March 3, 2013 Think Green 50¢ Recycle Volume 87, No. 9 Go Green todayscatholicnews.org Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Go Digital TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Enshrinement honors Benedict’s St. Gianna Beretta Molla pontificate marked Hope for couples who struggle with infertility Page 8 by teaching, call to return to faith Pope Benedict XVI Pope’s legacy and vision BY JOHN THAVIS AND FRANCIS X. ROCCA propels Church into future (CNS) — influential adviser during the 1962- During his almost eight-year 65 , he Page 1, 3-6, 16 pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI made it a priority as pope to correct impressed the world as a teacher, what he saw as overly expansive guiding Catholics to the sources of interpretations of Vatican II in favor the faith and urging modern society of readings that stressed the coun- not to turn its back on God. cil’s continuity with the Church’s Marian pastoral visit Citing his age and diminish- millennial traditions. Rhoades visits ing energy, the 85-year-old pope Under his oversight, the Vatican announced Feb. 11 that he would continued to highlight the Church’s Mishawaka high school be resigning effective Feb. 28 and moral boundaries on issues such as would devote the rest of his life to end-of-life medical care, marriage Page 9 prayer. and homosexuality. But the pope’s As of the universal message to society at large focused Church, he used virtually every less on single issues and more on medium at his disposal — books the risk of losing the basic relation- Stewardship and Twitter, sermons and encycli- ship between the human being and cals — to catechize the faithful on the Creator. Spiritual and material the foundational beliefs and prac- He consistently warned the West tices of Christianity, ranging from that unless its secularized society CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARING needs are connected the sermons of St. Augustine to the rediscovered religious values, it Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he will resign Feb. 28. He is sign of the cross. pictured during a general audience in St. Peter’s Square in this Aug. 4, Page 10 Having served in his 30s as an BIO, PAGE 4 2010, file photo.

‘The Light Is On For You’ TODAY’S LIFE Confessions in all parishes of the diocese on March 6, 6-8 p.m. SPRING ISSUE AVAILABLE in the Archdiocese of Washington and has BY TIM JOHNSON been adopted by other dioceses with much The “Spring” success. With this program, all parishes in a TODAY diocese open their churches on a particular issue of Today’s A publication of the Diocese of’S Fort Wayne-SouthCCATHOLICATHOLIC Bend ishop Kevin C. Rhoades has designated evening for Confessions. BWednesday, March 6, from 6-8 p.m., The U.S. released an exhorta- Catholic Life “as the date and time for all the churches tion encouraging the faithful to avail them- is available at of our diocese to be open for prayer and am Lif selves to the during parishes across e asking all our to hear individual con- Lent of 2013. fessions during that two-hour time period,” “The Light Is On For You” is for the diocese. Pick he wrote in a letter to priests. Catholics who frequent Confession, but up your copy The initiative is called “The Light Is is also an opportunity for Catholics who On for You” and will offer Catholics of may be reluctant to come to the sacrament, and see what the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend SPRING n Home Improvement have been away for some time, or just find springtime n In your Easter Bonnet TODAY’S CATHOLIC n the availability of the sacrament of it difficult to get to a Saturday afternoon Life Spring Breakin’ tcLIFE-SPRING 2013.indd 1 Reconciliation. has to offer ... and more Confession time. It is an opportunity for 1 Confession provides an opportunity to Catholics to reconnect with Christ and His — rebirth and 2/13/13 3:48 PM set aside sinful ways and to draw closer to Church. renewal with gardening and the Lord. For those who have been away from home improvement, Easter traditions “The Light Is On For You” is endorsed the sacrament for some time, churches will by the U.S. bishops and is an invitation have Reconciliation brochures available for and spiritual spring break adventures. to all Catholics of the diocese to stop in church for prayer and provides the oppor- tunity for Confession. The program began LIGHT, PAGE 16 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC March 3, 2013 TODAY’S CATHOLIC

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Editorial Department BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan FREELANCE WRITERS: Michelle Castleman, Karen Clifford, Bonnie Elberson, Denise n Wednesday, March 6th, the Fedorow, Diane Freeby, Sister Margie churches of our diocese will all be Lavonis, CSC, Jodi Magallanes, Joe open from 6:00 to 8:00 PM with Kozinski, Vince LaBarbera and Deb Opriests available for the Sacrament of Wagner Penance. The light of the confessional will be on for all who seek to receive the Lord’s forgiveness in this great sacrament. THE Business Department LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU! BUSINESS MANAGER: Sean McBride This initiative throughout our diocese AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber and also in many dioceses throughout the BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol United States is one that seeks to help [email protected] people to rediscover the importance, beauty, and value of the Sacrament of Penance and Advertising Sales Reconciliation. 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The , acting in the person of Christ, can We must overcome this superficiality by last week in December by the Diocese absolve a person of their sins with their contrition, confession and penance. of Fort Wayne-South Bend, 1103 S. a renewed commitment to confession, so Calhoun St., P.O. Box 390, Fort Wayne, necessary in our journey of faith. The Year IN 46801. Periodicals postage paid at of Faith is “a summons to an authentic and Fort Wayne, IN, and additional mailing renewed conversion to the Lord, the one office. Savior of the world.” If we are to grow in offense against the love of the Father. We sion by preparing well before receiving the our life in Christ, we all need to recognize also see how sin harms the son — he loses sacrament. This includes making a good POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: our need for continual conversion. We need his dignity. He is reduced to very tragic examination of conscience. This examina- Today’s Catholic, P.O. 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He wants us to place entrust ourselves to the Lord’s mercy. The conferred on the apostles and their succes- our sins before Him through His Church for ISSN 0891-1533 priest, with the power received in his ordi- sors the power to forgive sins: “Whose sins remission. He wants us to bring our wounds USPS 403630 nation, imparts absolution. At that beautiful you forgive are forgiven them, and whose to the doctor so that we can receive the moment, we are in contact with the power sins you retain are retained” (John 20:23). medicine that heals. He wants to restore our and mercy of God. Our sins are forgiven; I wish to encourage all the faithful who dignity as His children by restoring us to His we are restored to God’s grace. are able to go to confession during this grace. The Second Vatican Council taught: Lenten season. Of course, our parishes have In this holy season of Lent, may we all, “Those who approach the sacrament of regular scheduled hours for confession. with humble and contrite hearts, turn to the Penance obtain pardon from the mercy of Many have Penance services with the oppor- Father who is rich in mercy through Jesus God for the offense committed against him tunity for individual confessions. And we our Redeemer. May the Holy Spirit help us and are at the same time reconciled with have this unique opportunity on March 6th to hate sin and be converted! In God, we the Church, which they have wounded by when all our churches will be open for con- find the love that is stronger than sin and their sins, and which by charity, example fession from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. I encourage death. In the Sacrament of Penance, we and prayer seeks their conversion” (Lumen all to have frequent recourse to this sacra- encounter that love in a most profound way, gentium 11). ment of mercy, so essential for our spiritual the divine love that is revealed as mercy. When we read the parable of the prodigal growth. My brothers and sisters, THE LIGHT IS son, we learn that sin is fundamentally an It is important to make a good confes- ON FOR YOU! March 3, 2013 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC 3

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BY FRANCIS X. ROCCA “Church of nor did it wish to replace what was Christ” and ancient,” the pope told the congre- • Sunday, March 3, 11 a.m. — Mass beginning Mission, that missionar- gation at Mass that day in St. Peter’s Joseph Church, Roanoke VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On ies have a duty Square. “Rather, it concerned itself • Monday, March 4, — Meeting of Indiana Bishops and Feb. 14, in one of the last public to preach the with seeing that the same faith Superiors of Religious Institutes, Fatima Retreat House, appearances of his pontificate, Gospel as well might continue to be lived in the Indianapolis Pope Benedict XVI spoke to the as provide chari- present day, that it might remain a • Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m. — Little Flower Holy Hour for of about his expe- table assistance to the needy. Both living faith in a world of change.” Vocations, Saint Mother Theodore Guérin Chapel, Fort Wayne riences at the Second Vatican documents, the Vatican said, were For most Catholics, the pope • Wednesday, March 6, 4 p.m. — Meeting of Board of Council, which he had attended necessary to correct misunderstand- conveyed this lesson most clearly Directors of , Fort Wayne as an expert consultant half a ings of the teachings of Vatican II. through worship. Following the • Wednesday, March 6, 6 to 8 p.m. — “The Light Is On For century before. Pope Benedict presided over exuberant and colorful celebra- You” Confessions, Cathedral of the , Fort The pope praised some of the two major Vatican investigations tions that had marked the papacy Wayne council’s achievements, including of women religious in the United of Blessed John Paul, especially at • Friday, March 8 — Pastoral Visit to Mount Saint Mary’s its teachings on the interpretation States, responding to diminishing World Youth Days and on other Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland of Scripture, religious freedom and numbers and reported deviations international trips, papal Masses relations with non-Christian reli- from doctrine and discipline in the under his successor became more gions. But he also lamented what he decades since the council. One of solemn. Pope Benedict encouraged described as widespread distortions the investigations led to an order of the use of and the Prayer for Pope Benedict XVI of the council’s teachings. The news reform of the Leadership Conference practice of Eucharistic Adoration, O God, true shepherd of all the faithful, look with media, he said, had presented the of Women Religious, intended to one of the traditional devotions that council to most of the world as a ensure the group’s commitment to had fallen largely out of use in the kindness on Your servant Pope Benedict XVI, whom political struggle for “popular sover- Catholic teaching in areas including wake of Vatican II. You set as head and shepherd of Your Church. eignty” in the Church. abortion, euthanasia, women’s ordi- Most dramatically, Pope This “council of the media” was nation and homosexuality. Benedict lifted most restrictions We give You thanks for Your grace at work in him as responsible for “many calamities, so The pope also tried to correct on the , which he had led us by word and example: In his teaching, many problems, so much misery,” what he considered overly expansive had practically disappeared in the the pope said. “Seminaries closed, notions of interreligious dialogue post-conciliar reform of the liturgy. in his prayer and in his great love. convents closed, liturgy trivialized.” that had blossomed after Vatican II, He explicitly intended the move to Grant him Your strength in frailty, comfort in sorrow, With that speech, Pope Benedict which he feared could lead to relativ- promote reconciliation with the dis- returned to one of the major themes ism or syncretism. In October 2011, affected traditionalists of the Society and serenity amid the trials of this world; and guide of his pontificate. During his first at the 25th-anniversary commemo- of St. Pius X, whom he later offered Your Church, built on the rock of Peter, with the year as pope, he had explained in ration of the World Day of Prayer the status of a a landmark speech that Vatican II for Peace in Assisi, , there was if they would return to full com- power of Your Spirit as we continue on the path that could be properly understood only no public multireligious prayer of munion with Rome, an effort that leads to You. Through Christ our Lord. in continuity with the Church’s mil- the kind that had distinguished the did not bear fruit in his pontificate. lennial traditions, not as a radical original event, which then-Cardinal Yet Pope Benedict also expressed Amen. break with the past. He went on Ratzinger had criticized at the time. the hope that celebration of the to devote much of his papacy to Pope Benedict also added agnostic Tridentine Mass would encourage promoting this understanding of the “seekers of the truth” to the guest a more reverent celebration of the council’s teachings. list, further diluting the interreligious new Mass, helping to bring out the Prayer for the Election Under Pope Benedict, the character of the event. latter’s “sacrality,” “spiritual rich- Congregation for the Doctrine of A lifelong teacher, Pope Benedict ness” and “theological depth.” of a New Pope Faith, which as Cardinal Joseph naturally made Vatican II’s continu- If Pope Benedict’s service to the Ratzinger he had headed for almost ity with tradition a recurrent theme in liturgical tradition should emerge as O God, eternal Shepherd, who govern Your flock 24 years, continued to censure or his homilies, catechetical talks, papal one of his major legacies as pope, with unfailing care, grant in Your boundless fatherly criticize theologians whose writings, documents and even in his personal he would no doubt be content. As often invoking the spirit if not the writings, addressing the topic in the he told the priests of Rome three love a pastor for Your Church who will please You by letter of Vatican II documents, devi- first of his best-selling “Jesus of days after announcing his resigna- his holiness and to us show watchful care. Through ated from orthodoxy in areas that Nazareth” books. tion: “I find now, looking back, included sexual morality, the mys- This pedagogical project culmi- that it was a very good idea (for our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns tery of the incarnation and the pos- nated in the current Year of Faith, Vatican II) to begin with the liturgy, with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, sibility of without Christ. which opened Oct. 11, the 50th because in this way the primacy of The congregation also issued anniversary of the council. God could appear, the primacy of for ever and ever. Amen. documents asserting that the “The council did not formulate adoration.” — provided by the USCCB is the one true anything new in matters of faith, Changing rules, pope allows cardinals to move up conclave date

BY CAROL GLATZ Feb. 22, the feast of the Chair of the election for a few more days.” a majority vote, that is 50 percent make things immediately clear and St. Peter. The Vatican released the However, the conclave still must plus one of the cardinals present, not pass the burden of deciding the document Feb. 25. begin no more than 20 days after Celata said. penalty on to his successor,” said VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In his The changes affect the rules the start of the “.” The other major change to the Archbishop Celata. last week as pontiff, Pope Benedict established in Blessed John Paul The date of the start of the rules is that the pope defined the The penalty for cardinals who XVI issued new rules for conclaves, II’s apostolic constitution govern- conclave is to be decided by all exact penalty incurred by support break the oath of secrecy, how- including a clause that allows the ing the election of , “Universi the cardinals, including those over staff assisting the cardinal-electors ever, remains unspecified. to move up the Dominici Gregis.” the age of 80, who participate in during a conclave if they break the The apostolic letter included date for the beginning of the con- Under the current rules, which the daily general congregations or oath of secrecy about the proceed- several other minor changes and clave to elect his successor. remain in effect, upon the vacancy discussions that precede a conclave, ings. clarifications, including the addi- However, the cardinals cannot of the papacy, cardinals in Rome said Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata, The aides must swear to never tion of the phrase “at least” to a set the date until after the pope “must wait 15 full days for those the vice chamberlain. He will assist lend support to or favor any outside two-thirds majority when defining leaves office Feb. 28. who are absent” before they can Cardinal in the interference in the election process. a valid election of a pope. Pope Benedict also defined enter into a conclave and begin the administration of the Church during Under the old rules, the penalty for “For the valid election of the the exact penalty — automatic process of electing a new pope. the “sede vacante.” breaking the vow was to be deter- Roman pontiff at least two thirds excommunication — that would be However, Pope Benedict The cardinals must wait for mined by the future pope. of the votes are required, cal- incurred by any noncardinal assist- inserted an additional provision that every cardinal-elector to arrive or Instead, Pope Benedict has culated on the basis of the total ing the College of Cardinals who grants the College of Cardinals “the to have sent a legitimate excuse for rewritten the oath that staff will number of electors present,” says failed to maintain absolute secrecy faculty to move up the start of the their absence, such as for reasons of take, stating that they are “aware the revised rule. about the conclave proceedings. conclave if all the cardinal-electors infirmity or serious illness, he told that an infraction will incur the Also added were details about The pope laid out the new rules are present,” as well as giving them journalists. penalty of automatic excommunica- who and how many people out- in an apostolic letter issued “motu the ability “to delay, if there are The date of the start of the con- tion.” side the College of Cardinals can proprio” (on his own initiative) serious reasons, the beginning of clave will then be determined by “The Holy Father wanted to assist during the conclave. 4 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC March 3, 2013

and embryonic stem cell research. liamentary model, and the direction ducing touches of antiquity in his Later that year, visiting a mosque Pope Benedict was 78 and in of theological research in the Church own liturgies, including the require- in Turkey, he turned toward Mecca apparent good health when elected — criticism that would become even ment of kneeling when receiving and prayed silently alongside his BIO April 19, 2005, but was said to sharper in later years. Communion from the pope. host. This interfaith gesture gener- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 have told his fellow cardinals that In a 2005 speech that served as Then in 2009, in an effort to rec- ated considerable good will, and over his would not be a long papacy like a kind of manifesto for his young oncile with the traditionalist Society the succeeding years, Pope Benedict that of his predecessor. In an inter- papacy, Pope Benedict rejected what of St. Pius X, he lifted the excom- continued to meet with Muslim lead- could not hope to engage in real view with the German author Peter he called a “hermeneutic of discon- munications of four of the society’s ers. Yet some Muslims continued dialogue with Islamic and other reli- Seewald in 2010, Pope Benedict said: tinuity and rupture” in interpreting bishops who were ordained illicitly to view the pope with suspicion or gious cultures. “If a pope clearly realizes that he is Vatican II as a radical break with in 1988. hostility, such as the prominent cleric In his encyclicals and in his books no longer physically, psychologically the past. The pope called instead for A storm of criticism erupted who reiterated complaints about on “Jesus of Nazareth,” the pope and spiritually capable of handling reading the council through a “her- because one of the four, Bishop the Regensburg speech in the run- honed that message, asking readers the duties of his office, then he has a meneutic of reform” in continuity Richard Williamson, had made a up to the pope’s trip to Lebanon in to discover the essential connections right and, under some circumstances, with Catholic tradition. number of statements — widely September. between sacrificial love, works of also an obligation to resign.” In 1977, Pope Paul VI named him available on the Internet, but Pope Benedict also visited syna- charity, a dedication to the truth and As inevitable as his election archbishop of Munich and Freising, unknown to the pope — denying the gogues, in Germany in 2005, in New the Gospel of Christ. seemed after Blessed John Paul died and four years later Pope John Paul extent of the Holocaust. The Vatican York in 2008 and in Rome in 2010, The German-born pontiff did not in 2005, his path to the papacy was called him to head the Congregation scrambled to distance Pope Benedict and his strong condemnations of try to match the popularity of his long and indirect. for the Doctrine of the Faith, where from the bishop’s views and reaf- anti-Semitism won the appreciation predecessor, Pope John Paul II, but Joseph Ratzinger was born April he wielded great influence on issues firm the pontiff’s commitment to of many Jewish leaders. However, the millions of people who came to 16, 1927, in the Bavarian town of such as liberation theology, dissent Catholic-Jewish dialogue. tensions arose in 2008 over the word- see him in Rome and abroad came Marktl am Inn, the third and young- from Church teachings and pressure The pope himself wrote an unusu- ing of a prayer for Jewish conversion, to appreciate his smile, his frequent est child of a police officer, Joseph for women’s ordination. Serving in ally personal letter to the world’s which the pope had revised for use ad libs and his ability to speak from Sr., and his wife, Maria. Young this role for nearly a quarter century, bishops, defending his efforts to in the Tridentine-rite Good Friday the heart. Joseph joined his , Georg, at a then-Cardinal Ratzinger earned a restore Church unity by reaching liturgy. Although he did not expect to minor seminary in 1939. reputation in some quarters as a sort out to traditionalists and expressing The pope considered Christian travel much, he ended up making Like other young students, he was of grand inquisitor, seeking to stamp sadness that even some Catholics unity one of his priorities, and he 24 trips to six continents and three automatically enrolled in the Hitler out independent thinking, an image seemed ready to attack him “with took steps to improve dialogue with times presided over World Youth Youth program, but soon stopped belied by his passion for debate open hostility.” Orthodox churches in particular. The Day mega-gatherings, in Germany going to meetings. During World with thinkers inside and outside the At the same time, he clearly most visible sign was the pope’s in 2005, in Australia in 2008, and in War II, he was conscripted into the Church. acknowledged mistakes in Vatican decision to accept the invitation of Spain in 2011. army, and in the spring of 1945 he As the newly elected pope in communications and said the Holy Ecumenical Bartholomew Talking about aging last March deserted his unit and returned home, 2005, he explained that he took the See would have to do a better job of to visit the patri- when he met the 85-year-old Cuban spending a few months in an Allied name Benedict to evoke the memory using the Internet in the future. arch at his headquarters in Istanbul, leader Fidel Castro in Havana, Pope prisoner-of-war camp. He returned of Pope Benedict XV, a “courageous Instead, the mishaps continued, and Turkey, in 2006. Two years later, Benedict told him, “Yes, I’m old, but to the seminary late in 1945 and was prophet of peace” during World War for most of the year preceding Pope the pope invited the patriarch to I can still carry out my duties.” ordained six years later, along with I, and said he wanted to place his Benedict’s resignation, press cover- give a major address at the Synod of On a historic visit to the United his brother. ministry at the service of reconcilia- age of the Vatican was dominated Bishops. The Vatican also arranged States in 2008, the pope brought In a meeting with young people tion and harmony among peoples. by the so-called “VatiLeaks” affair, the resumption of theological talks his own identity into clearer focus in 2006, the pope said witnessing the The new pope spent most of his a scandal over confidential and with the Orthodox in mid-2006 and for Americans. He set forth a moral brutality of the Nazi regime helped energy writing and preaching, in sometimes embarrassing confidential began new forms of cultural col- challenge on issues ranging from convince him to become a priest. encyclicals, letters, messages, homi- documents that had been provided laboration with the Russian Orthodox economic justice to abortion. He But he also had to overcome some lies and talks that eventually num- to the press, allegedly by the pope’s Church. also took Church recognition of the doubts, he said. For one thing, he bered more than a thousand. own butler, Paolo Gabriele. The fate of Christian minorities priestly sex abuse scandal to a new asked himself whether he “could Surprising those who had expect- A Vatican court found Gabriele around the world was one of the level, expressing his personal shame faithfully live celibacy” his entire life. ed a by-the-book pontificate from guilty in October and sentenced him pope’s major concerns, especially at what happened and praying with He also recognized that his real lean- a man who had spent more than 23 to 18 months in jail. Pope Benedict, in places like Iraq and other pre- the victims. ings were toward theology and won- years as the Vatican’s chief doctrinal meeting his former aide outside his dominantly Muslim countries. The The pope met three times with dered whether he had the qualities of , Pope Benedict emphasized cell in the Vatican police barracks, pope strongly defended the right to former U.S. President George W. a good pastor and the ability “to be that Christianity was a religion of pardoned him just before Christmas. religious freedom in his speech to the Bush, including a formal visit to the simple with the simple people.” love and not a religion of rules. The pope’s 2009 letter to bishops United Nations in 2008. White House, and the two leaders After a short stint as a parish During the 2010-11 Year for also summarized what he saw as In early 2007, the pope turned found wide areas of agreement on priest, the future pope began a teach- Priests, Pope Benedict held up his main mission as the successor his attention to China, convening a pro-life and family issues. When ing career and built a reputation the 19th-century French St. John of Peter: “In our days, when in vast meeting of Church experts to discuss President Barack Obama was elect- as one of the Church’s foremost Vianney as a model of clerical holi- areas of the world the faith is in dan- ways to bring unity to the Church ed, the pontiff sent him a warmly theologians. At Vatican II, he made ness who struggled against the indif- ger of dying out like a flame which and gain concessions from the com- worded telegram and a promise of important contributions as a theo- ference and hostility of a militantly no longer has fuel, the overriding pri- munist government. A papal letter to his prayers, but when they met at the logical expert and embraced the secular society. ority is to make God present in this Chinese Catholics a few months later Vatican the next year, the pope spoke council’s early work. But he began He convened a Synod of Bishops world and to show men and women encouraged bold new steps to bridge clearly about the Church’s objections to have misgivings about an emerg- on Scripture in 2008, in an effort to the way to God.” the gap between Catholics registered to the administration’s policies on ing anti-Roman bias, the idea of a move the Bible back to the center of The idea that God is disappear- with the government-controlled several life issues, including abortion “Church from below” run on a par- individual spirituality and pastoral ing from the human horizon and that Catholic Patriotic Association and planning. He opened a Year of Faith humanity is losing its bearings with the so-called underground communi- in October presided over a synod “evident destructive effects” was a ties, whose leaders were frequently focusing on the New Evangelization theme Pope Benedict saw as com- harassed or imprisoned by the All and a revival of Christian faith in the mon ground for dialogue between authorities. Religious Goods secular West, one of the priorities of Christians and Muslims. He voiced The pope’s letter also issued his pontificate. the Church’s opposition to a poten- a broad invitation to government 8808 Coldwater Road Some of Pope Benedict’s most tial “clash of civilizations” in which authorities for dialogue on the In Coldwater Centre at Wallen Road memorable statements came when religion was seen as a defining dif- appointment of bishops and other 260-490-7506 he applied simple Gospel values to ference. But sometimes his words topics. A number of bishops were social issues such as the protection drew as much criticism as praise, subsequently ordained with both of human life, the environment and particularly among Muslims who felt papal and government approval, •Books •Bibles economics. the pope was unfairly questioning the before the government returned to the •Rosaries •Statues When the global financial crisis foundations of their religion. practice of choosing bishops without worsened in 2008, for example, the In a lecture at Germany’s the Vatican’s approval. •Crucifixes •Medals pope insisted that financial institu- University of Regensburg in 2006, One of the most important docu- tions must put people before profits. the pope quoted a Christian medi- ments issued under Pope Benedict, •Church Supplies He also reminded people that modern eval emperor who said the prophet and with his explicit approval, was ideals of money and material suc- Mohammed had brought “things a doctrinal congregation instruction cess are passing realities, saying: only evil and inhuman, such as his on bioethics in 2008. The document •First Communion Dresses “Whoever builds his life on these command to spread by the sword warned that some developments in things — on material things, on suc- the faith he preached.” Following stem-cell research, gene therapy and •First Communion Gifts cess, on appearances — is building protests in the Islamic world, which embryonic experimentation vio- on sand.” included the burning of churches late moral principles and reflect an •Confirmation Gifts Pope Benedict’s outreach to in the Palestinian territories and the attempt by man to “take the place of traditionalist Catholics brought him murder of a in Somalia, the his Creator.” •Baptismal Gifts & Gowns some opposition and criticism. In pope said he was sorry his words The pope’s own writings fre- 2007, he widened the possible use of had offended Muslims and distanced quently explored the relationship Support your school. Use All Saints SCRIP! the Tridentine Mass and began intro- himself from the text he had quoted. between personal faith in Christ and March 3, 2013 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC 5 social consequences. The pope spent much of his time at the Vatican, had been accused of His first encyclical, “Deus Caritas meeting with bishops from around sexually abusing minors. In 2009 the Est” (“God Is Love,”), issued in the world when they made “ad lim- pope approved an apostolic visitation 2005, reminded all people that God ina” visits to the Vatican to report on of the late priest’s order. loves them and called on them to their dioceses. Although he was expected to share that love in a personal and Some of Pope Benedict’s longest reverse a trend set by Pope John social way. It won high praise, even and most-revealing encounters were Paul, Pope Benedict did not slow the from quarters typically critical of the with priests, in Rome and else- Vatican’s saint-making machinery, Church. where. He frequently spoke of the but he did immediately announce he Two years later, his second importance of the quality formation would not preside over . encyclical, “Spe Salvi” (on Christian of priestly candidates, and in 2005 The pope’s decision was meant to hope), warned that without faith in he approved the release of a long- highlight the difference between a God, humanity lies at the mercy of awaited document barring those with and a canonization, but, ideologies that can lead to “the great- deep-seated homosexual tendencies in effect, the pope’s decision lowered est forms of cruelty and violations of from the priesthood. the profile of beatification liturgies. justice.” In a few areas, Pope Benedict Pope Benedict did make two excep- His third encyclical, “Caritas in asked Church experts to engage in tions to his new rule: the first to beat- Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”) was careful study and reflection: ify Cardinal John Henry Newman released in 2009 and said ethical val- • He asked Vatican agencies to during a September 2010 visit to ues are needed to overcome the cur- consider the moral and scientific England; and the second to beatify rent global economic crisis as well as aspects of condom use in AIDS Pope John Paul in May 2011. to eradicate hunger and promote the prevention, after some theologians While Pope Benedict asked real development of all the world’s argued that condoms were accept- Vatican experts to be more selective peoples. able for married couples in which in picking candidates for sainthood, Several months ago, the Vatican one spouse is infected with HIV. At he ended up canonizing 44 new said Pope Benedict had completed the same time, his own statement saints, including the Native American work on another encyclical, this one in 2009 that condom-distribution Kateri Tekakwitha and Mother on the virtue of faith, and its publica- campaigns aggravate the problem Marianne Cope of Molokai. tion was expected in the first half of of AIDS prompted widespread criti- Pope Benedict named 90 new this year. The Vatican has not said cism. cardinals; 67 of those he named are whether or not the letter would come In his 2010 interview for the still under the age of 80 and therefore out before the pope’s resignation book “Light of the World,” Seewald eligible to vote in the conclave to takes effect Feb. 28. asked Pope Benedict about the use elect his successor. As of Feb. 28, the His three-volume work, “Jesus of condoms in AIDS prevention and day his papacy ends, Pope Benedict’s of Nazareth,” published between the pope’s answer made headlines appointments will represent just over 2007 and 2012 in several languages, around the world. While continuing 57 percent of the 117 cardinals under emphasized that Christ must be to insist that condoms were not the 80 that day. understood as the Son of God on a answer to the AIDS pandemic, he In mid-2007, the pope made an divine mission, not as a mere moral- allowed that in particular circum- important change in the conclave ist or social reformer. The books stances — for example, a prostitute procedure, restoring the traditional argued that while Christ did not bring seeking to reduce the risk of infection CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARING rule that requires a two-thirds major- a blueprint for social progress, he did — using a condom might represent a Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Agostino Vallini, papal vicar of Rome, ity for papal election. In doing so, bring a new vision based on love that step toward moral awareness. walk together as they leave the pope’s audience with priests of the he reversed a modification made by challenges the evils of today’s world • He convened scientific and theo- in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 14. Pope John Paul, who had allowed — from the brutality of totalitarian logical scholars for private discus- the possibility of moving to a simple regimes to the “cruelty of capital- sions about the theory of evolution. he emphasized that the acceptance of he approved a decision saying that majority vote in the case of a dead- ism.” In his own remarks on the subject, evolutionary theory should not mean Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, the locked conclave. the exclusion of a fundamental divine founder of the Legionaries of Christ, purpose in creation. should not exercise his priestly ♣ One of the pope’s most notable ministry publicly. Father Maciel, Contributing to this story was Cindy Fiddler s Hearth actions came in May 2006, when who enjoyed favor for many years Wooden at the Vatican. 127 North Main Street, South Bend, Indiana Family-Friendly Public House

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BY FRANCIIS X. ROCCA ing one’s self from the world and its contradictions,” the pope said, in his commentary on the VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In day’s Gospel reading (Lk 9:28- one of his last public appearances, 36). “Prayer leads one back to the Pope Benedict XVI told an over- path, to action. flow crowd in St. Peter’s Square “Christian existence,” he Feb. 24 that his upcoming retire- said, “consists in a continuous ment does not mean he is aban- climbing of the mountain for an doning the Church, but that he encounter with God, in order to will be serving it in a new way, descend again bearing the love through prayer and meditation. and strength derived from it, so as At noon, the pope appeared to serve our brothers and sisters at his window in the Apostolic with the same love of God.” Palace to pray the Angelus, a If the relevance to his Feb. 28 papal Sunday ritual that will not resignation was not already clear, be repeated until after the election the pope made the connection of a new pope. explicit: Despite the blustery weather, “I feel that this word of God turnout was several times the is directed in particular to me, in usual for such occasions — eas- this moment of my life. The Lord ily more than 150,000, with some calls me to ‘climb the mountain,’ estimates as high as a quarter of to dedicate myself even more to a million. The crowd filled the prayer and meditation. But this square, except where prevented does not mean abandoning the by barricades, and spilled out Church; on the contrary, if God into the Via della Conciliazione. asks this of me it is precisely so Many groups held signs express- that I may continue to serve (the ing gratitude and affection — Church) with the same dedication “You are not alone,” one read — and the same love with which I and national flags from countries have done so till now, but in a as far away as Brazil. way more suited to my age and Benedict was the “the rock: strength.” solid, strong and unwavering and Speaking these words, Pope yet kind and compassionate and Benedict was interrupted twice by loving at the same time,” said applause, and afterward received Balthazar Aguirre of Our Lady of an ovation 30 seconds long. Mercy Parish in Daly City, Calif. He smiled broadly, thanked the He and his two sisters took time crowd, and added, “Let us thank CNS PHOTO/L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO VIA REUTERS off from work to come to Rome God for the bit of sun he has Pope Benedict XVI leads his final Angelus as pope from the window of his apartment overlooking St. Peter’s for the pope’s last week as the granted us.” head of the universal Church. Square at the Vatican Feb. 24. His papacy will officially end Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Rome time. “Prayer doesn’t mean isolat- A bill to regulate chemical abortion, improve informed consent advances

INDIANAPOLIS — A bill to reg- woman seeking abortion to see nize, define and regulate its use. to the Internet to find cheaper, ulate chemical abortion in Indiana an ultrasound and hear fetal heart The reason we want to regulate more dangerous abortion induc- and another to improve informed tones unless she certifies in writ- INDIANA chemical abortion is because we ing pills. Some who testified in consent law for abortion cleared ing that she declines. It requires can statistically predict the prob- opposition to the bills include: its first hurdle Feb. 20, when the the Indiana Department of Health CATHOLIC ability of failure rates, which are Dr. John Stutsman, an Indiana Senate Health panel passed the to provide color illustrations, much higher for chemical abor- University School of Medicine proposals. The Church supports rather than black and white, CONFERENCE tions than with surgical abortion. professor and OBGYN who both measures. showing fetal development stages “A woman who encounters serves as the medical director for Sen. Travis Holdman, for abortion centers to provide to BRIGID CURTIS AYER complications a few days after Planned Parenthood in Indiana; R-Markle, author of SB 371 said abortion clients. she takes the abortion-inducing and Rev. Linda Dolby, pastor of his bill is intended to ensure Glenn Tebbe, ICC executive drugs, will likely return to the the United Methodist Church in women’s safety. The bill requires director, who serves as the offi- abortion has hospital admitting place where she got the pills for Lafayette, and board member for facilities that dispense abortion- cial spokesman and public policy privileges and surgical privileges, treatment,” said Swayze. “That Indiana Religious Coalition for inducing drugs to meet the same watchdog on state and federal in case they are needed; and that center needs to be equipped to do Reproductive Choice. medical standards as those that issues for the Catholic Church in the clinic where this is being so, with medical facility equip- Sen. Jean Breaux, provide surgical abortions. The Indiana, testified Feb. 20. carried out should be a licensed ment, wider doorways for use of D-Indianapolis, who serves on proposal requires a doctor who Tebbe said, “We rise in sup- medical facility, the same as other a gurney in case the woman needs the Senate Health panel and voted prescribes the abortion-inducing port of both bills under consid- licensed surgical abortion facili- to be transported to another medi- against both abortion proposals, drugs to examine the woman in eration because human life has ties in Indiana.” cal facility.” said, “We are narrowing the cir- person, and schedule follow-up dignity and value. We believe Geisler provided a litany of Mark Tuttle, president, Right cumstances and locations avail- care. it is important that women be data demonstrating that chemi- to Life of Indianapolis, said, “It able to women who seek repro- “We’re just trying to control fully-informed before making cal abortion when compared to makes sense that given the higher ductive services and in particular and regulate abortion-inducing an important life-changing deci- surgical abortion is risker. Geisler complication rates of chemical abortions … and I strongly vote drugs, which are not regulated sion. We believe it is in the best noted a chemical abortion has a abortion that the state should no.” in the state of Indiana,” said interest of the state to protect the 15.6 percent risk of hemorrhage require the same licensure and Swayze sums-up the problem Holdman. health of the mother as well as compared to a 2.1 percent risk oversight that surgical abortions this way. “We’re talking about the life the life of the unborn child.” from a surgical abortion. have.” “Today, chemical abortion is of the mother and of the child. I Dr. Hans Geisler, retired “This is statically significant,” Ryan McCann, of Indiana flying under the radar in our state, don’t believe what we are asking OBGYN of Indianapolis, told said Geisler. “I am not advocat- Family Institute, said, “We rise and the abortion industry is not for is an unreasonable request,” the Senate panel, “I believe it is ing surgical abortions, I’m merely in support of these bills to help held to standard medical market- said Holdman. “We are not pro- important to treat chemical abor- pointing out chemical abortions women get the information they place expectations for patient care hibiting physicians or abortion tions the same way we treat sur- are somewhat riskier.” need and protect them through the and safety,” said Swayze. “Let’s clinics from continuing the prac- gical abortions. An examination Sue Swayze, legislative direc- law.” face it. Women who get abortions tice they are engaged in.” should be required by a physician, tor for Indiana Right to Life told Abortion advocates who testi- aren’t going to file complaints Senate Bill 489, authored by and an ultrasound given before lawmakers, “Due to the rapid use fied in opposition of the proposals or seek justice when their care Sen. Mike Young, R-Indianapolis, any chemicals are given to rule of RU 486 in Indiana, we believe cited concerns regarding limiting is subpar. They assume that the changes Indiana’s informed con- out an ectopic pregnancy; that a Indiana law must begin to recog- access to abortion would harm clinic they go to is safe.” sent law for abortion requiring a person administering the chemical Hoosier women who would go March 3, 2013 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 7

this retreat is designed to bring Free USF lecture explores hundreds of high school teens subject of stigmata together before the Eucharist for conversion through music, talks, of St. Francis sharing and prayer. round the iocese Visit www.ignitedretreat.com FORT WAYNE — The University a d of Saint Francis School of Arts for retreat information and regis- and Sciences and Department of tration. Teens won’t want to miss Philosophy and Theology will this epic weekend! sponsor a free public lecture, Prayer support is very impor- “The Stigmata of St. Francis of CATHOLICS ON A MISSION PRESENT COSTA RICA EXPERIENCE tant for the success of this retreat. Assisi: Fact, Fiction or Fallacy?” Please pray for the teens who will on Sunday, March 3, at 3 p.m. in be attending and all those who are the North Campus auditorium. involved in preparing for Ignited. Inconsistent accounts of the Please RSVP with the number wounds of Christ — the stig- of people who will be praying mata — appearing on St. Francis’ to Kathleen Fogarty, fogartykd@ body are found in 13th century frontier.com. Franciscan sources. Were the stigmata authentic? Sister Anita St. Joseph and Holzmer, a Sister of St. Francis of St. Catherine parishes Perpetual Adoration and instruc- tor in theology and Franciscan join for mission studies, will use those sources to explore the mysterious and mysti- ROANOKE — St. Joseph and St. cal phenomenon. Catherine of Alexandria Churches will join for Mission 2013 — Year Human trafficking of Faith. On Sunday, March 3, Bishop education, training event Kevin C. Rhoades will open the March 8 at Victory Noll mission at the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph. At 6 p.m. a soup din- HUNTINGTON — Human traf- ner will be served in the hall at ficking is a global, national, state St. Catherine, followed by Msgr. and local issue. Just as it happens Bernard Galic who will speak on around the world, it happens in faith at 7 p.m. our own hometown. On Monday, March 4, at 6 Victory Noll Center hosts p.m. a soup dinner will be served “Service Provision Through Their PROVIDED BY JENN MACDONALD in the hall at St. Catherine. At. 7 Eyes,” a human trafficking educa- Catholics On A Mission teens Brenna Gill, Alé Krudop, Katie Killen, Kathryn p.m. Jim Fitzpatrick will tion and training event Friday, speak on prayer. March 8. MacDonald, Emma MacDonald, Michael McGovern, David Landrigan, AJ Gill and On March 5, at 6 p.m. at St. This program is for criminal, in front, Anna Doctor, will offer a presentation of their mission trip to Costa Rica in Joseph a soup dinner will be civil and human service providers. served in the hall followed by It is for teachers, hotel managers December of 2012, at the Knights of Columbus Council 451 at 601 Reed Rd. in Fort Father Drew Curry who will and personnel and for anyone who Wayne on Friday, March 22, at 7 p.m. A potluck dinner with cash bar will follow. Please speak on Penance at 7 p.m. works with young people. Those Opportunity for Reconciliation attending are encouraged to come bring a dish to share. Greg and Colleen Mitchell and family, missionary hosts, will be will follow. and learn the community impact available for questions as well. For more information visit www.CatholicsOnMission. On Wednesday, March 6, at 6 of global human trafficking, and p.m. Pastor Father Dale Bauman understand the dynamics of sexual wordpress.com or Facebook “Catholics On A Mission.” will close the mission with a victimization. Criminal, civil and Mass at St. Joseph. A reception human service providers can learn will immediately follow Mass in how to improve success in ser- their scholarship and their com- in shaping the expertise of these munication from Father Philip the St. Joseph Parish hall. vice provision and how to address munities. young professionals. Odii, the national executive secre- issues of compassion fatigue. “An exceptional education Jayne Kendle, associate pro- tary of social communications at Day of reflection There is no cost for the event, begins with exceptional faculty, fessor of nursing, was present- the Uganda Catholic Secretariat, celebrating Black but registration is required. and Saint Mary’s is proud of its ed The Kevin J. (ND ’77) and Nsambya. Anyone interested is encouraged many talented, passionate faculty Marijo Rogers Kelly ’77 Service Until his posting to Uganda, Catholic faith and culture to preregister by March 1. members who engage students, Award. This award recognizes a Archbishop Blume has been apos- Registration will also be open enliven the campus, and advance faculty member who demonstrates tolic to Benin and Togo. SOUTH BEND — The Diocese the morning of the event begin- their fields,” said Saint Mary’s exceptional commitment to local, Born on May 30, 1946 in South of Fort Wayne-South Bend ning at 8:30 a.m. at Victory Noll College President Carol Ann regional, national or international Bend, he was ordained a religious Office of Evangelization and Center, located at 1900 W. Park Mooney. service to his or her academic priest for the Society of Divine Special Ministries is sponsoring Dr. in Huntington. The event runs Mary Ann Merryman, profes- field. Word on Dec. 23, 1972. He grew a Day of Reflection on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes sor of business and accounting, Fleming cited Kendle’s work up in Our Lady of Hungary Parish March 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. a continental breakfast and lunch. was presented The Donald R. on the health and well-being of in South Bend. at St. Augustine Parish, 1501 For more information about (ND ’73) and Nora Barry Fischer medically fragile children and The pope’s new ambassador W. Washington St. “Be Not Victory Noll Center or to register ’73 Faculty Award for Teaching their families. Kendle created the to Uganda, aside from English, is Discouraged: We’ve Come This for the program, call (260) 356- Excellence. This award recognizes Time Out Pediatric Respite Care also fluent in Italian and French. Far by Faith” will feature special 0628, ext. 174, or visit www. excellences in discipline-specific program that provides palliative A nuncio is the top most apostolic guests, Ansel J. Augustine, Black olvm.org/vncenter. teaching by a faculty member in care for children where she, along envoy of the (pope) and Youth and Young Adult Ministry upper-division courses in a major. with her students, dedicate time in also serves as the ambassador of in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Saint Mary’s College At the presentation of the service to these special families. the Vatican wherever posted. LA., Father Christopher Rhodes, award, Provost and Senior Vice St. Augustine and Holy Name of honors two faculty with President Patricia Fleming noted Pope Benedict appoints ‘Ignited, enter the fire!’ Mary Parishes in the Archdiocese of newly established awards Merryman’s ability to “teach tech- Louisville, Ky., and Bishop Kevin C. nically challenging subjects in a Archbishop Blume as youth retreat scheduled Rhoades, who will celebrate 4 p.m. NOTRE DAME — Saint Mary’s way that makes her students want representative to Uganda Mass. SANKOFA — Celebrating FORT WAYNE — Youth Black Catholic faith and culture College announced the inaugu- to learn.” throughout the diocese are invited ral honorees of two new faculty Her content expertise has KAMPALA, UGANDA — Pope will feature ancestors in faith Sister to attend a retreat experience like Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister awards for excellence at a lun- enabled Saint Mary’s students Benedict XVI has posted a new no other. “Ignited,” a retreat spe- cheon hosted by President Carol to consistently score above the apostolic nuncio to Uganda, replac- of Perpetual Adoration, and Daniel cifically for high school teens, Rudd, founder of National Black Ann Mooney ’72 and the board national average on the Uniform ing Korean-born Archbishop Paul will be held March 8-10 at Bishop of trustees. These awards, made CPA examination. Many of Tschang In-Nam who has served Catholic Congress. Registration fee Dwenger High School. of $15 includes lunch and must possible by the generosity of two Merryman’s students have gone in the country since 2007. Sponsored by the Diocese of be received by March 12. Register alumnae and their spouses, rec- on to become partners at “Big Archbishop Michael A. Fort Wayne-South Bend, diocesan online at www.diocesefwsb.org/ ognize faculty members who are Four” international accounting Blume’s appointment took effect high schools and various parishes, deeply dedicated to their students, firms. She has had a clear hand on Feb. 2, according to a com- snakofa or at (260) 399-1458. 8 TODAY’S CATHOLIC March 3, 2013 Series of talks, Mass, enshrinement honors St. Gianna Beretta Molla

BY ANN CAREY

MISHAWAKA — Most Catholics can relate to St. Gianna Beretta Molla, for she lived the ordinary kind of life many Catholics live: She had a spouse and children and also held down a job. St. Gianna opted to continue a high-risk pregnancy rather than undergo treatment that would harm her unborn child and died in 1962, one week after giving birth to a healthy daughter. She was survived Tom McKenna, the founder by her husband and three other chil- and president of the St. Gianna dren. Canonized in 2004, the Physicians’ Guild, who is also a International Year of the Family, St. personal friend of St. Gianna’s family, speaks on the life of St. Gianna was the last saint to be can- PHOTOS BY KEVIN HAGGENJOS A photo of St. Gianna Beretta Gianna as part of the enshrine- onized by Pope John Paul II. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades holds a relic of St. Gianna Beretta Molla during Molla was enshrined with relics at ment ceremony. McKenna also During the weekend of Feb. 22-24, an enshrinement to the saint at Our Lady of Fatima Chapel at St. Joseph the Our Lady of Fatima Chapel. St. Gianna also became a special saint Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka on Feb. 22. Bishop Rhoades made presentations on Feb. 23 at for the diocese of Fort Wayne-South St. Therese, Little Flower Church in blessed the picture and enshrined relics at the hospital chapel, and on story of an ordinary person doing Bend. Her picture and relic were Sunday, he celebrated a Mass for couples struggling with infertility at South Bend and after Mass on Feb. enshrined in a Feb. 22 ceremony at extraordinary things helps inspire her the motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Francis in Mishawaka. in the care of her own disabled son. 24 in the chapel of the Sisters of the diocese’s only Catholic hospital, St. Francis in Mishawaka. St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Fralish said she had attended a Mishawaka. witness to the Gospel of Life,” here is Jesus Himself and His self- pro-life conference in Kansas City Introducing the enshrinement was Bishop Rhoades said, adding that St. giving love for us. So, St. Gianna in 2011where she heard Gianna’s Gianna, who herself had suffered two Tom McKenna, founder and presi- Gianna saw her profession to treat reflected that like a mirror.” youngest daughter speak and met miscarriages as well as other difficult dent of the St. Gianna Physician’s sick children not just as work, but as Albert Gutierrez, president and Tom McKenna. Fralish subsequently pregnancies. In both her personal life Guild. The guild was started in 2006 a vocation, just like her vocation to CEO of the hospital, told Today’s wrote Bishop Rhoades a letter sug- and in her medical practice caring for to uphold and promote Catholic val- marriage and motherhood. Catholic that the hospital was gesting that he consider increasing children and their mothers, she gave ues in the lives and practices of medi- He also praised St. Joseph “proud” to host the saint’s relic. devotion to St. Gianna in this dio- strong pro-life witness, he said. cal personnel and help them defend Regional Medical Center as “an insti- “Her legacy has united, inspired cese. Bishop Rhoades approached “St. Gianna is also an example those values in the public square. St. tution and family that stands for life and encouraged countless mothers, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center of great faith and courage in the Gianna, a pediatrician, is the guild’s as part of the core of its truly Catholic physicians and other healthcare pro- about hosting the St. Gianna shrine, face of adversity and suffering,” he patroness. mission.” That mission provides care viders,” he said. “We invite our com- and the hospital responded enthusi- continued. “She refused to turn away At the enshrinement ceremony of the whole person, he said, which munity to learn her amazing story astically. from her faith in God and would not in the hospital’s lobby outside the includes spiritual and pastoral care and to visit our hospital to see this Franciscan Sister Laureen Painter, participate in any medical proce- entrance to Our Lady of Fatima for the patient and the families. beautiful display in her honor.” the hospital’s vice president for dures that were immoral, that did not Chapel, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades “People who come here experi- Indeed, the St. Gianna enshrine- Mission Integration and Ministry respect the dignity and sacredness of noted that the St. Gianna shrine was ence the compassion of Christ,” he ment came to the diocese because a Formation, told Today’s Catholic that human life.” appropriate for the hospital, for her said, “and that is what distinguishes member of St. Matthew Parish had the sanctity of life is “critical” to the This pro-life witness, he said, work as a doctor exemplified what a place like St. Joseph Regional developed a devotion to the saint hospital as a faith-based organization. helps couples struggling with infertil- Catholic healthcare is about. Medical Center from other places after learning more about her. Barb Thus, the enshrinement of St. Gianna ity realize that any infertility treat- “She is a beautiful model — where much, much good takes place Fralish, a wife, mother and nurse, is a “manifestation of this founding ment must respect the right to life of especially in our culture today — of as well. But what is the inspiration told Today’s Catholic that Gianna’s conviction,” she said. “As we share this relic with those the human embryo and aid the conju- who come through our doors, we gal act, not substitute for it. invite them to pray for St. Gianna’s “Today we ask for St. Gianna’s intercession for expectant mothers intercession for couples struggling here in Michiana who experience dif- with infertility, that the Lord may ficulties during pregnancy or while bless them with children,” Bishop giving birth.” Rhoades said. “And, we also pray for McKenna also spoke about St. those who will not be blessed with Gianna at the University of Notre the gift of children, that they may Dame the day of the enshrinement remain firm in faith and their married and gave another presentation the lives may be blessed with much spiri- evening of Feb. 23 at Little Flower tual fruitfulness. Their embrace of the Parish Center in South Bend. On cross is a means to great growth in Sunday, Feb. 24, he spoke at the holiness.” Mishawaka motherhouse of the Bishop Rhoades also asked the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual many Sisters of St. Francis who were Adoration, following a 1 p.m. special at the Mass to hold the couples strug- Mass for couples struggling with gling with infertility in their prayers infertility. and to ask the other sisters at their In his homily at that Mass, Bishop motherhouse to do the same. 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BY JODI MAGALLANES

MISHAWAKA — Six days before the top leadership position in the Catholic Church becomes vacant, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades spoke about the unusual situa- tion with students at Marian High School, Mishawaka, during his annual pastoral visit Friday, Feb. 22. The visit got underway with a Mass in the Bishop Crowley Activity Center, where Bishop Rhoades expressed contentment at being back at the school and at being able to celebrate Mass with the young people. Lent’s traditional vestment color, purple, gave way to white for the all-school liturgy: the rea- son being, the bishop explained, that Friday was the feast of the Chair of St. Peter. “On this feast day we are reminded that the pope is the of the Church, the visible heart of our faith, and that his ministry continues now in the 21st century,” he said. As Pope Benedict’s impending resignation draws near, Bishop Rhoades encouraged worship- pers to remember how he served PHOTOS BY KEVIN HAGGENJOS From left, Marian High School Principal Carl Loesch, Bishop Kevin C. the Church with zeal and bore “a After an all-school Mass at Marian High School in Mishawaka on Feb. 22, Rhoades and Father Jacob Runyon, , pose for a photo in the beautiful witness to Christ. On Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades greets students and answers questions. school library. the Mass of the Chair of St. Peter, we pray for his successor.” the bishops’ ecclesial authority. Bishop Kevin C. Friday’s Gospel reading, “There are 1.2 billion Rhoades meets Matthew 16:13-19, clearly estab- Catholics in the world. How do Marian student lishes the Church’s leadership we stay united? It’s because Jesus council members and would have had also had a set up this succession. Jesus gave on his pastoral visit us the means to preserve that great impact on the residents of to the Misahawaka Caesarea Philippi, where the dis- unity in our faith. ciples and Jesus found themselves “In six days that chair will high school on at that time. Worship of the pagan be vacant. That’s a tough time. Friday, Feb. 22. god Pan was pervasive in that We’re used to having a pope,” he region, and Pan’s temple was admitted. even thought to house the gate to In detail, Bishop Rhoades the netherworld. laid out for students the nuances “So when Jesus said that not of the process of choosing the Below, Bishop person who will take Pope even the gates of the netherworld Kevin C. Rhoades would prevail against His Church, Benedict’s place as the keeper of that’s a reference that they would the keys to the kingdom; pausing meets with Marian have taken very, very seriously,” after the homily to take questions students and school Bishop Rhoades said during the from the student body about res- chaplain Father homily. ignation and the upcoming elec- Jacob Runyon in the By confessing that Jesus was tion. Afterwards, he continued school library. the Son of God and not just a the celebration of the Holy Mass prophet, as some thought, Peter with concelebrants Father Barry proclaimed something that gets England of St. Bavo Parish and onship. He received the bishop’s to the very heart of the Catholic Mishawaka Catholic Schools, promise that the request would be faith. Father Bill Sullivan of St. considered. “Remember, people were wait- Thomas the Apostle Parish and Several other Marian students ing for a Messiah … they still school in Elkhart, and with Father were recognized Friday morning remembered that promise. When Jacob Runyon, Marian High as well, including National Merit he said ‘You are the Christ’ School chaplain and parochial Scholarship finalists Andrew and then, ‘You are the Son of vicar of St. Matthew Cathedral in Guinan, Rachael Hoffman, the Living God,’ he really was South Bend. Stephen Rice and Stacie inspired to say that. And then to the final blessing, Skwarcan; and National Merit Jesus said something just as Bishop Rhoades took additional Scholarship commended scholars incredible: You are Peter, and on questions of both a spiritual and Eddie Hunckler and Matt King. this rock I will build My Church.” entertaining nature from the stu- Principal Carl Loesch used the With the changing of Peter’s dents. One young man took the opportunity of the special occa- name, Bishop Rhoades continued, opportunity to ask if he intended sion to announce that the school’s Jesus made Peter the foundation to maintain a tradition estab- 2013 valedictorian will be Stacie of a new building. That building lished by former Bishop Emeritus Skwarcan, with Rachael Hoffman is the Church, and that Church is John M. D’Arcy of allowing all serving as salutatorian. Among the body of Christ. the students of a school whose additional recognitions Loesch a spiritual bouquet, Marian spirit support its mission. By establishing Peter as His team won a state championship noted that student Stephen Rice wear and a photo of him with stu- Before concluding his pastoral successor here on earth, Jesus to have a day off in celebration. would compete in state diving dents who participated in a recent visit, Bishop Rhoades met with also established the Church’s The request met with riotous competition finals that same day. March for Life. Representatives Marian High School theology Tradition of . applause because Marian’s girls As a token of respect and of First Source Bank were in classes and with students who are The throne of St. Peter represents soccer team recently dominated appreciation for his visit, Brendan attendance as well and gave the considering religious vocations. the pope’s and, in local dioceses, the IHSAA state soccer champi- Short presented the bishop with school a check for $25,000 to 10 TODAY’S CATHOLIC March 3, 2013 Stewardship — Connection Remember your Church in your will

BY HARRY VERHILEY outweighs the Church’s need to of spiritual and material receive our gifts. Sharing dem- onstrates our willingness to look teaching, so why would we have BY HARRY VERHILEY he Christian steward knows beyond our own needs and to to be taught this? Because of the that it is important to share travel lightly through the journey fall of man, humanity is inclined what we have with those of life. By sharing we also act Christian steward rec- to forget; we are inclined to take Twho do not have what they need, God-like, since God is the ulti- ognizes that the mate- without remembering the source, as well as share a portion of what mate giver. rial world can never be inclined to receive without saying we have by investing it in our Bequests are an act of love: Our Aseparate from the spiritual world. thank you. And for us to take and Lord’s Church. Lord expressed that we should God’s creation communicates not remember to express our grati- All throughout Scriptures shar- our lives. Bequests allow us to love God with our whole heart, something to us. All that we see tude to God is to break the natural ing is taught. In the parable of express our gratitude to those soul and mind, and our neighbor and experience (excluding sin) is order of creation. This is what hap- the good steward, Jesus reminds organizations, and/or people, that as ourselves. There are infinite an expression of His love for us. pened when Adam and Eve ate the us that to be a good steward of have contributed meaning to our ways of expressing love for God As a proper response to our forbidden fruit. Our gaze is taken God’s gifts we must give freely to lives. and fellow humans. A bequest in Creator and Redeemer, we must from God and directed on the self. our neighbor in need. A bequest We can direct how our gift will be our will is one way of expressing Through the Paschal mysteries express our thanksgiving to God. to your parish is one way of giv- used: Many people like to have love. Our expression should be one of Jesus expresses the most perfect ing an eternal gift to our neigh- expression of praise and thanksgiv- a say about how their donations gratitude and praise, affirmed with bors in need. will be spent. The technical term our words at Mass, “It is right and ing to God the Father and invites A bequest is designations in us to join with that expression of for this is a “restricted gift.” just.” This thanksgiving expressed our will — a gift left to a person A restricted bequest is a direct back to God is a natural response. praise and thanksgiving by living a or charitable organization, like sacramental life. response to the question — What God gives and we say thank you. your parish. The Church should does my parish need? You can God gives us something awesome, A sacramental life is one that be thought of as our spiritual requires us to be good Christian decide how your parish will use like life and all it contains, and we family, a family that has been your bequest by restricting it to say, “Thank you Lord, this is awe- stewards — to remember that all there for us at significant events that we have comes from God. a specific need such as tuition some! You are awesome! I thank (, Confirmations, wed- assistance, or a youth minister or You and praise You!” This is the Notice that the sacraments them- dings and funerals) and most selves require elements of the new boiler. natural order — the rhythm of cre- notably, weekly and daily Mass We can continue to give when we ation, a flow from God returning to material world (water, oil, bread, — giving us food for our life’s have left this temporal world: God in thanksgiving. wine). journey. 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March 3, 2013 COMMENTARY 11 When children die, where is God? Quenching a thirst — n Oct. 18, 2012, we lost ago, my baby daughter Karen, our six-year-old grandson who had Down syndrome, died God’s surprising gifts ONoah after a long and often from complications of pneumonia. GUEST brutal battle with a rare autoim- Three years ago, my oldest mune disease called familial HLH daughter Marie died by suicide. COMMENTARY even in Lent (Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocy- And now, there are Noah and the tosis). Less than two months later, Sandy Hook victims. Personally ur oldest son lives in south- on Dec. 14, 2012, 20 children and professionally as a nurse, I ern California. A detriment around our Noah’s age along with have also been with countless NANCY VALKO, RN Oto this is that he is so far other victims — were viciously parents and others who have lost away. A benefit of this (particularly EVERYDAY gunned down at Sandy Hook loved ones. I would like to share in February) is that from time to Elementary School by a disturbed what I discovered as my personal secular world, even people of faith time we get to visit him … and CATHOLIC young gunman. While the Sandy “survival guide” for coping with can feel lost and helpless. enjoy warm weather in the winter. Hook tragedy affected the whole grief as a Catholic woman. It When a child dies, shock, Last week, my husband David country and Noah’s death affected consists of three decisions I made denial and even alcohol and had a business conference in Palm THERESA A. THOMAS a smaller group of family and years ago. drugs can cushion the crushing Desert, Calif., just two hours from friends, I kept hearing the same grief for awhile. But eventually our son in Los Angeles. Had it been question: Where is God or does I choose to live reality sets in. It is hard to even in Oklahoma or Seattle, I’m sure I He even exist? consider facing years and years wouldn’t have jumped so readily, ing device to have documented the The answer is that God is All death is hard because it of living without that precious but when David asked, “Do you words top to finish. I’m not going to where He always has been when involves loss, but the death of person. Life is totally disrupted want to come too?” I nearly bowled be able to do it justice here, but I’ll we grieve and suffer: with us a child seems especially cruel and even the routine of being at him over with a hug and enthusiastic share some highlights — some of and even carrying us through the whether the death resulted from a hospital or bedside feels like “yes!” What’s better than to see your the main ideas, which are not earth roughest times, as the famous violence, accident or illness. a loss. In my case when I lost loved and missed son and enjoy shattering, yet are profound, at least “Footprints in the Sand” poem No parents expect to outlive my daughters, I had to remind sunny weather in February? I’ll tell they were to me. They weren’t ideas depicts. But what does that really their child. When the supposed myself that my husband, children, you — not much! that most of us don’t already know, mean? “natural order” of life and death and others needed me. But at It just so happened we could but somehow they spoke to me Almost 44 years ago, I is breached, it shakes all of us to times even that thought seemed bring the five girls still at home with deeply. Here they are: witnessed my first death of a child the core even when the child is us. Perfect! And I found it provi- • Nothing else matters in this as a student nurse. Thirty years not our own. Especially in today’s VALKO, PAGE 12 dential that when I checked online, world more than serving God and airline tickets were cheaper than loving others. normal. Next, my husband reminded • Loving others begins first and me that I had an American Airlines foremost with our own family. Jesus warns reform or face doom credit that would cover the cost of • Activities should revolve my flight. Bingo! I immediately around the family and not just the children. the city was a reservoir of excesses vinedresser pleads for another year, went down to the basement to dig out bathing suits, humming happily. • Family is more important than and moral outrages, and Christians for enough time to nourish the tree most anything else in life. THE were vulnerable. Not surprisingly, in the hope that it will bear fruit. We flew four hours to summer, in February, landing at 8:30 p.m. • We are all broken in some way Paul warned the Corinthians of and need God’s grace. SUNDAY the temptations surrounding them, at the Sonny Bono Palm Springs Reflection Airport. It was a chilly 48 degrees, • We are not to worry if we have bombarding them. He encouraged not discovered that until now. The GOSPEL them, taught them and sought to In these Lenten readings, the as it tends to be in the desert, but that was nothing compared to the important thing is to recognize now MSGR. OWEN F. CAMPION inspire them. Church is very frank. As Paul said, that God loves us and calls us to Recalling the history of God’s abandoning God reaps a whirlwind of 20 degrees we had left behind. The next four days were a blessed blur Him, and begin to live the way we people, Paul insists that without calamity, sweeping into its wake even should have been living all along. God’s guidance, without the the innocent. We well may be victims of relaxation and rest, sitting on a sunny patio under God’s gorgeous Whether we are 80, 60, 40 or 20, nourishment provided by God, the of human coldness and human evil, as or somewhere in between, we can 3rd Sunday of Lent people will die. What they had were the victims of Pilate’s outrage. mountains, watching the girls enjoy some miniature golf, splashing in the begin today with the simple act of from earthly resources will not We may be victims of nature, as were loving others. Lk 13:1-9 protect or sustain them. With God, those killed when the tower fell. pool with my daughters (the temps rose to almost 80 during the day • When we love people we don’t n the first reading, from the they will live and live forever. It is hard, but humans must face have time to judge people. Book of Exodus, Moses St. Luke’s Gospel furnishes the the fact that very often they expose — hurray for the desert climate!) and exploring the local zoo, called • We sometimes don’t realize Iencounters God. Moses was last reading. This reading gives themselves to calamity if they rely the saving grace that simply loving tending his father-in-law’s flock one of the rare glimpses of Pontius upon themselves alone. They cannot appropriately, the Living Desert with our son and his girlfriend, who drove someone can do to his soul. when suddenly an angel appeared Pilate in the outside the always withstand human power • We can convert hearts and and led Moses to a bush. The Passion Narratives. It is hardly as great as Pilate’s. They cannot down for a Saturday visit with us. I didn’t mind at all that our cuisine change lives with simple acts of bush, although on fire, did not complimentary to him. The Roman control nature. love. burn. Then God spoke, the God governor who sentenced Jesus to God alone is their sure support. was limited two days to no meat, and a day of fasting, on account of I’m sure Father had no idea how of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. His death was ruthless and unmerciful. Lovingly, God provides guidance, much his homily affected me. I had identity was clear. (An ancient tradition is that he was support and eternal life in Jesus. us traveling on Ash Wednesday and on a Friday. I felt guilty for the gone with my family to Palm Desert God, always with the people, recalled to Rome because of his The question is whether or not we so my husband could attend a busi- knew of their plight. He was brutality, a brutality too vicious humbly will turn to God and obey pleasure during Lent only for about a minute. God provided this oppor- ness conference, so I could see my intervening in the situation even by accepted standards of God. God will not overwhelm us. son, and enjoy some relaxation with to give the people relief. As Roman imperial governance.) He He will not entrap us as if we were tunity without me even looking. I gratefully accepted. my children. But, in the desert, I also events unfolded, Moses was the had no regard for the God of Israel, prey. We must decide. found sweet consolation for my soul, instrument of this relief by leading or for the religion of the people Our flight home was scheduled to leave Sunday morning at 8 a.m., which quenched a thirst I didn’t the people out of Egypt. who worshipped the God of Israel. know I had. I offer it now to you, in The reading reveals intimacy, Jesus said that the victims of early as most West Coast flights are. Therefore, our family attended case you too, need a drink. immediacy, in God’s relationship Pilate’s impetuous cruelty did I wish you a happy rest of Lent, with the people. He is almighty not deserve what they received. READINGS Mass at Sacred Heart Parish in Palm Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15 Ps 103:1-4, Desert at 5:30 on Saturday night. this penitential season. Don’t miss and above all. Moses cannot stand Jesus referred then to an accidental the joy and love and gifts God to look upon God’s face. Moses, disaster, when 18 people were 6-8, 11 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12 Lk 13:1-9 We scooted into the pew after a busy Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b Pss 42:2-3; day, and I wasn’t as mentally pre- offers here and now during it. Joy by removing his footware, shows killed by a falling tower in Siloam. is not an oxymoron during Lent. respect even for the ground upon He noted that they too were 43:3-4 Lk 4:24-30 pared and focused as I usually am. After a few moments, in the pres- God’s surprise gifts are everywhere which he meets God. Yet, God innocent. Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43 Ps:25:4bc- and in every time. I hope you take speaks the divine name to Moses. However, all those to whom 5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9 Mt 18:21-35 ence of God, however, my soul was calmed. I looked down the pew at them when He gives them to you. It was a supreme revelation. In the Jesus referred in the end died, Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9 Ps 147:12- Happy, yes happy and penitential Hebrew tradition, names carried the innocent or not. They could not 13, 15-16, 19-20 Mt 5:17-19 my girls and was suddenly grateful for the vocation of motherhood, for Lent! very being of the person. To know control evil decisions of others Thursday: Jer 7:23-28 Ps 95:1-2, 6-9 my wonderful husband, and for the a person’s name was to be given or mishaps of nature or invented Lk 11:14-23 access to the person’s identity. God unique opportunity for this travel to things. He warns the audience to Friday: Hos 14:2-10 Ps 81:6c-11b, 14, Theresa Thomas is the wife of freely spoke this name. reform, or else they too will face see our son and enjoy some warmth 17 Mk 12:28-34 David and mother of nine chil- The First Epistle to the doom. and sunshine. Then came the hom- dren. Watch for her newest book Saturday: Hos 6:1-6 Ps 51:3-4, Corinthians provides the second Then, Jesus tells the parable ily, and I was blown away by it. “Big Hearted Families” (Scepter) reading. Corinth’s Christian of the barren fig tree. The owner 18-21b Lk 18:9-14 It was one of the few times in and read more on her blog: http:// community challenged Paul since wants to destroy the tree, but the my life that I wished I had a record- theresathomas.wordpress.com/ 12 COMMENTARY March 3, 2013

mother Mary as Our Mother of else’s life and that this is tolerable Perpetual Help, not Our Mother of because God has a Divine Plan. SCRIPTURE SEARCH VALKO Perpetual Mourning. I’ll never forget the wonderful I now look at working Visitation who taught us that Gospel for March 3, 2013 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 toward happiness and fostering life is like a tapestry that is large, a generally cheerful outlook as beautiful and intricate. However, Luke 13:1-9 a tribute to my daughters and on this earth we see the tapestry Following is a word search based on the Gospel grandson. This doesn’t mean that I only from the back. We see dark reading for the Third Sunday of Lent, Cycle C: a totally overwhelming rather than am immune from being blindsided colors, chaos and loose threads warning to be prepared for the end. The words can be motivating. by grief and longing when I that seem to go nowhere. Nothing Recently Cesar Millan, accidentally hear certain songs, in the tapestry appears to make found in all directions in the puzzle. the famous “dog whisperer” see another person their age, sense, much less beauty. It is only SOME GALILEANS BLOOD talked about his suicide attempt witness another death, etc. Like when we die that God turns the after a number of losses and MINGLED SACRIFICES THINK probably everyone else I still have tapestry around and we can finally REPENT PERISH EIGHTEEN how he learned to cope with what my husband kindly refers see the amazing result. God TOWER SILOAM FELL ON THEM bereavement from his experience to as my “moments” when life doesn’t cause tragedies but rather JERUSALEM PARABLE A FIG TREE with dogs. When dogs grieve, seems like a long, hard slog. But brings good out of the evil we see. FRUIT GARDENER THREE he recommends three things: I continuously strive to foster an It was when my Karen was YEARS SOIL IF NOT exercise, discipline and affection. attitude of gratitude for what — born that I discovered that God He said he found this also helped and especially who — I have left. is communicating with us all the him. I don’t want the children’s legacy time. It was then that I started ANOTHER CHANCE Looking back, I found that to be one where their deaths noticing what I call the “miracles these three techniques had destroyed a family. of grace” that God seems to OJSACR I F I CES helped me. Exercise decreased There is no set timeline for send at some of our most heart- my anxiety and pain. Discipline grief and bereaved parents and searing times. Over the years J K LWY EARSOME meant appreciating even the most other relatives need to be patient there have been some great ones: E IGHTEENLELA mundane routines of life or work with themselves and those around The depressed friend intent on RDPANKN I HTMJ and embracing the distraction. them. I remember the old days in suicide who was saved at the last Hugging my loved ones and medicine when grieving relatives moment by a smile from Karen. UEANLLPT I URF friends gave me a renewed sense were immediately offered a The young person who came SERAMI NGLEDF of connection with the world and tranquilizer. I knew even then that back to the Church when Marie even with God. this often just delayed the process died. The many people who have ARADOOLBCHOC However, I know that life will instead of helped. There is no volunteered to become bone LTBLLSREWOTE still contain many challenges. For “good” or “bad” way of grieving. marrow donors in honor of Noah EGL L S I LOAMF E example, while Noah’s two and Everyone has his or her unique and to help others like his little a half-year-old brother Eli is free journey although it is not a sign brother Liam. MI EOPREPENTR of HLH, we recently discovered of weakness to ask for or offer The big miracles of grace IFNOTIPERISH that Noah’s unborn baby brother professional help when necessary. also taught me to look for and Liam, who is due in April, does I was surprised by the depth appreciate the smaller mercies that GARDENERJHBT have the disease and will also of grief felt for the Sandy Hook comforted me and let me know © 2013 Tri-C-A Publications www.tri-c-a-publications.com need a bone marrow transplant. victims and their relatives. I that God is there: The woman We pray that he will achieve the found it excruciating to watch who told me that baby Karen had cure that eluded Noah as we face the relentless TV coverage of the done more good in her short life the future with our confidence tragedy, but I also found it hard to than most 80 year olds. Visits ‘I shall cultivate the ground in God intact. I will never be a tum away. However, in watching from Marie’s friends who told me cockeyed optimist, but I do know the story unfold, I was struck wonderful stories about her that I that storms can be weathered and by the fact that although I have never knew before. Great friends around it and fertilize it’ that we can be better rather than spoken with many other bereaved who seemed to call at exactly the bitter as a result. parents over the last three decades, right moment when Noah was so his week we visit the Rametsi I never met a parent who said sick. family, who live in Lesotho, I choose to be happy they wished their beloved child When I was a little girl, I was Ta tiny country surrounded CATHOLIC had never been born rather than often irritated by my mother’s by South Africa. Although it has a This is perhaps the hardest to have faced the grief the parent admonitions to “offer it up for the population of only 2 million people, RELIEF decision that I or any other endured. Obviously, you can poor souls in purgatory” when I Lesotho has the third-highest HIV bereaved parent has made. But it never lose when you truly love was hurting either physically or prevalence rate in the world. As SERVICES is crucial. Years ago I was with and I was so glad that the Sandy emotionally. It took years for me a result, the number of orphaned MELISSA WHEELER a young mother who tragically Hook parents were surrounded to understand that offering up my children continues to rise and out- lost her two-year-old son. We by loving, supportive people in pain for such souls or any other pace communities’ ability to care spoke almost daily for a long their community and countless good intention for others often for them. Chronic poor harvests time. Finally, she told me that other caring people throughout the acted as a kind of pain reliever and high prices mean most people lunch break to read to children in she couldn’t see ever getting country who wanted to help. and, at the same time, made my struggle to feed their families. a literacy program, volunteer at a past her grief. I asked her if she Pain is an inescapable part of pain meaningful in a good way. I school, give up some evening media had laughed yet. Embarrassed, the grief journey, but we may also learned that even little acts of Pray time to tutor a child or adult, or help she said she was watching a TV hope that we all can eventually kindness performed in memory of a recent immigrant who is learning comedy show the night before get to the point where it is the life, a loved one were great forms of In your prayer this week, con- English. and realized that she thought not the death, of our beloved child honor and gratitude for those lives sider the people who have cultivated she heard a sound resembling that is the most important to us. that are still joined to us in God’s and nurtured you through times Give a laugh come out of her. I told community of love. of learning, failure or dry periods. her that any laughter was the I choose not to reject Today, I would ask those of Take stock of the gifts that you have Education is such a basic right, beginning of healing. I reassured you who read this to consider been given — the good fruit that and the earlier it begins, the better her that she would laugh again God offering up a frustrating situation comes from your life of faith. These a child’s chance for a promising and have moments of pleasure or performing some small act gifts were not meant to stop with future. Count up the schools that more and more in the future and I’ll never forget reading you. Really, they are meant for oth- you have attended since you were a about a famous and outwardly of kindness in honor of Noah, that she should celebrate those Karen, Marie and the Sandy Hook ers. As Christians we believe in our child. Did you attend a preschool, a moments rather than feel guilty. successful man who said he gave responsibility for the well-being of child care or a kindergarten? Have up on the idea of God when his victims. Life may never be “normal” in Those children are now in others, especially when their basic you gone to college or achieved a the old sense, but life still had the little sister died. This gentleman human rights are being compro- post-graduate degree? Make a dona- wound up with a series of failed God’s hands. The world is still in potential to be good, perhaps even ours and we can make it better. mised. Offer these gifts to God as tion to your Rice Bowl for each great. marriages and despite his millions your Lenten sacrifice, and in your grade you have attended over your From other bereaved parents of dollars is bitter and unhappy. prayer, ask that they be nurtured, lifetime. who helped me, I learned that There is no question that faith tended to, graced and returned so Also, consider visiting the you don’t have to hold onto the is often challenged when tragedies that you can bear fruit in the world. Catholics Confront Global Poverty grief to hold onto the love you like the death of a child happen. Action Center to send a message to feel for your child. That beloved But rejecting God means rejecting Fast elected on behalf of your child would not want your life to the greatest source of love and brothers and sisters in need. be blighted by his or her death healing that we so desperately Fasting is often about giving any more than you would want need at our worst times. Reprinted from Women for Faith something up. This week, consider your children to be forever sad I eventually realized that I & Family’s Voices magazine, reconfiguring your time to support after your death. And, in our rich never did and never will have Lent-Eastertide 2013. Used with an educational program in your For CRS Rice Bowl simple meals visit Catholic tradition, we honor Jesus’ total control over my or anyone permission. community. You might give up a wwcrsricebowl.org. March 3, 2013 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 13 HOLY CROSS COLLEGE’S JELICIC SIGNS WITH OTTAWA FURY Holy Cross College’s men’s soccer captain, Niko Jelicic (Sucuraj, Croatia), has continued to garner praise and attention after an exceptional junior season in which he was named a First Team All-Conference member while helping lead the Saints to a school record nine wins and first ever conference tournament berth. Jelicic received invitations to try out for the Ottawa Fury and Michigan Bucks of the Premiere Development League (PDL) — the top-level men’s soccer competition in the United States. He decided to take the opportunity to Sports return to Canada, and signed with the Ottawa Fury, where he will report to training camp on May 1. CYO St. Vincent boys win fifth- Trevor Carroll repeats as grade tournament state champion in swimming

finishing second to Bloomington BY MICHELLE CASTLEMAN BY CHUCK FREEBY North’s Max Irwin. “I’m happy with my times,” INDIANAPOLIS — said an elated Carroll afterwards. FORT WAYNE — In junior var- senior Trevor Carroll already “I wanted that state record (in the sity Catholic Youth Organization knew he had what it took to be 200), but I’m pretty proud of my (CYO) action, the St. Vincent a state champion. Saturday, he time in the 500.” boys capped off a great sea- wanted to prove he was one of the For Carroll, the proudest son by winning the fifth-grade best the area had ever seen. moment came in sharing the tournament. In their first game Carroll repeated as state podium with teammates Nicholas on the road to the champion- champion in the 200 freestyle, Miller, Andre Marin and Anthony ship, the Panthers beat St. John, took second in the 500 free and Kolbus for their sixth-place finish Fort Wayne. Led by Hunter anchored two medal performances in the 200 relay and seventh-place Burns with eight points, terrific in relays to lead the Indians to result in the 400 relay. rebounding by Josh Scrogham a 10th-place team finish at the “To get two relay medals in and tremendous team defense, IHSAA Boys Swimming and my senior year is one of the high- St. Vincent was able to build an Diving championships here at the lights of my career,” said Carroll, early lead and pull off a 43-18 PHOTO PROVIDED BY ST. VINCENT DE PAUL IU Natatorium. who will leave Saint Joseph as victory. The St. Vincent de Paul CYO basketball team consists of the following: Carroll missed a state record one of the most decorated swim- In the semifinals, the Panthers front row, standing, from left, John Smeltzley, Jordan Watercutter, in the 200 free by just .08 sec- mers in school history. were matched up with a very Marian diver Stephen Rice was Hunter Burns, Griffin Eifert, Cory Ryan, Conley Fourman, Sam Pesa, onds, posting a remarkable time strong St. Joseph, Decatur, the only member of the Knights Drabecki, Jordan Roy and Cash Reuille; back row, Coach Ryan, Ben of 1:37.10. He followed by set- team. Sam Pesa was the lead- ting a personal record in the 500, to place, finishing seventh. ing scorer with eight points. Schreck, Noah Wilder, Mason Coffee, Alex Marshall, Josh Scrogham, Jack Again, team effort and defensive Miller and Coach Meyer. Jonathan Craw was not available for the photo. pressure were keys to the win The cheerleading squad kneels in front. with Howard Steele and Jordan Watercutter providing swarming SAINT JOSEPH WRESTLER PLACES coverage. Earning a spot to the champi- Top scorers were Burns with Ryan explained, “Even though SIXTH IN STATE TOURNEY onship, the Panthers faced their eight, Eifert with six and Pesa we could only fit 16 players on rivals, St. Charles, on their home with five. St. Charles got six the bench for the tournament, all court. The two teams struggled points each from Patrick O’Keefe 31 members, two managers and to a 1-0 score at the end of the and Drew Lytle in the the loss. four coaches helped get us to the first quarter. Shaking off their During the season, Coach John championship and all deserve to nerves, things picked up in the Ryan challenged his team to treat be called champions.” second quarter, and St. Charles practices and games like home- In the end, Ryan was allowed held a 13-10 lead at the half. The work and studying for a final to leave work early and see his Cardinals held onto their lead exam. team’s hard work pay off. for the majority of the game and He told them, “Work hard on For the seventh-eighth-grade with 2:30 left in the game had your skills at practices and study leagues, three new champions built their lead to eight. At that your opponents during games. were crowned at the St. Charles point, Pesa made a long-range Then, at the end of the season Hession Center on Saturday, Feb. trey for the Panthers to cut the will come the big exam to see 23. In the White League battle, lead to five. St. Vincent applied who worked and studied the hard- St. Vincent topped St. Charles, their tenacious full court press, est to win the championship.” 45-29, while St. Joseph-Hessen creating turnovers, which allowed However, for the tournament, Cassel beat Queen of Angels, Griffin Eifert to score six quick Ryan handed the reigns over to 41-25, for the Blue League title. points. The Panthers clawed their Coach Zach Meyer as the final Finally, it was St. Vincent again way to a late game lead and went game fell on his Air Guard drill in the Gold League with a cham- on to win by a score of 27-19. day. pionship win over St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth, 46-32. Representing the Fort Wayne side of the diocese, St. Vincent, FREELANCE WRITERS WANTED St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth and Hessen Cassel will go up against Today’s Catholic is expanding its pool of freelance the best from South Bend in the writers who would be able to cover diocesan, parish annual CYO vs. ICCL showdown on Saturday, March 2. All games and school events in the South Bend area. News writ- will be played at Hessen Cassel ing experience necessary. Must be able to turn over this year. PROVIDED BY PAUL TINCHER Ryan Jankowski, a student at Saint Joseph High School stories quickly to meet strict deadlines. Must have in South Bend, earned a sixth-place award in the Indiana email access and able to send copy in Microsoft Word. State Wrestling Tournament held Feb. 15-16. He was Knowledge of the Catholic faith is necessary. Please the first Saint Joseph student to earn a sectional title in email two published news articles with a letter of Email Michelle Castleman at mmcas- [email protected] to see your over a decade. Jankowski was defeated in a fall to Dakota interest to [email protected]. scores and highlights in Today’s Catholic next week. Thacker of Bloomington South in overtime.

14 TODAY’S CATHOLIC March 3, 2013 Author, founder of Catholics Come CYO GIRLS’ BASKETBALL WINNERS Home talks about new book growing number of ing Catholic help the reader go deeper in their Catholics are leaving evangelization. faith lives. the Church, which In what ways Question: It seems quite fitting Aspurred Tom Peterson to that this book is being published dur- does the book begin CatholicsComeHome. mirror the ing the Year of Faith, a timed deemed org aimed to bring people by Pope Benedict XVI as an invitation back to the Church and mission of the keep those who are practic- Catholics Come to “an authentic and renewed conver- ing. Peterson draws from Home organi- sion to the Lord.” In what ways will Scripture, his own struggles zation? In what this book help readers respond to that with Catholicism and his ways does it go call? work with converts to beyond that Answer: Theodore Roosevelt PHOTO PROVIDED BY ST. CHARLES explain the importance of mission? said, “Nobody cares how much St. Charles CYO girls was the Gold League winners. practicing the faith in his Answer: you know until they know how new book Catholics Come much you care.” “Catholics Home. The book promotes Come Home” helps motivate the Question: What are you reader to see the needs of others, trying to accomplish with the New Evangelization, but goes beyond and feel much more comfortable “Catholics Come Home?” by helping to teach and encour- and excited about helping others Answer: I want to inspire read- age others to share their Catholic by sharing the faith. ers to go deeper in living and Christian faith with those they Question: How did you draw from sharing their Christian faith in meet. your own personal experience of rever- order to change our world for the Question: Many people may already sion to the Catholic faith when laying better, and find true happiness be familiar with the Catholics Come the groundwork for this book? How in our own vocations. Our lives Home message having watched your did rediscovering your faith help lead are getting busier and busier and to the founding of “Catholics Come we are losing focus on the most television commercials or visited your important goal in life … heaven. website. How does your book tie-in Home?” Secularism is rampant and with the television campaign? Answer: A person can’t give families are suffering. “Catholics Answer: Our world is in need what they don’t have. In other Come Home” is an invitation to of hope and answers. Once we words, by growing deeper in my faith, I began to understand why PHOTO PROVIDED BY ST. , NEW HAVEN experience the peace that only understand Christ’s love for us, St. John the Baptist, New Haven, was the CYO White League winners. comes from God, and encourages and God’s plan for our lives and growing closer to God mattered others to share God’s love with everlasting happiness, we must in my life, and how a Christ- those we meet. then share this Good News with centered life was a huge benefit Question: This book has the same others. The “Catholics Come and blessing in my life. Having name as your multimedia apostolate, Home” book is an exciting and been there before, I can now “Catholics Come Home,” a nonprofit motivational collection of inspir- share this with others, to encour- ing stories and life-lessons, to age them to seek and share Christ organization dedicated to promot- with others.

Tom Peterson is Phone: the founder of VirtueMedia. 866-494-7299 org and catho- licscomehome. Cell: org. “Catholics Ray A. Plagens, Jr. Come Home,” Licensed Insurance Agent 574-210-7474 Image Books, ISBN: 978-0- Parishioner: [email protected] 385-34717-4; Queen of Peace www.InsphereIS.com/Ray.Plagens eBook 978-0- PHOTO PROVIDED BY ST. JOSEPH-HESSEN CASSEL Mishawaka Ray A. Plagens, Jr. ISS/000768 3853-4718-1 St. Joseph-Hessen Cassel was the CYO Blue League winner.

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Michael T. Egts 515 West Main Street • Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Phone: 260.422.9374 • Toll Free: 800.514.9689 www.peerless-cleaners.com March 3, 2013 TODAY ’ S CATHOLIC 15 REST IN PEACE Decatur James Trahin, 68, Notre Dame hat s appening Gerald J. Martin, St. Charles Borromeo Sister M. Francis Helen W ’ h ? 91, St. Mary of the Fox, CSC, 87, Our Lady Irene Freistroffer, Assumption of Loretto 91, Cathedral of WHAT’S HAPPENING carries announcements about upcoming events in the diocese. Send in your Elkhart the Immaculate Percy Reid Staffelbach, announcement at least two weeks prior to the event. Mail to: Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Edward Leo Ginter, 92, Conception 92, St. Joseph Chapel St. Vincent de Paul Fort Wayne 46856; or email: [email protected]. Events that require an admission charge or Genevieve Nagel, 92, South Bend payment to participate will receive one free listing. For additional listings of that event, please call Fort Wayne St. Peter Wilma Aitchison, 76, Delores A. Hofer, 89, St. Jude our advertising sales staff at (260) 456-2824 to purchase space. Granger St. Jude Dorothy H. Smith, 87, Sophie A. Wieczorek, Geraldine M. Keipper, 87, St. Pius X 95, St. Casimir have a fish fry Friday, March 1, Brother James’ class at Forever FISH FRY Our Lady of Good Hope Fish fry from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the school Learning on Thursdays beginning Huntington Joseph Kambol, 76, Roanoke — St. Joseph Parish gym. Tickets are $8 for adults, March 7 at Little Flower. Naomi Ruth Harber- Alfred T. Campbell, 93, Corpus Christi will have a fish fry on Friday, $4.50 for children 6-12 and Bobilya, 87, St. Jude Ss. Peter and Paul March 15, from 5-7:30 p.m. at the children under 6 free. Carry out Fish fry Betty Thielka Spehar, American Legion, 1122 N. Main available. Clear Lake — St. Paul’s Chapel, James R. Morrow, 44, Kendallville 86, St. Patrick 8780 E 700 N, will have a fish St. John the Baptist Joseph Yuska, St. Adults are $8, children 4-12 are Emercine A. Shubert, $4 and children under 4 are free. Fish fry fry on Friday, March 1, from 5-7 90, Immaculate Fort Wayne — St. Vincent p.m. Tickets are $7.50 for ages 12 Richard A. Sordelet, 78, Conception 85, Venture Scouts will have fish to adults, $4 for those 6-11 and St. Vincent de Paul St. Charles fish fry benefits athletics Stanley H. Zablocki, 89, Fort Wayne — St. Charles Parish fries on Fridays, March 1 and 15, children under 5 are free. Mishawaka from 5-8 p.m. Adult tickets are Diana Sullivan, 69, Daniel Anthony St. Anthony de Padua will have a Dan’s fish fry Friday, St. Mary March 1, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. $9, children 6-11 $4 and children MISC. HAPPENINGS Thornton, 71, St. Bavo Joan A. Zwierzynski, 76, under 6 are free. Carry out avail- in the cafeteria — door No. 9. Catholic Business Network Group Dorothy M. Anderson, St. John the Baptist able. Anthony P. Schnapp, Carry outs available, door No. Fort Wayne — The Catholic 95, St. Peter 8. Tickets for adults are $8.50; Business Network Group will 88, Queen of Peace Warsaw Holy Name Society Lenten fish fry meet Friday, March 1, beginning child, 6-12, $4.50; grilled cheese, Robert A. Keitzer Jr., 71, New Haven Bernice M. Erow, 86, $4, under 5, free. Proceeds ben- New Haven — The Holy Name with Mass at 7 a.m. in the St. St. Joseph Sacred Heart efit the St. Charles Athletics Society of St. John the Baptist Mother Theodore Guérin Chapel. Rosalie T. Mathieson, Association. Parish will have a fish fry Friday, Mass will be followed in the Dick E. Lehman, 88, 81, St. Louis Besancon March 1, from 4-7 p.m. Adults Cathedral Center by guest speaker St. Jude Fish fry $7.50, children 5-12 $4 and chil- Father James Bromwich of the dren under 5 free. Sons of St. Phillip Neri, who will South Bend — The Knights of Bake sale for Easter Columbus Council 553 will have a speak on the resignation of Pope for $1. Full concessions, Moon fish fry each Friday of Lent from Little Flower Men’s group to meet Benedict XVI. Refreshments will Walk, and door prizes for adults South Bend — The St. Adalbert 5-7 p.m. at the Knights’ hall, 553 South Bend — The Little Flower be provided. and children. Sisters’ Auxiliary Bake Sale will E. Washington St. Tickets are $9 Men’s breakfast group will host be Saturday, March 23, from 8 Chastity speaker Jason Evert to speak for adults, $4 for children under Holy Cross Brother James Kozak Winter carnival planned a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Heritage 12 and children under 5 free. to speak on “Male Sprituality.” Yoder — St. Aloysius School, South Bend and Fort Wayne Center. Lamb Cakes will be The Saturday, March 2, Mass at 8 14607 Bluffton Rd., will have a — Jason Evert will speak on available on a $15 prepaid, pre- Fish fry a.m. in the chapel will be followed Winter Carnival Saturday, March Wednesday, March 6, at 7 p.m. at order basis only with a deadline by a buffet breakfast in the parish 2, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Holy Cross College in the Pfeil of Friday, March 15. Sweet-sour South Bend — Our Lady of cabbage, Polish noodles, home- Hungary, 735 W. Calvert, will center at 8:45 a.m. The topic “Male the school gym. Purchase game Center and Thursday, March 7, at Sprituality,” is also the theme of tickets for 25 cents each or six 7 p.m. at the University of Saint made Pierogi and baked goods for Francis in the North Auditorium. Easter will be available. Lunch Jason Evert presents the truth will be served. Call (574) 288- Worship B Service B Education - In the Heart of South Bend and power of the gift of human 5708, ext. 203 for information. sexuality in an honest and direct way, challenging young people MoonTree Studios plans opening P reschool D irector to maintain their sexual purity Donaldson — MoonTree Studios or begin again if they’ve made will hold an opening reception for Saint Joseph Parish, a vibrant, Catholic, faith community of nearly 900 families and a large mistakes in the past. The event is “Nature: Amplified” on Saturday, K-8 grade school in South Bend, seeks a full-time Director for the newly established free. Co-sponsored by the Office March 2, from 1-3 p.m. The work Saint Joseph Preschool. This position advances the mission of the parish by providing of Family Life and the Office of of Laurie Balla, a watercolor a clear vision and strong leadership for the new preschool program that will serve 3- and Youth, Young Adult and Campus artist who specializes in larger- Ministry. For information visit than-life flower studies, will be 4-year old children. Saint Joseph Preschool will open in August 2013, and the Director will be www.diocesefwsb.org/YM or call featured. The show will be on responsible for the initial set-up and ongoing administration of this new preschool program. (260) 422-4611. display through April 14.

Qualified applicants will be practicing Catholics with strong leadership skills and experience as an early childhood teacher or early childhood center director. Applicants must possess a bachelor’s TV MASS SCHEDULE degree and have direct experience with or a strong understanding of early childhood programs and curricula. The successful candidate will also possess strong organizational skills, communicate clearly FOR MARCH with internal and external stakeholders, work well independently in order to meet important deadlines, have high attention to detail, and will be able to lead and supervise others. Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Visit www.stjoeparish.com for a complete position description.

Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and résumé with references to Saint Joseph Parish, 226 N. Hill Street, South Bend, IN 46617.

Questions may be directed to Fr. John DeRiso, C.S.C., Pastor, at 574-234-3134, ext. 20 or [email protected]

226 NORTH HILL STREET SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46617 JOSEPHCATHOLIC CHURCH WWW.STJOEPARISH.COM 16 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC March 3, 2013 Pope Benedict has made 24 trips outside Italy during pontificate

BY CAROL ZIMMERMANN pope’s role as shepherd of the three months ago for a routine Church, were taxing. According procedure to have the pacemaker’s to the pope’s brother, Msgr. batteries changed. WASHINGTON (CNS) — Georg Ratzinger, the pope’s doc- The pope’s last trip out- Although traveling the globe was tors had advised him to discon- side Italy was to Lebanon last a hallmark of Pope John Paul II, tinue transatlantic trips. September, visiting the region Pope Benedict XVI, who when “His age is weighing on during a time of heightened ten- elected was not expected to do him,” Msgr. Ratzinger told The sion with a civil war under way too much traveling, logged a lot Associated Press Feb. 11. “At in neighboring Syria and violent of miles during his own pontifi- this age, my brother wants more protests taking place in several cate. rest.” Pope Benedict will turn 86 Muslim countries. Last year, he The pope, who announced his in April. also visited Mexico and Cuba. In resignation Feb. 11, made 24 trips In announcing his resigna- Mexico, he addressed a crowd of to six continents outside Italy tion, the pope said: “After having more than 600,000 at an outdoor in his eight years as pope. Pope repeatedly examined my con- Mass. John Paul made 104 trips over a science before God, I have come This year, his only scheduled 27-year span. to the certainty that my strengths, trip was to Brazil in July for Pastoral visits to Catholics due to an advanced age, are no . During his worldwide, a key aspect of the longer suited to an adequate exer- pontificate, he presided over three World Youth Day gatherings, in Germany in 2005, in Australia in 2008, and in Spain in 2011. In 2011, he also visited Croatia, Germany and Benin. The previous year he visited , Portugal, Cyprus, England, Scotland and Spain. In 2009, he visited Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories as well as Cameroon and Angola. In 2008, the pope traveled to the United States, visiting Catholics in Washington and New York City. He presided at World CNS PHOTO/TONY GENTILE, REUTERS Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, Pope Benedict XVI embraces a cise of the Petrine ministry.” and also visited France, where he group of children during his visit to In October 2011, Pope spoke in Paris and Lourdes. a Franciscan-run drug rehabilita- Benedict began riding a mobile In 2007, Pope Benedict trav- tion center in Guaratingueta, Brazil, platform in liturgical processions. eled to Brazil and Austria. The previous year he visited Poland, May 12, 2007. It was the first of two At the time, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, Spain, Germany and Turkey. trips outside Italy the pope made said it was “solely to lighten the During the first year of his pon- in 2007. In September he visited burden” of processions, although tificate, he visited his home coun- Austria, celebrating Mass at the he acknowledged the pope had try of Germany for World Youth Shrine of Our Lady of Mariazell. been experiencing the kind of joint Day in Cologne. pain normal for a man his age. A few months later, the pope began occasionally using a cane. At left, Pope Benedict XVI is shown Father Lombardi told reporters at his last public liturgy — Ash Feb. 12 that the pope had a pace- Wednesday Mass in St. Peter’s maker put in several years before Contributing to this report was Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 13. he became pope and went to a pri- vate health clinic in Rome about Cindy Wooden in Rome.

in the Feb. 10 issue of Today’s LIGHT Catholic. Confession schedules for parishes are also available online at CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 www.todayscatholicnews.org. Benedictine Father Bernard Ramenaden, pastor of St. Gaspar del helpful “how-to” guidance. Bufalo, in the church bulletin stated: They are encouraged to invite “We welcome this time as a time their family and friends who have to seek conversion and reconcilia- been away from the sacrament to tion. It is good for us to know that take part. Jesus before us has successfully “Imagine the sense of welcome faced the illusions and the mislead- and hope they would experience ing attractions of a world estranged if they walked into a church filled from God.” with people praying and meditat- For the deaf in the community, ing in silence in the presence of the the Sacrament of Reconciliation Blessed Sacrament,” one bulletin will be available at the Cathedral promotion announcement said. of the Immaculate Conception, St. Parishes across the diocese also Matthew Cathedral, St. Jude, Fort offer Confession on a weekly basis. Wayne, St. John the Evangelist, St. Gaspar del Bufalo in Rome City Goshen, Our Lady of Hungary, offers the sacrament after Masses, South Bend and Ss Peter and Paul, on Saturdays from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Huntington. This Lent, every Catholic parish in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend will have and by appointment. In addition The March 6 date will be a “con- confessions available on Wednesday, March 6, from 6-8 p.m. to “The Light Is On For You” on certed diocesan effort to highlight March 6, the parish, like many the sacrament of Penance,” Bishop If you have been reluctant to come to the sacrament or have been away for some time others, will offer a Reconciliation Rhoades said. “It is not meant to this is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with Christ and His Church. Service on March 12 at 6:30 p.m. replace Penance services or other with several priests available. Many regularly scheduled Confession of the parishes provided their Lenten times.” Visit www.todayscatholicnews.org and weekly Confession schedules