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CriterionOnline.com December 11, 2009 Vol. L, No. 11 75¢ Paint to pilgrims: All ‘Hope for a new life’ part of the job for Franciscan at Nativity church Submitted photo/Kent Hughes Submitted photo/Kent BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS)— Supervising painters, welcoming pilgrims and helping to solve territorial disputes—it’s all part of a day’s work for the priest at the church marking where Jesus was born. Franciscan Father Jerzy Kraj—a 49-year- old, self-described optimist—calls his job as guardian of the Church of the Nativity “an honor and a big responsibility.” In early November, when the Polish priest got the go-ahead for renovations on the Church of St. Catherine in the Nativity complex, many told him it would be impossible to have the work done in time for the first Sunday of Advent. Father Jerzy brought in Polish volunteers, and by Nov. 29 had a freshly painted sanctuary with energy- saving lighting. The Church of St. Catherine had not been painted in 10 years and the lighting was at least 50 years old, See related editorial, said Father Jerzy, page 4. who is in his third year of overseeing Christmas preparations at the Church of the Nativity complex. Two brothers who will temporarily reside at the new Holy Family Shelter in Indianapolis with their parents and siblings enjoy play time together in the Many of the preparations are traditional. children’s day care center during a Dec. 6 open house. Every year a statue of the baby Jesus is placed underneath the altar in the Church of St. Catherine, and is revealed by the Latin New Holy Family Shelter’s mission still helps patriarch of Jerusalem as the Gloria is sung on Christmas, he said. homeless families seeking to rebuild their lives “We try to think of some symbolic decorations, to make some actualization from By Mary Ann Wyand former Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet celebrant for a Mass of Thanksgiving on historical events. Last year, it was a big Bible. convent adjacent to historic Sacred Heart of the second Sunday of Advent and the feast This year, we are trying to do something with Just in time for Christmas, the staff of the Jesus Church on the near south side in Indian- of St. Nicholas that included prayers for mother-of-pearl and the star of Bethlehem, but new Holy Family Shelter in Indianapolis apolis as an emergency assistance facility for “the homeless of our community, that we we have time still. Nothing is definite,” the will welcome up to 30 homeless families families experiencing a financial crisis. might recognize their needs as our needs, priest said in late November. under its roof during Advent in the hope of Twenty-five years after welcoming the first and respond with compassion and love.” The Franciscans built the Church of helping them rebuild their lives with temporary residents, the shelter has outgrown Msgr. Joseph F. Schaedel, vicar St. Catherine in 1882, about 125 years after educational and social services assistance. its aging facilities due to a significant increase general, and Father John McCaslin, the the ruling sultan of Constantinople declared The new shelter was dedicated by in the number of homeless families in need of pastor of Holy Trinity and St. Anthony they could not use the adjacent Church of the Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein during a safe place to live and a variety of social parishes in Indianapolis, were concele- Nativity. The Franciscans regained their rights a Mass of Thanksgiving on Dec. 6 at services. brants. Father Aaron Jenkins, associate to worship in the Church of the Nativity in Holy Trinity Church in Indianapolis. During 2008, the shelter staff served director of vocations and chaplain of 1852, when the Status Quo agreement— Constructed next to the historic church at 229 homeless families and helped the parents Father Thomas Scecina Memorial High regulating the jurisdiction of and access to key 907 N. Holmes Ave. on the near west side in locate permanent or transitional housing. Also School in Indianapolis, assisted the Christian sites in the Holy Land—was Indianapolis, the red brick multiservice last year, the staff assisted 206 adults who archbishop as the master of ceremonies. formulated. shelter is an archdiocesan Catholic Charities were able to obtain employment while living “Can we not say that [St. Nicholas], The traditional Christmas midnight Mass agency, and a beacon of hope for married at the shelter. this great saint of charity, brought See NATIVITY, page 2 couples, families, single parents with Archdiocesan plans for a larger shelter something wonderful to this Holy Trinity children and expectant mothers who have no began nearly six years ago, and the result neighborhood?” Archbishop Buechlein place to call home. is a 30,000 square foot facility with asked in his homily. Holy Family Shelter was founded on 23 bedrooms, a medical examination room, “After Mass, we will bless and Nov. 19, 1984, at 30 E. Palmer St. in the case management services office, offer thanks for this awesome gift of employment and housing classroom, Holy Family Shelter and those who make homework room, children’s resource room, it possible,” he said. “… Holy Family children’s playroom, family recreation room, Shelter is a concrete and practical dining room, spacious kitchen and multiple expression of the mission and ministry of bathrooms. charity, which we all share, … a practical “It’s beautiful,” said David Siler, the expression of charity that arose from the executive director of the Secretariat for inspiration of prayer many years ago. Its Catholic Charities and Family Ministries, new expression here at Holy Trinity during a Dec. 6 open house as he stood [Parish] carries on that practical charity of outside the children’s playroom, where day extending God’s care to those in need for care services will be provided while parents many years to come.” complete life skills instruction, attend job At the conclusion of the liturgy, interviews and begin new employment David Bethuram, agency director of opportunities. Catholic Charities Indianapolis, told The new Holy Family Shelter, an archdiocesan “It’s a great day today,” Siler said. “This Holy Trinity parishioners and guests that Catholic Charities agency, was blessed by was just an idea almost six years ago. So construction of the new shelter has been a Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein on Dec. 6, the many people, in the community and on the story of hope. feast of St. Nicholas, at the conclusion of a part of Catholic Charities, helped make this “Over the course of 25 years, the Mass of Thanksgiving at the adjacent [shelter] possible. It’s a proud day, a really shelter has housed over 9,000 families,” Holy Trinity Church. Halstead Architects and proud day.” Bethuram said. “Knowing the increased CPM Construction worked together on the Before the open house, Archbishop need in Indianapolis for emergency 30,000 square foot shelter for homeless families. Daniel M. Buechlein was the principal See SHELTER, page 8 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, December 11, 2009

three Churches, although even recently there NATIVITY have been disputes about such things as who continued from page 1 has the right to wash certain parts of the church. Hill photo/Debbie CNS takes place in the Church of St. Catherine, This year marks the 800th anniversary of and prayers later in the day are said in the the founding of the Franciscan order and the grotto of the Church of the Nativity. 700th anniversary of official confirmation Father Jerzy said that often the from the sultan of Cairo allowing the Greek Orthodox and Armenian monks, Franciscans to have a presence in the with whom they now share rights to the Holy Land. Church of the Nativity, call on the Father Jerzy, the oldest of nine siblings, Franciscans to help resolve disputes. began to feel his vocation as a teenager “When they have problems, they come to while studying in a private Franciscan high the Franciscan salon, and we drink coffee school near Krakow, Poland. At the age of and we talk and try to [help solve the 19, he joined the Franciscans and finished problem],” said Father Jerzy, who also his studies in the Holy Land. teaches moral theology at the Franciscan When he was ordained in 1986, International Seminary in Jerusalem. Father Jerzy sought permission to remain in “There is good cooperation,” he said Jerusalem in the service of the Franciscan about the current relationship among the Custody of the Holy Land, which coordinates the reception of pilgrims and Polish Franciscan Father Jerzy Kraj and Franciscan Brother John Bomah of Ghana sweep up sustains the Christian presence in the debris left from renovations in the Church of St. Catherine in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Nov. 26. Holy Land. The church, located within the Church of the Nativity complex, was undergoing some refurbishing He has remained close to his family in before Christmas. Poland, and his parents, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year, daily procession at noon, around which the [body and] blood of Christ, to believe in the came on their fourth pilgrimage to the friars arrange their daily schedules. same mystery of the sacraments.” Holy Land. As the Franciscan guardian in Bethlehem The Franciscans also take very seriously “I know I will go visit them [family] for and the Church of the Nativity, Father Jerzy their service to the pilgrims who come visit vacations, but I know my life, my vocation, said he has the opportunity to “enter into the church, said Father Jerzy, and it is a joy is in the Holy Land,” he said. deep reflection with the mystery of the to see the pilgrims coming with open hearts. The main role of the Franciscan presence Incarnation.” “Pilgrims come [to the Holy Land] once in the Church of the Nativity is to care for “It is very important to me that we are in a lifetime, and we must ... give them the the spiritual life at the shrine, so the church celebrating in this holy place the Eucharist” opportunity to feel as if they are in their The guardian of the Church of Nativity, Polish does not become a museum, but rather because the same mystery of the Nativity is home,” he said. “In Bethlehem, we celebrate Franciscan Father Jerzy Kraj, center, leads daily continues to be a place where God’s also in the Eucharist, he said. the Nativity all year; we have pilgrims prayers in the grotto of the church in Bethlehem, presence is truly felt, he said. “The Virgin Mary, Joseph and the celebrating every day.” West Bank, on Nov. 26. He said the main role of The friars maintain an organized shepherds didn’t know [the baby] was Jesus; These pilgrims, who have continued to the Franciscans at the site, which is traditionally schedule of worship, with two morning they had to believe it was Jesus, son of God. come to the Holy Land for centuries despite held to be the birthplace of Christ, is to care for Masses at the Franciscan altar at the manger The same way we have the wine and bread ongoing violence and tensions, are “a sign of the spiritual life at the shrine. in the Church of the Nativity grotto and a on the altar, and we have to believe it is the hope of the Christian presence,” he said. † First U.S. ambassador to Vatican, William A. Wilson, dies at age 95 CARMEL, Calif. (CNS)—The the Holy See, Wilson’s position was when such contacts were forbidden by U.S. Mass” with Pope John Paul II, he told first U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, elevated to that of ambassador. policy. Wilson stepped down from the the quarterly. “It is always an amazing William A. He served in the post until May 1986, ambassadorial post soon after that trip was and emotional experience to be in his Wilson, died on when he resigned to return to private life. made public. presence. Having the chance to count so Dec. 5 at his Details on funeral arrangements for He and his wife, Elizabeth, met then-actor many wonderful clerics—from the home in Carmel. Wilson had not yet been announced when Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, in about highest to the lowest ranks—as personal He was 95 and The Criterion went to press. 1960 at the home of mutual friends and friends also enhanced my appreciation had been ill with Wilson was a Los Angeles native who became friends themselves. Through for the Church and our faith.” cancer, his family stepped into his father’s oil tool business Reagan’s election as California governor in Wilson also was a member of the reported. in 1938, eventually managing it until it 1967, and his campaign for and election to Knights of Malta. He is survived by Wilson was a was sold in 1955. the presidency, the Wilsons were known as two daughters and numerous longtime friend His business interests subsequently part of the politician’s “kitchen cabinet” of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. and political involved Southern California real estate informal close advisers. Wilson told reporters upon his William A. Wilson adviser to investment, cattle ranching in the In a 1999 interview with the quarterly departure as ambassador that the President Ronald United States and Mexico, and roles on newsletter of Thomas Aquinas College, transition to formal diplomatic ties with Reagan when he was named the the corporate boards of companies, where Wilson, who became a Catholic as the Vatican helped the various levels of president’s personal envoy to the Vatican including Pennzoil. That role led to an adult, was a board member, he said his the U.S. government to understand “the in 1981. Three years later, when questions about a trip Wilson made to time representing the U.S. government at unique importance of this mission and Congress repealed an 1867 law Libya in 1986, meeting with officials of the Vatican had enhanced his spiritual life. the importance that it holds to the prohibiting full diplomatic relations with Moammar Gadhafi’s government at a time “We had so many occasions to attend foreign policy of the United States.” †

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Box 1717 • Indianapolis, IN 46206-1717 The Criterion Friday, December 11, 2009 Page 3 Not so secret: New book features documents from Vatican archives VATICAN CITY (CNS)—With millions archives opened to researchers of documents filling almost 53 miles of in 1881, and currently 60 to shelf space, the Vatican Secret Archives 80 scholars work there each day, obviously still hold some secrets. poring over the parchments, Despite the aura of mystery surrounding ledgers, letters and texts. the archives, the Vatican actually The new book lets readers encourages academics to research its see some of the things the holdings and has worked with a Belgian academics have seen, including publishing house to bring 105 of the most handwritten letters to Pope Pius IX important, or curious, documents to the from Abraham Lincoln and public. Jefferson Davis. Books VdH and Archives Secret Vatican photo/courtesyCNS of The coffee-table book, The Vatican Both letters were written in 1863 Secret Archives, was published by while the U.S. Civil War raged on. VdH Books in Dutch, English, French President Lincoln’s letter is a and Italian. formal, diplomatic request that Cardinal Raffaele Farina, the Vatican Pope Pius accept Rufus King as the archivist, wrote in the introduction that he U.S. representative to the Vatican. knows popular books and movies love to The letter makes no mention of imply there are deep dark secrets the war, but assures the pope that intentionally hidden from public view. King is “well informed of the But, as Bishop Sergio Pagano, prefect of relative interests” of both the the archives, explained, the “secret” in the United States and the Vatican, “and archives’ title comes from the Latin of our sincere desire to cultivate “secretum,” meaning “personal” or and strengthen the friendship and “private.” good correspondence between us.” In fact, Pope Leo XIII ordered the On the other hand, the letter from Jefferson Davis, president of This area of the Vatican Secret Archives is known as the “Gallery of the Metallic Shelves.” It houses records of the secessionist Confederate States, the Roman Curia and other material. is filled with references to the war, and its “slaughter, ruin and devastation.” The 1887 letter from the Ojibwe people of Pope Benedict XVI authorized the opening Only the first page of the letter and Grassy Lake, Ontario, thanks the pope— of all materials related to the papacy of Davis’ signature are included in the book, “the Great Master of Prayer, he who holds Pope Pius XI, who died in February 1939. but the Vatican historian’s commentary the place of Jesus”—for having given them Tuzi said that like any government, the about the letter includes quotations from a good “custodian of prayer,” the local Vatican has a set policy for the gradual the second page as well. bishop. opening of documents to public research. The commentator said Davis wrote to The birch-bark letter and the most While some countries stipulate a number Pope Pius after the pope had written to the fragile ancient documents in the archives of years—often 50 years after the CNS photo/courtesy of Vatican Secret Archives and VdH Books VdH and Archives Secret Vatican photo/courtesyCNS of archbishops of New York and New Orleans have been digitally scanned, and scholars documents were written—the “urging them to employ every possible consult them on one of the computers in Vatican Secret Archives open records means to end the bloodshed and restore the archives’ Index Room. one entire pontificate at a time. peace.” But most of their requests result in the Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI Davis wrote to the pope about the actual document being retrieved from have asked the archives’ staff to speed suffering caused by “the war now waged storage in an underground bunker, a loft or up the organization and cataloguing of by the government of the United States one of the many rooms lined with the records from the pontificate of against the states and people over which I 16th- and 17th-century wooden cupboards. Pope Pius XII—who reigned during and have been chosen to preside.” He assured In a silence broken only by an after World War II—so that scholars can the pope that the people of the South are occasional page turning and a constant access them soon. fighting only to defend themselves, and to click-click of keys on laptop computers, the Archival material created after ensure they can “live at peace with all scholars examine and write about the February 1939 is kept behind a strong mankind under our own laws and documents. wire fence in the archives’ two-story An 1863 letter from U.S. President Abraham institutions.” Alfredo Tuzi, director of the reading underground bunker, inaugurated by Lincoln to Pope Pius IX is preserved in the The book’s historical commentary said room, said the most popular topics of Pope John Paul II in 1983. Vatican Secret Archives. The letter informs the the letter was, in fact, a veiled ploy to current research are the 1936-39 Spanish Made of reinforced concrete, the bunker pope that Rufus King will be the U.S. represen- convince Pope Pius to recognize the Civil War, and the rise of Nazism in resembles an underground parking garage tative to the Vatican, and that he is “well independence of the Confederacy and Germany and Fascism in Italy, roughly featuring rows of metal shelves instead of informed of the relative interests of the establish diplomatic relations. The pope did during the same years. cars. The yellow lines painted on the floors two countries and of our sincere desire to not do so. The archival material those scholars are do not indicate parking spaces, but are cultivate and strengthen the friendship and The book also includes a photograph of working with has been available to the glow-in-the-dark arrows pointing to good correspondence between us.” a letter to Pope Leo written on birch bark. researchers only since 2006 when emergency exits. † One-man play about St. John Vianney touring nation during Year for Priests PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS)—On a recent taken the stage for more than 30 years, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Defilippis The Curé of Ars wore a ragged evening in Chicago, Leonardo Defilippis felt Defilippis falls to his knees frequently these embarked on a spiritual journey that led him to cassock. Eating only a potato or two a more edgy than usual. days as he tours the nation. found St. Luke Productions in 1980, producing day, he led a life of poverty that earned The veteran actor stood ready to perform It’s all for his portrayal in Vianney, in plays, films and television shows on the him the respect of many, including his a one-man play for future pastors, which he plays the French country priest Scriptures and the lives of the saints. bishop. confessors and chaplains. His task was to who in the early 19th century instilled an In 2005, he released a major film on the The pastor sold off the rectory’s fine bring one of the Church’s most ardent parish apathetic town with the desire to live the life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. The movie spent furniture, giving the money to the poor. priests—St. John Vianney—to life for an Gospel. 70 weeks in theaters. Now there is talk of a He opened a free school and an auditorium packed with seminarians. Before the Year for Priests ends in Vianney film. orphanage. The next day, he did the same for more mid-2010, Defilippis will have performed The saint is known simply as the Curé of Once the ban was lifted against him than 400 Chicago priests. his new play all over the nation. In Ars, meaning “the parish priest from Ars,” the hearing confessions, Father Vianney A trained Shakespearean actor who has November, he staged it for the U.S. bishops rural village where he spent most of his began spending 16 to 18 hours per day in gathered in Baltimore for their annual fall priestly life. the confessional. Kings, queens and general assembly, and he might perform the Born in 1786, John Vianney overcame bishops came to Ars to confess to the play at the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI. many obstacles to become a priest. His father simple country priest. An estimated It was the pope who proclaimed the objected to his vocation, wanting him to stay 100,000 pilgrims per year visited the Year for Priests in part because 2009 marks and work on the family farm. His parish priest town. 150 years since St. John Vianney’s death. at first considered him too dimwitted for St. John Vianney, who was He also proclaimed St. John Vianney, patron ministry. When he finally got to the seminary, canonized in 1925, “is one of the most

CNS photo/courtesy St. Luke Productions Luke CNS photo/courtesy St. saint of parish priests, as patron of all the he was expelled after five months because he incredible saints in the Church, but not world’s priests. could not get a handle on Latin. that well known,” Defilippis said. The In an interview with the Catholic “He is the dumbest seminarian in Church actor hopes to change that, and perhaps Sentinel, newspaper of the Portland history,” said Defilippis, smiling at the blunt help open some people to a vocation Archdiocese, Defilippis said he finds statement, as if to prove once again that God along the way. himself praying to the saint for aid on uses humble material for great works. The drama is frightening in parts, the stage. With personal tutoring and perseverance— suitable for those 9 and older. Defilippis “You want to do this right because it’s and because there was a priest shortage—he includes scenes, some violent, that kind of an awesome responsibility,” said the was ordained in 1815 at age 29. But even then, illustrate the priest’s claim that Satan actor, a 57-year-old member of Holy Rosary superiors forbade him from hearing made almost nightly visits to him. Parish in Portland. Defilippis is known confessions because he seemed so unschooled Steven Lichtman, who helped get the locally for plays and films in which he has in Church doctrine. play organized in Oregon, said he thinks played Jesus as well as saints Francis of In 1818, the bishop decided to send him to people “will be brought into the story and Assisi, John of the Cross, Augustine and Ars in central France to minister to the parish’s will come away inspired to pursue their Leonardo Defilippis portrays St. John Vianney Maximilian Kolbe. 230 families, who were disinterested in the faith with a new—or renewed—zeal.” in a new one-man play about the saint’s life. After years as a Shakespearean actor in faith. The new pastor began diligently visiting The drama is touring the nation during the the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, families, and fasting and praying for them, a (For more information about Vianney, Year for Priests. San Diego’s Old Globe Theater and the practice he would keep up through his life. log on to www.vianneydrama.com.) † Page 4 The Criterion Friday, December 11, 2009

OPINION

Making Sense Out of Bioethics/Fr. Tad Pacholzyk Stem cell ethics and

Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 the things we refuse to do … Most Rev. Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B., Publisher Greg A. Otolski, Associate Publisher Many well-intentioned pro-lifers have At any point in the future, we could be Mike Krokos, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus inadvertently adopted flawed or incomplete greeted by a front-page news story arguments while announcing a dramatic “success,” perhaps trying to defend the an embryonic stem cell transplant allowing noblest of causes: the childhood diabetics to give up their insulin Editorial plight of the injections or paralyzed patients to walk. vulnerable and the That “success,” however, would not The guardian of the unborn. change the ethical objections to embryo Church of Nativity, In the debate over destruction or make an evil act a morally Polish Franciscan stem cells, for acceptable one—though it might increase Father Jerry Kraj, CNS photo/Debbie Hill photo/Debbie CNS example, a common the temptation for some to cross the third from left, leads argument runs like objective ethical line. daily prayers in the this: Human To put it more simply, even if it were grotto of the church embryonic stem-cell research is wrong possible to cure all diseases known to in Bethlehem on because we are witnessing new medical mankind by harvesting (and therefore Nov. 26. He said the treatments for sick patients exclusively killing) a single human embryo, it would main role of the with adult, not embryonic stem cells. never become ethical to do so. Franciscans at the Every disease that has been successfully We cannot choose evil that good might site, which is treated thus far with stem cells has relied come, nor can we ever afford to pay the traditionally held to on adult stem cells, while embryonic stem steep ethical price of ignoring the sacrosanct be the birthplace of cells haven’t produced any cures yet. humanity of the embryo, that tiny creature Christ, is to care for Adult stem cells work, while embryonic that each of us once was ourselves. Treating the spiritual life at stem cells don’t, and it is basically a waste a fellow human being, albeit a very small the shrine. of resources to pursue something that is not one, as a means rather than an end, violates working. Therefore, scientists should stop his or her most basic human rights. beating their drums about human In fact, the direct killing of other embryonic stem cells since all the real-life innocent humans, whether young and treatments for patients are occurring embryonic or old and in their dotage, is exclusively with adult stem cells. properly referred to as an intrinsic evil, This argument, often employed by those meaning it is in every instance wrong, and Still no Holy Land peace of a pro-life persuasion, is flawed on a ought never to be chosen as a human act. number of counts. Intrinsic evils do not admit of any legitimate s we complete another year, peace in in their families for generations. It is First, it seems to presume that the only exceptions. Athe land of Christ’s birth seems as humiliating and distressing.” yardstick for determining embryonic stem Once we concretely recognize the elusive as ever. Despite that, we’ve found With all these problems, how can cell “success” will be in terms of benefits immoral character of an action prohibited by some hope for optimism. anyone be optimistic? Well, Franciscan to patients who are struggling with various an exceptionless norm, the only ethically We had hoped that the administration Father David M. Jaeger is. Father David, ailments and diseases. Yet researchers acceptable act is to follow the requirements of President Barack Obama would take a presently a professor of canon law in themselves would argue that there are of the moral law and turn away from the more active role in working for a Rome, has lived many years in the many other reasons to pursue embryonic action which it forbids. settlement between Israel and the Holy Land and has helped the Holy See stem cell research. Bioethicist Paul Ramsey put it well in Palestinians than the administration of negotiate with Israel. For example, such research is sure to be suggesting that any man of serious former president George W. Bush did. We In a column in the fall issue of valuable for gaining further insight into the conscience, when discussing ethics, will ended an editorial a year ago by saying, The Holy Land Review, Father David cellular mechanisms underlying the have to conclude that, “there may be “We hope that President-elect Obama will wrote that he had dined with some development of an organism, and is already some things that men should never do. appoint an experienced, high-powered Western ambassadors and a high-level providing important clues about how an The good things that men do can be representative to help the Israelis and official of the Palestine Liberation animal builds itself up from a single made complete only by the things they Palestinians reach a just agreement.” Organization. starting cell called the zygote. refuse to do.” President Obama did appoint such a “My faith in the possibility for peace Scientific research using non-human Refusing to destroy human embryos as a representative—George Mitchell. was greatly reinforced by the Palestinian (e.g. mouse, rat or monkey) embryonic scientist does not imply any opposition to Furthermore, President Obama himself official, who proved to be full of stem cells can address these kinds of science itself, but only to unethical science, reached out to the Arab and Muslim enthusiasm and good will,” he said. questions in a responsible way, and clearly which, like unethical investment practices or world in a speech in Cairo last June in “I already knew, as everyone else deserves to be funded and promoted. Such unethical medicine, is invariably harmful to which he promised that America would knows, that the same attitude is shared non-human embryonic stem cell research society. be more even-handed in furthering by an entire generation of the PLO, born is, in fact, a praiseworthy and ethically Good science is necessarily ethical negotiations leading to a two-state under occupation and often with years uncontentious kind of scientific science; it cannot ever be reduced merely to solution. He demanded that Israel stop passed in military prisons, where they investigation. “efficient” science, that which might work building or expanding Jewish settlements took care to learn Hebrew and to strive Second, the argument that adult stem or “solve my problems” at the expense of in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. to know and understand their jailers, cells are helping sick patients while others. In arguing for ethical science, those But everything seems to have gone building in this way bridges which embryonic stem cells are not—and thus the of us working to safeguard human life downhill since that speech. Israel’s should now be crossed,” he said. adult stem cells are “more ethical”—seems would do well to examine our premises President Binyamin Netanyahu flatly “Meeting and listening to a person to reduce the stem cell ethics debate to a carefully so as to avoid weak or refused to stop expanding settlements and belonging to this ‘generation of hope’ discussion about what works best or what questionable assumptions that could U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has given me significant confirmation of is most effective. undermine the thrust of our arguments. meekly accepted that decision, even all that.” In fact, however, the ethical concerns praising Netanyahu for his promise to We recognize that President Obama have very little to do with scientific (Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. earned “restrain” the building of new settlements has a lot more on his plate, but surely efficiency, and everything to do with the his doctorate in neuroscience from as contrasted with expanding existing George Mitchell, with the president’s fact that researchers violate and destroy Yale University and did post-doctoral work ones. backing, could do more to get the Israelis young humans (who are still embryos) in at Harvard University. He is a priest of the Then, following a meeting in and Palestinians back to the negotiating order to acquire their stem cells. Diocese of Fall River, Mass., and serves as New York on Sept. 22 with Netanyahu table. Of course, the United States can’t Furthermore, it may be strictly a matter the director of education at The National and Palestinian President Mahmoud do it by itself. We need the Arab of time before the embryonic stem cells Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. Abbas, President Obama spoke of countries, especially Egypt, to work with begin providing cures for human patients. See www.ncbcenter.org.) † “containing” settlements rather than the leaders of Hamas in Gaza. But we “freezing” them. need to put more pressure on Israel to Naturally, that infuriated Abbas, who stop expanding their settlements. has been cooperating with American How can we do that? The Economist peace plans as much as he can. He had some suggestions in its Nov. 14 Letters Policy threatened to resign or not to run for issue when it editorialized, “Mr. Obama re-election. It also prompted him to get should have pressed on, threatening to Letters from readers are published in letters from readers as necessary based on tougher since Hamas, which controls squeeze the recalcitrant Mr. Netanyahu The Criterion as part of the newspaper’s space limitations, pastoral sensitivity and commitment to “the responsible exchange of Gaza, already considers him too weak with a range of penalties [for instance, content (including spelling and grammar). In freely-held and expressed opinion among order to encourage opinions from a variety and refuses to accept him as their by withholding government loans, the People of God” (Communio et Progressio, president. lessening aid by the amount that Israel of readers, frequent writers will ordinarily be 116). limited to one letter every three months. 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SEEKING THE FACE OF THE LORD BUSCANDO LA CARA DEL SEÑOR To serve and model Christ, priests must pray faithfully ishop Paul D. Etienne’s ordination archdiocese. happens in prayer. We constantly recall our affirm human sexuality and the treasure of in Cheyenne, Wyo., was a proud The ordination rite gives special attention duty as priests to be men of prayer. The family life and marriage. And like Jesus, Bmoment for his family and our to the promise of obedience to the bishop value of our ministry to others is governed we choose to offer a chaste love and to be archdiocese. The new bishop and his successors. The obedience of the by the worth of our prayer. Otherwise, it is celibate so we can love the many and not acknowledged his need for prayer and priest sustains the tradition received from yet another form of social service. just an exclusive one or few. This, like support. Jesus through the Apostles and their Faithful prayer may be the greatest other aspects of the simple life of the Christ calls some from the community successors for the unity of his body. personal gift we bring to ministry in our Gospel, is countercultural. of faith to act in his person as Head of the Obedience and fidelity are for the unity of archdiocese. Still, realistically we already We know that by ourselves alone, we Body as Teacher and Priest, as Shepherd the Church. Obedience is not always easy. It know that the demands for pastoral service could never live the simple life of the and Bridegroom of the Church as ordained is a gift for unity. Without faith, it is test our fidelity to prayer. We are challenged Gospel as Jesus did. But by the unique priests. impossible. It is an act of trust: Cast out into to remember that prayer is the key to grace of Holy Orders, with God’s help, we Christ chose the Twelve who, in their the deep! happiness in ministry because personal can and do. turn, designated successors, bishops, who The obedience of a priest includes a prayer is the key to fidelity. It is a safety net In prayer, we remember that always his were appointed to carry on the visible commitment to respect brother priests and as we “cast out into the deep.” grace is enough in good times and in bad. ministry of Jesus in the Church. the people of God. Priests need each other. The wise experience of the ages has God does not let us down as we continue Early on, it was clear that the bishops And together they need all of our sisters and given us the Liturgy of the Hours to shape to cast out into the deep! † could not minister by themselves. They brothers of the faith, and they need us. our prayer in order to allow the Spirit to called deacons to help with the ministry of By obedience, priests receive and hand lead us and not merely allow us to lead charity, along with the entire community on the Tradition and magisterial teaching of ourselves. We promise to pray the breviary Do you have an intention for of faith. the Church to whom is entrusted the Word as intercessors of and for the people of God. Archbishop Buechlein’s prayer list? As the Christian community grew, the of God. It is important for us priests to give That is a most powerful, and, yes, most You may mail it to him at: bishops could no longer serve as local special prominence to teaching and unsung ministry. pastors for the growing churches so they preaching. Joyfully, we are urged to meditate We priests are to live the simple life of Archbishop Buechlein’s ordained helpers, co-workers called on the Word of God, believe what we read, the Gospel in a way that somehow mirrors Prayer List presbyters, priests, whom they empowered teach what we believe and practice what we Jesus as the one who serves. What our Archdiocese of Indianapolis to function as vicars in their place. teach. Church needs more than anything else from 1400 N. Meridian St. That is why we say priests are called to But, remember, as Pope John Paul II us priests is integrity and holiness. P.O. Box 1410 share in the priesthood of the bishop, and noted in his apostolic letter “Novo Millenio In a pornographic culture, and in the Indianapolis, IN 46202-1410 the bishop and the presbyterate are a Ineunte,” people don’t want us to just talk midst of lonely people, we do not reject but communio in priestly ministry to serve the about Jesus, who is the focus of all unity of the Church. evangelization. They want to see Jesus. Archbishop Buechlein’s intention for vocations for December Our liturgical rites say our priests are If we are to show Christ to the people, we ordained as helpers to me as archbishop in priests must first contemplate his face in the Catholic Grade Schools: that they may teach our children the Catholic faith and assist this local Church. And they become Gospels. To serve in the person of Christ, we them in hearing and answering God’s call to service in the Church, especially as priests members of the presbyteral college of this must know Christ personally, and that or religious.

Los sacerdotes deben rezar con devoción para servir a Cristo y ser su ejemplo a ordenación del obispo Paul D. especial atención a la promesa de obediencia nuestro ministerio para los demás se rige de la familia y del matrimonio. Y al igual Etienne en Cheyenne, Wyoming, fue al obispo y a sus sucesores. La obediencia por el valor de nuestra oración. De lo que Jesús, optamos por ofrecer un amor Lun momento de orgullo para su del sacerdote mantiene la tradición recibida contrario, es meramente otra forma de casto y ser célibes para poder amar a la familia y para nuestra arquidiócesis. El de Jesús a través de los Apóstoles y sus servicio social. mayoría y no tan sólo a unos pocos. Este, al nuevo obispo reconoció su necesidad de sucesores, en pro de la unidad de su Cuerpo. Quizá la oración ferviente sea uno de los igual que otros aspectos de la vida sencilla oración y de apoyo. La obediencia y la lealtad obran en favor de dones personales más importante que que predica el Evangelio, va en contra de la Cristo llama a algunos de la comunidad la unidad de la Iglesia. Obedecer no siempre aportamos al ministerio en nuestra cultura actual. de fieles para que actúen en su nombre, es fácil. Es un don para la unidad. Sin fe, es arquidiócesis. Sin embargo, en la práctica Sabemos que por nuestra propia voluntad como Cabeza del Cuerpo, maestro y imposible lograrlo. Constituye un acto de sabemos que las exigencias del servicio seríamos incapaces de vivir la vida sencilla sacerdote, pastor y prometido de la Iglesia, confianza: ¡Hay que remar mar adentro! pastoral ponen a prueba nuestra lealtad a la que predica el Evangelio, tal como lo hizo en calidad de sacerdotes ordenados. La obediencia del sacerdote supone un oración. Enfrentamos el desafío de recordar Jesús. Pero mediante la gracia única de las Cristo eligió a los Doce quienes, a su vez, compromiso para respetar a los hermanos que la oración es la clave para la alegría en Órdenes Sagradas, con la ayuda de Dios, designaron sucesores y obispos nombrados sacerdotes y al pueblo de Dios. Los el ministerio, ya que la oración personal es podemos lograrlo. para llevar adelante el ministerio tangible de sacerdotes se necesitan unos a otros, y en la clave para la lealtad. Es nuestra red de En la oración recordamos que sólo Su Jesús en la Iglesia. conjunto, necesitan de todos nuestros seguridad mientras “remamos mar adentro.” gracia basta, en las buenas y en las malas. Desde el principio resultó evidente que hermanos y hermanas en la fe y nos El legado de la sabia experiencia de los ¡Dios no nos abandona mientras los propios obispos no podían desempeñar necesitan a nosotros. años es la Liturgia de las Horas que nos continuamos remando mar adentro! † funciones de ministros. Designaron diáconos A través de la obediencia, lo sacerdotes ayuda a moldear nuestra oración con el fin para que les ayudaran con el ministerio de la reciben y transmiten la tradición y la de permitir que el Espíritu nos guíe y no ¿Tiene una intención que desee caridad, junto con toda la comunidad de enseñanza magisterial de la Iglesia a la cual simplemente dejar que nos guiemos por incluir en la lista de oración del feligreses. se le ha confiado la Palabra de Dios. Por cuenta propia. Prometemos rezar el Arzobispo Buechlein? Puede enviar A medida que la comunidad cristiana se tanto, resulta trascendental que los breviario como intercesores del pueblo de su correspondencia a: hacía más grande, los obispos ya no podían sacerdotes otorguen especial importancia a Dios y en su nombre. Ese es es uno de los fungir como pastores locales en el creciente la enseñanza y a la predicación. Se nos ministerios más poderosos y ciertamente de Lista de oración del Arzobispo número de iglesias, de modo que ordenaron exhorta a meditar con regocijo sobre la los menos reconocidos. Buechlein asistentes, compañeros de trabajo llamados Palabra de Dios, a creer en lo que leemos, a Los sacerdotes debemos vivir la vida Arquidiócesis de Indianápolis presbíteros, sacerdotes, a quienes facultaron enseñar nuestra fe y a practicar lo que sencilla del Evangelio, de una forma que sea 1400 N. Meridian St. para que se desempeñaran como vicarios en enseñamos. reflejo de Jesús, a quien servimos. Lo que la P.O. Box 1410 su nombre. Pero recordemos que, tal como señala el Iglesia necesita de nosotros como Indianapolis, IN 46202-1410 Es por ello que se dice que los sacerdotes Papa Juan Pablo II en su carta apostólica sacerdotes, más que cualquier otra cosa, es están llamados a compartir el sacerdocio del “Novo Millenio Ineunte,” la gente no sólo integridad y santidad. obispo, y éste, junto con el presbiterio, quiere que hablemos de Jesús, quien es el En una cultura pornográfica y en medio forman una communio de ministerio centro de toda la evangelización. Quieren de gente solitaria, no rechazamos sino que Traducido por: Daniela Guanipa, sacerdotal, para contribuir a la unidad de la ver a Jesús. afirmamos la sexualidad humana, el tesoro Language Training Center, Indianapolis. Iglesia. Para poder mostrar el rostro de Cristo a Nuestros ritos litúrgicos indican que los los demás, los sacerdotes deben contemplar La intención del Arzobispo Buechlein para vocaciones en diciembre sacerdotes se ordenan para ser mis primero su rostro en los Evangelios. Para ayudantes, como arzobispo de esta Iglesia servir en el nombre de Cristo debemos Escuelas primarias católicas: que ellos puedan enseñar la fe católica a nuestros niños local, y se convierten en miembros del conocer personalmente a Cristo y eso ocurre y puedan ayudarles a oír y contestar la llamada de Dios para servir en la Iglesia, sobre colegio de presbíteros de la arquidiócesis. en la oración. Recordamos constantemente todo como sacerdotes o religiosos. El ritual de la ordenación confiere nuestra obligación como sacerdotes de ser hombres de oración. La trascendencia de Page 6 The Criterion Friday, December 11, 2009 Events Calendar

December 11 Indianapolis. Alumni MKVS, Divine Mercy and 126 W. Georgia St., Our Lady of the Greenwood Indianapolis, “Empty Manger St. Francis Hospital, 8111 S. Association, “Breakfast with Glorious Cross Center, Indianapolis. Advent organ Parish, 335 S. Meridian St., Christmas Caroling,” Emerson Ave., Indianapolis. Santa,” 9-11 a.m., $5 per Rexville, located on 925 South, recital, 11:30 a.m. Greenwood. Visiting Nurse outdoor pro-life prayer Couple to Couple League, person, reservations due .8 mile east of 421 South and Information: 317-635-2021. Service seasonal flu shot service, 10 a.m.-noon. Dec. 7. Information: 12 miles south of Versailles. clinic, 4-7 p.m. Natural Family Planning Information: 317-213-4778. (NFP) class, 7-9 p.m. 317-927-7825 or Mass, noon, on third Sunday Calvary Cemetery, Mausoleum Information: 317-462-2246. advancement@cardinal holy hour and pitch-in, Chapel, 435 W. Troy Ave., December 18 ritter.org. groups of 10 pray the new Indianapolis. Mass, 2 p.m. Northside Knights of St. Patrick Church, Columbus Hall, 2100 E. St. Thomas More Preschool, Marian Way, 1 p.m., Information: 317-784-4439. 1807 Poplar St., Terre Haute. 71st St., Indianapolis. Catholic 1200 N. Indiana St., St. Roch Parish, Family Center, Father Elmer Burwinkel, Simbang Gabi Mass, Filipino Business Exchange, Mass, Mooresville. “Night in 3603 S. Meridian St., celebrant. Information: Vito’s on Penn, 21 N. Advent custom, 4 p.m. breakfast and program, Bethlehem,” 5:30-8 p.m., Indianapolis. Single Seniors, 812-689-3551. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis. WISH Channel 8 anchor $5 per child. Information: meeting, 1 p.m., age 50 and Theology on Tap, Archbishop December 20 over. Information: December 14 Daniel M. Buechlein, Deanna Dewberry, speaker, 317-831-4142 or Archbishop Edward T. Most Holy Name of Jesus [email protected]. 317-784-4207. presenter, 7 p.m. Information: 6:30-8:30 a.m., online Church, 89 N. 17th Ave., O’Meara Catholic Center, reservations only by Sept. 16. www.indytheologyontap.com. Beech Grove. 48th annual December 13 1400 N. Meridian St., Reservations and information: St. Paul the Apostle Church, Indianapolis. “Evening of Christmas Concert, 3 p.m. Oldenburg Franciscan Center, St. Nicholas Parish, 6461 E. www.catholicbusiness 202 E. Washington St., Recollection for Physicians,” chapel, Oldenburg. “Winter St. Nicholas Drive, Sunman. exchange.org. and 6:30 p.m., $5 per person, Greencastle. Our Lady of 7 p.m. Information: Evensong,” interfaith prayer Healing service, confession, call to reserve seats. Guadalupe prayer service 812-932-2096 or service, 4-5 p.m. Information: eucharistic procession, praise Northside Knights of Information: 317-787-1682. and bilingual play, 7 p.m. [email protected]. 812-933-6437 or and worship, laying on of Columbus Hall, 2100 E. Information: 765-653-5678. www.oldenburgfranciscans.org. December 15 hands, 6 p.m. Information: 71st St., Indianapolis. Friday St. Michael the Archangel December 11-12 Our Lady of Fatima Retreat 812-623-8007. night buffet and concert by Church, 3354 W. 30th St., St. Michael Parish, The Master’s Chorale of Butler University, Clowes Hall, House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Christmas 4600 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis. 114400 Farmers Lane N.E., December 17 Central Indiana, 6:30 p.m. Indianapolis. Advent and concert, 6:30 p.m., free-will Butler University Choirs and Bradford. Spaghetti supper, Christmas dinner and Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, Symphony Orchestra holiday Christmas bazaar and choir concert, Tony Avellana, Mausoleum Chapel, 9001 N. St. Andrew Church, 235 S. donation. Information: concerts, 7:30 p.m., concert, meal served vocalist, dinner, 6:30 p.m., Haverstick Road, Indianapolis. 5th St., Richmond. Simbang 317-926-7359. free tickets required for noon-6 p.m., concert, 7 p.m. concert, 7:30 p.m., $40 per Monthly Mass, 2 p.m. Gabi Mass, Filipino Advent admission, available at Information: 812-364-6646 or person. Registration: Information: 317-574-8898 or custom, 7 p.m. Richmond Catholic [email protected]. www.catholiccemeteries.cc. Clowes Hall box office. 317-545-7681 or December 19 Community, 701 N. “A” St., Information: 317-940-6444. www.archindy.org/Fatima/ Richmond. Charismatic St. Maurice Parish, 1963 N. register. St. Paul Catholic Center, Planned Parenthood, 8590 N. December 12 St. John St., Greensburg. 1413 E. 17th St., Bloomington. Georgetown Road, prayer group, 7 p.m. Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High Live Nativity, 4:30-6:30 p.m. December 16 Simbang Gabi Mass, Indianapolis. 40 Days for Information: School, 3360 W. 30th St., Information: 812-663-4754. St. John the Evangelist Church, Filipino Advent custom, 7 p.m. Life-Indy and Right to Life of [email protected]. †

“Empty Manger” carols and pro-life Pro-Life Youth Pilgrimage prayers are Dec. 19 in Indianapolis to Washington is Jan. 20-23 The second annual “Empty Manger Caroling will be followed by a High school and college students have solemn Mass for Life at 6:30 p.m. at the Christmas Caroling” pro-life prayer Silent No More rally at 11:15 a.m., until Dec. 14 to register for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the service, sponsored by 40 Days for and women and men will discuss how Archdiocesan Pro-Life Youth Pilgrimage on Immaculate Conception next to Life-Indy and Right to Life of abortion has affected their lives. Jan. 20-23 to the 2010 National March for The Catholic University of America. Indianapolis, will take place at 10 a.m. Donations of diapers, baby wipes or Life in Washington, D.C. On Jan. 22, they will attend a on Dec. 19 in front of the Planned formula will be given to the The annual pro-life trip to the nation’s 9:30 a.m. Mass in the basilica’s Parenthood abortion facility at 8590 N. archdiocesan Office for Pro-Life capital is sponsored by the archdiocesan Crypt Chapel then board the buses for the Georgetown Road in Indianapolis. Ministry’s Birthline program. Office for Pro-Life Ministry. short drive to the National Mall, The empty manger anticipates the Monetary donations will help to The pro-life pilgrimage begins with a where they will pray and walk in the celebration of the birth of Christ. It purchase cribs for the Great Lakes 4 p.m. Mass for Life on Jan. 20 at March for Life. After the march, the also symbolizes the loss of hope and Gabriel Project. SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, 1347 N. pilgrims will board the buses for the life when a woman aborts her unborn For more information, call Right to Meridian St., in Indianapolis. After the overnight trip back to Indianapolis. child because she believes that she has Life of Indianapolis at 317-582-1526 or Mass, students and collegians will depart no other choice or source of support. send an e-mail to [email protected]. † from the Archbishop O’Meara Catholic (For registration information, contact the Center by bus for the overnight trip to archdiocesan Office for Pro-Life Ministry Washington. at 317-236-1569 or 800-382-9836, ext. On Jan. 21, they will participate in the 1569, before the Dec. 14 deadline.) † Submitted photo Ordination Bishop Leonard P. Blair of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, ritually Submitted photo lays his hands on Conventual Franciscan Deacon John Bamman during an Oct. 30 liturgy at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio, when Deacon John was ordained to the priesthood. Father John now serves as the associate pastor of St. Joseph University Parish in Terre Haute. He is a member of the Our Lady of Consolation Province of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual based in Mount St. Francis in southern Food drive Indiana. Jacob Bowman, from left, Sophie Daniel, Laura Wood, Mary Murphy, Avery Vick, Hank Daniel and Michael Okerson, fourth grade students at St. Mark School in Indianapolis, stand next to one of four trucks outside their school on Oct. 19 which delivered more than 6,000 non-perishable food items donated by St. Mark students in a food drive to Hunger Inc., a food pantry on the south side of Indianapolis. The Criterion Friday, December 11, 2009 Page 7

Catholic News Around Indiana Every human being is searching for the meaning of life. We are made for one another. … Our sexual choices determine

the face of history. photo Submitted • Diocese of Gary “What holds a family together?” he asked. “Properly • Diocese of Evansville ordered sexual choices hold everyone together. Why are we • Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana in such trouble as a culture? We are willing to indulge our • Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend lust. We remain starved for love. The number one idol in human history has always been sex. When we lose sight of Compiled by Brandon A. Evans God, sex is the next best thing. Behind the idolatry of sex, DIOCESE OF LAFAYETTE-IN-INDIANA our desire for God has gotten all twisted up.” (For this story and more news from the Diocese of Lafayette, Two-day seminar at log on to the Web site of The Catholic Moment at St. Maria Goretti Parish www.thecatholicmoment.org.) † DIOCESE OF FORT WAYNE-SOUTH BEND offers introduction to Bishop John M. D’Arcy, center, congratulates Father Bill Schooler, St. Pius X Parish honored St. Pius X pastor, and Betsy Quinn, St. Pius X director of ‘Theology of the Body’ stewardship and evangelization, on the parish’s selection as as runner-up for runner-up for the Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy Award. WESTFIELD—More than 200 people from six states heard author Christopher West present “Into the Heart: stewardship award DIOCESE OF EVANSVILLE Introduction to Theology of the Body” during a two-day seminar on Nov. 13-14 coordinated by the marriage ministry GRANGER—The International Catholic Stewardship Netbooks: New technology team at St. Maria Goretti Parish. Council (ICSC) named St. Pius X Parish in Granger as a “I think his breakdown of the teachings of John Paul II runner-up for the Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy Award on is a hit at SS. Peter and and the ‘Theology of the Body’ has been very beneficial to Oct. 13. the whole Church—to married couples, single people, even According to Michael Murphy, executive director of the Paul School in Haubstadt priests and religious,” said Father Kevin Haines, pastor of ICSC, the award recognizes parishes that give witness to HAUBSTADT—This year, when fourth and St. Maria Goretti Parish. “What John Paul did was brilliant, stewardship in many areas of parish life. St. Pius X was one fifth graders arrived at SS. Peter and Paul School they were but Christopher West helps us understand as he explains it. It of only five parishes in the country to receive this distinction. given their very own netbooks, which are small laptop is an honor to have him here.” St. Pius X “demonstrated their commitment to exercising computers featuring 10-inch screens and keyboards. “Theology of the Body” is the name given to 129 talks stewardship in pastoral areas such as prayer and worship, It didn’t take long for the students to adapt to the new presented by Pope John Paul II between September 1979 and formation and education, offering hospitality, cultivating technology, and it didn’t take the teachers much longer. November 1984. The Scripture-based presentations looked at leadership, communications, and promoting among their Mathematics teacher Katrina Martin said, “I’m in my humans before and after original sin, and in the age to come. parishioners the stewardship of time, talent and treasure,” 27th year of teaching, and when I started teaching we did The pope then applied the message to the vocation of Murphy said. not even have computers in the classroom.” marriage and celibacy. “St. Pius X Parish is a superb example of how a parish The netbooks have been incorporated into math, reading West, a best-selling author, is a research fellow and faculty can build up the individual and collective practice of faith comprehension, writing and grammar classes, and Martin member of the Theology of the Body Institute. He has through stewardship,” added Scott Bader, vice president of has found the netbooks “very easy, the way they are set delivered more than 1,000 lectures on four continentsin more ICSC and director of parish stewardship for the Archdiocese up.” than a dozen countries. He and his wife, Wendy, have five of Seattle. “The parish is one we definitely suggest others The Haubstadt school has wireless capability children and live in Lancaster County, Pa. consider emulating.” everywhere in the building, enabling the students to use “It is not unusual for people to ask whether and how it is In 2007, Betsy Quinn, the director of stewardship and their netbooks anywhere. possible to make and keep a lifetime commitment in evangelization at St. Pius X, oversaw the creation of a On a recent Monday morning, fifth graders were solving marriage,” Bishop William L. Higi said in opening the stewardship core team, which worked to develop a multiplication problems on their netbooks under their seminar. “Our Church has a vision for marriage that can comprehensive strategic plan for stewardship and teacher’s supervision. As Martin stood in the back of the sustain spouses in good times and bad, one that can lead them development. Areas highlighted included volunteer classroom, the teacher was able to see that all of the to happiness and holiness in their relationship. This message appreciation, communication, education/catechesis, outreach, students were using a specific math program, and she was is based on both reason and faith.” and welcoming and hospitality. able to detect their correct and incorrect answers. “We are made for one another,” West said in one of his presentations. “The reason for sexual difference—two are (For this story and more news from the Diocese of (For this story and more news from the Diocese of designed to become one flesh. [The Theology of the Body] Fort Wayne-South Bend, log on to the Web site of Evansville, log on to the Web site of The Message at takes us on a journey. … What does it mean to be human? Today’s Catholic at www.todayscatholicnews.org.) † www.themessageonline.org.) † ‘Pathways to Prayer’ CD series adds meditation on Holy Family and Christmas By Mary Ann Wyand Prayer” series of guided meditation CDs. to sense and feel and appreciate the Word of God “This fourth volume was inspired by some days of made flesh,” he said. “We often think of the Catholics and recollection that I [presented] around the Advent and Christ Child wrapped in swaddling clothes. But do we Protestants can meditate Christmas seasons,” Father Farrell said. “It was an think about all the things that we know from the Photo by Mary Ann Wyand Mary by Photo Ann on the Holy Family and invitation for those who were participating in the babies in our lives, the feeling of holding a newborn the Christmas story in a meditation to go back to Nazareth and Bethlehem in the babe in our arms, close to our heart?” uniquely personal way time of Jesus, and to find themselves underneath the To get a sense of the powerful imagery in this new during this Advent bright star that led them to the stable where the baby guided meditation, Father Farrell said, “imagine season. Jesus was born. taking the Child Jesus into your arms, looking into his Father James Farrell, “They are invited by Mary to come and see the eyes and feeling him opening his arms to you.” the director of Our Lady baby,” he said, “to hold the baby Jesus and to talk to After holding the infant Jesus, he said, there is an Father James Farrell, the director of Fatima Retreat House Mary about her newborn infant.” opportunity to have a personal conversation with of Our Lady of Fatima Retreat in Indianapolis, recently Father Farrell recommends that people not listen to the Mary, who promises to take your prayer intentions to House in Indianapolis, poses for recorded “Pathway to “Pathways to Prayer” CDs while driving because they can her Son as he matures. a photograph on Dec. 2 with his Bethlehem,” the be emotional and even overwhelming prayer experiences. “It is an opportunity, I hope, for people to feel the “Pathways to Prayer” series of fourth volume in his “For those who pray this meditation, it will be an love of Jesus, the love that Jesus has for them, and the guided meditation CDs. popular “Pathways to opportunity to really get in touch with the Incarnation, love that is reflected in God’s gift to the world of his Child,” Father Farrell said. “I hope people will find it enriching to their prayer life.”

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shelter staff to provide families with more enhanced assistance and follow-up services, SHELTER he said. “In all of this, Bill Bickel [director continued from page 1 of Holy Family Services] and his staff, and

shelter, the archdiocese and hundreds of volunteers will continue to Wyand Mary by Photos Ann Catholic Charities formed a task force create an atmosphere that allows the families of community leaders to help find a new we serve to believe—to believe in site and design a facility that would address themselves [and] to believe they can build a the [critical] needs of the families we serve. home. Since we believe in them, they begin … This new facility will allow us to to have hope.” provide the necessary shelter for an Quoting the late Pope John Paul II, additional 300 people each year.” Bethuram said, “ ‘A home is much more Bethuram thanked the design team than a roof over one’s head. It is a place for of architects and engineers, members of building and seeking one’s life. Our homes the Catholic Charities Indianapolis and are our foundation, where we raise our Holy Family Services advisory councils, children and seek comfort. Our homes and community partners, benefactors, our families nurture us each day to continue Sacred Heart and Holy Trinity to participate in our community.’ parishioners, shelter staff members “For the families that have resided in the and other supporters for their “shared shelter or will reside there in the future,” vision to serve those in most need.” Bethuram said, “Holy Family Shelter is what He also praised Archbishop Buechlein, brings them hope for a new life.” Msgr. Schaedel and Siler for their As Archbishop Buechlein blessed an leadership, vision and commitment to serve entrance of the new shelter with holy water, the homeless. he prayed, “By the grace of your Holy Spirit, “They were all personally involved in make this shelter a place of blessings, and a Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein accepts the offertory gifts from Holy Trinity parishioners helping this project become a reality,” center of hope and love. Inspire staff and Frances Fisher, center, and Betty Wesley, right, during a Mass of Thanksgiving for the new Holy Family Bethuram said. “Their dedication to serve volunteers to welcome as Christ all clients Shelter on Dec. 6 at Holy Trinity Church in Indianapolis. the poor and vulnerable among us with and guests with compassion and respect. dignity and respect is inspirational.” Grant to all who come through these doors a shelter and to place it with us. The new facility will better enable the sense of security and safety, of dignity and “We got to watch it being peace.” built from the ground up,” Families are expected to move from the he said. “There had been Palmer Street facility to the new shelter in dialogue long before that so mid-December. it was nice to see it finally Holy Trinity parishioners are excited begin to rise and then to see about the new Holy Family Shelter, it completed. Now we’re Father McCaslin said during the open house, really excited to watch it be and are eager to welcome the families with filled, and to be able to pray love, hope and prayers. [for] and be present to the “It’s always a wonderful blessing to have people who will be staying the archbishop come to our parish to there. It’s exciting for us. It’s Two rocking chairs are among the furnishings celebrate the Eucharist with us and to preach a part of the overall vision in a bedroom at the new Holy Family Shelter in to us,” Father McCaslin said. “He’s our of how the Church is being Indianapolis. The new shelter has 23 bedrooms shepherd, and we’re blessed to have him called to proclaim the as well as a classroom, playroom, homework here and to celebrate with him. And we’re Good News here on the near A family room on the second floor of the new Holy Family Shelter room, medical examination room and offices for doubly blessed through his leadership and west side and to spread the in Indianapolis is already decorated for Christmas to help a variety of social services. vision of the archdiocese to build a new Gospel.” † homeless families feel welcome there during the holiday season. Twenty-five years later, Holy Family Shelter finds a new home

By Mary Ann Wyand shelter, with 27 days as the average length of stay for the more than 9,000 homeless Twenty-five years to the day after the families served there. archdiocese opened Holy Family Shelter on Moving some of the furnishings and the near south side in Indianapolis to serve supplies from the Palmer Street location was Wyand Mary by Photos Ann homeless families, moving crews from done with care to avoid disturbing the Two Men and a Truck were loading families still living there during the transition. furnishings, equipment and supplies onto The crews also moved donated furnishings trucks for transport to the new emergency from storage space at St. Patrick Parish in shelter on the near west side of the city. Indianapolis. Nine men worked on the move, It was an emotional experience for the which was a company gift to the archdiocese. shelter staff members, who work hard Shelter staff members hope to welcome around the clock to serve Christ by keeping families to the new 30,000 square foot the facility open 24 hours a day, seven days building by mid-December. a week, all 365 days of the year in order to Inside the Palmer Street facility, provide safe lodging and social services for Amber Ames, the shelter’s director of families in crisis situations who have no operations, worked with the moving crews. place to call home. “We’ve had 9,238 families come through Nov. 19 was a cold, windy and overcast our doors here,” Ames said. “The shelter has Movers with Two Men and a Truck carry furnishings into the new Holy Family Shelter on Nov. 19, day, but shelter staff members barely noticed served 22 families every night for 25 years which was the 25th anniversary of the opening of the first Holy Family Shelter at 30 E. Palmer St. on the chilly late autumn weather as they with only 18,000 square feet. The families the near south side in Indianapolis. The new shelter is located at 907 N. Holmes Ave. next to cheerfully pitched in to help direct the move living here now are already going through Holy Trinity Church on the near west side in Indianapolis. from 30 E. Palmer St. near Sacred Heart of enough life changes and upheaval so we want Jesus Church to 907 N. Holmes Ave. next to their move to the new shelter to be as smooth stability in the future. is very important.” Holy Trinity Church. as possible.” The new shelter has 23 bedrooms for The new shelter is attached to Nearly six years ago, the archdiocese Corporate and community support for the families, including two larger bedrooms for Holy Trinity Church, and located near began planning the construction of a larger shelter’s ministry has always been wonderful several single women with children. two city bus lines on West Michigan and homeless shelter for families because of the during the holidays, Ames said. “We have a “Given the fact that for the past quarter West 10th streets, which helps 85 percent great need for emergency housing. lot to be thankful for, especially this year. century, Holy Family Shelter has been of the homeless families that rely on public The facility has operated for a quarter We’ve had a lot of items donated for the new serving the poorest of the poor of families in transportation. century as a 30- to 45-day emergency shelter.” our community, it’s a milestone that we’re Also near the new shelter are several The Catholic Charities agency also sadly approaching 10,000 homeless families social service organizations, including continues to operate Holy Family Transi- served,” Bickel said. “But it’s also a Christamore House, Hawthorne tional Housing, which provides assistance to milestone in the sense of a celebration in Community Center, Haughville Library, a homeless families for up to two years at that we now have a new facility to health clinic and Goodwill Industries St. Patrick Parish. accommodate this increasing demand of training center. While the moving crews unloaded family homelessness in our community, and “This shelter is clearly a community furniture at the new shelter, Bill Bickel, at the same time to have the appropriate effort, … an incredible work of the director of Holy Family Services, and other service space, which was sorely lacking for community,” Bickel said. “You can staff members coordinated that part of the all these years in the former convent at imagine that it would be tough being relocation. Sacred Heart Parish. homeless any time of the year, but to be In addition to providing the basic needs of “Now we will be able to bring in far homeless during the holidays and to have shelter and food, Bickel said the larger more community partners to help us with children makes it pretty difficult. facility will enable the staff to better assist this work, and to do it in a dignified, “The shelter staff has been incredible,” families with a variety of social services, compassionate space,” he said. “While he said. “It’s one thing to move into a new Devon Cissell, an employee of Two Men and a which include life skills instruction, case they’re going through this tragic time of facility and the excitement about that, but Truck, carries a bookshelf from the old management, job training, educational homelessness, the ability to have appropriate it’s another thing to do it and sustain the Holy Family Shelter at 30 E. Palmer St. in assistance, a medical clinic and youth family time in the privacy of their own room current services [at the old shelter] because Indianapolis on Nov. 19. services to help them achieve success and as they learn how to become self-sufficient of this incredible demand.” † The Criterion Friday, December 11, 2009 Page 9 Food for the holidays Readers share favorite recipes that warm the heart and satisfy the palate

By John Shaughnessy notch). Let cool, then refrigerate until always made at Christmas congealed. Serve with any meat. It makes a time, and it was a favorite A splash of bourbon is optional in his beautiful dish if molded. with our family,” says Allen, a family’s favorite holiday recipe, but the member of St. Joseph Parish feel-good memory of his wife of 52 years ‘This great treat for Christmas’ in Corydon. “My mom always is always the main ingredient when Many years have passed, but made Custard from the time I John Shaughnessy Photos by Alvin Bynum creates his special cranberry Jane Shireman can still see her mother was a child and through some dish. working in the kitchen, chopping and of my grown-up years. All that Jane Shireman also savors the warm mixing the ingredients for what she calls came to our household got a feeling of family as she talks about an “this great treat for Christmas.” glass of it. There were really a unusual fruitcake recipe that dates back to The fruitcake recipe dates back to the lot of compliments given to the early 1800s and her great-great- early 1800s when Shireman’s great-great- my mom. grandmother—a recipe that includes a cup grandmother first made it—a connection “She was a wonderful cook of hot black coffee and lean pork that Shireman has savored whenever she has and took pride in cooking. I tenderloin. made it, too. was always eager to learn Mary Kay Hood’s favorite Christmas “It has been passed down from some of her techniques. I recipe always leads her back to her generation to generation,” says Shireman, remember her saying that I high school years and memories of a 65, a member of St. Ann Parish in Indian- was her shadow. Mom has French teacher who insisted that her apolis. “But I believe it is dying out after my been deceased 17 years, but students not only learn the language, but generation as so many of the younger set the legend lives on.” experience the culture and food of France. don’t care for fruitcake or don’t bake from Mom Spalding’s Custard And Jean Allen raises a toast to her scratch any longer. For years, we were told, Take over Q/w gallon milk. mother’s culinary talents with the recipe for ‘Don’t give this recipe away as it is for Put on stove and heat until her favorite holiday drink. family only.’ Now that I am a great- you can’t put your finger in it. Those four members of the archdiocese grandmother, I don’t want this recipe to die Beat 6 egg yolks, put ¾ cup are among the readers of The Criterion who out. If someone wants to make it part of sugar in egg yolks and beat. responded to our request to share their their family tradition, then by all means go Beat all this into milk; stir a favorite recipes of the Christmas season. for it and enjoy.” little into the pan of milk. Put We thank everyone who submitted a recipe. “Granny’s Sausage Fruitcake” has always back on stove and heat. Keep Alvin Bynum creates a special cranberry dish for family meals Here is a selection of those recipes and been a popular holiday tradition, Shireman stirring so it won’t stick. Cook at Thanksgiving and Christmas. A member of St. Thomas the stories of why they are so special to the says. until mixture is thick enough Aquinas Parish in Indianapolis, Bynum learned the recipe from people who shared them. “Many people have been surprised by to coat a tablespoon. Cool his late wife of 52 years, Marie. how great it really is,” she notes. “This completely. A husband’s special dish would include my mother-in-law, who did Beat 6 egg whites and add to cold dry ingredients and add to mixture. Beat When Alvin Bynum begins making not like fruitcake. It retains its moisture for a custard. If custard is not sweet enough, egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites into “The” Holiday Cranberry Recipe, he long time if stored properly. My father-in- add Q/w cup sugar. You may want to add a mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Test with naturally thinks of the special woman in his law enjoyed it so much that I would bake little vanilla. toothpick to see if done. Turn out of pan life who created the dish—his late wife of one just for him. It has a lot of unusual “This is an eggnog type of custard, just immediately onto damp towel. Take off 52 years, Marie. ingredients, including a cup of black coffee a little thicker,” Allen says. “Keep it cold! waxed paper and roll cake like a jelly roll. “She was a loyal and very determined and a pound of ground, extra-lean pork It’s delicious! Cool. wife and mother,” recalls Bynum, 83, tenderloin. I’ve had a lot of people tell me “P.S. This is written as my Mom told Chocolate cream filling: a member of St. Thomas Aquinas they’ve never had a fruitcake with those me. Hope all can understand!” 2 squares chocolate Parish in Indianapolis. “She helped our ingredients.” 2 egg yolks two daughters develop as women and Granny’s Sausage Fruitcake ‘Giving a part of myself’ 2 tablespoons cornstarch mothers. She was always there when they 1 pound very lean pork tenderloin, Mary Kay Hood knows the difference 1 cup sugar needed her. She was also a devoted ground, uncooked and unseasoned that a teacher can make to students—by 1 stick unsalted margarine Catholic to Mother Mary. She said her 1 cup raisins encouraging them to look at the world in 1Q/w cups milk rosary at least once a day. I picked that up 1 cup chopped dates a different way and challenging them to 1Q/w teaspoons rum extract from her in my later years. She enjoyed 1 cup chopped candied cherries, mixture savor new experiences. 1 teaspoon vanilla being with people and was a good cook.” of green and red As a freshman at St. Agnes Academy Melt chocolate in double boiler. Mix Marie made the cranberry dish for about 1 cup chopped candied pineapple in Indianapolis in 1966, Hood found those cornstarch and sugar together. Beat egg 20 years. After her death in 2000, Alvin 1 cup chopped walnuts qualities in her French teacher. yolks and add milk to eggs. Add egg and assumed the duty and joy of preparing the 3 cups brown sugar “Miss Haugh had lived in France for milk mixture to cornstarch and sugar. Mix recipe for every Thanksgiving and 1 teaspoon ground cloves some time,” says Hood, a member of well. Add to chocolate and cook until thick Christmas family dinner. 1 teaspoon cinnamon Mary, Queen of Peace Parish in Danville. over boiling water, stirring constantly “The girls are the ones who started 1 teaspoon allspice “She encouraged us to not only learn the (about 15 minutes). Stir in—bit by bit— calling it ‘The Recipe,’ ” he says. “It’s easy 1 teaspoon nutmeg language but the culture. She introduced stick of margarine. Remove from heat, and to make, and it has a delightful flavor to it. 1 teaspoon baking soda us to French recipes, the museums and add rum extract and vanilla. Cool. Spread You have to protect it from people walking 1 cup hot black coffee, any brand, monuments of France, and all sorts of over cake and re-roll. Chill while making through the room with a spoon. It’s very decaffeinated or regular things.” frosting. aromatic. People are always asking me if I 3 cups flour, sifted One of the recipes that Haugh had her Frosting: need a taster.” Dissolve baking soda into coffee. students make is called Buche de Noel, 1 stick butter or margarine (soft) Alvin laughs as he shares that line. Then Mix ground tenderloin and sugar together French for “Christmas Log.” 2 tablespoons water (more or less) he smiles as he says, “We think fondly of and then add coffee mixture. Stir well. Mix “The first one I made wasn’t very 2Q/w cups confectioners sugar her whenever we have it.” in flour gradually. Slowly add fruit and pretty,” Hood recalls. “I brought it to 1 teaspoon rum extract “The” Holiday Cranberry Recipe spices, and then add the chopped walnuts. school and I was heartsick because it 2 squares baking chocolate, melted 1 cup sugar Stir well after each item is added to the looked awful. I don’t do it every year, but Q/w teaspoon vanilla Q/w cup water mixture. Pour into greased and floured there are times I still make them. It takes Mix soft butter, sugar and water together 1 cinnamon stick 10-inch tube pan. Bake in a slow oven at five hours. It’s something very unique. and beat until smooth. Place Q/e of icing in 1 bag of cranberries (12 ounces) 300 to 325 degrees for 2 or 2 ¼ hours. Cool Through the years, I’ve mastered the art separate bowl. Add small amount of Q/w orange (pulp, juice and diced rind) before turning out onto a cake plate. of making it look real. The chocolate chocolate (a little at a time) to make a light 3 cloves This cake may be frozen, but wrap very texture looks like bark. I’ve made them brown frosting for ends of log. (If Q/r cup good Bourbon Whiskey (optional) well in freezer paper. This is a very moist and given them as presents to people. I necessary, add a little more sugar for Mix sugar, water and other seasonings in cake, and will remain that way if stored feel it’s giving a part of myself.” correct thickness.) Add flavoring and rest of a saucepan and boil three minutes. Add properly. Buche de Noel (Christmas Log) chocolate to the remaining W/e frosting. cranberries and Q/w orange. Bring to a boil For a festive look, walnut halves and This recipe is divided into five parts: Slice ends of filled roll at an angle and and cook until the berries start to pop. candied cherries may be used to decorate Cake, which is rolled like a jelly roll set aside. Frost all but the ends of the roll Remove from heat and add Q/r cup good the top of the cake before baking. Chocolate cream filling with chocolate frosting. Frost ends with bourbon whiskey (or Q/w cup to kick it up a For an extra zip to the cake, after the Chocolate butter cream frosting light brown frosting. Make from the two cake is cooled, wrap it in a clean white Green decorated frosting for the vines and end slices small branches (about towel that has been soaked in a red wine, leaves 1 inch long) and place on roll to give log then place it in the refrigerator for 3 hours Meringue mushrooms (for decoration) effect. Frost the sides of branches with dark before serving. If the towel sticks to the Cake: (preheat oven to 325 degrees chocolate frosting and the top with the light cake, dampen the towel with wine again and line a 10Q/w-inch by 15-inch pan brown. Decorate cake with green leaves before trying to remove it from the cake. with waxed paper) and vines. 3 large egg yolks Leaves and vines: ‘The legend lives on’ 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons soft butter The connection between a mother and Q/w cup boiling water Q/w teaspoon vanilla her daughter can be a special one, nurtured 1 cup flour, sifted Few drops green food coloring by shared experiences and traditions that 1Q/w teaspoon baking powder 1 cup confectioners sugar make the bond even closer. Few grains salt 1Q/w tablespoons water (more or less) For Jean Allen, the connection with her 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Cream butter and sugar, then add vanilla Slices of orange add a citrus quality to mother grew tighter every Christmas 3 egg whites and green food coloring. Put in decorating Alvin Bynum’s cranberry recipe, one of the through creating a favorite holiday drink that Beat egg yolks until thick. Add Q/w cup tube, and make leaves and vines (colored featured recipes that people from the the family calls “Custard.” sugar slowly. Add boiling water. Add decorating frosting can also be used). archdiocese make during the Christmas season. “I am sharing this recipe for it was remaining sugar and beat until thick. Sift See RECIPES, page 15 Page 10 The Criterion Friday, December 11, 2009 Cardinal Foley decides to step Advent penance services are scheduled at archdiocesan parishes Parishes throughout the archdiocese down as Vatican’s have scheduled communal penance Advent resources services for Advent. The following is a ‘voice of Christmas’ list of services that have been reported to are available on VATICAN CITY (CNS)—After 25 years The Criterion. doing the English-language commentary for Duran photo/Octavio CNS archdiocesan the pope’s Christmas Batesville Deanery midnight Mass, Dec. 13, 1 p.m. at Immaculate Conception, Web site U.S. Cardinal John P. Millhousen During the season of Advent, Foley is stepping Dec. 14, 7 p.m. at St. Louis, Batesville the Archdiocese of Indianapolis away from the Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary-of-the- will have a special Web page at microphone and Rock, Franklin County www.archindy.org/advent. hanging up the Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist, The page contains various headphones. Enochsburg Advent resources, including links “I guess I’m truly Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at St. Teresa Benedicta of to the daily readings, reflections the Ghost of the Cross, Bright from Archbishop Daniel M. Christmas Past now,” Dec. 16, 7 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul, Buechlein, penance service he told Vatican Radio Shelby County schedules, images of past Cardinal John P. Foley on Nov. 24. Dec. 16, 7 p.m. at St. Anthony of Padua, Criterion Christmas Supplement The cardinal, grand Morris covers and links of interest to master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, other Advent Web sites. † was first asked by the U.S. television network Bloomington Deanery NBC to do the broadcast in 1984. He Dec. 14, 7 p.m. at St. Agnes, Nashville continued guiding U.S. audiences through the Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul, St. Joan of Arc Dec. 20, 3 p.m. at St. Mary, New Albany liturgy and, eventually, other media outlets Bedford Dec. 16, 7 p.m. deanery service at (Español) began getting his commentary as well. Dec. 17, 7 p.m. at St. Martin of Tours, St. Joan of Arc His voice was heard in the Philippines, Martinsville Seymour Deanery Nigeria, Uganda, Trinidad and Tobago, Indianapolis South Deanery Dec. 15, 6 p.m. at American Martyrs, Ghana and occasionally some Scandinavian Connersville Deanery Dec. 14, 7 p.m. for Good Shepherd and Scottsburg countries, he told Catholic News Service on Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at St. Anne, New Castle St. Roch at St. Roch Dec. 16, 7 p.m. for Our Lady of Dec. 2. Dec. 17, 7 p.m. at Holy Guardian Angels, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at St. Jude Providence, Brownstown, and “For a while, the Australians would not Cedar Grove Dec. 17, 7 p.m. at St. Ann St. Ambrose, Seymour, at St. Ambrose, take me because I had an American accent,” Dec. 17, 7 p.m. at Holy Family, Richmond Dec. 21, 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Seymour he said, but eventually his commentaries Greenwood, Greenwood Dec. 21, 6:30 p.m. for St. Anne, Jennings were broadcast there as well. Indianapolis East Deanery Dec. 22, 7 p.m. at St. Mark the Evangelist County; St. Mary, North Vernon; and Cardinal Foley noted that his absence is Dec. 14, 7 p.m. for Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Joseph, Jennings County, at not the biggest change broadcasters and St. Bernadette and St. Thérèse of the Indianapolis West Deanery St. Joseph, Jennings County viewers will notice with Pope Benedict’s Infant Jesus (Little Flower) at Dec. 10, 7 p.m. at St. Malachy, Christmas Eve Mass this year. The Vatican St. Bernadette Brownsburg Tell City Deanery announced in late November that the pope Dec. 16, 1:30 p.m. at St. Philip Neri Dec. 14, 7 p.m. at St. Gabriel the Dec. 13, 4 p.m. at St. Paul, Tell City would begin his “midnight” Mass at 10 p.m. Dec. 17, 7 p.m. at St. Michael, Greenfield Archangel Dec. 15, 6:30 p.m. at St. Meinrad, Rome time. 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By Fr. John Crossin, O.S.F.S.

I do not think it is sufficient to complain about things. We, beginning with myself, must do things to try to Eastern Oklahoma Catholic make the world and our part of it better. To this end, I have several projects moving along. I recently coordinated a conference on Christian ecumenical

ethics. I am also trying to promote the Crenshaw, CNS photo/David mutual understanding of Christians and Muslims. These efforts need to begin and end with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Ultimately, our efforts are the work of the Holy Spirit and not our own. Our theological understanding is that God takes the initiative. Our good works flow from the grace we have received. Some of us like to think that we are in control, that we do things ourselves. As followers of Christ, however, we know that God is in control. We accomplish the most worthwhile projects only with divine assistance. Our efforts need to be rooted in his divine mercy. In this context, we realize that we are imperfect. We are always in need of the healing power of Christ to transform us. Christ promises us the Holy Spirit to heal us and direct us. This healing is ongoing. We confess our sins again and again. We have certain personal sinful inclinations that never Volunteers prepare food baskets at Catholic Charities in Tulsa, Okla. People are often happy to be asked to do good works for others. seem to go away completely. We—not just others—are the ones in continual There are many fellow parishioners In my experience, people are often I believe that God has called me to need of divine help. The sacrament of who seek to follow Christ in unobtrusive happy to be asked to do what is good. work for Christian unity. Since my studies reconciliation is important for all of us, ways. I have friends who deliver meals to Why do we hesitate to ask them? have been in moral theology, it seems that including priests. people who are shut-in and alone. We also must use our own gifts to my contribution will be in this sometimes The life of a disciple is active. The These Good Samaritans support one maximum advantage. The first phase is to difficult arena. healing power of the Holy Spirit grounds another in their ministry. Mutual support identify our gifts. The second is to use Much to my surprise, I believe that the disciple. This power of the Spirit helps them to act. them. God has called me to encourage mutual manifests itself in Christian practices. If we are to follow Christ, we must act The first is sometimes not so obvious. understanding between Christians and If we are to follow Christ, we must live wisely. A neglected part It can be interesting to Muslims in our region. as he taught. Thus, we study the Bible. In of wisdom is to hear the responses of a I have arrived at these beliefs through a reading and meditating on the Scriptures, encourage others to use In my experience, few friends if we ask process of discernment. God’s call is especially the New Testament, we begin their gifts. The people are often happy them to enumerate our sometimes surprising. He pushes us in to “put on the mind” of Christ. effectiveness of a little gifts. directions we wouldn’t have considered Having read St. Paul, we realize that encouragement is to be asked to do what Sometimes we are or even imagined. we are justified by faith, not by our own always surprising to is good. Why do we blind to the talents that It is easy to lapse into “What do I want efforts. We are completely reliant on God. me. God has given us. Our to do?” In contrast, what we are seeking Having read the parable of the Parishioners at hesitate to ask them? friends can see us is God’s will—which may be different Good Samaritan again and again, we Annunciation Catholic better than we see from our own. begin to imagine that we are that Church in Washington ourselves. Where is the Holy Spirit leading us? Samaritan. We see ourselves as helping used to kid about the former pastor. They The second phase involves constant What are we being given the grace to do? others who are in need. would say, “When you see Monsignor choices to maximize our talents. Gifts not What does the life of a disciple look like? If we are to follow Christ, we must coming, flee!” He did not hesitate to ask used can atrophy. Talents need to be It looks like you and me seeking to also imitate good people, learning from people to do things. cultivated in action. Values not reflected live this grace each day. their examples. And while parishioners kidded about on and lived regularly can gradually fade Those from whom we learn may be the this, they responded in good spirits. They away. (Oblate Father John Crossin is executive canonized saints of the Church. They also accomplished much good for the What does God want me to do? This is director of the Washington Theological may be people we know right now. homeless and the needy. the crucial question. Consortium.) † Discussion Point Giving to others brings us closer to Christ This Week’s Question to receive him [at Christmas], the best way to understand that [gift of Jesus] is to be a giver yourself. How can sharing your possessions with those in need We should give whether it is requested or not, just as during Advent help you to receive Christ at Christmas? we on Earth have not requested the gift of his Son that God gave us.” (Scott Arnold, Elma, N.Y.) “The more faithful we are to sharing and seeing our brothers and sisters in the image and likeness of God, “The more involved we are with the poor and needy, the more we become open to receive God’s grace and the more we are thankful for what we have and blessings. His blessings are always there, simple [are compelled to] share it with others.” (Meg Begley, things like the smile of a child, a handshake.” Dayton, Ohio) (Mary Ann Cottone, Moorestown, N.J.) Lend Us Your Voice “Ultimately, I think that giving or donating to charity brings us to sacrifice, which is never equal to what An upcoming edition asks: What biblical prophecy has Christ did for us, ... but it reminds us of what he’s caught your attention, and why? done and what he challenges us to do for others.” (Cristi Donahue, Athens, Ga.) To respond for possible publication, send an e-mail to [email protected] or write to Faith Alive! at “The greatest gift of God is his Son. So as we’re about

3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100. † Haring CNS file photo/Paul Page 12 The Criterion Friday, December 11, 2009 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink Twenty Something/ Christina Capecchi ‘Charity in Truth’: Economic globalization Celebrating (Third in a series of columns) the increase. Furthermore, most of that is Therefore, the pope calls for happening in rich countries, far too often promotion of workers’ unions powerful life: The ultimate When he starts writing about human because of corruption and illegality. enough to defend their rights. development in our time in his encyclical The principal new feature of the Globalization is also responsible for Christmas gift “Caritas in Veritate” economy, Pope Benedict notes, has been a greater mobility on the part of (“Charity in Truth”), the explosion of worldwide inter- workers. This, the pope says, has The moment that I uttered the words I Pope Benedict XVI dependence, commonly known as positive aspects because it can knew they sounded silly: “What do you get starts with the concept globalization. By its very nature, it has stimulate wealth production and the girl who has of profit. spread to include economies throughout cultural exchange. However, it can also everything?” “Profit” is not a the world and has been the driving force create difficulties when mobile Nothing, of course, dirty word, and the behind the emergence from workers plan their lives, including suggests common sense. pope says that it “is underdevelopment of whole regions, and marriages. But the Pier One useful if it serves as a the pope says that “in itself it represents a When considering outsourcing, he employee fielding my means toward an end great opportunity.” says, companies must think of more question saw I wasn’t that provides a sense both of how to However, he says, globalization needs than shareholders. They must consider letting that pesky force produce it and how to make good use the guidance of charity in truth because all stakeholders—the workers, the stand in my way as I of it.” otherwise it can cause damage and create suppliers, the consumers, the natural milled through paper It is only when profit becomes an end new divisions within the human family. environment and broader society. lanterns, artificial apples in itself, or when it is produced by Thus, the pope faults large multi - Management has a social responsi- and $3 bags of “mini river stones.” improper means and without considering national companies for failing to protect bility for all those who contribute to She suggested the very thing that I had the common good that it risks destroying the rights of workers. One way they are the life of the business. sworn off, a bottle of wine, then pointed out a wealth and creating poverty, the pope doing that is the now-common practice of Greater mobility also means greater $22 walnut photo tray. This intrigued me: For says. Profit that produced real growth, he outsourcing production to areas where interaction among cultures, and the someone with more pictures than walls, here says, “has lifted billions of people out of they can pay workers less. pope pointed out two possible dangers. was a new place to stuff snapshots. misery.” This practice has the benefit of First is what he called a cultural I knew I was in a predicament, shopping However, he continues, there are many reducing the prices of many goods and eclecticism, which means that cultures for a friend who filled an entire bookshelf malfunctions and dramatic problems. accelerating the rate of development in simply exist side by side, but remain with Williams-Sonoma cookbooks. Years later, Chief among them is the fact that, poor areas. However, it also has led to the separate with no attempt at integration. not a dab of vegetable oil has stained their although the world’s wealth is growing in downsizing of Social Security systems The second is the opposite, cultural pages. absolute terms, “the scandal of glaring with grave danger for the rights of leveling, the indiscriminate acceptance I probably should have flipped through inequalities” not only continues, but is on workers whose work is taken away. of all types of conduct and lifestyles. † Sky Mall, the airplane magazine that showcases the weirdest stuff you never knew Cornucopia/Cynthia Dewes you needed (and can’t afford): an Electronic Feng Shui Compass ($159.99), a 3-Day Talking Forecaster ($41.99), a Telekinetic Christmas, the delightful guidebook to human salvation Obstacle Course ($99.95). Online you can choose from 44 alarm clocks—ones with Life begins with the birth of a baby. respectful to his mother. Although there are Jesus’ adult life, more and more people Major League Baseball and National Football This is not exactly a startling revelation unusual signs in his life (the shepherds and come to understand that he is the Christ, League scores, ones built into robots and drum until you apply it to Magi in Bethlehem, or his preaching to the long-awaited Messiah. Again, the sets and, for the impossible to rouse, a Christmas, and elders in the temple, claiming to “go about miracles grab our attention in order to runaway clock that rolls around your bedroom Advent is the time we my Father’s business”), Jesus is generally make us attend to the message. This is and forces a blanket severance. do just that. considered to be an ordinary Jewish boy. especially necessary because Christ It got me thinking about the gifts we give— When a baby This family story also demonstrates the presents radical new ideas: obey the spirit the things we can wrap, tape and tie, and the arrives, time stops. necessity and power of love. Jesus is of the law, not necessarily its letter; love intangibles that mean the most. It seems we The entire household obviously loved by his parents, e.g. the your neighbor as yourself; turn the other are beginning to make that distinction, a hard- revolves around when frantic search for him when he is thought cheek to those who harm you. Then he won lesson of the recession’s tail-end. Baby is awake, or to be left behind in the temple. Mary, who says it is up to us to apply what we have A new Consumer Reports holiday shopping needs to eat, sleep or has been forewarned of the impending heard. poll finds that Americans are planning to cut be cuddled. It involves grief in her life, nevertheless faithfully At this point in Advent, the back on spending, but expect no subsequent rescheduling other family members’ lives creates a loving and nurturing home. The anticipation-time, the time of growing drop in yuletide cheer. Sixty-five percent of us to accommodate this, plus allowing lots of result is a Holy Family in more ways than excitement, the message begins to sink in. plan to curb holiday expenses, while time just to admire and enjoy this new just the fact of Christ’s presence. Of course, being human, we have added a 87 percent await a Christmas that is “as happy wonder boy or girl. St. Joseph, also informed early on of few odd embellishments to the occasion: or happier than last year.” As usual, God planned exactly the right his part in God’s plan, accepts this great little drummer boys, merry gentlemen, Perhaps we are returning to the origin of event to grab human attention and responsibility with strength and affection. sleigh bells jingling, fir trees lit with the word “gift,” which is Middle English for illustrate the means for our salvation in a In the current “Sacred Spain” exhibit at candles and depictions of angels ranging “talent.” It pertains to a person’s capacities, way we could understand. It is this, the the Indianapolis Museum of Art, my from majestic to insipid. They may be not her funds. This Advent, I challenge you to feast of Christmas, which reveals for us favorite painting there is of Joseph and the irrelevant or even silly, but if they add to determine what you are uniquely suited to the mystery of God-made-man in the Christ Child. The father is smiling our understanding of Christmas that’s OK. give—thanks to your job, your neighborhood, context of human experience. Our journey indulgently at his charming curly-headed Because this is the time when God your family or your skill set—and offer it to to God takes place in human life, and it is toddler, who is looking a bit naughty. presents the greatest gift we could ever someone who could use a lift. Christ’s example which can lead us Jesus and his family have the respect of receive: the promise of rich human life Looking back on 2009, I remember the through it to a happy ending. their community. And Jesus has dear here on Earth, and the transcendent life to gifts that took time, not twenties. The So we follow Christ’s story, beginning as friends, as in Lazarus and his sisters. He follow forever in God’s presence. neighbor who mowed my lawn. The Saturday an infant born into a poor and humble appears to be a good man, the son of good morning Mom cleaned my house, readying it family. He accompanies his parents to parents, apparently living the usual (Cynthia Dewes, a member of St. Paul the for company. Hugs from grandparents, religious observances in the temple, helps modest but satisfying life. Apostle Parish in Greencastle, is a regular voice mails I saved, e-mails I printed. his dad in his carpenter shop and is When the miracles begin to occur in columnist for The Criterion.) † And tucked in my journal, a stack of four thank-you notes from my soon-to-be sister-in- Our Turn/Therese Borchard law, Jodie. “Thank you for the cutting board,” one reads. “But thank you especially for just being the wonderful person that you are.” Mary: A role model for today’s young mothers When Jodie’s dad, Denis, died last month, we were devastated. The morning of his Among many other reasons why I love there is nothing surprising about the fact that kids—everything except for plugging her funeral, between “Ave Maria” and “Taps”, our the Christmas season is this one: The holly, his chosen instrument should have the ears with her iPod to drown out the noise. grief was heavy. Then we embarked on a tour and the ivy, the creché greatest and most intimate share in the I visualize her as the mom next door. of Busch Stadium, home of Denis’ beloved and the evergreen divine gift.” Because in so many ways, that is what she St. Louis Cardinals. As a teenager, Denis had remind me that I need In other words, Mary did the job of was. worked as a Cardinals’ change boy and he not look to the motherhood about as well as anyone could Merton writes in his meditation: later got his cousin, Mickey, a job there. celebrities and and she has much to teach us. “Mary, who was empty of all egotism, Fifty-four years later, Mickey is now the renowned authors of I studied theology, but I still have a hard free from all sin, was as pure as the glass of manager of stadium operations, and he led our our day to find a time comprehending the miracle of the a very clean window that has no other tour. suitable role model of Incarnation ... the miracle of Christmas. function than to admit the light of the sun. We stepped out of the dugout and onto the a mother. Mary is However, Mary helps me to understand it If we rejoice in that light, we implicitly field, a Technicolor scene: green grass, red there. better. She humanizes the manger scene. praise the cleanness of the window.” cardinals, silver Arch and blue sky. It was one In the book With her uncomfortable labor in a bed of I suspect therein is the hardest part of of those moments when heaven hugs Earth. A Classic Christmas, a compilation of hay, she helps fill in the picture so that we motherhood: to stay pure, to not get caught We all could feel Denis beaming down on us. beautiful reflections and Christmas see much more than a choir of angels up in ego and self, so that we can hear the Mickey gave us an incredible gift that day: Scripture verses, I read these words from singing “Halleluiah.” true desires of our children, but also those a deeper connection to Denis. We will cherish the Trappist monk Thomas Merton: I imagine Mary holding Jesus as I did my of God. So to the list of great moms like it with each passing year. That is the ultimate “When a room is heated by an open fire, babies and bouncing him on her hip to keep Erma Bombeck, Marian Wright Edelman Christmas gift, begun by Mary’s brave surely there is nothing strange in the fact him quiet as she is having a conversation. I and Jacqueline Onassis, I add another: “yes”—to accept life, nurture it and honor it. that those who stand closest to the fireplace picture her shoving mashed up potatoes into Mary, the mother of Jesus. are the ones who are warmest. And when his mouth—minus the helicopter (Christina Capecchi is a freelance writer from God comes into the world through the maneuver—and changing his cloth diapers. (Therese Borchard writes for Catholic Inver Grove Heights, Minn. E-mail her at instrumentality of one of his servants, then I imagine her doing everything I do with my News Service.) † [email protected].) † The Criterion Friday, December 11, 2009 Page 13

Third Sunday of Advent/Msgr. Owen F. Campion The Sunday Readings Daily Readings Monday, Dec. 14 Friday, Dec. 18 Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 John of the Cross, priest and Jeremiah 23:5-8 empire. People moved to and fro, bringing doctor of the Church Psalm 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19 • Zephaniah 3:14-18a their ideas and values, such as Christianity. Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17a Matthew 1:18-25 • Philippians 4:4-7 As was the reading from Zephaniah, this Psalm 25:4-9 • Luke 3:10-18 reading is filled with excitement and joy. The coming of the Lord is predicted, and Matthew 21:23-27 Saturday, Dec. 19 An atmosphere of delighted expectation his coming will be soon. Such was the Judges 13:2-7, 24-25a overtakes this weekend’s liturgy. It is assumption of many of the early Christians. Tuesday, Dec. 15 Psalm 71:3-6, 16-17 “Gaudete Sunday,” a When Jesus would come again, all Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13 Luke 1:5-25 name taken from the wrongs would be righted. Evil would be Psalm 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-19, 23 Latin rendition of the defeated. To prepare, Christians should first word of the conform themselves as much as possible Matthew 21:28-32 Sunday, Dec. 20 Entrance Antiphon, and in every respect to the Lord. Fourth Sunday of Advent “rejoice.” The Lord is The epistle proclaims that this holy Wednesday, Dec. 16 Micah 5:1-4a near! transformation has occurred. It delightedly Isaiah 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25 Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 Priests may opt to declares that the Christians of Philippi are Psalm 85:9-14 Hebrews 10:5-10 wear rose vestments. unselfish. These vestments St. Luke’s Gospel is the source of the Luke 7:18b-23 Luke 1:39-45 symbolize that the last reading. brightness of the Lord’s coming already is In this reading, John the Baptist Thursday, Dec. 17 creeping across the horizon. emphasizes that the man with two coats Genesis 49:2, 8-10 More properly, it is the Third Sunday of should give one to the poor. Psalm 72:1-4, 7-8, 17 Advent. John also tells a tax collector to assess Matthew 1:1-17 The Book of Zephaniah furnishes the only the fixed amount. The Roman system first reading. of taxation was, in effect, legalized It is a short book, only three brief extortion. The Roman authorities were not chapters. Little is known about this prophet. able, or even inclined, to send citizens of This much, however, is known. Zephaniah Rome into the far reaches of the empire to Question Corner/Fr. John Dietzen was the son of Chusi and traced his collect taxes. So locals had to be induced to ancestry to Hezekiah, presumably do the work. King Hezekiah of Judah. Local tax collectors were turncoats, and Burying St. Joseph statue in the yard Evidently, the book was written between were despised as such. So some incentive 640 B.C. and 609 B.C., or during the reign was necessary. Profit made it worthwhile. to help sell home is popular devotion of King Josiah of Judah. They achieved their profit by adding Josiah was a reformer, and his reforms their own demand to the assessed tax. The Where did the custom begin of events—adoration of the were religious in intent and impact. The law required the taxpayers to meet these Qburying a statue of St. Joseph in Blessed Sacrament, lighting votive kings saw themselves as representatives demands. order to sell a house? candles, Mardi Gras and celebration of and agents of God. Details aside, when the Messiah is Even some the great feasts—could be, and sometimes Aside from all else, their duty was to acknowledged, goodness and peace will Catholics in our are, interpreted as superstition, and even draw the people more closely to God. prevail. neighborhood find it as sacrilegious, by people who don’t When the people are faithful to God, they weird, and a believe or understand them. bring peace and prosperity upon Reflection non-Catholic says it All celebrations of Christmas were themselves. These readings all predict the coming of sounds superstitious once strictly prohibited in parts of Zephaniah, obviously, supported this God’s power and justice. Such is the Lord’s as well as useless. New England as being too “pagan.” effort. This weekend’s reading is an promise. However, even while the I admit that we’ve Some creative businesses even today exuberant and bold exclamation of joy. Scriptures look forward to a sudden, done it, and try to cash in on the practice by The Epistle to the Philippians provides dramatic coming of Jesus in glory, these everything worked out advertising “lucky St. Joseph statues.” the second reading. readings this weekend also remind us that as we had hoped. (Ohio) But that misses the point. People who Philippi was a city in what today is we can bring Jesus into our lives and into slight these aspects of prayer are missing Greece. It was founded centuries before our communities by living the Gospel. The devotional practice of burying a much of the richness and wonder of our Christ, and named in honor of King Philip, In the long run, Advent’s advantage is Astatue of St. Joseph in the yard while Catholic faith. the father of Alexander the Great. that it allows us to bring Jesus into our own looking to buy or sell a house is certainly A friend who taught religion in a By the time of the first century A.D., hearts and lives. widespread—and not solely among Catholic high school told a story about a Philippi was an important center in the With Jesus in our lives, no time is Catholics, by the way. beautiful incident that occurred as her Roman Empire and also an important complete darkness. The sunbeams of hope With variations, many people, as you class discussed the sacraments and the use military base. and peace will pierce the blackest of did, have found it to be a fruitful part of of sacramentals. Such centers often became the sites of moments. Jesus, the Messiah, came—and their prayers when they’re looking to When someone mentioned the custom Christian communities because there was still comes to us—as the Light of the change their home. of burying St. Joseph’s statue, one student much movement of people through the World. † The buried statue idea comes from the declared, “That’s just superstition!” fact that St. Joseph is honored in Catholic Another student responded, “It’s not tradition as the patron saint of families superstition. That’s just what makes it fun My Journey to God and fathers. This tradition is in spite of being a Catholic.” the fact that even he did not always It’s impossible to trace just when this succeed in doing all he wished for his folk custom began. But I hope you keep family. your Catholic sense of humor in seeing Pathway to Bethlehem As we celebrate Christ’s coming into that these joyful manifestations of our the world, we are reminded that Joseph faith are vital and in themselves are very Close your eyes “Yes” to love couldn’t even provide a fitting place for holy ways of honoring the Creator. Take a deep breath A promise fulfilled Mary to give birth—as if any place would Still yourself From a Father above be “fitting” for this mother and child. (A free brochure answering questions that God will do the rest It’s understandable that one who has Catholics ask about Mary, the mother of Kneel down no feel for the Catholic sense of the Jesus, is available by sending a stamped, Journey now Bow your head sacramental would find this kind of self-addressed envelope to Father John And with each step Experience the hope prayer bizarre. Dietzen, Box 3315, Peoria, IL 61612.

Draw closer and joy CNS photo/courtesy Conception Abbey But just as we in the Catholic family Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen To Bethlehem He is swaddled in find such ordinary things as water, bread, at the same address or by e-mail in care wine and oil to be critical aspects of the of [email protected].) † Darkness surrounds This is the pathway sacraments, our means of contact with It is night To Bethlehem God and his life, so Catholic spirituality Save one star This is Christmas has seen channels of God’s grace in other Readers may submit prose That burns bright The way it is meant mundane and playful parts of our lives. The Church blesses and dedicates to or poetry for faith column Continue on Open your eyes God’s service everything from childbirth The Criterion invites readers to Until you find Take a deep breath to barns to football games. submit original prose or poetry relating The baby Jesus Still yourself Catholics, therefore, have a vast to faith or experiences of prayer for A scene so sublime Jesus will do the rest treasury of spiritual devotions and possible publication in the “My practices, accumulated over the Journey to God” column. Witness a mother’s By Cathy Lamperski Dearing centuries, to choose from in trying to Seasonal reflections also are live a good Christian life. By no means appreciated. Please include your name, (Cathy Lamperski Dearing is a member of St. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis. Her are all of them solemn, serious and address, parish and telephone number poem was inspired by Father Jim Farrell’s new guided meditation CD of the same soberly “pious.” Many are wonderful with submissions. title, “Pathway to Bethlehem.” The Nativity is depicted in a mural titled “Birth of expressions of the lighthearted side of Send material for consideration to Jesus” in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at Conception Abbey in life, without diminishing in the least the “My Journey to God,” The Criterion, Conception, Mo. Painted by Benedictine monks in the late 1800s, the artwork is the sense of Christian reverence for all P.O. Box 1717, Indianapolis, IN 46206 first appearance of the German Beuronese style in a U.S. church.) creation. or e-mail to [email protected]. † Obviously, many of these devotional Page 14 The Criterion Friday, December 11, 2009

Carolyn, Sally and Scott Ricke. Grandfather of three. SILER, Marie A., 78, St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Memorial Rest in peace Nov. 15. Mother of Michael Siler. tree Please submit in writing to our Forsting. Brother of Clara Regan TUPPER, Phillip L., 62, Ornaments hang on a Christmas tree at office by 10 a.m. Thursday and Leona Ziegelmeyer. Grand- Nativity of Our Lord Jesus before the week of publication; father of one. Great-grandfather Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Coram, Christ, Indianapolis, Oct. 30. N.Y., on Dec. 5. Each year, Catholic be sure to state date of death. of four. Husband of Cathy (Brunson) CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic Island Long Shemitz, photo/Gregory CNS A. Cemeteries of the Diocese of Rockville Obituaries of archdiocesan FRITZ, Michael P., 43, Tupper. Father of Erica, Adam, Centre, N.Y., invites family members to priests serving our archdiocese St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Ben and Jon Tupper. Son of sted elsewhere in place ornaments in memory of loved are li Floyds Knobs, Nov. 18. Son of Charles Tupper. Brother of The Cri terion. Order priests ones on designated Christmas trees at Robert Fritz and Lee Bowling. Madeline Tupper. Grandfather of and religious sisters and Brother of Shannon Kamer, five. each of its cemeteries. brothers are included here, Debbie Lacy, Paula Rottet, unless they are natives of the Angela Schickel and Gary WENNING, Elizabeth M., 77, archdiocese or have other Bowling. St. Mary, Greensburg, Nov. 24. Franciscan Sister Mary Inez Schuman ministered connect ions to it; those are Mother of Karla Martin and separate obituaries on this HASKAMP, Bernard Charles, Roger Wenning. Sister of as a teacher and principal for 47 years Sr., 73, St. Mary, Greensburg, page. Barbara Abel, Mildred Brinson, Franciscan Sister Mary Inez Aug. 12, 1943. motherhouse in Oldenburg in Dec. 2. Husband of Janice Lillian White, James and a teacher and BARLOW, Mary Ann, 86, Haskamp. Father of Anita Schuman died on Nov. 30 at Sister Inez was 1988, and served as a clerk in the St. Mary, North Vernon, Nov. 27. Maurice Beyer. Grandmother of Margaret Mary Community principal at Catholic grade congregation’s finance Campbell and Bernard six. Great-grandmother of one. Mother of Mary Jo Bender, Kate Haskamp Jr . Brother of Ruth Hospital in Batesville. She schools during 47 years of department then as a telephone Nicolai, Billy, John, Michael and Wolter and Virgil Haskamp. WILLIAMS, Rita Ann, 73, was 88. ministering in elementary operator for 18 years. Robert Barlow II. Grandmother Grandfather of two. St. Bartholomew, Columbus, The Mass of Christian Burial education from 1940-87. She She entered full retirement in of 14. Great-grandmother of one. Nov. 17. Wife of Robert was celebrated on Dec. 3 at the served as a Catholic school 2006 and was a resident of HUBLER, Adolph, 89, Williams. Mother of Sharon motherhouse chapel of the Sisters principal for 17 years. St. Clare Hall, the sisters’ health BERRY, Harriet A., 104, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Cocuzza, Ann and David of the Third Order of St. Francis In the archdiocese, she care facility. St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Nov. 22. Floyds Knobs, Nov. 30. Father of Williams. Sister of Nancy Cohee, in Oldenburg. Burial followed at taught or served as principal at Surviving are a sister, Mother of Joan Ledebur, Judy Betty Howard, Ed and Terry James and Jerard Smith. Grand- Sacred Heart School in Clinton Lucille Roell of Harr ison, Ohio; Sumner, Anne Woulfe and Tom Hubler. Brother of Clara Hock, the sisters’ ce metery. mother of two. and Our Lady of Lourdes School Berry. Grandmother of 20. Great- Rita and Victor Hubler. Grand- The former Rita C. Schuman and two brothers, Albert and grandmother of 29. father of three. Great-grandfather WYCKOFF, Catherine A., 80, was born on Oct. 9, 1921, in in Indianapolis. Leroy Schuman of St. Leon. St. Leon. She entered the She also ministered as a Memorial gifts may be sent BROCK, Norma, 81, of one. St. Christopher, Indianapolis, Oldenburg Franciscan teacher or principal in the Diocese to the Sisters of St. Francis, St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, Nov. 24. Mother of Elaine KORTE, Helen M., 98, community on Aug. 15, 1937, of Evansville and in Ohio. P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN Nov. 18. Mother of Sara Snyder Sempson, Carol Stark and Tim Our Lady of Lourde s, and professed her final vows on Sister Inez retired to the 47036. † and Daniel Noble. Sister of Avis Ind ianapolis, Nov. 25. Grand- Wyckoff. Sister of Barbara Charnes. Grandmother of four. mother of three. Great-grand- Neville and Frances Schroder. Step-grandmother of four. Great- mother of seven. Great-great- Grandmother of 10. Greta May Davis of Columbus was the mother of grandmother of five. Step-great- grandmother of eight. YOST, Joseph A., Sr., 92, Father Clem Davis and a parish volunteer grandmother of four. Holy Family, New Albany, RATHZ, Agnes Rose, 91, St. Bartholomew parishioner Greta May Nelson was born on boating. Dec. 1. Husband of Jo Ann Yost. DIERCKMAN, Emmanuel, 98, St. Jude, Indianapolis, Nov. 27. Greta May Davis of Columbus, Surviving are a daughter, Father of Denise Gardner and May 28, 1919, in Chariton, Iowa. St. Bridget, Liberty, Nov. 26. Mother of Victoria Davis and the mother of Father Clem Donna Tarpey of Huntley, Ill.; Joseph Yost Jr. Stepfather of She was married to Earl Davis on Father of Mary Anne Schrank Thomas Rathz. Sister of Delores Davis, died on Nov. 19 in a son, Father Clem Davis, the Vicki Hamilton, Debbie Hosier, April 12, 1941, in Chicago. He and Betty Anne Skates. Grand- Richardson. Grandmother of Columbus. She was 90. pastor of St. Bartholomew Oleita Norton, Frank and Phillip preceded her in death in 1987. father of five. Great-grandfather eight. Great-grandmother of 13. The Mass of Christian Burial Parish in Columbus; three Cook. Brother of Alfred, George She moved to Columbus of three. RICKE, J. O., 88, was celebrated on Nov. 21 at grandchildren; and eight great- and Kenneth Yost. Grandfather of FORSTING, Leo A., 91, St. Bartholomew, Columbus, St. Bartholomew Church. Burial in 1999, and was a member of grandchildren. St. John the Evangelist, Nov. 18. Husbuand of Betty 15. Great-grandfather of 16. was at Kirby’s Tucker Memorial the Ladi es Council at Memorial gifts may be sent to Enochsburg, Nov. 27. Father of (Davis) Ricke. Father of Joan ZOLLER, Mary R., 93, Cemetery in Mountain Home, St. Bartholomew Parish. She St. Bartholomew Parish, 1306 Mary DeGraw, Linda and John Coffman, Ann McGlothlin, St. Roch, Indianapolis, Dec. 1. † Ark. enjoyed square dancing and 27th St., Columbus, IN 47201. †

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deanery during the next seven months.) talking to you, you felt you had his attention Sean Gallagher Photo by and that he was interested in you. … He By Sean Gallagher probably had 1,000 things on his mind, like we all do. He was able to bring the Father Anthony Volz is the pastor of priesthood alive for me.” Christ the King Parish in the Indianapolis North Deanery. He Love your mother—Father Sahm and was ordained in the other priests that served at 1985. He is 52. Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish also Born in instilled a love for the Blessed Virgin Mary South Dakota, he in the young Tony Volz that remains to this and his family day. moved to Indiana “During the month of May at when he was 5 Immaculate Heart, in those days, we would and became all gather at the shrine every night,” Father members of Immaculate Heart of Mary Volz said. “And one of the priests would Parish in Indianapolis. come out and say the rosary. It was after dinner, around 7 p.m. Father Anthony Volz poses for a photograph in Christ the King Church in Indianapolis, where he has A “losing” fight—A 1975 graduate of “We all just gathered on the playground served as pastor for more than five years. Bishop Chatard High School in Indian- in the evening and played a lot. And when apolis, Father Volz was a college the priest came walking across, we all kind wanted to be and [I] enjoy [ministry] very served have had a Catholic school as part seminarian for the archdiocese for one year of dutifully went over to the shrine. We’d much.” of its ministry. at the former Saint Meinrad College before have a lot of people there, all different ages.” “I find that very life-giving,” he said. disaffiliating and transferring to Learning from each other—Part of “… It invigorates me to do my best, to be a Butler University in Indianapolis, where he The power of a parish—Immaculate living in a family is listening attentively to good example for our young people, studied business administration. Heart of Mary Parish is tucked away in a other family members. because I think they have so much to offer “The thought of the priesthood really neighborhood in the north central part of “There’s a collective wisdom in any and they have so many struggles that I never left me,” he said. “I was kind of Indianapolis. Father Volz, his family and parish,” Father Volz said. “We learn from never had. It’s harder, I think, to be a fighting it. I began to understand that, at other parishioners lived within walking each other. And I learn a lot from just teenager now. But, at the same time, we least in my life, if you’re meant to be a distance of the church. listening. I’ve learned a lot over the years to have a lot of good, fine young people. priest, it will work out as such. There was “You really didn’t distinguish between talk less, to listen more and to pray harder.” “The children are so impressionable. I really no peace until I said ‘Yes.’ ” the parish and the neighborhood, and your try to set a good example and help them to family and being Catholic,” he said. “It all The family table—Another part of grow in the knowledge of the Lord.” The power of a priest—The thought of was there. It was all one thing in growing up living in a family is regularly gathering the priesthood had such staying power in in those days. It was a wonderful time and around the family table. Considering the priesthood?—“Pray. Father Volz’s mind because of the life and place for me to grow up in.” “When I get to stand [at the altar] along Prayer is just so vital,” Father Volz said. ministry of Father Edwin Sahm, the with the gathered community—that’s an “… You can fight with God a little bit. You founding pastor of Immaculate Heart of Serving his family—Both of awesome feeling, if you really think about can argue with him. Mary Parish, who led it from 1946-76. Father Volz’s parents are deceased. His it,” Father Volz said. “I really feel that. “But if you’re really honest with him, “He had a huge influence in my life,” only sibling is a brother, who is 10 years Being at the altar, at the table of the Lord, and you find out what it is that you can do Father Volz said. “I got to know him very older than him and lives in North Dakota. that’s the closest that we can be between to serve God and serve one another, the well. He was very helpful in helping me He has only one niece. heaven and Earth. So let’s give what we can answer comes, no matter if it’s as a married discern that [priestly vocation].” But while he values and loves his kin, in our prayers, our praise and thanksgiving.” person or whatever vocation it is in life.” Memories of Father Sahm continue to Father Volz has come to see the parishioners influence the priestly life and ministry of he has served over the years as his family. Teach your children well—Teaching (To read previous installments in the Father Volz nearly 25 years after the “That’s where I live out my life,” he said. the young is also an essential part of family “Faithful Fathers” series, log on to younger priest was ordained. Father Volz “When I became a pastor, that’s what I life. All of the parishes that Father Volz has www.CriterionOnline.com.) †

¼ teaspoon vanilla Bake for 30 minutes until dry and pale With sharp knife, scrape a small hole RECIPES ¼ cup sugar in color. Remove them from the pan in the center of the flay side of the continued from page 9 Beat egg whites until stiff. Add sugar immediately. Put them on a cooling mushroom caps. Put a little frosting on slowly, 3 tablespoons at a time. Fold in rack to cool. the tip of the stem (the pairs of Mushrooms: vanilla. Make circular mounds (for Mix 6 tablespoons confectioners meringue stems should be put together (preheat oven to 275 degrees and oil mushroom tops) on oiled cookie sheet. sugar with 1 teaspoon butter. Use this first) and insert in mushroom cap. Let cookie sheet) Shape with a small knife. Make to put the stems and caps together. It frosting harden before placing the 1 egg white different sizes. Make pairs of stems. should be a smooth pale paste (thick). mushrooms on the cake. †

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By Alea Bowling and take a walk through the “Reign Forest,” Special to The Criterion an entire floor of booths from Catholic colleges, religious orders, music publishers On Nov. 19, about 21,000 young and much more. As one of four youth Catholics from all over the country arrived in ambassadors for the archdiocese, I had the Kansas City, Mo., for responsibility of co-leading two workshops the National Catholic with another ambassador. Together, we were Church’s power to make Christ present is Youth Conference, a responsible for leading prayer, introducing gathering of Catholic the speaker and concluding the workshop. evident at National Catholic Youth Conference high school students The ambassador program gave me a great that occurs once every opportunity to meet new people and be part two years. of the largest national event for Catholic By Benedictine Fr. Adrian Burke image of the call of Christ, he reminded us Better known as youth. Also, I was privileged to be involved Special to The Criterion that conversion requires commitment. We NCYC, the conference in the making of a documentary of NCYC can’t get where we want to go until we at is four days that are 2009 and a promotional video for NCYC It was so early the sun wasn’t up yet. least show up. Then, having shown up, we jam-packed with 2011 in Indianapolis. We met the bus at 5 a.m. on Nov. 19 in the embrace Christ and allow his Spirit to help appearances by some Branden Stanley, a young videographer Alea Bowling St. Meinrad Parish us to step up and do our part—to be his of the most popular from Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary parking lot, ready Church in a world hungry for hope. Catholic musicians and speakers of today: Parish in Indianapolis and founder of to make the trip to Tom Booth was the music director for Steve Angrisano, Matt Maher, Ceili Rain, and Starlight Media Productions, and I were the National NCYC again this year, and his music leant Jason and Crystallina Evert, just to name a few. allowed on the floor of the Sprint Center to Catholic Youth an air of energy and enthusiasm as it The atmosphere is electric, the experience is film and photograph the concerts and Conference in nourished our devotion with lyrics full of unforgettable and the memories last for a speakers for use in the documentary. The Kansas City, Mo. Gospel passion. Many times during these lifetime. experience of being able to see the thousands As a monk of songs, I closed my eyes and spoke alone As a member of St. Mark the Evangelist of youths brought together by the Catholic Saint Meinrad with my God, surrounded by a crowd of Parish in Indianapolis, I traveled to Kansas City faith is one I will never forget. Incredible Archabbey, I’ve thousands, many of whom were talking to with 33 other adults and youths from my opportunities abound at NCYC. It’s a place served the parishes Jesus, too. The music would move me to parish. I was also one of more than 600 people where amazing things happen. Fr. Adrian Burke, O.S.B. of St. Meinrad in smile, to laugh and, yes, to cry a tear or from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The day The next NCYC will be held in St. Meinrad, two as the impact of the message reached we arrived, we attended the opening session Indianapolis in 2011. The theme for that St. Boniface in Fulda and St. Martin of my heart, giving me a greater sense of and were introduced to our emcee for the conference is “Are You Ready?” Are you Tours in Siberia for two tours of duty. wholeness and mission. conference, Steve Angrisano. He presented the ready to be amazed by the number of youths From my experience, I realize that most I prayed for our kids as I’ve come to theme for NCYC 2009, “Christ Reigns.” devoted to their faith? Are you ready to be people are not “morning people,” really love them and see in them the Christ During the conference, we would learn challenged by incredible people who have especially teenagers. Mysteriously, I am— who calls us to serve. I prayed in a spirit of about how Christ reigns in us, through us and dedicated their lives to the Church? Are you well, at least after a healthy shot of java! gratitude, grateful to be there, to be around us. The Sprint Center was completely ready for your life to be changed? If so, I’ll Maybe it’s because monks are used to Catholic. I was also thankful for my filled with energetic young Catholics who were see you at NCYC 2011! getting up early, or maybe it’s because I was vocation as a priest and monk. And I was ready to sing, dance, and shout to express their so excited to be going to NCYC, finally, thankful for our kids, and having the love for God and the Church. (Alea Bowling celebrated her 18th birthday after almost two years of fundraising and privilege of knowing them, serving them The second day of the conference brought during NCYC. She is a member of St. Mark talking it up in our youth group, a fruitful and receiving from them so much an opportunity to attend a variety of workshops the Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis.) † branch of the young Church that calls itself goodness in return. “Teens Aware of Christ.” On Saturday, Nov. 21, to clearly Youth minister: Future of our faith rests in Before the sun actually did rise, the show Christ present among us, we took spirits of our kids rose, and we had all time to adore Christ present in the experiences that young people have now become our usual talkative selves, even a Blessed Sacrament. More than little giddy with expectation. We were even 21,000 strong, we prayed and sang before eager to see what the Terre Haute kids the Blessed Sacrament and then, having By Dawn Schepers New Albany Deanery—part of the contingent would be like. We arrived at St. Benedict received the Benediction, we followed the Special to The Criterion of more than 600 people from the archdiocese. Parish a little after 8 a.m. to meet them and Sacrament in procession for five city National speakers laughed, spoke and have Mass together before heading to blocks from the Sprint Center to the The National Catholic Youth “talked” with the youth in sessions. There was Kansas City. convention center. It was amazing to Conference (NCYC) is not an experience a dance, a comedy club, and areas to relax, Mass was the perfect way to begin our behold! you want to miss buy T-shirts and gather with your group. pilgrimage. The Mass was concelebrated by Youth groups prayed the rosary, with the youths One conversation I remember having with myself, Father Rick Ginther, the dean of the teenagers prayed litanies and others walked from your parish. “my kids” on the last day was about the Mass Terre Haute Deanery, and Conventual in reverent silence. It was almost Their awe and that we were going to participate in that night. Franciscan Father Joel Burget, pastor of apocalyptic. Seeing it, I became keenly wonder when more They groaned a little when I said it was St. Benedict Parish in Terre Haute. aware of the Church’s power to make than 21,000 youths scheduled to last more than two hours. They We started the trip with Mass so the Christ present, standing strong in the midst (and chaperones, also didn’t think we would get Communion. Son could truly rise on our day, and tune of a secular world to proclaim the Gospel, of course) gather to That night, before the Mass, they saw more our minds and hearts to the real reason we all for Jesus! celebrate their faith than 180 priests and bishops processing into were going to NCYC—to encounter I could go on and on—about the is not something to the center. And we all received Communion. Jesus Christ in his Church, to get to know inspiring music, the teenagers who take lightly. You How many adults can say they have had that him better, and perhaps to discover and depicted biblical scenes on the main stage, Dawn Schepers want to scoop it up experience? re-discover that “Christ Reigns”—the the youths who told their stories of service and save it so you More than two weeks have passed since the theme of this year’s NCYC—over us, from and sacrifice, the keynote speakers who can show the parish back home. The future conference, but the youths and the chaperones within us and through us for the sake of spoke with power and conviction, and the of our faith and our parishes rest in the from our parish who went are still talking our salvation! thousands of young people who listened experiences our young people have now. about it. We can’t wait for the 2011 NCYC in Faith Schaefer, our tri-parish youth and rejoiced, played and prayed with equal I went to my first NCYC in 2007 as a Indianapolis! minister, was at least as excited as I was power and conviction. youth minister. I didn’t have any teenagers that morning. So much planning and fund- Suffice it say that the young Catholic sign up, but I wanted the experience for (Dawn Schepers is the youth ministry raising was beginning to reach its fruition Church made me proud—proud to be part 2009 when I knew I would have interested coordinator at St. Paul Parish in at last. I think we both expected a lot— of it, proud to serve it, proud to be a monk youths. Sellersburg.) † and we got much more than either of us and proud to be a priest. Above all, I am I’m glad I had that chance. There is could have hoped. proud to be their brother, a fellow Catholic paperwork to fill out, funds to raise and After checking into our hotel and pilgrim and follower of Jesus Christ. I deadlines to meet. There is also arranging having some pizza, “Doc,” the bus driver, can’t wait for the next NCYC—November the gathering for the big departure on a

dropped us off in downtown Kansas City. 2011—in Indianapolis! motor coach, and making sure that the Andrews Robin by Photo We had to walk several city blocks in May his reign be forever and ever, and teenagers have food and money for their crisp, cold air to find our place in a throng let the young Church say, “Amen!” meals as high school youths are always of excited teens waiting to get into the hungry and ready to eat. Sprint Center. The young Church was (Benedictine Father Adrian Burke is a I had nine innocent youths, eager to kick off NCYC 2009. monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey. From one innocent dad and two experienced That evening, Bob McCarty, the 2004 to September 2009, he served as adult females (myself and a parent who executive director of Catholic Youth pastor of St. Meinrad Parish in went when it was held in Texas). We Foundation USA, made a surprise, St. Meinrad, St. Boniface Parish in traveled more than eight hours on the National Catholic Youth Conference participants dramatic entrance before giving the Fulda and St. Martin of Tours Parish in charter bus to and from Kansas City. We walk the streets of Kansas City during a opening keynote address. Using a Siberia.) † were in the group of four buses from the eucharistic procession on Nov. 21. mountain climber’s rappelling rope, he descended from the rafters of the Sprint Center’s ceiling, dropping down Wanted: Archdiocesan pilgrims for World Youth Day 2011 in Spain through the big screens and lighting system before landing on the center stage Special to The Criterion Catholics from around the globe to meet World Youth Day pilgrimage is open to young amid great hoopla. In his address, he in Madrid, Spain, in August 2011. adults who are 18 to 35 years old. called us to center on Christ by delivering Young adults from the archdiocese The information meeting will take The information meeting is also open to a strong message to the young Church: are invited to an information meeting place at St. John the Evangelist young adults from the Lafayette Diocese. Show up, step up and step out! for World Youth Day 2011—the faith- Church in Indianapolis after the weekly For more information, send an e-mail to Using his experience of hiking the sharing event that will draw young 7 p.m. Mass on Jan. 10. The archdiocesan [email protected]. † Himalaya Mountains with his wife as an