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Deborah Hale, left, of Cardinal Newman High School, and Karen Geitner, center, and Nick Mangini, both of St. Juliana School in West Palm Beach, work together during a professional day for teachers. Ricardo Salgado, a second-year student at St. John (LINDA REEVES | FC) Fourth-graders at St. Charles Borromeo School in Vianney College Seminary in Miami, prays during Mass Port Charlotte excitedly raise their hands to answer at the seminarian convocation, held Aug. 3-5, at the a question on the first day of school Aug. 8. (BOB San Pedro Spiritual Development Center in Winter REDDY | FC) Park. (LINDA CALDWELL | FC) Investment Seminarians helps secure Students make focus Church’s future their way back to school on fraternity Catholic schools have received the largest transformational gift in the history of the diocese: Students of schools within the Venice Dio- After spending their summers serving oth- a half-million dollars, to help upgrade technology cese made their way back to the hallways and ers, seminarians for the Diocese of Orlando within the classrooms as schools opened their classrooms for a new school year. Bishop Frank gathered for a weekend of prayer, renewal and doors to begin a new year this month. Funding J. Dewane celebrated an opening week Mass at brotherhood Aug. 3-5 at San Pedro Spiritual could increase to $1 million if generous support- Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers and of- Developmental Center in Winter Park. ers step forth and meet challenges. The funds will fered words of encouragement. “Glory, honor and “This retreat is a time of community and fra- be used to provide electronic devices to exchange praise of God should be the focus of your lives,” ternity as we welcome the new seminarians and data wirelessly throughout the school buildings, Bishop Dewane said. “If you do this, you will be- guide them as we were guided by those before and make using new state-of-the-art equipment come the person God calls you to be. Let your year us,” said Mitchell Smith of Orlando, a fourth-year and advanced modern technology more conve- be filled with positive experiences.” seminarian. Click on the ORLANDO DIOCESE nient and possible. Click on the PALM BEACH Click on the VENICE DIOCESE above for more above for more on this story. DIOCESE above for more on this story. on this story.

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IN MEMORIUM BACK to SCHooL For more school coverage, please see Pages 4 and 6 Florida loses ‘giant’ of Catholic service Founding director of the Florida Catholic Conference, thomas horkan Jr., dies at 84

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ORLANDO | Thomas A. Horkan Jr. was Marjorie, an eighth-grader at St. Paul known as a lay Catholic who stood proudly Catholic School in Leesburg, and her upon a platform of Catholic social teaching Mason, left, Stephen, center, and Jakob, new kindergarten students at St. kindergarten buddy, Alanna, dip their fingers into the holy water before entering as he debated with and Anthony School in Lakeland, put their hands on their faces, as asked to do the church for the first Mass of the school lobbied among state by their teacher, to let her know they are listening to her instructions. (JEAN GONZALEZ | FC) year Aug. 15. (STEPHEN DOWELL | FC) legislators and congres- sional lawmakers as founding director of the Florida Catholic Con- ference. To his family, he was the loving patriarch who taught his children and grandchildren about love, respect, Thomas A. prayer, grief, compas- Horkan Jr. sion and to always “fight the good fight.” “The last thing my dad asked me to do was to ‘tell them to help the poor,’” recalled

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Students and teachers from Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School Megan, an eighth-grader at St. Peter Catholic School in Deland, in Indialantic begin the first day of school Aug. 8 with a blessing reacts after receiving her schedule for the upcoming year. from Father Anthony Banye. (PAM STIMPSON | FC) (LINDA CALDWELL | FC) Diocese to enhance academic programs LINDA CALDWELL computer and 1 million sources come up.” lowing, the teachers, broken into regional of the Florida Catholic staff Fortier said instead of requiring stu- clusters, will apply the knowledge gained dents to memorize facts, students should and will learn how to change from timeline ORLANDO | Students in diocesan be taught how to effectively use and apply teaching to subject-based and issue-based schools will not be the only ones learning “multiple sources of information.” teaching. and applying new ideas this year. Teachers “Our children need to be able to think The method of professional development will also be heading back to class as the dio- critically. Where traditional standards is also changing. Fortier said in the past cese transitions to the nationally adopted for education were very broad, today the the diocese utilized a “train the trainer” Common Core Standards method of teach- breadth is not as important as the depth,” model of development, where principals Thomas A. Horkan Jr. is pictured here in this 2003 file photo, used ing. he continued. learned new concepts and were then asked special equipment to continue using “Common Core Standards focus on 20th- To facilitate the transition, the diocese to pass the lessons down to their teachers. his computer after his eyesight loss century learning skills and processes,” said will focus on professional development Problems arose in the lack of consistency as due to macular degeneration. The Henry Fortier, superintendent of schools. throughout the year, beginning with a messages got altered, such as they do in the founding director of the Florida Catholic “The days of memorizing information are meeting of all diocesan teachers — about “telephone game,” as they flowed from one Conference was known for his tireless gone. Today’s students are inundated with 1,000 in all — to hear professional speakers efforts to serve the Catholic Church. information. They type in a keyword on the discuss teaching strategies. In the days fol- PLEASE SEE schools, 4 2 Your Orlando community Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Seminarians focus on community, fraternity

LINDA CALDWELL heart of Jesus Christ, inviting the brothers during the retreat has Ricardo Salgado, of the Florida Catholic staff younger to enter deeper into that helped him reaffirm his decision a second-year mystical relationship with Jesus to enter the priesthood. student at St. WINTER PARK | After spend- Christ,” he said. “It is beautiful “For years I struggled to find John Vianney ing their summers serving others, to see your brothers praying and meaning in my life,” he said. “Af- College Seminary seminarians for the Diocese of pursuing their vocations, and ter graduating from high school, in Miami, prays Orlando gathered for a weekend that inspires the younger ones to I joined the military, earned my during Mass at of prayer, renewal and brother- do the same.” degree in IT and went to work. the seminarian hood Aug. 3-5 at San Pedro Spiri- “The Lord calls us to be broth- Still, there was a void in my life. convocation, tual Developmental Center in ers to each other, to care for each It wasn’t until I answered God’s held Aug. 3-5, Winter Park. The retreat offered other and to support each other,” call did I find fulfillment. It was at the San Pedro Spiritual the men, all in different stages said Father Jorge Torres, dioc- wonderful to see how God works Development of formation, the opportunity to esan director of vocations. “We through each of us and to hear Center in Winter build and renew friendships, as are bound by our unique calling the different stories as to why my Park. (LINDA well as learn and grow from each to serve the Lord. No priest could brothers chose priesthood. I have CALDWELL | FC) other, before returning to their make this journey alone.” built many friendships this week- respective schools. He added the bonds the semi- end and now have a nice support “This retreat is a time of com- narians build during their for- system in place as I enter St. John munity and fraternity as we wel- mation years would give them Vianney College Seminary this come the new seminarians and strength throughout their priest- fall.” guide them as we were guided hood. “The friendships I formed Deacon Ben Lehnertz, now in by those before us,” said Mitchell during my formation remain with his final year of formation at St. Smith of Orlando, a fourth-year me today,” he said. “While some Vincent de Paul Regional Semi- seminarian. of my brothers chose not to enter nary, offered some advice to the Blake Britton of St. Cloud, who the priesthood, I still remember incoming seminarians. “Don’t is also in his fourth year of stud- the remarkable conversations we rush through formation,” he said. ies, said fraternal charity is cru- had and the time we shared in “Don’t look too far ahead. Don’t cial, especially during the early prayer. The seminary truly marks think about the seven, eight, nine grate into who you are and what that is isolated from your life, but years of formation. “You have a soul for life.” years ahead of you before ordi- you do. Take something from rather something that is truly the older seminarians, who are First-year seminarian Richard nation. Appreciate this year for each lecture to prayer and bring integrated. Bring your work to further along in this journey in Monteverde of Winter Haven said what it is. Take one thing away it to conversation with the Lord. prayer and to conversation with formation toward the priestly the time he has spent with his from each class that you can inte- Don’t let academics be something friends. Enjoy these years.” n Four seminarians reflect on summer of service and faith Editor’s note: This summer, let me fill you with all my love.” port. We spent many evenings at the Quo Vadis retreat (voca- hood, and this summer was no seminarians in the Diocese of Or- The next day while meditating, sharing our prayer intentions tions retreat for teenage boys). exception. I was placed at Ascen- lando had an opportunity to grow I saw a beautiful image of a little and praying the rosary in a small To be completely honest, I was sion Parish in Melbourne with my in God’s love and grace. Four semi- boy sitting in church, loving the group setting. We also visited St. rather reluctant. However, hav- brother seminarian Ricardo Salga- narians share their experiences of Lord and the Lord was loving him Thomas Aquinas Church, the ing promised never to say “no” do. Father Eamon Tobin, the pas- how God touched their lives in new in return. I thought that this is a Basilica of the National Shrine of when the Church asked me to tor of the parish, received us and and surprising ways. beloved son of God. When I looked Mary, Queen of the Universe, and do something, I agreed. This re- proceeded to paint us a picture closer at the image, I saw it was me St. James Cathedral to pray and to treat that I was privileged to be a of ways that we can get involved Deacon Ivan Olmo is entering when I was 5 years old. I was sit- learn more about the furnishings part of turned out to be quite an this summer. fourth-year theology at Blessed ting in the pews allowing the Lord of a Catholic church (i.e. the altar, inspiring and humbling experi- This includ- John XXIII National Seminary in to love me. That was the day I fell ambo, etc). ence. ed visits to Massachusetts: in love with God and the Church. But the highlight of the sum- My responsibility during the the hospital, My time at I thank IPF for helping me see mer was the day retreat we held for retreat was mostly setting up for praying with the Institute who I truly am — a beloved child about 30 of the residents, which the liturgies and working the de- the home- of P r ie s t l y of God. featured adoration of the Blessed tails behind the scenes. This al- bound, shar- Formation Sacrament, confession, and Mass. lowed me the chance to stand in i n g m e a l s was a sacred Mark LaBelle is entering his On the retreat we challenged the the back, observing the atten- with fami- time for me. second year of the pre-theology residents to become saints with dants. Words cannot sufficiently lies, leading I could share program at St. John Vianney Col- the theme “Pray, Love, Forgive.” describe what I felt witnessing the Edwin Cordona and par- ma ny ways lege Seminary in Miami: The time I spent at Bishop Grady beauty of their faith and the fire of ticipating in that the Lord This summer, I spent my first Villas was very rewarding, at love they carried for the Lord and Bible studies, doing door-to-door Deacon Ivan has blessed pastoral assignment as a semi- times a bit challenging, but over- his Church. evangelization, adoring the Lord Olmo me this sum- narian for all a blessing. They might not be aware of this, in the Blessed Sacrament with mer, but I the Diocese but they inspired me greatly and thousands of teens at Steubenville will share just one, the one that of Orlando Martin Nguyen is entering once more reminded me of the Atlanta, opening doors of hope has truly touched and moved my at Bishop second-year theology at St. Vin- reason why I had chosen to heed for people at Ascension Social heart. Grady Villas cent de Paul Regional Seminary the Lord’s call in the first place. Concerns, and so many other in- One day I was reflecting on in St. Cloud. in Boynton Beach: It is as St. John Bosco beautifully stances where the Lord’s love was the beautiful gift of my (diacon- L o c a t e d Having just returned from put, “For you I study; for you I manifested. ate) ordination when the gray about a block Washington, work; for you I live; for you I am The people of Ascension Parish clouds started seeping through and a half D.C ., a f t er willing to give my life.” Yes, for played a huge role in my priestly in my prayer. Suddenly there was a w a y f r om an inten- them, I study, work, live and am formation, and their role found Mark LaBelle a voice of deception, a voice of St. Thomas sive course even willing to give my life. For its foundation in their love for the discouragement and a voice of Aquinas Parish, Bishop Grady in American them, it’s worth it all. Lord and its expression in their lies putting all kinds of doubt in Villas is an assisted living facility Sign Lan- love for the poor. Even though my mind, preventing me from re- for adults with developmental dis- guage, I was Edwin Cardona is entering this summer is slowly setting be- ceiving God’s love, preventing me abilities. i n G e or g i a first-year theology at St. Vincent hind me, my experience at Ascen- from embracing being a beloved As a seminarian, my main re- visiting my de Paul Regional Seminary in sion will remain with me as the son. I felt horrible about myself sponsibility was to be with the mother when Boynton Beach: beginning of my journey at St. when God stopped me and said to residents and to provide them Martin Nguyen I received the Summers play a significant role Vincent de Paul Regional Semi- me, “Be still my beloved son and with spiritual guidance and sup- email requesting my assistance in my formation for the priest- nary begins. n Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Florida Catholic Your Orlando community 3

A teenage girl is confirmed by her Year of Faith celebrates bishop. The new year of Why Catholic? will focus gifts of Vatican II on the sacraments. LINDA CALDWELL face of the all-too-present faces of (CNS FILE of the Florida Catholic staff evil today, neither can we close our PHOTO) eyes to the signals of grace always WINTER PARK | More than present where humans seek justice 100 parish leaders gathered at San and truth and ask the great ques- Pedro Center last month to learn tions about life’s meaning and ul- more about the upcoming Year of timate significance,” Father Berinti Faith proclaimed by Pope Benedict said. Why Catholic? XVI, which begins Oct. 11. The date • “The role of lay women and coincides with the 50th anniver- men”: Through their baptisms, lay- sary of the opening of the Second people are intimately joined to the Vatican Council. triple mission of Christ as priest, to explore “Vatican II gives us many tools prophet and king, and are called to help us understand who we by Christ to be his witnesses of the are as a Church,” said Father Ben Gospel, especially and uniquely in Berinti of the San Pedro Spiritual the secular culture. sacraments Development Center. “The Year of • “Enrichment of our faith”: Faith invites us to take a look at the We must not only be effective in LINDA CALDWELL pants will learn about the im- tools that are central to our faith teaching, spreading and living the of the Florida Catholic staff portance of the holy Mass and and renew our efforts in prayer Gospel, utilizing the sources of our Christ’s presence in the Eucharist. and spirituality, and to encounter Father Ben Berinti, Society of the faith — sacred Scripture, tradition ORLANDO | The new year of The sessions focus on liturgy and or deepen our relationship with Precious Blood, speaks during the and the sacraments — but we must Why Catholic? commences Oct. 1 provide a better understanding of the person of Christ. “ “Year of Faith: Bringing the Light also go out in the world and share and will complement the Year of the seven sacraments as well as Father Berinti gave an overview of Christ” development event. the dialogue of faith. Faith which begins Oct. 11. Catholic devotions, sacred time of the events leading up to Vatican (LINDA CALDWELL | FC) • “Dialogue and learning”: The “The Holy Father, Pope Bene- and sacred space. II and some of the council’s impor- Second Vatican Council reminds dict XVI, established the Year of Earlier this month, facilitators tant initiatives that have shaped and powerful way to enlighten the us of the Christian obligation to re- Faith to help people ‘rediscover participated in training work- the Church of today. minds of humanity and to provide spectful conversation with people the journey of faith so as to shed shops at parishes around the Dio- As the world recovered from hope for the future. As it happened, whose views may differ markedly ever clearer light on the joy and cese of Orlando. Many agree that World War II, the Catholic Church a little more than halfway through from our own. We learn and share renewed enthusiasm of the en- Why Catholic? which is a faith for- continued to grow in numbers and the century, the world witnessed by interacting with others who can counter with Christ’ (Porta Fidei, mation and evangelization pro- influence. “Catholic theology was an event that had only occurred 20 offer different insights, different No. 2). In this sense, the two are cess, has made a difference in the not very creative, but it was ortho- other times in the past 2,000 years experiences and, perhaps most im- interlinked,” said Dennis John- lives of participants. dox. There was almost no public — an ecumenical council of the portantly, different questions. son Jr., senior director, Office of “As group leaders, my wife and disagreement. Catholics knew Catholic Church.” As we prepare for the Year of Faith Formation. I look forward to Why Catholic? to who they were. They were proud of For the next 50 years, guided by Faith, we are reminded that Vati- Small Catholic communities get a deeper understanding of our their Church and had a clear sense the Holy Spirit, the Church blos- can II was and is about bringing across the Diocese of Orlando will faith,” said Greg Lilly, a parishio- of identity,” Father Berinti said. somed to its modern-day glory. each person into a deeper com- meet to explore “The Celebration ner of Our Lady of Hope in Port However, despite its outward Father Berinti said as we look munion with Christ, Father Berinti of the Christian Mystery: The Orange. “It gives us a way to learn strength, inwardly the Church was back on this “New Pentecost,” said. “Any attempts at reform and Sacraments.” Groups meet for six how to express not only how we deeply suspicious of the modern Catholics can draw on many in- renewal, whether within our par- sessions in the fall and six more in are living our Catholic faith, but world and was on the defensive. sights and inspirations of living ishes, the Church at large, the cir- the spring. how to share it at the same time.” Still, the seeds of Vatican II were in Vatican II. He presented a few cles of life within which we move “The sacraments are not just Denise May, a parishioner of beginning to take root, as lay move- of the gifts and tasks of Vatican II and the multiple relationships we moments in our lives,” said Do- All Souls in Sanford, agreed, add- ments began to emerge and many as they pertain to the people of the share, or in the very depths of our minican Sister Pat Thomas of Re- ing, “It offers a wonderful oppor- scholars attempted to return to the Church today. own souls, will remain doctrinally new International. “They connect tunity for us to open up and truly sources of Catholicism — Scrip- • “The Church’s identity and unsound, emotionally empty, and our faith life. They are gifts to us express how Christ speaks to each ture, the Fathers of the Church, the mission — openness to the world”: largely ineffective and irrelevant and through the sacraments, we one of us.” n liturgy and philosophy. Catholics are called to be a sacra- unless we draw inspiration from receive the grace that strengthens “In the midst of this tumultu- mental Church, engaging in God’s Christ and the Holy Spirit. Noth- us and helps us continue on the Sign-up Sundays will be held ous time, a remarkable thing hap- presence in real, living and tan- ing happens without this ongoing journey.” throughout September. Contact pened,” Father Berinti said. “The gible ways, using all of our senses. encounter with Christ and an on- During the sessions, partici- your parish for more information. Holy Spirit came forth in a unique “While we must not yield in the going radical conversion to him.” n Father Bugno: Priest, pastor and now hero Linda Caldwell Father Bugno, who only weeks shore, I realized that he Center arrived on the left for the beach to the strength I of the Florida Catholic staff before had begun a swimming was not responding and scene about 10 minutes received not only in the water but and water aerobics exercise re- was actually beginning after Father Bugno be- also on shore — it is a miracle,” Fa- TITUSVILLE | A relaxing day gime, ran and then swam to his to change colors,” Father gan CPR, and Father ther Bugno said, adding that Aug. at the beach turned into a life- friend, all the while calling out Bugno said, adding that Koncewicz, who was vis- 8 is the feast of St. Dominic, who is altering event for Father Krzysztof to God for strength. He said the he immediately began iting from Poland, was his confirmation patron saint. (Chris) Bugno, pastor of St. Teresa surf was rough and he lost Father administering CPR. “Al- air-lifted to Holmes Re- “The experience was incred- of Avila Parish in Titusville. Father Koncewicz twice under the wa- though I have never been gional Medical Center in ible,” Father Bugno continued. “I Bugno and his friend, Father Ta- ter as he attempted to bring him trained to give CPR, I felt Melbourne, where he re- felt the presence of God, almost deusz Koncewicz, were enjoying to shore. Still, Father Bugno said as if God was once again Father Krzysztof covered from the ordeal. as if he were walking with me, a late morning visit to Canaveral that he felt a remarkable strength guiding me. I was so hap- Bugno “When you put to- the whole time. Next to being or- National Seashore Aug. 8 when — a strength he knows came from py when my friend caught gether all of the dots dained a priest, this has been the the waves pulled Father Konce- God — as he brought his now un- his first breath. It was a miracle.” — from beginning water aerobics most transforming moment in wicz far from shore, leaving him responsive friend to land. Rescue crews from Brevard just weeks before to praying the my life. It was nothing short of a in distress. “By the time we reached the County and the Kennedy Space rosary for protection just before we miracle.” n 4 Your orlando communitY Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012

herefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ‘Tourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its Florida shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.’ — Heb 12:1 Catholic Thomas Horkan: A man of great wisdom Diocese of orlanDo My Sisters and Brothers in olic Conference is to serve as liai- matters which affect our religious Vol. 73, No. 20 RELATED: See the obituary Christ: son to state government on matters of Thomas A. Horkan, Page 1 freedom. Through the Florida This week I mourn the loss of a of concern to the Catholic Church Catholic Conference, we advocate 50 East Robinson St. P.O. Box 1800 dear friend of all Catholics in the seven dioceses of for the passage of Amendments 6 Orlando, FL 32802-1800 in the state of Florida and the Province of Miami, represents respect for all human and 8, which will be on the Florida 407-246-4800 Fax 407-246-4942 throughout the country, as a nonpartisan public life, from its very beginning to its state ballot in November, because Publisher Thomas Horkan. Many policy voice on behalf of natural end. He was known for his of our belief in the sanctity of life Bishop John Noonan of you have probably not the Catholic bishops of advocacy in the halls of the Capi- and religious freedom. even heard his name Florida. The Gospel of Je- tol in Tallahassee on behalf of the Mr. Horkan was a man of great Director of communications or know of him, yet, he sus Christ and the teach- poor, the disabled, the unborn, the wisdom who shared his life and love Teresa Lantigua Peterson was a herald of Christ ings of his Church guide unemployed, the person on death of God and the Church with all, but [email protected] throughout his entire life. the work of the Florida row, the immigrant, the single par- especially the weak, the forgotten Writer/PhotoGraPher Prominent among na- Bishop Catholic Conference ent. He was vigilant in his advocacy the vulnerable. He was courageous Linda Caldwell tional Catholic lay leaders John which, through relation- for the dignity and sacredness of in spreading the Gospel and took [email protected] involved in public policy ships with representatives life from the moment of conception seriously the words of St. Matthew 407-246-4924 Noonan since the late 1960s into and agencies of Florida through natural death. Mr. Horkan in Chapter 5, Verse 14: “You are the To submit a request for news cover- this century, Mr. Horkan government, analyzes the well described the work of the Holy light of the world.” His light shines age in the Diocese of Orlando, email is best remembered for his untir- moral dimension of public poli- Spirit within us: “The Holy Spirit before us as his good deeds glorify [email protected]. ing labors with the Florida Catholic cies, proclaims the sanctity of life takes care of fools and the Florida our heavenly Father. For this we are Conference. and dignity of the human person, Catholic Conference; so either way, most grateful. May we remember • SUBSCRIPTIONS, CIRCULATION: Under the direction of the Cath- leads decisionmakers in reaching we are covered.” his unwavering faithfulness and Contact Tammy Osborne at 1-888-275- olic bishops of Florida, Archbishop just solutions, and provides op- Because of the Florida Catholic seek to model after him, this man 9953, or customerservice@theflorida Coleman F. Carroll, Bishop Paul F. portunities for Catholics in Florida Conference, we celebrate Catholic of God. catholic.org Tanner, Bishop William D. Borders, to carry out their responsibility to Days at the Capitol, meeting with Notify us of address changes (tempo- Bishop Charles B. McLaughlin, and participate in political life. Its areas legislators about important issues Sincerely yours in Christ, rary or permanent) as soon as possible. Bishop John J. Fitzpatrick, he estab- of advocacy include life and death, which touch the lives of the faith- lished the Florida Catholic Confer- social concerns, health and educa- ful throughout the state of Florida. • ADVERTISING: Contact Jane Radetsky ence on Feb. 1, 1969, and served as tion. Year-round, staff of the Florida at 407-373-0075 or its executive director for 26 years, Mr. Horkan was unapologeti- Catholic Conference advocate for [email protected] and a decade more as its general cally pro-life and seldom seen in Catholic beliefs with legislators • CLASSIFIED ADS: Contact Missy counsel. business attire without the red who form our laws, monitor legis- Most Reverend John Noonan Haggerty at 1-888-275-9953, or The mission of the Florida Cath- “rose for life” on his lapel, which lation, and keep us informed about Bishop of Orlando [email protected]

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Jacobson, McClean, Established 1976 gram is part of the diocese’s Chmelir & Ferwerda • Contracts • Wills • Estates newly expanded Safe Environ- ... (W)e are taking • Criminal law, family law and • Powers of Attorney ment programs, aimed to meet responsibility off of the and Kathie Amidie, former asso- general practice • Living Trusts and Estate Planning the mandates of the Charter for ciate director of Child Ministry • Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake • All Elder Law and Probate Matters the Protection of Children and public schools and are and Catechetics for the Archdio- and Brevard counties • Real Property • Title Insurance Young People, a comprehensive cese of Milwaukee, the program 351 E. State Road 434, Suite A • Foreclosures • Collections set of procedures established by teaching a program brings parents and children to- Winter Springs, FL 32708 1519 W. Broadway (SR 426), the U.S. Conference of Catholic that is promoting good, gether one evening each year for 407-327-8899 Oviedo, FL 32765 Bishops. age-appropriate instruction. [email protected] 407-365-5696 While faith-based Safe En- Catholic values and Trained facilitators within www.jmcflaw.com www.cloningerfiles.com vironment programs have long virtues.’ each parish will teach parents been in place for adults and chil- the appropriate language to use, ATTORNEY ATTORNEY dren attending diocesan schools, and they, in turn, will talk with — Heidi Peckham, Bishop John Noonan said simi- their children. Lessons build Ian L. Gilden, P.A. lar programs offered at public Diocese of Orlando upon each other in two-year in- Adrian Gabaldon • Wills, Trusts and Probate • Wills • Estate and Incapacity Planning schools lacked the rich traditions crements through the 11th and • Guardianship and Elder Law and values of the Catholic faith. bishops’ conference’s message of 12th grades. Peckham said par- • Probate • Former Chairperson, Estate, “For years, our religious edu- chaste living — is grounded in ishes are encouraged to seek • Personal injury Trust and Guardianship cation students participated in good, healthy relationships. one or two parishioners, such as Attorney-at-law Committee, OCBA whatever Safe Environment pro- “This program is proactive rath- a teacher, nurse or law enforce- 210 S. Main St. • Member, Knights of Columbus gram was presented to them. er than reactive in that it begins by ment person, who are comfort- Auburndale, FL 33823 151 Lookout Place, Suite 110 863-967-3557 These programs lacked our talking about good, healthy rela- able presenting topics of positive Maitland, FL 32751 Fax: 863-967-0755 407-645-4446 Catholic faith perspectives. The tionships,” Peckham said. “It an- human sexuality, to serve as the [email protected] implementation of LIFE Plus of- swers the question, ‘What is a good facilitators. Fax: 407-629-0090 fers the opportunity to build relationship?’ with concrete exam- “This program is taking it an- www.ianlgildenlaw.com community and expand parish ples. Fortunately, a vast majority of other step further and empower- catechetical teams. I am grateful people today are in such relation- ing the parents to create a safer, ATTORNEY COUNSELOR for our parishes’ participation in ships. It is good that we articulate healthier place for their chil- creating a safe environment for that, identify that, and have words dren,” Peckham said. “This rela- Robert W. Rasch, P.A. Margaret Joyce McCloskey, all of God’s people,” he said. that talk about it. The program then tionship information is powerful, • Employment and labor M.A. Heidi Peckham, a licensed talks about exploitation, and in that and it is not covered in this man- • General corporate • Individuals, Couples mental health counselor and single word, we can describe all ner in any other programs. 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parish pastor or minister of how to best teach the Catholic DIOCESAN EVENTS consolation coordinator. Contact faith. Includes keynote address ORLANDO DIOCESE COMMUNITY PAGE Eva Del Rio, 407-246-4880, by Bishop John Noonan, music, “Understanding Anger” SUBMISSION DEADLINES [email protected]. workshops and exhibits. A portion courses: Thursdays through Sept. will be presented in Spanish. 6, 7-9 p.m., San Pedro Spiritual Pre-Cana marriage The Florida Catholic welcomes calendar items of coming events for your parish, Cost: $30, includes breakfast and Development Center, 2400 Dike preparation. The goal of Pre- lunch. To register, contact Bob school, diocesan entity or Association of the Faithful. To submit a calendar item for Road, Winter Park. Learn about Cana is to provide engaged Birmingham, 407-246-4910, off@ consideration, please visit www.orlandodiocese.org/en/communications-home and the legitimate sources of anger, couples with the skills needed orlandodiocese.org. Deadline: click on the “Around Your Community Submission Form.” Deadline is at least four the dynamics of anger and ways to enhance their sacramental marriage and strengthen this Sept. 7. weeks prior to event date. Unfortunately not all submissions can be printed due to to harness this powerful emotion. space limitations. If you have any questions, call 407-246-4924. The courses will be taught by indissoluble covenant to one Convalidation workshops. Heidi Peckham, secretary for the another. To register, contact Digna Recommended for couples who Diocese of Orlando Office of Montanez, 407-246-4882, unless have been civilly married longer otherwise noted. than two years. Couples married program for struggling 407-699-7161, faithalibbe@gmail. Pastoral Ministries secretariat. marriages with the focus on com. Cost: $15 per session. Space • Saturday, Sept. 8, Diocese of two years or less are encouraged to attend a Pre-Cana workshop. meaningful communication. Not Catholicism series: Eleven is limited. Register by calling Orlando Chancery, 50 E. Robinson group therapy or counseling. 407-671-6322 or online at www. St., Orlando. • Saturday, Sept. 15, Diocese of weeks beginning Monday, Sept. Registration is required. 10, Holy Spirit Parish, 2309 Holder sanpedrocenter.org. • Pre-Cana and remarriage Orlando Chancery, 50 E. Robinson Information and registration, in Spanish: Saturday, Sept. 15, 8 St., Orlando. In Spanish. Contact Road, Mims. Hosted by Father Ministry of consolation 407-977-8136. All calls strictly Robert Barron. Three participation (bereavement) training: a.m.-5 p.m., Diocese of Orlando Digna Montanez, 407-246-4882 to confidential. options available: study group, Saturdays, Sept. 8, 15, 29, St. Chancery, 50 E. Robinson St., register. John Vianney Parish, 6200 S. Orlando. • Saturday, Sept. 22. For more Mondays, 6:30 p.m. or Thursdays, Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando. Faith Formation Day 2012: information about time and COMMUNITY 8:45 a.m.; Sunday DVD viewing, Training covers overview of Saturday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-3:30 location or to register, contact 9:50 a.m. Study group fee: $50. parish-based bereavement p.m., Bishop Moore High School, Sister Virginia West, 407-998-5657, EVENTS Call 321-269-2282. ministry, understanding grief and 3901 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. or Sister Patricia O’Malley, 386- Dublin City Ramblers mourning, planning a Christian Centered on the theme, “Living 574-2131. Wine tasting benefit: Concert: Saturday, Sept. 15, funeral, and grief support Faith Throughout a Lifetime/ Marriage preparation Wednesday, Aug. 29, 4-5:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Parish, facilitator training. If you are Viviendo la Fe Por Toda la Vida,” workshop for Central Deanery City Fire Restaurant, 1018 Canal 575 Tuskawilla Road, Winter interested in the ministry of the 15th annual event is designed north: Thursday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m.- St., The Villages. Sponsored by Springs. Part of the parish’s 25th consolation, speak with your to teach those in various ministries 1 p.m., Church of the Nativity, Catholic Charities of Central Anniversary celebration, the 3255 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Florida Northern Region. Features Ramblers offer a unique blend Longwood. Presented by the a raffle, silent auction and wine of folk music, ballad and humor. Office of Family Life and Pastoral pairing class taught by a local Tickets: $15, available after Masses Care. Workshop teaches Pre-Cana wine expert. Benefits the Lazarus (except Sept. 1-2) or by mail with Free Medical Clinic at the San ministers how to prepare couples check and self-addressed envelope Pedro de Jesus Maldonado for marriage in the diocese. Topics mailed to parish. include FOCCUS/REFOCCUS, the Mission in Wildwood and Need help? Emergency Family Services at St. “Rejoicing in Caregiving” Pre-Cana program, and diocesan Paul Parish in Leesburg. Tickets: seminar: Sept. 17, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 Many households are just one missed paycheck from polices and procedures. Space is p.m., Ascension Parish, 2950 N. limited; pre-register by Sept. 14. $25 per person or $40 per couple, includes wine, cheese, flatbreads Harbour City Blvd., Melbourne. being homeless, or one unexpected emergency from being Contact Lisa Boivin, familylifeoff@ and desserts. Contact Nikki Opportunity to learn tips orlandodiocese.org, 407-246-4865. forced to choose between food and shelter. The Society Hoffman, 352-350-3527. from experts in medical, legal, “Building a Successful Engaging Spirituality- financial services, and deepen of St. Vincent de Paul is here to help those in need. Our Stepfamily”: Saturday, Sept. 22, JustFaith co-facilitator the spirituality of caregiving. 9 a.m.-noon, Diocese of Orlando Parish Conferences are located across the Diocese. training: Saturday, Aug. 25, Cost: $10, includes box lunch. Chancery, 50 E. Robinson St., Ascension Parish, 2950 N. Harbor R.S.V.P and information: Barbara Orlando. Addresses important City Blvd., Melbourne. Engaging Warwick, 321-242-2036. 27517-0824 stepfamily and co-parenting Spirituality is a small-group issues, such as the unique “Windows and Roots: 50 spiritual deepening process Years of Vatican II — Session characteristics of a stepfamily designed to deepen participants’ and discipline. Learn effective 1”: Tuesday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m., San faith and compassion for people Pedro Spiritual Development techniques to facilitate positive in need. This event serves as an co-parenting with former spouse Center, 2400 Dike Road, Winter Our Lady of the Lakes/St. Clare introduction to the program, as Park. Presented by Dominican and helpful hints to strengthen well as training for co-facilitators family relationships. Free. Contact Sister Sara Fairbanks, a professor St. Brendan the Navigator of a group. Contact 314-409-5034, of theology at Barry University in Digna Montanez, 407-246-4882, [email protected]. St. Mark the Evangelist Marion Our Lady of Lourdes [email protected]. Miami. Cost: $20. Contact Carol The Nativity of the Blessed Stanton, 407-671-6322, carol@ Our Lady of Hope Faithful citizenship Virgin Mary celebration: Friday, sanpedrocenter.org. presentation: Monday, Sept. Sept. 7th, 7 p.m., Sts. Peter and St. Timothy 24, 4-6 p.m. (clergy); 7-9 p.m. Catholic Charismatic Volusia St. Gerard Mission Paul Parish, 5300 Old Howell (public), Annunciation Parish, Conference: Friday, Sept. St. Mary of the Lakes Branch Road, Winter Park. Faithful All Souls 1020 Montgomery Road, are encourage to bring and share 28-Sunday, Sept. 30, Hilton Sumter Altamonte Springs. Learn more Orlando Bonnet Creek, 14100 Lake Seminole Annunciation the origin, history and significance Resurrection Brevard about religious freedom and state of the statues, portraits, icons Bonnet Creek Resort Lane, St. Andrew amendments before the election. St. James Cathedral Orange and other religious images of Orlando. Theme: “If you return, Holy Family Our Saviour Presentations by Bishop John the Virgin Mary from their native I will restore you and you shall St. John Vianney Divine Mercy Noonan, Michael Sheedy from countries to be honored and stand before me” (Jer 15:19). St. Ann Holy Name of Jesus the Florida Catholic Conference, blessed during Mass. Procession of Event features a general St. Joseph/St. Matthew and Kathy Saile from the the religious images to the parish conference, young adult track, St. John Neumann USCCB. Sponsored by Diocese of Osceola St. Joseph center follows with multilingual music, eucharistic adoration, and Polk Orlando Office of Advocacy and rosary and light snacks with an healing prayer service. Cost: $102 Our Lady of Grace Justice. Contact 407-246-4819, international flair. Contact 407- per night, up to four people. Holy Spirit advocacyjustice@orlandodiocese. 657-6114 or [email protected] for Hotel discount rate using group org, or visit www.advocacyjustice. details. code ZDOC available through org. St. Francis of Assisi Council Sept. 7. Information, 407-597- Renovacion Conyugal: Friday, of Catholic Women bunco 3784. Sept. 28-Sunday, Sept. 30, Diocese night: Friday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m., St. If you need help or would like to volunteer of Orlando Chancery, 50 E. Francis of Assisi Parish center, 834 and learn more about the Society Robinson St., Orlando. Renovacion S. Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka. RETREATS/DAYS Conyugal is a weekend marriage No experience needed; playing Please call 407-880-3126 enrichment retreat in Spanish, instructions will be given. Cost: OF PRAYER designed to help couples $10 per person. Prizes, drawing, To donate furniture, appliances or other household items strengthen their relationships refreshments. Tickets at parish Hermitage retreat: Thursday, and clothing to our Thrift Stores in Apopka and Clermont, and marriage while sharing their office and door. Contact Barbara Sept. 13, 7 p.m.-Sunday, Sept. values with other couples. Contact 16, 1 p.m., San Pedro Spiritual Please call 877-439-7837 Fox, 407-886-3070. Digna Montanez, 407-246-4882, Third annual fundraiser Development Center, 2400 Dike [email protected]. Road, Winter Park. Franciscan To make a financial contribution online visit dinner for the Franciscan Retrouvaille program: Foundation of the Holy Land Father Vianney Cunningham and www.svdporlando.org or contact us at: Friday-Sunday, Oct. 5-7, San (FFHL): Saturday, Sept. 8, 6:30 others lead this rare opportunity 770 S. Orange Blossom Trail Apopka, FL 32703 Pedro Spiritual Development p.m., Hampton Inn, 151 Douglas to devote time to one’s Center, 2400 Dike Road, Winter Ave., Altamonte Springs. Guest relationship with God in quiet and The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a registered 501©(3). Park. Open to those divorced, speaker: Franciscan Father Peter fellowship. Cost: $225. Contact Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. separated or considering either, Vasko. $50 per person, payable Carol Stanton, 407-671-6322, Retrouvaille is a diocesan to the FFHL. Contact Faith Libbe, [email protected]. Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Florida Catholic Your orlando communitY 7 Shawl ministry wraps God’s INTERFAITH MEMORIAL love around those in need LINDA CALDWELL of the Florida Catholic staff

ORLANDO | When Laurie Hage- maier, a parishioner at St. Stephen Parish in Winter Springs, presented a handmade, knitted blanket to a patient at the Orlando VA Medical Center, the veteran’s face lit up as he exclaimed, “No one has ever made me anything like this.” “Those simple words meant the world to me,” Hagemaier said. “Knowing that a gift from our small ministry could mean so much to someone who gave so much to our country is so inspiring. I think there is something about receiving a gift Father Scott Circe, center, pastor of Most Precious Blood in Oviedo, that has been made by someone’s and Dan Hardester, right, director and secretary of evangelization hand, which is a rarity in today’s for the Diocese of Orlando, pray with members of several faiths world.” at an interfaith prayer service Aug. 15. Held at the Sikh Society Every week, a group of women of Central Florida in Oviedo, the service was in memory of the from St. Stephen’s gather for fellow- victims of the Aug. 5 shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, ship and prayer as they knit and Wis. (LINDA CALDWELL | FC) crochet blankets, shawls, slippers, hats, scarves, teddy bears and more for those with special needs, as part of the parish’s Yarns of Love ministry. The intent is that prayers for the recipient are wrapped in the gift. “The need could be physical, emotional or spiritual. It does not matter,” Hagemaier said. “What- ever the need, there is that personal connection that people feel, knowing that the person who knitted or Laurie Hagemaier and Anita Stefano, left, of St. Stephen Parish crocheted the item weaved their in Winter Springs make blankets that will be given to someone in 26486-0824 prayers into it.” need. The women are part of the parish’s Yarns of Love ministry. Hagemaier, who founded the Members meet weekly for fellowship and prayer while they knit ministry three years ago, said the and crochet blankets, scarves, hats, dolls, and slippers. (PHOTOS BY group has grown from five women LINDA CALDWELL | FC) — who made prayer shawls, prayer 12RA_Spnsr_Paternoster_v3_ad.indd 1 4/11/12 9:59 AM pockets and blankets primarily for Put your advertising message... terminally ill members, family and friends of the parish — to nearly 30 In the hands of faIthful customers! members whose work is delivered to charities throughout the Orlan- advertise in the FloridaCatholic do area. Every item created by the women, who range in age from 18 Reach more than 139,000 loyal readers statewide to 85 years old, is donated. They have made blankets for in print and online shut-ins and victims of the Haiti earthquake as well as Project Linus, a group that provides blankets to Orlando critically ill children; comfort dolls 64,000 readers for children in orphanages; helmet A member of the Yarns of Love ministry at St. Stephen Parish in liners for the military; slippers for Winter Springs works on a project. Venice Palm Beach veterans; scarves, hats and ponchos 39,700 readers 35,200 readers for local impoverished children; warmth of the parish.” Today, every their hardship with grace, and that and baby booties, blankets and hats child baptized at the parish receives in itself can be a miracle.” for ill and needy infants. Each item a blanket, made with love. The recipients of the handmade Now more than ever, advertising is a is blessed during Mass, and a tag Mary Kay Muran, who founded items are not the only ones benefit- with a message of prayer and love St. John Neumann’s ministry in ting from this ministry. Hagemaier necessity for successful business plans is attached before being delivered. 2009 and now includes a quilting said the group has been a blessing “Everything we have done really and card ministry, said the group to the members as well. Trying to Survive or Thrive? touches us personally,” said Elaine has been touched by the comfort listen to the multitude of conversa- Miller. “To be able to bring a bit of their gifts have brought to people. tions taking place during a recent Print and online oPPortunities peace and happiness to those in “From the mothers going meeting, there is no doubt that the We assist with creative design, no contract needed need is a true blessing.” through high-risk pregnancies and women love and care for each other. Many of the projects at St. John nursing home residents to needy “This ministry makes me feel Learn more at the www.thefloridacatholic.org Neumann Parish in Lakeland be- children and the sick, (the recipi- so good,” Carolyn Rathmann said. gan with simple intentions. For ents) are grateful to be able to wrap “There isn’t anything that anyone Contact Jane Radetsky for example, when the grandson of our prayers around them,” she said. in this group wouldn’t do for each space and copy deadlines one of the women in the group was “These blankets remind (everyone) other. We really love each other and [email protected] to be baptized, the women made that Christ can perform miracles. we look out for each other. It’s about Call today! him a blanket to “wrap him in the Sometimes they help people accept community and outreach.” n 407-373-0085 8 Your Orlando community Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012

Mary Matheus explains technology during a breakout session at the Orlando Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s annual training symposium. The program is aimed at grooming women for leadership roles within their parishes. (LINDA CALDWELL | FC)

Council looks for leaders and finds them LINDA CALDWELL symposium has spread through- of the Florida Catholic staff out the years and attendance has grown. More than 200 women at- LEESBURG | In 1988, Mary tended the July 28-29 event this year. Matheus said she was “shy” and had “Our Diocesan Council of Catho- “little self-confidence,” but that was lic Women is known regionally, and before being groomed for a leader- even nationally, as being dynamic, ship role with the Orlando Diocesan innovative, creative and leadership- Council of Catholic Women. oriented,” Allen said “Many groups She now speaks before large don’t offer a training program of groups, is a candidate for treasurer this caliber, so they turn to us. We of the National Council of Catholic are happy to share our expertise Women and is a member of the na- with them and welcome their in- tional council’s leadership training put. That is what (the council) is all development team. about — sharing and learning from “I had no idea that my life would each other.” be transformed by the Council of Like many council leaders, Catholic Women and that I would Matheus, Allen and Kirchon never meet so many wonderful women,” dreamed their memberships in the Matheus said. “I found my home in council would blossom into lead- this organization. Through encour- ership roles. Matheus was a single agement, leadership training and mother raising a 9- and 12-year-old God’s grace, I have grown tremen- when she became involved in the dously with the Council of Catholic organization nearly 25 years ago. Women. I hope to continue my jour- She was working with Father Tim ney with this organization in what- LaBo, now pastor of Holy Redeemer ever capacity I am called.” Parish in Kissimmee, in his efforts For nearly 30 years, the Orlando to educate the public about AIDS Diocesan Council of Catholic Wom- when she attended her first leader- en has been training women to be ship symposium. leaders of their parishes and com- “I learned so much about what munities through its annual leader- it takes to be a leader during those ship symposium, held last month two days,” Matheus said. “The at the Lake Yale Baptist Conference knowledge I gained gave me the 27297-0824 Center in Leesburg. The weekend confidence I needed to take a more retreat features speeches and work- active role, not only in my parish but shops on spirituality, leadership and also in my community, in educating technology, such as computer skills, people and raising funds for AIDS Save $5 on Tickets! Excel spreadsheets, photography research. Throughout the years, I and PowerPoint presentations. have used the skills and knowledge Offer excludes Rinkside and VIP seats. No double discounts. “The women are extremely im- I gained from these workshops in portant to their parishes and our nearly every aspect of my life.” 3 ways to redeem your $5 savings: organization because they are the “Our intent is to show women that 1. In person at the Amway Center Box Ofﬁce doers,” said Kathy Kirchon, dioc- anyone can be a leader,” said Allen, a SEPT. 7-9 esan president and member of St. former marketing and communica- 2. Call at 1-800-745-3000 and John Neumann Parish in Lakeland. tions executive. “You don’t have to Presented locally by mention code SAVE12 “They are the ones organizing the have a college degree. You don’t have 3. Log on to Ticketmaster.com and enter code prayer services, doing the fundrais- to be out in the business world.” SAVE12 ing, leading ministries. This train- “All you need is a love of Jesus,” ing teaches them how to facilitate Kirchon said. Regular Ticket Prices: ONLY VALID FOR THESE PERFORMANCES programs and projects within their “I don’t think I would have be- $15 • $22 • $27 • $37 VIP • $52 Rinkside parishes.” come the woman I am today without Sat. SEPT. 8 at 7:30 PM Additional fees may apply. Women from councils statewide the support of the Council of Catho-

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LINDA REEVES which he said are part of God’s of the Florida Catholic staff plan that continues to unfold. “I can look back now and see how all BOYNTON BEACH | Father Da- of these pieces fit together,” he said. vid Toups’ résumé gives witness, “The Lord has prepared me well for speaks volumes and includes im- this new role.” peccable credentials. He pointed out that he will con- The St. Petersburg priest has tinue to carry out the mission and been appointed by the bishops of work of St. Vincent de Paul, and Florida as the 12th man to be man- move forward to build on the solid agerial as well as spiritual head of foundation and programs now in St. Vincent de Paul Regional Semi- place. In 2013, the school will mark nary, a graduate school of theology 50 years of providing service for the that provides education to clergy, Church and God. On average, there religious and laity of all denomi- are 60 to 65 seminarians enrolled, nations. He succeeds Msgr. Keith but this year the seminary has the Brennan, who after seven years is largest enrollment in decades. The returning to his home diocese of St. current roster at the time of this Augustine to be a pastor. writing indicates 88 seminarians “As a dean of pastoral formation will be on campus this fall. and a former pastor, I welcome Fa- “It is the Holy Spirit,” said Father ther David Toups as our new rec- Toups when asked about the in- tor,” said Father Louis Guerin. “His creased interest in the priesthood. joyful and energetic enthusiasm is Father David Toups is the new rector and president of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Father Toups asks for prayers as a reflection of his genuine love for Beach. (LINDA REEVES | FC) he begins a new journey on his life’s the priesthood.” path. He encourages the faithful The new leader’s first big event Toups’ first role in the Church was spirit to the community. “He was time to publish “Reclaiming Our to visit and support the seminary. as new rector and president took as an altar server. incredibly positive and brought ex- Priestly Character,” a popular Masses are celebrated Wednesdays place July 18. Open to all, the “De- In his second year of college he citement to the parish,” said Cheryl book produced by the Institute for at the seminary chapel at 12:15 velopment Day of Prayer” included felt the call to vocations, but hesi- Stanley, a parish staff member, Priestly Formation in Omaha, Neb. p.m. during school sessions. introductions, prayer, Mass and tated to fully commit. He was a stu- who worked closely with Father In his book, Father Toups talks “I think I can speak for the lunch at the seminary. dent at Florida Southern College Toups. She explained that he pro- about the graces given priests at priests of our Diocese of Palm “Father Toups was one of my in Lakeland, a fraternity member vided outstanding leadership and ordination and how priests can live Beach when I say we are glad he professors when I was in semi- and pursuing studies in law. He ex- spiritual renewal. She and other out their call in powerful and spiri- is here,” said Father Guerin. “His nary,” said Father Thomas Lafre- plains the call as an “awakening to parishioners are excited to see tual ways, uplifting themselves and joyful and energetic enthusiasm is niere, director of vocations for the our Catholic faith.” what plans God has for the parish’s those they serve. a reflection of his genuine love for Diocese of Palm Beach, who was “I knew that I had to at least try former pastor. “He is on the fast Scott Hahn, a Franciscan Uni- the priesthood. Father Toups is a ordained a priest May 2009. “He the seminary,” he said. track for greatness,” said Stanley. versity of Steubenville professor solid theologian and pastoral min- was also my formation adviser for Father Toups completed for- During his 15 years in priestly of theology and Scripture, called ister who loves the Church and will three years, which is the person mation and studies, and was or- ministry, Father Toups served four the book “a ‘must read’ for anyone work tirelessly to lead the forma- who guides a seminarian as he dained a priest for the Diocese of years at St. Frances Cabrini Parish desiring to receive a foundational tion program at St. Vincent de Paul learns what it means to be a priest. I St. Petersburg in 1997. He earned in Spring Hill. He left to become as- understanding of the sacrament of Regional Seminary to provide her have great respect for Father Toups. his philosophy degree at St. John sociate director of the Secretariat holy orders in the living tradition of with good and holy priests for the I have learned a lot from him, both Vianney College Seminary in Mi- of Clergy, Consecrated Life and the Church.” future.” n in class and in the way he lives his ami, and went on to study dog- Vocations for the U.S. Conference Father Toups said he has been priesthood. I am excited that he is matic theology at the Pontifical of Catholic Bishops in Washington enriched along his path to the St. Vincent de Paul Regional Semi- the new rector.” Gregorian University in Rome. He D.C. priesthood and blessed in every nary is located at 10701 S. Military Father Toups, 41, is no stranger returned to Rome after his ordina- In 2008, Father Toups found one of his priestly assignments, Trail, Boynton Beach. 561-732-4424. to the area or the seminary. He is tion, completing studies and earn- highly regarded and well respected ing a doctorate in sacred theology in the local community as well as at Angelicum. in Catholic circles nationwide. He brings a wide range of experi- Born in Seattle, Father Toups ence to St. Vincent de Paul Region- spent most of his childhood in al Seminary, a bilingual and mul- Houma in the heart of south Loui- ticultural major seminary, where siana’s wetlands, an area known he served as a parochial vicar, for a large Catholic population and professor of theology and dean of Cajun tradition and culture. The students from 2004 to 2007. Toups family relocated to Clear- He comes to St. Vincent de Paul water and Father Toups attended from Christ the King Parish, a large Clearwater Central Catholic High and active community located in School, where he was active in the heart of Tampa. “Being a par- sports and developed a love for ish priest and pastor of 3,500 fami- athletics. lies was a great joy. I found it very He describes his close-knit Cath- rewarding,” he said. olic family as “loving and faithful.” Parishioners say Father Toups His mother still lives in Clearwa- brought passion and enthusiasm ter; his father is deceased. Father to the pulpit and a new Catholic WWW.THEFLORIDACATHOLIC.ORG | Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 | $1.00 Catholic FloridaYour Faith. Your LiFe. Your CommunitY. oF palm beach

IN MEMORIUM Florida loses ‘giant’ of Catholic service Founding director of the Florida Catholic Conference, thomas horkan Jr., dies at 84 Deborah Hale, left, of Cardinal Newman High school, and Karen Geitner, center, JEAN GONzALEz and Nick Mangini, both of st. Juliana school in West Palm Beach, work together of the Florida Catholic staff during a breakout session aug. 13, which was part of a professional development day for teachers. (lINDa ReeVes | FC) ORLANDO | Thomas A. Horkan Jr. was known as a lay Catholic who stood proudly upon a platform of Catholic social teaching as he debated with and Diocese’s investment lobbied among state legislators and congres- sional lawmakers as founding director of the in schools helps Florida Catholic Con- ference. To his family, he was the loving patriarch secure Church’s future who taught his children and grandchildren about love, respect, LINDA REEVES “I must acknowledge that in this wonderful Di- Thomas a. prayer, grief, compas- of the Florida Catholic staff ocese of Palm Beach, we have been blessed by many Horkan Jr. sion and to always generous benefactors who want our Church to make a “fight the good fight.” WEST PALM BEACH | Catholic schools have received the larg- difference,” said Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito as he made “The last thing my dad asked me to do est transformational gift in the history of the diocese: a half-million the announcement Aug. 13 during the Office of Catholic Schools’ was to ‘tell them to help the poor,’” recalled dollars, to help upgrade technology within the classrooms as schools professional day for educators at Cardinal Newman High School opened their doors to begin a new year this month. Funding could in West Palm Beach. “From the bequests and gifts that have been Please see HorKAN, 11 increase to $1 million if generous supporters step forth and meet challenges. Please see FUNDS, 3 Support of Catholic schools is a priority LINDA REEVES of the Florida Catholic staff

WEST PALM BEACH | Before greeting students in their classrooms, local educators readied for school by attending a diocesan instructional technology professional day. Gary Gelo, superintendent of schools, welcomed more than 500 educators, administrators and guests to the Aug. 13 professional day held at host Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach. He thanked those gathered for their participation and praised teachers and administrators for Thomas a. Horkan Jr. is pictured here in this 2003 file photo, used all that they do to make the schools here well-recognized as special equipment to continue using some of the best. his computer after his eyesight loss “You are the core of what goes on in our classrooms,” he due to macular degeneration. The said. “All this technology that we are going to talk about is founding director of the Florida Catholic insignificant without your presence in the classrooms and Teachers applaud the announcement by Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito Conference was known for his tireless that a financial gift would go to Catholic schools in the diocese for efforts to serve the Catholic Church. Please see SUpport, 3 technology purposes. (lINDa ReeVes | FC) 2 Your Palm beach community Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 N ewcomers join ranks of diocesan Catholic educators

Linda Reeves a math teacher and the dean of stu- of the Florida Catholic staff dents. She has a long connection with the school, teaching religion PALM BEACH GARDENS | education programs for children This year, several newcomers will in 1988 at Mary Immaculate Par- serve key positions at schools here, ish, located next to the school. “I which educate more than 6,000 would have been quite surprised students diocesewide. The lead- had anyone told me then that I ers come with impressive résumés would someday be the principal of and references to the five-county Mark Freund Amy Tomas Brother Daniel Aubin Kelly Ruiz Christine Higgins Cardinal Newman High School,” diocese that is well-known for out- she said in an introductory letter to standing Catholic school leaders. tivities and development and stra- lic relations.” A graduate of Pope from Kaplan University. A member the school community. “We are blessed to have out- tegic initiatives. “Mr. Freund will John Paul II in Boca Raton, she of St. Mark Parish, she serves as a “Personally, I have a love for standing administrators, faculty provide outstanding leadership for comes to St. Clare after being an lector. learning and enjoy the challenge and staff,” said Gary Gelo, who is our Pope John Paul II High School assistant principal at Melaleuca “My vision for Catholic school is of academics,” she said. Higgins celebrating his second year as su- community,” Gelo told the Florida Elementary School in West Palm a vision of enrichment and devel- is a product of Catholic education perintendent of schools. “We are Catholic. Beach. During her five-year teach- opment of a true authentic Catho- and was raised in Ohio. She is pur- blessed to have hired some ex- Freund also served at Lebanon ing career, she held positions at lic identity, one that involves per- suing her doctorate in education at ceptional new administrators in Catholic Junior/Senior High School North Grade Elementary School petuating Christ’s mission here on Florida Atlantic University in Boca our schools who have a great love in Pennsylvania and Loyola Blake- in Lake Worth, Diamond View El- earth,” she said. “Unfortunately, Raton. “I am excited to have the for our Catholic faith, excellent field in Maryland. He received a ementary School in Green Acres these days it is very easy for both opportunity to work with the fami- academic backgrounds and strong bachelor’s degree in social science and Huntington Learning Center children and adults to get caught lies, faculty and staff of Cardinal leadership skills to manage the from Towson University in Mary- in Boynton Beach. She earned a up in a maelstrom of secular is- Newman as we fulfill our mission day-to-day aspects of our schools.” land, and master’s degrees in edu- bachelor’s degree in education sues. With that being identified as in educating the whole person: New administrators met with cation school management from and a master’s in education from a major issue in our society, it is spirit, mind and body. My goals Gelo and Marie Privuznak, as- Loyola University in Maryland. the University of Florida in Gaines- even more important that we guide this year are to focus on the impor- sistant diocesan superintendent, He also pursued graduate courses ville. She replaces Andrew Hou- our young people toward Christ’s tance of passing along our Catho- for the first time as a group Aug. 6 from the University of Phoenix. vouras, who retired after 31 years love and security.” lic faith to students and to strive for at the diocesan Pastoral Center in Freund replaces Dominican Sis- of teaching and leading at St. Clare. Ruiz said that she feels at home excellence in all areas of our school Palm Beach Gardens. ter Eileen Sullivan, who served the on the campus of St. Mark and with environment.” school for more than 23 years. She K elly Ruiz the staff and faculty she has been Mark Freund is now the prioress of the Florida Principal, St. Mark School, a part of for the past years. When Bro ther Daniel Aubin Principal, Pope John Paul II Mission Chapter of the Adrian Do- Boynton Beach asked about goals for the first year, De La Salle Christian Brothers High School, Boca Raton minican Congregation. Ruiz replaces Dr. Joseph Finley she shared that her focus is setting Interim principal, Pope John Paul Freund is the former principal Jr., who left the school to pursue “the foundation for a strong Catho- II High School, Boca Raton of St. Mark High School, a coedu- Am y Tomas other opportunities. She is not a lic identity.” In addition, she hopes Brother Aubin said he was very cational, diocesan high school in Principal, St. Clare School, newcomer to the area or the Dio- to improve school technology. excited about his new position. “I the Diocese of Wilmington, Del. North Palm Beach cese of Palm Beach. She taught visited Pope John Paul II in 1982, While serving the school for nearly When applying for the leader- at Sacred Heart School in Lake Chris tine Higgins when I was in the area. I never 15 years, he was credited with in- ship position, Tomas explained Worth for two years and was most Interim principal, Cardinal thought I would be back working creasing enrollment, strengthen- that her objective was to “obtain recently at St. Mark School for the Newman High School, West Palm at the school,” he said. A native ing the academic program, pro- a principal position in a Catholic last two years in middle school Beach of Pawtucket, R.I., he has fam- viding professional training and school that will utilize my talents grades, teaching social studies and Higgins joined the faculty of ily living in Plantation. He comes workshops for teachers and staff, and abilities in curriculum, data, religion. Ruiz earned a master’s the Cardinal Newman more than and expanding co-curricular ac- organization, leadership and pub- degree in educational leadership eight years ago, and served as both Please see principals, 4 Catholic school students share thoughts about new school year LINDA REEVES of the Florida Catholic staff

Schools opened Aug. 20 in Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties, and Aug. 22 in Martin Coun- ty. The Florida Catholic spoke to students just before, and asked them to share their feelings and thoughts about re- Francesca Romano, 14, an aspiring Genevieve Beaudoin, 14, is leaving pub- Abigail Franklin, 17, enters her junior turning to school. Their veterinarian, admitted that she is a little anx- lic school and entering Catholic school for the year at Cardinal Newman High School after answers varied, but all of ious about making the transition from middle first time this year. spending a quiet summer “hanging out with school at All Saints School in Jupiter to Cardinal She said that school uniforms are not a bad friends.” The young lady, who is considering the students we spoke to Newman High School in West Palm Beach. idea, and she doesn’t mind wearing them. going to Ave Maria University in Southwest were excited about start- “I am looking forward to it, but I think since “I think it will be a great time to meet Florida and pursue a career in nursing, said ing a new year of study I have been in the same elementary school and new friends and to see how I will be in the there will be some changes at her school. middle school for the past nine years, it is go- world, what kind of person I am,” said the “But I think it will be good. More uniform and activities. ing to be a little different changing schools. I student whose dream is to become a pho- rules. Skirts have to be longer, and shoes have am ready for the new experiences,” she said. tographer. “There is more Catholic stuff to be the same color.” “You’re nervous when you first go in, but I that I will be able to do. I play percussion Abigail said that she enjoys Cardinal New- think it is going to be a great year. I know that and I will be in Cardinal Newman band.” man because it is small and close-knit. “We all my teachers and my parents have prepared me know each other. Everyone says hi in the hall- for the schoolwork. I think for the spiritual part, ways. It is more like a family.” God is going to help me through that. ” Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Florida Catholic Your Palm beach community 3

Mary Preston, principal of St. Joseph School in Stuart, Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito blesses educators during Suzanne Sandelier, principal of St. Luke School in Palm standing left, goes over program details with teachers a professional day at Cardinal Newman High School. Springs, right, welcomes Kenson, Olga and Kella Nozius during a professional day Aug. 13. (PHOTOS BY LINDA He praised the educators and recognized the to the school campus. Kella is in Pre-K this year and said REEVES | FC) important work they do serving children. she is excited to start school. FUNDS: Diocese invests in schools — future of the Church — and encourages investors From 1 professional day that featured in- computers daily in her classroom peal, the annual diocesan fund- been issued a challenge as a sign of formation and education on the for everything from teaching to raising campaign that helps carry their support for Catholic schools, latest in technology, vendors and research to testing. She even keeps out pastoral ministries and pro- which Bishop Barbarito says “play made to the diocese, I am pleased talks from technology profession- in constant contact with the stu- grams. He explained that the mon- a vital role in the formation of fu- to announce that I am designating als. A former teacher at Holy Name dents she teaches and with their ey comes from reserves built up ture leaders in the Church, future a half-million dollars to provide School in West Palm Beach, Eu- parents. This year at St. Mark, the over the years from donations and priests and religious as well as an special support for our Catholic banks has been teaching in dioce- teachers even go online for lesson bequests of the generous faithful. educated laity.” schools.” san schools for more than 17 years, planning. Now, these “significant reserves” Bishop Barbarito is challenging The funds will be used to pro- and has seen technology progress She explains that students to- are being used for greater invest- individual schools along with sup- vide electronic devices to ex- through the years not only in the day are technically advanced and ments. porters to raise matching funds to change data wirelessly through- schools, but in the children she equipment savvy. “We are catch- “What greater investment than be “invested” in technology and out the school buildings, and teaches, who have become tech- ing up to them, or should I say we our schools,” said Hamel, who ex- learning in the schools, which in make using new state-of-the-art nology wizards. are trying to keep up with them,” plained that the funding is unique turn is an investment in today’s equipment and advanced modern “It has changed a lot,” Eubanks she said with a laugh. because allocations go to benefit high-tech youngsters eager to learn technology more convenient and explained about teaching and the Today, classrooms are equipped one overall project being carried and change the world for the bet- possible. way children learn and assimi- with computers. Teachers use de- out in schools throughout the dio- ter. “These funds will be earmarked late information. When she began vices and applications for teach- cese that will benefit children dio- Gelo said that this school up- particularly in the area of enhanc- teaching, there were very few coming. Children do research using cesewide. “It is unprecedented,” he grade will have a lasting impact ing and strengthening our tech- puters and little technology in the computers and take tests online. said. on many young people here in nology infrastructure so that as schools. School even uses computers for Gary Gelo, superintendent of the Diocese of Palm Beach, and our schools move forward, they “About 10 years ago, I saw the reaching out to the parents in an schools, is thrilled with the gift. eventually may benefit the Church will be able to support the tech- first smart board, and the comput- effort to communicate better re- The theme for the new school year and the community. “Learning is nological needs of all our students er teacher had it,” she said about garding school announcements is “Catholic Schools Raise the Stan- changing,” he said, sharing that and the exponential growth of a device that is popular in class- and promotions. dards,” taken from the 2013 Catho- he is convinced there is an amaz- iPads, tablets and other mobile rooms today. “In the last couple of Denis Hamel, diocesan direc- lic School’s Week program. “This ing new world of education right devices,” said Bishop Barbarito. years, things have changed dra- tor of finance, pointed out that gift is such a tangible sign of Bishop around the corner filled with en- Elizabeth Eubanks, a sci- matically. Teaching has changed the money given to the schools for Barbarito’s continuous support for gaging learning experiences for ence teacher at St. Mark School dramatically.” technology enhancements is not our Catholic Schools,” said Gelo. students. “It is very exciting,” he in Boynton Beach, attended the Eubanks shared that she uses from the Diocesan Services Ap- Schools and supporters have said. n su pport: Two new initiatives set by diocese will ensure ‘vibrant future’ of Catholic schools

From 1 a service that allows voice and vi- presence of Christ to our schools. Beach, we have been blessed by Internet, but upgrades will sup- sual communications. Our young people are blessed by many generous benefactors who port higher data rate technology “The teachers are being ex- your example each day of what it want our Church to make a dif- products including iPads, tablets what you do each day. We need posed to the best practices of means to live a life filled with our ference. From the bequests and and other mobile devices and im- your leadership. We need your instructional technology used faith.” gifts that have been made to the prove access to the Internet using presence. We need your values, in classrooms,” said Marie Priv- During the service, Bishop diocese, I am pleased to announce a wireless environment. your morals and your faith as well uznak, assistant superintendent Barbarito bestowed blessings on that I am designating a half-mil- Bishop Barbarito also an- in front of that classroom. No mat- of schools, when asked about the all in the gym and blessed every- lion dollars to provide special nounced Gelo would convene a ter what tools we use as we present focus of the event. “They are get- one with holy water. At one point support for our Catholic Schools.” leadership summit, gathering se- things, they are useless tools with- ting insights on the instructional he asked, “Will you continue to (See related story, Page 1) lected individuals to shape a stra- out you. Thank you. You are the tools to enhance their curricu- spread the Gospel and the love of Bishop Barbarito explained that tegic vision for Catholic schools in greatest gift to our schools.” lums and teaching strategies.” God to the young people entrust- the financial gift to schools is slat- the diocese. The summit will ad- Sessions included demonstra- Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito ed to your care?” ed for technology enhancements dress key points including “Catho- tions, hands-on workshops and opened the day with prayer dur- The educators responded to- and upgrades to infrastructure. lic identity, mission, academic ex- presentations by representatives ing a service, and expressed his gether and their words rang out The upgrades will make sure all cellence, governance, and leader- from top businesses including appreciation and gratitude for over the large gym, “We will.” classrooms can support the needs ship and operational vitality.” Apple and William H. Sadlier, a educators. At the conclusion of the service, of students, staff and modern- “I know that these two initia- Catholic publisher. At one point, “Thank you for the many gifts Bishop Barbarito said, “I have two day gadgets, devices and equip- tives are the next steps that will technology was put to real use and talents you share with our important announcements.” The ment that teachers and learners ensure a vibrant future for our when one of the speakers joined young people each day,” said gym went silent. use as the schools continue to go Catholic schools in the Diocese the event from a remote location Bishop Barbarito. “Thank you “I must acknowledge that in more high-tech. At the present of Palm Beach,” said Bishop Bar- by way of the Internet and Skype, most of all for bringing the true this wonderful Diocese of Palm time, schools are equipped with barito. n 4 Your Palm beach community Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 ‘I believe in the resurrection of the body’ We are very blessed in our rection of Christ. By Christ being As the Catechism of the Catho- then reverently buried or en- diocese with a beautiful Catho- raised from the dead, we too will lic Church states, “The Christian tombed in a cemetery or colum- lic cemetery, Our Lady Queen be raised from the dead and taken Creed — the profession of our barium. They are not to be scat- of Peace, in Royal Palm Beach. into his life. We believe that life is faith in God, the Father, the Son, tered or kept as private posses- Located on 53 acres of peaceful not ended in death but changed. and the Holy Spirit, and in God’s sions. If a sea burial is requested, landscaped land, Our When our earthly jour- creative saving, and sanctify- the remains are to be placed in Florida Lady Queen of Peace of- ney is over, we believe ing action — culminates in the the ocean in an appropriate con- fers a fitting final rest- that the fullness of life proclamation of the resurrection tainer and not scattered across Catholic ing place for the beloved with God in his kingdom of the dead on the last day and in the water. members of our families is held out to us where life everlasting” (CCC 988). Visiting the remains of our diocese of Palm Beach in a Catholic atmosphere every sorrow will be It is no wonder then that the loved ones at a cemetery is a Vol. 73, No. 20 of prayer and respect. wiped away and there Church’s faith naturally calls for graced event. St. Paul reminds us At Our Lady Queen of will be eternal joy. God a deep respect and reverence for that it is a good thing to pray for 9995 North Military Trail Peace, family members LIVING THE has given us our lives for the earthly remains of a deceased our deceased and being present Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 can come together to TRUTH IN this purpose and their person. These remains await the at their earthly remains is most 561-775-9500 Fax 561-775-9502 pray for their beloved LOVE true meaning is found final day when they will be re- appropriate. Our physical prox- Publisher deceased, as well as to only in this faith. united with the person who jour- imity to them brings us into com- Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito be in union with them Bishop We also believe that neyed with them through this munion with them as well as with Director of and with each other in a Gerald there ultimately will life. They will be glorified and each other in the communion of Communications setting of faith and hope. 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EXECUTIVE & EDITORIAL STAFF: belief in our resurrection from the Apostle’s Creed, I believe in In a letter to the school commu- General Manager: Ann Borowski Slade death into eternal life accom- “the resurrection of the body and nity Brother Aubin wrote about the Editorial/Online Director: Jean Gonzalez plished for us through the resur- life everlasting.” to Pope John Paul II from Ocala mission of Pope John Paul II that Office Manager: Pat Spencer where he served as president of he now continues as new leader: Advertising Sales Manager: Jane Radetsky Trinity Catholic High School in the “We emphasize that as a Catholic Copy Editor: Mary Rose Denaro BISHOP BARBARITO’S SCHEDULE Diocese of Orlando. He takes over school, we are here to assist parents Layout/Online Editor: Michael Carlock for Dr. Michael Coury, who left to or guardians, who are the primary Advertising Graphic Designer: Sept. 4 — 9:45 a.m., Opening Charity, St. Juliana Parish, West Palm take on a new position. educators of their children. We do Michael Jimenez Mass, Cardinal Newman High School, Beach. Advertising Clerk: Susan Chronowski West Palm Beach. Brother Aubin has nearly 40 this by providing an environment Sept. 11 — 11 a.m., Mass, an- years of educational experience rich in faith, strong in morals and Send statewide news releases to Sept. 5 — 9:15 a.m., Opening niversary of 9/11, St. Martin de Porres working in schools in Rhode Is- discipline, and totally committed Mass, Pope John Paul II High School, [email protected] Parish, Jensen Beach. land, Massachusetts and New to excellence in academic achieve- Boa Raton. Sept. 12 — 2 p.m., Meeting, Our staff meets for prayer each work York. Over the years, he has also ment and the total development of Sept. 6 — 10:45 a.m., Open- Extern Review Committee, Pastoral served his religious community in the student.” day at 9 a.m. Send prayer intentions ing Mass, John Carroll High School, to [email protected] Center, Palm Beach Gardens. various roles, including assistant “We feel confident that Brother Fort Pierce; 1 p.m., Video conference, Sept. 13 — 6 p.m., Mass/dinner, provincial for formation and edu- Dan will use his considerable ex- All contents copyright © 2012, The Florida Catholic Inc., USCCB Children and Youth Protec- except stories and photos from Catholic News Service. tion Committee, Pastoral Center, Palm Legatus, St. Vincent de Paul Regional cation, and vocation director in pertise in administration insti- Beach Gardens. Seminary, Boynton Beach. 1986 for one year. tutional advancement, strategic Sept. 14 — noon, Meeting, North- He began his educational minis- planning, public relations, alumni Sept. 7 — 8:30 a.m., Mass/bless- try in 1973 as an elementary school relations and fundraising for the ing of renovated theater, Rosarian ern Deanery priests, St. Helen Parish, teacher at St. Cecilia Elementary greater benefit of Pope John Paul II Academy, West Palm Beach. Vero Beach. School in Brooklyn, N.Y. He has High School,” said Bishop Gerald Sept. 15 — 10 a.m., Mass, 50th Sept. 8 — 11, Mass/dedication of served as a middle school teacher, M. Barbarito. “He is a collaborative new church building, St. Mary Parish, anniversary of school, St. Luke Parish, guidance counselor, dean of stu- planner, effective listener and cre- Pahokee; 7 p.m., Mass, Our Lady of Lake Worth. dents, high school principal and ative leader.” n

PAT LANGFORD conference,” Dillon said. “It’s go- ceiver, cornerback and kick return- Florida Catholic correspondent ing to be great competition every er, will be one of the most dynamic 2012 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE single game.” players on the Treasure Coast this JOHN CARROLL CARDINAL NEWMAN POPE JOHN PAUL II PALM BEACH GARDENS | Mike Watkins, returning to his season, and a player to track. There are some big changes com- alma mater to take on the head Watkins said he expects to oper- Coach: Mike Watkins Coach: Steve Walsh Coach: Matt Dillon ing for those who enjoy following coaching role at John Carroll High ate a fast-tempo offense, equally (first year) (fourth year) (second year) high school football and diocesan School, is looking forward to com- balanced in runs, screen passes District: Southeastern District: 7-3A District: Southeastern high school athletes. peting in the new conference. and passes downfield, one which Football Conference Record last year: 9-2 Football Conference During the offseason, officials “This league will be very, very might remind college football fol- (independent) (reached regional (independent) Record last year: 2-7 quarterfinals) Record last year: 1-9 from 14 high schools in Dade, Bro- competitive,” said Watkins. “Ev- lowers of a no-huddle offense oper- Preseason: Aug. 24 — Preseason: Aug. 24 — Preseason: Aug. 24 ward and Palm Beach counties ery week, every team will have a ated at West Virginia. v. Okeechobee, 7 p.m. at Glades Day, 7 p.m. — at Marathon, 7:30 formed a new football league, and chance to win. It should be exciting “The goal is to play with maxi- Aug. 30 — at Vero Aug. 31 — v. Inlet p.m. it has been named Southeastern for the fans, exciting for the parents mum effort and wear the other Beach-St. Edward’s, Grove, 7 p.m. Aug. 31 — v. Miami- Football Conference. and the players.” team down,” Watkins said. 7 p.m. Sept. 7 — at Pahokee, LaSalle, 7 p.m. “I think it’s the best thing we Both Dillon and Watkins pres- Sept. 7 — at Benjamin, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 — v. Fort could have done for our football ent a promising outlook for their Po pe John Paul II 7 p.m. Sept. 14 — v. Suncoast, Lauderdale- program,” said Matt Dillon, back team’s chances in the inaugural Dillon said the Eagles in the new Sept. 14 — v. Carol 7 p.m. Westminster Academy, for his second year as head coach year of the conference. The third conference will be bolstered by Springs Charter, 7 p.m. Sept. 21 — at Fort 7 p.m. of Pope John Paul II High School in high school in the Diocese of Palm a strong group of running backs Sept. 21 — at Pope John Lauderdale-Calvary Sept. 14 — at Benjamin, Boca Raton, and also school ath- Beach, Cardinal Newman, is look- and receivers, and possibly by the Paul II, 7 p.m. Christian, 4 p.m. 7 p.m. letic director. ing for another visit to the state play of a pair of sophomore quar- Sept. 28 — at Marathon, Sept. 28 — at King’s Sept. 21 — v. John “It just puts us on a level playing tournament under former Univer- terbacks — R.J. Rizk and Carmine 7 p.m. Academy, 7 p.m. Carroll, 7 p.m. field with everybody in the league,” sity of Miami and National Foot- Giuffrida. Oct. 5 — v. Fort Oct. 5 — at Wellington, Sept. 28 — at Fort said Dillon, who has been coach- ball League quarterback, Steve “We’ll find a way to utilize both Lauderdale- 7 p.m. Lauderdale-Pine Crest, ing for more than three decades. Walsh. of their talents,” Dillon said of the Westminster Academy, Oct. 12 — v. North 7 p.m. He said creating a competitive bal- quarterbacks. “How good we are 7 p.m. Broward Prep, 7 p.m. Oct. 5 — v. St. Andrew’s, ance was at the heart of establish- John Carroll will depend on how well they play. Oct. 12 – v. St. Andrew’s, Oct. 19 — v. American 7 p.m. ing this new league. High School I’m excited about their develop- 7 p.m. Heritage, 7 p.m. Oct. 12 — at Coral The four top teams in the newly New coach Watkins, former as- ment.” Oct. 19 — at Fort Oct. 26 — BYE Springs Charter, 7 p.m. Lauderdale-Pine Crest, Nov. 2 — at Spanish Oct. 19 — at Miami- formed conference will qualify to sistant coach at John Carroll in Junior DeQuan McGriff is con- 7 p.m. River, 7 p.m. Florida Christian, 7:30 compete in a brand-new playoff 2003, is excited to return to the sidered by Dillon as “one of the Nov. 9 — v. Boynton p.m. system, which will be capped off school. top running backs in Palm Beach Beach, 7 p.m. by a championship game at Flori- “It feels good,” said Watkins. County.” He returns to the Eagles da Atlantic University Stadium in “It’s kind of an exciting time for backfield, along with Antonio Boca Raton. me and my family. They’re all ex- Cartagena and Jarious Smith. The like we’ve got skilled kids to match and 6-foot-6 tight end Matt Burke John Paul II High School’s Eagles cited; I guess that will last until we receiving corps is led by Will Jean- up with anybody. It’s up front that — “very talented individuals,” ac- struggled through a one-win sea- see what that win-loss record looks lys, Rock Turner and Bryce Segui. is going to make the difference. We cording to Walsh. son last year. The players’ grueling like. It’ll be good for that first game On defense, Dillon is looking feel good about the start and where George Mastics, who led New- schedule included teams such as at least.” forward to having a healthy Ste- we are headed, and now, we just man to a final four appearance eventual state champion Ameri- Watkins is hopeful that the team fan Hinz at linebacker. He played need to work; we need to improve. in a special 7-on-7 tournament in can Heritage of Delray Beach. will have a winning season with throughout last season, but injuries the offseason, replaces last year’s Coach Dillon said his team was what he considers “a good group forced him to miss valuable prac- C ardinal Newman starter Brett Benes at quarterback. overmatched in all but four games. of upperclassmen,” led by three tice time. Jake Ratebaugh, Anthony Walsh led the Crusaders to the “I think he’s got a strong arm and “It was like beating your head seniors, who will be in for a lot of Owens and Jarious Smith play at playoffs in two of his three seasons he’s shown … that he’s really accu- against the wall,” he said. “You’re snaps on both offense and defense. linebacker. Tommy Dunne and at Cardinal Newman. He is aimed rate,” Walsh said. On the defensive just hoping to get out of there with- Trent Cox is a lineman and Chris Alex Dolce start at defensive end. at success this season with an expe- side, Newman is led by lineman, out getting anybody hurt. That’s Ballee is a running back on offense Running backs, Antonio and De- rienced group, which includes one Mike Tucker and linebacker, Ar- not a way to go into a football and linebacker on defense. Antho- Quan play in the defensive second- of the area’s top stars, wide receiver rian Parham. “It’s a good group of game.” ny Rahal is a tight end/defensive ary, along with Gunnar Gius, who Travis Rudolph, a junior. kids,” Walsh said. “They’ve worked The move will mean no state lineman. Dillon said was the Eagles’ best Travis is entering his third year extremely hard this summer.” n playoff appearance, but the new Watkins’ son, Jordan, a sopho- cover corner last year. Top kicker as starter and already has com- era will bring new rivals including more, is in a quarterback battle Michael Cioci is returning as well. mitted to continue his career at the diocesan school John Carroll in with junior Matt Celidonio. Some “A key for us is going to be the de- University of Miami. He is joined Fort Pierce. sports enthusiasts predict that Ed- velopment of the offensive and de- on offense by running backs, “It’s going to be an outstanding win Thomas, a running back, re- fensive line,” Dillon said. “We feel Devonte Brown and Eric Hartnett,

Newsbriefs Special events to sen Beach: Sept. 11, 10:30 a.m., tional pro-life organization this spots and college campuses. seventh annual memorial Blue month and supported a project These “Justice Rides” are dedi- mark anniversary Mass with Bishop Gerald M. Bar- in downtown West Palm Beach cated to “exposing the age-based barito. Solemn video and poetry aimed at stopping abortion. The discrimination of abortion,” ac- of 9/11 presentation, 11 a.m. Mass, “21- Knights of Columbus Santa Ma- cording to the group’s website. Several events are taking place gun salute,” taps and luncheon. ria Council 4999 in Palm Beach Members are focused on the key at parishes in the diocese in re- A donation accepted to help de- Gardens hosted Created Equal, states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, membrance of victims of the fray expenses. Reservations: 772- a pro-life organization, Aug. 19- Florida, North Carolina, Vir- Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — 334-4214, ext. 12; or visit www. 21. The Knights assisted the visi- ginia, Missouri and Iowa during for those who died and their fam- stmartindp.com. tors with accommodations and a this election year. ilies. At press time, the following For other events, visit the dioc- place to park the large van they The moving billboards with events are scheduled: esan website at www.diocesepb. were driving with pro-life bill- photos of aborted babies are

• St. Joan of Arc Parish, 370 org and contact parish offices. boards. displayed “as photographic evi- 25602-0824 S.W. Third St., Boca Raton: 9/11 Created Equal is on a nation- dence of the injustice of abor- Mass of Remembrance, Sept. 11, Knights host wide campaign, traveling from tion and a way to persuade Licensed since 1982 7 p.m. 561-392-0007 or visit www. state to state in vans with graph- voters to choose life and elect stjoan.org pro-life visitors ic pro-life billboards mounted pro-life federal, state and local • St. Martin de Porres Par- A local Knights of Columbus on the sides and rear of the box representatives,” according to ish, 2555 N.E. Savanna Road, Jen- group joined efforts with a na- trucks, and stopping at public the website. 6 around Your communitY Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012

of Faith,” that will run Oct. 11, DIOCESAN EVENTS 2012-Nov. 23, 2013. Proclaimed PALM BEACH DIOCESE COMMUNITY PAGE TV MASS Natural family planning by Pope Benedict XVI, the period SUBMISSION DEADLINES Weekly Televised Mass: The tele- speaker: Sept. 5-9. Mercedes is intended to help Catholics vised Catholic Mass airs each Sun- Wilson, founder and president rediscover and value faith and Submissions for the Around Your Community page must include the day, date, day at 9:30 a.m. on Ion Television deepen relationships with God. of Family of the Americas time, contact information and any additional information pertinent to the event. Networks (check your local listing), Local activities are posted on the Foundation, dedicated to natural Submissions must be received a minimum of three weeks prior to publication date featuring priests of the five-county family planning, family life and diocesan website, www.diocesepb. and can be sent via email to [email protected]. For additional diocese and Bishop Gerald M. Bar- parenting, will visit the Diocese of org. Contact 561-775-9539 or information, call 561-775-9528. Palm Beach to give presentations [email protected]. barito. To support the Catholic Mass, and to offer training for natural Grandparents Pilgrimage: please contact the Diocese of Palm family planning teachers. For Oct. 20, 4:30 p.m., Cathedral of St. holiday items. Patio grill. Café Beach Office of Communications at events, visit www.diocesepb.org/ Ignatius Loyola, 9995 N. Military COMMUNITY and sweet shop. Proceeds go to 561-775-9529. family_life. Trail, Palm Beach Gardens. Mass EVENTS support parish fund. 561-374- Care training: Sept. 15, 8:30 9703. to honor grandparents and Parish nurse meeting: a.m.-4 p.m., St. Ann Parish, grandparenting. Main celebrant: Church dedication: Sept. 8, 11 Prayer gathering: Fridays, banquet room, 310 N. Olive Open to all registered nurses Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito. a.m., St. Mary Parish, 1200 E. Main 9:45 a.m., and Tuesdays, 3 p.m., interested in health ministry. Ave., West Palm Beach. Diocese Families are encouraged to attend St., Pahokee. Bishop Gerald M. 8177 Glades Road, Boca Raton. of Palm Beach Catholic Charities For dates, time and locations, with children and grandmothers Barbarito will be main celebrant Pray with others for the end of Interfaith Health and Wellness call Catholic Charities, Interfaith and grandfathers. Grandparents at Mass and will dedicate the new abortion. 561-347-1636. Health and Wellness, 561-842- and the Carmelite Sisters for the church building. 561-924-7305. Prayer gathering: Fridays, Aged and Infirm will conduct without grandchildren in the area 2406, ext. 31; or email wellness@ 50th anniversary celebration 5 p.m., on the sidewalks near A “Mother Angeline Ministries of are especially welcomed. Hosted catholiccharitiesdpb.org. Mass: Sept. 15, 10 a.m., St. Luke Woman’s World Medical Center Care” training. Overview of aging by diocesan Office of Marriage Office of Safe Environment: and Family. 561-775-9557. Parish, 2892 S. Congress Ave., that offers abortion services, 503 The Catholic Diocese of Palm issues in the context of parish S. 12th St., Fort Pierce. Treasure ministry and training to build skills Free workshop series: Palm Springs. 561-965-8980. Beach is committed to the safety Coast rosary group leads rosary in providing spiritual support and Blue Mass: Sept. 29, 8:30 a.m., and protection of all God’s Oct. 20, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., recitation for the end of abortion. a caring presence while serving Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola, precious children in its care. Mary Immaculate Parish, 500 772-465-8298. the elderly and homebound. Spencer Drive, West Palm Beach. 9999 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Victims of abuse are encouraged Men’s Scripture study and Information: 561-775-9560. “Designing the Future of Faith Gardens. The Blue Mass honors to contact the diocesan victim discussion: Tuesdays 7-9 p.m., Reservations required by Sept. Formation 2020: A Design Lab.” police officers, firefighters and assistance coordinator Theresa emergency medical personnel and Holy Name of Jesus, Holy Family 7. 561-379-1972 or wellness@ All ministers and parish and school Fretterd at 561-801-0999 to those fallen in the line of duty. Room, 345 S. Military Trail, West catholiccharitiesdpb.org. Visit leaders, teams and assistants, and begin necessary emotional, 561-622-2565. Palm Beach. Led by Deacon Jack psychological and spiritual www.diocesepb.org/charities. others interested in the future of Natural family planning 25th anniversary celebration Hamilton. 561-722-6793. healing. For more information on faith formation in the Catholic diocesan policies and procedures sessions: Sept. 21, Oct. 26 and Church welcome. Registration Mass: Sept. 30, 11:30 a.m., St. Patrick Parish, 13591 Prosperity for reporting abuse, as well as Nov. 16, 7 p.m., St. Paul of the required. April 20, 2013: “Leading Cross, 10970 State Road A1A, Farms Road, Palm Beach Gardens. ANNOUNCEMENTS to view the “Charter for the Innovation in the 21st Century North Palm Beach. Fee: $135, plus Reception follows Mass. 561-626- Protection of Children,” please go shipping of materials. Register at Faith Formation.” Contact Marie 8626. Worldwide Marriage to www.diocesepb.org and click Driver, Office of Catechetical Encounter weekends: Oct. www.ccli.org. Festival of crafts: Oct. 20, 8 on “Protection of Children.” Leadership and Youth Ministry 26-28. A program designed for Annual diocesan gathering Prayer vigil: Wednesdays, a.m.-2 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes married couples interested in for members of religious Formation RCIA, mdriver@ 3-5 p.m.; and Fridays, 8-10 a.m., Parish, 22094 Lyons Road, enriching married life and making communities: Sept. 23, 12:15 diocesepb.org or 561-775-9549. Planned Parenthood, 1322 N.W. Boca Raton. Handmade items, marriage better. 954-785-5955, p.m., St. Thomas More Parish, Catholic Charities: drawings, refreshments and Federal Highway, Stuart. Prayer 10935 S. Military Trail, Boynton or apply online at http://www. warriors and sidewalk counselors • Rosary gathering: First baked goods. 561-445-4192. wwmesefla.com. Beach. Mass and brunch. 561-737- Saturdays, 9 a.m., near the Arts and crafts: Nov. 2, noon-6 needed. 772-221-1865. 3095. Presidential Women’s Center in Permanent diaconate p.m.; Nov. 3, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Nov. applications: Men interested in Year of Faith Mass: Oct. 11, West Palm Beach, 100 Northpoint 4, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Thomas More applying for the next diocesan 7 p.m., Cathedral of St. Ignatius Parkway, West Palm Beach. Led by Parish, 10935 S. Military Trail, RETREATS/DAYS Loyola, 9999 N. Military Trail, Palm permanent deacon formation Catholic Charities of the Diocese Boynton Beach. More than 40 program are encouraged to OF PRAYER Beach Gardens. Celebration and of Palm Beach Respect Life Office. vendors and art, handmade items, opening event marking “Year speak to pastors for permission 561-775-9565. jewelry, clothing, toys, candles, and support. Visit the diocesan Our Lady of Florida website at www.diocesepb. 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People hold hands in the air and pray during a family day Aug. 4 at Cardinal Newman High School.

Dr. Jeanne Go, a parishioner of St. Vincent Ferrer in Delray Beach, leads prayer during a family day Aug. 4 at Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach. (LINDA REEVES | FC) Doctors gather families for spiritually healing

LINDA REEVES on the significant role parents play of the Florida Catholic staff in the lives of children. He also celebrated Mass and especially prayed WEST PALM BEACH | Catholic for all the children in attendance. families with their children gath- “Just for a whole family to pray ered in the Cardinal Newman High together is already a blessing from School gymnasium Aug. 4, weeks God,” he said. “How much more if before school, to receive blessing, the family attends Mass together. support, encouragement and heal- What a tremendous blessing they ing as parents and students pre- all get from listening to the Word pared to enter into a new school of God and receiving him in holy year. Communion. “This day is for families and chil- “Our culture is very worldly and dren,” said organizer Dr. Jeanne Go, our young ones are easily tempted a parishioner of St. Vincent Ferrer to either forget God or take him for in Delray Beach, who also serves granted,” Father Hababag contin- as a lector at St. Mark in Boynton ued, “and many families have two Beach. Go explained that she was parents who are working and spend “inspired” to spearhead the morn- little time with their children. So ing event with her husband, Dr. Ka giving them opportunities like this Hock Go, also a local doctor. family gathering is very timely and “This day is to bring peace in beneficial to them.” these families and especially heal Stella Barajas, a parishioner of St. them,” explained the doctor, who Juliana in West Palm Beach, arrived has led a St. Padre Pio Charismatic early for the event and selected a prayer group for the past 15 years. spot close to the front of the gymna- The group currently meets at St. sium for members of her large fam- Bob Campbell at [email protected] 26945-0824 Luke Parish in Palm Springs on Fri- ily. “I came with my daughter, my 239-449-2819 days and is a strong supporter and niece, my mother and my sister,” promoter of the pro-life movement. she said. “We need to be closer (as The day at Cardinal Newman a family),” she said. “I came to hear included prayer, talks, music and a the talks and to pray.” healing Mass. The theme and mes- Go led a prayer directed to the sage of the morning was based on Holy Spirit and a rosary recitation Christ’s quote from Matthew 19:14: with the Blessed Mother at the cen- “Let the children come to me, and ter. “Holy Spirit, fill every person’s do not prevent them; for the king- heart,” she prayed. “Thank you, dom of heaven belongs to such as Lord, for this day and for bringing these.” everyone together. We pray for the Father James Hababag, a paro- families who have distanced them- chial vicar at St. Joan of Arc, was selves from the Lord. We especially on hand to present a talk focused pray for all the children.” n 8 Your Palm beach communitY Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Summer camps come to a close as new school years begin

LINDA REEVES dren each week during the sum- At left, twins Claire and Megan Mulford, 4, push a cart of the Florida Catholic staff mer months and programs ran during playtime at summer camp in August. Below, Isabella for eight weeks. A mother who Guevarra, 4, climbs up a water slide and prepares to get wet BOYNTON BEACH | In Au- was at the camp when the Florida and have fun. (PHOTOS BY LINDA REEVES | FC) gust, St. Thomas More Preschool Catholic visited said, “They do a saw the summer camp program great job here.” (The parishioner hitting its stride with children of St. Thomas More and mother having fun during its final ses- of a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old sions. wished to remain anonymous.) Instruction in art and the love “The teachers are loving and car- of Christ accounted for most of ing with the children. Both of my the action. Now the school is children attended here and had a gearing up for the beginning of great experience.” the new school year and open- St. Thomas More Preschool ings are available for children is located on the grounds of St. ages 30 months to 4 years old. Thomas More Parish in Boynton “All of the children have to do Beach. The school offers special their morning prayers and grace programs including Spanish, before meals,” said school direc- music, technology and religion. tor Adriana Palazzi about the The facility has a small student Catholic camp and school with body, but large faculty and well- the theme “A loving, caring place equipped classrooms. to grow.” “We are open to members of “We work with the children to all faiths,” Palazzi said. “We still learn the love of Jesus and to re- have openings.” n spect others,” the 11-year veteran of the school added. For information, call 561-737- The camp served 25 to 30 chil- 3770.

Above, campers gather to listen to Bible stories. At left, Sandra Alfeo, a Above, Julia summer camp Beltran, teacher at 3, cools St. Thomas off during More, holds summer a book as camp at St. she reads to Thomas More 4-year-olds. Preschool. At right, Daniella Petrucci, 4, paints with bright colors. Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Florida Catholic National & InternationaL News 9 Items left at Vietnam Veterans Memorial are more than just unusual souvenirs Nancy Frazier O’Brien it means,” he said. on a 9-foot-by-5-foot sliding glass rate medal, but for a person to leave Catholic News Service There is even a box of rocks left at door that shows a scene in Vietnam it ennobles this offering.” the memorial on the National Mall. and displays the names of all those Religious items — medals, Bi- LANDOVER, Md. | Duery Felton Felton isn’t sure, but he thinks some who were POWs or listed as missing bles, rosaries, crosses and similar Jr. calls them “icons.” veterans bring the rocks as a symbol in action. articles — make up a significant The religious articles gathered up that they have “put their burdens Donated with the door is a full- part of the collection. Among the each day at the Vietnam Veterans down” and left their bad memories size reproduction of a tiger cage, like most popular medals are those Memorial in Washington are just a of Vietnam at the memorial. the ones that held POWs during the dedicated to St. Michael the Arch- small part of the estimated 400,000 “This is a collection unlike any war. The cage is currently on display angel, patron saint of paratroopers; items left in honor of a veteran and other,” Felton said. It is the only col- A Celtic cross hangs with military at the Smithsonian Institution’s Mu- St. Anthony of Padua and St. Nich- collected twice daily by National lection in which the public decides identification tags, part of the seum of American History. olas, both considered the patron Park Service employees since the what will be included, the only one Vietnam Veterans Memorial Another candidate for largest saint of sailors; and St. Therese of memorial opened 30 years ago. made up of items left by the living for Collection. (Nancy Phelan item is a Harley-Davidson motor- Lisieux, patron saint of pilots and But for Felton, curator of the Viet- the dead and the only one in which Wiechec | CNS) cycle bearing a Wisconsin license air crews. nam Veterans Memorial Collection “the bias of what is worthy is taken plate with the word HERO. The The Vietnam Veterans Memorial held at the Museum Resource Cen- out” of the curator’s hands, he said. accident when a park ranger who group of Wisconsin veterans that Collection is one of about 40 histori- ter in Landover, many of the items But Felton believes that is more thought the items had been left in- donated it has asked that no one be cal collections held at the Museum represent a mystery that will never than appropriate for a memorial to advertently started a kind of lost and allowed to sit on the motorcycle — Resource Center. Others include be solved. those who served in “a completely found, thinking those who had left hand-painted with scenes of Viet- items from the Antietam National He holds up a small cross on a different kind of war” — the only the items would return for them one nam — until all those MIA in Viet- Battlefield Park, the Clara Barton pedestal. A piece of paper affixed to U.S. war that was never officially day. nam have been accounted for. National Historic Site and the Fred- the bottom says the cross was made declared. When no one came back for the According to the Department erick Douglass National Historic from square nails used to build the “It’s Vietnam, so you can leave items — and more were donated of Defense, 1,664 veterans are still Site. original St. Peter’s Episcopal Church logic out the door,” he said. each day — the collection was born. missing in action in Vietnam. But none of the collections has in Kasson, Minn., in 1873. With the exception of plant mat- The most popular items left at the Those items indicate a great deal such strong emotions attached to it But that doesn’t answer Felton’s ter, food and unaltered U.S. flags, memorial are notes or letters, many of pre-planning, but other dona- as the Vietnam collection does. many questions: Who left the item every item left at the Vietnam Vet- of which are not addressed to a spe- tions are spontaneous. Felton, an Army veteran who and for whom? What did the church erans Memorial is preserved and cific veteran. Thousands of metal “It’s not unusual to see children served in Vietnam in 1967, said he mean to the veteran or the person cataloged. The flags are given to bracelets commemorating a specific go through their backpacks and tells new interns, “You have my who left the cross? veterans’ hospitals, visitors to the Vietnam prisoner of war or missing leave whatever the popular toy of permission to go outdoors and take “Most of the three-dimensional memorial or civic groups such as the in action also have been left behind. the day is,” Felton said. a deep breath” when they need to. objectsSTM-21194 in the OB collection Suites Ad come FL-CATH with CO-0_Layout Boy Scouts 1 or 8/16/12 Girl Scouts. 9:55 AM Page 1 The largest item held in the col- “Every item is precious,” he add- And he admits that he sometimes no explanation of what it is or what The collection started almost by lection is believed to be a painting ed. “It might be a fourth-place ka- has to do the same himself. n

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IN MEMORIUM Florida Back to school loses ‘giant’ Catholic students return for new school year of Catholic BOB REDDy of the Florida Catholic staff service FORT MYERS | Many tears were shed on the first day of Founding director of the school as students returned for a new academic year at the 16 Florida Catholic Conference, Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Venice. thomas horkan Jr., dies at 84 Many of the tears were from parents who were reminded that their children are grow- JEAn GOnzALEz ing up. Some of the younger of the Florida Catholic staff students had their own trouble leaving their parents behind on ORLANDO | Thomas A. Horkan Jr. was the first day, but most calmed known as a lay Catholic who stood proudly down once they reached their upon a platform of Catholic social teaching first classroom. There the stu- as he debated with and dents found new wonders to ex- lobbied among state plore and quickly learned that legislators and congres- they had many new friends. sional lawmakers as Meanwhile, the older stu- founding director of the dents dove right into class- Florida Catholic Con- work and made preparations ference. for a long school year. Each of To his family, he was the students left after that first the loving patriarch day knowing that many new who taught his children and exciting possibilities await and grandchildren them on many levels during the about love, respect, next 10 months. Thomas A. prayer, grief, compas- Bishop Frank J. Dewane cel- Horkan Jr. sion and to always ebrated an opening week Mass “fight the good fight.” at Bishop Verot High School in “The last thing my dad asked me to do Fort Myers and offered words of Students in fourth grade at St. Charles Borromeo School in Port Charlotte excitedly raise their was to ‘tell them to help the poor,’” recalled encouragement. “Glory, Honor hands to answer a question on the first day of school Aug. 8. (PHOTOS BY BOB REDDY) and Praise of God should be the PlEASE SEE HORKAN, 11 focus of your lives,” Bishop De- filled with positive experiences a Diocese of Venice school, lives as examples to others, as wane said. “If you do this, you and let yourselves truly become whether they are in prekin- the entire curriculum is built will become the person God men and women of God.” dergarten or a senior in high upon Catholic morals and val- calls you to be. Let your year be Each student who attends school, is taught to live their ues. Ultimately, they are called to be the leaders of their Faith. Diocese of Venice Direc- ‘Glory, Honor and tor of Education Dr. Kathleen Praise of God should Schwartz noted that Diocesan schools provide a superior be the focus of your education imbued with Cath- lives. If you do this, olic values. This is achieved through not only providing you will become the students with opportunities person God calls for academic excellence, but also by helping them grow on a you to be. Let your spiritual level. Each school welcomed back year be filled with students to the classroom between Aug. 8 and Aug. 20 as Thomas A. Horkan Jr. is pictured positive experiences they embark on a new aca- here in this 2003 file photo, used and let yourselves special equipment to continue using demic year. Many of the faces his computer after his eyesight loss truly become men and are the same, and many of the due to macular degeneration. The names are from several genera- founding director of the Florida Catholic women of God.’ tions of families which have en- Conference was known for his tireless Students and teachers gather for morning prayer on the first efforts to serve the Catholic Church. Bishop Frank Dewane day of school at St. Elizabeth Seton School in Naples Aug. 13. PlEASE SEE SCHOOL, 2 2 Your Venice community Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Back to school

The first day of school at St. Elizabeth Seton School in Naples begins with prayer.

Kindergarten students begin their first day of school with physical education class at St. Elizabeth Seton School in Naples Aug. 13. Students at St. Charles Borromeo School in Port Charlotte gather for morning prayers on the first day of school Aug. 8. (PHOTOS BY BOB REDDY)

St. Elizabeth Seton School Principal Dr. Denny Dennison begins the Parents watch as students enter Incarnation School in Sarasota on the first day of school Aug. 15. school year teaching an algebra class Aug. 13.

SCHOOL athan Lorenz, graduated from for 22 years. sphere while feeding the mind, as they have been asked to live by that very same school in 2000 Seton Principal Dr. Denny body and soul. the theme “Raise the standards From 1 and just returned as a teacher. Dennison said this type of conti- The first students to return to and reach for the stars!” (He also graduated from St. John nuity and commitment to a total school were at St. Charles Borro- Reaching for the stars is some- trusted their children to schools Neumann High School in Ven- Catholic education is something meo School in Port Charlotte on thing each Diocesan student can within the Diocese of Venice in ice.) Many of his colleagues re- that can be found at many Dioc- Aug. 8. There, students learned achieve as they progress through years past. member him, including his kin- esan schools. Seton focuses on on the first day that they are go- this school year with quality One new teacher at St. Eliza- dergarten teacher, Maria Crow- making a difference in a child’s ing to be challenged both spiritu- teachers committed to helping beth Seton School in Naples, Jon- ley, who has been at the school life by creating a family atmo- ally and academically this year, each young mind excel. n Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Florida Catholic Your Venice community 3 Say ‘YES’ on Amendments 6 and 8 FYI RELATED: See Bishop Frank Diocese leaders Dewane’s letter, Page 4 For more information about learn details of key Amendment 6, visit www. sayyeson6.com. For more informa- to go. amendments tion on Amendment 8, visit www. Through Amendment 8, the peo- sayyeson8.com. To learn more about ple of Florida have an opportunity Bob Reddy what the Diocese of Venice is doing to fix a wrong that has been within the Florida Constitution since 1875 of the Florida Catholic staff to educate the lay faithful on the upcoming general election, go to and is being cited by anti-religious www.dicoeseofvenice.org/Catho- groups to justify elimination of SARASOTA | The November licsVote. funding to any religious organi- general election ballot will be sev- zation no matter what good they eral pages long with voters choos- are doing, Bishop Dewane noted. ing candidates for everything from As with any Florida Amendment, The amendment would repeal and president of the United States to the 60 percent of the voters need to vote replace the anti-religious Blaine local circuit judge. yes on these amendments in order Amendment, which could be used Included on the Florida ballot are for them to pass. to eliminate all funding to reli- Bishop Frank J. Dewane answers questions from a crowd of people a number of State Constitutional To help ensure that the 60 per- gious institutions. Passage would Aug. 9 at St. Patrick Parish in Sarasota during a presentation Amendments. These amendments cent threshold is met, a pair of in- eliminate a required discrimina- about state Amendments 6 and 8. The presentation was led by the cover a variety of topics, but two are formational sessions were held on tion against an organization simply Amendment Campaign Manager Jim Frankowiak. (bob reddy | FC) of particular interest to Catholics Aug. 9 — one in Sarasota, the other because it is religious. In addition, and need their support: Amend- in Naples — to help inform and en- the amendment would also align St. Patrick Parish in Sarasota and resources to help defeat the amendments 6 and 8. These amendments courage Catholics and non-Catho- Florida with the federal government St. John the Evangelist Parish in ments, and in particular Amend- are endorsed by the Florida Confer- lics alike to spread the word about and ensure that religious entities Naples. Nearly 100 people attended ment 6. ence of Catholic Bishops. the importance of the two amend- will be able to participate in public the two meetings. “It is important to spread the Amendment 6, when approved, ments. programs. Frankowiak noted that the oppo- word,” he said. “Educate yourself will prohibit the use of public fund- Bishop Frank J. Dewane attended Amendments 6 and 8 Campaign sition, specifically Planned Parent- about the issues and let people know ing for abortions, with exceptions; the Sarasota meeting at St. Patrick Manager Jim Frankowiak spoke at hood, is mobilizing its considerable what is at stake.” n align the Florida law and federal law Parish and spoke about how impor- which prevent taxpayer funding of tant the amendments are. “Amend- abortion; and allow for new legisla- ment 6 will help all in Florida by tion to restore parental consent for requiring consent from parents for minors seeking an abortion. minors. This has been a serious gap Amendment 8 would eliminate and will be an important deterrent discrimination against churches to abortions.” and religious institutions which Amendment 8 updates Florida provide social services; preserve law to continue to allow state funds time-honored public-private part- to support many social service pro- nerships between government and grams. One key area which could be social service organizations; and impacted is housing for low-income ensure continued delivery of crucial elderly. Catholic Charities runs social services, such as food, hous- many facilities throughout the Dio- ing assistance, prison ministries cese and if the money is withdrawn, and more. the people would have nowhere else Catholic Charities awarded two refugee services contracts Judy Bokorney cessfully continue to provide refu- Special to the Florida Catholic gee services.” Unlike other areas in the State VENICE | The Florida Depart- of Florida where the DCF awarded ment of Children and Families one contract to multiple providers, (DCF) has awarded Catholic Chari- Catholic Charities will be the only ties, Diocese of Venice Inc. two agency in the 10-county Diocese of Refugee Services contracts — one Venice that will offer Refugee Ser- for employment assistance and one vices, according to Routsis-Arroyo. for youth and family programs. The “These two contracts solidify contracts are both for three years the fact that Catholic Charities has with the possibility of extension for the expertise to provide a variety an additional three years. of services to refugees in a manner “This was a very competitive bid that other agencies are not able to,” process,” said Catholic Charities he said. Chief Executive Officer Peter Rout- According to the United Nations, sis-Arroyo. “Catholic Charities was a refugee is a person outside of his awarded the contract for Southwest or her country of nationality who is

Florida. The DCF has determined unable or unwilling to return be- 27419-0824 that our agency has the experience, resources and capabilities to suc- Please see CONTRACTS, 5 4 Your Venice community Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Importance and the duty

Florida of political participation Catholic Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It takes little more than turning diocese of Venice on the television, reading online Vol. 73, No. 20 news, tuning in to the radio, or opening a newspaper to realize that 1000 Pinebrook Road society is in the heat of a political Venice, FL 34285 “open season.” Even though the na- 941-484-9543 Fax 941-484-1121 ture of political campaigning is not Publisher always ideal or admirable, the out- Bishop Frank J. Dewane come of elections should be based Director upon moral decision-making at the of Communications ballot box. In or- Billy Atwell der for such an [email protected] outcome to take 941-484-9543 place, it is essen- diocesan Editor tial that the lay Bob Reddy faithful take the [email protected] responsibility to 941-484-9543 get involved and From the participate in the Bishop political process. • SUBSCRIPTIONS, CIRCULATION: D e c i s i o n s Contact Tammy Osborne at 1-888-275- Frank J. made by politi- 9953, or customerservice@theflorida Dewane cal leadership catholic.org are never purely Notify us of address changes (tempo- economic or ad- rary or permanent) as soon as possible. ministrative. Political choices al- In this file photo, voters cast their ballots during early voting at the Miami Government Center. (Reuters | CNS) ways have a moral component, and • ADVERTISING: Contact Jane Radetsky at their root are moral decisions. at 407-373-0075 or These decisions have a profound liberty; 3) Defense of traditional als” and “your morals” — rather, [email protected] RELATED: See amendment impact on policy formulation and marriage and the family; and, 4) story, Page 3 there are objective truths and • CLASSIFIED ADS: Contact Missy the public at large. For Catholics, Defense and protection of the poor truths rooted in Natural Law. Haggerty at 1-888-275-9953, or reflection upon these issues and and needy. These are key issues in tion in public life.” Pope Benedict XVI said, “When [email protected] the decision for whom to vote must the upcoming election. As with any election, candidates policies do not presume or pro- be tied to a correct understanding While exploring these issues, it emphasize different topics as “the mote objective values, the resulting State Offices: 50 E. Robinson St., of Catholic teaching. In their hearts is important to keep in mind the most important issue of the elec- moral relativism, instead of lead- Suite G, Orlando, FL 32801-1619; P.O. Box 4993; Orlando, FL 32802-4993; 407- and minds, Catholics must evaluate unique and respective responsibil- tion.” Given the times, a significant ing to a society that is free, fair, just 373-0075; Toll-free 1-888-275-9953; Fax policy positions, party platforms, ity of the laity, and how the role of focus will be upon the deficit, job and compassionate, tends instead 407-373-0087 and the promises candidates make, the Church supports that respon- creation, debt and other economic to produce frustration, despair, so that while standing upon the sibility. A document issued by the issues. These topics should be con- selfishness and a disregard for the foundation of the Gospel and teach- Congregation for the Doctrine of sidered by voters, but they are by no life and liberty of others.” Respect EXECUTIVE & EDITORIAL STAFF: ing of the Catholic Church, a vote the Faith titled, “The Participa- means the only focus of the upcom- for human life, marriage, religious General Manager: Ann Borowski Slade will be cast with a properly formed tion of Catholics in Political Life,” ing election. At times, economic freedom, and the needs of the poor: Editorial/Online Director: Jean Gonzalez conscience. makes the distinction between the concerns are trumped by still more These are the objective values of Office Manager: Pat Spencer During the next few months, I role of the Magisterium, which is important issues — after all, people this election, and they should de- Advertising Sales Manager: Jane Radetsky will be writing letters to the faith- put forth by the Bishops (who are are more important than mate- termine the outcome. Copy Editor: Mary Rose Denaro Layout/Online Editor: Michael Carlock ful of the Diocese of Venice on the the Church’s teaching authority), rial goods. Violating the right to My forthcoming letters will ad- Advertising Graphic Designer: following subjects: 1) Defense of and that of the distinct role of the life, sanctity of marriage, religious dress the Church’s teaching on the Michael Jimenez human life; 2) Defense of religious lay faithful. freedom and the needs of the poor, core issues of the election, and elab- Advertising Clerk: Susan Chronowski As stated in the aforementioned involve intrinsic moral evils, which orate upon why they are so vitally FYI document, the role of the Magiste- must never be supported by Catho- important. With Election Day (Nov. Send statewide news releases to rium is “to instruct and illuminate lics. There are instances, however, 6) just around the corner, carefully [email protected] One powerful way to gain a the consciences of the faithful, par- where no intrinsically moral evil is consider your political decisions greater understanding of the ticularly those involved in political in question. In those cases, politi- and, as with all of life, bring the Our staff meets for prayer each work Church’s teaching on key political is- day at 9 a.m. Send prayer intentions life, so that their actions may always cians may, in good conscience, use fundamental contents of faith and sues is to read “Forming Conscienc- to [email protected] serve the integral promotion of the discretion in forming public policy morals with you to vote. es for Faithful Citizenship,” which is human person and the common and reasonably disagree with one This opportunity is taken to ex- All contents copyright © 2012, The Florida Catholic Inc., published by the U.S. Conference of except stories and photos from Catholic News Service. Catholic Bishops. This thorough and good.” As lay faithful, it is vitally im- another. press to you and your families the detailed document was written to portant that your voices be heard. Sadly, in a culture that embraces assurance of my continued prayers help voters understand what issues By voting for policymakers, all peo- secularism, the line between good and consideration. are at stake, and what the Church ple can contribute to political solu- and evil might seem to blur. This is teaches on those issues. To down- tions and legislative choices which largely due to a “moral relativism,” Sincerely Yours in Christ, load this document, and for other will benefit the common good. This which is becoming an increasingly resources, go to DioceseofVenice. responsibility is so important that popular concept amongst secular- +Frank J. Dewane org/CatholicsVote. the Church teaches the lay faithful ists. The election issues previously Bishop of the Diocese of “never to relinquish their participa- noted do not boil down to “my mor- Venice in Florida

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additional information, call Father be forthcoming detailing the DIOCESAN EVENTS Mayer, 941-484-9543. conference and the presenters. VENICE DIOCESE “Famous Women in the Theology on Tap, North, Safe Environment training. COMMUNITY PAGE SUBMISSION DEADLINES Catholic Church,” Sept. 29, first Thursdays, 7 p.m., Sarasota As part of the Safe Environment 8:30 a.m., Our Lady of Perpetual Brewing Company, Superior Program, the Diocese of Venice The deadline for submissions to the Around Your Community page is no Help Retreat Center, Venice. A Avenue, Sarasota; and South, requires that all employees and later than the Friday two weeks prior to the publication date. Submissions may conference highlighting the life last Thursdays, Fred’s Food, Fun those volunteers who work with be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to 941-484-1121. of St. Clare of Assisi, presented by and Spirits, 2700 Immokalee children and/or vulnerable adults Please include the date, time, location, brief description of the event, cost, if Road, Naples. Committed to be fingerprinted and trained in Franciscan Sister Ramona Miller. any, contact person and a phone number with area code for information. Sponsored by the Blessed Edmund provide interesting speakers in a Safe Environment. For class times Rice School. Includes continental relaxed young adult atmosphere. and locations, contact your local Admission is free and attendees parish or Diocesan school or visit breakfast, lunch, four breakout [email protected]; or Weekly prayer vigil to are welcome to purchase the Diocesan website at www. session presentations, and liturgy Brenda, [email protected]. end abortion, first and third food and drinks. For further dioceseofvenice.org. Report all in St. Joseph Chapel. Cost: $35 Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m., next information and to R.S.V.P., please abuses against minors to the per person, pre-registration to Georgia’s Florist, 22186 Olean contact George Smith, gsmith@ Florida Department of Children required. To register, contact Blvd., Port Charlotte. Call Vera dioceseofvenice.org. and Families at 1-800-962-2873. MASSES/PRAYER the Rice School, 941-766-7334, Lackatas, 941-423-6770. Election email updates. To report abuse by Diocesan [email protected]. SESSIONS Weekly prayer vigil to To receive email updates from personnel or volunteers, call Diocesan Youth Rally, end abortion, Mondays, 8:30 the Diocese of Venice regarding the Diocesan Victims Assistance Novena of life to the Sacred Saturday, Nov. 3, 12:30-8:30 p.m., a.m.-4:30 p.m., Naples Planned the elections and more, email Coordinator Barbara DiCocco at Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate St. Leo Parish hall, Bonita Springs. Parenthood, 1425 Creech Road, communications@dioceseofvenice. 941-416-6114. Heart of Mary, first Fridays after The Diocese of Venice Youth and Naples. Call Collier County Pro-Life org or go to DioceseofVenice. 11 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph Parish, Young Adult Outreach invites Association, 239-248-0694. all youth groups and Catholic org and submit your email at the 3100 26th St. W., Bradenton. Ada bottom of the homepage. ANNOUNCEMENTS Feldman, 941-755-3951. Monthly prayer vigil to end schools seventh-12th grade to abortion, Saturdays, 9:15 a.m., the annual rally. Performers: Religious Freedom updates. Tridentine Latin Mass, Discalced Carmelite retreat, 3900 Broadway Blvd., Building C, Catholic musician Matt Maher and Anyone interested in updates Sundays, 8 a.m., St. Agnes Oct. 5-7, Our Lady of Perpetual Fort Myers. 239-561-2245. Brandon Heath. Speakers: actress regarding the latest issues in Parish Chapel, 7775 Vanderbilt Help Retreat Center, Venice. and model Jessica Rey and Father Religious Freedom, and the Beach Road, Naples. Confession, Hosted by the Queen of the Holy Phil Hurley from the Apostleship Diocese of Venice in general, Saturday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. in chapel. Rosary Order of Secular Discalced of Prayer. Mass with Bishop can email religiousfreedom@ 239-262-8127 or oremus@naples. PRAYER GROUPS Carmelites of North Port. Theme: Frank J. Dewane, opportunities dioceseofvenice.org and put net. “Listen to the Silence,” led Venice Ultreya, first Tuesdays, to receive the Sacrament of “Subscribe” in the subject line. Tridentine Latin Mass, by Discalced Carmelite Father 7 p.m., Epiphany Cathedral Parish, Reconciliation, and a vocations Please include name and parish Sundays, 12:15 p.m., Resurrection Salvatore Sciurba. Cost: $190 Soy Building, 350 W. Tampa Ave., fair. Registration: $20, includes information in the body of the of Our Lord Parish, 8121 Cypress double occupancy; $275 single, Venice. Cursillistas are welcome. dinner. All registrations must be email. Lake Drive, Fort Myers. 239-481- includes all meals, lodging and Call Weulcia, 941-484-3076. made through the local parish Television Mass for the 7171. four conferences. Registration Spirit of Love prayer group, youth groups. For additional homebound in northern deadline: Sept. 15. Contact Joanne Eucharistic adoration, Epiphany Cathedral Parish, 350 W. details, contact George Smith, portions of the diocese, 10 a.m. Daubenspeck, Order of Secular Fridays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (excluding Tampa Ave., Venice. Information: [email protected]. on ION Television Network (check Discalced Carmelites, 941-575- Good Friday); and Mondays, Marge, 941-484-1135. Novena of Masses for Life. your local listings for channel 9 a.m.-10 a.m. (Oct.-May), St. 8935, jojodaubenspeck@comcast. Cursillo, course about Jesus, On the 25th of each month information), and 10 a.m. on SNN Frances X. Cabrini Parish, 12001 net. the Church and you. Contact: between March and December, (Comcast Cable Channel 6); in the 69th St. E., Parrish, 941-776-9097. State Respect Life Joan Cushin, 4105 N.W. 24th Masses will be celebrated southern portions of the diocese, Conference, Oct. 12-13, Eucharistic adoration, first Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33993; throughout the Diocese of Venice 10 a.m. on WFTX-TV (FOX-4 in Jacksonville. Theme: “In the Thursdays, 1-4 p.m., Our Lady of 239-283-2680; or joanandtom65@ to mark the development of Cape Coral). 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The monastery is sur- is a small group of women religious and 9:30 a.m. on Sundays. From May rounded by a high wall and the sis- in the Diocese of Venice who devote through October, Friday Mass is at 4 ters leave the property only when their lives to prayer by following the p.m. The chapel is open 8 a.m. to noon absolutely necessary. The Poor example of St. Clare of Assisi and and 1-5 p.m. weekdays. Clares have become beloved mem- they now serve as examples to us all. To learn more about the Poor bers of the Catholic community of The Poor Clare Sisters live a se- Clares of Fort Myers Beach or to give a Southwest Florida, as many of the cluded life as a way to foster intense donation: faithful receive hosts distributed prayer. The San Damiano Monas- Write: San Damiano Monastery of to their parishes by the sisters. Al- tery of St. Clare is on the property St. Clare, 6029 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers though the Poor Clares have never of Ascension Parish on Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931-4325 solicited donations, many parishio- Beach. The sisters first arrived in Call: 239-463-5599 ners bring them groceries and send the Diocese of Venice in 1988 and them money each month. the monastery became independent Email: [email protected] The original sisters came to in 2009. Website: https://fmbpoorclare.com/ Fort Myers Beach at the invitation Aug. 11, 2012, the Feast Day of St. Bishop Frank J. Dewane celebrates Mass for the Poor Clare Sisters at of then-Bishop John J. Nevins in Clare, marked the conclusion of the the test of time, 800 years of tests. San Damiano Monastery on Fort Myers Beach Aug. 11, the Feast Day 1988. Until March 2009, the mon- 800th anniversary of the “conver- You have stood up against evil and of St. Clare, the foundress of the order. (BOB REDDY | FC) astery had been a daughter house of sion” and consecration of St. Clare of the way you live your life is an ex- Christ the King Monastery in Delray Assisi (1193-1253), which took place ample to us all.” everything to follow Him and serve ful within the Diocese of Venice. Beach. on Palm Sunday 1211 or 1212. To He said Pope Benedict also rec- their brethren,” Pope Benedict said. Abbess Sister Mary Frances of The monastery chapel was de- mark this special occasion, Bishop ognized the gifts and inspiration of “The story of (St.) Clare, with that of Jesus Fortin said it is a particular signed to recall the first San Dami- Frank J. Dewane celebrated Mass St. Clare, who along with St. Francis (St.) Francis, is an invitation to re- honor for Bishop Dewane to cel- ano Monastery of St. Clare in Assisi. with the Poor Clares in the monas- of Assisi, can serve as an example flect upon the meaning of life and to ebrate Mass for the sisters. A large The stone arch, the San Damiano tery chapel. to the youth of today. St. Clare and seek the secret of true joy in God. It number of supporters also attended Cross and the handmade wooden Bishop Dewane commended St. Francis both committed to set- is concrete proof that those who ac- the Mass. altar in the form of the Tau cross so the sisters for praying to St. Clare ting aside the excesses of life to find complish the will of God and trust in “The support we receive from familiar to St. Francis, serve as re- to intercede on behalf of the faith- happiness in the simple act of prayer Him not only lose nothing, but dis- Bishop Dewane and the Diocese minders of the Poor Clares’ roots in ful of the Diocese of Venice. During and a devotion to Jesus. cover the real treasure which gives has been remarkable through the Assisi. The Holy Spirit rose window the Mass, the Poor Clare Sisters re- “There is no lack of young people meaning to everything.” years,” Sister Mary Frances said. is based on a window in St. Peter’s newed their vows. who, even in our own times, accept Bishop Dewane added that the “We are blessed by this recognition Basilica in Rome and serves as a re- “It is a blessing to all in the Dio- the invitation to entrust themselves sisters lead a unique life in the of our commitment.” minder of the loyalty and great de- cese of Venice to have you here to Christ and to face the journey of world, but not as a part of the world. Living in seclusion, the Poor votion St. Francis and St. Clare had among us,” Bishop Dewane said. life courageously, responsibly and Their commitment to their faith is a Clare Sisters do not minister outside to the Church of Rome and the suc- “The Poor Clare Sisters have stood hopefully, choosing even to leave great contribution to all of the faith- their residence, but dedicate their cessors of St. Peter. n Vietnamese community honors Our Lady of La Vang BOB REDDY of the Florida Catholic staff

SARASOTA | The Vietnamese community in Southwest Florida has a long tradition and a strong base in their faith which dates back generations. Bishop Frank J. De- wane celebrated that tradition with the Catholic Vietnamese community Aug. 12 during a Mass for their patroness, Our Lady of La Vang. Father John Hoang, Congrega- tion of Mother Co-Redemptrix, con- celebrated the Mass at St. Martha Parish in downtown Sarasota. Also concelebrating were Father Fausto Stampiglia, Pallottines, Pastor of St. Martha; Father Antonio Lotti, Bishop Frank J. Dewane poses with members of the Catholic Pallotines, Provincial of the Regina Bishop Frank J. Dewane joins members of the Vietnamese community Vietnamese community of the Diocese of Venice at a Marian Apostolorum Province; and Father for a procession prior to a Mass in honor of Our Lady of La Vang at Conference in Carthage, Mo., in early August. (COURTESY | DIOCESE Leslaw Gwarek, Pallottines, Vice St. Martha Parish in Sarasota Aug. 12 (BOB REDDY | FC). OF VENICE) Provincial of the Annunciation of the Lord Province. for their commitment to their faith The story of “Our Lady of La night, an apparition surprised them forced the flee the emperor Father Hoang said the Catho- and their devotion to Our Lady of La Vang” refers to a Marian apparition in the branches of a tree, near which When the Christians returned to lic Vietnamese community in the Vang, a symbol of hope and refuge during the reign of Emperor Canh they were kneeling in prayer. Our their villages in 1802, the story was area is close-knit and growing. This for Vietnamese Catholics who fled Thinh who saw the Vietnamese Lady appeared wearing traditional passed on and many returned to the growth was evident by the more persecution and slaughter more Catholics as a threat to his power Vietnamese dress and holding a site to offer prayers. Our Lady of La than 100 children who were dressed than 200 years ago. and ordered their persecution and child in her arms with two angels Vang continues to be an inspiration in colorful scarves for the Mass. “God has called us all to holiness deaths. Many people fled this reign beside her. for Vietnamese Catholics, many of Prior to the Mass there was a pro- by being an example to others,” of terror and sought refuge in the The vision was interpreted as a whom left their homeland to avoid cession in which the faithful carried Bishop Dewane stated. “You are rain forest of La Vang in Quang Tri vision of the Virgin Mary and the continued persecution. a statue of Our Lady of La Vang and an example to the entire Vietnam- Province, and while there many infant Jesus. Our Lady comforted Masses are celebrated in Viet- people sang traditional hymns in ese community by being here and became very ill. While hiding in them and told them to boil leaves namese at both St. Martha Parish her honor. Bishop Dewane said he living your faith as God has taught the jungle, the community gath- from the trees for medicines to and Blessed Pope John XXIII Parish admires the community members you.” ered nightly to pray the Rosary. One cure the ill, saving the lives of those in Fort Myers. n 8 Your Venice communitY Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012

NEW AND EXCITING St. John Neumann students get tech boost FYI iPads handed out to all students on first day St. John Neumann High School was excellence in education blended with Staff report established in 1980 and is Collier County’s strong Catholic values. Students contribute only Roman Catholic High School. Stu- more than 10,000 hours of community dents of all faiths are welcome to partici- service every year. NAPLES | High school students pate in its mission of providing a strong, often view the first day of school as Sister Patricia Roche, Salesian Sisters liberal arts college preparatory curriculum of St. John Bosco, Principal of St. John just another in a long line leading enriched in Catholic traditions. Neumann toward graduation; therefore little Neumann, said the student leaders choose fosters a caring family atmosphere along a “wonderful theme” for the 2012-2013 makes it memorable other than re- with moral development and respect for scholastic year. “‘WE ARE NEUMANN, we connecting with friends from the diversity. One hundred percent of the follow, we lead, we live!’ I can’t imagine a previous school year. school’s graduates are admitted to higher better start or a better theme for our new That was not the case at St. John learning institutions. Neumann provides school year,” Sister Patricia said. Neumann Catholic High School when the students arrived and each was presented with a new Apple iPad (a portable electronic device known as a “tablet” with many of the same characteristics of a laptop computer and smartphone). There was a buzz in the school gymnasium as students were presented with the new academic tool Students at St. John Neumann High School in Naples work with their Aug. 13. Unlike a pencil, a piece of new iPads on the first day of school Aug. 13. All students at the school paper, or even a textbook, these de- received the iPads which will be integrated into the classroom and vices will bring their classroom ex- help enhance the learning experience. (PHOTOS BY BOB REDDY) perience to a new level. From freshmen to seniors, the installation of new lights and the nal piece will be the construction of students were impressed with the building of a concession stand an on-campus chapel. iPads. “This is awesome!” “School for the football field. Next was the The iPads are part of a larger is going to be fun this year!” “I can’t building of an athletic facility for plan by school officials to integrate wait to get started!” the schools’ sports teams. Then a advanced technology into the class- The iPads are part of a larger 50-foot-tall Celtic Cross was placed room and give Neumann students plan by school administrators, the in the school courtyard. The latest a huge advantage over their public “Building the Dream” effort, which piece of the puzzle is the new Justin school counterparts. Teachers were began several years ago with the Holecek Student Life Center. The fi- given iPads at the end of the last school year to get used to the technology. They also participated in intensive professional development training that empowers them to effectively utilize this new technology to impact student achievement. Students will use the technology in a variety of ways such as creating reports and projects, taking notes, doing research and keeping up on homework. Hopefully they will also be keeping up with their grades. Sister Patricia Roche, Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco and Prin- cipal of St. John Neumann, said bringing iPads into the classroom was a logical step in keeping Neu- mann at the forefront of education not only in Collier County, but across the state and nation. Students using this technology in the classroom will also have an advantage when they leave and go on to higher education, Sister Patricia said. Students are allowed to take their iPads home and keep them a 20,000-square-foot multi- throughout their time as Neumann purpose facility that officially students. opened with the new school During the first day of school, year. The center contains a dining each teacher explained some of the room, a performing arts hall and a basics of how the technology will TV studio, and classrooms for new be used in specific classrooms, and programs in drama, music and students were given some free time band. Courses will also be taught to practice using the different ap- at the center with a focus on engi- plications and programs including neering, digital art, photography Notability, Good Reader, Drop Box and film. n and Atomic Learning. To add to the excitement, stu- For more information, visit the St. Sister Brittany Harrison, Sisters of St. John Bosco, instructs a student dents got their first look at the new John Neumann High School website on how to use one of the applications on an iPad. Justin Holecek Student Life Center, at www.sjnceltics.org. Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Florida Catholic florida news 9 New seminary head brings experience and ‘enthusiasm’ Father David Toups is rector of St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach LINDA REEVES of theology and Scripture, called “It is the Holy Spirit,” said Fa- of the Florida Catholic staff the book “a ‘must read’ for any- ther Toups when asked about the one desiring to receive a foun- increased interest in the priest- BOYNTON BEACH | Father dational understanding of the hood. David Toups’ résumé gives wit- sacrament of holy orders in the Father Toups asks for prayers ness, speaks volumes and in- living tradition of the Church.” as he begins a new journey on cludes impeccable credentials. Father Toups said he has been his life’s path. He encourages The St. Petersburg priest has enriched along his path to the the faithful to visit and support been appointed by the bishops priesthood and blessed in every the seminary. Masses are cel- of Florida as the 12th man to one of his priestly assignments, ebrated Wednesdays at the semi- be managerial as well as spiri- which he said are part of God’s nary chapel at 12:15 p.m. during tual head of St. Vincent de Paul plan that continues to unfold. “I school sessions. Regional Seminary, a graduate can look back now and see how “I think I can speak for the school of theology that provides all of these pieces fit together,” he priests of our Diocese of Palm education to clergy, religious and said. “The Lord has prepared me Beach when I say we are glad he laity of all denominations. He well for this new role.” is here,” said Father Guerin. “His succeeds Msgr. Keith Brennan, He pointed out that he will joyful and energetic enthusiasm who after seven years is return- continue to carry out the mis- is a reflection of his genuine love ing to his home diocese of St. Au- sion and work of St. Vincent de for the priesthood. Father Toups gustine to be a pastor. Paul, and move forward to build is a solid theologian and pastoral “As a dean of pastoral forma- on the solid foundation and pro- minister who loves the Church tion and a former pastor, I wel- grams now in place. In 2013, the and will work tirelessly to lead come Father David Toups as our school will mark 50 years of pro- the formation program at St. Vin- new rector,” said Father Louis Father David Toups is the new rector and president of St. Vincent de Paul viding service for the Church and cent de Paul Regional Seminary Guerin. “His joyful and energetic Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach. (LINDA REEVES | FC) God. On average, there are 60 to to provide her with good and holy enthusiasm is a reflection of his 65 seminarians enrolled, but this priests for the future.” n genuine love for the priesthood.” Catholic family as “loving and ing a parish priest and pastor of year the seminary has the larg- The new leader’s first big event faithful.” His mother still lives 3,500 families was a great joy. I est enrollment in decades. The St. Vincent de Paul Regional Sem- as new rector and president took in Clearwater; his father is de- found it very rewarding,” he said. current roster at the time of this inary is located at 10701 S. Mili- place July 18. Open to all, the ceased. Father Toups’ first role Parishioners say Father Toups writing indicates 88 seminarians tary Trail, Boynton Beach. 561- “Development Day of Prayer” in the Church was as an altar brought passion and enthusiasm will be on campus this fall. 732-4424. included introductions, prayer, server. to the pulpit and a new Catholic Mass and lunch at the seminary. In his second year of college spirit to the community. “He was “Father Toups was one of my he felt the call to vocations, but incredibly positive and brought Put your advertising message in professors when I was in semi- hesitated to fully commit. He excitement to the parish,” said nary,” said Father Thomas Lafre- was a student at Florida Southern Cheryl Stanley, a parish staff the hands of faithful customers! niere, director of vocations for College in Lakeland, a fraternity member, who worked closely the Diocese of Palm Beach, who member and pursuing studies with Father Toups. She explained was ordained a priest May 2009. in law. 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He earned ministry, Father Toups served (including:) I am excited that he is the new his philosophy degree at St. John four years at St. Frances Cabrini • Sarasota rector.” Vianney College Seminary in Mi- Parish in Spring Hill. He left to • Venice Father Toups, 41, is no stranger ami, and went on to study dog- become associate director of the to the area or the seminary. He matic theology at the Pontifical Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrat- • Cape Coral is highly regarded and well re- Gregorian University in Rome. ed Life and Vocations for the U.S. • Naples spected in the local community He returned to Rome after his or- Conference of Catholic Bishops as well as in Catholic circles na- dination, completing studies and in Washington D.C. • Fort Myers tionwide. earning a doctorate in sacred In 2008, Father Toups found Born in Seattle, Father Toups theology at Angelicum. time to publish “Reclaiming Our Now more than ever, advertising is a necessity for successful business plans spent most of his childhood in He brings a wide range of ex- Priestly Character,” a popular Houma in the heart of south Lou- perience to St. Vincent de Paul book produced by the Institute SurViVe or ThriVe? isiana’s wetlands, an area known Regional Seminary, a bilingual for Priestly Formation in Omaha, for a large Catholic population and multicultural major semi- Neb. 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HORKAN on since Tom stepped down, but CONTRIBUTIONS machine labeled him as a “radi- part of the Our Father ... Forgive us his writings and his work have pro- cal right-wing nut,” because of his our trespasses, as we forgive those From 1 vided a deep and solid foundation In lieu of flowers, contributions can staunch pro-life views. Hays said who trespass against us? Well, you for those who have followed in his be made to the following entities in the labels might have changed, but can’t be phony about that,’” Hays Thomas Horkan III, eldest of Hork- footsteps, and even today we read- Tallahassee: Good Shepherd Parish; her father’s views “never changed.” recalled. an’s children. “I think that describes ily see his fingerprints on all of our Pregnancy Help and Information (PHI) “What he did for the Church Horkan taught by example, in- the kind of man he was.” most important work.” Center; Open Door Women’s Clinic; Trin- touched all of us, not just those at cluding in times of personal hard- Horkan, who served as execu- Horkan, a native Floridian, grew ity Catholic School or the Lighthouse of the conference, but especially his ship. He married his wife, Ann tive director of the Florida Catholic up in Miami. When Horkan was in the Big Bend (an agency serving those whole family,” Hays said. “It shaped “Chris” Munley, in 1957 and togeth- Conference for 26 years and general the eighth grade, his father suffered with vision loss). In addition, contribu- our values and how we saw the er they raised four children. In 2001, counsel for the conference for an- a heart attack. The oldest of five tions may be made to Serra Internation- world.” he suffered vision loss due to macu- other 10 years, died Aug. 15 in Tal- children, Horkan started working al or the Red Cloud Indian School on the Hays said her father found frus- lar degeneration. His wife died in lahassee. He was 84. to earn money for the family, who Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. trations while working with politi- 2004, and his oldest daughter, Mary Archbishop Thomas Wenski of suffered from financial hardships Condolences may be sent to http:// cians and leaned on prayer. Hays Jacquelyn, died of cancer in 2008. Miami celebrated Horkan’s Mass of in the 1930s. Through his teen tinyurl.com/8pmmeb3 where there is recalled the growing agitation her Hays said said following his vi- Christian Burial at Good Shepherd years, he befriended and worked an obituary chronicling all of Thomas father had as he drove by an abor- sion loss, Horkan became more Parish in Tallahassee, where Hor- for a local Jewish businessman, who Horkan’s honors and accomplishments. tion clinic on his way to work. It led involved in a contemplative prayer kan was a founding member. Also agreed to pay for his college tuition him to a prayer group, in which a group, and she said “his personal in attendance were Bishop John as long as Horkan prospered and member told him he need to pray relationship with Jesus grew in a Noonan of Orlando, Bishop Grego- would report back about his studies. ents were expended for the lives even more for the people with much deeper way.” And as he suf- ry Parkes of Pensacola-Tallahassee, After graduation, Horkan vowed to of the vulnerable, wherever found whom he struggled. Hays said her fered those losses, along with suf- and Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. pay the money back, but the busi- on life’s spectrum and in whatever father’s prayer journeys taught him fering from COPD, Hays witnessed Petersburg, along with clergy of the nessman told him to go out into the condition, including the unborn about forgiveness and the power of how her father’s faith never faltered Pensacola-Tallahassee Diocese. world and make it a better place. child, the death row inmate, the the Holy Spirit. as he continually said, “You have to Graveside burial was held at Cul- That would suffice as payback, and disabled child, the elderly infirm, “He would tell us, ‘You know that trust in God’s will.” n ley’s Meadowwood in Tallahassee. Horkan took the challenge to heart. the immigrant, the single parent on In his homily, Archbishop Wen- His family and friends said he was welfare and more,” McCarron said. ski said 30 bishops (including four true to his word. “(Horkan’s) work at the Conference archbishops) have served Florida In the 1960s, many of the Catho- was marked by his dedication to the Hospice Providers since the conference began in 1969, lic bishops throughout the United Church he loved and served so well. Only Hospice offers the special caring and they all knew Horkan, and States were forming conferences to … Among his most important con- and services needed by patients and families facing life-limiting illness. “were made better because of the represent the Church in the public tributions was establishing a repu- Any age. Any illness. way he served us and the Church.” policy arena. Miami’s Archbishop table and professional presence (formerly Hospice of Lake & Sumter) “Many of us, including all of us at Coleman F. Carroll asked Horkan for the Church in (the hallways of) www.cornerstonehospice.org ... enables patients and families to www.SeriousIllness.org/Cornerstone live remaining life to its fullest ... at the altar today, met him and were to take the post of founding execu- Florida’s Capitol.” License #5019096 LAKE/SUMTER home, in nursing homes, assisted- POLK COUNTY blessed to work with and be influ- tive director of the Florida Catho- Louise Horkan Hays, youngest COUNTIES 863-291-5560 living center, wherever home is ... 352-343-1341 enced by him while we were young lic Conference. He also served on of the Horkan children, described Toll-free: 1-800-503-5756 with comfort, dignity and self- Toll-free: 1-888-728-6234 priests,” said the archbishop, who boards for numerous pro-life orga- her father as a “proud pro-life ad- HARDEE/HIGHLANDS esteem. ORANGE/OSCEOLA COUNTIES COUNTIES was ordained a bishop after Hork- nizations — from the U.S. Confer- vocate,” whose politics and views 863-382-4563 407-206-2273 Toll-free: 1-866-742-6655 ... provides pain management an’s retirement as conference direc- ence of Catholic Bishops to Pro-Life were guided by values of justice Toll-free: 1-800-679-6088 as symptom control expertise. tor. “(Horkan’s) love for the Church Democrats — and for advocacy and the dignity of life, and not by And offers relief from emotional, was exceptional, and his gifted in- boards focusing on agricultural partisan politics. While he worked spiritual, financial and personal concerns, both before and after tellect helped the bishops to under- workers, vocations, education, and among the political machine, he loss. While others may claim to offer stand how we should engage public care and shelter for expectant was labeled in the 1970s as a “left- “hospice-like” services, only hospice policy in our state.” mothers in need. wing nut,” because of his views on organizations are certified and licensed to provide hospice. Mike McCarron, executive di- “His considerable gifts and tal- social justice. Years later, the same Licensed since 1998. rector of the Florida Conference of Making every To learn more, contact your Catholic Bishops (as the conference community hospice. Or ask your is now known), had known Horkan moment count doctor. He or she is an integral part HOST of the hospice team. since 1980, when he was hired for Phone: 407-514-1300 the conference. He described his Fax: 407-514-1301 APILGRIMAGE To advertise in the Hospice Directory mentor as guided by the Holy Spirit. www.samcarehospice.com And while he might have been oc- TO please call Missy casionally “irascible,” Horkan was Serving Orange and Osceola Counties gentle, wise, witty, humorous and THE HOLY LAND 1-888-275-9953 “deeply spiritual.” McCarron re- WITH UNITOURS, IT’SAWHOLLY called the words of support and en- DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE! Serving Patients couragement from Horkan as they As a religious leader, chances are, you know the spiritual bene- near the end of life worked long hours during legisla- fits of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. But you may not know tive sessions. that on a Unitours pilgrimage, your group will do much more and their families in: At one time, McCarron had a than reaffirm their faith. 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NATION for “Baby Moser” along the line at CRS: Participation As an active and influential mem- wOrld the memorial. The unborn baby ber of the CORE Group, we are able died as a result of trauma suffered in CORE Group to represent the Catholic positions Cross placed at by her mother, according to a July on health for mothers and their in- Nun: Insurrection Aurora memorial 28 statement released by Moser’s does not violate fants,” Rivera’s statement said. results are worse family. She continues to recover church teaching to symbolize baby in the hospital and, according to Nellie Gray, 86, dies; than Syrian regime news reports, faces significant re- WASHINGTON | A Catholic Re- lost in miscarriage covery ahead because she is para- lief Services representative rejected was March for Life DUBLIN | A Carmelite nun said COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. lyzed from the waist down. the claim that the agency’s work founder and emcee the armed insurrection in Syria is | On a recent quiet afternoon James Holmes, 24, has been with an international organization “producing a totalitarianism that is at the makeshift memorial for charged in the shooting. Father working to improve maternal and WASHINGTON | Nellie Gray, worse” than that of Bashar Assad’s the victims of the July 20 Aurora Carmody prayed at the memo- child care violates Church teach- who started the annual March for regime. Mother Agnes Mariam of movie theater shooting, a pink rial site for more than an hour, ing. John Rivera, director of com- Life to protest the 1973 Supreme the Cross, superior of the commu- cross was added to acknowledge he said, and during that time he munications, said in a statement on Court decision legalizing abortion nity at the monastery of St. James the miscarriage of an unborn watched several other mourn- the CRS website that the agency’s nationwide, has died at age 86. She the Mutilated in Qara, Syria, also baby in the aftermath of the trag- ers place flowers at Baby Moser’s membership in the CORE Group was found dead in her home Aug. 13 appealed to the international com- edy. cross. “Everybody would see the provides a “means of demonstrat- in Washington’s Capitol Hill neigh- munity to stop supporting violent A pregnant mother, Ashley 12 crosses and then they’d get to ing our faithfulness to Church borhood by a March for Life staffer, militias linked to al-Qaida and oth- Moser, who was critically wound- the 13th one and nod their heads teaching.” The response came after Gene Ruane. The March for Life er extremist groups guilty of atroci- ed in the tragedy, lost her 6-year- and say, ‘Yes,” Father Carmody LifeSiteNews reported in an edito- has grown into one of the signature ties against Syrian civilians. “We old daughter in the melee. Then, told The Colorado Catholic Her- rial Aug. 2 that Mary Hennigan, se- events of the pro-life movement. know now that those people are not as the woman recovered in the ald, the Colorado Springs dioc- nior technical adviser in health for After the first march in 1974, Gray, a fighting for freedom, they are fight- hospital, she suffered a miscar- esan newspaper. CRS, served on the CORE Group’s Texas native, established the March ing for their values, and those val- riage. Father Bill Carmody, re- “It was a very positive experi- board of directors and that another for Life Education and Defense ues are not even those of moderate spect life director for the Colorado ence. I wasn’t sure what to expect CRS representative was involved in Fund to sustain it. Each year in her Islam, they are fundamentalist,” the Springs Diocese, placed the cross when I got there, but they get it.” the organization’s HIV and AIDS remarks, Gray exhorted pro-lifers Lebanese-born nun said. “What has working group. The CORE Group to promote and adhere to a series of really scandalized us and leaves us has promoted the use of condoms to “life principles” that would elimi- in distress is that the Western world prevent the spread of HIV and sup- nate abortion and enhance life, to seems to be encouraging this rise ports unspecified family planning which she said there should be “no of sectarian violence just to topple services around the globe. The or- exception! No compromise!” the (Assad) regime.” Mother Ag- ganization was established in 1997 Ruane told Catholic News Ser- nes Mariam, spokeswoman for the as a professional association of non- vice Aug. 14 that leadership of the Catholic Media Center of the Mel- governmental organizations and organization would be assumed kite Catholic Archdiocese of Homs, humanitarian and health care pro- by Terrence Scanlon, who has said the insurgents were targeting fessionals to improve health care for been its vice president “since the religious minorities and execut- vulnerable women and their chil- beginning.” Gray was a member ing moderate Sunnis to pressure dren. CRS said not all members of of St. Mary, Mother of God Parish their families and communities the networks that the bishops’ over- in Washington. She worked for the into supporting an Islamist state. seas relief and development agency federal government for 28 years at She claimed they were “destroying joins “uphold all tenets of Church the State Department and the De- the delicate religious and ethnic teaching. We acknowledge our dif- partment of Labor, while attending balance” in Syria. “You don’t know ferences, air our disagreements Georgetown University Law School. when it will be your turn to be con- on these issues and contribute our Gray later practiced law before the sidered a collaborator,” she said of Catholic voice to the conversation. U.S. Supreme Court. the arbitrary killings. 9-Day Holy Land Pilgrimage

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Gretchen Keiser bishop Gregory and future arch- The Catholic roots of the Mitch- Catholic News Service bishops of Atlanta on the property ell family come through Margaret given to the archdiocese by Joseph and Stephens’ mother, Maybelle ATLANTA | The Archdiocese Mitchell. Stephens Mitchell, whose father, of Atlanta has received a substan- “The Archdiocese of Atlanta John Stephens, was born in Ireland tial gift from the estate of Margaret has been blessed with a generous and whose mother, Annie Fitzgerald Mitchell’s nephew, Joseph, includ- gift through the kindness of Joe Stephens, descends from one of the ing a 50 percent share of the trade- Mitchell,” Archbishop Gregory said. earliest Catholic families in Georgia. mark and literary rights to “Gone “This gift is a reservoir of the funds In Finis Farr’s biography of Mar- With the Wind.” Various editions of “Gone With the Wind,” from Spain, Germany, earned through the genius of Mar- garet Mitchell, Stephens Mitchell The estate of Joseph Mitchell Iran, Finland and Vietnam, are part of a multimillion-dollar bequest garet Mitchell and her depiction of said their mother was so concerned included a multimillion-dollar be- made to the Archdiocese of Atlanta (AtlAntA ArChdIoCeSe | CnS) the harsh struggles of Southern life with teaching and defending the quest to the archdiocese and the during and after the Civil War. The Catholic faith she helped found the donation of his home in Atlanta. was the last direct descendant of the ed that $7.5 million be given to the Mitchell family has a proud Catho- Catholic Laymen’s Association of Joseph Mitchell, who is one of two Mitchell family. His brother, Eugene, Cathedral of Christ the King for its lic legacy, and this gift will allow that Georgia, made up of prominent lay sons of Margaret Mitchell’s brother, a generous benefactor of Morehouse building fund. legacy and that pride to be shared Catholics explained Catholic beliefs Stephens, died in October 2011. He College and School of Medicine, as He also has assigned $1.5 million with many others in the archdio- and defended the Church against was a member of the Cathedral of was Margaret Mitchell, died in 2007. to Catholic Charities Atlanta for its cese.” anti-Catholicism. n Christ the King and asked that, if Eugene’s widow, Virginia, is still liv- immediate use and an additional possible, his donation assist the ca- ing. The two brothers had each in- $2 million to create an endowment thedral in a particular way. herited a trust with a half share of fund for the social services agency “It is a magnificent gift,” said the literary and trademark rights to to address its long-term need for Deacon Steve Swope, who has been the celebrated novel written by their sustaining income. overseeing the transition of the late aunt. The archbishop also has asked bequest on behalf of Atlanta Arch- The Archdiocese of Atlanta has the Catholic Foundation of North bishop Wilton D. Gregory. The in- created a corporation with the Eu- Georgia to create an endowment heritance passed on to the archdio- gene Mitchell trust to manage the fund for each parish, mission and cese includes a collection of signed literary inheritance. Catholic school of the archdiocese “Gone With the Wind” first editions “We want to continue to make with a $10,000 gift apiece from the published in various languages in ‘Gone With the Wind’ available to Joseph Mitchell estate, totaling countries around the world, and an the widest possible audience and to more than $1 million. unpublished history of the Mitchell do it in a way that is respectful and The remainder of the Mitchell family, handwritten by Margaret’s dignified and in line with the wishes bequest will be held in reserve and excellent. father, Eugene Muse Mitchell. of the late Stephens Mitchell,” Dea- used by the archdiocese for gen- Some of Margaret Mitchell’s per- con Swope said. eral religious purposes as requested affordable. sonal effects, including her wallet The “artifacts that were part of in Joseph Mitchell’s will, Deacon with her press card and library card, the provenance of Margaret Mitch- Swope said. and furniture from her apartment ell” are being preserved by the Arch- Plans call for the cathedral par- catholic. have been given to the archdiocese. diocese of Atlanta, Deacon Swope ish, which has limited space on its A library of books includes histories said. It is hoped the collection can Peachtree Road site, to use part of and signed first editions of the late be loaned to a major institution for the bequest to purchase the nearby Georgia Catholic author Flannery public display, he said. archbishop’s residence on West O’Connor’s novels and short stories. From the Joseph Mitchell estate, Wesley and renovate it as a rectory. A Joseph Mitchell, who died at 76, Archbishop Gregory has designat- new residence is planned for Arch- We Trust... In God In Church In Each Other Explore Your Vocation With... 26831-0824 26929-0824

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LOUIS | Members of the promising Church teaching or the Leadership Conference of Women important role of the LCWR,” Arch- Religious announced Aug. 10 at the bishop Sartain said in a statement close of their four-day assembly in released Aug. 11 after his meeting St. Louis that they will continue with the LCWR board. “I look for- to dialogue with Church officials ward to our continued discussions about the Vatican’s doctrinal as- as we collaborate in promoting con- sessment of their organization. secrated life in the United States.” LCWR’s outgoing president, In its assessment issued in April, Franciscan Sister Pat Farrell, said the Vatican Congregation for the the group’s leaders would begin Doctrine of the Faith said a reform dialogue with Seattle Archbishop J. of LCWR was needed to ensure its Peter Sartain, who is charged with fidelity to Catholic teaching in ar- overseeing the group’s reform. He eas including abortion, euthanasia, attended the organization’s board women’s ordination and homosex- meeting the following day. uality. Franciscan Sister Pat Farrell, center, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, addresses Sister Farrell said LCWR mem- Archbishop Sartain said in his a press conference near the end of the group’s annual assembly Aug. 10 in St. Louis. Joining her was bers hoped its leaders would have statement LCWR brings “gifts to president-elect Franciscan Sister Florence Deacon, left, and Dominican Sister Mary Hughes, right, past “open and honest dialogue” that its members and to the Church at president of the organization. (SiD HAStingS | CnS) would lead to greater understand- large,” including a “sensitivity to ing and to greater opportunities suffering, whether in Latin America 10, when asked how LCWR officials At the start of the Aug. 7-10 meet- would continue to unfold in each for women to have a voice in the or the inner-city; whether in the life would be able to dialogue on issues ing Sister Farrell announced that day’s executive sessions. Church. She said the officers would of an unborn child or the victim of of doctrine, Sister Farrell said that this gathering would be “like no One sister described the pro- “proceed with these discussions as human trafficking.” “dialogue on doctrine will not be other” because of the particular cess of discernment as “muddling long as possible, but would recon- The U.S. bishops “are deeply our starting point.” She also said focus on the doctrinal assessment. through” and said it is not new to sider if LCWR is forced to compro- proud of the historic and continu- LCWR officials cannot speculate At the close of the assembly, Fran- the sisters but something they said mise the integrity of its mission.” ing contribution of women religious how the dialogue will proceed but ciscan Sister Florence Deacon, they are used to doing, particularly Archbishop Sartain said that to our country through social, pas- will see “how it unfolds.” president-elect, was to succeed Sis- in their work with other religious along with LCWR, he remained toral and spiritual ministries; Cath- Nine hundred sisters attended ter Farrell. communities and lay groups. “committed to working to address olic health care; Catholic education; the St. Louis meeting, which in- The gathering was the first time References to how the sisters the issues raised by the doctrinal and many other areas where they cluded several closed sessions the organization had assembled were discerning their next steps assessment in an atmosphere of reach out to those on the margins of where members discussed how since the assessment was released were clear in the daily prayer ses- prayer and respectful dialogue.” society,” he said. they would respond to the Vatican’s April 18. The organization’s canoni- sions where the sisters were con- “We must also work toward During a news conference Aug. doctrinal assessment. cal status is granted by the Vatican. tinually reminded that they were The participants, leaders of at a crossroads and should let go of women’s religious congregations, fears and preconceived ideas and were urged at the outset of the St. trust the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Louis meeting to take a thoughtful Sister Farrell told the group in her Year to celebrate and nourish our faith! and prayerful approach to discern- closing address that the doctrinal ing the assessment and not to dis- assessment’s “historical impact” cuss the deliberations with mem- could not be ignored. Holy Land Pilgrimages bers of the media since the process “Yes, much is at stake,” she said, Second passenger 50% discount pointing out that the LCWR can only go forward with “truthfulness Special Occasions and integrity” which she said she hoped would both contribute to the 65th Anniversary “good of religious life everywhere Travel Period: and to the healing of the fractured Church we so love.” Oct. 31-Nov. 9 In the meeting’s final days security near the ballroom where discussions were taking place became Offer expires tighter, preventing anyone from Sept. 15 even being outside the doors. n Information at Frank and Peggy Mahoney Answers to Page 16 puzzle were married in St. Agnes Church, [email protected] Pittsburgh, on Aug. 5, 1947. They CALL SHOE SQUAW came to Orlando in 1957 and were LAID TABS SUEDE members of St. Margaret Mary ARCS ENES SELES RO I LADY BEST Parish for many years. They moved ENTA I LS FREE to Casselberry and have been I FS PIERCING members of St. Augustine Parish BRIDE SENSE NOA since 1982. They are blessed with MANA COACH LOAM five children, twelve grandchildren, ONA MARCH BATHE Bringing back home our pilgrims and six great-grandchildren. Frank C I NCTURE DEM UGLY HELP I NG with a one in a lifetime fulfilling and Peggy have both been active DOOR MEAL MIA spiritual experience 27400-0824 members and volunteers of the ESBAT LOAD OAHU www.ornit.net Diocese of Orlando for many years. ELITE EARL AG I N MOT E L ATTY FELT o.c lohtacrofsemagdrow.www moc.sci Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 Florida Catholic Opinion & SUNDAY WORD 15 Loving The shock of the Eucharist, the scandal of the cross Sunday, Aug. 26 obvious to Christians, consider hind the cross. It was the stan- He personally lobbied for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time carefully what Jesus said in the dard he followed. I didn’t like the games to come to London. On those with Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Gospel last week: “Whoever eats idea, because I wanted to be free July 6, 2005, upsetting the favored Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32; Jn 6:60-69 my flesh and drinks my blood has to march in whatever direction I Paris, the games were awarded to Joshua called together every- eternal life” (Jn 6:54). Is he serious? wanted when I wanted. Even to- London. And the rest is now Olym- disabilities one. All the tribes, elders, leaders Or just symbolic? day, my inner teenager resents the pic history. Many of us have hidden fears and and officers stood in ranks before The shock of the Eucharist choice, “Decide today whom you Shocked by his claims, many hesitations when it comes to deal- God. Before they enter the meets the scandal of the will serve.” It whines, “What about of his disciples left Jesus. Jesus ing with persons with severe dis- Promised Land, the Is- cross. What kind of God me?” then said to the Twelve, “Do you abilities. Their unfamiliar gestures, raelites must decide who would let himself be cru- In a radio interview that I heard also want to leave?” Simon Peter behaviors and limitations can chal- will rule the nation and cified? Does following but have not been able to find and answered him, “Master, to whom lenge us and infringe on our com- their hearts — the Lord or him mean serious suf- review against my memory, the shall we go? You have the words of fort zones. We may be tempted to the false gods of the land fering? interviewer spoke to one of the or- eternal life. We have come to be- apply a different standard when we they will enter. Joshua In “The Case for Chris- ganizers of the London Olympics. lieve and are convinced that you deal with them. Even very young made the choice plain: tianity,” Catholic author She related the story how it was the are the Holy One of God” (Jn 6:67- children with “Decide today whom you C.S. Lewis said, “A man brainchild of the British equiva- 69). disabilities may will serve” (Jos 24:15). who was merely a man lent of the Secretary of the Interior. You must make your choice. suffer discrimi- In our own day, the Sunday and said the sort of things Not a very important person, the Decide today whom you will serve. nation through common choice is to serve Word Jesus said wouldn’t be a government minister all the same Man up! denial of care yourself. Our culture en- Father great moral teacher. He’d believed that London could beat To take to prayer: This week, as newborns or courages us to look after either be a lunatic — on Paris and get the Olympics in 2012. read Chapter 6 of the Gospel of through abor- ourselves first. Sunday David the level with a man She believed that the Olympics John while spending a holy hour in tion in utero. you may serve the Lord, Scotchie who says he’s a poached would be a financial and popular front of the tabernacle. n Du r i ng h is but the rest of the week egg — or else he’d be the success for England. OPINION presidential you either serve the mar- devil of hell. You must She made her case to the prime Father Scotchie is the founding campaign, for- ketplace or else be left behind. make your choice. Either this man minister. At the end of the presen- pastor of St. Maximilian Kolbe Father Tad mer Pennsyl- “Look after number one,” is the was, and is, the Son of God, or else tation to Tony Blair, she said in so Parish in Orlando. He holds a Pacholczyk vania Sen. Rick message, “and if you have time and a madman or something worse.” many words, “Man up! Half mea- Doctorate of Ministry in preach- Santorum and it is not too inconvenient, look after When I was a teenager, Father sures will not work. It’s all or nothing from the Aquinas Institute in his wife, Karen, the poor and immigrant.” Ray told me that when he walked ing. Man up!” St. Louis. He can be reached at were often asked by people on the Before you jump to the answer down the aisle, he marched be- Tony Blair took the challenge. [email protected]. campaign trail about their daughter Bella, who was born with Trisomy 18, a severe genetic defect caused by an extra chromosome. Such chil- Is there enough evidence to convict you? dren tend to have shorter life spans, Sunday, Sept. 2 readings this Sunday. In Deuter- can defile that person; but the be more and more opposed to the with 90 percent dying during the Twenty-second Sunday in onomy, we read: “Hear things that come out from within Christian view of life and of love, first year of life. Nevertheless, with Ordinary Time the statutes and decrees are what defile.” and this makes our response to proper care, some can live well into Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-5; which I am teaching you All of these passages challenge this challenge more difficult each their teens, and even into their 20s Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; to observe, that you may us to work. Our Catholic Christian day, but for the same reason more or 30s. Bella became known to the Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 live. … Observe them faith makes sense only if we do not and more important. The world public during her father’s candi- The letter of the apostle carefully.” The psalm- leave it behind within the walls of needs the witness of our faith, dacy, in part because of several St. James, from which ist asks who can live in the church building when we leave lived out and put into practice, now memorable moments during the we take the second read- the presence of the Lord Mass. Our faith makes sense only if more than ever. TV debates where Santorum pow- ing this Sunday, exhorts and gives this response: we put it into practice when we go As we prepare for the begin- erfully described how Bella’s birth us: “Humbly welcome “Whoever walks blame- to work or school, when we vote or ning of the Year of Faith on Oct. 11, and struggles had impacted their the word that has been Sunday lessly and does justice.” do business, when we are with our it is good to look at the faith as first family. planted in you and is able Word And in the Gospel pas- families or friends, when we meet of all not a set of beliefs (although Early on, the Santorums strug- to save your souls.” Later, sage from St. Mark, Jesus the rich or the poor. Our faith only what we believe is essential), but gled with the Trisomy 18 diagno- he calls us to put that word Father calls us to worry not so makes sense when we hear this as the way we live out our relation- sis, and with the way physicians into practice, in very di- Alfredo much about external pi- new dismissal at the end of Mass ship with God and one another — labeled it a “lethal diagnosis” and rect terms: “Be doers of the ous practices, but about and truly respond to it: “Go in “the things that come out from “incompatible with life.” Because word and not hearers only, Hernández those practices that re- peace, glorifying the Lord by your within” because we believe in and deluding yourselves.” veal true justice: “Noth- life.” Please see FATHER TAD, 16 The idea recurs in our other ing that enters one from outside The world around us seems to PLEASe see HERNANDEZ, 16 Scripture readings Friday, Aug. 24 Wednesday, Aug. 29 Monday, Sept. 3 Saturday, Sept. 8 Thursday, Sept. 13 St. Bartholomew, Apostle Passion of St. John the Baptist St. Gregory the Great, pope Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. John Chrysostom, bishop Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13ab, 17-18; 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Ps 128:1-2, 4-5; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Lk 4:16-30 Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14b, Jn 1:45-51 Mk 6:17-29 Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 23-24; Lk 6:27-38 Tuesday, Sept. 4 Saturday, Aug. 25 Thursday, Aug. 30 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 Sunday, Sept. 9 Friday, Sept. 14 Ez 43:1-7ab; Ps 85:9-14; Mt 23:1-12 1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mt 24:42-51 Is 35:4-7a; Ps 146:7-10; Jas 2:1-5; Exaltation of the Holy Cross Wednesday, Sept. 5 Mk 7:31-37 Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Sunday, Aug. 26 Friday, Aug. 31 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Monday, Sept. 10 Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32; Jn 6:60-69 Mt 25:1-13 Thursday, Sept. 6 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-6, 7, 12; Lk 6:6-11 Saturday, Sept. 15 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1-6; Lk 5:1-11 Our Lady of Sorrows Monday, Aug. 27 Saturday, Sept. 1 Tuesday, Sept. 11 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine 1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-13, 18-21; Friday, Sept. 7 1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1-6, 9; Lk 6:12-19 Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12; Ps 96:1-5; Mt 23:13-22 Mt 25:14-30 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Sunday, Sept. 16 Lk 5:33-39 Wednesday, Sept. 12 Tuesday, Aug. 28 Sunday, Sept. 2 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17; Is 50:5-9a; Ps 116:1-6, 8-9; Jas 2:14-18; St. Augustine, bishop, doctor of the Church Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-5; Jas 1:17-18, 21b- Lk 6:20-26 Mk 8:27-35 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Ps 96:10-13; 22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Mt 23:23-26 16 CRoSSWORD Florida Catholic Aug. 24-Sept. 13, 2012 crossword See puzzle solution on Page 14 FATHER TAD: The disabled help us grow, teach us to love 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 01 11 21 31 From 15 and loving those with disabilities hospital for medical attention. The 41 51 61 and physical limitations. Having Santorums had experienced simi- learned many valuable lessons lar challenges with caregivers and 71 81 91 they had already lost another child from their daughter, the Santorums medical staff. They had to fight to 02 12 22 at birth, Santorum, almost uncon- now serve as even more vigorous get the prescription for oxygen and sciously, remained emotionally dis- advocates for children with dis- basic medical supplies that Bella 32 42 52 62 72 tant from Bella during the first few abilities. They realized they had to needed after she left the hospital; 82 29 30 13 23 months of her life. He focused on immerse themselves in the world of in addition, a hospice physician being the pillar of strength for the special needs, which Santorum de- prescribed what would have likely 33 43 53 63 73 family through the storm. He later scribed as “a different world,” and been, if administered, a lethal dose 83 93 04 described it during one of the public one where children like Bella “do of morphine. presidential debates this way: “I de- not get the care they need unless Discrimination against those 14 24 34 cided that the best thing I could do the parents fight for it.” with disabilities should never be 44 54 64 was to treat her differently and not I recently had the opportunity to allowed to gain a foothold in the love her … because it wouldn’t hurt meet the Santorums. Karen Santo- medical profession, nor be allowed 75 84 94 05 15 as much if I lost her.” rum described how Bella’s situation to guide public policy. The true 25 35 45 55 65 Several years prior to Bella’s was exacerbated by health care pro- measure of the greatness of a soci- birth, Santorum had sponsored fessionals who would not treat her ety will always be in terms of how it 75 85 95 06 the partial-birth abortion ban in with the same dignity and respect treats its weakest members, and the 16 26 36 Congress. He had spent long hours as normal children. Surprisingly, authenticity of our own love will be on the Senate floor lobbying to pro- some doctors did not even address measured by our compassion and 46 56 66 tect children who were discovered Bella by her name. The Santorums acceptance of the disabled and the moc.scilohtacrofsemagdrow.www to have “problems” before birth, soon found an exceptional team powerless. God seems to send us ACROSS 2 He could speak well (Ex 4:14) rather than allowing them to be tar- of physicians who not only called children with disabilities to help us 1 Vocation 3 Lawful geted for late-term abortions. Bella by her name, but were hope- grow, to remind us that every soul is 5 Top-sider 4 Joseph Smith’s denom. When Bella was 5 months old, ful and positive about her life and of greater importance than its frail 9 Algonquin woman 5 Breaks the seventh commandment she became critically ill and was possibilities. body, and to teach us how man’s 14 Put down 6 Laying on of ___ rushed to the emergency room. Karen Santorum also mentioned highest calling is found in his God- 15 Certain keys 7 Comply Santorum grasped her little finger another couple with a child affected like possibility of sharing uncondi- 16 Kid leather 8 Winding shape on the gurney where she was lying. by Trisomy 18. They had been told tional love. n 17 Geometric figures 9 Evidence of a leak “I remember holding that finger,” he after delivery that little could be 18 Hydrocarbon suffixes 10 St. John Baptiste is this province’s said, “and looking at her, and real- done for their newborn, and the Father Pacholczyk, Ph.D., earned 19 Graf rival patron izing what I had done. I had been child was placed off to the side, un- his doctorate in neuroscience 20 King of France 11 River in Africa exactly what I had said that I had til one of the parents noticed her from Yale and did post-doctoral 21 Our ___ of Fatima 12 Summer drinks fought against at the partial-birth struggling and sought assistance work at Harvard. He is a priest of 22 Of the highest quality 13 Direction from the Jordan to Beth- 23 Involves lehem abortion (hearings): I had seen her for her. Other parents spoke to Kar- the Diocese of Fall River, Mass., 25 ___ will 21 “…the Lord, the giver of ___” as less of a person because of her en Santorum about the subtle but and serves as the director of edu- 28 Suppositions 24 Operatic slave girl disability.” noticeable resistance among medi- cation at the National Catholic 29 Shrill 25 Small songbird His candor is a reminder of the cal staff whenever they brought Bioethics Center in Philadelphia 33 One of a couple receiving a sacra- 26 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet challenges we all face in caring for their child with Trisomy 18 to the (www.ncbcenter.org). ment 27 Before, to Byron 36 Inward feeling 29 Fruit of the Holy Spirit 37 “…___ thousand times…” 30 Playing an extra period, briefly HERNANDEZ: ‘The Christian cannot and should not remain without works’ 38 Supernatural force 31 He survived the flood 39 Carriage 32 Favorite food of Isaac (Gen 25:28) From 15 Federation about this specific point. Why is this ecumenical point 40 Rich soil 33 Univer. hot shot In a joint declaration on justification important? Because it emphasizes 41 ___ roll 34 Wife of a rajah love Jesus Christ. from 1999, to which the World Meth- that it is thanks to faith in Jesus that 42 The Feast of the Annunciation is the 35 “___ ideal world…” This theme, the relationship be- odist Council united itself shortly we are able to receive grace and 25th of this month 36 Act of Contrition word tween faith and works, is a difficult after it was first signed, the following perform good works. At the same 43 Wash 39 Lining point in the relationship between affirmation appears: “We confess time, though, the faith which we 44 Ecclesiastical belt 40 “Thy word is a ___ to my feet” (Ps Catholics and other Christians. In together that sinners are justified profess in Jesus is empty if it is not 46 Pol. donkey party 119:105) the traditional Protestant view, the by faith in the saving action of God put into practice, in every aspect of 47 Unattractive 42 Appt. calendar note Catholic Church has emphasized in Christ. By the action of the Holy our life, and in the public square. 48 Serving 43 Angelus call works too much, to the detriment Spirit in baptism, they are granted This is not just a Catholic perspec- 52 Jubilee entry 45 Parish priest of faith. Key to their view (remem- the gift of salvation, which lays the tive anymore, but can now be seen 55 The Mass is both a sacrifice and a 46 Describes some sins ___ 48 “By the mercy of God, we do not ber that Martin Luther did not have basis for the whole Christian life. as what should be the posture of ev- 56 Ms. Farrow lose ___” (2 Cor 4:1) much use for the Letter of James) is They place their trust in God’s gra- ery Christian. 57 Convocation of witches 49 “Let us make man in our ___” this passage of St. Paul: “For by grace cious promise by justifying faith, The question has been asked, “If 59 Burden (Gen 1:26) you have been saved through faith, which includes hope in God and today it were to be made a crime 60 The Diocese of Honolulu is here 50 ___ obstat and this is not from you; it is the gift love for him. Such a faith is active to be a Christian, would there be 61 Best of a group 51 Haggard of God; it is not from works, so no in love and thus the Christian can- enough evidence to convict me?” 62 British nobleman 52 Hold as an opinion one may boast” (Eph 2:8-9). not and should not remain without The only way to receive this con- 63 Not fer 53 Nobel Institute city It is important to know that in the works. But whatever in the justified demnation, which would be the gift 64 Roadside lodge 54 End piece? last decades there has been much precedes or follows the free gift of of martyrdom, would be as a grace. 65 Trial fig. 55 Ancient defense discussion between the Catholic faith is neither the basis of justifica- At the same time, the only admis- 66 Thick fabric 58 Letterhead abbr. Church and the Lutheran World tion nor merits it.” sible evidence capable of “convict- 59 Grazing field ing” us in this saving way would be DOWN 60 Clod our faith, put into practice. 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