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An interview with Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B. Progress being made on reducing archdiocesan deficit Fatima and archbishop’s residence will not supporters to raise funds sufficient to meet Q Talk of selling some of the archdio- the immediate maintenance needs of the cese’s capital assets, especially be sold; parish assessments to increase house and grounds. In addition, retreat Fatima Retreat House, caused some ministry at this facility will become part of pretty heated discussions. All that Editor’s note: any decisions been made to take any- the case for the new archdiocesan-wide seems unnecessary now. In early June thing “off the table”? capital campaign. We plan to establish an A. We dealt with the situation as best 2003, the A Yes. Part of our overall strategy involves endowment to ensure the continuation of we could while trying to be as pas- Archdiocese of looking at all our capital assets with an eye Fatima into the future. torally sensitive as possible. Indianapolis to divesting ourselves of any that are Our strategy was to look at every- announced expensive or unnecessary. We are in the Q What about the archbishop’s resi- thing and try to think “outside the that it was fac- process of doing that in several cases dence? box.” In order to seek the wisdom of ing a $2 mil- involving unused and unuseful property. A Also, after consultation with our priests, various consultative groups, these ideas lion deficit in had to be discussed. Unfortunately, this the operating business leaders and others, we have also concluded that selling the archbishop’s res- process itself caused some folks to budget for its Q What are the plans for Fatima assume “done deals” when, in fact, central offices and agencies. In the idence is not wise. Opposition to its sale is Retreat House? widespread and strong. It is viewed as part ideas were on the table for exploration following interview, Archbishop and discussion. Daniel M. Buechlein gives a progress A After wide consultation regarding Our of the patrimony of the archdiocese. As report on efforts to balance the oper- Lady of Fatima Retreat House, we have you may know, the residence was a gift of ating budget. concluded that support for keeping Fatima the priests of the archdiocese for the Q So you found the consultations is extraordinarily strong. We will renew bishop. We were very reluctant to sell it helpful? Q Archbishop, when you discussed our commitment to the retreat ministry at for that reason alone. There seems to be that location. Selling Fatima is not a good enough support in the archdiocese to A Absolutely. First of all, I believe our the archdiocese’s financial chal- consultations and discussions have lenges last June, you said that solution. establish an endowment to meet annual “everything is on the table.” Have I plan to convene a group of Fatima maintenance costs. See BUDGET, page 2 Partial-birth The Lost Art of Serving abortion ban faces court challenges WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pro-life sup- porters were cheering on Nov. 5 when Photo by Brandon A. Evans Photo by Brandon President Bush signed the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act into law, but were also left wondering when the law would actually go into effect. Multiple court challenges claiming the law is unconstitutional were filed within moments of the president signing the bill, and three injunctions were issued to block enactment of the law. At the signing ceremony, Bush said, “The facts about partial-birth abortion are troubling and tragic, and no lawyer’s brief can make them seem otherwise. By acting to prevent this practice, the elected branches of our government have affirmed a basic standard of humanity, the duty of the strong to protect the weak.” The president said a partial-birth abor- tion “involves the partial delivery of a live boy or girl, and a sudden, violent end to that life.” See ABORTION, page 7

Father Jonathan Meyer incenses the Blessed Sacrament while altar servers hold back his cope during a prayer service at Our Lady of the Greenwood Church in Greenwood on Oct. 1. While altar serving is prevalent in the archdiocese, some Catholics feel that servers could be used more often and that there are many unused roles that servers could fill. For the full story, see page 8. Catholic Community Foundation sees gains By Brandon A. Evans with a Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated by for the first time in three years, the invest- Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein. ments of the CCF saw an increase of 1.7 This year’s annual meeting of the Although the archdiocese is still strug- percent in the 2002-03 fiscal year, which Catholic Community Foundation (CCF) on gling with financial challenges, the Mass ended on June 30, said Jeffrey Stumpf, Nov. 5 in Indianapolis looked toward the gave thanks to God the Father for his bless- chief financial officer of the archdiocese. future, but not before rooting itself in the ings to the Church in central and southern The returns for the first quarter of the center of Christian life. Indiana. current fiscal year and for October were The annual meeting and luncheon started Among those blessings is the fact that, See FOUNDATION, page 16 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, November 14, 2003

which will be a combination of parish past deficits. have skyrocketed over the last several planning and parish stewardship education. years. The health insurance plan for arch- PROGRAM We are putting into place plans for a diocesan employees is self-insured. Health continued from page 1 Q What are your plans for finding the new capital campaign that will probably be balance? Will there be more staffing care claims data is reviewed annually and J. launched in late 2005 or early 2006. cuts? F. Molloy, our third-party administrator, resulted in much more clarity about our I am establishing a Home Missions recommends what the next year’s charge A We cut 20 percent of our central admin- situation. Task Force to set in motion initiatives that should be per plan participant. Currently, will increase understanding of, and support istration budget last spring, primarily by individual employees shoulder about for, our home mission parishes and eliminating 26 positions. We are now close 10 percent of this cost and parishes, Q Where is the Planning for Growth ini- to the bone. We believe that further major tiative these days? schools. It will be made up of pastors and schools, and agencies cover about 90 per- finance council chairs of more affluent reductions would seriously affect our abil- cent. A Our Planning for Growth strategic plan- parishes and of home mission parishes. ity to serve our parishes. For the last five years, the plan’s ning process continued during this time, expenses have been significantly over and three priorities emerged: Q So, where will the balance come Q Is there a strategy for Catholic what we’ve budgeted. In fact, I’m told that • The critical importance and centrality from? Charities? our claims are currently trending at 26 per- of serving parish ministry. A From a number of actions, some of cent. The national average is around • The needs of our home missions— A There is a new administrator for Catholic which I just mentioned, including more 16 percent. Our plan has now lost more parishes and schools that need to be Charities, who is charged with bringing a efficient operations in our schools and than $2.9 million since July 1, 1998. where they are but cannot carry out different focus and direction to the various parishes, and finding new income sources. their ministries unassisted by the member agencies. A recent planning meet- We’re very much aware that our Q What is being done to ensure the via- larger Church. ing of Catholic Charities agency directors parishes are also struggling with economic bility of the health insurance plan and • The needs of the poor and the disen- and others has shown us that we can expect challenges. However, we hope that the its affordability for parishes, schools, franchised in rural areas and in the a more unified approach and Catholic iden- combined initiatives of mission enhance- agencies and employees? core of our cities and towns. tity for the various agencies. This group ment and stewardship education will place A Well, we’ve had to make another hard also agreed to update the Catholic Charities us in a better position. Q Can you discuss some of the strate- strategic plan. We will also be inaugurating decision—and this at the urging of the gies that have emerged? a major effort to strengthen the funding of Archdiocesan Finance Council. We are Q Are there other difficult decisions still going to have to increase rates to parishes, A Yes. We have tried to be pro-active, and individual agencies. to be made? schools and agencies in mid-year, that is we have developed several strategies to Q How are we doing in balancing the A Yes. Business leaders and others have on Jan. 1 instead of July 1, 2004. strengthen our parishes and help the poor. operating budget? urged us to phase in, over time, an increase We realized that this puts a difficult An efficiency audit of center-city in the cathedraticum—that’s an assessment strain on established budgets, but we must schools is being conducted, pro bono, by a A We’re making progress—although we’re not there yet. Last spring, we were on parishes used to cover costs of central begin adequately funding our health care professional who is a volunteer. Models of administration. Unless another significant plan to recover past losses. cooperation for their management will be looking at a nearly $2 million deficit. We have reduced that to about $200,000. income source surfaces, we will have to I want to assure you that those who explored. increase this assessment by 2 percent from manage our plan will do everything possi- We hope to strengthen our parishes by But, remember, we also want to find an additional million dollars to help cover 9 to 11 percent of our parishes’ Sunday ble to see that the health care benefits offering mission enhancement programs, collections. This possibility was consid- needed by our employees will be provided ered last spring, but we were reluctant to in a way that is affordable. take that action until we had exhausted other avenues. I truly believe that if parish Q What’s your overall assessment of Christmas memories requested leaders take mission enhancement seri- where we are now? ously and do sound planning for the A A lot of praying and active listening has Again this year, The Criterion invites humorous or serious topics. upcoming capital campaign, the cathe- been done since last spring. The counsel readers to submit personal holiday Submissions should include the draticum increase will easily be offset. and suggestions of many groups and indi- memories for publication in the annual writer’s name, address, parish and tele- viduals has been most helpful. The input is Christmas Supplement as part of the phone number, and should be mailed Q The health insurance plan for parish, valuable, and it reaffirms the validity of the Dec. 19 issue. to The Criterion, P.O. Box 1717, school and agency employees is also concept of collective wisdom. Our financial Christmas memories should be brief Indianapolis, IN 46206 or sent by e-mail running a deficit. Why is this and what problems are not fully solved, but much has stories related to faith, family and in care of [email protected] by is being done about it? already been done. We are setting solid friends. They may be written about the Dec. 2 deadline. † A As you know, health insurance costs plans and strategies in place. We believe that we are making significant progress. †

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By Mary Ann Wyand director of Caritas in the archdiocese; That evening, the delegation will Archdiocesan Management Council will Mercedes Cristina Acevedo Rivero, attend a reception at the Catholic precede Mass at the cathedral and a Five Cuban Catholics from the director of catechism for the archdiocese Center. Thanksgiving luncheon at the Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey are scheduled and coordinator of the Center of the On Nov. 18, the delegation will visit Center. to visit the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Formation Integral a Distance course; Saint Meinrad, where they will partici- On Nov. 21, the delegation will visit from Nov. 15-23 as part of Catholic and Ana Delia Perez Perez, a catechist, pate in a late morning liturgy with the the Indiana University Medical Center Relief Services’ Global Solidarity parochial council member and treasurer students in the St. Thomas Aquinas and Riley Hospital for Children to learn Partnership. of Caritas in the deanery of Esmeralda. Chapel. about programs for persons with Down’s Four years ago, Catholic Relief The Cuban delegation arrives at the Benedictine Father Geurric DeBona syndrome. Services in Baltimore arranged a “sister Indianapolis International Airport on will coordinate a meeting about spiritual Their next stop is Holy Cross Central diocese” partnership with the archdioce- Nov. 15 and will stay at Fatima Retreat direction followed by a tour of the semi- School in Indianapolis, where they will ses of Camagüey and Indianapolis. House. nary facilities with Benedictine Father have lunch and tour the classrooms. The twinning arrangement evolved On Nov. 16, they will participate in Jonathan Fassero and a conference with Visits also are scheduled at Holy from the C.U.B.A. 2000 and Beyond pro- an orientation session and planning Benedictine Father Mark O’Keefe, rec- Rosary Parish in Indianapolis, the gram initiated in 1999 by a group of St. meeting for their visit. That afternoon, tor of the seminary. Hispanic Education Center and the Barnabas and St. Luke parishioners in they will participate in Mass at They also will tour the Monte Casino Catholic Youth Organization that day. Indianapolis, who worked with the arch- St. Barnabas Church in Indianapolis, Shrine before dinner. That evening, they On Nov. 22, they will visit the diocese’s Catholic Charities director to followed by a reception at the parish. will participate in eucharistic adoration St. Augustine Home for the Aged oper- build a relationship with Cuban Father James Farrell, pastor, and Father and Benediction, and visit with the ated by the Little Sisters of the Poor to Catholics. John McCaslin, associate pastor, will monks and students. discuss care for the elderly and meet C.U.B.A. stands for “Community concelebrate the Mass. On Nov. 19, they will participate in some of the residents. Understanding by Action.” On Nov. 17, the delegation will Mass in the Saint Meinrad Archabbey That afternoon, they will visit Since that time, members of attend Mass in the chapel at Fatima Church with the monastic community St. Luke Parish to discuss their experi- St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Bedford Retreat House then visit some arch- followed by a meeting with the School ences and plans for the future of the and volunteers from several other diocesan ministries in Indianapolis, of Theology faculty leadership and a partnership between the Archdioceses of Indianapolis-area parishes have joined including St. Mary’s Child Center. tour of the Abbey Press and Gift Shop. Indianapolis and Camagüey. A Mass cel- the diocesan twinning project, which has About 13 percent of the children there Their next stop is the Benedict Inn ebrated by Father Stephen Giannini, coordinated four mission trips to the are Hispanic. and Conference Center in Beech Grove, pastor, and a reception afterward will Caribbean country in conjunction with A motor tour will include the where they also will stay overnight. conclude the day’s events. Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Archbishop O’Meara Catholic Center, That evening, they will attend an On Nov. 23, they will participate in a Cuba. SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Circle, Indiana Pacers game at Conseco Mass at St. Patrick Church in Indian- The delegation of Cuban Catholics Conseco Fieldhouse, Circle Centre Mall, Fieldhouse. apolis concelebrated by Franciscan will visit a number of archdiocesan St. John Church, the Indiana Statehouse, On Nov. 20, the Cuban delegation Father Tom Fox followed by an infor- agencies and parishes during their nine- White River State Park, the N.C.A.A. will tour archdiocesan agencies at the mal reception. day stay in central and southern Indiana. Hall of Champions, Eiteljorg Museum, Catholic Center, including the Crisis They will leave Indianapolis that Delegation members include Padre the Indiana State Museum, the Indiana Center and CSS Christmas Store to view evening. Ernesto Guillermo Pacheco Lopez, vicar Historical Society, the IUPUI campus, their ministry to impoverished people. Catholic Relief Services staff member general of the Archdiocese of and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway They also will visit other Catholic Susan Kadota will accompany the dele- Camagüey, and Padre Carlos Juan and Museum. Center agencies and meet employees of gation during their visit to the archdio- Himeniz Lewis, director of Religiosidad The tour also may drive by the the Mission Office, Vocations Office, cese. † Popular in the archdiocese and pastor of Carmelite Monastery of the Resurrec- Office of Catholic Education, Catholic Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje in tion, Marian College, Butler University Social Services and the Office of Pro- Camaqüey. and Hinkle Fieldhouse, and the Indiana Life Activities. Advertise in The Criterion! Other members of the delegation State Fairgrounds on the way back to A meeting with Archbishop Daniel Indiana’s Largest Weekly Newspaper are Mario Ricardo Gonzalez Teijeiro, Fatima. M. Buechlein and members of the

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OPINION Letters to the Editor Questions about the need Catholic News Service, slandered my for living wills grandfather and thousands of other Italian Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 immigrants in his column published in The Criterion of Oct. 24. Most Rev. Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B., Publisher William R. Bruns, Associate Publisher Not so long ago, the concept of legal- Greg A. Otolski, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus To give historical perspective to the ized assisted suicide, or lethal overdoses or issue of illegal aliens, Father Daly repeats injections, for sick or handicapped people the erroneous explanation for the pejorative would have been considered outrageous term WOP to conclude that Italians pre- and obscene. Court-approved starvation of ceded Mexicans as illegal aliens. Like me, Editorial persons who are severely or moderately thousands of descendants of Italian immi- brain-damaged would have been utterly grants have their ancestors’ passports and unthinkable. can find their ancestors’ specific names on Bishop V. Gene Robinson Yet, today, with the recent case of the official Ellis Island passenger lists. This smiles after being installed as beautiful young woman from Florida documentation indicates legal entry. head of the Episcopal Diocese named Terry Schiavo, these concepts are The word WOP, first used in 1908, now up for debate, and society is embrac- of New Hampshire in Durham, comes from the Neapolitan dialect guappo

CNS photo from Reuters ing the starvation and dehydration of “inca- N.H., on Nov. 2. He is the first meaning “dandy” (hair slicked down, phys- openly gay bishop in the pacitated” individuals as something virtu- ically agile, fancy dresser). The Neapolitan Anglican Communion. ous and compassionate. word comes from the Spanish word guapo Controversy surrounded the Euthanasia advocates hail the typical meaning “handsome, showy, tough.” bishop's installation, with mantra “freedom of choice” and the “right Americans heard that dialect word, did not Anglicans threatening a to decide.” But we do not have the freedom understand its meaning and applied it to worldwide split over the to choose nor the right to die. A “right” is a people they didn’t like. issue. moral claim and we do not have a claim on The explanation that WOP means “with- death; rather, death has a claim on us. We out paper” is as correct as “without a pass- do not decide when our life will end, any port” and “working on pavement.” more than we decided when it began. As Catholics, we understand the mean- James J. Divita, Indianapolis ing of suffering and how it can, by the grace of God, be received as a gift from Make something good Him. The world finds no meaning in suf- Catholic and Episcopal relations fering and wants to avoid it at all costs. happen today Many times, God’s love for us is revealed We would not normally editorialize Church though. Back on Oct. 9, a group in its totality through suffering. What a How do we know when God is speaking about something that affects another of Episcopal Churches committed to paradox to the world. to us? I believe we must be creative in our faith community, but what is happen- orthodox Christian teaching met in Most Americans are unaware of the listening. ing in the Episcopal Church in the Plano, Texas. They urged the Anglican deep eugenic roots of the American One early morning recently, I was United States and its parent, the Church to cut off the Episcopal Church euthanasia movement. More than a half- watching CNN and the topic of discussion Anglican Church, greatly affects ecu- from the Anglican Communion and to century ago, the Euthanasia Society of among the news team was the current state menical relations in the Catholic replace it with their group, the America proposed legislation to legalize of the Catholic Church in the wake of the Church. American Anglican Council. This was “voluntary” euthanasia—but it was clearly priest abuse scandal. Gene Robinson was consecrated the prior to the meeting of Anglican leaders stated that the society hoped “eventually to Bill Hemmer, the anchor, in the midst of Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire on Oct. 15-16, and the group that met in legalize the putting to death of non-volun- a rather negative discussion, made the on Nov. 2. His election in New Plano later expressed satisfaction with teers,” since euthanasia was “needed declaration that he was “a Catholic.” Mr. Hampshire and approval by the the statement issued by Archbishop mainly for defectives.” (The New York Hemmer remarked that he believes discour- General Convention of the Episcopal Williams. Times, Jan. 27, 1938). aged Catholics are collectively “waiting for Church of the United States have An important development during Terry Schiavo’s case is such a tragic something good to happen.” severely divided that Church because the meeting in Plano was the reading story. Now we are hearing from everyone, His remark resonated with what I had Robinson divorced his wife and has of a letter from Cardinal Joseph “make sure you have a living will or some been feeling personally. I was impressed by been living openly with a male “part- Ratzinger, prefect of the Catholic type of advanced directives.” It is here that his courage to speak out on such a personal ner” in a homosexual relationship. The Church’s Congregation for the I wish to point out a large caveat to those level on national television. But, more General Convention also gave its Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). He who already have such documents or who importantly, his remark has been the source approval to same-sex blessings. offered his “heartfelt prayers for all are considering obtaining one. The living of considerable prayer and reflection for The Anglican Church is trying to those taking part in this convocation.” will was first developed in 1967 for the me over the past weeks. prevent a schism within its Church. Although the Vatican characterized it Euthanasia Society of America. These are It occurs to me that there is no reason Anglican Churches in other parts of the as a personal letter rather than an offi- documents by which a person can give in for waiting. There is always an opportunity world, especially in Africa (where cial statement from the CDF, the read- advance a directive to have life-sustaining to be the face of Christ to those in need and there are more Anglicans than there are ing of the letter was followed by a medical treatment withheld or discontinued despair. With the love of Christ as the in England), refuse to recognize the standing ovation. at the time of future serious illness, should source of our actions, we can be confident action of the U.S. Episcopal Church. The division in the Episcopal something good will happen. This renewed The Anglican Archbishop of Canter- Church is shown by the fact that the he or she be unable to make medical deci- sions. understanding is a source of tremendous bury, Rowan Williams, quickly called a two Episcopal bishops in Indiana are encouragement to us all in this recent time meeting in London on Oct. 15-16 to try on opposite sides of the controversy However, living wills, most of the time, of negativity. to patch up the controversy. He issued over Bishop Robinson’s consecration are more harmful than helpful. They are All of us—lay, professed religious and a statement that said the actions of the as a bishop. usually unnecessary and dangerous for clergy--have this challenge and opportunity U.S. Episcopal Church “threaten the An organization in Zanesville, Ohio, patients, doctors and for society. One of the before us every day. As a lay minister and unity of our own communion as well known as the Coming Home Network reasons for this is that the language is too employee of the Archdiocese of as our relationships with other parts of specializes in helping Protestant minis- broad and can be open to a variety of inter- Christ’s Church, our mission and wit- ters convert to Catholicism. Over the pretations. According to an authoritative Indianapolis, I pray for the opportunity and ness, and our relations with other years, more Episcopal priests have brochure on living wills printed by courage to make something good happen in faiths, in a world already confused in made that decision than any other the Metropolitan New York Right to Life the ministry I serve. areas of sexuality, morality and theol- denominational clergy, especially after Foundation, living wills are unnecessary St. Paul reminds us, “If God is for us, ogy, and polarized Christian opinion.” the Episcopal Church approved the because they propose to give rights which who can be against us?”—for nothing can Even Pope John Paul II felt that he ordination of women priests and, later, patients and doctors already possess. separate us from the “love of God in Christ had to call attention to the ecumenical of women bishops. This group expects Living wills are deceptively named—they Jesus our Lord” (Rom 8:31b-39). obstacles that Robinson’s consecration more Episcopal priests to make that have little to do with living and everything I do believe God speaks to us in simple created. When he met with Archbishop decision now that Bishop Robinson has to do with dying. and creative ways. I pray that I have the Williams for the first time, he said in been consecrated. Please, if you have one or are consid- grace to hear and serve. My time of waiting his remarks, “These difficulties are not The Catholic Church will also be ering getting one, research it and pray is over. all of a merely disciplinary nature. affected in other ways, mainly by those about it before you do. Some excellent Ann Tully, Noblesville, Ind. Some extend to essential matters of within the Church who believe, as the Web sites to find out more include the faith and morals.” members of the Episcopal Church’s International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force The pope left unsaid, but certainly General Convention do, that the teach- at www.iaetf.org, Priests for Life at Letters Policy understood, the Catholic Church’s ing about the immorality of homosex- www.priestsforlife.org and American Life Letters from readers are welcome and teaching that homosexual acts are ual acts is outmoded. There continues League at www.all.org. Also, most impor- should be informed, relevant, well- gravely immoral—the position of the to be rejection of the traditional tantly, a very viable and pro-life alterna- expressed, concise, temperate in tone, vast majority of the members of the Christian teachings about the impor- tive to this document is the Protective courteous and respectful. Anglican Church worldwide and of tance of marriage and the purpose of Medical Decisions Document (PMDD) The editors reserve the right to select most other Christians. It’s the human sexuality, and there’s no reason available from the task force by calling and edit the letters based on space limita- U.S. Episcopal Church that’s out of step to think that will change in the near 800-958-5678. tions, pastoral sensitivity, and content. Letters must be signed, but, for serious with sacred Scripture and the Christian future. Monica Siefker, Bedford reasons, names may be withheld. tradition for nearly 2,000 years. Send letters to “Letters to the Editor,” It’s not the entire U.S. Episcopal —John F. Fink Incorrect definition The Criterion, P.O. Box 1717, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1717. insults Italians Readers with access to e-mail may send letters to [email protected]. Father Peter J. Daly, a columnist for The Criterion Friday, November 14, 2003 Page 5

ARCHBISHOP/ARZOBISPO DANIEL M. BUECHLEIN, O.S.B.

SEEKING THE FACE OF THE LORD BUSCANDO LA CARA DEL SEÑOR Melancholy days remind us to prepare for our final home ast week, we commemorated the cold November rain poem is an understated reference to life The readings sometimes sound omi- saints and all souls who are Calls not from out the gloomy earth the hereafter. nous in reminding us of the last days and Ldeceased and marked with the sign lovely ones again. We all mourn our loved ones who pass the reality of a final reckoning, when we of faith. It occurred to me that it has been on to the hereafter at any age, but I think pass from this life to the next. But always a while since I featured the poem of In the last stanza, the poet mourns the it is more difficult to comprehend the the Pauline message and the message of William Cullen Bryant titled “The Death loss and burial of a loved one and con- mystery of death when the loved ones we the Gospel remind us that, as people of of the Flowers.” cludes: lose are young adults, children and espe- faith, we are people of hope. As one of Those of you who have followed this cially infants. How many times I have our funeral prayers reminds us, when our column for years may recall that my And then I think of one who in her heard an elderly grandparent say at the loved ones are taken from us at whatever mom used to recite this poem to me dur- youthful beauty died, wake of a youth or child, “Why couldn’t age, “life is changed, not taken away.” ing gray November. The fair meek blossom that grew up and it have been me?” This time of year we are reminded that faded by my side. I can’t imagine what thoughts people the very meaning of life is governed by The melancholy days are come, the In the cold moist earth we laid her, when have who are not people of faith. In the the eventual call to go home to God. And saddest of the year, the forests cast the leaf, face of grief, our faith is a precious gift. what we treasure in this life is nothing Of wailing winds, and naked woods, and And we wept that one so lovely should In his first letter to the Thessalonians, compared to what is to come. And what meadows brown and sere. have a life so brief: St. Paul reminds us that we do not have we suffer in this life is but passing Heaped in the hollows of the grove, the Yet not unmeet it was that one, like that to grieve as people who have no hope. because in the kingdom “every tear shall autumn leaves lie dead. young friend of ours, We surely grieve the loss of loved ones, be wiped away.” They rustle to the eddying gust, and to So gentle and so beautiful, should perish but we can grieve with hope. Maybe we can see winter as a timely the rabbit’s tread; with the flowers. In the gray of dormant trees and over- reminder to think of the last things and to The robin and the wren are flown, and cast November skies, we might do well to renew our resolve to prepare for the call from the shrubs the jay, The poem not only mirrors the melan- reflect on the mystery of life and death to go home to God. And from the wood-top calls the crow choly tone of the gray November, it is and our reason for a springtime of hope. In a couple of weeks we will begin a through all the gloomy day. also a poignant and touching image of the As if reflecting the winter of life, we new liturgical year and the season of grief of losing a dear friend or loved one, notice that the liturgical readings of this Advent. There is no better time to start Where are the flowers, the fair young especially someone young. I had not read time of year call us to contemplate the over with new spiritual resolutions—to flowers, that lately sprang and stood the poem for about 10 years. It reads a bit last things. accept the grace to be holy. † In brighter light and softer airs, a beau- differently now, after losing a great teous sisterhood? nephew at age 2 and a half and, more Alas! They all are in their graves, the recently, a niece far too soon. Archbishop Buechlein’s intention for vocations for November gentle race of flowers I have never researched the life of Catholic high schools: that they may be a continued sour ce for promoting the Catholic Are lying in their lowly beds, with the William Cullen Bryant so I do not know values of service and giving of one’s life as a gift for others, especially as priests or fair and good of ours. if he was a man of faith. But perhaps one religious. The rain is falling where they lie, but the could choose to see the conclusion of his Los días de melancolía nos sir ven de recordatorio para prepararnos para nuestra última morada a semana pasada conmemoramos las hermosas criaturas como Todos sufrimos la pérdida de los seres pasemos de esta vida a la otra. Pero el el día de todos santos y todas las siempre. queridos de cualquier edad que se van al mensaje paulino y el mensaje del evangelio Lánimas fallecidas y marcadas con más allá, pero creo que es más difícil nos recuerdan que, como gente de fe, el símbolo de nuestra fe. Se me ocurrió En el último verso el poeta lamenta la entender el misterio de la muerte cuando somos personas de esperanza. Tal y como que ya había pasado algún tiempo desde pérdida y la sepultura de un ser querido y aquellos que perdemos son jóvenes, nos recuerda una de nuestras oraciones que presenté el poema de William concluye: niños, y especialmente, bebés. Cuántas funerarias, cuando a cualquier edad nos Cullen Bryant titulado “La muerte de las veces he escuchado a un abuelo ya mayor apartan de nuestros seres queridos: “la vida flores.” Y pienso en aquella que muriera en su decir en el velorio de un joven o un niño: cambia, no nos la quitan.” Aquellos que han seguido esta columna hermosa juventud, “¿Por qué no fui yo?” En esta época del año recordamos que por años tal vez recuerden que mi madre El joven y manso retoño que creció y se No puedo imaginarme lo que piensa la el propio significado de la vida se rige solía recitarme este poema durante los desvaneció a mi lado. gente que no es de fe. Ante el dolor, la fe por el llamado final de volver a Dios. Y días grises de noviembre. En la tierra fría y húmeda la tendimos es un obsequio preciado. En la primera aquello que atesoramos en esta vida no es Llegan los días de melancolía, los más cuando los bosques perdían su fronda Carta a los Tesalonisenses San Pablo nos nada comparado con lo que vendrá. Y lo tristes del año, Y sentimos que alguien tan adorable recuerda que no debemos lamentarnos que sufrimos en esta vida es pasajero de vientos que aúllan, de bosques tuviera una vida tan corta como lo hacen aquellos que no tienen porque en el Reino “cada lágrima será desnudos, prados mustios y castaños. Y sin embargo aquélla no fue injusta, esperanza. Ciertamente lamentamos la enjugada.” Apiladas en los huecos de las arboledas, pues al igual que nuestra joven amiga, muerte de los seres queridos, pero Tal vez podemos ver el invierno como yacen muertas las hojas de otoño tan hermosa y delicada que debía podemos hacerlo con esperanza. un recordatorio apropiado para pensar en Crujen por las ráfagas remolinantes y el perecer junto a las flores. Ante el gris de los árboles adormecidos las últimas cosas y renovar nuestra paso de las liebres; y los cargados cielos de noviembre, resolución de prepararnos para el llamado El petirrojo y el chochín han partido y El poema no sólo refleja la melancolía deberíamos reflexionar sobre el misterio de a volver a Dios. desde los arbustos llaman de los días grises de noviembre, también la vida y la muerte y nuestras razones para En un par de semanas comenzaremos En la penumbra del día y desde las representa una imagen triste y la esperanza primaveral. Como invitando a un nuevo año litúrgico y la temporada de cimas de los leños el cuervo grazna. conmovedora del dolor por la pérdida de la reflexión del invierno de la vida, nos Adviento. No hay mejor ocasión para un amigo querido o un ser amado, damos cuenta de que las liturgias de esta comenzar con nuevas resoluciones ¿Dónde están las flores, las jóvenes y especialmente alguien joven. No había época del año nos llaman a contemplar las espirituales: aceptar la gracia de nuestra hermosas flores que otrora retoñaban leído este poema desde hace 10 años. últimas cosas. divinidad. † y se erguían Ahora lo interpreto de un modo un poco En ocasiones dichas lecturas suenan ante la luz brillante y delicadas brisas, distinto, después de perder a un sobrino de ominosas al recordarnos los últimos días y Traducido por: Language Training Center, cual encantadora armonía? dos años y medio, y más recientemente, a la realidad de un juicio final, cuando Indianapolis ¡Ay! Yace en su tumba, la delicada casta una sobrina que se fue muy pronto. de las flores Nunca he investigado la vida de La intención del Arzobispo Buechlein para vocaciones en noviembre Yacen en sus humildes lechos, con lo William Cullen Bryant, así que no sé si hermoso y bueno de los hombres. era un hombre de fe. Pero tal vez Las escuelas secundarias católicas: que ellas sean una fuente continua para La lluvia cae donde yacen, pero la fría podríamos elegir ver la conclusión de su promover los valores católicos de ser vir y dedicar su vida como regalo a los demás, lluvia de noviembre poesía como una referencia velada a la especialmente en el cargo de sacerdotes o religiosos. No saca de la penumbra de la tierra a vida más allá. Page 6 The Criterion Friday, November 14, 2003

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Phil Milto, president of Milto Cleaners and founder of with a presentation in the auditorium at 7:30 p.m. For “Family Advent/Christmas Traditions: An Afternoon Nathan’s Battle Foundation, will speak at the monthly more information, call the admissions office at 812-934- of Family Fun” from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 23 at the chapter meeting of the Indianapolis Chapter of Civitas 4440, ext. 231. Oldenburg Franciscan Center in Oldenburg. There will be Dei on Nov. 19 at Marian College, 3200 Cold Spring a chance for families to create an Advent wreath, and vari- Road, in Indianapolis. The meeting will begin with a Cathedral High School, 5225 E. 56th St., in Indiana- ous age-appropriate materials will also be provided for Mass at 5:45 p.m. in the Marian College Chapel, and polis, will have a Mass at 5 p.m. on Nov. 13 followed by making ornaments. The cost is $25 per family. For more Msgr. Joseph F. Schaedel, vicar general, will be the cele- an open house from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There will be information, call 812-933-6437. brant. The meeting will continue at the Stokely Mansion, dinner, tours, department presentations and a school pre- and Milto will speak at 7 p.m. about how his son sentation. For more information, call 317-542-1481. Cathedral High School, 5225 E. 56th St., in Indiana- Nathan’s battle with Battens Disease has affected his polis, will present The Elephant Man, a play by Bernard family, his faith and the business of drug research. There Bishop Chatard High School, 5885 N. Crittenden Ave., Pomerance, at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 20-23 and at 3 p.m. on will be a dinner at 8 p.m. The cost of the evening is in Indianapolis, will host its annual open house from Nov. 23. For more information or tickets, call the $35 per person. Reservations for the dinner are needed by 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 16. The event will include Cathedral theater ticket line at 317-543-4942, ext. 436. the end of the day on Nov. 14. For more information or to an official welcome at 12:40 p.m., guided tours of the make a reservation, call Marigrace Bailey at 317-253- school, and the opportunity to speak personally with The drama department of Father Thomas Scecina 1678. members of the student body, administration, faculty and Memorial High School, 5000 Nowland Ave., in board of regents. Also, placement tests for eighth-grade Indianapolis, will present its fall play, The Complete Oldenburg Academy, 1 Twister Circle, in Oldenburg, students will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 6 and Jan. 10. Works of Shakespeare (Abridged). The comedy will be will have its open house from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on For more information, call the admissions office at 317- presented in the school cafeteria at 7 p.m. on Nov. 14 Nov. 29. Faculty members will help current students 251-1451, ext. 2247. and 15. A pasta dinner will precede the show at 6 p.m. demonstrate what an education at Oldenburg Academy Written for only three cast members, the play will present can do as well as answer questions. The evening will end Franciscan Sister Ann Vonder Muelen will present all of Shakespeare’s writings. Tickets are $7 per person or $10 at the door; and $4 for Scecina students, or $5 at the door. For more information or to reserve tickets, call Beth Eagle Scout Project Tebbe at 317-356-6377, ext. 1203. David Andrew Wetterer, member of

Submitted photo St. Lawrence Parish in Indianapolis, St. Francis Hospice will again sponsor a Tree of poses in front of a new parish sign Honor during December at St. Francis Hospital—Indiana- that was his Eagle Scout project. polis, 8111 S. Emerson Ave. The tree will be located in Wetterer managed the building of the the main lobby and will be decorated with ornaments hon- sign, which included design, permit, oring or remembering special people. Each ornament will funding and purchasing the sign, as bear the name of a person being honored or remembered. well as preparing the ground and con- They may be purchased for a minimum donation of $7.50. structing it. The project took nearly All proceeds will benefit the St. Francis Hospice program three months of work to complete and in providing support for terminally ill patients and their the help of volunteers when it came to families. The different styles of ornaments will be on dis- the installation. Wetterer is a freshman play during November and December in the gifts shops of at Indiana State University in Terre St. Francis Hospital-Indianapolis; St. Francis Hospital- Haute. Beech Grove, 1600 Albany St.; and St. Francis Hospital- Mooresville, 1201 Hadley Road. For more information, call St. Francis Hospice at 317-865-2092 or log on to www.stfrancishospitals.org.

The Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Avenue, in Beech Grove, will host three Advent retreats in December. There will be an Advent mini- retreat from 9 a.m. to noon or from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 2 that will help participants enter Advent with a spirit of prayer and anticipation. There will be free child olden rontier ours 2004 care and snacks. The cost is $25 per person. There will be G F T an Advent silent retreat on Dec. 5-7. It will be a chance Call 618-234-1445 or write: 4100 N. Illinois St., Belleville, IL 62226 to retreat from the hectic pace of life and holiday prepara- A full brochure on each tour will be sent immediately upon request. tions. In addition to quiet time, participants will be able to Sponsored by Catholic Shrine Pilgrimage of Belleville, Illinois, a non-profit religious organization experience daily prayer with the monastic community. The offering tours for adults to various sites in the world. All tours are escorted by a priest for daily cost is $140 for residents and $110 for commuters. Also, and Sunday Mass. Fares shown below include round tr ip air on scheduled airlines from Chicag o, there will be an Advent family retreat from 9 a.m. to hotels with private bath, meals, ground transportation, entrance fees and guides. 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 6. The retreat will help families keep (Golden Frontier is independent of Camp Ondessonk & t he Diocese of Belleville.) Jesus in the center of Advent. The cost is $25 per adults and $10 per child (grades 1-8). Children 5 and under are OUR LADY OF NETHERLANDS WATER- GERMANY & AUSTRIA free. For more information or to register, call the retreat Fr. Richard Wiedert GUADALUPE & WAY CRUISE and conference center at 317-788-7581. † Fr. Barry Harmon Ruma, IL MEXICO CITY GERMANY & AUSTRIA. Fr. Jeff Holtman Newton, IL Ten NETHERLANDS WATERWAY days im May to the Bavarian Maryville, IL and Austrian Alps, Munich, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE & CRUISE. Nine days in March. visit Amsterdam, Vincent vanGogh’s Berchtesgaden, Innsbruck, U.S. Conference of MEXICO CITY. Eight days in Oberammergau, King Ludwig’s Linderhof February. From our four star hotel on Paseo works in the Kroller-Muller Museum, the wind- mills of Kinderkijk, the largest group of wind- Castle, the 6th century Marian Shrine at Catholic Bishops’ Office de la Reforma, one of the most prominent Altoetting and northern Austria are to be avenues in Mexico City, we will visit various mills remianing in Holland, the International Court of Justice at the Hague and the famous part of a beautiful spring trip. Shopping for parts of this capital city, gardens, museums, wood carvings or cuckoo clocks in Ober- for Film and Broadcasting churches and enjoy a performance of the Keukendorf Bulb Gardens in full bloom. March 2004 from $1,988 ammergau, and Austrian crystal in Innsbruck Mexican folklore ballet. Included are day trips are added features. Trip has two hotel loca- movie ratings to the mountain city of Taxco and the ancient tions—in Oberammergau, and Berchtesgaden. city of Puebla in the Sierra Madre mountains. May 2004 $1,892 An optional trip to Teotichacain is available. Note: Beginning this month, any films reviewed by February 2004 $1,586 the Office for Film and Broadcasting that would nor- •MEXICO CITY & OUR LADY OF GUADULUPE, •RUSSIAN WATERWAYS, •GREECE & GREEK ISLES, 10 DAYS IN FEB...... $1,586 16 DAYS IN JULY ...... FROM $2,888 9 DAYS IN NOV...... $1,728 mally receive the “A-IV (Adults, with reservations)” •PANAMA CANAL, •DANUBE RIVER CRUISE, •AEGEAN SEA CRUISE, rating will now receive the rating “L (Limited Adult 12 DAYS IN MARCH ...... FROM $1,806 11 DAYS IN SEPT ...... FROM $3098 5 DAYS FOLLOWING GREECE ...... 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FROM $1,769 •GERMANY, 10 DAYS IN MAY ...... $1,892 10 DAYS IN NOV...... $1,748 Elf (New Line) •ALASKA, 8 DAYS IN JULY ...... FROM $1,659 Rated A-II (Adults and Adolescents) because of min- www.goldenfrontier.org imal mildly crude language and humor. Golden Frontier Rated PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) by the 4100 N. Illinois, Swansea (Belleville), IL 62226 Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Phone (618) 234-1445 I would like to receive a more detailed brochure about the following Golden Frontier trips: Love Actually (Universal) AIR & SEA TRIPS COACH TOURS Rated L (Limited Adult Audience) because of several ( ) Rome & Assisi ( ) Ireland ( ) London & English ( ) Southern Illinois ( ) Southern California ( ) Washington, DC scenes of sexual encounters with nudity, a few sexual ( ) Mexico City ( ) Germany Country Side ( ) Ontario 2004 ( ) Little Rock, Arkansas ( ) Panama Canal ( ) Russian Waterways ( ) Greece ( ) Eureka Springs, ( ) Oregon Trail & 2004 references and innuendoes, and intermittent rough lan- ( ) Netherlands ( ) Danube River Cruise ( ) Aegean Sea Arkansas Yellowstone ( ) Colorado guage with an instance of profanity. Waterways ( ) Poland ( ) Venice ( ) Michigan ( ) Florida Suncoast ( ) Freedom Trail Rated R (Restricted) by the MPAA. ( ) Rome & Florence ( ) Sorrento & Almafi ( ) Spain & Portugal ( ) Alberta 2004 ( ) San Antonio Texas ( ) Wisconsin Coast ( ) New Orleans The Matrix Revolutions (Warner Bros.) Name: Rated A-IV (Adults, with reservations) because of Address: much sci-fi violence as well as recurring profanity. City: State: Zip: Rated R (Restricted) by the MPAA. † The Criterion Friday, November 14, 2003 Page 7

As the hearing began, Kopf, an President Bush signed the Partial-Birth ABORTION appointee of President Reagan, said the law Abortion Ban Act into law on Nov. 5, pro- continued from page 1 had “serious vagueness problems” and hibiting the abortion procedure that has

expressed concern that there was no excep- CNS photo by Bob Roller been challenged by pro-life members of tion for a mother’s health. Congress since 1993. Archbishop “Our nation owes its children a different “It seems to me that the law is highly Charles J. Chaput of Denver, chairman and better welcome,” he added. suspect, if not a per se violation of the of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver, Constitution,” he said. Life Activities, said the signing “marks chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee Kopf issued a temporary but indefinite the first time in three decades that our on Pro-Life Activities, said the signing injunction against the law’s implementation, nation has placed any restriction on an marked “the first time in three decades that but he limited the scope of the injunction to abortion procedure.” our nation has placed any restriction on an Dr. LeRoy Carhart of Bellevue, Neb., and abortion procedure.” He called it “a vital three other abortion providers who had filed efforts in supporting the partial-birth abor- that our nation’s leaders agree that partial- step in the right direction for our nation.” the suit. tion ban was to appear in the Nov. 16 issue birth abortion is an abhorrent practice that “We commend the president for his It was Carhart’s fight against a statewide of the National Catholic Register and the has no place in a society which believes in action, and we pledge our prayers and sup- Nebraska law banning partial-birth abor- Nov. 23 issue of Our Sunday Visitor, both compassion and dignity for all.” port to see that this brutal procedure tions that led to the U.S. Supreme Court of which have nationwide circulation. He added, “We hope and pray that the remains prohibited by law and intolerable to overturning the law in 2000. Even while acknowledging that the new courts see the partial-birth abortion proce- the American people,” the archbishop added On Nov. 6, a federal judge in San Fran- law faced court challenges, the ad said: dure for what it is, the killing of children in a Nov. 5 statement. cisco blocked the law. The ruling affects “After eight years, you’ve made history. who are in the process of being born.” The new law defines partial-birth abor- doctors at 900 clinics across the country run This marks the first federal restriction of an National Council of Catholic Women tion as the partial delivery of a fetus from by Planned Parenthood. abortion procedure in 30 years.” president Maggie Gray said that “by pass- the womb “for the purpose of performing The same day, a federal judge in In separate statements issued on Nov. 5, ing this bill, the U.S. Congress has moved an overt act that the person knows will kill Manhattan also blocked the ban, granting a numerous Catholic and other leaders beyond politics so that American law and the partially delivered living fetus” and then temporary restraining order to a network of praised the signing of the ban by the presi- medical practice can work together to pro- performing that act, killing the partially abortion providers, the National Abortion dent. tect rather than endanger partially born delivered fetus instead of delivering it alive. Federation, which filed a lawsuit challeng- “Since this horrifying procedure became babies.” Doctors who violate the ban could face a ing the ban’s constitutionality. public almost a decade ago, the American National Right to Life Committee leg- fine and up to two years in prison. Among the Catholic leaders attending people have shown a firm and unwavering islative director Douglas Johnson noted the The legislation allows an exception to the Nov. 5 signing ceremony at the Ronald resolve to ban it. That resolve has brought 2000 Supreme Court decision handed down save the life of the mother but does not Reagan Building in Washington were us to this historic day,” said the Knights’ on the Nebraska law and the court fight include an exception for the mother’s Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York, Anderson. ahead on the new ban. health. Carl A. Anderson, supreme knight of the “I welcome this law,” said Cardinal “This law will ultimately be reviewed Pro-life members of Congress have been Knights of Columbus, and Gail Quinn and Francis E. George of Chicago. “Children by the Supreme Court, where five justices working since 1993 to ban the procedure. Richard Doerflinger, director and deputy shouldn’t be killed while being born.” in 2000 said Roe vs. Wade guarantees the Bills barring partial-birth abortions were director of the bishops’ Secretariat for Pro- Cardinal Justin F. Rigali of Philadelphia right to perform partial-birth abortions at twice vetoed by President Clinton on Life Activities. called the signing of the bill “a victory for will,” he said. “We can only hope that by grounds that there was no health exception In advertisements on Nov. 5 in women, for unborn children and indeed for the time this law reaches the Supreme in them. A health provision would have ren- USA Today and in a Capitol Hill political all Americans who embrace a culture of Court, there will be at least a one-vote dered the legislation virtually meaningless newspaper called Roll Call, the U.S. bish- life.” He asked for “Catholics and others shift away from that extreme and inhu- because of the broad definition of maternal ops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities and who value the sacredness of all human life mane position.” health given by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Knights of Columbus congratulated to continue to work on behalf of women “The lengthy and ardent opposition to 1973 in its decisions to legalize abortion. Bush “and members of Congress on both and their unborn children and to pray for this ban shows who the extremists really are But even as the president signed the leg- sides of the aisle” for bringing the United the day when no abortions take place in this and how far they will go to defend the islation, U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf States “one step closer to a culture of life.” country.” undermining principle that imposed and was hearing arguments in Lincoln, Neb., on The ad was signed, “With gratitude, mil- Father Michael Place, president and violent death is the solution to the problems whether he should block implementation of lions of Catholics across the United States.” chief executive officer of the Catholic of life,” said a statement from the Iowa- the law. A similar ad thanking Catholics for their Health Association, said, “We are grateful based Lutherans for Life. †

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By Brandon A. Evans It is not unusual for six servers to vol- Second of four parts unteer at a weekend Mass there. Msgr. Schaedel always finds something for them Msgr. Joseph F. Schaedel, vicar general to do—but said that he doesn’t make up and pastor of Holy Rosary Parish in meaningless jobs. Ann Wyand Photo by Mary Indianapolis, believes that altar serving The roles they fill are among the has become a lost art—and an underused “extras” that Msgr. Schaedel said are sym- tool in promoting vocations. bolic for the assembly and for the servers. While serving is by no means dead— During the eucharistic prayer, for nearly every parish in the archdiocese has example, several servers will bear candles, a program for young people to serve at while another swings the incense and Mass and many take it seriously—over another slips into the sacristy to ring the the last few decades the role of server has church bells at the consecration of the diminished. bread and wine. The Criterion recently conducted an “There’s so much that an altar server informal survey of 109 parishes to catch a can do, so much that you can incorporate glimpse of the state of altar serving in the into the Mass,” said Andrew DeCrane, an archdiocese. The survey, mailed to each altar server at Holy Rosary Parish and a parish, represents more than 4,000 servers freshman at Marian College. and nearly 65,000 households. Msgr. Schaedel said servers need to be “I think there’s been neglect of the well-trained or the parish is missing some- ministry of server,” Msgr. Schaedel said. thing. “In other words, the attitude is kind of “I think, whether it’s serving Mass, like, well, we don’t really need them.” schoolwork, sports, you name it,” he said, As a result, he said that some parishes “I think kids appreciate being taught how have poorly trained their servers and not to do something correctly. I think they Elizabeth Eads, an eighth-grader at Central Catholic School in Indianapolis, and Matthew Lynn, a fresh- invested them with much of a sense of appreciate doing it and feeling good about man at Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis, carry candles as they process from the altar at social responsibility. it—feeling that they’ve accomplished the end of the rededication Mass for Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Indianapolis on Feb. 16. Perhaps, he suggested, this minimaliz- something. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein was the main celebrant. ing occurred because many of the roles of “So if you’ve got yourself in a situation an altar server have been made optional; where serving really doesn’t make any people “a feeling of real responsibility and Mooresville. and all too often something that is difference, where you don’t make any real [being] part of the liturgy.” James Vincent, a recent graduate of optional becomes unused. effort to enhance it, so to speak, as a min- That feeling of responsibility, if fos- Jennings County High School and mem- Most parishes use two servers per istry, to have them well-trained, to keep tered, can translate into something larger. ber of St. Anne Parish in Jennings County, weekend Mass, though a handful use them accountable, ….then I think kids Father Anthony Volz, pastor of a young man himself, agreed that getting more. lose interest,” he said. St. Michael the Archangel Parish in involved in other parish ministries could Those who have served know that two That comes back to an idea of social Indianapolis, said past servers “are people be a positive fruit of serving. people is about what a priest needs to responsibility. DeCrane said that the who are very active in parishes today.” Father Joseph Moriarty, vocations cover the basic functions of a server at a servers are in front of the assembly during Serving, he said, can help launch young director, said that whether or not servers weekend Mass. For a daily Mass, one the Mass, and that if they aren’t paying people into deeper involvement with their will be formed with such virtues depends server could do the job. attention, the assembly will be distracted parish. heavily on the leadership of the parish. At Holy Rosary Parish, Msgr. Schaedel as well—but if they are reverent, it will “It’s a training ground for ministry, not “I think if the pastor or the associate or made a policy never to turn any of his help build the same virtue in the assembly. just religious, but all ministry,” said Mary the person who’s in charge knows what servers away from Mass—and many of Shirley Dreyer of the Serra Club of Jo Lowe, a member of the liturgy commit- they’re doing, the kids will know what them attend as many Masses as they can. Indianapolis said that serving gives young tee at St. Thomas More Parish in continued on next page

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S IMPLY THE BETTER CHOICE. The Criterion Friday, November 14, 2003 Page 9 they’re doing, and why they’re supposed If the adult leaders show the servers where you have a school and the kids are part of a Catholic school education and to do it,” he said. that their ministry is important—just like not allowed to come over to serve Mass always was—and I see no reason to Msgr. Schaedel agreed. Even such the ministries of lector, eucharistic minis- during school, I would say that’s … unfor- change that.” things as children having a lack of rever- ters and musicians—then young people tunate,” he said. Father Moriarty agreed, and said that ence regarding the Mass can be picked up will take their cues from that, he said. “As I think back, I don’t remember children can learn lessons of a different from adults, he said. Another thing that Msgr. Schaedel and much about serving Sunday Mass, but I sort from their harder serving Father Moriarty agree upon—in an effort remember a lot about serving daily Mass,” experiences. to continue to improve altar serving—is a Msgr. Schaedel said. “We shouldn’t ignore the amount of Parishes with schools more widespread use of daily Mass Father Joseph Moriarty, vocations education, even in the school of life, if servers. director, said that he remembers fondly you will, that’s going to happen by this that offer at least three “I think having servers at daily Mass carrying his good shoes to Mass early in child having to confront the fact that he’s daily masses before does several things,” Msgr. Schaedel said. the morning when he was young. He got to serve a funeral,” Father Moriarty “It gives them one more opportunity to thinks that giving young people the said. or during school that serve, to practice, [and] it lets them know chance to serve daily Mass should be a Msgr. Schaedel said that getting up use altar servers that the role of the server at Mass, no matter priority for Catholic schools. early for a Mass before school is hard but when the Mass is celebrated, is important.” When children see their peers occasion- teaches a child sacrifice. Currently, about 25 percent of parishes ally leaving class for Mass, Father While some parishes may see having employ daily Mass servers, though it must Moriarty thinks that it essentially says that adult servers as an option, especially for be remembered that there are many “this is the most important thing we do, daily Mass, Msgr. Schaedel cautioned that parishes that do not offer daily Mass, or and we need to keep it at the center of our children should be given the first priority. only offer a couple each week. lives. Everything that we do has to flow “It is one of the few roles during the That number grows when the focus is out of it and flow into it.” liturgy that children can do and do well,” 44% narrowed to parishes with schools that Students who serve daily Mass during he said. “I think in encouraging vocations, also offer daily Mass at least three times a school hours would miss some academic and just from the standpoint of getting 56% week during or before school hours. learning, but Father Moriarty thinks that it them involved in some kind of liturgical There are 34 such parishes in the arch- is an acceptable sacrifice. role, this is something that children can diocese, and 44 percent use daily Mass “I think that’s why parents send their do, and if we don’t offer them the oppor- servers. child to a Catholic school; they have some tunity as often as possible, I think we’re Several other parishes said that they understanding that their education is going missing the boat.” have a school Mass each week that is to happen through and in their religious Msgr. Schaedel said it was his own served by students. formation,” he said. “Why would they experience serving daily Mass that Msgr. Schaedel would like to see that send them to a Catholic school other- became one of many factors in finding his Daily Servers number higher, especially when schools wise?” vocation. have the chance to supply a priest with “For [children] to have the experience No Servers student-servers. of serving daily Mass, even serving (Next week: Encouraging vocations “I would say if that situation exists, funerals,” Msgr. Schaedel said, “that’s through altar serving.) † Vatican Radio pans Matrix Revolutions "I have done my part, VATICAN CITY may Christ teach you (CNS)—Vatican Radio has given The Matrix Revolutions a thumbs down, to do yours." saying the film represents a superficial commercializa- tion of Christian ideas and - St. Francis of Assisi symbols. The movie, which com- pletes the Matrix trilogy, engages in open looting of Marian College is a Catholic college dedicated to the Christian story, the radio said in a review on Nov. 10. excellence in teaching and learning in the Franciscan and For example, toward the end of the film the mes- liberal arts traditions. We believe that it is part of our sianic hero—Neo—stands responsibility to prepare students for ordained ministry or against a cross and appears to turn into a Christlike fig- religious life, for lay leadership, and for careers pursued in ure. the light of the call to service from God. But Neo attains salvation for the human race “not with the heroism of the Beatitudes, but with the In this spirit, with generous support from Lilly Endowment labor and blood of whirling Inc, and others, we have established "Rebuild My Church," and violent duels, in the Oriental style so popular in a multifaceted program that includes scholarships, today’s cinema,” it said. His sacrifice “has noth- coursework, guest speakers, pilgrimages, community ing to do with Golgotha and service opportunities, internships, retreats and more. It is with the Christian path of redemption,” it said. designed to help students at Marian College explore their The film plunders Christian traditions in the faith, their relationships, and their calling in life. Find out most shallow way, using more today. Visit us at www.marian.edu on the web. them “in a direction oppo- site that of the original, in order to commercialize them,” it said. Vatican Radio said The Matrix Revolutions com- FOR ADMISSIONS INFORMATION, bines moments of post- CALL 1.800.772.7264 modern mysticism with stu- pefying violence. 3200 COLD SPRING ROAD “Here once again, New INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46222-1997 Age and Christianity have a chance to meet, but it’s not clear for whose benefit and in the respect of which cul- ture,” it said. Strong Foundations. Remarkable Futures. The Office for Film and "REBUILD Broadcasting of the my church" MARIAN COLLEGE U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has classified the film A-IV—adults, with www.marian.edu reservations—due to its vio- lence and recurring profan- ity. † Page 10 The Criterion Friday, Novermber 14, 2003

Archdiocesan pilgrimage to Ireland Oct. 19–29, 2003 Photos by Carolyn Noone

A Celtic cross marks a grave in a cemetery attached to the Rock of Cashel, a former fortress where St. Patrick once preached.

Left, the domed archway on the grounds of Trinity College at the University of Dublin, also called the Campanile, is sometimes used as a symbol for the college. Above, O’Brien’s Tower sits atop the cliffs of Moher.

Below, a stained-glass window of St. Finbarr is seen inside St. Finbarr’s Oratory.

Right, Msgr. Joseph F. Schaedel, vicar gen- eral, celebrates Mass on Oct. 21 with Father Gordon Mann, left, pastor of St. Wendel Parish in Evansville, Ind., and Father Michael Fritsch, pastor of St. John the Apostle Parish in Bloomington, in a chapel built on the back of the shrine in Knock. The white statues depict the famous apparition that took place there in 1879.

Below, various signs identify Irish locations on the pilgrimage. Left, Joan and Mick McDonald, members of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Indiana- polis, pause at a rock covering St. Patrick’s grave in Downpatrick in Northern Ireland on Oct. 28. Pilgrimage to New York Space has opened up for the Advent archdiocesan pilgrimage to New York for two people sharing a double room. The popular annual trip will take place from Dec. 12-15. The cost of the trip is $899 per person, which includes airfare, hotel, motor-coach transportation, most meals, entrance fees, guide and tips. For more information on the pilgrimage, call Carolyn Noone at 317-236-1428 or 800-382-9836, ext. 1428. † A supplement to Catholic newspapers published by Catholic News Service, 3211 Fourth Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100. All contents are copyrighted © 2003 by Catholic News FaithAlive! Service. Scriptures remind Christians to seek Christ in ever y person By Richard R. Gaillardetz Christian hospitality stands as a challenge to every parish. When I invite non-Catholic friends to Does the character of our liturgies and accompany me to Mass, I am always conduct of our liturgical ministers reflect proud to introduce them to my religious the radical hospitality that characterized CNS photo by Bill Wittman tradition. Jesus’ embrace of the stranger and those After the liturgy, they frequently com- not accepted by respectable society? ment on the reverence and power of rit- Do our parish receptionists recognize ual actions that comprise the Sunday that they are the first face and/or voice Eucharist’s celebration. that newcomers encounter? Is the effort Hospitality is important in parish life made to see that this first encounter is today and was considered vital to the for the stranger an encounter with early Christian community’s life. Christ? The early Christians took to heart the Does our parish reach out to strangers injunction in the Letter to the Hebrews: and seek to meet their needs, spiritually “Let mutual love continue. Do not and materially? neglect hospitality, for through it some Do we greet the homeless at our have unknowingly entertained angels” parish doorstep with a brusque dismissal (Heb 13:1-2). and a voucher to a food bank? Indeed, ancient documents from the Are we as parishes in any way con- first and second centuries testify that the cerned that our Lord one day will declare early Christians had a reputation for before us: “I was hungry and you gave being concerned about the poor and for- me no food, ... a stranger and you gave gotten. This included welcoming the me no welcome” (Mt 25: 42-3)? marginalized and the stranger into their communities. (Richard R. Gaillardetz is the Thomas The early Christians recognized the and Margaret Murray and James J. seriousness of the warning in the Letter Bacik Professor of Catholic Studies at the of James: “If a man with gold rings on University of Toledo in Ohio. He has his fingers and in fine clothes comes written many books and articles, includ- into your assembly and a poor person in ing A Daring Promise: A Spirituality of The call to genuine hospitality demands much of Christians. The early Christians had a reputation for shabby clothes also comes in, and you Christian Marriage, published by being concerned about the poor and forgotten. This included welcoming the marginalized and the pay attention to the one wearing the Crossroad.) † stranger into their communities. fine clothes and say, ‘Sit here, please,’ while you say to the poor one, ‘Stand there,’ or, ‘Sit at my feet,’ have you not Hospitality is an important part of Christian life made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil designs?” By Fr. Dan Danielson communicate with us and how they find neighborhood level, work level and family (Jas 2:2-4). out our Mass times and location. This led level. Some groups have been meeting for The call to genuine hospitality A great deal of effort gets invested in us to create a Web page that is helpful to 15 years. For them, the Church is not sim- demands much of us. Hospitality too bringing the concept of “evangelization” many parishioners and visitors. ply an impersonal mass of people, but a often is reduced to an attitude of friendli- down to the parish level. We also make sure that a person small community whose members act as ness toward those we do not know. Sometimes the question that is not answers the telephone. Secretaries and good stewards of what they have received. I certainly believe that being friendly asked, but needs to be addressed up front, receptionists are told that their primary job One of the last issues we dealt with to others is important, but the Christian is, “When we invite people to our church, is people, on the phone and at the door. was how we welcome newcomers in our virtue of hospitality demands more than what are we inviting them to?” Only when these people have been taken parish. We prepared a folder with infor- mere friendliness. Parish hospitality often depends on care of superbly does other work get done. mation and gifts, and a parishioner meets Hospitality is a stance of openness to whom people sit next to in church. All staff members are required to update with new parishioners in their homes to the stranger as someone about whom I In our parish, we had to help the peo- their voice-mail messages every day. answer questions then remains in contact am to have a vital concern. It is a virtue ple who gather regularly with us on A large parish has many advantages— with them. We also have a wine-and- that demands my conversion, for it calls Sunday to become more open, more car- enough people with enough talent to do cheese social each month for newcomers me to abandon my tendency to put peo- ing of one another and more welcoming. most everything in ministry and enough with child care provided. ple in neat categories that determine how I found that greeting visitors from the money to hire staff—but there are dan- What is critical is a mentality that obliged I am to them. altar and preaching homilies about how gers, too. A large parish can easily thinks in terms of “hospitality.” With that To be hospitable in the Christian sense hospitality is a part of Christian life were become impersonal, where no one really ongoing point of view, all sorts of new is to risk inviting strangers into my life helpful. knows anyone else and people get run opportunities will become apparent. and the life of my community, to attend As a parish, we had to look at whether through a program without personal time to their needs and to affirm the gifts that our large faith community is “user- being spent with them or their issues. (Father Dan Danielson is pastor of the they offer us. friendly.” We have made a strong effort to form Catholic Community of Pleasanton, The call to cultivate the virtue of We examined how people small Christian communities at the Calif.) † Discussion Point Social time builds friendships

This Week’s Question parish ministries in some fashion, and our pastor always sends a welcoming letter to our new parish- What activities or actions make your parish a welcom- ing place? ioners.” (Franciscan Sister Michele Doyle, Madison, Miss.) “One of the things that stands out for me is our kavute (kah-VOO-tay), which is Lithuanian for a coffee hour. “We have a welcoming committee that visits all new [At St. Peter Parish in South Boston], we hold these parishioners of Sacred Heart Church. The members of every Sunday after Mass. Sometimes there’s cake and this committee also serve as greeters at the church coffee, but often it’s an all-you-can-eat luncheon buf- doors before Mass begins.” (Father Terry Anderson, fet featuring Lithuanian food. But this is only a back- Aberdeen, S.D.) drop. It’s really an opportunity for the people who come here to spend some quality time as a real parish Lend Us Your Voice family. The celebration of the Eucharist extends into a An upcoming edition asks: Describe a time when, per- celebration of friendship and togetherness.” (David Skirkey, Boston, Mass.) haps surprisingly, forgiving someone or some group proved all to the best. “We [St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Madison, Miss.] have a large welcoming space at the entrance of our To respond for possible publication, write to Faith church where people can meet and greet before Mass. Alive! at 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. We work diligently to get everyone involved with 20017-1100. † CNS photo by Nancy Wiechec Page 12 The Criterion Friday, November 14, 2003 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink Looking Around/ Fr. William J. Byron S.J. Catholic patriots: Charles and Daniel Carroll The Church’s Fifth in a series In 1779, he wrote in the Maryland His last years were spent in political Gazette against taxation without represen- retirement, though he continued to com- preference for My previous three columns in this series tation, which was to become a battle cry of ment on public events. Since he was the about American Catholic patriots were the Revolutionary War. In 1774, he was last surviving signer of the Declaration of about Archbishop John elected to the provincial convention even Independence, he was highly esteemed the poor Carroll, the first though Catholics could not vote. He served throughout the country. He died at age 95 U.S. bishop. Before on the committee to arm the state and to on Nov. 14, 1832. In 1969, the U.S. Catholic bishops faced moving on to another manufacture gunpowder. As we saw in an Daniel Carroll, Archbishop Carroll’s up to the fact that the Church had no period of U.S. history, earlier column, he was a member of the older brother, was another active patriot national program and another prelate, I committee sent to seek aid from Canada. during the early years of the United funds for direct assis- should say something He successfully swung a hostile States. He served as a member of the tance for the poor. about two other Maryland government to approve a move Continental Congress from 1780–84, was They launched the Carrolls who were also toward independence supported by the a delegate to the Constitutional Campaign for Human ardent Catholic patriots. Continental Congress. He was elected to Convention in Philadelphia in 1789 and Development to fill Charles Carroll of the Continental Congress in 1776 and was one of the signers of the U.S. Consti- this vacuum and began Carrollton was the most influential risked more than most colonists, because tution. providing direct anti- Catholic in civic life during this period of of his large fortune, when he signed the He was a member of the national poverty grants for pro- American history. The wealthiest man in Declaration of Independence. Congress from 1789–91 and one of three jects that meet three the colonies, he was the only Catholic to After the Revolutionary War, Charles commissioners appointed to lay out the criteria: 1) Recipient sign the Declaration of Independence. But was elected a United States senator from site of the capital in Washington, D.C. He organizations have to be working for insti- he had more than that to his credit. Maryland. He was an enthusiastic sup- himself donated a quarter of the land for tutional change that gets at the causes of Born in Annapolis, Md., on Sept. 19, porter of George Washington and the the capital. poverty; 2) the principal beneficiaries of 1737, Charles was educated in France Federalist Party. In 1792, when a new law He too lived to an old age, dying in the projects have to be poor people; and along with his cousin, John, who was two made it impossible to hold two political 1829 at age 96. Indeed, Charles and 3) at least 50 percent of those who plan years his elder. After studying law in posts at the same time, he resigned as a Daniel Carroll made John Carroll appear and manage the projects have to be invol- London for several years, he returned to U.S. senator to retain his position as a to die early in life since John Carroll untarily poor. this country in 1765 to take over an estate state senator. He served his state in that “only” lived to age 80—a month before Now officially labeled the Catholic at Carrollton, Md. capacity until 1801. his 81st birthday. † Campaign for Human Development, this anti-poverty initiative passes the basket in Cornucopia/Cynthia Dewes Catholic parishes across the country every year on a Sunday close to Thanksgiving (Nov. 23 this year). The connection is Time is always of the essence obvious. Show your gratitude by sharing what you have with the poor. In November, among other things, we In military movies, guys “synchronize Las Vegas. I’m sure we’ve all experienced Here in America we used to say “much think about buying new calendars. The your watches” and in real life we try to this dilemma. And, probably, have failed obliged” to express our gratitude for favors human idea of orga- coordinate our calendars. Easier said than to please everyone, including ourselves, small or large. Some of our elders still use nizing time into incre- done, we find, in this busy age. By the more than once. that expression. All of us should hear in ments we can under- time everyone’s work, social, school and This leads to guilt in all its splendid that phrase an echo of a moral obligation to stand is always at play obligations are written down, there’s forms. There’s guilt about being the bad share with those less favored than we in work, and gains sig- hardly enough time to sleep or eat. daughter, father or friend, or guilt about the possession of income and wealth. nificance as we In this jungle of time management, not serving our own needs. There’s reli- Credible Signs of Christ Alive is what approach the “end” of we’re advised to “prioritize,” a manufac- gious guilt or social guilt or political guilt, John P. Hogan calls CCHD projects. That’s the time known as a tured word which ostensibly means to depending upon whom our time choices the title he put on his just-published (Sheed year. put the more important events first. This offend. & Ward) book presenting six case-studies Time itself is a sounds easy when we think only of pit- Then, there’s rationalization, guilt’s that convey the substance and style of the human invention ting family outings against pleasures Siamese twin. Here’s where we decide to good works made possible by CCHD fund- since God probably cares nothing about it. which can be taken at any time. Or, spur- go to the rock concert with our pals rather ing. The selected projects “tell the story In fact, he is time, since he is, was and of-the-moment events we’d love to than the bingo game with Grandma. Later, behind the poverty statistics and the hope always has been. It’s we who are limited attend if it weren’t for the promise we we excuse our behavior by maintaining behind the headlines,” Hogan said. by death for whom time is so important. made to visit Grandpa in the nursing that Grandma would just be losing money Conscientious Catholics who puzzle Not that we use it well, or even appre- home today. gambling and we’ll do something more over the question of why the Church calls ciate it most of the time. Most of us have But, it becomes downright hard when constructive with her another time. Oh, for a “preferential love of the poor” will be said things like, “When we get more we’re trying to figure out whether it’s yeah. helped by this author’s reflection on the vacation, we’ll go visit Grandma,” or more important to attend Junior’s first So, it seems to me, we can forget about famous parable of the Good Samaritan. “Someday we’ll take the kids camping.” soccer game or to play golf when the boss mandated prioritizing, guilt and rational- The Samaritan in the Gospel story is “a And, sometimes we’ve been disappointed invites us to the big deal tournament. We ization. Hard as it is, we need to follow member of an outcast minority.” He takes a and regretful when “more vacation” or need to choose between things like this, our conscience in making decisions about risk and “opts for the victim.” The story “someday” never came. not only because we might want to do how we’ll spend our time, and then stick makes the point, said Hogan, that God “is Still, we’re good at calendars. We hang both, but also because we want to please to them. If we master that, we can work on the side of the victim—the poor, the them up at home or the office, and carry both the people we’d be doing them with. on understanding eternity. outcast. But that doesn’t mean he’s not on them in our purses or palm pilots. We Sometimes it comes down to Junior vs. our side. It means rather that God is push- even have several, upstairs and down, the boss (a.k.a. the job), the wife vs. the (Cynthia Dewes, a member of St. Paul the ing us to see, understand and identify with mom’s and dad’s and each kid’s, here, ball game on TV with the guys, or the Apostle Parish in Greencastle, is a regular the less fortunate in our society. That is the there, in the car and next to the telephone. visit to parents vs. the weekend in columnist for The Criterion.) † meaning of the Church’s ‘option for and with the poor.’ ” Faithful Lines/Shirley Vogler Meister The parable ends with Jesus’ instruction to the lawyer to “go and do likewise.” The Catholic Campaign for Human Develop- Film reveals streetwise Benedictine nun ment puts the same challenge before con- temporary Catholics at the time of Recently, I received an e-mail introduc- funded John Travis House, a halfway haven Festival in Park City, Utah, and the Gold Thanksgiving. ing a documentary film about Sister Helen for male substance abusers in South Bronx, Hugo Award for the best documentary at The six “credible signs” of Christ alive Travis, a 69-year-old one of the worst crime areas in New York Chicago’s International Film Festival. It is in the midst of poverty are an organization streetwise Benedictine City and the poorest congressional district produced and directed by Rob Fruchtman in Pocomoke City, Md., that brings justice nun, who’d formerly in the nation. She did this only a few years and Rebecca Cammisa, who for 18 to poultry workers; an Alexandria, Va., been married with after taking vows as a Benedictine at the months lived at Travis House in order to Tenants’ and Workers’ Support Committee; children. age of 56. However, she first sensed a reli- catch action at any time. a Camden, N.J., group called “Churches The movie will be gious vocation in her teens. Four men are interviewed and fol- Organized for People”; a Southeast Iowa aired on Nov. 18 at Haunted by her own decades-long lowed, each of them with a tragic story. citizens organization aimed at stemming 7 p.m. EST on the struggle with alcoholism and tragic One previously earned a six-figure salary forces that are destroying the family farm; Cinemax cable televi- losses—including the substance abuse- before alcohol took him to the streets, an “Anti-Displacement Project” in sion channel and related deaths of her husband and two then to prison. The dynamics between Springfield Mass., that links community repeated on Dec. 11 at sons—through faith she overcame per- them and Sister Helen are sometimes organization to economic development and 6:30 a.m. I responded to the e-mail by sonal battles and sensed again a calling volatile, but often beautiful. control of assets by low-income people; saying I would tune in—if my husband from God. Watching the surrounding community’s and a Los Angeles, Calif., parish-based and I had cable. To my surprise, TC:DM “I tried to do for other people’s sons love and respect for her is heartwarming, “Safe Passage” program for the defense of & Associates (The Company: David what I didn’t do for my own. It was a sec- as is her prayer life. One day in church, children in troubled neighborhoods. Magdael & Associates) of Los Angeles ond chance … to do it right,” said Sister she holds the hand of a statue of the Jack Hogan laces his narrative with had a video of Sister Helen at my door the Helen. Blessed Mother while chatting with Our excerpts from important documents in the next afternoon via FedEx. That evening, In the film, her only surviving child, Lady as a friend. Other church scenes are body of Catholic social teaching. Readers Paul and I “met” her. Mary, is upset by her mother’s dangerous even more poignant. will come away from a reflective reading She made me both cringe and want to work, wishing she’d instead live with her When watching the film, please read of this book with a better ability to “see, hug her. I also laughed, cried and realized in safety. However, Mary plays an impor- the credits at the end. understand and identify with the less fortu- what a sheltered life I live. Coming from tant role in her mother’s story, but I won’t nate in our society.” a nun, her salty language is startling, but reveal that here. (Shirley Vogler Meister, a member of Christ she also has an endearing side. Last year, the film won the Best the King Parish in Indianapolis, is a regu- (Jesuit Father William J. Byron is a colum- In 1989, she opened the privately- Director Award at the Sundance Film lar columnist for The Criterion.) † nist for Catholic News Service.) † The Criterion Friday, November 14, 2003 Page 13

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time/Msgr. Owen F. Campion The Sunday Readings Daily Readings Monday, November 17 Psalm 50:1-2, 5-6, 14-15 Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003 Elizabeth of Hungary, religious Luke 19:41-44 1 Maccabees 1:10-15, 41-43, • Daniel 12:1-3 persecution. Christians were under great 54-57, 62-64 Friday, November 21 • Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 duress from authorities in Rome. Psalm 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, Presentation of the Blessed • Mark 13:24-32 Maybe this experience led the Evange- list to include in the Gospel text the Lord’s 158 Virgin Mary words about “trials of every sort.” Difficult Luke 18:35-43 1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59 The Book of Daniel provides the first times might come, as they indeed came in (Response) 1 Chronicles reading this weekend. the awful persecution of Nero and subse- Tuesday, November 18 29:10 12 Michael, the arch- quent emperors. But, no power on earth, Dedication of the Basilicas of the Luke 19:45-48 angel and “great not even that of the mighty Roman Apostles Peter and Paul in prince” of the angels, emperor, would be able to thwart God’s Rome Saturday, November 22 is the center of atten- plan of salvation. Even if evil seemed to Rose Philippine Duchesne, virgin Cecilia, virgin and martyr tion in this reading. He prevail, the heavenly forces of God would 2 Maccabees 6:18-31 1 Maccabees 6:1-13 is one of the few descend from the clouds in glory and in Psalm 3:2-8 Psalm 9:2-4, 6, 16-19 angels mentioned by victory. God’s messengers would over- Luke 19:1-10 Luke 20:27-40 name in the Scriptures. whelm any enemy, any representative of Michael’s role in darkness and evil. Daniel was to defend Wednesday, November 19 Sunday, November 23 God’s people. In this Reflection 2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31 Our Lord Jesus Christ the King role, he was God’s servant and instrument. The readings this weekend set the stage Psalm 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15 Daniel 7:13-14 Michael, with the other angels, appear as for next weekend, the great feast of Christ Luke 19:11-28 Psalm 93:1-2, 5 opposites of the devils, the fallen angels. the King. They also address a situation as Revelations 1:5-8 In this reading, Michael protects God’s ancient in Christianity as the days of the Thursday, November 20 John 18:33b-37 people. However, the fundamental point is Apostle Peter in Rome. They speak of the 1 Maccabees 2:15-29 that God protects the good from everlast- devout living among the enemies of God, ing death and defeat before evil. amid harsh times. The setting is very trying, a scene of The first part of the lesson reminds us great distress. Persecution, hardship and that life on earth is no paradise. It has Question Corner/Fr. John Dietzen terror are everywhere. Some will die. How- never been paradise for anyone loyal to ever, the names of all will be recorded. The God. Enemies of God are real, and they dead will awake. Some will live forever. are active. They come, in the words of the Church has not commented Others will be cast into eternal doom. old catechism, from “the world, the flesh Living forever will be the wise. The and the devil.” wise, in the Scriptures’ judgment, are not However, none of these enemies is on question of Mary’s death necessarily persons of high intelligence, strong enough to stand against God. but rather those persons able to perceive God will prevail. His will cannot be A sister in our city, who worked in We have about 100 former non- the greatness of God in all things. thwarted. Jesus is God. Jesus triumphed QIsrael, spoke of visiting the tomb of the ACatholic men who now serve as mar- For the second reading, the Church over the devil, for Jesus rescued sinners Blessed Virgin Mary. I ried priests in the United States, perhaps offers us a selection from the Epistle to the from the ultimate grasp of the devil. didn’t know there was more. Additional numbers are active mar- Hebrews. Christians have nothing to fear because one! Did Mary die? ried priests of the Catholic Church in other This book of the New Testament, Jesus is their guide and protector. Next Why would she have countries, particularly in Europe. majestic in its eloquence and deep in its weekend, the Church will joyfully cele- needed a tomb? A priest’s ordination is not “vacated” message, extols Jesus. Drawing upon sym- brate the feast of Christ the King. † (California) through laicization unless the ordination bols in ancient Judaism, it describes Jesus itself was found invalid for reasons similar as the one and eternal high priest. Jesus On the southwest to those that may invalidate marriage offered the ultimate and profound sacrifice. Readers may submit prose Aside of old Jeru- vows. One with God, Jesus sits at the right salem, on a hill called When a priest loses the clerical state, he hand of God’s throne, judging the good or poetry for faith column Mount Zion, there is a remains a priest, just as a baptized and the bad. He has vanquished all ene- The Criterion invites readers to sub- church named the Dormition (falling Christian does not lose his baptism if he mies of God and of the right and just. mit original prose or poetry relating to asleep) of the Virgin. Christians often later becomes a Buddhist. The priest is not He sanctifies, or makes holy, all who faith or experiences of prayer for pos- referred to death as falling asleep, awaiting permitted to exercise his sacramental min- have been perfected by their turning to sible publication in the “My Journey to the resurrection. istries or publicly function as a priest. God and by having had their sins forgiven. God” column. That church’s establishment goes back However, in severe emergency situations St. Mark’s Gospel supplies this week- Seasonal reflections also are appre- nearly 1,500 years, to fifth-century writ- such as danger of death, he still may end’s third reading. ciated. ings referred to as the Transitus Mariae, validly celebrate Mass and minister the Scholars assume that this Gospel was Please include name, address, parish the passage of Mary. sacraments of penance, Eucharist and the first of the four to be written. Many and telephone number with submis- Christians, especially pilgrims to the anointing of the sick. He is, in other words, believe that it was composed in Rome. sions. Holy Land, wanted to know more about still an ordained priest. It is possible, with Some think that the author had connections Send material for consideration to the death of the mother of Jesus. These the necessary processes and arrangement with Peter. They wonder if the author of “My Journey to God,” The Criterion, works, which are largely fictitious, with his bishop, for such a priest to return this Gospel might not have been a scribe, P.O. Box 1717, Indianapolis, IN 46206 attempted to satisfy that curiosity. later to active ministry. writing at the behest of the illiterate Peter. or by e-mail in care of During the fifth, sixth and seventh cen- A laicized priest is normally free to In any case, the Gospel apparently was [email protected]. † turies, a feast of the Dormition was estab- marry. The rule of celibacy is a longtime written in a time of anxiety, if not outright lished in various areas of the Christian tradition and law of the Church, but— world on Aug. 15, honoring all her prerog- unlike the marriage covenant that we atives as the mother of the Lord. Later, the believe was established by God—celibacy My Journey to God celebration was renamed the Feast of the is a Church law, not a divine command, Assumption. and can be dispensed by the Church. The crypt in the Dormition church con- Marriage vows are not vacated unless tains a sculpture of Mary lying peacefully the marriage is declared invalid or is super- Razor-wire View in death. No one today hints that this is her seded by dissolution through a Pauline tomb or that there is a tomb. Privilege or other tribunal procedure. Layers of razor-wire mesh Did Mary actually die? The question are a viciously spiked maze has been debated for centuries. The Church If I help the poor, fight for justice, etc., between myself and all the beauty has not declared authoritatively one way or Qbut live a sinful life, will my good that holds fast my gaze. the other. deeds cancel out my sins? (Ohio)

CNS photo from Crosiers When Pope Pius XII defined the dogma Sun-drenched horizon, colored by of the Assumption in 1959, he avoided the Sinning is doing something deliber- the sensitive touch of His hand, subject of her death. He said that Mary, Aately to harm oneself or others. This is stretches down from heaven, “having finished the course of her earthly true for biblical commands—the Ten taking my breath away life” (in Latin, “expleto terrestris vitae Commandments, the primary commands with splendor and majestic artistry cursu”), was taken body and soul into of Jesus to love God with our whole heart as only the Master can. heavenly glory. and mind and soul, and our neighbor as ourself—and commands of care for others Looking past the foreground Your column on laicization of priests from Matthew 25. of my current incarceration, Qwas interesting. Outside of the There is no conflict or opposition through my little window, Eastern Churches (with which we in the between these essential Christian responsi- past the high razor-wire fence not without, but within! West have little contact) and a few former bilities. which all but blocks my vision, Lutherans and Episcopalians who are now One cannot be living a life of loving finally, there I see heaven— By Charles F. Boring Jr. married and active Catholic priests, do we service to others and at the same time be really have many married priests in the doing sinful damage to one’s own person Church? or to someone else. To consciously and (Charles F. Boring Jr. is incarcerated at the Miami Correctional Facility near If you can vacate your vows in one intentionally do injury to someone, through Peru, Ind.) vocation, why not in the other? (New any sinful act, is incompatible with any York) moral obligation. † Page 14 The Criterion Friday, November 14, 2003

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Our Lady of the Greenwood Church, Chapel, 335 S. Meridian St., Greenwood. Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, 7 p.m. I NDIANAPOLIS BEECH GROVE Immaculate Heart of Mary MOORESVILLE Church, 5692 Central Ave., Indianapolis. Marian Movement of Priests, prayer cenacle for laity, 1 p.m. Information: 317- Work alongside the 253-1678. Holy Rosary Church, 520 greatest Healer of all time. Stevens St., Indianapolis. Adoration of the Blessed Sacra- ment, between Masses, noon- 5:45 p.m. Information: 317-636- 4478.

SS. Francis and Clare Church, 5901 Olive Branch Road, Greenwood. Mass, 6:30 a.m., adoration of the Blessed Sacra- ment, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet, 11 a.m., Benediction, 8 p.m. Information: 317-859-HOPE.

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Archbishop Daniel M. FOUNDATION Buechlein poses with continued from page 1 departing Catholic Community Foundation Photo by Brandon A. Evans Photo by Brandon (CCF) board members also positive, Stumpf said. Robert Barlow II, from left, The total number of endowments grew from 261 to 275, Patricia DeVault, Mary and the total assets of the CCF grew more than $11 million to Horn, Sandra Behringer just over $90 million—although $10 million of that was a and Paul Corsaro. Each transfer of existing endowments into an endowment fund. received a service award Stumpf also talked about municipal bonds—a way for the during the CCF annual archdiocese, through the Indiana Development Finance meeting and luncheon on Authority, to sell tax-exempt bonds. Nov. 5 at Primo South Because they are tax-exempt, the interest rate that the dio- Banquet and Conference cese must pay investors over 30 years is low—it is an inex- Center in Indianapolis. pensive way for the diocese to raise large amounts of money for construction projects. The archdiocese sold $38 million in bonds in 1996 and $20 million in 2003. The money funded 31 school and charity projects this past year. “We’re still one of only a few dioceses in the country that have used this financing mechanism and we believe very strongly in it,” Stumpf said. The last few years, Stumpf said, have presented numerous or unnecessary.” campaign,” he said. financial challenges to the continued ministry of the local The archbishop said that, after consulting with various The archbishop added that the campaign might be called Church. Health care costs have soared in the last five years, groups, it has been decided that Fatima Retreat House in “Legacy for Mission Campaign: For the Children and Our and property insurance doubled in a single year—and after Indianapolis and his residence will not be sold. Future.” years of continuous growth, Sunday and Holy Day giving was “We have tried to be pro-active, and we have developed “Some ideas for crafting the case of the Legacy for nearly flat in the last year. several strategies to strengthen our parishes and to continue Mission would include establishing legacies for our mission In June, the archdiocese announced it was facing a our help to the poor,” he said. of education, for our home missions here at home, for future $2.1 million operating budget deficit for its central offices An efficiency audit of Indianapolis center-city schools and ministry, and for care for our retired priests, for our retreat and agencies, which resulted in several cutbacks and layoffs. operations is being conducted for free by a professional vol- ministry at Fatima, for our cemeteries.” Also, funding to archdiocesan Catholic Charities and social unteer, he said, and a Home Mission Task Force is being He said that these are some of the ideas that have services agencies from the United Way and the government established to increase understanding of and support for the emerged so far. have gone down. archdiocesan home missions. “Our financial problems are not fully solved … but much Archbishop Buechlein, during the Mass, said that the gath- “The new administrator for Catholic Charities, David Siler, has been and is being done,” he said. “We are setting solid ering that day was meant to do whatever is possible to con- is charged with bringing a new focus and direction to the vari- plans and strategies in place. We are making significant tinue the ministry of Christ in the archdiocese. ous member agencies,” the archbishop said. progress. The future of our archdiocese is promising.” “Jesus asks a lot of us,” the archbishop said. “He gave He also reviewed his concept for moving the local Church Stumpf said that the archdiocese continues to support the himself to us and he wants to be the first love of our lives— into the future—a plan he unveiled earlier this year called “A value of endowments, and related it to a parable of the Lord. and more. He wants us to mirror his love, even to the point of New Moment of Grace 2007.” “I think of it like I think about the parable of the mustard carrying the cross as he did.” Each year from 2004 to 2007 will have a theme that the seed, and I think about our endowments and I think about Later, during the meeting, the archbishop helped bring archdiocesan Church will focus on. these investments we’re establishing as seeds that help us those attending up to date as to how the archdiocese has han- “I am proposing that we begin in 2004 with a focus on a grow into the future,” Stumpf said. dled its mission. mission enhancement and stewardship education initiative,” Archbishop Buechlein urged those present to continue to Besides cutting the central administration of the archdio- Archbishop Buechlein said. “This effort would be aimed at pray, especially to the Virgin Mary and to St. Joseph. cese by about 20 percent, he said, the archdiocese also has strengthening our parishes through stewardship planning and The heart of our mission, the archbishop said, is the self- sought to divest itself of any capital assets that are “expensive parish stewardship education.” less love that Christ asks for, “the selfless love that is much “The year 2005 could be devoted to a focus on our mission more powerful than we sometimes think.” and ministries of adults,” he said, “and could include ideas In his homily, Archbishop Buechlein spoke of such as the renewal of adult religious education efforts and St. Telemachus, a fourth-century Eastern monk who felt Nativity Sets and the universal call to holiness that we share, archdiocesan called to travel to Rome. Individual Pieces and Stables retreats specifically designed as those that would support cou- Upon arriving, he was horrified at what he found happen- Fontanini sizes 5”, 7½”, 12”, 20”, 27”, 50” ples and singles, [and] an archdiocesan-wide conference ing: tens of thousands of spectators watching gladiators fight where we would bring together various adult formation to the death in the Colosseum. groups. One Sunday, he went to the games, jumped into the arena “In 2006, we could turn our attention to the mission of our and stood between the gladiators. He was pushed aside youth and young adults,” he said. “During this year, we twice, but kept trying to stop the fight. would make a concentrated vocations recruitment effort and “Finally,” the archbishop said, “the Roman Prefect’s perhaps hold a youth or schools rally at the convention center command rang out over the crowd. A sword flashed and in Indianapolis. 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Easton, vicar judicial for the arch- issues surrounding the implementation of the Essential comes my way.” diocesan Tribunal, recently was awarded the highest Norms for Diocesan/Eparchial Policies Dealing with “Msgr. Easton is able to research a question of law, honor of the Canon Law Society of Allegations of Sexual Abuse. consulting experts throughout the United States and America (CLSA). He chaired a committee and special task force that pre- beyond,” Magnant said. He became the 2003 recipient of pared the Guide to the implementation of the U.S. Bishops Msgr. Easton said that his involvement in workshops the Role of Law Award at the annual Essential Norms. and seminars at the annual CLSA convention has helped convention of the CLSA on Oct. 15 in Msgr. Easton believes that his work in the CLSA helps him to grow in knowledge and better serve the Tribunal. Portland, Ore. him with his job in the archdiocese. “[The] CLSA has been a great support to my ministry “I certainly was very surprised to “Flowing from the pastoral nature of canon law, I at the Tribunal,” Msgr. Easton said. “Going to the conven- hear that I had been selected,” believe that my involvement with CLSA helps me improve tions have been, in a sense, like a little spiritual retreat Msgr. Easton said. “I have said many my knowledge and skill in this area of ministry,” he said. because of the inspiration I always receive by the experi- times since receiving the award that it “As judicial vicar, I manage the Tribunal,” he said. “I ence of participating at the conventions.” is a humbling experience and one am its chief judge and administrator. This role combines As he continues to be involved in both the Tribunal and Msgr. Frederick C. which made me do some soul-search- the elements of a large dose of administration, of investi- the CLSA, Msgr. Easton said that his Role of Law Award Easton ing to discover how it was I that was gating and judging marriage cases, of investigating and is a sort of obligation for his role in the future. selected.” preparing certain cases to go to the Holy See for papal “I think the award means I must continue to do what I Besides working for the Tribunal, Msgr. Easton also dissolutions of marriage. have been doing, and I plan to do so,” he said. † offers sacramental assistance at Holy Trinity Parish in Edinburgh and St. Rose of Lima Parish in Franklin. He was ordained in 1966 and named a prelate of honor in 1997. “The archdiocese is proud of Msgr. Easton’s achieve- ments,” said Suzanne Magnant, chancellor. “It is always significant when a person with special skills is honored by Once again, St.Vincent is a top hospital for a peer group that is most able to recognize these skills.” Likewise, Msgr. Easton said, “it is one of the greatest neurologyneurologyneurology, neurosurgery and cardiovascular care. honors and affirmations to receive such an award from And once again, we’re the only Indiana hospital one’s peers in this work.” He also said that he admires those who have earned the listed among America’s best in these categories by Role of Law Award in previous years. It has been pre- sented since 1973. U.S. News & World Report. Which means if you’re “The CLSA is a professional associate of canon lawyers and paraprofessionals in canon law who work in tribunals, looking for high-level, compassionate treatment for chanceries, in communities of religious and in other forms of consecrated life,” Msgr. Easton said. the brain, spine or heart, you’ll find it close to home. Father Lawrence O’Keefe, president of the CLSA, remarked on the reasons why Msgr. Easton was chosen in Many thanks to our caregivers and associates. his comments at the convention. “Our society’s Code of Professional Responsibility The honor is all yours. delineates in rather eloquent terms the qualities to which the canonist should aspire,” Father O’Keefe said. “He or she is portrayed as ‘a person firmly committed to Christ and the Church … marked by zeal for justice in the Church, aware that while each individual must sacrifice for the common good, true communion is advanced only when the dignity and fundamental rights of each person are held inviolable.’ ” Magnant said that it is important for people to know the role that canon law—and canon lawyers—play in the Church. “Canon law enriches the Church by providing a legal framework that protects everyone, including the newest catechumen and the most senior bishop,” she said. Read any good “These are laws that govern the laity, religious, clergy and bishops as well as the sacraments, our churches and hospital rankings lately? our administrative system,” Magnant said. “Canon lawyers help the Church interpret and follow canon law in the daily life of the Church.” Indeed, Msgr. Easton reiterated that the bishops involved in the 1967 synod of bishops made it clear that canon law is designed for the pastoral care of souls. “I would say that since it is clear that the CLSA’s con- stitution states that the society is focused upon promoting ‘the use of every method of serving God’s people that comes under the concept of law,’ that CLSA most directly fosters the pastoral care of everyday Catholics,” he said. The CLSA was responsible for providing a translation of the 1983 Code of Canon Law as well as for continuing to provide publications in canon law that are geared to helping people in diocesan governance. Msgr. Easton has served as the organization’s secretary, Relic

Sister Nirmala Joshi, Mother Akkara Anto CNS photo by Teresa's succes- sor as superior of the Missionaries of Charity, accom- panies a relic con- taining the blood of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta www.stvincent.org to a Mass of Thanksgiving in Calcutta on Nov. 8. The relic, which was blessed by Pope John Paul II, sm was to be taken to THE SPIRIT OF CARING parishes in Calcutta during the coming week. Page 18 The Criterion Friday, November 14, 2003

Pickering. Sister of Gene Harden. Grandmother of five. Archdiocesan Healing Mass helps Great-grandmother of four. ORSCHELL, Albert, 76, women heal from pain of abortion Rest in peace St. Michael, Brookville, Oct. 27. Husband of Charlotte By Mary Ann Wyand Please submit in writing to our Jr. and Rich DeCamp. Sister of (Mistler) Orschell. Father of us, ‘My love has always been there for office by 10 a.m. Thursday Louise Bellisimo, Marie Isa- Melanie and Marlene Flaspoh- you.’ before the week of publication; dore, Tullie Newman, Teresa ler, Rebecca Werner, Andrew Women grieving from the trauma of “Let us take advantage of this moment,” be sure to state date of death. Schultz, Frank and Joe Gra- and Marty Orschell. Brother of abortion gathered at St. Michael the Father Volz said. “Let us touch the hem of Obituaries of archdiocesan maglia. Grandmother of eight. Catherine Brackney, Norma Archangel Church in Indianapolis on Christ’s garment in any way possible in priests serving our archdiocese ELDRIDGE, Marie Dolores, Westkamp, Howard and Robert Oct. 29 for an archdiocesan Healing Mass prayer, and let us feel his saving grace are listed elsewhere in The 90, St. Thomas Aquinas, Orschell. Grandfather of 11. intended to help them grow closer to God coming into our lives. Let us ask God to Criterion. Order priests and Indianapolis, Nov. 1. Sister of and address the pain of aborting their restore us to inner peace, which brings us religious sisters and brothers PERRY, Kathleen Frances, Elizabeth Manley, Homer and 71, St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, babies. in touch with God and with one another. are included here, unless they Leo Smith. “God’s mercy is boundless,” Father Let us ask God to heal the hurts of our lives are natives of the archdiocese Oct. 22. Mother of Donna Barr, or have other connections to it; GARDNER, Arthur J., 89, Rena Daprile, Ruth Lester, Anthony Volz, pastor of St. Michael Parish and the hurts we have created for others.” those are separate obituaries St. Louis, Batesville, Nov. 8. David, Fritz and Gary Ruffin. and spiritual director for the archdiocese’s Jesus taught us how to pray with the on this page. Father of Helen Ellinghausen, PFLUM, Jeane, 74, St. Gabriel, Rachel’s Companions ministry, told the Lord’s Prayer, he said. “They’re great Sue Pigmon, Mary Washburn, Connersville, Oct. 31. Wife of post-abortive women and their relatives or words. They say everything about our life BANNING, Ruth K., 77, Anthony and Richard Gardner. Leo J. Pflum. Mother of Bart friends during his homily for the liturgy as people of faith, as Christians, as St. Michael, Brookville, Brother of Sona Lange. Grand- and Randal Pflum. Grandmother sponsored by the archdiocesan Office of Catholics, as people of good will. [The Oct. 25. Wife of Keith Banning. father of 12. Great-grandfather Mother of Jana Rae Fettig, Pro-Life Activities. Lord’s Prayer] says that forgiveness is real. of 18. Great-great-grandfather of four. Mickey O’Connor, Jill Taylor “We come here tonight to lessen the bur- God forgives us, and we must forgive our- of one. SMALL, Annie F., 88, St. Jo- and Terry Banning. Grand- seph, Indianapolis, Oct. 26. den of our lives,” Father Volz said. “We selves and we must forgive others in the mother of 15. HELLMICH, Robert J., 72, know that it is sometimes hard for us to same way.” St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 1. Mother of James and Michael BARNES, Rosalie M., 62, imagine God’s mercy, [but] his mercy is Servants of the Gospel of Life Sister Husband of Leona C. Daeger. Small. Sister of Lester and St. Bartholomew, Columbus, boundless. The world is in need of mercy. Diane Carollo, director of the archdiocesan Father of Mary Lou Gauck, Rooks Falterman. Grandmother Oct. 24. Wife of Jack E. Marilyn Lecher, Dale and Fred of five. Great-grandmother of The world is in need of God’s presence.” Office of Pro-Life Activities, told the Barnes. Mother of Theresa Berg Hellmich. Brother of Evelyn seven. Great-great-grandmother As Catholics and people of good will, he assembly that, “After an abortion, many and Joe Milliner. Stepmother of Kramer. Grandfather of 10. of one. said, we are called to make God’s presence women attempt to bury their grief, deny Wanda Artist, Teresa Bunch and HENN, James, 56, Holy Spirit, SMITH, Philip J., 76, Annun- real to the world by helping others who are their emotions and flee from God.” Karen McIntosh. Daughter of hurting. The Healing Mass is meant to help sup- Johanna Gudauskas. Sister of Indianapolis, Oct. 25. Husband ciation, Brazil, Oct. 30. Hus- Bill and Jerry Gudauskas. of Kathleen Henn. Father of band of Elsie Jean Smith. “We make his presence real to the world port women who are grieving the loss of Grandmother of one. Step- Jeremy Helms, Jessica and Father of Becky Smith-Farfsing through the holy Eucharist, through the children through abortion, she said. grandmother of five. Zachary Henn. Stepfather of and Phyllis Smith. Grandfather sacraments of the Church,” he said. “We “Maybe that woman is not here tonight. BUSHHORN, Bernadette, 89, Elizabeth Sims, James, John of two. Great-grandfather of make his presence real in our own person, Maybe it’s a friend, a loved one, a family St. Charles, Milan, Oct. 18. and Joseph Arbuckle. Brother one. made in the image of God. We are created member. Pray for that individual, who of Mary Hull and John Henn. Mother of Clifford Bushhorn. SPRINGMEYER, Donald R., by God, and God knows us. He knows needs to begin the [post-abortion] journey Grandfather of six. Sister of Anna Hayes. Grand- 72, St. Mary, Greensburg, what we need before we ask him.” of reconciliation to find peace.” mother of five. Great-grand- HULL, Francis J., 76, Holy Oct. 31. Husband of Ruth M. Scripture tells us that Jesus always takes After the liturgy, Sister Diane said the mother of nine. Great-great- Spirit, Indianapolis, Oct. 22. (Lambert) Springmeyer. Father time to listen to people’s needs, Father Volz Healing Mass was “an invitation to women grandmother of one. Husband of Betty A. (Beck- of Regina Badgley, Dorothy said. “He listens intently because he loves to take their pain, sorrow and woundedness CABOU, Eugene J., Jr., 80, man) Hull. Father of Maureen Lecher, Linda Meyer, Sharon us and wants us to connect with him.” to Jesus, the Divine Healer.” St. Joseph, Indianapolis, Oct 2. Cooper, Kathleen Rollins, Siefert and Gary Springmeyer. Every person is in need of forgiveness, Project Rachel and Rachel’s Compan- Gerald, Patrick and Robert Father of Ruth Ann Hoffman. Brother of Joanne Clark, he said, and God offers his love and mercy ions are confidential Church ministries that Hull. Grandfather of 13. Great- Grandfather of three. Juanita Scheidler, Cliff, John, grandfather of five. to everyone. help women overcome the devastating CALLAHAN, Alberta H., 98, Vincent and Wayne Spring- “The beautiful gift of the sacrament of effects of their decision to kill their child in St. Therese of the Infant Jesus LAMKIN, Martin, 80, meyer. Grandfather of 10. reconciliation is that we acknowledge our abortion, she said, and begin to discover St. Isidore, Bristow, Oct. 24. (Little Flower), Indianapolis, TUTTLE, Judith Ann need for forgiveness and our imperfec- true healing and peace. Oct. 21. Father of Ann Hay and Arthur Lamkin. Brother of Hazel (Cunningham), 60, St. Luke, tions,” he said, “and we can walk away “Abortion is the big lie,” Sister Diane CANFIELD, Roumilda A., 91, Limes and John Lamkin. Indianapolis, Oct. 29. Wife of enlightened by Christ.” said. “As abortion mills prosper, lives are St. Louis, Batesville, Oct. 30. Grandfather of two. Peter Q. Tuttle Sr. Mother of In the Scriptures, Jesus tells people that lost and women suffer, grieve and agonize Sister of Irene Kirk. Aunt of Emily DeMilt, Elizabeth LAWLEY, Margaret, 92, their faith has saved them then encourages over the choice they made. Rachel’s several. French, H. Alexander and St. Therese of the Infant Jesus them to go and sin no more, Father Volz Companions is a support group that meets CARDENAS, James Manuel, P. Quinn Tuttle. Sister of Kath- (Little Flower), Indianapolis, said. Through the sacrament of reconcilia- weekly for three months. I encourage any 42, Holy Name, Beech Grove, Oct. 7. Mother of Margaret leen DuPont, Nancy Famulari, tion, people of faith continue to be enlight- woman who is suffering from the experi- Oct. 17. Husband of Kerry F. Morse. Grandmother of 13. Cynthia Kirles and Barbara ened by the love of Christ. ence of abortion to contact me so she can (Taylor) Cardenas. Father of Great-grandmother of 20. May. Grandmother of 10. “The presence of Jesus changes people’s begin or continue to heal. All calls to me Cameron, Taylor and Joseph Great-great-grandmother of VALENTINE, James, 75, Cardenas. Brother of Marta lives,” he said. “God’s love and mercy are completely confidential.” one. St. Paul, Sellersburg, Oct. 28. Smith, Anthony and Michael doesn’t cost anything. It’s free … [but] we A woman who drove more than an hour Cardenas. MAHONEY, Carolyn E., 68, Husband of Stella Valentine. don’t trust many things that are free. I think to attend the Healing Mass said she had an Father of Donna Blevins, Judy CATHEY, George H., Sr., 88, Christ the King, Indianapolis, the world has such a hard time accepting abortion 20 years ago and has to live with Oct. 19. Mother of Carolyn Largan, Phyllis Scharrer, Curtis God’s love and mercy because trust hasn’t her decision every day. St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Wadkins, Jim and Richard Nov. 1. Husband of Helen E. Jean Sutherlin. Sister of Bar- been a part of many people’s lives.” “The Mass was very meaningful for Valentine. Brother of Robert (Preuss) Cathey. Father of bara Mascari and Suzanne Citing the Scripture passage about the me,” she said. “Post-abortive women need Valentine. Grandfather of 10. Sylvia Monroe and George Smith. Grandmother of two. lost sheep in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of to know that they have God’s forgiveness. Cathey Jr. Brother of Violet McKENNA, Agnes Marie, 81, Great-grandfather of five. Luke, Father Volz said that sometimes our Many women just block it out and are in Case, James and Melvin St. Joseph, Indianapolis, WOLFE, Elizabeth Ann, 82, faith is weak and we stray from God, but denial. They have to face their feelings in Cathey. Grandfather of seven. Oct. 21. Sister of Esta Dearduff, Holy Family, New Albany, “Jesus runs after us, embraces us and says order to heal, but the pain is so great.” Great-grandfather of 17. Mary Lentz, Margaret Ritter, Oct. 29. Mother of Kathleen ‘Come home.’ ” DeCAMP, Cecilia Marie, 75, Albert, Fred, George, Harry, Sisk Priddy, Leslie, Nelson Jr. Robert and William McKenna. Whenever we have doubts about God’s (For more information about Project St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, and Dr. Thomas Wolfe. Sister love for us, he said, “we can remove those Rachel or Rachel’s Companions, call Nov. 4. Wife of James MURPHY, Pauline, 89, of Bonnie Ellenbrand, Judy doubts by simply saying, ‘I believe.’ Our Servants of the Gospel of Life Sister Diane Jagielski, Jerry and Merle DeCamp. Mother of JoAnn St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute, anxiety can be lessened and even elimi- Carollo at 317-236-1521 or 800-382-9836, Ruiz, Susan Wells, Dan, James Oct. 28. Mother of Janet Denny. Grandmother of nine. † nated in the presence of God. Jesus says to ext. 1521.) †

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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Members of on the jagged edges of this [farming] sys- the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops tem.” opened their fall general meeting in He said the document, developed and Washington on Nov. 10 by hearing a chal- written over the past four years, was not lenge from their president to direct “the “a typical conference document” in that it CNS photo by Paul Haring energy of the whole Church” to the eradi- offers a combination of pastoral message, cation of sexual abuse and the healing of statistics from various government and its victims. private research agencies, a summary of Shortly after Bishop Wilton D. Gregory Catholic social teaching and a proposed of Belleville, Ill., made that call, the bish- agenda for action. ops approved the addition of one full-time The bishops were to vote on “For I Was and two part-time staff members in their Hungry and You Gave Me Food: Catholic Office for Child and Youth Protection at a Reflections on Food, Farmers and cost of more than $265,000 through 2005. Farmworkers” on Nov. 12. Failure to approve the new posts On another issue, Bishop Donald W. “would look like our institutional memory Trautman of Erie, Pa., called a proposed has been lost,” said Coadjutor Bishop document on popular devotions a pastoral Joseph A. Galante of Dallas. statement that is intended to take a “sup- The bishops also had more than a portive and encouraging approach” to dozen other topics to deal with during such devotions in the lives of Catholics. their Nov. 10-13 meeting, held at the But the statement stresses that the prac- Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill. tices “do not replace the liturgical life of Documents on agriculture, popular the Church; rather they extend it into daily devotions, socially responsible invest- life.” ment, stewardship, conflict-of-interest pol- The stewardship document, introduced icy and several liturgical matters received by Bishop Sylvester D. Ryan of Monterey, Indianapolis Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, left, and Bishop Tod D. Brown of Orange, Calif., pray for preliminary discussion on Nov. 10 but Calif., is aimed at young adults, asking deceased bishops from around the country at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ general meet- were to be voted on later in the meeting. them to change the world by using their ing in Washington on Nov. 10. The bishops opened their annual fall meeting with agricultural reflec- The first day also had an international gifts and skills to embrace the Church’s tions and clergy sex abuse issues among their agenda items. flavor, with reports by Bishop Paul social teachings. A vote on whether to Nguyen Van Hoa of Nha Trang, Vietnam, accept the document was set for Nov. 12. rites for Sunday worship when no priest is Catholics in Public Life” issued in president of the Vietnamese bishops’ con- Archbishop James P. Keleher of Kansas present—that were to come up for a vote January by the Vatican Congregation for ference, and by Coadjutor Archbishop City, Kan., asked the bishops to adopt a on Nov. 12. the Doctrine of the Faith. Diarmuid Martin of Dublin, Ireland. policy to prevent conflicts of interest in The bishops also heard a report on Still to come in the meeting was the Archbishop Martin, the former Vatican conducting business and to update their Nov. 10 on plans for their 2004 special election of a new USCCB secretary and a representative at U.N. agencies that are guidelines for socially responsible invest- assembly in Denver, which will involve new chairman for the Committee on Pro- based in Geneva and former secretary of ing. discussions of a possible plenary council Life Activities, as well as the selection of the Pontifical Council for Justice and He said the bishops do not have a con- of the U.S. Church. No decision will be eight chairmen-elect. Peace, spoke on issues of war and peace flict-of-interest policy and that the current made on that issue at the June assembly, Added to the agenda at the last minute 40 years after the encyclical, “Pacem in guidelines, adopted in 1991, do not reflect however, said Archbishop Daniel M. was consideration of a document on same- Terris.” new concerns such as stem-cell research, Buechlein of Indianapolis, chairman of the sex marriages prepared by the Committee Bishop Ronald M. Gilmore of Dodge pornography, land-mine production, labor Ad Hoc Committee on a Plenary Council. on Marriage and Family. The document, City, Kan., chairman of the bishops’ Ad sweatshops and predatory lending. Bishop John H. Ricard of Pensacola- called “Between Man and Woman: Hoc Committee on Agriculture Issues, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago Tallahassee, Fla., made a follow-up report Questions and Answers About Marriage introduced the agriculture document by introduced two liturgy documents—one on the “Doctrinal Note on Some and Same-Sex Unions,” had not been saying that “men and women are impaled on concelebrated Masses and one on the Questions Regarding the Participation of made public as of Nov. 10. †

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