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August 16, 2013 Vol For the Journey Columnist Effie Caldarola reflects on meeting compassion with action, page 12. Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com August 16, 2013 Vol. LIII, No. 44 75¢ New State Department Sean Gallagher Photo by office created The adventure to engage with faith-based groups of obedience WASHINGTON (CNS)—The creation of the Office for Engagement with Faith-Based Communities at the State Department, announced on Aug. 7, follows long-standing criticism that U.S. diplomacy has been too separated from the realities of the importance of religion. In remarks at the State Department in announcing the establishment of the office, Secretary of State John Kerry said that after discussing at length the global impact of religion with leaders from around the world who are involved in interfaith efforts, it’s time to do more than “just to talk about a better dialogue. I think we have to stand up and deliver one. “We need to recognize that in a world where people of all faiths are migrating and mingling like never before, where we are this global community ... we ignore the global impact of religion, in my judgment, at our peril,” Kerry said. More than a dozen federal agencies, ranging from the Department Retired Benedictine Archabbot Bonaventure Knaebel, 94, stands at the main doors of the Archabbey Church of Our Lady of Einsiedeln, the church of of Education to Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad, on July 17. Homeland Security and the Corporation for National and Community Service, Retired Benedictine archabbot marks have offices intended to help form partnerships 70 years as a priest, 75 as a monk between the agency and faith-based By Sean Gallagher in 1966. “He is one of the most obedient monks, John Kerry and neighborhood During his 75 years as a monk, really, in a way, that I know,” Archabbot organizations. ST. MEINRAD—“When you make the Archabbot Bonaventure has also served as Justin said. “He’s the kind of guy who, The State Department has long been vow of obedience, you don’t know what’s a seminary instructor, a missionary in Peru, as abbot or when I was prior, I could ask criticized, for instance by the independent going to happen.” temporary administrator of monasteries in him, ‘Could you do this?’ or ‘I need this U.S. Commission on International Religious That was how retired Benedictine Mexico and the United States, chaplain of to be done,’ and he’d say ‘Certainly.’ He Freedom, for inadequately educating Archabbot Bonaventure Knaebel of St. Paul Hermitage in Beech Grove and would do it.” personnel about the range and depth of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad pastor or administrator of three parishes in Archabbot Bonaventure’s adventure religious issues and for not engaging more succinctly summarized his 75 years as a the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. of obedience started while growing up in with religious entities. monk and 70 years as a priest. It was to all of these places and these New Albany. A white paper produced by the State Born in 1918 in New Albany, he wide and varied ministry experiences that Department-created Religion and Foreign professed his monastic vows during the Archabbot Bonaventure’s fidelity to his Discerning his calling early on Policy Working Group last fall warned Great Depression in 1938, was ordained a vow of obedience led him. The archabbot showed an interest in that ignoring or minimizing the important priest at the height of World War II in 1943 Benedictine Archabbot Justin DuVall, the priesthood when he was in the seventh role religion plays “because we are and elected archabbot of Saint Meinrad in Saint Meinrad’s current leader, admires his grade at the former Holy Trinity School in uncomfortable with them, or do not have 1955, eventually resigning from the office predecessor’s dedication to obedience. See BONAVENTURE, page 8 See FAITH-BASED, page 2 Golfer’s cross-country journey Submitted photo confirms that God and life are good By John Shaughnessy an environmentally friendly golf ball that’s supposed to eventually become fish food. It was the easiest and most memorable “It was like another shot, but what really shot that Luke Bielawski would take made it special were all the friends and during his 93 days of hitting golf balls family members being there with me. There across the United States from California to were about 30 in total. My 91-year-old South Carolina. great-aunt made a 12-hour ride from Gripping a 6-iron, the 24-year-old Louisville to be there for my last shot. That Bielawski stood over the golf ball on the was very humbling.” beach in front of As the golf ball plopped into the the clubhouse of Atlantic, Bielawski ended his three-month The Ocean Course cross-country adventure—a journey he at Kiawah Island in made in hopes of raising at least $100,000 South Carolina on to help youths receive a Catholic education Aug. 10. at Providence Cristo Rey High School in “There was Indianapolis, a college preparatory school nothing to aim for that combines academics with a work- but a big body of study program for its students from mostly water,” he said with low-income backgrounds. a laugh, recalling “The trip solidified how good life is, and Luke Bielawski hits his final shot at his shot into the that God is good,” said Bielawski, a 2007 Kiawah Island, S.C., on Aug. 10. Luke Bielawski Atlantic Ocean with See JOURNEY, page 2 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, August 16, 2013 JOURNEY Submitted photo continued from page 1 graduate of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis and a member of Holy Spirit at Geist Parish in Fishers, Ind., in the Lafayette Diocese. “I met a lot of great people. It solidified my belief that we have to live every day as our last—to meet new people and do new things every day.” During an interview on Aug. 12—less than a day after his return to his family’s home in Indiana—Bielawski also shared some of the other highlights, adventures and statistics of a trip that included meeting an American president and escaping from a mountain lion. Most frightening moment: “I was sleeping outside in California late at night when I heard this deep heavy breathing. A mountain lion was inching closer. I grabbed my flashlight and shined it in the direction of where I thought the cat was. I was able to see his huge shadow Family and friends were on hand in South Carolina on Aug. 10 to see Luke Bielawski end his cross-country journey to raise funds for scholarships running away.” for Providence Cristo Rey High School in Indianapolis. Favorite memory: “I can’t pick just one. The beginning was a great memory. Seeing the stars at night in the middle First thing he was looking forward to doing after his “We’ll definitely be able to provide scholarships for of nowhere. Getting to know the Kniepkemps [a family return to Indiana: “I already slept in my bed. I’m looking students at Providence Cristo Rey, but I’m not sure the that befriended him when his truck broke down in New forward to seeing my grandparents.” exact number yet. We’re having a golf outing on Sept. 16 Mexico.] Meeting President George W. Bush was the honor Next time he wants to pick up a golf club: “This at Eagle Creek golf course to raise more money.” of a lifetime. Seeing the Fourth of July fireworks on the afternoon. I’m addicted. It’s a great game.” Next adventure: “I start my last semester of law river in Shreveport, Louisiana. And the final shot with all Number of miles he traveled, and number of states school on Monday [Aug. 19, at Indiana University School my friends and family there.” he passed through: He hit golf balls 2,980 miles through of Law in Indianapolis.] I graduate in December. We’ll Number of swings on the trip: 46,870, including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, have to see what adventures are waiting after that.” 1,092 swings in one day in New Mexico. Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Number of lost balls on the trip: 5,540, including 121 Amount of money he has raised: It’s still being (For more information about Luke Bielawski’s adventure, lost balls during one day in Arizona. tabulated, he said. The total was at $42,000 on July 11. log on to the website, www.getonthegreen.org.) † 1960, and served as a consultant to the that religion poisons everything, while said Casey. FAITH-BASED Project on Religion and Post-Conflict others were saying that religion would The new office is not intended to continued from page 1 Resolution at the Center for Strategic and save and solve everything. You knew, “create a new silo that addresses religion International Studies. however, that the reality was somewhere in an isolated manner,” Casey said. time or interest to understand them Kerry said engagement—which he in between.” “Rather, we are seeking to multiply the in context, is no longer an option for described as a two-way street—is the He said that he admired Kerry’s engagement with religion that already U.S. policy.” goal of the office. “Our job at the State “willingness to defy the conventional exists across the bureaus and offices of Kerry also announced that the office Department is not just to proclaim or wisdom that dictated religion was a this great organization.” would be headed to stand up and purely private, personal choice, and thus Melissa Rogers, director of the by Shaun Casey, pontificate about communities bounded by faith must White House Office of Faith-Based and professor of the things that we be entirely left outside of discussions Community Partnerships, said the office Christian ethics at want.
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