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CriterionOnline.com October 1, 2010 Vol. LI, No. 1 75¢ Charities head Respect Life Month marks 100 years Archdiocese with call for honors pro-life Submitted photo ‘21st-century supporters for solutions’ WASHINGTON (CNS)—One hundred their service years and a day after the founding of the national organization that became By Mary Ann Wyand Catholic Charities USA, its president called for “21st-century solutions to 21st-century Promoting the culture of life and problems,” and said keeping track of how helping save the lives of defenseless many people are fed or given shelter for a unborn babies are priorities for the night is no longer enough. 2010 recipients of archdiocesan pro-life “We need to track not only money and volunteer service awards. services, but how many people have escaped St. Joan of Arc parishioner the need for such services,” said Father Larry Patricia Yeadon of Indianapolis, who has Snyder, a priest of the Archdiocese of faithfully St. Paul and Minneapolis who has been volunteered as a president and CEO of pro-life sidewalk Catholic Charities counselor outside USA since 2005. abortion clinics for Father Snyder 24 years, will spoke on Sept. 26 at receive the his organization’s Archbishop centennial gathering Edward T. in Washington, where O’Meara it was founded by Respect Life about 400 Catholic Patricia Yeadon Award for her leaders in 1910. distinguished Fr. Larry Snyder The conference service to the cause of life at the conclusion opened the day before of the archdiocesan Respect Life Mass on with a Mass at the Basilica of the National Oct. 3 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and a Indianapolis. group photo on the campus of The Catholic Cardinal Ritter High School senior St. Joseph parishioner Brian Weigel of St. Leon pounds a cross into the ground with the help University of America, replicating a photo of Alyssa Barnes, a member of St. Malachy of another youth in the parish on Sept. 18 along Route 1 just south of Interstate 74 in Dearborn County. the founding members 100 years ago. Parish in Brownsburg and a dedicated The “Cemetery of the Innocents” display of 4,000 crosses represents the number of babies that die in Father Snyder acknowledged that “there pro-life volunteer, legalized abortion each day in the United States. The traveling pro-life exhibit will be on display in will always be those who need the safety net” is the recipient of St. Leon through Oct. 2. of services, such as the Our Lady of See related column, food, shelter or Guadalupe Catholics in central and southern pray for an end to abortion. page 12. financial assistance, Pro-Life Youth Indiana are invited to participate in the but said that for Award, which also archdiocesan pro-life Mass, which is Respect Life Award many, “the safety net is broken.” will be presented part of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Yeadon began praying the rosary in “It can trap families into a lifetime of following the Bishops’ national Respect Life Sunday front of abortion clinics in 1986, and her need,” he said. “Our efforts must be Respect Life observance organized to educate people prayerful presence there evolved into transformative,” and must help place liturgy. about the sanctity and dignity of life pro-life sidewalk counseling as a volunteer individuals and families on “the pathway to Msgr. Joseph F. from conception until natural death. with the ecumenical Truth and Compassion self-sufficiency,” he added. Alyssa Barnes Schaedel, vicar After the Mass, Catholics Ministry organization. Outlining the history of the organization general, will are encouraged to join the “I was trying to get St. Joan of Arc founded as the National Conference of celebrate the Respect Life Mass at 1 p.m. Central Indiana Life Chain, an parishioners involved in going to the Catholic Charities, Father Snyder said it was on Oct. 3 on behalf of Archbishop Daniel ecumenical, one-hour, pro-life prayer abortion mills to pray,” she said. “That’s established “at a time of great social M. Buechlein, who is leading a pilgrimage vigil along North Meridian Street in how I started going there. I had no idea that transformation” when the United States to holy sites in Austria and Germany. Indianapolis, at 2:30 p.m. to silently See LIFE, page 2 was moving from an agrarian to an See CHARITIES, page 2 Haitian bishops agree on broad-based program to oversee reconstruction of parishes and schools WASHINGTON (CNS)—Haitian the heels of meetings on Sept. 20-21 bishops agreed on Sept. 24 to the that the Haitian bishops had in creation of a broad-based Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, to

reconstruction program involving discuss reconstruction needs and The Florida Catholic Church partners from around the other Church programs. world that will guide how parishes Called the Program for the and Catholic schools destroyed in the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti, Caribbean nation’s January earthquake the plan would establish a are rebuilt. commission with both Haitian and They met in Miami on Sept. 22-26 international members that will CNS photo/Ana Rodriguez-Soto, with Catholic officials from the United review and approve parish projects, States, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, and ensure that building plans meet Dominican Republic, El Salvador, construction standards based on France, Germany, Guadeloupe and appropriate building codes. Mexico, and the Inter-American “As Haitians continue to struggle Development Bank. The bishops were to recover from this unprecedented considering the proposal developed natural disaster, the Church walks Bishops from Haiti and Latin America process in for Mass at over several months primarily by the with them, bearing the cross of St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami on Sept. 25. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Christ, in [the] hope that suffering group of bishops, who also included bishops from Europe as and Catholic Relief Services. will give way to new life and to a new well as the Miami Archdiocese, celebrated the Mass to close a The four-day gathering came on See HAITI, page 8 meeting about a program to rebuild the Church in Haiti. Page 2 The Criterion Friday, October 1, 2010

opportunities to offer sidewalk counseling to LIFE expectant mothers outside abortion clinics

during volunteer shifts that last from 7 a.m. Submitted photo continued from page 1 until 1:30 p.m. I would continue, and that God would keep “I fast for the babies,” she said, “and I me going there for this many years.” pray the rosary or read Scripture, usually the While there is “a lot of heartache psalms. I pray for the women that are involved in pro-life sidewalk counseling,” already inside [the abortion clinic], pray for Yeadon said, there also are moments of the staff and—if I know who the abortionist overwhelming joy when women that is—pray for him or her by name. Sometimes experience crisis pregnancies decide to people come by from the neighborhood, and choose life for their unborn babies. they want to stop and pray about something. “I think God gives you a way to protect I am there for whoever God sends my way.” your heart when you do this in obedience to The daughter of Dolores Yeadon and the him,” she said. “It’s simply God’s grace. late Bill Yeadon grew up in a large family of Even with the suffering comes joy because 15 children that includes her twin sister, you know what you’re doing is the right Nancy, as well as several adopted siblings thing. I think it comes back to knowing that and foster siblings. God sent you out there, and being willing to “It was always a big thrill to have a new listen to the Holy Spirit.” baby in the house,” she said, “so it’s hard for A “Cemetery of the Innocents” at St. Joseph Parish in St. Leon educates people about the tragedy of The hardest part of sidewalk counseling me to understand that sometimes people legalized abortion. Father Scott Nobbe, the administrator of St. Joseph Parish and St. John the Baptist is making a personal connection with don’t welcome babies.” Parish in Dover, said about 150 parishioners participated in the pro-life project, including homebound women considering abortion, she said. “You Benedictine Sister Kathleen Yeadon, a people who prayed for an end to abortion. The crosses are part of a traveling pro-life exhibit created have to truly show the women that you care member of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in by Larry and Kay Sendelback of Cold Spring, Ky. about them. You have to expose your heart Beech Grove, said her older sister schedules completely, and you are so vulnerable. her home cleaning business and social Indianapolis, attends the archdiocesan first ever Pro-Life Week. … She is a visible Sometimes they will reject what you have activities to allow time for sidewalk Helpers of God’s Precious Infants witness to the pro-life movement by praying said then go ahead and have an abortion. So counseling during busy days at clinics. monthly Mass at St. Michael the Archangel at Planned Parenthood, and by attending— you continue to pray for them, and offer “Patty’s name is Patricia Ruth Ann Church, participates in the Central Indiana and encouraging other students to attend— information [about post-abortion syndrome Yeadon, and the first letters of her name Life Chain and “40 Days for Life” prayer the monthly pro-life Mass at St. Michael’s. and abortion reconciliation] when they spell ‘P-R-A-Y,’ ” Sister Kathleen said. “She vigils, and walks in the National March for The future of the pro-life movement is very come out.” is very faithful about praying for the babies Life each January in Washington, D.C. blessed to have Alyssa leading the way.” Yeadon doesn’t let bitter cold or and mothers. She also helps with the “I want any woman going into an Alyssa helps her parents, Bill and extremely hot weather deter her from her Gabriel Project, and takes her commitment abortion clinic to know that there is a better Maria Barnes, as volunteers with the tireless and often solitary prayer vigils to help women who have decided to keep way,” Alyssa said, “and that life is never St. Elizabeth/Coleman Pregnancy and outside abortion clinics all year long. their babies very seriously. Often, the money regrettable and that she doesn’t have to Adoption Services foster care program, “Knowing that other people are praying to help them comes from her own be alone.” Project Gabriel assistance for poor helps immensely,” she said. “Prayers do resources.” Matthew Hollowell, a faculty member mothers and babies, and the archdiocesan make a difference because I can feel the and the Pro-Life Club moderator at the Refugee Resettlement Program. presence of God so strongly even when I’m Pro-Life Youth Award Indianapolis West Deanery high school, “My family has always been very open numb to the core from the cold and it’s time Even with a busy class schedule at said Alyssa can always be counted on to to life,” she said. “I have two sisters and to go home or lose toes and fingers [from Cardinal Ritter High School, Alyssa Barnes enthusiastically promote respect for life. two brothers. My youngest brother was frostbite]. I think so often people forget how makes time to participate in the “I have rarely met a student more adopted three years ago. That was a really powerful prayer is.” Archdiocesan Pro-Life Youth Council and committed to the cause of life than Alyssa,” cool experience. We tell him how much he Yeadon always fasts from food and is the president of Ritter’s Pro-Life Club. Hollowell said. “… Alyssa played an is loved, and that his birth mother loves him. water as she prays continually between She prays outside abortion clinics in instrumental role in Cardinal Ritter’s … Adoption is always an option.” †

some of the great social solutions of our day,” such as at the Kennedy School of Government at CHARITIES Social Security and various programs to fight poverty, he said. Harvard University, said that although pundits disagree continued from page 1 “The conditions facing those we serve today are strikingly about how to end the current economic crisis, “there is similar to those of 1910,” Father Snyder said, noting that the general agreement that it will not end quickly.” industrial economy. number of Americans living in poverty increased by more than He said that Catholic Charities’ “commitment to “But the progress came at a cost,” he added, including 4 million during the past two years. professional excellence, combined with hope and faith, give “a loss of recognition of the importance of human beings He criticized current attitudes of “intolerance, division and us the capacity to be the long-distance runner.” and a national sense of community.” a lack of compassion for the ‘undeserving poor,’ ” and said Father Hehir, who is also the secretary for social The Church brought its “rich tradition of social they are based on “a refusal to see in the faces of the poor the concerns and president of Catholic Charities in the teachings” to the U.S. culture and left its “fingerprint on image and likeness of God.” Archdiocese of Boston, said the organization is “uniquely “No matter how well disguised, we must still see the beauty placed to contribute” to discussions about how the of the image and likeness of God in each person,” he added. government distributes public resources. Father Snyder said those involved in the work of “There is no substitute for the moral vision of leaders” Catholic Charities must be “immersed in the messiness of in helping to ensure “the quality of life of all its citizens,” life,” and said now is “not the time for us to be timid about he said. CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec CNS photo/Nancy our faith.” Joshua DuBois, the executive director of the Like 100 years ago, “the age of visionaries and giants is White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood still upon us,” he said. Partnerships, said the government can “learn a lot from Three panelists representing the corporate world, Catholic Charities offices around the country,” especially the academic world and politics then responded to their emphasis on “integral human development as well as Father Snyder’s talk. emotional and spiritual support” for their clients. Janet Lawson, director of Ford Volunteer Corps, part of the Asked in a question-and-answer period about how to philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Co., said the organization, promote civility in the national dialogue, DuBois noted a funded from Ford profits, has had to make do with a “connection between civility and poverty.” diminished budget to meet increasing needs, especially in the “If the public debate has deteriorated to the point that we Members of the St. Augustine Gospel Choir sing during Mass Detroit area. can’t see ourselves in another person,” it is difficult to solve marking the centennial of Catholic Charities USA at the Among the organization’s priorities have been mobile food national problems together, he said. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception pantries that can go quickly to where there is the most need, Other speakers at the Sept. 25-28 Catholic Charities in Washington on Sept. 25. Representatives from Catholic and “economic stability” programs that provide financial convention included Cardinal Paul J. Cordes, the president Charities agencies across the country, national and basics and job training in “alternatives to the manufacturing of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum; Dr. Regina Benjamin, international Catholic leaders, and clients of Catholic jobs that have gone overseas.” th U.S. surgeon general; and Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan Charities’ services participated in the liturgy. Father J. Bryan Hehir, a professor of religion and public life of New York. †

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CLEARWATER, Fla. (CNS)—Women The research—morally acceptable giving birth by cesarean section at a under Catholic teaching since it does not Catholic hospital in Florida can contribute involve the destruction of human to cutting-edge research that could embryos—is aimed at developing healing benefit burn victims, diabetics and therapies, including a skin replacement wounded soldiers. barrier that could reduce disfigurement With the permission of the new and contraction in severely burned mothers, St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital patients. in Tampa has been collecting placentas for “It’s a great opportunity to be on the use in stem-cell research by the cutting edge and advance the care of regenerative medicine company Stemnion. severely injured people, both military and courtesy Catholic Health Association CNS photo/Tim Boyles, The Pittsburgh-based Stemnion diabetics and people who are terribly recently opened a research facility in burned,” Sister Carol said. Clearwater so that cells can be extracted William Golden, a co-founder, from the afterbirth tissue within a few executive chairman, executive hours of delivery. Since January, vice president and chief financial 77 women with prescheduled cesarean officer of Stemnion, said the company deliveries at St. Joseph’s Women’s hopes its product “will help patients with Hospital have consented to the placental burns to heal faster with less scarring and donations, and 63 placentas have been less pain, and get them out of the burn successfully donated. unit faster with fewer long-term Stemnion officials gathered on Sept. 23 consequences.” at the Clearwater facility with Church Golden said Stemnion does not do leaders, including Bishop Robert N. research involving embryonic stem cells. Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla., blesses the new Stemnion facility on Sept. 23 in Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla., and The Catholic Church opposes such Clearwater, Fla. The Pittsburgh-based regenerative medicine company recently opened the Florida lab Sister Carol Keehan, president and CEO of research because it requires human near a Catholic hospital where placentas are donated for use in adult stem-cell research. the Catholic Health Association, to embryos to be destroyed. celebrate the collaboration, which started Franciscan Sister Patricia Shirley, that is something again that strikes a has in the trial phase, according to when Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of vice president of mission for St. Joseph’s chord in all of us, and is something that Stemnion. Washington, then bishop of Pittsburgh, Hospital, which is affiliated with we would very much like to be a part of The company conducted an initial first heard about the fledgling company St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital under the and help support.” clinical trial at Johns Hopkins University six years ago. umbrella of BayCare Health System, said Kimberly Guy, the administrator and in Baltimore and other burn centers, and Sister Carol, a Daughter of Charity, the placenta donation program offers an chief operating officer at St. Joseph’s it is now undergoing a safety trial. said she and the bishops “wanted to see opportunity for the hospital to “live out Women’s, said Stemnion reimburses the Sister Patricia said the hospital is morally upright, good stem-cell research our mission in a different way. hospital for its minimal costs to pleased to be involved in a project that being done in our “It’s helping medical science and it’s participate, including courier services and promotes the use of adult stem cells, many Catholic helping create opportunities for healing, the time of workers charged with which have been found effective in more hospitals.” which is very much a part of what we’re obtaining the consent of patients. than 70 treatments, including therapies St. Joseph’s part of,” she said. The placentas are transported by for diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, and Women’s Hospital To promote physician support for the courier in a sterile container to the heart and spinal cord conditions, was a good program, Stemnion had a wound care Clearwater lab, about 20 miles from the according to Do No Harm: The Coalition candidate for the expert, Dr. David Steed, speak to the hospital. Stemnion technicians then test, of Americans for Research Ethics. program because doctors and explain what the research was isolate and store the usable stem cells and “This is really about a very volatile about 7,000 babies hoping to achieve. eventually transport them to the issue, and the more opportunities that we are born there each “The purpose of the research is company’s main laboratory in Pittsburgh have to show how adult stem cells are year, nearly healing, and [the physicians are] invested for use in research. being used and furthering the cause of Sr. Carol Keehan, D.C. 3,000 of them by in that already,” Sister Patricia said. Each placenta collected has the science and of healing, the less need there C-section, although “[Stemnion is] hoping to be able to use capacity to yield several hundred million will be to use embryonic stem cells, many of those surgeries are not this for burn victims and for the healing cells, and can produce many doses of the which we would not be involved in,” preplanned. of wounds for our military personel, and investigational medicine that the company she said. † Archbishop says mass media today In Respect Life message, Cardinal DiNardo seems more hostile to Christian values promotes world vigil for life on Nov. 27 DENVER (CNS)—A new sentiment in “This new thinking seems to presume a WASHINGTON (CNS)—In a message nation’s respect.” the mass media seems more hostile to society much more secular and much less marking Respect Life Month in October, the He urged every Catholic to become “a Christian values, Denver Archbishop religious than anything in America’s past chairman of the voice for the child in the womb, and for the Charles J. Chaput told a conference of or warranted by present facts,” he U.S. bishops’ embryonic human being at risk of becoming 150 religion reporters on Sept. 24. continued, “a society where people are Committee on Pro-Life a mere object of research, and for the He urged the free to worship and believe whatever they Activities called on neglected sick and elderly. journalists from want so long as they don’t intrude their U.S. Catholics to join “The loss of even one child and the pain across the nation religious idiosyncrasies on government, Pope Benedict XVI in a experienced by the child’s mother and father and overseas the economy or culture.” worldwide prayer vigil in the aftermath of abortion should impel us “to understand During the question-and-answer period “for all nascent human to redouble our efforts to end legal abortion, believers and after his talk, Laurie Goodstein, a national life” on the Saturday and to ensure that every pregnant woman religious correspondent for The New York Times, evening of has whatever help she needs to turn away institutions as they asked the archbishop why he has not been Thanksgiving from this heartbreaking choice,” he said. understand taking her phone calls or granting Cardinal weekend. The cardinal cited several recent surveys themselves,” and interviews to her newspaper. Daniel N. DiNardo Cardinal Daniel N. that show “the rift continues to widen to have humility Archbishop Chaput said he made a DiNardo of Galveston- between the moral principles expressed by a Archbishop in their work. judgment call based on a prior experience Houston also encouraged Catholics to majority of Americans and the actions of Charles J. Chaput “Freedom of when he was misrepresented by the news demonstrate their commitment to life “through government” on such public policy issues as the press clearly organization. a loving concern for the good of others,” and to federal funding of abortion and government includes the right to question the actions His decision stems from a work to ensure that health care reform, in its support for embryonic stem-cell research. and motives of religious figures and Times reporter misquoting him during implementation, “is not misused to promote “If we allow the dignity of every human institutions,” the archbishop told the John Kerry’s presidential campaign in abortion or to trample on rights of conscience. life to guide the decisions we make as voters gathering. 2004, which was proved to be incorrect “With each passing year, the need for and public policy advocates, we can surely “But freedom doesn’t excuse prejudice by a recording the archdiocese has. The personal and public witness grounded in succeed in creating a more just and humane or poor handling of serious material, paper claimed the Catholic bishops God’s boundless love for each and every society,” he said. especially people’s religious convictions,” were trying to derail Kerry’s campaign human being grows more urgent,” he said in a Cardinal DiNardo’s message was issued he said. “What’s new today is the seeming over the Catholic senator’s support for statement for Respect Life Month released on to mark Respect Life Month, observed collusion—or at least an active legal abortion. Sept. 28. annually in October since 1972. sympathy—between some media In his speech, Archbishop Chaput also The cardinal cited three particular risks in He said Catholics also will have organizations and journalists, and stated that the Times “treated today’s society—abortion, embryonic stem-cell an opportunity this year to join with political and sexual agendas hostile to Pope Benedict XVI badly in the latest research and “a renewed campaign for Pope Benedict in response to his traditional Christian beliefs.” series of your chronicles [of abuse legalizing physician-assisted suicide. “unprecedented request” for a worldwide Archbishop Chaput’s talk, “Religion, scandals].” “Instead of addressing [seriously ill] prayer vigil for life on Nov. 27. Journalism and the New American Highlighting how much he reads patients’ real problems by providing love, “I heartily encourage all Catholics, Orthodoxy,” was the keynote address at newspapers, he said that he is “addicted” support and relief of suffering, this agenda whether at home or traveling over the the Religion Newswriters Association’s to reading on his Kindle. urges us to eliminate the patient as though he Thanksgiving holidays, to take part in this 61st annual conference in Denver. Describing religion journalists as or she is the problem,” Cardinal DiNardo said. special prayer, whose purpose, according to “This new orthodoxy seems to some of “the most introspective “While critics want to portray the Church’s the Holy See, is to ‘thank the Lord for his influence the selection of religious news people I have ever known in my life,” witness as a narrow and negative ideology, it is total self-giving to the world for his and how that news gets presented,” he Archbishop Chaput encouraged religion just the opposite—a positive vision of the Incarnation, which gave every human life its said. “It seems to frame which opinions reporters to gain more understanding, dignity of each and every human being without real worth and dignity,’ and to ‘invoke the are appropriate and which ones won’t be to tend toward self-knowledge and exception, each loved equally by God and so Lord’s protection over every human being heard. And it seems to guide the historical self-criticism, and to be skeptical of social equally deserving of our love and our called into existence,’ ” he added. † narrative that media present to their data which, while useful, he said, doesn’t audiences. determine the future. † Page 4 The Criterion Friday, October 1, 2010

OPINION Parish Diary/Fr. Peter Daly Pope’s trip to Great Britain brings conversion, prayer and reconciliation Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994 Bravo for the pope! Bravo for the of prayer. Most Rev. Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B., Publisher Greg A. Otolski, Associate Publisher Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)! Everywhere, people were praying! Mike Krokos, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus Hurrah for the British people! They prayed in Hyde Park. They prayed in What a wonderful weekend of news Westminster Abbey. They prayed in cathedrals that came to us from Great Britain as and universities. They prayed in beautiful Pope Benedict XVI visited that island English words and gracious silence. Editorial nation. He confronted his critics with The papal visit showed the universal gentleness and hunger for prayer. encouraged his One of the most wonderful things was the Wanted: An educated laity followers with hope. invitation to silent reflection after each of Pope Thanks to EWTN’s Benedict’s homilies. In a noisy world, people “ want a laity not arrogant, not rash wall-to-wall coverage, sat in perfect silence. Iin speech, not disputatious, but men I was able to watch The prayers were poetic. The English are a [and women] who know their religion, the event unfold in all poetic people. One of the most beautiful who enter into it, who know just where of its British splendor. moments was at the beatification Mass for they stand, who know what they hold EWTN proved its Cardinal Newman, when the choir sang his and what they do not, who know their value to the Church. poem: “Praise to the holiest in the heights, and creed so well that they can give an Winning, Reuters CNS photo/Andrew Raymond Arroyo and in the depths be praise. In all his works most account of it.” his companions, Father Joseph Sirico and wonderful, most sure in all his ways.” It was That quotation is from Cardinal John Professor Joseph Pearce, gave real insight. lovely. Henry Newman, who wrote it back in Listening to them was like a short course in The third miracle was one of reconciliation. 1851 in a small pamphlet called Cardinal John Henry Newman’s thinking, Rivals and enemies came together in The Present Position of Catholics in and in English history and literature. discourse and embraced as friends. There was England. (We took the liberty of adding In my opinion, it even achieved a gathering of religious leaders of all faiths at “and women” to the original text.) three small miracles. St. Mary’s University College in Twickenham, Pope Benedict XVI liked it so The first was a miracle of open- which is near London. much that he quoted it on Sept. 19 in mindedness. Only the pope could have drawn such a England while presiding at In the days before the papal visit, the diverse group of rivals. Each of them talked Cardinal Newman’s beatification British chattering classes became about the universal call to holiness. liturgy. He said it should serve as a goal aggressive in their atheism and nearly Pope Benedict said that the question for catechists today. hysterical in their anger. concerning the ultimate meaning of our Cardinal Newman indeed was a Professional atheist Richard Dawkins human existence is the quest for the sacred. champion for the laity. His most famous called for the pope’s arrest as a criminal. This “is the search for the one thing article on the laity appeared in the British journalist Claire Rayner wrote necessary, which alone satisfies the longings periodical The Rambler in 1859. It was Pope Benedict XVI raises the host during the that the pope was so “disgusting, … so of the human heart,” he said. titled “On Consulting the Faithful in beatification Mass for Cardinal John Henry repellent, … and so hugely damaging that The chief rabbi of Britain, Lord Jonathan Matters of Doctrine,” and it discussed Newman at Cofton Park in Birmingham, the only thing to do was get rid of him.” Sacks, agreed. He spoke of what we offer the the consensus fidelium (consensus of England, on Sept. 19. Blessed Newman, a Their extremely negative comments modern world: “In the face of a deeply the faithful), which later was adopted 19th-century theologian and a prolific writer were so over the top that they achieved a individualistic culture, we offer community. by the bishops at the Second Vatican on spiritual topics, left the Anglican Church miracle. They created sympathy for the Against consumerism, we talk about things Council. Pope Paul VI went so far and embraced Catholicism at the age of 44. pope in historically anti-Catholic Britain. that have value but not a price. Against as to say that Vatican II was In a country where the monarch cynicism, we dare to admire and respect. … “Newman’s council.” their line of work, so must a may never be a Catholic and which We hold life holy.” However, as the quotation that leads well-educated Catholic. That can start celebrates Nov. 5 as Guy Fawkes Day, Pope Benedict made us proud of our faith this editorial stated, Blessed Newman with The Criterion, but it shouldn’t end a day when Catholics were regularly and our Church. insisted that he wanted an educated there. Read one of the national Catholic attacked, they created sympathy for the Unlike his critics, his voice was reasonable, laity, those who know what the newspapers and several of the more than “pope of Rome.” courageous, intelligent, respectful and Catholic Church teaches and why it 80 Catholic magazines. Even more significantly, they actually peaceful. teaches it. Then there are Catholic books. Visit a got people to listen to him. The pope drew If the peaceful and conciliatory spirit of Let’s be quick to say, though, that the Catholic bookstore, a Barnes & Noble or crowds that rock stars and politicians could those four days can be continued, it was worth Church isn’t only for the educated. We Borders, or a public library and see the only envy. He gained the respect of the the trip to Great Britain. know perfectly well that some of the plethora of Catholic books. British, who are fundamentally fair-minded most saintly people understand only the Publishers such as Ignatius Press, and decent. (Father Peter Daly writes for Catholic News bare basics of their religion. They, too, Our Sunday Visitor Press, Alba House, The second miracle was a miracle Service.) † are part of the lay apostolate. St. Anthony Messenger Press and Paulist The Vatican II Decree on the Press are only a few of the good Catholic Apostolate of Lay People says, “On all book publishers. Christians rests the noble obligation of Of course, there is also the Internet. Stem-Cell Research working to bring all people throughout Check out the Vatican’s website or the the whole world to hear and accept the U.S. bishops’ website, the archdiocese’s divine message of salvation” (#3). The website or other trustworthy Catholic A new public opinion poll shows that nearly half uneducated can do that through their websites for information on topics you are of U.S. adults oppose federal funding of embryonic example. particularly interested in. There is simply However, in our modern age, there is no reason, except apathy or laziness, for a stem-cell research. no good excuse for the laity to remain modern Catholic to be ill-informed about ignorant about Catholic doctrine. That is what the Catholic Church teaches. especially true among American Since today’s Catholic Church is so Q. Do you support or oppose Catholics, who are among the best dependent upon the laity to staff its 38% SUPPORT educated people when it comes to secular parishes because of the decrease in the using your federal tax dollars for subjects. Unfortunately, too often we see number of our clergy and religious, it is experiments using stem cells from OPPOSE 47% those same well-educated people with great that there are already an estimated human embryos? only a rudimentary understanding of the 31,000 lay ecclesial ministers with tenets of their religion. more than 20,000 people—80 percent All Catholic homes should have at of them women—in programs of least two basic publications: a formation to become ecclesial ministers. 9% YES Catholic Bible—preferably the At the same time, it is crucial to Q. Should scientists be allowed to New American Bible because of its remember that the mission of all lay men use human cloning to try to create footnotes—and either the Catechism of and women is to proclaim and live out the The Catholic Church or the United States faith in the middle of the secular world. children for infertile couples? 83% NO Catholic Catechism for Adults. An As valuable as lay ministry is in the educated Catholic must have a good Church, only a very small percentage of understanding of what is in those books. the laity do this full or even part time. Catholics should also have a book Blessed Cardinal Newman would be 12% YES that contains the documents of the happy indeed to see the laity more Q. Should scientists be allowed to use Second Vatican Council, and those involved in ministry in the Catholic human cloning to create a supply of documents should be read. Then add a Church and in the broader society. (He human embryos to be destroyed in Catholic encyclopedia, the annual would also undoubtedly be quite medical research? 76% NO Catholic Almanac, and one of many surprised.) books about the lives of the saints. These are the educated laity that he Just as a well-educated man or woman wanted, and whom Pope Benedict in the professions—lawyers, doctors, wants today. Survey from a random sample of 1,006 adults conducted Sept. 8-14, 2010. engineers, tax specialists, etc.—must Source: International Communications Research ©2010 CNS keep current on what is happening in —John F. Fink The Criterion Friday, October 1, 2010 Page 5

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

SEEKING THE FACE OF THE LORD BUSCANDO LA CARA DEL SEÑOR Religious artwork and imagination help deepen our faith am writing this column in advance course, the artistic effect was important dominates the Jasper skyline so you can’t decorations to admittedly austere because when it is published, God for me in my boyhood but, more miss it. renderings. I also tend to agree that we Iwilling, I will be leading a pilgrimage importantly, my love for the Way of the It has been 65 years since my earliest leaned heavily on the intellectualization to Oberammergau in Germany. Cross and following the Passion of impressions of religious faith were of the presentation of our faith on the We pilgrims will be attending an all-day Jesus had its roots in that church. profoundly initiated in that home church. one hand and on the banal simplification production of the Passion of Our Lord I also recall studying the mosaics that I am grateful for the sacred art that was of imagery on the other. Jesus Christ. (I am told there will be a decorate St. Joe’s. The side of the church such an important part of my young life I am convinced that Passion plays and break for food.) where our family always sat during Mass and still is an important part of my life. Stations of the Cross—and certainly the This version of the Passion of Jesus is looked upon a large mosaic of the marriage We are visual people, and we need dignified celebration of the sacraments, enacted by virtually all of the citizens of of Joseph and Mary. You don’t see many images that shape our imagination and rituals and sacramentals of the Catholic Oberamagau only on a 10-year cycle. I depictions of that marriage. make an imprint on our spiritual lives. I Church—help to shore up the foundations have always wanted to see the drama, but That mosaic impressed me with the idea learned a lot about my Catholic faith from that our imaginations need to sustain the never had the opportunity. I’ve been to the of the sacredness of marriage, and the the artwork in old St. Joe’s. practice of the faith. German village before and have seen the witness of Joseph and Mary. The depiction I think my experience is telling. It We are a visual people, and our stage sets, costumes and props, but not was from the medieval period so, of makes the case for the importance of religion and culture have much to offer to during the 10th year of production. course, it wasn’t intended to be a realistic images and imagination in the shaping of our vibrancy as a believing people. † I look forward to the drama, not just out reproduction of whatever had been the our faith in God. We can’t simply depend of idle curiosity. I have always had a love betrothal rite for Mary and Joseph. only on words and philosophy and for and devotion to the Passion of Christ. In my earliest days, St. Joseph Parish theology, as helpful and important as they Do you have an intention for The Way of the Cross is one of my favorite was served by Benedictine monks from may be, for the deeper understanding of Archbishop Buechlein’s prayer list? devotions. The play is in German. I am Saint Meinrad. (I was baptized by what and why we believe what we You may mail it to him at: hopeful that my grasp of the language is Benedictine Father James Reed.) I mention Catholics believe. good enough to follow an already familiar the monks because they were the builders I tend to agree with folks who Archbishop Buechlein’s story. I will pray for all of you during it. of the monumental church, and there were maintain that we lost a lot in our local Prayer List I remember being fascinated as a boy a lot of Benedictine symbols all around the Catholic culture after the Second Vatican Archdiocese of Indianapolis by the Stations of the Cross in the church interior. In fact, until a later renovation, Council. In an effort to work some 1400 N. Meridian St. of my youth, St. Joseph’s in Jasper. I recall statues of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica correctives in the way that we celebrated P.O. Box 1410 studying them with great admiration were located on either side of the main liturgy, I believe we went from a more Indianapolis, IN 46202-1410 during Mass—and as we stood in line for altar. Incidentally, the formidable main, pious rendition of sacred art and liturgical confession. marble altar portrayed the sacrifice of I was impressed by the grandeur of Abraham and that of Melchizedek. Archbishop Buechlein’s intention for vocations for October their size. The stations are large, but I didn’t intend to get carried away with I’m sure they seemed much larger to me a verbal tour of the grand St. Joseph Youth Ministers: that they may always encourage youth to consider service in the then. I loved the presentation and the Church, although it is worth a visit if you Church, especially as priests and religious. color of the images, and I still do. Of find yourself in southern Indiana. It

Las obras de arte con motivos r eligiosos y la imaginación contribuyen a pr ofundizar nuestra fe scribo esta columna con anticipación encantaba la presentación y los colores de Predomina sobre el horizonte de Jasper, de ornamentos litúrgicos a interpretaciones sin ya que, con el favor de Dios, para el las imágenes y todavía hoy en día me modo que no pasa desapercibida. duda alguna más austeras. También tiendo Emomento en que se publique estaré encantan. Por supuesto, como niño, el Han pasado 65 años desde que mis a convenir en que, por un lado, nos encabezando una peregrinación a Oberam- efecto artístico resultaba importante, pero lo primeras impresiones sobre la fe religiosa apoyamos enormemente en la intelectuali- mergau en Alemania. que es aún más importante es que mi amor se formaron con gran arraigo en esa iglesia zación de la presentación de nuestra fe, y Como peregrinos asistiremos a una por el Vía Crucis y seguir la Pasión de de mi infancia. Me siento agradecido por por otro, en la simplificación banal de las producción sobre la Pasión de nuestro Cristo tuvieron sus raíces en esa iglesia. las obras de arte sacras que constituyeron imágenes. Señor Jesucristo que durará todo el día. También recuerdo que analizaba los un aspecto importante de mi vida como Estoy convencido de que las obras (Me han informado que habrá un receso mosaicos que decoraban la iglesia de San joven y todavía siguen siendo una parte teatrales sobre la Pasión y el Vía Crucis (y para comer.) José. El lado en el que nuestra familia importante de mi vida. Somos seres ciertamente la celebración digna de los Esta versión de la Pasión de Jesús la siempre se colocaba para asistir a la Misa visuales y necesitamos imágenes que sacramentos, ritos y ceremonias de la interpretan prácticamente todos los daba hacia un gran mosaico sobre la boda modelen nuestra imaginación y dejen Iglesia católica) contribuyen a reforzar las ciudadanos de Oberammergau únicamente de María y José. No se ven muchas ilustra- huella en nuestras vidas espirituales. bases que nuestra imaginación necesita cada 10 años. Siempre he querido ver esta ciones de ese matrimonio. Aprendí mucho sobre mi fe católica gracias para apoyar la práctica de la fe. representación teatral pero nunca había Ese mosaico me impresionó debido a la a las obras de arte en la vieja iglesia de San Somos seres visuales y nuestra religión tenido la oportunidad. He estado antes en idea del carácter sagrado del matrimonio y José. y cultura tiene mucho que aportar a nuestro ese pueblo alemán y he visto los escenarios el testimonio de María y José. La Pienso que mi experiencia resulta dinamismo como pueblo creyente. † armados, los trajes y los accesorios, pero ilustración databa del período medieval más reveladora ya que apoya la importancia de nunca durante la producción en el o menos y, por supuesto, no estaba las imágenes y la imaginación en el undécimo año. destinada a ser una reproducción real de lo perfilado de nuestra fe en Dios. No ¿Tiene una intención que desee Espero con ansias ver la representación que haya sucedido en los esponsales de podemos depender simple y únicamente de incluir en la lista de oración del teatral pero no por pura curiosidad. Siempre María y José. las palabras, la filosofía y la teología, con Arzobispo Buechlein? Puede enviar he sentido devoción y amor por la Pasión Durante mis primeros años los monjes todo y lo importantes que puedan ser, para su correspondencia a: de Cristo. El Vía Crucis es una de mis benedictinos de Saint Meinrad servían a la profundizar en el conocimiento de aquello devociones predilectas. La obra es en parroquia de San José. (Fui bautizado por el en lo que los católicos creemos y el motivo Lista de oración del Arzobispo alemán y espero que mis conocimientos del padre benedictino James Reed.) por el que lo hacemos. Buechlein idioma sean lo suficientemente buenos para Menciono a los monjes porque fueron Tiendo a estar de acuerdo con las Arquidiócesis de Indianápolis poder seguir el hilo de una historia que me los constructores de la monumental iglesia personas que sostienen que perdimos buena 1400 N. Meridian St. es familiar. Rezaré por todos ustedes y en todo su interior había muchísimos parte de nuestra cultura católica local P.O. Box 1410 durante la obra. símbolos benedictinos. De hecho, hasta una después del Concilio Vaticano II. En un Indianapolis, IN 46202-1410 Recuerdo que de niño me fascinaban las renovación posterior, las estatuas de San esfuerzo por aplicar algunos correctivos a estaciones del Vía Crucis en la iglesia de mi Benito y Santa Escolástica se ubicaban a la forma como celebrábamos la liturgia, juventud, San José, en Jasper. Recuerdo que cada lado del altar principal. Coinciden- considero que pasamos de una interpre- Traducido por: Daniela Guanipa, las estudiaba con gran admiración durante cialmente el formidable altar principal de tación más piadosa del arte sacro y de los Language Training Center, Indianapolis. la Misa y mientras hacíamos fila para mármol ilustraba el sacrificio de Abraham y confesarnos. de Melquisedec. La intención del Arzobispo Buechlein para vocaciones en octubre Me impresionaba la magnitud de su No era mi intención explayarme en un tamaño. Las estaciones son grandes, pero recorrido verbal de la iglesia de San José, si Pastores Juveniles: Que ellos siempre puedan animar a los jóvenes a considerar estoy bastante seguro de que por aquel bien vale la pena que se detenga a verla si dando servicio a la iglesia, sobre todo como sacerdotes y religiosos. entonces me parecían aún más grandes. Me se encuentra en el sur de Indiana. Page 6 The Criterion Friday, October 1, 2010 Events Calendar

October 1 West Chase Golf Club, Our Hope,” students Greensburg. “Fall Festival,” third Sunday holy hour and “Living Rosary,” 2 p.m. Our Lady of the Most Holy 4 Holloway Blvd., Brownsburg. grades 7-12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., turkey and roast beef dinners, pitch-in, groups of 10 pray Information: 317-356-7291. Rosary Parish, 520 Stevens St. Christopher Parish, Mass, 4 p.m., $10 per teen. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. adults $8, the Marian Way, 1 p.m., St., Indianapolis. Lumen Dei seventh annual “Golf Outing,” Information: 812-623-0121 or children $4. Information: Father Elmer Burwinkel, October 8-9 meeting, 6:30 a.m. Mass, sign-in 10:30 a.m., shotgun start, [email protected]. 812-663-7893 or celebrant. Information: St. Mary Parish, 415 E. breakfast and program in noon, $80 per person. [email protected]. 812-689-3551. 8th St., New Albany. Priori Hall, Servants of the Information: 317-241-6314 or St. Mary Parish, 415 E. 8th St., Yard sale and bake sale, Gospel of Life Sister Diane golfouting@saint New Albany. “Fall Festival,” Holy Family Parish, October 5 Saint Meinrad Archabbey and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Information: Carollo, presenter, christopherparish.org. food, games, 11 a.m. 3027 Pearl St., Oldenburg. School of Theology, gallery, 812-944-0417 or $15 members, $20 Information: 812-944-0888 or “Fall Festival,” 9 a.m.-8 p.m., 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. [email protected]. non-members. Information: October 1-2 812-944-0417. chicken and roast beef John S. and Virginia Marten 317-435-3447 or e-mail St. Vincent de Paul Parish, dinners, booths, games. October 9 4218 E. Michigan Road, October 3 Lecture in Homiletics, [email protected]. Information: 812-934-3013. St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Shelbyville. St. Ann Altar SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, “Communicating in a World of Landlines and iPhones— 4052 E. 38th St., Indianapolis. Firefighters Union Hall, Society, rummage and bake 1347 N. Meridian St., Saint Meinrad Archabbey Preaching Across the Sixth annual “St. Andrew 748 Massachusetts Ave., sale, homemade noodles, Indianapolis . Respect Life and School of Theology, Generations,” Dominican Fest,” homecoming, Mass, Indianapolis. St. Mary Parish 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Information: Sunday, Mass, 1 p.m., 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. “Fall AuctionFest,” 765-525-6911 or Msgr. Joseph F. Schaedel, Monte Cassino pilgrimage, Father Andrew Carl Wisdom, 4:30 p.m., fried chicken, 6-9:30 p.m., $8 adults, [email protected]. celebrant, Life Chain following “Mary, Queen of Peace,” presenter, 7 p.m. Information: entertainment, games, $5 children 16 and under, Mass, 2:30-3:30 p.m. 2 p.m. Information: 800-682-0988 or 5:30-8:30 p.m. Information: $20 per family. Information: October 2 812-357-6501. saintmeinrad.edu. 317-546-1571. 317-637-3983 or Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, St. Joan of Arc Parish, 4217 N. October 6 1530 Union St., Indianapolis. Central Ave., Indianapolis. juliemarie.johnstone@ Greenfield Central St. Mary Parish, 317 N. St. Roch Parish, Family Life “Fall Festival,” music, food, Health Fair, gmail.com. 11:30 a.m.- High School, gym, 810 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis. Center, 3603 S. Meridian St., children’s games, 1-11 p.m. 1:30 p.m., no charge. Broadway, Greenfield. Solo Seniors, Catholic, Indianapolis. Single Seniors, Roncalli High School, Information: 317-638-5551. Information: 317-283-5508. “Changing Hearts” educational, charitable and meeting, 1 p.m., age 50 and 3300 Prague Road, 2010 Ministry, concert of social singles, 50 and over, St. Joseph Parish, 1375 S. over. Information: Indianapolis. Alumni Church of the Immaculate prayer, 6 p.m. Information: single, separated, widowed or Mickley Ave., Indianapolis. 317-784-4207. Association, Homecoming Conception, Saint Mary-of-the- 317-496-6045. divorced, new members pre-game tent party, Ladies Altar Society, fall craft Woods. St. Theodora Guérin welcome, 6:30 p.m. October 10 “On the Circle for the sale, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. feast day Mass, 11 a.m. MKVS, Divine Mercy and Information: 317-370-1189. Class of 1961,” game, 7 p.m., Information: 317-244-9002. Information: 812-535-4531. Glorious Cross Center, St. Mary-of-the-Rock Parish, post-game gathering, Rexville, located on October 7 17440 St. Mary’s Road, McQ’s Pub and Eatery. St. Paul Parish, 9798 N. St. Lawrence Ladies Auxiliary 925 South, .8 mile east of Our Lady of Lourdes Batesville. Parish festival, Information: 317-787-8277, Dearborn Road, Guilford. Youth #100 of the Knights of 421 South and 12 miles south Church, 5333 E. turkey dinner, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ext. 242. for Christ Conference, “Jesus St. John, 312 S. Wilder St., of Versailles. Mass, noon, on Washington St., Indianapolis. Information: 812-934-4165. †

Retreats and Programs October 10 Flaget Retreat Center, 1935 Lewiston Drive, Holy Rule of St. Benedict,” midweek Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Louisville, Ky. (Diocese of Louisville). retreat, Benedictine Father Columba Kelly, October 4 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. presenter. Information: 800-581-6905 or Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. “Benedictine Spirituality,” Information: 502-895-8997 or [email protected]. 56th St., Indianapolis. “Seeking Hope, retreat day, young adults ages 18-35, [email protected]. 10:45 a.m.-5 p.m., no charge. October 22-24 Seeking Employment–A Day for the October 16 Unemployed,” John Vice and John Post, Information: 317-787-3287, ext. 3032, or Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. [email protected]. Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, presenters, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., no charge, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. “Beauty, Wonder and Belonging,” light breakfast and lunch provided. October 11 “Spa Day,” 8 a.m.-4 p.m., $100 per person, Father Jim Conlon and Franciscan Sisters Information: 317-545-7681, ext. 15, or Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. register by Oct. 1 for special fee of $80. Marya Grathwohl and Claire Whalen, [email protected]. 56th St., Indianapolis. “Recycling God’s Information: 317-788-7581 or presenters, $150 per person includes materials, October 5 Word,” day of reflection, Father Clem Davis, [email protected]. book and meals. Information: 812-933-6437 or [email protected]. Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. presenter, $35 per person includes breakfast and lunch. Information: 317-545-7681 or Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. 56th St., Indianapolis. “Morning for Moms,” [email protected]. “Autumn Meditations of God’s Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, Benedictine Sister Kathleen Yeadon and Creation–The Splendor of God is Alive Rev. Callie Smith, presenters, October 11-15 St. Meinrad. “Workshop for Building or Today!” Franciscan Sister Marya Grathwohl, Renovating Your Church,” Benedictine 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., $30 per person includes Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $45 per person includes Brother Martin Erspamer, presenter. breakfast and lunch, babysitting provided. St. Meinrad. “Preaching John,” priests’ lunch. Information: 812-933-6437 or Information: 317-545-7681 or retreat, Benedictine Father Brendan Moss, [email protected]. Information: 800-581-6905 or [email protected]. presenter. Information: 800-581-6905 or [email protected]. October 7 [email protected]. Kordes Retreat Center, 802 E. 10th St., Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, October 15-16 Ferdinand, Ind. (Diocese of Evansville). Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality, “Saturday Morning at the Dome–Inner 101 St. Anthony Drive, Mount St. Francis. 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. “Hours of St. Joseph Parish, 312 E. High St., Corydon. Grace,” retreat day, experience Benedictine “Living in the Present Moment,” women’s Peace: Staying Sane Amidst Turmoil,” Men’s Retreat, Franciscan Friar Bob Baxter, spirituality, young adults ages 18-35, retreat, Benedictine Sister Anita Louise 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Information: 812-367-1411 presenter. Information: 812-923-8817. 10:45 a.m.-5 p.m., no charge. Information: Lowe, presenter, $20 per person includes or www.thedome.org. 317-788-7581 or [email protected]. meals. Information: 812-738-2759. October 25 October 18 Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. October 8-10 56th St., Indianapolis. “Friends of Fatima Our Lady of the Redeemer Retreat Center, 56th St., Indianapolis. “Come Away and Rest Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, 8220 W. State Road 48, Bloomington. Awhile–Silent Reflection Day,” Monthly Mass and Social,” 9 a.m., breakfast St. Meinrad. “St. Benedict’s Way,” “St. Teresa of Avila,” retreat, Franciscan of 8 a.m.-4 p.m., $25 per person includes following Mass. Information: 317-545-7681 or Benedictine Brother Maurus Zoeller, presenter. the Immaculate Father Elias Mary Mills, breakfast and lunch. Information: [email protected]. Information: 800-581-6905 or presenter. Information: 765-755-3329 or 317-545-7681 or [email protected]. [email protected]. [email protected]. October 25-29 October 9 October 19 Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, October 15-17 Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, St. Meinrad. “Reflections on John’s St. Joseph Parish, 312 E. High St., Corydon. Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. “Catholic ‘The Maverick’ Gospel,” priests’ retreat, “Divine Mercy Cenacle–Mercy Retreat,” 56th St., Indianapolis. “Being and Identity and Doctrine–Navigating the Benedictine Father Eugene Hensell, presenter. 7:30 a.m-5 p.m., no reservations required. Belonging–Retreat for Separated and Potholes: Living a Moral Life,” Session 3 of Information: 812-738-2742. Divorced Catholics,” $150 per person. Information: 800-581-6905 or four programs, Benedictine Sister Susan Marie [email protected]. Information: 317-545-7681 or Lindstrom, presenter, 6:30-9 p.m., $25 per Kordes Retreat Center, 802 E. 10th St., [email protected]. person includes dinner and presentation. Ferdinand, Ind. (Diocese of Evansville). October 29 Information: 317-788-7581 or Our Lady of Grace Monastery, “Mom and Dad’s Family Spirituality,” Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the- [email protected]. Benedictine Sister Barbara Lynn Schmitz, Woods. Sisters of Providence, discernment 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. presenter, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., $45 per weekend, “How Do I Know What God October 19-21 “Come and See Weekend,” vocation retreat. person. Information: 812-367-1411 or Wants Me to Do?” Information: Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, Information: 317-787-3287, ext. 3032, or www.thedome.org. 800-860-1840, ext. 2897. St. Meinrad. “Tools of the Trade from the [email protected]. †

Father Rick Nagel to be inter viewed on Catholic radio VIPs Harold and Geraldine An interview with Father Rick Nagel, regarding how they can help strengthen the (Ripberger) Mitchell, members of director of the archdiocesan Young Adult faith of young adult Catholics. St. Anne Parish in New Castle, will and College Campus Ministry, will be “Faith in Action” is broadcast at 10 a.m. celebrate their 60th wedding broadcast on Catholic Radio Indy 89.1 on Mondays and Fridays, 4 p.m. on anniversary on Oct. 8. FM’s “Faith in Action” show on Oct. 4-9. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9 a.m. on The couple was married on Oct. 8, During the interview, Father Nagel talks Saturdays. 1950, at St. Elizabeth Church in to co-hosts Jim Ganley and Sean Gallagher Catholic Radio Indy can be heard Cambridge City. about how young adult and college campus throughout the archdiocese by logging on to They are the parents of ministry is a high priority in the www.catholicradioindy.org and clicking on seven children: Jane Barker, Archdiocese of Indianapolis, and the the “listen now” button. Podcasts of Lois Kukulewicz, Susann Wendel, blessings he has received in the ministry. previous shows are also available on the Dale, Lawrence, Mark and Paul Fr. Rick Nagel He also offers suggestions to listeners website. † Mitchell. They have 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. † The Criterion Friday, October 1, 2010 Page 7 St. Ambrose Parish in Seymour celebrates 150 years

By Sean Gallagher here 150 years makes it an intricate part i es of Seymour’s history and Members of St. Ambrose Parish in Jackson County’s, too.” Seymour began a yearlong celebration of The parish has held a special place in Marshall Me m or the 150th anniversary of the founding of the hearts of many of its parishioners over their parish with a Mass on June 27 at the years. which Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein Doloris Joray, 79, became a St. Ambrose was the principal celebrant. parishioner at the age of 13 when her mi e Marshall/ Ja Photos by The parish in the heart of the family moved to Seymour. Seymour Deanery was established in She later raised 10 children on her own 1860 when a railroad was constructed after her husband left her. Joray lived half a through Jackson County, and German block from the parish and half a block from Catholic immigrants moved into the area. Seymour’s hospital, where she worked as a However, St. Ambrose’s current pastor, nurse. Father Daniel Staublin, noted that the “After work, I would always go to the Catholic population of Jackson County church and pray,” she said. “People asked has always been dwarfed by the Catholics me how I did it and I’d say, ‘Well, the Lord in Jennings County, its neighbor to did it.’ But they were very kind to me. And the east. the parish has been very helpful.” “The Catholics all settled in Joray joined a group of fellow longtime Jennings County right next door,” said members of St. Ambrose’s chapter of the Father Staublin with a laugh. “That’s Legion of Mary in bringing up the offertory very Catholic. This is a very heavily gifts during the anniversary Mass. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, right, shakes hands with Brett Sciarra, left, a member of St. Ambrose Lutheran community.” “It was wonderful,” she said. “People Parish in Seymour, on June 27 at the parish. Fred Sciarra, second from left, his father, and Jennings County has four parishes. The were really impressed. Some of them Arlene Calmer look on. only other parish in Jackson County is were in tears. They thought it was so Our Lady of Providence Parish in beautiful. One of them said, ‘There’s sure also become dear to newcomers to society,” Frey said. “I think it’s been a Brownstown. a wealth of prayers going up that aisle.’ ” Seymour. positive influence for our parish and our Despite the relatively small Catholic Current members of St. Ambrose value Joseph and Mary Dominik, both 88, community.” population in and around Seymour, the memories of pastors from past moved there from Hammond in Father Staublin sees Hispanic St. Ambrose Parish has had a prominent decades. northwestern Indiana in 1961. Once they Catholics as an important part of place in the broader community Father Irvin Mattingly was the pastor of retired and their five children moved out of St. Ambrose Parish in the years to come. throughout much of its history, according St. Ambrose Parish from 1946-67. their family home, their relatives back in “Those in the Hispanic community to Father Staublin. “He was pretty strict,” Joray said. “He Hammond wondered why they didn’t have really embraced being a part of the “We’re right downtown,” he said. was from the old school. He started the move back. parish,” he said. “And the Anglo “St. Ambrose [Church] is very visible in Legion of Mary [in the parish], which I Part of their decision to remain in community has really embraced them. the community. And the fact that it’s been belong to yet.” Seymour was the love they have for the It’s still developing, but I’ve been Msgr. Cornelius Sweeney led the parish town and their parish. amazed in just the seven or eight months from 1975-83. “I enjoyed it here,” Mary said. “The that I’ve been here at how [both groups] “He was kind to everyone,” said people were always so nice and friendly. really do just want to be [one] St. Mary Dominik, 88. “Even when he went to We really enjoyed them. We still do.” Ambrose. I look at that as a good sign the hospital, some people were impressed Those who moved to Seymour have also for the future.” with him because even if they weren’t included people born outside the Parishioners like Frey are also Catholic, he’d stop in and say a prayer with United States. working to build a strong future for them.” In the 1980s, several Vietnamese St. Ambrose because they want it to be a Father Joseph Sheets was St. Ambrose’s Catholic families became members of place that can nurture their children’s pastor from 1983 until 2001 and still lives St. Ambrose Parish. faith, just as it did for them when they in Seymour. Frey was a student at St. Ambrose were young. “He is the priest that I remember School at the time, and made friends with “It’s always been an active part of my Doloris Joray, a member of St. Ambrose Parish growing up,” said Nathan Frey, 34. “I a Vietnamese classmate. life,” said Frey, the father of two young in Seymour, shakes hands with Archbishop remember him being very stern, [but] in a That experience, in part, paved the way children. “It’s been a guidance for just Daniel M. Buechlein after participating in the good way. He was a very good leader. As a for him to welcome a larger influx of about anything that I do. … I hope that offertory procession during her parish’s child, I guess you didn’t question what he Hispanic Catholics into the parish over our children are involved with the June 27 Mass to celebrate its 150th anniversary. was saying. For me, anyway, he was a good the past two decades. Church as they grow up. I hope they St. Ambrose’s pastor, Father Daniel Staublin, role model to look up to.” “You can definitely tell that the build a relationship with God and go stands at right. Over the years, St. Ambrose Parish has Catholic faith is very ingrained into their through the sacraments as I did.” † Archbishop Wuerl to guide Anglican groups joining U.S. Catholic Church WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Vatican Anglicans”), which provides for creating personal implementation of the apostolic constitution in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has named ordinariates for Anglicans who want to enter into United States, and “assess the level of interest in Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington to guide full communion with the Catholic Church. such an ordinariate” in the United States. the incorporation of Anglican groups into the A personal ordinariate is a canonical structure Other members of the ad hoc committee are Catholic Church in the United States. similar to a diocese that covers the entire area of a Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Fort Worth, Texas, and His appointment was announced on Sept. 23 by bishops’ conference. It allows Anglicans to join the Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester, Mass. the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Church while retaining their distinctive patrimony The committee will be assisted by Father Scott Washington. and liturgical practices. Hurd, who was ordained an Episcopal priest in In this position, the archbishop is a delegate of The constitution was issued by Pope Benedict XVI 1993, joined the Catholic Church in 1996 and was the congregation and heads the U.S. bishops’ last November. No ordinariates have been established ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Washington ad hoc committee charged with assisting the Vatican anywhere yet, according to Vatican officials. in 2000. Father Hurd will assist Archbishop Wuerl Archbishop congregation in implementing the apostolic The announcement about Archbishop Wuerl said as a staff member to the ad hoc committee and as a Donald W. Wuerl constitution “Anglicanorum Coetibus” (“Groups of that the ad hoc committee’s duties are to facilitate liaison to the USCCB. †

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“Here you have a Church that has HAITI suffered tremendous losses and is being continued from page 1 called upon to do something that frankly a

Church in the prime of health would be Tracy CNS photo/Tom Haiti,” the Haiti bishops’ conference said in very, very hard pressed to do,” Balmadier a statement released on Sept. 24 in Miami. told CNS. “To say they’re in a very difficult The Church aims to “build up every situation is an incredible understatement.” Haitian man and woman in his or her Oblate Father Andrew Small, the totality—physically, intellectually, director of the Collection for the Church in emotionally and spiritually,” it said. Latin America for the U.S. bishops, said the “The task ahead remains formidable,” it plan was developed in collaboration with continued. However, with the reconstruction Church representatives around the world, plan is “an important stem to rebuild the including officials in Haiti. Church’s infrastructure,” it added. International partners in the effort include According to Richard Balmadier, a Development and Peace, the Canadian CRS adviser to the U.S. bishops who crafted bishops’ development and relief agency; much of the reconstruction plan, it is “going Adveniat, the German bishops’ agency for to create for both the Church in Haiti as solidarity in Latin America; Caritas Haiti; well as the episcopal conferences around Society of St. Vincent de Paul; Conference the world that want to support the Church in of Religious of Haiti; and the U.S.-based Haiti a forum where they can really work Leadership Conference of Women Religious together in solidarity. and Conference of Major Superiors of Men. “It will provide support to the Church in A working document outlining the A worker applies a glaze to a new Haiti earthquake monument to remember the deceased clergy, Haiti by basically creating a capacity there program for the meeting’s participants seminarians and parishioners at St. Louis King of France Parish in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Many people to help it realize its mission,” he told stressed the importance of building lost their lives when the church collapsed in the Jan. 12 catastrophe. Catholic News Service in an interview in “solidarity partnerships” so that the effort Washington in advance of the Miami does not appear to be one imposed on the Archbishop Bernardito Auza, meeting. Haitian Church. It calls for building the papal nuncio to Haiti, The Haitian Church has struggled to responsible local leadership that can center, talks with Miami recover since the magnitude 7 earthquake respond to local needs and gradually The Florida Catholic Auxiliary Bishops John G. on Jan. 12 destroyed 70 parishes, including become less dependent on outside help. Noonan and Felipe J. Estevez the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Father Small said the program also before entering St. John Assumption in Port-au-Prince, dozens of will require accountability and transparency, Vianney Seminary in Miami for schools, several convents and the national and allow people who contributed to Mass on Sept. 25. Standing behind them is Miami seminary. Church special collections in the CNS photo/Ana Rodriguez-Soto, Three Port-au-Prince archdiocesan United States and elsewhere to know Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski. leaders—Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, how money is being spent. The Mass closed a plenary Msgr. Charles Benoit, vicar general, and Through Sept. 23, American Catholics meeting of Haitian bishops Father Arnoux Chery, chancellor—were contributed $148.5 million to Haitian and their counterparts from killed in the quake along with seven priests, relief efforts. Worldwide, Catholics have several Latin American and 31 seminarians, and 31 men and women donated more than $303 million for European countries. religious. The death of Archbishop Miot earthquake relief. was particularly devastating because his Of the total, $82.3 million was donated we’ll have development that’s truly identified a 650-acre tract of land 10 miles concern for the poor made him a beloved during special collections in dioceses in the sustainable, that’s owned and run by the northeast of Port-au-Prince, and are figure among Haitian Catholics. weeks after the quake. CRS has collected an Haitians themselves.” negotiating to buy the property. The site Archbishop Louis Kebreau of additional $66.2 million. Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the papal would include two seminaries for Cap-Haitien, president of the Haitian The U.S. bishops’ administrative nuncio to Haiti, told CNS on Sept. 22 after 350 students, housing for religious men bishops’ conference, has worked to rally committee decided in March to allocate arriving in Miami that the effort is “setting and women and students, an elementary Church leadership to meet pastoral needs in 60 percent of the special collection to up what’s always been absent in the school and parish, and a large-scale the aftermath of the earthquake, which CRS for humanitarian needs and use the Church in Haiti. housing development. affected 20 percent of the country and a remaining 40 percent for ecclesial needs, “The idea [behind the commission] is to The property is large enough to relocate third of the population of 10 million. But such as the rebuilding of churches and make sure the buildings will be built well the destroyed University of Notre Dame of Haiti’s overwhelming poverty, coupled with parish schools and restarting ministries. and the money will be well spent,” he said. Haiti as well, he said. the needs of 1.3 million people who remain Based on the funds collected, In addition to rebuilding local parishes, Estimated to cost $5 million initially, in makeshift shelters in hundreds of camps $32.9 million is available for rebuilding the archbishop is particularly focused on the project would be funded separately in the earthquake zone, has strangled the the Haitian Church. rejuvenating the country’s formation from the money collected by Church local Church’s ability to respond “If we’re doing this together,” program for priests. agencies worldwide for earthquake relief, adequately. Father Small said, “there’s the chance He and Haitian Church officials have Archbishop Auza added. † Golden Jubilee Mass is set for Oct. 17 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral

By Mary Ann Wyand longer,” said David Bethuram, the director of the don’t know about her,” he said. “I just feel like I was archdiocesan Office of Family Ministries. lucky to get the girl I got. You’ll have to ask her about it.” Four days after Marion “Bud” Galbo arrived “These couples really exemplify the sacrament of Mary Galbo laughed as he handed her the phone. home from the U.S. Navy, the World War II veteran marriage,” Bethuram said. “Their faithful marital love gives “He said that because I was standing right next to married his childhood sweetheart, Mary Margaret Aust, on us something to celebrate as a Church—and also for the him,” she said. “He’s still courting me, and he always kids May 9, 1945. wider community—because of the me about that proposal. He still says “He got home on Sunday and vocation that they have with one another. that I proposed, but we saved all of our everything was ready to go,” We encourage those couples who have ‘These couples really letters and I don’t think I did.” Mary Galbo said with a laugh been married for 50 years or longer to exemplify the sacrament The Galbos were members of during a recent phone interview. come to the Mass on Oct. 17.” of marriage. Their St. Therese of the Infant Jesus “We got married on Wednesday. There is still time to register with the (Little Flower) Parish in Indianapolis Our kids always say, ‘Mom, who Office of Family Ministries, he said, and faithful marital love for 41 years before moving further east ever heard of getting married on a participate in the special liturgy. gives us something to and joining Holy Spirit Parish. Wednesday?’ ” “We’re looking forward to coming celebrate as a Church— They also renewed their The late Father Joseph to the Mass, health permitting,” said wedding vows at the archdiocesan Moriarty officiated at their Bud Galbo, who retired from the and also for the wider Golden Jubilee Mass three years ago. Marion and Mary Galbo wedding at Holy Cross Church in Indianapolis Fire Department after community—because of “We went to the Mass when we Indianapolis. 32 years of service. He also is a former the vocation that they were married 62 years,” Mary Galbo Sixty-five years after that memorable Wednesday, the union pipefitter. have with one another. said. “There were a lot of priests there, Galbos will renew their marriage vows on a Sunday with “When I was overseas, I always and we saw Father [Glenn] O’Connor. other longtime married couples during the 27th annual kidded her [in letters] and said that she We encourage those As he walked by us [during the archdiocesan Golden Jubilee Mass at 2 p.m. on Oct. 17 at proposed to me instead of me proposing couples who have been procession], he smiled and said, SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, 1347 N. Meridian St., in to her,” he recalled, “because she let me married for 50 years or ‘I hope it lasts.’ We’re looking Indianapolis. know that when I came home we were longer to come to the forward to the jubilee Mass.” Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein is scheduled to be the going to be getting married.” Looking back on their 65 years celebrant for the golden wedding anniversary liturgy for During the war, he served on the Mass on Oct. 17.’ together, Mary Galbo reflected on how Catholic couples married for 50 years or longer. U.S.S. Hamilton, a small destroyer that to share so many happy years of Jubilarian couples married for 60 or more years will be was converted to a high-speed —David Bethuram, married life. recognized during the Mass. minesweeper, in both the Atlantic and “My best advice [to young couples] The Galbos are members of Holy Spirit Parish in Pacific theaters. the director of the is that you’ve got to give and take,” she Indianapolis. They have four children—Jim Galbo, “I was overseas for three and a half archdiocesan Office of said. “You’ve got to give your part.” Janie Landon, Mary Margaret Evans and Joe Galbo—as years all together,” Bud Galbo said. “We Family Ministries well as seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. saw a lot of action, and earned 10 battle (Registration for the Golden Jubilee Several family members will join them for the spiritual stars. But four of the five ships that Mass is required by calling the Office celebration at the cathedral followed by an informal operated with us were sunk.” of Family Ministries at 317-236-1596 or 800-382-9836, reception in the Assembly Hall at the Archbishop O’Meara The Galbos attended Holy Cross School together then he ext. 1596, by Oct. 6. In order to accommodate all the Catholic Center across the street. went to Arsenal Technical High School and she completed longtime married couples that attend the celebration, “The Golden Jubilee Mass is always a beautiful event her education at the former St. Mary Academy. each jubilarian couple is limited to four guest tickets for with couples who have been married for 50 years or “It was love at first sight for me in grade school, but I their family members.) † The Criterion Friday, October 1, 2010 Page 9 Providence sisters celebrate 60-year jubilees (Editor’s note: Eighteen Sisters of Providence celebrated education at Indiana State University. former Latin School in Indianapolis from 1976-77. their 60th jubilees at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Eleven of the In the archdiocese, Sister Joann taught at St. Paul School At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, she served on the office of sisters were featured in last week’s issue of The Criterion. in Sellersburg from 1956-57, served records staff from 1982-83, general administration staff Seven sisters are featured this week.) as the principal at St. Philip Neri from 1983-86, Archives staff from 1998-2008, and as School in Indianapolis from coordinator of the Our Lady of Providence Shrine from Eighteen Sisters of Providence recently celebrated their 1970-76, and ministered as a 1999-2001. 60th jubilees at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. pastoral associate at St. Mary Parish She also ministered at Catholic schools in Illinois and They include Sisters Mary Stella Morrissey, in New Albany from 1976-80. California. Margaret Norris, Joann Quinkert, Estelle Scully, At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, she A native of Evansville, Sister Sharon Sullivan ministers Regina Shaughnessy, Sharon Sullivan and Charles Van Hoy. served as the director of juniors from as a volunteer in the archives at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. A native of Newton, Iowa, Sister Mary Stella Morrissey 1968-70. Sister Sharon, formerly known as ministers in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She also ministered at Catholic Sister Barbara Mary, joined the Sister Mary Stella entered the schools in North Carolina, Iowa, congregation on July 22, 1949, from congregation on July 22, 1949, from Kentucky, Alabama and Illinois. Sacred Heart Parish in Evansville, St. Cecilia Parish in Ames, Iowa, and Sr. Joann Quinkert, S.P. A native of Evanston, Ill., and professed her perpetual vows on professed her perpetual vows on Sister Estelle Scully ministers in Jan. 23, 1957. Jan. 23, 1957. prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She earned a bachelor’s degree in She earned a bachelor’s degree in Sister Estelle entered the education at Saint Mary-of-the- education at Saint Mary-of-the- congregation on July 22, 1949, from Woods College and master’s degree Woods College and licensed Immaculate Conception Parish in in education at Indiana State practical nursing certification at Highland Park, Ill., and professed University. Indiana Vocational Technical College. her perpetual vows on Jan. 23, 1957. Sr. Sharon Sullivan, S.P. In the archdiocese, Sister Barbara In the archdiocese, Sister Mary She earned a bachelor’s degree in Mary served on the staff at St. Mary Sr. Mary Stella Stella taught at St. Thomas Aquinas English composition and journalism Parish in Indianapolis from 1970-72, and taught at Morrissey, S.P. School in Indianapolis from 1961-62. at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, St. Philip Neri School in Indianapolis from 1972-76. At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, she and master’s degree in American At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, she ministered on the served on the infirmary staff from 1971-75 and 1976-77, Sr. Estelle Scully, S.P. studies at the University of generalate business office staff from 1981-86, in pastoral outpatient care staff from 1988-89, health care services staff Notre Dame. care from 1987-91, as the Owens Hall sacristan from from 1991-96 and 2004-05, outpatient staff from 1996-2004, In the archdiocese, Sister Estelle taught at the former 1987-89, as director of retirement activities from 1989-91, volunteer companion in 2005, and volunteer, driver and Schulte High School in Terre Haute from 1957-60, and as director of funerals from 1991-94, on the express hall companion from 2005-06. served in public relations and on the alumni-alumnae staff from 1999-2000, and as an assistant in the archives Sister Mary Stella also ministered at Saint Mary-of-the- merger staff at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis from from 2000-03. Woods College as the assistant director of student health 1976-77. She also ministered at Catholic schools in Illinois and services from 1977-78, a licensed practical nurse from At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, she ministered as California. 1978-86, charge nurse for outpatient care from 1986-88, the alumnae director and an assistant professor of English A native of Bloomington, Sister Charles Van Hoy and adjunct in health care and director of health services from 1961-71, public relations staff member for alumnae ministers as a volunteer for Providence Educational from 1990-91. relations from 1975-76, and Women’s External Degree Services at Saint Mary-of- She also ministered in Illinois, Maryland and California. program staff from 1998-2004 and 2006-08. the-Woods. A native of Jasper, Ind., Sister Margaret Norris ministers Sister Estelle also served on the Providence Self Sister Charles entered the as a massage therapist at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sufficiency Ministry staff in Georgetown in 2002, and as a congregation on Feb. 2, 1949, from Sister Margaret, formerly known volunteer at St. Ann Clinic in Terre Haute from 1997-2002 St. Charles Borromeo Parish in as Sister Marie Angeline, earned a and in 2004. Bloomington, and professed her bachelor’s degree in education at She also ministered in Illinois, California, New York, perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1956. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Colorado, Florida, Arkansas, Washington, D.C., and She earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in education at Wyoming. in education at Saint Mary-of-the- Indiana University. A native of Indianapolis, Sister Regina Shaughnessy Woods College and master’s In the archdiocese, Sister Margaret ministers in residential services at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. degree in library science at served as a teacher and principal at Sister Regina, formerly known as Sr. Charles Van Hoy, S.P. Spalding University in Louisville. St. Michael School in Greenfield Sister Regina Therese, entered the In the archdiocese, Sister Charles from 1965-69. congregation on July 22, 1949, and served as a teacher and principal at the former St. Anthony She also ministered at Catholic professed her perpetual vows on School in Indianapolis from 1964-70, and taught at the schools in Illinois, North Carolina Jan. 23, 1957. former All Saints School in Indianapolis from 1970-71. Sr. Margaret Norris, S.P. and Missouri. She earned a bachelor’s degree in She also ministered as a bookkeeper and adult education A native of New Albany, Sister Joann Quinkert ministers English at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods teacher for the United Southside Community Organization in outreach programs and residential services at Saint Mary- College and master’s degree in from 1975-83, and as a pastoral associate at St. Patrick of-the-Woods. English at the University of Parish in Indianapolis and Our Lady of the Most Holy Sister Joann, formerly known as Sister Joan Margaret, Notre Dame. Rosary Parish in Indianapolis from 1983-93. entered the congregation on Jan. 6, 1949, from the former In the archdiocese, Sister Regina At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Sister Charles served as Holy Trinity Parish in New Albany, and professed her Sr. Regina taught at the former Chartrand High director of the activity department from 1994-96 and perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1956. Shaughnessy, S.P. School in Indianapolis from coordinator of activities from 1996-2006. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education at 1965-68, the former Ladywood- She also ministered at Catholic schools in Oklahoma, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and master’s degree in St. Agnes Academy in Indianapolis from 1970-76, and the Washington, D.C., Illinois, North Carolina and Maryland. † Mideast Catholic leaders hope synod calls attention to their pr oblems BEIRUT (CNS)—Catholic Church leaders, anticipating For those participating in the synod, he said, the Armenian Catholic Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman, the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, view it as an Holy Spirit “will guide us to do what we must do for Jordan, said Catholics “have many hopes for the opportunity to call attention to the problems facing ecumenism and dialogue with other religions. synod—hope to strengthen the communion between the Christians in the region. “We ask the Lord to give us the wisdom to guide each of Churches—to give knowledge to the [Western] Churches The synod, to be held at the Vatican on Oct. 10-24, will us, so we can arrive at some solutions that will be good for about the existence of the [Eastern] Churches, to define focus on “communion and witness.” the glory of the Lord, the good of the Church and the good of how the destiny of our land will be practiced, how to Chaldean Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk, Iraq, who the faithful,” Bishop Warduni said. define our presence under the current conditions.” had asked the pope in January 2008 to convene such a In Israel, Melkite Catholic Archbishop Elias Chacour Msgr. Minassian identified the emigration of synod, said the meeting “is an opportunity to revise the of Haifa said local Church leaders would like the Christians from the region as a “major problem,” and said whole situation for Christians in the synod to articulate why Christians should remain in the the synod should work to “find a way to approach this Middle East.” Middle East. problem and to solve it.” He said it is a pastoral and He said he hopes the synod will “define the reason why Syrian Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan practical synod, and not a we need to stay in this country, which is not very favorable of Antioch, who is co-president of the synod with dogmatic one. to our presence. ... What reason is there for our presence here Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation Archbishop Sako stressed that as Christians? To propagate and introduce the value of for Eastern Churches, sees the synod as an opportunity because there are so many crucial reconciliation, which is not on the political agenda in this for the world to look more carefully at the plight of issues to tackle—liturgical reform; country? We expect better understanding of our mission in Christians in the Middle East. formation of clergy and other this country, our role in the Catholic Church and more “I think we all, religious leaders of the Churches in the religious, dialogue among the attention to our human presence than to that of the presence Middle East, hope that something will come out of this Churches, and particularly the of the holy shrines. We are hoping for very simple things. We synod, particularly that the Western world will understand political status of Christians—that don’t want miracles.” the region—its culture, its history—and urge people, Archbishop Louis Sako he hopes this synod will be highly Though Catholics’ role in the Holy Land is recognized by governments and nations in the Middle East region to not productive. the Holy See, Archbishop Chacour said they would like to only generally live together, but to abide by the laws of Chaldean Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of see more consciousness of what they should do as a Christian respecting civil liberties for all,” the patriarch told Baghdad said the synod represents “a big grace for the minority within two large majorities “facing the challenge of Catholic News Service. Middle East.” meeting every day thousands of pilgrims who come not only “I think until now we spoke very little of this need. “We need it because our faithful are leaving their to walk on the dirt and see artifacts, but also to see what Unfortunately, the countries of the West, especially the countries,” he told Catholic News Service. “If we have peace remains of Jesus Christ, the ‘living stones.’ ” governments, have been linked to mostly compromise and security, our people would not leave.” Archbishop Chacour said he would like the Holy See to and silence regarding the civil rights of all citizens [in this The Middle East has many Catholic rites, and there is “encourage the local Christians here so they can really be region] because they think that in urging those some division among them, Bishop Warduni said, “but like aware of their role. We need the Catholic communion to governments to respect the human dignity and the laws the first Christians, we must have one spirit and one heart, as become more real.” for all means that they would insult Islam and, therefore, when the Holy Spirit descended upon them.” Msgr. Raphael Minassian, who administers the they prefer to keep silent,” he said. † Page 10 The Criterion Friday, October 1, 2010 Team shifts into high gear to collect bikes for the homeless

By John Shaughnessy Austin Busone, and his mother, 41-year-old Stephanie Singleton, have been collecting An 11-year-old boy and a 70-year-old and fixing adults’ bikes then giving them to Shaughnessy John

woman form part of a team that has found people who show up at the Horizon House by

an unusual way to help homeless people. in Indianapolis, a nearby day shelter and Photo Give them bicycles. resource center for the homeless. In the past year, the donated bicycles “They give me a big hug when we give have been used by homeless people to get them a bike,” McLean says. “For them, it’s to doctor’s appointments, ride to work like, ‘Wow! People care.’ One of the first and even attend classes at Ivy Tech people I gave a bike to said, ‘I just got a Community College in Indianapolis. job. Now you have a bike for me so I can Now the team from Holy Cross Parish get there.’ He’s kept the job and now he has in Indianapolis is shifting into high gear a truck. It’s an old, old truck, but he’s to continue its drive to collect adult bikes getting ahead.” in good condition. Singleton calls the bicycles a “bridging” “We’ve given away 37 bikes, and we item for the homeless. have a list of 147 people who are “This is an item that is necessary for requesting them,” says Maureen McLean, people to get to their job, to make the a 70-year-old member of Holy Cross transition to getting off the street,” she Parish, who has dedicated much of her says. “It’s not an item that people think the life to helping the needy. homeless need, but it makes sense. It’s the For years, the St. Vincent de Paul most requested item besides food and Society chapter at Holy Cross Parish clothing.” has provided food, clothing and blankets At 11, Austin has learned to fix Maureen McLean, left, Stephanie Singleton and Austin Busone of Holy Cross Parish in Indianapolis for the poor and the homeless. The bikes from a training program at work together to collect donated adult bicycles for homeless people. The bikes help the homeless bicycles became another major emphasis Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in people get to jobs, medical appointments and even college classes. at the request of the homeless people Indianapolis. He helped deliver one of the they serve. bikes he fixed to a woman living in a tent always have room for one more. We never used. She even offers to pick up the “We try to listen to what the poor say near railroad tracks within the parish’s always help others because that’s what bikes. to us,” McLean says. “In listening to boundaries. God wants us to do.’ My Catholic She knows the bikes will make a them, some of the big needs they have are “She was very happy, and I was very education taught me to do that, too.” difference to the people who will use shoes, bus fare and bikes. Bus fare is happy, too,” he says. “It was fun fixing Besides the bicycles, the team also them. And helping them makes a close to $60 a month. When it comes to the bike.” collects backpacks, watches, alarm clocks difference to her. finding jobs, keeping jobs, getting to Singleton says she is trying to teach her and reading glasses for the homeless. “It energizes me. It comforts my soul,” medical appointments and other son to be compassionate toward others. It’s If anyone wants to donate an McLean says. “Nothing is better than appointments to survive, it’s hard to walk a lesson that McLean says she learned from adult bicycle in good condition, McLean helping these people who are trying to to these places. People said they needed her father. says to call her at 317-631-4369. She survive in this world. It’s a tough, the bikes.” “My mother died when I was young,” figures many people have bikes in their tough time for them. You have to give So McLean, 11-year-old McLean says. “My father always said, ‘We garage or basement that are seldom or them hope.” †

               Reading is great, pope tells children

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In many U.S. parishes, we pray regularly for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. We also undertake other efforts to identify and support parishioners who Catholic Register Denver might be good candidates for these vocations. All of this is good and necessary. We need to keep at it! At the same time, we may be overlooking an even greater vocation crisis that threatens the vitality of Baca, CNS photo/James the Church. Last year Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York identified four challenges facing the Church in the United States. He placed marriage at the top of his list, saying, “We have a vocation crisis to lifelong, life-giving, loving, faithful marriage. If we take care of that one, we’ll have all the priests and nuns we need for the Church.” Perhaps you’ve never thought of marriage as a vocation, that is, as a call from God to a life of holiness and service. Perhaps you haven’t yet considered how all Christian vocations are related, and why we should feel responsible for cultivating them, especially in our families and parishes. The U.S. bishops want Catholics to think again about these questions. In their new pastoral letter “Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan,” they write: “As a vocation, marriage is just as necessary and valuable to the Church as other vocations. For this reason, all of us should pray that men and women will enter into marriage with the proper understanding and motivation and that they will live it generously and joyfully.” A parish that believes and invests in the vocation Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver watches Steve and Kathy Beirne of Portland, Ore., share cake at a 2007 event in Denver launching of marriage is an example of a marriage-building the U.S. bishops’ Web effort and public service announcements to promote better marriages. Parishes use a wide array of tools to Church. In the same pastoral letter, the bishops issue a strengthen marriages. call to action with these words: “We pledge to be a marriage-building Church, drawing strength from other questions. The results were mixed, at best. This is a sad commentary! God’s grace while using creatively the gifts and The majority of couples did not see their parish as At the same time, however, many people who could resources entrusted to us.” providing much direct support for married life. Most said not find parish ministries directly aimed at marriage In June 2010, hundreds of ordained and lay they were hoping for more ministry avenues— building were able to acknowledge that parish life could Catholic leaders from parishes, diocesan agencies, educational, spiritual, service-oriented and social indirectly benefit their marriage. national organizations, universities and publishing groups—that could help build solidarity among For example, couples seemed to appreciate the chance companies responded to the bishops’ call by participating married couples. to work together on parish outreach activities, to in a three-day conference at Many wanted more homilies participate together in small faith communities and Xavier University in Cincinnati concerned with marriage and family Bible study, and to join in various social gatherings. titled “Marriage-Building Parishes: ‘We have a vocation life as well as support groups, Being a marriage-building parish seems to run Blueprints and Building Plans.” crisis to lifelong, occasional retreats and anniversary the gamut of offering direct and indirect support, of The National Association of celebrations. The need for counseling both providing special programs and adopting a Catholic Family Life Ministers was the life-giving, loving, services was often mentioned along “marriage-building perspective” in other things that a main conference convener, assisted by faithful marriage. If with other forms of crisis intervention. parish might ordinarily do. the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Laity, we take care of that Though most did not expect The key to success is to be more intentional and Marriage, Family Life and Youth as parish priests or deacons to offer deliberate about all these efforts. What a difference it well as other national groups working one, we’ll have all the in-depth therapy, they did expect would make if more engaged and married couples, as with different aspects of marriage and priests and nuns we that these ministers would be able to well as single people who are considering marriage, could family life. need for the Church.’ refer individuals and couples for turn to a Catholic parish and discover that their vocation Whether it was expressed explicitly professional help. is valued, understood, celebrated and supported in or implicitly, there was solid agreement The gap is a wide one between what practical ways. among the sponsors and participants —Archbishop people experience and what they expect If this were the case, as Archbishop Dolan intimated, that the parish has a natural and Timothy M. Dolan of parish ministries for marriage. then we might not have to worry about a vocation crisis necessary role in strengthening One focus group of older couples, in the Church or about a lot of other things. marriages. married 25 or more years, described the But do most married couples experience their parish as situation by observing that, after the wedding day, (Log on to http://foryourmarriage.org to view the a marriage-building community? “Married people are treated like a completed project U.S. bishops’ website dedicated to strengthening marriage. Four years ago, the bishops sponsored a national instead of being offered sermons, enrichments and H. Richard McCord is the director of the U.S. bishops’ program of focus groups to get an answer to this and programs to help them grow in love and understanding.” Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth.) † Discussion Point Marriage enrichment programs can help spouses This Week’s Question marriage preparation that exists today.” (Paul Flynn, Almont, Mich.) After you were married, did either you or your spouse see a need to attend workshops or Marriage “We never felt the need. I think we’ve been blessed by Encounters to enhance your marriage? being happy, and haven’t felt the need or desire to go.” (Laura Snow, Canton, Ohio) “I would like to go, but with four young children it’s hard to go as a couple. I am glad they’re offered, Lend Us Your Voice however, because they seem beneficial.” (Theresa Dodd, Dallas, Ga.) An upcoming edition asks: Are you ready for the new “Yes, I’m for it, because even if you think your English translation of the Roman Missal (the book that marriage is strong, everyone can benefit from [these contains the texts of the Mass) that is coming to programs].” (Celeste Schmidt, Murphy, Texas) parishes next year? Have you heard anything about it?

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3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100. † Haring Paul CNS photo by Page 12 The Criterion Friday, October 1, 2010 Perspectives From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink Faith, Hope and Charity/ Wisdom of the saints: St. Therese of Lisieux David Siler The Church celebrates the feast of 33 doctors of the Church in 1997. 100 years of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus on Oct. 1. In her book, she wrote about her search yet she wanted to distinguish herself Also known as St. for meaning in her life, for what God was within that body. Therefore, “Love help and hope Thérèse of Lisieux to calling her to do. She found her answer in appeared to me to be the hinge of On Sept. 25, 1910, at the request of the distinguish her from the 12th and 13th chapters of St. Paul’s my vocation.” bishops of the United States, hundreds of St. Teresa of Avila, she First Letter to the Corinthians. In The Church has a heart, she wrote, a people from various Catholic ministries is one of our most Chapter 12, Paul explained that we are all heart aflame with love. It was that love dedicated to serving the least among us popular saints. given different gifts. Just as a body has that drove the members of the Mystical gathered at the Catholic University of She entered the many parts, so is Christ’s Mystical Body. Body to action. If that love was ever America in Washington, D.C. This historic Carmelite monastery Therefore, Thérèse wrote, she learned extinguished, the Apostles would no event marked the at Lisieux, France, that not everyone can be an Apostle, longer proclaim the Gospel and the formation of the when she was 15 and prophet or teacher, just as the eye cannot martyrs would no longer shed their blood. National Conference of died there in 1897 at the age of 24. She be the hand or the head cannot be the foot. St. Paul was right when he wrote about Catholic Charities, never performed any spectacular feats. But this didn’t satisfy her, she wrote. It the necessity of love because love, she which would later Nevertheless, by living a life of humility told her what she couldn’t do, but not wrote, “sets off the bounds of all change its name to and simplicity, she became an example what she should do. vocations.” Catholic Charities USA. for all. So she continued reading. Chapter 13 is When Thérèse realized this, she said Fast forward 100 From her monastery, she also wrote where St. Paul writes about the necessity that she was nearly ecstatic with the years to Sept. 25, 2010, letters to missionaries to encourage them of love. Thérèse wrote, “For the Apostle supreme joy of her soul. “I proclaimed,” and you will find in their work. Because of that, she was insists that the greater gifts are nothing she wrote, “O Jesus, my love, at last I Catholic Charities as declared patroness of foreign missions at all without love and that this same have found my calling: my call is love. one of our nation’s largest associations of in 1927. love is surely the best path leading Certainly I have found my proper place in social service providers. In obedience to her superior, who was directly to God. At length I had found the Church, and you gave me that very In fact, in 2009, 1,700 Catholic also one of her older sisters, Thérèse wrote peace of mind.” place, my God. In the heart of the Church, Charities agencies, organizations and her autobiography, The Story of a Soul. She said that she had not recognized my mother, I will be love, and thus I will institutions provided help and created From the lessons she taught in that book, herself in any of the members of the be all things, as my desire finds its hope for more than 9 million people— Pope John Paul II declared her one of the Mystical Body that Paul described, and direction.” † regardless of their religious, social, ethnic, or economic background. The It’s All Good/Patti Lamb only requirement to be served by Catholic Charities is to be in need. Many people mistakenly think that we Suffering can transform our hearts and give us wings only serve Catholics, which is completely My son Henry’s kindergarten class is lonely and trapped in misery. My heart once have. Some call it wisdom, but it’s inaccurate. As John Etling, our agency studying the life cycle of butterflies. aches for her. more than that. I believe that suffering is director at Catholic Charities in Terre Haute Recently, I asked I’ll never understand why there is the greatest teacher of compassion. likes to say, “We serve everyone— him to explain it to me, suffering, and how it can be manifest in so After suffering, we are able to see with even Catholics.” and his explanation many forms. We come upon suffering a keener ability the depths of others’ If you are Catholic or in any way a shed some light on a through loss, mistakes, poor health and hearts. So we begin to be gentler with contributor to the Church, you are part of rather complex issue. just plain happenstance. others’ souls. We gain this vast network of individuals committed Sometimes wisdom All I can figure is that it perspective about to carry out the work of Jesus Christ in surfaces in the simplest ultimately leads us to what’s truly important. serving those in need—since all of the work places. realize that we can’t do I’ll never understand Antoine de carried out by Catholic Charities is done so “First it’s an egg, it on our own, and that why there is suffering, Saint-Exupery put it in the name of the Church. then a caterpillar, a we must turn to God. well. “It is only with the The Archdiocese of Indianapolis has had chrysalis and a I once read on a and how it can be heart that one can see a presence from nearly the beginning of butterfly,” he said. He stumbled over the church sign, “Your manifest in so rightly. What is essential Catholic Charities’ formal history. word “chrysalis,” and I wanted to see if he greatest weakness is many forms. We come is invisible to the eye.” St. Elizabeth/Coleman Pregnancy and understood what that is. God’s greatest Sometimes it is only Adoption Services, originally called “What’s a chrysalis?” I asked. opportunity.” When we upon suffering through after suffering that we St. Elizabeth’s Home, was founded locally “It’s a dark and scary place [that] understand that we can’t loss, mistakes, poor begin to see in a new in 1917—thanks to the Daughters of caterpillars have to go before they become do it all by ourselves, way—with our hearts. Isabella—and is now one of the nearly butterflies,” he said. “If you want to be a and we open up to God, health and just plain To paraphrase the 35 programs that we operate in central and butterfly, you’ve got to go through a then his spirit can flow. happenstance. All I lyrics of a song loved southern Indiana. chrysalis first.” And he can work in us. can figure is that it by many people, the History is certainly important, so today “That doesn’t sound like fun,” I said. I’m learning that as time will come when we stand proudly on the shoulders of all “It’s not fun, but that’s just part of it, much as we don’t want ultimately leads us to our hopes will break those who came before us and have Mom,” he said. our crosses and trials realize that we can’t the boundaries of witnessed to us how to share the love of I repeated that last part out loud so that and as much as we want do it on our own, our fears. Christ with our vulnerable brothers I would remember: “That’s just part of it.” to hoist them away, they To my friend who is and sisters. The caterpillar is sucked to the are “part of it,” as my and that we must stuck in her chrysalis, At the same time, we stand firmly in the pavement by Earth’s gravitational pull. He son says. They are part turn to God. this is my message: present and recognize that this anniversary thinks his little legs, though many, will of being human. Keep the faith. You will affords us the opportunity to recommit never get him off the ground. He then I am not saying that emerge from this. ourselves to the holy work of sheltering the becomes secluded in a dark cocoon, and God wants us to suffer. I Depend on God, who homeless, clothing the naked, visiting the time painfully passes. Eventually, however, don’t think that’s the case. He knows what brings beauty out of sorrow. prisoner, caring for the orphan and the he emerges and takes flight. suffering is like. Just look at the butterfly. widow, and welcoming the stranger. I think suffering is like being caught in Suffering, no matter what form it Catholic Charities USA, our national the chrysalis stage of butterfly takes, slowly brings about a kind of (Patti Lamb, a member of St. Susanna organization, has taken this opportunity to development. I have a friend who is stuck transformation in our hearts. It changes Parish in Plainfield, is a regular look back in order to learn from the past, in a chrysalis. It is dark in there. She is us. It gives us a perspective we didn’t columnist for The Criterion.) † and to chart a path for the future that will mean fewer people living in poverty. Faithful Lines/Shirley Vogler Meister Our present social service “system” in the United States is in desperate need of an overhaul. Catholic Charities has much to How can we help ‘call back’ lapsed Catholics? teach our nation’s leaders about giving The moment that I learned about the to encourage these ‘part-timers’ to come was approached by a relative that had people a “hand up” while providing a Liguori Publication book about Catholics home without adding to the guilt they may been critical of her Catholic faith, a “hand out” when necessary. who left the faith then already feel?” woman that she had unsuccessfully Catholic Charities USA has presented a returned to the Fenelon’s book offers answers. debated religion with in the past. framework for new national legislation that Church, I knew I As I read it, I discovered that another “As long as we talked about is designed to revamp the systems that were wanted to read it and paragraph on the back cover describes the inconsequential things like the weather, originally designed to pull people out of review it for “Faithful book well: “Through more than 30 real-life we were OK,” Fenelon wrote. “But if the poverty but have, in practice, worked Lines” readers. stories, reflections, Scripture passages and Church came up, it could escalate into in reverse. My father joined discussion questions, author Marge Fenelon full-blown war. I was on guard.” I invite you to join us in celebrating the Church as an adult lets people whose Catholicism has cooled She was stunned to hear praise instead. 100 years of service. I also ask for your so both of my parents realize they are not alone—and that it is The woman said her husband thinks that prayers for a revised national agenda to are Catholic. possible to reignite the embers of their faith Marge is “a good writer.” reduce poverty and for our local work, When’s God Gonna and their love for the Catholic Church.” Marge thanked her then the woman which is carried out each day to shine Call Me Back?: Reconnecting with your Who among us hasn’t questioned our added, “You know, you should write a Christ’s light on some of the darkest places. Creator was written by Marge Fenelon, a faith at some point in time? book like that for people like me … you To learn about Catholic Charities USA, columnist for the Catholic Herald in I certainly did many times through the know, lapsed Catholics. … If you wrote a log on to www.CatholicCharitiesUSA.org. Milwaukee and the author of When’s God years, especially when discouraged by book like that for people like me, I’d To learn about Catholic Charities Gonna Show Up? negative news that taints our remarkable come back to the Church.” Indianapolis, log on to The back cover of the book reads: “Too legacy, which comes from Jesus Christ So Marge did, and her book is www.CatholicCharitiesIndy.org. many people who claim to be Catholic are himself! a winner! simply going through the motions. They Through faith, hope and love, I (David Siler is executive director of the brush up against the Church only in weathered my doubts. (Shirley Vogler Meister, a member of archdiocesan Secretariat for Catholic episodic ways—at Christmas and Easter, Fenelon’s book was inspired by a Christ the King Parish in Indianapolis, is Charities and Family Ministries. E-mail him weddings and funerals. What can be done conversation at a nephew’s wedding. She a regular columnist for The Criterion.) † at [email protected].) † The Criterion Friday, October 1, 2010 Page 13

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time/ Msgr. Owen F. Campion Daily Readings Monday, Oct. 4 Friday, Oct. 8 The Sunday Readings Francis of Assisi, religious Galatians 3:7-14 Galatians 1:6-12 Psalm 111:1b-6 Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 This Gospel was read during the liturgies Psalm 111:1b-2, 7-9, 10c Luke 11:15-26 of recently preceding weekends. Therefore, • Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 what has already been heard in these earlier Luke 10:25-37 • 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14 readings forms an umbrella over what is Saturday, Oct. 9 • Luke 17:5-10 read this weekend. Tuesday, Oct. 5 Denis, bishop and martyr The overall theme is that following Jesus Galatians 1:13-24 and his companions, martyrs This weekend’s first reading is from the requires strong determination and much Psalm 139:1b-3, 13-15 John Leonardi, priest Book of Habakkuk, which is—by faith. The Lord has many disciples who Luke 10:38-42 Galatians 3:22-29 comparison among stumble and fall. It is a world of sin and the other prophets—a selfishness. Temptations are rampant. Psalm 105:2-7 short work of only Most critically, God, in Jesus, always Wednesday, Oct. 6 Luke 11:27-28 three chapters. forgives those sinners who earnestly repent. Bruno, priest In some cases, little Into this scene comes this weekend’s Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, Sunday, Oct. 10 is known about the reading. As have been the other recent virgin Twenty-eighth Sunday in author of a given book. Gospel readings, this passage is a parable. But in this case, the Scholars cannot agree on the term used to Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14 Ordinary Time prophet identifies describe the servant. Is he worthless, useless, Psalm 117:1bc, 2 2 Kings 5:14-17 himself by name unprofitable or unproductive? Luke 11:1-4 Psalm 98:1-4 (Hb 1:1, 3:1). One ancient Greek text describes the 2 Timothy 2:8-13 Some experts believe that Habakkuk was servant as “owning nothing.” It is clear, Thursday, Oct. 7 Luke 17:11-19 a prophet associated with the temple in however, that the servant is not so worthless Our Lady of the Rosary Jerusalem. The most accepted opinion is as to be beyond God’s love. that Habakkuk wrote this work in the latter Also clear is that the master in no way Galatians 3:1-5 part of the seventh century B.C. relies upon the servant. Still, the context is (Response) Luke 1:69-75 At the time, the struggles among the that the servant is kept, not discharged. Luke 11:5-13 great powers of the Middle East were Indeed, the relationship between the servant numerous and intense, and the small Jewish and master is such that the servant assumes community was threatened in the to have a place at the master’s table. accompanying clash. Question Corner/Fr. John Dietzen It is not hard to imagine the fear and Reflection anxiety experienced by the people of God, For weeks, through Scriptures read at and how desperation and confusion easily Mass, the Church has been summoning us It’s never too late to take instructions led them away from strict obedience to God. to discipleship. It has been no call to drift Like the other prophets, Habakkuk along the primrose path. It has not exalted for full communion in the Church appealed to his contemporaries to call to human nature above and beyond what My wife and I have been married for No, he is not excommunicated. God for protection in the uncertain human nature is in fact. Rather, it has been Q66 years. She is Catholic. I am not, but AAccording to canon law, a cleric who international situation. The prophet insists, frank and even somberly warning at times. I want to join the attempts a civil marriage incurs an however, that the “just” will survive. This is the background for these Church if that’s automatic suspension from ministry, which St. Paul’s second Epistle to Timothy readings. Taken together, they are possible. is not the same as excommunication. gives us the second reading. instructive, alerting us to dangers. They We have gone to Without going into detail, this means In this letter, the Apostle reminds also console us with assurances of hope and Mass together through that a priest in these circumstances is Timothy of the strength available to him as of life. all those years, except forbidden to exercise those acts or a bishop. Each sincere follower of Jesus must see when I stayed home functions that are normally his as a priest. Indeed, the reading refers to the ancient herself or himself as the servant mentioned with our young children The same canon (#1394) adds that, if gesture of laying on hands on the head of this weekend in Luke’s Gospel. so she could go. after such an attempted marriage he is the candidate, which is still an essential and As sinning so well demonstrates, we are She now has given a warning, but doesn’t have a change primary act in the ordination of deacons, not as successful in finding heaven as we Alzheimer’s disease, of heart and continues to give scandal, he priests and bishops—not only for Roman might think we are. We need God to show but I still take her to Mass every Sunday. can be punished with other sanctions, even Catholics, but also for Episcopalians us the way. She doesn’t want to walk up to Communion to dismissal from the clerical state, which is and Orthodox. Habakkuk lets us know that there are anymore. I offered to go up with her, but called “laicization.” Timothy is instructed not to preach his many detours and obstacles lying before us. she says no. She’s never alone. All these sanctions are different from own mind, but instead to preach the Gospel However, God will assist us, if we allow Can you help me? What do I need to do excommunication. Of course, if the priest of Christ. him to guide us. We must allow his help to to become Catholic? (Virginia) has been removed from the clerical state by St. Luke’s Gospel is the source of the come by being firm in our resolve to action of the Holy Father, none of these third reading. follow Christ. † It sounds as if you have had an sanctions possibly apply. He still cannot Aunusually rich and blessed married life. exercise his priestly ministry except when it In spite of the present suffering that your may be needed in extreme emergencies. My Journey to God wife’s dementia is causing for both of you, I’m happy for you. You have much to be I’ve been an extraordinary minister of proud of. Qholy Communion for several years and Have you talked with the pastor of your recently moved to a new parish. Mary’s ‘Yes’ parish, or perhaps another priest with whom One woman receives Communion on you may be acquainted, about your desire to Saturday evening and takes hosts home It was not fanfare and trumpet blast come into the full communion of the with her to give Communion to residents that alerted Mary Church? at a nursing home on the following to the extraordinary presence of God, Considering your history of Catholic morning. but a gentle, quiet, whispered voice worship with your wife, the “journey” Since I’m new in the parish, I hesitate to traveling on light beams and angel’s would be a very short one for you—mainly ask the pastor about it, but it sounds strange wings. perhaps just making a profession of faith, to me. going to confession, and starting to receive Is this permitted? (Ohio) The hopes of generations came to rest on the Eucharist and other sacraments. Mary … It’s true that the usual path to Unless there are extremely special In Mary … membership in the Catholic faith is through Acircumstances—possibly great this woman, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults distances involved—keeping the Eucharist this gentle, faithful keeper of the stories, program, a months-long process of study at home this way is not proper. pray-er of the Psalms, and Catholic practice leading to reception The parish you speak of should have greeted by angel’s whispers, into the Church, usually at Easter time. explicit rules about it. called into the fulfillment of womanhood For various reasons, however, that is Perhaps the woman in question is not by the God who loved her, often not possible or practical for people familiar with the rules, if they are in place, touched by the Spirit like yourself. A considerably briefer time or does not recognize the inappropriateness, File photo by Mary Ann Wyand MaryFile photo by Ann moving within her and around her. can be arranged that is quite sufficient to fill at least, of what she is doing. to ponder the mystery of all that is in the details you might need to live a full If you’re aware of it, other parishioners Mary, with her questions and concerns, good, Catholic life. possibly are as well and could be confused. her rooted beliefs, all that is human, Based on the information you give, The opportunity to receive the sensed a “yes” welling up within her … all that is woman, something like this could readily be done in Eucharist from extraordinary ministers of a “yes” that set her people on a new all that is holy. your case. Please talk to a priest soon, and holy Communion is an immeasurable journey, take advantage of the time that God is still blessing for people who cannot be present a “yes” that launched her deep By Sister Susan Marie Lindstrom, giving you. for Mass, and an enormous spiritual benefit into the mystery and wonder of her God O.S.B. to the parish. If a man leaves the priesthood to get All parishioners that participate in such (Benedictine Sister Susan Marie Lindstrom is a member of Our Lady of Grace Qmarried, is he excommunicated from sacramental programs always need to keep Monastery in Beech Grove. She teaches religion and chairs the religion department at the Church? these larger concerns in mind by showing a Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, where she also serves as co-sponsor of This happened a few years ago to a proper reverence for the Eucharist as well the senior class. This historic portrait of the Blessed Mother and Child Jesus was friend of ours, but we receive different as a charitable concern for the faith and photographed at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Indianapolis. The artist is unknown.) messages from different priests. understandable sensitivities of others in the (Massachusetts) parish community. † Page 14 The Criterion Friday, October 1, 2010

Carolyn Gehlbach, Vernetta Stepmother of Georgena Heeringa Gettelfinger, Pat Hutt, Jo Ann and Frank Worrell. Grandmother of Providence Sister Pendleton, Linda Smith, Alice 10. Step-grand mother of seven. Margaret Ann McNamara Volpert, Bruce and Robert Andres, Great-grand mother of 22. Step- Rest in peace Dick and Robert Libs. Sister of great-grand mother of six. Great- served as a teacher, principal Patsy Armstrong, Phyllis Fouts, great-grand mother of one. Sharon Stiner, Eddie and Maurice and general councilor Please submit in writing to our RANKIN, Richard A., 88, Father of Linda Beatty, Barbara Fisher. Grandmother of several. office by 10 a.m. Thursday before Cooper and Edward Greene. Brother St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Providence Sister Margaret Ann McNamara, the the week of publication; be sure of Sharon Smith, Mary Wake and LYDAY, Geraldine, 80, Christ the Floyds Knobs, Sept. 17. Father of former Sister Marie Nicholas, died on Sept. 1 at to state date of death. Obituaries William Greene. Grandfather of 12. King, Indianapolis, Sept. 7. Mother Patty Martin, Linda Wibbels and Mother Theodore Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She of archdiocesan priests serving Great-grand father of 11. of Kathy Carrico, Jackie Downs, Michael Rankin. Grandfather of was 75. our archdiocese are listed Mary Ann Hefner, Terri Lewis, The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Sept. 4 HOLDAWAY, Richard A., 55, six. Great-grandfather of 12. elsewhere in The Criterion. Order Jackie Matern, Christine Swartz, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the St. Therese of the Infant Jesus ROSENBERGER, Richard, 47, priests and religious sisters and Mark and Peter Lyday. Grand - motherhouse. Burial followed at the sisters’ cemetery. (Little Flower), Indianapolis, Sept. 1. Holy Guardian Angels, brothers are included here, unless mother of 10. Great-grandmother of Sister Margaret Ann was born on Aug. 5, 1935, Cedar Grove, Sept. 20. Husband of they are natives of the HURRLE, Barbara Jean, 56, one. in Chicago. Trisha Rosenberger. Father of archdiocese or have other connec - Most Holy Name of Jesus, McCALLISTER, Rosemary, 89, She entered the congregation of the Sisters of tions to it; those are separate Beech Grove, Sept. 14. Wife of Brittany and Blake Rosenberger. Providence on July 22, 1955, professed her first vows St. Mary, Rushville, Sept. 5. Mother Son of Richard Rosenberger. obituaries on this page. Steve Hurrle. Mother of Sarah of David, Mark and Michael on Jan. 23, 1958, and professed her final vows on Kegerreis, Sam and Steve Hurrle. Brother of Darcelle Bullock, Aug. 15, 1963. BEYER, Charlene, 76, St. Joseph, McCallister. Grand mother of 11. Sharon Green and Connie Shelbyville, Sept. 11. Mother of Daughter of Robert and Jean Great-grandmother of three. Sister Margaret Ann earned a bachelor’s degree Straight. Sister of Beth Armstrong, Mergenthal. in education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Annie and Greg Baker. Sister of MELTON, Marianne, 42, Norma Browning, Elizabeth Hewitt, Cheryl Greene and Diane Miller. ROSS, Ralph, 78, St. Mary of the a master’s degree in elementary education at Grandmother of three. St. Barnabas, Indianapolis, Aug. 25. Immaculate Conception, Aurora, Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., and a master’s Clara, James and John Beyer Jr. Mother of Aaron, Cody and Travis Grandmother of one. JENNINGS, Delia Rose, 86, Sept. 1. Husband of Nanci Ross. degree in pastoral ministry at Loyola University Melton. Daughter of Robert and in Chicago. St. Mark the Evangelist, SAUNDERS, Mona, 94, BUTLER, Mary Ann, 81, Christ Dorothy (Sylvester) Evans. Sister of During 55 years as a Sister of Providence, she served Indianapolis, Sept. 5. Sister of Julia St. Vincent de Paul, Bedford, the King, Indianapolis, Aug. 15. Theresea Frausto and Tim Evans. as a teacher or principal at Catholic schools in Indiana and O’Farrell and George Jennings. Aunt Sept. 8. Mother of Donna Jaccard, Mother of Eileen Laham, Kathleen, NOBBE, Charles J., 87, St. Anne, Illinois for 13 years. of several. Barbara Murphy and Jean Maureen, Michael, Terrance and Hamburg, Sept. 20. Husband of In the archdiocese, Sister Margaret Ann taught at Saunders. Grandmother of several. Timothy Butler. Sister of Catherine JEWELL, Dorothy L., 90, Helen Nobbe. Father of Sharon Holy Family School in New Albany from 1960-63. Helmer. Grandmother of four. St. Mary, Greensburg, Sept. 14. Nobbe. Brother of Anna Mae SHANNON, Sharon Kay, 68, In 1973, she began working in administrative CURSON, Harold R., 84, Mother of Joyce Wilder and Mike Kruthaupt. St. Mary, New Albany, Sept. 13. positions for the American Society of Clinical Pathologists Jewell. Sister of Carol Unseld. St. Pius X, Indianapolis, Sept. 18. POHLMAN, Kathleen E., 81, Mother of Laura Ranieri and in Chicago. Husband of Sophie Curson. Father Grand mother of five. Great-grand - Steven Shannon. Daughter of In 1983, Sister Margaret Ann was elected to the mother of seven. St. Louis, Batesville, Sept. 18. Wife of Bruce, David, Kevin and Scott of John Pohlman. Mother of Lisa Norma Piper. Sister of Cheryl provincial leadership in the St. Joseph Province, and Curson. Grandfather of nine. Great- KLENE, David George, 57, Durkin, Janice Enneking, Linda Wilson and Earl Bealmear II. served her congregation in that capacity for eight years. grandfather of one. St. Mark the Evangelist, Wolters, Mary and Timothy Grandmother of four. She also ministered as vice president for mission services with Wheaton Franciscan Services in DUDLEY, Suzanne J., 72, Indianapolis, Sept. 12. Husband of Pohlman. Sister of Helen Enneking SPRIGLER, Wolford, 85, Wheaton, Ill., from 1992-94. St. Bartholomew, Columbus, Mary (Barker) Klene. Father of and John Oesterling. Grandmother St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, Sister Margaret also served as the director of the Sept. 11. Wife of Jim Dudley. Julie, Rachel and David Klene. of 14. Great-grandmother of six. Floyds Knobs, Sept. 11. Husband Brother of Christine, Dan, Jim, deacon formation program for the Archdiocese of Chicago Mother of Laura Liotti, Renea POLSTON, Jarrod T., 18, of Genny (Book) Sprigler. Father of Mark, Steve and Tom Klene. from 1994-96. Whicker and Eric Dudley. Sister of SS. Francis and Clare, Greenwood, Mary Ann Harritt, Linda Morgan, Grandfather of one. In 1996, Sister Margaret Ann was elected to a Rosemary Goodrich and James Sept. 11. Son of Carl Polston and Norma Reutman and William Puvel. Grandmother of eight. five-year term in the generalate leadership in the LEWIS, J. Richard, 76, St. Mary Marty Cangany. Brother of Sprigler. Brother of Ann Eckert, congregation, and served as a general councilor until 2001. FOX, Mary Elizabeth, 69, of the Immaculate Conception, Ashleigh Polston, Jasmine and Minnie Larson, Jane Navialle and In 2004, she began her ministry of prayer SS. Francis and Clare, Greenwood, Aurora, Sept. 1. Husband of Peyton Cangany. Grandson of Robert Sprigler. Grandfather of full-time at the motherhouse. Sept. 15. Mother of Carrie Ailes, Clara Lewis. Ron and Sue Basey, Peg Pike and eight. Great-grand father of five. Surviving are a brother, James McNamara of Chicago, Janet Layne and Gary Fox. LIBS, Eva F. (Fisher) Andres, Frank Polston. WILSON, Sharon, 70, St. Joseph, and several nieces and nephews. GREENE, Thomas Gilbert, 77, 90, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, PURDUE-WORRELL, Mary Universal, Sept. 10. Mother of Memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of St. Joseph, Shelbyville, Sept. 19. Floyds Knobs, Sept. 16. Mother Ellen, 94, St. Agnes, Nashville, Donna Cottrell and Regina Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, 1 Sisters of Husband of Helen (Bauer) Greene. of Jane Best, Cathy Boone, Sept. 7. Mother of Sheryl Priddy. Hendrixson. Grandmother of two. † Providence Road, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876. †

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Two women were honored on Sept. 20 in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis as the latest people to complete the archdiocese’s Sean Gallagher Photo by Ecclesial Lay Ministry (ELM) formation program. Becky Cope, who ministers at Our Lady of the Greenwood Parish in Greenwood, and Mary Margaret Lynch, who serves at St. Joseph Parish in Shelbyville, received a certificate of completion and an archdiocesan lapel pin during a prayer service at which Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein presided. Edward Isakson, archdiocesan human resources director and coordinator of lay ministry formation, spoke to Cope and Lynch during a reflection he gave during the prayer service. “As lay ministers in the Church, we are blessed by the people we minister to and the people we minister with,” Isakson said. “Becky and Margaret, the Church has been blessed by your devotion and we are very thankful for you.” Archbishop Buechlein praised the ELM program, saying that it “helps assure our parishes and our archdiocese that these lay ministers are well prepared in a holistic way.” Becky Cope, left, and Mary Margaret Lynch, right, pose with Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein on Sept. 20 in the rectory of SS. Peter and Paul ELM, which was launched in the archdiocese in 1999, Cathedral in Indianapolis after the two lay ministers were honored for completing the archdiocese’s Ecclesial Lay Ministry program. Cope provides theological, spiritual and pastoral formation for ministers at Our Lady of the Greenwood Parish in Greenwood. Lynch ministers at St. Joseph Parish in Shelbyville. lay ministers in the archdiocese. Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in I’m going to miss going to class, and being with the other endowment that supports formation for lay ministry in the St. Meinrad provides ELM’s instructors and organizes its people and learning.” archdiocese. workshops, which take place at varying locations in the Lynch, 71, began her participation in ELM 10 years “I just feel very driven to bring the face of Jesus to archdiocese. ago, close to the time that the program began. She has people,” Lynch said. “Right now, I’m just working with Cope, 60, who serves Our Lady of the Greenwood Parish volunteered in various ministries at archdiocesan adults, but I’ve worked with teenagers and grade school kids as the coordinator of religious education and volunteer parishes for approximately 30 years. She currently and I’ve loved it all.” coordinator, spent five years in the ELM program and said directs adult faith formation programs at St. Joseph that she is sorry to see her time in it come to an end. Parish in Shelbyville. (For more information about ELM, log on to “It was wonderful learning [and] going through it,” Lynch believes so strongly in lay ministry that in 2005 she www.archindy.org/layministry or call 317-236-1594 or Cope said after the prayer service. “But I’m going to miss it. helped establish a Catholic Community Foundation 800-382-9836, ext. 1594.) † Notre Dame president names coordinator for university life initiatives SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CNS)— Since then, the pro-life policy statement Father Jenkins formed the task force a Holy Cross Father John Jenkins, president has been adopted and the guidelines year ago to consider ways that Notre Dame of the University of Notre Dame, has named regarding gifts and can support the Mary Daly to the newly created position of investments have sanctity of life. Its coordinator for university life initiatives. been developed. creation followed

CNS photo/Sam Lucero, Compass CNS photo/Sam Lucero, Daly, a 2010 Notre Dame graduate, was In addition, what Father Jenkins president of the Notre Dame Right to Life Father Jenkins’ called “the vigorous organization as a student. participation this discussions” The university announced on Sept. 20 past January in the surrounding that Father Jenkins created the post in March for Life in President Barack response to a recommendation from the Washington came Obama’s visit to Task Force on Supporting the Choice for out of the task force campus to deliver Life, which said structures must be created recommendations. the commencement to implement previous recommendations Fr. John Jenkins, C.S.C. Daly will Mary Daly address in and continue the work of the group. The coordinate efforts May 2009. He task force completed its term of service already under way to implement the task also received an honorary law degree. in May. force suggestions, and serve as a liaison Critics of Obama’s appearance on Earlier this year, it issued a set of between various university units to facilitate campus, including dozens of U.S. bishops, preliminary recommendations designed to collaboration on life issues. She also will said the president’s support of legal abortion “broaden and deepen the pro-life culture” at seek ways to broaden and deepen respect for and embryonic stem-cell research made him the university. the sanctity of life from conception to an inappropriate choice. The group called for undergraduate natural death within the Notre Dame The situation ignited a national debate on “witness to life” research opportunities in community and beyond. the university’s status as a Catholic various academic disciplines, adoption of a Her office will be in the Institute university. A student at the University of Notre Dame prays policy statement on the university’s “support for Church Life and she will report to When he appointed the task force, at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on campus for Catholic teaching on the sanctity of John Cavadini, the institute’s director Father Jenkins charged its members with on Aug. 18. Holy Cross Father John Jenkins, human life from conception to natural and co-chair of the task force. She will outlining how “the university could increase president of the University of Notre Dame, death,” and guidelines on how to “avoid report to Father Jenkins through Cavadini. and manifest its own commitment to a recently named Mary Daly to the newly created formal or immediate material complicity in One of her first duties will be to help culture of life across our campus and in position of coordinator for university life evils such as abortion and torture” in organize a faculty advisory committee to be partnership with other constituencies in the initiatives. charitable gifts and investments. chaired by Cavadini. Notre Dame family, including our alumni.” †

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Catholic News Around Indiana On Sept. 19, the choir presented a concert at St. Benedict Teammates from Cathedral in Evansville, which featured several of the songs Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory they are singing in Italy. School in Indianapolis Catholic Moment • Diocese of Gary Terri Abbot was the first person to arrive for the concert. gather before a race at • Diocese of Evansville “I came early,” she said, “so I can hear everything they the first Indiana • Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana are doing. I just know the music today will be exceptional. It Catholic Cross Country

• Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend will be really beautiful.” Cullen/ Kevin Photo by Championships held Before the concert began, four members of the on Sept. 11 at St. Theodore Compiled by Brandon A. Evans Colbert family talked about the upcoming pilgrimage. Guérin High School in DIOCESE OF EVANSVILLE Colton Colbert is 12, and a male soprano in the choir. He Noblesville. said he was “very excited” about the trip, and looking Evansville Diocesan Choir travels forward to seeing Pope Benedict XVI. to Italy for 10-day pilgrimage His older brother, Remington, who is a tenor with the choir, said, “I’m looking forward to the food.” EVANSVILLE—There will be high notes and strong The family, which also includes their father, Ken, has voices during the Diocesan Choir’s pilgrimage to Italy, but sung with the Diocesan Choir during chrism Masses and at Jeremy Korba is hoping that the pilgrims are touched by the the last diaconate ordination. quiet moments because those are the times, he believes, About 400 people attended the concert at the cathedral, Participating teams came from as far away as when faith can come alive. which began with an introduction by the choir director, who Lake Michigan to the north and the Ohio River on the He is the director of the choir, which began a 10-day trip told the audience that the group will sing during a high Mass south, and from the lllinois border on the west to the to Italy on Sept. 21. The itinerary includes visits to Venice, at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, perform a short recital Ohio line on the east. Florence, Siena, Assisi, Padua, Rome and Vatican City. in the Sistine Chapel, and sing during a papal audience. Korba has been the director of the Diocesan Choir for Lafayette diocesan priest is five years. Its members, which often include as many as (For this story and more news from the Diocese of 110 people from parishes throughout the diocese, sing at Evansville, log on to the website of The Message at excited to run in New York City ordinations and other diocesan events, including the annual www.themessageonline.org.) † Marathon on Nov. 7 chrism Mass. Of that larger group, 35 members traveled to Italy, along DIOCESE OF LAFAYETTE-IN-INDIANA NOBLESVILLE—Nov. 7 will mark the culmination with 25 others, including spouses. of years of training for Father Joshua Janko as he will Inaugural Indiana Catholic be among the more than Benedictine Father 45,000 runners participating in Gregory Cross County Championships the ING New York City Marathon. The Message Chamberlin offers a are off to a fast start The 26.2-mile race, with a blessing to the course through New York City’s diocesan choir on NOBLESVILLE—Amanda McCauley is a 17-year-old five boroughs, is one of the premier Sept. 19 at the senior at Our Lady of Providence High School in running events in the United States. conclusion of their Photo by MaryPhoto by Ann Hughes/ Clarksville, Ind., across the Ohio River from Louisville. She One of the largest marathons in the concert at has been running in cross country races since she was in the world, it had 43,659 finishers in 2009. St. Benedict sixth grade. More than 100,000 runners apply Cathedral in But the inaugural Indiana Catholic Cross Country annually to take part in the race so a Evansville, where Championships, held on Sept. 11 at St. Theodore Guérin Fr. Joshua Janko lottery drawing is held to select the he serves as the High School in Noblesville, were refreshingly different. participants. pastor. The choir “We don’t have any all-Catholic meets,” she said shortly Father Janko, 34, is the associate pastor of left on Sept. 21 for a before toeing the starting line. “It’s good competition, and St. Alphonsus Parish in Zionsville. He said he was 10-day trip to Italy. there are some way bigger schools up here. We don’t play flipping through TV channels last November, “and all of a any of them in any other sports. sudden I saw part of the New York City Marathon. I saw “We’re getting different comments. Already, during the man who won. He was a naturalized citizen, and he warm-ups, people are saying, ‘Good job!’ and ‘Good luck!’ was so excited and proud that it triggered something in They’re a lot nicer than the people from the public schools me. I had been talking about doing this for 10 years. I we run against.” trained a couple times, but I kept getting injured. I just More than 700 fleet-footed teenagers from 18 Catholic said, ‘I want to be there next year.’ ” high schools traveled from all over the state to take part in He applied early this year to participate, and found out that Trusted and Compassionate Care the rain-dampened races. The event featured four 3.1-mile he had been selected in April. • Dedicated to meeting your non-medical homecare needs races for varsity boys, varsity girls, junior varsity boys and In 1995, while still in college, Father Janko took part in the • Licensed and insured junior varsity girls. 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