitivity to the Jews.” low servants of God. We pray for Pope Francis’ long Orthodox believers living in large numbers” in Europe. A spokesman for Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, president life and strong health. We pray that his papacy will be a time of rekindled faith and cooperation among all peo- Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, patriarch of the of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, said he hoped Pope ple of faith throughout the world.” Coptic Orthodox Church, sent a congratulatory tele- Francis’ election would help normalize relations with gram to Pope Francis March 14, saying: “News of your the world of Islam. “We are hoping for better relations —Catholic News Service The Observer | FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2013 13

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April 10 AURORA Year of Faith talk: 7 p.m.; St. Rita of Cascia Church, 750 W. Old In- dian Trail. Sponsor: Aurora Dean- ery Center for Religious Educa- tion. Speaker: Joyce Donahue, catechetical associate, Diocese of Joliet. Topic: “That All May be One: Ecumenism and Why it Matters for Catholics.” Free; donations accept- (Photo provided) ed. Registration appreciated. Info: Father Robert Balog, pastor of St. Mary Church in McHenry, presents a chalice 630/859-3922 or 630/892-6089; (Photo provided) to Montini Catholic School. Sheila Murphy, principal, accepts the chalice at the [email protected]. Girl Scouts from troops 3480, 3503, 757 and 1137 presented the gifts during school’s Ash Wednesday service. The chalice has traveled from room to room at Sunday Mass, March 10, Girl Scout Sunday, at St. Mary Parish in Oregon. April 11-12 the school to encourage prayers for vocations. SOMONAUK Garage sale: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. April 11, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 12; St. John FREE - Open to all the Baptist Parish Hall, 135 W. La- Salle St. April 13 SYCAMORE BiBle Workshop Flea market: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; St. with John McGrath Mary Parish Center, 322 Waterman St. Proceeds for youth mission trip. Russell Hustle: 7:30 a.m. check- in; Russell Woods Forest Preserve, April 13, 2013 Ill. Rte. 72, Genoa. 5K run and 2K 9:00 a.m. to Noon fun-run. Sponsor: St. Mary School, Sycamore. Cost: $25 before March (Photo provided) 31; $30 after March 31. Info: Ross Students, including these first-graders, from St. Thomas the Apostle Bubolz, 815/895-5215, rbubolz@ St. Mary Church John McGrath School in Crystal Lake, recently celebrated their 100th day of school. Dir. Educational Services stmarysycamore.org; www. Students played math games, brought in collections of 100 items, and Huntley, Ill. Diocese of Rockford signmeup.com/site/online-event- went on a treasure hunt of 100 hidden items. registration/88866/SMUCalendar. Talk 1: “Who’s Who and What’s What in the April 14 Church Book of Revelation” AURORA Hosts Pancake breakfast: 8 a.m.-noon; Talk 2: “Wait ‘till your father gets home!” St. Joseph Parish, 722 High St. Dance – Disturbing Scenes in Revelation” Sponsor: Boy Scout Troop 57. Tracey and Bill Cost: in advance — $5 per person, Talk 3: “Hope and Inspiration for Catholics $15 per family; at door — $6 per Banville are person, $18 per family; free chil- served ham, Living in a Chaotic World” dren under 7. Info: Thomas Aguilar, mashed potatoes [email protected]. at the Valentine’s Come with your questions. April 15 Dance at Church If you have questions, please contact Maria DEKALB of Holy Apostles in the Parish Office –847-669-3137 . Spring luncheon: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; in McHenry. St. Mary Church cafeteria, Fourth and Pine streets. Ham, meatballs, salad bar and desserts. Dine-in or carry-out. Cost: $8 per person. Celebration of The April 19 AURORA Feast of Divine Mercy Packed-purse auction: 7 p.m.; Holy Angels Parish, Connor Hall, 120 S. Lancaster Ave. Sponsor: St. — Divine Mercy Novena — Anne’s Society. Proceeds for parish th food pantry, school and other proj- March 29 — Good Friday — 1st Day of Novena ects. Auction of purses loaded with 1:00 p.m. — The Service of the Lord’s Passion followed by the $25 of surprise gifts; refreshments. Divine Mercy Chaplet and The Stations of the Cross Cost: $5 admission. Info: 630/897- 1194. 7:00 p.m. — The Passion of Christ Play (performed in Polish) th ELGIN March 30 — Holy Saturday — 2nd Day of Novena Domestic violence workshop: 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. — Blessing of Food Baskets Confessions 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Second Baptist Church, 1280 Summit St. Sponsor: 7:00 p.m. — The Easter Vigil Mass followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet 16th Judicial Circuit Family Vio- March 31st — Easter Sunday — 3rd Day of Novena lence Coordinating Council Faith Community Committee. Topic: Ap- 9:00 a.m. — The Easter Mass followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet proaching Domestic Violence from April 1st — April 5th (Mon.- Fri.) — 4th-8th Day of Novena Different Faith Perspectives. CEUs available. Info: Kim Schellin-Rog, 6:45 p.m. — Confessions 847/742-4088, ext. 112. 7:00 p.m. — Holy Mass followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet April 20 April 6th — Saturday — 9th Day of Novena DIXON Steak fry: 5 p.m.; Knights of Co- 4:00 p.m. — Confessions lumbus Council 690, 506 W. Third 4:30 p.m. — Holy Mass followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet St. Bonanza drawing 8 p.m. Info: th www.kofc690.com. (Photos provided) April 7 — Divine Mercy Sunday Carl and Dottie Kaufmann dance 2:00 p.m. — Confessions WOODSTOCK at the Valentine’s dinner and All-night bingo: 5 p.m. school 3:00 p.m. — Mass, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Eucharistic Procession with Benediction dance hosted by the marriage opens, 7:30 p.m. games begin; Mar- ian Central Catholic High School, ministry at Church of Holy Apos- Refreshments served in the Kolbe Hall — free will donations appreciated. 1001 McHenry Ave. Sponsor: Fa- tles. Activities included a 50/50 thers’ Club. Adults-only event. Bingo raffle and several games. Craig St. Stanislaus Kostka Church supplies and food on sale; pull-tabs; Robinson hosted a “Family Feud” 201 Buckbee St., Rockford, IL door prizes. Cost: $30 minimum. style competition between sever- www.saint-stanislaus.com Info: Peggy Murwin, 815.338-4220 al couples. 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Around the Diocese Aurora Deanery Rockford Save the Date Deanery Everybody Wins at St. Peter School in Geneva April 20-24 GALENA-SCALES MOUND Combined parish mission: week- end Masses; St. Mary Church, 406 Franklin St., Galena; St. Michael Church, 227 S. Bench St., Galena; Holy Trinity Church, 302 Franklin St., Scales Mound. Also 8 a.m. Masses April 21-24, St. Michael Church and 6:30 p.m. retreat talks and fellowship at St. Mary Church. Leader: Father Tony Judge. April 24 ROCKFORD Caritas luncheon: Giovanni’s, 610 N. Bell School Road. Proceeds for The sixth-grade girls basketball Red team won first place in the Aurora Rosary High School tournament Rockford Diocese Catholic Charities. held the weekend of Jan. 19. They played against the St. Peter, Geneva, sixth-grade girls White team which April 26 won second place. DIXON CCW Bishop’s luncheon: 11:30 a.m.; Timber Creek Golf Club, 729 Timber Creek Road. Speaker: Bish- op David J. Malloy. Sponsor: Rock- ford Diocesan Council of Catholic (Photo provided) Women. Turkey, pork loin or baked St. Rita Parish in Rockford cele- cod luncheon; raffles. RSVP by April brated World Marriage Day Feb. 9. 13. Cost: $25 per person. Info: Josie Marge and Bob Dwan helped cut Whaley, 815/284-7197. cake and serve parishioners cake April 26-27 and punch after all Masses that ROCKFORD weekend. On Feb. 16, the parish “On Retreat”: Bishop Lane Retreat hosted a “Table for Two.” Parish- Center, 7708 E. McGregor Road. ioners could share a dinner and Leader: Bishop Emeritus Thomas G. a couples’ communication pre- Doran. Cost: $95 private room; $80 sentation called, “Women are like shared room; $130 married couple. Spaghetti and Men are like Waf- Info: 815/965-5011. fles!” The events were sponsored April 27 by the St. Rita Marriage Ministry ROCKFORD Team. Gift of Self seminar: 8:45 a.m.- noon; OSF St. Anthony Medical Cen- Submit News, Photos Online ter, 5666 E. State St. Introduction to Church teaching on sexuality and Parish, school and organization family planning for engaged couples. publicists may now send news Cost: $45. Info: Diocesan Respect (Photos provided) and photos using interactive Life Office, 815/399-4300, ext. 381. Fifth-grade boys from St. Peter School in Geneva played in the Tri-county Conference basketball tourna- forms available at http://observer. ment. St. Peter Red and St. Peter White both qualified for the championship game. St. Peter White won the rockforddiocese.org.contact-us. Click on Submit Events and News. Elsewhere game and Red took second place. The game was decided by one point. Immediately after the game, in a (You may attach one picture per show of sportsmanship, both teams got together and took a picture as St. Peter Rockets. form.) April 5-6 SINSINAWA, WIS. Vocations tour: 4 p.m. April 5-5 What’s UP p.m. April 6; from Sinsinawa Mound, County Road Z, off Wisconsin Rte. materials). Info: Mary Ann John- 11. Sponsors: Dominican Sisters of Wed March 27 Thu March 28 Fri March 29 son, 815/262-0154. Sinsinawa (Wis.), Dubuque (Iowa) Franciscan Sisters, Sisters of Deadline for April 5 What’s Up Holy Thursday Good Friday Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, (for April 8-14 events); submit to Diocesan Administration Center Diocesan Administration Center Wed April 3 and Sisters of the Presentation of [email protected]. closed closed the Blessed Virgin Mary. Free. Info: AURORA Deadline for April 12 What’s Up Sister Jeri Cashman, OP, 612/581- Way of the Cross: 10-11:00 a.m.; (for April 15-21 events); submit 9291, [email protected]. ST. MARY CHURCH Planned Parenthood, 3051 E. New to Observer@rockforddiocese. April 23-25 123 S. COUNTY LINE ROAD York St. Sponsor: Pro-Life Action org. ALMA, MICH. MAPLE PARK, IL 60151 League. Info: 630/896-1200. Evangelization conference: Our ROCKFORD Fri April 5 Lady of Grace Educational Center, “The Passion of Christ”: 7 p.m.; 1965 Michigan Ave. Sponsor: Sa- Our Lent Reconciliation Service will be held on cred Heart Mercy Health Care Cen- St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 201 DIXON Sunday, March 24th at 3:00 P.M. Buckbee St. Presented in Pol- ter. Topics: New Evangelization in Gift of Self seminar: 6:45-10 the Year of Faith; New Evangeliza- ish by amateur theater “KORAB.” p.m.; St. Patrick Church, 612 tion and Medical Ethics. For priests, Free; donations accepted. Info: religious and lay persons. Cost: var- All Catholics are welcome to participate. Margaret Borowski, 815/965- S. Highland Ave. Introduction to ies; $150 full conference (lodging 3913; http://saint-stanislaus.com. Church teaching on sexuality and extra). Info: 989/463-3451, ext. 105. Maple Park is about ten miles east of DeKalb family planning for engaged cou- and about fifteen miles west of St. Charles. ples. Cost: $45. Info: Diocesan Sat March 30 Respect Life Office, 815/399- Photo Tips Holy Saturday 4300, ext. 381. All submitted photos must be in — Several priests will be available for confession. — focus. People in photos must be ROCKFORD identified from left to right using full Sun March 31 Men’s retreat: (through April 7) names. Catholics use this sacrament to Bishop Lane Retreat Center, 7708 Electronic images must: nbe the original .jpg format from Easter Sunday E. McGregor Road. Info: 815/965- help them prepare to joyfully the camera with a dpi of 72. For celebrate the Resurrection of 5011. best reproduction please send Tue April 2 uncropped, full size photos. our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ n not be embedded in Word or any and to help them prepare for ROCKFORD Sun April 7 other word processing program. 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(CNS) in Luke 22. A Good News Story Jesus is Persecuted, Killed on the Cross Catholic News Service esus was sitting at a table with the Where Did Jesus Die? Apostles. He did not appear to be The hill on which Jesus was crucifi ed the happy man he usually was. was called Golgotha, which the Bible says (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters) J Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Ar- Jesus broke a loaf of bread after blessing means “place of the skull.” In English we it and said: “This is my body, which will be call it Calvary, from “calvaria,” the Latin gentina, waves after praying at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome March 14. given for you; do this in memory of me.” word for skull. Maybe it was named that Then he held up a cup of wine and of- because it was a place where many peo- ple were executed. fered a prayer of thanksgiving and said: People disagree where exactly Calvary Pope Francis “Take this and share it among yourselves. was. Some say it was a spot outside the This cup is the new covenant in my blood old walls of Jerusalem. Others think it was which will be shed for you.” Jesus passed near a main road or on a hill shaped like the cup around, and each of his friends a skull. Is New Leader sipped from it. About 300 years after Jesus was cruci- fi ed, Christians began to build a church in Jesus became very serious and looked Jerusalem at the place they believed was around the table at his Apostles. “Behold, Calvary. Of Our Church the hand of one who is to betray me is with Today it is a huge church, called the me at the table.” The men immediately Church of n March 13, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio began to say that they wouldn’t do such a the Holy of Argentina, was elected pope by the world’s thing to Jesus. Sepulcher. cardinals in a vote at Vatican City. He took the Many peo- O name Francis. The 76-year-old is the fi rst Latin American Peter said, “Lord, I am prepared to go ple believe to prison and die with you.” it covers pope. Jesus looked directly at him and said, Calvary, He is also the fi rst pope from the Jesuit religious order. A religious order is a special group of people who dedicate “I tell you, Peter, before the cock crows (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) where Je- this day you will deny three times that you Christian pilgrims touch a sus was their lives to the service of God and the Church, and the know me.” stone inside the Church of the crucified, Jesuit order is one of the largest in the world. When the meal was fi nished Jesus went Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem . and the gar- Pope Francis is known as a friend of the poor in his den where homeland of Argentina. to the Mount of Olives to pray, as he often he was laid in a tomb — the tomb that was did at night; his Apostles followed him. empty on Easter morning. In Argentina, in his homilies and speeches, he talked Before Jesus found a quiet place away from about the fact that all people are brothers and sisters and his friends where he could be alone, he said Twelve Apostles of Jesus, was with them. that the church and the country need to do what they can to them, “Pray that you may not undergo Judas greeted Jesus with a kiss. Jesus to make sure that everyone feels welcome, respected and the test.” said to him, “Judas, you are betraying the cared for. When Jesus was alone, he knelt down Son of Man with a kiss?” Then the soldiers Jesuits also have a reputation for being careful and prayed. “Father, if you are willing, take arrested Jesus. decision-makers, particularly if they follow the spiritual this cup away from me; still, not my will Jesus was to be questioned, whipped exercises of St. Ignatius, who founded the order. The ex- but yours be done.” and insulted. In the morning he was forced ercises lead people to make decisions, not out of personal The shouting of angry men broke the to carry a cross to Golgotha, where he was interests or attachments, but out of where the Spirit is silence of the prayerful night. Their torches crucifi ed. Before he died, Jesus cried out, leading through prayer, said Jesuit Father Gerard Stock- fl ickered against their faces as the crowd “Father, forgive them, for they know not hausen, executive secretary of the Jesuit Conference USA. came closer to Jesus. Judas, one of the what they do.” — CNS Show You Care About Others Like Pope Francis Our new Pope Francis is this year’s Heart to Heart project, ask an adult 555 Colman Center Dr., P.O. Box 7044, well known as a friend of the poor. He’s from to help you download one at http://observer. Rockford, IL 61125. Do not mount your hearts Argentina, which is in South America, just like rockforddiocese.org. 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Faith Forum The Journey to Joy The Crutch and the Healer, Begins on Palm Sunday A Parable in the Making As you receive and read this copy of The Observer we will cel- ebrate Palm Sunday, the annual celebration which begins Holy There once was a man who broke his leg. Liturgy Of The Church we are to use Week. So he went to a crutch maker and bought him- our bodies dif- The day is marked by the blessing of palms and their distribution self a crutch to lean on. by Father John ferently. Im- among the faithful as a sacramental. Palms are a sign of victory. Time passed. The man didn’t know that his Slampak, STL moral use of Member of the These same palms are burned leg had healed and he kept using the crutch for the body can- by Bishop Emeritus something to lean on. One day, a healer came to Diocesan not happen Thomas G. Doran and their ashes are used on Ash Liturgical Commission Wednesday next to remind us the village where the man lived and told the man if we claim that we are dust, and to dust we to trust him, give up his crutch, and walk. [email protected] membership shall return. And from this dust, The man threw down his crutch, and walked. in the Body of our Lord will call us to rise, for Now, he leans on the healer. Christ. [email protected] He is the Lord and there is noth- Some people become so dependent on certain Just as Corinth had a problem, so too, does our ing He cannot do. Victory over the grave is the greatest victory of things, or attitudes or ways of living that they society, which is fixated with the mantra of sexu- all — God has led us there Himself. And Palm Sunday of course don’t know how or when to give up the crutch, ality, “It’s my body, I do what I want.” It is re- leads us to the journey through Holy Week finally to Easter when and walk and listen to God. ported that Internet pornography is a huge, per- we celebrate this victory. There are so many distractions, other voices: vasive addictive problem which damages anyone As we all know before that great proclamation of joy, we must seeing those “must-watch” TV programs, having who uses it, leans on it. remember, pray and reflect on the events of the next week in which the latest techno gadgets, getting hooked on the By bringing people to Jesus Christ, St. Paul we relive through our faith the fact that evil, suffering and death Internet, football. You start to lean on that stuff, helped to change their attitudes and their behav- are defeated. and are unable to listen, unable to say to God, iors. They started to lean on Jesus. In our faith we are seated around the table of that Last Supper “Speak, for your servant is listening,” or “Here Those who followed John the Baptist didn’t which reminds us of the price of betrayal and the humility and hon- am I, Lord; I come to do your will.” want to turn away from John to Jesus. But John or of serving others in the washing of feet on Holy Thursday. Samuel didn’t realize that it was God speaking had to guide them toward God, so he said, “Be- Then we move to Good Friday whose liturgical ceremonies are and it took some time for him, with help of Eli, hold the Lamb of God,” and pointed to Jesus, as most unique. The dramatic unveiling and adoration of the Cross has to understand whose voice was calling him. He if he were saying, “Lean on him, not me.” its origin in the Church of Jerusalem. A central part of the ritual for started to lean on God. Jesus wants you to spend time with him to ab- Good Friday is the veneration of the Cross. As the Cross is unveiled Samuel learned from Eli to get involved with sorb his word, to watch how he relates to people, the verse and response is, “This is the wood of the Cross on which God: “Go to sleep.” Be quiet. “If He calls you,” to listen to what he says. hung the Savior of the world. Come, let us worship.” Solemnly the listen without distraction. “Speak, for your ser- Over the past several weeks there has been priests, deacons and all the faithful make their way to the Cross to vant is listening.” no shortage of suggestions — some good, some worship in love and gratitude. Talk back. God wants an answer from you. bad, of the qualities the new pope should have It should be noted that genuflecting and kissing a cross or cru- At the time St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians, in our times of reducing everything to trivial cifix is not intended as an expression of absolute supreme worship the people were not known for their sexual mo- sound-bites of self-defined truth. (latria) to the object; that, of course, is owed to God alone. Rather rality. They did what they wanted, the biblical It seemed to me that whoever was chosen we show in bodily gestures that which our souls experience in con- Las Vegas. “What happens here, stays here.” It should be willing and able to bring you and me templating the mystery of the death of the Son of God for our sake. was sinful. They leaned on their immorality. to Christ. As one of the early Church Fathers wrote, “While we bend down Paul said, as members of the Body of Christ, Lean on him. There is no other. in body before the cross, we bend down in spirit before God. While we reverence the cross as the instrument of our redemption, we pray to Him who redeemed us.” This act helps make us aware of our own participation in the redemption. Does a New Pope with Many Even though Good Friday is a feast of grief it is also a day of great hope. As our catechism teaches, “Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our Novelties Signal a New Era? happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit.” As the world Guest Column the person and style of the new pope with the (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1817) awaited word words “simplicity” and “humility.” Upon be- It is that hope which carries us from Palm Sunday, through Holy on who would by Father William J. coming archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998, he Week and on to the joy and promise of Easter where we find our joy be elected to Byron, SJ chose not to live in the archbishop’s mansion, rests in the works of God, not in the works of the world. It is at Easter succeed Pope gave up the car and driver, chose to take pub- that we find our true hope and trust is in God who raised Jesus from Benedict XVI lic transportation to work, and cooked his own the dead and our future happiness as well as our present joy lies with as leader of the meals while living in a small apartment, setting Him who was laid in a tomb and who on the third day rose again. Roman Catho- Catholic News Service a good example for the clergy. So as we approach this most Holy Week let us all remember … lic Church, It remains to be seen how effective this new “The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in ev- there was much talk about the need for reform pope will be in bringing transparency and need- erything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your re- and transparency in the Roman Curia — the ed reform to the Curia. He speaks Italian fluent- quests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes church’s central administration — and the vir- ly and has had experience of service on several all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ tual impossibility of anyone who might be re- Vatican congregations, although he has never Jesus.” (Phil 4:4-7) garded as a Vatican insider being able to meet lived in Rome as a full-time Vatican bureaucrat. the challenge. And that brings me back to the immediate chal- As he rode along, the people Then with the white smoke came the surpris- lenge awaiting him. ing news that the cardinal electors had turned to Forty years ago when I was named dean of were spreading their cloaks Latin America and elected a native of Argentina, arts and sciences at Loyola University in New on the road; and now as he who happened also to be a Jesuit, to occupy the Orleans — which is located immediately next was approaching the slope chair of Peter. door to Tulane University — I decided to visit The new pope chose to take the name Francis, my counterpart at Tulane, an 18-year veteran of of the Mount of Olives, the honoring the memory and legacy of St. Francis the academic deanship there, to get acquainted whole multitude of his disciples of Assisi, the “poverello” or “poor one,” best and seek some advice. His opening words to began to praise God loved of all the saints, thus winning the hearts me were, “You’re going to find that it would be of countless Catholics worldwide who admire easier to move a cemetery than to move a liberal aloud with joy for Franciscan spirituality. arts faculty.” all the mighty deeds He gave no indication of doing so, but Jorge I thought of those words as I looked at Pope they had seen. They Mario Bergoglio might also have adopted the Francis on television, smiling and waving to proclaimed: “Blessed familiar and famous prayer of St. Francis as a well-wishers from the balcony overlooking St. “mission statement” for his papal ministry: Peter’s Square. He now has the job of moving the is the king who comes in “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; cemetery. And both figuratively and practically the name of the Lord. Peace where there is hatred, let me sow love; where speaking, there is no more difficult archeological in heaven and glory in the there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, terrain anywhere in the world than in Rome for faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is doing that. highest.” darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.” If there is to be a new era of transparency and Talk about what the world needs now! reform in the Vatican, Pope Francis will need all — Luke 19:36-38 Commentators all over the world associated the prayers he can get. The Observer | FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2013 17

Viewpoints Letter from Bishop Malloy Easter, the Celebration That Puts Everything in Perspective My brothers and sisters in Christ, But then we need to learn from the stories of the Each year, at this Easter time, we stand again before Resurrection what must follow for us. When Jesus the empty tomb. The very core of our faith is reaf- rose from the dead, his followers spread the news fi rmed. Jesus was born and shared our humanity. He far and wide. They felt the impulse of the Holy Spirit sanctifi ed and taught us how to live in accordance moving them to go out and proclaim everywhere the with the will of his Father. He suffered and died for us Good News and to bring it to others. We need to share and for the forgiveness of our sins. And on the third that enthusiasm and not be cowed or intimidated by day, he arose again in accordance with the Scriptures. the growing efforts of our culture to banish God and Isn’t this why the Easter Mass is so joyful? Alleluia! our faith to the sidelines. He is risen! Indeed, he is risen! Easter is the celebration that puts everything in per- Our annual observance of the rigors of Lent and spective. God’s love and the power of Christ will be the joys of the Easter Season is not simply a cultural marker of the fl ow of the year. It is a reminder of the the fi nal victors. We stand before the empty tomb mar- call to eternal life given to each of us. It is Jesus who veling at Jesus’ resurrection and his power over life has saved us and his resurrection is the proof of our and over death itself. Christ’s victory is offered to us. faith. Alleluia! We are living in a time and moment of history when To you and your families, my promise of prayers for many are losing sight of the only real meaning of our a Blessed Easter Season. life on earth. That is, working with faith and grace to Sincerely yours in Christ, become ready for eternal life with God who loves us. (CNS/Erich Lessing, Art Resource, New York) Increasingly, we are becoming aware of our role, as followers of Jesus, to be the light for the world, even if faith. Be it our teaching, the moral code we are called the world does not always want to have that light. But to live for our sacramental life, it is the message of it has ever been thus for those who follow Christ. Jesus that unites us to him. We need to order our lives + David J. Malloy It is our task, fi rst, to take to heart fully our Catholic according to our faith. Bishop of Rockford Eighth-century English Girl Becomes Patron for Birds During the eighth century, the royal families of Eng- Patron Saint The people who and prayed that if it was His will, God would restore the land produced a bumper crop of holy men and women. lived in the neigh- boy to life. Suddenly the child gasped and sat up, alive Within Milburga’s (died c. 720) immediate family, her by Thomas borhood of the abbey and well. mother Ermenburga, her two sisters Mildred and Milg- Craughwell revered Milburga for St. Milburga’s patronage of birds comes from another itha, and, of course, Milburga herself all became vener- St. Milburga her holiness. Often miracle story. Once, just before harvest, an enormous ated as saints. feast day Feb. 23 she left her convent fl ock of birds alighted on the farmers’ fi elds and be- Ermenburgha and her daughters devoted themselves to nurse the sick, ac- gan gobbling up all the grain. Nothing the farmers did to caring for the sick and the poor, endowing schools at [email protected] tivities for which all frightened off the birds, so Milburga began to pray. To convents and monasteries, and commissioning sacred manner of miracu- the sound of a tremendous fl apping of wings, the fl ock art for local churches. Once her daughters were adults, lous cures were attributed to her. rose above the fi elds and fl ew away. Ermenburga entered the convent of Minster on the is- The most dramatic story tells of a widow who brought Since the Middle Ages, St. Milburga has been vener- land of Thanet, where eventually, she was elected ab- the body of her dead son to Milburga and begged her ated as the patron of wild birds as well as pet birds. bess. to restore the child to life. Milburga urged the poor On her deathbed, Milburga’s last words were, “Blessed Like her mother, Milburga chose the life of a nun, en- woman to accept the bereavement God had sent her, but are the pure in heart. Blessed are the peacemakers.” The tering Much Wenlock Abbey, a convent her father had the mother refused to leave the abbey until Milburga nuns buried her before the altar in the abbey church. founded in Shropshire near the Welsh border. helped her. Reluctantly, Milburga knelt beside the body Continued on page 19 The Work of Two Wonderful Missionaries is Symbol of Resurrection In their annual letter from Tabor House in Ciudad Guest Column west Juarez. On tin from his high school days in Ohio, to military service Juarez, Mexico, Carmelite Father Peter Hinde and sheets attached to its as a fi ghter pilot, ordination, missionary work in Peru, Mercy Sister Betty Campbell wrote that their three by Moises surrounding fence Tabor House in Washington, D.C., San Antonio and laying hens — Guapa, Hermosa and Bonita — were Sandoval Sister Betty painted Juarez. Their collaboration began in Peru. stolen. murals of faces of “On Sunday Nov. 25th we joined folks from our par- It is a common problem in the bleak barrio where young women cross- ish and chapels to pilgrimage to the monument Cristo they have carried out a mission of hospitality, refl ec- ing the desert in the Negro, there to celebrate Mass for the feast of Cristo tion, service and action for the past 18 years. Every- Catholic News Service hot sun, images of Rey,” they wrote. “The four miles over broken terrain thing not nailed down or under lock and chain tends martyrs. Long lists out to the base of the Juarez Mountains put our stam- to disappear. Not even the neighborhood chapels are of the dead accompany each mural. ina to the test.” safe; thieves took the public address system from one When I visited in the early 2000s, I was surprised at In June, Father Hinde will lead a delegation of where Father Hinde celebrates Mass. the lush garden growing in a neighborhood with noth- Christians for Peace in El Salvador (CRISPAZ), one of Yet these problems pale in comparison to the vio- ing but bare desert soil. Sister Betty and Father Hinde many trips to Latin America he and Sister Betty have lence in this Mexican border city of 1.5 million and in brought in good soil and made raised beds to grow the country as a whole. Juarez, across the Rio Grande vegetables and shrubs. Every drop of reusable house- headed over decades. “We invite you to El Salvador, from the city of El Paso, Texas, had an average of 10 hold water was recycled to the garden. the land of modern martyrs: Archbishop Romero, the assassinations daily during the six years of Mexico’s I saw that as a symbol that Tabor House signifi es Jesuits and their women co-workers, our four religious Calderon administration’s war against drug cartels. more than Calvary and crucifi xion. It is about faithful- women friends and hundreds of lay people,” they say In a cotton fi eld in Juarez where women’s bodies ness, perseverance, hope and resurrection. For many in their letter. were discovered 11 years ago, a monument commemo- decades, Father Hinde and Sister Betty have run the In Juarez they carry on a campaign against illegal rates the women who disappeared and who were mur- race and fought the good fi ght, as St. Paul put it. But gun sales, “Heeding God’s Call.” Sister Betty also ral- dered. Sister Betty and a colleague at Tabor House, they are still going strong. He is in his 90th year of life, lies her women contacts for events she holds at Ta- Emilia Requenes, work with women’s groups “study- she, somewhat younger. bor House. On most mornings, Father Hinde does his ing the pathology of hatred for women exhibited in so In June of 2012, Father Hinde celebrated his 60th “walk-runs,” for as many as fi ve miles. many killings here in Juarez,” they write. anniversary as a priest. At a parish celebration fol- “We give thanks that our health is good,” these re- Tabor House is a small adobe house on a hill in north- lowing Mass, Sister Betty presented pictures ranging markable missioners conclude. 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Media / Arts ‘The Bible,’ ‘Bones,’ ‘Flight’ Due Honors at 20th Annual CIMA Awards LOS ANGELES (CNS)— Associates and executive pro- and Burnett said, “We are hon- The Oscar-nominated film ducer of the event along with ored to receive the 2013 CIMA “Flight,” the long-running po- organization vice president Board of Directors Award for lice drama “Bones” and the hit John Kelly. our miniseries ‘The Bible.’ We television miniseries “The Bi- “The Bible,” which has racked created this series to honor God ble” will receive honors for the up top ratings on the History and we hope it brings millions 20th anniversary of the Catho- cable channel, was conceived of people closer to His word. lics in Media Awards April 14. by actress Roma Downey and Thank you, CIMA for recog- An open-air Mass will pre- her husband, reality-show nizing our efforts.” cede the luncheon and awards producer Mark Burnett, after “Flight” is receiving the ceremony in Pacific Palisades. watching the classic film “The group’s Motion Picture Award. “With CIMA celebrating its Ten Commandments,” togeth- Denzel Washington, nomi- 20th anniversary this year, we er, for the first time since both nated for the Best Actor Oscar, wanted to do something spe- were children. It was chosen to plays a high-functioning alco- cial,” said a March 12 state- win CIMA’s Board of Directors holic who lands a malfunction- ment by Nancy Norton Bevins, Award. ing jet with minimal loss of life president of Catholics in Media In a joint statement, Downey Continued on page 19 At the MOVIES

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Prayer Intentions and Scripture Readings for April 2013 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Daily Scripture Readings 1 2 3 4 5 6 † Pray for the priests who Acts 2:14, 22-32; Ps 16:1- Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2a, 5-9; Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14- have served the Rockford 2a, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Lk 24:35-48 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 15, 16ab-21; Mk 16:9-15 Diocese and who died Pope Francis Bishop David J. Malloy † Father Herman A. †Msgr. Sylvester J. Eye, Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. †Father William A. this month on the days Porter, 1986; † Msgr. 1996; † Father James J. O’Neill O’Rourke, 1950; † Father listed. Michael A. Binsfeld, 2001 Murphy, 2006 Hubert V. McGinn, 1994 Please pray for these men Pope Emeritus Benedict Bishop Emeritus Thomas Transitional Deacons and women who have a XVI G. Doran religious vocation.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2nd Easter Annunciation of the Lord Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn Stanislaus, bishop, martyr Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, Martin I, pope, martyr Divine Mercy Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps Jn 3:7b-15 3:16-21 Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118:2-4, 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk † Father Ivan A. Esser, † Father Robert J. Carse, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 Father Donald Donahugh 18-19; Jn 6:16-21 13-15, 22-24; Rv 1:9-11a, 1:26-38 1967 1950 Father Jesus Dominguez Father Yovanni Dorado 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31 † Father Thomas P. Kane, Msgr. Daniel Deutsch Father Christopher † Deceased Clergy and 1984 DiTomo Religious Dominican Sisters of Springfield

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3rd Easter Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, Bernadette Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1-2; Jn Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12- Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 30:2, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Acts 7:51-8:1a; Ps 31:3cd- 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 6:52-59 17; Jn 6:60-69 4-6; Rv 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 † Father Henry M. 4, 6ab, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn † Msgr. John F. Schmitt, Msgr. Thomas Dzielak † Father Francis P. Father Les Suberi Echevia † Father Patrick A. Schmitz, 1975 6:30-35 1940; † Father Donald J. Heckinger, 1946; † Father McMahon, 1919; † Father Father Timothy Draper Corpus Christi Carmelite Wagener, 2004 C. A. Meehan, 1947 John P. Dolan, 1977; Sisters Father Scott DuVall Father John Earl † Father J. Philip Reilly, 1990 Father Thomas Doyle 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 4th Easter Acts 11:1-18; Pss 42:2-3, George, martyr Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Mark, Evangelist Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11; Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; World Day of Prayer for 43:3-4; Jn 10:1-10 Adalbert, bishop, martyr priest, martyr 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, Jn 14:1-6 Jn 14:7-14 Vocations † Father Frank J. Miller, Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1-7; Acts 12:24-13:5a; Ps 67:2- 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Father John Evans Clerics of St. Viator Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 1965; † Father Emmet W. Jn 10:22-30 3, 5-6, 8; Jn 12:44-50 100:1-2, 3, 5; Rv 7:9, 14b- Murphy, 1973 Father Martins Emeh † Father James M. Weber, Father William Etheredge 17; Jn 10:27-30 Permanent Deacons 1995; † Father Frank C. † Father Stephen Draude, 1999 Wolfgarten, 1935 Father David Engbarth Diocesan Seminarians 28 29 30 Pilgrims pray Join the Holy Father in praying for these special at the Stone of Catherine of Siena, virgin, Pius V, pope intentions this month: 5th Easter Unction inside doctor of the Church Liturgy, Source of Life — That the public, Acts 14:21b-27; Ps 145:8- Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10- the Church 13; Rv 21:1-5a; Jn 13:31- Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-5, 13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a of the Holy prayerful celebration of faith may give life to 33a, 34-35 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 Franciscan Sisters of the Sepulcher in the faithful. † Father Paul Bourke, † Msgr. Joseph A. Sacred Heart Jerusalem. The Mission Churches — That mission churches 1926 Rzeszotko, 1985 stone has been may be signs and instruments of hope and smoothed by Chaplain Col. Emilio Father Nicholas resurrection. centuries of Falcone Federspiel veneration. — http://www.apostleshipofprayer.org (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) Bernadette Soubirous Catherine of Siena 1844-1879; feast day April 16 1347-1380; feast dayApril 29 As a child in a poor French family in the Hautes-Pyrenees town of Catherine was the 24th of 25 children of a Sienese dyer. Her mysti- Lourdes, Bernadette suffered both asthma and cholera. Uneducated, cal experiences and raptures began at age 6. She refused to marry, she had not made her fi rst Communion by 1858, the year she expe- and about 1367 joined the Third Order of St. Dominic. She attracted rienced 18 visions of a beautiful lady calling herself the Immaculate a like-minded group in Siena for prayer and good works, and devoted Conception and calling for penance and pilgrimage. Bernadette was her last fi ve years to church unity and ending the scandal of rival pa- unchanged by this extraordinary experience, and in 1866 became a member of the Sisters pacies. Though she experienced the pain of the stigmata, it became visible only after her of Charity, taking the name Maria-Bernarda. Chronically ill after 1875 with worsening asthma death at 33. And, in an odd division of relics, her body is in a Roman church, while her head and tuberculosis of the bones, she died at age 35. When she was canonized in 1933, it was is in a Sienese church. Named a doctor of the church in 1970, Catherine is a patron saint not for being the Lourdes visionary, but for her simple life of prayer, devotion and obedience. of Europe and Italy, and the patron of fi re prevention, nurses and nursing. THE 815/399-4300 OBSERVER http://observer.rockforddiocese.org Year of Faith