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The Lasting Gift of a Long Journey Peace Church in Madison Senseless violence Pope expresses shock over priest’s murder in French church, page 3. Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com July 29, 2016 Vol. LVI, No. 42 75¢ Pope Francis asks The lasting gift WYD pilgrims to accompany him of a long journey with prayers during visit VATICAN CITY (CNS)—With his visit to World Youth Day only a few days away, Pope Francis asked young pilgrims to accompany his visit to Krakow, Poland, with prayers. Leaving for Poland on July 27 “to meet up with these young men and women and celebrate with them and for them the Jubilee of Mercy, with the intercession of St. John Paul II, I ask you to accompany me with prayer,” the pope said on July 24 during his Angelus address. The pope thanked the volunteers, bishops, priests and men and women religious “who are working to welcome these young pilgrims.” Dozens of youth and young adults from central and southern Indiana are participating in World Youth Day. As John Meisberger poses for a photo outside SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis, which was one of the churches that the 72-year-old southern this newspaper went to press, they were Indiana farmer visited in his successful faith journey to attend Mass at every parish in the archdiocese. (Photo by John Shaughnessy) arriving in Poland to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime event for many of them. Father Eric Augenstein, vocations Six-year spiritual adventure results in farmer director for the archdiocese, shared some of his insights about the first days of the pilgrimage in a blog he is keeping. attending Mass in every parish in archdiocese On July 24, he posted, “The 64 members By John Shaughnessy 72-year-old, southern Indiana farmer. ‘Once I got started, I couldn’t quit’ of our college and young adult pilgrimage “I was able to follow along.” When Meisberger entered the last group from the archdiocese arrived safely The joy keeps returning to And his face lights up when he talks church on his list earlier this year, it in Prague last night—the first stop on our John Meisberger’s face as he shares the about the experience that he and his wife marked the end of a more than six-year way to Krakow for World Youth Day. We magical moments he experienced while Diane had after they made a 2 1/2 hour spiritual adventure that began in spent today touring this beautiful city of traveling around central and southern drive to attend the Saturday evening October of 2009. That’s when he had the hundreds of spires and towers, certainly Indiana to attend Mass at every parish in vigil Mass at Holy Angels Parish in idea for his unique journey of faith as he one of the jewels of Europe.” the archdiocese. Indianapolis. attended Mass at his then-home parish of One of the highlights of that first day He laughs when he recalls the sign he “It was held in the school cafeteria,” St. Mary Magdalen in New Marion in the for the group was attending Mass at the passed on the way to St. Martin of Tours he says. “Father Kenneth Taylor Batesville Deanery. Church of Our Lady of Victory, which Church as he entered the small southern had his altar set up on a table. At the He had just finished another farming houses the original statue of the Infant Indiana community of Siberia: “Cold in end of the Mass, a woman made an season, and had retired seven months Jesus of Prague. name, but warm in heart.” announcement and asked, ‘Do we have any earlier from his job of 44 years as an “To our delight, Bishop Paul Sirba of He smiles at the time he arrived visitors with us?’ assembly worker. So he was looking for a Duluth, Minnesota, was presiding at that at St. Paul Catholic Center on the “We stood up, and I told them who we new adventure. Mass, which included World Youth Day campus of Indiana University in are and what we’re doing. They thought “I like to travel, and I just had this pilgrims from the United States, the Bloomington, believing he was attending that was something, and they applauded idea that I’d like to see all these different Philippines, India, and other places,” an English-language Mass and instead for us. After Mass, everyone was asking churches,” says Meisberger, a father of Father Augenstein noted. became part of a Korean-language Mass. us about what we were doing. They were a two and a grandfather of four. “And once “This was our first real preview of “But it’s still the Mass,” says the very welcoming parish.” See MEISBERGER, page 2 World Youth Day. The church was so See WYD, page 8 Marian Jubilee on October 8 in Columbus to help archdiocese celebrate Holy Year of Mercy Criterion staff report A former Presbyterian minister, Kimberly). Some of his newest books are Hahn entered the Catholic Church in The Creed, Evangelizing Catholics, Angels As part of its celebration of the 1986. His talks have been effective in and Saints, and Joy to the World. Holy Year of Mercy, the Archdiocese of helping thousands of people embrace the The event is free Indianapolis is hosting Catholic faith. and open to the a Marian Jubilee from 9 He has been awarded the public, but due to a.m. to noon on Oct. 8 at Father Michael Scanlan, TOR, space limitations, St. Bartholomew Church, Chair of Biblical Theology and the everyone must 1306 27th St., in Columbus. New Evangelization at Franciscan register prior to Doors open for the event at University of Steubenville, where he has the event. 8 a.m. taught since 1990. Registration Dr. Scott Hahn, From 2005 to will close once the founder and director of See story in Spanish, 2011, he held the capacity of 900 has the Steubenville, Ohio-based Saint Paul page 2. Pope Benedict XVI been met. Anyone Center for Biblical Theology, will be the Chair of Biblical Dr. Scott Hahn who registers after keynote speaker. Theology and Liturgical Proclamation at that will be put on a waiting list. The event will include a Marian St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pa. If you have registered for the event and procession, a welcome and witness talk by Hahn is also the best-selling author of are unable to attend, please notify Theresa Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin, and a variety numerous books, including The Lamb’s Chamblee at [email protected] or of religious items and books available Supper, Reasons to Believe, and Rome 800-382-9836, ext. 1404, or 317-236-1404. for purchase. Sweet Home (co-authored with his wife, See JUBILEE, page 2 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, July 29, 2016 majority of people felt that way.” East, Indianapolis South, Bloomington, MEISBERGER She also felt uplifted by many of New Albany and Tell City. continued from page 1 the priests they encountered during Besides his travels with his wife, their travels. his journeys gave him extra time with I got started, I couldn’t quit.” “You felt the goodness of them,” she two other occasional travelers—his son At the time, there were 151 parishes says. “Their holiness, their spirituality Jason and his mother Gertrude before she in the archdiocese. He started with the oozes out to you. They made you want to died in 2012. churches in the Batesville Deanery, often do more.” He also had the opportunity to meet attending three Masses in a weekend— Another emotional part of their spiritual Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin at SS. Peter one on Saturday evening and two on adventure was making sure they attended and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis on a Sunday. But he soon altered that plan Mass at parishes that were scheduled memorable day in the archdiocese. when he faced one reality about churches to be merged into other parishes as part “That was when Archbishop Tobin and collections. of Connected in the Spirit, the planning was installed [as the spiritual leader of the “My number one rule is, ‘Don’t go process to restructure the archdiocese. archdiocese on Dec. 3, 2012]” he recalls. “churching” at too many churches when That became an emphasis for the “That was the big one. Just being in the there are two collections,’ ” he says with Meisbergers, especially after St. Mary cathedral, the ceremony, and there must a laugh. “I’d give at both collections at Magdalen Parish—where they were have been 100 priests. I had never seen a few places and by late Sunday, I didn’t married in the parish church—was anything like it. I shook the hand of the have much to give.” closed in 2013 during the archdiocese’s archbishop after Mass.” As he attended Mass at the different restructuring of the Batesville Deanery. Moments like that one inspired him to churches, Meisberger also remembered the “When John knew a parish was going continue to pursue his goal. wisdom that his favorite priest—the late to close, he wanted to be there so he could “The first 50 churches were easy Father Bernard Voges—shared with him. talk to the people about it,” Diane says. and fun,” he says. “The last 50 were “He said, ‘If you don’t hear babies cry Now members of Prince of Peace getting harder because they were farther in the church, the church is in trouble.’ He Parish in Madison, the Meisbergers show from home. Sometimes we had to stay also said, ‘Every time you hear a baby cry their affection for their former parish in overnight, and some parishes only had in church, be thankful for two things: The the answer that John gives to a question he one Mass.” John Meisberger, left, poses for a photo with mothers are having the babies, and they’re was often asked in his travels.
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